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Operating safety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted 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.
#If yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are dr iving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Operating the multifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
18 Switches the sound off/on (ends the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
2ó Starts theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
36 Makes/accepts a call
4~Rejects/ends a call (ends theVo ice
Cont rol Sy stem)
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5WIncreases thevo lume
6X Decreases thevo lume
Vo ice prom pting
#To start or continue a dialog: pressthe
ó button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say the & R U U H F W L R Q
vo ice command.
#To select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
#Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say the 1 H [ W
or % D F N voice command.
#To inter rupt the dialog: saythe 3 D X V H voice
command.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe & D Q F H O voice
command or press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe & D Q F H O voice
command.
Operable functions
Yo u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment rega rdless of thefe a‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Types of voice commands
A distinction is made between thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. the 1 D Y L J D W H W R, & D O Oor 7 H [ W P H V
V D J H W R voice commands.
RApplication-specific voice commands are
only available forth e active application.
1Global voice commands
2Application-specific voice commands
On the display next tothe active application,
ex amples of global voice commands and the cor‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
are displa yed on an autocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactive operation. The
list can be scrolled or it can be operated by
speech or the controller/touchpad.
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![MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2018 Owners Manual Entering numbers
Entering numbe rs:
RThe numbers allo wed are ] H U Rto Q L Q H .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Changing the language setting
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Entering numbe rs:
RThe numbers allo wed are ] H U Rto Q L Q H .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Changing the language setting
Yo u can change the language of Voi")
Entering numbers
Entering numbe rs:
RThe numbers allo wed are ] H U Rto Q L Q H .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Changing the language setting
Yo u can change the language of Voice Cont rol
Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If the
set sy stem language is not suppor tedby Voice
Cont rol Sy stem, En glish will be selecte d.
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem is available in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish.
Using Voice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Au dible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
ROptimal operation: saythe + 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: pushtheó rock er
switch on the multifunction steering wheel
up and say the + H O S voice command.
RContinued dialog: saythe + H O S voice com‐
mand during a voice dialog.
RA specific sy stem: saythevo ice commands
fo rth e desired sy stem, e.g. + H O S W H O H S K R Q H.
Speechquality impr ovement
IfVo ice Control Sy stem does not under stand
yo u:
ROnly operate Voice Cont rol Sy stem from the
driver's seat.
RSay thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
RAv oid loud noises, e.g. the blo wer,th at cause
inter fere nce while making a voice command
ent ry.
RSay thevo ice tag with the same intonation
when creating voice tags. If an addre
ss book entry voice tag is not rec‐
ognized:
ROnly crea tesensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs t name in the cor rect field.
RDo not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognized:
RSay the 5 H D G R X W V W D W L R Q O L V W voice command.
Essential voice commands
Switch voice commands
Swit chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. The voice command selec‐
tion can be used rega rdless of the application
th at is cur rently acti ve.
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Adjusting the volume
On the multimedia sy stem
#Tu rn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Adjust this in thefo llowing situations:
Rduring a traf fic announcement
Rduri ng a navigation announcement
The volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sourc e.
Rduring atelephone call
Rwhen entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select $ X G L R.
#Select a volume setting.
#Set thevo lume.
% The volume can also be set on the multifunc‐
tion steering wheel (
→page 216).
Enterin gch aracters
Using thech aracter input function
The following functions are available:
Rselecting a character in thech aracter bar
Rwriting a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther.
#On Touch Control and controller: select a
ch aracter in thech aracter bar.
Depending on the destination entered, the
fo llowing is available:
Rthe full set of characters
Rcharacters which are useful forth e cur‐
re nt input string
Other characters are gr ayed out.
#On theto uchpad: select acharacter in the
ch aracter bar.
or
#Wr ite thech aracters on theto uch-sensitive
sur face of theto uchpad.
Handwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Examples of character ent ry:
RRe naming a favo rite
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Information on lanerecommendations
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,th e
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction.
1Re commended lane
2Possible lane
3Lanes not recommended
RRe commended lane 1
In this lane, youwill beable tocomplet e both
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
RPo ssible lane 2
In this lane, youwill only be able tocomplet e
th e next change of direction.
RLane not recommended 3
In this lane, youwill not be abletocomplet e
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lane.
