2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN touch control

Overviewand operation
Overvie wofthe multi media sy stem
1Swit ches thes ound on or off
2Dec reases thev olume
3Incre ases thev olume
4Touc hC ontrol
5Media display
6ß, $,Õ,%, Øbuttons, calls
up main functions
7Cont roller
8Cont rolk no b, adjusts volume and switches
th es ound on or off
9Ü button, switches them ultimedia sys‐
te monoro ff
ATouchpad
To uc hC ontrol 4,controlle r7 andt ouchpad
A arec entral cont rols.
Note sont he media dis play
* NO
TEScratching of thed isplay
The displa yhasah ighly sensitive, high-gloss
sur face. The reisar isk of it becoming
scratched.
Av oid touchingt he displa y.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning.
Obser vethen otes on caring fort he interior
(→pag e289). Au
tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
of ff eature: ifth et emperatur eistoo high, the
brightness is initiall yreduced automatically .The
media displa ymaythen switc hoffcomple tely for
aw hile.
% Ifyo ua rewe aring polarize dsungl asses,i t
ma ybed ifficul ttor eadthem edia displa y.
Central controls overview
1To uc hC ontrol
2Controller
3Touchpad
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Touc hC ontrol
Operating Touc hC ontrol
#Toselect amenu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touc hC ontrol 1.
#PressTouc hC ontrol 1.
#Toopen alist: press Touc hC ontrol 1.
#Toclose alist: press the2 button.
#Tocall up them enu list/f avorite s: hold
button 2.
#Tomo vethed igita lmap:swipe in any
direction.
Setting thes ensitivity
Multimedia sy stem:
,System.Entry.Touch Control
Sensitivity
#Select Fast,Medium orSlow .
Operating thec ontroller
1% button, toretur ntot he previous dis‐
pla y(press brief ly), to cal lupt he basic menu
(press and hold)
2ò button, tocal lupm ainf unctions and
fa vo rite s
3Controller
Controller operatin goptions:
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Multimedia sy stem

Adjustin gthe volume
#Turn control knob 1.
The volume of thec urrent radio or media
source is set. Youc an se tthe volume of
ot her sound sources separatel y.
Ad jus tthis in thef ollowing situations:
Rduring atraf fica nnouncement
Rduri nganavigation announcement
The volume of then avigation announce‐
ment changes in accordanc ewitht he vol‐
ume of thec urrent media sou rce.
Rduring atelephone call
#Alternativel y:select System.
#Select Sound.
#Selectvolume settings.
#Se tthe volume.
Entering characters
Using thec haracter input function
The following function sareavailable:
Rselectin gacharacter in thec haracter bar.
Rwriting acharacter on thet ouchpad.
Character input can be star tedw ithac ontrol
and resumed wit hanother.
#On theT ouc hControl and controller:
select acharacter in thec haracter bar.
Depending on thed estination entered, the
fo llowing is available:
Rthef ull se tofcharacters
Rcharacter swhicha reuseful fort he cur‐
re nt inpu tstring
Other character saregray ed out.
#On thet ouchpad: selectacharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
#Wr itet he character sonthetouch-sensitive
sur face of thet ouchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rtsy ou by
means of character suggestions and aread-
aloud function.
Character scan be entered usingt hefollowing
me thods:
Rusing akeywo rdsear chforat rack or artist
Rconnecting them obile phone tothem ultime‐
dia sy stem byentering thep assk ey
Rentering aphone number
Rentering aweb address
Entering character susin gthe controller
Entering characters
#Turn 3,s lide1 or4 and press
th ec ontroller.
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Usethef ollowing editing functions:
R* orE
Changes toupper-case or lowe r-case letters
RÄ
Changes todigits and symbols
RB
Changes thel anguage
R45
Selectst he input line
R25
Movest he cursor within thei np ut line
RF
Dele tesac haracter or an entry
R&
Cancelsch aracter ent ry
Deleting acharacter or an entry
#Todel eteac haracter: whenFis highligh‐
te d, press thec ontroller.
#To del eteane ntry:when Fis highlighted,
press and hold thec ontroller until thee ntry
has been dele ted.
Confirming an entry
#Select ¡.
Entering character sonthetouchpad
Entering characters
#Use one finger towrit echaracter sonthe sur‐
fa ce.
The character is entered in thei np ut line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations ar epossible, charac‐
te rs uggestions ar edispla yed.
Selecting acharacter suggestion
#Vehicles without acontroller: swipe up or
down on thet ouchpad.
#Ve hicles with acontroller: turnthe control‐
ler.
#Press thet ouchpad.
#Resume character input.
The following editin gfunction scan be used:
R* orE Changes
toupper-case or lo wer-case letters
RÄ
Changes todigits and symbols
RB
Changes thel anguage
Rp
Selectst he input line
Mo vest he cursor within thei np ut line
R&
Cancels character ent ry
Selecting thei np ut line
#Select p.
#Swipe up or down.
Mo vest he cursor within thei np ut line
#Select p.
#Swipetothel eftorr ight.
Deleting characters
#When an input line is selected, swipe left.
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Multimedi asystem

Newm essages ar eidentified bythe1 symbol
in them ultimedia sy stem's displa yand an audi‐
ble signal.
RThe multimedia sy stem displa ys the100
ne west text message s.
RTheú symbol is displa yedw hen the
mobilep hone's message memoryisfull.
Con figuring thet extm essages displa yed
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.Z Options.Open
Messages
#Select ¥.
Am enu wit hthe following option sisshown:
RAll Messages
RNew and Unread Messages
RNew Messages
ROff(The text message sarenotd ispla yed
automaticall y.)
#Select an option. Re
ading text messages
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
Re ading atextm essage
#Select atextm essage .
The messag etextisd ispl ay ed.
Using ther ead-aloud function
#Select atextm essage .
#Select¥.
#Select+.
The text message isread aloud.
Composing and sending atextm essage
Multimedia sy stem:
,Phone.i Text Message
#Navigat etot he lef ttwice.
#Select Write New Text Message.
Dictating text
#Select Press to Dictate .
The App fort he dictation function is loaded.
Ifth er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, a
connection is no westablished.
#To star tt he dictation function:p ress thec on‐
troller or touchpad.
#Sa yy our message.
The dictation ends automatically af tery ou
ha ve finished speaking.
Af tert he voice messag ehas been processed,
it is shown as text.
Editin gtext
#Select thew ord.
#Tocal lupt he cor rection menu :press the
controller or touchpad.
The following option sareavailable:
RAd justing thec apitalization of words( if
suppor tedbyt hecharacter set)
RExpanding thec hoice of words
RDel eting thes election
RRecording anew dictation
#Tolea vethem enu: select Done.
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Displaymessages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Cruise Control Off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, cruise control hasb eens witched of fautomatically (
→pag e157).
Cruis eControl Inoperative *C
ruise control is malfunctioning.
#Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Parking Pilot Maneuvering
Assistance Restricted See
Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are temp orarily una vailable. The ambientc onditionsareoutside the
sy stem border s(
→page179). Be wareofthee ntir evehicle sur roundings.
#As soonast he ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ystem borders, thes ystemw ill become available again.
Parking Pilot and
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator's Manual *P
arkin gPilota nd Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions and restar tt he engine.
#Ifth ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe displa yed, consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Example:Parking Pilot Park-
ing Canceled *P
arkin gassis tance sy stems from theP arking Pilo twerei nter rupte d.Youh ave opened thed rive r's door or touched
th es teering wheel, fore xamp le.
#Steer and brak emanuall y.
Displaymessage sand warning/indicator lamps 37
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