2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK display

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3D ima ge
The display appears when driving on junc‐
tion-free, multi-lane roads, forex ample on
mo torw ay ex its and mo torw ay inter changes. Example: detailed image of
the crossing with
upcoming changes of direction
1 Current di stance tothech ange of direction
2 Driving manoeuv re
3 Current vehicle position
4 Manoeuvre point Example: 3D image of
the upcoming change
of direction
1 Current di stance tothech ange of direction
2 Driving manoeuv re
3 Current vehicle position
4 Manoeuvre point
There are thre e phases when changing direction:
R Preparation 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 is issued, e.g.
"Prepare toturn right". The map appears in full-screen mode.
The status line sho ws:th e direction informa‐
tion or the name of thero ad which is tobe
turned into and the dis tance tothech ange of
direction.
R Announcement phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 100 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 junction or a 3D image
of the upcoming change of direction.
R Chan ge-of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction, e.g. byannouncing
"N ow turn right".
The display is split into two parts.
The change of direction take s place when the
dis tance tomanoeuvre point 4is shown
with 0 m and the symbol forve hicle position
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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.
Lane recommendations overview
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
The multimedia sy stem can show lane recom‐
mendations if the digital map conta insthere le‐
va nt da ta. 1
Recommended lane (white ar row, blue back‐
ground)
2 Possible lanes (white ar row)
3 Lanes not recommended (gr eyarro w) Explanation of
the displa yed lanes:
R Recommended lane 1
In this lane, you will be able tocompl ete bo th
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
R Possible lane 2
In this lane, you will on lybe able tocompl ete
th e next change of direction.
R Lane not recommended 3
In this lane, you will not be able tocompl ete
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lane.
During thech ange of direction, new lanes may
be added.
Bus lanes are also shown.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
pl ay ed in the Instrument Display and in the
Head-up Displa y. Using mo
torw ay information
Re quirements:
R The Motorway information option is switched
on (→ page 359). When driving on
the mo torw ay, upcoming mo tor‐
wa yfa cilities 1and available service facilities
2 are shown in theove rview. These include fill‐
ing stations, car par ks, service stations and
mo torw ay ex its,forex ample. #
Toopen the displa y:select r.
The entries are sor ted according toinc reas‐
ing dis tance from the cur rent vehicle posi‐
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When an intermediate destination has been
re ached, you will see the intermediate destina‐
tion flag with the number of your Î inter‐
mediate destination. Route guidance is contin‐
ued.
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off #
Toswitch off: turnthevo lume control on
th esteering wheel or next totheto uchpad
during a navigation announcement
(→ page 301).
The Spoken driving recommendations have
been deactivated. message appears.
or #
Show the navigation menu (→ page 324).#
Select !.
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed.
The symbol changes to! .
% This function can be added and called up
from thefa vo urites within the navigation cat‐
egor y. Switching navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call #
Press the© button on thesteering wheel
or on theto uchpad.
or #
Tap on © inthe media displa y. #
Select Settings . #
Select System . #
Select Audio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments . #
Switch Driving recommendations during call
on or off.
When the option is switched on, the display
button is activated. #
Tolea vethe menu: selectq. Ad
justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
Sys-
tem .
Audio .
Navigation and traffic
announcements #
Select Driving recommendation vol. . #
Set thevo lume. #
Tolea vethe menu: selectq.
Ro ute guidance is active #
Turn thevo lume control on thesteering
wheel or next totheto uchpad during a navi‐
ga tion announcement.
Switching audio fadeout on or off during nav‐
igation announcements #
Press the© button on thesteering wheel
or on theto uchpad.
or #
Tap on © inthe media displa y. #
Select Settings . #
Select System . 346
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Select Audio. #
Switch Audio fadeout on or off.
When the option is switched on, the display
button is activated. #
Tolea vethe menu: selectq.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created.
R route guidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation (Navigation) #
Select !. #
Select #.
