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traffics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
Whentelephoning, youm usto bserv ethe legal
re qu irements fort he countr yinwhichyou are
cur rentl yd riving.
Ve hicles with theC OMANDm ultimedia sys‐
te m: The mos trecentt elephone connections
(dialed, receive dand missed calls) ar edispla yed
on the 3 K R Q H menu.
#Select an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand touc hc ontrol .
#Pressthe left-hand touc hc ontrol .
If ther eisonlyo ne telephone number
sa ve dtoane ntry:thet elephone number is
selected.
#If th erea remultiple telephone numbers
sa ve dtoane ntry:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand touc hc ontrol to
select thed esired telephonen umber.
#Pressthel eft-hand touc hc ontrol .
Th et elephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysma yappear ins tead of the
te lephonen umbersdialed:
R 3 O H D V H : D L W :the applicationiss tarting.
When aBluetoot h®connection tothem obile
phone is no testablished, them enu for
authorizin gand connectin gamobile phonei s
displa yedint he multimedia sy stem
(
→pag e275).
R 8 S G D W L Q J G D W D :the call lis tisbeing upda‐
te d.
R , P S R U W L Q J & R Q W D F W V :the contacts from the
mobilep hone or from astorage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting acall
When your eceiv eacall,the , Q F R P L Q J & D O O mes‐
sag eappear sonthe head-up displa y.
#Swipe upwardsord ownw ards on thel eft-
hand touc hc ontrol an dselect 6 (Accept)
or ~ (Reject).
#Press thel eft-hand touc hc ontrol .
Th ec all ma ybea ccepted/rejec tedu sing the
6 or~ buttons on thes teering wheel.
Ad justin gthe Head-up Displ aysettings via
th eo n-boa rdcompu ter
On-boar dcomputer:
, + H D G X S ' L V S
The following Head-up Displa ysettings can be
adjus ted:
R 3 R V L W L R Q
R % U L J K W Q H V V
R ' L V S O D \ & R Q W H Q W
#To select asetting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Toadjus tavalue: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
#Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 21
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Notesono perating saf ety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipme nt integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be dis tracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thisc ould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobil ecommunication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icatio nequipme nt
integrated inthev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
Onl yoperat ethis equipment when thev ehi‐
cle is stationar y.
Fory our owns afet y, alwa ys obser vethef ollow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especiall yyour voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun‐
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
RWhile driving, only oper atem obile communi‐
cationse quipment and your voice control
sy stem when thet raffic condition spermit it.
Yo um ayotherwise be distracted from the
traf ficc onditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo no tuse thev oice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can chang eand
yo ur telephonec all can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself wit hthe voice control
sy stem function sbefor estartin gt he journe y.
Operation
Operating them ultifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rolS ystemiso perational appr ox‐
imatel ythirty seconds af tert he ignition is
switched on.
18 Switches thes ound off/on (ends the
Vo ice Cont rolS ystem)
2ó Starts theV oice Control Sy stem
36 Makes/accepts acall
4~ Rejects/end sacall( en ds theV oice
Control Sy stem)
21 6
Voice Cont rolS ystem
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5WIncrease sthe volume
6X Decreases thev olume
Conduc ting adialog
#Tostar torc ontinue adialog: pressthe
ó button on them ultifunction steering
wheel.
Yo uc an sa yavoice command af tera n
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :sa yt he & R U U H F W L R Q
vo ice command.
#To select an entr yfromt he selection lis t:
sa yt he line number or thec onte nts.
#Tobrows ethe selection lis t:sa yt he 1 H [ W
or % D F N voice command.
#To inter rupt thed ialog: sayt he 3 D X V H voice
command.
#To cancel thed ialog: sayt he & D Q F H O voice
command or press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Operable functions
Yo uc an use theV oice Control Sy stem tooperate
th ef ollowing equipment depending on thef ea‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memor ycard, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Overvie woftypes of voice commands
Ad istinction is made between thef ollowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of thec urrent applica‐
tion, e.g .the voice commands 1 D Y L J D W H W R,
& D O O or 7 H [ W P H V V D J H W R.
RApplication-specific voice commands are
onl yavailable fort he activ eapplication.
1Global voice commands
2Application-specific voice commands
On thed ispla ynexttot he activ eapplication,
ex amples of global voice command sand thec or‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
ar ed ispla yedonana utocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactiv eoperation. The
lis tc an be scrolled or it can be operated by
speec horthe controller/touchpad.
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![MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual Numbe rentry functions
RThe numbe rsallo weda re ] H U R to Q L Q H .
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RThe numbe rsallo weda re ] H U R to Q L Q H .
RTelephonen umberscan be entered as single
digits.
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Numbe rentry functions
RThe numbe rsallo weda re ] H U R to Q L Q H .
RTelephonen umberscan be entered as single
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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#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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destinationÎ.After this, routeg uidance is
continue d.
Switch ing navigation announcement son/off
Re quirements:
Rarout ehas already been created.
Rrouteg uidance isact ive.
