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![MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual Voice command Function
0 H U F H G H V % H Q ] $ S S V To
switch toMercedes-Benz Apps
& R Q Q H F W To
switch toInternet mode
9 H K L F O H P H Q X To
switch tovehicle settings
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0 H U F H G H V % H Q ] $ S S V To
switch toMercedes-Benz Apps
& R Q Q H F W To
switch toInternet mode
9 H K L F O H P H Q X To
switch tovehicle settings
6 \ V W H P V")
Voice command Function
0 H U F H G H V % H Q ] $ S S V To
switch toMercedes-Benz Apps
& R Q Q H F W To
switch toInternet mode
9 H K L F O H P H Q X To
switch tovehicle settings
6 \ V W H P V H W W L Q J V P H Q X To
switch tosystem settings
Na vigation voice commandsUsing navigation voice commands, you can ente r
POIs or con ventional addresses as well as
directly change impor tant navigation settings.
Vo ice command Function
1 D Y L J D W H W R $ G G U H V V 3 2 , & R Q W D F W ! Uni
versal sear chfor destinations of all types. A search is also per form ed in the address book con‐
ta cts, in the navigation database and on the Internet (POIs). The order of the de tails, e.g. cit y,stre et
or house number, can be changed.
$ G G U H V V L Q & R X Q W U \ ! De
stination ent ryin a desired countr y,e.g. address in France
+ R P H St
arts navigation tohome address
: R U N St
arts navigation to yourwo rkspace
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Settingthe sensitivity for the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select 7 R X F K S D G 6 H Q V L W L Y L W \.
#Select ) D V W, 0 H G L X P or 6 O R Z .
#Toset the pressure sensitivity: switch
7 R X F K S D G 7 D S onO or off ª.
If th e function is switched on O, atap on
th eto uchpad isenough toselect a menu
item.
Handwriting recognition: switch ingthere ad-
aloud function on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
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E D F N
#Switch 5 H D G 2 X W + D Q G Z U L W L Q J 5 H F R J Q L W L R Q on
O or off ª.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad
#Press theD button on theto uchpad.
or
#Swip e upwards using two fingers on the
to uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected.
#Use one finger toswipe up or down.
Ra dio: the pr evious or the next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or the next music
tra ck is selecte d.
#Tohide the control menu: swipe down on
th eto uchpad using two fingers.
Main functions
Calling up the main functions
1ß button
To call up navigation
2$ button
To call up thera dio
3Õ button
To call up media
4% button
To call up thete lephone
5Ø button
To set vehicle functions
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#Toconfirm the entr y:select ¡.
Moving a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Select 0 R Y H.
#Movethefa vo rite to the desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
Deleting a favo rite
#Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed.
#Na vigate down wards once.
#Select a favo rite .
#Na vigate down wards once.
The Favorite s menu appears .
#Todel ete: select ' H O H W H.
#Select < H V.
#Toresto reall favo rite s: select 5 H V H W $ O O.
A qu ery appears.
#Select < H V.
The favo rite s are reset tothefa ctory set‐
tings.
Switching the sound on/o ff
Onthe multifunction steering wheel
On the multimedia sy stem
#To mute: pressvolume control 1.
The 8 symbol appears in thest atus line
of the displa y.
Yo u will also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted.
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#Toswitch on: change the media source or
turn volume control 1.
Adjusting the volume
On the multifunction steering wheel
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.
Ad just 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.
Entering characters
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.
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#OnTouch 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-sensitiv e
sur face of theto uchpad.
Han dwriting recognition suppo rts yo uby
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Examples of character ent ry:
RRe naming a favo rite
REntering a POI or an address using free or
st ep-b y-step sear ch
REntering a web address Character input using
the controller
Example: renaming a favo rite
#Calling up the "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 273).
#To enter a character: turn3, slide 4
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line.
Use thefo llowing ent ryfunctions:
% Todele teach aracter: press the control‐
ler.
To dele tean ent ry: press and hold the
controller until the entire ent ryis dele ted. Ä
To
switch tospecial characters and sym‐
bols.
X To
switch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
te rs.
B To
switch the language.
v Toswitch tocharacter ent ryon theto uch‐
pad.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel.
#To confirm the entr y:select ¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#Enter the POI or address (→page 292).
Entering characters on theto uchpad
Re quirements:
RThe touchpad is switched on (→page 271).
RThe entered or selected character should be
re ad out: the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is switch ed on (
→page272).
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Example:renaming a favo rite
#Callin g upthe "Renaming a favo rite " function
(→page 273).
#To enter a character: useyour finger to
write characters on theto uchpad.
