The MBUX In
terior Assistant supports thefo llowing interactions: Interaction area
Interaction Description
In front of the media display or
abo vetheto uchpad Pr
ox imity tothe control element The Interior Assis tant recognises the approach of the hand towa rds a con‐
trol element.
Depending on the active application, the display will be adjus ted in the
media displa y.Some functions di fferentiate between driver and front
passenger.
No specific hand position is requ ired.
Abo vethe cent reconsole Defined poses With defined poses a function is triggered depending on the application
active.
Below the inside rearview mir rorB rief up and down mo vements With brief vertical up and down mo vements below the inside rearview mir‐
ro rth ere ading light forth e driver or the front passenger is switched on and
off.
Fr ont passenger seat Stretching out a hand ab ovethe
front passenger seat By
stre tching out a hand ab ovethe front passenger seat the sear chlight is
switched on. If you withdraw a hand from this area, the sear chlight is
switched off again. Switching
there ading light and sear chlight
and on or off Re
quirements: R
For the reading light: the function is availa‐
ble when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter‐
action area below the inside rearview mir ror. R
For the sear chlight: the function is availa‐
ble when it is dar k.
R The hand mo vement take s place in the inter‐
action area abo vethe front passenger seat. 262
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The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre‐
ve nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not be set af ter calling up the driver's profile.
Profiles store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia sy stem. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their
ow n profile wi thout changing thestored profile
settings of other drivers.
% Information on profiles from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera‐
to r's Manual.
Ve hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
st eering wheel and mir ror settings, clima tecon‐
trol and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the
multimedia sy stem, you can select, forex ample,
ra dio stations, pr evious destinations as well as
th emes, suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, su chas long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour pre‐
fe rred settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a
th eme you can sa vethe display of the digital
map, your prefer redra dio station and prefer red
drive prog ram, forex ample. The
vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en of fers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio
st ations or con tacts. The pre-requirements for
th at are the selection of a profile, your consent
to there cording of da taand suf ficient collected
da ta.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used of ten. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli‐
cation. Configuring profiles,
themes and sugges‐
tions Multimedia sy
stem:
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f Profiles
Creating a new profile #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enterth e name and confi rmwith a. #
Select Continue r. #
Select Current settings. #
Select Save. #
Activate Blu etoo th®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone wi th the
user profile . #
Select Finished.
Selecting profile options #
Select Äfor a profile.
The following functions are available:
R Editing, resetting or deleting a profile
R Resetting themes or favo urites
R Con figuring suggestions
Configuring suggestions #
Select Äfor a profile. #
Select Suggestions settings . #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
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Todeactivate the learning function for
one da y:activate Deact. learn. for 24h .
Fo r24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active profile.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown.
Example: if the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula‐
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learning function.
Creating new themes #
Select ©. #
Select THEMES . #
Select WSet theme.
The settings which are sa ved in theth eme
are shown. #
Select Continue r. #
Select AudioandNavigation (Navigation) and
st ore the active settings in theth eme. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an entry screen. #
Select Continue r. #
Select an image. #
Enter the names into the entry field and con‐
fi rm with a. #
Select Save. Sy
stem settings Overview of
the sy stem settings menu In
the sy stem settings menu, you can make set‐
tings in thefo llowing menus and control ele‐
ments:
R Display
- Styles
- Instrument lighting
- Display brightness
- Edge lighting
- Day/night design
R Control elements
- Keyboard language and handwriting rec‐
ognition
- Touchpad sensitivity
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls R
LINGU ATRO NIC
R MBUX Interior Assis tant
R Sound
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and traf fic announcements
- Telephone
- Voice amplification tothere ar
R Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Blu etoo th, NFC
R MBUX Remo teControl
- Auth orising and deauthorising devices
R Time & date
R Langua ge
R Units for dis tance
R Software upda tes
R Data import/expo rt
R PIN pr otection
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media sy
stem and on the device tobe connec‐
te d. #
Select Vehicle hotspot. #
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot .
Connecting using WPS PIN generation #
Select Connect using WPS PIN generation. #
Ente rth e PIN shown in the media display on
th e device tobe connec ted and con firm.
Connecting using WPS PIN entry #
Select Connect using WPS PIN input. #
Enterth e PIN that is shown on theex tern al
device's display on the multimedia sy stem.
Connecting using a button #
Select Connect via WPS PBC. #
Press the push button on the device tobe
connec ted (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions). #
Select Continue. Connecting using a security
key #
Select Connect device to vehicle hotspot .
A secu rity key is displa yed. #
Select theve hicle from the device tobe con‐
nec ted. The vehicle is displa yed with the
DIRECT-MBUX XXXXX network name. #
Enter the security key which is shown in the
media display on the device tobe connec ted. #
Confirm the entry.
Connecting using NFC #
Select Connect via NFC. #
Activate NFC on the mobile device (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). #
Hold the device tobe connec ted at theve hi‐
cle's NFC inter face. #
Select Finished.
