2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV language

If
av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input.
% When Touchpad tap is switched on D,
ta pping is suf ficient toselect a character or
an option (/ page 359).#
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a
fa vo urite, forex ample (/ page373). #
Select thech aracter byswiping and pressing.
The character is entered in input line 1.
Suggestions are shown in 2. #
Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
entri es. #
Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with q orr. #
Resume character input. #
Toenter an alternative character: press
and hold a character. #
Select thech aracter. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel.
% Entry using theke yboard can also be com‐
ple ted using theTo uch Control. 382
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Using
theke yboard
1 Input line
2 Shows suggestions during input (if available)
3 Dele tes an entry
4 Dele tes
Pressing or pressing brief lydele testh e last
ch aracter entered
Pressing and holding dele testh e entry 5
Accepts an entry
6 Switches tohandwriting input
7 Enters a space
8 Changes theke yboard language
9 Switches tospecial characters
A Swit ches todigits and additional special
ch aracters (if available forth e cur rent char‐
acter set) ABC Swit
ches toletters (le vel 2)
B Pressing or pressing brief lyswitches
between upper-case and lo wer-case letters
(if available forth e cur rent character set)
Pressing and holding swit ches toupper-case
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If
av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input. #
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a
fa vo urite, forex ample (/ page373).
The keyboard is shown. #
Press brief lyon a character key.
The character is entered in input line 1.
Suggestions are shown in 2. #
Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
entri es. #
Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with q orr. #
Resume character input. #
Toenter an alternative character: press
and hold a character. #
Select thech aracter. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
% The available editing functions depend on
th e editing task, the language set and the
ch aracter le vel. 386
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Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
entri es. #
Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with q orr. #
Resume character input. The letters can be
written next toeach other or abo veeach
ot her. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
Setting the keyboard forch aracter entry
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Settings 5
System 5
Controls
5 Keyboards and handwriting #
Confirm Select keyboards.
Select theke yboard language in the list. Sy
stem settings Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Styles & display
Setting the design #
Select Styles. #
Select Classic ,Sport orProgressive .
The multimedia sy stem display changes
depending on thest yle selected. If youre ve rt
to thefa ctory settings, theClassic style is
set. #
Toadjust the ambient lighting toastyl e:
select Adapt ambient lighting.
This function adjusts the ambient lighting for
th e selected display style.
Setting the display brightness #
Select Display brightness . #
Select a brightness value. Switching
the display sur round lighting
on/off #
Select Illuminate display indirectly .
The indirect lighting is switched on or off.
Switching the display off/on #
Off: select Display off . #
On: press a button, %,forex ample.
Selecting the display design #
Select Day/night design . #
Select Automatic, Day design orNight
design .
Switching thetemp erature display on/off #
Select Temperature display . #
Select Outside temp. orCoolant temp..
The selec tedte mp erature is displa yed in the
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Select Lock.
The device connected via the MBUX Touch
app is loc ked or unloc ked. Sy
stem language Note
s onthe sy stem language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan‐
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language af fects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all lan‐
guages. If a language is not available, the naviga‐
tion announcements will be in Engl ish.
Setting the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Language #
Set the language.
% Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select 

tination selection
take s place in list 3or
with a.
The following ent ries can be made, forex am‐
ple:
R City, stre et, house number
R Street,to wn
R Postcode
R POI name
R POI catego ries, e.g. Filling station
R Town, POI name
R Telephone number, if this is available for
th e POI
R Contact name
Example of quick address ent ry:
R Ifyo u are sear ching forKö nigsstraße in
St utt gart,fo rex ample, you can en ter
ST UT and KÖN.
R Ifyo u are sear ching for a POI in theUn i‐
te d Kingdom, forex ample, you can en ter
THE SHARD. If
yo uwo uld like totry out bo thexamples,
yo u may also need tochange the count ry. #
Alternati vely, use voice input 8. #
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 6. #
Write thech aracter on theto uchpad. The let‐
te rs can be written next toeach other or
abo veeach other (/ page 380). #
Toreturn toentry using theke yboard:
select _.
or #
Press theto uchpad. #
Todel ete an entr y:select 4.
