R
Ifth e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelera tor pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Alw ays deactivate the HOLD function
and secure theve hicle against rolling
aw ay before leaving theve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gefrom auto matic braking If one of
thefo llowing functions is switched
on, theve hicle brakes automatically in cer‐
ta in situations:
R Active Brake Assi st
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R Active Parking Assist
To avo id damage totheve hicle, deactivate
th ese sy stems in thefo llowing or similar sit‐
uations: #
During towing #
In a car wash Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
R The engine is running or has been au tomati‐
cally switched off bythe ECO start/ stop
function.
R The electric parking brake is released.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is deacti‐
va ted.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
Ac tivating the HOLD function #
Dep ress the brake pedal and af ter a short
time quickly depress fur ther until theë
display appears in the multifunction displa y. #
Release the brake pedal.
Deactivating the HOLD function #
Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress the brake pedal until theë dis‐
play disappears from the multifunction dis‐
pla y. The HOLD function is deactivated in
thefo llow‐
ing situations:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
R The transmission is switched toposition j.
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
In thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
th e transmission position jorby the electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfas tened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The drive sy stem is switched off.
R There is a malfunction in the sy stem or the
po we r supp lyis insuf ficient. St
art-off assi st Fu
nction of thest art-off assi st
The start-off assist enables optimal vehicle
acceleration from a standstill. Forth is, a suitably
high-grip road sur face is requ ired, the tyres and
ve hicle must also be in good condition. 246
Driving and pa rking
Setting Off-road Assist
Re
quirements:
R theve hicle is stationary
R theve hicle is set tooff-road le vel 1 or 2
R the Off-road or Off-road Plus (only vehicles
with Off-road pac kage ) drive program has
been selected
R all doors and the bonn etare closed
R the parking brake is released
R there is no trailer coupled
R theve hicle is outdoors
R the de tected la tera l inclination of theve hicle
must not exceed appr ox. 8°
R the sy stem is within its operating temp era‐
ture
R the on-board voltage is suf ficiently high Multimedia sy
stem:
, © .
Settings .
Assistance .
Off-
road Assist
Fr ee driving mode
Fr ee driving mode assists the driver when pulling
aw ay on rough terrain, such as sand or sn ow. #
Select Free driving mode. #
Select Start.
Fr ee driving mode is activated. #
Select Stoptostop free driving mode.
Fr ee driving mode is automatically deactivated in
th efo llowing situations:
R theve hicle exceeds a dis tance of 5 m from
th e point at which free driving mode was
activated
R afte r a running time of 30 seconds
R it is de tected that an object has hit the
underbody of theve hicle hard
R not all conditions are met
% Further information on free driving mode
(→ page 258). Individual wheel control
Individual wheel contro
l enablestheve hicle le vel
to be set separately for each wheel. #
Select Individual wheel control. #
Set theve hicle le velfo rth e desired wheel.
% You can also use theto uch displ aytoset the
le ve lfo r two or more wheels at the same
time. #
Select Resettoset all wheels tothe default
setting.
Individual wheel control is automatically deacti‐
va ted in thefo llowing situations:
R you are tra velling fasterthan 5 km/h
R not all conditions are met
% Further information on individual wheel con‐
trol (→ page 259). Pa
rking Assist PARKTRONIC Fu
nction of Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic
parking assi stance sy stem with ultrasound. It 262
Driving and parking
On completion of
the parking procedure, the
Active Parking Assist finished, take control of
the vehicle. displaymessa geappears. Further
manoeuvring may still be necessar y.#
After completion of the parking procedure,
safeguard theve hicle against rolling away.
When requ ired bylegal requirements or local
conditions: turn the wheels towa rdsth eke rb.
% You can stop theve hicle and change the
transmission position du ring the parking pro‐
cedure. The sy stem then calculates a new
ve hicle path. The parking procedure can
th en be continued. If no new vehicle path is
av ailable, the transmission position will be
ch anged again. If theve hicle has not yet
re ached the parking space, the parking pro‐
cedure will be cancelled, should a gear be
ch anged.
Exiting a pa rking space with Active Parking
Assist
Re quirement:
Yo u can on lyex it a parking space with Active
Pa rking Assist if you ha veprev iously par kedthe
ve hicle with Active Parking Assist. Please no
tethat you are responsible forth eve hi‐
cle and sur roundings during the entire parking
procedure. #
Start theve hicle. #
Press button 1.
The Active Parking Assist view appears on
th e multimedia sy stem displa y. #
Ifth eve hicle has been par ked at right angles
to the direction of tra vel: in area 2, select
direction of tra vel3.
