2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON steering

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Active audio sou rce, e.g. radio or USB
R Starting sc reen forth e media display
R Visual style (/ page318)
R DYNA MIC SELECT drive program
(/ page165)
R Eco start/ stop setting (/ page163)
R Navigation sy stem settings
% Atheme conta insthe cur rently acti veset‐
tings in theve hicle.
Calling up themes
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © #
When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Select a theme.
Creating new themes
Re quirements:
R The settings which are tobe sa ved in the
th eme are active.
The overview sho wsthe settings which can
be sa ved in a theme (/ page 299). Multimedia sy
stem:
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THEMES #
Select WSet theme. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continuer. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save.
Selecting additional settings #
Select Advanced settings . #
Activate or deacti vate the settings.
When the maximum number that can be
sa ve d is reached: #
Select afromthe prom pt. #
Select a theme that should be overwritten. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save.
Creating using theß
ß rocker switch or but‐
ton #
Press and hold the bottom section of the
ß rocker switch on thesteering wheel.
or #
Press and hold theß button next tothe
to uchpad. #
Select Set theme. #
Select an entry sc reen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Ente rth e names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save. 300
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#
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Highlight a navigation destination and press
until theOPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Rename. #
Ente rth e name. #
Toconfirm the entr y:select Yes.
Deleting a suggestion #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Highlight a suggestion and press until the
OPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Delete.
Deleting suggestions in the applications
Yo u can dele tesuggestions, forex ample in the
pr ev ious destinations, in thera dio station list
and in the conta cts. #
Select :for a suggestion. #
Select Do not suggest . #
Todel eteth e suggestion from the cur‐
re nt lis t:select Not now.
The suggestion will be shown again at a later
time in the list. #
Todel ete a suggestion permanent ly:
select Never. #
Select Yes.
The suggestion will not be shown again in
future. #
Tocancel the function: selectCancel. Favo
urites Overview of
favo urites
Fa vourites of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo urites in tota l.
Yo u can select favo urites from categories or you
add favo urites direct lyfrom an application. Calling up
favo urites
In the media display #
Tap on ©.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown.
On thest eering wheel or theto uchpad #
Press theß rocker switch on thesteering
wheel down.
or #
Press theß button next totheto uchpad.
Ad ding favo urites
Selecting favo urites from catego ries #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. #
Select WCreate favourite .
The categories are displa yed. #
Select the categor y.
The favo urites are displ ayed. MBUX multimedia sy
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Alternati
vely, you can use thep dictation
function forth e sear ch. #
Toaccept a suggestion: selectthe sugges‐
tion.
The thre e most likely suggestions are
of fere d. #
Continue the sear chor accept a suggestion. #
Toaccept the second sear chresult: select
th e sear chresult.
An action starts or a list is shown. #
Select a sear chresult or an action in the list. #
Toshow all categories: selectOK. #
Toshow sear chresults for a ca tegor y:
select a categor y.#
Toshow details: select a searchresult. #
Tostart an action: select an action.
Af ter selection of an action, a track is pla yed
back or thero ute toa destination is calcula‐
te d, forex ample. Swit
ching the sound on/off On
the multifunction steering wheel On
the multimedia sy stem #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line
of the media displa y.
Yo u will also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. 308
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Toswitch on: turnvolume control 1or
ch ange the media source. Ad
justing the volume On
the multifunction steering wheel On
the multimedia sy stem #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just thevo lume in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the cur rent media sou rce
ch anges in accordance with thevo lume
of the navigation announcement.
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or #
Press the© button on theTo uch Control
or on theto uchpad. #
Select Settings . #
Select System. #
Select Audio. #
Select a volume setting. #
Set thevo lume. MBUX multimedia sy
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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.
We ll being
Can aidthe ph ysical and men talre laxation of vehicle occupants. A back massage combined with local
wa rmthprov ide relaxation. The air is purified using ionisation and a pleasant fragrance is released. The
music pla yer pla ysselections of calming music and theve hicle interior is illuminated with pleasant lighting. MBUX multimedia sy
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#
Select a POI from the list.
