The
MBUX Interior Assis tant can differ ent iate
be tween driver and front passeng erinteraction s.The
MBUX Interior Assis tant recogni zescertain
hand positions(poses) .
Th eMB UX Interior Assis tantsupportsthefo llo wing interactions: Int
eraction area Interaction Description
In front ofthemedia display/abo vetheto uc h‐
pad Pr
ox imit yto thecon trol element TheMBUX Interior Assis tant recogni zestheappr oachof the
hand towa rdsa cont rolelemen t.
Depe ndingon theactiv eapplication, thedispla ywill be
adjus tedin themedia display.Some functionsdiffer ent iate
be tween driver and front passeng er.
No specif ichand position isrequ ired.
Abo vethecent ercon sole Defined poses With def ined poses afunc tion istrigg ered dependin gon the
applic ationact ive.
Belo wtheinside rear vie wmir rorB rief up and down movements With brief vertical upand down movements belowtheinside
re ar vie wmir rorth ere adin glight forth edr iver or thefront
passeng erisswitc hedonand off.
Fr ont passeng erseat Stretching outth ehand abovethe
fr ont passeng ersea t By
stre tching outth ehand abovethefront passeng erseat
th esear chlight isswitc hedon.Ifth ehand iswit hdr awnfrom
th is area, thesear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain. 292
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Oper
ating functions byprox imit yof thehan d
to theto uc hscr eenand touc hpad
Re quirement s:
R One ofthefo llo wing applicat ionsappear sin
th emedia display:
- Seat settings withdispla ysforth edr iver
and front passeng erseat, e.g.Seat Com-
fort
- Home screen
- Radio menu ormedia menu
- Map inthena vig ation
- ActivePa rking Assist
R Recogni tionoccu rsas thehand approaches
to appr oximat ely4 in (10 cm) from theto uc h‐
pad ortheto uc hsc reen.
Seat adjustm ents bythedr iver or front
pa sseng er
In theseat settings menu, theMBUX Interior
Assis tant detects prox imit yto various cont rol
element sof themultimedia system. Inaddition,
th eMBUX Interior Assis tant detects from which
seat theaction emanat es. Hand
approaching theto uc hsc reen Hand
approaching theto uc hpad #
With theseat setting displa yactiv e,mo vethe
hand towa rdsth eto uc hsc reen ortouc hpad.
The seat oftheper son oper ating, driver's
seat orfront passeng erseat, isenlar gedin
th emedia display.
The appr opriatecont rolelemen tsarepr e-
selec tedaut omatic ally. #
Depen dingonthefunc tion,th eper son oper‐
ating caneither switc hth efunc tion onoroff
dir ect lyor mak eot her settin gs.
Highlighting anapplication onthehom e
scr een
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant detects inwhi ch
ar ea thehand isin front oftheto uc hsc reen. The
displa yof objec tssho wnisadjus tedto improve
or ient ation. #
Moveahan dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen.
The symbol forth eapplication isenlar ged.
The quick- acc ess applic ationswill behigh ‐
light ed. #
Con tinue operation ,e.g .selec ta qu ick-
acc ess applic ation.
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Ac
tiv atin gco verch ang ein thera dio menu
and medi amenu
The MBUX Interior Assi stant reduces thenumber
of oper ating steps. #
Moveahan dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen or
to uc hpad.
The current informa tion,e.g .ab ou tth era dio
st atio n,trac kand artis tar ehidde n.Co ver
ch ang eis act ivat ed. #
Con tinue operation andselec ta co ver. #
Asthehand ismo vedaw ay from the
to uc hsc reen ortouc hpad, thecur rent infor‐
ma tionis sho wnagain.
% Further information onthera dio menu
(/ page409) andthemedia menu
(/ page404).
Sho wing thena vig ation menu onthema p
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant sho wsthena vig a‐
tion menu. #
Moveahan dto wa rdsth eto uc hsc reen or
to uc hpad.
