2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

Switchingthe Head-up Display on/off
#Press button 1.
Instrument Display and on-board computer 255

Operating safety
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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.
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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 driving.
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
Multifunction steering wheel operation over‐
view
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
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1Presstherock er switch up: óstarts
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem
2Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends Voice Cont rol Sy stem)
Tu rn thero tary control up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3Press therock er switch up: 6makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends Voice Cont rol Sy stem)
Conducting a dialog
#To start or continue a dialog: pressthe
ó rocker switch on the multifunction
st eering wheel up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say the&RUUHFWLRQ
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 the1H[W
or %DFN voice command.
#To inter rupt the dialog: saythe3DXVH voice
command.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe&DQFHO 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. thevo ice commands 1DYLJDWH WR,
&DOO or7H[W PHVVDJH WR.
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RApplication-specificvoice 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.
Entering numbers
RThe numbers allo wed are ]HURtoQLQH .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Information on the language setting
Yo u can change the language of theVo ice Con‐
trol Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If
th e set sy stem language is not suppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem, En glish will be selecte d.
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is available in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish.
Using theVo ice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Au dible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
ROptimal operation: saythe+HOS 9RLFH &RQ
WURO 6\VWHP voice command.
RCur rent application: pushtheó rock er
switch on the multifunction steering wheel
up and say the+HOS voice command.
RContinued dialog: saythe+HOS voice com‐
mand during a voice dialog.
RA specific sy stem: saythevo ice commands
fo rth e desired sy stem, e.g. +HOS WHOHSKRQH.
Speechquality impr ovement
If the Voice Control Sy stem does not under‐
st and you:
Ronly operate theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem from
th e driver's seat.
Rsay thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
Ravo id 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.
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

Rdo not use any abbreviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognized:
Rsay the5HDG RXW VWDWLRQ OLVW 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
1DYLJDWLRQ To
switch tonavigation mode
0DS To
switch tomap display
$GGUHVV ERRN To
switch toaddress book
7HOHSKRQH To
switch totelephone mode
7H[W PHVVDJH To
switch totext message s
5DGLR To
switch toradio mode
0HGLD To
switch tomedia mode
86% To
switch toUSB
0HPRU\ FDUG To
switch tomemory card
,QWHUQHW DSSOLFDWLRQ 1DPH! To
start a Mercedes-Benz online application. The application must be called up bytouch once prior
to use.
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Voice command Function
0HUFHGHV%HQ] $SSV To
switch toMercedes-Benz Apps
&RQQHFW To
switch toInternet mode
9HKLFOH PHQX To
switch tovehicle settings
6\VWHP VHWWLQJV PHQX 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
1DYLJDWH WR $GGUHVV32,&RQWDFW! 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.
$GGUHVV LQ &RXQWU\! De
stination ent ryin a desired countr y,e.g. address in France
+RPH St
arts navigation tohome address
:RUN St
arts navigation to yourwo rkspace
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Voice command Function
32, 32,! Destination ent
ryfor a POI, e.g. the POI Brandenburg Gate. A sear chis also per form ed in the navi‐
ga tion da tabase and on the Internet.
32, RQOLQH VHDUFK 32,! Conducts a POI sear
chon the Internet only
1DYLJDWH WR FRQWDFW 1DPH! Destination ent
ryto a con tact in the address book
(QWHU FRXQWU\
(QWHU WRZQ
(QWHU GLVWULFW
(QWHU VWUHHW
(QWHU LQWHUVHFWLRQ
(QWHU KRXVH QXPEHU
(QWHU =,3 FRGH En
ters a country/city/district/street/intersection/house number/ZIP code
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1HDUHVW SDUNLQJ ORW
1HDUHVW UHVW DUHD ZLWK UHVWURRPV
1HDUHVW JDV VWDWLRQ Sear
ches for nearby restaurants, parking spaces, rest areas with toilets and gasst ations
/DVW GHVWLQDWLRQV Selects a destination from
the list of last entered destinations
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Voice command Function
$OWHUQDWLYH URXWHV Switches
route guidance toano ther route
6W DUW URXWH JXLGDQFH St
arts route guidance af ter entering a valid destination
&DQFHO URXWH JXLGDQFH Cancels
route guidance
*XLGDQFH LQVWUXFWLRQV RQ
*XLGDQFH LQVWUXFWLRQV RII Swit
ches thero ute guidance voice output on/off
6KRZ WUDIILF PDS
+LGH WUDIILF PDS Swit
ches the tra ffic map on/off
6ZLWFK RQ 32, V\PEROV
6ZLWFK RII 32, V\PEROV Swit
ches the POI symbols display on the map on/off
Te lephone voice commandsYou can use thete lephone voice commands to
make phone calls or sear chthro ugh the address
book.
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