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images in this Operator's Manual. For example,

route guidance with augmented reality is not avail-

able in all equipment variants.

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Touchpad

Controller

Overview and operation

Notes on the MBUX multimedia system

Turn: adjusts the volume

Press brieꢂy: switches the mute function

on/oꢁ

Press and hold: switches the MBUX multime-

dia system or media display on or oꢁ

Buttons for navigation, radio/media and tele-

phone

Buttons for vehicle functions/system settings

and favorites/themes

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WARNING Risk of distraction from infor-

mation systems and communications

equipment

Overview of the MBUX multiimmeeddiiaa ssyyssttem

If you operate information systems and com-

munication devices integrated in the vehicle

when driving, you could be distracted from the

traꢀc situation. This could also cause you to

lose control of the vehicle.

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Only operate this equipment when the

traꢀc situation permits.

Further operating options:

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Conducting a voice dialog with the Voice Con-

trol System.

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If you cannot be sure of this, stop the

vehicle whilst paying attention to road

and traꢀc conditions and operate the

equipment with the vehicle stationary.

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Operating functions contact-free with the

MBUX Interior Assistant.

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You can ꢃnd further information about opera-

tion as well as about applications and serv-

ices in the Digital Operator's Manual.

You must observe the legal requirements for the

country in which you are currently driving when

operating the multimedia system.

Depending on the equipment, the scope of func-

tion and product designation of your MBUX multi-

media system may diꢁer from the description and

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Touch Control and control panel for the MBUX

multimedia system

Media display with touch functionality

Anti-theꢄ protection

This device is equipped with technical provisions

to protect it against theꢄ. Further information on

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protection against theꢄ can be obtained from an

authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Home screenn overview

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Depending on the display, calls up the ꢃrst

three applications or the home screen

Calls up the proꢃle

SOS NOT READY (only when the Mercedes-

Benz emergency call system is not available)

Mercedes me connect active

Signal strength of the mobile phone network,

network display, battery status of the mobile

phone connected, time

Calls up the Notiꢃcations Center

Calls up an application using the symbol

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Calls up the global search

Transmission of vehicle position active

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Operating the MBUX multimedia system

Using Touch Control

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Application and current information

Quick-access, e.g. enter home address

Index points and selected display area

Calls up the air conditioning menu

Calls up SUGGESTIONS, THEMES and

FAVORITES

ß Press the rocker switch down and hold:

adds favorites and themes

° Turn controller: adjusts the volume

8 Press controller: switches oꢁ the sound

6 Press the rocker switch up: makes or

accepts a call

~ Press the rocker switch down: rejects or

ends a call

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If Mercedes me connect 5 is active , the

vehicle is linked with Mercedes me connect.

Vehicle data is then transmitted to the back-

end system. What data is transmitted

depends on which services are activated. Fur-

ther details can be found in the Mercedes me

connect terms and conditions and data pro-

tection information. The function is country-

dependent.

If transmission of vehicle position 6 is

active , Mercedes me connect services have

been activated for this vehicle which access

the vehicle's geoposition. In which instances

the geoposition is transmitted depends on the

particular services. Further details can be

found in the Mercedes me connect terms and

conditions and data protection information.

The function is country-dependent.

Navigation through the menus is carried out with

Touch Control 2 with single-ꢃnger swipes.

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To select a menu option: swipe and press.

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To move the digital map: swipe in any direc-

tion.

Using the touchscreen

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Select menu options, symbols or characters

by pressing brieꢂy.

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To navigate in menus: swipe up, down, leꢄ or

right.

Touch Control

G Press brieꢂy: returns to the previous

display

ß Press the rocker switch down brieꢂy:

shows favorites

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To use handwriting to enter charactters: write

the character with one ꢃnger on the

touchscreen.

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To zoom in and out of the map: move two ꢃn-

gers together or apart.

Using the touchpad

To select a menu option: swipe and press.

To use handwriting recognition: write a char-

acter on the touchpad.

To call up the global menu: press and hold on

the touchscreen until the OPTIONS menu

appears.

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To open or close the Notiꢃcations Center:

swipe down or up with two ꢃngers.

