re
sponsible forth e dis tance totheve hicle in
front, forve hicle speed, for braking in good time
and forst ay ing in lane.
If all activation conditions are met, you can acti‐
va te Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC du ring a jou rney
or while stationar y.When Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC is acti vated, a speed is stored which
th e driver can increase or reduce at any time.
The speed can be adjus ted between 20 km/h
and 200 km/h.
Ve hicles with the Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: The speed can be adju sted between
20 km/h and 210 km/h.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package,
Pa rking Pilot and COMAND Online: Upto30
seconds af terst opping, theve hicle automatically
fo llo ws theve hicle ahead without the inter ven‐
tion of the driver. This is only possible if theve hi‐
cle is tr avelling on a mo torw ay or a high-speed
major road. If an obs tacle is de tected in front of
th eve hicle during the driving-off procedure, a
ta ke ove rwa rning is given. Acceleration is
re duced, the driver is given a visual and acoustic
wa rning and must stop theve hicle before reach‐
ing the obs tacle or take evasive action. Ve
hicles with the Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: In conjunction with navigation sy stems, Dis‐
ta nce Pilot DISTRONIC pr events prohibi tedove r‐
ta king on theright at speeds over 80 km/h in
ri ght-hand traf fic and overtaking on the left in
left-hand tra ffic on mo torw ays and high-speed
major roads.
Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC uses information from
th e navigation sy stem torespond tocer tain traf‐
fi c situations:
R Roundabouts
R T junctions
R Motorw ay ex its
R Tollboo th
Even if theve hicle in front lea vesth e de tection
ra nge in these situations, Dis tance Pilot
DISTRONIC temp orarily maintains the cur rent
driving speed and does not accele rate.
If yo u activate the turn signal indicator tochange
lanes, theve hicle will accelerate more briskly to
th e set speed under thefo llowing conditions:
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is acti vated.
R Ifth e driving speed is higher than 70 km/h. R
Ifth e driven speed drops below thestored
speed.
R Ifth e tra ffic situation in theove rtaking lane
permits a safe lane change.
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package
and Traf fic Sign Assis t:Distance Pilot
DI STRO NIC also has the Speed Limit Pilot func‐
tion. This function can be confi gured inthe mul‐
timedia sy stem. If a change in the speed limit is
de tected and Dis tance Pil otDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d, Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC assumes this new
speed.
The driven speed is adap ted when theve hicle is
le ve l with the tra ffic signs. In the case of signs
indicating entry into an urban area, the speed is
adap ted beforehand. The speed limit display in
th e Instrument Display is alw ays update d when
th eve hicle is le vel with the tra ffic sign.
If th e Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC has been put
into passi vemode bypressing the accelera tor
pedal, only speed limits which are higher than
th e set speed are adop ted. 194
Driving and pa rking
The camera also de
tects traf fic signs wi th a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g. in
we t conditions).
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentional ly
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 u
can specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well. Display in
the Instrument Display 1
Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speed when there is a restriction
3 Additional sign with restriction
% The illu stra tion sho wsthe Instrument Display
in theWi descreen Cockpit
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:
R When theve hicle changes roads, e.g. mo tor‐
wa yex it or slip road. R
When a village or town boundary is passed
which is stored in the digital map. Tr
af fic Sign Assi stis not available in all coun‐
tries. If it is una vailable, display 1is shown in
th e speedome ter.
Wa rning when app roaching pedestrian cross‐
ings
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package:
The sy stem can warnyou if you approach a
pedestrian crossing with your vehicle. A mes‐
sage appears inthe instrument clus ter. 230
Driving and parking
Importing/exporting user profiles
Re
quirements:
R There is an Internet connection
(→ page 329).
R A Mercedes me account exists at http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Personalisation service is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation .
Man-
ual export/import
This function is not available in all countries.
On lyindividual profiles can be impor ted or
ex por ted.
The individual profiles are alw ays collectively
impor ted or expor ted. #
Impor t: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. #
Expor t:select Export profiles to the server.
User profiles are expor ted.
% Certain settings such as address book
ent ries or pr evious destinations from the
navigation sy stem are not expor ted.
User profile options
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation #
Highlight a profile. #
¥ Select an option.
The following options are available:
R Rename
R Delete
R Reset
% The guest profile cannot be dele ted or
re named. So
ftwa reupdate Information on software updates
The multimedia sy
stem pr ovides a message
when an update is available. Depending on
the source, you can per form vari‐
ous updates:
Software update Source of
the
update Up
date type
Interne tN avigation maps, sys‐
te m updates
External storage
medium, e.g. USB
st ick Na
vigation maps Pe
rforming a software upda te
Re quirement:
An Internet connection is requ ired for updates
which are obtained online (→ page 329).
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
Software update
Au tomatically #
Activate Othe automatic software update.
Up dates are per form ed. Multimedia sy
stem 283
The cur
rent status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
The automatic software update is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Manually #
Deactivate ªthe automatic software
update. #
Select an update from the list and start the
update.
Ac tivating the so ftwa reupdate #
Restart the sy stem. Re
set function Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Reset
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings.
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
R station presets
R connec ted mobile phones #
Select Yes.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther you wish
to reset.
No selected: the process is cancelled. #
Select Yes.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tofactory
settings and restar ted. Na
vigation Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Alternatively: press theß button.
The map appears and sho wscurrent vehicle
position 1. 284
Multimedia sy stem
No
route has been created: the setting is car‐
ri ed ove rto the next route guidance.
The route can include an area that is tobe
av oided in thefo llowing cases:
R the destination is located in an area that
is to be avo ided
R there is no sensible alternative route
Deleting one or all areas
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route .
Avoid
options .
Areas #
Highlight an area in the list. #
Select ¥Delete or¥ Delete all. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes.
One or all areas are dele ted.
Up dating the map data
Up dating at the Mercedes-Benz se rvice
centre
The digital maps generated bythe map software
become outdated in the same way as co nven‐
tional road maps. Optimal route guidance can
on ly be pr ovided bythe navigation sy stem in conjunction with
the most up-to-date map data.
Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re. The reyou can recei veupdates to
th e digital map.
Online map update
% The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
The online map update service from Mercedes
me connect can be used toupdate map data.
The update is per form ed:
R for one region (automatic map update)
R for se veral or all regions (manual map
update)
The service must be activated at a Mercedes-
Benz service centre in ordertouse automatic
updates.
Fu rther information on the online map update
http://www.mercedes.me.
Fu rther information on updates http://
manuals.daimle r.com/baix/cars/connectme/
de_DE/index.html. 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. Yo u
do not requ ire an activation code forth e map
data which is pr ovided with your vehicle.
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.
An activation code is requiredfor pur chased
map data.
The activation code:
R can be used in one vehicle
R is non-transferable
R has six digits
Please contact a Mercedes-Benz service centre
if yo u are experiencing thefo llowing problems:
R the multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
R you ha velost the activation code Multimedia sy
stem 305