navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2019 User Guide

Voice commandFunction
Vehicle menuToswitchtovehicle settings
System settings menuToswitchtosystem settings
Overview of navigationvoice commands
Using navigationvoice commands,you can enterPOIs or conventional addresses aswell asdirectlychange important navigation settings.
Navigationvoice commands
Voice commandFunction
Navigate to

Voice commandFunction
POI Destination entryfor a POI, e.g.the POI Brandenburg Gate. A searchis performed inthe navigationdatabase and onthe Internet.
POI online search Conducts a POI searchonthe Internet only
Navigate to contact Destination entrytoa contact inthe address book
Enter country
Enter city
Enter district
Enter street
Enter intersection
Enter house number
Enter ZIP code
Entersa country/city/district/street/intersection/house number/ZIP code
Nearest restaurant
Nearest parking lot
Nearest rest area with restrooms
Nearest gas station
Searchesfor nearbyrestaurants, parking spaces,restareas withrestrooms andgasstations
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Switchingthe sound on/off
Onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
Onthe multimedia system
Tomute:pressvolume control1.Thecsymbol appears inthestatus lineofthe media display.
You will also hear traffic announcements andnavigation announcementseven whenthesound is muted.
Toswitch on:changethe media source orturnvolume control1.
Adjusting thevolume
Onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
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Onthe multimedia system
Turnvolume control1.Thevolume ofthe currentradio or mediasource is set. Thevolume ofother audiosources can be adjusted separately.
Adjustthis inthefollowing situations:
Rduring a traffic announcement
Rduring a navigation announcement
Thevolume ofthe navigation announce‐mentchanges in accordance withthevol‐ume ofthe current media source.
Rduring atelephone call
Rwhen entering orexiting a parking spacewhile usingActiveParking Assist
or
SelectSysteminthe multimedia system.
SelectAudio.
Select avolume setting.
Setthevolume.
Enteringcharacters
Usingthecharacter input function
\nWARNINGRisk of distraction from infor‐mation systems and communicationsequipment
Ifyou operate information and communica‐tion equipment integrated inthevehiclewhen driving,you will be distracted fromthe
traffic situation. This could also causeyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
Only operatethis equipment whenthetraffic situation permits.
Ifyou cannot be sure ofthis,stopthevehicle whilst paying attentiontoroadand traffic conditions and operatetheequipment withthevehiclestationary.
You must observethe legalrequirementsforthecountry in whichyou are currently driving whenoperatingthe multimedia system.
Usethecharacter input function inthefollowingsituations,forexample:
RRenaming afavorite
REntering a POI or address
RMaking a phone call
Thefollowing functions areavailable:
RSelecting acharacter inthecharacter bar
RWriting acharacter onthetouchpad
Character input can bestarted with a controlelement andresumed with another.
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OntheTouch Control and controller:selectthecharacters inthecharacter bar.
Depending onthetargetentry,thefollowingcharacters areavailable:
RThe full set ofcharacters is shown
ROnlythosecharacters which are usefulforthe current inputstring are shown
Othercharacters are grayed out.Onthetouchpad:selectthecharacters inthecharacter bar.
or
Writethecharacters onthetouch-sensitivesurface ofthetouchpad.Handwritingrecognition supportsyoubymeans ofcharacter suggestions and aread-aloud function.
Examples ofcharacter entry:
RRenaming afavorite
REntering a POI or an address using free orstep-by-step search
REntering aweb address
Enteringcharacters usingthe controller
Example:renamingfavorites
Call upthe "Renamingfavorites" function(→page 253).
Toenter acharacter:turn, slideand pressthe controller.Thecharacter is entered inthe input line.
Usethefollowing entryfunctions:
%Todeleteacharacter: pressthe control‐ler.
Todeletean entry: press and holdthecontroller untilthe entire entryis deleted.
bToswitchtospecialcharacters and sym‐bols.
jToswitchtoupper-case or lower-case let‐ters.
TToswitchthe language.
vToswitchtocharacter entryonthetouch‐pad.
Theavailable editing functions depend onthe editingtask,the language set andthecharacter level.
Toconfirmthe entry:select¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
Enterthe POI or address (→page271).
Enteringcharacters onthetouchpad
Requirements:RThetouchpad is switched on (→page 250).
RThe entered or selectedcharacter should beread out:the handwritingrecognitionread-aloud function is switched on (→page 251).
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Example:renamingfavorites
Call upthe "Renamingfavorites" function(→page 253).
Toenter acharacter:useyourfingertowritecharacters onthetouchpad.Thecharacter is entered inthe input line. Ifdifferent interpretations are possible,charac‐ter suggestions are displayed.
Toselect acharacter suggestion:swipe upor down onthetouchpad.
Resumecharacter input.
Toenter a space:swiperight whenthe cur‐sor is located inthe input line.
Todelete acharacter:swipe left whenthecursor is located inthe input line.
Toconfirmthe entry:pressthetouchpad.Tofinishcharacter entry:swipe upwards.
or
Pressthe8button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
Enterthe POI or address (→page271).
System settings
Display
Configuring display settingsMultimedia system:
SystemCDisplay and Designs
Styles
SelectDesigns.
SelectSport,ClassicorProgressive.
Adaptingthe ambient lightingfor thestyle
SelectAdjust Amb. Lighting.Activatesor deactivateSthe function.
This function adjuststhe ambient lightingforthe selected displaystyle.
Settingthe display brightness
SelectDisplay Brightness.
Select a brightnessvalue.
Switchingthe display off/on
Off:selectDisplay Off.
On:press a button,+,forexample.
Displaydesign
SelectDay/Night Design.
SelectAutomatic,Day DesignorNightDesign.
Additional displayareaDepending onthevehicle,various items of addi‐tional information can be shown. The additionaldisplay area comprisesthe left-hand orright-handthird ofthe display.
SelectAdditional Disp. Area.
Thefollowing display content can be selected:
RDynamic
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RNavigation Map
RConsumption
RTime and Date
Timeand date
Settingthe time and dateautomaticallyMultimedia system:
System&Time and Date
DeactivateSManual Time Adjustment.The time and date are set automaticallyforthe selected time zone and summer timeoption.
The correct time isrequiredforthefollowingfunctions:
RRoute guidance with time-dependenttraffic guidance.
RCalculation ofexpected time of arrival.
Settingthe time zoneMultimedia system:
System&Time and Date Time
Zone:
The list of countries is displayed.
Select a country;.Depending onthe country, time zones aredisplayed.
Select a time zone.The time zone set is displayed afterTimeZone:.
Setting summer timeTheAutomatic Daylight Saving TimeandDay-light Saving Timeoptions cannot be selected inall countries.
Multimedia system:
System&Time and Date
Automatically
SwitchAutomatic Daylight Saving Timeonsor offS.
Manually
DeactivateSAutomatic Daylight SavingTime.
SelectDaylight Saving Time.
SelectOnorOff.
Setting the time and dateformatMultimedia system:
System&Time and Date Set For-
mat
Setthe date and timeformat;.
Settingthe time manually
Requirements:RTheManual Time Adjustmentfunction isswitched on.
Multimedia system:
System&Time and Date Set Time
Setthe hours.
Navigatetotherighttosetthe minutes.
Setthe minutes.
Confirmchanges whenexitingthe menu.
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SelectGenerate Security Key.A connection will be established withthenewly created securitykey.
Tosavea securitykey:selectSave.When a new securitykey is saved, allexistingWi-Fi connections arethen disconnected. IftheWi-Fi connections are beingre-estab‐lished,the new securitykey must be entered.
Managing COMANDTouch devices
Requirements:RTheCOMANDTouch app is installed ontheexternal device (e.g.tablet or smartphone).
RWi-Fi is activated (→page 260) andthe mul‐timedia system is configured as aWi-Fi hot‐spot (→page261).
Multimedia system:
System COMAND Touch
Connecting and authorizing a new device
SelectAuthorize a New Device.
SelectConnect New Device.
Enterthe securitykey intheexternal device.ThePlease start COMAND Touch on yourdevice and follow the instructions.messageappears.
SelectContinue.
Acceptthe connectionrequest fromthe newdevice.
Enterthe PIN shown ontheexternal device.The device is authorized.
Authorizing a connected device
SelectAuthorize a New Device.The devices already connected are displayed.
SelectContinue Using Connected Devices.ThePlease start COMAND Touch on yourdevice and follow the instructions.messageappears.
SelectContinue.
The connectionrequest fromthe deviceAccept.
Enterthe PIN shown ontheexternal device.The device is authorized.
De-authorizingthe device
Select an authorized device fromthe list.A promptwill appear asking whetheryouwould liketode-authorizethe selecteddevice.
SelectYes.The device is de-authorized.
Activating/deactivatingchild safety lock
Multimedia system:
System Parental Control
Locking anexternal device
Select anexternal device.
SelectLock.The device connected viatheCOMANDTouch app is lockedsor unlockedS.
System language
Notes onthe system languageThis function allowsyoutodeterminethe lan‐guageforthe menu displaysandthe navigation
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announcements. The selected language affectsthecharactersavailablefor entry.The navigationannouncements are notavailable in all lan‐guages. If a language is notavailable,the naviga‐tion announcements will be in English.
Settingthe system languageMultimedia system:
System Language
Setthe language.
Ifyou are using Arabic map data,thetextinformation can also be shown in Arabic onthe navigation map.Todo so, select

