
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 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
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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 2 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
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#
Tochange the size of the area: swipe up or
down on theTo uch Control or theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller up or down.
The map scale is enlar ged or reduced and
ch anges the size of the area. #
Toset the area: presstheTo uch Control,
th e controller or theto uchpad.
The area is en tere d into the list.
Changing an area
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route .
Avoid
options .
Areas #
Highlight an area in the list. #
Select ¥Edit.
Moving the area on the map #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or #
Slide the controller in any direction. Changing
the size of the area #
Press theTo uch Control, theto uchpad or the
controller. #
Swipe up or down on theTo uch Control or
th eto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller up or down. #
Press theTo uch Control, theto uchpad or the
controller.
Ta king the area for the route into account #
Avoid Oor do not avoid ªan area in the
list.
Ro ute guidance active: a new route is calcu‐
lated.
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. 286
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St
oring the SIM card PIN in thete lephone
module
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
á Connect device - no
device connected .
SIM Card #
Select ¥. #
Switch Store PIN onO.
Te lephone module settings
Settings for using the telephone module with
th e mobile phone
Nu m‐
ber Fu
nction
0003 1A ctivates caller ID transmission
00030 Deacti vates caller ID transmission
0006 1A ctivates da taroaming
0006 0D eactivates data roaming
00 071A ctivates network pr ovider restric‐
tion 00070 Deacti
vates network pr ovider
re striction
0008 1A ctivates text messa getrans fer
00080 Deactivates text messa getrans fer
00082 Sets situation-rela ted dimming of
th e indicator lamp
0008 3D oes not change the brightness of
th e indicator lamp Setting
theringtone for the telephone mod‐
ule
Multimedia sy stem:
, Telephone .
á Connect device -
Mobile phone #
Highlight a mobile phone. #
Select ¥. #
Select Ringtones. #
Select a ringtone.
The ringtone is pl ayed.
The settings are applied once youex itthe
menu. Tr
ansfer ring the phone book via thete le‐
phone module
The transfer take s place automatically once a
connection has been es tablished via Blue tooth®
:
R Ifth e mobile phone supports the PBAP
(Phone BookAccess Profile), the sy stem
gives priority toloading phone book ent ries
from the phone memor y.
R Ifth ere are no entri es inthe phone memor y,
th e phone book entri es fromthe SIM card
are impor ted.
A list of compatible mobile phones can be found
at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Note s onreceiving text messages when
using thete lephone module
Obser vethefo llowing no tes when using thete le‐
phone module with Blue tooth®
(SAP profile):
R it is only possible toaccess thete xt messa ge
memory of the SIM card.
R incoming text messa ges are sa ved on the
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#
Select your mobile phone network pr ovider.
When an overview of the pr ovider settings
appears, make the necessary settings. #
Select Confirm settings. #
Tomanually set the access data of the
mobile phone network pr ovider: select
Manual settings.
An ove rview of the pr ovider settings appears. #
Set access data. #
Select Confirm settings.
% Set the access data in accordance with your
data pac kage . Otherwise, additional costs
may occu r.Yo u can contact your mobile
phone network pr ovider toobtain the precise
access data.
Switching the Blu etoo th®
pr ofile
Re quirement:
The mobile phone supports the DUN and PAN
Blu etoo th®
profiles. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity .
Inter-
net settings #
Toswitch from DUN toPAN: select mobile
phone. #
Select ¥. #
Select Change configuration. #
Activate OAutomatic configuration.
The Internet connection is au tomatical lycon‐
fi gured using thePA N Blue tooth®
profile. #
Toswitch from PANto DUN: select mobile
phone. #
Select ¥. #
Select Change configuration . #
Deactivate ªAutomatic configuration. #
Select Configure settings using COMAND. #
Con figure the Internet connection using pre‐
set or manual access data (→ page313) Editing
the access data
Re quirement:
The mobile phone supports the Blue tooth®
DUN
profile.
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity .
Inter-
net settings #
Highlight a mobile phone. #
Select ¥. #
Select Change configuration . #
For mobile phones with PAN and DUN:
select Configure settings using COMAND. #
Configure the Internet connection using pre‐
set or manual access data (→ page313)
Cancelling Interne t access permission for a
mobile phone
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
ö Connectivity .
Inter-
net settings #
Highlight a mobile phone. #
Select ¥. 314
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#
Press theD button on theto uchpad.
The media menu is called up. #
Navigate up or down.
The next or pr evious TVchannel is selec ted.
Displaying cur rent prog ramme in form ation
fo r the selected channel (EPG)
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Devi-
ces .
TV .
