2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Showing POIs in
thev icinit yoft he map #
Select Surroundin gPOIs . #
Swipe lef torright on thet ouchpad.
or #
Slide thec ontroller tothel eftorr ight.
The pr evious or next POI is highligh tedont he
map. The name or thea ddress is shown. #
Alternativel y,to filter th edispla ybyP OI
categor y:swipe down on theT ouc hControl
or thet ouchpad.
or #
Slide thec ontroller down. #
Select theP OI categor y.
% User defined allowspersonal POI symbols to
be selected (→ page286). Ro
ute Calculating
aroute
Re quirements:
R The destination has been entered.
R The destination address is shown. #
Ifro uteg uidance is no tactive, select Start
rout eguidance .
The routetot he destination is calculated.
The map sho ws theroute. Routeg uidance
th en begins.
or #
Ifro uteg uidance is active, select Start new
rout eguidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start ne wrout eguidance:t he selected desti‐
nation address is se tasanewd estination.
The pr evious destination sand intermediate
destination saredele ted. Ro uteg uidance to
th en ew destination begins.
Set as nexti ntermediate destination :the
selected destination address is se tasthe
next intermediat edestination. Routeg uid‐
anc ebegins.
Ta king alternativ eroutes int oconside ration #
Select an al tern ativ erout e(→pag e274). Other menu functions #
Tosave thed estination: select¥Store
in "Previous destinations". #
Todispl ayon them ap:select ¥Map. #
Tocall atelephone number: select¥
Call . #
Tocall up an Interne taddress: select
¥ www(ifavailable).
Selecting arout etype
Multimedi asystem:
, Navigation .
À Route and position #
Select Route settings. #
Select ther out etype.
Ar out ehas already been created: ther oute
is calculated on theb asis of then ew route
type.
Ar out ehas no tbeen created: then extroute
is calculated on theb asis of then ew route
type.
R Ecor oute 270
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An economical
routeisc alculated. The
journe ytimem aybe som ewhat longer
th an forq uic kerroutes.
The symbol fort he cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is displa yeding reen.
R Fast route
Arout ew ithaq uickjourne ytimeisc al‐
culated.
R Short route
Ar out ew ithas hortdriving dis tance is
calculated.
Automatic traffic jam avoidance can be
switched on Oor off ªfort hese route
types. If Automatic traffic jam avoidance is
swit ched on, Ask in the event of traffic jam
avoidance can be selected.
The routet ypes Automatic traffic jam avoid-
ance andAskint heevent of traffic jam
avoidance aren otavailable in everycountr y.
R Automatic traffic jam avoidance
The routeisc alculated wit hthe cur rently
se trout etype. Tr
af ficm essages via Liv eTraffic In form a‐
tion or FM RDS-TMC ar etaken in to
account.
Liv eT raffic In form ation and FM RDS-TMC
ar en otavailable in all countries.
R Askint heeven toft raffic jam avoidance
Ap romp tappear swhen anew routeis
de tected wi thas hor terj ourne ytime
base dont raffic reports. Youc an con‐
tinue touse thec urrent routeoru sethe
dynamic routei nstead.
Selecting routeo ptions
Multimedi asystem:
, Navigation .
À .
Route and posi-
tion .
Avoid options
Av oiding areas #
Select Areas(→pag e287).
Av oiding mo torw ays, ferries, mo torail trains,
tunnels, unpa vedr oads #
Select Oor deselect ªavo id option. Using
routes requiring aspecial tollst icker #
Select Use vignette roads . #
Select Oor deselect ªAllor countries.
The routet akes int oaccount roads in the
selected countries whic hrequir eyou topaya
time-based fee( vignette). Avignett eallows
fo rt he use of arout enetwo rkforal imited
time pe riod.
Using tollro ads #
Select Use toll roads. #
Select Payment in cash orElectronic billing
or Off.
The routet akes int oaccount roads that
re qu iret he payment of ausag efee (toll).
If Off is selected, tollro ads ar enottake ni nto
account.
These routeo ptions ar enotavailable in every
countr y.
The selected routeo ptions canno talway sbe
implemented. Therefore, arout em ayinclude a
fe rry, fori ns tance, eventhough thea void Ferries Multimedia sy
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option is enabled.
Amessag eappear sand you
will hear acorresponding message.
Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Switc hannouncements on Oor off ª.
R Announc etraffic warnings
This function is no tavailable in all coun‐
tries.
R Announc estreet names
The multimedia sy stem announces the
names of ther oads that will follo wt he
upcomin gchang eofd irection.
