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af fic Sign Assi stcan de tect following addi‐
tional signs 3and, if necessar y,anal ysethe
re leva nce of there strictions using other vehicle
sensors:
R inwe t conditions
R on slippe ryroad sur faces
R infog
R temp orary restrictions
R exits
R limits for car/trailer combinations
Tr af fic Sign Assi stalso uses data from the digital
st re et map in the navigation sy stem. Therefore,
when you lea veor enter a municipality or change
ro ads, on a mo torw ay ex it or slip road forex am‐
ple, or af teryo u turn at a junction, the display in
th e driver display can be updated without a traf‐
fi c sign having been de tected.
If Traf fic Sign Assi stcannot de term ine the cur‐
re ntly applicable maximum pe rmissible speed
(e.g. due tomissing signs), thefo llowing display
appears in the driver display: Tr
af fic Sign Assi stis not available in all coun‐
tries. If theve hicle is in a country where Traf fic
Sign Assi stis not suppor ted, this is displa yed
continuously.
% Also obser vethe information on display mes‐
sages in Traf fic Sign Assi st (/ page 492).
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentionally
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo u
can set thewa rning tovisual only (the traf fic
sign flashes thre e times in the driver display) or
visual and acoustic, including a warning tone.
Ad ditional functions of Traf fic Sign Assist
(count ry-specific)
Wa rning for no-entry signs: Traf fic Sign Assi st
can warnyou if you drive the wrong way down a section of
road, forex ample on mo torw ay slip
ro ads or one-w aystre ets.
Wa rning at pedestrian crossings: ifyou
approach pedestrian crossings, pr ovided that
pedestrians are in the danger zone or are moving
to wa rds it, Traf fic Sign Assi stcan warnyou up to
a speed of appr oximately 70 km/h.
Wa rning at stop signs: Traf fic Sign Assi stcan
wa rnyou up toa speed of appr oximately
70 km/h if you are about todrive past a stop
sign unintentionall y.Fo rth is to be possible, the
signs must be clear, forex ample if the sy stem
de tects more than one stop sign, or a stop sign
can be confirmed using the digital navigation
map. Nowarning can be issued if se veral dif fer‐
ent signs are de tected.
Wa rning at red lights: Traf fic Sign Assi stcan
wa rnyou up toa speed of appr oximately
70 km/h if you are about todrive thro ugh a red
light unin tentional ly.
The following conditions must be fulfilled:
R Several traf fic lights ha vebeen de tected.
R All traf fic lights de tected are red. Driving and parking
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R
If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
particularly in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
th e sun or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth ere are no lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings are present for one
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth e lane markings are worn, dark or cov‐
ered.
R Ifth e dis tance totheve hicle in front is too
short and thus the lane markings cann otbe
de tected. R
Ifth e lane markings change quickl y,e.g.
lanes branch off, cross one ano ther or
mer ge.
R Ifth e car riag ewa y is very nar row and wind‐
ing.
Obse rveth e no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 219).
Ac tivating/deactivating Active Lane Keeping
Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist #
Switch the function on or off.
Alternatively, Active Lane Keeping Assist can be
activated and deactivated in the Assis tance
menu.
% Afterst arting the engine, the settings are
count ry-specific. Setting
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Avoid collision
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist
Setting the sensitivity #
Select ´. #
Select Early,Med.orLate.
The last selec ted setting will be adop tedth e next
time the engine is star ted.
% The standard setting forth is function is
dependent on the count ry.
Ac tivating or deactivating assistance on dis‐
continuous lane markings #
Select Advanced support .
The la stselected setting will be adop tedth e next
time the engine is star ted.
% The standard setting forth is function is
dependent on the count ry. Driving and pa
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be activated and deactivated via
the multimedia
sy stem.
In order for front or rear obs tacles tothe side to
be displa yed, theve hicle must firs t tr ave l a dis‐
ta nce of at least half a vehicle length. Once the
ve hicle has tr avelled one vehicle length, obs ta‐
cles on all sides can be shown.
Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is on lyan aid. It is
not a substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur‐
ro undings. The responsibility for safe manoeu‐
vring and parking remains with you. Make sure
th at there are no persons, animals or objects in
th e manoeuvring area while manoeuvring and
parking in/exiting parking spaces. Messages in
the central display Ve
hicles with 360° Camera Ve
hicles with reve rsing camera As soon as
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is opera‐
tional, there spective areas of the display are
shown in blue.
