2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE SUV ECU

1, 2, 3 ...
360° cameraDisplaying images ............................ 47
Opening the camera cover for
cleaning (COMAND) .........................4 8
Settings ........................................... 48
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Activating media mode
General notes ................................ 136
Adding bookmarks ............................ 124
Address book
Adding a new contact .................... 104
Adding information to a contact .... 104
Automatically importing contacts
from the phone .............................. 107
Browsing ........................................ 103
Calling up ....................................... 103
Changing the category of an entry .. 106
Changing the display and sorting
criteria for contacts ....................... 106
Deleting contacts ........................... 107
Deleting imported contacts ........... 108
Displaying contact details .............. 104
Editing a contact ............................ 105
Importing contacts ........................ 107
Introduction ................................... 102
Making a call ................................. 105
Receiving vCards ........................... 108
Saving a contact ............................ 107
Searching for a contact ................. 103
Sending e-mails ............................. 105
Sending text messages .................. 105
Starting route guidance ................. 105
Storing a phone number as a
speed dial number ......................... 106
Voice tags ...................................... 106
Address entry menu ............................ 56
Adjusting the volume
COMAND ......................................... 28
Traffic announcements .................... 28
Alternative Route ................................ 74
Ambient lighting
Setting (COMAND) ........................... 44
Android Auto
Activating voice control ................. 121 Changing the sound settings ......... 121
Connecting .................................... 120
Ending the connection ................... 121
Transmitted vehicle data ............... 121
Apple CarPlay™
Activating ....................................... 119
Changing the activation mode ....... 119
Connecting .................................... 119
Ending ............................................ 119
Requirements ................................ 119
Transmitted vehicle data ............... 119
Armrest
Adjusting (COMAND) ....................... 46
Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Switching to (Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System) ................................ 176
Audio CD/MP3 mode
Switching to ................................... 136
Audio CDs
Saving ............................................ 143
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utomatic time
Switching on/off .............................. 35
AUX jacks
CD/DVD drive ............................... 171
Avoiding an area .................................. 85
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Back button......................................... 22
Bang & Olufsen sound system
Balance/Fader ............................... 160
Calling up the sound menu ............ 159
Equalizer ........................................ 160
Features ........................................ 159
Sound profile ................................. 160
VIP selection .................................. 160
Bluetooth
®
Activating audio mode ................... 146
Activating/deactivating ................... 41
Audio device mode and searching
for mobile phones .......................... 149
Authorization using Secure Sim-
ple Pairing ........................................ 93
Basic display (audio mode) ............ 146
Connecting a different mobile
phone .............................................. 94
Connecting audio devices .............. 146
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General notes (USA) ........................ 38
Generating a new security key
(USA) ...............................................39
Overview (Canada) ........................... 38
Overview (USA) ................................ 37
WiFi
Activating (Canada) .......................... 38
Activating (USA) ...............................3 8
Connecting a device via WPS PBC
(CANADA) ........................................ 40
Connecting a device via WPS PBC
(USA) .............................................. .39
Connecting a device via WPS PIN
(CANADA) ........................................ 40
Connecting a device via WPS PIN
(USA) .............................................. .38
Selecting a hotspot .......................... 40
Index13

Your multimediasyste mequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at th etime of going
to press. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle may no t
feature all function sdescribed here. Thi salso
applies to safety-relevan tsystems an dfunc-
tions.
Read th einformation on qualifie dspecialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat emobile communication equip-
men twhen driving, you may be distracted
from th etraffic situation .You could also los e
contro lof th evehicle. There is aris kof an
accident.
Only operat ethis equipment when th evehicle
is stationary.
GWARNING
SD cards are small parts .The ycan be swal -
lowe dan dcause choking. Thi sposes an
increase dris kof injury or eve nfatal injury.
Kee pth eSD car dout of th ereach of children .
If aSD car dis swallowed, see kmedical atten-
tion immediately.
You mus tobserv eth elegal requirements fo rth e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin gwhen
operatin gmobile communication sequipment in
th evehicle.
Display settings
Setting th ebrightness
The brightness detecte dby th edisplay ligh tsen -
sor affects th esetting option sfo rthis function .
XPress theØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tSystem Settings:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDispla y:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
A men uappears .
XSelectBrightness.
A contro lappears .
XTo select th edesired brightness: turn and
press th econtroller .
Display design
The display feature soptimize ddesign sfo rday-
time an dnight-time operation .You can set th e
design by manually selecting day or night design
or opt fo ran automatic setting .
XPress theØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tSystem Settings:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDispla y:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDa yMode,Nigh tModeor Auto:
turn an dpress th econtroller .
The #dot indicates th ecurren tsetting .
34Display settings
System settings

DesignExplanation
Day ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to day design .
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design .
AutoThe multimedia system
evaluate sth edat aof th e
ligh tsensor and automat -
ically switches ove rth e
display design .
Switching the display on/off
Switchingoff th edispla y
XPress th eØ button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo select DisplayOff:tur nand press th e
controller .
The display goe sout .
