MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2018 Owners Manual

th
e beginning or end of the list is reached
yo u will hear ano ther clicking sound.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad #
Swipe tothe left or right over the~ but‐
to n.
Ra dio: the pr evious or next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or next track is
selec ted.
or #
Toshow the control menu: pressthe~
button on theto uchpad.
or #
Swipe upwards using two fingers on the
to uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected. #
Swipe left or right using one finger.
Ra dio: the pr evious or next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or next track is
selec ted. #
Tohide the control menu: swipe down on
th eto uchpad using two fingers. Main functions
Calling up applications
1
y button
Calls up vehicle functions
2 z button
Calls up navigation
3 | button
Calls up radio or media
4 % button Calls up
thete lephone
5 ß button
Press brief ly: calls up favo urites
(→ page 296)
Press and hold: adds a favo urite
(→ page 296) or creates a new theme
(→ page 293)
Alternatively in the home screen: whenyou
st art theve hicle the home screen is shown in
th e media displa y. #
Select the application byswiping and tap‐
ping.
or #
In any displa y:press the© button on the
To uch Control or on theto uchpad.
or #
Tap on the© symbol on theto uchsc reen.
The applications are displa yed. #
Select the application byswiping and tap‐
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Changing
the ar rangement of applications on
th e home screen #
Call up the home screen. #
Touch and hold an application on the
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tap on = or; and mo vethe applica‐
tion in the menu. #
Tap on ø. Profile
Note
s on profiles &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body parts are in
the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch in the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an anti-entrap‐
ment feature.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Overview of profiles
Using the multimedia sy stem up toseven pro‐
fi les can be created in theve hicle.
Profiles store your personal vehicle settings and
settings forth e multimedia sy stem. If
th eve hicle is used byseveral drivers, the
driver can select their profile before the journe y,
without changing the settings of other drivers.
Yo u can select the profile:
R when entering (→ page 292)
R using the home screen (→ page 282)
The profile settings are activated as soon as a
profile is selected.
% When you call up your profile, the driver's
seat and outside mir rors can be set.
If yo u call up your profile when driving then
th e driver's seat position will not be adjus‐
te d.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on thePositioning seat and steering
wheel. Please tap to cancel. warning on
th e media displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
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Profile content
Depending on
theve hicle equipment, thefo llow‐
ing settings can be stored in your profile, for
ex ample:
R Driver's seat and mir ror settings
R Driver's seat memory
R Radio (including station list)
R Last destinations
R Climate control
R Ambient lighting
R DYNA MIC SELECT I (individual)
R Instrument Displa y,Head-up Display and
st yle (display style of the multimedia sy stem)
R Themes, suggestions and favo urites
% Settings for driver assi stance sy stems can‐
not be sa ved in the profile. Mercedes me connect profile
If
yo u use a profile from Mercedes me connect,
th efo llowing online functions are available, for
ex ample:
R You can configure the settings in theve hicle
using the Mercedes me app and the
Mercedes me por tal.
R You can syn chronise your profile on
Mercedes me connect with the profile in the
ve hicle (→ page 291).
R You can add a personal profile pho tothat is
shown in theve hicle.
R You can take your profile and some of your
settings with you in new vehicles.
Requ irements for using Me rcedes me con‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle has been connected with the
user account.
R The personalisation service is activated. Fo
r additional users of theve hicle:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle owner has invited youto connect
yo ur user account on Mercedes me with that
of his vehicle.
R You ha veaccep tedth e invitation.
Creating a new profile
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
f Profiles #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enterth e name and confi rmwith a. #
Select Continuer . #
Tosave the cur rent settings in a profile:
select Current settings. #
Select Save.
or #
Toadopt factory settings: selectSavesave
directly.
% Further information on setting a user profile
(→ page 291). 290
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Activate Blu etoo th®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone wi th the
user profile (→ page 369).
Yo u can also set up a user profile without regis‐
te ring a mobile phone. #
Select Finished.
The user profile is sa ved.
Selecting profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
f Profiles #
Select Äfor a profile. #
Toedit a profile: selectEdit profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Chan gethe name, if necessar y.#
Select Save. #
Toconfigure suggestions: selectSugges-
tions settings (→page 295). #
Resetting favo urites or themes: select
Reset favourites to factory settings orReset
themes to the factory settings . #
Select Yes. #
Toreset a profile: selectReset profile to
factory settings. #
Select Yes. #
Todel ete a profile: selectDelete profile . #
Select Yes.
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted.
