2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

Automatictemperature-controlled switch-offfeature:ifthetemperature istoo high,thebrightness is initiallyreduced automatically. Thedisplay maythen switch off completelyfor awhile.
%Ifyou arewearing polarized sunglasses, itmay be difficulttoreadthe display.
Central control elementsoverview
1Touch Control
2Controller
3Touchpad
Touch Control
OperatingTouch Control
#Tocall up main functions:press button1.
or
#Press and hold button3.#Tocall upfavorites:press button1.
#Swipe down onTouch Control2.
#Toopen a list:pressTouch Control2.
#Toclose a list:press button3.
or
#Swiperight onTouch Control2.#Toselect a menu item:swipe up, down, leftorright onTouch Control2.
#PressTouch Control2.
#Tomovethe digital map:swipe in anydirection.
Settingthe sensitivityfor theTouch ControlMultimedia system:
,System.wInput.Touch Control
Sensitivity
#SelectFast,MediumorSlow.
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Operatingthe controller
18button
Press briefly:returnstothe previous display
Press and hold: calls up main functions
2Controller
3

4Ubutton
Calls upthe control menu ofthe last activeaudio source
You can navigate in menus and lists viathetouch-sensitive surface oftouchpad2byusinga single-finger swipe.
#Toopen or close lists:swipe left orright.
#Toselectthe menu item:swipe up, down,left orright.
#Presstouchpad2.
#Tomovethe digital map:swipe in anydirection.
Usethefollowing functions with a two-fingerswipe:
#Tocall up main functions andfavorites:swipe down with twofingers. The swipe muststart inthe upper area ofthetouchpad.
#Tozoom in and out of the map:movetwofingerstogether or apart.
#Tocall upthe control menu ofthe lastactive audio source:swipe up with twofin‐
gers. The swipe muststart inthe lower areaofthetouchpad.
Settingthe sensitivityfor thetouchpadMultimedia system:
,System.wInput
#SelectTouchpad Sensitivity.
#SelectFast,MediumorSlow.
#Tosetthe pressure sensitivity:switchTouchpad Taponsor offS.Ifthe function is switched ons, atap onthetouchpad is enoughtoselect a menuitem.
Handwritingrecognition: switchingtheread-aloud function on/offMultimedia system:
,System.õAudio.System Feed-
back
#SwitchRead Out Handwriting Recognitiononsor offS.
Activating/deactivating haptic operatingfeedbackonthetouchpadMultimedia system:
,System.wInput
The function supportsyou when making entriesonthetouchpad and when selecting menus.
#SwitchHaptic Operating FeedbackonsoroffS.Whenthe function is activated, atactilefeed‐back intheformof a vibration is effectedwhenthetouchpad is operated.
Selecting astation and track usingthetouchpad#PresstheUbutton onthetouchpad.
or
#Swipe up with twofingers. The swipe muststart inthe lower area ofthetouchpad.The control menu appearsforthe audiosourcethatwas last selected.#Use onefingertoswipe up or down.Radio:the previous orthe nextstation is set.
Media source:the previous orthe next musictrackis selected.
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#Tohidethe control menu:swipe down withtwofingers. The swipe must start intheupper area ofthetouchpad.
Main functions
Calling upthe main functions
1

