MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON 2021 Owners Manual

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To select t
o select t he Se
he Settings menu:
ttings menu: swipetotheright
on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The Settings menu 5will be selected. #
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To call up t
o call up t he Se
he Settings menu:
ttings menu: pressthe leT-
hand Touch Control. #
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To adjus
o adjust t t the position:
he position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T To adjus o adjust t t the br
he br ightness:
ightness: swipetothe leT or
ri ght on the leT-hand Touch Control.
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Se tting messag
tting messag es, assist
es, assistance st
ance status, t
atus, telephone,
elephone,
audio and LIN
audio and LIN GUA
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ONIC #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control.
The list of setting options will be displa yed. #
Swipe upwards or down wards on the leT-hand
To uch Control and select a setting bypressing
th e leT-hand Touch Control. Selecting what t
Selecting what t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y shows
y sho ws (Example)
1
Switching the head-up display on/o.
2 LeT display area
Navigation system
Av erage consum ption
G-me ter
3 Central display area
Speedome ter
Set speed in the driver assistance system,
e.g. cruise control
Wa rnings from driver assistance systems, e.g.
distance warning 4
Right display area
Tra1c Sign Assist
Assis tant display
5 Toadjust the position, brightness and lo wer
display area
6 Index points
7 Lowe r display area (e xample: leT display area)
Display areas 2to4 that are not requ ired can
be hidden.
% In audio mode, the station name or track will
be shown temp orarily when the audio source
is being actively operated. In addition, the lat-
est calls will be displa yed when thete lephone
list on the inst rument display is actively oper-
ated. #
Swipe upwards on the leT-hand Touch Con-
trol. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control. 288 288
Instrument display and on-board computer

Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y
yon /o.
on/o. via t
via the mul-
he mul-
timedia sy st
timedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
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Settings 5
Quick access #
Select HUD.
The head-up-display is acti vated. Inst
rument display and on-board computer
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tes on oper
es on oper ating safe
ating safety
ty
Fo ryo ur ow n sa fety, alw ays obser vethefo llowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especially your voice control sys-
te m:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun-
try in which you are driving.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control system in an emer-
ge ncy your voice can change and your tele-
phone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control sys-
te m functions before starting the journe y. Oper
Oper
ation
ation Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of oper
w of oper ating t
ating the multifunction st
he multifunction st eer
eering
ing
wheel
wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately thirty
seconds aTer theve hicle is switched on. 1
Press £: starts the dialogue
2 Press 0063: switches sound on or o. (ends
th e dialogue)
Swipe up or down: increases or decreases the
vo lume
3 Press 0076: rejects or ends a call (ends dia-
logue) Conducting a dialogue
Conducting a dialogue
Fo
rth e dialogue with LINGU ATRO NIC, you can
use comple tesentences of collo quial language as
vo ice commands, such as, forex ample, "Please
show me the list of the last calls" or "How warm is
it outside?". It is not necessary to/rst change to
th ere leva nt application such as "Telephone" or
"Vehicle function". #
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To activ
o activ at
ate or continue dialogue b
e or continue dialogue b y using a
y using a
ke
ke yw
yw or
ord:
d: say "Hello Me rcedes" toactivate LIN-
GU ATRO NIC. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia system
(/ page 292). Forth is, it is not necessary to
press up the£ rock er switch on the multi-
function steering wheel.
Vo ice activation can also be directly combined
with a voice command, e.g. "Hi Mercedes,
how fast can I drive?".
or #
Press the£ rock er switch up on the multi-
function steering wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command aTer an acous-
tic signal. 290 290
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To corr
o corr ect an entry
ect an entry :
:say the"Correction"
vo ice command. #
T
To select an entr
o select an entr y fr
y from t
om t he selection list
he selection list: :say
th e line number or the contents. #
T
To br ow
o br owse t
se t he selection list
he selection list: :say the"Next" or
"Back" voice command. #
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To int
o int err
errup
upt t
t the dialogue:
he dialogue: saythe"Pause"
vo ice command.
The dialogue can be continued with the "Hello
Mercedes" voice command or bypressing up
th e£ rock er switch on the multifunction
steering wheel. #
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To jum
o jum p t
p to t
o t he pr
he pr eceding dialogue:
eceding dialogue: saythe
"Back" voice command. #
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To jum
o jum p bac
p back t
k to t
o t he t
he t op dialogue lev
op dialogue lev el:
el:say the
"Home" voice command. #
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To cancel t
o cancel t he dialogue:
he dialogue: saythe"Close" voice
command or press the0063 or0076 button
on the multifunction steering wheel. #
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To int
o int err
errup
upt a v
t a v oice output
oice output: :speak a new voice
command when the system is still answering.
