MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owners Manual

Overview of
radio voice commands Ra
dio voice commands can also be used when
th era dio application runs in the bac kground and ano
ther application is visible in thefo re ground.
The following list of fers just a small selection of th
e possible radio commands. You will recei ve
additional suggestions if you say Help for radio .
Ra dio voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Station I would like to select station "Cool
FM"To
select thera dio station mentioned
Radio frequency Go to station/radio frequency "eighty seven point five mega-
hertz".To
enter a radio frequency, e.g. forth e FM range
Next radio statio nC all up the next radio station The next
radio station in a list is called up
Previous statio nS witch to the last radio station/to
the previous programme To
switch tothe pr evious station
Save radio statio nS ave the radio station, please To
save ast ation name for a radio station
Show station list Please show me the list of all radio
stationsTo
show the list of stations that can be recei ved
Read out radio station list Please read out the radio programTo
have the list of available stations forth e cur rently selected radio appli‐
cation read aloud 278
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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Traffic information on Switch on the traffic infoTo
activate/deactivate traf fic announcements
Traffic information off I'd like to switch off traffic info
Radio info on I want you to turn on additional
radio station text To
switch the cur rent station information on/off
Radio info off I want you to turn off additional
radio station text
Change to radio favourites Please show me the list of all favourite radio stationsTo
show a list or radio stations sa ved as favo urites Overview of media pla
yervo ice commands Media pla
yervo ice commands can also be used
when the media pla yer application runs in the bac
kground and ano ther application is visible in
th efo re ground. The following list of fers just a
small selection of the possible media pla yervo
ice commands. You will recei veadditional sug‐
ge stions if you say Help for media orHelp for
player . LINGU
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Media pla
yervo ice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Play composers/music genres> Play "Yellow Submarine"
The names of all
available trac ks, albums, artists, composers or genres
are acce pted during the sear ch. In the case of a clear sear chresult the
track found is pla yed back immediately.
Play track Play song "So What"All
available trac ks, albums, artists, composers or genres are pl ayed bac k.
Play album Play album "A Night at the Opera"
Play artist I want to listen to the artist
"Madonna"
Play composer I'd like to hear the composer "Lud- wig van Beethoven"
Play music genre I'd like to hear the music genre "Rock"
Search for track I would like to search for the song
"Sailing"The names of all
available trac ks, albums, artists, composers or genres
are acce pted during the sear ch. A selection li stappears from which you
can select the desired music. If you wish toplay all the tra cks in a selec‐
tion list, say "Play all trac ks".
Search for album >Search for album "A Night at the
Opera" 280
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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Search for artist Iwould like to search for the artist
"Elton John"
Search for composer Search for composer "Beethoven"
Search for music genre genre> Search for music genre "Pop"
Next track Start the next song/video clip/filmPla
ysback the next tra ck
Previous track Play the last song/composition/
clip againPla
ysback the pr evious track
Repeat this track I'd like to listen to this track againThe cur
rent track is pl ayed back from the beginning
Play similar music I'd like to hear similar musicSimilar tra
cks are pla yed back
Play random music Play me a random trackRa
ndom trac ksare pla yed back
Random playback on Turn random playback onSwitches on
random mode
Random track list off Switch off shuffle modeSwitches off
random mode
What am I listening to? Which music is currently playing?The information about
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Overview of message
voice commands Te
xt messa ges and e-mails can be created, edi‐
te d and lis tened tousing the message voice commands. The
following list of fers just a small
selection of the possible message commands. Yo
u will recei veadditional suggestions if you say
Help for messaging .
Message voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Text message to I would like to write a new text to
John Doe's mobile numberTo
crea teate xt messa ge. All address book names are available.
Text message to Write a new text message to Ms. Anne Harvey, business: "When is
the next meeting?"To
write a text messa getothe person called up. The conte nt ofthete xt
can be spo ken immedia tely if online voice control has been activated.
Read out new text messages Read out all new texts To
have new text messa gesre ad out
Read out the last text message
from Read out last text message from
"Jane Jones, private"The last
text messa gefrom the person mentioned is read out.
