2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON steering wheel

AIR BODY
CONTROL includes thefo llowing com-
ponents and functions:
R air suspension with variable spring rate
R automatic le vel control system
R speed-dependent lo wering toreduce fuel con-
sum ption
R manually selectable high-le vel setting for
gr eater ground clearance
R ADS PLUS (Adaptive Damping System with
constant damping forc e adjustment)
R DYNAMIC SELECT switch and le vel button
Suspension se
Suspension se tting and v tting and vehicle lev
ehicle level per dr
el per driv
ive pr
e pr o-
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gr am
am
Drive prog ram A:
R The suspension setting is comfor table.
R The vehicle is set tothe normal le vel.
R When driving at speeds of appr oximately
125 km/h or abo ve,th eve hicle is lo wered.
R When driving at speeds below appr oximately
80 km/h, theve hicle is raised again. Drive prog
ram ;:
R The suspension setting is comfor table.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you
are tr avelling at higher speeds.
Drive prog ram C:
R The suspension setting is /rmer.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you
are tr avelling at higher speeds.
Drive prog ram B:
R The suspension setting is even /rmer.
R The vehicle is set tolow le vel -1.
R The vehicle is not lo wered any fur ther if you
are tr avelling at higher speeds.
Individual suspension settings can be called up in
drive prog ram = (/page 185). Se
Se tting t tting t he v
he vehicle lev
ehicle lev el
el &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident because vehi-
cle le vel is too high
Driving characteristics may be impaired.
The vehicle can driT outwards, forex ample,
when steering or cornering. #
Choose a vehicle le vel which is suited to
th e driving style and thero ad sur face
conditions. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of ent rapment from vehi-
cle lo wering
When lo wering theve hicle, other people could
become trapped if their limbs are between the
ve hicle body and the tyres or underneath the
ve hicle. #
Make sure no one is underneath the
ve hicle or in the immediate vicinity of the
wheel ar ches when theve hicle is being
lo we red. Driving and parking
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support and
recuperation po wer of the elec-
tric mo tor)
Plug-in hybrid: cur rent state of charge ofthe
high- voltage battery
7 Selected drive prog ram
8 Selected transmission position
9 Centre display area of the inst rument display
(e xamp le: standard display for a trip): assis-
ta nce/telephone/navigation/trip/media/
ra dio/styles and displa ys/service/possible
settings for head-up display
A Fuel le vel and fuel /ller 0ap location indicator Ov
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ervie
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w of butt ons on t
ons on the st
he steer
eering wheel
ing wheel
Depending on the equipment, the la yout and the
design of the control elements on the steering
wheel may di.er. 1
Control panel for cruise control/limiter or
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 226)
2 G Back button, on-boa rdcomputer
3 Touch Control, on-board computer
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press 0076
4 00E2 Main menu, on-board computer 5
00E2 Main menu, MBUX multimedia system
6 Touch Control, MBUX multimedia system
To navigate: swipe
To con/rm: press 0076
7 G Back button, MBUX multimedia system
8 Cont rol panel forth e MBUX multimedia sys-
tem
£ LINGU ATRO NIC (/ page 290)
9 Toadjust the brightness of the inst rument
lighting Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he on-boar
he on-boar d com
d com put
puter
er
Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e country in
which you are cur rently driving when ope rating
th e on-board computer. Instrument display and on-board computer
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ot
tes on oper
es on oper ating safe
ating safety
ty
Fo ryo ur ow n sa fety, alw ays 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 Ifyo u use thevo ice control system in an emer-
ge ncy your voice can change and your tele-
phone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarise yourself with thevo ice control sys-
te m functions before starting the journe y. Oper
Oper
ation
ation Ov
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ervie
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w of oper ating t
ating the multifunction st
he multifunction st eer
eering
ing
wheel
wheel LINGU
ATRO NIC is operational appr oximately thirty
seconds aTer theve hicle is switched on. 1
Press £: starts the dialogue
2 Press 0063: switches sound on or o. (ends
th e dialogue)
Swipe up or down: increases or decreases the
vo lume
3 Press 0076: rejects or ends a call (ends dia-
logue) Conducting a dialogue
Conducting a dialogue
Fo
rth e dialogue with LINGU ATRO NIC, you can
use comple tesentences of collo quial language as
vo ice commands, such as, forex ample, "Please
show me the list of the last calls" or "How warm is
it outside?". It is not necessary to/rst change to
th ere leva nt application such as "Telephone" or
"Vehicle function". #
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To activ
o activ at
ate or continue dialogue b
e or continue dialogue b y using a
y using a
ke
ke yw
yw or
ord:
d: say "Hello Me rcedes" toactivate LIN-
GU ATRO NIC. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia system
(/ page 292). Forth is, it is not necessary to
press up the£ rock er switch on the multi-
function steering wheel.