The voice output is shor tened and the conclu-
sion is reached more quickl y. %
The Voice barge-in option must be switched
on in the multimedia system forth is
(/ page 292). Ov
Ov
er
ervie
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w of oper able functions in LIN
able functions in LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC Yo
u can use the LINGU ATRO NIC voice control sys-
te m to operate thefo llowing functions depending
on theve hicle equipment:
R Telephone
R Text message and e-mail
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Media
R TV
R Vehicle functions
Fu ll functionality is only available foryo u with acti-
va tion of online voice control (/ page 292). Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he languag
he language se
e setting
tting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the system language settings. If the set system
language is not suppor tedby LINGU ATRO NIC,
English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available foryo u in thefo llo w-
ing languages:
R English
R English
R French
R Italian
R Dutch
R Polish
R Portuguese
R Russian
R Swedish
R Spanish
R Cze ch
R Turkish LINGU
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Se
Se
tting LIN
tting LINGUA GUATR
TRONIC (multimedia syst
ONIC (multimedia syst em)
em)R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For online v
or online v oice contr
oice control:ol:your vehicle is con-
nected with your Mercedes me user account .
R There is an Internet connection .
R F
For online use of cont
or online use of cont acts:
acts:online voice con-
trol is activated.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Voice assistant
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oice activ ation of LIN
ation of LIN GUA
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or
or o.
o. #
Select Voice activation "Hi Mercedes".
Depending on the pr evious status, the func-
tion is activated or deactivated.
When the function is active, the "Hi Mercedes"
vo ice command can activate the dialogue.
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A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating online v
ating online voice contr
oice control
ol #
Activate Online recognition.
% Online voice control is activated at thefa c-
to ry. #
Select Online recognition subscription .
Yo u will be connected with the Mercedes me
Po rtal. #
Activate online voice control in the Mercedes
me Portal.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating cont
ating cont acts f
acts for online use
or online use #
Select Contact upload for online recognition.
When the function is active, contacts will be
fo und more easily and accurately using voice
input. The quality of the enunciation of con-
ta ct names bythe system will also be
impr oved.
Switc
Switc hing on v
hing on v oice int
oice interr
errup
uption
tion #
Select Voice barge-in .
If th e function is active, a command can be
interjected during voice output of the system. Using LIN
Using LIN
GUA
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ONIC e.ectiv
e.ectiv ely
ely LIN
LIN
GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC audible help functions
ONIC audible help functions Using
the cor responding voice commands you
re ceive thefo llowing information and assistance
in thefo llowing cases:
R F
For op
or op timum oper
timum oper ation:
ation:call up the Digital
Owner's Manual with "Open the operating
instructions for LINGUATRONIC for me", for
ex ample. The full extent of the Digital Owner's
Manual is available when theve hicle is station-
ar y.
R Curr
Curr ent application:
ent application: onthe multifunction
steering wheel, press the£ rock er switch
up and say the"Help" voice command. Yo u
will receive suggestions and information about
operation of LINGU ATRO NIC forth e cur rent
application.
R Continued dialogue:
Continued dialogue: saythe"Help" voice com-
mand during a voice dialogue. Forev ery step
of the dialogue youre ceive matching informa-
tion.
R Speci/c
Speci/c function:
function: call upthevo ice command
fo rth e desired function, e.g. with "Hello 292
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Mercedes, I need help with
thera dio" or aTer
pressing the£ rock er switch on the multi-
function steering wheel up, say the"Help for
the telephone" voice command, forex ample. N
No
ot
tes on op
es on op timal use of LIN
timal use of LIN GUA
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TRONIC
ONIC No
tes on how toimpr overecognition:
R Activate online voice control (/ page 292).
R Say thevo ice commands coherently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
R Avoid loud noises that cause inter fere nce
while making a voice command entr y,e.g. the
enter tainment in there ar-passenger compart-
ment.
R F
F or t
or t elephone or addr
elephone or addr ess book entr
ess book entries:
ies:
- Only create sensible address book ent ries
in the system/mobile phone, e.g. enter
surname and /rst name in the cor rect
/eld.
