MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owners Manual

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Select the count ryon list 3.
The destination can be entered. #
Toaccept a destination: selectthe destina‐
tion in list 3. #
Ifth e destination is ambiguous, select the
destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Using online sear ch
% Requirements: there is an Internet connec‐
tion.
Online sear chis not available in all countries.
De stination ent ryuses online map services. If
th e on-board sear chfinds no suitable de stina‐
tions or if youch ange countries, the online
sear chisavailable.
Fo rth e destination you can en ter an addre ss, a
POI or a thre e-word address.
% Ente r a 3 wordaddress (/ page 341).#
Select country indicator 1.#
Select the pr ovider forth e online service
from the count ries list. or #
Ifth e on-board sear chdelivers no sear ch
re sults, select Online search. #
Enter the destination in the input line. The
entry order is not releva nt, e.g. stre et and
to wn. Use the functions described forth e on-
board sear ch.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select the destination in the list.
The de tailed view forth ero ute is displ ayed.
Selecting pr evious destinations
Re quirements:
R Prev ious destinations are stored.
R For destination sug gestions: you ha vecre‐
ated a profile (/ page 297).
R The Allow destination suggestions option is
switched on (/ page 302).
R The multimedia sy stem has already gathered
suf ficient da tain order toshow destination
suggestions. Multimedia sy
stem:
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5 PREV. DESTINATIONS
The following ent ries can be selected in the pre‐
vious destinations:
R Destination suggestions (/ page 357)
R Destinations
R Routes #
Select the destination or route.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
% You can sa vea pr evious destination or a des‐
tination suggestion as a favo urite
(/ page 357).
Using thefa vo urites, you ha vequick access
to the destinations (/ page 342).
Selecting a POI
Requ irements:
R For use of personal POIs: a USB device is
connected wi th the multimedia sy stem. 338
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Personal POIs with the GPS Ex change form at
(.gpx) ha vebeen sa ved in the "PersonalPOI"
fo lder on the USB device.
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 POIS
Sear ching using categories (no route guid‐
ance) #
Select the categor y.
or #
Select All categories. #
Select the category and the sub-category (if
av ailable). #
Tofilter according tocategories or in
sear chresults: enter a sear chentry inthe
ª Search text field.
The sear chtake s place in the vicinity of the
ve hicle's cur rent position. The sea rchre sult
are sor tedby distan ce in ascending order.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
R direction of the linear dis tance tothe POI
(ar row) R
name of POI
R linear dis tance tothe POI #
Select a POI with aor select from the
list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Sea rching using categories (route guidance
active) #
Select the categor y,forex ample Filling sta-
tion.
or #
Select All categories. #
Select the category and the sub-category (if
av ailable). #
Tofilter according tocategories or in
sear chresults: enter a sear chentry inthe
ª Search text field. #
Select the sear chpositions In the vicinity,
Near destination orAlong the route. #
Ifth ere are intermediate destinations forthe
ro ute and Near destination has been selec‐ te
d, select the sear chposition in thero ute
ove rview. #
Select a POI wi tha or select from the
list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Sea rching for personal POIs #
Select Personal POIs. #
Select a categor y. #
Ifro ute guidance is active, select a sear ch
position In the vicinity, Near destination or
Along the route. #
Select a personal POI.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
or #
Enter a sear chentry intothe sear chfield and
fi lter the list. #
Select a personal POI. MBUX multimedia sy
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Editing personal POI categories
#
Select a personal POI category from the list
s.
A menu opens. #
Tochange a name: selectChange name. #
Enter the name. #
Select a. #
Tochange a symbol: selectChange icon. #
Select a symbol. #
Todel ete a personal POI categor y:select
Delete. #
Select Yes.
Configuring categories forqu ick- access
Yo u can configure the categories forqu ick-
access.
If yo u calculate thero ute, forex ample, thefirst
th re e categories can be selected as symbols. #
Select All categories. #
Select the category and the sub-category (if
av ailable). #
Select forß.
f addsthe categor y.
