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Information on lanerecommendations
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,th e
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction.
1Re commended lane
2Possible lane
3Lanes not recommended
RRe commended lane 1
In this lane, youwill beable tocomplet e both
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
RPo ssible lane 2
In this lane, youwill only be able tocomplet e
th e next change of direction.
RLane not recommended 3
In this lane, youwill not be abletocomplet e
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lane.
During thech ange of direction, new lanes may
be added.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
play ed in the Instrument Display and in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
Ex ch equer flag Í. Route guidance isfinished.
When an intermedia tedestination has been
re ached, you will see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your intermediate destination
Î. Afterth is, route guidance is
continued.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance is active.
#To switch off: pressthe8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel during a naviga‐
tion announcement.
or
#Press on thevo lume control totheright of
th e controller during a navigation announce‐
ment (
→page 244).
The 6 S R N H Q G U L Y L Q J U H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V K D Y H
E H H Q G H D F W L Y D W H G messageappears.
or
#Sh ow the navigation menu (→page 258).
#Select ! ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q.
The symbol changes to#.
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#Toswitch on: 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
pl ay ed.
% Inthefo llowing situations, navigation
announcements are switched on automati‐
cally:
RA new route guidance isstar ted.
RThe route isrecalculated.
% You can access and add this function as a
fa vo rite under 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 V 2 Q 2 I I.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
during a phone 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 ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q V ' X U L Q J
3 K R Q H & D O O onO or off ª. Ad
justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements:
Raro ute has already been created.
Rroute guidance isactive.
#Press theW orX button on the multi‐
function steering wheel during a navigation
announcement.
or
#Tu rn thevo lume control totheright of the
controller duri ng a navigation announcement
(
→pa ge 245).
% Inthefo llowing situations, thevo lume is
ra ised tothe minimum volume or lo weredto
th e maximum volume:
RA new route guidance isstar ted.
RThe route is recalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individually set
at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
#Alternativel y:select 6 \ V W H P.
#Select õ $ 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 ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P P H Q G D W L R Q 9 R O X P H.
#Setthevo lume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tion announcements
#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 ' U L Y L Q J 5 H F R P
P H Q G D W L R Q onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created.
RRo ute guidance isactive.
Multimed iasystem:
, 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.
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#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.
% You can 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.
Cancels route guidance
Re quirements
RAro ute has already been created.
RRo ute guidance isact ive.
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 route guidance
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created.
RRo ute guidance isinter rupted.
% Ifth e journey was inter rupted for less than 2
hours, route guidance continues automat i‐
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 route is recalculated.
Ro ute guidance toan off-road destination
Off-road destination: the destination is within
th e digital map. Ho wever,th e map conta ins no
ro ads that lead tothe destination.
Yo u can ente r off-road destinations on the map.
Ro ute guidance guides youfo r as long as possi‐
ble with navigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that are kn ownto the multimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly before youre ach the last kn own position
on the map, youwill hear the "Please follow the
direction ar row" announcement. The display
sho wsa direction ar rowand the linear dis tance
to the destination.
Ro ute guidance from an off-road location to
a destination
Off-road position: the cur rent vehicle position is
located within the digital map on roads that are
not available. The
following displa ysappear when route guid‐
ance begins:Rth e 5 R D G 1 R W 0 D S S H G message
Ra direction arrowshowing the linear direction
to the POI
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al.
Note s onthe off-road status during route
guidance
Due toroadwor ks,fo rex ample, there may be dif‐
fe re nces between the data on the digital map
and the actual course of thero ad. In suc h c
ases,
th e multimedia sy stem will temp orarily be
unable tolocate theve hicle's cur rent position on
th e digital map. The vehicle is off-road.
The following displa ysappear when theve hicle
is off-road:
Rth e 5 R D G 1 R W 0 D S S H G message
Ra direction arrow showing the linear direction
to the POI
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Whentheve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al.
Destination
Saving the cur rent vehicle position
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
#Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press Touch Control, the con‐
troller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Select 1onthe map menu (→page 276).
Th e cur rent vehicle position is sa vedto the
"Pr evious destinations" memory .
St oring a map position
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
The map is in full-screen mode.
#Press Touch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
#Select "Mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→page 276).
#Select a position on the map.
If multiple ent ries are available for a map
position, a list appears.
#Highlight the ent ry.
#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 vedto the "Pr evious
destinations" memory .
Editing the 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. 3 U H Y L R X V ' H V W L Q D W L R Q V
#Highlight one of the pr evious destinations.
#To save as a favo rite :select ¥ 6 D Y H D V
* O R E D O ) D Y R U L W H .
The favo rite s are displa yed.
#Mo vethefa vo rite to the desired position.
