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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

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

RTransmission
RSports exhaust system
RElectronic Stability Program ESP®
There may be fewer settings or set values, or
none, depending on your vehicle's equipment.
For further information on the Individual drive
program; see the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Configuration via the DYNAMIC
SELECT switch
XUse the DYNAMIC SELECT switch to select
the Individual drive program; see the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
A window appears after a short while.
XTo confirmAdjust:press the controller.
The Individual Configuration
menu for
setting the drive program appears.
XTo select Drive,Suspension,Steering,
Climate Control
or Eco Start/StopFunction:turn and press the controller.
XSelect individual settings.
The menu symbol, text and image show the
selected setting.
In Mercedes-AMG vehicles, you can configure
the settings of the drive system, suspension,
transmission, sports exhaust system and Elec-
tronic Stability Program ESP
®.
Displaying vehicle data
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select DYNAMIC SELECT:turn and press
the controller.
The Individual
Configuration,VehicleDataand Engine Datamenus appear.
XSelect Vehicle Data.
Updates of the following data are displayed:
RRoad type analogous to the selected drive
program
RG-force display of longitudinal and lateral
acceleration
RAccelerator and brake pedal activity
RActivity of the suspension struts
RWheel angle
ROverrun mode animation
The G-force display is not available in all of the
drive programs.
Daytime or night-time view is shown depending
on the automatic light sensor.
Displaying engine data
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select DYNAMIC SELECT:turn and press
the controller.
The Individual
Configuration,VehicleDataand Engine Datamenus appear.
XSelect Engine Data.
The following current data is displayed:
REngine output
REngine torque
REngine oil temperature
ROn-board electrical system voltage
iThe values for engine output and engine tor-
que may deviate from the nominal values.
Items that can influence this are, for example:
REngine speed
RSea level
RFuel grade
ROutside temperature
In Mercedes-AMG vehicles you will see current
data on the transmission oil temperature
instead of the on-board electrical system volt-
age.
Setting options
You can choose from the following settings for
the drive:
CComfort
SSport
S+Sport +
MManual
EEco
50DYNAMIC SELECT
Vehicle functions

You can make the following settings for the sus-
pension:
CComfort
SSport
S+Sport +
You can make the following settings for the
steering:
CComfort
SSport
You can choose from the following settings for
climate control:
EEco
CComfort
You can choose from the following settings for
the ECO start/stop function:
OnSwitches the ECO
start/stop function
on
OffSwitches the ECO
start/stop function
off
You can make the following settings for ECO
Assist (PLUG-IN HYBRID vehicles):
OnSwitches ECO Assist
on
OffSwitches ECO Assist
off
Setting options for Mercedes-AMG
vehicles
You can choose from the following settings for
the drive:
RRace
CComfort
SSport
S+Sport +
You can make the following settings for the sus-
pension:
CComfort
SSport
S+Sport +
You can choose from the following settings for
the transmission:
DAutomatic
MManual
You can make the following settings for the
sports exhaust system:
CComfort
SSport
S+Sport +
You can choose from the following settings for
the Electronic Stability Program ESP®:
SSport
OnActivates the Electronic Sta-
bility Program ESP®
For further information on the Individual drive
program; see the vehicle Operator's Manual.
DYNAMIC SELECT51
Vehicle functions
Z