ß remo vesth e categor y. #
If all available quick- access positions are full,
select the category tobe replaced.
Selecting a contact for destination entry
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (/ page378).
Mul timedia sy stem:
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5 CONTACTS
Using the contact list #
Select a con tact.
The contact de tails are displa yed. #
Select the address.
Using sear chentry #
Enter a name or telephone number, forex am‐
ple, into the sear chfield. #
Select a. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select the address.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
% Route guidance toa con tact address is relia‐
ble in thefo llowing cases:
R the conta ct address is compl ete.
R the conta ct datamatches the map data
in the digital map.
Entering geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 GEO-COORDINATES #
Select Latitude orLongitude. #
Select geo-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds. Todo this swipe up or down
re spectivel y.
The map sho ws the position. #
Confirm the entry witha. 340
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Toset the destination: select¥or
¦. #
Calculate thero ute (/ page 342).
Entering the destination as a 3 wordaddress
Requ irements:
R Sear ching for a destination using 3 word
addresses is possible in the online sear ch
( / page 335).
R The media display sho wsan In tern et connec‐
tion wi tha double-ar rowsymbol in thest atus
line.
% Sear ching for a destination using 3 word
addresses is not possible in all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Select the count ryindicator. #
Select the pr ovider forth e online service
from the count ries list.
or #
Ifth e on-board sear chdelivers no sear ch
re sults, select Online search. #
Enter the destination address as a 3 word
address. Separate each of thewo rds with a
full stop.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
% 3wo rdaddresses from what3words are an
alternative addressing sy stem for multilin‐
gual georeferencing of global locations with
a re solution of thre e metres. Using this grid,
locations on the Ear th's sur face are included
whi chdo not ha vea building address such
as stre et and house number, forex ample.
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin has thefo l‐
lowing language dependent 3 wordaddress,
fo rex ample:
R German: tapfer.ge bäude.verliehen
R Engl ish:that.lands.winning
R French: posteaux.bobineur.ombrant
3 wo rdaddresses are unique, easy to
re member and suf fice for most routine appli‐
cations. The bidirectional co
nversion of 3 word
addresses can be car ried out here:
R atthewe bsite http://what3words.com
R inthe what3words apps
Selecting a destination on the map
Multimedia sy stem:
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Movethe map (/ page 366). #
Using theto uchscreen: press and hold on
th eto uchsc reen.
The destination address is shown.
If se veral destinations are located at the
selected position, a list sho wstheav ailable
ro ads and POIs. #
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated. #
Using theto uchpad: whenthe crosshair
mar ksthe destination, press and hold on the
control element.
The destination address is shown. MBUX multimedia sy
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If se
veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable roads
and POIs. #
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, the function is available. #
Select Ä. #
Select POIs in the vicinity.
The map appears. #
Swipe left or right on the control element.
The pr evious or next POI is highligh ted on the
map. The name or the address is shown. #
Select the POI symbol.
or #
Tofilter the display according tothe POI
categor y:scroll on the control element. #
Select the POI categor y. Selecting a destination from
favo urites
Re quirements:
R Destinations are sa ved as favo urites.
Sa ve a pr evious destination or a destination
suggestion as a favo urite (/ page 357).
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 FAVOURITES #
Select a favo urite.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
The following options are available in thefa vo ur‐
ites menu:
R Saving addresses for home and work
R Creating favo urites
R Deleting favo urites #
If no address has been sa vedfo r home
and work:select HomeorWork. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes. #
Enterth efa vo urite as a POI or address
(/ page 335). #
Tosave afa vo urite: select Add favourites. #
Enter thefa vo urite as a POI or address
(/ page 335).
or #
If all the positions in thefa vo urites are full,
fi rs t select a favo urite which is tobe ove r‐
written (/ page 303). #
Follow the instructions pr ovided. #
Todel ete a favo urite: select Vfor a des‐
tination. #
Select Delete.
or #
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Delete. Ro
ute Calculating a
route
Re quirements:
R The destination has been entered.
