2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E43AMG Owner's Manual

Using carpool lanes
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When using carpool lanes, obser vethe appli‐
cable legal requirements as well as any con‐
ditions per taining towhen and where such
lanes may be used. Carpool lanes may only
be used if cer tain conditions are met.
These route options are not available in every
countr y.
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The multimedia sy stem announces the
names of thero ads that will follow the
upcoming change of direction.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Re quirement:
A destination is entered. The route can also
include up tofour intermediate destinations.
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The following information is displa yed:
RIntermediate destinations and destination
RNa me, addre ss
RRemaining driving dis tance
RTime of ar riva l
Selecting an alternative route
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The routes are display ed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is sho wn with a
dark blue line.
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Switch ingthe automatic gasst ation sear ch
on/off
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is reached, a prom ptappears asking whe ther
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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:
RNa vigation announcements
RRoute guidance display s
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RLanerecommendations
If yo udo not follow the navigation announce‐
ments or if you lea vethe calculated route, a new
ro ute iscalculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations may diff er fromthe
actual road and traf fic conditions if:
RThe route is div erted.
RThe 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
jo urne y.
The route may differ from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
RRo adwor ks
RIncomple tedigital map data Changing directionThere are
thre e phases when changing direction:
RPreparation phase
Ifth 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.
RAnnouncement phase
The multimedia sy
stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 200 feet (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 intersection or a 3D
image of the upcoming change of direction.
RChange -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-colored bar on theright
drops down to0feet (0 me ters) and the cur‐
re nt vehicle position symbol has reached the
white change-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.
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Lanerecommendations
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,th e
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction.
1Lanes not recommended
2Re commended lane
3Possible lane
RLane not recommended 1
In this lane, youwill not be abletocomplet e
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lanes.
RRe commended lane 2
In this lane, youwill beable tocomplet e both
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
RPo ssible lane 3
In this lane, youwill only be able tocomplet e
th e next change of direction. The lane
appears as a gr ayarro w.
RApp roaching new lane
During thech ange of direction, new lanes
may be added.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
play 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 isfinished. When an intermedia
tedestination has been
re ached, youwill see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your intermediate
destination Î. Afterth is, route guidance is
continue d.
Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements
Raro ute has already been created
Rroute guidance is active
#To switch off: during a navigation announce‐
ment, press the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel.
or
#Press the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
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#Toswitch on: displaythe navigation menu
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Inthefo llowing situations, navigation announce‐
ments are switched on automatically:
Rth ero ute isrecalculated.
Rthe multimedia sy stem is switched off and
th en on again.
Rtheve hicle is restar ted.
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Switch ing navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call
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announcements
Re quirements
Raro ute has already been created
Rroute guidance isact ive
#Press theW orX button on the multi‐
function steering wheel during a navigation
announcement.
or
#Tu rn the controller on theright beside the
to uchpad.
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to the lo west setting.
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ga tion announcements
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Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created
RRo ute guidance isactive
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re peated.
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Canceling route guidance
Re quirements:
RAro ute has already been created.
RRo ute guidance isactive.
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Re suming route guidance
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RRo ute guidance isinter rupte d
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%Ifth e journey was inter rupted for less than 2
hours, route guidance continues automat i‐
call y.
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The route isrecalculated.
Ro ute guidance toan off-road destination
Off-road destination: the destination is within
th e digital map. Ho wever,th e map conta ins no
ro ads that lead tothe destination.
Yo u can ente r off-road destinations on the map.
Ro ute guidance guides youfo r as long as possi‐
ble with navigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that are kn ownto the multimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly before youre ach the last kn own position
on the map, youwill hear the "Please follow the
direction ar row" announcement. The display
sho wsa direction ar rowand the linear dis tance
to the destination. Ro
ute guidance from an off-road location to
a destination
Off-road position: the cur rent vehicle position is
located within the digital map on roads that are
not available.
