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Central control elements
overview 1
Touch Control
2 Media displ aywith touch functionality
3 Touchpad To
uch Control Operating
Touch Control (MBUX multimedia
sy stem) 1
© button
Sho ws th e home screen and calls up appli‐
cations Sho
wssuggestions, themes and favo urites:
when the home screen is shown, swipe
down on Touch Control 2.
2 Touch Control
3 G button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
4 Cont rol panel for MBUX multimedia sy stem:
ß rocker switch
Press down briefly: sho wsfavo urites
Press down and hold: adds favo urites and
th emes
Control knob
Tu rn: adjusts thevo lume VOL
Press: switches off the sound 8
6 rocker switch
Press up: makes or accepts a call
~ rocker switch
Press down: rejects or ends a call
Yo u can navigate in menus and lists via the
to uch-sensitive sur face of Touch Control 2by
using a single-finger swipe .294
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#
Toselect the menu item or entr y:swipe
up, down, left or right. #
Press Touch Control 2. #
Toenter a character: enter acharacter
using theke yboard. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Setting the sensitivity for the Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls 5
Touch Control sensitivity #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow .
Setting acoustic operating feedba ckfor the
To uch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls
The function is suppor tedby the selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic operating feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th e function is activated you will hear a
clicking sound when sc rolling in a list. When
th e beginning or end of the list is reached
yo u will hear ano ther clicking sound. To
uchscreen Operating
theto uchscreen
Ta pping #
Toselect a menu item or entr y:tap on a
symbol or an ent ry. #
Toincrease the map scale: tap twice
qu ickly with one finger. #
Toreduce the map scale: tap with two fin‐
ge rs. #
Toenter characters with th eke ypad: tap
on a button.
Single-finger swipe #
Tonavigate in menus: swipe up, down, left
or right. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction. #
Touse handwriting toenter characters:
write thech aracter with one finger on the
to uchsc reen.
Tw o-finger swipe #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Toenlar georreduce the size of a section
of a website: movetwo fingers toget her or
apart. #
Toturn the map: turn anti-clockwise or
clockwise using two fingers.
To uching, holding and moving #
Tomo vethe map: touch theto uchsc reen
and mo veyour finger in any di rection. #
Toset thevo lume on a scale: touch the
to uchsc reen and mo vethefinger tothe left
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To
uching and holding #
Tosave the destination in the map: touch
th eto uchsc reen and hold until a message is
shown. #
Tocall up a global menu in the applica‐
tions: touch theto uchsc reen and hold until
th eOPTIONS menu appears.
Setting acoustic operation feedba ckfor the
to uchscreen
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls
The function is suppor tedby the selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic operating feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th e function is activated you will hear a
clicking sound when sc rolling in a list. When
th e beginning or end of the list is reached
yo u will hear ano ther clicking sound. To
uchpad Operating
theto uchpad 1
G button
Pressing brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious dis‐
play
2 ~ button Pressing: calls up
the control menu of the
last active audio source
Swiping tothe left of right across ~:
selects the pr evious or next radio station/
music track
3 © button
Pressing: sho ws the home screen and calls
up applications
4 Touchpad
% Calls up suggestions, themes and favo urites:
when the home screen is shown, swipe
down on touchpad 4.
Yo u can navigate in menus and lists via the
to uch-sensitive sur face of touchpad 4byusing
a single-finger swipe . #
Toselect the menu item or entr y:swipe
up, down, left or right. #
Press touchpad 4. #
Toenter a character: enter acharacter
using theke yboard.
or #
Write a character on theto uchpad. 296
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#
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe: #
Tocall up theNo tifications Centre: swipe
down wi thtwo fingers. #
Toclose theNo tifications Centre: swipe
up wi thtwo fingers. #
Tocall up the control menu of the last
active audio source: swipe up with twofin‐
ge rs. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Toenlar georreduce the size of a section
of a website: movetwo fingers toget her or
apart.
Setting the sensitivity for the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls 5
Touchpad sensitivity #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . #
Toset the pressure sensitivit y:switch
Touchpad tap on or off.
If th e function is switched on, a tap on the
to uchpad is enough toselect a menu item.
Switching there ad-aloud function for hand‐
writing recognition on/off
Re quirements:
R The multimedia sy stem is equipped with a
vo ice control sy stem.
R The read-aloud function is available forthe
selected sy stem language.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System 5
Audio
5 System feedback #
Switch Read out handwriting recognition on
or off.
If th e function is activated, characters are
re ad aloud as they are written on theto uch‐
pad. Ac
tivating/deactivating haptic ope rating
fe edba ckfor the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls
The function supports you when making entries
on theto uchpad and when selecting menus. #
Swit chHaptic operating feedback on or off.
When the function is activated, a tactile feed‐
back in thefo rm of a vibration is ef fected
when theto uchpad is operated.
Setting acou stic operating feedba ckfor the
to uchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls
The function is suppor tedby the selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic operating feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th e function is activated you will hear a
clicking sound when sc rolling in a list. When MBUX multimedia sy
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th
e beginning or end of the list is reached
yo u will hear ano ther clicking sound.
Selecting a station and track using the
to uchpad #
Swipe tothe left or right over the~ but‐
to n.
Ra dio: the pr evious or next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or next track is
selec ted.
or #
Toshow the control menu: pressthe~
button on theto uchpad.
or #
Swipe upwards using two fingers on the
to uchpad.
The cont rol menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected. #
Swipe left or right using one finger.
