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Routeg uidance
Note sonr outeguidance
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icatio nequipme nt
integrated inthev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
Routeg uidance beginso ncear outehas been
calculated.
The road and traf ficr ules and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority overmultimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations. Driving
recommendations are:
RNa vigation announcements
RRouteg uidance display s
RLanerecommendations
If yo udon otfollo wt he navigation announce‐
ments or if youl eave thec alculated route, anew
ro uteisc alculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations ma ydiffe rf romt he
actual road and traf ficc onditions if:
Rther out eisd iverted.
Rth ed irection of aone- ways tree thas been
ch anged.
Fo rthis reason,y ou mus talway so bser veroad
and traf ficr ules and regulations during your
jo urne y.
The routem aydifferf romt he ideal routed ueto
th ef ollowing:
Rroadwor ks
Rincomple tedigital map data Changing direction
overview
Ther earethre ep hases when changing direction:
RPreparation phase
Ifth er eise nough time between thec hanges
of direction, them ultimedia sy stem prepares
yo uf or theu pcoming chang eofd irection.A
navigatio nannouncement ,e.g." Prepar eto
tur nright", is issued.
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The map appearsinfull-screen mode.
RAnnouncementp hase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcomin gchang eofd irection,e .g.b y
announcin g"Turn right in 300 feet (100 m)".
The displa yissplit int otwo parts. The map is
displa yedont he left;on ther ight, ther eisa
de tailed imag eofthe junction or a3Dimage
of theu pcoming chang eofd irection.
RChange -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces thei mmi‐
nen tchang eofd irection,e .g.bya nnouncing
"No wturnr ight".
The displa yissplit int otwo parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tio nw hen thel ight-colored bar on ther ight
drops down to0feet(0m eters) and thec ur‐
re nt vehicle position symbol has reached the
highlighted change-of-direction point.
When thec hang eofd irection is comple te,
th em ap appear sinfull-screen mode.
% Changes of direction ar ealso shown in the
Instrument Displa y. Lane
recommendation soverview
This displa yappear sfor multi-lane roads.
If th ed igital map conta insther ele vant da ta,t he
multimedia sy stem can displa ylane recommen‐
dations fort he next tw ochanges of direction.
1Recommended lane
2Possible lane
3Lanes no trecommended
RRe commended lane 1
In this lane, youw ill be able tocomplet eboth
th en extc hang eofd irection and theo ne
af te rt hat.
RPo ssible lane 2
In this lane, youw ill only be able tocomplet e
th en extc hang eofd irection.
RLanen otrecommended 3
In this lane, youw ill no tbea bletocomplet e
th en extc hang eofd irection without chang‐
ing lane.
During thec hang eofd irection,n ewlane smay
be added.
% Laner ecommendations can also be dis‐
pla yedint he Instrument Displa yand in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once thed estination is reached, youw ill see the
ch eckeredf lag Í.R outeguidance is finished.
Whe nani ntermedia tedestination has been
re ached, youw ill see thei ntermediat edestina‐
tion flag wit hthe number of your intermediate
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destinationÎ.After this, routeg uidance is
continue d.
Switch ing navigation announcement son/off
Re quirements:
Rarout ehas already been created.
Rrouteg uidance isact ive.
#To switc hoff:press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel during anaviga‐
tion announcement.
or
#Press on thev olume control tother ight of
th ec ontroller during anavigation announce‐
ment (
→pag e234).
The 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H K D V E H H Q G H D F W L Y D W H G
messag eappears.
or
#Sho wthe navigation menu (→pag e249).
#Select ! 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H.
The symbol changes to#.
#To activate: select# 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed. %
Inthef ollowing situations, navigation
announcements ar eswitched on automati‐
cally:
RAn ew routeg uidance is star ted.
RThe routeisr ecalculated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H 2 Q 2 I I .
Switch ing navigation announcement son/off
during aphone call
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Selectõ $ X G L R .
#Select 1 D Y L J D W L R Q D Q G 7 U D I I L F $ Q Q R X Q F H
P H Q W V.
#Swit ch 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H ' X U L Q J & D O O onO or
off ª.
Ad justin gthe volumeofn avigation
announcements
Re quirements:
Rarout ehas already been created.
Rrouteg uidance isactive. On
them ultifunction steering wheel or on
th em ultimedia sy stem
#Press theW orX button on them ulti‐
function steering wheel during anavigation
announcement.
or
#Tu rn thev olume control tother ight of the
controller duri nganavigation announcement
(
→pa ge 235).
% Inthef ollowing situations, thev olume is
ra ised tothem inimum volume or lo weredt o
th em aximum volume:
RAn ew routeg uidance is star ted.
RThe routeisr ecalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individuall yset
at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Vi as ystems ettings
#Select 6 \ V W H P.
#Selectõ $ X G L R .