This function is no tavailable in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Requ irements:
R Adestination is entered. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select Intermediate destinations and info.
The following informatio nisdisplayed:
R intermediat edestinations and destination
The routec an also include up tofour
intermediat edestinations.
R name, address
R remaining driving dis tance
R time of ar rival
Selecting an alternativ eroute
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and position #
Select Alternativ eroute.
The routes ar edispl ayed in accordance with
th es etting made in ther out esettings.
The cur rentl ys elected routeiss hown wit ha
dar kblue line. #
Select thea lternativ eroute. Switching
thea utomatic filling station
sear chon/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Switch Reserve fuel level onO or off ª.
Switched on O:whenthef uel reser velevel
is reached, apromp tappear sasking whe ther
yo uw ant tostar ts ear ching forf illing sta‐
tions.
St arting thea utomatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements:
R ATTENTION ASSIS Tand the Suggest rest
area function ar eactivated (→ page207).
Driving situation
The Attention Assist Do you want to start the
rest area search? messageisshown. #
Select Yes.
The service statio nsear ch st arts.The availa‐
ble servic estations alon gthe routeorint he
vicinity of thev ehicle's cur rent positio nare
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#
Select thes ervice station.
The servic estatio na ddress is displa yed. #
Ifro uteg uidance is no tactive, select Start
rout eguidance .
The selected servic estatio niss etas ad esti‐
nation .Rout eguidance begins.
or #
Ifro uteg uidance is active, select Start new
rout eguidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start ne wrout eguidance:t he selected
service statio niss etas an ew destination.
The pr evious destination and all intermediate
destination saredele ted. Ro uteg uidance to
th es ervice statio nbegins.
Set as nex tintermediat edestination:t he
selected service statio niss etas then ext
intermediat edestination. Routeg uidance
begins. Ro
uteg uidance Note
sonr outeguidance &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat ecommun icationequipment
integrated in thev ehicle when driving, you
will be distracted from thet raffic situation.
This could also cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Ro
uteg uidance begin soncear outehas been
calculated.
The road and traf ficr ules and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority overmultimedia sy stem driving rec‐
ommendations. Driving
recommendations are:
R Navigation announcements
R Routeg uidance displ ays
R Lane recommendations
If yo udon otfollo wt he navigation announce‐
ments or if youl eave thec alculated route, anew
ro uteisc alculated automaticall y.
Driving recommendations ma ydiffe rf romt he
actual road and traf ficc onditions if:
R ther out eisd iverted.
R thed irection of aone- ways tree thas been
ch anged.
Fo rthis reason ,you mus talway so bser veroad
and traf ficr ules and regulations during your
journe y.
The routem aydifferf romt he ideal routed ueto
th ef ollowing:
R roadwor ks
R incomple tedigital map data Multimedia sy
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Changing direction
overview Ther
earethre ep hases when changing direction:
R Preparation phase
Ifth er eise nough time between thec hanges
of direction, them ultimedia sy stem prepares
yo uf or theu pcoming chang eofd irection .A
navigatio nannouncement ,e.g." Prepar eto
tur nright", is issued. The map appear
sinfull-screen mode.
R Announcemen tphase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcomin gchang eofd irection ,e.g.by
announcin g"Turn right in 100m ".
The displa yissplitint ot wo parts. The map is
displa yedont he left;on ther ight, ther eisa
de tailed imag eofthe junction or a3Dimage
of theu pcoming chang eofd irection.
R Chan ge-of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces thei mmi‐
nentc hangeofd irection ,e.g.bya nnouncing
"N ow turnright".
The displa yissplit int otwo parts.
The vehicle has successfull ychanged direc‐
tion when thel ight-coloured bar on ther ight
drops down to0m etre sa nd thec urrent vehi‐
cle position symbol has reached theh ighligh‐
te dc hange-of-direction point.
When thec hang eofd irection is comple te,
th em ap appear sinfull-screen mode.
% Changes of direction ar ealso shown in the
Instrument Displa y. Lane
recommendation soverview
This displa yappear sfor multi-lane roads.
If th ed igital map conta insther ele vant da ta,t he
multimedia sy stem can displa ylane recommen‐
dations fort he next tw ochanges of direction. 1
Recommended lane
2 Possible lane
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R
Recommended lane 1
In this lane, youw ill be able tocompl eteb oth
th en extc hang eofd irection and theo ne
af te rt hat.
R Possible lane 2
In this lane, youw ill on lybe able tocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection.
R Lan enotrecommended 3
In this lane, youw ill no tbea bletocompl ete
th en extc hang eofd irection without chang‐
ing lane.
