Note
s on operating saf ety &
WARNING Risk of distraction 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 tra ffic
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. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
Mobile communications devices distract the
driver from the traf fic situation. This could
also cause the driver tolose control of the
ve hicle. #
Asthe driver, only operate mobile com‐
munications devices when theve hicle is
st ationar y. #
As a vehicle occupant, only use mobile
communications devices in the areas
intended forth is purpose, e.g. in the
re ar passenger compartment. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especially your voice control sys‐
te m:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on lyoperate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control sys‐
te m when the tra ffic conditions permit it. Yo u
may otherwise be distracted from the traf fic
conditions and cause an accident, inju ring
yo urself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarize yourself with thevo ice control sys‐
te m functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Multifunction
steering wheel operation over‐
vi ew The
Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on. 1
Press therock er switch up: £starts the
dialog
2 Press the cont rol knob: 0063switches the
sound off or on (ends the dialog)
Tu rn the cont rol knob up/down: inc reases/
dec reases thevo lume
3 Press therock er switch down: 0076rejects/
ends a call (ends the dialog) Conducting a dialog with
theVo ice Control
Sy stem Fo
rth e dialog with theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem, you
can use comple tesentences of colloquial lan‐
guage as voice commands, such as, forex ample,
"Please show me the list of the last calls" or "How
wa rm is it outside?". It is also not necessary to
fi rs tch ange tothere leva nt application su chas
"Telephone" or "Vehicle function". #
Toactivate or continue dialog byusing a
ke yword: say "Hello Mercedes" toactivate
th eVo ice Cont rol Sy stem. Voice activation
must be switched on in the multimedia sys‐
te m (/ page185). Forth is, it is not neces‐
sary topress up the£ rocker switch on
th e multifunction steering wheel.
Vo ice activation can also be direct lycom‐
bined wi thavo ice command, e.g. "Hello
Mercedes, how fastcan I drive?".
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem
Overview and operation
Overview of
the MBUX multimedia sy stem &
WARNING Risk of distraction 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 tra ffic
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
ope rating the multimedia sy stem.
MBUX stands for Mercedes-Benz User Experi‐
ence. 1
Touch Control and multimedia sy stem cont rol
panel
2 Media display with touch functionality
Opens/closes the center console stowage
compartment abo vethe display (/ page78)
3 Operating strip, calls up applications
In the center console stowage compartment you
can find thefo llowing ports and inter faces:
R Two USB ports or one USB port
The USB port with theç symbol facilitates
th e connection of the mobile phone with the
multimedia sy stem using a suitable cable. This will enable
youto use the functions of
th e mobile phone via Apple CarPlay™ or
Android Auto.
R Stow age space with charging inter face and
NFC inter face (if available)
Yo u can operate the multimedia sy stem with the
fo llowing central control elements:
R Touch Control 1
Operation takes place bycursor control.
R Media display (tou chscreen) 2
R Buttons on operating strip 3
% Alternatively
you can conduct a dialog with
th eVo ice Cont rol Sy stem (/ page184).
Mul tiple applications are available foryo u. Yo u
can call these up using the home screen or using
th e buttons on operating strip 3.
Yo u can con veniently call up and add favo rite s on
th esteering wheel using thef rocker switch.
Quic k-access in the home screen and in the
applications ser vetoselect functions more
qu ickl y.
If yo u use the learn function of the multimedia
sy stem, you will receive sug gestions during oper‐
ation of the most probable navigation destina‐
tions, radio stations and con tacts. The configu ra‐
tion of the suggestions take s place in your pro‐
fi le. You can compile your profile from various
ve hicle settings and settings of the multimedia
sy stem.
The Notifications Center 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 theNoti fications
Center on the home screen and in the menus of
th e applications.
Wi th th eglobal sear chintheve hicle you can
sear chon-board across many categories as well
as online in the Internet. You can use theglobal
sear chinthe home screen and in the notifica‐
tions.