Switching navigation announcements
on/off
XTo switch off navigation announcements:
during a navigation announcement, press thethumbwheel to the right of the controller.
or
XPress the 8button on the multifunction
steering wheel during a navigation message.
The Spoken driving recommendations
have been deactivated.message
appears.
XTo switch navigation announcements
back on: slide6the controller.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
The multimedia system automatically switches
the navigation announcements back on when:
Ra new route is calculated
Ryou start the vehicle
A navigation message is given if the route is
recalculated during dynamic route guidance due
to new traffic reports (
Ypage 76).
Canceling/continuing route guidance
Canceling route guidance
XSlide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Cancel Active Route Guidance.
The blue route line is no longer shown on the
map.
Resuming route guidance
XSlide 6the controller.
The menu is shown.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Continue Route Guidance.
The multimedia system calculates the route.
Route information
Destination information
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Route: turn and press the controller.
XSelectDestination Information.
The destination and existing intermediate
destinations are displayed with distances,
travel time and arrival time.
XTo select destination or intermediate des-
tination: turn and press the controller.
The address appears.
XSelect Save.
The destination or intermediate destination
can be saved as:
Ra navigable address book contact
Ra home address
XTo call up the map, select Map.
XMove the map, change the map scale and
select the destination or the intermediate
destination (
Ypage 63).
XTo call the destination or intermediate desti-
nation, selectCall.
If a phone is connected and a phone number
is available, the multimedia system switches
to the telephone function.
74Route guidance
Navigation

Rusing the6or~ button on the mult i-
function steering wheel
Rusing the Voice Control System (see the sep-
arate operating instructions)
Function restrictions
You may have to waitto use telephony via the
multimedia systeminthe foll owing situations:
Rifthe mob ilephone is switched off
RifBluetooth®is swit ched off on the mob ile
phone
Rif the mob ilephone isnot (or not yet) logged
into a mob ilephone network
Rifthe Bluetooth®function is switched off in
the multimedia system
The telephone automatically tries to log on to a
network. Ifno network isavailable, you may not
be able to make a " 911" emergency call. Ifyou
attempt to make an outgoing call, the No Ser‐
vicemessagewillappear for a short while.
Telephone menu
:Mobilephone network pro vider
;Signal strength of the mob ilephone network
=Receiver icon ¢or¡
?Telephone menu character bar
ABluetooth®device name of the currently
connected mob ilephone
BEnters characters using the touchpad
CDisplays the phone book
Sym bols :to= and Aare not shown until
after a mob ilephone has been connected to the
multimedia system. The symbols depend on
your mob ilephone and your mob ilephone net-
work pro vider. Further information on connect-
ing a mob ilephone (
Ypage 91). Symbol
;shows the current signal strength of
the mobile phone network. If all bars are fille d,
you have optimum reception.
If the bars are not fille d,you have very poor
reception or no reception at all.
iReceiver icon showswhether a call is
active/being connected ¡or not ¢.
Calls up the telephone menu
XPress %.
Showing the menu bar
XSlid e6 the controller.
If the mobile phone connected supports the
MAP Bluetooth
®profile ( Message Access
Pro file), the 1menu item is available. Further
information on text messages and e-mail
(
Ypage 112).
If you have an unread text message or e-mail,
the 0 mail symbol is displayed at the top in
the status bar. The symbol disapp ears on
ce you
have read the text message or e-mail. The ú
symbol isdisplayed as soon as the message
memory on the mobile phone or SIM card is full.
The symbol disappears once you delete at least
one message.
Connecting/disconnecting a mobile
phone
Prerequisites
For telephony via the Bluetooth®interface, you
require a Bluetooth®-capable mobile phone. The
mobile phone must support Hands-Free Pro file
1.0 or above.
On th emu ltimedia system
XActivate Bluetooth®(Ypage 39 ).
On the mobile phone
XSwit ch on the mobile phone and enter the PIN
when prompted to do so (see the manufac-
turer's operating instructions).
XActivate Bluetooth®and, ifnecessary, Blue-
tooth®vis ibilit y for other devices (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
This vis ibility is for restricted periods of time
on some mobile phones (see the manufactur-
er's operating instructions).
XSet the Bluetooth®device name for the
mobile phone ifnecessary.
Connecting/disconnecting a mobile phone91
Telephone
Z

