Overvie
wand operation Overvie
wofthe MBUX multi media sy stem &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
MBUX stands forM ercedes-Benz User Experi‐
ence. 1
Touc hC ontrol and multimedia sy stem cont rol
panel
2 Media displa ywitht ouc hfunctionality
Opens/closes thec enter console stowage
compartment abo vethed ispla y(/pag e74)
3 Operating strip, calls up applications
In thec enter console stowagec ompartment you
can find thef ollowing ports and inter faces:
R TwoU SB ports or one USB port
The USB por twitht he 00C2 symbol facilitates
th ec onnection of them obile phone wit hthe
multimedia sy stem using asuitable cable. This will enable
youtou sethef unctions of
th em obile phone via Apple CarPlay™ or
Android Auto.
R Stow ages pac ewithc harging inter face and
NFC inter face (i favailable)
Yo uc an operat ethe multimedia sy stem wit hthe
fo llowing central control elements:
R Touc hC ontrol 1
Operatio ntakes plac ebycursor control.
R Media displa y(touchscreen) 2
R Button sonoperating strip 3
% Alternatively
youc an conduct adialog with
th eV oice Control Sy stem (/ page174).
Mul tiple applications ar eavailable fory ou. Yo u
can cal lthese up using theh ome screen or using
th eb uttons on operating strip 3.
Yo uc an con venientl ycallupa nd ad dfavo rite son
th es teering wheel using the004B rocker switch.
Quic k-access in theh ome screen and in the
applications ser vetoselect functions more
qu ickl y.
If yo uu sethel ear nfunction of them ultimedia
sy stem, youw illreceiv esuggestions during oper‐
ation of them ostp robable navigation destina‐
tions ,radio stations and con tacts. The configu ra‐
tio noft he suggestions take sp lace in your pro‐
fi le. Youc an compile your profile from various
ve hicle settings and settings of them ultimedia
sy stem.
The Notifications Center collects incoming notifi‐
cations, e.g. abou tanavailable softwar eupdate.
Depending on thet ype of notification it of fers
va rious actions. Youc an call up theN otific ations
Center on theh ome screen and in them enus of
th ea pplications.
Wi th th eglobal sear chinthev ehicle youc an
sear chon-boar dacross man ycategories as well
as onlin einthe Internet. Youc an use theg lobal
sear chintheh ome screen and in then otifica‐
tions.
Anti-thef tprote ction
This devic eisequipped wit htechnical pr ovisions
to protect it agains ttheft. Further information on
pr otection agains tthef tcan be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Note
sont he media display Obser
vethen otes on caring fort he interior
(/ page276). MBUX multimedi
asystem 187
Switching
thes ound on/off On
them ultifunction steering wheel #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 0063 symbol appear sinthestatus line of
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Yo uw ill also hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitc hon:tur nv olume control 1or
ch ang ethe media source.
On them ultimedia sy stem #
Toswitc hoff:briefly press button 1.
The 0063 symbol appear sinthestatus line of
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Yo uw ill also hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitc hon:brief lypress button 1or
ch ang ethe media source. Ad
justin gthe volume On
them ultifunction steering wheel #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of thec urrent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio sour‐
ces can be adjus teds eparately.
Ad jus tthe volume in thef ollowing situations:
R during atraf fica nnouncement
R during anavigation announcement
The volume of thec urrent media sou rce
ch anges in accordanc ewitht he volume of the
navigation announcement.
R during atelephone call
On them ultimedia sy stem #
Toraise/reduce thev olume in steps:
brief lypress rocker switch 1up or down. #
Toraise/reduce thev olume continuousl y:
press rocker switch 1up or down until the
desired volume is set. Profile
Overvie
wofprofiles
Usin gthe multimedia sy stem up tosevenp rofiles
can be crea tedint hevehicle. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 191
#
Select Yes.
The suggestion will no tbes hown agai nin
futu re.A ll suggestions ar ereset. #
Tocancel thef unction: selectCancel. Favo
rites Overvie
woffavorites
Favo rite so ffer youq uicka ccess tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo rite sint otal.
Yo uc an selec tfavo rite sf romc ategories or you
add favo rite sd irectl yfromana pplication.
Calling up favo rites
In them edia display #
Tapon© .
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown.
Using thes teering wheel #
Press the004B rocker switc honthesteering
wheel down.
Ad ding favo rites
Selecting favo rite sf romc ategories #
Tapon©in them edia displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown. #
Select 0081Create Favorite .
