2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

Overview and operation
Overview ofthe multimedia sy stem
10063 Switches the sound on/off
20082 Decreases thevo lume
30081 Increases thevo lume
4Touch Control
5Media display
6Main function button group (→page 226)
7Touchpad
8Vo lume control
Ad justs volume and switches the sound
on/off
900D0 button
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
AController
Note s onthe media display
0075 NO
TEScratching of the display
The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur face. There is arisk of it becoming
scratched.
Av oid touching the displa y.
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning.
Obser vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(→page 329).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the brightness is initially
reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
00CE Ifyo u are wearing polarized sungl asses, it
may be dif ficult toread the media displa y.
Central control elements overview
1To uch Control
2Controller
3Touchpad
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Touch Control
Operating Touch Control
00BBTo select a menu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touch Control 1.
00BBPressTouch Control 1.
00BBToopen a lis t:press Touch Control 1.
00BBToclose a lis t:press the2 button.
00BBTocall up the menu list/f avorite s: hold
button 2.
00BBTomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Setting the sensitivity forTo uch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
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Operating the controller
10038 button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
2© button
To call up the main functions
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Tocall up favo rite s: when the main functions
are displa yed, slide controller 3down.
3Contro ller
Cont roller operating options:
00BBTu rn 0018 left or right.
00BBSlide 0016 left orright.
00BBSlide 0019 up or down.
00BBSlide0017 diagonally.
00BBPress 001Cbrief lyor press and hold.
To uchpad
Ac tivating/deactivating the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBActivate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the7RXFKSDG .
Operating theto uchpad
Re quirement:
Fo rve hicles with a contro ller:theto uchpad is
swit ched on (
→page 225).
1Touchpad
2But ton©
Calls up main functions and favo rite s
3Button 0055
Calls up the control menu of the last active
audio source
4Button 0038 Press brief
ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
Yo u can navigate inmenus and lists via touch-
sensitiv e surface 1 byusing a single-finger
swipe.
00BBTo open or close lists: swipe left orright.
00BBTo select the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right.
00BBPress touchpad 1.
00BBTomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe:
00BBTo call up main functions and favo rite s:
swipe down with two fingers.
00BBTo zoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart.
00BBTocall up the control menu of the last
active audio source: swipe up with twofin‐
ge rs.
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Settingthe sensitivity for the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBSelect)DVW,0HGLXP or6ORZ .
00BBToset the pressure sensitivity: switch
7RXFKSDG 7DS on0073 or off 0053.
If th e function is switched on 0073, atap on
th eto uchpad isenough toselect a menu
item.
Handwriting recognition: switch ingthere ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
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0073 or off 0053. Ac
tivating/deactivating haptic feedba ckfor
operation on theto uchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
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The function supports you when making entries
on theto uchpad and when selecting menus.
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When the function is activated, a tactile feed‐
back in thefo rm of a vibration is ef fected
when theto uchpad is operated.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad
00BBPress the0055 button on theto uchpad.
or
00BBSwip e upwards using two fingers on the
to uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected.
00BBUse one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: the pr evious or the next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or the next music
tra ck is selecte d.
00BBTohide the control menu: swipe down on
th eto uchpad using two fingers.
Main functions
Calling up the main functions
100CB button
To call up navigation
2002A button
To call up thera dio
300FD button
To call up media
4002B button
To call up thete lephone
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500D4button
To set vehicle functions
00BBAlternatively: press the© button on the
controller, theto uchpad or theTo uch Con‐
trol.
The main functions are displayed.
00BBSelect the main function.
Calling up lists and menus on the multimedia
sy stem
Call up a list
00BBCall up a main function (→page 226).
00BBTo open a lis t:swipe left on theto uchpad.
00BBTo close a lis t:swipe right on theto uchpad.
00BBTo select a menu item: swipe up or down
on theto uchpad.
00BBPress theto uchpad.
Favo rite s
Overview of favo rite s
Fa vorite s of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocreate 20
fa vo rite s in tota l.
