Fu
nction of the head-up display with aug‐
mented reality &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due todistraction as well as incor rect
re presentation or interpr etation of the
display
When driving, you should not base your
actions on the augmented reality display of
th e head-up displa y.#
Alw ayske ep an eye on the actual traf fic
situation. #
Avoid looking at the augmented reality
display of the head-up display for an
ex tended pe riod of time. &
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. The head-up display with augmen
tedre ality proj‐
ects con tent into the driver's field of vision, such
as:
R Information from and visualisation of the nav‐
igation sy stem
R Information and visualization of the driver
assis tance sy stems, e.g. Active Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC
R Information from the menus of the driver dis‐
play Head-up display with augmented
reality
(e xa mp le)
1 Marker of the de tected vehicle in front
(Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC)
2 Change-of-di rection ar rowsfo rth ero ute
(navigation)
3 Status line for driver assi stance sy stems
The mar ker of the de tected vehicle in front and
th ech ange-of-direction ar rowsfo rth ero ute are
dynamic displ ays. The vehicle mar kerst ay s with
th eve hicle in front, and Active Dis tance Assi st
re gulates your speed based on this. The change-
of-direction ar rows point thewa y calcula tedby
th e navigation sy stem. 294
Driver display
Sy
stem limits
Ro ute guidance with augmented reality is not
av ailable in some situations, e.g. in theeve nt of
poor sa tellite reception or roads that ha venot
been digitised.
Vi sibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
R Driver camera and multifunction camera
recording
R The extent towhich the windscreen in the
area of the multifunction camera is dirty, or if
th e camera is mis ted up, damaged or
obscured.
Fu rther sy stem limits of the head-up display
(/ page 293). Operating
the head-up display Selecting display content of
the head-up dis‐
play via the menu bar of the driver display #
Press theò main menu button on the
left. #
Toselect the menu bar of the head-up dis‐
pla y:swipe upwards on the left-hand Touch-
Control. #
Toswitch between types of display con‐
te nt on the head-up displa y:swipe tothe
left or right on the left-hand Touch Control.
The head-up displ aysho wsa pr eview of the
selected display contents af ter each swipe. #
Press thea button toconfirm the desired
conte nt.
Switching back tothe driver display #
Press theG orò button. Setting
the position and brightness #
Onthe menu bar of the head-up displa y,
select theSettings menubyswiping tothe
left or right. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The cur rent position and brightness settings
will be displ ayed graphically on the head-up
display as well as on the driver displa y. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetotheright
or left on the left-hand Touch Control.
The settings configured for position and
brightness will be sa ved automatically. #
Press theG ora button toexitthe
settings.
% Ve
hicles with augmented reality func‐
tion: when the position is adjus ted, thest a‐
tus bar will be mo ved upward and the display
area reduced. This may impair visibility of
th e augmented reality slightl y. Driver display
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Selecting
the head-up display with augmen‐
te dre ality #
Press theò main menu button on the
left. #
Toselect the menu bar of the head-up dis‐
pla y:swipe upwards on the left-hand Touch-
Control.
or #
Press and hold thea button. #
Toselect the head-up display with aug‐
mented reality: swipe tothe left or right on
th e left-hand Touch-Control toactivate the
desired con tent. Switching the Head-up Displ
ayon/off Driver display:
4 ©
Switching on #
Swipe upwards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol.
Head-up display will appear.#
Press left-hand Touch Control a. Swit
ching off #
Swipe upwards on the left-hand Touch Con‐
trol. #
Select Head-up display byswiping on the
left-hand Touch Control. #
Press left-hand Touch Control a. Setting
the Head-up Display in the multime‐
dia sy stem Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Switching the 3D display for the driver dis‐
play on or off #
Select 3D Driver Display .
The 3D display of the driver display is
switched on or off.
% The 3D display forth e driver display is only
activated when the driver camera de tects
th e driver. Otherwise, the driver display
switches from the 3D display tothe 2D dis‐
play (/ page 291). Switching
the head-up display on/off #
Select Head-up display .
The Head-up Display is activated or deactiva‐
te d. Ve
hicles with a 48 V on-board electrical
sy stem (EQ Boost tech nology) 1
POWER sho wsthe electric drive support.
2 CHARGE sho wsthere cuperation po wer of
th e electric mo tor.
õ shows th e drive sy stem's operational read‐
iness. 296
Driver display
Overview of
status displa yson the driver
display
The status displa ysforth e driving and driving
saf ety sy stems can be found in areas 1to4 . Y
Pedestrian de tection (only on assis tant
displ ay)
Ç Active Parking Assist is available
(/ page 273) È
Active Parking Assist has de tected a pa rk‐
ing space (/ page273)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( / page 270)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 229)
Ò Specified dis tance forAc tive Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC (/ page 229)
æ Ac
tive Brake Assi stswitched off
(/ page 247)
Ä Ac
tive Brake Assi stimpaired or not func‐
tioning (/ page247)
Ø Active Steering Assist (/ page 237)
± Active Lane Change Assi st (/ page 240)
ð Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 255)
Z Active Blind Spot Assi st(only on assis tant
displ ay) (/ page 254)
° Haptic accelerator pedal (/ page198)
è ECO
start/ stop function (/ page196)
ë HOLD function (/
page 224) _
Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 159)
ð Maximum permissible speed exceeded
(for cer tain countries only)
¬ Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 236)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fic signs (/ page 247). Driver display
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Home screen
overview 1
Status line
2 Calls up user profile settings and swit ches
user
3 Uses theglobal sear ch
4 Calls up the Control Centre (pull down)
5 Calls up favo urites
6 Displa ysinthest atus line 7
Calls up applications
8 Quic k-access toapplication
9 Global menu
G Calls up pr evious menu
© Calls up the home screen
û Prev ious track or pr evious radio sta‐
tion
ü Next track or next radio station
Ac tive call: display of the call duration
In the image, the applications are ar ranged as a
carousel. Pressing and holding on ©arranges
th e applications in a grid. This presentation is
also used bya smartphone, forex ample.
