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pedal. Never attem pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle if it is being held byHill Start Assist.
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds theve hicle at a stand‐
st ill without requ iring youto depress the brake
pedal, e.g. when pulling away on steep slopes.
Sy stem limitations
The incline must not be greaterth an 30%.
Ac tivating/deactivating the HOLD function
&
WARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being activated when you
lea vetheve hicle
If yo u lea vetheve hicle while only the HOLD
function is braking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llowing situations:
RIf th ere is a malfunction in the sy stem or
in the po wer supp ly.
RIf th e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelera tor pedal or the
brake pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant.
RIfth e electrics in the engine compart‐
ment, the battery or the fuses are tam‐
pered with or if the battery is disconnec‐
te d.
#Alw ays deactivate the HOLD function
and secure theve hicle against rolling
aw ay before leaving theve hicle.
* NO
TEDama gefrom au tomatic braking
When Active Brake Assi st,Ac tive Dis tance
Assist DISTRONIC or the HOLD function are
activated, theve hicle brakes autonomously
in cer tain situations.
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations:
#During towing
#In a car wash
Requirements:RThe vehicle is stationar y.
RThe driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
RThe engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
RThe electric parking brake is released.
RAc tive Dis tance Assist DISTRONIC is not acti‐
va ted.
RThe transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivating the HOLD function
#Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time depress fur ther until theë display
appears in the multifunction displa y.
#Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function
#Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or
#Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y.
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&WARNING Risk of accident due tovehi‐
cle swinging out while parking or pulling
out of a parking space
While parking or exiting a parking space, the
ve hicle swings out and can drive onto areas
of the oncoming lane.
This could cause youto collide wi thobjects
or other road users.
#Pa yattention toobjects and other road
users.
#Where necessar y,stop theve hicle or
cancel the parking procedure with
Ac tive Parking Assist.
#If, forex ample, the ( Q J D J H 5 H Y H U V H * H D U
message appears in the multimedia sy stem
display: select the cor responding transmis‐
sion position.
The vehicle drives into the selected parking
space.
On completion of the parking procedure, the
3 D U N L Q J $ V V L V W ) L Q L V K H G 7 D N H & R Q W U R O R I 9 H K L F O H display message appears.
Further maneuvering
may still be necessar y.
#After completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth e curb.
% You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new
ve hicle path. The parking procedure can
th en be continued. If no new vehicle path is
av ailable, the transmission position will be
ch anged again. If theve hicle has not yet
re ached the parking space, the parking pro‐
cedure will be canceled, should a gear be
ch anged.
Exiting a pa rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirement:
Yo u can only exit a parking space with Active
Pa rking Assist if you ha veprev iously par kedth e
ve hicle with Active Parking Assist. Please no
tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure.#St art theve hicle.
#Press button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
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Example:change of direction announced
1Ro ad towhich thech ange of direction leads
2Dis tance tothech ange of direction
3Change -of-direction symbol
4Recommended lane and new lane duri ng a
ch ange of direction (white)
5Po ssible lane
6Lane not recommended (da rkgray )
Fu rther possible displa ysinthe 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
menu:
R ' L U H F W L R Q R I 7 U D Y H O: display of direction of
tra vel and road cur rently being tr aveled on.
R 1 H Z 5 R X W H or & D O F X O D W L Q J 5 R X W H : a new
ro ute is calculated.
R 5 R D G 1 R W 0 D S S H G :th ero ad is unknown, e.g.
newly built roads.
R 1 R 5 R X W H: no route could be calculated to
th e selected destination.
R 2 I I 0 D S: the map forth e cur rent location is
not available.
R $ U H D R I ' H V W L Q D W L R Q 5 H D F K H G: you ha ve
re ached the area of destination.
RO: you ha vereached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe back button on
th e left.
Ve hicles with the COMAND multimedia sys‐
te m: You can also start the navigation toone of
th ere cent destinations in the 1 D Y L J D W L R Q menu:
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To select the destination: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
If ro ute guidance has already been activated,
a re qu est will appear asking whe ther you
wish toend the cur rent route guidance.
#Select < H V.
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
Ro ute guidance isstar ted.
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A promptappears when a new route is
de tected wi tha shor ter journey time
based on traf fic re ports. You can con‐
tinue touse the cur rent route or use the
dynamic route ins tead.
Selecting route options
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.À. 5 R X W H D Q G 3 R V L
W L R Q. $ Y R L G 2 S W L R Q V
Av oiding areas
#Select $ U H D V(→page278).
Av oiding highways ,fe rries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads
#Select Oor deselect ªavo id option.
Using tollro ads
#Select 8 V H 7 R O O 5 R D G V .
#Select & D V Kor ( O H F W U R Q L F % L O O L Q J or 2 I I .
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If 2 I I is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account. The selected
route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theavo id ) H U U L H V
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
Using carpool lanes
#Select 1 X P E H U R I 2 F F X S D Q W V L Q W K H 9 H K L F O H.
#Select number.
When using carpool lanes, obser vethe appli‐
cable legal requirements as well as any con‐
ditions per taining towhen and where such
lanes may be used. Carpool lanes may only
be used if cer tain conditions are met.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D
W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. $ Q Q R X Q F H P H Q W V
#Switch announcements on Oor off ª.R $ Q Q R X Q F H 7 U D I I L F : D U Q L Q J V
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries.
R $ Q Q R X Q F H 6 W U H H W 1 D P H V
The multimedia sy stem announces the
names of thero ads that will follow the
upcoming change of direction.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Requ irement:
RA destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V D Q G , Q I R .