The mobile device is now connected tothe
multimedia sy stem hotspot via NFC.
Generating a new security key #
Select Vehicle 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. Na
vigation Note
s on navigation Ro
ute guidance with augmented reality &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryas
a re sult of distraction, incor rect depic‐
tion or wrong interpr etation of the dis‐
play
The camera image of the augmented reality
display is not suitable as a guide for driving. #
Alw ayske ep an eye on the actual traf fic
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Avoid extended obser vation of the cam‐
era image. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toimprecise positioning of addi‐
tional information
The additional information from the augmen‐
te dre ality display is not a substitute for
observing the actual driving situation. #
Alw ayske ep an eye on the actual traf fic
situation when car rying out all driving
manoeuvres. Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy
stem:
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Navigation (Navigation) #
Alternatively: press thez button.
The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion. The navigation menu is shown.
The navigation menu is hidden if route guid‐
ance is active. #
Tosho w:tap on theto uchsc reen.
The menu is hidden automaticall y. MBUX multimedia sy
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Na
vigation overview Example: digital map with navigation menu
1 Toenter a POI or address and additional des‐
tination entry options
2 Tocancel acti veroute guidance
3 Torepeat a navigation announcement and
switch navigation announcements on or off 4
ON ROUTE menu withRoute overview, Alter-
native routes andReport traffic incident
(Car-to-X)
TRAFFIC menu with Traffic announcements,
Area announcements andLive Traffic Sub-
scription Info
To display Route list POSITION
menu with Store position, Com-
pass andQibla
5 Quick access forTraffic, Parking andMotor-
way information aswell as options forView,
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or
#
Select Start new route guidance.
The destination address is set as the new
destination. The pr evious destination and the
intermediate destinations are dele ted. Ro ute
guidance tothe new destination begins.
Selecting route settings #
Select Z. #
Select Advanced . #
Select Route. #
Select thero ute type. #
Take traf fic information into consideration
wi th Dynamic route guidance r.#
Select route options with Avoid options. #
Activate Suggest alternative route.
Alternati veroutes are calculated forev ery
ro ute. #
Activate Activate commuter route .
If th ere qu irements are met, the multimedia
sy stem automatically de tects that theve hicle
is on a commuter route. Route guidance
begins without voice output. Ac
tivating route guidance with augmented
re ality #
During route guidance, tap on the camera
symbol on the media displa y.
The camera image will be shown ins tead of
th e navigation map before a turning manoeu‐
vre and will show additional information. #
Toreturn tothe navigation map: tapon
th e camera symbol again.
Displaying additional information in the cam‐
era ima ge #
Select Z. #
Select Advanced . #
Select Augmented Reality. #
Activate Street names andHouse numbers.
During route guidance, stre et names and
house numbe rsare shown in the camera
image. Using map functions
Multimedia sy
stem:
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Navigation
Setting the map scale #
Tozoom in: tap twice quickly with one finger
on the media displa y. #
Tozoom out: tap with two fingers on the
media displa y.
Moving the map #
Moveone finger in any di rection on the
to uchsc reen. #
Toreset the map tothe cur rent vehicle
position: press\briefly.
Selecting map orientation #
Tapre peatedly on theÄ compass symbol
on the map.
The view changes in the sequence 3D,2D
heading up to2D north up .
Switching mo torw ay information on/off #
Select Z. MBUX multimedia sy
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Switch Motorway information on or off.Using se
rvices Re
quirements:
R There is an Internet connection.
R Mercedes me connect is available.
R You ha veset up a user account in the
Mercedes me Portal.
R The vehicle is connected toa user account
and you ha veaccep tedth e conditions of use
fo rth e service.
Fu rther information can be found at:
https://www.mercedes.me
R The service is available and has been activa‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation
Displaying the traf fic situation with Live Traf‐
fi c Information #
Select Z. #
Activate Traffic. #
Select Advanced . #
Select View. #
Select Map elements. #
Switch on Traffic incidents ,Free-flowing traf-
fic and Delay.
If traf fic information has been recei ved, then
tra ffic incidents such as roadwor ks,ro ad
bloc ks, local area reports (e.g. fog) and warn‐
ing messages are displa yed.
The tra ffic delay is displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are take n into conside ration.
Displ aying hazard warnings with Car-to-X-
Communication
If hazard warnings are available these can be
shown as symbols on the map. The display
depends on the settings forth eTraffic andTraf-
fic incidents options. #
Set the options.
If Traffic is switched off and Traffic incidents
is switched on, the symbols are shown on
th e prospective route. Displaying
weather information and other
map contents #
Select Z. #
Select Advanced . #
Select View. #
Select Map elements. #
Scroll up and show theONLINE MAP CON-
TENTS categor y. #
Switch on a service, e.g. Weather.
Cu rrent weather information is displa yed on
th e navigation map, e.g. temp erature or
cloud co ver. 274
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