The following functions are called up in the Con‐
trol Center:
R Noti fications Center
R Content sha ring menu
R Favo urites
R Vehicle quick- access Content sha
ring menu Example: showing displa
ys
1 Calls up a menu
2 Central displ aywith active con tent (co ver
display)
3 Displa ysanimation for content sharing
4 Ä Bluetooth ®
headphones connected to
th eright rear display MBUX multimedia sy
stem 299
5
Rear displa yswith active con tent (co ver dis‐
play)
6 MBUX rear tablet
To share content, drag a display and drop it over
ano ther displa y.
To control media pl aybac k,tap a displa y. Operating
the MBUX multimedia sy stem Using
Touch Control 1
© Shows th e home screen
2 Touch Control =9Ì
:swipe in the direction
of the ar row (navigate)
a Press (con firm)
3 G Returns tothe pr evious display
4 6 Makes or accepts a call
5 ~ Rejects or ends a call
6 Increase volume: swipe upwards
Re duce volume: swipe down
8 Switchoff the sound: press
7 ß Calls up favo urites (press brief ly) or
adds favo urites (press and hold)
8 £ Starts the MBUX Voice Assis tant
Yo u can navigate thro ugh menus and lists via the
to uch-sensitive sur face of Touch Control 2
using a single-finger swipe ,fo rex ample: #
Toenter a character: select acharacter
using theke yboard and press on Touch Con‐
trol 2. #
Toselect a menu option: scroll in a list and
press Touch Control 2. #
Tomo vethe digital map: swipe in any
direction. Using
theto uchscreen 1
Fingerprint sensor
2 Switches the MBUX multimedia sy stem on or
off
3 Switches the mute function on/off
4 Adjusts thevo lume
Press ±orq or swipe overth e button 300
MBUX multimedia sy stem
The MBUX Interior Assis
tant de tects the pres‐
ence of the front vehicle occupants using a 3D
laser camera. The Assis tant interpr ets natural
hand, head and body mo vements cont extually or
upon theex plicit requ est of theve hicle occu‐
pants. The Assis tant can thus automatically trig‐
ge rve hicle interior functions and assist appropri‐
ately tothe situation.
The Assis tant recognises driver and front
passenger interactions. Cameras
1are loca ted in theove rhead control
panel. The Assis
tant supports vehicle and inf otainment
functions at thre e interaction le vels:
R INTELLIGENT
The Assis tant recognises vehicle occupants
automatically and activates functions.
R REACTIVE
The Assis tant recognises the natural body
language of a vehicle occupant and car ries
out functions automaticall y,appropriate to
th e situation.
R CONTAC TLESS
The vehicle occupant actively requ ests a
function using a hand mo vement or pose.
The Assis tant of fers functions forth efo llowing:
R SAFETY
The Assis tant supports vehicle occupants
with the use of restra int sy stems.
R COMFORT
The Assis tant enhances comfort byautomat‐
ing functions inside theve hicle and support‐
ing natural interaction with theve hicle.
R INFOTAINMENT Ope
rating options or information are high‐
lighted and/or shown on the cent ral display
as your hand approaches. The vehicle occu‐
pants can car ryout a favo urite function with
a hand pose.
Sy stem limits, display messages and no tes
fo rre ctification
The er ror messa ges are shown in the cent ral dis‐
pla y.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera in theove rhead control panel
may heat up due tooperating conditions. As
a re sult the camera may switch off temp ora‐
ri ly , particular lyduring longer periods of
operation and at high outside temp eratures.
Do not touch or co verth e camera and wait
until the camera has cooled down and is
av ailable again.
The Interior Assistant is temporarily unavaila-
ble. You will be informed as soon as the func-
tion is available again. message appears. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 303
Calling up
favo urites with the V pose (INFO‐
TA INMENT/contactless) Re
quirements:
R Atleast one favo urite has been sa ved in the
fa vo urites list.
R The favo urite has been connected with the
MBUX Interior Assis tant.
R The area for de tecting thefa vo urites pose (V
pose) is abo vethe cent reconsole in front of
th e cent ral displa y.
R The V pose is held for a brief time.
The V pose makes it easier tocall up favo urites.
The front vehicle occupants can associate their
ow nfavo urite with theV- pose. Some examples
include a navigation destination, a radio station
or a massage programme for a seat.
% If afavo urite has not yet been sa ved and
connec ted with the MBUX Interior Assis tant,
th e multimedia sy stem will assist you. Implementation of
theV- pose abo vethestow age
compartment of the cent reconsole at the height of
th e cent ral display #
Position your hand abo vethestow age com‐
partment of the cent reconsole at the height
of the cent ral displa y.The back of your hand
is facing up wards. In doing so, your ind ex
and middle finger are spread toform aV. Wi
th your other fingers bent in wards. Brief ly
hold the V pose.
The favo urite is called up. Fu
nction of the driver camera The driver camera is in
the driver's display or in
th e 3D driver displa y.
The driver camera de tects thefo llowing charac‐
te rist ics:
R Head position
R View ing direction
R Eyelid closure characteristics
R Driver's face
% The driver came rarecords ima gedata for
applications such as ATTENTION ASSIST and
fa cial recognition, forex ample.
The camera con verts th e image data directly
into me tadata. No image data is sa ved in
th e process. The data is only processed in
th eve hicle and is not transmitted from the
ve hicle.
The camera is activated automatically each
time the engine is star ted. 306
MBUX multimedia sy stem