2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The ma rker of the de tected vehicle in front may
be inaccurate or may not be applied tothe cor-
re ct vehicle in some situations. Alw ays pay atten-
tion tothe actual driving situation.
Ro ute guidance with augmented reality is not
av ailable in some situations, e.g. in theeve nt of
poor sa tellite reception or roads that ha venot
been digitised.
Vi sibility is in0uenced byconditions including the
fo llowing:
R Driver camera and multifunction camera
recording
R The extent towhich the windscreen in the
area of the multifunction camera is dirty, or if
th e camera is misted up, damaged or
obscured
Fu rther system limits of the head-up display
(/ page 348). Oper Oper
ating t
ating t he head-up display
he head-up display Selecting displa
Selecting displa
y cont
y content of t
ent of t he head-up display
he head-up display
via t
via t he menu bar of t
he menu bar of t he dr
he driv
iver's display
er's display #
Press the main menu button òonthe leT. #
T
To select t
o select t he menu bar of t
he menu bar of t he head-up dis-
he head-up dis-
play
play :
:swipe upwards on the leT-hand Touch
Control. Switc
Switc
hing be
hing be tw
tween displa
een displa y cont
y contents on t
ents on t he head-
he head-
up display
up display #
Swipe right or leT on the leT-hand Touch Con-
trol.
The head-up display sho wsa pr eview of the
selected display contents aTer each swipe. #
Press thea button tocon/rm the desired
content.
Switc Switc hing bac
hing bac k t
k to t
o t he dr
he dr iv
iver's display
er's display #
Press theG orò button.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he position and br
he position and br ightness
ightness #
Onthe menu bar of the head-up displa y,
select Settings byswiping tothe leT or right. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control.
The cur rent position and brightness settings
will be displa yedgr aphically on the head-up
display as well as on the driver's displa y. #
T
To adjus
o adjus t t
t the position:
he position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the leT-hand Touch Control. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the br
he br ightness:
ightness: swipetotheright or
leT on the leT-hand Touch Control.
The settings con/gured for position and
brightness will be sa ved automaticall y. #
Press theG ora button toexitth e set-
tings. 350
350
Driver display

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V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h augment
h augment ed r
ed reality function:
eality function:
when the position is adjusted, the status bar
will be mo ved upwards and the display sec-
tion reduced. This may slightly a.ect the area
on which the augmented reality content is dis-
pla yed. Selecting t
Selecting t
he head-up displa
he head-up displa y wit
y with augment
h augment ed
ed
r
r eality
eality #
Press the main menu button òonthe leT. #
T
To select t
o select t he menu bar of t
he menu bar of t he head-up dis-
he head-up dis-
play
play :
:swipe upwards on the leT-hand Touch
Control. #
T
To select t
o select t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y wit
y with augment
h augment ed
ed
r
r eality
eality :
:swipe tothe leT or right on the leT-
hand Touch Control toactivate the desired
content. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he head-up displa
he head-up displa y
yon/o.
on/o. Driver displa
y:
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Sw itc
Switc hing on
hing on #
Swipe upwards on the leT-hand Touch Con-
trol. #
Press aonthe leT-hand Touch Control.
Switc
Switc hing
hingo.
o. #
Swipe upwards on the leT-hand Touch Con-
trol. #
Select Head-up display byswiping on the leT-
hand Touch Control. #
Press aonthe leT-hand Touch Control. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he Head-up Displa
he Head-up Displa y in t
y in the multimedia
he multimedia
syst
syst em
em Multimedia system:
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y
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he 3D displa
he 3D displa y f
y for t
or t he dr
he dr iv
iver displa
er displa y on
y on
or
or o.
o. #
Select 3D Driver Display.
The 3D display of the driver display is
switched on or o..
% The 3D display forth e driver display is only
activated when the driver camera de tects the
driver. Otherwise, the driver display switches
from the 3D display tothe 2D display
(/ page 345).
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he Head-up Displa
he Head-up Displa y
yon/o.
on/o. #
Select Head-up display .
The Head-up Display is activated or deactiva-
te d. Driver display
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V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h a 48 V on-boar
h a 48 V on-boar d electr
d electrical syst
ical syst em
em 1
The area sho ws the electric drive support.
2 This area sho ws there cuperation behaviour of
th e electric mo tor.
% Due tovarious system limits, theva lues dis-
pla yed may temp orarily di.er slightly from the
actual value. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he pow
he power met
er meter
er 1
Start of the POWER display range
2 End of the POWER display range
3 Current state of charge ofthe high-voltage
battery
4 Maximum rega ined output
5 Start of the display range of there cuperated
energy
In elect ric mode, the area 1-2 showswhat
percentage of the electrical drive is cur rently
being used. The combustion engine is switched
on at a percentage of 100%. In boost mode, theelectrical po
wer assistance of the drive is dis-
pla yed.
The area 45shows th ere cuperation and
ch arging behaviour using the combustion engine.