If a favo 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 .
#Tosave as "Work" address: select¥
6 D Y H D V : R U N .
#To del ete a single or all destinations:
select ¥ ' H O H W H or ' H O H W H $ O O.
A prom ptappears.
#Select < H V.
#Todispl aydestination information: 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 the user habits of
th e driver. The most probable destinations are
sugges ted.
#Ac tivate O / H D U Q - R X U Q H \ V.
The de stination suggestions are displa yed in
th e pr evious destinations and can be selec‐
te dfo rro ute guidance.
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#Tonot use the function: switch / H D U Q - R X U
Q H \ V offª.
#Todel ete destination suggestions: select
5 H V H W.
Using extern al destinations and routes
External destinations and routes can bereceive d
from thefo llowing sources:
RMercedes-Benz Apps
Rdoor-to-door navigation with Companion App
(USA)
Rvia an MB Info call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
A prom ptappears on the media displa y.
Re ceive d destinations and routes are sa ved in
th e pr evious destinations.
#If a destination is received: select < H Vand
continue with me thod 1 or 2.
or
#If a destination wasre ceive d with pho to
information, select 6 W D U W 5 R X W H * X L G D Q F H .
Ro ute guidance starts.
#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 route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
#Me thod 2: if route guidance isactive, 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 ere ceive d 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
re ceive d destination address is set as the
next new de stination. Route guidance begins.
#Ifaro ute is received: 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 ute guidance starts from the selected
position.
Ro ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports
Traf fic information overview
Tr af fic re ports are receive d using Live Traf fic
Information and are used forro ute guidance.
This service isuna vailable in some countries.
% There may be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports receive d and the actual road and
traf fic conditions.
Impor tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
RCu rrent tra ffic reports are receive d via the
Internet connection.
RThe traf fic situation is update d at short,regu‐
lar inter vals.
RThe status of the service subscription can be
displa yed (→page 274).
In fo rm ation on theve hicle's position is regular ly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the tra ffic data pr ovider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
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forth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the tra ffic reports.
If yo udo not wish totransmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can ha vethis service deactivated at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Displaying subscription information
Re quirement:
RThe vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
The subscription expiry date is automatically dis‐
pla yed:
ROne month before theex piry date.
ROne week before theex piry date.
ROn theex piry date.
#To displ 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 thest atus, one of thefo llowing
messages appears:
RThe period of validity forth e subscription
is displa yed.
RThe subscription has expired.
% The subscription can be extended:
RAt an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
RVia an MB Info calltothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Displaying the traf fic map
Re quirements:
RFor Live Traf fic Information: theve hicle is
equipped with a communication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
When theve hicle is star ted, the communica‐
tion module automatically es tablishes an
Internet connection. Traf fic information is
made available shortly af terw ards. 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 the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press Touch Control, the con‐
troller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Ac tivate Oº.
The traf fic map can show thefo llowing infor‐
mation:
Rtraf fic incidents, forex ample:
-roadwor ks
-road bloc ks
-warning messages
The symbols for traf fic incidents are dis‐
play ed in color (on thero ute) or gray (off
th ero ute).
Rtraf fic flow information:
-traf fic jam (red line)
-slo w-moving traf fic (yellow line)
-free-flowing traf fic (green line)
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Rdisplayfor traf fic del ays on thero ute last‐
ing at least one minute
Rwa rning message symbols:
-symbol Ô
-additional road saf etyno te when
approaching a traf fic incident, e.g. the
end of a traf fic jam
If th eve hicle approaches a danger
area on thero ute, a warning message
is displa yed on the map. A warning
message may also be issued
(
→page 275).
Displaying traf fic incidents
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,ro ad bloc ks, local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages are dis‐
pla yed. Ac
tivating free flowan d traf fic display
#Ac tivate 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.
% The traf fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are take n into conside ration.
Displ aying details
#Display the tra ffic map (→page 274).
#Mo vethe map (→page 277).#Me thod 1: when a traf fic re port symbol is
under the crosshair, press Touch Control, the
controller or theto uchpad.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
#Me thod 2: press Touch Control, the control‐
ler or theto 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 the traf fic re port symbols in
th e vicinit y.
Tr af fic re port information is displa yed in the
st atus line:
Rtraf fic re port symbol
Rreason forth e traf fic re port, e.g. tra ffic
jam
Rwa rning message (highlighte d inred)
#To select a traf fic re port symbol: select
1 H [ W or 3 U H Y L R X V.
#Press Touch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
Issuing hazard alerts
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 are issued and tailbac ks
which pose a risk are announced.
