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Accep tthe general and specific term sofu se.
Liv eT raffic In form ation remains activated for
th es elected extension pe riod. Activation
begins on thed ateofe xtension.
Displ aying thet raffic map
Re quirements:
R ForL iveT raffic In form ation: thev ehicle is
equipped wit hacommunication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SI Mcard.
R When thev ehicle is star ted, thec ommunica‐
tion module automaticall yestablishes an
Interne tconnection .Traffic in form ation is
mad eavailable shortl yafter wa rds.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
menu #
Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Activate ºO. The traf
ficm ap sho ws thefollowing information,
fo re xamp le:
R traf fici ncidents ,for example:
- roadwor ks
- road bloc ks
- warning messages
The symbols fort raffic incidentsa redis‐
pl ay ed in colour (on ther oute) or gr ey(off
th er oute).
R traf ficf lowi nformation:
- traf ficj am (red line)
- conges tedt raffic condition s(orang eline)
- slow-moving traf fic( yellow line)
- free-flowing traf fic( green line)
R displ ay fo rtraffic dela yson ther out elasting
at leas tone minute
R warning messag esymbols:
- symbol d
- additional road saf etyn otes when
approaching atraffic incident,e .g.the
end of atraffic jam If
th ev ehicle approaches adanger area
on ther oute, awarning messag eisdis‐
pla yedont he map. Awarning message
ma yalso be issued (→ page297).
Displaying traf fici ncidents
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map con-
tent #
Activate OTraffi cincidents.
Ro adwor ks,road bloc ks,local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages ar edis‐
pla yed.
Ac tivatin gfreef lowa nd traf ficd isplay #
Activate OFree-flowing traffic andTraffic
delays.
% The traf ficd elay is displa yedf or thec urrent
ro ute. Traf ficd elay sl asting one minut eor
longer ar etaken in toconside ration.
Displ aying details #
Displaying thet raffic map (→ page294). #
Movin gthe map (→ page299). 294
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When atraffic repor tsymbol is under the
crosshair ,press theT ouc hControl, thec on‐
troller or thet ouchpad.
The traf ficr epor tdetails ar edispla yed.
or #
Press theT ouc hControl, thec ontroller or the
to uchpad. #
Select Information on traffic reports .
The map sho ws thetraffic repor tsymbols in
th ev icinit y.
Tr af ficr epor tinformation is displa yedint he
st atus line:
R traf ficr epor tsymbol
R reason fort he traf ficr eport, e.g. tra ffic
jam
R warning messag e(highligh tedinr ed) #
Toselect atraffic repor tsymbol: select
Next orPrevious. #
Press Touc hC ontrol, thec ontroller or the
to uchpad.
The traf ficr epor tdetails ar edispla yed. Issuing hazar
dalerts
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Activate OAnnounce traffi cwarnings .
Wa rning messages ar eissued and tailbac ks
whic hpose arisk ar eannounced. Map and compass
Map and compass
overview 1
Savest he cur rent vehicle position
2 Movest he map
3 Selects them ap orientation and map view
4 Select sthe function depending on thee quip‐
ment:
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ilterthed ispla yofP OIs in thev icinity
according toPOI category
5 Switches thed ispla yofp ersonal POI sym‐
bols on them ap on or off
6 Switches one of thef ollowing displa yson or
of fd epending on thee quipment:
•W eather information
•S atellit emap
•T raffic incidents
7 Switche sthe tra ffic map displa yonoro ff
The map and satellit eimages ar eshown in globe
projection. This allo wsforar ealistic map display
in all map scales. The map uses ele vatio nm odel‐
ling.
Depending on them ap data, impor tant buildings
in ma nycities ar edepicted realisticall yonthe
map in small map scales (20m,50m ). Other
buildings ar eshown as models.
% Youc an se tthe unit of measurement of the
map scale (→ page268).
If online information is available, fuel price sand
th ea vailabilit yofparkingspaces in multi-s torey
car pa rksa redispla yed, fore xamp le. %
Requirements:
R Youh ave aMercedes me account.
R The servic ehas been activated at a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
Fu rther information can be found at :http://
www.mercedes.me
If Display in COMAND is activated inTraf ficS ign
Assi st (→pag e222) ,speed limits and overtak‐
ing restrictions ar edispl ay ed on them ap.
% Compan ylogos displa yedont he map are
trademar ksofther espectiv ecompanies and
used solely fort he purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of
suc hlogos on them ap does no tindicate
appr oval of, suppo rtof or advertising by
th ese companies fort he navigation sy stem
itself.