% The vehicle path shown on the multimedia
sy stem display may dif fer from the actual
ve hicle path. #
Confirm direction of exit3 todrive out of
th e parking space. 278
Driving and pa rking
4
Displ aycontent, right (e xamp lerev counter)
Display content selection, right:
R Rev counter
R Average fuel consum ption
R ECO display
R Navigation
R G-me ter
R Assi stant display
R 4MATIC
R Suspension (depending on theve hicle's
equipment) Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Time
3 Digital speedome ter
4 Displ aysection
5 Drive program
6 Transmission position Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift
recommendation (→ page 196)
u Active Parking Assist activated
(→ page 276)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( → page 265)
¯ Cruise control (→
page 227)
È Limiter (→
page 228)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 233)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi st(→ page 227)
è Active Steering Assis t(→ page 239)
à Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist(→ page 289)
è ECO
start/ stop function(→ page187)
ë HOLD fu
nction(→ page 245)
_ Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist
Plus(→ page152)
ð Ma
ximum pe rmissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
Ve hicles with Speed Limit Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (→ page 282). 304
Instrument Displ ayand on-board computer
Changing a media source
#
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toselect a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Dialling
telephone numbers using the on-
board compu ter &
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. When
telephoning, you must obse rveth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone is connec tedto the multi‐
media sy stem.
On-board computer: , Telephone
The most recent telephone calls (dialled,
re cei ved and missed calls) are displa yed on the
Telephone menu. #
Toselect an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selec ted. #
Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐ wa
rds on the left-hand touch cont rolto
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number will be dialled.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 426).
R Updating data: the call list is being updated.
R Importing contacts : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y. #
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). 310
Instrument Display and on-board computer
Note
s on operating saf ety &
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. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted from
the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operating
the multifunction
st eering wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately
th irty seconds af terth e ignition is switched on. LINGU
ATRO NIC 313
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 veyou prefer‐
re d 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 348). On
th e next mo torw ay jou rney you 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 303)
R Setting of the Head-up Display (→ page311)
R Setting of the ambient lighting (→ page154)
R Active audio sou rce, e.g. radio or USB R
Starting sc reen forth e media display
R Visual style (→ page 366)
R DYNA MIC SELECT drive program
(→ page 191)
R Eco start/ stop setting (→ page188)
R Navigation sy stem settings
% Atheme conta insthe cur rently acti veset‐
tings in theve hicle.
Calling up themes
Multimedia sy stem:
, © #
When the home screen is shown, swipe up
until THEMES appears. #
Select a theme.
Creating new themes
Re quirements:
R The settings which are tobe sa ved in the
th eme are active.
The overview sho wsthe settings which can
be sa ved in a theme (→ page 347). Multimedia sy
stem:
, © .
THEMES #
Select WSet theme. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continuer. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Tosave ath eme: select Save.
Selecting additional settings #
Select Advanced settings . #
Activate or deacti vate the settings.
When the maximum number that can be
sa ve d is reached: #
Select afromthe prom pt. #
Select a theme that should be overwritten. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. 348
MBUX multimedia sy stem
#
An action is available: selectthe action. #
Several actions are available: ifth e notifi‐
cation is not open, select theV symbol. #
Select the action.
The notification is still available.
Editing notifications #
Call up the Notifications Centre
(→ page 354). #
Tomake settings: selectZ.
% If no settings can be made, a messa ge
appears. #
Activate or deacti vate the setting. #
Todel ete: select there cycle bin. #
Select Delete orDelete all.
Delete deletes a single notification.
Delete all deletes all notifications cur rently
shown. #
With Finished you will exit dele temode. Global sear
ch Global sear
chove rview
Yo u can use theglobal sear chinthe home
screen and in the notifications.
The global sear chprov ides sear chresults forthe
fo llowing categories and their sub-categories:
R Navigation
R Media
R Telephone, social media, In Car Of fice
In Car Of fice is not available in all countries.
R User inter face and Digi tal Owner's Manual
R Internet
This enables youto sear chforto wns, roads and
to urist att ractions wi th the navigation sy stem,
fo rex ample.
% You can also sear chfor 3 wordaddresses
(→ page 389).
When you en ter a 3 wordaddress in the
gl obal sear ch, separate each of thewo rds
with a space or a full stop.
During the entry process the most likely sugges‐
tions are shown beneath the sear chfield. When yo
u en ter "S", "Stuttgart", "S teak" and "Sandra"
are shown, forex ample. If you select "Stuttgart",
yo ure cei vethe suggestions "S tarbuc ks", "S teak"
and "City railw ay",forex ample.
The sear chresults in the list are shown, sor ted
according tocatego ry. Next tothe category is
th e number of results. You will be shown the
best results from each categor y.Ad ditional
re sults can be found af ter selecting there spec‐
tive categor y.
If yo u confirm an entry with OK, all categories
and the number of results will be shown in a
summar y.After selecting a category you can
select the sear chresults within the categor y.
When you select a sear chresult the de tailed
view opens. In the de tailed view you can choose
whe ther and which actions youwa nttocar ryout
with there spective sear chresult. Forex ample,
yo u can start route guidance or place a call to
somebody. The actions are named cor respond‐
ingly. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 355