During thec hang eofd irection ,new lane smay
be added.
% Lanerecommendations can also be dis‐
pla yedint he Instrument Displa yand in the
Head-up Displa y.
Destination reached
Once thed estination is reached, youw ill see the
ch equered flag Í.R outeguidance is finished.
Whe nani ntermedia tedestination has been
re ached, youw ill see thei ntermediat edestina‐
tion flag wit hthe number of your intermediate destination
Î.After this, routeg uidance is
continued.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active. #
Toswitc hoff:press thev olume control on
th em ultifunction steering wheel during a
navigation announcemen t(→ pag e246).
or #
Press on thev olume control tother ight of
th ec ontroller during anavigation announce‐
ment (→ page246).
The Spoken driving recommendations have
bee ndeactivated. messageappears.
or #
Show then avigation menu (→ page263). #
Select !Drivingrecommendation .
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#Driving recommen-
dation.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
% Inthef ollowing situations, navigation
announcements ar eswitched on automati‐
cally:
R Anew routeg uidance is star ted.
R The routeisr ecalculated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo urit eunder Spoke ndriving recommenda-
tions on/off.
Swit ching navigation announcement son/off
during aphone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Swit chDriving recommendations during
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Ad
justin gthe volum eofn avigation
announcements
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active.
On them ultifunction steering wheel or on
th em ultimedia sy stem #
Turn thev olume control on them ultifunction
st eering wheel during anavigation announce‐
ment.
or #
Turn thev olume control tother ight of the
controller du ring anavigation announcement
(→ page 247).
% Inthef ollowing situations, thev olume is
ra ised tothem inimum volume or lo weredto
th em aximum volume:
R Anew routeg uidance is star ted.
R The routeisr ecalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individuall yset
at aM ercedes-Benz Service Cent re.Vi
as ystems ettings #
Select System. #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Select Drivingrecommendation volume. #
Setthe volume.
Switching audio fadeout on/o ffduring navi‐
ga tio na nnouncements #
Select System . #
Select õAudio . #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments . #
Switch Audio fadeou tduring driving recom-
mendation onO or off ª.
Re peating navigatio nannouncements
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select !Drivingrecommendation . #
Select #Drivingrecommendation .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% Youc an access and add this function as a
fa vo urit eunder Repeat spoken driving rec-
ommendation .
Cancelling rout eg uidance
Re quirements:
R arout ehas already been created.
R routeg uidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation #
Select Cancel route guidance .
Ro uteg uidanc etoano ff-road destination
Off-road destination: thed estination is within
th ed igital map. Ho wever,th em ap conta ins no
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Yo
uc an en tero ff-road destinations on them ap.
Ro uteg uidance guides youf or as long as possi‐
ble wit hnavigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that ar eknown tothem ultimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly befor eyou reac ht he las tknown position
on them ap,youw ill hear the" Please follo wt he
direction ar row"announcement. The displ ay
sho wsadirection ar rowand thel inear dis tance
to thed estination.
Ro uteg uidanc efromano ff-road location to
ad estination
Off-road position: thec urrent vehicle position is
located within thed igital map on roads that are
no ta vailable.
The following displa ysappear when routeg uid‐
anc ebegins:
R the Road not mapped message
R adirection ar rows howing thel inear direction
to theP OI
When thev ehicle is bac konaroad known tothe
multimedia sy stem, routeg uidance continue sas
no rm al. Note
sont he off-road status during route
guidance
Due toroadwor ks,for example, ther em aybe dif‐
fe re nces betwee nthe dat aonthe digital map
and thea ctual course of ther oad. In suc hcases,
th em ultimedia sy stem will temp orarily be
unable tolocat ethe vehicle's cur rent positio non
th ed igital map. The vehicle is off-road.
The following displa ysappear when thev ehicle
is off-road:
R the Road not mapped message
R adirection ar rowshowing thel inear direction
to theP OI
When thev ehicle is bac konaroad known tothe
multimedia sy stem, routeg uidance continue sas
no rm al. Destination
Saving
thec urrent vehicl eposition
Multimedi asystem:
, Navigation #
Ifth em ap is displa yedinf ull screen mode,
press thec ent ralc ontrol element.
The map men uappears. #
Select 1onthem ap menu (→ page284).
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedtot he
"Pr evious destinations" memo ry.
St oring amapposition
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation
The map is in full-screen mode. #
Press theT ouc hControl, thec ontroller or the
to uchpad. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→ pag e284). #
Select aposition on them ap.
If multiple entri es areavailable foram ap
position, alista ppears. #
Highlight an entr y. Multimedia sy
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