R The destination address is shown. 342
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¥ Noroute yet
¦ Aro ute has been mapped #
Select ¥.
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
or #
Select ¦.
If a route is already mapped, a prom ptis
shown. #
Select Set as intermediate dest..
The selec ted destination address is set as
th e next intermediate destination. Route
guidance begins.
If th ere are already four intermediate destina‐
tions, the multimedia sy stem asks whe ther
intermediate destination 4 should be dele ted.
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes.
or #
Select Start new route guidance.
The selec ted destination address is set as a
new destination. The pr evious destination
and the intermediate destinations are
dele ted. Ro ute guidance tothe new destina‐
tion begins.
Sear ching for POIs in the vicinity of the des‐
tination shown
% The POI symbols totheright of POIs in the
vicinity showthefirs tth re e categories for
qu ick- access. You can configure these cate‐
gories (/ page 338). #
Select a POI symbol.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select a POI.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
or #
Select POIs in the vicinity r. #
Sea rch using categories, enter a sear chentry
or sear chfor a personal POI
(/ page 338). #
Select a POI.
The destination addre ss is shown. Theroute
can be calculated.
Other menu functions #
Tosave the destination: selectf. #
Select an option.
The following options are available:
R Save in "Previous destinations"
R Save as favourite
R Save as "Home"
R Save as "Work" #
Tocall the destination: if atelephone num‐
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Toshare the destination using NFC or QR
code: select Share via NFC or QR code .#
Hold the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on the
mat or place the mobile phone on it
(/ page 381).
or #
Hold the mobile phone near tothe multime‐
dia sy stem and scan the QR code. #
Tocall up an Internet address: if aweb
address is available, select www. #
Toshow on the map: selectDisplay on the
map .
Selecting a route type
Multimedia sy stem:
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Route #
Select thero ute type.
If no route has been created, the next route
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type. If a
route has already been created, thero ute
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
The following route types are available:
R Fast
Aro ute with a quick journey time is calcula‐
te d.
R Short
Aro ute with a sho rtdriving dis tance is calcu‐
la te d.
R Eco
An economical route is calculated. The jour‐
ney time may be som ewhat longer than for
qu icke rro utes.
R Trailer
The option is available if a trailer has been
coupled with theve hicle.
A prom ptis shown in the multimedia sy stem.
Confirm the prom pt.
The route is optimised for trailer operation. Fo
r these route types you can select thefo l‐
lowing dynamic route guidance options: #
Select Dynamic route guidance r. #
Select Automatic, After asking orOff.
Explanation of the options:
R Automatic
The route is calculated with the cur rently set
ro ute type.
Tr af fic messages via Live Traf fic Information
or FM RDS-TMC are take n into account
(/ page 358).
Live Traf fic Information and FM RDS-TMC are
not available in all countries.
R After asking
A prom ptappears when a new route is de tec‐
te d with a shor ter journey time based on traf‐
fi c re ports. You can continue touse the cur‐
re nt route or use the dynamic route ins tead
(/ page 345).
R Off
No tr affic re ports are taken into account for
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Calculating alternative
routes #
Activate Suggest alternative route.
The display button is acti vated. Alternative
ro utes are calculated foreve ryroute. #
Select an alternative route (/ page 348).
Ac cepting a de tour recommendation af ter a
prom pt
Requ irements:
R After asking is switched on #inthe
DYNAMIC ROUTE GUIDANCE menu
(/ page 344).
R Route guidance is active.
R There are traf fic re ports forth e cur rent
ro ute.
If a new route with a sho rter driving time is
de term ined, the cur rent and new routes will be
shown.
The notification is shown in ano ther application.
Confirm the notification. #
Toaccept the new route: select Accept rec-
ommended detour. #
Tomaintain the cu rrentroute: select Keep
to current route .
