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A prom pt appears when a new ro ute is
de te cted wi th a shor te r journey time
based on traf fi c re ports. Yo u can con‐
tinue to use th e cur re nt ro ute or use th e
dynamic ro ute ins te ad.
Selecting ro ute options
Multimedia sy st em:

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Selecting an alternative ro ute
Multimedia sy st em:

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The ro ad and traf fi c ru les and re gulations alw ay s
ha ve priority ove r multimedia sy st em driving re c‐
ommendations.
Driving re commendations are:R
Na vigation announcementsR
Ro ute guidance displ ay sR
Lane re commendations
If yo u do not fo llow th e navigation announce‐
ments or if yo u lea ve th e calculated ro ute, a new
ro ute is calculated automaticall y.
Driving re commendations may di ff er from th e
actual ro ad and traf fi c conditions if:R
th e ro ute is div er te d.R
th e direction of a one- wa y st re et has been
ch anged.
Fo r th is re ason, yo u must alw ay s obser ve ro ad
and traf fi c ru les and re gulations during yo ur
jo urne y.
The ro ute may dif fe r from th e ideal ro ute due to
th e fo llowing:R
ro adwor ks R
incomple te digital map data
Changing direction ove rv iew
There are th re e phases when ch anging direction:R
Preparation phase
If th ere is enough time between th e ch anges
of direction, th e multimedia sy st em prepares
yo u fo r th e upcoming ch ange of direction. A navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare to
turn ri ght", is issued.
The map appears in full-screen mode. R
Announcement phase
The multimedia sy st em announces th e
upcoming ch ange of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn ri ght in 300 fe et (100 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa ye d on th e lef t; on th e ri ght, th ere is a
de ta iled image of th e intersection or a 3D
image of th e upcoming ch ange of direction. R
Chan ge -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy st em announces th e immi‐
nent ch ange of direction, e.g. by announcing
"Now turn ri ght".
The display is split into two parts.
The ve hicle has successfully ch anged direc‐
tion when th e light-colored bar on th e ri ght
drops down to 0 fe et (0 me te rs ) and th e cur‐
re nt ve hicle position symbol has re ached th e
highlighted ch ange-of-direction point.
When th e ch ange of direction is comple te ,
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ro ute guidance is act iv e.

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The fo llowing displa ys appear when th e ve hicle
is off-road: R
th e 5RDG 1RW 0DSSHG messageR
a direction ar row showing th e linear direction
to th e POI
When th e ve hicle is back on a ro ad kn ow n to th e
multimedia sy st em, ro ute guidance continues as
no rm al.
Destination
Saving th e cur re nt ve hicle position
Multimedia sy st em:

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Using intelligent destination suggestions
Multimedia sy st em:

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R
The traf fi c situation is upda te d at short, re gu‐
lar inter va ls.R
The subsc ri pt ion information sho ws th e st a‐
tus ( →
page 307).
In fo rm ation on th e ve hicle's position is re gularly
sent to Daimler AG . The da ta is immediately re n‐
de re d anonymous by Daimler AG and fo rw arded
to th e traf fi c da ta pr ov ider. Using th is data, traf‐
fi c re ports re le va nt to th e ve hicle's position are
sent to th e ve hicle. The ve hicle acts as a sensor
fo r th e fl ow of traf fi c and helps to impr ov e th e
qu ality of th e tra ff ic re ports.
If yo u do not wish to transmit yo ur ve hicle posi‐
tion, yo u can ha ve th is service deactivated at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Displaying subscription information
Re qu irements:R
The ve hicle is equipped with Live Tr af fi c
Information. Multimedia sy st em:

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wa rn ing messages
The symbols fo r traf fi c incidents are dis‐
pl ay ed in color (on th e ro ute) or gr ay (off th e
ro ute).R
traf fi c fl ow information:-
traf fi c jam (red line)-
slo w- moving traf fi c (yellow line)-
free-flowing traf fi c (green line)R
displ ay fo r traf fi c del ay s on th e ro ute lasting
at least one minute R
wa rn ing message symbols:-
symbol Ô-
additional ro ad saf et y no te s when
approaching a traf fi c incident, e.g. th e
end of a tra ff ic jam
If th e ve hicle approaches a danger area
on th e ro ute, a wa rn ing message is dis‐
pla ye d on th e map. A wa rn ing message
may also be issued ( →
page 309). Displaying traf fi c incidents
Multimedia sy st em:

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