Basic settings
Selecting the route type
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Route Settings
Route Settings.
X Select a route type.
A filled circle indicates the current selection.
R Active route guidance: the multimedia sys-
tem calculates a new route.
R Inactive route guidance: the multimedia
system uses the selection as the new set-
ting.
i Route guidance active: a destination has
been entered and the route has been calcu-
lated.
Route guidance inactive: no destination has
been entered yet and no route has been cal-
culated yet. Fast Fast
Route
Route The multimedia system cal-
culates a route with a short
travel time.
Dynamic Dynamic
Traffic Traffic
Route Route Based on the
Fast Route
Fast Route
route type and includes traf-
fic reports on the route for the
route guidance. Eco Route Eco Route The multimedia system cal-
culates an economical route.
The journey may take slightly
longer compared to taking
the fast route. Short Short
Route Route The multimedia system cal-
culates a short distance
route. The
Dynamic Traffic Route Dynamic Traffic Route route type uses
real-time traffic reports from SIRIUS satellite
radio.
Further Information on real-time traffic reports
(Y page 77).
X To calculate alternative routes: select
Calculate Alternative Routes Calculate Alternative Routes .
Switch the function on 0073or off 0053.
Function activated: after each route calcula-
tion, route alternatives are offered that cor-
respond to the local conditions (Y page 75).
If desired, you can have the multimedia sys-
tem calculate alternative routes even during
route guidance (Y page 75). Setting route options
X
To avoid/use route options: selectAvoid Avoid
Options
Options.
A menu appears.
X Select one of the options.
0073: using or avoiding route options is enabled
0053: using or avoiding route options is disabled
R Menu item Avoid Area Avoid Area (Ypage 85)
The multimedia system enables you to avoid
areas you do not wish to drive through.
R Menu item Avoid Highways Avoid Highways
R Menu item Avoid Ferries
Avoid Ferries
R Menu item Avoid Auto Trains
Avoid Auto Trains
R Menu item Avoid Tunnels
Avoid Tunnels
R Menu item Avoid Unpaved Roads
Avoid Unpaved Roads
The function is not available in all countries.
R Menu item Use Toll Roads
Use Toll Roads
The route calculation includes roads which
require you to pay a usage fee (toll).
R Menu item Use Carpool Lanes Use Carpool Lanes
If your vehicle meets the access conditions
for carpool lanes, you can use this function. Basic settings
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Navigation includes carpool lanes if the car-
pool lanes option is activated.
Depending on local conditions, the multimedia
system may not always be able to include all
route options. A route may include a ferry, for
instance, even though Avoid Ferries Avoid Ferriesis ena-
bled. The multimedia system will notify you of
this visually and through a navigation message. X
To use toll roads: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
X Select an option.
The options include using roads that require
cash payment or electronic billing, or switch- ing off the function.
X To exit a menu: slide8 the controller. Selecting announcements
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To selectOptions Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Settings Settings.
X Select an option.
Switch the option on 0073or off 0053. Announce Announce
Street Street
Names Names The multimedia system
announces the names of the
roads onto which the upcom-
ing change of direction leads.
The function is not available in
all countries.
Audio Audio
Fadeout Fadeout The volume of an active media
source is automatically
reduced during a navigation
announcement. Gas on Gas on
Reserve Reserve Function activated: once the
reserve fuel tank level is
reached, a message appears to help you start a gas station
search. Atten‐ Atten‐
tion tion
Assist Assist Function activated: if ATTEN-
TION ASSIST displays a warn-
ing in the multifunction display,
a message appears in the mul-
timedia system display when
you drive onto a highway. This
can help you start a rest stop
search.
For further information on
ATTENTION ASSIST, see the
vehicle Operator's Manual. Using car pool lanes
You can include carpool lanes (HOV or car shar-
ing lanes) in the route calculation.
If you use HOV or carpool lanes, please observe the applicable laws as well as the local and time
limitation conditions.
Carpool lanes may only be used under certain
conditions. They can normally be used when
there are two people in the vehicle. However,
there are also carpool lanes which can only be
used when there are three or more people in the vehicle. If the vehicle's emission or consump-
tion values are below the prescribed levels, lone
drivers may also use the carpool lanes in Cali-
fornia.
Carpool lanes may be reserved for specific
times (e.g. during the peak period).
Carpool lanes are indicated by a diamond sym-
bol on specific road signs and on the road sur-
face. The road signs may also include the des-
ignation CARPOOL. The lanes are arranged as a separate lane next to the others or are built as a
physically separate lane.
Depending on the setting under Use Carpool Use Carpool
Lanes
Lanes, the multimedia system uses carpool
lanes when calculating the route. During route
guidance, visual and audible driving directions
provide guidance into and out of carpool lanes.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To selectOptions Options: turn and press the con-
troller. 56
Basic settingsNavigation
X
Select Route Settings
Route Settings .
X Select Avoid Options
Avoid Options.
X Select Use Carpool Lanes
Use Carpool Lanes.
Carpool lanes will either be used 0073or avoi-
ded 0053when calculating the route. Destination entry
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for the country in which you are currently driving whenoperating the multimedia system.