XTo selectReception VolumeorTransmis‐sion Volume: turn and press the controller.
XTo select a volume setting: turn the controller.
XTo accept changes: press the controller.
iIncorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls.
Using the telephone
Accepts a call
XTo select wAccept: press the controller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The call is accepted.
Additional functions available during a call
(
Ypage 97).
Adjusting the call volume (
Ypage 95).
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 99).
iIf the phone number of the caller is trans-
ferred, it appears in the display. If the phone
number is saved in the phone book, the con-
tact's name is also displayed. If the phone
number is not transferred, Unknown
is shown
in the display.
Rejecting a call
XTo select =Reject: turn and press the
controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Making a call
Using the telephone menu
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select the sequence of numbers: turn and
press the controller for each number.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made. Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 99).
Using the touchpad
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
%
button.
XTo select n: turn and press the controller.
XDraw the sequence of numbers on the touch-
sensitive surface.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Further information about the touchpad
(
Ypage 25).
Using favorites
This function can be used when a telephone
number has been added as a favorite. Further
information about adding favorites (
Ypage 32).
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select a telephone number: turn the con-
troller.
XTo make a call: press the controller.
Redial
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The list of outgoing calls is displayed. The
most recently dialed number is at the top.
XTo select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
For redialing using the multifunction steering
wheel; see the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 99).
Using call lists
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
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Telephone

XTo selectCallsReceivedorCallsDialed:
turn and press the controller.
The relevant list is displayed.
XTo select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
Selecting and placing a call using the multifunc- tion steering wheel; see vehicle Operator's Man-
ual
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 99).
Using the phone book
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select Namein the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 100).
XTo make a call: press the controller.
Selecting and placing a call using the multifunc- tion steering wheel; see vehicle Operator's Man-
ual
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 99).
Using speed dial
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo highlight a number from the character bar:
turn the controller.
XPress the controller for longer than two sec-
onds.
The telephone menu displays the selected
entry. The number is dialed.
Further information on setting up speed dial
(
Ypage 111).
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 99).
Functions available during a call
Overview
:Adds a call (Ypage 97)
;Person you are calling
=Symbol for active telephone connection
?Ends a call
ASwitching the microphone on or off
(Ypage 98)
BSends DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Ypage 98)
Other functions:
RAccepting a waiting call (Ypage 99)
RCall waiting (Ypage 98)
RConducting a conference call (Ypage 98)
Availability depends on the network (only pos-
sible on GSM networks) and the Bluetooth
®
mobile phone.
Adds a call
If the mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone support the function, you can
make another call during an existing call. The
previously active call is held.
:Adds a call
XTo select °2: turn and press the controller.
XTo make a call, for example:
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Telephone
Z

RUsing the telephone menu (Ypage 96)
RUsing redial (Ypage 96)
RUsing the call lists (Ypage 96)
RUsing the phone book (Ypage 97)
Rvia speed dial (Ypage 97)
Switches the microphone on/off
This function is available in the telephone menu
during an active phone call.
Switching off the microphone:
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Microphone Off: turn and press
the controller.
If the microphone is switched off, the Q
symbol and the The microphone is off.
message are displayed.
Switching on the microphone:
XSelect Microphone On.
The Qsymbol disappears. The The micro‐
phone is on.message is shown.
Sending DTMF tones
This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote query
functions.
XIf you would like to listen to the messages on
your answering machine, for example, dial the
corresponding number.
Transmitting individual characters
XOnce a connection has been established to
the answer phone, select the desired charac-
ters in the telephone menu: turn and press the
controller each time.
Every character selected will be transmitted
immediately.
Calls with several participants
Switching between calls (call waiting)
If you make another call, you can switch
between the two calls (call waiting). This func-
tion depends on your mobile phone network
provider and the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer's operating instructions).
The calls are marked 1 and 2. The active call is
highlighted.
Switching between the calls
XTo select °1or°2: turn and press the con-
troller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The selected call is active. The other call is on
hold.
Ending the active call
XTo select =in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The other call is still on hold.
XTo activate the call on hold: select wResume.
The call on hold is activated. If you select
=
HangUp, the call on hold is also ended.
iOn some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended.
Conference call
You can interconnect active and held calls. This
permits several parties to hear one another and
speak with one another. This function depends
on your mobile phone network provider and the
98Using the telephone
Telephone