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Calling up t
Calling up t
he Digit
he Digital Oper
al Operating Ins
ating Instr tructions
uctions
Multimedia system: 4 Info5
Owner's Manual 5
Õ The Digital Operating Instructions describe
the
function and operation of theve hicle and the mul-
timedia system. #
Select one of thefo llowing menu items in the
Digital Operating Instructions:
R Search: here you can use keywords toqui ckly
locate answers toquestions concerning vehicle
operation.
R Quick start: the /rst steps towa rds setting up
yo ur driver's seat can be found here.
R Tips: pr ovides you with information on speci/c
ev eryday situations foryo ur vehicle.
R Bookmarks :yo u can access your sa ved per-
sonal bookmar kshere.
R Language: you can set the language forthe
Digital Operating Instructions here. 1
Back
2 Add bookmar ks
3 Pictu re
4 Content area
5 Menu
Some sections in the Digital Operating Instruc-
tions, such as warning no tes, can be expanded and
collapsed.
A A dditional op
dditional op tions f
tions for calling up t
or calling up t he Digit
he Digital Oper
al Oper at-
at-
ing Ins
ing Instr tructions
uctions Dir
Dir
ect access:
ect access: pressing and holding down an entry
in theta b bar of the multimedia system opens the
cor responding content in the Digital Operating
Instructions. LIN
LIN
GUA
GUA TR
TRONIC:
ONIC: calls up via thevo ice control sys-
tem
The Digital Ope rating Instructions are deactivated
fo r saf etyre asons while driving.
% The Operating Instructions can also be found
in the Mercedes-Benz Guides App in all com-
mon app stores. Digital Operating Instructions
15 15

Dat
Dat
a tr
a transmission when Mer
ansmission when Mer cedes me connect
cedes me connect
ser
ser vices ar
vices ar e no
e not activ
t activ at
ated
ed
If no Mercedes me connect services are activated
and the data pr otection query has been con/ rmed,
th efo llowing data will be transfer red:
R Vehicle identi/cation number
R Time of the call
R Reason forth e initiation of the call
R Con/ rmation of the data pr otection prom pt
R Vehicle country code
R Set language forth e multimedia system
R Call number of the communication platform
installed in theve hicle
If a call is made for a service appointment via the
service reminder, thefo llowing data is also trans-
mitted:
R Current mileage and maintenance data
If a call was made via the multimedia system aTer
automatic accident or breakdown de tection, the
fo llowing data is also transmitted:
R Current mileage and maintenance data
R Current vehicle location
If th eAc cident and Breakdown Management selec-
tion has been made via thevo ice dialogue system
and no service has been activated, but the data
pr otection query has been con/ rmed, thefo llowing
data can be additionally requ ested from theve hicle
by the Mercedes-Benz customer centre:
R Current vehicle location
If th e data pr otection requ est has been declined,
th efo llowing data will be transfer redto enable tar-
ge ted advice and a smoo thservice:
R Reason forth e initiation of the call
R Rejection of the data pr otection prom pt
R Vehicle country code
R Set language forth e multimedia system
R Call number of the communication platform
installed in theve hicle
Dat Dat a tr a transmission when Mer
ansmission when Mer cedes me connect
cedes me connect
ser
ser vices ar
vices ar e activ
e activ at
ated
ed
Only in the second step, only forth ere specti ve
activated services, fu rther case-speci/c data is
transmit ted in order toenable an optimal service.
An ove rview of the transmitted data can be found
in there specti veterm s of use for Mercedes me connect services. These can be obtained in
the
Mercedes me por tal: https://
me.secure.mercedes-benz.com
Dat
Dat a pr a pr ocessing
ocessing
The data transmitted as part of the call will be
dele ted from the transmitting systems once the
call has been comple ted, pr ovided they are not
used forot her activated Mercedes me connect
services.
The case-related data will be processed and stored
in the Mercedes-Benz customer centre and, if nec-
essary for case processing, forw arded tothe
service partne rscommissioned bythe Mercedes-
Benz customer centre. Please referto the data
pr otection information on the Mercedes me web-
site at https://www.mercedes.me or in there cor-
ded message immediately aTer the call tothe
Mercedes-Benz customer centre has been set up.
