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In this Operator's Manual you will find the fol-
lowing symbols:
GWARNING
Warning notes make you aware of dangers
which could pose a threat to your health or
life, or to the health and life of others.
HEnvironmental note
Environmental notes provide you with infor-
mation on environmentally aware actions or
disposal.
!Notes on material damage alert you to dan-
gers that could lead to damage to your vehi-
cle.
iPractical tips or further information that
could be helpful to you.
X This symbol indicates an instruction
that must be followed.
X Several of these symbols in succession
indicate an instruction with several
steps.
(Y
page) This symbol tells you where you can find
more information about a topic.
Dis‐
playThis text indicates a message in the
multimedia display.
Parts of the software in the vehicle are protected
by copyright
©2005 The FreeType Project
http://www.freetype.org. All rights reserved.
As at 28.09.2015

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)
Back button
You can use the%button to exit a menu or to
call up the basic display of the current operating
mode.
XTo exit the menu: briefly press the%
button.
The multimedia system changes to the next
higher menu level in the current operating
mode.
XTo call up the basic display: press the%
button for longer than two seconds.
The multimedia system changes to the basic
display of the current operating mode.
Controller
The controller in the center console lets you:
Rselect menu items on the display
Renter characters
Rselect a destination on the map
Rsave entries
The controller can be:
Rturned 3
Rslid left or right 1
Rslid forwards or back 4
Rslid diagonally2
Rpressed briefly or pressed and held 7
Favorites button
With the favorites button, you can select, add or
edit favorites.
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select a favorite: turn and press the con-
troller.
Other functions (
Ypage 32).
Touchpad
Multimedia system with touchpad: alternatively,
you can use the touchpad to select and enter
information (
Ypage 22).
Multifunction steering wheel
:Multifunction display
;Right control panel
=Left control panel
Left control panel
òRCalls up the main menu
9
:Press briefly:
RScrolls in lists
RSelects a menu or function
RIn the Radio/Mediamenu: opens
the track or station list and selects
a station, an audio track or a video
scene
RIn the Telephonemenu: switches
to the phone book and selects a
name or a telephone number
Overview21
Overview and operation

9
:Press and hold:
RScrolls quickly through all lists
RIn theRadio/Mediamenu: selects
a station, audio track or video
scene using rapid scrolling
RIn the Telephonemenu: starts
rapid scrolling if the phone book is
open
aRIn all menus: confirms the selected
entry in the list
RIn the Radio/Mediamenu: opens
the list of available radio sources
and media
RIn the Telephonemenu: switches
to the phone book and starts dial-
ing the selected number
ñSwitches off the Voice Control Sys-
tem (see the separate operating
instructions)
%Press briefly:
RBack
RIn the Radio/Mediamenu: dese-
lects the track, station list or list of
available radio sources and media
RHides display messages
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
%Press and hold:
RCalls up the standard display in the
Tripmenu
Right control panel
~RRejects or ends a call
RExits the telephone book/redial
memory
6RMakes or accepts a call
RSwitches to the redial memory
W
XRAdjusts the volume
8RMute
óSwitches on the Voice Control Sys-
tem (see the separate operating
instructions)
Touchpad
Touchpad overview
!
Do not use any sharp objects on the touch-
pad. This could damage the touchpad.
The touchpad is available in two versions.
Variant 1
:
Touch-sensitive surface
;Favorites button
=Calls up quick access for audio
?Back button
Variant 2
:
Touch-sensitive surface
;Favorites button
=Calls up quick access for audio and tele-
phone
?Back button
Using the touchpad, you can:
Rselect menu items in the display
(Ypage 23)
Renter characters (handwriting recognition)
(Ypage 25)
Rcontrol the active audio source
(Ypage 27)
Rcreate, manage and call up favorites
(Ypage 32)
22Touchpad
Overview and operation

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)
Touchpad23
Overview and operation

