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Overview and operation
Overview ofthe multimedia sy stem
1Swit ches the sound on or off
2Dec reases thevo lume
3Inc reases thevo lume
4Touch Control
5Media display
6Button group:
ß Switches navigation on
$ Switches on thera dio
Õ Switches tomedia mode
% Activates telephone mode
Ø Setsvehicle functions
7To uchpad
8Control knob
Ad justs volume and switches the sound
on/off
9Button Ü
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
AController
To uch Control 4,Touchpad 7and Controller
A are the cent ral control elements.
Note s onthe media display
* NO
TEScratching of the display
The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur face. There is arisk 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 315).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarized sungl asses, it
may be dif ficult toread the media displa y.
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You can navigate inmenus and lists via touch-
sensitiv e surface 1 byusing a single-finger
swipe.
#To select the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right.
#Press touchpad 1.
#Toopen or close lists: swipe left orright.
#To mo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe:
#To call up main functions and favo rite s:
swipe down with two fingers.
#To zoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart.
Setting the sensitivity
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.w , Q S X W
#Select 7 R X F K S D G 6 H Q V L W L Y L W \.
#Select ) D V W, 0 H G L X P or 6 O R Z . Handwriting
recognition: switch ingthere ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.õ $ X G L R
#Switch 5 H D G 2 X W + D Q G Z U L W L Q J 5 H F R J Q L W L R Q on
O or off ª.
Handwriting recognition: selecting an input
langua ge
#SelectB.
#Select an input language.
Main functions
Calling up the main functions
#1ß 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:
#Whenthe 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 lis tsand menus onthe multimedia
sy stem
Calling up a list
#Call up a main function (→page 226).
#To open a lis t:swipe left on theto uchpad.
The list isopened.
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#Toswitch off: press control knob 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line.
Yo uwill also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
#To switch 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:
Rduring a traf fic announcement
Rduri ng a navigation announcement
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
Rduring atelephone call
#Alternativel y:select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select $ X G L R.
#Selectvolume settings.
#Set thevo lume.
Entering characters
Using thech aracter input function
The following functions are available:
Rselecting a character in thech aracter bar
Rwriting 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:
Rthe full set of characters
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Rcharacters which are useful forth e cur‐
re nt input string
Other characters are gr ayed out.
#On theto uchpad: Select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
#Wr ite thech aracters on theto uch-sensitiv e
sur face of theto uchpad.
Han dwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Characters can be entered using thefo llowing
me thods:
Rusing a keywor dsear chfor a track or artist
Rconnecting the mobile phone tothe multime‐
dia sy stem byentering the passk ey
Rentering a phone number
Rentering a web address Character input using
the controller
Example: renaming a favo rite
#Calling up the "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 228).
#To enter 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 ent ryis dele ted. 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 + D Q G Z U L W L Q J 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.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#Enter a POI or address (→page 240).
Enterin gch aracters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
The touchpad is switched on (
→page 225).
The entered or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-aloud
function is switch ed on (
→page 226).
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Example:renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 228).
#To enter 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.
#To select a character suggestion: turnthe
controller.
#Re sume character input.
#To enter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line.
#To del ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line.
#To confirm the entr y:press theto uchpad.#To finish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or
#Press the% button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#En ter a POI or add ress (→page 240).
Sy stem settings
Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.G ' L V S O D \ D Q G ' H V L J Q V
Designs
#Select ' H V L J Q V.
#Select 6 S R U W, & O D V V L F or 3 U R J U H V V L Y H.
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 $ G G L W L R Q D O ' L V S $ U H D .
The following display con tent can be selected:
R ' \ Q D P L F
R 1 D Y L J D W L R Q 0 D S
R & R Q V X P S W L R Q
R 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
Display brightness
#Select ' L V S O D \ % U L J K W Q H V V.
#Select a brightness value.
Switching the display off/on
#Off: select ' L V S O D \ R I I .
#On:press a button, e.g. %.
Display design
#Select ' D \ 1 L J K W ' H V L J Q .
#Select $ X W R P D W L F , ' D \ ' H V L J Q or 1 L J K W
' H V L J Q .
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Activating/deactivating the COMAND Touch
ch ild saf ety lock
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K
Child saf ety lock
#Switch 3 D U H Q W D O & R Q W U R O onO or off ª.
The content displa yed on theex tern al device
can only be 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 En glish.
Setting the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. / D Q J X D J H
#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:
, 6 \ V W H P. 8 Q L W V
#Select N Por P L.
#Switch $ G G L W L R Q D O 6 S H H G R P H W H U onO todis‐
play in the instrument clus ter's multifunction
displa y.
Data impor tand export
Data import/export function
The following functions are possible:
Rtransfer ring da tafrom one sy stem or vehicle
to ano ther sy stem or vehicle.
Rcreating a bac kup copy of your personal data
and loadin g it again.
Rprotecting 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 quirementsRThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe ignition is switched on or theve hicle has
been star ted.
RThe SD card is inser ted (→page 283) or the
USB device is connecte d (→page 285).
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![MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG 2017 W213 Owners Manual Importing/exporting user profiles
Requirements
RThere is an Internet connection
(→page 274).
RA Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
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Requirements
RThere is an Internet connection
(→page 274).
RA Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
RThe 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q service is")
Importing/exporting user profiles
Requirements
RThere is an Internet connection
(→page 274).
RA Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
RThe 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q service is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.g 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q. 0 D Q
X D O ( [ S R U W , P S R U W
The function is not available in all countries.
Only individual profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted.
#Impor t:select , P S R U W 3 U R I L O H V I U R P 6 H U Y H U.
The 7 K H S U R I L O H G D W D L P S R U W R Y H U Z U L W H V D O O
H [ L V W L Q J S U R I L O H G D W D ' R \ R X Z D Q W W R F R Q
W L Q X H " message appears .
#Select < H V.
User profiles are impor ted.
#Expor t:select ( [ S R U W 3 U R I L O H V W R W K H 6 H U Y H U.
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:
, 6 \ V W H P.g 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q
#Highlight a profile.
#¥Select an option.
The following options are available:
R 5 H Q D P H
R ' H O H W H
R 5 H V H W
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named.
Soft wareupdate
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
Performing a software upda te
Re quirement:
An Internet connection is requ ired for updates
which are obtained online (
→page274).
Mul timedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. 6 R I W Z D U H 8 S G D W H
Au tomatically
#Ac tivate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed.
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The current status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
The automatic software update is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Manual
#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:
, 6 \ V W H P. 5 H V H W
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings.
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
RStation presets
RConnec ted mobile phones
#Select < H V.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youwish
to reset.
1 R selected: the process is canceled.
#Select < H V.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tofactory
settings and restar ted.
Na vigation
Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#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.
#To sho w:Swipe le fton theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or
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