% Due tovarious system limits, the displa yed
va lue 4 may temp orarily di.er slightly from
th e actual value. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of st
w of st atus display
atus display s on t
s on the dr
he driv
iver's dis-
er's dis-
play
play
The status displa ysforth e driving and driving
saf ety sy stems can be found in display sections
1 to4 . 352
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Driver display

Y
Pedest rian de tection (only on assistant dis-
play)
Ç Active Parking Assist is available
(/ page 323)
È Active Parking Assist has recognised a
parking space (/ page 323)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated
(/ page 320) ç
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
(/ page 276)
Ò Speci/ed distance forAc tive Distance
Assist DISTRONIC (/ page 276)
æ Active Brake Assist switched o.
(/ page 294)
Ä Active Brake Assist impaired or not func-
tioning (/ page 294)
Ø Active Steering Assist (/ page 284)
± Active Lane Change Assist (/ page 288)
ð Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 302)
Z Active Blind Spot Assist (only on assistant
display) (/ page 300)
õ Plug‑in hybrid operation activated
° Haptic accelerator pedal
(/page 221, 226, 224)
ò Sound generator inoperative (/ page 508)
è ECO start/stop function (/ page 219)
ë HOLD function (/ page 272)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(/ page 176) ð
Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for
cer tain countries only)
¬ Active Stop-and-Go Assist (/ page 284)
Ò Slippery road sur face warning
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h
hTr
Tra1c
a1c Sign Assist:
Sign Assist: detected instruc-
tions and tra1c signs (/ page 294) Driver display
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N
N
o
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.
% The v The v oice contr
oice contr ol syst
ol system does no
em does no t r
t replace
eplace
t
t he Owner's Manual.
he Owner's Manual.
The ans wersfrom thevo ice control system do
not pr ovide the comple tescope of informa-
tion contained in the Owner's Manual. The
vo ice control system does also not give
de tailed warning or damage information. Yo u
can getthe full scope of information about
th e function and safe operation of the sys-
te ms and components in theve hicle in the
Owner's Manual. Oper
Oper
ation
ation F
F
unction of t
unction of t he MBUX V
he MBUX Voice Assist
oice Assistant
ant Using
the MBUX Voice Assistant, vehicle func-
tions and various areas of the MBUX multimedia
system can be operated byvoice input, e.g. navi-
ga tion or telephone. The MBUX Voice Assistant is
operational about half a minute aTer switching on
th eve hicle and can be operated from all seats
(depending on the optional equipment). Conducting a dialogue Conducting a dialogue
R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Voice activation must be switched on in the
multimedia system (/ page 355).
R For cor rections during output, theVoice
barge-in option must be activated in the multi-
media system (/ page 355).
St
St ar
arting a dialogue
ting a dialogue #
Say Hey Mercedes toactivate the MBUX
Vo ice Assistant.
or #
Press the£ button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
A blue wave appears in the MBUX multimedia
system. The dialogue can be star ted.
Fo rth e dialogue with the MBUX Voice Assistant,
yo u can use comple tesentences of collo quial lan-
guage as voice commands. Voice activation can
also be combined directly with a voice command,
e.g. Hey Mercedes, how warm is it outside?
Int Int err
err up
upting t
ting t he dialogue
he dialogue #
During the dialogue say Pause.
The dialogue is inter rupted. #
Say Hey Mercedes tocontinue the dialogue.
Corr
Corr ecting an entry
ecting an entry #
During the dialogue say Correction.
or #
Inter rupt the system's voice output.
Changing dialogue lev
Changing dialogue lev el
el #
During the dialogue, say Back.
The MBUX Voice Assistant jumps back tothe
pr ev ious dialogue step. 354
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#
During the dialogue, say From the beginning
again.
The MBUX Voice Assistant jumps tothe high-
est dialogue le vel.
N N a
avig
vig ating in t
ating in t he selection list
he selection list
If a voice command does not achie vea clear
re sult, a selection list is shown. #
Say the line number or the content toselect
an ent ryor tohave further de tails shown. #
Say Next page orPrevious page tobrow se
th e selection list.
Calling up help
Calling up help #
F
For inf
or inf or
ormation about t
mation about t he MBUX V
he MBUX Voice Assis-
oice Assis-
t
t ant
ant: :say Hey Mercedes, what can you do? .#
Curr
Curr ent application:
ent application: sayHelp.
Yo u will receive suggestions and information
about operation of the MBUX Voice Assistant
fo rth e cur rent application. #
Speci/c
Speci/c function:
function: call upthevo ice command
fo rth ere qu ired function, forex ample with
Hey Mercedes, I need help with radio. . #
Digit
Digit al Owner's Manual:
al Owner's Manual: sayShow me the
Owner's Manual.
