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
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MBUX multimedia sy stem
Au
tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-off
fe ature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the bright‐
ness is initially reduced automatically. The media
display may then switch off comple tely for a
while.
% If
yo u are wearing polarized sun glasses, it
may be dif ficult toread the media displa y. 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 emer‐
ge ncy call sy stem (eCall) is not available
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 Center
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 ryand enters the destination
address for home)
A Number of applications and cur rently selec‐
te d display area
B Calls up SUGGESTIONS andFAVORITES To
uch Control Operating
Touch Control (multimedia sy stem) 1
© button
Calls up the home screen
2 Touch Control
3 Back button
Returns tothe pr evious display
4 Cont rol panel for multimedia sy stem MBUX multimedia sy
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th
e beginning or end of the list is reached you
will hear ano ther clicking sound. Applications
Calling up applications
Using buttons on
the operating strip 1
002B button
Calls up thete lephone
2 Volume rocker switch
Ad justs thevo lume(/ page 202)
3 0038/© button
Press brief ly:re turns tothe pr evious display
Press and hold: calls up the home screen
4 0063/00D0 button
Press brief ly: switches sound off
Press and hold: acti vates/deactivates the
multimedia sy stem
5 Quic k-access button for media
Calls up the cont rol menu of the last active
media source
6 Vehicle button
Sets vehicle functions
7 | button
Pressing repeatedly calls up the desired
audio source
8 00CB button
Calls up navigation #
Toaccess stations and music trac ks
qu ickl y:press button 5.
The control menu appears forth e audio
source that wa s last selected. #
Swipe tothe left or right.
Ra dio: the pr evious or next station is set.
Media source: the pr evious or the next music
tra ck is selec ted. #
Tohide the control menu: press button5.Using
the home screen
The home screen is shown in the media display
when youstart theve hicle. #
Select the application byswiping and tapping.
or #
In any displa y:press the© button on the
To uch Control.
or #
Tap on the© symbol on theto uchsc reen.
The applications are displa yed. #
Select the application byswiping and tapping.
Changing the ar rangement of applications on
th e home screen #
Call up the home screen #
Touch and hold an application on the
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tap on 0059 or0065 and mo vethe applica‐
tion in the menu. #
Tap on 00FB. Switching
the sound on/off On
the multifunction steering wheel #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 0063 symbol appears in thest atus line of
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
Yo u will also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitch on: turnvolume control 1or
ch ange the media source. MBUX multimedia sy
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Select Save.
or #
Toadopt factory settings: selectSavesave
directly.
% Fu
rther information on setting a user profile
(/ page 203). #
Activate Blu etoo th®
and select Connect
Phone, toconnect a mobile phone wi th the
user profile (/ page243).
Yo u can also set up a user profile without regis‐
te ring a mobile phone. #
Select Finished.
The user profile is sa ved.
Selecting profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select 0062for a profile. #
Toedit a profile: selectEdit Profile. #
Select an avatar. #
Chan gethe name, if necessar y.#
Select Save. #
Toconfigure suggestions: selectSugges-
tion Settings (/page 204). #
Toreset favo rite s: select Reset Favorite to
Factory Settings. #
Select Yes. #
Toreset a profile: selectReset Profile to
Factory Settings. #
Select Yes. #
Todel ete a profile: selectDelete Profile . #
Select Yes.
% The guest profile cannot be dele
ted.
Selecting a profile
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select a profile. #
Press the0076 button toconfirm the mes‐
sage.
The profile is loaded and activated.
% Alternatively,
the profile can already be selec‐
te d when theve hicle is entered
(/ page 203). Showing
the profile selection when entering
Requ irements:
R Atleast one profile has been created.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select General Settings. #
Activate Show Profile Selection When Getting
In.
When theve hicle is star ted, the media display
sho ws th e active profile. Suggestions
Suggestions
overview
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver.
Based on the habits that ha vebeen learned by
th e sy stem, the most likely navigation destina‐
tions, music tra cks, radio stations or con tacts are
of fere d under SUGGESTIONS.
Suggestions are shown when thefo llowing
re qu irements are fulfilled:
R A profile has been created (/ page 202).
