Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition overview
:Active input line
;Inserts a space (Ypage 26)
=Illustration of the touch-sensitive surface
?Deletes characters (Ypage 26)
You can use handwriting recognition for text,
numbers or characters in any input line.
If the character that you have entered can be
interpreted in different ways, these options are
displayed. More information on the character
suggestions (
Ypage 26).
You can additionally switch the handwriting rec-
ognition read-aloud function on and off.
:To exit the menu
;To return to handwriting recognition
=To use the phone book or text templates
?To change the input line or the position of
the cursor
ATo change the input language
BTo finish character entry
XTo display the menu: press the touchpad.
Switching the text reader function of
the handwriting recognition on/off
You can switch the text reader function of the
handwriting recognition on or off.
XPress theØbutton.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6, turn
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Touchpad: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Read Out Handwriting Recog‐nition: turn and press the controller.
The text reader function is switched on Oor
off ª.
Entering characters
Requirement: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XUse one finger to draw the desired character
on the touch-sensitive surface.
The character recognized is entered in the
input line. You can draw the next character on
the touch-sensitive surface.
If the character can be interpreted in different
ways, these options are displayed.
More information on the character suggestions
(
Ypage 26).
Character suggestions
XTo select a character suggestion: turn the
controller.
The selected character is entered instead of
the automatically recognized character. Char-
acter entry can be continued.
Inserting a space
Requirement: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XUse your finger to touch the touch-sensitive
surface and swipe to the right.
A space is entered into the input line.
Deleting characters
Requirement: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
26Touchpad
Overview and operation
XUse your finger to touch the touch-sensitive
surface and swipe to the left.
The character last entered is deleted.
Switching input lines
XPress the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
XTo selectp: swipe your finger to the left or
right and press.
XTo select the input line: swipe up or down and
press.
The selected input line is active and character
entry can be continued.
Moving the cursor within the input line
XPress the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
XTo select p: glide your finger to the left or
right and press.
XTo move the cursor: glide to the left or right.
Changing the input language for hand-
writing recognition
Requirement: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XPress the touchpad.
A symbol is shown.
XTo select B: swipe your finger to the left or
right and press.
The list of available input languages appears.
XTo select a language: swipe up or down and
press.
The input language for handwriting recogni-
tion has been changed.
Searching in lists
The phone book search is used as an example.
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XDraw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the phone book.
Further information on handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad (
Ypage 26).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad sur-
face one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
Switching between the controller and
the touchpad as input device
Requirement: an input line for text, numbers or
characters has been selected.
XTo switch from character entry using the
controller to handwriting recognition on
the touchpad: use one finger to press the
touchpad.
Handwriting recognition on the touchpad is
active.
XTo switch from handwriting recognition
on the touchpad to character entry using
the controller: press the controller.
Character entry using the controller is active.
Touchpad27
Overview and operation
XTo call up the menu:press the%button
again.
or
XTo select Phone: slide5and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. Phone
is at the front.
XTo selectAddress Book, for example: turn
and press the controller.
Character entry (telephony)
Writing a text message is used as an example.
Further information on writing a text message
(
Ypage 116).
XTo select a character: turn and press the
controller.
The character selected in character bar ;is
entered into telephone number input line :.
XTo delete a character:to switch to the bot-
tom line of the character bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select %: turn and press the controller.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo switch input line: to switch to the bottom
line of the character bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 5, turn and press the controller.
or
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
XTo select the input line for the text of the
text message: slide6and press the con-
troller.
The input line for the text of the text message
is selected. The character bar has been adap- ted for entering text.
XTo select a character: turn and press the
controller.
The character selected in character bar ?is
entered into text message input line =.
XTo delete a character:to switch to the bot-
tom line of the character bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select %: turn and press the controller.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo delete a whole entry: to switch to the
bottom line of the character bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select %: turn the controller.
XPress and hold the controller until the entire
entry is deleted.
