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RNavigation system
-Navigation via the hard drive
-Entering destinations via free destination
search
-Realistic 3D map with textured city models
-Personal POIs and routes using SD memory
card
-Navigation functions, e.g. Drive Informa-
tion
-Dynamic route guidance with traffic reports
via SIRIUS satellite radio
RCommunication
-Messaging functions (text messages,
email)
-Address book
-Internet browser
-Mercedes-Benz Apps with online search,
Facebook, stock prices, news and much
more
-Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website
-WiFi interface for the connection of a
smartphone to the multimedia system
RSIRIUS Weather
-Weather data as an information chart (cur-
rent forecast, 5-day preview, detailed infor-
mation)
-Weather data on the weather map, e.g. rain
radar data, storm characteristics and the
track of tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons)
RVehicle functions
-Vehicle settings, such as ambient lighting,
belt adjustment and tow-away alarm
-360° camera
-Rear view camera
-Climate control functions, such as climate
mode, perfume atomizer and auxiliary heat-
ing
-DYNAMIC SELECT (individual drive pro-
gram)
RFavorites button
Fast access to favorites fu
nctions using the
favorites button on the controller or on the
touchpad
Display
General notes
!Avoid any direct contact with the display
surface. Pressure on the display surface may
result in impairments to the display, which
could be irreversible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses may impair your
ability to read the display.
The display has an automatic temperature-con-
trolled switch-off feature. The brightness is
automatically reduced if the temperature is too
high. The display may then temporarily switch
off completely.
Overview
:Status bar with displays
;Cover view (if available)
=Main display field
?Climate control status display
The example shows media playback in SD mem-
ory card mode.
Cleaning instructions
!Do not touch the display. The display has a
very sensitive high-gloss surface; there is a
risk of scratching. If you have to clean the
screen, however, use a mild cleaning agent
and a soft, lint-free cloth.
The display must be switched off and have
cooled down before you start cleaning. Clean
the display screen, when necessary, with a com- mercially available microfiber cloth and cleaning
agent for TFT and LCD displays. Do not apply
pressure to the display surface when cleaning it,
as this could cause irreversible damage to the
display. Then, dry the surface with a dry micro-
fiber cloth.
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Avoid using alcoholic thinners, gasoline or abra-
sive cleaning agents. These could damage the
display surface.
Buttons and controller
Overview
:Navigation button
;Radio button
=Media button
?Telephone and address book button
AVehicle and system settings button
BBack button
CFavorites button
DAdjusts the volume or mutes
ESwitches the multimedia system on/off
FController
Example shown with touchpad
For Mercedes-AMG vehicles with a switchable AMG Performance exhaust system:
DRTurning: adjusts the volume
RPressing: switches the multimedia system on/off
EAdjusts the volume of the AMG sports exhaust system (see the vehicle Oper-
ator's Manual)
20Overview
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Renter destinations in the navigation system
Rsave entries
Further information on operating the touchpad
(
Ypage 23).
Switching the touchpad on/off
XPress the Øbutton.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6, turn
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Touchpad: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Activate Touchpad.
The touchpad is switched on Oor off ª.
Operating the touchpad
Selecting a menu item
XUse one finger to touch the touch-sensitive
surface.
XSwipe your finger up, down, to the left or right.
The selection in the display moves in accord- ance with the direction of movement.
You can navigate in lists or menus in this way.
Confirming a selection
Do not press your finger too hard on the touch-
pad. This could cause malfunctions.
XUse one finger to press the touch-sensitive
surface until you reach the pressure point.
A menu, an option or an application is started.
Calling up quick access for audio and
telephone
XUse two fingers to touch the lower part of the
touch-sensitive surface.
XSwipe your fingers up.
Quick access is displayed.
Further information on quick access:
Rfor audio (Ypage 27)
Rfor telephone (Ypage 27)
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Switching between the controller and
the touchpad as input device
Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XTo switch from character entry using the
controller to handwriting recognition on
the touchpad:use one finger to press the
touchpad.
