2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON navigation system

Command
Function
Vehicle To
switch tovehicle settings
System settings To
switch tosystem settings Na
vigation commands Wi
th th e navigation commands, you can en ter
POIs or con ventional addresses as well as make
impor tant navigation settings. Command
Function
Navigate to

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
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#
Toselect a menu item: swipe up or down
on theto uchpad. #
Press theto uchpad. Favo
urites Overview of
favo urites
Fa vourites of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo urites in tota l.
The following functions are available:
R add pre-defined favo urites fromthefo llow‐
ing categories:
- Navigation
- Entertainment
- Telephone
- Connect
- Vehicle
- System settings
R add your ow nfa vo urites
R rename a favo urite
R moveafa vo urite R
dele teafa vo urite
R restore all favo urites settings
Calling up favo urites #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once.
Leaving theFavo urites menu #
Press the© button. Ad
ding a favo urite
Ad ding a pre-de fined favo urite #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards twice.
The Favourites menu appears. 272
Multimedia sy stem

#
Toswitch off: press control knob 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line.
Yo u will also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitch on: change the media source or
adjust thevo lume. Ad
justing the volume #
Turn control knob 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. You can set thevo lume of
ot her sound sources separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sou rce.
R during a telephone call #
Alternativel y:select System. #
Select Audio. #
Select volume settings. #
Set thevo lume. Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function
The following functions are available:
R selecting a character in thech aracter bar
R writing a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
and resumed with ano ther. #
On theTo uch Control and controller:
select a character in thech aracter bar.
Depending on the destination entered, the
fo llowing is available:
R the full set of characters 274
Multimedia sy stem

Example:
renaming a favo urite #
Calling up the "Renaming a favo urite" func‐
tion (→ page273). #
Toenter a character: useyour finger to
write characters on theto uchpad.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed. #
Toselect a character suggestion: turnthe
controller. #
Resume character input. #
Toenter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line. #
Todel ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line. #
Toconfirm the entr y:press theto uchpad. #
Tofinish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or #
Press the% button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation) #
Ente r a POI or addre ss (→page 285). Sy
stem settings Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
G Display and styles
Designs #
Select Design. #
Select Sport,Classic orProgressive.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on theve hicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional display area comprises
the left-hand or right-
hand third of the displa y. #
Select Additional display area .
The following display con tent can be selected:
R Dynamic
R Navigation map
R Consumption
R Time and date
Displ aybrightness #
Select Display brightness . #
Select a brightness value.
Switching the display off/on #
Off: select Display off . #
On: press a button, e.g. %.
Display design #
Select Day/night design . #
Select Automatic, Day design orNight
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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
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Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
System backup #
Select Import data orExport data.
Importing #
Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish to overwrite the cur rent da ta. If da ta
originates from ano ther vehicle, this is recog‐
nised du ring da tareading.
The multimedia sy stem is restar ted once the
data has been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th e import.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN is reques‐
te d. #
Ente ryo ur four-digit PIN. #
Select a data storage medium.
The data is expor ted. The data export may
ta ke several minutes. Ac
tivating/deactivating PIN pr otection for
data export
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
System backup #
Toactivate: activatePIN protection O. #
Enter your four-digit PIN. #
Enteryo ur four-digit PIN again.
PIN pr otection is activated when bo thPINs
match. #
Todeactivate: deactivatePIN protection ª. #
Enter your four-digit PIN.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate your PIN
pr otection foryo u.
Alternatively: you can deactivate PIN pr otec‐
tion byresetting your personal data
(→ page 284). User profile
Selecting a user profile
Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
g Personalisation #
Select Guestor individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation .
Cre-
ate profile #
Ente r a name. #
Select a.
The user profile sa ves individual settings, e.g.:
R system settings
R settings in theTV tuner's channel list
R navigation and traf fic information
The settings di ffer depending on theve hicle
equipment. 282
Multimedia sy stem

Importing/exporting user profiles
Re
quirements:
R There is an Internet connection
(→ page 329).
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation .
Man-
ual export/import
This function is not available in all countries.
On lyindividual profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted. #
Impor t:select Import profiles from the
server.
The The profile import overwrites the exist-
ing profiles. Do you want to continue? mes‐
sage appears. #
Select Yes.
User profiles are impor ted. #
Expor t:select Export profiles to the server.
User profiles are expor ted.
% Certain settings such as address book
ent ries or pr evious destinations from the
navigation sy stem are not expor ted.
User profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
¥ Select an option.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdate Information on software updates
The multimedia sy
stem pr ovides a message
when an update is available. Depending on
the source, you can per form vari‐
ous updates:
Software update Source of
the
update Up
date type
Interne tN avigation maps, sys‐
te m updates
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
st ick Na
vigation maps Pe
rforming a software upda te
Re quirement:
An Internet connection is requ ired for updates
which are obtained online (→ page 329).
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Software update
Au tomatically #
Activate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed. Multimedia sy
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