Selecting a profile
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
f Profiles
% When you call up your profile, the driver's
seat and outside mir rors can be set.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on thePositioning seat and steering
wheel. Please tap to cancel. warning on
th e media displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
in the driver's door. #
Select a profile. #
Press thea button toconfirm the mes‐
sage.
The profile is loaded and activated.
% Alternatively, the profile can already be
selected when theve hicle is entered
(→ page 292).
Synchronising a profile
Re quirements:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle is connected with your Mercedes
me user account.
R The personalisation service is activated on
Mercedes me connect.
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
f Profiles .
General set-
tings
Synchronisation enables thefo llowing:
R You can configure theve hicle settings using
th e Mercedes me app.
R The profile on Mercedes me connect and the
profile in theve hicle are aligned (profile man‐
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#
Activate Synchronise profiles automatically.
The profiles in theve hicle are automatically
synchronised with the profiles on Mercedes
me connect when the ignition is switched on
and off.
or #
Select Synchronise profiles now.
Af ter selecting this option, the profiles in the
ve hicle are synchronised with the profiles on
Mercedes me connect.
% During synchronisation the profile lis tand
th e profile functions are bloc ked.
% Note on data pr otection: ifyo u do not wish
to share your data with Mercedes me, make
sure that the automatic synchronisation is
switched off and do not select Synchronise
profiles now .
Showing the profile selection when entering
Re quirements:
R Atleast one profile has been created. Multimedia sy
stem:
, © .
f Profiles
If th e option is activated, you can see a profile as
soon as youget in. #
Select General settings. #
Activate Show profile selection when enter-
ing .
When theve hicle is star ted, the media dis‐
play sho wsthe active profile. Themes
Overview of
themes
Yo u can configure theve hicle settings according
to yo ur preferences and sa veas a theme. A
th eme can be called up any time via the home
screen. There is then no need tomake the
desired settings again.
There are pre-defined themes available, e.g.
Journe y,Efficiency and Lounge. Example
for the use of themes
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, su chas long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyou prefer‐
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle.
Yo u can sa vethefo llowing settings in a theme,
fo rex ample:
R Displa ys(e.g. navigation map or tach ome ter)
R Prefer redra dio station
R Favo ured drive program
These settings are sa ved under the name you
wish when setting up a theme (→ page 293). On
th e next mo torw ay jou rney you can select this
th eme and thereby restore your settings.
Content of a theme
Depending on vehicle equipment thefo llowing
settings can be sa ved in a theme:
R Setting of the Instrument Display
(→ page 252)
R Setting of the Head-up Display (→ page 259)
R Setting of the ambient lighting (→ page130)
R Active audio sou rce, e.g. radio or USB 292
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Starting sc reen forth e media display
R Visual style (→ page 311)
R DYNA MIC SELECT drive program
(→ page 161)
R Eco start/ stop setting (→ page159)
R Navigation sy stem settings
% Atheme conta insthe cur rently acti veset‐
tings in theve hicle.
Calling up themes
Multimedia sy stem:
, © #
When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Select a theme.
Creating new themes
Re quirements:
R The settings which are tobe sa ved in the
th eme are active.
The overview sho wsthe settings which can
be sa ved in a theme (→ page 292). Multimedia sy
stem:
, © .
THEMES #
Select WSet theme. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continuer. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save.
Selecting additional settings #
Select Advanced settings . #
Activate or deacti vate the settings.
When the maximum number that can be
sa ve d is reached: #
Select afromthe prom pt. #
Select a theme that should be overwritten. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save.
Creating using theß
ß rocker switch or but‐
ton #
Press and hold the bottom section of the
ß rocker switch on thesteering wheel.
or #
Press and hold theß button next tothe
to uchpad. #
Select Set theme. #
Select an entry sc reen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Ente rth e names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save. MBUX multimedia sy
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Modifying
themes
Multimedia sy stem:
, © #
When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Press on a theme until theOPTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select a. #
Select an image. #
Ente rth e name. #
Select a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save✓.
Moving themes
Multimedia sy stem:
, © #
When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Press on a theme until theOPTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select Move. #
Tap on = or;. #
Tap on ø.
Moving theth emes menu in the home screen #
Select ©. #
Swipe upwards and select Set new order. #
Select Themes. #
Tap on 9 or:. #
Tap on ø.
Deleting themes
Multimedia sy stem:
, © #
When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Press on a theme until theOPTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. Showing information about
themes (DIBA)
Multimedia sy stem:
, © #
When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Press on a theme until theOPTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select Owner's Manual. Suggestions
Suggestions
overview
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver.
Based on pr eviously used functions, the most
likely navigation destinations, media sources,
ra dio stations or contacts are of fere d under
SUGGESTIONS.
