navigation MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2012 Owner's Manual

De-authorising
the device #
Select an authorised device from the list.
A prom ptwill appear asking whe ther you
wo uld like tode-authorise the selected
device. #
Select Yes.
The device is de-authorised. Ac
tivating/deactivating child saf ety lock Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
Parental control
Locking or unlocking an extern al device #
Select an extern al device. #
Select Lock.
The device connec ted via theCO MAND
To uch app is loc kedO or unloc kedª. Sy
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:
4 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 

Un
blocking the PIN
If th e PIN has been entered incor rectly three
times, the PIN will be bloc ked. You can ha ve a
single-use password sent to you via the
Mercedes me connect online por talto reset the
PIN pr otection. #
Select Unblock PIN. #
Ente rth e single-use password.
PIN pr otection is reset, and you can set a
new PIN.
% The availability of this function is country
dependent and may not be available in your
count ry.
Alternati vely, you can ha vePIN pr otection
re set at a Mercedes-Benz service centre. User profile
Setting a user profile
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
Displaying a user profile when starting
If th is function is active, a prom ptappears when
st arting the sy stem asking which user profile to
use. #
Select Display profile list after start . #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Selecting a user profile #
Select Guestor individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Au tomatic syn chronisation
Each time the ignition is switched off or on, the
individual user profiles are synchronised on the
multimedia sy stem and on the ser ver.This
ensures that the latest user profiles are availa‐
ble. #
Select Automatic synchronisation. #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
% For more information about importing/
ex porting user profiles (/ page 283).
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
5 Create profile #
Ente r a name. #
Select a.
The following information is sa ved in the user
profile, forex ample:
R System settings
R Settings in theTV tuner's channel list
R Navigation and traf fic information
The settings diff er depending on theve hicle
equipment. 282
Multimedia sy stem
Internal use only

Importing/exporting a user profile
Re
quirements:
R There is an Internet connection
(/ page 341).
R A Mercedes me account exists at https://
me.secure.mercedes-benz.com.
R The Personalisation service is active.
R The function is available in your count ry.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation
5 Manual export/import
Importing a user profile #
Select Import profiles from the server.
The The profile import overwrites the exist-
ing profiles. Do you want to continue? mes‐
sage appears. #
Select Yes.
User profiles are impor ted.
Exporting a user profile #
Select Export profiles to the server.
User profiles are expor ted. %
Only individual profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted. The individual profiles are alw ays
collectively impor ted or expor ted.
% Certain settings, such as address book
ent ries or pr evious destinations from the
navigation sy stem, are not expor ted.
Setting user profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
4 System 5
g Personalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
Select ¥options.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdates Information on software updates
The multimedia sy
stem displa ysa cor responding
message when a software update isavailable.
The availability of this function is dependent on
th e count ry.
Depending on the source, you can per form
va rious update s: Source of
the
update Up
date type
Up dates via mobile
phone Na
vigation map, sys‐
te m updates, Digital
Owner's Manual
Up dates via an exter‐
nal storage medium,
e.g. a USB flash drive Na
vigation maps %
Software updates via mobile phone requ ire
an active Internet connection forth eve hicle.
This is not available in all countries. For fur‐
th er information on connecting tothe Inter‐
net, see (/ page 340). Multimedia sy
stem 283
Internal use only

#
Select Muscle relaxation, Muscle stimulation
or Balance .
The selected training video starts and is dis‐
pla yed in the media displa y. #
Select Full-screen video.
The training video is display ed in full screen.
% For more information on pausing or skipping
th ro ugh videos, see (/ page 350).
If, during an active prog ramme, a function
re qu irement is no longer met, a cor responding
message appears . The activeprog ramme is can‐
celled. Na
vigation Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Navigation #
Alternatively: press theß button.
The map appears and sho wscurrent vehicle
position 1. %
If a climate contro l setting ischanged, a cli‐
mate bar appears brief ly. Showing/hiding
the navigation menu Re
quirements:
R The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion. Multimedia sy
stem 287
Internal use only

Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Navigation #
Tosho w:swipe left on theto uchpad or the
To uch Control.
or #
Slide the controller tothe left. #
Tohide: swipe right on theto uchpad or the
To uch Control. or #
Slide the 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
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad and traf
fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Re quirements:
R For the online sear ch:Me rcedes me con‐
nect is available.
R You ha vea user account forth e Mercedes
me Portal.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Fu rther information can be found at: https://
www.mercedes.me
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation #
Show the navigation menu. #
Select ªEnter destination .288
Multimedia sy stem
Internal use only

Selecting pr
evious destinations
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous and other destinations #
Select Previous destinations. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
or #
Iffavo urites ha vebeen sa ved already
(/ page 303), select From global favourites .#
Select thefa vo urite.
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a POI
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous and other destinations
5 POIs #
Select the categor y.
or #
Select All categories andthe categor y.
If ro ute guidance is not active: the sear ch
begins in the vicinity of the cur rent vehicle position. The list is sor
tedby distance in
ascending order.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
R Name of POI
R Linear dis tance tothe POI
R The direction of the linear dis tancetothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position #
Select the POI. #
Route guidance is active: selectthe sear ch
position prior tochoosing a POI (see exam‐
ple). #
If intermediate destinations are set, these
can also be selected as the sear chposition
af te r selecting Near destination.
Fi ltering displa ysfor POIs #
Enter the sear chterm inª Search:.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs.
Entering Italyshowsthefo llowing results, for
ex ample:
R POIs which con tain Italy inthe name. R
POIs which belong tothe category Italian
cuisine . #
Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted. #
Select the POI.
Example: setting the sear chposition for the
parking ca tegory during active route guid‐
ance #
Select In the vicinity ,Near destination or
Along the route.
The list sho ws the located POIs or opens an
ove rview of thero ute destination af ter
selecting Near destination. #
Select the POI. #
Select Near destination: select the intermedi‐
ate destination or the destination.
St arting an automatic filling station sear ch
Re quirements:
R The automatic filling station sear chis activa‐
te dO (/ page 297). Multimedia sy
stem 291
Internal use only