#Select 1 D Y L J D W L R Q D Q G 7 U D I I L F $ Q Q R X Q F H
P H Q W V.
#Select 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H 9 R O X P H .
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#Setthe volume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tio na nnouncements
#Select 6 \ V W H P .
#Selectõ $ X G L R .
#Select 1 D Y L J D W L R Q D Q G 7 U D I I L F $ Q Q R X Q F H
P H Q W V .
#Switch $ X G L R ) D G H R X W ' X U L Q J 9 R L F H * X L G D Q F H
on O or off ª.
Re peating navigatio nannouncements
Re quirements:
Rarout ehas already been created.
Rrouteg uidance isact ive.
Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select ! ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
#Select # ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated. %
Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 5 H S H D W 6 S R N H Q ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F
R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
Canceling rout eg uidance
Re quirements:
Rarout ehas already been created.
Rrouteg uidance isactive.
Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select & D Q F H O 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
Continuing rout eg uidance
Re quirements:
Rarout ehas already been created.
Rrouteg uidance isinter rupte d.
% Ifth ej ourne ywas inter rupted forl ess than 2
hours, routeg uidance continue sautomati‐
call y. Multimedia sy
stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.À 5 R X W H D Q G 3 R V L W L R Q
#Select & R Q W L Q X H 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
The routeisr ecalculated.
Ro uteg uidancetoano ff-road destination
Off-road destination: thed estination is within
th ed igital map. Ho wever,th em ap conta ins no
ro ads that lead tothed estination.
Yo uc an ente roff-road destinations on them ap.
Ro uteg uidance guides youf or as long as possi‐
ble wit hnavigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that ar eknown tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly befor eyou reac ht he las tknown position
on them ap,youw ill hear the" Please follo wt he
direction ar row"announcement. The display
sho wsadirection ar rowand thel inear dis tance
to thed estination.
Ro uteg uidancef romano ff-road location to
ad estination
Off-road position: thec urrent vehicle position is
located within thed igital map on roads that are
no ta vailable.
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Thefollowing displa ysappear when routeg uid‐
anc ebegins:
Rthe 5 R D G 1 R W 0 D S S H G message
Radirection ar rowshowing thel inear direction
to theP OI
When thev ehicle is bac konaroad known tothe
multimedia sy stem, routeg uidance continue sas
no rm al.
Note sont he off-road status during route
guidance
Due toroadwor ks,for example, ther em aybe dif‐
fe re nces betwee nthe dat aonthe digital map
and thea ctual course of ther oad. In suc hcases,
th em ultimedia sy stem will temp oraril ybe
unable tolocat ethe vehicle's cur rent positio non
th ed igital map. The vehicle is off-road.
The following displa ysappear when thev ehicle
is off-road:
Rth e 5 R D G 1 R W 0 D S S H G message
Radirection ar rows howing thel inear direction
to theP OI When
thev ehicle is bac konaroad known tothe
multimedia sy stem, routeg uidance continue sas
no rm al.
Destination
Saving thec urrent vehicl eposition
Multimedias ystem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Ifth em ap is displa yedinf ull screen mode,
press thec ent ralc ontrol element.
The map menua ppears.
#Select1onthem ap menu (→page267).
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedtot he
"Pr evious destinations" memory .
St oring amapposition
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
The map is in full-screen mode.
#Press theT ouc hControl, thec ontroller or the
to uchpad.
#Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→pag e267).
#Select aposition on them ap.
If multiple ent ries ar eavailable foram ap
position, alista ppears.
#Highlight an entr y.
#Select¥ 6 W R U H L Q 3 U H Y L R X V ' H V W L Q D
W L R Q V .
The map position is sa vedtot he "Pr evious
destinations" memory .
Editing thep revious destinations
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.¬ 3 U H Y L R X V D Q G 2 W K H U
' H V W L Q D W L R Q V. 3 U H Y L R X V ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V
#Highlight one of thep reviousd estinations.
#Tosave asafavo rite :select ¥ 6 D Y H D V
* O R E D O ) D Y R U L W H .
The favo rite sa redispla yed.
#Mo vethef avo rite to thed esired position.
If af avo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten.
#To save as "Home" address: select¥
6 D Y H D V + R P H .
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#Tosave as "Work" address: select¥
6 D Y H D V : R U N .
#To del eteas ingle or all destinations:
select ¥ ' H O H W H or ' H O H W H $ O O.
Ap romp tappears.
#Select < H V.
#Todispl aydestinationi nformation:select
¥ ' H W D L O V.
Using intelli gent destination suggestions
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. , Q W H O O L
J H Q W ' H V W L Q D W L R Q 6 X J J H V W L R Q V
The navigation sy stem learns theu ser habits of
th ed rive r.The mos tprobable destinations are
sugges ted.
#Ac tivate $ O O R Z G H V W L Q D W L R Q V X J J H V W L R Q V O.
