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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 Fu
rther information about software updates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com
Pe rforming a software upda te
Requ irements:
R For online updates: an Internet connection
is es tablished (/ page 405).
R For automatic online updates: your vehicle
has a permanently installed communication
module.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Settings 5
System
5 Software 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. 326
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Select an upda tefrom 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 (/ page 326).
As soon as an update is available 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 (/ page 326).
Deep 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. If all
requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cann otbe
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol
appears on the media displa y.Please consult a
qu alified specialist workshop toresol vethe
problem. Re
setting the multimedia sy stem (reset func‐
tion) Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings 5
System 5
Reset
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R Station presets
R Connec ted mobile phones
R individual user profiles
% The guest profile is reset when the settings
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ENERGIZING CO
ACHFu
nction of the ENERGIZING CO ACH
Re quirements:
R The ENERGIZING COACH (ENERGIZING
CO ACH) service is activated in the Mercedes
me por tal or the Mercedes me app .
Wi th ENERGIZING CO ACHyo u can evaluate the
driving and driver situation. Depending on the
situation, it of fers recommendations forth est art
of an appropriate ENERGIZING com fort prog ram.
The following programs could be sugges ted:
R Vitality
As an activating program in mono tonous driv‐
ing situations or for long journey times, for
ex ample.
In fo rm ation on the vitality prog ram see
(/ page 329).
R Joy
As a balancing program in demanding driving
situations.
Information on the pleasure prog ram see
(/ page 329). By connecting a GARMIN
fitness trac ker,for
ex ample the GARMIN Vívosmart ®
3, additional
information can be entered into theev aluation
fo rth ere commendation of an ENERGIZING com‐
fo rt program. The additional information
includes thest re ss le vel,th at is calculated by
th efitness trac ker.The stre ss le vel is based pri‐
marily on the pulse.
Re quirements forth e integration of additional
information via a GARMIN fitness trac ker:
R Your fitness trac ker is connected with your
GARMIN account.
R Your GARMIN account is connected with your
Mercedes me account.
If yo uwe aryour GARMIN fitness trac ker at night
also, the sleep data is included in theev aluation
of the ENERG IZINGCOACH.
Re quirement forth e integration of the sleep
data:
R The GARMIN fitness trac ker is synchronised
with the GARMIN account before the begin‐
ning of the journe y. %
IfAT TENTION ASSIST de term ines an exces‐
sive lack of attention, ENERG IZINGCOACH
makes no fur ther suggestions. Further infor‐
mation about ATTENTION ASSIST
(/ page 238).
Calling up the ENERGIZING CO ACH display
Multimedia sy stem:
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Comfort #
Select ENERGIZING COACH.
Yo ur cur rent pulse as well as an evaluation of
yo ur pulse forth e last 30 minutes driving
time are shown.
A cor responding er ror messa geis shown if
th ere is no mobile phone connected or no
pulse can be shown. #
Intheeve nt of an er ror messa gemake sure
th at thefo llowing requ irements are fulfilled:
R The fitness trac ker is connected with your
GARMIN account.
R Your GARMIN account is connected with
yo ur Mercedes me account on your
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The mobile phone is connected as the
main phone tothe multimedia sy stem
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vigation Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy
stem:
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Navigation (Navigation) #
Alternatively: press thez button.
The map appears. The cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is shown. The navigation menu is shown. Showing/hiding
the navigation menu 4
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Navigation
If ro ute guidance is not active the map appears.
The navigation menu is shown.
If ro ute guidance is active the map appears in
full-screen mode. The navigation menu is not
shown. #
Tosho w:tap on theto uchsc reen.
or #
Press theTo uch Control or theto uchpad. #
Tohide: the navigation menu is hidden auto‐
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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 Town, stre et, house number
R Street,to wn
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 (/ page310). #
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.
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Editing personal POI categories
#
Select a personal POI category from the list
s.
A menu opens. #
Tochange a name: selectChange name. #
Enter the name. #
Select a. #
Tochange a symbol: selectChange icon. #
Select a symbol. #
Todel ete a personal POI categor y:select
Delete. #
Select Yes.