Driving situation
Ro
ute guidance is active. The fuel le vel in the
fuel tank reaches there ser vefuel le vel.
The Fuel tank reserve level Do you want to start
the search for filling stations? message is
shown. #
Select Yes.
The automatic filling station sear chbegins.
The available filling stations along thero ute
or in the vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent posi‐
tion are displ ayed. #
Select thefilling station.
The address of thefilling station is displa yed. #
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
route guidance .
The selected filling station is set as the desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
or #
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: the selected filling
st ation is set as a new destination. The pr evi‐
ous destinations and intermediate destina‐ tions are dele
ted. Ro ute guidance tothefill‐
ing station begins.
Set as next intermediate destination: the
selected filling station is set as the next inter‐
mediate destination. Route guidance begins. #
Ifth ere are already four intermediate des‐
tinations: selectYesinthe prom pt.
The selected filling station is entered into
position 1 of the intermediate destinations
menu. Intermediate destination 4 is dele ted.
Ro ute guidance begins.
Entering an intermediate destination
Re quirements:
R A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation
5 Intermediate destinations and info #
Select Search for an intermediate destina-
tion . #
Ente rth e intermediate destination as a POI
or address (/ page 288). #
Select the intermediate destination. #
Select Set as destination.
or #
Select an intermediate destination using
ª Enter destination duringroute guid‐
ance. #
Select Set as next intermediate destination
af te r entering the destination.
Editing intermedia tedestinations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation
5 Intermediate destinations and info #
Tocall up the map: highlight the destination
or the intermediate destination. #
Select ¥Map. #
Movethe map (/ page 308). #
Select destination on the map (/ page 294). 292
Multimedia sy stem
Internal use only

#
Tochange the order of destinations: high‐
light the destination or the intermediate des‐
tination. #
Select ¥Move . #
Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad. #
Todel ete a destination: highlightthe desti‐
nation or the intermediate destination. #
Select ¥Delete.
Calculating a route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation
5 Intermediate destinations and info #
Select Start new route guidance.
The route is calculated with the set inter‐
mediate destinations. Selecting a contact
for destination entry
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is connecte dto the multime‐
dia sy stem (/ page316).
R The "N avigate tocontact" online service is
av ailable and activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous and other destinations
5 Contacts #
Select the conta ct.
The contact de tails are displa yed. #
Select the address.
The Please wait... message appears. The
sear chis car ried out online. #
Select the destination.
Fi ltering displa ysfor contacts #
Enter a name or telephone number, forex am‐
ple, into the sear chfield. #
Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted. #
Select the conta ct. #
Select the address.
Entering geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous and other destinations
5 Geo-coordinates #
Ente rge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws the position. #
Confirm the entry. #
Tocalculate a route: select Start route
guidance. #
If a route has already been created, select
Start new route guidance orSet as inter-
mediate destination .
Entering the destination as a 3 wordaddress
Re quirements:
R Sear ching for a destination using 3 word
addresses is possible in the online sear ch
( / page 288). Multimedia sy
stem 293
Internal use only

R
There is an Internet connection.
% Sear ching for a destination using 3 word
addresses is not possible in all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
ª Enter destination #
Select Online search. #
Ente rth e 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 a stre et and house number, forex ample.
The Brandenburg Gate has this language
dependent 3 wordaddress:
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.
Yo u can co nvertaddresses to3wo rd
addresses and back again:
R Atthewe bsite https://what3wo rds.com
R Inthe what3words apps
Selecting a destination on the map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options #
Select Map menu.
or #
Ifth e map is displa yed in full screen mode,
press the cent ral control element.
The map menu appears. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(/ page 307). #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad. 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 theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a list showstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads.
If a destination is located exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed. #
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Setting the map orientation to2D or 3D #
Highlight Map orientation: 2D/3D. #
Press theTo uch Control, theto uchpad or the
controller.
The map will be display ed inthe selected
map orientation. 294
Multimedia sy stem
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Showing traf
fic messages in the vicinity of
th e map #
Select Traffic messages for the vicinity.
The map appears. #
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the 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.
% Traf fic re ports are not available in all coun‐
tries.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map #
Select Surrounding POIs . #
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next POI is highligh ted on the
map. The name or the address is shown. #
Tofilter the display byPOI categor y:
swipe down on theTo uch Control or the
to uchpad. or #
Slide the controller down. #
Select the POI categor y.
% User defined allowspersonal POI symbols to
be selected (/ page 309). Ro
ute Calculating a
route
Re quirements:
R The destination has been entered.
R The destination address is shown. #
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
route guidance .
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
or #
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: the selected desti‐
nation 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.
Set as next intermediate destination: the
selected destination address is set as the
next intermedia tedestination. Route guid‐
ance begins.
Ta king alternative routes into conside ration #
Select an al tern ative route (/ page 297).
Other menu functions #
Tosave the destination: select¥Store
in "Previous destinations". #
Todispl ayon the map: select¥Map. #
Tocall a telephone number: select
¥ Call(ifavailable). #
Tocall up an Internet address: select
¥ www(ifavailable).
Selecting a route type
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position #
Select Route settings. Multimedia sy
stem 295
Internal use only