The vehicle can pr ovide destination sugges‐
tion sbased on navigation destination sthat
ha ve been visited.
If th ef unction has been activated, destina‐
tion suggestion sareshown in pr evious desti‐
nations and can be selecte dfor routeg uid‐
ance.
#Select $ F F H S W or 5 H M H F W .
$ F F H S W allowsdataacquisition and changes
to thel astd ispla y.
5 H M H F Wre jects da taacquisition and deacti‐
va test he function.
#To deactivat ethe function: deactivate
$ O O R Z G H V W L Q D W L R Q V X J J H V W L R Q V ª.
#Todel eted estination suggestions: select
5 H V H W K L V W R U \ .
Using extern al destinations and routes
External destinations and routes can bereceive d
from thef ollowing sources:
RMercedes-Benz Apps
RDoor-to-door navigation wit hCompanion App
(USA)
RVi aanMBI nfoc alltot he Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Ap romp tappear sonthe media displa y.
Re ceive ddestinations and routes ar esave din
th ep reviousd estinations.
#Ifad estination is received: select < H Vand
continue wit hmethod 1or2 .
or
#If ad estination wasreceived wit hphoto
information, select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
Ro uteg uidance starts.
#Me thod 1: if routeg uidance is no tactivated,
select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H.
The routetot he destination is calculated.
The map sho ws theroute. Routeg uidance
th en begins.
#Me thod 2: if routeg uidance is active, select
6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F Hor 6 H W D V 1 H [ W
, Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H:the receive ddes‐
tination address is se tasanewdestination.
The pr evious destination sand intermediate
destination saredele ted. Ro uteg uidance to
th en ew destination begins.
6 H W D V 1 H [ W , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q:t he
re ceive ddestination address is se tasthe
next ne wintermedia tedestination. Route
guidance begins.
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#Arout ehas beenr eceived:select 6 W D U W
5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H I U R P % H J L Q Q L Q J R I 5 R X W H or
6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H I U R P & X U U H Q W 3 R V L W L R Q .
Ro uteg uidance starts from thes elected
position.
Ro uteg uidancew ith current traf ficr epo rts
Tr af fici nformation overview
Tr af ficr eports ar ereceived using Liv eTraffic
Information and ar eused forr out eguidance.
This servic eisunavailable in some countries.
Ther emaybe dif fere nces betwee nthe traf fic
re ports receive dand thea ctual road and traf fic
conditions.
Impor tant informatio nonLiveT raffic Info rma‐
tion:
RCu rrent tra ffic reports ar ereceived via the
Interne tconnection.
RThe traf fics ituation is update datshort,regu‐
lar inter vals.
RThe subscri ption informatio nshows th esta‐
tus (→pag e265). Info
rmatio nont hevehicle's position is regular ly
sent toDaimle rAG. Th edataisi mmediatel yren‐
dered anonymous byDaimle rAGandforw arded
to thet raffic dat aprovider. Usingt his data, traf‐
fi cr eports releva nt tothev ehicle's position are
sent tothev ehicle. The vehicle acts as asensor
fo rt he flow of traf fica nd helps toimpr ovethe
qu alityoft he traffic reports.
If yo udon otwish totransmity ourvehicle posi‐
tion, youc an ha vethis service deactivated at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Displaying subscription information
Re quirements:
RThe vehicle is equipped wit hLiveT raffic
Information.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
The subscription expir yd ateisa utomaticall ydis‐
pla y
e d:
Rone mont hbefor ethe expir yd ate
Rone week befor ethe expir yd ate
Ron thee xpiry date
#Todispl aymanuall y:select / L Y H 7 U D I I L F 6 X E
V F U L S W L R Q , Q I R.
Depending on thes tatus ,one ofthef ollowing
messages appears:
Rth ep eriod of validity fort he subscription
is displa yed.
Rthes ubscription has expired.
% The subscription can be extended:
Rat an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center
Rvia an MB Inf ocalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Display ingthet raffic map
Requ irements:
RForL iveT raffic Info rmation: thev ehicle is
equipped wit hacommunication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SI Mcard.
RWhen thev ehicle is star ted, thec ommunica‐
tion module automaticall yestab lishes an
Interne tconnection .Traffic in form ation is
mad eavailable shortl yafter wa rds.
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Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
0 H Q X
#Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Ac tivate ºO.
The traf ficm ap sho ws thefollowing information,
fo re xamp le:
Rtraffici ncidents ,for example:
-roadwor ks
-road bloc ks
-warning messages
The symbols fort raffic incident saredis‐
play ed in color (on ther oute) or gr ay(offthe
ro ute).