Anti-theft pr otection
This device is equipped with tech nical pr ovisions
to protect it against theft. Further information on
pr otection against theft can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Note
s onthe media display Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(/ page 290). 19 8
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Global sear
ch Global sear
chove rview
Yo u can use theglobal sear chinthe home screen
and in the notifications.
The global sear chprov ides sear chresults forthe
fo llowing categories and their sub-categories:
R Navigation
R Media
R Telephone, social media
R User inter face and Digi tal Operating Instruc‐
tions
R Internet
This enables youto sear chfor cities, roads and
to urist att ractions wi th the navigation sy stem, for
ex ample.
% Yo
u can also sear chforth re e-word addresses
(/ page 221).
When you enter a 3 wordaddress in the
gl obal sear ch, separate each of thewo rds
with a space or a full stop.
During the entry process the most likely sugges‐
tions are shown beneath the sear chfield. When
yo u enter "S", "Stuttgart", "S teak" and "Sandra"
are shown, forex ample. If you select "Stuttgart",
yo ure ceive the suggestions "S tarbuc ks", "S teak"
and "City railw ay",forex ample.
The sear chresults in the list are shown, sor ted
according tocatego ry. Next tothe category is the
number of results. You will be shown the best
re sults from each categor y.Ad ditional results can
be found af ter selecting there spective categor y.
If yo u con firm an ent rywith OK, all categories
and the number of results will be shown in a sum‐
mar y.After selecting a category you can select
th e sear chresults within the categor y.When you
select a sear chresult the de tailed view opens. In
th e de tailed view you can choose whe ther and
which actions youwa nttocar ryout with the
re spective sear chresult. Forex ample, you can
st art route guidance or place a call tosomebody.
The actions are named cor responding ly.
The sear chcan be car ried out with thefo llowing
input me thods:
R Entering characters using the on-screen key‐
board
R Entering characters with handwriting recogni‐
tion
R Dictation function Using the
global sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © #
Select ªSearch .
or #
Call up the notifications (/ page 206). #
Select Search . #
Ente rth e sear chterm into the sear chfield.
Use thech aracter input function
During the entry process theth re e most likely
suggestions are of fere d beneath the sear ch
fi eld.
In the list on theright, theto p two sear ch
re sults are shown for each categor y.
% Alternati
vely, you can use theo dictation
function forth e sear ch. #
Toaccept a suggestion: selectthe sugges‐
tion.
The thre e most likely suggestions are of fere d. #
Continue the sear chor accept a suggestion. #
Toaccept the second sear ch result:select
th e sear chresult.
An action starts or a list is shown. #
Select a sear chresult or an action in the list. #
Toshow all categories: selectOK. #
Toshow sear ch results for a categor y:
select a categor y. #
Toshow details: select a searchresult. #
Tostart an action: select an action.
Af ter selection of an action, a track is pla yed
back or thero ute toa destination is calcula‐
te d, forex ample. Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function &
WARNING Risk of distraction 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 tra ffic
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 MBUX multimedia sy
stem 207
Na
vigation overview Example: digital map with navigation menu
1 Toenter a POI or address and additional des‐
tination entry options
2 Tointer rupt route guidance (if route guidance
is active)
3 Torepeat a navigation announcement and
switch navigation announcements on or off
4 Tocall up theON THE WAY menu
• To show Route Overview
• To select Alternative Routes
• Report Traffic Incident (Car-to-X)
• To call up theTRAFFIC menu
• To show Traffic Announcements
• To show Area Alerts
• To show Live Traffic Subscription Info
• To show Route List
• To call up thePOSITION menu
- Save Position
• To show Compass
5 Quic k-access and settings
• To show Traffic
• To show Parking
• To show Highway Information
• ViaAdvanced optionstouse View ,
Announcements andRoute
% Some options are not
available in all coun‐
tries.
