Get MBUX multimedia system -> System settings Guide for Mercedes GLA SUV Second Generation (2020-2026)

▌Setting the keyboard and handwriting recogni-

tion for character entry

Requirements:

The read-aloud function is available for the

selected system language.

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Keyboards and handwriting

Setting the keyboard language

Select Keyboard languages.

Select one or more keyboard languages.

Setting the writing speed

Select Handwriting recognition.

Select an option, e.g. Medium.

Activating the read-aloud function

Select Handwriting recognition.

Activate D Read out.

The letter that your write on the touchscreen

is read aloud.

Activating handwriting recognition on the key-

board

Select Handwriting recognition.

Activate D Handwriting recognition.

You can write characters directly on the key-

board.

Deleting the user dictionary

The user dictionary learns from your inputs and

oers suggestions during character input. You can

reset the user dictionary.

Select Reset my dictionary.

Select Yes.

System settings

Display

▌Conguring display settings

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Display

Adjusting the brightness

Select Display brightness.

Vehicles with a driver display and media dis-

play: adjust the display brightness of the driver

display or media display.

Time and date

▌Setting the time zone

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Time and date

Select Time zone.

The list of countries is displayed.

If there are several time zones available in a

country, these will be shown aer the country

is selected.

Select a country and, if required, a time zone.

The time zone set is displayed aer Time

zone

Select the Automatic time zone entry from

the country list.

The time zone will be set automatically

according to the vehicle location.

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The Automatic time zone option is available

for vehicles with satellite reception.

▌Setting the time and date format

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Time and date

Set format

Select a time and date format.

▌Setting the time and date manually

Requirements:

The vehicle does not have satellite reception.

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Time and date

Setting the time

Select Set time.

Set a time.

Press OK to conrm.

Setting the date

Select Set date.

Select a date.

Press OK to conrm.

On vehicles with satellite reception, the time

and date settings are determined automati-

cally based on the vehicle location and cannot

be set manually.

Adjusting the time

Select Adjust time.

Set a value.

Press OK to conrm.

The function is only available in vehicles with

satellite reception.

Vehicle position

▌Switching transmission of the vehicle position

on or o

Requirements:

A Mercedes me user account is available.

At least one service is activated in the

Mercedes me user account which has access

to the transmitted position data.

The function is country-dependent. For more

information, consult a Mercedes-Benz service

centre.

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Data protection

Activate or deactivate theTransmit veh. posi-

tion

function.

Alternatively, you can also switch the function

on or o in the status line via Ô.

Setting permissions

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Data protection

Permissions

In the Permissions menu, you can set access

authorisations for various data points (such as

microphone, camera) used in an application. You

can change permissions that have already been

granted here. You can set permissions either for

individual data points or for certain applications or

websites.

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Select Requests or Apps/websites.

Make the required settings for the permis-

sions.

Bluetooth

▌Information about Bluetooth

Bluetooth

technology is a standard for short-

range wireless data transfer up to approximately

10 m.

You can use Bluetooth

to connect your mobile

phone to the multimedia system and use the fol-

lowing functions, for example:

Hands-free system with access to the follow-

ing options:

Contacts (/ page 522)

Call lists (/ page 524)

Text messages (/ page 525)

Internet connection (/ page 550)

Bluetooth

is a registered trademark of Bluetooth

Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.

Internet connection via Bluetooth

is not

available in all countries.

▌Activating/deactivating Bluetooth

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Internet and Bluetooth

Activate or deactivate Bluetooth.

Near Field Communication (NFC)

▌Information on Near Field Communication

(NFC)

NFC enables short-range wireless data transfer or

connection of a mobile phone with the multimedia

system.

Further information can be found at:

www.

▌Switching near-eld communication on or o

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Internet and Bluetooth

Activate or deactivate NFC.

Further information on connecting a mobile

phone via the NFC interface (/ page 518).

Wi-Fi

▌Wi-Fi connection overview

You can use Wi-Fi to set up a connection to the

Internet or to external network devices.

The availability of the function is dependent

on the country.

Generally, two types of Wi-Fi connection are avail-

able:

Using the multimedia system as a Wi-Fi hot-

spot (/ page 456)

The vehicle's multimedia system serves as a

Wi-Fi hotspot for mobile communication devi-

ces, such as smartphones or tablet PCs, for

example.

