2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON navigation update

Deactivating
Active Brake Assi st
% It is recommended that you alw ays lea ve
Ac tive Brake Assi stactivated. #
Select Off.
The dis tance warning function and the auton‐
omous braking function are deactivated.
Ve hicles without Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: when theve hicle is next star ted, the
medium setting is auto matically selected.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assist is not available.
When the ignition is next star ted, the
medium setting is selected auto maticallyand
Evasive Steering Assist is available.
% IfAc tive Brake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthest atus bar of the
multifunction displa y.Tr
af fic Sign Assist Fu
nction of Traf fic Sign Assist
Tr af fic Sign Assi stdetects traf fic signs wi th the
multifunction camera (/ page186). It assists yo
uby displaying de tected speed limits and
ove rtaking restrictions in the instrument clus ter.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 185).
Since Traf fic Sign Assi stalso uses the data
st ored in the navigation sy stem, it can update
th e display in thefo llowing situations without
de tecting traf fic signs.
If th e sy stem de tects that you are driving on to a
section of road in the wrong direction of trav el, it
triggers a warning.
The camera also de tects traf fic signs wi th a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g.
when wet). These are only displa yed if a restric‐
tion applies or if the sy stem cann otclearly de ter‐
mine whe ther there striction applies.
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentionally
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo ucan specify whe
ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well.
Display in the Instrument Display In
stru ment Display in the widescreen cockpit
1 Maximum permissible speed
2 Maximum permissible speed when there is a
re striction
3 Additional sign with restriction Driving and park
ing211
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

Changing
the size of the area #
Tostar t:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller. #
Tochange: swipe up or down on theTo uch
Control or theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller up or down. #
Tosto p:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller.
Ta king the area for the route into account #
Avoid Oan area in the list.
If ro ute guidance is active, a new route is cal‐
culated.
If th ere is no route yet,th e setting is car ried
ove rto the next route guidance.
Deleting one or all areas
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position
5 Avoid options 5
Areas #
Highlight an area in the list. #
Select ¥Delete or¥ Delete all. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes.
One or all areas are dele ted.
Map data update overview
Up dating at the Mercedes-Benz se rvice
centre
The digital maps generated bythe map software
become outdated in the same way as conv en‐
tional road maps. Optimal route guidance can
on ly be pr ovided bythe navigation sy stem in
conjunction with up-to-date map data. Informa‐
tion about new versions of the digital map can
be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz service
cent re.
Yo u can ha veupdates tothe digital map imple‐
mented there.
% Additional costs can be incur red in this proc‐
ess.
Online map update
The online map update service from Mercedes
me connect can be used toupdate map data.
% The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries. The
following options are available forthe
update:
R The automatic map update updates map data
for one region.
Fo r auto matic map updates Automatic
online updates must be activated in the sys‐
te m settings (/ page 284).
R The manual map update updates map data
for se veral or all regions.
Fu rther information on the online map update
https://www.mercedes.me.
Fu rther information on updates can be found at:
https://moba.i.daimler.com/mar kets/ece-r ow/
baix/cars/connectme/en_GB/#emotions/
St artseite.html.
Overview of map data
Yo ur vehicle is supplied with map data at thefa c‐
to ry. Depending on the count ry, map data for
yo ur region is either pre-ins talled or the map
data is supplied on a data storage medium.
If th e map data on your vehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thefa ctory and you wish toreins tall it, you
do not need toenter the activation code. Multimedia sy
stem 311
Internal use only

Fo
r map data that you ha vepur chased in the
fo rm of a data storage medium, you must en ter
th e accompanying activation code.
% Ifyo u sa vethe map data on a data storage
medium with the online map update service,
no entry isrequ ired. The activation code is
st ored on the data storage medium during
th e downloading process.
The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Obse rveth efo llowing when entering the activa‐
tion code:
R The activation code can be used for one vehi‐
cle
R The activation code is not transferable
R The activation code has six digits
In theeve nt of thefo llowing problems, please
con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre:
R The multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
R You ha velost the activation code Displaying
the compass
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position #
Select Compass.
The compass display sho wsthefo llowing
information:
R the cur rent di rection of tr avel with bear‐
ing (360° form at) and compass direction
R longitude and latitude coo rdinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
R height (rounded)
R number of GPS satellites from which a
signal can be recei ved
Displaying Qibla
Requ irements:
R The Qibla display is available in your count ry.Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position #
Select Qibla.
The ar rowonthe compass sho wsthe direc‐
tion of pr ayer toMecca in relation tothe cur‐
re nt di rection of tr avel.
The number of satellites recei ved is shown.
Setting the map scale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
The map scale is set automatically depending on
yo ur driving speed.
Fo r journe ysin cities with de tailed city models, a
map view from the driver's perspective is used. #
Switch Auto zoom onO or off ª.
% The automatically selected map scale can be
changed manually for a short time. The set‐
ting is reset automatically af ter a few sec‐
onds. 312
Multimedia sy stem
Internal use only