Z Options #
Select Electronic Program Guide.
EPG displa ys thefo llowing information (if
av ailable):
R broadcast times
R the names of the cur rent and upcoming
programmes #
Select programme information and confirm.
The de tails are displa yed. #
Toscroll: swipe up or down on theto uch‐
pad. #
Toexitth e detailed displa y:press the%
button. Channel
fix
The function is switched on
The channel is not changed. This is useful if, for
ex ample, you drive theve hicle thro ugh reception
re gions that ove rlap. It pr events frequent switch‐
ing ba ckand forth between channels.
The FIX indicator is displa yed af terth e name of
th eTV channel.
The function is swit ched off
Depending on reception qualit y,theTV tuner
au tomatical lyswitches toan alternative channel
with the same programme conte nt but better
re ception. Using this function, the best possible
te levision picture can be found, rega rdless of the
re ception qualit y.
Ac tivating/deactivating channel fix
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Devi-
ces .
TV .
Z Options #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª Station fix .
Ac tivated: au tomatic switching of channels is
pr eve nted. TVchannels are indicated with
FIX. Deactivated: automatic swit
ching is possible. Channel list
overview The
TVtuner sho wsthe cur rent programme on
th e digital TVchannels or radio stations with
adequate reception in its ownch annel list.
The order of thech annel lists is alphabetical or
countr y-specific.
The TVtuner requ ires a short amount of time to
update the information.
The channel lists show thefo llowing information:
R recei vable channel names
R program title
The information is shown under thefo llowing
conditions:
R it is broadcast bythe digital channel
R there ception conditions are adequate Multimedia sy
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Sound
To
ne settings Information about
the sound sy stem
The sound sy stem has a total output of 100
wa tts and is equipped wi th7 spea kers. It is
av ailable for all functions in thera dio and media
modes.
Calling up the sound menu
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound
The following functions are available:
R Equaliser
R Balance and Fader
R Other sound settings #
Select the sound menu.
Ad justing treble, mid and bass settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Equaliser #
Select Treble, MidorBass. #
Change the settings. Ad
justing the balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Balance and
Fader #
Adjust the balance and fader. #
Toexitth e menu: pressthe% button. Burmes
ter®
sur round sound sy stem Information about
the Bu rmester ®
sur round
sound sy stem
The Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem has a
to ta l output of 590 watts and is equipped wi th
13 speakers. It is available for all functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu in the
Bu rm ester ®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound
The following functions are available:
R Equaliser
R Balance and Fader R
Surround sound
R Sound focus
R Other sound settings #
Select the sound menu.
Ad justing the treble, mid and bass settings
in the Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Equaliser #
Select Treble, MidorBass. #
Change the settings.
Ad justing the balance/ fader in the
Burmes ter®
sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Sound .
Balance and
Fader #
Adjust the balance and fader. #
Toexitth e menu: pressthe% button. Multimedia sy
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ASS
YST PLUS se rvice inter val display Fu
nction of the ASS YST PLUS se rvice inter val
displ ay The ASS
YST PLUS service inter val display in the
instrument display pr ovides information on the
re maining time or dis tance be fore the next
service due date.
Yo u can hide this service message using the
back button on the left-hand side of thesteering
wheel.
Yo u can obtain fur ther information concerning
th e servicing of your vehicle from a qualified
specialist workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Displaying
the service due da te On-board computer:
, Service .
ASSYST PLUS
The next service due date is displa yed. #
Toexitth e displa y:press the back button
on the left-hand side of thesteering wheel. Make sure
toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
R Operating the on-board computer
(→ page 227). Car
rying out service workatregular inter‐
va ls *
NO
TEPremature wearthro ugh failure to
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhich is not car ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lead to
inc reased wear and damage totheve hicle. #
Alw ays obser vethe prescribed service
inter vals. #
Alw ays ha vethe prescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
val is based on nor‐
mal operation of theve hicle. Service workwill need
tobe per form ed more of ten if theve hicle
is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads, forex ample:
R regular city driving with frequent intermedi‐
ate stops.
R ifth eve hicle is primarily used totrave l short
dis tances.
R for frequent operation in mountainous terrain
or on poor road sur faces.
R ifth e engine is of ten le ftidling for long peri‐
ods.
R in particula rly dusty conditions and/or if air-
re circulation mode is frequently used.
In these or similar operating conditions, ha ve,for
ex ample, the interior air filter, engine air filter,
engine oil and oil filter changed more frequent ly.
The tyres must be checked more frequently if
th eve hicle is operated under increased loads.
Fu rther information can be obtained at a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop. Maintenance and care
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