Using a mobile communication device as a Wi-

Fi hotspot (tethering) (/ page 552)

An external Wi-Fi hotspot is accessed for the

Internet connection of the vehicle's multime-

dia system.

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When the NFC symbol is displayed in the

MBUX hotspot menu, hold the device to be

connected to the NFC interface.

Follow the instructions on the device.

The WLAN connection is established.

Connecting using a security key

Select the vehicle from the device to be con-

nected. The vehicle is displayed with the

MBUX XXXXX network name.

Enter the security key which is shown in the

media display on the device to be connected.

Conrm the entry.

Generating a new security key

Select the Generate new security key option

in the

MBUX hotspot menu.

Conrm the prompt with Yes.

A new security key is generated.

A connection will be established with the newly

created security key.

When a new security key is generated, all

existing WLAN connections are then discon-

nected. If the WLAN connections are re-

established, the new security key must be

entered.

System language

▌Notes on the system language

This function allows you to determine the lan-

guage for the menu displays and the navigation

announcements. The selected language aects

the characters available for entry. The navigation

announcements are not available in all languages.

If a language is not available, the navigation

announcements will be in English.

▌Setting the language

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Language

Setting the system language

A list of the available system languages is shown.

Select a language.

The system language is switched to the selec-

ted language.

Setting the distance unit

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Display

This function is not available in all countries.

Select a unit for the distance.

Activate Additional speedometer for an addi-

tional display in the driver's display.

Activating/deactivating system PIN protection

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Data protection

PIN protection

Setting the system PIN

Select Set PIN.

Enter a four-digit system PIN.

Enter the four-digit system PIN again.

If both system PINs match, then the system

PIN protection is active.

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Changing the system PIN

Select Change settings.

Enter the current system PIN.

Select Change PIN.

Set a new system PIN.

Activating system PIN protection for soware

updates

Select Protect software updates.

Activate or deactivate the function.

Conguring suggestions

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Suggestions

Select Z.

Switch the options on or o individually.

If an option is switched on and sucient data

has been gathered, personalised suggestions

based on your user behaviour will be oered

to you. These are, for example, navigation des-

tinations visited, phone numbers dialled as

well as suggestions based on your music pref-

erences.

Navigation

When Allow destination suggestions is

switched on, the vehicle makes suggestions

based on your visited navigation destinations.

Commuter route is switched on, the naviga-

tion automatically detects that the vehicle is

on a commuter route.

Calls & messages

Suggestions are oered for numbers dialled

and messages sent.

Comfort

The vehicle makes suggestions based on the

use of your comfort functions, e.g. which mas-

sage programme should be started at what

time.

Entertainment

Suggestions are oered for the currently

played media source. Suggestions are also

made for online digital services, e.g. Spotify,

TuneIn Radio and streaming services, and for

categories, e.g. genre, artist and mood.

Vehicle

The suggestions for vehicle functions are dis-

played, e.g. for Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.

Online voice services

The suggestions are made available online

based on your voice input and are oered on

the zero layer.

The suggestions oered depend on the equip-

ment.

Deleting collected suggestions

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Suggestions

Select Î.

Select Yes.

The suggestions are reset.

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Soware update

▌Information on soware updates

Soware updates keep your vehicle and the rela-

ted systems up-to-date and prevent security aws.

Soware updates are available online for vehicle

components such as control units, convenience

systems, locking and safety systems, driver assis-

tance systems, suspension and drive systems as

well as for the MBUX multimedia system. So-

ware updates are available via the communication

module or a Wi-Fi connection to an external hot-

spot.

The navigation maps are also updated via updates

from external storage media (e.g. USB ash drive).

Install available soware updates regularly. Other-

wise the security of your MBUX multimedia sys-

tem and individual vehicle components cannot be

ensured.

Soware updates can be protected with a sys-

tem PIN. Further information about the sys-

tem PIN (/ page 457).

Further information about soware updates can

be found at

▌Carrying out soware updates

Requirements

For soware updates via the communication mod-

ule and Wi-Fi:

Your vehicle is linked to a Mercedes me user

account (/ page 541).

Soware updates without Mercedes me user

account: the

Allow software updates option is

activated in the

Software update menu.

