2014 MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS HATCHBACK Owners Manual

Further information on navigation can be
found in the separate Audio 20 or COMAND
Online operating instructions.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online;
see the separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi
Navi menu.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current road
? Symbol indicating "follow the road's
course" Change of direction without lane recom-
mendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is to be made, you will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. This shortens
towards the top of the display as you
approach the point of the announced change
of direction. The change of direction starts
once the distance display reaches zero.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Lanes not recommended
? Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
A Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, new lane recommenda-
tions can be displayed for the next change of
direction if the digital map supports this data. During the change of direction, new lanes
may be added. 238
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Lane not recommended
=: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direction
if you stay in this lane.
Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction ?: in this lane you will be
able to complete the next two changes of
direction without changing lane.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system The navigation system displays additional
information and the vehicle status.
Possible displays
R New
New route...
route... orCalculating Calculating route...
route...
A new route is calculated.
R Road not mapped
Road not mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognised,
e.g. new roads, car parks or private land.
R No route No route
No route could be calculated to the selec-
ted destination.
R O
You have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination. Audio menu
Selecting a radio station :
Active station list
; Station frequency with memory position
Station ;is displayed with the station fre-
quency or station name. The memory position is only displayed along with station ;if this
has been stored.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online and
select Radio (see the separate operating
instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
Vehicles with Audio 20
X To select a station from the preset list:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a station from the station list:
press and briefly hold the 9or:
button.
Vehicles with COMAND Online
X To select a preset list or station list:
press and hold the 9or: button
until the preset list or station list is shown in
the desired frequency range.
X To select a station: briefly press9
or :.
i DAB radio mode (Digital
AudioBroadcast-
ing) is an optimised digital transmission
standard designed for the mobile reception
of radio transmissions. Menus and submenus
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Audio player or audio media operation
:
Current track
Audio files from various audio players or
media can be played, depending on the equip- ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online and
select audio CD or MP3 mode; see the sep- arate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until the desired track has
been reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased. Not all audio players or media
support this function.
If track information is stored on the audio
player or media, the multifunction display will
show the number and title of the track.
Video DVD operation It is only possible to use the
Audio Audiomenu to
operate video DVDs on vehicles with
COMAND Online. X
Switch on COMAND Online and select
video DVD (see the separate operating
instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until desired scene :has
been reached. Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle
while driving will distract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose control of the
vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate these devices if road traffic con-
ditions permit. If you are unsure about the
surrounding conditions, pull over to a safe
location and make entries only while the vehi-
cle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the
legal requirements for the country in which
you are currently driving. X Switch on the mobile phone (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online;
see the separate operating instructions.
X Insert the mobile phone into the bracket
(Y page 314).
or
X Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to Audio
20 or COMAND Online; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu. 240
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You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display:
R Telephone ready
Telephone ready or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone No service
Telephone No service: there is no net-
work available or the mobile phone is
searching for a network.
i You can obtain further information about
suitable mobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre
R on the Internet at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Accepting a call X
Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
If someone calls you when you are in the Tel Tel
menu, a display message appears in the mul- tifunction display.
You can accept a call at any time, even if you
are not in the Tel Telmenu.
Rejecting or ending a call X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
You can end or reject a call even if you are not
in the Tel
Telmenu. Dialling an entry from the phone book X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
X Authorise access to the phone book on the
phone.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 9 or: button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to make the call: press
the ~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number. Menus and submenus
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X
Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to make the call: press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Assist. Assist. menu:
R Only vehicles with black and white multi-
function display: showing the status over-
view (Y page 242)
R Only vehicles with black and white multi-
function display: showing the distance dis-
play (Y page 242)
R Only vehicles with black and white multi-
function display: showing Traffic Sign
Assist (Y page 243) and activating/deac-
tivating the Traffic Sign Assist message
function (Y page 243)
R Only vehicles with colour multifunction dis-
play: showing the assistance graphic
(Y page 243)
R Only vehicles with colour multifunction dis-
play: activating/deactivating the Traffic
Sign Assist message function
(Y page 243)
R Activating/deactivating ESP ®
(Y page 244)
R Activating/deactivating COLLISION PRE-
VENTION ASSIST PLUS (Y page 244)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (Y page 244) R
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 245)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist (Y page 245)
Showing the status overview The
Status overview Status overview is only available in
vehicles with black and white multifunction
displays.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Status
Status
overview
overview.
