2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

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 handwriting input
1 Input line
2 Showssuggestions during input
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
Enters a space
6 Switches toinput using theke yboard
7 Accepts an entry
8 Writes characters on the dr awing sur face
If av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input. %
When Touchpad tap is switched on D,
ta pping is suf ficient toselect an option
(/ page 359). #
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a
fa vo urite, forex ample (/ page373). #
When theke yboard is displa yed, select v. MBUX multimedia sy
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Write thech aracter on theto uchpad with a
fi nger.
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. The letters can be
written next toeach other or abo veeach
ot her. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n. En
tering characters on theto uchscreen
Re quirements:
R Ifyo u wish tohave thech aracter input read
aloud: there ad aloud function of the hand‐
writing recognition is switched on
(/ page 359).
R An online connection is requ ired for some
functions. 384
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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
letters permanently MBUX multimedia sy
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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
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Using handwriting input
1 Input line
2 Showssuggestions during input
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
Enters a space
6 Switches toinput using theke yboard
7 Accepts an entry
8 Writes characters on the dr awing sur face
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). #
When theke yboard is displa yed, select v. #
Write thech aracter with one finger on the
to uchsc reen.
The character is entered in input line 1.
Suggestions are shown in 2. MBUX multimedia sy
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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
instrument clus ter. 388
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Time
and date Setting
the time and da teautomatically
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Time and date #
Deactivate Manual time adjustment.
The time and date are set automatically for
th e selected time zone and summer time
option.
% The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions: R Route guidance with time-dependent
traf fic guidance.
R Calculation of expected time of ar riva l.
Setting the time zone
Re quirements:
R For the manual time zone: Automatic time
zone is switched off. Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Time and date
Setting the time zone manually #
Select Time zone:.
The list of countries is displa yed.
% Ifth ere are se veral time zones available in a
countr y,these will be shown af terth e coun‐
try is selected. #
Select a count ryand, if requ ired, a time
zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af terTime
zone:.
Setting the time zone automatically #
Activate Automatic time zone .
Setting the time and date form at
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Time and date 5
Set format #
Set the date and time form at#. Setting
the time and da temanually
Re quirements:
R The Manual time adjustment function is
switched on.
R For setting the date manuall y:no GPS is
ins talled in theve hicle.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Time and date
Setting the time (without time zone) #
Select Set time. #
Set a time.
Setting the time (with time zone) #
Select Set time.
If a time zone is set the time is set automatically
using the time zone. The time can be adjus tedby
a maximum of plus or minus 60 minutes. #
Adjust the time using the slide control. MBUX multimedia sy
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