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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
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 #
Press the~ button on theto 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: pressthe~
button on theto uchpad. MBUX Interior 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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&
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted 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. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem. Overview of
the MBUX Interior Assistant
If th eve hicle is fitted wi th the MBUX Interior
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 Interior Assi stant can dif fere ntia te
between driver and front passenger interactions.
The MBUX Interior Assis tant recognises cer tain
hand positions (poses). MBUX multimedia sy
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The MBUX In
terior Assistant supports thefo llowing interactions: Interaction area
InteractionDescription
In front of the media display/abo vetheto uch‐
pad Pr
ox imity tothe control element The MBUX Interior 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. 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 304
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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 Interior
Assis tant de tects pr oximity tovarious control
elements of the multimedia sy stem. In addition,
th e MBUX Interior 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 terior Assis tant de tects in whi ch
area the hand is in front of theto uchsc reen. The
display of objects shown is adjus tedto impr ove
orientation. #
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 297). MBUX multimedia sy
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Ac
tivating co verch ange in thera dio menu
and media menu
The MBUX Interior Assi stant 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 445) and the media menu
(/ page 439).
Showing the navigation menu on the map
The MBUX In terior Assis tant sho wsthe naviga‐
tion 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 343).
Showing operating symbols in theAc tive
Pa rking Assist camera ima ge(only from driv‐
er's seat)
The MBUX In terior 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 239).
Operating a function with thefa vo urites
pose
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 Interior Assis tant,
th e multimedia sy stem will assist you. 306
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Car
rying out the V pose #
Position the hand abo vethe cent reconsole
and in the direction of the media displa y.The
back of the hand is facing up wards. In doing
so the index and middle finger are extended
wi th th eot her fingers bent in wards.
The favo urite is called up.
Swit ching there ading light for the driver and
front passen ger on/o ffusing gesture mode
Re quirements:
R The function is available when it is dar k.
R The gesture is car ried out in the interaction
area (under the inside rearview mir ror). Brief
lymoving the hand up and down under the
inside rearview mir ror switches there ading light
specifically forth e driver or front passenger on
or off. Car
rying out operation of there ading light #
Movethe hand up and down vertically under
th ere ading light.
The reading light is swit ched on or off.
Switching the sear chlight for the driver
on/o ffusing gesture mode
Re quirements:
R The front passen ger seat is not occupied.
R The function is available when it is dar k.R
The gesture is co mplete d in the interaction
area (front-passen ger seat).
St retching out wi th the hand overth e front
passenger seat when unoccupied switches a
sear chlight on forth e driver when it is dar k.
Pulling the hand back switches the sear chlight
off again. Interaction area
for operating the sear chlight #
Toswitch on: reach across the front
passenger seat with your hand.
The sear chlight is switched on forth e driver. MBUX multimedia sy
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#
Toswitch off: take your hand back away
from the front passenger seat.
The sear chlight is switched off again.
Settings for the MBUX In terior Assistant
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Interior assistant #
Toswitch on full functionality of the
MBUX Interior Assistant: selectOn.
The option is activated #.#
Toactivate additional functions forre ad‐
ing and sear chlights: selectIncluding read-
ing light.
When the option is switched on, the display
button is activated.
The functions forth ere ading and sear ch
lights are activated in addition tothe pr oxim‐
ity functions. #
Toswitch off the MBUX Interior Assis‐
tant: select Off.
The option is activated #. Main functions
Calling up applications
1
% button calls up thete lephone
2 z button calls up navigation
3 | button calls up radio or media
4 y button calls up vehicle functions
5 ß button
Press brief ly: calls up favo urites
(/ page 316)
Press and hold : adds afavo urite
(/ page 316) or creates a new theme
(/ page 313) Alternatively in
the home screen: whenyou
st art theve hicle the home screen is shown in
th e media displa y. #
Select the application byswiping and tap‐
ping.
or #
In any displa y:press the© button on the
To uch Control or on theto uchpad.
or #
Tap on the© symbol on theto uchsc reen.
The applications are displa yed. #
Select the application byswiping and tap‐
ping.
Changing the ar rangement of applications on
th e home screen #
Call up the home screen. #
Touch and hold an application on the
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tap on = or; and mo vethe applica‐
tion in the menu. #
Tap on ø. 308
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Profile
Note
s on profiles &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a profile may trigger an adju stment
of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the profile. You or other vehicle occu‐
pants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of
driver's seat is being adjus ted using the
multimedia sy stem, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve‐
ment.
If th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap‐
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi‐
ately: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message on the
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory position button or a
seat adjustment switch on the driver's
door.
The adjustment process is stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an anti-entrap‐
ment feature.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Overview of profiles
Using the multimedia sy stem up toseven pro‐
fi les can be created in theve hicle.
Profiles store your personal vehicle settings and
settings forth e multimedia sy stem.
If th eve hicle is used byseveral drivers, the
driver can select their profile before the journe y,
without changing the settings of other drivers.
Yo u can select the profile:
R When entering (/ page312)
R Using the home screen (/ page 297)
The profile settings are activated as soon as a
profile is selected. %
Ifyo u call up your profile when driving then
th e driver's seat position will not be adjus‐
te d.
Yo u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on thePositioning seat and steering
wheel. Please tap to cancel. warning on
th e media displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
in the driver's door.
Profile content
Depending on theve hicle equipment, thefo llow‐
ing settings can be stored in your profile, for
ex ample:
R Driver's seat memory
R Radio (including station list)
R Last destinations
R Climate control
R Ambient lighting
R DYNA MIC SELECT I (individual)
R Instrument Displa y,Head-up Display and
st yle (display style of the multimedia sy stem) MBUX multimedia sy
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