MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON 2018 Owner's Manual
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#Slidethe controller totheright.
% Toshow or hide lo wer menu le vels, swipe or
slide tothe left or right as many times as
necessar y.
Destination ent ry
Entering a POI or address
Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Show the navigation menu.
#Select ª ( Q W H U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
The state or pr ovince in which theve hicle is
located is set 1.
There are two available me thods of destina‐
tion entry:
Rfree sear ch2
Rsear ch st ep-by-step 3
Me thod 1: free sear ch
#Enter a POI or address 2. The entries can
be made in any orde r.
During de stination ent ry, suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The following ent ries can be made, forex am‐
ple:
Rcit y,stre et, house number
Rstre et, city
RZIP code
RPOI name
RPOI categor y,e.g. * D V 6 W D W L R Q
Rcity, POI name
#Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5v.
#Write characters on theto uchpad.
#To switch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or
#Press theto uchpad.#To del ete an entr y:select 4% (ifavail‐
able).
RPress brief ly:dele testh e last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
RPress and hold: dele testh e entire ent ry.
#To set the language: select8.
#Select a language.
% This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are support ed. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters.
#To call up the online sear chfunction:
select 6 2 Q O L Q H 6 H D U F K.
Once an Internet connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry.
Online destinations are pr ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider.
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#Selectthe online destination.
or
#En ter an online destination in the input line.
% Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries.
% Requirement (USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
#To call up the lis t:press the% button.
or
#If th eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
#Select a destination in the list.
#To adopt a destination: select 6 H O H F W ' H V W L
Q D W L R Q 7.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears.
#Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-ste p
#Press the% button.
or
#If th eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. & L W \ R U = , 3is
highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
3 2 ,, are available.
#Select & L W \ R U = , 3 .
The character bar appears.
#En ter a city or ZIP code.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The address can be entered in various
orders, forex ample:
R & L W \ R U = , 3 , 6 W U H H W , + R X V H 1 R
A stre et intersection may be entered, if
av ailable.
R 6 W U H H W , & L W \ R U = , 3
R 3 2 ,, e.g. * D V 6 W D W L R Q , & L W \ R U = , 3
% The functions descri bedforth e free sear ch
may be used:
Rto switch tohandwriting recognition
Rto switch tocharacter selection
Rto dele tean ent ry
Entries in the 3 2 , field, forex ample, can
also be dele tedby pressing £.Navi‐
ga te to the left todo so.
Rcall up online sear chfunction (if availa‐
ble)
Rcalls up a list
#To change thest ate/pr ovince: select the
st ate or pr ovince.
#En ter a state or pr ovince. You only need to
enter thefirs tch aracter.
#Select a state or pr ovince in the list.
#To change the country :select the count ry.
#Enter a countr y.Yo u only needtoenter the
fi rs tch aracter.
#Select a country in the list.
#To adopt a destination: select 6 H O H F W ' H V W L
Q D W L R Q.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a dis tance-o rientated list appears.
#Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
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Selecting a POI
Multimedia system:
, 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 2 , V
Me thod 1
#Select a categor y.
If ro ute guidance isnot act ive: the sear ch
begins in the vicinity of the cur rent vehicle
position. The list is sor tedby distance in
ascending orde r.
If ro ute guidance isact ive: the sear chbegins
af te r selecting a sear chposition.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
Rname of POI
Rlinear dis tance tothe POI
Rthe direction of the linear dis tance tothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position
#Select a POI.
#Ro ute guidance is active: selectthe sear ch
position prior tochoosing a POI.
#If intermediate destinations are set, these
can also be selected as the sear chposition
af te r selecting 1 H D U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
Me thod 2
#Select $ O O & D W H J R U L H V .
#Select a categor y.
#Select a POI.
#Route guidance is active: selectthe sear ch
position prior tochoosing a POI.
#If intermediate destinations are set, these
can also be selected as the sear chposition
af te r selecting 1 H D U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
Alternatively filtering the display byPOI
#Enter a sear chterm intheª 6 H D U F K
line.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs.
#Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted.
#Select a POI. Example: setting
the sear chposition for the
parking ca tegory during active route guid‐
ance
#Select , Q W K H 9 L F L Q L W \ , 1 H D U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q or
$ O R Q J W K H 5 R X W H.
The list sho ws the located POIs or opens an
ove rview of thero ute destination af ter
selecting 1 H D U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q.
#Select a POI.
#Select 1 H D U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q: select an intermedi‐
ate destination or destination.
Selecting pr evious 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
#Select 3 U H Y L R X V ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V.
#Select a destination suggestion or a destina‐
tion.
The destination address is shown.
% If / H D U Q - R X U Q H \ V is switched onO, destina‐
tion suggestions are displa yed (
→page 272).
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#Alternatively:if a favo rite has been sa ved
(→page 272), select ) U R P * O R E D O ) D Y R U L W H V.
#Select afavo rite .
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a contact
Re quirement:
RA mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (→page 283).
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. & R Q W D F W V
#Select the conta ct.
The contact de tails are displa yed.
#Select an address.#Alternativel y,to filter the display bycon‐
tacts: enter names or telephone numbers,
fo rex ample, into the sear chfield.
#Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted.
#Select the conta ct.
#Select an address. En
terge o-coordina tes
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. * H R F R R U G L Q D W H V
#En terge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws the position.
#Confirm the ent ry.
#To calculate a route: select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H
* X L G D Q F H.
#If a route has already been created, select
6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H or 6 H W D V , Q W H U
P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q.
Selecting fr omthe map
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
#Alternativel y:ifth e map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press Touch Control, the con‐
troller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Select "Mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→page 276).
#Swipe in any di rection on Touch Control or
to uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The more you mo ve
yo ur finger away from thest arting position
on theto uchpad, thefast erthe map mo ves.
#Press Touch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads.
If a destination is located exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed.
#Select a destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Setting the map orientation to2D or 3D
#Highlight 0 D S 2 U L H Q W D W L R Q ' ' .
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#PressTouch Control, theto uchpad or the
controller.
The map will be displ ayed in the selected
map orientation.
Showing traf fic messages in the vicinity of
th e map
#Select 7 U D I I L F 0 H V V D J H V I R U W K H 9 L F L Q L W \.
The map appears.
#Swipe left or right on theto uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next traf fic incident is high‐
lighted on the map. Information on the tra ffic
incident is displa yed.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map
#Select 3 2 , V L Q W K H 9 L F L Q L W \ .
#Swipe left orright on theto uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next POI is highlighte d onthe
map. The name or addre ss is displayed.
#Alternativel y,to filter the display byPOI
categor y:swipe down on Touch Control or
th eto uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller down.#Select a POI categor y.
% 8 V H U ' H I L Q H G allowspersonal POI symbols to
be selected (
→page 277).
Enterin gan in termediatedestination
Prerequisite
RA destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q. , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V
D Q G , Q I R
#Select 6 H D U F K I R U D Q , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D
W L R Q .
#Enter an intermediate destination as a POI or
address (→page 259).
#Select an intermediate destination.#Select 6 H W D V ' H V W L Q D W L R Q .
or
#Select an intermediate destination using
ª ( Q W H U ' H V W L Q D W L R Q duringroute guid‐
ance.
#Select 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
af te r entering the destination.
Calculating a route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirement:
REnterth e destination and at least one inter‐
mediate destination.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q. , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V
D Q G , Q I R
#Select 6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
The route iscalculated withth e set inter‐
mediate destinations.
Editing intermedia tedestinations
Re quirement:
RA destination is entered.
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Multimedia system:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q. , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V
D Q G , Q I R
#To change the order of destinations: high‐
light the destination or intermediate destina‐
tion.
#Select ¥ 0 R Y H.
#Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position.
#Press Touch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
#To call up the map: highlight the destination
or intermediate destination.
#Select ¥ 0 D S.
#Movethe map (→page 277).
#Select destination on the map (→page 262).
#To del ete a destination: highlight a destina‐
tion or intermediate destination.
#Select ¥ ' H O H W H. St
arting an automatic gasst ation sear ch
Re quirement:
RThe automatic gasst ation sear chis activated
O (→page 267).
Driving situation
Ro ute guidance isactive. The fuel le vel in the
fuel tank reaches there ser vefuel le vel.
The 5 H V H U Y H ) X H O : R X O G \ R X O L N H W R V W D U W D
V H D U F K I R U V X U U R X Q G L Q J J D V V W D W L R Q V " message is
shown.
#Select < H V.
The automatic gasst ation sear chbegins. The
av ailable gasst ations along thero ute or in
th e vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent position
are displ ayed.
#Select thega sst ation.
The address of thega sst ation is displa yed.
#Me thod 1: if route guidance isnot active,
select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
The selected gasst ation is set as the desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
#Me thod 2: if route guidance is activated,
select 6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H or 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 :th e selected gas
st ation is set as a new destination. The pr evi‐
ous destinations and intermediate destina‐
tions are dele ted. Ro ute guidance tothega s
st ation 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 :th e
selected gasst ation is set as the next inter‐
mediate destination. Route guidance begins.
#Ifth ere are already four intermediate des‐
tinations: select < H Vinthe prom pt.
The selected gasst ation is entered into posi‐
tion 1 of the intermediate destinations menu.
Intermediate destination 4 is dele ted. Ro ute
guidance begins.
Ro ute
Calculating a route
Re quirement:
RThe destination has been entered. The desti‐
nation address is shown.
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#Method 1: if route guidance isnot act ive,
select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
#Me thod 2: if route guidance isact ivated,
select 6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H or 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 :th e selected des‐
tination address is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destinations and intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e new 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: the
selected destination address is set as the
next intermedia tedestination. Route guid‐
ance begins.
Ta king alternative routes into considera tion
#Select an altern ative route (→page 267).
Other menu functions
#To save the destination: 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 .
#Todispl ayon the map: select¥ 0 D S.
#Tocall a telephone number: select¥
& D O O .
#Tocall up an Internet address: select
¥ Z Z Z(ifavailable).
Selecting a route type
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 5 R X W H 6 H W W L Q J V.
#Select a route type.