The following displa ysappear when route guid‐
ance begins:
RThe 5RDG 1RW 0DSSHG message
RA direction arrow showing the linear direc‐
tion tothe POI
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al.
Off-ro adstatus during route guidance
Due toroadwor ks,fo rex ample, there may be dif‐
fe re nces between the data on the digital map
and the actual course of thero ad. In such cases,
th e mult
imedia sy stem will temp orarily be
unable tolocate theve hicle's cur rent position on
th e digital map. The vehicle is off-road.
The following displa ysappear when theve hicle
is off-road:
RThe 5RDG 1RW 0DSSHG message
RA direction arrowshowing the linear direc‐
tion tothe POI
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al.
Destination
Saving the cur rent vehicle position
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The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedto the
"Last destinations" memor y.
St oring a map position
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The map is in full-screen mode.
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to uchpad.
#Select "mo vemap" 3inthe map menu
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#Select a position onthe map.
A list appears if there are se veral map posi‐
tions.
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The map position is sa vedto the "Last desti‐
nations" memor y.
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Route guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports
Traf fic information overview
Tr af fic re ports are receive d using Live Traf fic
Information and are used forro ute guidance.
This service isuna vailable in some countries.
% There may be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports receive d and the actual road and
traf fic conditions.
Impor tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
RCu rrent tra ffic reports are receive d via the
Internet connection.
RThe traf fic situation is update d at short,regu‐
lar inter vals.
RThe status of the service subscription can be
displa yed (→page 252).
Information on theve hicle's position is regular ly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded to
the tra ffic data pr ovider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
fo rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the traf fic re ports.
If yo udo not wish totransmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can ha vethis service deactivated at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Requ irement:
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displa yed:
ROne month before theex piration date.
ROne week before theex piration date.
ROn theex piration date.
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messages appears:
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is displa yed.
RThe subscription has expired.
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RAt any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
RVia an MB Info calltothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
Display ingthe traf fic map
Requ irements
RFor Live Traf fic Information: theve hicle is
equipped with a communication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
When theve hicle is star ted, the communica‐
tion module automatically es tablishes an
Internet connection. Traf fic information is
made available shortly af terw ards. Multimedia sy
stem:
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full-sc reen mode, press theTo uch Control,
th e controller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears.
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The traf fic map can show thefo llowing infor‐
mation:
RTr af fic incidents, e.g.:
-Ro adwor ks
-Road bloc ks
-Warning messages
The symbols for traf fic incidents are dis‐
play ed in color (on thero ute) or gray (off
th ero ute).
RTraf fic flow information:
-Traf fic jam (red line)
-Slo w-moving traf fic (yellow line)
-Fr ee-flowing tra ffic (g reen line)
RDisplay for traf fic del ays on thero ute
lasting at least one minute.
RWa rning message symbols:
-d symbol
-Additional road saf etyno te when
approaching a traf fic incident, e.g.
approach ingtailback
If th eve hicle approaches a hazard
spot on thero ute, a warning message
is displa yed on the map. A warning
message may also be issued
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(e.g. fog) and warning messages are dis‐
pla yed.
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%The traf fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are taken into consideration.
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#Display the tra ffic map (→page 253).
#Mo vethe map (→page 255).#Va riant 1: when a traf fic re port symbol is
under the crosshair, press theto uchpad or
th e controller.
The tra ffic report de tails are displa yed.
#Va riant 2: press theto uchpad or the control‐
ler.
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The map sho ws the traf fic re port symbols in
th e vicinit y.
Tr af fic re port information is displa yed in the
st atus line:
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Rreason forth e traf fic re port, e.g. tra ffic
jam
Rwa rning message (highlighte d inred)
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#Press on theto uchpad or cont roller.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
Issuing hazard alerts
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Wa rning messages are issued and approach‐
ing tailbac kswhich pose a risk are
announced.
Map and compass
Map and compass overview
1To set the map scale
2To select the map orientation and map view
3To mo vethe map
4To call up the navigation map
5To call up the tra ffic map
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