Get Driver's display Guide for Mercedes B Class SUV Third Generation (2018-2026)

Notes on the driver's display

WARNING Risk of accident if the driver

display fails

If the driver display has failed or is malfunc-

tioning, function restrictions in systems rele-

vant to safety cannot be detected.

The operating safety of your vehicle may be

impaired.

Drive on carefully.

Have the vehicle checked immediately at

a qualied specialist workshop.

If the operating safety of your vehicle is impaired,

park the vehicle immediately and safely. Contact a

qualied specialist workshop.

The driver's display shows basic information such

as speed, engine speed, fuel level, coolant tem-

perature as well as indicator and warning lamps.

Additional functions available include the follow-

ing:

Dierent menus, e.g. for assistance and navi-

gation

Status displays for the driving systems

Display messages

Information on speed,

Consumption and

range

Power meter level and state of charge of the

high-voltage battery

Indicator and warning lamps

Additional notes for plug-in hybrid vehicles:

Further displays on the driver's display:

õ Drive is activated

° "Foot o the accelerator"

Some menu content and settings can be custom-

ised (/ page 385).

Operating the driver's display

WARNING Risk of distraction from infor-

mation systems and communications

equipment

If you operate information systems and com-

munication devices integrated in the vehicle

when driving, you could be distracted from the

trac situation. This could also cause you to

lose control of the vehicle.

Only operate this equipment when the

trac situation permits.

If you cannot be sure of this, stop the

vehicle whilst paying attention to road

and trac conditions and operate the

equipment with the vehicle stationary.

Observe the legal requirements for the country in

which you are currently driving when operating

the driver's display.

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Scrolling on the menu bar

Back button

Main menu button

Touch Control

The content on the driver's display is controlled

using the control elements on the le side of the

steering wheel. You can use Touch Control 3 to

navigate vertically and horizontally by swiping with

one nger. Conrm your selection by pressing the

Touch Control.

To operate Touch Control 3 in the most

eective way, use the tip of your thumb if pos-

sible. You can also set the sensitivity of the

Touch Control on the central display

(/ page 409).

Briey press main menu button 2.

Select a menu by swiping to the le or right

on Touch Control 3.

To conrm: press Touch Control 3.

You can watch an animation on this topic via the

following link:

Driver display menus

Notes on menus on the driver's display

WARNING Risk of distraction from infor-

mation systems and communications

equipment

If you operate information systems and com-

munication devices integrated in the vehicle

when driving, you could be distracted from the

trac situation. This could also cause you to

lose control of the vehicle.

Only operate this equipment when the

trac situation permits.

If you cannot be sure of this, stop the

vehicle whilst paying attention to road

and trac conditions and operate the

equipment with the vehicle stationary.

Observe the legal requirements for the country in

which you are currently driving when operating

the driver's display.

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The following menus can be called up via the

menu bar on the driver's display:

Understated

Sport

Classic

Navigation

Assistance

Service

On some of these menus, you can choose

between dierent display content on the centre

display area.

On most of the menus, you can use

Options to

congure further settings for the menu-specic

display content.

You can watch an animation on this topic via the

following link:

Calling up and operating menus on the driver's

display

Calling up a menu via the driver's display menu

bar

Back button

Main menu button

Touch Control

Press main menu button 2 on the steering

wheel.

The driver's display menu bar will open.

Swipe to the le or right on le-hand Touch

Control 3 and select a menu (e.g. the Clas-

sic

menu) on the menu bar.

To conrm: press le-hand Touch Control 3.

Calling up or exiting the Options submenu

To call up: press le-hand Touch Control 3.

To exit: press back button 1.

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Browsing through display content or lists

Swipe up, down, le or right on le-hand

Touch Control 3.

Within dierent menus, icons will also appear

at the right-hand edge of the centre display

section to indicate your current position in a

list.

Setting display content as the standard display

You can set custom-congured menu display con-

tent as the standard display.

Press and hold le-hand Touch Control 3

until the bar display is completely lled.

The Set direct entry? prompt will appear.

Swipe le on le-hand Touch Control 3 and

select

Yes.

To conrm: press le-hand Touch Control 3.

To call up standard displays: press back but-

ton 1 on the upper level of a menu.

Pressing back button 1 on the standard dis-

play will call up the previous menu.

Resetting values

To call up the Options submenu: press le-

hand Touch Control 3.

Select Yes.

To conrm: press le-hand Touch Control 3.

