MBUX multimedia system -> Overview and operation for Your Mercedes E Class 4 Door 2022

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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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Control panel for telephone, navigation,  
radio/media, vehicle functions/system set-  
tings and favorites/themes  
Touchpad  
Controller  
Turn: adjusts the volume  
Press: switches sound on or oꢁ  
For Mercedes-AMG vehicles with AMG Per-  
formance exhaust system:  
• Turn: adjusts the volume  
• Press brieꢂy: switches the mute function  
on/oꢁ  
• Press and hold: switches the multimedia  
system on/oꢁ  
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system  
or media display on or oꢁ  
Overview and operation  
Notes on the MBUX multimedia system  
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WARNING Risk of distraction due to infor-  
mation systems and communications  
equipment  
Overview of the MBUX multimedia system  
If you operate information systems and com-  
munications equipment integrated in the vehi-  
cle 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.  
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If you cannot be sure of this, stop the  
vehicle in accordance with the traꢀc  
conditions and operate the equipment  
with the vehicle stationary.  
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For Mercedes-AMG vehicles with AMG Per-  
formance exhaust system:  
ö button  
• Sets the sound characteristic of the AMG  
Performance exhaust system  
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  
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Media display with touch functionality  
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Further operating options:  
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Conducting a voice dialog with the Voice Con-  
trol System.  
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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.  
Anti-theꢄ prrotection  
This device is equipped with technical provisions  
to protect it against theꢄ. Further information on  
protection against theꢄ can be obtained from an  
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.  
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Home screeenn overview  
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Depending on the display, calls up the ꢃrst  
Signal strength of the mobile phone network,  
network display, battery status of the mobile  
phone connected, time  
Calls up the air conditioning menu  
three applications or the home screen  
Calls up SUGGESTIONS, THEMES and  
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Calls up the proꢃle  
Calls up the global search  
SOS NOT READY (only when the Mercedes-  
Benz emergency call system is not available)  
Mercedes me connect active  
Transmission of vehicle position active  
FAVORITES  
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Calls up the Notiꢃcations Center  
Calls up an application using the symbol  
Application and current information  
Quick-access, e.g. enter home address  
Index points and selected display area  
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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.  
Operating the MBUX multimedia system  
Using Touch Control  
8 Switch oꢁ the sound: press  
£ Starts the Voice Control System  
ß Calls up favorites (press brieꢂy) or adds  
favorites and themes (press and hold)  
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To operate Touch Control 2 in the most  
eꢁective way, use the tip of your thumb if pos-  
sible.  
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.  
To move the digital map: swipe in any direc-  
tion.  
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© Shows the home screen  
Touch Control  
Using the touchscreen  
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Select menu options, symbols or characters  
by pressing brieꢂy.  
To navigate in menus: swipe up, down, leꢄ or  
right.  
To use handwriting to enter characters: write  
the character with one ꢃnger on the  
touchscreen.  
=9Ì: swipe in the direction of  
the arrow (navigate)  
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a Press (conꢃrm)  
G Returns to the previous display  
6 Makes or accepts a call  
~ Rejects or ends a call  
Increase volume: swipe upwards  
Reduce volume: swipe down  
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To zoom in and out of the map: move two ꢃn-  
gers together or apart.  
To call up the global menu: press and hold on  
the touchscreen until the OPTIONS menu  
appears.  
Using the touchpad  
To use handwriting recognition: write a char-  
acter on the touchpad.  
To open or close the Notiꢃcations Center:  
swipe down or up with two ꢃngers.  
To zoom in and out of the map: move two ꢃn-  
gers together or apart.  
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For more information on operation, please  
refer to the Digital Operator's Manual.  
Calling up applications using buttons  
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G Returns to the previous display  
~ Calls up the audio control menu  
© Calls up the home screen  
Touchpad  
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% button calls up the telephone  
z button calls up navigation  
| button calls up radio or media  
y button calls up vehicle functions  
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To select a menu option: swipe and press.  
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ß button  
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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  
Media  
Press brieꢂy: calls up favorites  
Press and hold: adds a favorite or creates a  
new theme  
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Vehicle functions  
Alternatively, tap © on the touchscreen.  
Call up the application (/ page 232).  
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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-  
gency your voice can change and your tele-  
phone call, e.g. an emergency call, can  
thereby be unnecessarily delayed.  
Functions of the Voice Control System  
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WARNING Risk of distraction due to 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-  
munications equipment integrated in the vehi-  
cle 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  
The following multimedia system applications can  
be operated:  
traꢀc situation permits.  
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If you cannot be sure of this, stop the  
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Telephone  
vehicle in accordance with the traꢀc  
conditions and operate the equipment  
with the vehicle stationary.  
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Text message and e-mail  
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Navigation  
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Press 1.  
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The camera is located in the overhead control  
panel.  
