Overvie
wand operation Overvie
wofthe MBUX multi media sy stem &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
MBUX stands forM ercedes-Benz User Experi‐
ence. 1
Touc hC ontrol and multimedia sy stem cont rol
panel
2 Media displa ywitht ouc hfunctionality
Opens/closes thec enter console stowage
compartment abo vethed ispla y(/pag e78)
3 Operating strip, calls up applications
In thec enter console stowagec ompartment you
can find thef ollowing ports and inter faces:
R TwoU SB ports or one USB port
The USB por twitht he ç symbol facilitates
th ec onnection of them obile phone wit hthe
multimedia sy stem using asuitable cable. This will enable
youtou sethef unctions of
th em obile phone via Apple CarPlay™ or
Android Auto.
R Stow ages pac ewithc harging inter face and
NFC inter face (i favailable)
Yo uc an operat ethe multimedia sy stem wit hthe
fo llowing central control elements:
R Touc hC ontrol 1
Operatio ntakes plac ebycursor control.
R Media displa y(touchscreen) 2
R Button sonoperating strip 3
Multiple applications ar eavailable fory ou. Yo u
can cal lthese up using theh ome screen or using
th eb uttons on operating strip 3.
Yo uc an con veniently cal lupand ad dfavo rite son
th es teering wheel using thef rock er switch.
Quic k-access in theh ome screen and in the
applications ser vetoselect functions more
qu ickl y.
Anti-thef tprotection
This devic eisequipped wit htechnical pr ovisions
to protect it agains ttheft. Further information on
pr otection agains tthef tcan be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Note
sont he media display Obser
vethen otes on caring fort he interior
(/ page226).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-off
fe ature: ifth et emperatur eistoo high, theb right‐
ness is initiall yreduced automaticall y.The media
displa ymaythen switc hoffcomple tely fora
while.
% If
yo ua rewe aring polarize dsunglasses ,it
ma ybed ifficul ttor eadthem edia displa y. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 18 5
Switching acoustic operating
feedba ckfor
th eT ouc hControl on/off
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls
The function is suppor tedbyt he selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic Operating Feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th ef unction is activated youw ill hear a
clickin gsoun dwhen sc rolling in alist. When
th eb eginnin gorend ofthel istisr eached you
will hear ano ther clicking sound. To
uchscreen Operating
thet ouchsc reen
Re quirements:
R Forthe map functions: an iPhone®
is con‐
nected via Apple CarPl ay™ora mobile phone
is connected via Android Autowit hthe multi‐
media sy stem.
R Anavigation application is available on the
mobil ephone.
Ta pping #
Toselect amenu item or entr y:tapona
symbol or an ent ry. #
Toincrease them apscale: tapt wice
qu ickl ywitho nefinger. #
Toreduce the map scale: tapw itht wo fin‐
ge rs. #
Toenter character swiththek eyboard: tap
on abutton.
Single-finger swipe #
Tonavigat einmenus:swipe up, down, left
or right.
To uching, holding and moving #
Tosetthe volume on ascale: touc ht he
to uchsc reen and mo vethef inger tothel eftor
ri ght.
To uching and holding #
Tocall up aglobal menu in thea pplica‐
tions: touc ht he touchsc reen and hold until
the OPTIONS menu appears. Setting acoustic operation
feedba ckfort he
to uchscreen
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Controls 5
Touch Control Sensitivity
The function is suppor tedbyt he selection in a
list. #
Select Acoustic Operating Feedback. #
Set Normal, LoudorOff.
If th ef unction is activated youw ill hear a
clickin gsoun dwhen sc rolling in alist. When
th eb eginnin gorend ofthel istisr eached you
will hear ano ther clicking sound. Applications
Calling up applications
Using buttons on
theo perating strip 1
002B button
Calls up thet elephone
2 Volume rocker switch
Ad justs thev olume(/ page189)
3 0038/© button
Press brief ly:r eturns tothep reviou sdisplay
Press and hold: calls up theh ome screen
4 0063/00D0 button
Press brief ly:s witches sound off
Press and hold: acti vates/deactivates the
multimedia sy stem
5 Quic k-access button form edia
Calls up thec ont rolm enuoft he las tactive
media source
6 Vehicle button
Sets vehicle functions
7 | button
Pressing repeatedl ycalls up thed esired
audio source
8 00CB button MBUX multimedia sy
stem 187
Calls up navigation
Re
quiremen t:them obile phone is connected
to them ultimedia sy stem via theU SB port
ç using asuitable cable. ViaA pple Car‐
Play™ or Android Autothen avigation applica‐
tion of them obile phone can be used. #
Toaccess stations and music trac ks
qu ickl y:press button 5.
