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Numbe rentry functions
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digits.
Information on thel anguag esetting
Yo uc an chang ethe languag eoftheVoice Con‐
trol Sy stem via thes ysteml anguag esettings. If
th es etsystem languag eisnotsuppor tedbyt he
Vo ice Cont rolS ystem, En glish will be selecte d.
The Voice Cont rolS ystemisa vailable in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish.
Using theV oice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Fe atures of audibleh elp functions
Your eceiv einformatio nand help for:
ROptima loperation: sayt he + H O S Y R L F H F R Q
W U R O V \ V W H P voice command.
RCur rent application: onthem ultifunction
st eering wheel, press theó rocker switch
up and sa ythe + H O S voice command.
RContinued dialog: sayt he + H O S voice com‐
mand during avoice dialog.
RAs pecific sy stem: sayt he voice commands
fo rt he desired sy stem, e.g. + H O S W H O H S K R Q H.
Notesonh owtoimpr ovespeec hquality
If The Voice Control Sy stem does no tunder‐
st and you:
Ronl yoperat eThe Voice Cont rolS ystemf rom
th ed rive r's seat.
Rsayt he voice command scohe rently and
clear ly,b ut do no texaggerat ethe words.
Ravo id loud noises, e.g. theb lowe r,th at cause
inter fere nce whil emaking avoice command
entr y.
Rsayt he voice tagw itht he same intonation
when creating voice tags.
If an addre ss book entr yvoice tag is no trec‐
ognized:
Ronl ycreates ensible address book entries in
th es ystem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs tn am eint he cor rect field.
Rdo no tuse an yabbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If as tatio nliste ntr yisn otrecognized:
Rsa yt he 5 H D G R X W V W D W L R Q O L V W voice command.
Essentia lvoice commands
Overvie wofswitchvoice commands
Swit chvoice command scan be used toopen
cer tain applications .The voice command selec‐
tion can be used rega rdless of thea pplication
th at is cur rentl ya ctive.
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Voice command Function
1 D Y L J D W L R Q To
switc hton avigation mode
0 D S To
switc htom ap display
$ G G U H V V E R R N To
switc htoa ddress book
7 H O H S K R Q H To
switc htot elephone mode
7 H [ W P H V V D J H To
switc htot extm essage s
5 D G L R To
switc htor adio mode
0 H G L D To
switc htom edia mode
8 6 % To
switc htoU SB
0 H P R U \ F D U G To
switc htom emorycard
, Q W H U Q H W D S S O L F D W L R Q 1 D P H ! To
star taM ercedes-Ben zonline application. The applicatio nmustbec alledupbyt ouchoncep rior
to use.
0 H U F H G H V % H Q ] $ S S V To
switc htoM ercedes-BenzA pps
& R Q Q H F W To
switc htoInterne tmode
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Voice command Function
5 H V W D X U D Q W D W G H V W L Q D W L R Q
3 D U N L Q J D W G H V W L Q D W L R Q
5 H V W D U H D Z L W K U H V W U R R P V D W G H V W L Q D W L R Q
* D V V W D W L R Q D W G H V W L Q D W L R Q Sear
ches forr es taurants, parkin glots, rest areas wit hrestrooms and gass tations at thed estination
/ D V W G H V W L Q D W L R Q V Selectsad
estination from thel istofl aste ntered destinations
$ O W H U Q D W L Y H U R X W H V Switches
routeg uidance toano ther route
6 W D U W U R X W H J X L G D Q F H St
arts routeg uidance af tere ntering avalid destination
& D Q F H O U R X W H J X L G D Q F H Cancels
routeg uidance
* X L G D Q F H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V R Q
* X L G D Q F H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V R I I Swit
ches ther out eguidance voice output on/off
6 K R Z W U D I I L F P D S
+ L G H W U D I I L F P D S Swit
ches thet raffic map on/off
6 Z L W F K R Q 3 2 , V \ P E R O V
6 Z L W F K R I I 3 2 , V \ P E R O V Swit
ches theP OI symbols displa yonthe map on/off
Overvie woftelephone voice commandsYouc an use thet elephone voice command sto
mak ephone call sorsearchthro ugh thea ddress book.