No suggestions are available in theGuest pro‐
fi le.
R A profile has been selec ted.
R You ha veaccep ted data recording.
R From the beginning of usage, the multimedia
sy stem must analyze the user habits. When
suf ficient da tais collec tedth en the sugges‐
tions are available.
If th ere qu irements mentioned are not fulfilled, a
pr ev iew with a description of the function
appears in theSUGGESTIONS menu.
Yo u can con figure the data recording
(/ page 204) or del ete unsuitable suggestions
(/ page 204)in order toimpr ove suggestions.
Calling up suggestions
Requ irements:
R An individual user profile has been created
and is selected (/ page 203).
% The guest profile is active when
the multime‐
dia sy stem is firs tst ar ted. #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Select a navigation destination, a music tra ck,
a ra dio station or a con tact. MBUX multimedia sy
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If
ro ute guidance is already active, you can
st art a suggestion as a new route guidance or
set an intermediate destination forth eex ist‐
ing route.
Configuring suggestions
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
f Profiles #
Select Zfor a profile. #
Select Suggestion Settings. #
Toswitch suggestions display on/off:
switch Allow Destination Suggestions, Allow
Music Suggestions andAllow Contact Sug-
gestions on or off.
If an option is switched on, suggestions for
navigation de stinations, music trac ks,ra dio
st ations or con tacts are shown.
If th e option is switched off, no suggestions
are shown. #
Todeactivate the learn function for one
da y:activate 24h Learning Deact..
Fo r24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active profile.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown. The
re maining time is shown next to24h Learn-
ing Deact..
Before the time runs out, a messa geis shown
th at the multimedia sy stem will continue the
learn function shortl y.
Example: if the option is switched on and a
ro ute toa new destination has been calcula‐
te d, this destination would not be take n into
account forth e learn function. #
Toreset the suggestion his tory :select
Reset Suggestion History .
% This process cannot be
reve rsed. #
Select Yes.
Re naming suggestions
Only navigation destinations can be renamed. #
Tap on the© symbol in the media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Highlight a navigation destination and press
until theOPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Rename . #
Ente rth e name. #
Toconfirm the entr y:select Yes. Deleting a suggestion #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until theSUGGESTIONS menu is
shown. #
Highlight a suggestion and press until the
OPTIONS menu is shown. #
Select Delete.
Deleting suggestions in the applications
Yo u can dele tesuggestions in the pr evious desti‐
nations, in thera dio station list and in the con‐
ta cts. #
Select 0064for a suggestion. #
Select No Longer Suggest. #
Todel eteth e suggestion from the cur rent
lis t:select Not Now.
The suggestion will be shown again at a later
time in the list. #
Todel ete a suggestion permanent ly:select
Never. #
Select Yes.
The suggestion will not be shown again in
future. All suggestions are reset. #
Tocancel the function: selectCancel. Favo
rites Overview of
favo rites
Favo rite s of feryo uqu ick access tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo rite s in tota l.
Yo u can select favo rite s from categories or you
add favo rite s directly from an application.
Calling up favo rites
In the media display #
Tap on ©.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown.
Using thest eering wheel #
Press thef rocker switch on thesteering
wheel down.
Ad ding favo rites
Selecting favo rite s from categories #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown. 204
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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.
Character entry can be carried out with these
cont rol elements:
R Touch Control
R Touchsc reen (media display)
Character entry take s place bycursor control
when using theTo uch Control.
Character input can be star ted with a control ele‐
ment and resumed with ano ther. #
When theke yboard is shown, en terth ech ar‐
acters on the cont rol element byswiping and
pressing or bytapping (touchscreen). or #
Write thech aracter on theto uchsc reen.
Examples of character ent ry:
R Renaming a favo rite
R Entering a de stination address in the naviga‐
tion sy stem
R Ente ring a web address
Entering characters on theto uchscreen
Requ irements:
R An online connection is requiredfor some
functions.
