2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON navigation update

Setting Speed Limit Assist
Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings 5
Assistance
5 Speed Limit Assist
Ad justing the type of warning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orNone.
Ad justing the warning threshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed.
% If one of thefo llowing sy stems is activated,
th e speed de tected can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R Cruise control
R Variable limiter
Fu rther information (/ page 207).
Speed Limit Assist is only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible forke eping a safe dis tancetothe
ve hicle in front, forve hicle speed and for braking in good time. The maximum permissible speed
also depends on
factors su chasthero ad sur‐
fa ce and traf fic conditions. Tr
af fic Sign Assist Fu
nction of Traf fic Sign Assist Tr
af fic Sign Assi stdetects traf fic signs wi thmul‐
tifunction camera 1. It assistsyo uby display‐
ing de tected speed limits and overtaking restric‐
tions in the instrument clus ter and optionally in
th e head-up display or cent ral displa y. Since
Traf fic Sign Assi stalso uses the data
st ored in the navigation sy stem, it can update
th e display in thefo llowing situations without
de tecting traf fic signs:
R When theve hicle changes roads, e.g. slip
ro ad or mo torw ay ex it.
R When a village or town boundary which is
st ored in the digital map is passed.
If th e sy stem de tects that you are driving on to a
section of road in the wrong direction of tr avel, it
triggers a warning.
The camera also de tects traf fic signs wi th a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g. in
we t conditions).
Tr af fic Sign Assi stis only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible forke eping a safe dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, forve hicle speed and for braking
in good time.
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentionally
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem 240
Driving and pa rking

The
following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialled:
R Please wait :th e application is starting. If a
Blue tooth ®
connection tothe mobile phone
is not es tablished, the menu for auth orising
and connecting a mobile phone will be dis‐
pla yed on the multimedia sy stem
(/ page378).
R Updating data :th e call list is being updated.
R Importing contacts : contacts are being
impor ted from the mobile phone or a storage
medium.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
Ve hicles with head-up displa y:When you
re cei vea call, theIncoming call message will
appear on the head-up displa y.#
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 6(Accept)
or ~ (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
Yo u may accept/ reject the call using button
6 or~ onthesteering wheel. Setting
the head-up display using the on-
board compu ter On-board computer:
4 HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The following head-up display settings can be
selec ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Displa ys #
Toselect a setting: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the position: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust the brightness: swipetothe left
or right on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. Selecting what
the head-up display sho ws (Example)
1
Toswitch the head-up display on/off
2 Left display area
Navigation sy stem
Av erage consum ption
G-me ter
3 Central displ ayarea
Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
Wa rnings from driver assis tance sy stems
(e.g. dis tance warning)
4 Right display area 266
Instrument Display and on-board computer

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ese up using the home screen or using buttons
5 and 6next totheto uchpad.
Yo u can co nveniently call up and add favo urites
using theß rocker switch on thesteering
wheel or using theß button next tothe
to uchpad. Quic k-access in the home screen and
in the applications ser vetoselect functions
more quickl y.
If yo u use the learn function of the multimedia
sy stem, you will recei vesuggestions during oper‐
ation of the most probable navigation destina‐
tions, radio stations and con tacts. The configu‐
ra tion of the suggestions take s place in your pro‐
fi le. You can co mpileyour profile from various
ve hicle settings and settings of the multimedia
sy stem. You can create themes forva rious driv‐
ing situations in the home screen as well as using
theß rocker switch or theß but‐
to n.
The Notifications Centre collects incoming notifi‐
cations, e.g. about an available software update.
Depending on the type of notification it of fers
va rious actions. You can call up the Notifications
Centre on the home screen and in the applica‐
tion menus.
Wi th th eglobal sear chintheve hicle you can
sear chon-board across many categories as well
as online in the Internet. You can use theglobal
sear chinthe home screen and in the notifica‐
tions.