Vo ice activation can also be directly combined
with a voice command, e.g. "Hi Mercedes,
how fast can I drive?".
or #
Press the£ rock er switch up on the multi-
function steering wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command aTer an acous-
tic signal. 290 290
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ATRO NIC

#
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To corr
o corr ect an entry
ect an entry :
:say the"Correction"
vo ice command. #
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To select an entr
o select an entr y fr
y from t
om t he selection list
he selection list: :say
th e line number or the contents. #
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To br ow
o br owse t
se t he selection list
he selection list: :say the"Next" or
"Back" voice command. #
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To int
o int err
errup
upt t
t the dialogue:
he dialogue: saythe"Pause"
vo ice command.
The dialogue can be continued with the "Hello
Mercedes" voice command or bypressing up
th e£ rock er switch on the multifunction
steering wheel. #
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To jum
o jum p t
p to t
o t he pr
he pr eceding dialogue:
eceding dialogue: saythe
"Back" voice command. #
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To jum
o jum p bac
p back t
k to t
o t he t
he t op dialogue lev
op dialogue lev el:
el:say the
"Home" voice command. #
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To cancel t
o cancel t he dialogue:
he dialogue: saythe"Close" voice
command or press the0063 or0076 button
on the multifunction steering wheel. #
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To int
o int err
errup
upt a v
t a v oice output
oice output: :speak a new voice
command when the system is still answering.
The voice output is shor tened and the conclu-
sion is reached more quickl y. %
The Voice barge-in option must be switched
on in the multimedia system forth is
(/ page 292). Ov
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able functions in LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC Yo
u can use the LINGU ATRO NIC voice control sys-
te m to operate thefo llowing functions depending
on theve hicle equipment:
R Telephone
R Text message and e-mail
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Media
R TV
R Vehicle functions
Fu ll functionality is only available foryo u with acti-
va tion of online voice control (/ page 292). Inf
Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he languag
he language se
e setting
tting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the system language settings. If the set system
language is not suppor tedby LINGU ATRO NIC,
English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available foryo u in thefo llo w-
ing languages:
R English
R English
R French
R Italian
R Dutch
R Polish
R Portuguese
R Russian
R Swedish
R Spanish
R Cze ch
R Turkish LINGU
ATRO NIC
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Se
Se
tting LIN
tting LINGUA GUATR
TRONIC (multimedia syst
ONIC (multimedia syst em)
em)R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For online v
or online v oice contr
oice control:ol:your vehicle is con-
nected with your Mercedes me user account .
R There is an Internet connection .
R F
For online use of cont
or online use of cont acts:
acts:online voice con-
trol is activated.
Multimedia system: 4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Voice assistant
Switc
Switc hing v
hing v oice activ
oice activ ation of LIN
ation of LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC on
ONIC on
or
or o.
o. #
Select Voice activation "Hi Mercedes".
Depending on the pr evious status, the func-
tion is activated or deactivated.
When the function is active, the "Hi Mercedes"
vo ice command can activate the dialogue.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating online v
ating online voice contr
oice control
ol #
Activate Online recognition.
% Online voice control is activated at thefa c-
to ry. #
Select Online recognition subscription .
Yo u will be connected with the Mercedes me
Po rtal. #
Activate online voice control in the Mercedes
me Portal.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating cont
ating cont acts f
acts for online use
or online use #
Select Contact upload for online recognition.
When the function is active, contacts will be
fo und more easily and accurately using voice
input. The quality of the enunciation of con-
ta ct names bythe system will also be
impr oved.
Switc
Switc hing on v
hing on v oice int
oice interr
errup
uption
tion #
Select Voice barge-in .
If th e function is active, a command can be
interjected during voice output of the system. Using LIN
Using LIN
GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC e.ectiv
e.ectiv ely
ely LIN
LIN
GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC audible help functions
ONIC audible help functions Using
the cor responding voice commands you
re ceive thefo llowing information and assistance
in thefo llowing cases:
R F
For op
or op timum oper
timum oper ation:
ation:call up the Digital
Owner's Manual with "Open the operating
instructions for LINGUATRONIC for me", for
ex ample. The full extent of the Digital Owner's
Manual is available when theve hicle is station-
ar y.
R Curr
Curr ent application:
ent application: onthe multifunction
steering wheel, press the£ rock er switch
up and say the"Help" voice command. Yo u
will receive suggestions and information about
operation of LINGU ATRO NIC forth e cur rent
application.
R Continued dialogue:
Continued dialogue: saythe"Help" voice com-
mand during a voice dialogue. Forev ery step
of the dialogue youre ceive matching informa-
tion.
R Speci/c
Speci/c function:
function: call upthevo ice command
fo rth e desired function, e.g. with "Hello 292
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ATRO NIC

Mercedes, I need help with
thera dio" or aTer
pressing the£ rock er switch on the multi-
function steering wheel up, say the"Help for
the telephone" voice command, forex ample. N
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tes on op
es on op timal use of LIN
timal use of LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC No
tes on how toimpr overecognition:
R Activate online voice control (/ page 292).