The full extent of the Digital Operator's Manual
is available on the central display when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he oper
he oper able functions of t
able functions of t he MBUX
he MBUX
V
V oice Assist
oice Assist ant
ant Yo
u can use the MBUX Voice Assistant tooperate
th efo llowing functions depending on theve hicle
equipment:
R Telephone
R Text message and e-mail
R Navigation
R Radio and media
R Vehicle functions
R Online functions
Fu ll functionality of thevo ice control system is
only available foryo u with activation of online
vo ice control (/ page 355). N No
ot
tes on t
es on t he languag
he languag e se
e setting
tting Yo
u can change the language of the MBUX Voice
Assistant via the system language settings
(/ page 386). If the set system language is not
suppor tedby the MBUX Voice Assistant, English
will be selected. Se
Se
tting functions of MBUX V
tting functions of MBUX V oice Assist
oice Assistant using
ant using
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
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Settings 5
System
5 Intelligent assistants
Switc
Switc hing v
hing v oice activ
oice activ ation of MBUX V
ation of MBUX V oice Assis-
oice Assis-
t
t ant on or
ant on or o.
o.
% Forve hicles with driver camera or MBUX Inte-
ri or Assistant, the MBUX Voice Assistant can
be switched on or o. in the Intelligent Assis-
ta nts menu. #
Select Hey Mercedes .
When the function is active, theHey
Mercedes voice command can activate the
dialogue. MBUX
Voice Assistant
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Switc
Switc
hing dir
hing dir ect commands on or
ect commands on or o.
o.#
Select ´. #
Switch Direct commands on or o..
If th e function is active, some commands can
be used without Hey Mercedes,forex ample
Next track .
Switc
Switc hing v
hing v oice activ
oice activ ation f
ation for individual seats on
or individual seats on
or
or o.
o. #
Select ´. #
Switch the function forth e desired seats on or
o..
Switc
Switc hing v
hing v oice int
oice int err
errup
uption on or
tion on or o.
o. #
Select Further settings. #
Select Voice barge-in.
If th e function is active, a command can be
interjected during voice output of the system.
Switc
Switc hing pr
hing pr oactivity on or
oactivity on or o.
o.#
Select Further settings. #
Select the desired situation, e.g. Activate
your profile orDon't forget your phone.
When the function is active, theVo ice Assis-
ta nt proactively pr ovides information in spe-
ci/c situations.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating online v
ating online voice contr
oice control
ol
% Online voice control is activated at thefa c-
to ry. #
Select Online recognition. #
Activate or deactivate the function.
If th e function is activated and a Mercedes me
user account is linked totheve hicle, addi-
tional results are available thro ugh the pr ovi-
sion of extern al information, e.g. information
on POIs. By clicking the symbol in the blue
wa ve, more information about the online voice
control can be displa yed.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating cont
ating contacts 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. Using MBUX V
Using MBUX V
oice Assist
oice Assistant
ante.ectiv
e.ectiv ely
ely N
No
ot
tes on op
es on op timum use of MBUX V
timum use of MBUX V oice Assist
oice Assistant
ant R
The MBUX Voice Assistant is operational half a
minute aTer switching on theve hicle and can
be operated from all seats, depending on the
equipment installed. The system recognises
from which seat the command was spoken
and per form s actions according tothe seat
position.
R If a dialogue has been ended, the MBUX Voice
Assistant continues tobe active, as long as
th e blue wave is shown in the multimedia sys-
te m. You can say ano ther voice command
without saying Hey Mercedes.
R Using the direct command Change language
to English, the system language can be
ch anged toEnglish without Hey Mercedes.
Direct commands must be activated forth is.
R If a user pro/le has been stored and is active,
the MBUX Voice Assistant can make sugges-
tions based on the habits of the user If the
vo ice commands are not clear, the system 356 356
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Voice Assistant

selects an action. The action can be cor
rected
with a new voice command.
Say Hey Mercedes, load my personal profile ,
to activate the pro/le. The user's voice must
/rst be learned bythe system and assigned to
a pro/le.
Fu rther information on user pro/les .
R With th e MBUX Voice Assistant, incoming calls
can be accep ted or rejec ted without theke y-
wo rdHey Mercedes. Inf Inf
or
ormation on t
mation on t he online V
he online Voice Assist
oice Assistant
ant The online
voice control facilitates recognition
and thanks toextern al information makes addi-
tional results available.
Therefore, Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
activate online voice control (/ page 355).
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 .
By clicking on the symbols displa yed in the blue
wa ve, fu rther information on the online status is
displa yed.
When online voice control is active, additional
functions are available such as:
R Weather
R Gene ral kno wledge
R Public holida ysand school holid ays
R Sma rthome
R Messages
R Time, date and time zones
R Pocket and cur rency calculator
R Football results and /xture lists
R Share prices
R Calendar
R ChitChat
R Horoscope
R Geo Quiz %
The availability of these functions is country
and equipment-dependent.
% Text content is take n from Wikipedia in
accordance with the CC BY-SA 3.0 licence. Essential v Essential v
oice commands
oice commands N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he v
he voice commands
oice commands It is not necessary
touse exact voice commands
to call up a speci/c function. The MBUX Voice
Assistant also understands you when you use your
colloquial speech. Some examples are lis ted
belo w.For some languages ho weverth ese exam-
ples are only available toa limi tedex tent.
Examples of voice commands:
R Navigation (/ page 358)
R Telephone (/ page 358)
R Radio and TV (/page 358)
R Media pla yer (/ page 358)
R Messages (/ page 359)
R Vehicle functions (/ page 359)
R Online functions (/ page 359) MBUX
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