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Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Light menu I would like to change the light set-
tingsDispla
ys the light settings.
Seats menu I would like to switch to seat menuDispla
ys the seat adjustment settings.
Massage menu I would like to switch to the mas-
sage seat menuDispla
ys the massage settings.
Next servic eT ell me my next service appoint-
ment Calls up
the next service due date. 334
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Overview and operation
Overview of
the MBUX multimedia sy stem &
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.
MBUX stands for Mercedes-Benz User Experi‐
ence. 1
Touch Control and cont rol panel forthe
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Operating Touch Control(/ page 338)
2 Media displ aywith touch functionality
Home sc reen ove rview(/ page 337)
Operating theto uchsc reen (/ page 339)
3 Touchpad
Operating theto uchpad( /page 340) 4
Controller
Press and hold: swit ches the multimedia sys‐
te m or display on or off
Press brief ly: switches the mute function
on/off
Tu rn: adjusts thevo lume
5 Buttons for navigation, radio/media and
te lephone
Calling up applications (/ page 348)
6 Buttons forve hicle functions and sy stem set‐
tings as well as favo urites and themes
Calling up applications (/ page 348)
Yo u can operate the multimedia sy stem with the
fo llowing central control elements:
R Touch Control 1and touchpad 3
The operation for bo thcontrol elements is
achie vedby cursor control.
R Media displ ay2
% Alternati vely, you can conduct a dialogue
with LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page316). MBUX multimedia sy
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%
Ifth eve hicle is fitted wi th the MBUX Interior
Assis tant, selected functions of the multime‐
dia sy stem can be operated conta ct-free as
we ll as turning there ading light on or off
(/ page 343).
Nu merous application, online services, services
and apps are available foryo u. You can call
th ese up using the home screen or using buttons
5 and 6next totheto uchpad.
Yo u can co nveniently call up and add favo urites
using theß rocker switch on thesteering
wheel or using theß button next tothe
to uchpad. Quic k-access in the home screen and
in the applications ser vetoselect functions
more quickl y.
If yo u use the learn function of the multimedia
sy stem, you will recei vesuggestions during oper‐
ation of the most probable navigation destina‐
tions, media sources, radio stations and con‐
ta cts. The configu ration of the suggestions takes
place in your profile. You can co mpileyour pro‐
fi le from various vehicle settings and settings of
th e multimedia sy stem. You can create themes
fo rva rious driving situations in the home screen as
well as using theß rocker switch or the
ß button.
The Notifications Centre collects incoming notifi‐
cations, e.g. about an available software update.
Depending on the type of notification it of fers
va rious actions. You can call up the Notifications
Centre on the home screen and in the applica‐
tion menus.
Wi th th eglobal sear chintheve hicle you can
sear chacross categories as well as on the Inter‐
net. You can use theglobal sear chinthe home
screen and in the notifications.
Anti-theft pr otection
This device is equipped with tech nical pr ovisions
to protect it against theft. More de tailed informa‐
tion about anti-theft pr otection can be obtained
at a qualified specialist workshop. Note
s onthe media display Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(/ page 533).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the brightness is initially
reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarised sun glasses, it
may be dif ficult toread the multimedia sys‐
te m displa y. 336
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Home screen
overview 1
Onthe home screen: displa ys thefirs tth ree
applications
In other displa ys: calls up the home screen
2 Calls up the profile
3 Calls up theglobal sear ch
4 SOS NOT READY displ ayonly when the
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sy stem is not
av ailable 5
Displa ys,fo rex ample network displa y,bat‐
te ry status of the mobile phone connected,
signal stre ngth of the mobile phone networ k,
time
6 Calls up the Notifications Centre
The star indicates new notifications.
7 Calls up an application using the symbol 8
Name of the application, beneath the cur rent
selection or information
9 Quick-access (in theex ample: calls up desti‐
nation ent ry, enters the destination address
fo r home)
A Number of applications and cur rently selec‐
te d display area MBUX multimedia sy
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B
Calls up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 161)
C Calls up SUGGESTIONS ,THEMES and
FAVOURITES Central control elements
overview 1
Touch Control
2 Media displ aywith touch functionality
3 Touchpad To
uch Control Operating
Touch Control (MBUX multimedia
sy stem) 1
© Calls up the home screen
2 Touch Control (see below)
3 G Pressing brief ly:re turns tothe pr evi‐
ous display 338
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4
ß Pressing therock er switch down
brief ly: sho ws fa vourites
ß Pressing therock er switch down and
holding: adds favo urites and themes
VO L: control adjusts thevo lume or switches
th e sound off 0063(press)
0061 Pressing therock er switch up: makes
or accepts a call
0076 Pressing therock er switch down:
re jects or ends a call
Yo u can navigate in menus and lists via the
to uch-sensitive sur face of Touch Control 2by
using a single-finger swipe .#
Toselect the menu item or entr y:swipe
up, down, left or right. #
Press Touch Control 2. #
Toenter a character: enter acharacter
using theke yboard. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction. #
Tocall up suggestions, themes and
fa vo urites: whenthe home screen is shown,
swipe down.