The navig atio nmen uis sho wn. #
Con tinue operation andselectasymb ol. #
Asthehand ismo vedaw ay from the
to uc hsc reen ortouc hpad, themedia display
hides thena vig ation menu.
% Further information onthena vig ation menu
(/ page326).
Sho wing operating symbols intheAc tiv e
Pa rking Assis tcamer aima ge(onl yfrom driv‐
er' sseat )
The MBU XInte rior Assis tant facil itat es quick-
acc ess forth edr iver tovarious camer avie ws. #
With theAc tivePa rking Assistdispla yact ive,
mo vethehand inthedir ect ion ofthe
to uc hsc reen.
The camer aoper ation symbols aredispla yed. #
Cont inue operation anddispla yth edesir ed
fr ont ,re ar,lef tand right camer avie ws.
% Further information onActivePa rking Assist
func tions(/ page232).
Oper ating afunct ionwithth efa vo rite spose
Re quirement s:
R Tocall upfavo rite s: ther eis at leas tone
fa vo rite . R
The area forre cogni tionofthefa vo rite 's
pose isabo vethecent ercon sole atthe
height oftheclimat econ trol vents and the
media display. The hand should have adis‐
ta nce ofat leas t4 in (10 cm) from themedia
displa y.
R The pose isheld fora br ief time.
Call ingupfavo rite s
A po se callsup afa vo rite .
The driver and front passeng ercan conn ecttwo
dif fere nt favo rite swit hth eV pose.
% Ifafa vo rite has notye tbe en save dand con‐
nec tedwit hth eMBUX Interior Assis tant, the
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Car
rying out theV pose #
Position thehand abovethecent ercon sole
and inthedir ect ion ofthemedia display.The
bac kof thehand isfacing upwa rds. In doing
so theinde xand middle fing er areex tende d
wi th theot her fing ersbe nt inwa rds.
The favo rite iscalled up.
Switc hingthere ading light forthe driver and
fr on tpass engeron /o ffusing gestur emode
Re quirement s:
R The func tion isavailable whenitis dar k.
R The gestur eis car ried out intheint eraction
ar ea (under theinside rear vie wmir ror). Br
ief lymo ving thehand upand down under the
insid ere ar vie wmir rorswitc hesthere adin glight
spec ificall yfo rth edr iver or front passeng eron
or off. Car
rying out oper ation ofthere ading light #
Movethehand upand down verticall yunder
th ere adin glight .
The readin glight isswit ched on oroff.
Switc hingthesear chlight forthe driver
on /o ffusing gestur emode
Re quirement s:
R The front passen gerseat isno toccupi ed.
R The function isavailable whenitis dar k. R
The gestur eis co mp lete din theint eraction
ar ea (front -passen gerseat).
St retching outwi th thehand overth efront
passeng erseat when unocc upied switchesa
sear chlight onforth edr iver when itis dar k.
Pulling thehand backswitc hesthesear chlight
of fag ain. Int
eract ion area foroper ating thesear chlight #
Toswitc hon: reac hacr oss thefront
passeng erseat withyo ur han d.
The sear chlight isswitc hedonforth edr iver . MBUX
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Toswitc hof f:take your han dbac kaw ay
fr om thefront passeng erseat.
The sear chlight isswitc hedoffag ain.
Se ttings forthe MBUX Inte rior Assis tant
Multi media system:
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Set ting s5
System
5 Interior Assist ant #
Toswitc hon full functionalit yof the
MB UX Interior Assis tant:selec tOn .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. #
Toactiv ateaddition alfuncti onsforre ad‐
ing and sear chlight s:select Including
Reading Light.
When theop tion isswitc hedon,thedispla y
butt onisactiv ated.
The func tionsfo rth ere adin gand search
light sar eact ivat ed inaddition tothepr ox im‐
ity func tions. #
Toswitc hof fth eMB UX Interior Assis‐
tant :selec tOff .