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For more information on operation, please

refer to the Digital Operator's Manual.

To zoom in and out of the map: move two ꢃn-

gers together or apart.

Calling up appliccaattiioonnss uussiinngg bbuuttttons

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2

G Returns to the previous display

~ Calls up the audio control menu

Swiping to the leꢄ of right: selects the previ-

ous or next radio station/music track

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y Calls up vehicle functions

z Calls up navigation

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| Calls up radio or media

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Touchpad

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For your own safety, always observe the following

points when operating mobile communications

equipment and especially your voice control sys-

tem:

Address book

Radio

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ß Press brieꢂy: calls up favorites

Press and hold: adds a favorite or theme

Media

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Alternatively, tap © on the touchscreen.

Call up the application (/ page 213).

Vehicle functions

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Observe the legal requirements for the coun-

try in which you are driving.

Starting the Voice Control System

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If you use the voice control system in an emer-

Functions of the Voice Control System

gency your voice can change and your tele-

phone call, e.g. an emergency call, can

thereby be unnecessarily delayed.

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WARNING Risk of distraction from infor-

mation systems and communications

equipment

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Familiarize yourself with the voice control sys-

tem functions before starting the journey.

With the Voice Control System, various applica-

tions in the MBUX multimedia system are opera-

ble using voice input. The Voice Control System is

operational approximately thirty seconds aꢄer the

ignition is switched on and is available for the

driver's seat and front passenger seat.

If you operate information systems and com-

munication devices integrated in the vehicle

when driving, you could be distracted from the

traꢀc situation. This could also cause you to

lose control of the vehicle.

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Only operate this equipment when the

traꢀc situation permits.

The following multimedia system applications can

be operated:

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If you cannot be sure of this, stop the

vehicle whilst paying attention to road

and traꢀc conditions and operate the

equipment with the vehicle stationary.

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Telephone

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Text messages

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Navigation

Press rocker switch 1 up.

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The camera is located in the overhead control

panel.

The camera is covered, dirty, fogged up or

scratched.

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Say "Hello Mercedes".

If the vehicle is equipped with the MBUX Interior

Assistant, selected functions of the multimedia

system can be operated contact-free. The MBUX

Interior Assistant can diꢁerentiate between driver

and front passenger interactions and detects spe-

ciꢃc hand positions (poses).

Wait until the camera has cooled down before

cleaning the camera lens.

Overvieww of the MBUX Interiorr Assistant

Clean the outside of the camera lens with a

dry or damp cotton cloth. Do not use micro-

ꢃber cloths. Do not remove the cover when

cleaning.

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WARNING Risk of injury from the cam-

era's laser radiation

This product uses a classiꢃcation 1 laser sys-

tem. If the housing is opened or damaged,

laser radiation may damage your retina.

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System limits, display messages and notes for

rectiꢃcation

Recognition can be impaired by reꢂective

clothing, an adverse color of clothing or by

accessories, for example.

The system may be impaired or may not function

in the following situations:

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Do not open the housing.

Clothing being worn (hat, shawl, scarf) may be

limiting the detection area of the camera.

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Always have maintenance work and

repairs carried out by a qualiꢃed special-

ist workshop.

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The camera in the overhead control panel may

heat up due to operating conditions. As a

result the camera may switch oꢁ temporarily,

particularly during longer periods of operation

and at high outside temperatures.

Keep the camera's ꢃeld of vision clear.

The camera is not operational.

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This product complies with the requirements of

the FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 with

exception of the variations according to the FDA

Laser Notice No. 50 from 24. June 2007.

Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Do not touch or cover the camera and wait

until the camera has cooled down and is avail-

able again.

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The MBUX Interior Assistant supporrts the following interactions:

Interactiion area

Interaction

Description

In front of the media display or

above the touchpad

Proximity to the control element

The Interior Assistant recognizes the approach of the hand towards a control

element.

Depending on the active application, the display will be adjusted in the media

display. Some functions diꢁerentiate between driver and front passenger.

No speciꢃc hand position is required.

Above the center console

Deꢃned pose

A favorite is called up with a deꢃned pose.