Configuring categories forqu ick- access
Yo u can configure the categories forqu ick-
access.
If yo u calculate thero ute, forex ample, thefirst
th re e categories can be selected as symbols. #
Select All categories. #
Select the category and the sub-category (if
av ailable). #
Select forß.
f addsthe categor y.
ß remo vesth e categor y. #
If all available quick- access positions are full,
select the category tobe replaced.
Selecting a contact for destination entry
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (/ page378).
Mul timedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
ª Where to?
5 CONTACTS
Using the contact list #
Select a con tact.
The contact de tails are displa yed. #
Select the address.
Using sear chentry #
Enter a name or telephone number, forex am‐
ple, into the sear chfield. #
Select a. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select the address.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
% Route guidance toa con tact address is relia‐
ble in thefo llowing cases:
R the conta ct address is compl ete.
R the conta ct datamatches the map data
in the digital map.
Entering geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
ª Where to?
5 GEO-COORDINATES #
Select Latitude orLongitude. #
Select geo-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds. Todo this swipe up or down
re spectivel y.
The map sho ws the position. #
Confirm the entry witha. 340
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¥ Noroute yet
¦ Aro ute has been mapped #
Select ¥.
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
or #
Select ¦.
If a route is already mapped, a prom ptis
shown. #
Select Set as intermediate dest..
The selec ted destination address is set as
th e next intermediate destination. Route
guidance begins.
If th ere are already four intermediate destina‐
tions, the multimedia sy stem asks whe ther
intermediate destination 4 should be dele ted.
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes.
or #
Select Start new route guidance.
The selec ted destination address is set as a
new destination. The pr evious destination
and the intermediate destinations are
dele ted. Ro ute guidance tothe new destina‐
tion begins.
Sear ching for POIs in the vicinity of the des‐
tination shown
% The POI symbols totheright of POIs in the
vicinity showthefirs tth re e categories for
qu ick- access. You can configure these cate‐
gories (/ page 338). #
Select a POI symbol.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select a POI.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
or #
Select POIs in the vicinity r. #
Sea rch using categories, enter a sear chentry
or sear chfor a personal POI
(/ page 338). #
Select a POI.
The destination addre ss is shown. Theroute
can be calculated.
Other menu functions #
Tosave the destination: selectf. #
Select an option.
The following options are available:
R Save in "Previous destinations"
R Save as favourite
R Save as "Home"
R Save as "Work" #
Tocall the destination: if atelephone num‐
ber is available, select Call. MBUX multimedia sy
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Toshare the destination using NFC or QR
code: select Share via NFC or QR code .#
Hold the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on the
mat or place the mobile phone on it
(/ page 381).
or #
Hold the mobile phone near tothe multime‐
dia sy stem and scan the QR code. #
Tocall up an Internet address: if aweb
address is available, select www. #
Toshow on the map: selectDisplay on the
map .
Selecting a route type
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route #
Select thero ute type.
If no route has been created, the next route
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type. If a
route has already been created, thero ute
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
The following route types are available:
R Fast
Aro ute with a quick journey time is calcula‐
te d.
R Short
Aro ute with a sho rtdriving dis tance is calcu‐
la te d.
R Eco
An economical route is calculated. The jour‐
ney time may be som ewhat longer than for
qu icke rro utes.
R Trailer
The option is available if a trailer has been
coupled with theve hicle.
A prom ptis shown in the multimedia sy stem.
Confirm the prom pt.
The route is optimised for trailer operation. Fo
r these route types you can select thefo l‐
lowing dynamic route guidance options: #
Select Dynamic route guidance r. #
Select Automatic, After asking orOff.
Explanation of the options:
R Automatic
The route is calculated with the cur rently set
ro ute type.
Tr af fic messages via Live Traf fic Information
or FM RDS-TMC are take n into account
(/ page 358).
Live Traf fic Information and FM RDS-TMC are
not available in all countries.
R After asking
A prom ptappears when a new route is de tec‐
te d with a shor ter journey time based on traf‐
fi c re ports. You can continue touse the cur‐
re nt route or use the dynamic route ins tead
(/ page 345).
R Off
No tr affic re ports are taken into account for
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