MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG 2021 Owners Manual

7
Calls up applications
8 Quic k-access toapplication
9 Global menu
G Calls up pr evious menu
© Calls up the home screen
û Prev ious track or pr evious radio station
ü Next track or next radio station
% During a telephone call, the call duration is
displa yed in global menu 9.
In the image, the applications are ar ranged as a
ca rousel. Pressing and holding on ©arranges
th e applications in a grid. This presentation is also
used bya smartphone, forex ample.
The following functions are called up in the Con-
trol Center:
R Noti/cations Centre
R Content sharing menu
R Favourites
R Vehicle quick- access Cont Cont
ent shar
ent shar ing menu in t
ing menu in t he Contr
he Control Cent
ol Center
er Example: showing displ
ays
1 Calls up a menu
2 Central display with active content (co ver dis-
play)
3 Displa ysanimation for content sharing
4 Ä Bluetooth ®
headphones connected to
th eright rear displ ay 5
Rear displ ays with active content (co ver dis-
play)
6 MBUX rear tablet
To share content, drag a displ ayand drop it over
ano ther displa y.
To cont rol media playbac k,tap a displa y. Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he MBUX multimedia syst
he MBUX multimedia syst em
em Using T
Using T
ouc
ouch Contr
h Contr ol
ol 1
© Shows th e home screen
2 Touch Control 368
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swipe inthe direction of
th e ar row (navigate)
a Press (con/rm)
3 G Returns tothe pr evious display
4 6 Makes or accepts a call
5 ~ Rejects or ends a call
6 Increase volume: swipe upwards
Re duce volume: swipe down
8 Switches o. the sound: press
7 ß Calls up favo urites (press brie0y) or
adds favo urites (press and hold)
8 £ Starts the MBUX Voice Assistant
Yo u can navigate thro ugh menus and lists via the
to uch-sensitive sur face of Touch Control 2using
a
a single-/ng
single-/ng er
erswipe
swipe, forex ample: #
T
To ent
o ent er a c
er a c har
haract
acter
er:
:select a character using
th eke yboard and press on Touch Control 2. #
T
To select a menu op
o select a menu op tion:
tion:scroll in a list and
press Touch Control 2. #
T
To mov
o mov e t
e the digit
he digit al map:
al map: swipe in any direc-
tion. Using t
Using t
he t
he touc
ouchscr
hscr een
een Example: Control elements under
the central
display
1 Fingerprint sensor
2 Switches the MBUX multimedia system on or
o.
3 Switches the mute function on/o. 4
Adjusts thevo lume
Press ±orq or swipe overth e button #
T
To select a menu it
o select a menu it em or entry
em or entry:
:ta p on a sym-
bol or an entr y. #
T
To incr
o incr ease t
ease t he map scale:
he map scale: tap twice quickly
with one /n ger. #
T
To r
o r educe t
educe t he map scale:
he map scale: tap with two /ngers. #
T
To ent
o ent er c
er char
haract
acter
ers wit
s wit h t
h the ke
he keypad:
ypad: tap on a
button. #
T
To na
o na vig
vigat
ate in menus:
e in menus: swipe up, down, leT or
ri ght. #
T
To use handwr
o use handwr iting t
iting to ent
o enter c
er char
haract
acter
ers:
s: write
th ech aracter with one /nger on the
to uchscreen. #
T
To zoom in and out of t
o zoom in and out of t he map:
he map:movetwo /n-
ge rs toget her or apart. #
T
To enlarg
o enlarg e or r
e or reduce t
educe t he size of a section of a
he size of a section of a
w
w ebsit
ebsit e:
e:mo vetwo /n gers toget her or apart. #
T
To tur
o tur n t
n the digit
he digit al map:
al map: turn anti-clockwise or
clockwise using two /ngers. MBUX multimedia system
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#
T
To mov
o mov e t
e the digit
he digit al map:
al map: touch the
to uchscreen and mo ve your /ngerin any
direction. #
T
To sav
o sav e t
e the des
he destination in t tination in t he digit
he digital map:
al map:
to uch theto uchscreen and hold until a mes-
sage is shown. #
T
To call up t
o call up t he home scr
he home scr een:
een:swipe up with
th re e /n gers in an application. #
T
To se
o se t t
t the v
he v olume on a scale:
olume on a scale: touch the
to uchscreen and mo vethe /n gertothe leT or
ri ght. #
T
To call up a global menu in t
o call up a global menu in t he applications:
he applications:
to uch theto uchscreen and hold until the
Options menu appears. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he MBUX V
he MBUX Voice Assist
oice Assistant
ant &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction due toinfor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information systems and com-
munications equipment integ rated in theve hi-
cle when driving, you could be distracted from th
e tra1c situation. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
tra1c situation pe rmits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle in accordance with the tra1c
conditions and operate the equipment
with theve hicle stationar y. 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.
