2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

Selecting
route options
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route .
Avoid
options
Av oiding areas #
Select Areas(→page 314).
Av oiding mo torw ays, ferries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads #
Select Oor deselect ªtheavo id option.
Using routes requiring a special tollst icker #
Select Use vignette roads .#
Select Oor deselect ªAllor countries.
The route take s into account roads in the
selected countries which requ ire youto pay a
time-based fee (vignette). A vignette allo ws
fo rth e use of a route network for a limi ted
time pe riod.
Using tollro ads #
Select Use toll roads. #
Select Payment in cash orElectronic billing
or Off.
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If Off is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
The selected route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough theFerries avoid
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Switch announcements on Oor off ª.
R Announce traffic warnings
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries.
R Announce street names The multimedia sy
stem announces the
names of thero ads that will follow the
upcoming change of direction.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Re quirement:
A destination is entered. The route can also
include up tofour intermediate destinations.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination #
Select Intermediate destinations.
The following information is displa yed:
R intermediate destinations and destination
R name, address
R remaining driving dis tance
R time of ar rival 302
Multimedia sy stem

Selecting an alternative
route
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route #
Select Alternative route.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is shown with a
dark blue line. #
Select an alternative route.
Swit ching the automatic filling station
sear chon/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Switch Reserve fuel level onO or off ª.
Switched on O: whenthe fuel reser velevel
is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
yo uwa nttostart sear ching forfilling sta‐
tions. Ro
ute guidance Note
s onroute guidance
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations.
Driving recommendations are:
R Navigation announcements
R Route guidance displ ays
R Lane recommendations
If yo u do not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute is calculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may di ffer from the
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
R thero ute is diver ted
R the direction of a one- wayst re et has
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
journe y. The
route may dif fer from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
R roadwor ks
R incomple tedigital map data
Changing direction There are
thre e phases when changing direction:
R Preparation phase Multimedia sy
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If
th ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A
navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare to
turn right", is issued.
The map appears in full-screen mode.
R Announcement phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 200 m".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa yed on the lef t;on theright, there is a
de tailed image of the junction or a 3D image
of the upcoming change of direction.
R Chan ge-of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction with the announce‐
ment "Now turn right".
The display is split into two parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tion when the light-coloured bar on theright
drops down to0 metres and the cur rent vehi‐ cle position symbol has
reached the white
ch ange-of-direction point.
When thech ange of direction is comple te,
th e map appears in full-screen mode.
% Changes of direction are also shown in the
Instrument Displa y.
Lane recommendations
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,the
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction. 1
Lanes not recommended
2 Recommended lane
3 Approa ching new lane
R Lane not recommended 1
In this lane, you will not be able tocompl ete
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lane.
R Recommended lane 2304
Multimedia sy stem

In
this lane, you will be able tocompl ete bo th
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
R Possible lane (gr eyarro w)
In this lane, you will on ly beabletocompl ete
th e next change of direction.
R App roaching new lane 3
During thech ange of direction, new lanes
may be added.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
pl ay ed in the instrument display and in the
head-up displa y.
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
ch equered flag Í. Route guidance is finished.
When an intermedia tedestination has been
re ached, you will see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your intermediate
destination Î. Afterth is, route guidance is
continued. Swit
ching navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created
R route guidance is active #
Toswitch off: during a navigation announce‐
ment, press the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
or #
Press the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
The Spoken driving recommendations have
been deactivated. message appears. #
Toswitch on: displaythe navigation menu
(→ page 295). #
Select Driving recommendation .
In thefo llowing situations, navigation announce‐
ments are switched on automatically:
R thero ute is recalculated.
R the multimedia sy stem is switched off and
th en on again.
R theve hicle is restar ted. %
You can access and add this function as a
fa vo urite under Spoken driving recommenda-
tions on/off.
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio. #
Swit chDriving recommendations during
phone call onO or off ª.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created
R route guidance is active #
Press theW orX button on the multi‐
function steering wheel during a navigation
announcement.
or #
Turn the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad. Multimedia sy
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When youstart theve hicle, thevo lume is set
to the lo west setting. #
Alternativel y:select System. #
Select õAudio. #
Select Driving recommendation volume .#
Set thevo lume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tion announcements #
Select System . #
Select õAudio. #
Switch Audio fadeout during driving recom-
mendation onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created
R route guidance is active Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select Driving recommendation .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% You can access and add this function as a
fa vo urite under Repeat spoken driving rec-
ommendation .
Cancelling route guidance
Re quirements:
R Aro ute has already been created.
R Route guidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination #
Select Cancel route guidance .
Re suming route guidance
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created
R route guidance is inter rupted %
Ifth e journey was inter rupted for less than 2
hours, route guidance continues automati‐
call y.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination #
Select Continue route guidance .
The route is recalculated.
Ro ute guidance toan off-road destination
Off-road destination: the destination is within
th e digital map. Ho wever,th e map conta ins no
ro ads that lead tothe destination.
Yo u can en ter off-road destinations on the map.
Ro ute guidance guides youfo r as long as possi‐
ble with navigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that are kn ownto the multimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly before youre ach the last know n position
on the map, you will hear the "Please follow the
direction ar row" announcement. The displ ay
sho wsa direction ar rowand the linear dis tance
to the destination. 306
Multimedia sy stem

