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may be interrupted at any time ifyousteerslightly inthe opposite direction or accelerate.
System limitations
Either a course-correcting brake applicationappropriatetothe driving situation, or none atall, may occur inthefollowing situations:
RVehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash barriers, arelocated on bothsides ofyourvehicle.
RAvehicle approachestoo closely onthe side.
RYou haveadopted a sporty drivingstyle withhigh cornering speeds.
RYou brake or accelerate significantly.
RA driving safety system intervenes, e.g. ESP®
orActive Brake Assist.
RESP®is deactivated.
RA loss of tire pressure or a defective tire isdetected.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot AssistorActive Blind Spot AssistMultimedia system:
VehiclekAssistance Blind Spot
Assist
Activatesor deactivateSthe function.
Active LaneKeeping Assist
Function ofActive LaneKeeping Assist
Active LaneKeeping Assist monitorsthe area infront ofyourvehiclebymeans of multifunctioncamera1. It servestoprotectyou against unin‐tentionallyleavingyour lane.You will bewarnedbyvibration pulses inthesteering wheel and gui‐
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and traffic conditions and operatetheequipment withthevehiclestationary.
Whentelephoning,you must observethe legalrequirementsforthe countryin whichyou arecurrently driving.
Requirements:RThe mobile phone is connectedtothe multi‐media system.
On-board computer:
Phone
Vehicles withthe COMAND multimedia sys‐tem:The mostrecenttelephone calls (dialed,received and missed calls) are displayed onthePhonemenu.
Toselect an entry:swipe upwards or down‐wards onthe left-handTouch Control.
Pressthe left-handTouch Control.Ifthere is only onetelephone numbersavedtoan entry:thetelephone numberwill be selected.
Ifthere are multipletelephone numberssavedtoan entry:swipe upwards or down‐
wards onthe left-handtouch controltoselectthe desiredtelephone number.
Pressthe left-handTouch Control.Thetelephone number will be dialed.
Thefollowing displaysmay appear instead ofthetelephone numbers dialed:
RPlease Wait...:the application isstarting. If a
Bluetooth®connectiontothe mobile phoneis not established,the menufor authorizingand connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐played onthe multimedia system(→page 298).
RUpdating data...:the call list is being upda‐ted.
RImporting Contacts...: contacts are beingimported fromthe mobile phone or astoragemedium.
Accepting/rejecting a callVehicles with Head-up Display:whenyoureceivea call,theIncoming Callmessage willappear onthe Head-up Display.
Swipe upwards or downwards onthe left-handTouch Control and selecta(Accept)orv(Reject).
Pressthe left-handTouch Control.
You may accept/rejectthe call using buttonaorvonthesteering wheel.
Adjusting the Head-up Displaysettings onthe on-boardcomputer
On-board computer:
HUD
Thefollowing Head-up Display settings can beadjusted:
RPosition
RBrightness
RDisplay Content
Toselect a setting:swipe upwards or down‐wards onthe left-handTouch Control.
Pressthe left-handTouch Control.
Toadjust avalue:swipe upwards or down‐wards onthe left-handTouch Control.
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Notes on operating safety
\nWARNINGRisk of distraction from infor‐mation systems and communicationsequipment
Ifyou operate information and communica‐tion equipment integrated inthevehiclewhen driving,you will be distracted fromthetraffic situation. This could also causeyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
Only operatethis equipment whenthetraffic situation permits.
Ifyou cannot be sure ofthis,stopthevehicle whilst paying attentiontoroadand traffic conditions and operatetheequipment withthevehiclestationary.
\nWARNINGRisk of distraction from oper‐ating mobile communication equipmentwhilethevehicle is in motion
Ifyou operate mobile communication equip‐ment when driving,you will be distracted
fromthe traffic situation. This could alsocauseyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
Only operatethis equipment whenthevehicle isstationary.
Foryourown safety, alwaysobservethefollow‐ing points when operating mobile communica‐tions equipment and especiallyyourvoice con‐trol system:
RObservethe legalrequirementsforthe coun‐try in whichyou are driving.
RWhile driving, only operate mobile communi‐cations equipment andyourvoice controlsystem whenthe traffic conditions permit it.You mayotherwise be distracted fromthetraffic conditions and cause an accident,injuringyourself andothers.
RIfyou usethevoice control system in anemergencyyourvoice canchange andyourtelephone call, e.g. an emergency call, canthereby be unnecessarily delayed.
RFamiliarizeyourself withthevoice controlsystem functions beforestartingthe journey.
Operation
Overview of operation oftheVoice ControlSystem onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
TheVoice Control System is operational approx‐imatelythirty seconds afterthe ignition isswitched on.
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1Presstherocker switch up:£startstheVoice Control System
2Pressthe control knob:cswitchesthesound off or on (endstheVoice Control Sys‐tem)
Turnthe control knob up/down: increases/decreasesthevolume
3Presstherocker switch up:amakes/accepts a call
Presstherocker switch down:vrejects/ends a call (endstheVoice Control System)
Conducting a dialog withtheVoice ControlSystem
Tostart or continue a dialog:onthe multi‐functionsteering wheel, pressthe£rocker switch up.You can say avoice command after anacoustic signal.
