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óVoice Cont rol Sy stem
6 Makes/accepts a call
~ Rejects/ends a call
Ope rating the on-board co mputer
&
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.
You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear in
th e multifunction display (
→page 202).
The on-board computer is operated using Touch
Control 2and back butto n1 onthe left-hand
side of thesteering wheel.
The following menus are available:
R 6 H U Y L F H
R ' U L Y H $ V V L V W
R 7 U L S
R 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
R 5 D G L R
R 0 H G L D
R 3 K R Q H
RVe hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: ' L V S & R Q W H Q W
R + H D G X S ' L V S
RVehicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: ' H V L J Q V
The menus can be called up from the menu bar
in the multifunction displa y.
#Tocall up the menu bar: pressthe back
button on the left.
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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:
, ' L V S & R Q W H Q W
% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
Yo u can select thefo llowing display con tent:
R 5 L J K W ' L V S O D \ : select contents forth eright-
hand display content ( 3 U R J U H V V L Y H style)
R $ V V L V W * U D S K L F ( 3 U R J U H V V L Y Hstyle)
R 3 R Z H U 0 H W H U: po wer me ter ( 3 U R J U H V V L Y H
st yle)
R ( Q J L Q H 6 S H H G: tach ome ter ( & O D V V L F and 6 S R U W
st yles)
R 3 R Z H U 0 H W H U: po wer me ter ( & O D V V L F and
6 S R U W styles)
R ' D W H ( 3 U R J U H V V L Y H style)
R 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
R ( & 2 ' L V S O D \
R & R Q V X P S W L R Q
#To select display content: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
& O D V V L F and 6 S R U W style: the selected display
conte nts are shown in theright-hand Instru‐
ment Displa y.
3 U R J U H V V L Y H 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 5 L J K W ' L V S O D \ 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:
, + H D G X S ' L V S
The following Head-up Display settings can be
adjus ted:
R 3 R V L W L R Q
R % U L J K W Q H V V
R ' L V S O D \ & R Q W H Q W
#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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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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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 & R U U H F W L R Q
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 & R Q
W L Q X H or % D F N command.
#Tointer rupt the dialog: saythe 3 D X V H com‐
mand.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe & D Q F H O 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, the 1 D Y L J D W H W R, & D O Oor 7 H [ W P H V
V D J H W R 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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RThe numbers allo wed are ] H U Rto Q L Q H .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
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RThe numbers allo wed are ] H U Rto Q L Q H .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Changing the language setting
Yo u can change the language of the")
Entering numbers
Entering numbe rs:
RThe numbers allo wed are ] H U Rto Q L Q H .
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: saythe K H O S Y R L F H F R Q
W U R O V \ V W H P command
Rcurrent application: presstheó button
on the multifunction steering wheel and say
th e + H O S command
Rcontinued dialog: saythe K H O S command
during a voice dialog
Rspecific sy stem: call up the help command
fo rth e desired sy stem, forex ample, + H O S
W H O H S K R Q H
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 the 5 H D G R X W V W D W L R Q O L V W 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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Lanerecommendations
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,th e
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction.
1Lanes not recommended
2Re commended lane
3Possible lane
RLane not recommended 1
In this lane, youwill not be abletocomplet e
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lanes.
RRe commended lane 2
In this lane, youwill beable tocomplet e both
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
RPo ssible lane 3
In this lane, youwill only be able tocomplet e
th e next change of direction. The lane
appears as a gr ayarro w.
RApp roaching new lane
During thech ange of direction, new lanes
may be added.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
play ed in the Instrument Display and in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
ch equered flag Í. Route guidance isfinished. When an intermedia
tedestination has been
re ached, youwill see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your intermediate
destination Î. Afterth is, route guidance is
continue d.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements
Raro ute has already been created
Rroute guidance is active
#To switch off: during a navigation announce‐
ment, press the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
or
#Press the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
The 6 S R N H Q G U L Y L Q J U H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V K D Y H
E H H Q G H D F W L Y D W H G message appears.
#Toswitch on: displaythe navigation menu
(→page 239).
#Select ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
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Inthefo llowing situations, navigation announce‐
ments are switched on automatically:
Rth ero ute isrecalculated.
Rthe multimedia sy stem is switched off and
th en on again.
Rtheve hicle is restar ted.
% You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 6 S R N H Q ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D
W L R Q V 2 Q 2 I I.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Selectõ $ X G L R.
#Switch ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V ' X U L Q J
3 K R Q H & D O O onO or off ª.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements
Raro ute has already been created
Rroute guidance isact ive
#Press theW orX button on the multi‐
function steering wheel during a navigation
announcement.
or
#Tu rn the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
% When youstart theve hicle, thevo lume is set
to the lo west setting.
#Alternativel y:select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select õ $ X G L R.
#Select ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q 9 R O X P H.
#Setthevo lume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tion announcements
#Select 6 \ V W H P .
#Selectõ $ X G L R.
#Switch $ X G L R ) D G H R X W ' X U L Q J ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P
P H Q G D W L R Q onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created
RRo ute guidance isactive
Multimed iasystem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 5 H S H D W 6 S R N H Q ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F
R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
Canceling route guidance
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created.
RRo ute guidance isactive.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ ' H V W L Q D W L R Q
#Select & D Q F H O 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
Re suming route guidance
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created
RRo ute guidance isinter rupte d
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#Toswitch mobile phones: lightly pressthe
NFC area of the mobile phone (see the man‐
ufacturer's operating instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ized on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorized on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther functions without having a mobile phone
authorized on the multimedia sy stem:
Rtransfer ring a contact or a business card, for
ex ample, for direct navigation toan entered
address
Rtrans ferring a URL tothe enlar ged view in the
multimedia sy stem
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Requ irement:
A mobile phone is authorized (
→page 261). Multimedia sy
stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
0 R E L O H S K R Q H
This function ensures optimal language quality.
#Highlight the mobile phone in the device list.
#Select ¥.
#Select 5 H F H S W L R Q 9 R O X P H or 7 U D Q V P L V V L R Q
9 R O X P H .
#Setthevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.õ $ X G L R
#Select & D O O 9 R O X P H or 5 L Q J H U 9 R O X P H .
#Setthevo lume. St
arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirement:
th e mobile phone is connected tothe multime‐
dia sy stem (
→page 261).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition
#Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition
#Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
Calls
Using thete lephone
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
Making a call
#En ter a number.
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