The following information is displa yed:
Rintermediate destinations and destination
The route can also include up tofour
intermediate destinations.
RNa me, addre ss
RRemaining driving dis tance
RTime of ar riva l
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Multimedia sy stem
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#Onthe multimedia sy stem: enter the pass‐
ke yand select a.
#Onthe mobile phone: enterthe passk ey
again and con firm .
% Upto15 mobile phones can be auth orized
on the multimedia sy stem.
Auth orized mobile phones are reconnected
au tomatical ly.
Disconnecting amobile phone (deau thoriz‐
ing)
Multimedia sy stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
#Select ¥.
#Select ' H D X W K R U L ] H.
#Select < H V.
Switching mobile phones
Re quirement:
RThe mobile phones are authorized
(→page 283). Multimedia sy
stem:
, 3 K R Q H.á & R Q Q H F W ' H Y L F H
#Inthe device list, select a mobile phone
which has already been authorized.
% Only one mobile phone can be connected at
any one time. The connected mobile phone
is displa yed at theto p of the list.
Using the mobile phone with NearField Com‐
munication (NFC)
Re quirements:
RNFC is activated on the mobile phone (see
th e manufacturer's operating instructions)
Rthe mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions)
NFC enables short- range wi reless data transfer.
#To connect a mobile phone: openstowage
compartment co ver1.
#Place the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on
NFC logo 2onthe inside of the co ver.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem.
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%If Android Autowa s not displa yed in thefo re ‐
ground before disconnecting, the application
st arts in the bac kground when reconnected.
Yo u can call up An droid Autointhe main
menu.
Calling up the Android Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ Q G U R L G $ X W R. 6 R X Q G
#Select the sound menu (→page 324).
Ending Android Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
, & R Q Q H F W. $ Q G U R L G $ X W R
#Select ' L V F R Q Q H F W .
The connection is ended.
The mobile phone continues tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or
#Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y.
Transfer redve hicle data when using Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto
Note s on transfer redve hicle data
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™,
cer tain vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
Sy stem information:
Rsoftware release of the multimedia sy stem
Rsy stem ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimize com‐
munication between theve hicle and the mobile
phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle ID is randomly gener‐
ated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (
→page 257).
Driving status data:
Rtransmission position engaged
Rdistinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
Rday/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
Po sition data:
Rcoordinates
Rspeed
Rcompass direction
Racceleration direction
This data is only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active in order toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel).
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®(USA)
Making a call via theove rhead control panel
Mercedes-Benz mbrace®is available in the US A.
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The Internet connection viaWi-Fi is restricted or
does not function if:
Rth e mobile phone is switched off
Rmobile data use is deactivated on the mobile
phone
Rth eWi -Fi function is deacti vated on the multi‐
media sy stem
Rth eWi -Fi function is deacti vated on theex ter‐
nal device
RInternet access via Wi-Fi is deacti vated on
th eex tern al device
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \. , Q W H U
Q H W 6 H W W L Q J V. 6 H D U F K I R U : L ) L 1 H W Z R U N V
#Select the networ k.
#Logging in toWi-Fi network (→page 249).
Se tting up an In ternetconnection via Blue‐
to oth
®
Re quirements:RA mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®(→page 283). To
connect via Blu etoo th
®,th e mobile phone
supports one of thefo llowing Blue tooth®pro‐
fi les:
RDUN (Dial- UpNet wo rking)
RPA N (Personal Are aNet wo rk)
The Internet connection via Blue tooth
®isrestric‐
te d or does not function if:
Rth e mobile phone is switched off
Rthe mobile phone network co verage is insuf‐
fi cient
Rmobile data useisdeactivated on the mobile
phone
Rth e Blue tooth®function on the multimedia
sy stem is switched off and the mobile phone
is to be connec ted via Blue tooth
®
Rthe Blue tooth®function is switched off on
th e mobile phone and the mobile phone is to
be connec ted via Blue tooth
®
Rneither the mobile phone network nor the
mobile phone all owsimultaneous use of a
phone and an Internet connection
Rth e mobile phone has not been enabled for
Internet access via Blue tooth®
If a mobile phone is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem forth efirs t time via Blu etoo th®,yo uwill
be assis tedth ro ugh the process of setting up an
Internet connection.
The Internet connection can also be confi
gured
manually.
Fu rther information can be obtained at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from an
authoriz
ed Mercedes-Benz Center.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 6 \ V W H P.ö & R Q Q H F W L Y L W \. , Q W H U
Q H W 6 H W W L Q J V
Blue tooth
®connection via PAN
#Select the mobile phone.
The Internet connection is es tablished.
Blue tooth
®connection via DUN
#Select the mobile phone.
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evenfo r private use, are not permitted without
th e prior consent of the copyright holder. Make
sure that you kn owabout the applicable copy‐
ri ght regulations and that you co mply withthese.
Ac tivating media mode
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Select a media source.
Playable music files are pla yed bac k.
Inserting/removing an SD card
& DANG ER Risk of fata l injury from swal‐
lowing SD cards
SD cards are small parts.
They could be swallo wed and lead tochok‐
ing.
#Ke ep SD cards out of there ach of chil‐
dren.
#Seek medical attention immediately if
an SD card has been swallo wed.
* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damage the SD mem‐
ory card.
#Re mo vethe SD memory card af ter use
and take it out of theve hicle.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V. 0 H P
& D U G
Inserting
The multimedia connection unit is located in the
stow age compartment under the armrest.
#Insert the SD memory card into the SD card
slot until it engages. The side with the con‐
ta cts must face down wards.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k.
Re moving
#Press the SD card.
#Re mo vethe SD card.
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