Ra
dio and TVvoice commands Vo
ice command Function
Station
call up recei vable or sa vedstations
enter a frequency directly
Next station To
switch tothe next available station
Previous station To
switch tothe pr evious station
Save station To
save ast ation in thest ation list
Show station list To
display the names of all recei vable stations
Read out station list To
listento the names of all recei vable stations
Traffic information on
Traffic information off To
switch the traf fic information service on/off
Radio info on
Radio info off To
switch the cur rent station information on/off Overview of media pla
yervo ice commands Media pla
yervo ice commands can also be used
when the media pla yerru ns in the bac kground. LINGU
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The Personalisation service is active
(→ page 306).
If th e PIN has been entered incor rectly three
times, the PIN will be bloc ked. You can ha ve a
single-use password sent toyou via the
Mercedes me connect online por talto reset the
PIN pr otection. #
Select Unblock PIN. #
Ente rth e single-use password.
PIN pr otection is reset, and you can set a
new PIN.
% Alternativel y,yo u can ha vePIN pr otection
re set at a Mercedes-Benz service centre. User profile
Setting a user profile
Multimedia sy
stem:
System gPersonalisation
Displaying a user profile when starting
If th is function is active, a prom ptappears when
st arting the sy stem asking which user profile to
use. #
Select Display profile list after start . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Selecting a user profile #
Select Guestor individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Au tomatic syn chronisation
Each time the ignition is switched off or on, the
individual user profiles are synchronised on the
multimedia sy stem and on the ser ver.This
ensures that the latest user profiles are alw ays
av ailable. #
Select Automatic synchronisation. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
% For more information about importing/
ex porting user profiles (→ page 306).Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy
stem:
System gPersonalisation Create
profile #
Ente r a name. #
Select a.
The following information is sa ved in the user
profile, forex ample:
R System settings
R Settings in theTV tuner's channel list
R Navigation and traf fic information
The settings di ffer depending on theve hicle
equipment.
Importing/exporting user profiles
Requ irements:
R There is an Internet connection
(→ page 365).
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is active.306
Multimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy
stem:
System gPersonalisation Manual
export/import
This function is not available in all countries.
On ly individu al profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted. #
Impor t:select Import profiles from the
server.
The The profile import overwrites the exist-
ing profiles. Do you want to continue? mes‐
sage appears. #
Select Yes.
User profiles are impor ted. #
Expor t:select Export profiles to the server.
User profiles are expor ted.
% Certain settings, such as address book
ent ries or pr evious destinations from the
navigation sy stem, are not expor ted. Setting user profile options
Multimedia sy
stem:
System gPersonalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
Select ¥options.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdate Information on software updates
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 update Source of
the
update Up
date type
Up dates via mobile
phone Na
vigation map, sys‐
te m updates, Digital
Owner's Manual
Up dates via an exter‐
nal storage medium,
e.g. a USB flash drive Na
vigation maps %
Updates via mobile phone requ ire an active
Internet connection forth eve hicle. This is
not available in all countries. For fur ther
information on connecting tothe Internet,
see (→ page 364).
Ad vantages of updating software
Thanks tothe software update, your vehicle sta‐
tus is up-to-date.
In order tocons tantly impr ovethequ ality of our
services you will recei vefuture updates foryo ur
multimedia sy stem, the Mercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to you via Multimedia sy
stem 307
th
e mobile phone connection in your vehicle
and, as an option, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can moni torth est atus of your updates 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 There is an Internet connection
(→ page 364).
R For automatic updates: your vehicle has a
permanently installed communication mod‐
ule. Multimedia sy
stem:
System Software update
Au tomatic update #
Activate OAutomatic online updates.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manual update #
Deactivate ªAutomatic online updates. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem.
Fu nction of important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else the security
of your multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
th e sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (→ page 308). As soon as an update is
available for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe media
displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Download
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R Details
Information about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R Later
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (→ page 308).
If th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, you will be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The engine is not running. 308
Multimedia sy stem
R
Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The parking brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cann otbe
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol
appears on the cent reconsole displ ay. Please
consult a qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
System Reset
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R Station presets
R Connec ted mobile phones #
Select Yes.
If PIN pr otection is activated, a prom ptappears
asking if you also wish torestore this to thefa c‐
to ry settings during a reset. #
Select Yes. #
Enter the cur rent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
or #
Select No.
