2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG Owner's Manual

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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Central controlsoverview
1To uch Control
2Controller
3Touchpad
To uch Control
Operating Touch Control
#To select a menu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touch Control 1.
#PressTouch Control 1.
#Toopen a lis t:press Touch Control 1.
#Toclose a lis t:press the2 button.
#Tocall up the menu list/f avorite s: hold
button 2.
#Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Setting the sensitivity
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select )DVW,0HGLXP or6ORZ .
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Operatingthe controller
1% button, toreturn tothe pr evious dis‐
play (press brief ly), to call up the main func‐
tions and favo rite s (press and hold)
2ò button, tocall up main functions and
fa vo rite s
3Controller
Controller operating options:
#Tu rn 3 left or right.
#Slide 1 left orright.
#Slide 4 up or down.
#Slide2 diagonally.
#Press 7brief lyor press and hold.
To uchpad
Switching theto uchpad on/off
Prerequisite
The vehicle is equipped with a contro ller.
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Switch 7RXFKSDG onO or off ª.
Operating theto uchpad
Prerequisite
Fo rve hicles with a contro ller:theto uchpad is
swit ched on (
→page 225).
1Touchpad
2© button, calls up main functions and
fa vo rite s
3D button, calls up the menu of the most
re cently acti vemedia source
4% button, returns tothe pr evious display
(press brief ly), calls up the main functions
and favo rite s (press and hold)
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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:
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#Select 7RXFKSDG 6HQVLWLYLW\.
#Select)DVW,0HGLXP or6ORZ . Handwriting
recognition: switch ingthere ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Switch 5HDG 2XW +DQGZULWLQJ 5HFRJQLWLRQ 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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#Toselect a menu item: swipe up or down
on theto uchpad.
#Press theto uchpad.
Favo rite s
Overview of favo rite s
Fa vorite s of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocreate 20
fa vo rite s in tota l.
The following functions are available:
RAd dpre-defined favo rite sfrom thefo llow‐
ing categories:
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RAd dyo ur ow nfa vo rite s.
RRe name a favo rite .
RMo veafa vo rite .
RDel ete a favo rite .
RRe store all favo rite s settings.
Calling up favo rite s
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
Leaving theFavo rite s menu
#Press the© button. Ad
ding a favo rite
Ad ding a pre-de fined favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards twice.
The Favorite s menu appears .
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#Select1HZ )DYRULWH .
The catego ries are displa yed.
#Select a categor y.
The favo rite s are displa yed.
#Select a favo rite .
#Ad d a favo rite atthe desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Ad ding your ow nfa vo rite (exa mp le)
#Select 9HKLFOH.
#Select)XOO 6FUHHQ &RQVXPSWLRQ .
#Press and holdthe© button until the
fa vo rite s are displa yed.
#Ad d a favo rite atthe desired position.
Re naming a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select5HQDPH .
#Entercharacters.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Moving a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select0RYH.
#Movethefa vo rite to the desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deleting a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Todel ete: Select 'HOHWH.
#Select<HV.
#Toresto reall favo rite s: Select 5HVHW $OO .
A prom ptappears.
#Select <HV.
The favo rite s will restore tofactory settings.
Switching the sound on/o ff
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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\VWHP.
#Select $XGLR.
#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 +DQGZULWLQJ 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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