The categories ar edispla yed. #
Select thec ategor y.
The favo rite sa redispla yed. #
Select afavo rite.
The favo rite isstored at then exta vailable
position. #
All position sinthefavo rite sa retaken:
confir mthe messag eshown with OK.
Al ists hows allthef avo rite s. #
Select afavo rite whic hshould be overwritten.
Ad ding afavorit efromana pplication
Examples of adding from an application are: R Saving acontact.
R Storing aradio station.
R Adding amedia source.
R Saving anavigation destination. #
Tosave ac ontac tasag lobalfavo rite:
select acontact (/ page 235).
The de tails ar edispla yed. #
Press on aphone number until theOPTIONS
menu is shown. #
Select Save as Favorite.
The contact is added as afavo rite. #
Tosto rearadio station as aglobal favo r‐
ite: setar adio statio n(/ pag e253). #
Press on ther adio statio nuntil the OPTIONS
menu is shown. #
Select Save as Favorite.
The radio statio nisa dded as afavo rite.
Re naming favo rites #
Tapon©in them edia displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown. #
Press on afavo rite until theOPTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select Rename . #
Ente rthe name. #
Select OK.
Moving favo rites
Moving favo rite sint hefavo rite sm enu #
Tapon©in them edia displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown. #
Press on afavo rite until theOPTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select Move. #
Movethef avo rite to then ew position. #
Tapon00FB .
Moving thef avo rite sm enu in thep ersonaliza‐
tion #
Tapon©in them edia displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until Set New Order is shown. #
Select Set New Order. #
MoveFavorites tothen ew position. #
Tapon00FB . #
Toclose them enu: select Close.
Deleting favo rites #
Tapon©in them edia displa y.
The home screen is shown. 194
MBUX multimedia sy stem
#
Toopen thed ispla y:select 0048.
The entries ar esorteda ccording toinc reasing
dis tance from thec urrent vehicle position. #
Toclose thed ispla y:tapont he map.
or #
Touse free wayinformation: select an
entr y. #
If se verals ervice facilitie sareavailable,
selec taservic efacility from thel ist.
The destination address and them ap position
ar es hown. #
Calculat ethe route( / pag e211).
or #
Sear chforaP OI in thev icinit y.
or #
Use other functions, e.g. sa vethed estination
address of thes ervice facility.
Using quick- access forad estination, alterna‐
tiv er out eand POIs
Re quirements:
R The POI categories ar econfigured forq uic k-
access (/ page209). #
Ifro uteg uidance is active, selec tthe £
symbol wit harrival tim eand dis tance tothe
destination on them ap.
The address of thed estination or then ext
intermediat edestination is shown.
Using alternativ eroutes #
Select Alternative Route.
The routes ar edispl ayed in accordance with
th es etting made in ther out esettings.
The routes ar enumbered. #
Select thea lternativ eroute.
Setting aPOI as an intermediat edestination #
Select acategor ysymbol, e.g. 0045fora
parking lot. #
Select aPOI from thel ist.
The selection take sp lace on ther oute. The
destination address is shown. The routec an
be calculated. #
Touse POI catego ries forq uic k-access:
select asearchp osition In the Vicinity, Near
Destination orAlong the Route. #
Select aPOI from thel ist.
or #
Ente rasearchentry intot he sear chfield and
fi lter thel ist. #
Select aPOI from thel ist.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Saving thec urrent vehicl eposition #
Select Save Position.
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedtot he
"Pr evious destinations" memo ry.
Destination reached
Once thed estination is reached, youw ill see the
Í checkeredf lag. Routeg uidance is finished.
Whe nani ntermedia tedestination has been
re ached, youw ill see thei ntermediat edestination
fl ag wit hthe number of your Î intermediate
destination. Routeg uidance is continued.
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off #
Toswitc hoff:during anavigation announce‐
ment ,press thev olume control on thes teer‐
ing wheel or the0063 /00D0 button on the
multimedia sy stem (/ page191).
The Voic eGuidance has been deac tivated.
messa geappears.
or #
Sho wthe navigation menu (/ page205). #
Select !.
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
The symbol changes to! .
% This function can be added and called up
from thef avorites within then avigation cate‐
gor y.
Switching navigation announcements on or
of fd uring aphone call #
Press the© button on thes teering wheel.
or #
Press and hold the0038 /© button on the
multimedia sy stem.
or #
Tapon©in them edia displa y. #
Select Settings . #
Select System. #
Select Audio. #
Select Navigation and Traffic Announce-
ments . MBUX multimedi
asystem 219
#
Switch Voice Guidance During Call on or off.