% Therecorded message is not available in every
countr y. Mer Mer
cedes me connect
cedes me connect Inf
Inf
or
ormation about Mer
mation about Mer cedes me connect
cedes me connect %
Mercedes me connect or individual Mercedes
me connect services are not available in every
countr y.Contact a Mercedes-Benz service
centre to/nd out whe ther these functions are
av ailable in your countr y.
Mercedes me connect consists of a variet y of
services.
Using the multimedia system or theove rhead con-
trol panel, you can use thefo llowing services, for
ex ample:
R Accident and Breakdown Management (Break-
down call button or the situation-dependent
display in the multimedia system)
R Accident and Breakdown Management (break-
down button)
R Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system (auto-
matic eme rgency call and SOS button)
Mercedes me connect Accident and Breakdown
Management and the Mercedes-Benz emer gency
call centre are available toyou around the cloc k.
Yo u will /nd the breakdown call button and the
SOS but ton in theve hicle's overhead control panel
(/ page 191).
Yo u can also call the Mercedes-Benz customer
centre using the multimedia system
(/ page 191). Mercedes me
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Inf
Inf
or
ormation on
mation on pr
pro/les,
o/les, sugg
sugges
estions and fav
tions and favour
our it
ites
es Using
the multimedia system up toseven pro/les
can be created in theve hicle.
Pro/les store your personal vehicle settings and
settings forth e multimedia system.
If th eve hicle is used byseveral drivers, the driver
can select their pro/le before the journe y,without
ch anging the settings of other drivers.
The following settings are sa ved in your pro/le, for
ex ample:
R Radio (including station list)
R Last destinations
R Favourites and suggestions
The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It
th en o.ers suggestions forth e most likely naviga-
tion destinations, media sources, radio stations or
contacts. The requ irements forth at are the selec-
tion of a pro/le, your consent tothere cording of
data and su1cient collected data.
Fa vourites are quick accesses tofrequently used
applications. Favourites can be selected from cate-
gories or added directly in an application. Con/gur Con/gur
ing
ing pr
pr o/les
o/les and sugg
and sugg es
estionstions Multimedia system:
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f Profiles
Cr
Cr eating a ne
eating a ne w
wpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WCreate profile . #
Select an avatar. #
Enter the name and con/ rmwith a. #
Select Continue r. #
Select Current settings . #
Select Save. #
Activate Blue tooth ®
and select Connect
phone, toconnect a mobile phone with the
user pro/le. #
Select Finished.
Selecting
Selecting pr
pro/le
o/le op
options
tions #
Select Äfor a pro/le.
The following functions are available:
R Resetting or deleting a pro/le
R Resetting favo urites
R Con/guring suggestions Con/gur Con/gur
ing ingsugg
sugg es
estionstions #
Select Äfor a pro/le. #
Select Suggestions settings. #
Switch Allow destination suggestions, Allow
music suggestions andAllow contact sugges-
tions on or o.. #
T
To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate t
e t he lear
he lear n function f
n function f or one day
or one day:
:
activate Deact. learn. for 24h.
Fo r 24 hours no new actions will be trained
and no data recorded forth e active pro/le.
Suggestions will continue tobe shown.
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. Syst
Syst
em se
em se ttings
ttings Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he sy
he syst
stem se
em se ttings menu
ttings menu In
the system settings menu, you can make set-
tings in thefo llowing menus and control elements:
R Display
R Control elements:
- Keyboard langua geand handwriting recog-
nition
- Sensitivity of theTo uch Controls
R LINGU ATRO NIC
R Sound:
- Enter tainment
- Navigation and tra1c announcements
- Telephone
- Voice ampli/cation tothere ar
R Connectivity:
- Transmission of theve hicle location
- Wi-Fi, Blue tooth ®
, NFC
R Time & date
R Language
R Units for distance
R SoTware updates
R Data import and data export
R PIN pr otection
R System Reset MBUX multimedia system
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199

Syst
Syst
em langua ge
em language N
No
ot
t es on t
es on t he syst
he syst em language
em language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the language
fo rth e menu displa ysand the navigation mes-
sages. The selected language a.ects thech arac-
te rs available for entr y.The navigation announce-
ments are not available in all languages. If a lan-
guage is not available, the navigation announce-
ments will be in English.
Se Se tting t
tting t he syst
he syst em language
em language
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Language #
Set the language.
% Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select 

Ent
Ent
er
ering a des
ing a destination tination Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
ª Where to? 1
Count ryin which theve hicle is located
2 Entering a POI or address
Underneath: Multimedia system suggestions
during destination ent ry
During input: dele tethe entry with £.
3 List with additional destination entry options
During destination entr y:select sear chresult
4 Dele tes entered character
5 a Con/rms an ent ry
6 Calls up handwriting recognition
7 Enters a space
8 Activates voice input
9 Sets the written language
A Switches tonumbers, special characters and
symbols
B Switches toupper-case or lo wer-case letters #
Enter the destination in 2. The entries can be
made in any order.
The following entries can be made, forex ample:
R Town, st reet, house number
R Street,to wn
R Postcode
R POI name or POI ca tegory
R Contact name #
Select a sea rchre sult in list 3. #
Calculate thero ute (/ page 205). %
You can /nd fur ther information about destina-
tion entr y,e.g. 3 wordaddresses, in the Digital
Owner's Manual.
Changing t Changing t he country he country #
Select the country indicator in 1. #
Enter the country indicator. #
Select the country in 3.
Using online sear ch
Using online sear ch
% Requirements: the media display sho wsan
Internet connection with a double-ar row sym-
bol in the status line.
% Online sear chis not available in all countries.
Destination ent ryuses online map services. If the
on-board sear ch/nds no sui table destinations or if
yo uch ange countries, the online sear chisavaila-
ble.
Fo rth e destination you can enter an address, a
POI or a thre e-word address. #
Select country indicator 1. #
Select the pr ovider forth e online service from
th e countries list. #
Enter the destination in 2.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select the destination in list 3.
The de tailed view forth ero ute is displa yed.
or 204 204
MBUX multimedia system

This all
ows measures forre scue, reco very or
to wing toa Mercedes-Benz Se rvice Centre to
be initiated quickl y.
The SOS button in theove rhead control panel
0ashes until the emer gency call is /nished.
It is not possible toimmediately end an automatic
emer gency call.
If th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system can-
not connect tothe Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre, the emer gency call is automatically sent to
th e public emer gency services call centre.
If no connection can be made tothe public emer-
ge ncy services, a cor responding message appears
in the displa y. #
Dial the emer gency number 112 112onyour
mobile phone.
If an emer gency call has been initia ted:
R Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and tra1c
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is established with the emer gency
call centre ope rator.
R Based on the call, the operator decides
whe ther it is necessary tocall rescue teams
and/or the police tothe accident site.
R If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambulance
is sent totheve hicle immediatel y. T
T
r
rigg
igg er
er ing a manual Mer
ing a manual Mer cedes-Benz emerg
cedes-Benz emerg ency
ency
call
call #
T
To use t
o use t he SOS butt
he SOS butt on in t
on in theov
he overerhead contr
head contr ol
ol
panel:
panel: pressthe SOS button at least one sec-
ond long (/ page 191). #
T
To use v
o use v oice contr
oice contr ol:
ol:use the LINGU ATRO NIC
Call the Mercedes accident centre voice com-
mand.
When the emer gency call is made:
R Avo ice connection is made tothe Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call centre.
R A messa gewith accident data is transmit tedto
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre.
The Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call centre can
transmit theve hicle position data toone of the
public emer gency services call centres.
R Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and tra1c
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is established with the emer gency
call centre ope rator. R
Based on the call, the operator decides
whe ther it is necessary tocall rescue teams
and/or the police tothe accident site.
R Under cer tain circumstances data is also
transmitted in thevo ice channel tothe
Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call centre.
This allo wsmeasures forre scue, reco very or
to wing toa Mercedes-Benz service cent reto
be initiated quickl y.
If th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system can-
not connect tothe Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre, the emer gency call is automatically sent to
th e public emer gency services call centre.
If no connection can be made tothe public emer-
ge ncy services, a cor responding message appears
in the media displa y. #
Dial the emer gency number 112 112onyour
mobile phone.
Ending an unint
Ending an unint entional Mer
entional Mercedes-Benz emer-
cedes-Benz emer-
g
g ency call
ency call #
Select ~onthe multifunction steering
wheel. T
T
r
ransmitt
ansmitt ed dat
ed dat a Mer
a Mercedes-Benz wit
cedes-Benz wit h t
h the
he
Mer
Mer cedes-Benz emerg
cedes-Benz emerg ency call
ency call In
theev ent of an automatic or manual emer gency
call, as well as for a 112 112 emer gency call, data is
transmitted tothe Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre or the public emer gency services call
centre.