Handwriting recognition on the touchpad is
active.
XTo switch from handwriting recognition
on the touchpad to character entry using
the controller: press the controller.
Character entry using the controller is active.
Quick access for audio
Changing the station/music track
Depending on the audio source that is currently
activated, you can use this function to select the
previous or next station or music track.
XCall up quick access (Ypage 23).
The current audio source is displayed.
XTo select the previous or next station or music
track: swipe to the left or right.
The selected station or music track is played.
Quick access for telephone
Sending DTMF tones
Requirement: the touchpad is equipped with
version 2.
The function is not supported by all mobile
phones (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
XCall up quick access during a call (Ypage 23).
XTo select characters: glide your finger to the
left or right and press.
Every character selected will be transmitted
immediately.
Basic functions
Switching the multimedia system on/
off
XPress the Übutton on the center console
to the right of the controller.
When you switch the multimedia system on, a
warning message will appear. The multimedia
system calls up the previously selected menu.
If you switch the multimedia system off, play- back of the current media source will also be
switched off.
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for media sources
XTurn the thumbwheel to the right of the con-
troller.
or
XPress the WorX button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
The volume of the media source currently
selected changes.
Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and navigation
announcements
During traffic or navigation announcements:
XTurn the thumbwheel to the right of the con-
troller.
or
XPress the WorX button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
iYou can set the volume for navigation
announcements to be different from the vol-
ume of the respective media source.
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Adjusting the volumefor phone calls
You can adjust thevolume for hands-free mod e
during atelephon ecall .
XTurn th ethumbwheel to th eright of th econ-
troller .
or
XPress th eW orX buttonon th emulti-
function steering wheel.
iSetting th evolume for th eVoic eControl
Syste mvoice output ;see th eseparat eoper -
ating instructions.
Switching the sound on oroff
Media source sound
XPress th ethumbwheel to th eright of th econ-
troller .
or
XPress th e8 buttonon th emultifunction
steering wheel.
iIf th eaudio output is switched off ,th estatus
lin ewill sho wthe8 symbol. If you switch
th emedia source or chang eth evolume, th e
soun dis automatically switched on .
iEven if thesoun dis switched off ,you will still
hear navigation system announcements .
Switching navigationannouncements
off and onagain
XTo switch off navigation announcements:
press th ethumbwheel to th eright of th econ-
troller during th eannouncement.
The Spoken drivin grecommendations
hav ebee ndeactivated.message
appears.
XTo switch navigation announcement son
again: switch th emultimedia system off and
then on again (
Ypage 27).
or
XStart ane wrout ecalculation (Ypage 58).
or
XWhil erout eguidance is active ,sho wthe
men uand select
(Ypage 74) .
Basic menu displays
XPress theÕ buttonor th eß, $,
%, orØ button.
Navigation: themap displays th ecurren t
vehicl eposition .
Radio :th ebasic men uof th elast radi omod e
set appears.
Media: thebasic display for th elast media
source set appears. In th eexample, SD car d
mod eis set .
Telephone: thebasic display of th etele-
phone men uappears.
Vehicle functions: thebasic display
appears.
XTo sho wth emenu: slide4 thecontroller .
The men ufor th eselected function sappears.
Dependin gon th eoperation ,th emarking is
shown in main function bar :or men u
bar ;.
XTo select amen uitem: turnand press th e
controller .
Once you hav eselected amen uitem in :,
th elast men uset for th eselected function
appears.
Men ubar ;offers option sin th ecurren t
media mode.
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XTo change the country setting of the char-acter bar: to switch to the bottom line of the
character bar: slide 6the controller.
XTo select B, turn and press the controller.
The available languages are displayed.
XTurn and press the controller.