The control menu appear sfor thea udio
source that wa slasts elected. #
Swipe tothel eftorr ight.
Ra dio: thep reviou sorn exts tatio niss et.
Media source: thep reviou sort he next music
tra ck is selec ted. #
Tohide thec ontrol menu: press button5.
Using theh om escreen
The home screen is shown in them edia display
when yous tart thev ehicle. #
Select thea pplication byswiping and tapping.
or #
In an ydispla y:press the© button on the
To uc hC ontrol.
or #
Tapont he© symbol on thet ouchscreen.
The applications ar edispla yed. #
Select thea pplication byswiping and tapping.
Changing thea rrangemen tofapplications on
th eh om escreen #
Call up theh ome screen #
Touc ha nd hold an applicatio nonthe
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tapon0059or 0065and mo vethea pplica‐
tion in them enu. #
Tapon00FB . Switching
thes ound on/off On
them ultifunction steering wheel #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 0063 symbol appear sinthestatus line of
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Yo uw ill also hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitc hon:tur nv olume control 1or
ch ang ethe media source.
On them ultimedia sy stem #
Toswitc hoff:briefly press button 1.
The 0063 symbol appear sinthestatus line of
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Yo uw ill also hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitc hon:brief lypress button 1or
ch ang ethe media source. 18 8
MBUX multimedia sy stem
Ad
justin gthe volume On
them ultifunction steering wheel #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of thec urrent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio sour‐
ces can be adjus teds eparately.
Ad jus tthe volume in thef ollowing situations:
R during atraf fica nnouncement
R during anavigation announcement
The volume of thec urrent media sou rce
ch anges in accordanc ewitht he volume of the
navigation announcement.
The function is possible in thef ollowing
cases:
- An iPhone ®
is connec tedv ia Apple Car‐
Play™ or amobile phone is connected via
Android Autowit hthe multimedia sy stem.
- Anavigation application is available on
th em obile phone.
R during atelephone call
On them ultimedia sy stem #
Toraise/reduce thev olume in steps:
brief lypress rocker switch 1up or down. #
Toraise/reduce thev olume continuousl y:
press rocker switch 1up or down until the
desired volume is set. Favo
rites Overvie
woffavorites
Favo rite so ffer youq uicka ccess tofrequently
used applications. It is possible tocrea te20
fa vo rite sint otal.
Yo uc an selec tfavo rite sf romc ategories or you
add favo rite sd irectl yfromana pplication.
Calling up favo rites
In them edia display #
Tapon© .
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown.
Using thes teering wheel #
Press thef rocker switc honthesteering
wheel down.
Ad ding favo rites
Selecting favo rite sf romc ategories #
Tapon©in them edia displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVORITESis shown. #
Select 0081Create Favorite .
The categories ar edispla yed. #
Select thec ategor y.
The favo rite sa redispla yed. #
Select afavo rite.
The favo rite isstored at then exta vailable
position. #
All position sinthefavo rite sa retaken:
confir mthe messag eshown with OK.
Al ists hows allthef avo rite s. #
Select afavo rite whic hshould be overwritten.
Ad ding afavorit efromana pplication
Examples of adding from an application are: R Saving acontact.
R Storing aradio station.
R Adding amedia source. #
Tosave ac ontac tasag lobalfavo rite:
select acontact (/ page 197).
Th ed etails ar edispla yed. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 18 9
Exiting Apple CarPlay
®#
Press the00E2 button.
% If Apple CarPlay ®
wa sn otdispla yedf ull-
screen befor edisconnecting, thea pplication
st arts in theb ackg round when reconnected.
Yo uc an call up Apple CarPlay ®
in them ain
menu.
Connecting an iPhone ®
via Apple CarPlay ®
(wireless)
Requ irements:
R The multimedia sy stem is equipped wit hthe
function.
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see them anufacturer's
operating instructions).
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on thed evice (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
R The device is "visible" foro ther devices.