Using the MBUX Voice Assistant, vehicle func-
tions and various areas of the MBUX multimedia
system can be operated byvoice input. The MBUX Vo
ice Assistant is operational appr oximately half a
minute aTer switching on the ignition and can be
operated from all seats. Further information and
ex amples of voice commands can be found in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
Yo u can use the MBUX Voice Assistant tooperate
th efo llowing functions depending on theve hicle
equipment:
R Telephone
R Text message and e-mail
R Navigation
R Radio, media, TV
R Vehicle functions
R Online functions
Fu ll functionality of thevo ice control system is
only available foryo u with activation of online
vo ice control. 370 370
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Conducting a dialogue
Conducting a dialogue
S
S
t
tar
ar ting a dialogue
ting a dialogue #
Say "Hey Mercedes" toactivate the MBUX
Vo ice Assistant. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia system.
or #
Press the£ button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
A blue line appears in the MBUX multimedia
system. The dialogue can be star ted.
Fo rth e dialogue with the MBUX Voice Assistant,
yo u can use comple tesentences of collo quial lan-
guage as voice commands. Voice activation can
also be directly combined with a voice command,
e.g. "Hey Mercedes, how fast can I drive?" .
Calling up help Calling up help #
F
For inf
or inf or
ormation about t
mation about t he MBUX V
he MBUX Voice Assis-
oice Assis-
t
t ant
ant: :say "Hey Mercedes, what can you do?" #
Digit
Digit al Owner's Manual:
al Owner's Manual: "Show me the Own-
er's Manual". The fullextent of the Digital
Owner's Manual is available when theve hicle
is stationar y. Oper
Oper
ating functions (ex
ating functions (ex am
amples)
ples) #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he na
he na vig
vigation:
ation: "Search for an
Asian restaurant, but not Japanese, in South
London." #
T To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he phone:
he phone: "Call my father." #
T
To c
o c hang
hang e t
e the syst
he syst em languag
em languag e t
e to English
o English
(shor
(shor t command):
t command): "Change language to Eng-
lish". #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate t
e t he r
he r adio:
adio: "Show me the list of
radio stations." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate media:
e media: "Switch on random play-
back." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate v
e v ehicle functions:
ehicle functions: "Switch the
seat heating to level 2." #
T
To oper
o oper at
ate online functions:
e online functions: "What's the time
in Sydney?" #
T
To ask a q
o ask a q ues
uestion about t
tion about t he v
he vehicle:
ehicle: "Do I
have Blind Spot Assist?" Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he MBUX Int
he MBUX Int er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant
ant &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from the cam-
era's laser radiation
This product uses a classi/cation 1 laser sys-
te m. If the housing is opened or damaged,
laser radiation may damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Always ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu ali/ed special-
ist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord-
ance with IEC 60825-1:2014 and DIN EN
60825-1:2014.
%
The camera records image data forth e appli-
cations, forex ample body, head and hand
de tection.
The camera con verts th e image data directly
into me tadata. No image data is sa ved in the
process. The data is only processed in the
ve hicle and is not transmitted from theve hi-
cle. MBUX multimedia system
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%
You can activate or deactivate Interior Assis-
ta nt functions, e.g. Light. The settings are
sa ved in your cur rent user pro/le and are
seat-speci/c. Viath e user pro/le they are also
av ailable in ano ther vehicle with the MBUX
Interior Assistant. This means that you only
ha ve tomake the settings once and can take
th em with youto theot her vehicle.
% You can switch the Interior Assistant front and
re ar camera on and o. using FrontandRear .
The selected camera settings (on/o.) are not
sa ved in the user pro/le and only apply tothe
cur rent vehicle. If youch ange toano ther vehi-
cle with the MBUX Interior Assistant, please
ch eck the settings and adjust them if neces-
sar y.
The MBUX Interior Assistant is equipped with
front and rear cameras.
% Alternativel y,a con/guration with front cam-
era only is also available.
The front camera consists of two cameras that
support the driver and the front passenger.
The rear camera consists of two cameras that
support the leT and right rear seat passen gers. The MBUX Interior Assistant
records theve hicle
occupants via 3D laser cameras. The cameras of
th e front camera are located in theove rhead con-
trol panel. The cameras of there ar camera are
located in thero of bo ws.
The Assistant de tects interactions of theve hicle
occupants via the cameras. It interpr etsth e natu-
ra l hand, head and body mo vements of theve hi-
cle occupants either in cont ext or at their explicit
re qu est. The Assistant can thus automatically trig-
ge rve hicle interior functions and assist appropri-
ately tothe situation. 1
Arrangement of the cameras of the front cam-
era in theove rhead control panel 1
Arrangement of there ar camera in thero of
bo ws
The Assistant supports vehicle and inf otainment
functions at thre e interaction le vels:
R INTELLIGENT
The Assistant recognises vehicle occupants
automatically and activates functions.