Functions in the character bar
RÄ
Switches between digits and symbols
R*
Switches the character bar to uppercase/
lowercase letters
RB
Changes the country setting for the character
bar
R
Deletes a character/an entry
R45
Selects the input line
R23
Moves the cursor within the input line
R¬
Confirms an entry
R&
Cancels input
RS
Inserts a paragraph
Character entry (navigation)
Character entry options
You can enter characters using the controller or the touchpad. With the controller, you enter
characters using a character bar. To enter using
the touchpad, draw the character in the entry
field. The multimedia system supports this using
a handwriting recognition function.
Entering characters using the charac-
ter bar
:Characters STUTentered by the user
(orange)
;Characters automatically added by the mul-
timedia system EBÜLL
=Switches to free destination search
?Characters not currently available
ACurrently selected character
BCharacters currently available
CCharacter bar
The example shows the address entry
(
Ypage 56).
XTo enter a character: turn, slide6or5
and press the controller.
Selected character :is entered in the upper
line. The multimedia system adds the missing
characters and shows the entry that best
matches the current input.
The characters are available Bor not ?,
depending on the characters already entered
and the data stored in the digital map.
The Gsymbol indicates that an entry exists
more than once.
XTo delete a character: slide6and turn the
controller, then press it after selecting
.
XTo delete an entire entry: slide6and turn
the controller, then after selecting
press and hold down the controller until the
entire entry is deleted.
XTo switch to free destination search: slide
6 and turn the controller, then press it after
selecting =(
Ypage 58).
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XTo confirm an entry:slide6and turn the
controller, then press it after selecting ¬.
or
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
The location selection list appears. The selec-
ted entry is highlighted.
:Cursor
;Entry line
The example shows the character entry when
you save a destination as a navigable contact in
the address book (
Ypage 57).
XTo select an input line: slide6and turn
the controller, then press it after selecting 4
or 5.
or
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
XTurn and press the controller.
XTo move the cursor: select the input line.
XSlide6and turn the controller, then press it
after selecting 2or3.
XTo change the character bar language:
slide 6and turn the controller, then press it
after selecting B.
A menu appears.
XTo select the language: turn and press the
controller.
The character set for the selected language is set.
Functions in the character bar
RÄ
Switches between digits and symbols
R*
Switches the character bar to uppercase/
lowercase letters
RB
Changes the country setting for the character
bar
R
Deletes a character/an entry
Rè
Switches to free destination search
(
Ypage 58)
R45
Selects the input line
R23
Moves the cursor within the input line
R¬
Confirms an entry
R&
Cancels input
Entering characters using the touch-
pad
Alternatively, you can enter characters using the
touchpad (Ypage 22). Character entry is sup-
ported by a handwriting recognition function.
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An example is the address entry (Ypage 56).
XWith one finger, draw the desired character,
e.g. the letterB, on the touch-sensitive sur-
face.
In the list (e.g. City), the first entry that starts
with the letter entered is highlighted. You can
draw the next character on the touch-sensi-
tive surface.
If the character that you have entered can be
interpreted in different ways, these options
are displayed.
XTo select a character suggestion: turn the
controller.
The selected character is used for the list dis-
play instead of the automatically recognized
character. Character entry can be continued.
XTo delete a character: touch the touch-sen-
sitive surface with your finger and glide your
finger to the left.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo complete the entry and switch to the
list: press the touchpad.
Favorites
Overview of favorites
:To add a new favorite (Ypage 32)
;To rename a selected favorite
(Ypage 33)
=To move a selected favorite (Ypage 33)
?To delete a selected favorite (Ypage 33)
XTo display the favorites overview: press
the favorites button on the controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
You can manage a total of 20 favorites. To do so use the following functions:
RDisplaying and selecting favorites
(Ypage 32)
RAdding favorites (Ypage 32)
RRenaming favorites (Ypage 33)
RMoving favorites (Ypage 33)
RDeleting favorites (Ypage 33)
Displaying and selecting favorites
XTo display the favorites overview:
press
the favorites button on the controller.
XTo call up a favorite: turn and press the con-
troller.
Adding favorites
Adding predefined favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Reassign: turn and press the con-
troller.
The categories and predefined favorites are
displayed.