1 Operational, front and rear
2 Operational, all around
3 Operational, all around and obs tacle de tec‐
ted
The colour of the display changes depending on
th e dis tance tothe de tected obs tacle:
R Blue: > 1 m (no obs tacles de tected)
R Yello w: appr ox. 1 m - 0.7 m
R Orange: approx. 0.7 m- 0.4 m
R Red:< 0.4 m
Ve hicles with 360° Camera: the boundary line
shifts dynamically depending on the position and
dis tance of the obs tacles de tected.
Depending on the dis tancetothe obs tacle
de tected, an intermittent warning tone also
sounds. You can set the timing of thewa rnings
in the multimedia sy stem. In theWarn early set‐
ting, the sy stem warnsyo u from a distance of
1 m, in thest andard setting on ly from 0.4 m.268
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Extending and
retracting the ball ne ckfully
electrically (multimedia sy stem) &
WARNING Risk of accident due tothe
ball neck not being engaged
If th e ball neck is not engaged, the trailer
may come loose. #
Alw ays engage the ball neck as descri‐
bed. *
NO
TEDama getothe all-electric trailer
hitch due toadditional pressure The all-electric trailer hit
chcould be mechan‐
ically damaged byapplying additional pres‐
sure when the ball neck is being extended or
re tracted. #
Do not ma kethe ball neck extend/
re tract faster by applying additional
pressure. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is secured against rolling away.
R The swivel range is clear. R
The trailer cables or adap ter plugs ha vebeen
re mo ved.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
ß 5
y
Extending the ball neck fully electrically #
Select Ü.
The Trailer coupling in motion display mes‐
sage will appear on the driver's displa y.
The ball neck will extend fully electrically. #
Wait until the ball neck has loc ked in place.
If th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in place,
th eCheck trailer hitch lock display message will
appear on the driver's displa y.
Re tracting the ball ne ckfully electrical ly #
Select Ü.
The Trailer coupling in motion displaymes‐
sage will appear on the driver's displa y.
The ball neck will retract fully electrically. #
Wait until the ball neck has loc ked in place. If
th e ball neck is not securely loc ked in place,
th eTrailer coupling Check lock display message
will appear on the driver's displa y.
Obser vethe information about the displa yson
th e instrument clus ter:
R Indicator and warning lamps (/ page 550)
R Display messages (/ page 492) Coupling up/uncoupling a trailer
&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom theve hicle
le ve l being changed
Ve hicles with le vel control sy stem: the
ve hicle le vel may be changed unin tentionally,
e.g. by ot her persons. You may become trap‐
ped if you couple up or uncouple a trailer
while theve hicle le vel is changing. In addi‐
tion, other people could become trapped if
th eir limbs are between theve hicle body and
th e tyres or underneath theve hicle.
When coupling up or uncoupling a trailer,
make sure that: Driving and parking
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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

#
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
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% 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

The driver camera must be set up
forfa ce de tec‐
tion before use. Teaching-in biom etric da ta
( / page 309).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R The camera is co vered or dirty, mis ted up or
scratched.
R The driver's face and/or eyes are co vered.
R The driver is wearing glasses that block inf ra‐
re d.
Display messages
In thefo llowing situations display messages may
be shown:
R The driver camera is inope rative.
The camera is faulty.
The Driver camera inoperative See Owner's
Manual message appears.
R The driver camera cannot capture the posi‐
tion of your head. The
Change steering wheel/ seat position
until 6 dots are visible on the upper edge of
the screen message appears.
R The view of the driver camera is reduced or
re stricted.
The Driver camera view currently restricted
See Owner's Manual message appears.
Note s on care
Please comply with the no tes on caring forthe
interior (/ page 358). Switching
the driver camera on or off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Intelligent assistants #
Select OnorOff.
When the driver camera is switched off, thefo l‐
lowing functions are not available or limited:
R The 3D driver display
R The MBUX augmen tedre ality Head-up Dis‐
play (/ page 293) R
The mic rosleep de tection of ATTENTION
ASSIST (/ page 226)
R The facial recognition
This function ser ves as sensor input for
authentication and unlo cking of the user pro‐
fi le and pr otected applications
(/ page 309).
R Multimodality
This function activates the MBUX Voice
Assis tant wi theye controll, e.g. forth e con‐
fi rm ation of a display message byvoice. Information on users, suggestions and
fa
vo urites &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
du ring adjustment of the driver's seat
af te r calling up a driver profile
Selecting a user profile may trigger an
adju stment of the driver's seat tothe posi‐
tion sa ved under the user profile. You or
ot her vehicle occupants could be injured in
th e process. MBUX multimedia sy
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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