R REACTIVE
The Assis tant recognises the natural body lan-
guage of a vehicle occupant and car ries out
functions automaticall y,appropriate tothe sit-
uation.
R CONTAC TLESS 372 372
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The
vehicle occupant actively requ ests a func-
tion using a hand mo vement or pose.
The Assis tant o.ers functions forth efo llowing:
R SAFETY
The Assistant supports vehicle occupants with
th e use of restraint systems.
R COMFORT
The Assistant enhances comfo rtby automat-
ing functions inside theve hicle and supporting
natural interaction with theve hicle.
R INFOTAINMENT
Ope rating options or information are highligh-
te d and/or shown on the central display as
yo ur hand approaches. The vehicle occupants
can car ryout a favo urite function with a hand
pose.
Syst
Syst em limits, displa
em limits, displa y messag
y messages and not
es and not es f
es for
or
r
r ecti/cation
ecti/cation
The er ror messages are shown on the central dis-
pla y,forex ample. The system may be impaired or may not function
in
thefo llowing situations:
R The cameras may heat up during operation. As
are sult the cameras may switch o. temp ora-
ri ly , particular lyduring longer periods of oper-
ation and at high outside temp eratures.
Do not touch or co verth e cameras. Wait until
th e cameras ha vecooled down and are availa-
ble again.
The Interior assistant unavailable. Notifica-
tion to follow. message appears.
Yo ure ceive a message when the camera is
av ailable again.
R The front or rear camera is co vered, dirty, fog-
ge d up or scratched.
Wa it until the camera has cooled down before
cleaning the camera co ver.
The Currently unavailable, see Owner's Man-
ual. message appears.
Clean the outside of the camera co ver with a
dry or damp cotton clo th. Do not use micro/-
bre clo ths. Do no not tre mo vethe co ver when
cleaning. R
Ave hicle occupant is very large. Clo thing
being worn(glove s, hat, scarf, colour of clo th-
ing) or objects car ried on a person, forex am-
ple a watch with a lar geface, are a.ecting the
camera vie w.Or the de tection range of the
camera is restric ted.
The Interior assist. only available to driver to
limited extent, see Owner's Manual message
appears.
Ke ep the camera's /eld of vision clear.
Objects in the de tection range of the camera
can restrict the camera vie w.Please make
sure, that no objects hang on the inside rear-
view mir ror,fo rex ample.
R The MBUX Interior Assis tant is faulty.
The Interior assistant is unavailable. Please
contact a Mercedes-Benz workshop. mes-
sage appears.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz service centre.
R Vehicles with rear ben chseat: as soon as the
cent re rea r seat is occupied, there ar seat
functions are not suppor ted. MBUX multimedia system
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The
Interior assistant in the rear is only avail-
able when the centre seat is free message
appears.
To use the Interior Assistant in there ar
passen ger compartment, keep the centre rear
seat free. Anticipat Anticipat
or
ory e
y e xit w
xit w ar
arning (S
ning (S AFET
AFETY/r
Y/reactiv
eactiv e)
e) Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Active Blind Spot
Assist with exitwa rning.
R Active Blind Spot Assist is activa ted
( / page 302).
R The vehicle is equipped with active ambient
lighting or ambient lighting.
R The cameras are switched on:
The front camera activates the front doors.
The rear camera activates there ar doors.
% Obser vethe information on the system limits
of Active Blind Spot Assist with exitwa rning
(/ page 298). The function can
warnvehicle occupants about a
possible collision with an approaching vehicle or
bicycle when they exitth eve hicle.
As soon as a vehicle occupant mo vesth eir hand
to wa rdsth e door handle, depending on theve hi-
cle equipment, thefo llowing warnings are issued:
R The active ambient lighting or ambient lighting
0ashes red.
R The warning lamp in the outside mir ror also
0ashes redfo r one of the front doors.
R When the door is opened, a warning tone
sounds.
% The visual warning is thus already given
bef bef ore
ore the door is opened.
% Further information on Active Blind Spot
Assist with exitwa rning (/ page 298) and on
ambient lighting (/ page 179). Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light and searc
eading light and searc h light and
h light and
on or
on or o.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For t
or t he r
he r eading light
eading light: :th e cameras are
switched on:
The front camera activates there ading light
fo r driver and front passenger.
The rear camera activates there ading light for
th e leT and right rear seat passen gers.
R The driver's and front passenger's hand mo ve-
ment take s place under the inside rearview
mir ror.Re ar compartment passen gers mo ve
th eir hand at thegr ab handle in front of the
re ading lamp.
R F For t
or t he searc
he searc h light
h light::th e function is available in
th eve hicle when it is dar k.
