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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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OntheTouch Control and controller:selectthecharacters inthecharacter bar.
Depending onthetargetentry,thefollowingcharacters areavailable:
RThe full set ofcharacters is shown
ROnlythosecharacters which are usefulforthe current inputstring are shown
Othercharacters are grayed out.Onthetouchpad:selectthecharacters inthecharacter bar.
or
Writethecharacters onthetouch-sensitivesurface ofthetouchpad.Handwritingrecognition supportsyoubymeans ofcharacter suggestions and aread-aloud function.
Examples ofcharacter entry:
RRenaming afavorite
REntering a POI or an address using free orstep-by-step search
REntering aweb address
Enteringcharacters usingthe controller
Example:renamingfavorites
Call upthe "Renamingfavorites" function(→page 253).
Toenter acharacter:turn, slideand pressthe controller.Thecharacter is entered inthe input line.
Usethefollowing entryfunctions:
%Todeleteacharacter: pressthe control‐ler.
Todeletean entry: press and holdthecontroller untilthe entire entryis deleted.
bToswitchtospecialcharacters and sym‐bols.
jToswitchtoupper-case or lower-case let‐ters.
TToswitchthe language.
vToswitchtocharacter entryonthetouch‐pad.
Theavailable editing functions depend onthe editingtask,the language set andthecharacter level.
Toconfirmthe entry:select¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
Enterthe POI or address (→page271).
Enteringcharacters onthetouchpad
Requirements:RThetouchpad is switched on (→page 250).
RThe entered or selectedcharacter should beread out:the handwritingrecognitionread-aloud function is switched on (→page 251).
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SelectGenerate Security Key.A connection will be established withthenewly created securitykey.
Tosavea securitykey:selectSave.When a new securitykey is saved, allexistingWi-Fi connections arethen disconnected. IftheWi-Fi connections are beingre-estab‐lished,the new securitykey must be entered.
Managing COMANDTouch devices
Requirements:RTheCOMANDTouch app is installed ontheexternal device (e.g.tablet or smartphone).
RWi-Fi is activated (→page 260) andthe mul‐timedia system is configured as aWi-Fi hot‐spot (→page261).
Multimedia system:
System COMAND Touch
Connecting and authorizing a new device
SelectAuthorize a New Device.
SelectConnect New Device.
Enterthe securitykey intheexternal device.ThePlease start COMAND Touch on yourdevice and follow the instructions.messageappears.
SelectContinue.
Acceptthe connectionrequest fromthe newdevice.
Enterthe PIN shown ontheexternal device.The device is authorized.
Authorizing a connected device
SelectAuthorize a New Device.The devices already connected are displayed.
SelectContinue Using Connected Devices.ThePlease start COMAND Touch on yourdevice and follow the instructions.messageappears.
SelectContinue.
The connectionrequest fromthe deviceAccept.
Enterthe PIN shown ontheexternal device.The device is authorized.
De-authorizingthe device
Select an authorized device fromthe list.A promptwill appear asking whetheryouwould liketode-authorizethe selecteddevice.
SelectYes.The device is de-authorized.
Activating/deactivatingchild safety lock
Multimedia system:
System Parental Control
Locking anexternal device
Select anexternal device.
SelectLock.The device connected viatheCOMANDTouch app is lockedsor unlockedS.
System language
Notes onthe system languageThis function allowsyoutodeterminethe lan‐guageforthe menu displaysandthe navigation
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announcements. The selected language affectsthecharactersavailablefor entry.The navigationannouncements are notavailable in all lan‐guages. If a language is notavailable,the naviga‐tion announcements will be in English.
Settingthe system languageMultimedia system:
System Language
Setthe language.
Ifyou are using Arabic map data,thetextinformation can also be shown in Arabic onthe navigation map.Todo so, select

Thestate or province in whichthevehicle islocated is set1.
There are twoavailable methods of destinationentry:
RFree search2
RSearchstep-by-step3
Method 1: free search
Enterthe POI or address in2. The entriescan be made in any order.During destination entry, suggestions aremadebythe multimedia system. A selectionof destinations appears in a list.
Enterthese address elements,forexample:
RCity,street, house number
RStreet, city
RZIP code
RPOI name
RPOI category,e.g.Gas Station
RCity, POI name
Toswitchtohandwritingrecognition:selectv5.
Writethecharacter onthetouchpad.
Toswitchto character selection:pressthe8button.
or
Pressthetouchpad.Todelete an entry:select%4(ifavail‐able).
Usethefollowing options:
RPress briefly: deletesthe lastcharacterentered orthe last suggestion adopted.
RPress and hold: deletesthe entire entry.
Tosetthe language:selectT8.
Selectthe language.
This function is usefulfor countries in whichseveralcharacter sets are supported. Anexample isRussia, which uses Cyrillic andLatincharacters.
Tocall upthe online searchfunction:selectOnline Search6.Once an Internet connection is established, alist appears. It showsonline destinationsrelatedtothe previous entry.
Online destinations are providedbythe Inter‐net service provider.Selectthe online destination.
or
Enterthe online destination or a 3wordaddress inthe input line.