XTo change the country setting of the char-
acter bar: to switch to the bottom line of the
character bar: slide 6the controller.
XTo select B, turn and press the controller.
The available languages are displayed.
XTurn and press the controller.
Functions in the character bar
RÄ
Switches between digits and symbols
R*
Switches the character bar to uppercase/
lowercase letters
RB
Changes the country setting for the character
bar
R%
Deletes a character/an entry
R45
Selects the input line
R23
Moves the cursor within the input line
R¬
Confirms an entry
30Character entry (telephony)
Overview and operation
XTo change the character bar language:
slide6and turn the controller, then press it
after selecting B.
A menu appears.
XTo select the language: turn and press the
controller.
The character set for the selected language is set.
Functions in the character bar
RÄ
Switches between digits and symbols
R*
Switches the character bar to uppercase/
lowercase letters
RB
Changes the country setting for the character
bar
R%
Deletes a character/an entry
Rè
Switches to keyword search (
Ypage 59)
R45
Selects the input line
R23
Moves the cursor within the input line
R¬
Confirms an entry
R&
Cancels input
Entering characters using the touch-
pad
Alternatively, you can enter characters using the
touchpad (Ypage 23). Character entry is sup-
ported by a handwriting recognition function.
An example is the address entry (
Ypage 57).
XWith one finger, draw the desired character,
e.g. the letter B, on the touch-sensitive sur-
face.
In the list (e.g. City), the first entry that starts
with the letter entered is highlighted. You can
draw the next character on the touch-sensi-
tive surface.
If the character that you have entered can be
interpreted in different ways, these options
are displayed.
XTo select a character suggestion: turn the
controller.
The selected character is used for the list dis-
play instead of the automatically recognized
character. Character entry can be continued.
XTo delete a character: touch the touch-sen-
sitive surface with your finger and glide your
finger to the left.
The character last entered is deleted.
XTo complete the entry and switch to the
list: press the touchpad.
32Character entry (navigation)
Overview and operation
XSelectChange SSID.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
XEnter the new SSID.
XSelect ¬.
XPress the controller.
From now on, when establishing a connec-
tion, the vehicle will be shown with the new
SSID both on the device to be connected and
in the Connect
UsingSecurityKeymenu.
iDevice connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect these
devices (
Ypage 38).
Bluetooth®settings
General information about Blue-
tooth®
Bluetooth®-capable devices, e. g. mobile
phones, need to comply with a certain profile in
order to be connected to the multimedia sys-
tem. Every Bluetooth
®device has its own spe-
cific Bluetooth®name.
Bluetooth®technology is a standard for short-
range wireless data transmissions up to approx-
imately 10 m.
Yo u can use Bluetooth
®to connect your mobile
phone to the multimedia system, for example:
Ruse the hands-free system
Restablish an Internet connection
Rlisten to music using Bluetooth®Audio
Rexchange vCards
Bluetooth®is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth®
X
Press the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo activate Oor deactivate ªActivateBluetooth: turn and press the controller.
Automatic volume adjustment
General information
With the AutomaticVolumeAdjustmentfunc-
tion, the volumes of different audio sources are
adjusted for each other, to compensate for rel-
ative differences in volume.
For example: changing from a relatively quiet to
a relatively loud radio station. The volume for
both stations sounds the same. Manual read-
justment of the volume is not required.
The Automatic Volume Adjustment
function
is deactivated ªwhen the vehicle leaves the
factory. Using this function, the dynamic range
of the music is slightly reduced. To make the
most of the audiophile sound quality, it is rec-
ommended to leave it off.
Switching the automatic volume
adjustment on/off
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Automatic Volume Adjustment:
turn and press the controller.
Switch the Automatic Volume Adjustment
function on Oor off ª.
