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

Individual settings are saved in the user profile,
e.g.:
RSy stem settings
RSettings in theTV tuner's channel list
RNa vigation and traf fic information
The settings diff er depending on theve hicle
equipment.
Importing/exporting user profiles
Re quirements:
RThere is an Internet connection .
RA Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
RThe 3HUVRQDOL]DWLRQ service is activated.
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This function is not available in all countries.
Only individual profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted. The individual profiles are alw
ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted.
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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.
User profile options
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#Highlight a profile.
#¥Select an option.
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The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named.
Soft wareupdate
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
Interne tN avigation map, sys‐
te m updates, Digital
Operator's Manual
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
fl ash drive Na
vigation maps
Software updates ensure your vehicle's tech nol‐
ogy is al ways up-to-date.
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In ordertocons tantly impr ovethequ ality of our
services youwill receive future updates foryo ur
multimed iasystem, the Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to you via
th e mobile phone connection in your vehicle
and, in many cases, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can monito rth est atus of your updates at any
time on the Mercedes me por tal and find infor‐
mation about po tential inno vations.
Yo ur advantages at a glance:
Rcon veniently receive software update s via
th e mobile phone network
Rthe long- term quality and availability of
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is guaranteed
Rke ep your multimed iasystem 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
Re quirement:
RAn Internet connection is requiredfor
updates which are obtained online .
Multimedia system:
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Au tomatically
Re quirement:
RYour vehicle has a built-in communication
module.
#Ac tivate $XWRPDWLF 2QOLQH 8SGDWH O.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manually
#Deactivate $XWRPDWLF 2QOLQH 8SGDWHª.
#Select an update from the list and start the
update. Search
ingfor new Updates
Re quirements
RYour vehicle does not ha vea built-in commu‐
nication module.
RAn Inte rnet-enabled mobile phone is connec‐
te dto the multimedia sy stem (→page 283).
#Select 6HDUFK IRU 1HZ 8SGDWHV.
The list of available updates is refreshed.
#Select an update and start the update.
The selected update is downloaded via the
connected mobile phone.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate
#Restart the sy stem.
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 cannot be ensured.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
the sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (
→page 256).
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As soon as an updateisavailable for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe multi‐
media sy stem displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R'RZQORDG
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R'HWDLOV
Information about the pending update is dis‐
pla yed.
R/DWHU
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (
→page 256).
If th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, youwill be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample:
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
RThe ignition is switched off.
RNo tes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
RThe elect ric park ing 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 center console displa y.Please
consult a qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem.
Re set function
Multimedia sy stem:
,6\VWHP.5HVHW
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
Rstation presets
Rconnec ted mobile phones
#Select <HV.
If PIN pr otection is activated, a prom ptappears
asking if you also wishtorestore this to thefa c‐
to ry settings during a reset.
#Select <HV
#Enterthe cur rent PIN.
The PIN is reset.
Or
#Select 1R.
The cur rent PIN stay sth e same af terre set‐
ting.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Cente r can deactivateyour
PIN pr otection foryo u.
A pr om ptappears again asking whe ther you
re ally wish toreset.
#Select <HV.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings.
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Navigation
Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Alternatively: press theß button.
The map appears and sho wscurrent vehicle
position 1. %
If a climate contro l setting ischanged, a cli‐
mate bar appears brief ly.
Showing/hiding the navigation menu
Re quirement:RThe map sho wstheve hicle's cur rent posi‐
tion.
,1DYLJDWLRQ
#To sho w:swipe left on theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or
#Slide the controller tothe left.#To hide: swipe right on theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or
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#Slidethe controller totheright.
% Toshow or hide lo wer menu le vels, swipe or
slide tothe left or right as many times as
necessar y.
Destination ent ry
Entering a POI or address
Multimedia system:
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#Show the navigation menu.
#Select ª(QWHU 'HVWLQDWLRQ .
The state or pr ovince in which theve hicle is
located is set 1.
There are two available me thods of destina‐
tion entry:
Rfree sear ch2
Rsear ch st ep-by-step 3
Me thod 1: free sear ch
#Enter a POI or address 2. The entries can
be made in any orde r.
During de stination ent ry, suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The following ent ries can be made, forex am‐
ple:
Rcit y,stre et, house number
Rstre et, city
RZIP code
RPOI name
RPOI categor y,e.g. *DV 6WDWLRQ
Rcity, POI name
#Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5v.
#Write characters on theto uchpad.
#To switch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or
#Press theto uchpad.#To del ete an entr y:select 4% (ifavail‐
able).
RPress brief ly:dele testh e last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
RPress and hold: dele testh e entire ent ry.
#To set the language: select8.
#Select a language.
% This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are support ed. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters.
#To call up the online sear chfunction:
select 62QOLQH 6HDUFK.
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.