R Say thevo ice commands coherently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
R Avoid loud noises that cause inter fere nce
while making a voice command entr y,e.g. the
enter tainment in there ar-passenger compart-
ment.
R F
F or t
or t elephone or addr
elephone or addr ess book entr
ess book entries:
ies:
- Only create sensible address book ent ries
in the system/mobile phone, e.g. enter
surname and /rst name in the cor rect
/eld.
- Do not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters. R
F For r
or r adio or T adio or T V pr
V progr
ogramme names:
amme names: saythe
"Read out station list" voice command and
say the desired station name in thewa ythe
vo ice output reads aloud toyou.
% Toimpr overecognition, depending on the out-
side temp erature, either the blo wersforve nti-
lation or heating are reduced when LINGU A-
TRONIC is star ted. N
No
ot
tes on online v
es on online v oice contr
oice control
ol Online
voice control impr oves voice recognition
and makes additional results available as a result
of extern al information, e.g. information about
POIs and about thewe ather. Therefore,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you activate
online voice control.
Yo u will need a Mercedes me user account for
th is. If you do not yethave a user account you
ha ve tocreate one and connect it with your vehi-
cle .
Then call up your Mercedes me user account. The
Mercedes me services are shown and can be acti-
va ted . In addition, online
voice control must be activated
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oice commands
oice commands N
No
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tes on t
es on t he v
he voice commands
oice commands Aside from
theex act voice commands (see the
"Voice command" column in thefo llowing tables)
to call up speci/c functions, in most cases LIN-
GU ATRO NIC also understands a great many para-
phrases from daily usage. Examples of these are
listed in the "Colloquial examples" column. For
some languages ho weverthese examples are only
av ailable toa limi tedex tent.
% Content in angle brac kets, e.g. or
, is a placeholder whi chhas tobe
comple tedby you with the desired term . The
vo ice command "Set as intermediate
destination" could,forex ample, be comple ted
with: "Set "Buckingham Palace" as inter-
mediate destination". LINGU
ATRO NIC
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To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: take a hand back away from the
front passenger seat.
The search light is switched o. again. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on
mation on pr
pro/les,
o/les, t
themes, sugg
hemes, sugg es
estions andtions and
fav
fav our
our it
ites
es Fo
r electrically adjustable seats obser vethefo l-
lowing no tes. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the driver's seat aTer
calling up a driver pro/le
Selecting a user pro/le may trigger an adjust-
ment of the driver's seat tothe position sa ved
under the user pro/le. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured in the process. #
Make sure that when the position of the
driver's seat is being adjus ted via the
multimedia system, no people or body
parts are in the seat's range of mo ve-
ment. If
th ere is a risk of someone becoming trap-
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-
atel y: #
a)Tapth ewa rning message onthe
media displa y.
or #
b) Press a memory function position but-
ton or a seat adjustment switch on the
driver's door.
The adjustment process will be stopped. The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-
ve
nter.
If th e driver's door is open, the driver's seat will
not not be set aTer calling up the driver's pro/le.
Pro/les store your vehicle settings and settings
fo rth e multimedia system. If theve hicle is used
by several drivers, the driver can select their own
pro/le without changing the stored pro/le settings
of other drivers.
% Information on pro/les from Mercedes me
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-
to r's Manual. Ve
hicle settings are, forex ample, driver's seat,
steering wheel and mir ror settings, climate control
and ambient lighting. Forth e settings of the multi-
media system, you can select, forex ample, radio
stations, pr evious destinations as well as themes,
suggestions and favo urites.
Fo rre cur ring driving situations, such as long
drives on the mo torw ay,yo u can sa veyour prefer-
re d settings in a theme in theve hicle. In a theme
yo u can sa vethe display of the digital map, your
prefer redra dio station and prefer red drive pro-
gr am, forex ample.
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most probable
navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-
tions or contacts. The pre-requirements forth at
are the selection of a pro/le, your consent tothe
re cording of data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites pr ovide quick access toapplications
th at are used oTen. You can select favo urites
from categories or add them directly toan appli-
cation. 320
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switched OFF,
this means the emer gency call sys-
te m passed diagnostics successfull y.S
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ar ting/ending ERA
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est mode
t mode R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute.
% The test mode is cu rrently available in thefo l-
lowing countries, forex ample:
R Russia
R Belarus
R Kazakhstan
R Armenia
R Kyrgyzs tan #
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T o st
o st ar
art t
t t he t
he t es
est mode:t mode: press and hold the
0076 button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least /ve seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends aTer the language test has been pe r-
fo rm ed. #
T
T o st
o st op manual t
op manual t es
est mode:t mode: switch o. theve hi-
cle.
The test mode is ended. 350 350
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