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XTo avoid/use route options:selectAvoid
Options.
A menu appears.
XSelect one of the options.
O: using or avoiding route options is enabled
ª: using or avoiding route options is disabled
RAvoid Area(Ypage 86)
You can define areas that you would like to
avoid.
RAvoid Highways
RAvoid Ferries
RAvoid Auto Trains
RAvoid Tunnels
RAvoid Unpaved Roads
The function is not available in all countries.
RUse Toll Roads
The route calculation includes roads which
require you to pay a usage fee (toll).
RNumberofOccupantsintheVehicle:
If your vehicle meets the access conditions
for carpool lanes, you can use this function.
Navigation includes carpool lanes if the car-
pool lanes option is activated.
Depending on local conditions, the navigation
system may not always be able to include all
route options. A route may include a ferry, for
instance, even though Avoid Ferries
is ena-
bled. The navigation system will notify you of
this visually and through a navigation message.
XTo use toll roads: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
XSelect an option.
The options include using roads that require
cash payment or electronic billing, or switch-
ing off the function.
XTo exit a menu: slide1 the controller.
Selecting announcements
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Settings.
XSelect an option.
Switch the option on Oor off ª.
AnnounceStreetNames
The navigation system announ-
ces the names of the roads
onto which the upcoming
change of direction leads.
AudioFadeoutThe volume of an active media
source is automatically
reduced during a navigation
announcement.
AudibleInfo Dur‐ingPhoneCall
The navigation message is also
given during telephone calls.
Gas onReserveFunction activated: once the
reserve fuel tank level is
reached, a message appears to
help you start a gas station
search.
Atten‐tionAssist
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.
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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. In California, single drivers may also use
the carpool lanes if the vehicle's emission or
consumption values are below the prescribed
levels.
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 underNumber of
Occupants in the Vehicle:, the navigation
system uses carpool lanes when calculating the
route. During route guidance, visual and audible
driving directions provide guidance into and out
of carpool lanes.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: press the controller.
XTo selectOptions: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Route Settings.
XSelectAvoid Options.
XSelectNumber of Occupants in theVehicle:.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XTo select the number: turn and press the con- troller.
Destination entry
Important safety notes
GWARNING
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 when
operating the multimedia system.
Destination entry may be blocked while driving,
depending on the country specifications.
Using an address
Calling up the address entry menu
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Address Entry.
Address entry options
Examples of how you can enter an address:
Rcity or zip code, street, house number
Rcity or zip code, street
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Rcity or zip code, center
Rcity or zip code, street, intersection
Rstreet, city or zip code, house number
Rstreet, city or 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:
RKeyword search (Ypage 59)
RMap (Ypage 64)
RPOI (Ypage 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.
XIn the address entry menu, select Street:
press the controller (Ypage 56).
The city in which the vehicle is currently loca-
ted is at the top of the list.
XEnter BROADWAY. Character entry (Ypage 29).
XTo call up the list: slide5the controller
repeatedly until the character bar disappears.
or
XTo select the ¬symbol: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select Town: press the controller.
XEnter the city, for example New York. Then
call up the list and select an entry. Proceed in
the same way as when entering a street.
XTo select No.: press the controller.
XEnter 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 city in which the vehicle is currently located
(current vehicle position) is at the top of the list
of cities. When destinations are entered using
the character bar, the locations for which route guidance has already been carried out are more
prominently available.
You can enter any of the cities, streets, ZIP
codes, etc. which are stored in the digital map.
However, ZIP codes are not available for some
countries.
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:
RState/province
You can use Last Used
to select the last
selected state (USA) or province (Canada).
You can also select Mexico and The Bahamas.
RZIP code
Entering a ZIP code will delete a previously
entered city.
RCenter
Entering a center will delete a previously
entered street.
RIntersection
Entering an intersection will delete a previ-
ously entered house number.
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XSelect the address entry menu (Ypage 56).
XTo selectState/Province,ZIP Code,Cen‐teror Intersection: turn, slide 6and
press the controller.
XSelect an entry (Ypage 57).
Saving an address
You can store the address entered as:
Ra home address in the address book
Ra navigable address book contact
For further information on the address book,
see (
Ypage 107)
Ra personal destination on the SD memory
card (Ypage 82)
XCall up the address entry menu (Ypage 56).
XTo select Save: slide6, turn and press the
controller.
XAs the home address: selectAs "My
Address".
The home address is stored under My
Addressin the list of contacts.
XAs a contact:selectAs New Contact.
XSelect Not Classified,Homeor Work.
XEnter a surname and first name (Ypage 29).
XTo select the ¬symbol: turn and press the
controller.
The destination address is saved in the
address book as a navigable contact.
Starting route calculation
The entered destination appears in the address
entry menu.
XTo confirm StartorContinue: press the
controller.
If you select Start
: the route is calculated
with the current route settings (Ypage 54).
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
Not Mappedmessage.
Selection Continue
: IfCalculate Alter‐native Routesis activated, alternative
routes are calculated (Ypage 54). You can
display these and select them for route guid-
ance (
Ypage 76).