Addingfavorites
Adding predefinedfavorites
#Pressthe©button.The main functions are displayed.
#Navigate downwards twice.TheFavorites menu appears.
#SelectNew Favorite.The categories are displayed.
#Select a category.Thefavorites are displayed.
#Select afavorite.
#Storethefavoriteatthe desired position.If afavoritehas already been added atthisposition, it will beoverwritten.
Example: addingyourownfavorites
#SelectVehicle.
#SelectFull Screen: Consumption.
#Press and holdthe©button untilthefavorites are displayed.
#Storethefavoriteatthe desired position.
IfNo function available for saving.is shown,theselected function cannot be added.
Renamingfavorites#Pressthe©button.The main functions are displayed.
#Navigate downwards once.
#Select afavorite.
#Navigate downwards once.TheFavorites menu appears.
#SelectRename.
#Enterthecharacters.
#Toconfirmthe entry:select¡.
Movingfavorites#Pressthe©button.The main functions are displayed.
#Navigate downwards once.
#Select afavorite.
#Navigate downwards once.TheFavorites menu appears.
#SelectMove.
#Movethefavorite tothe desired position.If afavoritehas already been added atthisposition, it will beoverwritten.
Deletingfavorites#Pressthe©button.The main functions are displayed.
#Navigate downwards once.
#Select afavorite.
#Navigate downwards once.TheFavorites menu appears.
#Todelete:selectDelete.
#SelectYes.
#Torestoreallfavorites:selectReset All.A promptappears.
#SelectYes.Thefavorites areresettothefactory set‐tings.
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Switchingthe sound on/off
Onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
Onthe multimedia system
#Tomute:pressvolume control1.Thecsymbol appears inthestatus lineofthe media display.
You will also hear traffic announcements andnavigation announcementseven whenthesound is muted.
#Toswitch on:changethe media source orturnvolume control1.
Adjusting thevolume
Onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
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Onthe multimedia system
#Turnvolume control1.Thevolume ofthe currentradio or mediasource is set. Thevolume ofother audiosources can be adjusted separately.
Adjustthis inthefollowing situations:
Rduring a traffic announcement
Rduring a navigation announcement
Thevolume ofthe navigation announce‐mentchanges in accordance withthevol‐ume ofthe current media source.
Rduring atelephone call
Rwhen entering orexiting a parking spacewhile usingActiveParking Assist
or
#SelectSysteminthe multimedia system.
#SelectAudio.
#Select avolume setting.
#Setthevolume.
Enteringcharacters
Usingthecharacter input function
&WARNINGRisk of distraction from infor‐mation systems and communicationsequipment
Ifyou operate information and communica‐tion equipment integrated inthevehiclewhen driving,you will be distracted fromthe
traffic situation. This could also causeyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
#Only operatethis equipment whenthetraffic situation permits.
#Ifyou cannot be sure ofthis,stopthevehicle whilst paying attentiontoroadand traffic conditions and operatetheequipment withthevehiclestationary.
You must observethe legalrequirementsforthecountry in whichyou are currently driving whenoperatingthe multimedia system.
Usethecharacter input function inthefollowingsituations,forexample:
RRenaming afavorite
REntering a POI or address
RMaking a phone call
Thefollowing functions areavailable:
RSelecting acharacter inthecharacter bar
RWriting acharacter onthetouchpad
Character input can bestarted with a controlelement andresumed with another.
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#OntheTouch Control and controller:selectthecharacters inthecharacter bar.
Depending onthetargetentry,thefollowingcharacters areavailable:
RThe full set ofcharacters is shown
ROnlythosecharacters which are usefulforthe current inputstring are shown
Othercharacters are grayed out.#Onthetouchpad:selectthecharacters inthecharacter bar.
or
#Writethecharacters onthetouch-sensitivesurface ofthetouchpad.Handwritingrecognition supportsyoubymeans ofcharacter suggestions and aread-aloud function.
Examples ofcharacter entry:
RRenaming afavorite
REntering a POI or an address using free orstep-by-step search
REntering aweb address
Enteringcharacters usingthe controller
Example:renamingfavorites
#Call upthe "Renamingfavorites" function(→page 283).
#Toenter acharacter:turn, slideand pressthe controller.Thecharacter is entered inthe input line.
Usethefollowing entryfunctions:
%Todeleteacharacter: pressthe control‐ler.
Todeletean entry: press and holdthecontroller untilthe entire entryis deleted.
bToswitchtospecialcharacters and sym‐bols.
jToswitchtoupper-case or lower-case let‐ters.
TToswitchthe language.
vToswitchtocharacter entryonthetouch‐pad.
%Theavailable editing functions depend onthe editingtask,the language set andthecharacter level.
#Toconfirmthe entry:select¡.
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
#Enterthe POI or address (→page 302).
Enteringcharacters onthetouchpad
Requirements:RThetouchpad is switched on (→page 280).
RThe entered or selectedcharacter should beread out:the handwritingrecognitionread-aloud function is switched on (→page 281).
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