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Map and compass
Map and compassoverview
1To save the cur rent vehicle position
2To mo vethe map
3To select the map orientation and map view
4To select the function depending on the
equipment:
• To transmit a hazard alert (Car-to-X) •
To filter the display of POIs in the vicinity
according toPOI category
5To switch the display of personal POI sym‐
bols on the map on or off
6To switch one of thefo llowing displa yson or
off depending on the equipment:
• We ather information
• Satellite map
• Traf fic incidents
7To switch the traf fic map displ ayon or off
The map and satellite images are shown in globe
projection. This allo wsfor a realistic map display
in all map scales. The map uses ele vation model‐
ing.
Depending on the map data, impor tant buildings
in many cities are depicted realistically on the
map in small map scales (1/32 mi (20 m),
1/16 mi (50 m)). Other buildings are shown as
models.
% You can set the unit of measurement of the
map scale (
→page 252). If online information is
available, fuel prices and
th eav ailability of parking spaces in parking
ga rage s are displa yed, forex ample.
% Online information is not available in all
countries.
% Requirement (USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
If ' L V S O D \ L Q & 2 0 $ 1 ' is activated inTraf fic Si
gn
Assist (→page 208), speed limits and overtak‐
ing restrictions are displ ayed on the map.
% Company logos displa yed on the map are
trademar ksofthere spective companies and
used solely forth e purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of
such logos on the map does not indicate
appr oval of, support of or advertising by
th ese companies forth e navigation sy stem
itself.
Setting the map scale
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q
The map is shown.
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#Tozoom in: swipe down on Touch Control.
or
#Tu rn the controller counter-clockwise.
or
#Mo vetwo fingers apart on theto uchpad.#To zoom out: swipe up on Touch Control.
or
#Tu rn the controller clockwise.
or
#Mo vetwo fingers toge ther on theto uchpad.
% You can set the unit of measurement forth e
map scale (
→page 252).
Moving the 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
#Alternatively: if the 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
#Slid eth e 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.
Selecting the map orientation
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 the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press Touch Control or the
to uchpad.
The map menu appears.
#In map menu 3, select 1, ' or
' (→page 276).R 1The map is aligned in 2D and displa yed
so that no rth is up.
R ' The map is aligned in 2D and dis‐
pla yed in the direction of tr avel.
R ' :th e 3D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tr avel.
Selecting POI symbols
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
POIs include gasst ations and ho tels, forex am‐
ple. These can be displa yed as symbols on the
map. Not all POIs are available everywhere.
#Select 3 2 , 6 \ P E R O V.
The #dot indicates the cur rent setting.
6 W D Q G D U G displays symbols of predefined cat‐
egories on the map.
8 V H U ' H I L Q H G allowsyouto personally select
th e symbols forth eav ailable categories.
1 R Q H switch esthe display off.
#Select the setting.
# 8 V H U ' H I L Q H G: select categories.
The POI symbols of the selected categories
are displa yedO or not displa yedª.
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Selectingtext information
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 7 H [ W
, Q I R U P D W L R Q
#Select text information.
& X U U H Q W 6 W U H H W showsthest re et you are cur‐
re ntly driving on at the bottom of the displa y.
When the map is mo ved, thest re et name,
th e POI name or the area name appears
under the crosshair.
* H R F R R U G L Q D W H V displays thefo llowing infor‐
mation:
Rlongitude and latitude
Rele vation
The el evation shown may deviate from
th e actual ele vation.
Rnumber of sate llites from which a signal
can be receive d
When the map is mo ved, this information
does not appear.
& O L P D W H & R Q W U R O displays the cur rent climate
control settings.
1 R Q H switches the display off.
Displaying the next intersecting stre et
Re quirement:
RRoute guidance isnot active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Switch 1 H [ W , Q W H U V H F W L Q J 6 W U H H W onO or off
ª.
If th e function is switched on O,the name
of the next intersecting stre et will be dis‐
pla yed at the upper edge of the displa y.
Displaying the map version
Multimedia sy stem:
, 1 D Y L J D W L R Q.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Select 0 D S 9 H U V L R Q.
#Select ' H W D L O V.
% Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. Av
oiding an area
Yo u can define areas along a route that you
wo uld like toavoid.
Av oiding a new area
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. $ U H D V
#Select $ Y R L G 1 H Z $ U H D.
#Variant 1: select 8 V L Q J 0 D S.
#Movethe map.
#Me thod 2: select $ G G U H V V ( Q W U \ .
#Enterthe address.
#Select 6 H O H F W ' H V W L Q D W L R Q.
The map appears.
#To displ ayan area: pressTouch Control, the
to uchpad or the controller.
A redre ctangle appea rs. This designates the
area that should be avoided.
#Tochange the size of the area: swipe up or
down on Touch Control or theto uchpad.
or
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