2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON navigation

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Select a POI from the list.
The selection take s place on thero ute. The
destination address is shown. The route can
be calculated. #
Touse POI catego ries forqu ick- access:
select a sea rch position In the vicinity, Near
destination orAlong the route. #
Select a POI from the list.
or #
Ente r a sear chentry intothe sear chfield and
fi lter the list. #
Select a POI from the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Saving the cur rent vehicle position #
Select Store position .
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedto the
"Pr evious destinations" memo ry.
Destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
Í chequered flag. Route guidance is finished.
The Navigation menu is shown. 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 308).
The Spoken driving recommendations have
been deactivated. message appears.
or #
Show the navigation menu (/ page 333). #
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:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System 5
Audio
5 Navigation and traffic announcements #
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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 . #
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:
4 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 334). 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 row and 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
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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 row 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.
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,
th e multimedia sy stem will temp orarily be
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 row 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. Destination
Saving
the cur rent vehicle position
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ 5
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 302).
R The multimedia sy stem has gathered suf fi‐
cient da tain order toshow destination sug‐
ge stions.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
ª Where to?
5 PREV. DESTINATIONS
The following ent ries can be edited:
R Destination suggestions
R Destinations
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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 303).#
Select Vfor a destination. #
Select fSave as favourite. #
Tosave as a favo urite: select Save as
favourite . #
Tosave as "Home" address: selectSave
as "Home" . #
Tosave as "Work" address: selectSave as
"Work" .
Deleting a pr evious destination #
Todel ete a destination: selectVfor a
destination. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. #
Todel ete all destinations: selectÄ. #
Select Delete all. #
Select Yes.
Using extern al destinations and routes
External destinations and routes can be recei ved
from thefo llowing sources, forex ample:
R Mercedes-Benz Apps
R door-to-door navigation
A prom ptappears on the media displa y.
Re cei ved destinations and routes are sa ved in
th e pr evious destinations. #
A destination has been received: select
Yes . #
Calculate thero ute. #
Ifro ute guidance is already active, select Set
as intermediate dest. orStart new route
guidance .
or #
If a destination wasre cei ved with pho to
information, select Start route guidance. #
Calculate thero ute. or #
If a destination has been recei ved from an
app, select Details. #
Calculate thero ute. #
Aro ute has been received: selectYes. #
Select Start route guidance from the begin-
ning orStart route guidance from current
location.
Ro ute guidance starts from the selected
position. Ro
ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports Tr
af fic information overview
% The services are not available in everycoun‐
tr y.
Tr af fic re ports can be recei ved with thefo llowing
services:
R Live Traf fic Information
R FM RDS-TMC
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Live
Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is
displ ayed with a symbol.
% Hazard warnings can be recei ved using the
Car-to-X service.
% There may be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and
traf fic conditions.
Impor tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection (for selected countries).
R The traf fic situation is upda ted at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R In selec ted count ries, the subscription
service is available free of charge for a period
of thre eye ars from the manufacturing date.
Subscription information sho ws thest atus
(/ page 359).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information:
R The service must be regis tere d with
Mercedes me (/ page 360). This secures
the free-of- charge period of
th re eye ars.
In fo rm ation on theve hicle's position is regularly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the traf fic da taprov ider. 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 tra ffic reports.
If yo u do not wanttotransmit theve hicle posi‐
tion, you ha vethefo llowing options:
R You deactivate the service in the Mercedes
me por tal.
R You ha vethe service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz service cent re.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC: R A FM RDS-TMC radio station broadcasts traf‐
fi c re ports alongside thera dio programme.
R FM RDS-TMC is not available in all countries. Showing subscription information
for Li ve
Tr af fic Information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ 5
Traffic #
Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
The traf fic da tasupplier's logo and thest atus
of the subscription are displa yed. The sub‐
scription is either still valid or it has expired.
The subscription expiry date is automatically dis‐
pla yed:
R one month before theex piry date
R one week before theex piry date
R ontheex piry date
% When the subscription for Live Traf fic Infor‐
mation has expired then in selected coun‐
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The subscription can be extended
(/ page 360).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
R 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 362).
R The following traf fic displ ays are switched on
(/ page 362):
Traffic incidents
Free-flowing traffic
Delay
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © #
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 362). Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ 5
Traffic #
Select Traffic announcements .
If th ere are traf fic re ports, you will see a list.
Tr af fic re ports include accidents and other
traf fic eve nts, forex ample. The list is sor ted
according todis tance and sho wsthe traf fic
re ports recei ved bo thon and off thero ute.
A traf fic re port sho wsthefo llowing informa‐
tion:
R Street number
R Traf fic incident symbol
On thero ute: coloured
Off thero ute: gr ey
R Cause
R Street symbol for a traf fic incident on the
ro ute
R Distance from cur rent vehicle position #
Select a traf fic re port r.
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. #
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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:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
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:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ 5
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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