Setting them apscale
Re quirements:
R The map is shown. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Tozoo min:swipe down on theT ouc hCon‐
trol.
or #
Turn thec ontroller anti-clockwise.
or #
Movetwof inger saparton thet ouchpad. #
Tozoo mo ut:swipe up on theT ouc hControl.
or #
Turn thec ontroller clockwise.
or #
Movetwof inger stogether on thet ouchpad.
% Youc an se tthe unit of measurement of the
map scale (→ page268). 296
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Moving
them ap
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
menu #
Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl, the
controller or thet ouchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→ pag e295). #
Swipe in an ydirection on theT ouc hControl
or touchpad.
or #
Slid ethe controller in an ydirection.
The map mo vesint he cor responding direc‐
tion under thec rosshair .The fur ther you
mo veyour finger away from thes tarti ngposi‐
tio nont hetouchpad, thef astert he map
mo ves. Selecting
them aporientation
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
menu #
Alternatively: if them ap is displa yedinf ull
screen mode, press theT ouc hControl or the
to uchpad.
The map men uappears. #
In map menu 3,select N,2D or
3D( →pag e295).
R N:t he 2D map vie wisdisplayedsot hat
nor this alw aysatt hetop.
R 2D:t he 2D map vie wisaligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
R 3D:t he 3D map vie wisaligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
Selecting POI symbols
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map con-
tent
POIs include filling stations and ho tels whic hcan
be displa yedass ymbols on them ap,fore xam‐
ple. Notall POI sareavailable everywhere. #
Select POI symbols .
The #do tindicates thec urrent setting.
Standard displayss ymbols of predefined cat‐
egories on them ap.
User defined allowsyoutop ersonall yselect
th es ymbols fort he available categories.
None switches thed ispla yoff. #
Select asetting. #
User defined:s elect categories.
The POI symbols of thes elected categories
ar ed ispla yedOor no tdispla yedª.
Selecting text information
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Text
information #
Select text information.
Current street showsthes tree tyou ar ecur‐
re ntly driving on at theb otto moft he displa y.
When them ap is mo ved, thef ollowing infor‐
mation appear sunder thec rosshair:
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area name
Geo-coordinates displays thefollowing infor‐
mation:
R longitude and latitude
R elevation
The el evatio nshown ma ydeviat ef rom
th ea ctual ele vation.
R numbe rofsatellitesf romw hichas ignal
can be recei ved
When them ap is mo ved, this information
does no tappear.
Climate control displays thecurrent climate
control settings.
None switches thed ispla yoff.
Switching mo torw ay information on/off
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Switch Motorway information onO or off
ª.
The function is switched on O:during a
journe y,additional information on upcoming fa
cilities appea rson ther ight side of the
screen. These include car par ks,s ervice sta‐
tions and mo torw ay ex its,fore xamp le.
Displ aying then extintersectin gstreet
Re quirements:
R Routeg uidance is no tactive.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Activate ONext intersecting street .
The nam eofthe next intersecting stre et will
be displa yedatt he upper edg eofthe displa y.
Displaying them apversion
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options #
Select Map version . #
Select Details.
% Information about ne wversions of thed igital
map can be obtained from aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Av
oiding an area
Yo uc an define areas alon garoutethat you
wo uld lik etoavoid.
Av oiding anew area
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and posi-
tion .
Avoid options .
Areas #
Select Avoid new area. #
Tosear chforana reav iathe map: select
Using map. #
Movethem ap
or #
Tosear chforana reau sing an address:
select Addres sentry . #
Enter thea ddress. #
Select Select destination.
The map appears. #
Todispl ayan area: presstheT ouc hControl,
th et ouchpad or thec ontroller.
Ar ed rectangle appea rs.T hisd esignates the
area that shoul dbeavoided. 298
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#
Tochang ethe siz eofthe area: swipe up or
down on theT ouc hControl or thet ouchpad.
or #
Slide thec ontroller up or down.
The map scale is enlar gedorr educed and
ch anges thes ize of thea rea. #
Tosetthe area: presstheT ouc hControl,
th et ouchpad or thec ontroller.
The area is entered int othe list.
Changing an area
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and posi-
tion .
Avoid options .
Areas #
Highlight an area in thel ist. #
Select ¥Edit.
Moving thea reaont he map #
Swipe in an ydirection on theT ouc hControl
or touchpad.
or #
Slid ethe controller in an ydirection. Changing
thes ize of thea rea #
Tostar t:press theT ouc hControl, thet ouch‐
pad or thec ontroller. #
Tochange: swipe up or down on theT ouch
Control or thet ouchpad.
or #
Slide thec ontroller up or down. #
Tosto p:press theT ouc hControl, thet ouch‐
pad or thec ontroller.
Ta king thea reaf or th erout eintoa ccount #
Avoid Oan area in thel ist.
