2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG Owner's Manual

The current status of the updates is dis‐
pla yed.
The automatic software update is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
Manual
#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:
,6\VWHP.5HVHW
The multimedia sy stem is reset tothefa ctory
settings.
Pe rsonal data is dele ted, forex ample:
RStation presets
RConnec ted mobile phones
#Select <HV.
A prom ptappears asking whe ther youwish
to reset.
1R selected: the process is canceled.
#Select <HV.
The multimedia sy stem is reset tofactory
settings and restar ted.
Na vigation
Switching navigation on
Multimedia sy stem:
,1DYLJDWLRQ
#Alternatively: press theß button.
The map appears and sho wscurrent vehicle
position 1.
% If a climate contro l setting ischanged, a cli‐
mate bar appears brief ly.
Showing/hiding the navigation menu
Re quirement:
The map displa ys the cur rent vehicle position.
#To sho w:Swipe le fton theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or
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#Slidethe controller tothe left.#To hide: Swipe right on theto uchpad or
To uch Control.
or
#Slid eth e controller totheright.
Destination entry
Entering a POI or addre ss
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Select (QWHU 'HVWLQDWLRQ .
The state or pr ovince in which theve hicle is
located is set 1.
There are two available me thods of destina‐
tion entry:
Rfree sear ch2
Rsear ch st ep-by-step 3
Me thod 1: free sear ch
#Enter a POI or address 2. The entries can
be made in any orde r.
During de stination ent ry, suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The following ent ries may be made, forex am‐
ple:
Rcit y,stre et, house number
Rstre et, city
RZIP code
RPOI name
RPOI categor y,e.g. *DV 6WDWLRQ
Rcity, POI name
#Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select 5.
#Write characters on theto uchpad.
#To switch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or
#Press theto uchpad.#To del ete an entr y:select 8(ifavailable).RPress brief ly: del etes the last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
RPress and hold: dele testh e entire ent ry.
#To set the language: select4.
#Select a language.
% This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are support ed. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters.
#To sear chonline: select6ª 21/,1( .
Once an Inte rnet connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry.
Online destinations are pr ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider.
#Select the destination.
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%Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries.
Re quirement (USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
#To call up the lis t:press the% button.
or
#If th eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
#Select a destination in the list.
#To adopt a destination: select$GRSW 'HVWL
QDWLRQ7.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears.
#Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-ste p
#Press the% button.
or
#If th eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. &LW\ RU =,3is
highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, forex am‐
ple, for32,, are available.
#Select &LW\ RU =,3 .
The character bar appears.
#En ter a city or ZIP code.
During destination entr y,suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The address may be entered in various
orders, e.g.:
R&LW\ RU =,3, 6WUHHW,+RXVH 1R
A stre et intersection may be entered, if
av ailable.
R6WUHHW ,&LW\ RU =,3
R32,, e.g. *DV 6WDWLRQ ,&LW\ RU =,3
% The functions descri bedforth e free sear ch
may be used:
Rswitch tohandwriting recognition
Rswitch tocharacter selection
Rdele teent ry
Entries in the32, field, forex ample, may
also be dele ted with £.
Rcall up online sear chfunction (if availa‐
ble)
Rcall up a list
#To change thest ate/pr ovince: select the
st ate or pr ovince.
#En ter a state or pr ovince. You only need to
enter thefirs tch aracter.
#Select a state or pr ovince in the list.
#To change the country :select the count ry.
#Enter a countr y.Yo u only needtoenter the
fi rs tch aracter.
#Select a country in the list.
#To adopt a destination: select$GRSW 'HVWL
QDWLRQ.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a dis tance-o rientated list appears.
#Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
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Selecting a POI
Multimedia system:
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#Select a categor y.
or
#Select $OO &DWHJRULHV.
#Select a categor y.
#Select a search position.
The special characters are displa yed in a list.
The list is sor tedby distance in ascending
orde r.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
Rname of POI
Rlinear dis tance tothe POI
Rthe direction of the linear dis tance tothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position
#Select a POI.
#Al tern ativel y,to filter the display byspe‐
cial characters: enter a searc h entry inthe
to p line.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs.
#Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted.
#Select a POI.