Conguring settings on the Classic or Understa-

ted menus

Driver's display:

Classic

Selecting display content in the centre display

area of the Classic menu

Call up the Classic menu via the driver's dis-

play menu bar.

To select display content: swipe upwards or

downwards on the le-hand Touch Control and

select the desired display content.

Speedometer

Rev counter or clock

Transmission position

Coolant temperature display

Outside temperature

Centre display content in the Classic menu

(example: trip distance)

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Time

Fuel level and fuel ller ap location indicator

The following display content can be shown in

centre display area

6 of the Classic menu:

Trip and total distance

Trip computer

From start and From reset

ECO display

Consumption

ATTENTION ASSIST

Audio

Navigation

Trip computer (example)

Proportion of driving done in electric mode

(distance travelled electrically per total dis-

tance travelled)

Information about the range

The actual range achieved may dier from the

range displayed. Your previous driving style

will be taken into account when the range is

being calculated.

Factors such as outside temperature or cli-

mate control settings have a direct inuence

on the achievable range.

While the navigation system or commuter

route is active, additional information about

the route ahead can be included in the range

calculation.

Information on electrical consumption

The

From start and From reset consumption

gures take into account all active consumer

equipment when it comes to the drive sys-

tem's operational readiness õ.

Information on the proportion of driving done in

electric mode

When the proportion of driving done in electric

mode is determined, only distances driven

under the following conditions are taken into

account:

The combustion engine is switched o.

The Electric or Hybrid drive program is

active.

The high-voltage battery is charged.

Distances travelled under electric power in the

Battery Level drive program or with an empty

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high-voltage battery will not be taken into account

in the proportion of driving done in electric mode.

To increase the proportion of driving done in

electric mode, charge the high-voltage battery

as frequently as possible at a suitable charg-

ing facility.

Selecting the radio station or track on the station

or track list

You can select radio stations or tracks on the sta-

tion or track list in the audio display content of

the Classic menu.

The following adjustments can be made in the

MBUX multimedia system:

Conguring the station or track list

Switching between media sources

Setting the frequency band

Track list for the audio display content in the

centre display area (example)

To change radio stations or tracks: swipe le

or right on the le-hand Touch Control and

select a radio station or track on station or

track list 1.

If you do not carry out any operations immedi-

ately aer opening station or track list 1, the

view will return to the radio station or track

selected.

The radio station or track displayed when the

vehicle is restarted depends on the user pro-

le used for the previous trip.

Calling up or exiting the Options submenu on the

Classic menu

Depending on the selected display content, you

can make changes in the centre display area on

the Options submenu.

To call up the Options submenu: press the le-

hand Touch Control.

To exit the Options submenu: press the back

button G.

The following functions may be available on the

Options submenu, for example:

Navigation: selecting and adjusting zoom,

route guidance and map settings

Resetting the trip odometer

Resetting the trip computer

From start

Resetting the trip computer

From reset

Resetting the ECO display values

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Changing colour settings on the Understated

Call up the Understated menu via the driver's

display menu bar.

To call up the colour list: press the le-hand

Touch Control.

The colour list on the Understated menu will

appear.

To select colour settings: swipe upwards or

downwards on the le-hand Touch Control and

select the desired colour setting.

If you do not carry out any operations within a

limited time aer opening the colour list, the

view will switch back to the default view of the

Understated menu.

To exit the colour list: press the back button

Depending on the equipment, the selected

colour setting will be adopted for the ambient

lighting and the MBUX multimedia system. If

you select the Understated menu on the driv-

er's display, the content in the MBUX multi-

media system will also be made smaller.

Calling up the Service menu

Driver's display:

Service

The current status of the vehicle is shown in the

Service menu.

To call up the menu: press the le-hand Touch

Control.

The following display content is available on the

Service menu (equipment-dependent):

Information about how many messages are in

the message memory

AdBlue: AdBlue

range and ll level

Tyre pressure:

Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning

system (/ page 593)

Checking the tyre pressure with the tyre

pressure monitoring system (/ page 591)

Restarting the tyre pressure monitoring

system (/ page 592)

ASSYST PLUS: calling up the service due date

(/ page 544)

Engine oil level: checking the engine oil level

(/ page 29)

Coolant indicator

The following functions are available on the

Options submenu:

Tyre pressure (/ page 591)

Message memory (/ page 740)

Calling up the assistant display (Assistance menu)

Driver's display:

Assistance

Various driver assistance systems and navigation

instructions are shown on the assistant display.