Ro
ute guidance from an off-road location to
a destination
Off-road position: the cur rent vehicle position is
located within the digital map on roads that are
not available.
The following displa ysappear when route guid‐
ance begins:
R theRoad not mapped message
R a direction ar row showing the linear direction
to the POI
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al.
Off- road status during route guidance
Due toroadwor ks,fo rex ample, there may be dif‐
fe re nces between the data on the digital map
and the actual course of thero ad. In such cases,
th e multimedia sy stem will temp orarily be
unable tolocate theve hicle's cur rent position on
th e digital map. The vehicle is off-road.
The following displa ysappear when theve hicle
is off-road:
R theRoad not mapped message R
a direction ar rowshowing the linear direction
to the POI
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al. Destination
Saving the cur
rent vehicle position
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Á Position #
Select Store position.
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedto the
"Last destinations" memor y.
St oring a map position
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation
The map is in full-screen mode. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad. #
Select "mo vemap" 3inthe map menu
(→ page 311). #
Select a position on the map.
A list appears if there are se veral map posi‐
tions. #
Highlight a map position. #
Select ¥Store in "Previous destinations".
The map position is sa vedto the "Last desti‐
nations" memor y.
Editing the last destinations
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Previ-
ous destinations #
Highlight one of the last destinations. #
Tosave as a favo urite: select ¥Save as
global favourite . #
Tosave as "Home" address: select¥
Save as "Home" address . #
Tosave as "Work" address: select¥
Save as "Work" address . #
Todel ete a single or all destinations:
select ¥Delete orDelete all.
A prom ptappears. #
Select Yes. Multimedia sy
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Todispl aydestination information: select
¥ Details. Ro
ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports Tr
af fic information overview
% The services are not available in everycoun‐
tr y.
Tr af fic re ports can be recei ved with thefo llowing
services:
R Live Traf fic Information
R FM RDS-TMC
It is not possible touse bo thservices simul‐
ta neously.
Live Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is
displ ayed with a symbol.
% Hazard alerts can be recei ved using the Car-
to -X service.
% Theremay be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and
traf fic conditions. Impor
tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection or via data roaming (for
selec ted European count ries).
R The tra ffic situation is updated at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R In selec ted European count ries, the subscrip‐
tion service is available free of charge for a
period of thre eye ars from the manufacturing
date.
The status of the subscription can be dis‐
pla yed (→ page 309).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information
R The service is initially acti vatedfo rth ree
months upon vehicle hando ver.
R The service must be regis tered
( → page 309):
- upon vehicle hando ver
- within thre e months
R This ensures the full, free usage period. R
Registration is car ried out at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre on the Mercedes me
we bsite.
R Ifre gistration is not comple ted within this
time period, Live Traf fic Information will be
deactivated. If Live Traf fic Information contin‐
ues tobe used af terth is period, e.g. af ter six
months, there maining time for free usage is
2 and a half years.
In fo rm ation on theve hicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the traf fic da taprov ider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
fo rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the tra ffic reports.
If yo u do not wish totransmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can ha vethis service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC:
R A FM RDS-TMC radio station broadcasts traf‐
fi c re ports alongside thera dio prog ramme.
R FM RDS-TMC is not available in all countries. 308
Multimedia sy stem

Displaying subscription information
Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options
The subscription expiry date is automatically dis‐
pla yed:
R one month before theex piry date.
R one week before theex piry date.
R ontheex piry date. #
Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending on thest atus, one of thefo llowing
messages appears:
R The period of validity forth e subscription
is displa yed.
R The subscription has expired. #
Select Extend subscription .
The website forex tending the subscription is
called up. #
Ente r and confirm dates or follow the instruc‐
tions.
Re gis tering on Mercedes me
Live Traf fic Information must be regis tere d. Re g‐
istration is car ried out at a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Re quiremen t:yo u ha vea user account on the
Mercedes me website. #
Create a user account with Mercedes me
https://me.mercedes-benz.co m. #
Ava lid email address is requ ired forth is. #
Regis terth eve hicle using theve hicle identifi‐
cation number (VIN). #
Have theve hicle linked tothe Mercedes me
user account at a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The vehicle registration documents
and a form of identification are requ ired for
th is. #
Accept thege neral and specific term s of use.
Extending a subscription
Re quiremen t:yo u ha vea user account on the
Mercedes me website. #
Call up the Mercedes me user account. #
Switch tothe Mercedes me connect online
st ore via the linked vehicle. #
Extend the Live Traf fic Information service. #
Select theex tension pe riod. #
Addth e product tothe shopping bask et. #
Accept thege neral and specific term s of use.
Live Traf fic Information remains activated for
th e selected extension pe riod. Activation
begins on the date of extension.
Displ aying the traf fic map
Re quirements:
R For Live Traf fic Information: theve hicle is
equipped with a communication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
When theve hicle is star ted, the communica‐
tion module automatically es tablishes an
Internet connection. Traf fic information is
made available shortly af terw ards. Multimedia sy
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