XTo switch th edispla yon again: press the
controller .
Time settings
Gene ral inform ation
The multimedia system can automatically set
thetime and date.
The followin gnavigation system function s
require th etime, time zone and summer/stand-
ard time to be set correctl yin order to wor k
properly:
Rrout eguidance on routes wit htime-depend -
en ttraffic guidance
Rcalculation of expecte dtime of arrival
Switching automatic ti me onand off
TheAutomatic Tim eSettingsfunction is
used to activat eor deactivat eth eautomatic
setting of th etime and date. This function is
activated when th evehicl eleaves th efactory.
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo select Time:tur nand press th econtroller .
A men uappears.
XTo switch AutomaticTimeSettingsonO
or off ª:press th econtroller .
Setting the ti mezone
To set th etime zone ,th eAutomatic Tim eSettingsfunction mustbe activated.
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo select Time:tur nand press th econtroller .
A men uappears.
XTo select TimeZone::tur nand press th e
controller .
A list of countrie sappears. The #dot indi-
cates th ecurren tsetting .
XTo select th ecountr yin which you ar e
currentl ydriving: turnand press th econ-
troller.
The country is accepted. Atime zone list may
also be displayed, depending on th ecountry
selected.
XTo select th edesired time zone: turnand
press th econtroller .
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available option sfor setting summer
time appear s (
Ypage 35).
Setting sum mer and standard ti me
TheDaylight Saving Tim efunction is not
available in all countries.
Using th eDaylight Saving Tim e
function,
you can set th eautomatic changeover to sum -
mer time or switch th esummer time setting son
and off .The changeover to summer time advan -
ce sth etime by on ehour .
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
Time settings35
System settings
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XAlso enter this PIN into the multimedia sys-
tem.
XTo confirm the entry: press the controller.
Connecting a device via WPS PBC (USA)
Requirement: for this type of connection, the
device to be connected must support "Connect
via push button".
XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XSelect System Settings.
XSelectWiFi.
The Wi-Fi menu appears.
XSelect Connect via WPS PBC.
XSelect the vehicle from the device to be con-
nected and ConnectviaWPSPBC. The vehi-
cle is displayed with the SSID MB Hotspot
XXXXX.
XTo confirm the entry: press the controller.
Generating a new security key (USA)
XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XSelect System Settings.
XTo select WiFi: turn and press the controller.
The Wi-Fi menu appears.
XTo select GenerateSecurityKey: turn and
press the controller.
XTo select Regenerate: press the controller.
A new security key is generated.
XTo save the security key: turn the controller
and select Save.
The Wi-Fi menu appears. The new security key
will now be displayed and verified when a
connection is established via the security key.
The connection must be re-established with
the newly created security key.
iDevice connections established using the
previous security key will no longer work after
the security key is changed. You have to
reconnect these devices (
Ypage 38).
Changing the name of the SSID (USA)
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XSelect System Settings.
XTo select WiFi: turn and press the controller.
The Wi-Fi menu appears.
XTo select Change SSID: turn and press the
controller.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
XEnter the new SSID.
XTo select ¬: turn and press the controller.
The new SSID is shown on the device to be
connected and in the Connect Using
Security Keymenu.
iDevice connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect these
devices (
Ypage 38).
Wi-Fi39
System settings
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Activating/deactivating Bluetooth®
X
Press th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select System Settings:tur nand press
th econtroller .
A men uappears.
XTo switch Activate BluetoothonO or off
ª: turnand press th econtroller .
Setting the system language
General inform ation
This function allows you to determine th elan -
guage for th emen udisplays and th enavigation
messages. The selected language affects th e
characters available for entry.
iThe navigation announcements are no t
available in all languages. If alanguage is no t
available, th enavigation announcements will
be in English.
iWhen you set th esystem language ,th elan -
guage of th eVoic eControl Syste mwill
chang eaccordingly. If it is no tsupported by
th eVoic eControl System, Englis hwill be
selected.
Setting the system language
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select System Settings:tur nand press
th econtroller .
A men uappears.
XTo select Language:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The list of language sappears. The #dot indi-
cates th ecurren tsetting .
XSelectth edesired language .
The multimedia system loads th eselected
language and set sit.
Calling up the favorite functions
The favorite sfunction can be called up as fol -
lows :
Rvia th eSystem Settingsmen u
Rvia th eFavorite sbutto non th econtroller
(Ypage 22)
Rvia th eFavorite sbutto non th etouchpad
(Ypage 23 )
Calling up th eFavorites function via th esys -
tem men u
XPress theØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select System Settings:tur nand press
th econtroller .
A men uappears.
XTo select Favorite Functions:press th e
controller .
The favorite sare displayed.
XTo select th edesired function ,e.g. Phone‐book:tur nand press th econtroller .
A men uappears.
Calling up th eFavorites function using th e
controller
XPress th efavorite sbutto non th econtroller .
The favorite sare displayed.
XTo select th edesired function ,e.g. Phone‐book:tur nand press th econtroller .
Calling up th eFavorites function via th e
touchpad
XPress th efavorite sbutto non th etouchpad.
