In order
tocons tantl yimpr ove theq ualit yofo ur
services youw illrecei vefutur eupdates fory our
multimedia sy stem, theM ercedes me connect
services and your vehicle's communication mod‐
ule. These will con veniently be sent to youvia
th em obile phone connection in your vehicle
and, in man ycases, ins talled automaticall y.Yo u
can moni tort he status of your updates at any
tim eont he Mercedes me por tala nd find infor‐
matio nabout potentia linno vations.
Yo ur advantages at aglance:
R con veniently recei vesoftwar eupdate svia
th em obile phone network
R thel ong-te rmqualit yand availabilit yof
Mercedes me connec tisguaranteed
R keep your multimedia sy stem and communi‐
cation module up-to-date
Fu rther information about softwar eupdates can
be found at http://me.mercedes-benz.com
Pe rformin gasoftwar eupdate
Re quirements:
R An Interne tconnection is requiredfor
updates whic hareobtaine donlin e. Multimedia sy
stem:
, System .
Software update
Au tomatically
Re quirements:
R Your vehicle has abuilt-in communication
module. #
Activate OAutomatic online updates.
Up dates ar eperform ed.
The cur rent status of theu pdates is dis‐
pla yed.
Manually #
Deactivate ªAutomatic online updates. #
Select an updat efromt he lis tand star tt he
update.
Sear ching forn ew Up dates
Re quirements:
R Your vehicle does no thave abuilt-in commu‐
nicatio nmodule.
R An In tern et-enabled mobil ephone is connec‐
te dtot he multimedia sy stem (→ page305). #
Select Search for new updates.
The lis tofavailable updates is refreshed. #
Select an updat eand star tt he update.
The selected updat eisdownloaded via the
connected mobil ephone.
Ac tivatin gthe so ftwa reupdate #
Restar tt he sy stem.
Important sy stem upda tes
Impor tant sy stem updates ma ybenecessar yfor
th es ecurity of your multimedia sy stem's data.
Please ins tallth ese updates, or else thes ecurity
of your multimedia sy stem cann otbe ensured.
% If automatic softwar eupdates ar eactivated,
th es ystemu pdates will be downloaded auto‐
maticall y(→ pag e272).
As soo nasanu pdateisa vailable ford ow nload,
ac orresponding messag eappears onthem ulti‐
media sy stem displa y.
Yo uh ave thef ollowing selection options:
R Download
The updat ewill be downloaded in theb ack‐
ground. 272
Multimedia sy stem
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 (→ page220).
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
displ ayed. Multimedia sy
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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 286
Multimedia sy stem
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 260).
% 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
ro ads that lead tothed estination. Multimedia sy
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#
Method 1: if routeg uidance is no tactive,
select Start rout eguidance.
The routetot he destination is calculated.
The map sho ws theroute. Routeg uidance
th en begins. #
Method 2: if routeg uidance is active, select
Start ne wrout eguidance orSet as next
intermediat edestination .
Start ne wrout eguidance:t herecei vedd esti‐
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:t he
re cei vedd estination address is se tasthe
next ne wintermedia tedestination. Route
guidance begins. Ro
uteg uidanc ewith cur rent traf ficr epo rts Tr
af fici nformation overview
The services ar enotavailable in everycountr y. Tr
af ficr eports can be recei vedw itht he following
services:
R LiveT raffic In form ation
R FM RDS-TMC
It is no tpossible touse bo thservices simultane‐
ously.
Liv eT raffic In form ation or FM RDS-TMC is dis‐
pl ay ed wit hasymbol.
% Hazar dalerts can be recei vedu sing theC ar-
to -X service.
The rema ybed iffe re nces betwee nthe traf fic
re ports recei veda nd thea ctual road and traf fic
conditions.
Impor tant informatio nonLiveT raffic In form a‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports ar ereceived via the
Interne tconnection or via dat aroaming (for
sele cted count ries).
R The traf fics ituation is upda tedats hort,regu‐
lar inter vals. R
In selec tedc ount ries, thes ubscription
service is available free of charge forap eriod
of thre ey ear sfromt he manufacturing date.
The subscription information sho wsthes ta‐
tus (→ page295).
Re gis tering Liv eTraffic In form ation
R Thisservice is enabled fort hree months af ter
th ev ehicle hando ver.
R Have thes ervice regis tere donM ercedes me
(→ pag e295):
- upon vehicle hando ver
- within thre em onths
This secures thef ull free-of- charge period of
th re ey ears.
R Registration is car ried out at aMercedes-
Benz Service Centr eonthe Mercedes me
we bsite.
R Ifre gistration is no tcomple tedw ithin this
tim eperiod, Liv eTraffic In form ation will be
deactivated. If Liv eTraffic In form ation is
used af tert his period, e.g. af ters ix months, 292
Multimedi asystem
th
er emaining time forf reeu sage is 2.5
ye ars.
In fo rm atio nont hevehicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimle rAG. Th edataisi mmediatel yren‐
dered anonymous byDaimle rAGandforw arded
to thet raffic dat aprovide r.Usin gthis data, traf‐
fi cr eports releva nt tothev ehicle's position are
sent tothev ehicle. The vehicle acts as asensor
fo rt he flow of traf fica nd helps toimpr ovethe
qu alit yoft he tra ffic reports.
If yo udon otwish totransmi tyour vehicle posi‐
tion, youc an ha vethis service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC:
R AFMR DS-TMC radio statio nbroadcasts traf‐
fi cr eports alongside ther adio prog ramme.
R FM RDS-TMC is no tavailable in all countries.
Displ aying subscription information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hLiveT raffic
Information. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options
The subscription expir yd ateisa utomaticall ydis‐
pla yed:
R one mont hbefor ethe expir yd ate
R one week befor ethe expir yd ate
R onthee xpirydate #
Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending on thes tatus ,one ofthef ollowing
messages appears:
R thep eriod of validity fort he subscription
is displa yed.
R thes ubscription has expired.
Re gis tering on Mercedes me
Liv eT raffic In form ation mus tberegis tere d. Re g‐
istration is car ried out at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Requ irement: youh ave auser accoun tonthe
Mercedes me website. #
Creat eauser accoun tatMercedes me at:
http://www.mercedes.me. Avalid email
address is requ ired fort his. #
Regis tert he vehicle using thev ehicle identifi‐
cation number (VIN). #
Have thev ehicle linked totheM ercedes me
user account at aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. The vehicle registration documents
and aformofi dentification ar erequired for
th is. #
Accep tthe general and specific term sofu se.
Extending asubscription
Re quirement: youh ave auser accoun tonthe
Mercedes me website. #
Call up theM ercedes me user account. #
Switc htothe Mercedes me connect online
st or ev iathel inked vehicle. #
Extend theL iveT raffic In form ation service. #
Select thee xtension pe riod. #
Addthe product tothes hopping bask et. Multimedia sy
stem 293
R
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
Multimedia sy stem
#
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.
Yo uc an recei veupdates tothed igital map there. Multimedia sy
stem 299