If ro uteg uidance is active, anew routeisc al‐
culated.
If th er eisnor outeyet,t he setting is car ried
ove rtot he next routeg uidance.
The routec an include an area that is tobe
av oided in thef ollowing cases:
R thed estination is located in an area that
is to be avo ided
R ther eisnos ensible alternativ eroute Deleting one or all areas
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and posi-
tion .
Avoid options .
Areas #
Highlight an area in thel ist. #
Select ¥Delete or¥ Deleteall. #
Confir mthe prom ptwith Yes.
On eora ll areas ar edeleted.
Map data updat eoverview
Up datin gatt he Mercedes-Ben zService
Centre
The digital map sgene ratedbyt he map software
become outdated in thes ame wayasc onven‐
tional road maps .Optimal routeg uidance can
on ly be pr ovided bythen avigation sy stem in
conjunction wit hthe mos tup-to-dat emap data.
Information about ne wversions of thed igital
map can be obtained from aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
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Online map update
%
The online map updat eservice is no tavaila‐
ble in all countries.
The online map updat eservic efromM ercedes
me connec tcan be used toupdat emap data.
The following updates ar eavailable:
R thea utomatic map updat eupdates map data
fo ro ne region.
R them anual map updat eupdates map data
fo rs everal or all regions.
The service mus tbeactivated at aMercedes-
Benz Service Centr einorder touse automatic
updates.
Fu rther information on theo nline map update
http://www.mercedes.me.
Fu rther information on updates: http://
manuals.daimle r.com/baix/cars/connectme/
de_DE/index.html.
In fo rm ation on map data
Yo ur vehicle is supplied wit hmap dat aatthefac‐
to ry.D epending on thec ount ry,m ap dat afor
yo ur region is either pre-ins talled or them ap dat
aiss upplied on adatas torage medium. Yo u
do no trequir eana ctivation code fort he map
dat aw hichisp rovide dwithy our vehicle.
If th em ap dat aonyourvehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thef actor yand youw ish toreins tall it, you
do no tneed toenter thea ctivation code.
An activation code is requ ired forp urchased
map data.
Obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R The activation code can be used foro ne vehi‐
cle
R The activation code is no ttransferable
R The activation code has six digits
In thee vent of thef ollowing problems, please
contact aMercedes-Benz Service Centre:
R The multimedi asystemd oes no taccep tthe
activation code
R Youh ave lostthe activation code Displaying
thec ompass
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and position #
Select Compass.
The compass displa yshows thef ollowing
information:
R thec urrent di rection of tr avelwithb ear‐
ing (360 deg reef ormat) and compass
direction
R longitude and latitudec oordinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
R height (rounded)
R number of GPS satellites from whic ha
signal can be recei ved
Displaying Qibla
Requ irements:
R theQ ibla displa yisavailable in your count ry. 300
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Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and position #
Select Qibla.
The ar rowonthec ompass sho wsthed irec‐
tion of pr ayer toMecca in relation tothec ur‐
re nt di rection of tr avel.
The number of satellites recei vediss hown.
Setting them apscale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options
The map scale is se tautomaticall ydepending on
yo ur drivin gspeed.
Fo rjourne ysin cities wit hdetailed cit ymodels ,a
map vie wfromt he driver's perspectiv eisused. #
Switch Auto zoom onO or off ª.
% The automaticall yselected map scale can be
ch anged manuall yfor as hor ttime. The set‐
ting is rese ta utomatically af teraf ewsec‐
onds. Displaying
thes atellit emap
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map con-
tent #
Switch Satellitemapon O or off ª.
or #
If satellit emap display 6isavailable in the
map menu, switc hitonOor off ª
(→ pag e295).
Switched on O:satellit emaps ar edispla yed
in map scales of 2km.
Swit ched off ª:satellit emaps ar enotdis‐
pla yedinm ap scales from 2kmto10k m.
% Satelli temaps fort hese map scales ar enot
av ailable in all countries.
Displ aying weather information
Multimedi asystem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map con-
tent #
Activate OWeather information.
or #
Ifwe ather information display 6isavailable
in them ap menu, activate O(→page295)
it.
Cur rent we ather information is displa yedon
th en avigation map, e.g. temp eratur eor
cloud co ver.
% Requirements:
R Youh ave aMercedes me account.
R The servic ehas been activated at a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
Fu rther information can be found at :http://
www.mercedes.me
% Weather information is no tavailable in all
countries. Calling up
theD igital Owner' sManual (navi‐
ga tion) Calling up in
form ation on navigation
Multimedi asystem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Informa-
tion on navigation #
Select thet opic. Multimedia sy
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