In most of
the menus, you can use Optionsto
configu refur ther settings forth e menu-specific
display conte nt.
% You can find fur ther information about the
possible settings and selections on the
menus in the Digital Owner's Manual. Head-up display
Fu
nction of the head-up display The head-up display projects
various content
into the driver's field of vision, forex ample.
Yo u can use the head-up display menu bar to
select dif fere nt cont exts, e.g.:
R Minimal
R Spo rt
R Standard
R Augmented reality
R ECO display
R Settings
R Head-up display The
following image sho wsanexample of the
cont ext wi thaugmen tedre alit y.
Head-up display with navigation and aug‐
mented reality (10x5°) 1
Navigation instructions
2 Augmented reality navigation instructions
3 Navigation status displa ys, such as remain‐
ing dis tance tothe destination, expected
time of ar rival
4 Active Lane Keeping Assist status
5 Steer Assist status
6 Current speed 7
Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC)
8 Detected traf fic signs (T raffic Sign Assist)
When youre cei vea call, the6 Call waiting
message will appear on the head-up displa y.
Sy stem limits
Vi sibility is particularly influenced bythefo llow‐
ing conditions:
R Seat position
R Image position setting
R Light conditions
R Wetro ad sur faces
R Objects on the display co ver
R Polarisation in sunglasses Driver display
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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
#
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. #
Tonavigate in menus: swipe up, down, left
or right. #
Touse handwriting toenter characters:
write thech aracter with one finger on the
to uchsc reen. #
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 digital map: turn anti-clockwise
or clockwise using two fingers. #
Tomo vethe digital map: touch the
to uchsc reen and mo veyour finger in any
di re ction. #
Tosave the destination in the digital
map: touch theto uchsc reen and hold until a
message is shown. #
Tocall up the home screen: swipe up with
th re efingers in an application. #
Toset thevo lume on a scale: touch the
to uchsc reen and mo vethefinger tothe left
or right. #
Tocall up a global menu in the applica‐
tions: touch theto uchsc reen and hold until
th eOptions menu appears. Fu
nction of the MBUX Voice Assistant Using
the MBUX Voice Assis tant, vehicle func‐
tions and various areas of the MBUX multimedia
sy stem can be operated by voice input. The
MBUX Voice Assis tant is operational appr ox‐
imately half a minute af ter switching on the igni‐
tion and can be operated from all seats. Further information and
examples of voice commands
can be found in the Digital Owner's Manual.
Yo u can use the MBUX Voice Assis tant tooper‐
ate thefo llowing functions depending on the
ve hicle equipment:
R Telephone
R Text messa geand e-mail
R Navigation
R Radio, media, TV
R Vehicle functions
R Online functions
Fu ll functionality of thevo ice control sy stem is
only available foryo u with activation of online
vo ice control . Conducting a dialogue
St
arting a dialogue #
Say "Hey Mercedes" toactivate the MBUX
Vo ice Assis tant. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia sy stem.
or MBUX multimedia sy
stem 301
#
Press the£ button on the multifunction
st eering wheel.
A blue line appears in the MBUX multimedia
sy stem. The dialogue can be star ted.
Fo rth e dialogue with the MBUX Voice Assis tant,
yo u can use co mplete sentences of colloquial
language asvoice commands. Voice activation
can also be directly combined with a voice com‐
mand, e.g. "Hey Mercedes, how fast can I
drive?" .
Calling up help #
For in form ation about the MBUX Voice
Assistant: say"Hey Mercedes, what can
you do?" #
Digital Owner's Manual: "Show me the
Owner's Manual". The fullextent of the Digi‐
ta l Owner's Manual is available when the
ve hicle is stationar y.
Operating functions (e xamp les) #
Tooperate the navigation: "Search for an
Asian restaurant, but not Japanese, in South
London." #
Tooperate the phone: "Call my father." #
Tochange the sy stem language toEng‐
lish (short command): "Change language
to English". #
Tooperate thera dio: "Show me the list of
radio stations." #
Tooperate media: "Switch on random play-
back." #
Tooperate vehicle functions: "Switch the
seat heating to level 2." #
Tooperate online functions: "What's the
time in Sydney?" #
Toask a question about theve hicle: "Do I
have Blind Spot Assist?" Overview of
the MBUX Interior Assistant &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom the cam‐
era's laser radiation
This product uses a classification 1 laser sys‐
te m. If the housing is opened or damaged,
laser radiation may damage your retina. #
Do not open the housing. #
Alw ays ha vemaintenance workand
re pairs car ried out byaqu alified spe‐
cialist workshop. This device is a class 1 laser product in accord‐
ance with DIN EN 60825-1:20
14
% The camera records ima gedata forth e appli‐
cations, forex ample body, head and hand
de tection.
The came racon 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 MBUX Interior Assis tant is au tomatical ly
activated when everth e engine is star ted.
Yo u can set the functions individually or
switch the Interior Assis tant on or off.
The most recently acti vesettings are stored
in your user profile. If you swit choff the Inte‐
ri or Assis tant, forex ample, this setting will
be adop ted in your user profile. Ho weveryou
do not change any other active user profile
in which the Interior Assis tant is switched
on. 302
MBUX multimedia sy stem
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
Suggestions
The
vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en makes suggestions rega rding navigation
destinations, phone numbers and music prefer‐
ences. The pre-requirements forth at are the
selection of a user, your consent tothere cord‐
ing of da taand suf ficient collected da ta.