Rtraf ficf lowi nformation:
-traf ficj am (red line)
-conges tedt raffic condition s(orang eline)
-slo w-moving traf fic( yellow line)
-free-flowing traf fic( green line)
Rdispl ay fo rtraffic dela yson ther out elasting
at leas tone minute
Rwarning messag esymbols:
-symbol Ô
-additional road saf etyn otes when
approaching atraffic incident ,e.g. the
end of atraffic jam
If th ev ehicle approaches adanger area
on ther oute, awarning messag eisdis‐
pla yedont he map. Awarning message
ma yalso be issued (
→pag e267).
Displaying traf fici ncidents
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
& R Q W H Q W
#Ac tivate O 7 U D I I L F , Q F L G H Q W V .
Ro adwor ks,road bloc ks,local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages ar edis‐
pla yed. Ac
tivatin gfreef lowa nd traf ficd isplay
#Activate O ) U H H ) O R Z L Q J 7 U D I I L F and 7 U D I I L F
' H O D \ V.
% Thet raffic dela yisdisplayedf or thec urrent
ro ute. Traf ficd elay sl asting one minut eor
longer ar etaken in toconside ration.
Displ aying details
#Displaying thet raffic map (→pag e265).
#Movingt he map (→page268).#When atraffic repor tsymbol is under the
crosshair ,press theT ouc hControl, thec on‐
troller or thet ouchpad.
The traf ficr epor tdetails ar edispla yed.
or
#Press theT ouc hControl, thec ontroller or the
to uchpad.
#Select , Q I R U P D W L R Q R Q 7 U D I I L F 5 H S R U W V.
The map sho ws thetraffic repor tsymbols in
th ev icinit y.
Tr af ficr epor tinformation is displa yedint he
st atus line:
Rtraf ficr epor tsymbol
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Rreason fort he traf ficr eport, e.g. tra ffic
jam
Rwa rning messag e(highlighte dinred)#Toselect atraffic repor tsymbol: select
1 H [ W or 3 U H Y L R X V.
#Press theT ouc hControl, thec ontroller or the
to uchpad.
The traf ficr epor tdetails ar edispla yed.
Issuing hazar dalerts
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D
W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. $ Q Q R X Q F H P H Q W V
#Activate O $ Q Q R X Q F H 7 U D I I L F : D U Q L Q J V .
Wa rning messages ar eissued and tailbac ks
whic hpose arisk ar eannounced.
Map and compass
Map and compass overview
1Sa vest he cur rent vehicle position
2Mo vest he map
3Selects them ap orientation and map view
4Selectst he function depending on thee quip‐
ment:
•Tot ransmitah azard aler t(Ca r-to -X) •Tof
ilterthed ispla yofP OIs in thev icinity
according toPOI category
5Switches thed ispla yofp ersonal POI sym‐
bols on them ap on or off
6Switches one of thef ollowing displa yson or
of fd epending on thee quipment:
•W eather information
•S atellit emap
•T raffic incidents
7Switche sthe tra ffic map displa yonoro ff
The map and satellit eimages ar eshown in globe
projection. This allo wsforar ealistic map displ ay
in all map scales. The map uses ele vatio nm odel‐
ing.
Depending on them ap data, impor tant buildings
in many cities aredepicted realisticall yonthe
map in small map scales (1/32 mi (20 m),
1/1 6mi(50 m)).O ther buildings ar eshown as
models.
% Youc an se tthe unit of measurement of the
map scale (
→pag e243).
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If online information isavailable, fuel price sand
th ea vailabilityofp arkingspaces in parking
ga rage sa redispla yed, fore xamp le.
% Online information is no tavailable in all
countries.
% Requirement( USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
If ' L V S O D \ L Q & 2 0 $ 1 ' is activated inTraf ficS ign
Assist (
→page196), speed limits and overtaking
re strictions ar edisplay ed on them ap.
% Compan ylogos displa yedont he map are
trademar ksofther espectiv ecompanies and
used solely fort he purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of
suc hlogos on them ap does no tindicate
appr oval of, support of or advertising by
th ese companies fort he navigation sy stem
itself.
Setting them apscale
Re quirements:
RThe map is shown. Multimedia sy
stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#To zoo min:swipe down on theT ouc hCon‐
trol.
or
#Tu rn thec ontroller anti-clockwise.
or
#Mo vetwof inger saparton thet ouchpad.#To zoo mo ut:swipe up on theT ouc hControl.
or
#Tu rn thec ontroller clockwise.
or
#Mo vetwof inger stogether on thet ouchpad.
% Youc an se tthe unit of measurement of the
map scale (
→pag e243). Moving
them ap
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 0 D S
0 H Q X
#Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→pag e267).#Swipe in an ydirection on theT ouc hControl
or touchpad.
or
#Slid ethe controller in an ydirection.
The map mo vesint he cor responding direc‐
tion under thec rosshair .The fur ther you
mo veyour finger away from thes tartin gp osi‐
tio nont hetouchpad, thef astert he map
mo ves.
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