Setting the sear chposition for the parking
ca tegor y,forex ample, during active route
guidance
#Select ,Q WKH 9LFLQLW\ ,1HDU 'HVWLQDWLRQ or
$ORQJ WKH 5RXWH.
The list sho ws the located POIs or opens an
ove rview of thero ute.
#Select a POI.
Selecting the last destination
Multimedia sy stem:
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RXV 'HVWLQDWLRQV
#Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
#Alternatively: if a favo rite has been sa ved
(→page 252), select )URP *OREDO )DYRULWHV .
#Select afavo rite .
The destination address is shown. Selecting a contact
Re
quirement:
a mobile phone is connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem (
→page 261).
Multimedia sy stem:
,1DYLJDWLRQ.¬ 'HVWLQDWLRQ.&RQ
WDFWV
#Select the conta ct.
The releva nt contact de tails are displa yed.
#Select an address.#Alternativel y,to filter the display bycon‐
tacts: enter names or initials into the sear ch
fi eld.
#Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted.
#Select the conta ct.
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Entergeo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
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FRRUGLQDWHV
#En terge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws there leva nt position.
#Confirm the ent ry.
#To view or mo vea destination on the
map: select 0DS.
#Tocalculate a route: select 6WDUW 5RXWH
*XLGDQFH.
#If a route has already been created, select
6W DUW 1HZ 5RXWH *XLGDQFH or6HW DV ,QWHU
PHGLDWH 'HVWLQDWLRQ. Selecting fr
omthe map
Multimedia sy stem:
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#Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, con‐
troller or touchpad.
The map menu appears.
#Select "mo vemap" in map menu
3(→page 254).
#Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The more you mo ve
yo ur finger away from the middle on the
to uchpad, thefast erthe map mo ves.
#Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads.
If a destination is located exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed.
#Select a destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Showing traf fic messages for the vicinity of
the map
#Select 7UDIILF 0HVVDJHV IRU WKH 9LFLQLW\ .
The map appears.
#Swipe le ftor right on theto uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next traf fic incident is high‐
lighted on the map. Information on the tra ffic
incident is displa yed.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map
#Select 32,V LQ WKH 9LFLQLW\ .#Swipe left orright on theto uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next POI is highlighte d onthe
map. The name or addre ss is displayed.
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#Alternatively,to filter the display byPOI
categor y:swipe down on theto uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller down.
#Select a POI categor y.
#8VHU 'HILQHGallowspersonal POI symbols to
be selected (→page 256).
Entering an intermedia tedestination
Prerequisite
A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
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PHGLDWH GHVWLQDWLRQV
#Select 6HDUFK IRU DQ ,QWHUPHGLDWH 'HVWLQD
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#Enter an intermediate destination.
The sear chresults are displa yed.
#Select an intermediate destination.
The address of the intermediate destination
appears.
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The intermediate destination is set.
#Alternatively: select an intermediate destina‐
tion via ¬'HVWLQDWLRQ duringroute guid‐
ance.
#Select (QWHU 'HVWLQDWLRQ .
#Select6HW DV 1H[W ,QWHUPHGLDWH 'HVWLQDWLRQ
af te r entering the destination.
Calculating a route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirement:
En terth e destination and at least one intermedi‐
ate destination.
Multimedia sy stem:
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PHGLDWH GHVWLQDWLRQV
#Select 6WDUW 1HZ 5RXWH *XLGDQFH.
The route iscalculated withth e set inter‐
mediate destinations.
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Prerequisite
A destination is entered. Multimedia sy
stem:
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PHGLDWH GHVWLQDWLRQV
Changing the order of the destinations
#Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination.
#Select ¥0RYH.
#Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position.
#Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
Deleting a destination
#Highlight the destination or intermediate des‐
tination.
#Select ¥'HOHWH.
St arting an automatic gasst ation sear ch
Re quirements:
The automatic gasst ation sear chis activated O
(
→page 247).
Ro ute guidance isactive. The fuel le vel in the
fuel tank reaches there ser vefuel le vel.
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The5HVHUYH )XHO :RXOG \RX OLNH WR VWDUW D
VHDUFK IRU VXUURXQGLQJ JDV VWDWLRQV" message is
shown.
#Select <HV.
The automatic gasst ation sear chbegins. The
av ailable gasst ations along thero ute and in
th e vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent position
are displ ayed.