Setting the system language
General information
This function allows you to determine the lan-
guage for the menu displays and the navigation
40Setting the system language
System settings
messages. The selected language affects the
characters available for entry.
iThe navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is not
available, the navigation announcements will
be in English.
iWhen you set the system language, the lan-
guage of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If it is not supported by
the Voice Control System, English will be
selected.
Setting the system language
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Language: turn and press the con-
troller.
The list of languages appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current setting.
XSelect the desired language.
The multimedia system loads the selected
language and sets it.
Calling up and editing the Favorites
function
The Favorites function can, depending on the
vehicle equipment, be called up as follows:
Rvia the System Settingsmenu
Rvia the Favorites button on the controller
(Ypage 21)
Rvia the Favorites button on the touchpad
(Ypage 23)
Calling up the Favorites function via the sys-
tem menu
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Favorite Functions: press the
controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select the desired function, e.g. Phone‐book: turn and press the controller.
Calling up the Favorites function via the
controller or touchpad
XPress the Favorites button on the controller or touchpad.
The menu for setting favorites appears.
XTo select the desired function, e.g. Phone‐book: turn and press the controller.
Exiting the Favorites function
XPress the Favorites button again.
or
XPress the %button.
Further information on favorites (
Ypage 33).
Importing/exporting data
General notes
!
Never remove the stick or card when writing
data to the USB stick or the memory card. You
may otherwise lose data.
Using this function you can do the following with
your personal data:
Rtransfer your data from one multimedia sys-
tem to another multimedia system
The transfer may be limited or not possible,
depending on the vehicle's equipment.
Rmake a backup copy of your personal data
(export data) and load it again (import data)
Rprotect your data from unwanted export by
activating a pin prompt (presetting: deactiva- ted ª)
You can either use an SD card or a USB storage
device (e.g. a USB stick) as temporary storage.
You can obtain further information on data
import and export from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Importing/exporting data41
System settings
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Only handle a disc when the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), the vehicle covers a
distance of 44 ft (approximately 14 m)per sec-
ond.
General notes
Notes on discs
!Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.
They could peel off and damage the drive.
The drive is designed to receive EN 60908 standard discs. Therefore, you can
only use discs with a maximum thickness of
1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that con-
tain data on both sides (DVD on one side and
audio data on the other), they cannot be ejec-
ted and can damage the drive.
Do not use discs with an 8 cm diameter, even
when using an adapter. Only use round discs
with a 12 cm diameter.
The variety of data media, burners and burn
software means there is no guarantee that the
system will be able to play discs that you have
copied yourself.
DVD playback conditions
The multimedia system can play back video
DVDs produced according to the following
standards:
RRegion code 1 or region code 0 (no region
code)
RPAL or NTSC standard
You will generally find the relevant details either
on the DVD itself or on the DVD case.
With DVDs that do not meet the standard
requirements, you may encounter playback
problems.
iObserve the following notes:
RIt is also possible to play video DVDs with a
different region code, provided that they
are produced in accordance with the PAL or
NTSC standard. If you insert a video DVD with a different region code, a message to
this effect appears.
RThe multimedia system is set to region
code 1 at the factory. This setting can be
changed at a qualified specialist workshop.
The region code can be changed up to five
times.
RIf a DVD cannot be played back according
to national color transfer methods (PAL or
NTSC standards), problems with the image,
sound or playback may occur.
Control options
There are four control menus available in DVD
mode.
Most DVDs have their own control menu. The
DVD is operated directly using the controller or DVD functions.
Control menu and
functionOperation
RDVD's control
menu
Selection of title,
scene, language,
subtitles ...Operation with the
controller
ROptionsmenu
Selection of bright-
ness, contrast,
color, formatOperation using the
menu bar Options,
video settings
RVideo menu
Selection of scene,
fast forward or
rewindIn full-screen mode,
slide 6the control-
ler
RDVD functions
Selection of title,
scene, language,
subtitles ...In full-screen mode,
press the controller
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, certain functions or
actions may not function at all. The symbol K
appears in the display.
Video DVD mode155
Media
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