Below the inside rearview mirror

Brief up and down movements

With brief up and down movements below the inside rearview mirror the read-

ing light for the driver or the front passenger is switched on or oꢁ.

Above the front passenger seat

Stretching out a hand above the front By stretching out a hand above the front passenger seat the search light is

passenger seat

switched on. If you withdraw a hand from this area, the search light is

switched oꢁ again.

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Switchinng the reading light and search light and

on or oꢁ

The hand movement takes place in the

interaction area below the inside rearview

mirror.

The hand movement takes place in the

interaction area above the front passenger

seat.

Requirements:

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For the search light:

The seat belt on the front passenger seat

must not be inserted in the seat belt

buckle.

For the reading light:

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The function is available when it is dark.

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The function is available when it is dark.

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Switchinng the readinng lightt on and oꢁ

Switcching the search light on and oꢁ

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WARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-

ing adjustment of the driver's seat aꢄer

calling up a driver proꢃle

Selecting a user proꢃle may trigger an adjust-

ment of the driver's seat to the position saved

under the user proꢃle. You or other vehicle

occupants could be injured in the process.

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Make sure that when the position of driv-

er's seat is being adjusted using the mul-

timedia system, no people or body parts

are in the seat's range of movement.

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Brieꢂy move a hand up or down beneath the

inside rearview mirror.

The reading light is switched on or oꢁ for the

driver or the front passenger.

To switch on: reach across the front

passenger seat with a hand.

The search light is switched on for the driver.

If there is a risk of someone becoming trap-

ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-

ately:

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To switch oꢁ: take a hand back away from the

front passenger seat.

The search light is switched oꢁ again.

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a) Tap the warning message on the

media display.

or

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b) Press a memory position button or a

Informmationn on prroꢃles, themess, suggggestionns and

favorites

seat adjustment switch on the driver's

door.

The adjustment process will be stopped.

For electrically adjustable seats observe the fol-

lowing notes.

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Activate Bluetooth^®and select Connect

Phone, to connect a mobile phone with the

user proꢃle .

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The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-

venter.

The vehicle can learn the habits of the driver. It

then oꢁers suggestions for the most probable

navigation destinations, media sources, radio sta-

tions or contacts. The requirements for that are

the selection of a proꢃle, your consent to the

recording of data and suꢀcient collected data.

If the driver's door is open, the driver's seat will

not be set aꢄer calling up the driver's proꢃle.

Select Finish.

Proꢃles store your vehicle settings and settings

for the multimedia system. If the vehicle is used

by several drivers, the driver can select their own

proꢃle without changing the stored proꢃle settings

of other drivers.

Selecting proꢃle options

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Favorites provide quick access to applications

that are used oꢄen. You can select favorites from

categories or add them directly to an application.

Select Ä for a proꢃle.

The following functions are available:

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Editing, resetting or deleting a proꢃle

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Information on proꢃles from Mercedes me

connect can be found in the Digital Opera-

tor's Manual.

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Resetting themes or favorites

Conꢃguring pproꢃles, theemes and suggestions

Multimedia system:

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Conꢃguring suggestions

Conꢃgurring suggestions

Vehicle settings are, for example, driver's seat,

steering wheel and mirror settings, climate control

and ambient lighting. For the settings of the multi-

media system, you can select, for example, radio

stations, previous destinations as well as themes,

suggestions and favorites.

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f Profiles

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Select Ä for a proꢃle.

Creating a new proꢃle

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Select Suggestion Settings.

Switch Allow Destination Suggestions, Allow

Select W Create Profile .

Select an avatar.

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Music Suggestions and Allow Contact Sug-

gestions on or oꢁ.

To deactivate the learning function for one

day: activate Deact. Learning for 24 h.

For 24 hours no new actions will be trained

and no data recorded for the active proꢃle.

Suggestions will continue to be shown.

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Enter the name and conꢃrm with a.

For recurring driving situations, such as long

drives on the freeway, you can save your preferred

settings in a theme in the vehicle. In a theme you

can save the display of the digital map, your pre-

ferred radio station and preferred drive program,

for example.

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Select Continue r .

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Select Current Settings.

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Select Save.

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