2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN ECO mode
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ESP®characteristics per drive prog ram
Driv eprog ram
ESP®mode Cha
racteristics
S (Sport)
ESP
®Sport This drive program continues
toofferst ability
but with a sporty setup which allo wsthe enthu‐
siastic driver a more active driving style.
Only select drive program Sin good road condi‐
tions, forex ample on dry roads and clear
st re tches of road.
C (Comfort)
Ve hicles with MAGIC BODY CONT ROL: CV
(CURVE)
E (Econo my) ESP
®Comfort
These drive prog
rams pr ovide the ideal balance
between traction and stability.
Select drive program C,CV orE, in di fficult road
conditions, such as in snow or ice, or whenthe
ro ad is wet from rain.
Ac tivating/deactivating ESP®(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram)
Multimedia sy stem:
, 9 H K L F O H.k $ V V L V W D Q F H. ( 6 3
Mercedes‑AMG vehicles: observeth e no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may not recog‐
nize dangers.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
ESP
®is deactivated if theå ESP®OFFwarn‐
ing lamp lights up continuously in the instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethe information on warning lamps and
display messages which may be shown in the
instrument clus ter.
Fu nctions of ESP®Crosswind Assist
ESP®Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gust s of
side wind and helps the driver tokeep theve hi‐
cle in the lane:
RESP®Crosswind Assist is active at vehicle
speeds between 50 mph(8 0 km/h) and
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Rdo not use any abbreviations, 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.
Vo ice command Function
1 D Y L J D W L R Q To
switch tonavigation mode
0 D S To
switch tomap display
$ G G U H V V E R R N To
switch toaddress book
7 H O H S K R Q H To
switch totelephone mode
7 H [ W P H V V D J H To
switch totext message s
5 D G L R To
switch toradio mode
0 H G L D To
switch tomedia mode
8 6 % To
switch toUSB
0 H P R U \ F D U G To
switch tomemory card
, Q W H U Q H W D S S O L F D W L R Q 1 D P H ! To
start a Mercedes-Benz online application. The application must be called up bytouch once prior
to use.
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#Alternatively:if a favo rite has been sa ved
(→page 305), select ) U R P * O R E D O ) D Y R U L W H V .
#Selectthefa vo rite .
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a contact
Re quirements:
Ra mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (→page 316).
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q. 3 U H Y L R X V D Q G 2 W K H U ' H V W L
Q D W L R Q V. & R Q W D F W V
#Select the conta ct.
The contact de tails are displa yed.
#Select the address.
Alternatively filtering the display bycontacts
#Enter a name or telephone number into the
sear chfield.
#Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted.
#Select the conta ct.
#Selectthe address. Entering
geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q. 3 U H Y L R X V D Q G 2 W K H U ' H V W L
Q D W L R Q V. * H R F R R U G L Q D W H V
#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 6 W D U W 5 R X W H
* X L G D Q F H.
#If a route has already been created, select
6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H or 6 H W D V , Q W H U
P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q.
Selecting fr omthe map
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
0 H Q X
#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 309).
#Swipe in any direction 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 the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Setting the map orientation to2D or 3D
#Highlight 0 D S 2 U L H Q W D W L R Q ' ' .
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Theroad and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
RNa vigation announcements
RRoute guidance displays
RLane recommendations
If yo udo not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute iscalculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may diff er fromthe
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
Rth ero ute is div erted.
Rth e direction of a one- wayst re et has been
ch anged.
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
jo urne y.
The route may differ from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
Rro adwor ks
Rincomple tedigital map data
Changing direction overview
There are thre e phases when changing direction:
RPreparation phase
Ifth ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare
to
turn right", is issued.
The map appears in full-screen mode.
RAnnouncement phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 300 feet (100 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa yed on the lef t;on theright, there is a
de tailed image of the intersection or a 3D
image of the upcoming change of direction.
RChange -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction, e.g. byannouncing
"Now turn right".
The display is split into two parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tion when the light-colored bar on theright
drops down to0feet (0 me ters) and the cur‐
re nt vehicle position symbol has reached the
highlighted change-of-direction point.
When thech ange of direction is comple te,
th e map appears in full-screen mode.