R Ther eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA pple CarPlay ®
.
Multimedi asyst em:
4 © 5
Phone
Sear ching foram obilephone #
Select í. #
Select Connect New Device.
The available iPhone ®
is shown.
Connecting amobile phone #
Select thei Phone ®
. #
Select StartApple CarPlay.
% It is possible at an
ytime toswitc hbetwe en
connection via Blue tooth®
or via Apple Car‐
Play ®
(wireless) in thed evice list.
Ac cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction pro‐
visions
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection pr ovisions
appears. #
Select Accept &Start.
% When theA pple CarPlay ®
connection is
active, youc an swit chStart Automatically on
or off.
Exiting Appl eCarPlay ® #
Press the00E2 button.
% If Apple CarPlay ®
wa sn otdispla yedint he
fo re ground be fore disconnecting, thea pplica‐
tion starts in theb ackg round when reconnec‐ te
d. Youc an call up Apple CarPlay ®
in the
main menu.
Calling up Apple CarPlay ®
sound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay
5 Z #
Select sound settings.
Ending Apple CarPlay ® #
Toend thec onnection of Apple Car‐
Play ®
(cable): disconnect thec onnection via
th ec onnectin gcable between thei Phone ®
and multimedia sy stem. #
Toend thec onnection of Apple Car‐
Play ®
(wireless): de-authorize thei Phone ®
in
the í device lis tunder thea pplication.
% Re
gardless of whe ther thec onnection is via
cable or wireless, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends disconnection only whe nthe vehicle
is stationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used wit hAndroid
Au tousin gthe Android operating sy stem on the
multimedia sy stem. It is operated using the
to uchsc reen or thev oice-operated control sys‐
te m. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera tedc ontrol
sy stem bypressing and holding the£ button
on them ultifunction steering wheel. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 19 9
Only one mobile phone at
atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
apps ma yvarya ccordin gtothe countr y.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and content connected to
it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
(wired)
Requ irements:
R The multimedia sy stem is equipped wit hthe
function.
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see them anufacturer's
operating instructions).
R Ther eisanI nternetconnection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Smartphone
5 Mercedes PRO &Apps 5
Android Auto
5 Star tAndroid Auto #
Connec tthe mobile phone totheU SB por ton
th em ultimedia sy stem using asuitable cable
(/ page203). #
If no other device is connected wit hthe sys‐
te mv ia Blue tooth®
or Apple CarPlay ®
(wire‐
less): confir mthe dat aprotection pr ovisions. #
If ano ther device is connected via Blue tooth®
,
Androi dAuto( wireless) or Apple CarPlay ®
(wireless) wit hthe sy stem: taponthe Tap
here to start Android Auto
for:
or #
Select thed evice in theí device list
under thea pplication.
All existin gdevice connection svia USB ,Blue‐
tooth ®
,A ndroid Au to(wireless) or Apple Car‐
Play ®
(wireless) ar edisconnec ted. The device
newl yconnected via cable is active.
% If an Android
Autoapplicatio nisactive, you
can cal lupthis activ eapplication using the
z or002B application buttons. Ac
cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction pro‐
visions
% The
firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons.
Fo rthe initial star toft he application:a message
wit hthe dat aprotection pr ovision sappears. #
Select Accept &Start.
Re turning tothem ainm enu #
Press the00E2 button.
% If
yo uu se bo th thewired as well as wireless
Android Autofunction, obser vethat aw ire‐
less connectio nmaybe es tablished when the
device is next connected using Blue tooth®
or
af te rs tartin gt he multimedia sy stem. If
Android Autowa sn otdispla yedint hefore‐
ground be fore disconnecting, thea pplication
st arts in theb ackg round when reconnected.
Yo uc an call up Android Autointhem ain
menu.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
(wireless)
Requ irements:
R The multimedia sy stem is equipped wit hthe
function.
R The cur rent version of your device's operating
sy stem is being used (see them anufacturer's
operating instructions).
R The device supports theA ndroid Autowire‐
less function.
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on thed evice (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
R The device is "visible" foro ther devices.
R The full rang eoff unctions forA ndroid Autois
onl ypossible wit hanInterne tconnection.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
í
Connecting amobile phone #
Connec tthe mobile phone using Blue tooth®
( / pag e194).