If route guidance has already been activated,
a prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to end the current route guidance.
XTo select YesorSet as IntermediateDestination: turn and press the controller.
Yescancels the current route guidance and
starts route calculation to the new destina-
tion.
Set as Intermediate Destination
adds
the new destination in addition to the existing
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destination and opens the intermediate des-
tinations list.
iThe route is calculated using the digital map
data. The calculation time depends on the
distance from the destination, for example.
The route may differ from the ideal route, e.g. due to incomplete map data. Please also refer
to the notes about the digital map
(
Ypage 88).
Calling up the keyword search
XTo select the magnifying glass symbol: while
in the address entry menu, slide 6, turn and
then press the controller.
Keyword search
Entering keywords
The keyword search is used to help find desti-
nations using fragments of words. If you enable
the appropriate setting in the search options,
the keyword search is tolerant of errors
(
Ypage 60).
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 the character sets
of the system languages available.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XEnter the first few letters of the city and
street, such as NEWandEMP.
While entering the information, the number of
exact matches and total number of matches
is shown.
---/---
is displayed if fewer than three char-
acters have been entered.
999+
is displayed if there are too many hits.
XSelect the ¬symbol.
The search results are displayed
(
Ypage 59).
Selecting search results
The search results are divided into categories,
such as addresses. The number of exact
matches and total number of matches is shown
in brackets.
Further search results are displayed, if POI
Searchand/orFuzzy Searchare activated in
the search options (Ypage 60).
XTo select an address: 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.
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XSelect an entry: turn and press the controller.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
destination address.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart.
XTo select POI:selectPOIs in the Vicin‐
ityorAllPOIsby turning and pressing con-
troller.
A list appears. The search results are dis-
played according to the linear distance, start-
ing with those closest.
XSelect a POI.
The POI is shown.
XTo start route calculation: select Start.
XTo select online search:selectOnline
Searchby turning and pressing the control-
ler.
The search switches to the online functions.
Online search requirement (USA): mbrace
must be activated for Internet access
(
Ypage 126).
Online search requirement (Canada): a
mobile phone is connected via Bluetooth
®
(Ypage 94) or USB (Ypage 164) to the
multimedia system.
Selecting search options
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select Search Options: slide5, turn
and press the controller.
XSelect Fuzzy SearchorPOI Search.
Switch the setting on Oor off ª.
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
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select State/Province: slide5, turn
and press the controller.
States/provinces are sorted alphabetically.
XTo select a state/province: turn and press the
controller.
Using online search
Requirement (USA): mbrace must be activated
for Internet access (Ypage 126).
Requirement (Canada): a mobile phone is con-
nected to the multimedia system via Bluetooth
®
(Ypage 94) or USB (Ypage 164).
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Keyword Search.
XTo select OnlineSearch: slide5, 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.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect From Previous Destinations.
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XSelect the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
destination address.
XTo start route calculation:selectStart.
Selecting an address book contact as
a destination
You can select navigable address book contacts
as the destination. These are identified by the
Lsymbol. If you have already entered and
saved your home address, you can select this as
the destination by using My Address
.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect From Contacts.
XSelect the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
contact and associated destination address.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart.
Selecting a destination from POIs
Calling up the POI menu
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the controller.
XTo select Destination: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect From POIs.
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Defining theposition for th ePOI searc h
SelectionInstructions
NearDestination
(whe nrout eguidanc eis
active )
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 61).
XTo selectNea rDestination:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 63).
CurrentPosition
Searches in th evicinit yof
th ecurren tvehicle posi-
tion .
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 61).
XTo selectCurren tPosition:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 63).
Other City
Afterenterin g acity, th e
search is performed
within th ecity' sbounda-
rie s
Option 1
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 61).
XTo selectOther Cit y:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelectth estate/province (Ypage 57), if desired.
XEnterth ecity (Ypage 57).
XSelec t aPOI category (Ypage 63).
Option 2
XEnter acity in th eaddress entr ymen u (Ypage 57).
XTo selec tPOI s:slid e6 ,turn and press th econtroller .
XSelect aPOI category (Ypage 63).
Search By Nam e
Searches forall POI son
th edigita lmap or around
on eof th ethree previ-
ousl yspecifie dposition s
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 61).
XTo selectSearch By Nam e:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelectAllPOI sor on eof th ethree previously selecte dpositions.
The POI list wit hcharacte rbar appears .
XEnter aname.
or
XTo selec tMercedes-Ben zService:turn and press th econtroller .
Search By Phone Num ‐ber
AllPOI swit h a telephon e
number can be selected.
XCall up th ePOI men u (Ypage 61).
XTo selectSearchByPhoneNumber:turn and press th econtrol-
ler .
You will see alist of phone numbers.
XEnte rth etelephon enumber .
The telephon enumber consist sof :
Rth ecountry code (international dialing code)
Rth eare acode
Whe nenterin gth eare acode, omit th eleadin g"0"
Rth etelephon enumber of th eparticipatin gcaller
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