Anti-theft pr otection
This device is equipped with tech nical pr ovisions
to protect it against theft. More de tailed informa‐ tion about anti-theft pr
otection can be obtained
at a qualified specialist workshop. Note
s onthe media display Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(/ page444).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automaticall y.The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarised sun glasses, it
may be dif ficult toread the multimedia sys‐
te m displa y. 288
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Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. No
tifications Centre Overvi
ewoftheNo tifications Centre
The following communications are collec ted in
th e Notifications Centre:
R Communications which are generated bythe
ve hicle or from multimedia sy stem.
R Communications which are recei vedth ro ugh
th e use of services.
The following notification types are available for
yo u:
R Navigable destinations and routes
R Messages (t ext messa ges)
R Calendar entries and reminders, e.g. from In
Car Of fice
This function is not available in all countries. R
System information, e.g. Important software
update available.
R Other notifications, e.g. from additional
online services that can be subsc ribed to
The j Notifications Centre can be found on
th e home screen, in menus and at theto pright
of the navigation map (/ page 289).
A star in thej symbol informs you of new
notifications.
Notifications are no rmally brief lyshown as they
are recei ved. This occurs for nearly everyappli‐
cation that you are cur rently using. If you take
no action, these are stored for future access in
th e Notifications Centre.
The notifications are sor tedch ronological ly. The
most recent notifications are at theto p. A notification sho
wsthefo llowing information:
R Symbol or image 1forth e application
R Title 2, which contains the name, a tele‐
phone number or a navigation destination,
fo rex ample
R The service and additional information 3
R A time stamp 5
R If se veral actions are available, symbol 4to
open or close the notification.
Depending on the type of notification, up tofour
dif fere nt actions 6are available. MBUX multimedia sy
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Displaying
thero ute list
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
¡ #
Select Route list.
The route sections are displ ayed. The cur rent
ve hicle position is mar ked on the map.
The cur rent vehicle position is shown with
th efo llowing information:
R The a symbol forth e cur rent vehicle
position is displa yed.
R The name of thero ad on which you are
cur rently driving is shown.
R The road number of thero ad on which
yo u are cur rently driving is shown.
The route list is updated during the journe y. #
Toshow route sections: swipe up or down
on the control element.
The route section is shown on the map. Selecting an alternative
route
Re quirements:
R The Suggest alternative route option is
switched on (/ page 344).
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
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Select Alternative routes.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The routes are numbered. #
Select the alternative route. #
Toshow thero ute on the map: selectDis-
play on the map . #
Movethe map (/ page 366). #
Set the map scale (/ page 365).
Ac tivating a commuter route
Requ irements:
R You ha vecrea ted a profile (/ page 297).
R The Allow destination suggestions option is
switched on (/ page 302). R
The Activate commuter route option is
switched on.
R The multimedia sy stem has gathered suf fi‐
cient da tain order toshow destination sug‐
ge stions.
R Routes ha vebeen learned forth ese destina‐
tion suggestions.
% This commuter route is not available in all
countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route #
Activate Activate commuter route .
The display button is acti vated. The naviga‐
tion sy stem automatically de tects that the
ve hicle is on a commuter route. It automati‐
cally starts a route guidance without voice
output.
Fo rth e daily commuter route, traf fic inci‐
dents on thero ute are also repor ted when
driving without active route guidance. 348
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Select Map version.
The de tail information is displa yed.
% The online map update service from
Mercedes me connect can be used to
update the map data (/ page370).
A messa geis shown in the media display
when a new map version is available.
% Info rm ation about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re.
Overview of avoiding an area for the route
Yo u can define areas along a route that you
wo uld like toavoid.
Mo torw ays or multi-lane expressw ays, which are
ro uted thro ugh an area tobe avo ided are taken
into account forth ero ute.
Av oiding a new area for the route
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route 5
Avoid options
5 Avoid areas #
Select Avoid new area. #
Tostart in the map: selectUsing map. #
Movethe map (/ page 366). #
Tostart via destination sear ch:select Via
address entry. #
Enter the address (/ page 335). #
Select the destination in the list or accept
with a.
The map appears. #
Toshow an area: tap or press on the control
element.
A redre ctangle appea rs. This designates the
area that should be avoided. #
Tochange the map scale: movetwo fingers
apart or toget her on the media display or on
th eto uchpad.