Whe nthe option is switched on, thed isplay
button is activated. #
Tolea vethem enu: select 0047.
Ad justin gthe volume of navigation announce‐
ments
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System 5
Audio
5 Navigation and Traffic Announcements #
Select Voice Guidance Volume .#
Setthe volume.
Ro uteg uidanc eisactive #
Turn thev olume control on them ultifunction
st eering wheel during anavigation announce‐
ment.
or #
Press thev olume rocker switc honthe multi‐
media sy stem up or down.
Switching audio fadeout on or of fduring navi‐
ga tio na nnouncements #
Press the© button on thes teering wheel.
or #
Press and hold the0038 /© button on the
multimedia sy stem.
or #
Tapon©in them edia displa y. #
Select Settings . #
Select System. #
Select Audio. #
Switch Audio Fadeout on or off.
Re peating navigatio nannouncements
Re quirements:
R Arout ehas been created.
R Routeg uidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation #
Select !. #
Select #.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% This function can be added and called up
from thef avorites within then avigation cate‐
gor y. Cancelin
grout eguidance
Re quirements:
R Arout ehas been created.
R routeg uidance is active. #
Show then avigation menu. #
Select ¤inthen avigation menu
(/ page206).
Overvie wofrouteguidanc etoano ff-road
destination
An off-road destinatio niswithinthed igital map.
The map contains no roads that lead tothed esti‐
nation.
Yo uc an enter geo-coordinates or athree word
address foro ff-road destinations on them ap.
Ro uteg uidance guides youf or as long as possible
wit hn avigation announcements and displa yson
ro ads that ar eknown tothem ultimedia sy stem.
Shortl ybefor eyou reac ht he las tknown position
on them ap,youw ill hear the" Please follo wt he
direction ar row" announcement, fore xamp le. The
displa yshows adirection ar rowa ndthel inear
dis tance tothed estination.
Overvie wofrouteguidanc efromano ff-road
location toad estination
In an off-road position, thec urrent vehicle posi‐
tion is located within thed igital map on roads
th at ar enotavailable.
Thes edispla ysappear when routeg uidance
begins:
R Am essag eappear sthat ther oad is no ton
th em ap.
R Adirection ar rowthat sho wsthel inear direc‐
tion tothed estination.
When thev ehicle is bac konaroad known tothe
multimedia sy stem, routeg uidance continues as
no rm al.
Overvie wofoff-roa dstatus du ring rout eg uid‐
ance
Due toroadwor ks,for example, ther em aybe dif‐
fe re nces between thed ataont he digital map and
th ea ctual course of ther oad. In suc hcases, the
multimedia sy stem will temp orarily be unable to
locat ethe vehicle's cur rent position on thed igital
map. The vehicle is off-road.
When thev ehicle is off-road, thef ollowing dis‐
pla ysares hown:
R Am essag eappear sthat ther oad is no ton
th em ap. 220
MBUX multimedia sy stem
#
Open thef lap of stowagec ompartment 1
abo vethem edia displa y. #
Toconnect amobile phone: holdtheN FC
area of them obile phone (see manufacturer's
operating instructions) on mat 2or place
th em obile phone on it. #
Followt he additional prom ptsont he media
sy stem displa ytoconnect them obile phone.
Connec tthe mobile phone in single telephone
mode (/ page231). Connect them obile
phone in tw ophone mode (/ page231). #
Toreplac eam obile phone: holdthe NFC
area of them obile phone (see manufacturer's
operating instructions) on them at or place
th em obile phone on it. #
Followt he additional prom ptsont he media
sy stem displa ytoreplace them obile phone in
one or tw ophone mode (/ page232). #
Ifre qu ired, con firm thep romp ts on your
mobile phon e(see them anufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther information can be found at :http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Setting ther eception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
R Am obile phone is connec ted( /pag e231).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
Z
This function ensures optimal languag equality. #
Select Volume . #
Set Reception Volume andTransmission Vol-
ume.
Fu rther information on ther ecommended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect Setting
ther ingtone
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
Z
% Please no
tethat ther espectiv emobile phone
mus tbes elected fora djustment of the
re ception and transmission volume. #
Select Ringtones . #
Setthe ringtone.
% If
th em obile phone supports thet ransfer of
th er ing tone, youw ill hear ther ing tone of the
mobil ephone ins tead of that of thev ehicle.
