2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

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 2294
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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 285). #
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
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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. 296
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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 301). #
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 299).
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 299):
- 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. 298
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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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Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
Map menu #
Alternatively: when the map is displa yed in
full-sc reen mode, press theTo uch Control,
th e controller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Select º.
The traf fic map can show thefo llowing infor‐
mation:
R traf fic incidents, e.g.:
- roadwor ks
- road bloc ks
- warning messages
The symbols for traf fic incidents are dis‐
pl ay ed in colour (on thero ute) or grey (off
th ero ute).
R traf fic flow information:
- traf fic jam (red line)
- slow-moving traf fic (yellow line)
- free-flowing traf fic (green line) R
displ ayfor traf fic del ays on thero ute last‐
ing at least one minute
R warning message symbols:
- d symbol
- additional road saf ety no tewhen
approaching a traf fic incident, e.g.
approa ching tailback
If th eve hicle approaches a hazard
spot on thero ute, a warning message
is displa yed on the map. A warning
message may also be issued
(→ page 301).
Displaying traf fic incidents
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map con-
tent #
Activate OTraffic incidents.
Ro adwor ks,ro ad bloc ks, local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages are dis‐
pla yed.
Ac tivating free flow and traffic delay #
Activate OFree Flow andTraffic delays. %
The traf fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are take n into conside ration.
Displ aying details #
Display the tra ffic map (→ page 299). #
Movethe map (→ page 302). #
Variant 1: when a traf fic re port symbol is
under the crosshair, press theto uchpad or
th e controller.
The tra ffic report de tails are displa yed. #
Variant 2: press theto uchpad or the control‐
ler. #
Select Traffic messages for the vicinity.
The map sho ws the traf fic re port symbols in
th e vicinit y.
Tr af fic re port information is displa yed in the
st atus line:
R traf fic re port symbol
R reason forth e traf fic re port, e.g. tra ffic
jam
R warning message (highligh ted in red) 300
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Toselect a traf fic re port symbol: select
Next orPrevious. #
Press on theto uchpad or cont roller.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
Issuing hazard alerts
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Activate OAnnounce traffic warnings .
Wa rning messages are issued and approach‐
ing tailbac kswhich pose a risk are
announced. Map and compass
Map and compass
overview 1
Toset the map scale
2 Toselect the map orientation and map view
3 Tomo vethe map
4 Tocall up the navigation map
5 Tocall up the tra ffic map The map and satellite images are shown in
globe
projection. This allo wsfor a realistic map display
in all map scales. The map uses ele vation model‐
ling.
In small map scales (20 m, 50 m), impor tant
buildings are depicted realistically on the map in
many cities; other buildings are shown as mod‐
els.
If online information is available, fuel prices and
th eav ailability of parking spaces in multi-s torey
car pa rks are displa yed, forex ample.
% Requirements:
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. Multimedia sy
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