- Do not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters. R
F For r
or r adio or T adio or T V pr
V progr
ogramme names:
amme names: saythe
"Read out station list" voice command and
say the desired station name in thewa ythe
vo ice output reads aloud toyou.
% Toimpr overecognition, depending on the out-
side temp erature, either the blo wersforve nti-
lation or heating are reduced when LINGU A-
TRONIC is star ted. N
No
ot
tes on online v
es on online v oice contr
oice control
ol Online
voice control impr oves voice recognition
and makes additional results available as a result
of extern al information, e.g. information about
POIs and about thewe ather. Therefore,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you activate
online voice control.
Yo u will need a Mercedes me user account for
th is. If you do not yethave a user account you
ha ve tocreate one and connect it with your vehi-
cle .
Then call up your Mercedes me user account. The
Mercedes me services are shown and can be acti-
va ted . In addition, online
voice control must be activated
(/ page 292). Essential v Essential v
oice commands
oice commands N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he v
he voice commands
oice commands Aside from
theex act voice commands (see the
"Voice command" column in thefo llowing tables)
to call up speci/c functions, in most cases LIN-
GU ATRO NIC also understands a great many para-
phrases from daily usage. Examples of these are
listed in the "Colloquial examples" column. For
some languages ho weverthese examples are only
av ailable toa limi tedex tent.
% Content in angle brac kets, e.g. or
, is a placeholder whi chhas tobe
comple tedby you with the desired term . The
vo ice command "Set as intermediate
destination" could,forex ample, be comple ted
with: "Set "Buckingham Palace" as inter-
mediate destination". LINGU
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Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of switc
w of switc h v
h voice commands
oice commands Swit
chvoice commands can be used toopen cer-
ta in applications.
Switc
Switc h v
h voice commands
oice commands V
V
oice command
oice command Colloq
Colloquialex
uial exam
am ple F
ple Function
unction
Switch to navigation I would like to go to navigation
Switchestonavigation.
Switch to address book I would like to switch to the
address bookSwitches
tothe address book.
Switch to telephone I would like to switch to the phone
Switchestothete lephone.
Switch to messages Can you switch to messages
please?Switches
tothete xt message application.
Switch to e-mail I would like to go to the e-mail
application Switches
tothe e-mail application.
Switch to radio I would like to switch to the radio
Switchestoradio.
Switch to TV I would like to switch to the TV
SwitchestoTV.
Switch to media I would like to switch to the media
applicationSwitches
tomedia. 294 294
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V
V
oice command
oice command Colloq
Colloquialex
uial exam
am ple F
ple Function
unction
Switch to comfort I would like to go to the comfort
applicationSwitches
tothe comfort settings.
Switch to vehicle info I would like to go to the vehicle
application Switches
tovehicle information.
Switch to settings I would like to go to the settings
menuSwitches
tothe menu with the setting options. %
It is not necessary to/rst call up a menu in
order tooperate a function it contains with
LINGU ATRO NIC. You can operate the function
directly using voice input, e.g. call a contact
or enter a destination for navigation. You can /nd fur
ther information in theov erview tables
fo rvo ice commands. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of na
w of na vig
vigation v
ation v oice commands
oice commands Using
the navigation voice commands you can
enter POIs and con ventional add resses or navi- ga
te to your ow n contacts. You can also car ryout
impor tant navigation settings directl y.The follo w-
ing list o.ers just a small selection of the possible
navigation commands. You will receive additional
suggestions if you say "Help for navigation". LINGU
ATRO NIC
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N
N
a
avig
vig ation v
ation v oice commands
oice commands V
V
oice command
oice command Colloq
Colloquialex
uial exam
am ple F
ple Function
unction
Navigate to

V
V
oice command
oice command Colloq
Colloq uialex
uial exam
am ple F
ple Function
unction
Navigate to <3 word address> Theexample is forth e German language:
Drive to Tapfer.Gebäude.Verliehen St
arts route guidance toa 3
wo rdaddress from
what3words.
The example mentioned navi-
ga tesyo uto the Brandenburg
Gate.
Obser vethefo llowing infor-
mation:
R 3wo rdaddresses are lan-
guage dependent.
R Sear ching for a destina-
tion using 3 word
addresses is not possible
in all countries and in all
languages. Additional
information on 3 word
addresses from
what3words can be found
in theNa vigation section
under "Entering the desti-
nation as a 3 word
address". LINGU
ATRO NIC
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