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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Current speed limit I would like to hear the speed limitCalls up
the cur rent speed limit.
Outside temperature I would like to find out what the
temperature outside is likeCalls up
the outside temp erature.
Average consumption What is the current average con-
sumption?Calls up
average consu mption.
Vehicle data Can you please display the vehicle
data menu?Calls up
theve hicle data.
Range Tell me the current rangeCalls up
the cur rent range da ta.
Assistance menu Show me the driver assistance set-
tingsDispl
aysth e assis tance settings.
Climate control menu Jump to the climate control menuDispla
ys the climate control settings.
Light menu Switch to the light settingsDispla
ys the light settings.
Seats menu I would like to switch to seat menuDispla
ys the seat adjustment settings. LINGU
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Overview and operation
Overview of
the MBUX multimedia sy stem &
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.
MBUX stands for Mercedes-Benz User Experi‐
ence. 1
Touch Control and cont rol panel forthe
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Operating Touch Control(/ page 342)
2 Media displ aywith touch functionality
Home sc reen ove rview(/ page 341)
Operating theto uchsc reen (/ page 343)
3 Touchpad
Operating theto uchpad( /page 344) 4
Control knob
Press and hold: swit ches the multimedia sys‐
te m or display on or off
Press brief ly: switches the mute function
on/off
Tu rn: adjusts thevo lume
5 Buttons for navigation, radio/media and
te lephone
Calling up applications(/ page 352)
6 Buttons forve hicle functions/sy stem set‐
tings and favo urites/ themes
Calling up applications(/ page 352)
Yo u can operate the multimedia sy stem with the
fo llowing central control elements:
R Touch Control 1and touchpad 3
The operation for bo thcontrol elements is
achie vedby cursor control.
R Media displ ay2
% Alternati vely, you can conduct a dialogue
with LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 320). MBUX multimedia sy
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%
Ifth eve hicle is fitted wi th the MBUX in-car
assis tant, selected functions of the multime‐
dia sy stem can be operated conta ct-free as
we ll as turning there ading light on or off
(/ page 347).
Nu merous application, online services, services
and apps are available foryo u. You can call
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, media sources, radio stations and con‐
ta cts. The configu ration of the suggestions takes
place in your profile. You can co mpileyour pro‐
fi le from various vehicle settings and settings of
th e multimedia sy stem. You can create themes
fo rva rious driving situations in the home screen as
well as using theß rocker switch or the
ß button.
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 511). 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
may be dif ficult toread the multimedia sys‐
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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)
A Number of applications and cur rently selec‐
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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
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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 484) and the media menu
(/ page 478).
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 384).
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 (/ page279).
Operating functions using poses
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 as well as the front passenger can
connect a favo urite with the V pose.
% If afavo urite has not yet been sa ved and
connec ted with the MBUX Interior Assis tant,
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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 361)
Press and hold: adds a favo urite
(/ page 361) or creates a new theme
(/ page 357)
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. 352
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