Destination entry may be blocked while driving,
depending on the country specifications. General notes
The various character entry options are descri-
bed for the controller. Alternatively you can use
the touchpad to enter characters and select
menus (Y page 23). Using an address
Calling up the address entry menu X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Address Entry Address Entry. Address entry options Examples of how you can enter an address:
R City/ZIP code, street, house number
R City/ZIP code, street
R City/ZIP code, center
R City/ZIP code, street, intersection
R Street, City/ZIP code, house number
R Street, City/ZIP code, intersection
The address can be entered faster by entering
the street before the city if the address has an
unusual street name.
While entering an address, you can also switch
to other destination entry options:
R Keyword search (Y page 59)
R Map (Y page 64)
R POI (Y page 61)
Entering an address The example shows you how to enter a city,
street and house number for an address, e.g. for
your home address.
X Call up the address entry menu (Y page 57).
X To select Street Street: turn and press the control-
ler.
X Enter BROADWAY
BROADWAY . Character entry (Y page 31). Destination entry
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X
To call up the list: slide5the controller
repeatedly until the character bar disappears.
or
X To select OK
OK, turn and press the controller. X
To select Town
Town: press the controller.
X Enter the city, e.g. New
NewYork
York. Then call up the
list and select an entry. Proceed in the same
way as when entering a street.
X To select No.
No. : press the controller.
X Enter the house number. Then call up the list
and select an entry. Proceed in the same way as when entering a street.
The address entry menu shows the address.
The adjacent map section shows the destina-
tion.
The city in which the vehicle is currently located
(current vehicle position) is at the top of the list of cities. When entering an address as the des-
tination, the locations for which route guidance
has already been carried out are more promi-
nently available.
You can enter any of the cities, streets, ZIP
codes, etc. which are stored in the digital map.
State/province and city are sufficient to start
navigating. You can enter either a city or a ZIP
code. The street and house number complete
the destination address.
Entering additional address data You can enter additional address data:
R State/province
You can use Last Used Last Usedto select the last
selected state (USA) or province (Canada).
You can also select Mexico and The Bahamas.
R ZIP code
Entering a ZIP code will delete a previously
entered city.
R Center Entering a center will delete a previously
entered street.
R Intersection
Entering an intersection will delete a previ-
ously entered house number.
X Call up the address entry menu (Y page 57).
X To select State/Province
State/Province, ZIP Code ZIP Code,Cen‐
Cen‐
ter
ter orIntersection
Intersection : turn, slide6and
press the controller.
X Enter and select the address element.
Saving an address You can store the address entered as:
R a home address in the address book
R a navigable address book contact
For further information on the address book,
see (Y page 104)
R a personal destination on the SD card
(Y page 81)
X Call up the address entry menu (Y page 57).
X To select Save
Save: slide 6, turn and press the
controller.
X As the home address: selectAs "My As "My
Address" Address".
The home address is stored in the list of con- tacts under the entry My Address My Address. X
As a contact: selectAs New Contact
As New Contact.
X Select Not Classified Not Classified, Home HomeorWork
Work.
X Enter a surname and first name (Y page 30).
X To select OK
OK: turn and press the controller.
The destination address is saved in the
address book as a navigable contact. 58
Destination entryNavigation
Starting route calculation
0043
To view the vicinity of the destination
The entered destination appears in the address
entry menu.
X To confirm Start
Start orContinue
Continue: press the
controller.
If you select Start Start: the route is calculated
with the current route settings (Y page 55).
While route calculation is in progress, an
arrow will indicate the direction to your des-
tination. Once the route has been calculated,
route guidance begins. If the vehicle is trav-
eling on a non-digitized road, the system dis-
plays the linear distance to the destination,
the direction to the destination and the Road Road
Not Mapped
Not Mapped message.
Selection Continue
Continue: If Calculate Alter‐
Calculate Alter‐
native Routes
native Routes is activated, alternative
routes are calculated (Y page 55). You can
display these and select them for route guid-
ance (Y page 75).
If route guidance has already been activated,
a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to end the current route guidance.
X To select Yes
YesorSet as Intermediate
Set as Intermediate
Destination
Destination: turn and press the controller.
Yes Yes cancels the current route guidance and
starts route calculation to the new destina-
tion.
Set as Intermediate Destination Set as Intermediate Destination adds
the new destination in addition to the existing
destination and opens the intermediate des-
tinations list.
i The route is calculated using the digital map
data. The calculation time depends on the
distance from the destination, for example.
The calculated route may differ from the ideal
route, e.g. due to roadworks or incomplete map data. Please also refer to the notes about
the digital map (Y page 86).
X To call up the keyword search: select00D3
by sliding 6, turning and pressing the con-
troller in the address entry menu.
X To view the vicinity of the destination: to
select 0043, turn and press the controller.
You can explore the destination area.
Requirement for exploring a destination
(USA): mbrace must be activated for Internet access (Y page 120).