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Voice command Function
& D O O 1 D P H ! Makes
aphone call. All address book names ar eavailable.
6 H D U F K I R U F R Q W D F W 1 D P H ! Sear
ches fora nd displa ysac ontact. All address boo kname sareavailable.
2 X W J R L Q J F D O O V Displa
ys thelastc all
5 H G L D O Selectst
he lastphone number dialed
Overvie wofradiovoice commandsRa dio voice command scan also be used when
th er adio applicatio nisrunnin ginthe back‐
ground.
Vo ice command Function
6 W D W L R Q 1 D P H ! To
cal lupr eceivable or sa veds tations
) U H T X H Q F \ ! To
enter afrequ ency directly
1 H [ W V W D W L R Q
3 U H Y L R X V V W D W L R Q To
switc htot he next available station
6 D Y H V W D W L R Q To
save as tatio nint hestatio nlist
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Settingthes ensitivityf or thetouchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.w , Q S X W
#Select 7 R X F K S D G 6 H Q V L W L Y L W \.
#Select ) D V W, 0 H G L X P or 6 O R Z .
#Tosetthe pressur esensitivity: switch
7 R X F K S D G 7 D S onO or off ª.
If th ef unction is switched on O,atap on
th et ouchpad is enough toselect amenu
item.
Handwriting recognition: switch ingther ead-
alou dfunction on/off
Multimedias ystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.õ $ X G L R. 6 \ V W H P ) H H G
E D F N
#Switch 5 H D G 2 X W + D Q G Z U L W L Q J 5 H F R J Q L W L R Q on
O or off ª. Ac
tivating/deactivatin ghaptic feedba ckfor
operation on thet ouchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.w , Q S X W
The function supports youw hen making entries
on thet ouchpad and when selecting menus.
#Switch + D S W L F 2 S H U D W L Q J ) H H G E D F N on or off.
When thef unction is activated, atactile feed‐
bac kint heform ofav ibration is ef fected
whe nthe touchpad is operated.
Selecting astatio nand trac kusingt he
to uchpad
#Press theD button on thet ouchpad.
or
#Swipe upwards using tw ofinger sont he
to uchpad.
The cont rolm enua ppear sfor thea udio
source that wa slasts elected.
#Use one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: thep reviousort he nextstatio niss et.
Media source: thep reviousort he next music
tra ck is selecte d.
#Tohide thec ontrol menu: swipe down on
th et ouchpad using tw ofingers.
Main functions
Calling up th emain functions
1ß button
To cal lupn avigation
2$ button
To cal lupt heradio
3Õ button
To cal lupm edia
4%button
To cal lupt hetelephone
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#Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appear sinthestatus line.
Yo uw illalso hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
#To switc hon:chang ethe media source or
adjus tthe volume.
Ad justin gthe volume
On them ultimedia sy stem
#Tu rn volume control 1.
The volume of thec urrent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus teds eparatel y.
Adjus tthis in thef ollowing situations:
Rduring atraf fica nnouncement
Rduri nganavigation announcement
The volume of then avigation announce‐
ment changes in accordanc ewitht he vol‐
ume of thec urrent media sourc e.
Rduringatelephone call
Rwhen entering or exitin gap arkin gspace
while using ActiveP arking Assist
or
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select $ X G L R.
#Selectavolume setting.
#Setthe volume.
% The volume can also be se tonthe multifunc‐
tion steering wheel (
→pag e204).
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Manually
#Deactivateª $ X W R P D W L F ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J
7 L P H.
#Select ' D \ O L J K W 6 D Y L Q J 7 L P H.
#Select 2 Qor 2 I I.
Setting thet imea nd da teform at
Multimedi asystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W
) R U P D W
#Se tthe dat eand time form at#.
