2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN wheel

You must observ eth e legal requirements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the on-board computer.
% The on-board computer displa ysappear in
th e multifunction display (
→page 247).
The on-board computer can be operated using
To uch Control 2and back butto n1 onthe
left-hand side of thesteering wheel. The
following menus are available:
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The menus can be called up from the menu bar
in the multifunction displa y.
#Tocall up the menu bar: press left back
button 1repeatedly or press and hold once.
% Ve
hicles without Active Di stance Assist
DI STRO NIC:press theò button tocall
up the menu bar of the on-board computer.
#To scroll in the menu bar: swipetothe left
or right on Touch Control 2.
#Tocall up the menu or confirm the selec‐
tion: press the left-hand side of Touch Con‐
trol 2.
#Toscroll through displa ysor lists in the
menu: swipe upwards or down wards on
To uch Control 2.
#Tocall up the submenu or confirm the
selection: pressthe left-hand side of Touch
Control 2.
#Toexitth e submenu: press left back button
1.
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Instrument Display and on-board computer

#Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control
to select the desired telephone numbe r.
#Pressthe left-hand side of Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R3OHDVH :DLW :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
(
→page 316).
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mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, the,QFRPLQJ &DOO  mes‐
sage appears in the Head-up Displa y.
#Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand side of Touch Control and select 6
(Accept) or ~(Reject).
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
The call may be accep ted/rejec ted using the
6 or~ buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings in the
on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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The following characteristics of the Head-up Dis‐
play can be adjus ted:
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#To select characteristics: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To adjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
1Cur rently selected setting
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
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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.
256 Voice Cont rol Sy stem

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

#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 .
#Select0RYH.
#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 'HOHWH.
#Select <HV.
#Toresto reall favo rite s: select 5HVHW $OO.
A qu ery appears.
#Select <HV.
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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Multimedia sy stem

#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\VWHP.
#Select$XGLR.
#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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#Confirmchanges when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS.
Ac tivating/deactivating voice amplification
to there ar
Mercedes-Maybach vehicles and vehicles
with a long wheelbase only
Re quirements:
RYour vehicle is equipped with the Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem or the Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round sound sy stem.
RThe ignition is switched on.
RDoors, side windo wsand the panorama roof
with po wer tilt/sliding panel are closed.
Multimedia sy stem:
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The function supports communication between
th e driver and front passenger with passengers
in there ar passenger compartment. When voice
amplification torear is activated, the signals pic
ked up bythe microphone are amplified and
pla yed back overth e speakers in there ar
passenger compartment, depending upon vehi‐
cle noise le vels. An automatic adjustment occurs
based on speaker volume and ambient noise in
order toimpr ovespeech intelligibility and main‐
ta in the naturalness of speech.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Connectivity
Switching transmission of theve hicle posi‐
tion on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select 7UDQVPLW 9HKLFOH 3RVLWLRQ .
#Switchthe function on Oor off ª.
Bluetooth®
Information about Blu etoo th®
Blue toot h®tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
32.8 ft(10 m). You can use Blue tooth
®tocon‐ nect
your mobile phone tothe multimedia sys‐
te m and use thefo llowing functions, forex am‐
ple:
Rhands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options:
-con tacts (→page 320)
-call lists (→page 322)
-text message s
RInternet connection
Rlistening tomusic via Blue tooth®audio
(→page 346)
Rtrans ferring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth
®is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
% Internet connection via Blue tooth
®is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth
®
PrerequisiteRApple CarPlay™ is not active.
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