St arting/ stopping mobile phon evoice recog‐
nition
Re quirements:
R The mobile phone in thef oreground is con‐
nected wit hthe multimedia sy stem
(/ page231).
St arting mobil ephone voice recognition #
Press and hold the£ button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel form oret han one
second.
Yo uc an use mobile phon evoice recognition.
St opping mobil ephone voice recognition #
Press the0063 or0076 button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel.
% If
am obile phone is connected via Smart‐
phone Integration, thev oice recognition of
th is mobile phon eisstarted or stopped. Calls
Te
lephone operation
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone
Making acall byentering then umbers #
Select _. #
Enteran umber. #
Select R.
The call is made.
Ac ceptin gacall #
Select RAccept.
Re jectin gacall #
Select kReject. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 233
Apple CarPlay™
Overvie
wofApple CarPlay™ &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
iPhone ®
functions can be used via them ultime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay™. The yareoper‐
ated using thet ouchscreen, Touc hC ontrol or the
Siri ®
vo ice-operated control sy stem. Youc an acti‐
va te thev oice-opera tedc ontrol sy stem bypress‐
ing and holding the£ button on them ultifunc‐
tion steering wheel.
When using Apple CarPlay™ via thev oice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can
st ill be operated via theV oice Control Sy stem
(/ page174).
Onl yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Apple CarPlay™ tothem ultimedia sy stem.
Also foru se of Apple CarPlay™ wit htwo phone
mode, onl yone additional mobil ephone can be
connected using Blue tooth®
wit hthe multimedia
sy stem.
The availabilit yofApple CarPlay™ ma yvary
according tothec ount ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and content connected to
it.
Information on Apple CarPlay™
When Apple CarPlay™ is being used, thei Pod ®
media source is no tavailable fort he respective
iPhone ®
.
Only one routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐ te
m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting an iPhone ®
via Apple CarPlay™
Re quirements:
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see them anufacturer's
operating instructions).
R The full rang eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay™
is only available wit hanInterne tconnection.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothem ultimedia
sy stem via theU SB port 00C2using asuita‐
ble cable (/ page249).
Multim ediasystem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay
5 Star tApple CarPlay #
Alternative: If Apple CarPlay™ is activ e(e.g.
when music is being pla yedort he navigation
sy stem is being used), youc an call up the
applicatio nusingthe |, zor002B
buttons (/ page190).
Ac cepting/rejecting thed atap rotection pro‐
visions
Fo rthe initial star toft he application:a message
wit hthe dat aprotection pr ovision sappears. #
Select Accept &Start.
Exiting Appl eCarPlay™ #
Press the00E2 button.
% Apple CarPlay™
starts automaticall ywhen
th ei Phone ®
is connected wit hthe sy stem
using acable. If Apple CarPlay™ wasn otdis‐
pla yedint hefore ground befor edisconnect‐
ing, thea pplication starts in theb ackg round
when reconnected. Youc an call up Apple
CarPlay™ in them ain menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay™ sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z #
Select sound settings. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 239
Setting control of
thea pplication but tons
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch Control via Application Buttons on:
activat ethe LED symbol. #
Todeactivate Control via Application Buttons:
deactivat ethe LED symbol.
Ending Apple CarPlay™ #
Toend thec onnection of Apple Carplay™
(cable): disconnect thec onnection via the
connecting cable between thei Phone ®
and
multimedia sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends disconnecting
th ec onnectin gcable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used wit hAndroid
Au tousin gthe Android operating sy stem on the
multimedia sy stem. It is operated using the
to uchsc reen or thev oice-operated control sys‐
te m. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera tedc ontrol
sy stem bypressing and holding the£ button
on them ultifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thev oice-opera ted
control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can still
be opera tedv iatheV oice Control Sy stem
(/ page174). Onl
yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
This also applies totwop hone mode.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
apps ma yvarya ccording tothec ount ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and content connected to
it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
On lyone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The mobile phone supports Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobil ephone.
R In order touse thet elephone functions, the
mobil ephone mus tbeconnected tothem ul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ pag e231).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Auto.
R The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem via theU SB port 00C2using a
suitable cable (/ page249).
R Thereis an In tern et connection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto
5 Star tAndroid Auto #
Alternative: If Android Autois activ e(e.g.
when music is being pla yedort he navigation
sy stem is being used), youc an call up the
applicatio nusingthe |, zor002B
buttons (/ page190).
% The
firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons. 240
MBUX multimedia sy stem