Setting thet imem anually
Re quirement
RThe 0 D Q X D O 7 L P H $ G M X V W P H Q W function is
switched on.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.& 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H. 6 H W
7 L P H
#Se tthe hours.
#Na vigat etot heright tosetthe minutes.
#Se tthe minutes.
#Confir mchanges when exitin gthe menu.
The dat eissetautomaticall yvia GPS.
Connectivity
Switching transmission of thev ehicle posi‐
tio no n/off
Multimedias ystem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
#Select 7 U D Q V P L W 9 H K L F O H 3 R V L W L R Q .
#Switchthe function on Oor off ª.
Bluetooth®
Information abou tBluet oo th®
Blue toot h®tech nology is astandar dfor short-
ra ng ew ireles sdatat ransfer up toappr oximately
32.8ft( 10m). Youc an use Blue tooth
®tocon‐
nect your mobile phonetot he multimedia sys‐
te ma nd use thef ollowing functions, fore xam‐
ple:
Rhands-free sy stem wit haccess tothef ollow‐
ing options:
-contacts (→pag e278)
-call lists (→pag e281)
-text message s
RInternetconnection
Rlistening tomusi cvia Blue tooth®audio
(→pag e305)
Rtrans ferring business cards (vCards) int othe
ve hicle
Blue tooth
®isar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
toot hSpecial Interes tGroup (SIG) Inc.
% Interne tconnection via Blue tooth
®is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBluetooth
®
Re quirementRApple CarPlay™ is no tactive.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª Bluetoo th®.
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Connecting usingabutton
Re quirements
RThis function is onl yavailable in aWi-Fifre ‐
qu ency of 2.4 GHz.
#Select ¥ & R Q Q H F W Y L D : 3 6 3 % &.
#Press theW PS button on thed evice tobe
connec tedors elect & R Q Q H F W .
#Select & R Q W L Q X H inthem ultimedia sy stem.
Connecting using asecurity key
#Select & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H W R 9 H K L F O H + R W V S R W .
As ecuri tykeyisd isplayed.
#Select thev ehicle from thed evice tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yedw itht he
SSID 0 % + R W V S R W ; ; ; ; ;.
#Enter thes ecurity keyw hichiss hown in the
multimedia sy stem displa yonthe device to
be connec ted.
#Confir mthe entr y.
Connecting usin gNFC
#Select & R Q Q H F W L R Q Y L D 1 ) &.
#Activat eNFC on them obile device (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
#Bring them obile device int othe NFC area of
th ev ehicle (→pag e276).
#Select ' R Q H.
The mobile device is no wconnected tothe
multimedia sy stem hotspo tvia NFC.
To generat eanewsecurity key:
#Select 6 H W 8 S + R W V S R W .
#Select * H Q H U D W H 6 H F X U L W \ . H \.
Ac onnection will be es tablished wit hthe
newly created security key.
#Tosave asecurity key:select 6 D Y H.
When anew security keyiss aved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections ar ethen disconnected. If
th eW i-Ficonnections ar ebeing re-es tab‐
lished, then ew security keym ustbee ntered .
Managin gCOMAND Touc hd evices
Re quirementsRThe COMAND Touc ha pp is installed on the
ex tern al devic e(e.g. table tors martphone).
RWi-Fi is acti vated(→pag e240) and them ul‐
timedia sy stem is confi gured asaWi-Fihot‐
spo t(
→page 241).
Mul timedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P. & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K
Connecting anew device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
#Select & R Q Q H F W 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
# $ F F H S W thec onnection requ estfromt he new
device.
As ecurity keyisd isplayed.
#En tert he security keyint he extern al device.
The devic eisauthorized.
Selecting aconnected device
#Select $ X W K R U L ] H D 1 H Z ' H Y L F H.
The devices already connec teda redispla yed.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H 8 V L Q J & R Q Q H F W H G ' H Y L F H V.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V message
appears.
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