Cha
racter input using the controller
Example: renaming a favo urite #
Calling up the "Renaming a favo urite" func‐
tion (→ page 254). #
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 Toswitch tocharacter ent ryon theto uch‐
pad.
% 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 267).
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
R The touchpad is swit ched on (→ page 252).
R The entered or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is swit ched on (→ page 253). Example:
renaming a favo urite #
Calling up the "Renaming a favo urite" func‐
tion (→ page 254). #
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. Multimedia sy
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#
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 267). 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
design . Time
and date Setting
the time and da teautomatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Automatic
time setting
The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions:
R route guidance with time-dependent traf fic
guidance
R calculation of expected time of ar rival #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Setting the time zone
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Time and date .
Time zone:
A list of count ries is displa yed. #
Select a count ry#.
Depending on the count ry, time zones are
displa yed. #
Select a time zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af terTime
zone:. 258
Multimedia sy stem
#
Select Generate security key .
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key. #
Tosave a security key:select Save.
When a new security key is sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-es tab‐
lished, the new security key must be en tere d. Au
thorising a COMAND Touch device Re
quirements:
R The COMAND Touch App is ins talled on the
ex tern al device (e.g. tablet) which is tobe
used as a Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem
unit.
R Wi-Fi is acti vated (→ page 260) and the mul‐
timedia sy stem is confi gured as a Wi-Fi Hot‐
spot (→ page 261).
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
COMAND Touch
Connecting a new device #
Select Authorise a new device. #
Select Connect new device.
A security key is displa yed. #
Ente rth e security key in theex tern al device.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. The App
is available in the App Store. message
appears.
Selecting an already connected device #
Select Authorise a new device.
The devices already connec ted are displa yed. #
Select Continue using connected devices.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. The App
is available in the App Store. message
appears. 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. 262
Multimedia sy stem
%
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 320) or the
USB device is connecte d (→page 323). 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. Multimedia sy
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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 265). 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. Importing/exporting user profiles
Re quirements:
R There is an Internet connection
(→ page 312).
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. 264
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#
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 (→ page312).
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Software update
Au tomatically #
Activate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed. The cur
rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
The automatic software update is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Manually #
Deactivate ªthe automatic software
update. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Reset
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings.
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R station presets
R connec ted mobile phones Multimedia sy
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#
Select Yes.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther you wish
to reset.
No selected: the process is cancelled. #
Select Yes.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tofactory
settings and restar ted. Na
vigation Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Alternatively: press theß button.
The map appears and sho wscurrent vehicle
position 1. %
If a climate contro l setting ischanged, a cli‐
mate bar appears brief ly. Showing/hiding
the navigation menu Re
quirement:
The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle position. #
Tosho w:swipe left on theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or #
Slide the controller tothe left. #
Tohide: swipe right on theto uchpad or
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or
#
Slide the controller totheright. Destination entry
Entering a POI or addre
ss
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination #
Select Enter destination .
The count ryin which theve hicle is located is
set 1. There are two
available me thods of destina‐
tion entry:
R free sear ch2
R sear ch st ep-by-step 3
Me thod 1: free sear ch #
Enter a POI or address 2. The entries can
be made in any orde r.
During de stination ent ry, suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The following ent ries may be made, forex am‐
ple:
R city,stre et, house number
R stre et, city
R postcode
R POI name
R POI categor y,e.g. Petrol station
R city, POI name 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. Multimedia sy
stem 267