RNavigation
Additionally Address,Prev. Dest.,
Phone Book, Online Search
REntertainment
RTel
RVehicle
R®
RClimate Control
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The available favorites are displayed.
XTo select a favorite: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo add a favorite at the desired position:
turn and press the controller.
If there is already a favorite at this position,
then this will be deleted.
Adding your own favorites
You can store phone numbers from the phone
book, radio stations or destinations as favorites.
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Switching the display on/off
XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Display Off: slide6, turn and
press the controller.
The display goes out.
XTo switch the display on again: press the
controller.
Time settings
General information
The multimedia system can automatically set
the time and date.
The following navigation system functions
require the time, time zone and summer and
standard time to be set correctly in order to
work properly:
Rroute guidance on routes with time-depend-
ent traffic guidance
Rcalculation of expected time of arrival
Switching automatic time on and off
The Automatic Time Settingsfunction is
used to activate or deactivate the automatic
setting of the time and date. This function is
activated when the vehicle leaves the factory.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select AutomaticTimeSettings: press
the controller.
XTo switch the function on Oor off ª: press
the controller.
Setting the time zone
To set the time zone, the Automatic TimeSettingsfunction must be activated.
XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Time Zone:: turn and press the
controller.
A list of countries appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current setting.
XTo select the country in which you are
currently driving: turn and press the con-
troller.
The country is accepted.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
XTo select the desired time zone: turn and
press the controller.
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available options for setting summer
time appears (
Ypage 35).
Setting summer and standard time
You can use the DaylightSavingTimemenu
to set automatic summer time changeover or
switch the summer time setting on or off. The
changeover to summer time advances the time
by one hour.
The Daylight
SavingTimemenu or the Auto‐maticoption is not available in all countries.
XPress theØbutton.
or
XSelect Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select Time: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Daylight Saving Time: turn and
press the controller.
A list of available options for setting summer
time appears.
XTo select Automatic,Onor Off: turn and
press the controller.
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System settings
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XSelectSystem Settings.
The System Settingsmenu is displayed.
XSelect WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSelect Change SSID.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
XEnter the new SSID.
XSelect ¬.
XPress the controller.
From now on, when establishing a connec-
tion, the vehicle will be shown with the new
SSID both on the device to be connected and
in the Connect
UsingSecurityKeymenu.
iDevice connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect these
devices (
Ypage 37).
Bluetooth®settings
General information about Blue-
tooth®
Bluetooth®-capable devices, e. g. mobile
phones, need to comply with a certain profile in
order to be connected to the multimedia sys-
tem. Every Bluetooth
®device has its own spe-
cific Bluetooth®name.
Bluetooth®technology is a standard for short-
range wireless data transmissions up to approx-
imately 10 m.
Yo u can use Bluetooth
®to connect your mobile
phone to the multimedia system, for example:
Ruse the hands-free system
Restablish an Internet connection
Rlisten to music using Bluetooth®Audio
Rexchange vCards
Bluetooth®is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth®
X
Press the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6, turn
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Activate Bluetooth: turn and
press the controller.
This switches Bluetooth
®on O or off ª.
Automatic volume adjustment
General information
With the AutomaticVolumeAdjustmentfunc-
tion, the volumes of different audio sources are
adjusted for each other, to compensate for rel-
ative differences in volume.
For example: changing from a relatively quiet to
a relatively loud radio station. The volume for
both stations sounds the same. Manual read-
justment of the volume is not required.
The Automatic Volume Adjustment
function
is deactivated ªwhen the vehicle leaves the
factory. Using this function, the dynamic range
of the music is slightly reduced. To make the
most of the audiophile sound quality, it is rec-
ommended to leave it off.
Switching the automatic volume
adjustment on/off
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6, turn
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Automatic Volume Adjustment:
turn and press the controller.
Switch the Automatic Volume Adjustment
function on Oor off ª.
Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the lan-
guage for the menu displays and the navigation
messages. The selected language affects the
characters available for entry.
iThe navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is not
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System settings
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