Tocorrect an entry:saytheCorrectionvoice command.
Toselect an entry fromthe selection list:saythe line number orthe contents.
Tobrowsethe selection list:saytheNextorBackvoice command.
Tointerruptthe dialog:saythePausevoicecommand.
Tocancelthe dialog:saytheCancelvoicecommand.
Operable functions
You can usetheVoice Control Systemtooperatethefollowing equipment depending onthefea‐tures:
RTelephone
RText messages
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAudio (memory card, Media Interface, USB
and Bluetooth®audio)
RVehicle
Overview of types ofvoice command
A distinction is made betweenthefollowingvoice commands:
RGlobalvoice commandscan be said at anytime andregardless ofthe current applica‐tion, e.g.thevoice commandsNavigate to,CallorText message to.
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RApplication-specificvoice commandsareonlyavailableforthe active application.
OncetheVoice Control System isstarted anautocue is shown. Apart fromtheavailablevoicecommandsforthe application currently active,this also citesexamplevoice commandsforother applications which are not active. Inthisway,you will befamiliar morequickly withtheavailablevoice commands. The list can be scrol‐led or it can be operatedbyspeech orthe con‐troller/touchpad.
Information onthe language setting
You canchangethe language oftheVoice Con‐trol System viathe system language settings. Ifthe set system language is not supportedbytheVoice Control System, English will be selected.
TheVoice Control System isavailable in English,French,Portuguese and Spanish.
UsingtheVoice Control System effectively
Features of audible help functions
Youreceiveinformation and helpforthefollow‐ingtopics:
ROptimum operation:saythebrief instruc-tionvoice command.
RCurrent application:onthe multifunctionsteering wheel, pressthe£rocker switchup and saytheHelpvoice command.
RContinued dialog:saytheHelpvoice com‐mand during avoice dialog.
RSpecific function:sayvoice commandsforthe desired function, e.g.Help telephone.
Notes on howtoimprovespeechquality
IftheVoice Control System does not understandyou:
Ronly operatetheVoice Control System fromthe driver's seat.
Rsaythevoice commands coherently andclearly, but do notexaggeratethewords.
Ravoid loud noisesthat cause interferencewhile making avoice command entry, e.g.the blower.
Avoicetag inthe address book is notrecog‐nized:
Ronly createsensible address book entries inthe system/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐name andfirst name inthe correctfield.
Rdo not use any abbreviations, unnecessaryspaces or specialcharacters.
If astation list entryis notrecognized:
RsaytheRead out station listvoice command.
Essentialvoice commands
Overview of switchvoice commands
Switchvoice commands can be usedtoopencertain applications. Thevoice command selec‐tion can be usedregardless ofthe applicationthat is currently active.
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Overview and operation
Overview ofthe multimedia system
\nWARNINGRisk of distraction from infor‐mation systems and communicationsequipment
Ifyou operate information and communica‐tion equipment integrated inthevehiclewhen driving,you will be distracted fromthetraffic situation. This could also causeyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
Only operatethis equipment whenthetraffic situation permits.
Ifyou cannot be sure ofthis,stopthevehicle whilst paying attentiontoroadand traffic conditions and operatetheequipment withthevehiclestationary.
You must observethe legalrequirementsforthecountry in whichyou are currently driving whenoperatingthe multimedia system.
1Touch Control
Multimedia system button group onthesteering wheel (→page 220)
2Multimedia system display
3Main function button group (→page 252)
4Touchpad
5Control knob
Adjuststhevolume (→page 254)
Switchesthe mute function on/off(→page 254)
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Switchingthe sound on/off
Onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
Onthe multimedia system
Tomute:pressvolume control1.Thecsymbol appears inthestatus lineofthe media display.
You will also hear traffic announcements andnavigation announcementseven whenthesound is muted.
Toswitch on:changethe media source orturnvolume control1.
Adjusting thevolume
Onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
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SelectYes.
If PIN protection is activated, a promptappearsasking ifyou also wishtorestorethistothefac‐torysettings during areset.
SelectYes.
Enterthe current PIN.The PIN isreset.
or
SelectNo.The current PINstaysthe same afterreset‐ting.
Ifyou haveforgottenyour PIN, an authorizedMercedes-Benz Center can deactivatethePIN protectionforyou.
A promptappears again asking whetheryoureally wishtoreset.
SelectYes.The multimedia system isresettothefactorysettings.
Fit & Healthy
ENERGIZING comfort
ENERGIZING comfort programoverviewProgramoverview
ProgramFunction
RefreshCan maketargetedchangestothe interior climatetorefreshvehicle occupants. Cooling airflowand ioniza‐tion purifythe air. Thevehicle interior is illuminated with cool colors andthe seats areventilated.
WarmthCan increasethe comfort level ofthe occupants. Thevehicle's panel, seat andsteering wheel heater pro‐duce a cozywarmth. The air is purified using ionization and a pleasant fragrance isreleased. Thevehicleinterior is illuminated withwarmlighting.
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