The map is zoomed in or out. #
Toset an area: tap or press on the control
element.
The area is entered into the list. Changing an area
tobe avo ided
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route 5
Avoid options
5 Avoid areas #
Select an area in the list. #
Select Edit. #
Tomo vean area on the map: swipe in any
direction on the control element. #
Tochange the size of the area: tap or press
on the control element. #
Swipe up or down on the control element. #
Tap or press on the control element. #
Totake account of an area for the route:
select an area from the list. #
Activate Avoid area.
The display button is acti vated.
If ro ute guidance is active, a new route is cal‐
culated.
If th ere is no route yet,th e setting is car ried
ove rto the next route guidance. MBUX multimedia sy
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The
route can include an area that is tobe
av oided in thefo llowing cases:
R the destination is located in an area that
is to be avo ided.
R thero ute includes mo torw ays or multi-
lane expressw ays which pass thro ugh an
area tobe avo ided.
R there is no sensible alternative route.
Deleting an area
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route 5
Avoid options
5 Avoid areas #
Todel ete an area: select an area in the list. #
Select Delete. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes. #
Todel ete all areas: if at least two areas to
av oid are set, select Delete all.#
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes. Map data upda
teoverview
Up dating at the Mercedes-Benz se rvice
centre
The digital maps generated bythe map software
become outdated in the same way as co nven‐
tional road maps. Optimal route guidance can
on ly be pr ovided bythe navigation sy stem in
conjunction with the most up-to-date map data.
Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re.
Yo u can recei veupdates tothe digital map there.
Online map update
The online map update service from Mercedes
me connect can be used toupdate the map
data.
% The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
The following options are available forthe
update:
R for one region (automatic map update) Fo
r auto matic map updates theAutomatic
online updates system setting must be acti‐
va ted (/ page 326).
R for se veral or all regions (manual map
update)
The map data will firs t be downloaded onto a
st orage medium and then updated on the
multimedia sy stem.
Fu rther information on online map updates is
av ailable here:
R at any Mercedes-Benz service centre
R at: http://www.mercedes.me
Fu rther information on updates can be found at:
http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/en_GB/index.html.
Overview of map data
Yo ur vehicle is supplied with map data at thefa c‐
to ry. Depending on the count ry, map data for
yo ur region is either pre-ins talled or the map
data is supplied on a data storage medium. 37 0
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If
th e map data on your vehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thefa ctory and you wish toreins tall it, you
do not need toenter the activation code.
Fo r map data that you ha vepur chased in the
fo rm of a data storage medium, you must en ter
th e accompanying activation code.
% Ifyo u sa vethe map data on a data storage
medium with the online map update service,
no entry isrequ ired. The activation code is
st ored on the data storage medium during
th e downloading process.
Obser vethefo llowing when entering the activa‐
tion code:
R The activation code can be used for one vehi‐
cle
R The activation code is not transferable
R The activation code has six digits
In theeve nt of thefo llowing problems, please
con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre:
R The multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
R You ha velost the activation code Displaying
the compass
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
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Position #
Select Compass.
The compass display sho wsthefo llowing
information:
R the cur rent di rection of tr avel with bear‐
ing (360° form at) and compass direction
R longitude and latitude coo rdinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
R height (rounded)
R number of GPS satellites from which a
signal can be recei ved
The information is not available in every count ry.
Displaying Qibla
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
¡ 5
Position #
Select Qibla.
The ar rowonthe compass sho wsthe direc‐
tion toMecca in relation tothe cur rent di rec‐
tion of tr avel. The number of satellites
recei ved is shown.
% This function is not available in all countries.
Setting the map scale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced #
Select View. #
Select Map orientation. #
Activate Auto zoom.
The display button is acti vated. The map
scale is set automatically depending on your
driving speed and the type of road.
% The automatically selec ted map scale can be
ch anged manuall y.After a few seconds, this
is automatically reset.
Displaying the satellite map
Multimedia sy stem:
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Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced #
Select View. #
Select Map elements. MBUX multimedia sy
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