To call up the display: select Assistance on

the driver's display.

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Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC display on

the assistant display (example)

In vehicles with the Driving Assistance Package,

the following displays may vary depending on the

driving situation:

The navigation instructions in the le-hand

display section

The trac light view in the right-hand display

section

The display of the driver assistance systems

The level of detail on the assistant display

In vehicles without the Driving Assistance Pack-

age, your lane and the vehicle in front will be dis-

played.

The following status displays are available on the

assistant display:

Y Green: pedestrian detection active

Y Grey: pedestrian detection enabled

¸ Green radar waves next to vehicle: Blind

Spot Assist is enabled and ready for operation

¸ Grey radar waves next to vehicle: Blind

Spot Assist is enabled but not ready for opera-

tion

The content on the assistant display will adapt to

the following situations:

Number of lanes detected

Change of direction, e.g. lane change

Current road conditions

Road users detected

The assistant display will not display other

detected obstacles with the exception of road

users.

The following functions are available on the

Options submenu:

Start route guidance

With active route guidance: end route guid-

ance

Call up previous destinations and favourites

Start new route guidance to a recent destina-

tion

Start new route guidance to a favourite

Calling up displays on the Sport menu

Driver's display:

Sport

The Sport menu provides information about the

engine data of the vehicle.

When you call up the Sport menu on the

menu bar of the driver's display, the menu

colour setting will automatically be applied to

the MBUX multimedia system.

To call up the menu: press the le-hand Touch

Control.

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Current torque

G-meter

Current power output

Boost pressure

Engine oil temperature

Engine speed

Calling up displays in the Sport menu (plug-in

hybrid)

Driver's display:

Sport

The Sport menu provides additional information

about the operating energy as well as the recuper-

ated power of the vehicle.

When you call up the Sport menu on the

menu bar of the driver's display, the menu

colour setting will automatically be applied to

the MBUX multimedia system.

To call up the menu: press the le-hand Touch

Control.

Display area for recuperated power (recupera-

tion)

Display area for output

Additional display area for output

Calling up navigation instructions on the driver's

display

Driver's display:

Navigation

To call up the menu: press the le-hand Touch

Control.

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Changing the scale of the selected map view

Distance to the change of direction

Road to which the change of direction leads

Display of trac incident

Currently selected route

Indicator showing vehicle's current position

Change-of-direction symbol

Recommended lane (white)

Lane not recommended (grey)

Current lane

The level of detail in the navigation instruc-

tions in the le-hand display section may vary.

To zoom in and out on the map directly: swipe

upwards or downwards on the le-hand Touch

Control.

If no operation is performed within a short

time of the autozoom being activated, the set

map scale of the map view already selected

will appear.

You can set the permanent map scale display

in the MBUX multimedia system

(/ page 474).

The following functions are available on the

Options submenu:

With active route guidance: end route guid-

ance

Select route guidance

Map settings

If the current route guidance is ended on the

Navigation menu of the driver's display, it will

also be ended in the MBUX multimedia sys-

tem.

On the

Options submenu, you can use other func-

tions in the

Destinations and Map settings cate-

gories.

You can use the following functions in the Desti-

nations category:

Call up previous destinations and favourites

Start new route guidance to a favourite

The two options Work and Home will be dis-

played in

Favourites even if no address is

stored.

You can use the following functions in the

Map

settings

category:

Activate auto zoom

Set the map view, satellite view and route

overview.

The following map views are available on the

Navi-

gation

menu:

Entire route

2D direction of travel

2D north-up

3D map

Head-up display

Function of the head-up display

The head-up display projects various content into

the driver's eld of vision, for example.

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You can use the head-up display menu bar to

select various contexts, e.g.:

Minimal

Sport

Standard

ECO display (depending on model and equip-

ment) (/ page 256)

Settings

Head-up display on/o

Head-up display content with navigation (6x2°)

Detected instructions and trac signs

Navigation instructions (distance to the next

route event)

Steer Assist status

Current speed

Set speed in the driving system (e.g. Active

Distance Assist DISTRONIC)

System limits

Visibility is particularly inuenced by the following

conditions:

Seat position

Image position setting

Light conditions

Wet road surfaces

Objects on the display cover

Polarisation in sunglasses

Operating the head-up display

Selecting display content of the head-up display

via the menu bar of the driver's display

Press the ò main menu button on the le.

To select the menu bar of the head-up dis-

play: swipe upwards on the le-hand Touch

Control.

Switching between display content on the head-

up display

Swipe to the le or right on the le-hand

Touch Control.