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#Selectthe online destination.
or
#En ter an online destination in the input line.
% Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries.
% Requirement (USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
#To call up the lis t:press the% button.
or
#If th eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
#Select a destination in the list.
#To adopt a destination: select6HOHFW 'HVWL
QDWLRQ 7.
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-ste p
#Press the% button.
or
#If th eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. &LW\ RU =,3is
highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
32,, are available.
#Select &LW\ RU =,3 .
The character bar appears.
#En ter a city or ZIP code.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The address can be entered in various
orders, forex ample:
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A stre et intersection may be entered, if
av ailable.
R6WUHHW ,&LW\ RU =,3
R32,, e.g. *DV 6WDWLRQ ,&LW\ RU =,3
% The functions descri bedforth e free sear ch
may be used:
Rto switch tohandwriting recognition
Rto switch tocharacter selection
Rto dele tean ent ry
Entries in the32, field, forex ample, can
also be dele tedby pressing £.Navi‐
ga te to the left todo so.
Rcall up online sear chfunction (if availa‐
ble)
Rcalls up a list
#To change thest ate/pr ovince: select the
st ate or pr ovince.
#En ter a state or pr ovince. You only need to
enter thefirs tch aracter.
#Select a state or pr ovince in the list.
#To change the country :select the count ry.
#Enter a countr y.Yo u only needtoenter the
fi rs tch aracter.
#Select a country in the list.
#To adopt a destination: select6HOHFW 'HVWL
QDWLRQ.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a dis tance-o rientated list appears.
#Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
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Selecting a POI
Multimedia system:
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QDWLRQV.32,V
Me thod 1
#Select a categor y.
If ro ute guidance isnot act ive: the sear ch
begins in the vicinity of the cur rent vehicle
position. The list is sor tedby distance in
ascending orde r.
If ro ute guidance isact ive: the sear chbegins
af te r selecting a sear chposition.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
Rname of POI
Rlinear dis tance tothe POI
Rthe direction of the linear dis tance tothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position
#Select a POI.
#Ro ute guidance is active: selectthe sear ch
position prior tochoosing a POI.
#If intermediate destinations are set, these
can also be selected as the sear chposition
af te r selecting 1HDU 'HVWLQDWLRQ .
Me thod 2
#Select $OO &DWHJRULHV .
#Select a categor y.
#Select a POI.
#Route guidance is active: selectthe sear ch
position prior tochoosing a POI.
#If intermediate destinations are set, these
can also be selected as the sear chposition
af te r selecting 1HDU 'HVWLQDWLRQ .
Alternatively filtering the display byPOI
#Enter a sear chterm intheª 6HDUFK
line.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs.
#Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted.
#Select a POI. Example: setting
the sear chposition for the
parking ca tegory during active route guid‐
ance
#Select ,Q WKH 9LFLQLW\ ,1HDU 'HVWLQDWLRQ or
$ORQJ WKH 5RXWH.
The list sho ws the located POIs or opens an
ove rview of thero ute destination af ter
selecting 1HDU 'HVWLQDWLRQ.
#Select a POI.
#Select1HDU 'HVWLQDWLRQ: select an intermedi‐
ate destination or destination.
Selecting pr evious destinations
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select 3UHYLRXV 'HVWLQDWLRQV.
#Select a destination suggestion or a destina‐
tion.
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% If/HDUQ -RXUQH\V is switched onO, destina‐
tion suggestions are displa yed (
→page 272).
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#Alternatively:if a favo rite has been sa ved
(→page 272), select )URP *OREDO )DYRULWHV.
#Select afavo rite .
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a contact
Re quirement:
RA mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (→page 283).
Multimedia sy stem:
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QDWLRQV.&RQWDFWV
#Select the conta ct.
The contact de tails are displa yed.
#Select an address.#Alternativel y,to filter the display bycon‐
tacts: enter names or telephone numbers,
fo rex ample, into the sear chfield.
#Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted.
#Select the conta ct.
#Select an address. En
terge o-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
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QDWLRQV.*HRFRRUGLQDWHV
#En terge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws the position.
#Confirm the ent ry.
#To calculate a route: select 6WDUW 5RXWH
*XLGDQFH.
#If a route has already been created, select
6W DUW 1HZ 5RXWH *XLGDQFH or6HW DV ,QWHU
PHGLDWH 'HVWLQDWLRQ.
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Multimedia sy stem:
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#Alternativel y:ifth e map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press Touch Control, the con‐
troller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Select "Mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→page 276).
#Swipe in any di rection on Touch Control or
to uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The more you mo ve
yo ur finger away from thest arting position
on theto uchpad, thefast erthe map mo ves.
#Press Touch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads.
If a destination is located exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed.
#Select a destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Setting the map orientation to2D or 3D
#Highlight 0DS 2ULHQWDWLRQ '' .
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