
#
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. #
Toswitch off: take your hand back away
from the front passenger seat.
The sear chlight is switched off again. MBUX multimedia sy
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3D image
1
Current di stance tothech ange of direction
2 Driving manoeuv re
3 Current vehicle position
4 Manoeuvre point
There are thre e phases when changing direction:
R Preparation phase
Ifth ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A
navigation announcement is issued depend‐
ing on the settings for driving recommenda‐
tions, e.g. "P repare toturn right". Select navigation announcements
for driving
re commendations (/ page 380).
The map appears in full-screen mode.
The status line sho ws:th e direction informa‐
tion or the name of thero ad which is tobe
turned into and the dis tancetothech ange of
direction.
R Announcement phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcoming change of direction depending on
th e settings for driving recommendations,
e.g. byannouncing "In 200 m at the end of
th est re et turn right into Station Road".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa yed on the lef t;on theright, there is a
de tailed image of the junction or a 3D image
of the upcoming change of direction.
R Chan ge-of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction depending on the
settings for driving recommendations, e.g. by
announcing "Now turn right".
The display is split into two parts. The
change of direction take s place when the
dis tance tomanoeuvre point 4is shown
with 0 m and the symbol forve hicle position
3 has reached manoeuv repoint 4.
When thech ange of direction is comple te,
th e map appears in full-screen mode.
% Changes of direction are also shown in the
Instrument Displa y.
Lane recommendations overview
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
The multimedia sy stem can show lane recom‐
mendations if the digital map conta insthere le‐
va nt da ta. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 387

This function is not
available in all countries.
Obse rveth e count ry-specific regulations.
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 Dashcam #
Select the USB device.
St arting/ stopping video recording with the
da sh cam
Re quirements:
R A USB device is connec ted with the multime‐
dia sy stem (/ page 455).
R The ignition is switched on.
This function is not available in all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 Dashcam #
If se veral USB devices are connec ted with
th e multimedia sy stem, select the USB
device (/ page 408). #
Toselect a recording mode: selectIndivid-
ual recording orLoop recording .
If Individual recording is selected and the
memory is full there cording stops. An indi‐
vidual recording is au tomatical lyprotected
against being overwritten.
If Loop recording has been selected, se veral
short video files are recorded. When the
memory limit is reached, the oldest video file
is dele ted and recording is continued au to‐
matical ly. #
Tostar t:select Start recording.
The length of there cording is shown. The
Please do not remove the storage medium.
message appea rs. The video file is stored on
th e USB device. #
Toend: select End recording .
A report may appear in thefo llowing cases:
R Forth eIndividual recording recording mode:
th e memory is full or there are only a few
minutes recording time available. The video
re cording stops or will be stopped immi‐
nently.
Chan gethe USB device or dele tea video file. R
If a video recording has star ted and a
national border is de tected, theNational bor-
der crossed. Please observe the countryspe-
cific regulations regarding video recording.
message appears.
This function is not available in all countries.
R The camera is not functional, theCamera
unavailable message appears.
Ha ve the camera checked in a Mercedes-
Benz service centre.
Deleting a dash cam video recording
Requ irements:
R A USB device with video recordings is con‐
nected wi th the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 455).
This function is not available in all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
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5 Dashcam #
Select thep symbol.
The RECORDINGS menu appears. #
Select Vfor a video file. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 409

Blue
tooth ®
profile overview Blue
tooth ®
profile
of the mobile phone Fu
nction
PBAP (Phone Book
Access Profile) Contacts are auto‐
matically displa
yed in
th e multimedia sys‐
tem
MAP (Message
Access Profile) Message functions
can be used Te
lephony operating modes overview
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel‐
ephony operating modes are available:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ page 413).
R Two mobile phones are connected with the
multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(two
phone mode) (/ page414).
- You can use all the functions of the multi‐
media sy stem with the mobile phone in
th efo re ground. -
You can recei veincoming calls and mes‐
sages with the mobile phone in the back‐
ground.
Yo u can inter change the mobile phone in
th efo re ground and bac kground any time
(/ page 414).
% Irre spective of this, Blue tooth®
audio func‐
tionality can byused with any mobile phone
(/ page 455).
Information on telephony
The following situations can lead tothe call
being disconnected while theve hicle is in
motion:
R there is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area
R you mo vefrom one transmission/reception
st ation toano ther and no communication
ch annels are free
R the SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available
R a mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged into
th e network with the second SIM card at the
same time The multimedia sy
stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech qualit y.Arequ ire‐
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person
yo u are calling suppo rtHD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
Connecting a mobile phone
Requ irements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (/ page 355).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone
Sear ching for a mobile phone #
Select í. #
Select Connect new device . MBUX multimedia sy
stem 413

