2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Message
voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Text message to To
crea tea message. All address book names are available.
Reply To
reply toa message
Forward text message To
forw ard a message Overview of
vehicle voice commands Yo
u can use theve hicle voice commands to
directly call up the cor responding menus forthe
ve hicle settings.
Ve hicle voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Ambient light menu To
display ambient light settings
Ambient light "blue" To
switch ambient light toblue
Display and styles menu To
show display settings
Assistance menu To
display assis tance settings 278
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Vo
ice command Function
Scent menu To
display fragrance settings
Energy flow To
display energy flow settings
Ionisation menu To
display ionisation settings
Climate control menu To
display climate control settings
Automatic climate control driver on To
switch on the automatic climate control settings on the driver's side
Light menu To
display light settings
Massage menu To
display massage settings
Massage driver's seat on To
switch on the massage function forth e driver's seat
Massage driver's seat off To
switch off the massage function forth e driver's seat
Outside temperature To
display the outside temp erature
Engine data To
display engine data
Seats menu To
display seat adjustment settings
Seat heating front passenger level "2" To
set the seat heating forth e front passenger seat toleve l 2 LINGU
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Vo
ice command Function
Consumption menu To
display consum ption
Vehicle data To
display vehicle data 280
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Overview and operation
Overview of
the multimedia sy stem &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. 1
Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem button group on the
st eering wheel (→ page 253)
2 Multimedia sy stem display
3 Main function button group (→ page 285)
4 Touchpad
5 Control knob
Adjusts thevo lume (→ page 287) Swit
ches the mute function on/off
(→ page 287)
6 Ü button
Switches multimedia sy stem on/off
7 Controller Note
s onthe media display *
NO
TEScratches on the display The display has a highly sensitive, high-gloss
sur
face. The reis a risk of it becoming
scratched. #
Avoid touching the displa y. #
Obser vethe no tes on cleaning. Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(→ page 409).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automatically. The
display may then switch off comple tely for a
while. Multimedia sy
stem 281

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Ifyo u are wearing polarised sun glasses, it
may be dif ficult toread the displa y. Central control elements
overview 1
Touch Control
2 Controller
3 Touchpad To
uch Control Operating
Touch Control #
Tocall up main functions: press button1.
or #
Press and hold button 3. #
Tocall up favo urites: press button 1. #
Swipe down on Touch Control 2. #
Toopen a lis t:press Touch Control 2. #
Toclose a lis t:press button 3.
or #
Swipe right on Touch Control 2. #
Toselect a menu item: swipe up, down, left
or right on Touch Control 2. #
Press Touch Control 2. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Setting the sensitivity for the Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
System wInput Touch Control sen-
sitivity #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . 282
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Operating
the controller 1
% button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
2 © button
Calling up the main functions To
call up favo urites: when the main func‐
tions are displa yed, slide controller 3
down.
3 Controller
Controller operating options: #
Turn 3 anti-clockwise or clo ckwise. #
Slide 1 left orright. #
Slide 4 up or down. #
Slide 2 diagonally. #
Press 7brief lyor press and hold. To
uchpad Ac
tivating/deactivating the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
System wInput #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª theTouchpad .
Operating theto uchpad
Re quirements:
R The touchpad is swit ched on (→ page 283). 1
Touchpad
2 © button
Calls up main functions and favo urites
3 D button
Calls up the control menu of the last active
audio source
4 % button Multimedia sy
stem 283

Press brief
ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
Yo u can navigate in menus and lists via touch-
sensitive sur face 1 byusing a single-finger
swipe. #
Toopen or close lists: swipe left orright. #
Toselect the menu item: swipe up, down,
left or right. #
Press touchpad 1. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe: #
Tocall up main functions and favo urites:
swipe down with two fingers. The swipe mu st
st art in the upper area of theto uchpad. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Tocall up the control menu of the last
active audio source: swipe up with twofin‐
ge rs. The swipe must start in the lo wer area
of theto uchpad. Setting
the sensitivity for the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
System wInput #
Select Touchpad sensitivity . #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . #
Toset the pressure sensitivit y:switch
Touchpad tap onO or off ª.
If th e function is switched on O, atap on
th eto uchpad is enough toselect a menu
item.
Handwriting recognition: swit ching there ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
System õAudio System feedback #
Switch Read out handwriting recognition on
O or off ª.
Ac tivating/deactivating haptic ope rating
fe edba ckon theto uchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
System wInput
The function supports you when making entries
on theto uchpad and when selecting menus. #
Swit chHaptic operating feedback onO or
off ª.
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 #
Press theD button on theto uchpad.
or #
Swipe up with two fingers. The swipe mu st
st art in the lo wer area of theto uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected. #
Use 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 selec ted. #
Tohide the control menu: swipe down with
two fingers. The swipe mu st start in the
upper area of theto uchpad. 284
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Main functions
Calling up
the main functions 1
ß button
Calls up navigation
2 $ button
Calls up thera dio
3 Õ button
Calls up media
4 % button
Calls up thete lephone
5 Ø button
Sets vehicle functions #
Alternatively: press the© button on the
controller, theto uchpad or theTo uch Con‐
trol.
The main functions are displ ayed. #
Select the main function.
Calling up lists and menus on the multimedia
sy stem
Call up a list #
Call up a main function (→ page 285). #
Toopen a lis t:swipe left on theto uchpad. #
Toclose a lis t:swipe right on theto uchpad. #
Toselect a menu item: swipe up or down
on theto uchpad. #
Press theto uchpad. 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. The
following functions are available:
R add pre-defined favo urites fromthefo llow‐
ing categories (→ page 286):
- Navigation
- Entertainment
- Telephone
- Connect
- Vehicle
- System settings
R add your ow nfa vo urites (→page 286)
R rename favo urites (→ page 286).
R movefavo urites (→ page 286).
R dele tefavo urites (→ page 286).
R reset all favo urites (→ page 286)
Calling up favo urites #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once.
Na vigating means:
R Swiping on theTo uch Control or the
to uchpad Multimedia sy
stem 285