The camera is covered, dirty, fogged up or  
scratched.  
Wait until the camera has cooled down before  
cleaning the camera lens.  
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.  
Recognition can be impaired by reꢂective  
clothing, an adverse color of clothing or by  
accessories, for example.  
Clothing being worn (hat, shawl, scarf) may be  
limiting the detection area of the camera.  
Keep the camera's ꢃeld of vision clear.  
The camera is not operational.  
Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.  
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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).  
Overview of the MBUX Interior Assistant  
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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  
The system may be impaired or may not function  
in the following situations:  
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Do not open the housing.  
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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.  
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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.  
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 supports the following interactions:  
Interaction 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 vertical up and down movements below the inside rearview mirror  
the reading light for the driver or the front passenger is switched on and 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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Switching the reading light and search light and  
on or oꢁ  
The hand movement takes place in the inter-  
The seat belt on the front passenger seat must  
not be inserted in the seat belt buckle.  
action area below the inside rearview mirror.  
For the search light:: the function is available  
when it is dark.  
The hand movement takes place in the inter-  
action area above the front passenger seat.  
Requirements:  
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For the reading light:: the function is available  
when it is dark.  
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Switching the reading light on and oꢁ  
SSwwiittcching 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  
To switch on: reach across the front  
If there is a risk of someone becoming trap-  
ped, stop the adjustment process immedi-  
ately:  
inside rearview mirror.  
passenger seat with a hand.  
The reading light is switched on or oꢁ for the  
driver or the front passenger.  
The search light is switched on for the driver.  
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To switch oꢁ: take a hand back away from the  
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a) Tap the warning message on the  
front passenger seat.  
media display.  
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The search light is switched oꢁ again.  
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b) Press a memory position button or a  
Information on proꢃles, themes, suggesttiionnss and  
favorites  
seat adjustment switch on the driver's  
door.  
For electrically adjustable seats observe the fol-  
lowing notes.  
The adjustment process will be stopped.  
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Activate Bluetooth® and select Connect  
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The driver's seat is equipped with an access pre-  
venter.  
If the driver's door is open, the driver's seat will  
nnoott be set aꢄer calling up the driver's proꢃle.  
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.  
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.  
Favorites provide quick access to applications  
that are used oꢄen. You can select favorites from  
categories or add them directly to an application.  
Phone, to connect a mobile phone with the  
user proꢃle .  
Select Finish.  
Selecting proꢃle options  
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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  
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Resetting themes or favorites  
Conꢃguring proꢃles, themes and suggestions  
Multimedia system:  
connect can be found in the Digital Opera-  
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Conꢃguring suggestions  
tor's Manual.  
Conꢃguring suggestionss  
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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.  
For recurring driving situations, such as long  
drives on the highway, you can save your prefer-  
red settings in a theme in the vehicle. In a theme  
you can save the display of the digital map, your  
preferred radio station and preferred drive pro-  
gram, for example.  
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Select Ä for a proꢃle.  
Select Suggestion Settings.  
Creating a new proꢃle  
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Select W Create Profile .  
Select an avatar.  
Enter the name and conꢃrm with a.  
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Switch Allow Destination Suggestions, Allow  
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Music Suggestions and Allow Contact Sug-  
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gestions on or oꢁ.  
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Select Continue r .  
Select Current Settings.  
Select Save.  
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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Example: if the option is switched on and a  
route to a new destination has been calcula-  
ted, this destination would not be taken into  
account for the learning function.  
Telephone  
Voice ampliꢃcation to the rear  
System settings  
Overview of the system settings menu  
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Connectivity  
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In the system settings menu, you can make set-  
tings in the following menus and control ele-  
ments:  
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, NFC  
Creating new themes  
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Time & date  
Language  
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Select ©.  
Select THEMES.  
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Display  
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Styles  
Units for distance  
Soꢄware updates  
Data import/export  
PIN protection  
System Reset  
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Select W Create Theme.  
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Instrument lighting  
The settings which are saved in the theme are  
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Display brightness  
shown.  
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Edge lighting  
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Select Continue r.  
Select Audio and Navigation (Navigation) and  
store the active settings in the theme.  
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Day/night design  
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Control elements  
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Keyboard language and handwriting recog-  
Select Continue r.  
Select an entry screen.  
Select Continue r.  
Select an image.  
Enter the names into the entry ꢃeld and con-  
ꢃrm with a.  
Information on important system updates  
nition  
Important system updates may be necessary for  
the security of your multimedia system's data.  
Install these updates, or else the security of your  
multimedia system cannot be ensured.  
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Sensitivity of the touchpad  
Sensitivity of the Touch Controls  
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Voice Control System  
Sound  
A system update consists of three steps:  
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Downloading or copying of the data required  
for installation  
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Entertainment  
Navigation and traꢀc announcements  
Select Save.  
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Installation of the downloaded system update