The cur rent PIN stay sth e same af terre set‐
ting.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate the PIN
pr otection foryo u.
A prom ptappears again asking whe ther you
re ally wish toreset. #
Select Yes.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings. Fi
t & Healthy ENE
RGIZING comfort Multimedia sy
stem 309
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.
Re quirements:
R For the online sear ch:Mercedes me con‐
nect is available.
R You ha vea user account forth e Mercedes
me por tal.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes.me
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation #
Show the navigation menu. #
Select ªEnter destination . The count
ryin which theve hicle is located is set
1.
There are two available me thods of destination
entry:
R Free sear ch2
R Sea rchstep-b y-step 3
Me thod 1: free sear ch #
Enter the POI or address in 2. The entries
can be made in any order.
During destination entry , suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list. Ente
rth ese address elements, forex ample:
R City, stre et, house number
R Street,to wn
R Postcode
R POI name
R POI catego ry, e.g. Petrol station
R City, POI name
Examples of destination ent ry:
R Ifyo u are sear ching forKö nigsstraße in
St utt gart,fo rex ample, you can en ter
ST UT and KÖN.
R Ifyo u are sear ching for a POI in theUni‐
te d Kingdom, forex ample, you can en ter
THE SHARD.
To try bo thexamples, the count rysetting
must also be changed (me thod 2). #
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select v5. #
Write thech aracter on theto uchpad. #
Toswitch to character selection: pressthe
% button. Multimedia sy
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or
#
Press theto uchpad. #
Todel ete an entr y:select %4(ifavail‐
able).
Use thefo llowing options:
R Press brief ly: del etes the last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
R Press and hold: dele testh e entire entry. #
Toset the language: selectB8. #
Select the language.
% This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tocall up the online sear chfunction:
select Online search 6.
Once an Internet connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry.
Online destinations are pr ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider. #
Select the online destination. or #
Ente rth e online destination or a 3 word
address in the input line.
% Ente r a 3 wordaddress (→ page318).
Online sea rch is not available in all coun‐
tries. #
Tocall up the lis t:press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards. #
Select the destination in the list. #
Toadopt a destination: select7Select
destination .
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-step #
Press %button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. City or postcode
is highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
POI, are available. #
Select City or postcode.
The character bar appears. #
Enterth e city or the postcode.
During destination entry , suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The address entri es can be made in any
order, forex ample:
R City or postcode, Street,House no.
En ter an intersecting stre et, if available.
R Street, City or postcode
R POI , e.g. Petrol station, City or postcode
% During destination ent ry, use thefo llowing
functions:
R Swit ching tohandwriting recognition
R Switching tocharacter selection
R Deleting an ent ry314
Multimedia sy stem
R
Remaining driving dis tance
R Time of ar rival
Selecting an alternative route
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ÀRoute and position #
Select Alternative route.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is shown with a
dark blue line. #
Select the alternative route.
Ac tivating a commuter route
Re quirements:
R Your home and workaddresses are sa ved as
destinations in thefa vo urites (→ page 328).
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ÀRoute and position #
Select Activate commuter route O.
Na vigation auto maticallyrecognises that the
ve hicle is located on thero ute between
"home" and "work" or vice versa. It automati‐ cally
starts a route guidance without voice
output.
If th e destinations for home and workhave
not yet been crea ted, a prom ptappears.
Fo rth e daily commuter route, traf fic inci‐
dents on thero ute are also repor ted when
driving without route guidance.
Swit ching the automatic filling station
sear chon/off
Multimedia sy stem:
Navigation ZOptions #
Switch Reserve fuel level onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser velevel
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forfilling sta‐
tions.
Using au tomatic filling station sear ch
Re quirements:
The automatic filling station sear chis activated
O (→page 322).
The prom ptFuel tank reserve level Do you want
to start the search for filling stations? appears. #
Select Yes.
The au tomatic filling station sear chbegins.
The available filling stations along thero ute
or in the vicinity are displa yed. #
Select thefilling station. #
When there is no route, thefilling station is
set as the destination.
or #
When there is a route, thefilling station is set
as the next intermediate destination.
St arting the automatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements:
R ATTENTION ASSIST and theSuggest rest
area function are activated (→ page244).
Driving si tuation
The ATTENTION ASSIST Do you want to start
the rest area search? messageis shown. #
Select Yes.
The service station sear ch starts. The availa‐
ble service stations along thero ute or in the 322
Multimedia sy stem