
th
ese up using the home screen or using buttons
5 and 6next totheto uchpad.
Yo u can co nveniently call up and add favo urites
using theß rocker switch on thesteering
wheel or using theß button next tothe
to uchpad. Quic k-access in the home screen and
in the applications ser vetoselect functions
more quickl y.
If yo u use the learn function of the multimedia
sy stem, you will recei vesuggestions during oper‐
ation of the most probable navigation destina‐
tions, radio stations and con tacts. The configu‐
ra tion of the suggestions take s place in your pro‐
fi le. You can co mpileyour profile from various
ve hicle settings and settings of the multimedia
sy stem. You can create themes forva rious driv‐
ing situations in the home screen as well as
using theß rocker switch or theß but‐
to n.
The Notifications Centre collects incoming notifi‐
cations, e.g. about an available software update.
Depending on the type of notification it of fers
va rious actions. You can call up the Notifications
Centre on the home screen and in the applica‐
tion menus. Wi
th th eglobal sear chintheve hicle you can
sear chon-board across many categories as well
as online in the Internet. You can use theglobal
sear chinthe home screen and in the notifica‐
tions.
Anti-theft pr otection
This device is equipped with tech nical pr ovisions
to protect it against theft. More de tailed informa‐
tion about anti-theft pr otection can be obtained
at a qualified specialist workshop. Note
s onthe media display Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(/ page 499).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarised sun glasses, it
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Home screen
overview 1
Onthe home screen: displa ys thefirs tth ree
applications
In other displa ys: calls up the home screen
2 Calls up the profile
3 Calls up theglobal sear ch
4 SOS NOT READY displ ayonly when the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is not
av ailable 5
Displa ys,fo rex ample network displa y,bat‐
te ry status of the mobile phone connected,
signal stre ngth of the mobile phone networ k,
time
6 Calls up the Notifications Centre
The star indicates new notifications.
7 Calls up an application using the symbol 8
Name of the application, beneath the cur rent
selection or information
9 Quick-access (in theex ample: calls up desti‐
nation ent ry, enters the destination address
fo r home)
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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
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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 331). 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 478) and the media menu
(/ page 471).
Sh ow ing 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 378).
Sh ow ing 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 (/ page270).
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
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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
y button
Calls up vehicle functions
2 z button
Calls up navigation
3 | button
Calls up radio or media
4 % button
Calls up thete lephone
5 ß button Press brief
ly: calls up favo urites
(/ page 350)
Press and hold: adds a favo urite
(/ page 350) or creates a new theme
(/ page 347)
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 #
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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)
R Themes, suggestions and favo urites
% Settings for driver assi stance sy stems can‐
not be sa ved in the profile.
Mercedes me connect profile
If yo u use a profile from Mercedes me connect,
th efo llowing online functions are available, for
ex ample:
R You can configure the settings in theve hicle
using the Mercedes me app and the
Mercedes me por tal.
R You can syn chronise your profile on
Mercedes me connect with the profile in the
ve hicle (/ page 345).
R You can add a personal profile pho tothat is
shown in theve hicle. R
You can take your profile and some of your
settings with you in new vehicles.
Requ irements for using Me rcedes me con‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle has been connected with the
user account.
R The personalisation service is activated.
Fo r additional users of theve hicle:
R You ha vea Mercedes me user account.
R The vehicle owner has invited youto connect
yo ur user account on Mercedes me with that
of his vehicle.
R You ha veaccep tedth e invitation.
Creating a new profile
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enterth e name and confi rmwith a. #
Select Continuer . #
Tosave the cur rent settings in a profile:
select Current settings. #
Select Save.
or #
Toadopt thefa ctory settings: selectFac-
tory settings. #
Select Save.
% Further information on setting a user profile
(/ page 345). #
Activate Blu etoo th®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone wi th the
user profile (/ page 426).
Yo u can also set up a user profile without regis‐
te ring a mobile phone. #
Select Finished.
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me connect when
the ignition is switched on
and off.
or #
Select Synchronise profiles now.
Af ter selecting this option, the profiles in the
ve hicle are synchronised with the profiles on
Mercedes me connect.
% During synchronisation the profile lis tand
th e profile functions are bloc ked.
% Note on data pr otection: ifyo u do not wish
to share your data with Mercedes me, make
sure that the automatic synchronisation is
switched off and do not select Synchronise
profiles now .
Showing the profile selection when entering
Re quirements:
R Atleast one profile has been created.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles
If th e option is activated, you can see a profile as
soon as youget in. #
Select General settings. #
Activate Show profile selection when enter-
ing .
When theve hicle is star ted, the media dis‐
play sho wsthe active profile. Themes
Overview of
themes
Yo u can configure theve hicle settings according
to yo ur preferences and sa veas a theme. A
th eme can be called up any time via the home
screen. There is then no need tomake the
desired settings again.
There are pre-defined themes available, e.g.
Journe y,Efficiency and Lounge.
Example for the use of themes
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, su chas long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour pre‐
fe rred settings in a theme in theve hicle.
Yo u can sa vethefo llowing settings in a theme,
fo rex ample:
R Displa ys(e.g. navigation map or tach ome ter)
R Prefer redra dio station R
Favo ured drive program
These settings are sa ved under the name you
wish when setting up a theme (/ page 347). On
th e next mo torw ay jou rney yo u can select this
th eme and thereby restore your settings.
Content of a theme
Depending on vehicle equipment thefo llowing
settings can be sa ved in a theme:
R Setting of the Instrument Display
(/ page 294)
R Setting of the Head-up Display (/ page 306)
R Setting of the ambient lighting (/ page164)
R Active audio sou rce, e.g. radio or USB
R Starting sc reen forth e media display
R Visual style (/ page 363)
R DYNA MIC SELECT drive program
(/ page 199)
R Eco start/ stop setting (/ page197)
R Navigation sy stem settings
% Atheme conta insthe cur rently acti veset‐
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