The optio nis act ivat ed 003B. Mai
nfun ctions Calling
upapplica tions 1
002B buttoncalls upthete lephon e
2 z buttoncalls upnavig ation
3 | buttoncalls upradio ormedia
4 y buttoncalls upvehicle functions
5 ß button
Pr ess brief ly:cal lsup favo rite s
( / pag e304)
Pr ess and hold: addsafa vo rite
( / pag e304) orcreat esane wtheme
(/ page300) Alt
ernativ elyin thehom escr een: when you
st ar tth eve hicle thehome screen issho wnin
th emedia display. #
Select theapplication byswiping andtap‐
ping.
or #
Inanydispla y:press the© buttononthe
To uc hCon trol or on theto uc hpad.
or #
Tapon the© symbol ontheto uc hsc reen.
The applications aredispla yed. #
Select theapplication byswiping andtap‐
ping.
Changing thear ra ng ement ofapp lications on
th ehom escr een #
Call upthehome screen. #
Touc hand hold anapplic ationon the
to uc hsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tapon 0059 or0065 andmovetheapplica‐
tion inthemenu. #
Tapon 00FB. 296
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Pr
ofile No
teson profiles
The driver's seat iseq uipped withan anti- entrap‐
ment featur e.
If th edr iver's door isopen, thedr iver's seat will
no tbe setaf te rcall ing upthedr iver's profile.
Ov ervie wof profiles
Using themultimedia system uptosevenpr o‐
fi les can becreat edintheve hicle.
Pr ofiles stor eyo ur per son alvehicle settin gsand
se ttin gsforth emultimedia system.
If th eve hicle isused byseveraldr iver s, the
dr iver can select their profile bef oreth ejour ney,
wit hout chang ingthese ttings ofother driver s.
Yo ucan selectthepr ofile:
R When entering (/ page299)
R Using thehome screen (/page286)
The profile settings areactiv ated assoon asa
pr ofile isselect ed.
% Ifyo ucall upyour profile when drivin gth en
th edr iver's seat position willnotbe adjus‐
te d. Yo
ucan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon thePosition ingSeat andSteering
Wheel… Pleasetaptocanc el.warning on
th emedia display.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door .
Pr ofile cont ent
Depen dingontheve hicle equipment, thefo llo w‐
ing settings canbestor ed inyour profile, for
ex am ple:
R Driver' sseat mem ory
R Radio (including statio nlis t)
R Lastdes tinatio ns
R Climat econ trol
R Ambien tlight ing
R DYNA MIC SELE CTI(individua l)
R Instrument Display,Hea d-up Display and
st yle (displa yst yle of themultimedia system)
R Themes, suggestion sand favo rite s %
Settings fordr iver assi stanc esy stems can‐
no tbe save din thepr ofile.
Mer cedes meconnect profile
If yo uuse apr ofile from Mer cedesme conn ect ,
th efo llo wing onlinefunc tionsar eav ailable, for
ex am ple:
R Youcan configur eth ese ttings intheve hicle
using theMer cedes meapp andthe
Mer cedes meportal.
R Youcan synchronize your profile on
Mer cedesme conn ect withth epr ofile inthe
ve hicle (/page299).
R Youcan add aper son alprofile pho tothat is
sho wnintheve hicle.
R Youcan take your profile and someof your
se tting swit hyo uin ne wvehicles.
Re quirement sfo rusi ng Mercedes mecon‐
nect profiles:
Fo rth eve hicle owner :
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle hasbeen connectedwithth e
user accoun t. MB
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Selec
tingapr ofile
Multimedia system:
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f Profiles
% Youcan cancelthese tting process withth e
fo llo wing actions :
R Tapon thePosition ingSeat andSteering
Wheel… Pleasetaptocanc el.warning on
th emedia display.
R Press one oftheseat operating buttons
in thedr iver's door . #
Select apr ofile. #
Press the0076 buttontoconf irm themes‐
sag e.
The profile isloaded andactiv ated.
% Alternativ ely,th epr ofile can already be
select edwhen theve hicle isent ered
(/ page299).
Sync hronizing apr ofile
Re quirement s:
R Youha ve aMer cedesme user accoun t.
