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mp orary and is only processed in theve hicle
itself. Only a small portion of the data is stored
in theeve nt or fault memor y.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nical da ta
from theve hicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufactur‐
ers) or third parties (e.g. breakdown services).
Services include repair services, maintenance
processes, warranty claims and quality assur‐
ance measures, forex ample. The read out is per‐
fo rm ed via the legally prescribed port forthe
diagnostics connection in theve hicle. The
re spective service network locations or third
parties collect, process and use the data. They
document tech nical statuses of theve hicle,
assist in finding faults and impr oving quality and
are transmit tedto the manufacturer, if neces‐
sar y.Fu rthermore, the manufacturer is subject
to product liability. Forth is, the manufacturer
re qu ires tech nical da tafrom vehicles.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outlet as part of repair or maintenance
wo rk. Depending on
the selected equipment, you can
import data into theve hicle's comfort and info‐
ta inment functions yourself.
This includes, forex ample:
R multimedia data such as music, films or pho‐
to sfo r playback in an integrated multimedia
sy stem
R address book data for use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
This data can be sa ved locally in theve hicle or it
is located on a device which you ha veconnected
to theve hicle (e.g. smartphone, USB flash drive
or MP3 pla yer). If this data is stored in theve hi‐
cle, you can dele teit at any time. This data is
sent tothird parties only at your requ est, partic‐
ular lywhen you use online services in accord‐
ance with the settings that you ha veselected.
Yo u can store or change con venience settings/
individualisations in theve hicle at any time. Depending on
the equipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R settings forth e seat and steering wheel posi‐
tions
R suspension and climate control settings
R customisations such as interior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can cont rolth is by
means of the control elements integrated in the
ve hicle. Images and audio from the smartphone
can be output via the multimedia sy stem. Cer‐
ta in information is simultaneously transfer redto
yo ur smartphone.
Depending on the type of integration, this can
include:
R general vehicle data
R position data
This allo wsyouto use selected apps on your
smartphone, such as navigation or music play‐
bac k.There is no fur ther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehi‐
cle data is not directly accessible. Which type of 30
General no tes

The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in
mind when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (/ page 494).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenly. St
ow age spaces in theve hicle interior Overview of
the front stowage compa rt‐
ments 1
Stow age compartment in the doors
2 Stow age compartment in the armrest with a
multimedia and USB connection
3 Stow age compartment in the front cent re
console wi tha USB connection and charging
module for wireless charging of a mobile
phone (not available in all countries)
4 Glovecompa rtment Locking and unlo
cking thegl ove box #
Turn the emer gency key a quarter turn clock‐
wise 2(to lock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). 11 0
Seats and stowing

Using
the12 V so cket inthe boot Re
quirements:
R Only connect devices up toa maximum of
18 0 W (15 A). #
Lift up cap 1ofthe soc ket and insert the
plug of the device. USB port in
there ar If
th e ignition is switched on you can charge a
USB device, e.g. a mobile phone, at USB ports
1 using a suitable charging cable. Wire
lesscharging of the mobile phone and
connection with theex terior aerial Note
s on wirelessly charging the mobile
phone &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowed inco rrectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are stowed
incor rectly, they can slide or be thrown
around and hit vehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowage spaces and
mobile phone recep tacles cannot al ways
re tain all objects they contain.
The reis a risk of injur y,particularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Alw aysstow objects so that they can‐
not be throw n around in su chsitua‐
tions. #
Alw ays make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from stowage spaces, luggage
nets or stowage nets. Seats and
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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:
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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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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 the count ryon list 3.
The destination can be entered. #
Toaccept a destination: selectthe destina‐
tion in list 3. #
Ifth e destination is ambiguous, select the
destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Using online sear ch
% Requirements: there is an Internet connec‐
tion.
Online sear chis not available in all countries.
De stination ent ryuses online map services. If
th e on-board sear chfinds no suitable de stina‐
tions or if youch ange countries, the online
sear chisavailable.
Fo rth e destination you can en ter an addre ss, a
POI or a thre e-word address.
% Ente r a 3 wordaddress (/ page 341).#
Select country indicator 1.#
Select the pr ovider forth e online service
from the count ries list. or #
Ifth e on-board sear chdelivers no sear ch
re sults, select Online search. #
Enter the destination in the input line. The
entry order is not releva nt, e.g. stre et and
to wn. Use the functions described forth e on-
board sear ch.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select the destination in the list.
The de tailed view forth ero ute is displ ayed.
Selecting pr evious destinations
Re quirements:
R Prev ious destinations are stored.
R For destination sug gestions: you ha vecre‐
ated a profile (/ page 297).
R The Allow destination suggestions option is
switched on (/ page 302).
R The multimedia sy stem has already gathered
suf ficient da tain order toshow destination
suggestions. Multimedia sy
stem:
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Navigation 5
ª Where to?
5 PREV. DESTINATIONS
The following ent ries can be selected in the pre‐
vious destinations:
R Destination suggestions (/ page 357)
R Destinations
R Routes #
Select the destination or route.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
% You can sa vea pr evious destination or a des‐
tination suggestion as a favo urite
(/ page 357).
Using thefa vo urites, you ha vequick access
to the destinations (/ page 342).
Selecting a POI
Requ irements:
R For use of personal POIs: a USB device is
connected wi th the multimedia sy stem. 338
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Personal POIs with the GPS Ex change form at
(.gpx) ha vebeen sa ved in the "PersonalPOI"
fo lder on the USB device.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
ª Where to?
5 POIS
Sear ching using categories (no route guid‐
ance) #
Select the categor y.
or #
Select All categories. #
Select the category and the sub-category (if
av ailable). #
Tofilter according tocategories or in
sear chresults: enter a sear chentry inthe
ª Search text field.
The sear chtake s place in the vicinity of the
ve hicle's cur rent position. The sea rchre sult
are sor tedby distan ce in ascending order.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
R direction of the linear dis tance tothe POI
(ar row) R
name of POI
R linear dis tance tothe POI #
Select a POI with aor select from the
list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Sea rching using categories (route guidance
active) #
Select the categor y,forex ample Filling sta-
tion.
or #
Select All categories. #
Select the category and the sub-category (if
av ailable). #
Tofilter according tocategories or in
sear chresults: enter a sear chentry inthe
ª Search text field. #
Select the sear chpositions In the vicinity,
Near destination orAlong the route. #
Ifth ere are intermediate destinations forthe
ro ute and Near destination has been selec‐ te
d, select the sear chposition in thero ute
ove rview. #
Select a POI wi tha or select from the
list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Sea rching for personal POIs #
Select Personal POIs. #
Select a categor y. #
Ifro ute guidance is active, select a sear ch
position In the vicinity, Near destination or
Along the route. #
Select a personal POI.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
or #
Enter a sear chentry intothe sear chfield and
fi lter the list. #
Select a personal POI. MBUX multimedia sy
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or
#
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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Navigation 5
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5 Advanced 5
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 option is not available in all countries
and languages.
R Announce warnings
Warning messages are announced, e.g.
before tailbac ksthat pose a risk (if availa‐
ble). This option is not
available in all countries
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 5
¡ #
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. 346
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