The character is entered in the input line. If
dif fere nt interpr etations are possible, charac‐
te r suggestions are displa yed.
#To select a character suggestion: turnthe
controller.
#Re sume character input.
#To enter a space: swiperight when the cur‐
sor is located in the input line.
#To del ete a character: swipe left when the
cursor is loca ted in the input line.
#To confirm the entr y:press theto uchpad.#To finish character entr y:swipe upwards.
or
#Press the% button.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#En terth e POI or address (→page 292).
Sy stem settings
Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy stem:
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Designs
#Select ' H V L J Q V.
#Select 6 S R U W, & O D V V L F or 3 U R J U H V V L Y H.
Ad apting the ambient lighting for the style
#Select $ G M X V W $ P E / L J K W L Q J .
Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
This function adjusts the ambient lighting for
th e selected display style.
Ad ditional displ ayarea
Depending on theve hicle, various items of addi‐
tional information can be shown. The additional
display area comprises the left-hand or right-
hand third of the displa y.
#Select $ G G L W L R Q D O ' L V S $ U H D .
The following display con tent can be selected:
R ' \ Q D P L F
R 1 D Y L J D W L R Q 0 D S
R & R Q V X P S W L R Q
R 7 L P H D Q G ' D W H
Display brightness
#Select ' L V S O D \ % U L J K W Q H V V.
#Select a brightness value.
Switching the display off/on
#Off: select ' L V S O D \ R I I .
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#Select & R Q W L Q X H 8 V L Q J & R Q Q H F W H G ' H Y L F H V .
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V message
appears.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H.
Fo llow the instructions toauthorize the
selected device.
De-authorizing the device
#Select a connec ted device from the list.
The 3 O H D V H V W D U W & 2 0 $ 1 ' 7 R X F K R Q \ R X U
G H Y L F H D Q G I R O O R Z W K H L Q V W U X F W L R Q V message
appears.
#Select & R Q W L Q X H.
A prom ptwill appear asking whe ther you
wo uld liketo de-authorize the selected
device.
#Select < H V.
The device is de-authorized.
Ac tivating/deactivating parental control
Multimedia sy stem:
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Locking theRe ar Seat Entertainment Sy stem
#Select 5 H D U / H I W or 5 H D U 5 L J K W .
#Select / R F N.
The Rear Seat En tertainment Sy stem is
loc kedO or unloc kedª.
Switching off theRe ar Seat Entertainment
Sy stem display
#Select 5 H D U / H I W or 5 H D U 5 L J K W .
#Select ' L V S O D \ 2 Q.
#Switchthe display on Oor off ª.
Locking an extern al device
#Select an extern al device.
#Select / R F N.
The device connec ted via theCO MAND
To uch App isloc kedO or unloc kedª.
Sy stem language
Note s onthe sy stem language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan‐
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language af fects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all lan‐
guages. If a language is not available, the naviga‐
tion announcements will be in En glish.
Setting the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Set the language.
% Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select ةيبرعلاas
th e language from the language list. Naviga‐
tion announcements are then also made in
Arabic.
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Automatic syn chronization
Each time the ignition is switched off or on, the
individual user profiles are synchronized on the
multimedia sy stem and on the ser ver.This
ensures that the latest user profiles are alw ays
av ailable.
#Select $ X W R P D W L F 6 \ Q F K U R Q L ] D W L R Q .
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
% For more information about importing/
ex porting user profiles (
→page 286).
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
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D W H 3 U R I L O H
#En ter a name.
#Select a.
Individual settings are sa ved in the user profile,
e.g.:
RSy stem settings
Rsettings in theTV tuner's channel list
Rnavigation and traf fic information The settings diff
er depending on theve hicle
equipment.
Importing/exporting user profiles
Requ irements:
RThere is an Internet connection .
RA Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
RThe 3 H U V R Q D O L ] D W L R Q service is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
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X D O ( [ S R U W , P S R U W
This function is not available in all countries.
Only individu al profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted.
#Impor t:select , P S R U W 3 U R I L O H V I U R P 6 H U Y H U.
The 7 K H S U R I L O H G D W D L P S R U W R Y H U Z U L W H V D O O
H [ L V W L Q J S U R I L O H G D W D ' R \ R X Z D Q W W R F R Q
W L Q X H " message appears .
#Select < H V.
User profiles are impor ted.
#Expor t:select ( [ S R U W 3 U R I L O H V W R W K H 6 H U Y H U.
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.
Setting user profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Highlight a profile.
#Select ¥options.
The following options are available:
R 5 H Q D P H
R ' H O H W H
R 5 H V H W
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named.
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