Setting the sensitivity for the Touch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls 5
Touch Control sensitivity #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow .
Setting acoustic operating feedba ckfor the
To uch Control
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls
The function is suppor tedby the selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic operating feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th e function is activated you will hear a
clicking sound when sc rolling in a list. When
th e beginning or end of the list is reached
yo u will hear ano ther clicking sound. To
uchscreen Operating
theto uchscreen
Ta pping #
Toselect a menu item or entr y:tap on a
symbol or an ent ry. #
Toincrease the map scale: tap twice
qu ickly with one finger. #
Toreduce the map scale: tap with two fin‐
ge rs. #
Toenter characters with th eke ypad: tap
on a button.
Single-finger swipe #
Tonavigate in menus: swipe up, down, left
or right. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction. #
Touse handwriting toenter characters:
write thech aracter with one finger on the
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Tw
o-finger swipe #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Toenlar georreduce the size of a section
of a website: movetwo fingers toget her or
apart. #
Toturn the map: turn anti-clockwise or
clockwise using two fingers.
To uching, holding and moving #
Tomo vethe map: touch theto uchsc reen
and mo veyour finger in any di rection. #
Toset thevo lume on a scale: touch the
to uchsc reen and mo vethefinger tothe left
or right.
To uching and holding #
Tosave the destination in the map: touch
th eto uchsc reen and hold until a message is
shown. #
Tocall up a global menu in the applica‐
tions: touch theto uchsc reen and hold until
th eOPTIONS menu appears. Setting acoustic operation
feedba ckfor the
to uchscreen
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls
The function is suppor tedby the selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic operating feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th e function is activated you will hear a
clicking sound when sc rolling in a list. When
th e beginning or end of the list is reached
yo u will hear ano ther clicking sound. To
uchpad Operating
theto uchpad 1
G button
Pressing brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious dis‐
play
2 ~ button
Pressing: calls up the control menu of the
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Swiping
tothe left of right across ~:
selects the pr evious or next radio station/
music track
3 © button
Pressing: sho ws the home screen and calls
up applications
4 Touchpad
% Calls up suggestions, themes and favo urites:
when the home screen is shown, swipe
down on touchpad 4.
Yo u can navigate in menus and lists via the
to uch-sensitive sur face of touchpad 4byusing
a single-finger swipe .#
Toselect the menu item or entr y:mo ve
th e selection byswiping up, down, left or
ri ght. #
Confirm the selection bypressing on touch‐
pad 4.
or #
IfTouchpad tap is activated,tapping is suf fi‐
cient (/ page 341). #
Toenter a character: select acharacter on
th eke yboard ( /page 364).
or #
Write a character on theto uchpad with hand‐
writing input. #
Tomo vethe digital map: whenthe digital
map is shown with the navigation menu,
swipe up with one finger. #
Press theto uchpad.
The digital map can be mo ved. #
Swipe in all directions.
Use thefo llowing functions with a two-finger
swipe: #
Tocall up theNo tifications Centre: swipe
down wi thtwo fingers. #
Toclose theNo tifications Centre: swipe
up wi thtwo fingers. #
Tocall up the control menu of the last
active audio source: swipe up with twofin‐
ge rs. #
Tozoom in and out of the map: movetwo
fi ngers toget her or apart. #
Toenlar georreduce the size of a section
of a website: movetwo fingers toget her or
apart.
Setting the sensitivity for the touchpad
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls 5
Touchpad sensitivity #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow . #
Toset the pressure sensitivit y:switch
Touchpad tap on or off.
If th e function is switched on, a tap on the
to uchpad is enough toselect a menu item.
Switching there ad-aloud function for hand‐
writing recognition on/off
Re quirements:
R The multimedia sy stem is equipped with a
vo ice control sy stem.
R The read-aloud function is available forthe
selected sy stem language. MBUX multimedia sy
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