X Press the abutton.
The Status overview
Status overview shows you the sta-
tus of and/or information from the follow-
ing driving systems or driving safety sys-
tems:
R Traffic Sign Assist (Y page 218)
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(Y page 74)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 216)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 223)
R Rear window wiper (Y page 134)
X Press :to display the ATTEN-
TION ASSIST assessment.
Showing the distance display The Distance display is only available in vehi-
cles with a monochrome multifunction dis-
play and DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Distance Distance
display
display.
X Press the abutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 198). 242
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Showing the assistance graphic
The assistance graphic is only available in
vehicles with a colour multifunction display.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Assistance
Assistance
graphic
graphic.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the
DISTRONIC PLUS distance display in the
assistance graphic.
The assistance graphic shows you the sta-
tus of and/or information from the follow-
ing driving systems or driving safety sys-
tems:
R Traffic Sign Assist (Y page 218)
R DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 198)
R COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS
(Y page 74)
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 216)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 223)
R Rear window wiper (Y page 134)
X Press :to display the ATTEN-
TION ASSIST assessment. Traffic Sign Assist Displaying Traffic Sign Assist
Only on vehicles with a black and white mul-
tifunction display.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Traffic Sign Assist
Traffic Sign Assist.
X Press the abutton.
Under certain conditions, detected speed
limits are shown in the multifunction dis-
play.
Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist message function
Only on vehicles with a black and white mul-
tifunction display.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Traffic Sign Assist
Traffic Sign Assist.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
X Press the :button.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
When the display is activated, detected
traffic signs are displayed in the multifunc- tion display for five seconds.
For further information about Traffic Sign
Assist, see (Y page 218).
Activating/deactivating the Traffic Sign
Assist display
Only in vehicles with a colour multifunction
display.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Traffic Sign Assist Traffic Sign Assist. Menus and submenus
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X
Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
When the display is activated, detected
traffic signs are displayed in the multifunc- tion display for five seconds.
For further information about Traffic Sign
Assist, see (Y page 218).
Deactivating/activating ESP ®Observe the important safety notes on ESP
®
(Y page 77). G
WARNING
If you deactivate ESP ®
, ESP ®
no longer sta-
bilises the vehicle. There is an increased risk
of skidding and an accident.
Only deactivate ESP ®
in the situations descri-
bed in the following.
It may be best to deactivate ESP ®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
For further information about ESP ®
, see
(Y page 77).
X Start the engine.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select ESP ESP.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
ESP ®
is deactivated if the åwarning
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up
continuously when the engine is running.
If the ÷ andå warning lamps light up
continuously, ESP ®
is not available due to a
malfunction.
Observe the information on warning lamps
(Y page 289). Observe the information on display messages
(Y page 252).
Activating/deactivating COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Collision Prevent. Assist
Collision Prevent. Assist.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
Vehicles with black and white multifunction
display: when COLLISION PREVENTION
ASSIST PLUS is activated, the multifunc-
tion display in the status overview shows
the Ä symbol.
Vehicles with colour multifunction display:
when COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST
PLUS is deactivated, the multifunction dis- play in the assistance graphic shows the
æ symbol.
For further information about COLLISION
PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS, see (Y page 74).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attention Assist
Attention Assist.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orSensitive
Sensitive .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicles with black and white multifunction
display: when ATTENTION ASSIST is acti-
vated, the multifunction display in the sta-
tus overview shows the Àsymbol.
Vehicles with colour multifunction display:
when ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, 244
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the multifunction display in the assistance
graphic shows the ésymbol.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 216).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist .
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist, see (Y page 221).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist .
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set Off
Off ,
Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicles with a black and white multifunc-
tion display: when Lane Keeping Assist is
activated, the multifunction display in the
status overview shows the Ãsymbol.
Vehicles with a colour multifunction dis-
play: when Lane Keeping Assist is activa-
ted, the multifunction display shows the
lane markings as bright lines in the assis-
tance graphic.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (Y page 223). Service menu
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Serv.
Serv. menu:
R Calling up display messages in the mes-
sage memory (Y page 251)
R Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning
system (Y page 358)
R Checking the tyre pressure electronically
(Y page 358)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 323) Settings menu
Introduction Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, In the
Settings Settingsmenu you have the
following options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
R Changing the vehicle settings
R Changing the heating settings
R Changing the convenience settings
R Restoring the factory settings Menus and submenus
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