2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Message
voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Text message to To
create a message. All address book names are available.
Reply To
reply toa message
Forward text message To
forw ard a message Overview of
vehicle voice commands Yo
u can use theve hicle voice commands to
directly call up the cor responding menus forthe
ve hicle settings.
Ve hicle voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Ambient light menu To
display ambient light settings
Ambient light "blue" To
switch ambient light toblue
Display and styles menu To
show display settings
Assistance menu To
display assis tance settings 262
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Vo
ice command Function
Scent menu To
display fragrance settings
Energy flow To
display energy flow settings
Ionisation menu To
display ionisation settings
Climate control menu To
display climate control settings
Automatic climate control driver on To
switch on the automatic climate control settings on the driver's side
Light menu To
display light settings
Massage menu To
display massage settings
Massage driver's seat on To
switch on the massage function forth e driver's seat
Massage driver's seat off To
switch off the massage function forth e driver's seat
Outside temperature To
display the outside temp erature
Engine data Displaying engine data
Seats menu To
display seat adjustment settings
Seat heating front passenger level "2" To
set the seat heating forth e front passenger seat toleve l 2 LINGU
ATRO NIC 263
Internal use only

Vo
ice command Function
Consumption menu To
display consum ption
Vehicle data To
display vehicle data 264
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Internal use only

Overview and operation
Overview of
the multimedia sy stem &
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. 1
Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem button group on the
st eering wheel (/ page246)
2 Media display
3 Main function button group (/ page 269)
4 Touchpad
5 Controller
•Ad justs thevo lume (/ page272) • Switches
the sound on/off (/ page271)
Fo r Mercedes-AMG vehicles with AMG Per‐
fo rm ance exhaust sy stem:
• Turn: adjusts thevo lume
• Press: switches the multimedia sy stem
on/off
6 Ü button
• Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
Fo r Mercedes-AMG vehicles with AMG Per‐
fo rm ance exhaust sy stem:
• Sets thevo lume of the AMG Performance
ex haust sy stem
7 Controller Note
s onthe media display *
NO
TEScratches on the display The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur
face. The reis a risk of it becoming
scratched. #
Avoid touching the displa y. #
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning. Multimedia sy
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Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(/ page 385).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automatically. The
display may then switch off comple tely for a
while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarised sun glasses, it
may be dif ficult toread the displa y. Central control elements
overview 1
Touch Control
2 Controller
3 Touchpad To
uch Control Operating
Touch Control #
Operate the multimedia sy stem with Touch
Control 2and associated but tons 1 and
3.
Calling up the main functions #
Press button 1.
or #
Press button 3repeatedly until the main
functions are shown.
Calling up favo urites #
Press button 1. 266
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#
Swipe down on Touch Control 2.
Opening and closing a list #
Toopen: pressTouch Control 2. #
Toclose: press button 3.
or #
Swipe right on Touch Control 2.
Selecting a menu item #
Swipe up, down, left or right on Touch Con‐
trol 2. #
Press Touch Control 2.
Moving the digital map #
Swipe in any direction.
Setting the sensitivity for the Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
w Input
5 Touch Control sensitivity #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . Operating
the controller 1
% button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
2 ò button
Calls up the main functions To
call up favo urites: when the main func‐
tions are displa yed, slide controller 3
down.
3 Controller
Controller operating options: #
Turn 3 anti-clockwise or clo ckwise. #
Slide 1 left orright. #
Slide 4 up or down. #
Slide 2 diagonally. #
Press 7brief lyor press and hold. To
uchpad Ac
tivating/deactivating the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
w Input #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª theTouchpad .
Operating theto uchpad
Re quirements:
R The touchpad is swit ched on (/ page 267). Multimedia sy
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1
Touchpad
2 © button
Calls up main functions and favo urites
3 D button
Calls up the control menu of the last active
audio source
4 % button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display Yo
u can navigate in menus and lists via touch-
sensitive sur face 1 byusing a single-finger
swipe: #
Toopen or close lists: swipe left orright. #
Toselect the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right. #
Press touchpad 1. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe: #
Tocall up main functions and favo urites:
swipe down with two fingers. The swipe mu st
st art in the upper area of theto uchpad. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Tocall up the control menu of the last
active audio source: swipe up with twofin‐
ge rs. The swipe must start in the lo wer area
of theto uchpad. Setting
the sensitivity for the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
w Input #
Select Touchpad sensitivity . #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . #
Toset the pressure sensitivit y:switch
Touchpad tap onO or off ª.
If th e function is switched on O, atap on
th eto uchpad is enough toselect a menu
item.
Handwriting recognition: swit ching there ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
õ Audio
5 System feedback #
Switch Read out handwriting recognition on
O or off ª. 268
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Ac
tivating/deactivating haptic ope rating
fe edba ckon theto uchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
w Input
The function supports you when making entries
on theto uchpad and when selecting menus. #
Swit chHaptic operating feedback onO or
off ª.
When the function is activated, a tactile feed‐
back in thefo rm of a vibration is ef fected
when theto uchpad is operated.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad #
Press theD button on theto uchpad.
or #
Swipe up with two fingers. The swipe mu st
st art in the lo wer area of theto uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected. #
Use one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: the pr evious or the next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or the next music
tra ck is selec ted. #
Tohide the control menu: swipe down with
two fingers. The swipe mu st start in the
upper area of theto uchpad. Main functions
Calling up
the main functions 1
ß button
Calls up navigation
2 $ button
Calls up thera dio
3 Õ button
Calls up media
4 % button Calls up
thete lephone
5 Ø button
Sets vehicle functions #
Alternatively: press the© button on the
To uch Control, cont roller or theto uchpad.
The main functions are displ ayed. #
Select the main function. Favo
urites Overview of
favo urites
Fa vourites of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocreate 20
fa vo urites in tota l.
The following functions are available:
R add pre-defined favo urites fromthefo llow‐
ing categories (/ page270):
- Navigation
- Entertainment
- Telephone
- Connect
- Vehicle Multimedia sy
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