#Select thega sst ation.
The address of thega sst ation is displa yed.
#Va riant 1: if a route has not been calculated,
select 6WDUW 5RXWH *XLGDQFH .
The selected gasst ation is set as the desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
#Variant 2: if a route has been calculated,
select 6WDUW 1HZ 5RXWH *XLGDQFH or6HW DV
1H[W ,QWHUPHGLDWH 'HVWLQDWLRQ .
6W DUW 1HZ 5RXWH *XLGDQFH :th e selected gas
st ation is set as the new destination. The
pr ev ious destinations and intermediate desti‐
nations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance tothe
ga sst ation begins.
6HW DV 1H[W ,QWHUPHGLDWH 'HVWLQDWLRQ :th e
selected gasst ation is set as the next inter‐
mediate destination. Route guidance begins.
If th ere are already four intermediate desti‐
nations:
#Select <HVinthe prom pt.
The selected gasst ation is entered into posi‐
tion 1 of the intermediate destinations menu.
Intermediate destination 4 is dele ted. Ro ute
guidance begins.
Ro ute
Calculating a route
Prerequisite
The destination is entered. The destination
address is shown.
#Va riant 1: if a route has not been calculated,
select 6WDUW 5RXWH *XLGDQFH .
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
#Va riant 2: if a route has been calculated,
select 6WDUW 1HZ 5RXWH *XLGDQFH or6HW DV
1H[W ,QWHUPHGLDWH 'HVWLQDWLRQ .
6WDUW 1HZ 5RXWH *XLGDQFH :th e selected des‐
tination address is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destinations and intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e new destination begins.
6HW DV 1H[W ,QWHUPHGLDWH 'HVWLQDWLRQ: the
selected destination address is set as the
next intermedia tedestination. Route guid‐
ance begins.
Ta king alternative routes into considera tion
#Select an altern ative route (→page 247).
Othe r menu functions
#Tosave the destination: select¥6WRUH
LQ 3UHYLRXV 'HVWLQDWLRQV .
#Todispl ayon the map: select¥0DS.
#Tocall a telephone number: select¥
&DOO .
#Tocall up an Internet address: select
¥ ZZZ(ifavailable).
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Selecting aroute type
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#Select 5RXWH 6HWWLQJV.
#Select a route type.
A ro ute has already been created: thero ute
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
A ro ute has not been created: the next route
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
R(FR 5RXWH
An economical route iscalculated. The
jo urney time may besomew hat longer
th an forqu icke rro utes.
The symbol forth e cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is displa yed in green.
R)DVW 5RXWH
Aro ute with a quick journey time is cal‐
culated.
R6KRUW 5RXWH
A ro ute with a short driving dis tance is
calculated.
'\QDPLF 7UDIILF 5RXWH can be switched on
O or off ªforth ese route types. If
'\QDPLF 7UDIILF 5RXWH is switched on,4XHU\
%HIRUH &KDQJLQJ '\QDPLF 5RXWH can be
selected.
The route types '\QDPLF 7UDIILF 5RXWH and
4XHU\ %HIRUH &KDQJLQJ '\QDPLF 5RXWH are
not available in everycountr y.
R'\QDPLF 7UDIILF 5RXWH
Theroute is calculated with the cur rently
set route type.
Tr af fic re ports via Live Traf fic Information
are take n into account.
R4XHU\ %HIRUH &KDQJLQJ '\QDPLF 5RXWH
A prom ptappears when a new route is
de tected wi tha shor ter journey time
based on traf fic re ports. You can con‐
tinue touse the cur rent route or use the
dynamic route ins tead. Selecting
route options
Multimedia sy stem:
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Av oiding areas
#Select $UHDV(→page 257).
Av oiding free ways,fe rries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedro ads
#Select Oor deselect ªtheavo id option.
Using tollro ads
#Select 8VH 7ROO 5RDGV .
#Select&DVKor(OHFWURQLF %LOOLQJ or2II .
The route take s into account roads that
re qu ire the payment of a usage fee (toll).
If 2II is selected, tollro ads are not take n into
account.
The selected route options cannot alw ays be
implemented. Therefore, a route may include a
fe rry, for ins tance, eventh ough the)HUULHV avoid
option is enabled. A message appears and you
will hear a cor responding message.
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