Connecting a mobile phone (au
thorisation
using Secure Simple Pairing) #
Select a mobile phone. #
A code is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
and on the mobile phone. #
Ifth e codes match: confirm the code on
th e mobile phone.
% For older mobile phone models, enter a one
to sixteen-digit number code on the mobile
phone and on the multimedia sy stem for
authorisation.
% Upto15 mobile phones can be auth orised
on the multimedia sy stem.
Auth orised mobile phones are reconnected
au tomatical ly.
% The connected mobile phone can also be
used as Blue tooth®
audio equipment
(/ page 455).
Connecting a second mobile phone (two
phone mode)
Requ irements:
R Atleast one mobile phone is already connec‐
te dto the multimedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Phone #
Select í. #
Select Connect new device. #
Select the mobile phone. #
Select
The selected mobile phone is connected to
th e multimedia sy stem.
Fu nctions of the mobile phone in two phone
mode
Fu nctions overview Mobile phone in
the
fo re gr ound Mobile phone in
the
bac kground
Fu llra nge of func‐
tions Incoming calls and
messa
ges Inter
changing mobile phones (two phone
mode)
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone
Bo th mobile phones are shown individually in
sepa rate tabs. #
Select theta b with the desired mobile
phone.
The mobile phone in the selected tab is the
mobile phone in thefo re ground.
Wi th th eexc eption of telephone settings, the
submenus in thete lephone menu relate to
th e mobile phone in thefo re ground. In the
te lephone settings, settings can be made for
bo th mobile phones.
Changing the function of a mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone
Ac tivating a function #
Select í. 414
MBUX multimedia sy stem

#
Select a gr eysymbol in the line of a mobile
phone.
The cor responding function is activated.
Deactivating a function #
Select í. #
One function is active: selectthe coloured
symbol in the line of a mobile phone.
The mobile phone is disconnected from the
multimedia sy stem. #
Several functions are active: select a col‐
oured symbol in the line of a mobile phone.
The cor responding function is deactivated.
Re placing mobile phones
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone #
Select í. #
No authorised mobile phone available:
select Connect new device .#
Select a mobile phone. #
Newly authorised mobile phone: confirm
th e number code on the mobile phone. Using in single
telephone mode #
Select
A newly authorised mobile phone is connec‐
te d in single telephone mode.
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised and connected in single telephone
mode, it is connec ted again in single tele‐
phone mode.
If a mobile phone has already been author‐
ised and connec ted in two phone mode with
ano ther mobile phone, it will be connected in
future in single telephone mode.
Using in two phone mode #
Select
A newly authorised mobile phone is connec‐
te d with the selected mobile phone in two
phone mode.
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised and connected in single telephone
mode, it will be connec ted in future with the
selected mobile phone in two phone mode. If
th e mobile phone was pr eviously connec‐
te d with ano ther mobile phone, this connec‐
tion is cancelled.
Disconnecting/de-au thorising a mobile
phone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone #
Select í. #
Select Äinthe line of the mobile phone. #
Todisconnect: selectDisconnect .
If applicable, the mobile phone will be auto‐
matically reconnected when theve hicle is
next star ted. #
Tode-authorise: selectDeauthorise.
In fo rm ation on NearField Communication
(NFC)
NFC enables short- range wi reless data transfer
or (re)connection of a mobile phone with the
multimedia sy stem. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 415

%
Apple CarPl ay®
starts automatically when
th e iPhone ®
is connected with the sy stem
using a cable. If Apple CarPlay ®
wa s not dis‐
pla yed in thefo re ground be fore disconnect‐
ing, the application starts in the bac kground
when reconnected. You can call up Apple
CarPlay ®
in the main menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay ®
to ne settings
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z #
Select sound settings.
Setting control of the application but tons
(Apple CarPlay ®
)
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch on Control via application buttons :
activate the display button. #
Toswitch off Control via application buttons :
deactivate the display button. Ending Apple CarPlay
® #
Toend the connection of Apple Car‐
Play ®
(with cable): disconnectthe connec‐
tion via the connecting cable between the
mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle
is stationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
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.
Mobile phone functions can be used with
Android Autousing the Android operating sys‐
te m on the multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using theto uchsc reen or thevo ice-operated
control sy stem. You can activate thevo ice-oper‐
ated control sy stem bypressing and holding the
£ button on the multifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thevo ice-operated
control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can still
be opera ted via LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 298).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Autowith the multimedia sys‐
te m.
Also for use of Android Autowith two phone
mode, only one additional mobile phone can be MBUX multimedia sy
stem 431

Calling up
the Android Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
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5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto 5
Z #
Select sound settings.
Setting control of the application but tons
(Android Auto)
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes me & Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch on Control via application buttons :
activate the display button. #
Toswitch off Control via application buttons :
deactivate the display button.
Ending Android Auto #
Toend the connection of Android Auto
(with cable): disconnectthe connection via
th e connecting cable between the mobile
phone and multimedia sy stem. %
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle
is stationar y. Tr
ansfer redve hicle data with Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay ® Overview of transfer
redve hicle data
When using Android Autoor Apple CarPlay ®
, cer‐
ta in vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Software release of the multimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone.
To do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle identifier is randomly
ge nerated. This has no connection
totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (/ page 362).
The following driving status data is transmit ted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
The following position data is transmitte d:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Acceleration di rection
This da tais only transfer red while the navigation
sy stem is active, in order toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel). MBUX multimedia sy
stem 433