St arting Android Auto #
Select Start Androi dAuto. 200
MBUX multimedi asystem
%
Depending on
thec onfiguration of the
device, af terc onnecting them obile phone via
Blue tooth ®
,t he prom ptma yappear in the
media displa yasking if Android Autoshould
be star ted. The querym ustint hat case be
answered with Yes.
% It is possible at an
ytime toswitc hbetwe en
connection via Blue tooth®
or Android Auto
(wireless) in thed evice list.
Ac cepting/rejecting thed atap rotection pro‐
visions
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection pr ovisions
appears. #
Select Accept &Start.
Re turning tothem ainm enu #
Press the00E2 button.
% If Android
Autowa sn otdispla yedint hefore‐
ground befor edisconnecting, thea pplication
st arts in theb ackg round when reconnected.
Yo uc an call up Android Autointhem ain
menu.
Calling up theA ndroid Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Smartphone 5
Android Auto
5 Z #
Select sound settings.
Ending Android Auto #
Disconnect thec onnectin gcable between the
mobil ephone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnectin gcable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redv ehicle dat awith Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay ®Overvie
woftransfer redv ehicle data
Whe nusing Android Autoor Apple CarPlay ®
,c er‐
ta in vehicle dat aistransfer redtot he mobile
phone. This enables youtog ettheb esto ut of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle dat ais
no td irectl yaccessible.
The following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R softwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
R system ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimize com‐
munication between thev ehicle and them obile
phone. To
do this, and toassig nseve ralv ehicles tothe
mobil ephone, avehicle ID is random lyge ner‐
ated.
Thi sh asno connection tothev ehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(/ pag e193).
The following vehicle status dat aistransmitted:
R transmission position engaged
R distinction between par ked, standstill ,rolling
and driving
R day/night mode of thei nstrument clus ter
The transfer of this dat aisusedtoalter ho wcon‐
te nt is displ ayed tocor respond tothed riving sit‐
uation.
The following position dat aistransmitted:
R coordinates
R speed
R compass direction
R acceleration direction
This dat aisonlyt ransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is active, in order toimpr oveit (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel). Media
Information about media mode
Information about suppor
tedf ormats and
dat astorage media &
WARNING Risk of distraction whe nhan‐
dling da tastorag emedia
If yo uh andle adatas torage medium while
driving, your attention is diver tedf romt he
traf ficc onditions. Thi scould also cause you
to lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyhandle adatas tora ge medium
when thev ehicle is stationar y. %
Depending on
thee quipment ins talled play‐
bac kofv ideoform ats ma ynotbe possible. MBU
Xmultimedi asystem 201
1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(operating unit) .................................... .101
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera ........................................ 15 9
Car e................................................. 224
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 9
Selecting aview. ............................... 161
Switching au tomatic operation
on/of f(rear vie wcamera) ................. 161 A
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) .......... 14 6
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 47
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOLD
function ................................................. 15 5
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 14 9
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 14 9
Setting .............................................. 15 0
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 15 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .153
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 2
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 15 3
Re quirements .................................. .153
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 15 3
St oring aspeed ................................ 15 3
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 15 3
Switching on/activating ................... 15 3
Sy stem limitations ............................1 52
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist .................166
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 66
Tr ailer operation .............................. .166
Ac tiv eP arking Assist
Maneuvering assis tance ................... 161
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 86
Switching on/o ff................................ 86
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 21
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ................21Ad
ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 92
Ad diti ve ................................................. 280
DEF .......................................... 136, 279
Engine oi l......................................... 280
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 277
Ad diti ves( DEF)
see DEF
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbook
see Contacts
AD R(wo rkings peed control)
Ad justing .......................................... 16 8
Fu nctio n........................................... 167
Switching on/of f.............................. 167
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents ....................................... .104, 105
adjustin g(front) ................................ 104
Ad justing (roof) ................................. 105
Re ar passenger compartment .......... 105
Airbag ...................................................... 35
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 35
Ins tallation locations .......................... 35
Overvie w........................................... .35
Pr otection impaired ............................36
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 35
Side airbag ........................................ .35
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 35
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 25
Engaging/disengaging ..................... .125
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
No tes. ............................................... 124
Android Auto ......................................... 19 9
Connecting amobile phon e............. .200
Endin g............................................. .201
No te ................................................. 200 322
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