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% This function can be added and called up
from thefa vo urites within the navigation cat‐
egor y. Cancelling
route guidance
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created.
R route guidance is active. #
Show the navigation menu. #
Select ¤inthe navigation menu
(→ page 325).
Overview of route guidance toan off-road
destination
An off-road destination is within the digital map.
The map conta ins noroads that lead tothe des‐
tination.
Yo u can en terge o-coordinates or a thre ewo rd
address for 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 know n position
on the map, you will hear the "Please follow the
direction ar row" announcement, forex ample. The display sho
wsa direction ar rowand the lin‐
ear dis tance tothe destination.
Overview of route guidance from an off-road
location toa destination
In an off-road position, the cur rent vehicle posi‐
tion is located within the digital map on roads
th at are not available.
The following displa ysappear when route guid‐
ance begins:
R A message appears that thero ad is not on
th e map.
R A direction ar rowshowing 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.
Overview of off- road status 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,
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unable
tolocate theve hicle's cur rent position on
th e digital map. The vehicle is off-road.
When theve hicle is off-road, thefo llowing dis‐
pla ysare shown:
R A message appears that thero ad is not on
th e map.
R A direction ar rowshowing 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
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Navigation .
¡ .
Position #
Select Store position.
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedto the
"Last destinations" memor y.Using
quick- access #
Ifro ute guidance is active, select 1.
The address of the destination or the next
intermediate destination is shown. #
Select Store position.
Editing the pr evious destinations
Re quirements:
R Toedit destination suggestions: theAllow
destination suggestions option is activated
(→ page 295).
R The multimedia sy stem has gathered suf fi‐
cient da tain order toshow destination sug‐
ge stions. Multimedia sy
stem:
, © .
Navigation .
ª Where
to? .
PREV. DESTINATIONS
The following ent ries can be edited:
R Destination suggestions
R Destinations
R Routes #
Tono longer display a destination sugges‐
tion: select Vfor a destination sugges‐
tion. #
Select Do not suggest .
Saving the last destination as a favo urite
% After saving, the destination can be called
up via thefa vo urites (→ page 296). #
Select Vfor a destination. #
Select fSave as favourite. #
Tosave as a favo urite: select Save as
favourite . #
Tosave as "Home" address: selectSave
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You ha vea user account on the Mercedes
me website.
The Live Traf fic Information service must be reg‐
is te re d. This secures the full period of three
ye ars. #
Create a user account at Mercedes me at:
http://www.mercedes.me. A valid email
address is requ ired forth is. #
Regis terth eve hicle using theve hicle identifi‐
cation number (VIN). #
Tocar ryout there gistration yourself: con‐
nect theve hicle with your Mercedes me user
account in the Mercedes me por tal.
A code is sent tothe multimedia sy stem. #
Ente rth e code into the multimedia sy stem. #
Accept thege neral and specific term s of use. #
Registration in the Mercedes-Benz
service centre: have the connection car ried
out at a Mercedes-Benz service cent re.Extending a Live
Traf fic Information sub‐
scription
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
R You ha vea user account on the Mercedes
me website. #
Call up the Mercedes me website. #
Call up the Mercedes me user account. #
Switch tothe Mercedes me connect online
st ore via the linked vehicle. #
Select the Live Traf fic Information service. #
Select there ne wa l period. #
Addth e product tothe shopping bask et. #
Accept thege neral and specific term s of use.
Live Traf fic Information remains activated for
th e selected extension pe riod. Activation
begins on the date of extension. Showing traf
fic information
Re quirements:
R The Traffic display is switched on
(→ page 353).
R The following traf fic displ ays are switched on
(→ page 353):
Traffic incidents
Free-flowing traffic
Delay
Multimedia sy stem:
, © #
Select Navigation.
The map sho ws thefo llowing traf fic information:
R traf fic incidents, forex ample:
- roadwor ks
- road bloc ks
- warning messages
When route guidance is active, the symbols
fo r traf fic incidents will be shown in colour
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warning message symbols:
- symbol d
- road saf ety no tes, e.g. when approaching
th e end of a tra ffic jam
If th eve hicle approaches a danger area
on thero ute, a warning message is dis‐
pla yed on the map. In addition, an audible
notification can follow a hazard warning.
