2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Examples:
R ifyo u are sear ching forKö nigsstraße in
St utt gart,fo rex ample, you can en ter
ST UT and KÖN.
R ifyo u are sear ching for a POI in theUn i‐
te d Kingdom, forex ample, you can en ter
THE SHARD.
To try bo thexamples, the count rysetting
must also be changed (Me thod 2). #
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5. #
Write characters on theto uchpad. #
Toswitch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or #
Press theto uchpad. #
Todel ete an entr y:select 8(ifavailable).
R Press brief ly: del etes the last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
R Press and hold: dele testh e entire entry. #
Toset the language: select4. #
Select a language. %
This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tosear chonline: select6ª ONLINE.
Once an In tern et connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry.
Online destinations are pr ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider. #
Select the destination.
% Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries.
Re quirements:
R You ha vea Mercedes me account.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes.me. #
Tocall up the lis t:press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards. #
Select a destination in the list. #
Toadopt a destination: selectAdopt desti-
nation7.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-step #
Press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. City or postcode
is highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
POI, are available. #
Select City or postcode.
The character bar appears. #
Enter a city or postcode.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list. 286
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The address may be entered in
various
orders, e.g.:
R City or postcode, Street,House no.
A stre et intersection may be entered, if
av ailable.
R Street, City or postcode
R POI , e.g. Petrol station, City or postcode
% The functions desc ribed forth e free sear ch
may be used:
R switch tohandwriting recognition
R switch tocharacter selection
R dele teentry
Entries in thePOI field, forex ample, may
also be dele ted with £.
R call up online sear chfunction (if availa‐
ble)
R call up a list #
Tochange the count ry:select the count ry. #
Enter a countr y.Yo u on lyneed toenter the
fi rs tch aracter. #
Select a country in the list. #
Toadopt a destination: selectAdopt desti-
nation.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a dis tance-o rientated list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a POI
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
POIs #
Select a categor y.
or #
Select All categories. #
Select a categor y. #
Select a sea rch position.
The special characters are displa yed in a list.
The list is sor tedby distance in ascending
orde r.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
R name of POI
R linear dis tance tothe POI R
the direction of the linear dis tance tothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position #
Select a POI. #
Altern ativel y,to filter the display byspe‐
cial characters: enter a sea rch entry in the
to p line.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs.
Example: if you en terItaly, POIs are shown:
R whose name includes thewo rdItaly
R which belong tothe category Italian cui-
sine #
Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted. #
Select a POI.
Setting the sear chposition for the parking
ca tegor y,forex ample, during active route
guidance #
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. Multimedia sy
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#
Select a POI.
Selecting the last destination
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Previ-
ous destinations #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown. #
Alternatively: if a favo urite has been sa ved
( → page 297), select From global favourites .#
Select a favo urite.
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a contact
Re quirement:
a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (→ page 308).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Con-
tacts #
Select the conta ct.
The releva nt contact de tails are displa yed. #
Select an address. #
Alternativel y,to filter the display bycon‐
tacts: enter names or initials into the sear ch
fi eld. #
Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted. #
Select the conta ct.
En tering geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Geo-
coordinates #
Ente rge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws there leva nt position. #
Confirm the entry. #
Toview or mo vea destination on the
map: select Map. #
Tocalculate a route: select Start route
guidance. #
If a route has already been created, select
Start new route guidance orSet as inter-
mediate destination . Selecting from
the map
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Map menu #
Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, con‐
troller or touchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu
3(→ page 301). #
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 the middle on the
to 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 li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads. 288
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If a destination is located
exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed. #
Select a destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Showing traf fic messages for the vicinity of
the map #
Select Traffic messages for the vicinity.
The map appears. #
Swipe le ftor 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.
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 addre ss is displayed. #
Alternativel y,to filter the display byPOI
categor y:swipe down on theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller down. #
Select a POI categor y. #
User defined allowspersonal POI symbols to
be selected (→ page 303).
Entering an intermedia tedestination
Re quirement:
A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Inter-
mediate destinations #
Select Search for an intermediate destina-
tion . #
Ente r an intermedia tedestination.
The sear chresults are displa yed. #
Select an intermediate destination.
The address of the intermediate destination
appears. #
Select Set as destination.
The intermediate destination is set. #
Alternatively: select an intermediate destina‐
tion via ¬Destination duringroute guid‐
ance. #
Select Enter destination. #
Select Set as next intermediate destination
af te r entering the destination.
Calculating a route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirement:
En terth e destination and at least one intermedi‐
ate destination.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Inter-
mediate destinations #
Select Start new route guidance.
The route is calculated with the set inter‐
mediate destinations.
Editing intermedia tedestinations
Re quirement:
A destination is entered. Multimedia sy
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Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Destination .
Inter-
mediate destinations
Changing the order of the destinations #
Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination. #
Select ¥Move. #
Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
Deleting a destination #
Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination. #
Select ¥Delete.
St arting an automatic filling station sear ch
Re quirements:
The automatic filling station sear chis activated
O (→page 293).
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. #
Variant 1: if a route has not been calculated,
select Start route guidance.
The selected filling station is set as the desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins. #
Variant 2: if a route has been calculated,
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.
If th ere are already four intermediate desti‐
nations: #
Select Yesinthe 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. Ro
ute Calculating a
route
Re quirement:
The destination is entered. The destination
address is shown. #
Variant 1: if a route has not been calculated,
select Start route guidance.
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
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#
Variant 2: if a route has been calculated,
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 293).
Other menu functions #
Tosave the destination: select¥Store
in "Previous destinations". #
Todispl ayon the map: select¥Map. #
Tocall a telephone number: select¥
Call . #
Tocall up an Internet address: select
¥ www(ifavailable). Selecting a
route type
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route #
Select Route settings. #
Select a route type.
A ro ute has already been created: thero ute
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
A ro ute has not been created: the next route
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
R Eco route
An economical route is calculated. The
journey time may be som ewhat longer
th an forqu icke rro utes.
The symbol forth e cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is displa yed in green.
R Fast route
Aro ute with a quick journey time is cal‐
culated.
R Short route A
ro ute with a sho rtdriving dis tance is
calculated.
Dynamic route can be switched on Oor off
ª forth ese route types. If Dynamic route is
swit ched on, Ask before changing the route
can be selected.
The route types Dynamic route andAsk
before changing the route are notavailable in
eve rycountr y.
R Dynamic route
The route is calculated with the cur rently
set route type.
Tr af fic messages via Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion or FM RDS-TMC are take n into
account.
Live Traf fic Information is not available in
all countries.
R Ask before changing the route
A prom ptappears when a new route is
de tected wi tha shor ter journey time
based on traf fic re ports. You can con‐
tinue touse the cur rent route or use the
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Selecting
route options
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route .
Avoid
options
Av oiding areas #
Select Areas(→page 304).
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 292
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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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