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Telephone numbers can be entered as single
digits. Changing
the language setting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the sy stem language settings. If the set sys‐
te m language is not suppor tedby LINGUA‐
TRONIC, English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available in thefo llowing lan‐
guages:
R German
R English
R French
R Italian
R Dutch
R Spanish Using LINGU
ATRO NIC ef fectively Au
dible help functions Yo
ure cei veinformation and help for:
R optimal operation: saytheHelp LINGUA-
TRONIC command
R cur rent application: presstheó button
on the multifunction steering wheel and say
th eHelp command
R continued dialogue: saytheHelp command
during a voice dialogue
R specific sy stem: call up the help command
fo rth e desired sy stem, e.g. Help telephone Speech
quality impr ovement If LI
NGUATRONIC does not unde rstand you:
R only operate LINGU ATRO NIC from the driv‐
er's seat.
R say the commands coherently and clearly,
but do not exaggerate thewo rds. R
preve nt loud noises, e.g. the blo wer,from
inter fering while you make an entr y.
R say thevo ice tag with the same intonation
when creating voice tags.
If an addre ss book entry voice tag is not rec‐
ognised:
R only crea tesensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. surname and
fi rs t name in the cor rect field.
R do not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognised:
R say theRead out station list command. Essential commands
Switch commands
Switch commands can be used
toopen cer tain
applications. The command selection can be
used rega rdless of the application that is cur‐
re ntly acti ve. LINGU
ATRO NIC 259

Yo
u can navigate in menus and lists via touch-
sensitive sur face 1 byusing a single-finger
swipe. #
Toselect the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right. #
Press touchpad 1. #
Toopen or close lists: swipe left orright. #
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. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart.
Setting the sensitivity
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
w Input #
Select Touchpad sensitivity .#
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . Handwriting
recognition: swit ching there ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
õ Audio #
Switch Read out handwriting recognition on
O or off ª.
Handwriting recognition: selecting an input
langua ge #
Select B. #
Select an input language. Main functions
Calling up the main functions #
1 ß button: switches navigation on #
2 $ button: switches thera dio on #
3 Õ button: switches the audio source
on #
4 % button: switches telephone mode
on #
5 Ø button: calls up vehicle functions
Alternativel y: #
When the basic menu of a main function is
shown, press the% button. #
Toselect a main function: swipe left or
ri ght on theto uchpad. #
Press theto uchpad.
Calling up lists and menus on the multimedia
sy stem
Calling up a list #
Call up a main function (→ page271). #
Toopen a lis t:swipe left on theto uchpad.
The list is opened. Multimedia sy
stem 271

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characters which are useful forth e cur‐
re nt input string
Other characters are gr eyed out. #
On theto uchpad: Select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or #
Write thech aracters on theto uch-sensitive
sur face of theto uchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Characters can be entered using thefo llowing
me thods:
R using a keyword sear chfor a track or artist
R connecting the mobile phone tothe multime‐
dia sy stem byentering the passk ey
R entering a phone number
R entering a web address Character input using
the controller
Example: renaming a favo urite #
Calling up the "Renaming a favo urite" func‐
tion (→ page273). #
Toenter a character: turn3, slide 4
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line.
Use thefo llowing ent ryfunctions:
£ Todele teach aracter: press the control‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry: press and hold the
controller until the entire entry is deleted. Ä
To
switch tospecial characters and sym‐
bols.
X To
switch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
te rs.
B To
change the language.
v Handwriting To
switch tocharacter ent ry
on theto uchpad.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel. #
Toconfirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation) #
Enter a POI or address (→ page 285).
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
The touchpad is swit ched on (→ page270).
The en tere d or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-aloud
function is swit ched on (→ page271). Multimedia sy
stem 275