The favorite sare displayed.
XTo select th edesired function ,e.g. Phone‐book:tur nand press th econtroller .
Calling up the favorite functions41
System settings
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Accepting intermediate destinations
for theroute
XTo select Start Route Guidancein the
intermediat edestination smenu: press th e
controller .
The rout eis calculated wit hth eentered inter-
mediat edestinations.
If Calculate Alternative Routes
is ena-
bled in th ebasic settings, th eContinuemen u
item is displayed (Ypage 54).
If an intermediat edestination was passed
during rout eguidance , agreen tick mar kwill
be entered in th eintermediat edestination s
menu. Once th erout ehas been recalculated,
th eintermediat edestination is delete dfrom
th eintermediat edestination smenu.
Saving as a personal route
XInser tth eSD memory car d (Ypage 141).
XTo selectSaveAs Personal Routein th e
intermediat edestination smenu: tur nand
press th econtroller .
The rout eis saved on th eSD car dunder Per‐
sonal Routes.
Searching for a gas station when the
fuel level is low
Requirement :th esetting GasonReserv emust
be enabled (Ypage 55).
If th efuel tan kreserv elevel is displayed, you will
see th eReserv eFue lWould you lik eto
start asearch for surrounding gasstations?message .
XTo select YesorNo:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
If you select Yes
:th egas station search
starts. When th esearch is complete, alist of
th egas station savailable alon gth erout eor in
th evicinity is displayed.
If you select No
:th esearch is canceled.
XSelec tth egas station .
The address of th egas station is displayed.
XTo select Start:press th econtroller .
The gas station selected is set in th einter-
mediat edestination smen uas th enext inter-
mediat edestination no tyet reached. Rout e
guidance begins .
Entering a destination fr om
Mercedes-Benz Apps
Requirement (USA) :mbrace is activated for th e
Mercedes-Benz Apps (Ypage 122).
Requirement (Canada): amobile phone is con-
nected to th emultimedia system via Bluetoot h
®
(Ypage 91)or US B (Ypage 150).
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide6 thecontroller .
XTo select Destination:tur nand press th e
controller .
XSelectFro mMercedes-Ben zApp s.
The list of Mercedes-Benz Apps appears.
Using geo-coor dinates
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide6 thecontroller .
XTo select Destination:tur nand press th e
controller .
XSelectUsing Geo-Coordinates.
Geo-coordinate sare entered in degrees ,
minute sand seconds.
XTo enter th elatitud eand longitude coor -
dinates: turnth econtroller to chang eth e
value .
XTo mov eth eselection within th eline: slid e
1 thecontroller .
XTo moveth eselection between lines: slid e
4 thecontroller .
XTo confirm th evalue :press th econtroller .
XTo save adestination :to select SaveCur ‐
rentStation/Channel:tur nand press th e
controller .
The destination can be store das:
Rahom eaddress in th eaddress book
Ranavigabl eaddress book contact
Fo rfurther information on th eaddress
book ,see (
Ypage 103)
Rapersonal destination on th eSD car d
(Ypage 80)
Starting route calculation
XTo select Start Route Guidance:tur nand
press th econtroller .
66Destination entry
Navigation

Announcement phase
:Pointat whic hth echang eof direction takes
plac e(whit edot )
;Change of direction (turn right here)
=Distanc eto th enext chang eof direction
The multimedia system announce sth eimmi-
nent chang eof direction .The chang eof direc -
tion is announce dahead of time, wit hth e
announcemen t"Turn right in 30 0meters", for
example.
The display is no wspli tint otwo sectors. The
map is shown on th elef tside of th edisplay, and
a detailed imag eof th eintersection or a3D
imag eof th eimminent chang eof direction is
shown on th eright side of th edisplay.
Change-of-directi onphase
The multimedia system announce sth eimmedi-
ate chang eof direction .The chang eof direction
is announce dahead of time, e.g. wit hth e
announcemen t"Now tur nright".
The display is spli tin two lik ein th eannounce -
men tphase.
The chang eof direction is performed when th e
light-colored bar on th eright drops down to 0ft
and th ecurren tvehicl eposition symbol has
reached th ewhit echange-of-direction point. When th
echang eof direction is completed, th e
map will appear in full scree nmod eagain .
Display onhighways
The imag eshows an exampl eof rout eguidance
at ahighway intersection when drivin gon a
highway.
Lane rec ommendations
Display on multi-lane roads
:Lanes no trecommended (dar kgray)
;Possibl elan e(ligh tgray)
=Recommended lanes (white)
If th edigital map contain sth erelevan tdata, th e
multimedia system can display lan erecommen -
dation son multi-lane road sfor th enext chang e
of direction .
Lan eno trecommended ::you will no tbe able
to complete th enext chang eof direction if you
stay in this lane.
Possibl elan e;: you will be able to complete
th enext chang eof direction in this lane.
Recommended lan e=: in this lan eyou will be
able to complete th enext chang eof direction
and th eon eafter that.
Route guidance71
Navigation
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