Using theke yboard 1
Input line
2 Showssuggestions during entry (if available)
3 Deletes an entry
4 Deletes
Pressing or pressing brief lydele testh e last
ch aracter entered
Pressing and holding dele testh e entry
5 Accepts an entry
6 Switches tohandwriting input
7 Enters a space
8 Changes theke yboard language
9 Switches tospecial characters
A Swit ches todigits and additional special
ch aracters ABC swit
ches toletters (le vel 2)
B Pressing or pressing brief lyswitches
between upper-case and lo wer-case letters
Pressing and holding switches toupper-case
letters permanent ly
If av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input. #
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a favo r‐
ites, forex ample (/ page 205).
The keyboard is shown. #
Press brief lyon a character key.
The character is entered in input line 1. Sug‐
ge stions are shown in 2. #
Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
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Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with 0047 or0048. #
Resume character input. #
Toenter an alternative character: press
and hold a character. #
Select thech aracter. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
% The
available editing functions depend on the
editing task, the language set and thech arac‐
te r le vel.
Using handwriting input 1
Input line
2 Showssuggestions during entry
3 Dele tes an entry
4 Dele tes
Pressing or pressing brief lydele testh e last
ch aracter entered
Pressing and holding dele testh e entry
5 Enters a space
6 Switches toinput using theke yboard
7 Accepts an entry
8 Writes characters on the dr awing sur face
If av ailable, thep symbol allo wsyouto
ch ange tovoice input. #
Call up thech aracter ent ryto rename a favo r‐
ites, forex ample (/ page 205). #
When theke yboard is displa yed, select v. #
Write thech aracter with one finger on the
to uchsc reen.
The character is entered in input line 1. Sug‐
ge stions are shown in 2. #
Toselect a suggestion: select one ofthe
entri es. #
Ifav ailable, display additional suggestions
with 0047 or0048. #
Resume character input. The letters can be
written next toeach other or abo veeach
ot her. #
Toend character input: presstheG but‐
to n.
Setting the keyboard forch aracter entry
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Settings 5
System 5
Controls
5 Keyboards and Handwriting #
Confirm Select keyboards.
Select theke yboard language in the list. Sy
stem settings Display
Configuring display settings
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Designs & Display
Styl es #
Select Classic ,Sport orProgressive .
Display brightness #
Select Display Brightness . #
Select a brightness value. MBUX multimedia sy
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Switching
the display off/on #
Off: select Display Off . #
On: press a button, 002B,forex ample.
Displ aydesign #
Select Day/Night Design. #
Select Automatic, Day Design orNight
Design. Time and date
Setting the time and date automatical
ly
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
System 5
Time and Date #
Deactivate 0053Manual Time Adjustment.
The time and date are set automatically for
th e selected time zone and summer time
option.
% The cor rect time is requ ired forth efo llowing
functions:
R Route guidance with time-dependent traf‐
fi c guidance.
R Calculation of expected time of ar riva l.
Setting the time zone
Requ irements:
R For setting the time zone manuall y:the
Automatic Time Zone function is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Time and Date
Setting the time zone manually #
Select Time Zone: .
The list of countries is displa yed.
% If
th ere are se veral time zones available in a
countr y,these will be shown af terth e coun‐
try is selected. #
Select a count ryand, if requ ired, a time zone.
The time zone set is displa yed af terTime
Zone:.
Setting the time zone automatically #
Activate Automatic Time Zone. Setting the time and date
form at
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Time and Date 5
Set Format #
Set the date and time form at003B.
Setting the time and da temanually
Re quirements:
R The Manual Time Adjustment function is
switched on.
R For setting the date manuall y:no GPS is
ins talled in theve hicle.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Time and Date
Setting the time (without time zone) #
Select Set Time. #
Set a time.
Setting the time (with time zone) #
Select Set Time.
If a time zone is set the time is set automatically
using the time zone. The time can be adjus tedby
a maximum of plus or minus 60 minutes. #
Adjust the time using the slide cont rol.
Setting the da te #
Select Set Date . #
Set a da te.
% In
vehicles with GPS, a date cannot be set
eve n wi thactive manual time adjustments.
The date is then set automatically thro ugh
th e selected time zone. Blue
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Bl ue tooth ®
tech nology is a standard for short-
ra nge wi reless data transfer up toappr oximately
32.8 ft(10 m). 210
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