
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. 184
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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. 220
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Ac
tivating/deactivating PIN pr otection for
data export
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
System backup #
Toactivate: activatePIN protection O.#
Enter your four-digit PIN. #
Enteryo ur four-digit PIN again.
PIN pr otection is activated when bo thPINs
match. #
Todeactivate: deactivatePIN protection ª.#
Enter your four-digit PIN.
% Ifyo u ha veforg ottenyo ur PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service centre can deactivate your PIN
pr otection foryo u.
Alternatively: you can deactivate PIN pr otec‐
tion byresetting your personal data
(→ page 273). User profile
Selecting a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation #
Select Guestor individual profile #.
% Some settings from the user profile are only
loaded when theve hicle is stationary or
when the ignition is switched on.
Creating a user profile
Multimedia sy stem:
, System .
g Personalisation .
Cre-
ate profile #
Ente r a name. #
Select a.
The user profile sa ves individual settings, e.g.:
R system settings
R settings in theTV tuner's channel list
R navigation and traf fic information
The settings di ffer depending on theve hicle
equipment. 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: 272
Multimedia sy stem

#
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. #
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 288).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information:
R This service is enabled forth re e months af ter
th eve hicle hando ver.
R The service must be regis tered
( → page 288):
- upon vehicle hando ver
- within thre e months
R This secures the full free-of- charge period of
th re eye ars. Multimedia sy
stem 287

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. 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 u294
Multimedia sy stem