During thech ange of direction, new lanes may
be added.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
play ed in the Instrument Display and in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
Ex ch equer flag Í. Route guidance isfinished.
When an intermedia tedestination has been
re ached, you will see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your intermediate destination
Î. Afterth is, route guidance is
continued.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance is active.
#To switch off: pressthe8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel during a naviga‐
tion announcement.
or
#Press on thevo lume control totheright of
th e controller during a navigation announce‐
ment (
→page 244).
The 6 S R N H Q G U L Y L Q J U H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V K D Y H
E H H Q G H D F W L Y D W H G messageappears.
or
#Sh ow the navigation menu (→page 258).
#Select ! ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
The symbol changes to#.
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#Toswitch on: select# ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P
P H Q G D W L R Q .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
% Inthefo llowing situations, navigation
announcements are switched on automati‐
cally:
RA new route guidance isstar ted.
RThe route isrecalculated.
% You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 6 S R N H Q ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D
W L R Q V 2 Q 2 I I.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
during a phone 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 ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V ' X U L Q J
3 K R Q H & D O O onO or off ª. Ad
justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance isactive.
#Press theW orX button on the multi‐
function steering wheel during a navigation
announcement.
or
#Tu rn thevo lume control totheright of the
controller duri ng a navigation announcement
(
→pa ge 245).
% Inthefo llowing situations, thevo lume is
ra ised tothe minimum volume or lo weredto
th e maximum volume:
RA new route guidance isstar ted.
RThe route is recalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individually set
at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
#Alternativel y:select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select õ $ 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 ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q 9 R O X P H.
#Setthevo lume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tion announcements
#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 .
#Switch $ X G L R ) D G H R X W ' X U L Q J ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P
P H Q G D W L R Q onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created.
RRo ute guidance isactive.
Multimed iasystem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select ! ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
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#Tochange mobile phones: placethe NFC
area of the mobile phone (see manufactur‐
er's operating instructions) on NFC logo 2.
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ized on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorized on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www .mercedes-benz.com/connect
Fu rther functions without having a mobile phone
authorized on the multimedia sy stem (see manu‐
fa cturer's ope rating instructions):
Rtrans ferring a URL tobe vie wed in the multi‐
media sy stem
Rsetting up theve hicle's Wi-Fi access da tavia
th e sy stem settings (→page 250) Setting
there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Requ irement:
RA mobile phone is authorized (→page 283).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
This function ensures optimal language quality.
#Highlight the mobile phone in the device 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 .
#Setthevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone 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.
#Set thevo lume. St
arting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
Rthe mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem (→page 283).
St arting mobile phone voice recognition
#Press and hold theó button on the multi‐
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
Yo u can use mobile phone voice recognition.
St opping mobile phone voice recognition
#Press the8 or~ button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
Calls
Using thete lephone
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.ª & R Q W D F W V
Making a call
#Select 1 X P H U L F D O . H \ S D G .
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Rrecording a new dictation
#To lea vethe menu: select ' R Q H.
Sending text messages
#Select 6 H Q G 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H .
Re plying toate xt message
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Select thete xt message .
#Select¥.
#Select 5 H S O \.
Calling a text message sender
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Select thete xt message .
#Select¥.
#Select & D O O 6 H Q G H U. Fu
rther options in thete xt message menu
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.i 7 H [ W 0 H V V D J H
#Select ¥.
#Todel ete a text message: select ' H O H W H.
#Tochange folders: 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™
Overview of Apple CarPlay™
iPhone®functions can be used via the multime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. They are oper‐
ated using the controller or the Siri
®vo ice-oper‐
ated control sy stem. You can activate thevo ice-
operated control sy stem bypressing and holding
th eó button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
When using Apple CarPlay™ via thevo ice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can st
ill be operated via Voice Cont rol Sy stem
(
→page 227).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Apple CarPlay™ tothe multimedia sys‐
te m.
The availability of Apple CarPlay™ may vary
according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it.
Note s on Apple CarPlay™
While using Apple CarPlay™ various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. telephony or the
media source Blue tooth
®audio and iPod®are
una vailable.
Only one route guidance can be active at a time.
If a route guidance is active on the multimedia
sy stem, it is closed when a route guidance is
st ar ted on the mobile phone.
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