For soware updates via the communication

module: an Internet connection exists via the

communication module (/ page 551).

For soware updates via Wi-Fi: a connection

to an external Wi-Fi hotspot exists

(/ page 552).

Depending on the soware update, this is

started via the z communication module,

ö Wi-Fi or an 4 external storage

medium.

Online soware updates cannot be performed

via external Wi-Fi hotspots that are encrypted

via TKIP.

If the Wi-Fi hotspot requires logging in via the

browser, once the connection is successfully

established the browser will open in order to

start the update. To start the download follow

the instructions in the browser.

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Software update

Starting a map update from an external storage

medium

Connect the storage medium with the vehicle

via a media interface.

A message about an available map update

appears on the media display.

Select the message.

Select Start.

The map update is started.

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Starting the soware update via the communica-

tion module

If the Automatic online update option is active,

available soware updates are downloaded and

installed automatically. Activate the option in

order to always keep your vehicle up-to-date and

avoid security aws.

Select Automatic online update.

The soware update is downloaded and instal-

led automatically.

If the option is deactivated, you will be informed

of new soware updates once. The updates are

available for downloading for a limited period of

time.

Select an update from the list of available

updates.

Start the update.

The soware update is downloaded and instal-

led automatically.

Starting a soware update via Wi-Fi

Some soware updates require an additional con-

nection to a Wi-Fi hotspot. The connection to an

external hotspot can be established when the

soware update is started.

Select an update from the list of available

updates.

Start the update.

Establish the connection to a Wi-Fi hotspot.

The update is downloaded and installed auto-

matically.

For soware updates requiring a safe vehicle sta-

tus: when the last installation step is reached, a

message appears on the media display aer the

vehicle is switched o. Follow the step-by-step

instructions on the media display to complete the

installation.

There are soware updates that can only be

installed when the vehicle is safely parked, there

are no more people in the vehicle and the vehicle

is locked.

Installing soware updates

Soware updates are installed automatically aer

they are downloaded. As soon as the soware

update has been completed, a message appears

in the media display. It may be necessary to

restart the MBUX multimedia system.

Some soware updates require a safe vehicle sta-

tus for the installation to be completed. They can

only be carried out in a safely parked vehicle with

the vehicle switched o. If this is necessary, a

message appears on the media display aer the

vehicle is switched o.

Follow the instructions on the media display.

For some soware updates, you can set a time for

installation. The installation is carried out auto-

matically at the scheduled time. You do not need

to be in the vehicle during installation. Note that

the planned installation is cancelled as soon as

the vehicle door is opened.

If an installation is available where you can set the

time, a message appears on the media display

aer the vehicle is switched o.

Follow the instructions on the media display.

The vehicle cannot be used while these soware

updates are being installed. Make sure that no

persons or animals are in the vehicle. Events

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stored in the vehicle's control units can be over-

written.

▌Availability of the driver and media display

During the installation of soware updates, it is

not possible to use the vehicle, driver display and

media display. You may receive the following dis-

play message when an installation is running:

The display message does not appear every

time a soware update is installed.

In rare cases, an error can occur during the instal-

lation. The multimedia system automatically

attempts to restore the previous version.

If it is not possible to restore the previous version,

the display message shown above appears every

time the vehicle is started.

Failure of the driver display:

If the driver display fails or there is a malfunction,

you may not recognise limitations in the functions

of systems relevant to safety or the speed display,

for example. The operating safety of the vehicle

may be impaired. Drive on carefully and have the

vehicle checked at a qualied specialist workshop

immediately (/ page 808).

Further information about soware updates can

be found at

Failure of the media display:

If the media display fails or the display message

shown above is shown continuously, several sys-

tems such as the reversing camera, Parking Assist

PARKTRONIC or climate control are no longer

available. Drive on carefully and consult a special-

ist workshop as soon as possible.

Resetting the multimedia system (reset function)

WARNING Risk of accident due to failure

of central display functions

While the multimedia system is reset, its func-

tions, such as the reversing camera, are not

available.

Only reset the multimedia system when

the vehicle is stationary.

Requirements

The vehicle is switched on.

The vehicle is stationary.

Multimedia system:

Settings

System

Reset

When resetting the system, personal data and set-

tings are deleted, for example:

Connected devices

Individual user proles

Biometric data

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