2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

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 294).
R An online connection is requ ired for some
functions. 310
MBUX multimedia sy stem

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) MBUX multimedia sy
stem 311

Pressing and holding switches
toupper-case
letters permanently
If av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input.
% When Touchpad tap is switched on D,
ta pping is suf ficient toselect a character or
an option (/ page 294).#
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a
fa vo urite, forex ample (/ page 304).#
Select thech aracter byswiping and pressing.
The character is entered in input line 1.
Suggestions are shown in 2. #
Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
entri es. #
Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with q orr. #
Resume character input. #
Toenter an alternative character: press
and hold a character. #
Select thech aracter. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel.
% Entry using theke yboard can also be com‐
ple ted using theTo uch Control. 312
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Using handwriting input
1 Input line
2 Showssuggestions during input
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
Enters a space
6 Switches toinput using theke yboard
7 Accepts an entry
8 Writes characters on the dr awing sur face
If av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input. %
When Touchpad tap is switched on D,
ta pping is suf ficient toselect an option
(/ page 294). #
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a
fa vo urite, forex ample (/ page 304). #
When theke yboard is displa yed, select v. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 313

#
Write thech aracter on theto uchpad with a
fi nger.
The character is entered in input line 1.
Suggestions are shown in 2.#
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. En
tering characters on theto uchscreen
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 294).
R An online connection is requ ired for some
functions. 314
MBUX multimedia sy stem

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) MBUX multimedia sy
stem 315

Pressing and holding switches
toupper-case
letters permanently
If av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input. #
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a
fa vo urite, forex ample (/ page 304).
The keyboard is shown. #
Press brief lyon a character key.
The character is entered in input line 1.
Suggestions are shown in 2. #
Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
entri es. #
Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with q orr. #
Resume character input. #
Toenter an alternative character: press
and hold a character. #
Select thech aracter. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel. 316
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Using handwriting input
1 Input line
2 Showssuggestions during input
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
Enters a space
6 Switches toinput using theke yboard
7 Accepts an entry
8 Writes characters on the dr awing sur face
If av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input. #
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a
fa vo urite, forex ample (/ page 304). #
When theke yboard is displa yed, select v. #
Write thech aracter with one finger on the
to uchsc reen.
The character is entered in input line 1.
Suggestions are shown in 2. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 317