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Tointer rupt avo ice output: speak inthe
middle of a voice dialogue when the sy stem
is still answering.
The voice output is shor tened and the con‐
clusion is reached more quickl y.
% The Voice barge-in option must be switched
on in the multimedia sy stem forth is
(→ page 263). Overview of
the LINGU ATRO NIC ope rable
functions Yo
u can use the LINGU ATRO NIC voice control
sy stem tooperate thefo llowing functions
depending on theve hicle equipment:
R Telephone
R Text messa ges
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Media
R Vehicle functions
R Weather Fu
ll functionality is only available foryo u with
activation of online voice control (→ page 263). Note
s on the language setting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the sy stem language settings. If the set sys‐
te m language is not suppor tedby LINGUA‐
TRONIC, English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available in thefo llowing lan‐
guages:
R German
R English
R French
R Italian
R Dutch
R Polish
R Portuguese
R Russian
R Swedish
R Spanish
R Czech R
Turkish Setting LINGU
ATRO NIC (multimedia sy stem) Requ
irements:
Fo r online voice control:
R Your vehicle is connected with your
Mercedes me user account (→ page 391).
R There is an In tern et connection
(→ page 396).
Fo r activation of contacts for online use:
R Online voice control is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
LIN-
GUATRONIC
Switching voice activation of LINGU ATRO NIC
on/o ff #
Select Voice activation "Hi Mercedes".
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. LINGU
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Using
theke yboard
1 Input line
2 Shows suggestions during input (if available)
3 Dele tes an entry
4 Dele tes
Pressing or pressing brief lydele testh e last
ch aracter entered
Pressing and holding dele testh e entry 5
Accepts an entry
6 Switches tohandwriting input
7 Enters a space
8 Changes theke yboard language
9 Switches tospecial characters A
Swit ches todigits and additional special
ch aracters (if available forth e cur rent char‐
acter set)
ABC Swit ches toletters (le vel 2)
B Pressing or pressing brief lyswitches
between upper-case and lo wer-case letters
(if available forth e cur rent character set) 304
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Using
theke yboard
1 Input line
2 Shows suggestions during input (if available)
3 Dele tes an entry
4 Dele tes
Pressing or pressing brief lydele testh e last
ch aracter entered
Pressing and holding dele testh e entry 5
Accepts an entry
6 Switches tohandwriting input
7 Enters a space
8 Changes theke yboard language
9 Switches tospecial characters A
Swit ches todigits and additional special
ch aracters (if available forth e cur rent char‐
acter set)
ABC Swit ches toletters (le vel 2)
B Pressing or pressing brief lyswitches
between upper-case and lo wer-case letters
(if available forth e cur rent character set) 308
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Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
entri es. #
Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with q orr. #
Resume character input. The letters can be
written next toeach other or abo veeach
ot her. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
Setting the keyboard forch aracter entry
Multimedia sy stem:
, Settings .
System .
Controls .
Key-
boards and handwriting #
Confirm Select keyboards.
Select theke yboard language in the list. Sy
stem settings Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
Styles
& display
Setting the design #
Select Styles. #
Select Classic ,Sport orProgressive .
The multimedia sy stem display changes
depending on thest yle selected. If youre ve rt
to thefa ctory settings, theClassic style is
set.
Ad apting the ambient light for the style #
Select Adapt ambient lighting. #
Activate or deacti vate the function.
This function adjusts the ambient light for
th e selected display style.
Setting the display brightness #
Select Display brightness . #
Select a brightness value.
Switching the display off/on #
Off: select Display off . #
On: press a button, %,forex ample.
Selecting the display design #
Select Day/night design . #
Select Automatic, Day design orNight
design .
Switching thetemp erature display on/off #
Select Temperature display . #
Select Outside temp. orCoolant temp..
The selec tedte mp erature is displa yed in the
instrument clus ter. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 311

Importing/exporting data
* NO
TELoss of da tadue topremature
re mo val #
Do not remo vethe data storage
medium when data is being expor ted.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationary
R The ignition is swit ched on.
R A USB device is connected.
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
System
backup #
Select Import data orExport data.
Importing #
Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish to overwrite the cur rent da ta. If da ta originates from ano
ther vehicle, this is recog‐
nised du ring da tareading. #
Con firm the prom pt.
The files are impor ted. The multimedia sy stem is
re star ted once the data has been impor ted.
% Current vehicle settings can be edited af ter
th e import.
Exporting
If PIN pr otection is activated, your PIN is reques‐
te d. #
Ente rth efo ur-digit PIN. #
Select a data storage medium.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youre ally
wish tocar ryout theex port. #
Confirm the prom pt.
The data is expor ted. The data export may
ta ke several minutes.
% After successful export, the data is sa ved in
th e "MyMercedesBac kup" directory which
can be found on thestorage medium. Ac
tivating/deactivating PIN pr otection Re
quirements:
Unb locking forth e PIN:
R There is an Internet connection.
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R An individual user profile is active
(→ page 291).
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
PIN pro-
tection
Setting the PIN #
Select Set PIN. #
Enter a four-digit PIN. #
Enterth efo ur-digit PIN again.