A ro ute has already been created: thero ute
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
A ro ute has not been created: the next route
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
R ( F R 5 R X W H
An economical route is calculated. The
jo urney time may be somew hat longer
th an forqu icke rro utes.
The symbol forth e cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is displa yed in green.
R ) D V W 5 R X W H
Aro ute with a quick journey time is cal‐
culated.
R 6 K R U W 5 R X W H
A ro ute with a short driving distance is
calculated.
$ X W R P D W L F 7 U D I I L F - D P $ Y R L G D Q F H can be
switched on Oor off ªforth ese route
types. If $ X W R P D W L F 7 U D I I L F - D P $ Y R L G D Q F H is
swit ched on, $ V N L Q W K H ( Y H Q W R I 7 U D I I L F - D P
$ Y R L G D Q F H can be selected.
The route types $ X W R P D W L F 7 U D I I L F - D P $ Y R L G
D Q F H and $ V N L Q W K H ( Y H Q W R I 7 U D I I L F - D P
$ Y R L G D Q F H are notavailable in every count ry.
R $ X W R P D W L F 7 U D I I L F - D P $ Y R L G D Q F H
The route is calculated withth e cur rently
set route type.
Tr af fic re ports via Live Traf fic Information
are take n into account.
Live Traf fic Information is not available in
all countries.
R $ V N L Q W K H ( Y H Q W R I 7 U D I I L F - D P $ Y R L G D Q F H
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A promptappears when a new route is
de tected wi tha shor ter journey time
based on traf fic re ports. You can con‐
tinue touse the cur rent route or use the
dynamic route ins tead.
Selecting route options
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. $ Y R L G 2 S W L R Q V
Av oiding areas
#Select $ U H D V(→page278).
Av oiding highways ,fe rries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads
#Select Oor deselect ªavo id option.
Using tollro ads
#Select 8 V H 7 R O O 5 R D G V .
#Select & D V Kor ( O H F W U R Q L F % L O O L Q J or 2 I I .
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If 2 I I is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account. The selected
route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theavo id ) H U U L H V
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
Using carpool lanes
#Select 1 X P E H U R I 2 F F X S D Q W V L Q W K H 9 H K L F O H.
#Select number.
When using carpool lanes, obser vethe appli‐
cable legal requirements as well as any con‐
ditions per taining towhen and where such
lanes may be used. Carpool lanes may only
be used if cer tain conditions are met.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
Selecting notifications
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
#Switch announcements on Oor off ª.R $ Q Q R X Q F H 7 U D I I L F : D U Q L Q J V
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries.
R $ Q Q R X Q F H 6 W U H H W 1 D P H V
The multimedia sy stem announces the
names of thero ads that will follow the
upcoming change of direction.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Requ irement:
RA destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Select , Q W H U P H G L D W H ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V D Q G , Q I R .
The following information is displa yed:
Rintermediate destinations and destination
The route can also include up tofour
intermediate destinations.
RNa me, addre ss
RRemaining driving dis tance
RTime of ar riva l
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Selecting an alternativeroute
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 $ O W H U Q D W L Y H 5 R X W H.
The routes are displayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route issho wn wit h a
dark blue lin e.
#Select an alternat ive ro ute.
Switch ingthe automatic gasst ation sear ch
on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Switch 5 H V H U Y H ) X H O onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser veleve l
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forga sst ations.
St arting the automatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements
RATTENTION ASSIST and the 6 X J J H V W 5 H V W
$ U H D function are activated (→page 206). Driving situation
The
$ W W H Q W L R Q $ V V L V W ' R \ R X Z D Q W W R V H D U F K I R U
D U H V W D U H D " message is shown.
#Select < H V.
The service station sear ch starts. The availa‐
ble service stations along thero ute or in the
vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent position are
displ ayed.
#Select a service station.
The service station address is displa yed.
#Me thod 1: if route guidance isnot active,
select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
The selected service station is set as a desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
#Me thod 2: if route guidance isactivated,
select 6 W D U W 1 H Z 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H or 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 :th e selected
service station is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destination and all intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e service station 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 :th e
selected service station is set as the next
destination. Route guidance begins.
Ro ute guidance
Note s onroute guidance
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
RNa vigation announcements
RRoute guidance display s
RLanerecommendations
If yo u do not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute is calculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may diff er fromthe
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
RThe route is diver ted
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Rthe direction of a one- wayst re et has
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
jo urne y.
The route may differ from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
RRo adwor ks
RIncomple tedigital map data Note
s on driving maneuvers
There are thre e phases when changing direction:
RPreparation phase
Ifth ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A
navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare to
turn right", is issued. The map appears in full-screen mode.
RAnnouncement phase
The multimedia sy
stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 300 feet (100 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa yed on the lef t;on theright, there is a
de tailed image of the intersection or a 3D
image of the upcoming change of direction.
RChange -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction, e.g. byannouncing
"Now turn right".
The display is split into two parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tion when the light-colored bar on theright
drops down to0feet (0 me ters) and the cur‐
re nt vehicle position symbol has reached the
highlighted change-of-direction point.
When thech ange of direction is comple te,
th e map appears in full-screen mode.
% Changes of direction are also shown in the
Instrument Displa y.
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