Ac
tivating/deactivating the COMAND Touch
ch ild saf ety lock
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
COMAND Touch
Child saf ety lock #
Switch Parental control onO or off ª.
The content displa yed on theex tern al device
can on lybe set on the multimedia sy stem. Sy
stem language Note
s onthe sy stem language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan‐
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language af fects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all lan‐
guages. If a language is not available, the naviga‐
tion announcements will be in Engl ish.
Setting the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Language #
Set the language. %
Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select ةيبرعلاas
th e language from the language list. Naviga‐
tion announcements are then also made in
Arabic. Setting
the distance unit Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Units #
Select kmormi. #
Switch Additional speedometer onO todis‐
play in the instrument clus ter's multifunction
displa y. Data import and
export Data import/export function
The
following functions are possible:
R transfer ring da tafrom one sy stem or vehicle
to ano ther sy stem or vehicle.
R creating a bac kup copy of your personal data
and loading it again. R
protecting your personal data against un wan‐
te dex port with PIN pr otection.
Yo u can either use an SD card or a USB storage
device as temp orary storage.
% Please no tethat the NTFS file sy stem is not
suppor ted. The FAT32 file sy stem is recom‐
mended.
Importing/exporting data
* NO
TEData loss #
Do not remo vethe data storage
medium when data is being expor ted.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The ignition is switched on or theve hicle has
been star ted.
R The SD card is inser ted (→ page 338) or the
USB device is connecte d (→page 341). Multimedia sy
stem 281

Examples:
R ifyo u are sear ching forKö nigsstraße in
St utt gart,fo rex ample, you can en ter
ST UT and KÖN.
R ifyo u are sear ching for a POI in theUn i‐
te d Kingdom, forex ample, you can en ter
THE SHARD.
To try bo thexamples, the count rysetting
must also be changed (Me thod 2). #
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5. #
Write characters on theto uchpad. #
Toswitch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or #
Press theto uchpad. #
Todel ete an entr y:select 8(ifavailable).
R Press brief ly: del etes the last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
R Press and hold: dele testh e entire entry. #
Toset the language: select4. #
Select a language. %
This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tosear chonline: select6ª ONLINE.
Once an In tern et connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry.
Online destinations are pr ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider. #
Select the destination.
% Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries.
Re quirements:
R You ha vea Mercedes me account.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes.me. #
Tocall up the lis t:press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards. #
Select a destination in the list. #
Toadopt a destination: selectAdopt desti-
nation7.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-step #
Press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. City or postcode
is highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
POI, are available. #
Select City or postcode.
The character bar appears. #
Enter a city or postcode.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list. 286
Multimedia sy stem

Selecting
route options
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route .
Avoid
options
Av oiding areas #
Select Areas(→page 304).
Av oiding mo torw ays, ferries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads #
Select Oor deselect ªtheavo id option.
Using routes requiring a special tollst icker #
Select Use vignette roads .#
Select Oor deselect ªAllor countries.
The route take s into account roads in the
selected countries which requ ire youto pay a
time-based fee (vignette). A vignette allo ws
fo rth e use of a route network for a limi ted
time pe riod.
Using tollro ads #
Select Use toll roads. #
Select Payment in cash orElectronic billing
or Off.
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If Off is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
The selected route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theFerries avoid
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Switch announcements on Oor off ª.
R Announce traffic warnings
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries.
R Announce street names The multimedia sy
stem announces the
names of thero ads that will follow the
upcoming change of direction.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Re quirement:
A destination is entered. The route can also
include up tofour intermediate destinations.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination #
Select Intermediate destinations.
The following information is displa yed:
R intermediate destinations and destination
R name, address
R remaining driving dis tance
R time of ar rival 292
Multimedia sy stem

#
Toconnect a mobile phone: openstowage
compartment co ver1. #
Lightly press NFC area 2onthe inside of
th e co ver.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. #
Toswitch mobile phones: lightly pressthe
NFC area of the mobile phone (see the man‐
ufacturer's operating instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorised on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther functions without having a mobile phone
authorised on the multimedia sy stem:
R transfer ring a contact or a business card,
e.g. for direct navigation toan entered
address
R transfer ring a URL tothe enlar ged view in the
multimedia sy stem
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirement:
A mobile phone is authorised (→ page 308).Multimedia sy
stem:
, Telephone .
á Connect device -
Mobile phone
This function ensures optimal language qualit y. #
Highlight the mobile phone in the device list. #
Select ¥. #
Select Reception volume orTransmission
volume . #
Set thevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
õ Audio #
Select Telephone speech volume orPhone
ringtone volume. #
Set thevo lume. 310
Multimedia sy stem