Zooming out of the map
XTouch the touch-sensitive surface with two
fingers, spaced far apart.
XGlide your fingers towards each other.
The map scale is reduced.
Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition overview
:Active input line
;Inserts a space (Ypage 26)
=Illustration of the touch-sensitive surface
?Deletes characters (Ypage 26)
You can use handwriting recognition for text,
numbers or characters in any input line.
If the character that you have entered can be
interpreted in different ways, these options are
displayed. More information on the character
suggestions (
Ypage 26).
You can additionally switch the handwriting rec-
ognition read-aloud function on and off.
:To exit the menu
;To return to handwriting recognition
=To use the phone book or text templates
?To change the input line or the position of
the cursor
ATo change the input language
BTo finish character entry
XTo display the menu: press the touchpad.
Switching the text reader function of
the handwriting recognition on/off
You can switch the text reader function of the
handwriting recognition on or off.
XPress theØbutton.
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.
XTo select Read Out Handwriting Recog‐nition: turn and press the controller.
The text reader function is switched on Oor
off ª.
Entering characters
Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XUse one finger to draw the desired character
on the touch-sensitive surface.
The character recognized is entered in the
input line. You can draw the next character on
the touch-sensitive surface.
If the character can be interpreted in different
ways, these options are displayed.
More information on the character suggestions
(
Ypage 26).
Touchpad25
Overview and operation

Character suggestions
XTo select a character suggestion:turn the
controller.
The selected character is entered instead of
the automatically recognized character. Char-
acter entry can be continued.
Inserting a space
Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XUse your finger to touch the touch-sensitive
surface and swipe to the right.
A space is entered into the input line.
Deleting characters
Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XUse your finger to touch the touch-sensitive
surface and swipe to the left.
The character last entered is deleted.
Switching input lines
XPress the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
XTo select p: swipe your finger to the left or
right and press.
XTo select the input line: swipe up or down and press.
The selected input line is active and character
entry can be continued.
Moving the cursor within the input line
XPress the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
XTo select p: glide your finger to the left or
right and press.
XTo move the cursor: glide to the left or right.
Changing the input language for hand-
writing recognition
Prerequisite: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XPress the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
XTo select B: swipe your finger to the left or
right and press.
The list of available input languages appears.
XTo select a language: swipe up or down and
press.
The input language for handwriting recogni-
tion has been changed.
Searching in lists
The phone book search is used as an example.
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XDraw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the phone book.
Further information on handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad (
Ypage 25).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad sur-
face one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
26Touchpad
Overview and operation

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.
Basic functions27
Overview and operation

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.
28Basic functions
Overview and operation

Selecting the operating mode for a
main function
You can select the available operating modes for
the main functions, e.g. telephone.
In the telephone menu, you can:
Rswitch to telephone mode
Rcall up the address book
Rcall up the Digital Operator's Manual for the
telephone
XPress the%button.
If telephone mode was the last mode selec-
ted, the telephone menu appears.
XTo call up the menu: press the%button
again.
or
XTo select Phone: slide5and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. Phone
is at the front.
XTo selectAddress Book, for example: turn
and press the controller.
Character entry (telephony)
Writing a text message is used as an example.
Further information on writing a text message
(
Ypage 115).
XTo select a character: turn and press the
controller.
The character selected in character bar ;is
entered into telephone number input line :.
XTo delete a character:to switch to the bot-
tom line of the character bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo switch input line: to switch to the bottom
line of the character bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 5, turn and press the controller.
or
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
XTo select the input line for the text of the
text message: slide6and press the con-
troller.
The input line for the text of the text message
is selected. The character bar has been adap- ted for entering text.
XTo select a character: turn and press the
controller.
The character selected in character bar ?is
entered into text message input line =.
XTo delete a character:to switch to the bot-
tom line of the character bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo delete a whole entry: to switch to the
bottom line of the character bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select: turn the controller.
XPress and hold the controller until the entire
entry is deleted.
Character entry (telephony)29
Overview and operation

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).
30Character entry (navigation)
Overview and operation