User profile
Setting a user profileMultimedia system:
SystemgPersonalization
Displaying a user profile whenstartingIfthis function is active, a promptappears whenstartingthe system asking which user profiletouse.
SelectDisplay Profile Selection after Start.
Activatesor deactivateSthe function.
Selecting a user profile
SelectGuest Profileor individual profile;.
Some settings fromthe user profile are onlyloaded whenthevehicle isstationary orwhenthe ignition is switched on.
Automatic synchronizationEach timethe ignition is switched off or on,theindividual user profiles are synchronized onthemultimedia system and onthe server.Thisensuresthatthe latest user profiles are alwaysavailable.
SelectAutomatic Synchronization.
Activatesor deactivateSthe function.
For more information about importing/exporting user profiles (→page 265).
Creating a user profileMultimedia system:
SystemgPersonalization Create
Profile
Enter a name.
Selectv.
Thefollowing information is saved inthe userprofile,forexample:
RSystem settings
RSettings intheTVtuner'schannel list
RNavigation and traffic information
The settings differ depending onthevehicleequipment.
Importing/exporting user profiles
Requirements:RThere is an Internet connection .
RA Mercedes me accountexists at http://www.mercedes.me.
RThePersonalizationservice is active.
Multimedia system:
SystemgPersonalization Manual
Export/Import
This function is notavailable in all countries.
Only individual profiles can be imported orexported.
The individual profiles are always collectivelyimported orexported.
Import:selectImport Profiles from Server.TheThe profile data import overwrites allexisting profile data. Do you want to con-tinue?message appears.
SelectYes.User profiles are imported.Export:selectExport Profiles to the Server.User profiles areexported.
Certain settings, such as address bookentries or previous destinations fromthenavigation system, are notexported.
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