The following data is transmitted:
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R GPS position data on thero ute (a fewhund red metres before t
R Direction of tr avel
R Vehicle identi/cation number
R Vehicle drive type
R The estimated number of people in theve hicle
R Whe ther the emer gency call was initiated man-
ually or automatically
R Time of the accident
R Language setting on the multimedia system
Fo r accident clari/cation purposes, thefo llowing
measures can be take n up toan hour aTer the
emer gency call has been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be called up.
R Avo ice connection totheve hicle occupants
can be es tablished. Breakdown assistance
237 237

Seats suitable
for attaching................... 43 J
J
Jack
Jack Declaration of conformity...................... 22
Storage location.................................. 250
St ow age compartment in there ar...... .250
Jum
Jum p-st p-st ar
art connection point
t connection point ......................240 K
K
K
K e
ey
y
Ac oustic locking veri/cation signal........ 51
Battery................................................ .52
Con venience opening.......................... 128
Eme rgency key elemen t........................ 52
Fu nctions............................................. .51
Ke yring attachment.............................. 52
Overview............................................... 51
Problem................................................ 53
Prog ramming the button forthe
electric sliding door.............................. 59
St arting theve hicle............................ .136
Unlocking setting.................................. 52
K
K e ey positions
y positions............................................ 136 L
L
Lane K
Lane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating....................... 176
Fu nction............................................. 176
Sensitivity........................................... 176
Language
Language
Notes................................................ .202
Setting................................................2 02
Lashing points
Lashing points
Information......................................... 280
Overview............................................2 17
Lev Lev el contr
el contr ol
ol
see AIRMATIC
Light switc
Light switc h (ov
h (over
ervie
vie w)
w).............................. 107
Lighting
Lighting Adjusting the inst rument lighting......... 183
Intelligent Light System....................... 109
Lighting
Lighting
see Lights
Lights
Lights
Active headlamps................................ 109
Ad aptive Highbeam Assis t................... 110
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plu s............ 111
Au tomatic driving lights...................... .107
Combination switc h............................ 108
Cornering light.................................... 109 Dipped beam...................................... 107
Driving abroad (symmet
rical dipped
beam)................................................ .107
Fo g light (extended range).................. .110
Hazard warning light........................... 108
Headlamp 0ashing.............................. 108
High beam.......................................... 108
Light switch........................................1 07
Mo torw ay mode................................. .109
Pa rking light........................................ 107
Ra nge................................................. 108
Re ar fog light...................................... 107
Re sponsibility with lighting systems..... 107
Setting theex terior lighting switch-
o. delay time...................................... 112
St anding light...................................... 107
Switching the Intelligent Light Sys-
te m on/o.......................................... .110
Switching the sur round lighting
on/o................................................. 112
Tu rn signal light................................... 108
Limit
Limit er er
Ac tivating........................................... 158
Calling up a speed.............................. 158
Deactivating....................................... 158
Fu nction............................................. 157
Inc reasing/decreasing speed.............. 158
Kickdown............................................ 157
Le ver.................................................. 158
Pe rm anent setting............................... 159
Re quirements:.................................... 158
Selecting............................................1 58
Setting the speed................................ 158
St oring a speed........................... 158, 162
Switching o./deactivating.................. 162
Switching on/activating..................... .162
Limiting t
Limiting t he opening angle (t he opening angle (t ailg
ailgat
ate)
e)............61
LIN
LINGUA GUA TR
TRONIC
ONIC
Operable functions............................. 198
St arting............................................. .198
Liv Liv e
eTr
Tra1c
a1c Inf
Infor
ormation
mation
Switching the tra1c information
display on........................................... 206
Load com Load com par partment and r
tment and r ear int
ear inter
erior
ior
lam
lam ps
ps
Re placing light sources...................... .116
Load dis
Load distr tribution
ibution ....................................... 215
Load pr ot
Load pr otection net
ection net ................................... 218
Load secur
Load secur ing
ing
Fi tting and removing tie-d owney es..... 217
Lashing points....................................2 17
No tes................................................ .216 Index
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