navigation MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON 2018 Owner's Guide

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Toswitch on: turnvolume control 1or
ch ange the media source. Ad
justing the volume On
the multifunction steering wheel On
the multimedia sy stem #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just thevo lume in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the cur rent media sou rce
ch anges in accordance with thevo lume
of the navigation announcement.
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or #
Press the© button on theTo uch Control
or on theto uchpad. #
Select Settings . #
Select System. #
Select Audio. #
Select a volume setting. #
Set thevo lume. MBUX multimedia sy
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stem language Note
s onthe sy stem language
This function allo wsyouto determ ine the lan‐
guage forth e menu displa ysand the navigation
announcements. The selected language af fects
th ech aracters available for entr y.The navigation
announcements are not available in all lan‐
guages. If a language is not available, the naviga‐
tion announcements will be in Engl ish.
Setting the sy stem language
Multimedia sy stem:
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Settings 5
System
5 Language #
Set the language.
% Ifyo u are using Arabic map data, thete xt
information can also be shown in Arabic on
th e navigation map. Todo so, select 

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The mobile phone is connected as the
main phone tothe multimedia sy stem
(/ page378). Na
vigation Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy
stem:
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Navigation (Navigation) #
Alternatively: press thez button.
The map appears. The cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is shown. The navigation menu is shown. Showing/hiding
the navigation menu 4
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Navigation
If ro ute guidance is not active the map appears.
The navigation menu is shown.
If ro ute guidance is active the map appears in
full-screen mode. The navigation menu is not
shown. #
Tosho w:tap on theto uchsc reen.
or #
Press theTo uch Control or theto uchpad. #
Tohide: the navigation menu is hidden auto‐
maticall y. MBUX multimedia sy
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vigation overview Example: digital map with navigation menu
1 Toenter a POI or address and additional des‐
tination entry options
2 Tointer rupt route guidance (if route guid‐
ance is active) 3
Torepeat a navigation announcement and
switch navigation announcements on or off
4 Tocall up theON ROUTE menu
• To show Route overview
• To select Alternative routes •
Report traffic incident (Car-to-X)
• To call up theTRAFFIC menu
♢ To show Traffic announcements
♢ To show Area messages
♢ To show Live Traffic Subscription Info 334
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The service is activated.
You can car ryout the activation yourself or
ha ve it car ried out at a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re. Fu
rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes.me Multimedia sy
stem:
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ª Where to? On-board sear
chwith theke ypad
De stination ent ryuses the on-board sear chof
th e database stored in the multimedia sy stem. The count
ryin which theve hicle is located is set
1. #
Enter the POI or the address using theke y‐
board (in the image) or using handwriting 336
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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
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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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