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Starting/ stopping mobile phone voice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
Rthe mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem (→page 316).
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 mob ilephone 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 .
#Enterth e number.
#Select w.
The call is made.
Ac cepting a call
#Select $ F F H S W .
Re jecting a call
#Select 5 H M H F W.
Ending a call
#Select =.
Ac tivating functions during a call
#To show all functions, navigate down.
The following functions are available 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 (showtosend DTMF 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 (an activecall in hands-free
mode is transfer redove rto thete lephone) Conducting calls with se
veral participants
Requ irements:
RThere is an active call (→page319).
RAno ther call is being made.
Switching between calls
#Select call #.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ac tivating or ending a call on hold
#Select & R Q W L Q X H & D O O or ( Q G & D O O.
Conducting a conference call
#Select & U H D W H & R Q I H U H Q F H & D O O inthete le‐
phone menu.
The new participant is included in the confe r‐
ence call.
Ending an active call
#Select =.
% On some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended.
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Rdistinction between parked, 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.
1Breakdown assis tance call
2SOS button co ver
3MB Info call
4SOS button
#To make a breakdown assistance call:
press button 1.
This initia tes a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To make an eme rgency call: press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen.
#Press and hold SOS button 4for at least
one second.
This initiates a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To make an MB In focall: press button 3.
This initiates a call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
An emergency call can be initia tedeve n if a
breakdown assist ance or MB Infocall is active.
This has priority over all other active calls.
Calls via theove rhead control panel are only
possible with an available mobile phone net‐
wo rk.
Fu rther information on Mercedes-Benz mbrace
®
and other services can be found at: http://
www .mbusa.com
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ÕToswitch tomedia mode
/ Toset vehicle functions
3To select a display (→page 363)
4Toselect a menu function with
9:=;
5To select menu functions using the selector
wheel
6To display main functions
7Tolowe r/raise thevo lume (corded head‐
phones), toswitch the sound off/on
8Media playback button group:
C Toskip tothe beginning of a scene
D Toskip tothe end of a scene
Ì Play
Ë Pause
9Back butto n
A9Toconfirm a menu function
BIndicator la mp Displa
ysof indica tor lamp B
LED colo rM eaning
Green
The LED flashes once. Entry being transmit‐
te
d.
The batteries are fully
ch arge d. The batter‐
ies ha vebeen inser‐
te d cor rectl y.
Re d
The LED flashes once. Entry being transmit‐
te
d.
The batteries are
almost dischar ged.
Orange
The LED flashes thre e
times. Entry not cor
rectly
transmitted.
No displ ay The batteries are dis‐
charge d.
Switching the display on/off#Press theSt art/ Stop button once.
#Press theu button on there mo tecontrol. or
#Press
uontheto uchk eyon there ar
passenger compartment displa y.
The display is switched on/off.
The displa ysare switch ed off after 30 minutes at
th e latest in thefo llowing situations:
RThe ignition is switched off.
RThe SmartK eyis not in place.
% Please no tethat the battery continues to
dischar gebyswitching the sy stem on again.
Selecting a display
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Switching on media mode -rear passenger
co mp artment
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
Media sources connected tothe multimedia sys‐
te m are named with the addition "COMAND".
#Select the media source. Blu-
ray/DVD mode
DV D/Blu-r ayfunctions overview
1Ac tivates theDV D/Blu-r aycontrol menu
2Calls up the Blu-r aypop-up menu (only avail‐
able for Blu-r ayDiscs)
3Exits DVD/Blu-r ayfunctions or go up a le vel
in theDV D/Blu-r aymenu
4Opens the video display of theRe ar Seat
En tertainment Sy stem
5Confirms ent ryin control menu
6Na vigates thro ugh the Blu-ray/DVD menu
7Changes camera perspectives
8Changes the audio language
9Sho wsor hides subtitles
ASelects a scene
BColor selection menu
CStops playback
DPa uses playback
Blu- ray/DVD men u
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V. ' L V F
Calling up the Blu-r ayorDV Dmenu
The Blu- rayor DV D menu is the menu sa ved on
th e disc itself.
#To show disc functions: press the9 button
on there mo tecontrol.
#Select 0 H Q X.
The Blu-r ayorDV D menu appears.
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