2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

1
Setting cur rently selected
2 Digital speedome ter
3 Traf fic Sign Assi st
4 Navigation displa ys Setting
the design On-board computer
, Design
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a widescreen cockpit.
The following designs can be selec ted:
R Sport
R Classic
R Progressive #
Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The instrument displ ayis shown in the selec‐
te d design. Head-up Display
Fu
nction of the head-up display Mercedes-AMG
vehicles: be sure toobser ve
th e no tes in the Supplement. Otherwise, you
may failto recognise dangers. The head-up displ
ayprojects into the driver's
fi eld of vision:
R Information from the navigation sy stem
R Information from the driver assis tance sys‐
te ms
R Some warning messages
Display elements 1
Navigation messa ges
2 Current speed
3 Detected instructions and traf fic signs
4 Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control) 262
Instrument Display and on-board computer

When
youre cei vea call, the6 Incoming call
message appears on the head-up displa y.
In audio mode, thest ation name or track is tem‐
porarily shown when the active audio source is
being operated.
Sy stem limits
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R seat position
R the positioning of the display image
R light conditions
R wetro ad sur faces
R objects on the display co ver
R polarisation in sunglasses
% Inextreme sunlight, sections of the display
may appear washed out. You can co rrect this
by switching the head-up display off and on
again. Switching
the head-up display on/off #
Press button 1. In
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Overview and operation
Overview of
the multimedia sy stem 1
Touch Control
2 Display
3 Main function but ton group (→ page 268)
4 Controller 5
Control knob, adju ststh evo lume and
switches the sound on or off
6 Ü button, switches the multimedia sys‐
te m on or off
7 Touchpad Note
s onthe display *
NO
TEScratching of the display The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur
face. The reis a risk of it becoming
scratched.
Av oid touching the displa y.
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning. Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(→ page 319).
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
The list sho wsoperating options and pr ovides
operating examples.
Controller
R slide 1 left orright
- selects a radio station 264
Multimedia sy stem

-
calls up a li st
R slide 4 up or down
- highlights a preset in thest ation
- selects a sy stem language
R slide 2 diagonally
- movesth e crosshair across the map
R turn 3
- sound: sets the treble, mid-range and
bass
- Selecting a favo urite
- connects a mobile phone: selects a
mobile phone from the list of de tected
mobile phones
R press 7
- Storing radio stations
- con firm s a selection or entry
To uch Control and touchpad (sin gle-finger swipe)
R swipe left orright
- selects a radio station
- calls up a list R
swipe up or down
- highlights a preset in thest ation
- selects a sy stem language
R swipe diagonally
- movesth e crosshair across the map
R press
- Storing radio stations
- con firm s a selection or entry
To uchpad (t wo-finger swipe)
R turn right or left using two fingers
- tone settings: adjusts the treble, mid-
ra nge and bass
R movetwo fingers apart ortoge ther
- changes the map scale (zoom in or out) To
uch Control Operating
Touch Control #
Toselect a menu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touch Control 1. #
Press Touch Control 1. #
Toopen a lis t:press Touch Control 1. #
Toclose a lis t:press the2 button. Multimedia sy
stem 265

#
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Setting the sensitivity forTo uch Control
Multimedia sy stem
, Vehicle .
System settings #
Select Touch Control sensitivity. #
Set the sensitivity. Operating
the controller 1
% button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up the basic menu
2 Button ò
Calling up favo urites
3 Controller Controller operating options: #
Turn 3 left or right. #
Slide 1 left orright. #
Slide 4 up or down. #
Slide 2 diagonally. #
Press 7brief lyor press and hold.
Using the controller, you can:
R navigate thro ugh menus and lists
R save stations or con tacts
R crea tefavo urites
R adjust tone settings
R enter characters. To
uchpad Switching
theto uchpad on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
System settings #
Touchpad without handwriting recogni‐
tion: switchActivate touchpad onO or off
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Multimedia sy stem

#
Touchpad with handwriting recognition:
select Touchpad . #
Swit chActivate touchpad onO or off ª.
Ope rating the touchpad
Re quirement:
The touchpad is swit ched on (→ page 266). 1
Touchpad
2 ò button
Calling up favo urites
3 ButtonD
Calls up the control menu of the last active
audio source
4 Button % Press brief
ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up the basic menu
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 theto uchpad. #
Toclose and open lists: swipe left orright. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe: #
Toshow or hide the control menu: swipe
up or down with two fingers. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers apart or toget her. #
Toincrease or reduce the vehicle set‐
tings and tone settings: turn twofingers
clo ckwise or anti-clockwise. Multimedia sy
stem 267

Handwriting
recognition: swit ching there ad-
aloud function on/off
Re quirement:
The touchpad is equipped with handwriting rec‐
ognition.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
System settings .
Touchpad #
Switch Read out handwriting recognition on
O or off ª.
Handwriting recognition: selecting an input
langua ge #
Select B. #
Select an input language.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad #
Swipe upwards using two fingers on the
to uchpad.
A cont rol menu sho ws the current audio
sou rce. #
Swipe left or right using one finger.
Ra dio: the pr evious or next station is set. Media source:
the pr evious or next track is
selec ted. #
Tohide the control menu: swipe down on
th eto uchpad using two fingers. Main functions
Calling up the main functions
1
ß button
To call up navigation
2 $ button
To call up thera dio
3 Õ button
To call up media 4
% button
To call up thete lephone
5 Ø button
To set vehicle functions #
Alternative: when the basic menu of a main
function is shown, press the% button. #
Toselect a main function: turn and press
th e controller.
or #
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad and then
press theto uchpad.
Calling up menus on the multimedia sy stem
Calling up a menu #
Call up a main function (→ page 268). #
Toshow the menu: swipe up or down on
th eto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller up or down.
The mar ker is shown either in the main func‐
tion line or menu bar. 268
Multimedia sy stem

#
Toselect a menu item: swipe left orright
on theto uchpad and then press it.
or #
Slide the controller tothe left or right and
press it.
Main function line (top) is selected: ano ther
main function is called up.
Menu bar (bottom) is selected: a menu
appears.
Calling up an operating mode for a main
function #
Call up a main function (→ page 268). #
Select the main function in the main function
line again. #
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad and press
it.
or #
Slide the controller tothe left or right and
press it.
Depending on the main function, a range of
operating modes are available. Fo
r media selection, thefo llowing media
sources can be selec ted, forex ample:
R Memory card
R Media Interface 1
R Media Interface 2
R Bluetooth audio
R Information on media #
Alternatively for media selection: select Devi-
ces inthe lo wer menu bar. #
Swipe up or down on theto uchpad and press
it.
or #
Slide the controller up or down and press it.
The media source is selected. Playback
st arts. 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
- Tel/ ®
- Vehicle
- Climate control
R add your ow nfa vo urites
R rename a favo urite
R moveafa vo urite
R dele teafa vo urite
Calling up favo urites #
Press theò button.
The favo urites are displ ayed. #
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad and press
it.
or #
Turn and press the controller. Multimedia sy
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