Mercedes-Benz S-Class Owner's Manual page 337

On the Touch Control and controller:
#
select the characters in the character bar.
Depending on the target entry, the following
characters are available:
The full set of characters is shown
R
Only those characters which are useful
R
for the current input string are shown
Other characters are greyed out.
On the touchpad: select the characters in
#
the character bar.
or
Write the characters on the touch-sensitive
#
surface of the touchpad.
Handwriting recognition supports you by
means of character suggestions and a read-
aloud function.
Examples of character entry:
Renaming a favourite
R
Entering a POI or an address using free or
R
step-by-step search
Entering a web address
R
Entering characters using the controller
Example: renaming favourites
Call up the "Renaming favourites" function
#
( page 332).
→
To enter a character: turn 3, slide 4
#
and press the controller.
The character is entered in the input line.
Use the following entry functions:
% To delete a character: press the control‐
ler.
To delete an entry: press and hold the
controller until the entire entry is deleted.
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Ä To switch to special characters and sym‐
bols.
X To switch to upper-case or lower-case let‐
ters.
B To switch the language.
v To switch to character entry on the touch‐
pad.
% The available editing functions depend on
the editing task, the language set and the
character level.
To confirm the entry: select ¡.
#
Example: entering a destination (navigation)
Enter the POI or address ( page 351).
→
#
Entering characters on the touchpad
Requirements:
The touchpad is switched on (
R →
The entered or selected character should be
R
read out: the handwriting recognition read-
aloud function is switched on (
→
page 329).
page 330).