The selection take s place on thero ute. The
destination address is shown. The route can
be calculated. #
Touse POI catego ries forqu ick- access:
select a sea rch position In the vicinity, Near
destination orAlong the route. #
Select a POI from the list.
or #
Ente r a sear chentry intothe sear chfield and
fi lter the list. #
Select a POI from the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Saving the cur rent vehicle position #
Select Store position .
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedto the
"Pr evious destinations" memo ry.
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
Í chequered flag. Route guidance is finished.
The Navigation menu is shown. When an intermediate destination has been
re
ached, you will see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your Î inter‐
mediate destination. Route guidance is contin‐
ued.
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off #
Toswitch off: turnthevo lume control on
th esteering wheel or next totheto uchpad
during a navigation announcement
(/ page 308).
The Spoken driving recommendations have
been deactivated. message appears.
or #
Show the navigation menu (/ page 333). #
Select !.
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
The symbol changes to! .
% This function can be added and called up
from thefa vo urites within the navigation cat‐
egor y. Switching navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call #
Press the© button on thesteering wheel
or on theto uchpad.
or #
Tap on © inthe media displa y. #
Select Settings . #
Select System . #
Select Audio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments . #
Switch Driving recommendations during call
on or off.
When the option is switched on, the display
button is activated. #
Tolea vethe menu: selectq.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System 5
Audio
5 Navigation and traffic announcements #
Select Driving recommendation vol. . MBUX multimedia sy
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Set thevo lume. #
Tolea vethe menu: selectq.
Ro ute guidance is active #
Turn thevo lume control on thesteering
wheel or next totheto uchpad during a navi‐
ga tion announcement.
Switching audio fadeout on or off during nav‐
igation announcements #
Press the© button on thesteering wheel
or on theto uchpad.
or #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.#
Select Settings . #
Select System . #
Select Audio. #
Switch Audio fadeout on or off.
When the option is switched on, the display
button is activated. #
Tolea vethe menu: selectq. Re
peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created.
R route guidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation (Navigation) #
Select !. #
Select #.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% This function can be added and called up
from thefa vo urites within the navigation cat‐
egor y.
Cancelling route guidance
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created.
R route guidance is active. #
Show the navigation menu. #
Select ¤inthe navigation menu
(/ page 334). Overview of
route guidance toan off-road
destination
An off-road destination is within the digital map.
The map conta ins noroads that lead tothe des‐
tination.
Yo u can en terge o-coordinates or a thre ewo rd
address for off-road destinations on the map.
Ro ute guidance guides youfo r as long as possi‐
ble with navigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that are kn ownto the multimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly before youre ach the last know n position
on the map, you will hear the "Please follow the
direction ar row" announcement, forex ample.
The display sho wsa direction ar row and the lin‐
ear dis tance tothe destination.
Overview of route guidance from an off-road
location toa destination
In an off-road position, the cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is located within the digital map on roads
th at are not available. 356
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Setting
theringtone
Multimedia sy stem:
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Phone 5
Z
% Please no tethat there spective mobile
phone must be selected for adju stment of
th eringtone. #
Select Ringtones . #
Set theringtone.
% Ifth e mobile phone supports the transfer of
th eringtone, you will hear theringtone of
th e mobile phone ins tead of that of theve hi‐
cle.
St arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone in thefo re ground is con‐
nected with the multimedia sy stem
(/ page378). St
arting mobile phone voice recognition #
Press and hold the£ 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.
% If a mobile phone is connected via Smart‐
phone Integration, thevo ice recognition of
th is mobile phone is star ted or stopped. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone
Making a call byentering the numbers #
Select _. #
Enter a number. #
Select R.
The call is made. Ac
cepting a call #
Select RAccept.
Re jecting a call #
Select kReject .
Ending a call #
Select k.
Ac tivating functions during a call
The following functions are available during a
call:
k End call
m Microphone off
_ Numerical keypad (showtosend DTMF
to nes)
W Add call
h Transfer to phone
(an activecall in hands-
free mode is transfer redove rto thete le‐
phone) #
Select a function. 382
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