Switch
voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Navigation To
switch tonavigation mode
Map To
switch tomap display
Address book To
switch toaddress book
Telephone To
switch totelephone mode
Text message To
switch totext messa ges
Radio To
switch toradio mode
Media To
switch tomedia mode
USB To
switch toUSB
Memory card To
switch tomemory card
Internet application
start a Mercedes-Benz online application. The application must be called up bytouch once prior
to use.
Mercedes-Benz Apps To
switch toMercedes-Benz Apps
Connect To
switch toInternet mode Vo
ice Cont rol Sy stem 225
Vo
ice command Function
Show traffic map
Hide traffic map Switches
the tra ffic map on/off
Switch on POI symbols
Switch off POI symbols Swit
ches the POI symbols display on the map on/off Overview of
telephone voice commands Yo
u can use thete lephone voice commands to
make phone calls or sear chthro ugh the address
book.
Te lephone voice commands Vo
ice command Function
Call
available.
Search for contact
ches for and displa ysa con tact. All address book names are available.
Outgoing calls Displa
ys the last call
Redial Selects
the last phone number dialed Vo
ice Cont rol Sy stem 229
#
Tohide the control menu: swipe down with
two fingers. The swipe mu st start in the
upper area of theto uchpad. Main functions
Calling up
the main functions 1
00CB button
Calls up navigation
2 002A button
Calls up thera dio
3 00FD button
Calls up media 4
002B button
Calls up thete lephone
5 00D4 button
Sets vehicle functions #
Alternatively: press the00E2 button on the
central control element.
The main functions are displ ayed. #
Select a main function. Favo
rites Overview of
favo rites
Fa vorite s of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo rite s in tota l.
The following functions are available:
R add pre-defined favo rites from thefo llow‐
ing categories (→ page242):
- Navigation
- Entertainment
- Phone
- Connect -
Vehicle
- System Settings
R add your ow nfa vo rites (→ page 242)
R rename favo rite s (→ page 242).
R movefavo rite s (→ page 242).
R dele tefavo rite s (→ page 242).
R reset all favo rite s (→ page 242)
Calling up favo rites #
Press the© button.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards once.
Na vigating means:
R Swiping on theTo uch Control or the
to uchpad
R Sliding the controller
Leaving thefa vo rite s menu #
Press the© button. Multimedia sy
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On
the multimedia sy stem #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sou rce.
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or #
Select System inthe multimedia sy stem. #
Select Audio. #
Select a volume setting. #
Set thevo lume. Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function &
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.
Use thech aracter input function in thefo llowing
situations, forex ample:
R Renaming a favo rite
R Entering a POI or address
R Making a phone call
The following functions are available:
R Selecting a character in thech aracter bar
R Writing a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther. 244
Multimedia sy stem
#
Con firm changes when exiting the menu.
The date is set automatically via GPS. Connectivity
Switching transmission of
theve hicle posi‐
tion on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity #
Select Transmit Vehicle Pos.. #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Blue
tooth ® Information about Blu
etoo th®
Bl ue tooth ®
tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
32.8 ft(10 m).
Yo u can use Blue tooth®
to connect your mobile
phone tothe multimedia sy stem and use thefo l‐
lowing functions, forex ample:
R hands-free sy stem with access tothefo llow‐
ing options: -
con tacts (→ page 292)
- call lists (→ page 294)
- text messa ges
R Internet connection
R listening tomusic via Blue tooth®
audio
(→ page 322)
R trans ferring business cards (vCards) into the
ve hicle
Blue tooth ®
is a regis tere d trademark of Blue‐
toot h Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
% Internet connection via Blue tooth®
is not
av ailable in all countries.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blue tooth ®
Re quirements for switching off Blue tooth ®
:
R Apple CarPl ay™ is not active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 Bluetoo th®
. If Android
Autois active, a prom ptappears ask‐
ing whe ther Blue tooth®
should be deactivated. #
Select Yes.
Android Autois closed and Blue tooth®
is
deactivated. Wi
-Fi Wi
-Fi connection overview
Yo u can use Wi-Fi toestablish a connection with
a Wi -Fi network and toaccess the Internet or
ot her network devices.
The following connection options are available:
R Wi-Fi connection
The Wi-Fi connection toaWi -Fi-capable
device, e.g. the cus tomer's mobile phone or
a ta blet PC is es tablished.
R Multimedia sy stem as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Using this function, a tablet PC or no tebook
can be connec ted, forex ample.
To establish a connection, you can use thefo l‐
lowing me thods:
R WPS PIN 248
Multimedia sy stem
Genera
ting a new security key: #
Select Set Up Hotspot . #
Select Generate Security Key .