Ra dio: the pr evious or next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or next track is
selec ted. #
Tohide the control menu: swipe down on
th eto uchpad using two fingers. MBUX in-car assistant
Note
s on lasers and laser classification &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom laser radi‐
ation from the camera
This product uses a laser sy stem. If the hous‐
ing is opened or damaged, invisible laser
beams can escape in an uncontrolled man‐
ner.
Laser radiation can damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu alified spe‐
cialist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord‐
ance with DIN EN 60825-1:20
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Overview of the MBUX in-car assistant
If th eve hicle is fitted wi th the MBUX in-car
assis tant, selected functions of the multimedia
sy stem can be operated conta ct-free. In addi‐
tion, there ading light or sear chlight can be
switched on or off con tact-free.
The MBUX in-car assis tant can di fferentiate
between driver and front passenger interactions.
The MBUX in-car assis tant recognises cer tain
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The MBUX in-car assistant suppo
rtsth efo llowing interactions: Interaction area
InteractionDescription
In front of the media display/abo vetheto uch‐
pad Pr
ox imity tothe control element The MBUX in-car assis tant recognises the approach of the
hand towa rds a contro l element.
Depending on the active application, the display will be
adjus ted in the media displa y.Some functions di fferentiate
between driver and front passenger.
No specific hand position is requ ired.
Abo vethe cent reconsole Defined poses With defined poses a function is triggered depending on the
application active.
Below the inside rearview mir rorB rief up and down mo vements With brief vertical up and down mo vements below the inside
re arview mir rorth ere ading light forth e driver or the front
passenger is switched on and off.
Fr ont passenger seat Stretching out the hand abo vethe
front passenger seat By
stre tching out the hand abo vethe front passenger seat
th e sear chlight is switched on. If the hand is withdr awn from
th is area, the sear chlight is switched off again. MBUX multimedia sy
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Operating functions
byprox imity of the hand
to theto uchscreen and touchpad
Re quirements:
R One of thefo llowing applications appears in
th e media display:
- Seat settings with displa ysforth e driver
and front passenger seat, e.g. Seat com-
fort
- Home screen
- Radio menu or media menu
- Map in the navigation
- Active Parking Assist
R Recognition occu rsas the hand approaches
to appr oximately 10cm from theto uchpad or
th eto uchsc reen.
Seat adjustments bythe driver or front
passenger
In the seat settings menu, the MBUX in-car
assis tant de tects pr oximity tovarious control
elements of the multimedia sy stem. In addition,
th e MBUX in-car assis tant de tects from whi ch
seat the action emanates. Hand approaching
theto uchsc reen Hand approaching
theto uchpad #
With th e seat setting display active, mo vethe
hand towa rdsth eto uchsc reen or touchpad.
The seat of the person operating, driver's
seat or front passenger seat, is enlar ged in
th e media displa y.
The appropriate contro l elements are pre-
selec ted automatically. #
Depending on the function, the person oper‐
ating can either switch the function on or off
directly or make other settings.
Highlighting an application on the home
screen
The MBUX in-car assis tant de tects in whi charea
th e hand is in front of theto uchsc reen. The dis‐
play of objects shown is adjus tedto impr oveori‐
entation. #
Movea hand towa rdsth eto uchsc reen.
The symbol forth e application is enlar ged.
The quick- access applications will be high‐
lighted. #
Continue operation, e.g. select a quick-
access application.
% Further information about the home screen
(/ page 292). 300
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Ac
tivating co verch ange in thera dio menu
and media menu
The MBUX in-car assis tant reduces the number
of operating steps. #
Movea hand towa rdsth eto uchsc reen or
to uchpad.
The cur rent information, e.g. about thera dio
st ation, track and artist are hidden. Co ver
ch ange is activated. #
Continue operation and select a co ver. #
Asthe hand is mo vedaw ay from the
to uchsc reen or touchpad, the cur rent infor‐
mation is shown again.
% Further information on thera dio menu
(/ page 439) and the media menu
(/ page 433).
Showing the navigation menu on the map
The MBUX in-car assis tant sho ws the navigation
menu. #
Movea hand towa rdsth eto uchsc reen or
to uchpad.
The navigation menu is shown. #
Continue operation and select a symbol. #
Asthe hand is mo vedaw ay from the
to uchsc reen or touchpad, the media display
hides the navigation menu.
% Further information on the navigation menu
(/ page 341).
Showing operating symbols in theAc tive
Pa rking Assist camera ima ge(only from driv‐
er's seat)
The MBUX in-car assis tant facilitates quick-
access forth e driver tovarious camera vie ws. #
With th eAc tive Parking Assist display active,
mo vethe hand in the direction of the
to uchsc reen.
The camera operation symbols are displa yed. #
Continue operation and display the desired
front, rear, left and right camera vie ws.
% Further information on Active Parking Assist
functions (/ page 234).
Operating functions using poses
Re quirements:
R Tocall up favo urites: there is at least one
fa vo urite. R
The area forre cognition of thefa vo urite's
pose is abo vethe cent reconsole at the
height of the climate control vents and the
media displa y.The hand should ha vea dis‐
ta nce of at least 10cm from the media dis‐
pla y.
R The pose is held for a brief time.
Calling up favo urites
A pose calls up a favo urite.
The driver and front passen ger can connect two
dif fere nt favo urites with the V pose.
% If afavo urite has not yet been sa ved and
connec ted with the MBUX in-car assis tant,
th e multimedia sy stem will assist you. MBUX multimedia sy
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