% Yo
u can enter 3 wordaddresses in the online
sear ch (/page 221). This option is not
av ailable in all countries. Destination entry
Note
s on destination entry &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integ rated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve 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
ope rating the multimedia sy stem.
Entering a POI or addre ss &
WARNING Risk of distraction 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 tra ffic
situation. This could also cause youto lose
control of theve hicle. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 217
Saving a
recorded route
Re quirements:
R A USB device is connec ted with the multime‐
dia sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
ª Where to?
5 SAVED ROUTES #
Select a route. #
Select f. #
Select Save in "Previous Destinations" .
The route is stored in the "Pr evious destina‐
tions" memo ryand can be called up from
th ere forro ute guidance.
Editing a storedro ute
Re quirements:
R A USB device with stored routes is connec ted
with the multimedia sy stem (/ page 262).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
ª Where to?
5 SAVED ROUTES #
Select a route with V. #
Toenter a name: selectChange Name . #
Enterth e name. #
Select OK.
or #
When the name has been changed, press the
G button. #
Select Yes. #
Todel ete a route: select Delete. #
Select Yes. Ro
ute guidance Note
s onroute guidance &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integ rated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve 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
ope rating the multimedia sy stem.
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been cal‐
culated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving
instructions.
Driving instructions are:
R Navigation announcements
R Route guidance displ ays
R Lane recommendations
If yo u do not follow the driving instructions or if
yo u lea vethe calculated route, a new route is cal‐
culated automaticall y.
Driving instructions may di ffer from the actual
ro ad and traf fic conditions if:
R The route is diver ted
R The direction of a one-w aystre et has been
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your jour‐
ney as well as the pr evailing traf fic conditions.
The route may dif fer from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
R Roadwor ks
R Incomple tedigital map data
Note s on GPS reception
The cor rect function of the navigation sy stem
depends amongst other things on GPS reception.
In cer tain situations GPS reception can be
impaired, defective or even not possible, e.g. in
tunnels or in pa rking garage s.
Changing direction overview
Changes of direction are shown in thefo llowing
displa ys:
R Detailed image of the intersection
The display appears when you drive into an
intersection.
R 3D image
The displ ayappears when driving on intersec‐
tion-free, multi-lane roads, forex ample on
free wayex its and free way inter changes. 228
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Note
s ontelephony &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integ rated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve 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. &
WARNING Risk of an accident from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
Mobile communications devices distract the
driver from the traf fic situation. This could
also cause the driver tolose control of the
ve hicle. #
Asthe driver, only operate mobile com‐
munications devices when theve hicle is
st ationar y. #
As a vehicle occupant, only use mobile
communications devices in the areas
intended forth is purpose, e.g. in the
re ar passenger compartment. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
ope rating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or at: https://
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com/
Information on telephony
The following situations can lead tothe call being
disconnected while theve hicle is in motion:
R there is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area
R you mo vefrom one transmission/reception
st ation toano ther and no communication
ch annels are free R
the SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available
R a mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged into
the network with the second SIM card at the
same time
The multimedia sy stem supports calls in HD
Vo ice ®
for impr oved speech quality. A require‐
ment forth is is that the mobile phone and the
mobile phone network pr ovider of the person you
are calling support HD Voice ®
.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate.
Connecting a mobile phone
Re quirements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (/ page211).
Mul timedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone
Sear ching for a mobile phone #
Select í. #
Select Connect New Device.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorization
using Secure Si mplePa iring) #
Select a mobile phone. #
A code is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
and on the mobile phone. #
Ifth e codes match: confirm the code on the
mobile phone.
% Fo
r older mobile phone models, enter a one
to sixteen-digit number code on the mobile
phone and on the multimedia sy stem for
authorization.
% Up
to15 mobile phones can be authorized on
th e multimedia sy stem.
Auth orized mobile phones are reconnected
au tomatical ly.