A preview of the selected display content will

appear on the head-up display.

To conrm: press the a button.

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Switching back to the driver's display

Press the G or ò button.

Setting the position and brightness

Swipe to the le or right on the le-hand

Touch Control and select Settings on the

menu bar of the head-up display.

Press the le-hand Touch Control.

The current position and brightness settings

will be displayed as graphics on the head-up

display as well as on the driver's display.

To adjust the position: swipe upwards or

downwards on the le-hand Touch Control.

To adjust the brightness: swipe to the le or

right on the le-hand Touch Control.

The settings congured for position and

brightness will be saved automatically.

Press the G or a button to exit the set-

tings.

Switching the head-up display on/o

Driver's display:

Switching on

Swipe upwards on the le-hand Touch Con-

trol.

Press the le-hand Touch Control a.

Switching o

Swipe upwards on the le-hand Touch Con-

trol.

Swipe on the le-hand Touch Control and

select Head-up display.

Press the le-hand Touch Control a.

Vehicles with a 48 V on-board electrical system

Electric drive support

Recuperation behaviour of the electric motor

Due to various system limits, the values dis-

played may temporarily dier slightly from the

actual value.

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Function of the power meter

Start of the POWER display range

End of the POWER display range

Current state of charge of the high-voltage

battery

Maximum recovered energy

Start of the display range of the recovered

energy

The power meter has the following functions:

In electric mode, area

1 – 2 shows what

percentage of the electrical drive is currently

being used. The combustion engine is

switched on at a percentage of 100%. In boost

mode, the electrical power assistance of the

drive is displayed.

The area

4 – 5 shows the recuperation and

charging behaviour using the combustion

engine.

Due to various system limits, displayed value

4 may temporarily dier slightly from the

actual value.

Overview of status displays on the driver's dis-

play

The status displays for the driving and driving

safety systems can be found in display sections

1 to 6.

Pedestrian detection (only on assistant dis-

play)

Active Parking Assist is available

(/ page 366)

Active Parking Assist has detected a park-

ing space (/ page 366)

Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated

(/ page 363)

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Cruise control (/ page 319)

Speed limiter (/ page 320)

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC

(/ page 323)

Specied distance for Active Distance

Assist DISTRONIC (/ page 323)

Active Brake Assist switched o

(/ page 339)

Active Brake Assist impaired or not func-

tioning (/ page 339)

Active Steering Assist (/ page 331)

Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 350)

Active Blind Spot Assist (only on assistant

display)

Plug‑in hybrid operation activated

Haptic accelerator pedal

(/ page 260, 257)

Sound generator inoperative (/ page 764)

ECO start/stop function (/ page 255)

HOLD function (/ page 315)

Adaptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 216)

Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus

(/ page 218)

Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for

certain countries only)

Active Stop-and-Go Assist

Slippery road surface warning

Vehicles with Speed Limit Assist: detected

instructions and trac signs (/ page 339)

Vehicles with Trac Sign Assist: detected instruc-

tions and trac signs (/ page 343)

Overview of status indicators on the driver's dis-

play

The status indicators for the driving and driving

safety systems can be found in display sections

1 to 4.

Pedestrian detection (on assistant display

only)

Active Parking Assist is available

(/ page 366)

Active Parking Assist has detected a park-

ing space (/ page 366)

Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deactivated

(/ page 363)

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Cruise control (/ page 319)

Limiter (/ page 320)

Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC

(/ page 323)

Specied distance for Active Distance

Assist DISTRONIC (/ page 323)

Active Brake Assist switched o

(/ page 339)

Active Brake Assist impaired or not func-

tioning (/ page 339)

Active Steering Assist (/ page 331)

Active Lane Keeping Assist (/ page 350)

Active Blind Spot Assist (on assistant dis-

play only)

Blind Spot Assist (on assistant display only)

Plug‑in hybrid operation activated

Haptic accelerator pedal

(/ page 260, 257)

ECO start/stop function (/ page 255)

HOLD function (/ page 315)

Adaptive Highbeam Assist (/ page 216)

Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus

(/ page 218)

Maximum permissible speed exceeded (for

certain countries only)

Active Stop-and-Go Assist

Slippery road surface warning

Vehicles with Speed Limit Assist: detected

instructions and trac signs (/ page 339)

Vehicles with Trac Sign Assist: detected instruc-

tions and trac signs (/ page 343)

Important information from other driving systems

may briey appear over the trac signs displayed.

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