#To switc hoff:press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel during anaviga‐
tion announcement.
or
#Press on thev olume control tother ight of
th ec ontroller during anavigation announce‐
ment (
→pag e234).
The 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H K D V E H H Q G H D F W L Y D W H G
messag eappears.
or
#Sho wthe navigation menu (→pag e249).
#Select ! 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H.
The symbol changes to#.
#To activate: select# 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed. %
Inthef ollowing situations, navigation
announcements ar eswitched on automati‐
cally:
RAn ew routeg uidance is star ted.
RThe routeisr ecalculated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H 2 Q 2 I I .
Switch ing navigation announcement son/off
during aphone call
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Selectõ $ X G L R .
#Select 1 D Y L J D W L R Q D Q G 7 U D I I L F $ Q Q R X Q F H
P H Q W V.
#Swit ch 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H ' X U L Q J & D O O onO or
off ª.
Ad justin gthe volumeofn avigation
announcements
Re quirements:
Rarout ehas already been created.
Rrouteg uidance isactive. On
them ultifunction steering wheel or on
th em ultimedia sy stem
#Press theW orX button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel during anavigation
announcement.
or
#Tu rn thev olume control tother ight of the
controller duri nganavigation announcement
(
→pa ge 235).
% Inthef ollowing situations, thev olume is
ra ised tothem inimum volume or lo weredt o
th em aximum volume:
RAn ew routeg uidance is star ted.
RThe routeisr ecalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individuall yset
at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Vi as ystems ettings
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Selectõ $ X G L R .
#Select 1 D Y L J D W L R Q D Q G 7 U D I I L F $ Q Q R X Q F H
P H Q W V.
#Select 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H 9 R O X P H .
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Settingther eception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
RAm obile phoneisa uthorized (→page275).
Multimedias ystem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
This function ensures optimal languag equality.
#Highlight them obile phone in thed evice list.
#Select ¥.
#Select 5 H F H S W L R Q 9 R O X P H or 7 U D Q V P L V V L R Q
9 R O X P H .
#Setthe volume.
Fu rther information on ther ecommende drecep‐
tio na nd transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justin gthe call and ring tone volume
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.õ $ X G L R. 3 K R Q H
#Select & D O O 9 R O X P H or 5 L Q J W R Q H 9 R O X P H.
#Setthe volume. St
arting/ stopping mobile phon evoice recog‐
nition
Re quirements
RThe mobile phoneisc onnectedtot he multi‐
media sy stem (→pag e275).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition
#Press and hold theó button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel form oret han one
second.
Yo uc an use mobile phonev oicerecognition.
St opping mobil ephone voice recognition
#Press the8 or~ button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel.
Calls
Using thet elephone
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
Making acall
#Select 1 X P H U L F D O . H \ S D G .
#Entert he number.
#Select w.
The call is made.
Ac ceptin gacall
#Select $ F F H S W .
Re jectin gacall
#Select 5 H M H F W.
Endin gacall
#Select =.
Ac tivatin gfunctions durin gacall
#Tosho wall functions, navigat edown.
The following function sareavailable during a
call:
R ( Q G & D O O
R 0 D N H $ G G L W L R Q D O & D O O
R . H \ E R D U G (showtos endDTMF tones)
RSwitch 0 X W H 0 L F onO or off ª.
R 3 U L Y D W H 0 R G H (ana ctive cal linh ands-free
modeist ransfer redo vertot hetelephone)
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Deletingtext messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Select ¥.
#Todel eteat extm essage: select ' H O H W H.
#Tochang efolders: select 6 Z L W F K ) R O G H U .# 2 X W E R [
or
#Select ' U D I W V.
Apple CarPlay™
Overvie wofApple CarPlay™
iPhone®function scan be used via them ultime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. The yareoper‐
ated using thec ontroller or theS iri
®voice-oper‐
ated control sy stem. Youc an act ivat et he voice-
operated control sy stem bypressing and holding
th eó button on them ultifunction steering
wheel.
When using Apple CarPlay™ via thev oice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can st
ill be operated via theV oice Control Sy stem
(
→pag e216).
On ly one mobile phone atat imec an be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
The availabilityofA pple CarPlay™ ma yvary
accordingtot he country.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and conte nt connected
to it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, e.g. telephon yorthe
media sources Blue tooth
®audio and iPod®,are
una vailable.
Onl yone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance isactiv eont he multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance isstar ted
on them obile phone. Connecting an iPhone
®via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
RApple®operatin gsystemv ersion iOS 8.3 or
abo veis ins talled on thei Phone®.
RTher eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay™.
RThe iPhone®is connected tothem ult imedia
sy stem via theU SB port çusing asuita‐
ble cable (
→pag e300).
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ S S O H & D U 3 O D \
Setting automatic or manual start
Am essage appearswhen connec tedf or thef irst
time.
#Au tomatic star t:select $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ .
6 W D U W $ X W R P D W L F D O O \ is activatedO.
Apple CarPlay™ will no wstart immediately
af te rt he iPhone
®is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem using aUSB cable.
#Manuals tart:select 0 D Q X D O O \ .
#Selectthei Phone®in thed evice list.
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