Selecting route options
Multimedia sy stem:
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Av oiding areas #
Select Avoid options. #
Select Avoid areas (/page 369).
Av oiding or using mo torw ays, ferries, tun‐
nels, mo torail trains, unpa vedro ads #
Select Avoid options. #
Activate or deacti vate theavo id option.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids mo torw ays, forex ample.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s mo torw ays into consideration, for
ex ample.
The selec tedro ute options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include
a fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theAvoid ferries
avoid option is enabled. A message
appears and you will hear a co rresponding
message.
Av oiding or using tollro ads #
Select Avoid options. #
Select Toll roads. #
Switch Avoid all on or off.
or #
Switch thePayment by cash or card and
Electronic billing options on or off.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids tollro ads with the selected
me thod of payment.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s into account roads that requ irethe
payment of a usage fee (toll) cor responding
with the payment type selected.
Av oiding or using roads requ iring a special
to llst icker #
Select Avoid options . #
Select Vignette roads . #
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Activate or deacti vate the count ries.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids roads requ iring a special toll
st icke r in the selected count ries.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s into account roads in the selected
count rywhich requireyouto pay a time-
based fee (vignette). A vignette allo wsforthe
use of a route network for a limi ted time
period.
% These route options are not available in
eve rycountr y.
Selecting notifications for the route
Re quirements:
R For an audible indication when approach‐
ing a personal POI: the USB device conta ins
personal POIs.
R The USB device is connec ted with the multi‐
media sy stem.
R The category in which the personal POI
belongs is activated. Multimedia sy
stem:
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Announcements #
Activate Announce street names .
The display button is acti vated. The name of
th est re et into which you should turn is
announced in the guidance instructions.
This option is not available in all countries
and languages.
Selecting messages forTRAFFIC #
Activate a messa ge.
The display button is activated.
The following options are available:
R Traffic incidents
Traf fic incidents are announced, e.g.
ro adwor ksand road bloc ks.
This option is not available in all countries
and languages.
R Announce warnings
Warning messages are announced, e.g.
before tailbac ksthat pose a risk (if availa‐
ble). This option is not
available in all countries
and languages.
Au dible indication when approaching a per‐
sonal POI #
Select Personal POIs . #
Activate a categor y.
The display button is activated. When
approaching a personal POI in this category
an audible indication will be issued.
Showing destination information for the
ro ute
Re quirements:
R A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Select Route overview .
When route guidance is active, the destina‐
tion and intermediate destinations are
shown, if these ha vebeen entered and not
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The
route can include up tofour intermediate
destinations. #
Select a destination or an intermediate desti‐
nation.
The following information is displa yed:
R Remaining driving dis tance
R Time of ar rival
R Remaining journey time
R Name, destination addre ss
R Phone number (if available)
R Web address (if available)
Planning routes
Multimedia sy stem:
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Route overview #
Select Set intermediate destination. #
Ente rth e intermediate destination as a POI
or address, forex ample (/ page 335). #
Select the intermediate destination.
Af ter selection of an intermedia tedestina‐
tion, thero ute overview is shown again. #
Calculate thero ute with intermediate desti‐
nations(/ page 347)
% Ifth ere are already four intermediate desti‐
nations, dele tean intermediate destination
(/ page 347).
Editing a route with intermediate destina‐
tions
Multimedia sy stem:
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Tochange the sequence of destinations:
select Vfor a destination.
A menu opens. #
Select Move.
ø is highlighted. #
Movethe intermediate destination or the
destination with 4ors tothe desired
position. #
Tap on ø. #
Todel ete a destination: selectVfor an
intermedia tedestination or destination. #
Select Delete.
The destination is dele ted.
Calculating a route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Route overview #
Select Start route guidance.
or #
Ifth ero ute has been edited, select To Navi-
gation G. #
Con firm the prom ptwith Yes.
The route is calculated. Route guidance
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