The cameras are switched on:
The front camera records the interaction area
of the unoccupied front passenger seat.
The rear camera records the interaction area
of the unoccupied leT or right rear seat.
R The seats co vered are unoccupied or a child is
sitting in a child restraint system. 374 374
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Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light on and
eading light on and o.
o.Ca
rrying out operation of there ading light forthe
driver and front passenger Car
rying out operation of there ading light forre ar
occupants #
Move yo ur hand up and down vertically under
th e inside review mir ror.
or #
Movethe hand on thegr ab handle vertically
up and down in front of there ading light.
The reading light is switched on or o.. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he searc
he searc h light on and
h light on and o.
o. Interaction area
for activating the sear chlight #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:reach with your hand into the
area of an unoccupied seat.
The sear chlight is switched on automatically
fo rth eve hicle occupants. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: withdr awthe hand from the area
of the unoccupied seat.
The sear chlight is switched o. again. MBUX multimedia system
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A
A
ut
ut omatic pr
omatic pr eselection of t
eselection of t he outside mirr
he outside mirr or
or
(C
(C OMF
OMF OR
ORT/r
T/r eactiv
eactiv e)
e) Re
quirements:
R The front camera is switched on.
Until no w,toset the outside mirror the desired
mir ror had tobe selected using a preselection
button in the driver's door.
Wi th th e MBUX Interior Assistant, the mir rorto be
set is preselected automatically bythe natural
mo vement of your head tothe leT or right. When
th e hand touches the button for adjusting the out-
side mir ror,th e LED under the button of the pre-
selected mirror side lights up.
Use the button toset the position of the active
outside mir ror.
% Preselection of the outside mir ror using but-
to ns is still possible. Further information on
adjusting the outside mir rors ( / page 184).
% The driver camera is also used forth is appli-
cation. Calling up
fav
Calling up favour our it
ites wit
es wit h t
h the V pose (INF OT
he V pose (INF OTAIN-
AIN-
MENT/cont
MENT/cont actless)
actless) R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The front camera is switched on.
R Atleast one favo urite has been sa ved in the
fa vo urites list.
R The favo urite has been connected with the
MBUX Interior Assistant.
R The area for de tecting thefa vo urites pose (V
pose) is abo vethe centre console in front of
th e central displa y.
R The V pose is held for a brief time.
The V pose makes it easier tocall up favo urites.
The front vehicle occupants can associate their
ow nfavo urite with theV- pose. Some examples
include a navigation destination, a radio station or
a massage prog ramme for a seat.
% If afavo urite has not yetbeen sa ved and con-
nected with the MBUX Interior Assistant, the
multimedia system will assist you. Implementation of
theV- pose abo vethe st owage
compartment of the centre console at the height of
th e central display #
Position your hand abo vethe st owage com-
partment of the centre console at the height
of the central displa y.The back of your hand is
fa cing upwards. In doing so, your index and
middle /n gerare spread toform aV. With your
ot her /ngers bent in wards. 376
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#
Brie0y hold the V pose.
The favo urite is called up. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he dr
he driv
iver camera
er camera The driver camera is on
the driver display or in the
3D driver displa y.
The driver camera de tects thefo llowing character-
istics:
R Head position
R View ing direction
R Eyelid closure characteristics
R Driver's face
% The driver camera records image data for
applications such as ATTENTION ASSIST and
fa cial recognition, forex ample.
The camera con verts th e image data directly
into me tadata. No image data is sa ved in the
process. The data is only processed in the
ve hicle and is not transmitted from theve hi-
cle.
The driver camera is automatically activated
each time theve hicle is opened with thekey. The driver camera must be set up
forfa ce de tec-
tion before use. Teaching-in biometric data
(/ page 379).
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera is co vered or dirty, misted up or
scratched.
R The driver's face and/or eyes are co vered.
R The driver is wearing glasses that block inf ra-
re d.
Displa Displa y messag
y messag es
es
In thefo llowing situations display message s may
be shown:
R The driver camera is inoperative.
The camera is faulty.
The Driver camera inoperative See Owner's
Manual message appears.
R The driver camera cann otcapture the position
of your head. The
Change steering wheel/ seat position
until 6 dots are visible on the upper edge of
the screen messageappears.
R The view of the driver camera is reduced or
re stric ted.
The Driver camera view currently restricted
See Owner's Manual message appears.
N No ot
tes on care
es on care
Please comply with the no tes on caring forthe
interior (/ page 434). Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he dr
he driv
iver camer
er camer a on or
a on oro.
o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Intelligent assistants #
Select OnorOff.
When the driver camera is switched o., thefo l-
lowing functions are not available or limi ted:
R The 3D driver display (/ page 345)
R The MBUX augmented reality Head-up Displ ay
( / page 348) MBUX multimedia system
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