If bo thPINs match, PIN pr otection is active.
Changing the PIN #
Select Change settings. #
Enterth e cur rent PIN. MBUX multimedia sy
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Select Change PIN. #
Set a new PIN.
Ac tivating PIN pr otection for data export #
Select Protect data export .
Ac tivate or deacti vate the function.
Un blocking the PIN via the Mercedes me por‐
tal
If th e PIN has been entered incor rectly three
times, the PIN will be bloc ked. You can ha ve a
single-use password sent to you via the
Mercedes me connect online por talto reset the
PIN pr otection. #
Select Unblock PIN. #
Ente rth e single-use password.
PIN pr otection is reset, and you can set a
new PIN. Software upda
teInformation on software upda
tes
A software upda teconsi sts of thre esteps:
R Downloading or copying of the data requ ired
fo r ins tallation R
Installation of the update
R Activation of the update byrestarting the
sy stem
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 updates Source of
the
update Up
date type
Interne tN avigation map, sys‐
te m updates, Digital
Owner's Manual
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
fl ash drive Na
vigation maps %
Installation can take several minutes and
cancellation is not possible. If you do not
ins tallth e software updates then thest atus
of your vehicle will not be up-to-date. During
th e ins tallation, individual functions or con‐ trol elements are not
available or on lyavaila‐
ble toa limited deg ree.
Ad vantages of updating software
Software updates ensure your vehicle's tech nol‐
ogy is al ways up-to-date.
In order toimpr oveth equ ality of our services
yo u will recei vefuture updates foryo ur multime‐
dia sy stem, the Mercedes me connect services
and your vehicle's communication module.
These will con veniently be sent to you via the
mobile phone connection in your vehicle and, in
many cases, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u can
monitor thest atus of your updates at any time
on the Mercedes me por tal and find information
about po tential inno vations.
Yo ur advantages at a glance:
R con veniently recei vesoftware update s via
th e mobile phone network
R impr ovesth equ ality and availability of
Mercedes me connect services
R keeps your multimedia sy stem and communi‐
cation module up-to-date 318
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Select a run time.
The selected programme will start. ENERGIZING comfort
ENERGIZING comfort prog
ram ove rview Prog
rammes Function
Re fresh
Can maketargeted changes tothe interior climate torefresh vehicle occupants. Cooling air flow and ionisa‐
tion purify the air. The vehicle interior is illuminated with cool colours and the seats are ventilated.
Wa rmth
Can increase the comfort le vel of theve hicle occupants. The vehicle's panel, seat and steering wheel
heater produce a cosy warmth. The air is pu rified using ionisation and a pleasant fragrance is released. The
ve hicle interior is illuminated with warm lighting.
Vi tality
Can countera ct diminishing attentiveness in mono tonous driving situations. Fast-paced music and a vitaliz‐
ing massa geprov ide invigorating stimulation forth eve hicle occupants. The air is purified using ionisation
and a pleasant fragrance is released. The vehicle interior is illuminated in a stimulating hue and the seat is
ve ntilated.
Pleasure Can promotea positive mood in theve hicle occupants as well as men tal and ph ysical rege neration. Moder‐
ately fastmusic is pla yed and a massage program is activated. The air is purified using ionisation and a
pleasant fragrance is released. The vehicle interior is illuminated with amicable lighting. MBUX multimedia sy
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cognition 6in input line 2. The entries
can be made in any order.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
of fere d in 3bythe multimedia sy stem. Des‐
tination selection take s place in list 3or
with a.
If th e multimedia sy stem is equipped with a
small displa y,calling up li st3 is car ried out
using a list symbol at theto pright.
The following ent ries can be made, forex am‐
ple:
R City, stre et, house number
R Street, city
R Postcode
R POI name
R POI catego ries, e.g. Filling station
R Town, POI name
R Telephone number, if this is available for
th e POI
R Contact name Example of
quick address ent ry:
R Ifyo u are sear ching forKö nigsstraße in
St utt gart,fo rex ample, you can en ter
ST UT and KÖN.
R Ifyo u are sear ching for a POI in theUn i‐
te d Kingdom, forex ample, you can en ter
THE SHARD.
If yo uwo uld like totry out bo thexamples,
yo u may also need tochange the count ry. #
Alternati vely, use voice input 8. #
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 6. #
Write thech aracter on theto uchpad. The let‐
te rs can be written next toeach other or
abo veeach other (→ page 303). #
Toreturn toentry using theke yboard:
select _.
or #
Press theto uchpad. #
Todel ete an entr y:select 4.
The characters are dele ted individually.
or #
Ifch aracters ha vebeen entered in 2, select
£ nexttothe input line.
The comple teentry is dele ted. #
Toswitch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
ters :select B. #
Toswitch todigits, special characters
and symbols: selectA.
123 changes toABC.
Displ ayB changes to#+=. #
Select Band switch toadditional special
ch aracters. #
Toenter a space: select7. #
Toset the language: select9. #
Select the language.
% This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tochange the count ry:select country indi‐
cator 1. #
Enter the count ryindicator, e.g. Ffo rFr ance.
The list is filtered. 328
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