The characters are dele ted individually.
or #
Ifch aracters ha vebeen entered in 2, select
£ nexttothe input line.
The comple teentry is dele ted. #
Toswitch toupper-case or lo wer-case let‐
ters :select B. #
Toswitch todigits, special characters
and symbols: selectA.
123 changes toABC. Displ
ayB changes to#+=. #
Select Band switch toadditional special
ch aracters. #
Toenter a space: select7. #
Toset the language: select9. #
Select the language.
% This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tochange the count ry:select country indi‐
cator 1. #
Enter the count ryindicator, e.g. Ffo rFr ance.
The list is filtered. #
Select the count ryon list 3.
The destination can be entered. #
Toaccept a destination: selectthe destina‐
tion in list 3. #
Ifth e destination is ambiguous, select the
destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated. MBUX multimedia sy
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Searching for a destination using 3 word
addresses is not possible in all countries and
in all languages.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
ª Where to? #
Select the count ryindicator. #
Select the pr ovider forth e online service
from the count ries list.
or #
Ifth e on-board sear chdelivers no sear ch
re sults, enter the destination address as a 3
wo rdaddress. Separate each of thewo rds
with a full stop.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
% 3wo rdaddresses from what3words are an
alternative addressing sy stem for multilin‐
gual georeferencing of global locations with
a re solution of thre e metres. Using this grid,
locations on the Ear th's sur face are included
whi chdo not ha vea building address such
as stre et and house number, forex ample. The Brandenburg Gate has
this language
dependent 3 wordaddress:
R German: tapfer.ge bäude.verliehen
R Engl ish:that.lands.winning
R French: posteaux.bobineur.ombrant
3 wo rdaddresses are unique, easy to
re member and suf fice for most routine appli‐
cations.
Yo u can co nvertaddresses to3wo rd
addresses and back again:
R atthewe bsite http://what3words.com
R inthe what3words apps
Selecting a destination on the map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation #
Movethe map (/ page 439). #
Using theto uchscreen: press and hold on
th eto uchsc reen.
The destination address is shown. If se
veral destinations are located at the
selected position, a list sho wstheav ailable
ro ads and POIs. #
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated. #
Using theto uchpad: whenthe crosshair
mar ksthe destination, press and hold on the
control element.
The destination address is shown.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable roads
and POIs. #
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, the function is available. #
Select Ä. #
Select POIs in the vicinity.
The map appears. MBUX multimedia sy
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gong signals an upcoming driving
manoeuvre and also sounds during
the
driving manoeuvre.
R Concise Guidance Mode
If a navigation announcement is available,
yo u hear a brief announcement, e.g. "turn
ri ght".
R Extensive Guidance Mode
If a navigation announcement is available
and theAnnounce street names option is
switched on, you hear a co mplete
announcement, e.g. "In 200 m at the end
of thest re et turn right into Station Road". #
Tohave stre et names announced during
a driving manoeuvre: switch onAnnounce
street names. #
Select theExtensive Guidance Mode option.
The name of thest re et into which you should
turn is announced.
% The navigation announcements are not avail‐
able in everycountry and in all langua ges. Selecting messages
forTRAFFIC #
Activate a messa ge.
The display button is activated.
The following options are available:
R Traffic incidents
Traf fic incidents are announced, e.g.
ro adwor ksand road bloc ks.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
R Announce warnings
Warning messages are announced, e.g.
before tailbac ksthat pose a risk (if availa‐
ble).
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Au dible indication when approaching a per‐
sonal POI #
Select thePersonal POIs option inthe
ALERTS category. #
Activate a categor y.
The display button is activated. When
approaching a personal POI in this category
an audible indication will be issued.
Showing destination information for the
ro ute
Re quirements:
R A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ #
Select Route overview .
When route guidance is active, the destina‐
tion and intermediate destinations are
shown, if these ha vebeen entered and not
ye t been passed.
The route can include up tofour intermediate
destinations. #
Select a destination or an intermediate desti‐
nation.
The following information is displa yed:
R Remaining driving dis tance
R Time of ar rival MBUX multimedia sy
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