E-mail to I would like you to write a new text
to James Smith To
crea tean e-mail.
E-mail to New email to John: "See you today
at lunch." To
write a email message tothe person called up. The conte nt ofthete xt
can be spo ken immedia tely if online voice control has been activated.
Forward e-mail Forward electronic mailTo
forw ard selec ted or open e-mails. 282
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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Read out new e-mails I would like you to read out the
new emailTo
have new e-mails read out
Read out the last e-mail from
Read out last text message from
Jane JonesThe last e-mail from
the person mentioned is read out.
E-mail in English to Write a mail in English to James SmithTo
write an email in En glish tothe person called up Overview of
vehicle voice commands Yo
u can use theve hicle voice commands to
directly call up the cor responding menus forthe
ve hicle settings and operate vehicle functions. The
following list of fers just a small selection of
th e possible vehicle voice commands. You will
re cei veadditional suggestions if you say Help
for vehicle settings orHelp for vehicle functions.
% If no seat or side is mentioned for com‐
mands that relate toa seat or side of vehicle th
en all actions are car ried out automatically
fo rth e driver's seat. LINGU
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Ve
hicle voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Temperature colder I would like to reduce the tempera-
tureRe
duces thete mp erature of the air conditioning sy stem
Air recirculation on I would like to activate the air circu-
lationSwitches on air
recirculation mode forth e air conditioning sy stem
Automatic climate control driver on I would like to switch on the auto- matic climate control for the driv-
er's seatSwitches on automatic climate control
forth e driver's or front passenger
side
Ambient light blue Switch ambient light to blueSwitches ambient lighting, e.g.
toblue
Wave massage driver on I would like to switch on the wave
massage for the driver's seatSwitches on
thewav e massage forth e driver's or front passenger seat
Massage driver's seat off Switch the driver's side massage
offSwitches off
the massage function forth e driver's or front passenger seat
Seat heating driver on I would like to switch on the seat
heating for the driver's seatSwitches on
the seat heating forth e driver's or front passenger seat
Seat heating front passenger level
2 Seat heating front-passenger on
level 2Sets
the seat heating forth e driver's or front passenger seat toleve l 2 284
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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Current speed limit I would like to hear the speed limitCalls up
the cur rent speed limit
Outside temperature I would like to find out what the
temperature outside is likeCalls up
the outside temp erature
Average consumption I would like to know the average
fuel consumptionCalls up
average consu mption
Vehicle data Can you please display the vehicle
data menu? Calls up
vehicle data
Range Tell me the current rangeCalls up
range da ta
Assistance menu Show me the driver assistance set-
tingsDispl
ays assis tance settings
Climate control menu Jump to the climate control menuDispla
ysclimate control settings
Light menu Switch to the light settingsDispla
yslight settings
Seats men uI would like to switch to seat menu Displa
ysseat adjustment settings LINGU
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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Massage menu Could you please switch to the
massage seat menu? Displa
ysmassa gesettings
Next service Tell me my next service appoint-
mentCalls up
the next service due date 286
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Overview and operation
Overview of
the MBUX multimedia sy stem &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. 1
Touch Control and cont rol panel forthe
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Operating Touch Control(/ page 291)
2 Media displ aywith touch functionality
Home sc reen ove rview(/ page 289)
Operates theto uchsc reen (/ page 292)
3 Touchpad
Operating theto uchpad( /page 293) 4
Control knob
Press and hold: swit ches the multimedia sys‐
te m or media display on or off
Press brief ly: switches the mute function
on/off
Tu rn: adjusts thevo lume
5 Buttons for navigation, radio/media and
te lephone
Calling up applications(/ page 295)
6 Buttons forve hicle functions/sy stem set‐
tings and favo urites/ themes
Calling up applications(/ page 295)
Yo u can operate the MBUX multimedia sy stem
with thefo llowing central control elements:
R Touch Control 1and touchpad 3
The operation for bo thcontrol elements is
achie vedby cursor control.
R Media displ ay2
% Alternati vely, you can conduct a dialogue
with LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 269).
Numerous application, online services, services
and apps are available foryo u. You can call MBUX multimedia sy
stem 287