R traf fic flow information:
- traf fic jam (red line)
- slow-moving traf fic (orange line)
- heavy traf fic (yellow line)
- free-flowing traf fic (green line)
R displ ay fo r traf fic del ays on thero ute lasting
at least one minute
Displaying traf fic incidents
Re quirements:
R The Traffic incidents display is switched on
(→ page 353). Multimedia sy
stem:
, © .
Navigation .
¡ .
Traffic #
Select Traffic announcements .
If th ere are traf fic re ports, you will see a list.
The list is sor ted according todis tance and
sho ws th e traf fic incidents recei ved bo thon
and off thero ute.
A traf fic incident sho wsthefo llowing infor‐
mation:
R Street number
R Traf fic incident symbol
On thero ute: yellow
Off thero ute: grey
R Cause
R Road symbol (traf fic incident on the
ro ute)
R Distance from cur rent vehicle position #
Select a traf fic incident.
The de tailed information is shown, forex am‐
ple thero ute section. Showing traf
fic incidents in the vicinity of
th e map #
Select a traf fic incident symbol on the map.
The de tails about the traf fic incident are dis‐
pl ay ed. #
Select Ä. #
Select Traffic incidents in vicinity.
The map sho ws the traf fic incident symbols
in the vicinit y.
Tr af fic incident information is displ ayed in
th est atus line:
R Traf fic incident symbol
R Cause of the tra ffic incident, e.g. con‐
st ru ction work
R Warning message (highligh tedre d) #
Toselect a traf fic incident symbol: select
q orr. #
Toselect a map section: tap on the
to uchsc reen.
or #
Press theTo uch Control or theto uchpad. #
Movethe map. 352
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Toreturn tothe navigation map: tapon
G.
or #
Press theG button on theTo uch Control
or on theto uchpad.
Swit ching the traf fic information display on
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Navigation .
Z #
Activate Traffic.
The display button is acti vated.
Ac tivating Incidents, Free Flow and Delay #
Select Advanced. #
Select View. #
Select Map elements. #
IntheTRAFFIC category,activate theTraffic
incidents, Free-flowing traffic andDelay
entri es.
The display buttons are activated.
If tra ffic information has been recei ved, then
tra ffic incidents such as roadwor ks,ro ad bloc
ks, local area reports (e.g. fog) and warn‐
ing messages are displa yed.
The tra ffic delay is displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are take n into conside ration.
Showing local area messages
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Navigation .
¡ .
Traffic #
Select Area messages.
Local area messages are shown, forex ample
fo g or heavy rain. #
Select a local area message.
The de tails are displa yed. Car-to-X-Communication
Car-to-X-Communication
overview
The following requ irements apply for using Car-
to -X-Communication:
R The vehicle is equipped with a multimedia
sy stem featuring navigation and a communi‐
cation module with an activated, integ rated
SIM card. R
Car-to -X-Communication is acti vated.
% Car-to-X-Communication is available in
selec ted count ries.
The communication module automatically es tab‐
lishes an Internet connection once the ignition is
switched on. If there are any hazard warnings,
th ey will be pr ovided shortly thereaf ter.Depend‐
ing on the mobile phone connection, the pr ovi‐
sion take s place from within a second up to
about a minute.
Benefits of Car-to-X-Communication:
R Hazards are recognised au tomatical lyin the
bac kground bytheve hicle or may be repor‐
te dby the driver. These are then sent tovehi‐
cles with Car-to-X-Communication in the
immediate vicinity.
R Ifav ailable, cur rent de tails relating tohazard
spots near theve hicle's cur rent position are
re cei ved.
This gives you suf ficient time toadapt your
driving style to the traf fic conditions.
The use of Ca r-to -X-Communication requ ires the
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