A connection will be es tablished with the
newly crea ted security key. #
Tosave a security key:select Save.
When a new security key is sa ved, all existing
Wi -Fi connections are then disconnected. If
th eWi -Fi connections are being re-es tab‐
lished, the new security key must be en tere d. Managing COMAND
Touch devices Re
quirements:
R The COMAND Touch app is ins talled on the
ex tern al device (e.g. tablet or smartphone).
R Wi-Fi is acti vated (→ page 249) and the mul‐
timedia sy stem is confi gured as a Wi-Fi hot‐
spot (→ page 250). Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
COMAND Touch
Connecting and authorizing a new device #
Select Authorize a New Device. #
Select Connect New Device. #
Ente rth e security key in theex tern al device.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. message
appears. #
Select Continue. #
Accept the connection requ est from the new
device. #
Ente rth e PIN shown on theex tern al device.
The device is authorized.
Au thorizing a connected device #
Select Authorize a New Device.
The devices already connec ted are displa yed. #
Select Continue Using Connected Devices.
The Please start COMAND Touch on your
device and follow the instructions. message
appears. #
Select Continue. #
The connection requ est from the device
Accept. #
Ente rth e PIN shown on theex tern al device.
The device is authorized.
De-authorizing the device #
Select an authorized device from the list.
A prom ptwill appear asking whe ther you
wo uld like tode-authorize the selected
device. #
Select Yes.
The device is de-authorized. Ac
tivating/deactivating child saf ety lock Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Parental Control
Locking an extern al device #
Select an extern al device. #
Select Lock.
The device connec ted via theCO MAND
To uch app is loc ked0073 or unloc ked0053. Multimedia sy
stem 251
Setting user profile options
Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
g Personalization #
Highlight a profile. #
Select 0080options.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdate Information on software updates
The multimedia sy
stem pr ovides a message
when an update is available.
Depending on the source, you can per form vari‐
ous updates: Software update Source of
the
update Up
date type
Up dates via mobile
phone Na
vigation map, sys‐
te m updates, Digital
Operator's Manual
Up dates via an exter‐
nal storage medium,
e.g. a USB flash drive Na
vigation maps %
Updates via mobile phone requ ire an active
Internet connection forth eve hicle. This is
not available in all countries. For fur ther
information on connecting tothe Internet,
see (→ page 306).
Ad vantages of updating software
Thanks tothe software update, your vehicle sta‐
tus is up-to-date.
In order tocons tantly impr ovethequ ality of our
services you will recei vefuture updates foryo ur
multimedia sy stem, the Mercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to you via th
e mobile phone connection in your vehicle
and, as an option, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can moni torth est atus of your updates on the
Mercedes me por tal and find information about
po tential inno vations.
Yo ur advantages at a glance:
R con veniently recei vesoftware update s via
th e mobile phone network
R impr ovesth equ ality and availability of
Mercedes me connect services
R keeps your multimedia sy stem and communi‐
cation module up-to-date
Fu rther information about software updates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com
Pe rforming a software upda te
Requ irements:
R There is an Internet connection
(→ page 306).
R For automatic updates: your vehicle has a
permanently ins talled communication mod‐
ule. Multimedia sy
stem 255
Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Software Update
Au tomatic update #
Switch Automatic Online Update on0073.
Up dates are per form ed.
The cur rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manual update #
Deactivate 0053Automatic Online Update. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem.
Fu nction of important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates may be necessary for
th e security of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else the security
of your multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured.
% If automatic software updates are activated,
th e sy stem updates will be downloaded auto‐
matically (→ page 255). As soon as an update is
available for download,
a cor responding message appears onthe media
displa y.
Yo u ha vethefo llowing selection options:
R Download
The update will be downloaded in the back‐
ground.
R Details
Information about the pending sy stem
update is displa yed.
R Later
The update can be downloaded manually at a
later time (→ page 255).
If th e download is comple ted and the update is
re ady for ins tallation, you will be informed of this
af te rth e next ignition cycle, forex ample.
% Park theve hicle safely in a suitable location
before starting the ins tallation.
Re quirements forth e ins tallation:
R The ignition is switched on.
R The engine is not running. R
Notes and warnings ha vebeen read and
accep ted.
R The parking brake is applied.
If all requirements are met, the update will be
ins talled. The multimedia sy stem cann otbe
operated while the update is being ins talled and
ve hicle functions are restricted.
If er rors should occur during the ins tallation, the
multimedia sy stem automatically attem ptsto
re store the pr evious version. If restoration of the
pr ev ious version is not possible, a symbol
appears on the center console displa y.Please
consult a qualified specialist workshop to
re solve the problem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Reset
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R Station presets
R Connec ted mobile phones 256
Multimedia sy stem