% The connected mobile phone can also be
used as Blue
tooth®
audio equipment
(/ page 263). MBUX multimedia sy
stem 243
Calling a message sender
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
5 l
A message list is shown. #
Select 0048nexttoa con tact.
The messaging his tory with the contact is
opened. #
Select 0062. #
Select Call.
Using telephone numbers or URLs from a text
message
Re quirements:
R An Internet connection is available tocall up
a URL.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
5 l
A message list is shown. #
Select 0048nexttoa con tact.
The messaging his tory with the contact is
opened. #
Select a telephone number or a URL in the
message.
If a URL is selected thewe b br ows er opens.
If a telephone number is selec tedth efo llow‐
ing options are available:
R Call
R Write New Text Message #
Select an option.
Deleting a message
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
5 l #
Select a contact. #
Press and hold on a message. #
Todel eteth e message: selectDelete. Apple CarPlay
® Overview of Apple CarPlay
® &
WARNING Risk of distraction 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 tra ffic
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
ope rating the multimedia sy stem.
iPhone ®
functions can be used via the multime‐
dia sy stem using Apple CarPlay ®
. They are oper‐
ated using theto uchsc reen, Touch Control or the
Siri ®
vo ice-operated control sy stem. You can acti‐
va te thevo ice-operated control sy stem bypress‐
ing and holding the£ button on the multifunc‐
tion steering wheel.
When using Apple CarPlay ®
via thevo ice-oper‐
ated control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can
st ill be operated via theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
(/ page 184).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Apple CarPlay ®
to the multimedia sy stem.
Also for use of Apple CarPlay ®
with two phone
mode, only one additional mobile phone can be
connected using Blue tooth®
with the multimedia
sy stem.
The availability of Apple CarPlay ®
may vary
according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and content connected to
it.
Apple CarPlay ®
is a regis tere d trademark of
Apple Inc.
Information on Apple CarPlay ®
When Apple CarPlay ®
is being used, the iPod ®
media source is not available forth ere spective
iPhone ®
. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 251
Only one
route guidance can be active at a time.
If ro ute guidance is active on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance is star ted
on the mobile phone.
Connecting an iPhone ®
via Apple CarPlay ®
Requ irements:
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
R The full range of functions for Apple CarPlay ®
is only available with an In tern et connection.
R The iPhone ®
is connected tothe multimedia
sy stem via the USB port çusing a suita‐
ble cable (/ page 262).
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO & Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay
5 Start Apple CarPlay #
Alternative: If an Apple CarPlay ®
application
is active (e.g. when music is being pla yed or
ro ute guidance is active), you can call up the
active application using the|, zor
002B application buttons (/ page 201).
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection pro‐
visions
Fo rth e initial start of the application: a message
with the data pr otection pr ovisions appears. #
Select Accept & Start.
Exiting Apple CarPlay ®#
Press the00E2 button.
% Apple CarPlay ®
starts automatically when the
iPhone ®
is connec ted with the sy stem using
a cable. If Apple CarPlay ®
wa s not displa yed
in thefo re ground be fore disconnecting, the
application starts in the bac kground when
re connected. You can call up Apple CarPlay ®
in the main menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay ®
sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO & Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z #
Select sound settings. Setting control of
the application but tons
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO & Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch on Control via Application Buttons:
activate the display button. #
Toswitch off Control via Application Buttons:
deactivate the display button.
Ending Apple CarPlay ® #
Toend the connection of Apple Car‐
Play ®
(cable): disconnect the connection via
th e connecting cable between the iPhone ®
and multimedia sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of distraction 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 tra ffic
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
ope rating the multimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used with Android
Au tousing the Android operating sy stem on the
multimedia sy stem. It is operated using the
to uchsc reen or thevo ice-operated control sys‐
te m. You can activate thevo ice-opera ted control
sy stem bypressing and holding the£ button
on the multifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thevo ice-opera ted
control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can still
be opera ted via theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
(/ page 184). 252
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