2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK warning

Note
s on operating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted 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. #
Ifyo 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. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted from
the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate 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,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operating
the multifunction
st eering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. LINGU
ATRO NIC 261

Overview and operation
Overview of
the MBUX multimedia sy stem &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted 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. #
Ifyo 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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. 1
Touch Control and cont rol panel forthe
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Operating Touch Control(→ page 284)
2 Media displ aywith touch functionality
Home sc reen ove rview(→ page 282)
Operating theto uchsc reen (→ page 285)
3 Touchpad
Operating theto uchpad( →page 286) 4
Control knob
Press and hold: swit ches the multimedia sys‐
te m or media display on or off
Press brief ly: switches the mute function
on/off
Tu rn: adjusts thevo lume
5 Buttons for navigation, radio/media and
te lephone
Calling up applications (→ page 288)
6 Buttons forve hicle functions/sy stem set‐
tings and favo urites/ themes
Calling up applications (→ page 288)
Yo u can operate the MBUX multimedia sy stem
with thefo llowing central control elements:
R Touch Control 1and touchpad 3
The operation for bo thcontrol elements is
achie vedby cursor control.
R Media displ ay2
% Alternati vely, you can conduct a dialogue
with LINGU ATRO NIC (→ page 262).
Numerous application, online services, services
and apps are available foryo u. You can call 280
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Changing
the ar rangement of applications on
th e home screen #
Call up the home screen. #
Touch and hold an application on the
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tap on = or; and mo vethe applica‐
tion in the menu. #
Tap on ø. Profile
Note
s on profiles &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body parts are in
the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch in the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an anti-entrap‐
ment feature.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Overview of profiles
Using the multimedia sy stem up toseven pro‐
fi les can be created in theve hicle.
Profiles store your personal vehicle settings and
settings forth e multimedia sy stem. If
th eve hicle is used byseveral drivers, the
driver can select their profile before the journe y,
without changing the settings of other drivers.
Yo u can select the profile:
R when entering (→ page 292)
R using the home screen (→ page 282)
The profile settings are activated as soon as a
profile is selected.
% When you call up your profile, the driver's
seat and outside mir rors can be set.
If yo u call up your profile when driving then
th e driver's seat position will not be adjus‐
te d.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on thePositioning seat and steering
wheel. Please tap to cancel. warning on
th e media displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
in the driver's door. MBUX multimedia sy
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#
Activate Blu etoo th®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone wi th the
user profile (→ page 369).
Yo u can also set up a user profile without regis‐
te ring a mobile phone. #
Select Finished.
The user profile is sa ved.
Selecting profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
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f Profiles #
Select Äfor a profile. #
Toedit a profile: selectEdit profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Chan gethe name, if necessar y.#
Select Save. #
Toconfigure suggestions: selectSugges-
tions settings (→page 295). #
Resetting favo urites or themes: select
Reset favourites to factory settings orReset
themes to the factory settings . #
Select Yes. #
Toreset a profile: selectReset profile to
factory settings. #
Select Yes. #
Todel ete a profile: selectDelete profile . #
Select Yes.
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted.
Selecting a profile
Multimedia sy stem:
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f Profiles
% When you call up your profile, the driver's
seat and outside mir rors can be set.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on thePositioning seat and steering
wheel. Please tap to cancel. warning on
th e media displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
in the driver's door. #
Select a profile. #
Press thea button toconfirm the mes‐
sage.
The profile is loaded and activated.
% Alternatively, the profile can already be
selected when theve hicle is entered
(→ page 292).
Synchronising a profile
Re quirements:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle is connected with your Mercedes
me user account.
R The personalisation service is activated on
Mercedes me connect.
Multimedia sy stem:
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f Profiles .
General set-
tings
Synchronisation enables thefo llowing:
R You can configure theve hicle settings using
th e Mercedes me app.
R The profile on Mercedes me connect and the
profile in theve hicle are aligned (profile man‐
agement). MBUX multimedia sy
stem 291

Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted 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. #
Ifyo 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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. Re
quirements:
R For the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function: the multimedia sy stem is
equipped with a voice control sy stem.
R The read-aloud function is available forthe
selected sy stem language.
R The handwriting recognition read-aloud func‐
tion is activated.
Character ent rycan be car ried out with these
control elements:
R Touch Control
R Touchsc reen (media display)
R Touchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther. #
When theke ypad is shown, en terth ech arac‐
te rs on the control element byswiping and
pressing or bytapping (touchscreen).
or #
Write thech aracters on theto uchpad or the
to uchsc reen. Character input on
theto uchpad is suppo rted by
th efo llowing functions:
R The handwriting recognition suppo rts ch arac‐
te r entry with character suggestions.
R Ifth ere ad aloud function is activated for
handwriting recognition then the entered
ch aracters are read aloud.
Examples of character ent ry:
R Renaming a favo urite
R Entering a de stination address in the naviga‐
tion sy stem
R Ente ring a web address.
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
R Ifyo u wish tohave thech aracter input read
aloud: there ad aloud function of the hand‐
writing recognition is switched on
(→ page 287).
R An online connection is requ ired for some
functions. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 303

Fu
rther information about software updates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com
Pe rforming a software upda te
Re quirements:
R For online updates: an Internet connection
is es tablished (→ page 396).
R For automatic online updates: your vehicle
has a permanently installed communication
module.
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
Soft-
ware update
Au tomatically #
Activate Automatic online updates.
The upda tes will be downloaded and ins talled
automaticall y.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manually #
Deactivate Automatic online updates. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem.
The modifications from the software update
will be active.
Fu nction of important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Ins tallth ese updates, or else the security of your
multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
th e sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (→ page319).
As soon as an upda teisavailable for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe media
displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Accept and install
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R Information Information about
the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R Later
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (→ page319).
Dee p sy stem upda tes
Deep sy stem updates access vehicle or sy stem
settings and can therefore only be car ried out
when theve hicle is stationary and the ignition is
switched off.
If th e download of a deep sy stem update is com‐
ple ted and the update is ready for ins tallation,
yo u will be informed of this af terth e next igni‐
tion cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched off.
R Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The elect ric pa rking brake is applied. MBUX multimedia sy
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•
To show Route list
• To call up thePOSITION menu
♢ Store position
♢ To show Compass ♢
To show Qibla(ava ilable in selec ted coun‐
tries)
5 Quic k-access and settings
• To show Traffic •
To show Parking
• To show Motorway information
• ViaAdvanced optionstouse View ,
Announcements andRoute
% The options are not available in all countries.
% You can en ter 3 wordaddresses in the online
sear ch (→page 332). This option is not
av ailable in all countries. Destination ent
ryNote
s on destination entry &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo 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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Entering a POI or addre ss &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle when driving,
you will be distracted 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. #
Ifyo 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. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Re quirements:
R For the online sear ch:Me rcedes me con‐
nect is available.
R You ha vea user account forth e Mercedes
me por tal. 326
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or
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Activate or deacti vate the count ries.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids roads requ iring a special toll
st icke r in the selected count ries.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s into account roads in the selected
count rywhich requireyouto pay a time-
based fee (vignette). A vignette allo wsforthe
use of a route network for a limi ted time
period.
% These route options are not available in
eve rycountr y.
Selecting notifications for the route
Re quirements:
R For an audible indication when approach‐
ing a personal POI: the USB device conta ins
personal POIs.
R The USB device is connec ted with the multi‐
media sy stem.
R The category in which the personal POI
belongs is activated. Multimedia sy
stem:
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Naviga-
tion .
Z .
Advanced .
Announcements #
Activate Announce street names .
The display button is acti vated. The name of
th est re et into which you should turn is
announced in the guidance instructions.
This option is not available in all countries
and languages.
Selecting messages forTRAFFIC #
Activate a messa ge.
The display button is activated.
The following options are available:
R Traffic incidents
Traf fic incidents are announced, e.g.
ro adwor ksand road bloc ks.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
R Announce warnings
Warning messages are announced, e.g.
before tailbac ksthat pose a risk (if availa‐
ble). This function is not
available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Au dible indication when approaching a per‐
sonal POI #
Select Personal POIs . #
Activate a categor y.
The display button is activated. When
approaching a personal POI in this category
an audible indication will be issued.
Showing destination information for the
ro ute
Re quirements:
R A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation .
¡ #
Select Route overview .
When route guidance is active, the destina‐
tion and intermediate destinations are
shown, if these ha vebeen entered and not
ye t been passed. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 337