Suggestions are shown when thefo llowing
re qu irements are fulfilled:
R A profile has been created (→ page 290).
R A profile has been selec ted.
R You ha veaccep ted data recording. 294
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From the beginning of usage, the multimedia
sy stem must analyse the user habits. When
suf ficient da tais collec tedth en the sugges‐
tions are available.
If th erequ irements mentioned are not fulfilled, a
pr ev iew with a desc ript ion of the function
appears in theSUGGESTIONS menu.
Yo u can configure data recording (→ page 295)
or del eteth e suggestions recorded
(→ page 296).
Calling up suggestions
Requ irements:
R A profile has been created and is selected
(→ page 291). #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select a navigation destination, a media
source, a radio station or a con tact.
If ro ute guidance is already active, you can‐
not start a new route guidance or set an intermediate destination
forth eex isting
ro ute.
Configuring sug gestions
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
f Profiles #
Select Zfor a profile. #
Select Suggestions settings . #
Toswitch suggestions display on/off:
switch Allow destination suggestions ,Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or off.
If an option is switched on, suggestions for
navigation de stinations, media sources, radio
st ations or con tacts are shown.
If th e option is switched off, no suggestions
are shown. #
Todeactivate the learn function for one
da y:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active profile.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown. The
re maining time is shown next toDeact.
learn. for 24h . Before
the time runs out, a messa geis
shown that the multimedia sy stem will con‐
tinue the learn function shortl y.
Example: if the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula‐
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learn function. #
Toreset the suggestion his tory:select
Reset suggestion history.
% This process cannot be reve rsed. #
Select Yes. #
Toprotect settings with a PIN: switchon
PIN protection.
If PIN pr otection is switched on, you must
en terth e Mercedes me PIN toset the sug‐
ge stions. This PIN will be set in the Mercedes
me por talfo rth e personalisation service to
pr otect your personal settings.
Re naming suggestions
Only navigation destinations can be renamed. #
Tap on the© symbol in the media displa y.
The home screen is shown. MBUX multimedia sy
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#
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Highlight a navigation destination and press
until theOPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Rename. #
Ente rth e name. #
Toconfirm the entr y:select Yes.
Deleting a suggestion #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Highlight a suggestion and press until the
OPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Delete.
Deleting suggestions in the applications
Yo u can dele tesuggestions, forex ample in the
pr ev ious destinations, in thera dio station list
and in the conta cts. #
Select :for a suggestion. #
Select Do not suggest . #
Todel eteth e suggestion from the cur‐
re nt lis t:select Not now.
The suggestion will be shown again at a later
time in the list. #
Todel ete a suggestion permanent ly:
select Never. #
Select Yes.
The suggestion will not be shown again in
future. #
Tocancel the function: selectCancel. Favo
urites Overview of
favo urites
Fa vourites of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo urites in tota l.
Yo u can select favo urites from categories or you
add favo urites direct lyfrom an application. Calling up
favo urites
In the media display #
Tap on ©.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown.
On thest eering wheel or theto uchpad #
Press theß rocker switch on thesteering
wheel down.
or #
Press theß button next totheto uchpad.
Ad ding favo urites
Selecting favo urites from catego ries #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. #
Select WCreate favourite .
The categories are displa yed. #
Select the categor y.
The favo urites are displ ayed. 296
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Select a favo urite.
The favo urite is stored at the next available
position. #
All positions in thefa vo urites are taken:
confirm the message shown with OK.
A list sho wsallthefa vo urites. #
Select a favo urite which should be overwrit‐
te n.
Ad ding a favo urite from an application
Examples of adding from an application are:
R Saving a contact.
R Storing a radio station.
R Adding a media source.
R Saving a navigation destination.
R Adding an ENE RGIZING comfort program (if
av ailable). #
Tosave a contact as a global favo urite:
select a contact (→ page375).
The de tails are displa yed. #
Press on a telephone number until the
OPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Save as favourite.
The contact is added as a favo urite. #
Tosto reara dio station as a global favo ur‐
ite: set a radio station (→ page414). #
Press on thera dio station until theOPTIONS
menu is shown. #
Select Save as favourite.
The radio station is added as a favo urite.
Re naming favo urites #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. #
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Rename. #
Ente rth e name. #
Select OK.
Moving favo urites
Moving favo urites in thefa vo urites menu #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. #
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Move. #
Movethefa vo urite tothe new position. #
Tap on ø.
Moving thefa vo urites menu in the personali‐
sation #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until Set new orderis shown. #
Select Set new order. #
MoveFavourites tothe new position. #
Tap on ø. #
Toclose the menu: selectClose.
Deleting favo urites #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. MBUX multimedia sy
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