2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG Owner's Manual

Selectingradio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter
On-board computer:
,5DGLR
1Frequency range
2St ation
3Na me of track
4Name of artist
When you select a station in the presets, the
preset appears next tothest ation name. When
yo u select a sa vedstation in the frequency
ra nge, an as terisk appears nexttothest ation
name.
#To select a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
Selecting the frequency range or station pre‐
set
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To select the frequency range/station
prese t:swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Playing back media using the on-boa rdcom‐
pu ter
On-board computer:
,0HGLD
1Media source
2Cur rent track and track number
3Na me of artist
4Name of album
#To change trac ksinthe active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand side of Touch Control.
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Changingthe media source
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To select a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Dialing telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter
Re quirementsRMobile phone connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem
On-board computer:
,3KRQH
& WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
Whentelephoning, you must observ eth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Ve hicles with the COMAND multimedia sys‐
te m: The most recent telephone connections
(dialed, receive d and missed calls) are displa yed
in the3KRQH menu.
#Toselect thete lephone number: swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand
To uch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selecte d.
#Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control to
select the desired telephone number.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R3OHDVH :DLW :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
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R8SGDWLQJ GDWD: the call list is being upda‐
te d.
R,PSRUWLQJ &RQWDFWV :th e conta cts from the
mobile phone or from a storage medium are
impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, a message appears in
th e Head-up Display ,QFRPLQJ &DOO,QFRPLQJ &DOO.
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#Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject).
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The call may beaccep ted/rejec ted using the
6 or~ buttons on thesteering wheel.
Setting display content
On-board computer:
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% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
Yo u can select thefo llowing display con tent:
R5LJKW 'LVSOD\ : select contents forth eright-
hand display content (3URJUHVVLYH style)
R$VVLVW *UDSKLF (3URJUHVVLYHstyle)
R3RZHU 0HWHU: po wer me ter (3URJUHVVLYH
st yle)
R(QJLQH 6SHHG: tach ome ter ( &ODVVLF and6SRUW
st yles)
R3RZHU 0HWHU: po wer me ter (&ODVVLF and
6SRUW styles)
R'DWH (3URJUHVVLYH style)
R1DYLJDWLRQ
R(&2 'LVSOD\
R&RQVXPSWLRQ
#To select display content: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
&ODVVLF and6SRUW style: the selected display
conte nts are shown in theright-hand Instru‐
ment Displa y.
3URJUHVVLYH style: the selected display con‐
te nt appears on the left-hand side of the
Instrument Displa y.
Contents forri ght-hand display contents
(Progressive style)
#Select 5LJKW 'LVSOD\ and pressthe left-hand
side of Touch Control.
#Swip e upwards or do wnwards on the left-
hand side of Touch Control toselect display
content.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The selected display content appearson the
ri ght-hand side of the Instrument Displa y.
Adjusting the Head-up Displ aysettings in the
on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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The following Head-up Display settings can be
adjus ted:
R3RVLWLRQ
R%ULJKWQHVV
R'LVSOD\ &RQWHQW
#To select the setting: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
#To adjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
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#Pressthe left-hand Touch Control.
1Cur rently selected setting
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
Setting designs
On-board computer
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% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs may be selecte d:
R6SRUW
R&ODVVLF
R3URJUHVVLYH
#Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The Inst rument Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design.
Head-up Display
Fu nction of the Head-up Display
The Head-up Display projects information from
the navigation sy stem and the driver assis tance
sy stem abo vethe cockpit into the driver's field
of vision. Display elements
1Na
vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fic signs
4Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre ceive a call, a message appears in
th e Head-up Display 6,QFRPLQJ &DOO.
Sy stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
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RThe positioning ofthe display image
RLight conditions
RWe tro ads
RObjects on the display co ver
RPo larization in sunglasses
Switching the Head-up Display on/off
#Press button 1.
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Operating safety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mob ilecommunication eq uip‐
ment when driving,youwill be dis tracted
fromthe tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Operating the multifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
18 Switches the sound off/on (ends the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
2ó Starts theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
36 Makes/accepts a call
4~Rejects/ends a call (ends theVo ice
Cont rol Sy stem)
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

5WIncreases thevo lume
6X Decreases thevo lume
Vo ice prom pting
#To start or continue a dialog: pressthe
ó button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Yo u can say a command af ter an acou stic
signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say the&RUUHFWLRQ
command.
#To select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
#Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say the&RQ
WLQXH or%DFN command.
#Tointer rupt the dialog: saythe3DXVH com‐
mand.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe&DQFHO com‐
mand.
Operable functions
Depending on the equipment ins talled, you can
use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate thefo l‐
lowing sy stems:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Command types
A distinction is made between thefo llowing
command types:
RGlobal commands can be said at any time
and rega rdless of the cur rent application, for
ex ample, the1DYLJDWH WR, &DOOor7H[W PHV
VDJH WR commands.
RApplication-specific commands are only
av ailable forth e active application.
1Global commands
2Application-specific commands
On the display next tothe active application,
va rying global commands and the cor responding
application-specific commands are displa yed on
an autocue. This makes ent ryeasier and sup‐
ports interactive operation. The list can be scrol‐
led or it can be operated byspeech or the con‐
troller/touchpad.
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Entering numbers
Entering numbe rs:
RThe numbers allo wed are ]HURtoQLQH .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Changing the language setting
Yo u can change the language of theVo ice Con‐
trol Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If
th e set sy stem language is not suppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem, En glish will be selecte d.
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is available in En glish,
Fr ench and Spanish.
Using Voice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Au dible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
Roptimal operation: saytheKHOS YRLFH FRQ
WURO V\VWHP command
Rcurrent application: presstheó button
on the multifunction steering wheel and say
th e+HOS command
Rcontinued dialog: saytheKHOS command
during a voice dialog
Rspecific sy stem: call up the help command
fo rth e desired sy stem, forex ample, +HOS
WHOHSKRQH
Speech quality impr ovement
If the Voice Control Sy stem does not under‐
st and you:
Ronly operate theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem from
th e driver's seat.
Rsay the commands coherent lyand clear ly,
but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
Rprev ent loud noises, e.g. the blo wer,from
inter fering while you make an entr y.
Rsaythevo ice tag with the same intonation
when creating voice tags. If an addre
ss book entry voice tag is not rec‐
ognized:
Ronly create sensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. surname and
fi rs t name in the cor rect field.
Rdo not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognized:
Rsay the5HDG RXW VWDWLRQ OLVW command.
Essential commands
Switch commands
Switch commands can be used toopen cer tain
applications. The command selection can be
used rega rdless of the application that is cur‐
re ntly acti ve.
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