Requirement for exploring a destination (Can- ada): a mobile phone is connected to the mul-
timedia system via Bluetooth ®
(Y page 92)
or USB (Y page 157). Keyword search
Entering keywords The keyword search is used to help find desti-
nations using fragments of words. The keyword
search is tolerant of errors.
It can be used for an address or a POI. For exam-
ple, you can search for the Empire State Building
in New York.
The keyword search finds geographically toler-
ant hits. If, for example, you are searching for a
street located on the edge of a major city, the
search will also cover adjacent smaller cities.
The keyword search supports languages using
Latin characters.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
Keyword Search. Destination entry
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X
Enter the first few letters of the city and
street, e.g. NEW NEWandEMP
EMP.
While entering the information, the number of exact matches/all hits is shown.
---/--- ---/--- is displayed if fewer than three char-
acters have been entered.
999+
999+ is displayed if there are too many hits.
X Select the 0054symbol.
The search results are displayed
(Y page 60).
Selecting search results The search results are divided into categories,
such as addresses. The number of exact/total
hits is shown in brackets.
Further search results are displayed, if POI
POI
Search Search and/orFuzzy Search
Fuzzy Search are activated in
the search options (Y page 60).X
To select Addresses
Addresses : press the controller.
The search results are displayed.
Exact hits are shown at the very top of the list.
Hits are listed alphabetically. The search term
that you entered is highlighted in orange in the
entries. X Select an entry: turn and press the controller.
The address entry menu appears, showing the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start .X
To select a POI: selectPOIs POIsin
inthe
the Vicin‐
Vicin‐
ity
ity orAll POIs
All POIs by turning and pressing the
controller.
A list appears. The search results are dis-
played according to the linear distance, start-
ing with those closest.
X Select a POI.
The POI is shown.
X To start route calculation: select Start
Start .
X To use online search: selectOnline Online
Search Search by turning and pressing the control-
ler.
The search switches to the online functions.
Online search requirement (USA): mbrace
must be activated for Internet access
(Y page 120).
Requirement for the online map display (Can-
ada): a mobile phone is connected to the mul-
timedia system via Bluetooth ®
(Y page 92)
or USB (Y page 157).
Selecting search options X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
Keyword Search .
X To select Search Options
Search Options: slide 5, turn
and press the controller.
X Select Fuzzy Search
Fuzzy Search orPOI Search
POI Search .
Switch the setting on 0073or off 0053.
The error-tolerant search is useful if parts of
the address are incomplete or the spelling is
unclear.
The POI search takes into account points of
interest in the search.
Selecting a state/province X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
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tion entryNavigation
X
To select State/Province
State/Province: slide 5, turn
and press the controller.
States/provinces are sorted alphabetically.
X To select a state/province: turn and press the
controller.
Using online search Requirement (USA): mbrace must be activated
for Internet access (Y page 120).
Requirement (Canada): a mobile phone is con-
nected to the multimedia system via Bluetooth ®
(Y page 92) or USB (Y page 157).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
Keyword Search.
X To select Online
OnlineSearch
Search: slide 5, turn and
press the controller.
The search switches to the online functions. Selecting a destination from the list of
last destinations The last 50 destinations are stored automati-
cally.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Previous Destinations
From Previous Destinations.
X Select the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start . Selecting an address book contact as
a destination You can select navigable address book contacts
as the destination. These are identified by the
0048 symbol. If you have already entered and
saved your home address, you can select this as
the destination by using My Address My Address.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Contacts
From Contacts.
X Select the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
contact and associated destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start . Selecting a destination from POIs
Calling up the POI menu X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select From POIs
From POIs. Destination entry
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Selecting a POI category
X
Select a category or one of the searches listed in the table.
The 0043symbol after an entry shows that further categories are available.
X Select a sub-category.
The search for POIs starts.
If route guidance is active, first define the position for the POI search (Y page 62).
If no route guidance is active, the POI search covers a 240 mile (400 km) radius around the current
vehicle position.
Once the search is completed, the POI list is displayed.
The search results display the following information:
R an arrow that shows the linear direction to the POI (search around vehicle position)
R the linear distance to the POI
R the name of the POI
X Select a point of interest (Y page 63).
The complete address of the POI is shown. Selection Instructions
Search By Name Search By Name
The search looks for all
POIs on the digital map or
around one of the three
previously specified posi-
tions (Y page 62). X
To select Search By Name Search By Name: turn and press the controller.
X Select All POIs
All POIs or a position for the POI search.
The search for POIs starts. Search By Phone Num‐
Search By Phone Num‐
ber ber
All POIs with a telephone
number can be selected. X
To select Search By Phone Number Search By Phone Number : turn and press the control-
ler.
The search for POIs starts. Mercedes-Benz Ser‐ Mercedes-Benz Ser‐
vice vice
The search looks for
authorized Mercedes-
Benz Centers. X
To select Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Service
Service: turn and press the controller.
The search for POIs starts. Defining the position for the POI search
You can define where the POI search is to be carried out during active route guidance by selecting
Near Destination
Near Destination orAlong the Route
Along the Route.
The POI search covers a 240 mi (400 km) radius around the selected position. 62
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