The following functions are available:
Radd pre-defined favo rite sfrom thefo llow‐
ing categories (→page 227):
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Radd your ow nfa vo rite s(→page 227).
Rre name a favo rite (→page 228).
Rmo veafa vo rite (→page 228).
Rdele teafa vo rite (→page 228).
Rreset all favo rite s (→page 228). Calling up
favo rite s
00BBPress the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
00BBNa vigate down wards once.
Na vigating means:
RSwiping on Touch Control or theto uch‐
pad
RSliding the controller
Leaving thefa vo rite s menu
00BBPress the© button.
Ad ding a favo rite
Ad ding a pre-de fined favo rite
00BBPress the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
00BBNa vigate down wards twice.
The Favorite s menu appears .
00BBSelect1HZ )DYRULWH .
The catego ries are displa yed.
00BBSelect a categor y.
The favo rite s are displa yed.
00BBSelect a favo rite .
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00BBStore thefa vo rite atthe desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Example: adding your ow nfa vo rite
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00BBPress and holdthe© button until the
fa vo rite s are displa yed.
00BBStore thefa vo rite atthe desired position.
Re naming a favo rite
00BBPress the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
00BBNa vigate down wards once.
00BBSelect a favo rite .
00BBNa vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
00BBSelect5HQDPH .
00BBEnterthech aracters.
00BBTo confirm the entr y:select ¡. Moving a
favo rite
00BBPress the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
00BBNa vigate down wards once.
00BBSelect a favo rite .
00BBNa vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
00BBSelect0RYH.
00BBMovethefa vo rite to the desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deleting a favo rite
00BBPress the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
00BBNa vigate down wards once.
00BBSelect a favo rite .
00BBNa vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
00BBTodel ete: select 'HOHWH.
00BBSelect <HV.
00BBToresto reall favo rite s: select 5HVHW $OO.
A prom ptappears.
00BBSelect <HV.
The favo rite s are reset tothefa ctory set‐
tings.
Switching the sound on or off
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00BBTomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 0063 symbol appears in thest atus line.
Yo uwill also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
00BBTo switch on: change the media source or
adjust thevo lume.
Ad justing the volume
On the multimedia sy stem
00BBTu rn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Adjust this in thefo llowing situations:
Rduring a traf fic announcement
Rduri ng a navigation announcement
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
Rduring atelephone call
Rwhen entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or
00BBSelect 6\VWHP.
00BBSelect$XGLR.
00BBSelect a volume setting.
00BBSet thevo lume.
Entering characters
Using thech aracter input function
Use thech aracter input function in thefo llowing
situations, forex ample:
RTo rename a favo rite
RTo enter a POI or address
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RTomake a phone call
The following functions are available:
RSelecting a character in thech aracter bar
RWr iting a character on theto uchpad
Character input can bestar ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther.
00BBOn theTo uch Control and controller:
select a character in thech aracter bar.
Depending on theta rget ent ry,th efo llowing
ch aracters are available:
RThe full set of characters is shown
ROnly those characters which are useful
fo rth e cur rent input string are shown
Other characters are gr ayed out.
00BBOn theto uchpad: select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
00BBWr ite thech aracters on theto uch-sensitiv e
sur face of theto uchpad.
Han dwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function. Examples of
character ent ry:
RRe name a favo rite
REnter a POI or an address using free or step-
by -ste p sear ch
REnter a web address
Entering characters using the controller.
Example: renaming a favo rite
00BBCall upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 228).
00BBTo enter a character: turn0018, slide 0019
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line. Use
thefo llowing ent ryfunctions:
% Todele teach aracter: press the control‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry: press and hold the
controller until the entire ent ryis dele ted.
0062 To
switch tospecial characters and sym‐
bols.
006A To
switch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
te rs.
0054 To
switch the language.
v Toswitch tocharacter ent ryon theto uch‐
pad.
00CE The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel.
00BBTo confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
00BBEnter the POI or address (→page 246).
Enterin gch aracters on theto uchpad
Re quirements
RThe touchpad is switched on (→page 225).
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