Favo urites
Fa vourites of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. 100favo urites are available in
tot al. Configuring users, suggestions and
favo ur‐
ites Re
quirements:
R Touse the set-up assis tant: theve hicle is sta‐
tionar y.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f 5
Change user
Ad ding a user #
Select fAdd user .
A QR code is loaded. #
Scan the displa yed QR code with the
Mercedes me app or any QR code scanner
on a mobile device. If the Mercedes me app
is not yet ins talled on your mobile device,
yo u will be directed tothestore of your
mobile device. #
Follow the directions in the app.
The vehicle is connected with your Mercedes
me user account. This automatically creates
yo ur user profile in theve hicle.
If only your user profile is available, it will be
loaded automaticall y.
If more than one user profile is available, you
will be directed tothe user selection.
When theve hicle is stationar y,the set-up
assis tant starts automatically af ter user
selection.
Selecting user options #
Select Settings . #
Toconfigure suggestions: selectSugges-
tions settings. #
Select Suggestions. #
Swit chthe options on or off.
If an option is switched on and suf ficient
da ta has been gathered, suggestions based
on your user behaviour will be of fere dto yo u. #
For in telligent multimodalit y:select Multi-
modality.
If th e option is active, the MBUX Voice Assis‐
ta nt can be acti vated in cer tain situations. #
Toswitch the learning function off for
24 h:switch on Deactiv. intelligent learning
for 24h . #
Todel ete cumula ted sug gestions: select
Reset suggestion history . #
Select Ja(Yes).
Pr otecting user-specific content and applica‐
tions
If yo u add a new user, access pr otection is
already activated forth e user profile. The
Mercedes me PIN and, depending on theve hicle
equipment, biometric sensors are available for
access. Biometric sensors must be taught in in
th eve hicle. The authentication process then
ta ke s all taught-in and available sensors into
account. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 309
The
following user-specific con tent and applica‐
tions are pr otected, forex ample:
R User selection and user profile settings
R The teaching-in of biom etric senso rs
R Sug gestions
The data and de term ination of the most
probable navigation destinations, media
sources, radio stations, con tacts and mes‐
sages are pr otected.
R ENERG IZINGCOACH
The recorded health da taand their eva luation
are pr otected.
R Mercedes me connect store
The pur chase of services is pr otected. #
Switch Protect content on or off.#
Switch Access protection on or off.
% When access pr otection is switched off, your
user profile can be accessed and changed
from everyvehicle seat.
% Access pr otection is switched on or off on a
ve hicle-specific basis. Te
aching in, editing and deleting biometric
data
The biometric data models are sa ved in the sen‐
sors in theve hicle. If recognition has been
ta ught-in, this sensor ser ves as a contri butory
fa ctor for auth entication on the multimedia sys‐
te m. #
Select Biometric data. #
Select Fingerprint recognition ,Facial recog-
nition orVoice recognition.
% If necessar y,authenticate yourself on the
multimedia sy stem. #
Select Configure. #
Touse fingerprint: place and lift your finger
se veral times on thefingerprint sensor under
th eto uchsc reen .
The finger is scanned. If the scanning proce‐
dure is successful, a message appears on the
central displ ay.Yo u can unlo ckyour user pro‐
fi le and pr otected applications with your fin‐
ge r print. #
Touse face recognition: closethe driver's
door or fastenthe driver's seat belt. #
Look at the driver display for about five sec‐
onds.
Yo ur face is scanned. A message in the driver
display sho wswhe ther facial recognition was
successful or not. You can unlo ckyour user
profile and pr otected applications with the
fa cial scan. #
Touse voice recognition: speakthe sen‐
te nce shown on the cent ral display and fol‐
low the instructions of thevo ice assis tant.
If th evo ice recognition was successful, a
message appears onthe cent ral displa y.Yo u
can unlock your user profile and pr otected
applications with voice input.
% Avoid bac kground or disturbing noises dur‐
ing voice recognition. #
Todel ete biometric data: selectDelete. #
Select Ja(Yes).
Selecting a user
% When you call up your driver profile, the driv‐
er's seat and thesteering wheel can be set. 310
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Yo
u can cancel the setting process with the
fo llowing actions:
R Tap on theTap here to cancel. message
in the cent ral displa y.
R Press one of the seat operating buttons
in the driver's door. #
Select Change user . #
Select a user. #
When requ estedto do so, authenticate with
th e Mercedes me PIN or a taught-in biom et‐
ri c ch aracteristic.
The user profile is loaded and activated.
% Ifyo u select Continue without selecting user ,
no specific settings forth e user profile are
loaded.
Ad ding favo urites from catego ries #
Select ©. #
Select ß. #
Select r. #
Select WCreate new favourite .#
Select the categor y. #
Select a favo urite.
Linking favo urites with the MBUX Interior
Assistant V pose #
Select ©. #
Select ß. #
Select r. #
Select DriverorPassenger. #
Select the categor y. #
Select a favo urite. 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
- Display brightness
R Cont rol elements
- Keyboard language and handwriting rec‐
ognition -
Touchpad sensitivity
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
- Haptic operation forth eto uchsc reen
R MBUX Voice Assis tant
R MBUX Interior Assi stant
R Sound
- Entertainment
- Navigation and traf fic announcements
- Telephone
- Voice amplification
R Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, Blu etoo th, NFC
R MBUX rear tablet child-proof lock
R Time & date
R Langua ge
R Units for dis tance
R Updating software
R System Reset MBUX multimedia sy
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