R The vehicle isconn ectedwithyo ur Mer cedes
me user accoun t. R
The person alizatio nser viceis act ivat ed on
Mer cedesme conn ect .
Mult imed iasystem:
4 © 5
f Profiles
5 General Setting s
Sync hroniz ation enables thefo llo wing:
R Youcan configur eth eve hicle settin gsusing
th eMer cedes meapp.
R The profile on Mer cedes meconnect andthe
pr ofile intheve hicle arealigned (profile man‐
ag ement). #
ActivateSyn chro nize Profiles Auto matica lly.
Th epr ofiles intheve hicle areaut omatically
sync hronized withth epr ofiles onMer cedes
me connect when theignition isswitc hedon
and off.
or #
Select Synchroniz eProfiles Now.
Af tersele cting this op tion ,th epr ofiles inthe
ve hicle aresync hronized withth epr ofiles on
Mer cedes meconnect . %
During sync hroniz ation thepr ofile listand
th epr ofile func tionsar ebloc ked.
% Noteon data protection: ifyo udo notwish
to shar eyo ur dat awit hMer cedesme, make
sur eth at theaut omatic synchroniz ation is
switc hedoffand donotselect Synchroniz e
Profiles Now.
Sho wing thepr ofile selecti onwhen entering
Re quirement s:
R Atleas tone profile has been creat ed.
Multim ediasystem:
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f Profiles
If th eop tion isactiv ated, youcan seeapr ofile as
soo nas youget in. #
Selec tGener alSet tings. #
ActivateSho wPro file Sel ecti onWh enGet-
ting In.
Wh entheve hicle isstar ted, themedia dis‐
pla ysho wstheactiv epr ofile. MBUX
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Theme
s Ov
erview ofthemes
Yo ucan configur eth eve hicle settin gsaccor ding
to your prefer en ces and save as ath eme. A
th eme canbecalled upanytime viathehome
scr een. Thereis then no need tomak eth e
desir edsettings again.
Ther ear epr e-def inedthemes available, e.g.
Jour ney,Efficie ncy and Lounge.
Ex am ple forthe use ofthemes
Fo rre cur ring drivi ng situa tions, such aslon g
dr ives on thefree wa y,yo ucan save your prefer‐
re dse ttings inath eme intheve hicle.
Yo ucan save thefo llo wing settings inath eme,
fo rex am ple:
R Displays(e.g. navig ation maportach ome ter)
R Prefer redra dio statio n
R Favoreddr ive pr ogr am
These settings aresa ve dunder thename you
wish when setting upath eme (/page300). On
th ene xt free wa yjo ur ne yyo ucan selectthis
th eme andther eb yre stor eyo ur setting s. Cont
entofath eme
Dep endingonvehicle equipment thefo llo wing
se ttings canbesave din ath eme:
R Setting oftheIns trument Display
(/ page252)
R Setting oftheHead-up Display(/ page263)
R Setting oftheambient lighting(/page13 5)
R Activeau dio sou rce, e.g. radio orUSB
R Startin gsc reen forth emedia display
R Visual style (/ page31 7)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTdrive pr ogr am
(/ page16 6)
R Eco star t/ stop setting (/ page16 4)
R Navig ation system settings
% Atheme contains thecur rently activeset‐
tings intheve hicle.
Calling upthemes
Multi media system:
4 © #
When thehome screen issho wn, swipe up
until THEMES appear s. #
Select ath eme.
Cr eating newthemes
Re quirement s:
R The settings whichar eto be save din the
th eme areactiv e.
The overvie wsho wsthese ttings whichcan
be save din ath eme (/page300).
Multimedia system:
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THE MES #
Select 0081Create Theme.
The settings whichar esa ve din theth eme
ar esho wn. #
Select Continue0048. #
Select additional settings whichar eto be
sa ve din theth eme.
R Select Audio, tosave theactiv eaudio set‐
ting sin theth eme.
R Select Navigation (Navigation ),to save
th eactiv ena vig ation settings inthe
th eme. #
Select Continue0048. 300
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