Mercedes-Benz

Operating the on-board computer

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WARNING Risk of distraction from information systems and communications equipment

If you operate information and communication equipment integrated in the vehicle when driving, you will be distracted from the traffic situation. This could also cause you to lose control of the vehicle.

Only operate this equipment when the traffic situation permits.

If you cannot be sure of this, stop the vehicle whilst paying attention to road and traffic 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 on-board computer.

The on-board computer displays will appear on the multifunction display More.

The on-board computer is operated using left-hand Touch Control and left-hand back/home button .

When the on-board computer is being operated, different acoustic signals will sound as operating feedback, e.g. when the end of a list is reached or when you are scrolling through a list.

The following menus are available:

Assistance
Telephone
Navigation
Trip
Radio
Media
Styles & display
Service
Performance

Vehicles with an instrument display (standard) only: if you select the Performance menu, the upshift bar will appear on the multifunction display.

The menus can be called up from the menu bar on the multifunction display.

To call up the menu bar:

press left-hand back button

until the menu bar is displayed.

Vehicles without Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC: press the button to call up the menu bar of the on-board computer.

The illustration shows the instrument display in the widescreen cockpit.

To scroll in the menu bar:

swipe left or right on left-hand Touch Control

To call up a menu, submenu or possible settings on the menu, or confirm a selection or setting:

press left-hand Touch Control

To scroll through displays or lists on the menu, or select display content, a function, an entry or a display:

swipe upwards or downwards on left-hand Touch Control

To exit a submenu:

press left-hand back button

Selecting the head-up display

To switch on the head-up display:

switch on the head-up display via the multimedia system or activate it in the menu bar by swiping upwards on left-hand Touch Control

The head-up display menu has been selected on the head-up display.

To switch to the head-up display:

press left-hand Touch Control

or swipe upwards on left-hand Touch Control

To select what the head-up display shows:

swipe upwards or downwards on left-hand Touch Control

Full-surface menus

Vehicles with an instrument display in the widescreen cockpit: the following menus can be shown in full on the instrument display:

Assistance
Trip
Performance
Navigation

On the corresponding menu, use left-hand Touch Control

to scroll to the end of the list.

Press left-hand Touch Control

The selected menu will be displayed in full.