Enter a 3wordaddress (→page276).Online searchis notavailable in all coun‐tries.
Tocall upthe list:pressthe8button.
or
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3wordaddresses from what3words are analternative addressing systemfor multilin‐gualgeoreferencing ofglobal locations witharesolution ofthree meters. Usingthisgrid,locations onthe Earth's surface are includedwhichdo not havea building address suchasstreetand house number,forexample.
The EmpireState Building in NewYorkhasthefollowing language dependent 3wordaddress,forexample:
REnglish:parade.help.bleat
RFrench:commun.verbe.bisquer
RSpanish:suertes.diga.pesca
3wordaddresses are unique, easytoremember and sufficefor mostroutine appli‐cations.
The bidirectional conversion of 3wordaddresses can be carried out here:
Ratthewebsite http://what3words.com
Rinthe what3words apps
Selecting a destination onthe mapMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
SelectMap Menu.
or
Ifthe map is displayed in full screen mode,pressthe central control element.The map menu appears.Select "movemap" in map menu2(→page 289).
Swipe in any direction ontheTouch Controlortouchpad.
or
Slidethe controller in any direction.The map moves inthe corresponding direc‐tion underthe crosshair. The moreyou moveyourfingerawayfromthestarting positiononthetouchpad,thefasterthe map moves.PresstheTouch Control,the controller orthetouchpad.If several destinations are located aroundthecrosshair, a listshowstheavailable POIs androads.
If a destination is locatedexactly onthecrosshair,the destination address is dis‐played.
Selectthe destination inthe list.The destination address is shown.
Settingthe map orientationto2D or 3D
HighlightMap Orientation: 2D/3D.
PresstheTouch Control,thetouchpad orthecontroller.The map will be displayed inthe selectedmap orientation.
Showing traffic messages inthe vicinity ofthe map
SelectTraffic Messages for the Vicinity.The map appears.Swipe left orright onthetouchpad.
or
Slidethe controllertothe left orright.The previous or next traffic incident is high‐lighted onthe map. Information onthe trafficincident is displayed.
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Selecting notificationsMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsAnnounce-
ments
Switch an announcement onsor offS.
You canchoose fromthefollowing announce‐ments:
RAnnounce Traffic Warnings
This function is notavailable in all countries.
RAnnounce Street Names
The multimedia system announcesthenames oftheroadsthat willfollowtheupcomingchange of direction.
This function is notavailable in all countriesand languages.
Displaying destination information
Requirements:RA destination is entered.
Multimedia system:
Navigation
SelectWay Points and Info.
Thefollowing information is displayed:
RIntermediate destinations and destination
Theroute can also include uptofourintermediate destinations.
RName, address
RRemaining driving distance
RTime of arrival
Selecting an alternativerouteMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and Position
SelectAlternative Route.Theroutes are displayed in accordance withthe setting made intheroute settings.
The currently selectedroute is shown with adark blue line.
Selectthe alternativeroute.
Activating a commuterroute
Requirements:RYour home andworkaddresses are saved asdestinations inthefavorites (→page 286).
Multimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and Position
SelectActivate Commuter Routes.Navigation automaticallyrecognizesthatthevehicle is located ontheroute between"home" and "work" or viceversa. It automati‐callystarts aroute guidance withoutvoiceoutput.
Ifthe destinationsfor home andworkhavenotyet been created, a promptappears.
Forthe daily commuterroute, traffic inci‐dents ontheroute are alsoreported whendriving withoutroute guidance.
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Information onNearField Communication(NFC)NFC enables short-range wireless data transferor (re)connection of a mobile phone withthemultimedia system.
Thefollowing functions areavailable withouthaving authorized a mobile phone:
RTransferring a URLtobe viewed inthe multi‐media system (seethe manufacturer's oper‐ating instructions).
RSetting upthevehicle'sWi-Fi access dataviathe system settings (→page 261).
Further information can befound at: http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Usingthe mobile phone withNearField Com‐munication (NFC)
Requirements:RNFC is activated onthe mobile phone (seethe manufacturer's operating instructions)
RThe mobile phone's screen is switched onand unlocked (seethe manufacturer's oper‐ating instructions)
Toconnect a mobile phone:openstowagecompartment cover1.
Placethe NFC area ofthe mobile phone (seemanufacturer's operating instructions) onNFC logo2onthe inside ofthe cover.The mobile phone is connectedtothe multi‐media system.
Tochange mobile phones:placethe NFCarea ofthe mobile phone (see manufactur‐er's operating instructions) on NFC logo2.Ifthe mobile phone has already been author‐ised onthe multimedia system, it is now con‐nected.
Ifthe mobile phone is authorised onthe mul‐timedia systemforthefirst time, it is connec‐ted after confirmingthe mobile phoneinstructions (seethe manufacturer's operat‐ing instructions).
Further information can befound at: http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Settingthereception and transmissionvol‐ume
Requirements:RA mobile phone is authorized (→page 298).
Multimedia system:
PhoneZOptionsPhone
This function ensures optimal languagequality.
SelectReception VolumeorTransmissionVolume.
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