2018 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT R-ROADSTER service

Enter
these address elements, forex ample:
R City, stre et, house number
R Street,to wn
R Postcode
R POI name
R POI catego ry, e.g. Petrol station
R City, POI name
Examples of destination ent ry:
R Ifyo u are sear ching forKö nigsstraße in
St utt gart,fo rex ample, you can en ter
ST UT and KÖN.
R Ifyo u are sear ching for a POI in theUni‐
te d Kingdom, forex ample, you can en ter
THE SHARD.
To try bo thexamples, the count rysetting
must also be changed (me thod 2). #
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select v5. #
Write thech aracter on theto uchpad.
% The function is available when a touchpad is
ins talled. #
Toswitch to character selection: pressthe
% button.
or #
Press theto uchpad. #
Todel ete an entr y:select %4(ifavail‐
able).
Use thefo llowing options:
R Press brief ly: del etes the last character
entered or the last suggestion adop ted.
R Press and hold: dele testh e entire entry. #
Toset the language: selectB8. #
Select the language.
% This function is useful for countries in which
se veralch aracter sets are suppo rted. An
ex ample is Russia, which uses Cyrillic and
Latin characters. #
Tocall up the online sear chfunction:
select Online search 6.
Once an Internet connection is es tablished, a
list appears. It sho wsonline destinations
re lated tothe pr evious ent ry. Online destinations are pr
ovided bythe Inter‐
net service pr ovider. #
Select the online destination.
or #
Ente rth e online destination or a 3 word
address in the input line.
% Ente r a 3 wordaddress (/ page 225).
Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries. #
Tocall up the lis t:press the% button.
or #
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards. #
Select the destination in the list. #
Toadopt a destination: select7Select
destination .
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears. #
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-step #
Press %button. Multimedia sy
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When there is a route, thefilling station is set
as the next intermediate destination.
St arting the automatic service station
sear ch
Re quirements:
R ATTENTION ASSIST and theSuggest rest
area function are activated (/ page164).
Driving situation
The ATTENTION ASSIST Do you want to start
the rest area search? messageis shown. #
Select Yes.
The service station sear ch starts. The availa‐
ble service stations along thero ute or in the
vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent position are
displ ayed. #
Select the service station.
The service station address is displa yed. #
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
route guidance .
The selected service station is set as a desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
or #
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: the selected
service station is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destination and all intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e service station begins.
Set as next intermediate destination: the
selected service station is set as the next
intermediate destination. Route guidance
begins. Ro
ute guidance Note
s onroute guidance &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated in theve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving
instructions.
The following driving instructions can be used:
R Navigation announcements
R Route guidance displ ays
R Lane recommendations
If yo u do not follow the driving instructions or if
yo u lea vethe calculated route, a new route is
calculated automaticall y.230
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R
The route is recalculated.
% You can add and call up this function as a
fa vo urite under Spoken driving recommenda-
tions on/off.
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Swit chDriving recommendations during
phone call onO or off ª.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements:
R Route guidance is active. #
On the multifunction steering wheel or
on the multimedia sy stem: turn thevo lume
control on the multifunction steering wheel
during a navigation announcement.
or #
During a navigation announcement press the
vo lume rock er switch on the cent reconsole
up or down (/ page 201).
% Inthefo llowing situations, thevo lume is
ra ised tothe maximum volume or lo weredto
th e minimum volume:
R A new route guidance is star ted.
R The route is recalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individually set
at a Mercedes-Benz Service Cent re. #
Via sy stem settings: selectSystem. #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments. #
Select Driving recommendation volume. #
Set thevo lume. #
Toswitch audio fadeout on/o ffduring
navigation announcements: selectSystem . #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and traffic announce-
ments . #
Switch Audio fadeout during driving recom-
mendation onO or off ª.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
R aro ute has already been created.
R route guidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation #
Select !Driving recommendation . #
Select #Driving recommendation .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% You can add and call up this function as a
fa vo urite under Repeat spoken driving rec-
ommendation .
Cancelling route guidance
Re quirements:
R Aro ute has already been created.
R Route guidance is active. Multimedia sy
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A destination has been received with pic‐
tu re information: selectStart route guid-
ance .
Ro ute guidance starts. Ro
ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports Tr
af fic information overview
The services are not available in everycountr y.
Tr af fic re ports can be recei ved with thefo llowing
services:
R Live Traf fic Information
R FM RDS-TMC
It is not possible touse bo thservices simultane‐
ously.
Live Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is dis‐
pl ay ed 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 or via data roaming (for
selec ted count ries).
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.
The subscription information sho wsthest a‐
tus (/ page 236).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information:
R The service must be regis tere d with
Mercedes me (/ page 236).
R Registration is car ried out at a Mercedes-
Benz service cent re.
Information on theve hicle's position is regular ly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the tra ffic data pr ovider. 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 traf fic re ports.
If yo u do not wish totransmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can ha vethis service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
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.
Displ aying subscription information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
R Forre gistration at Mercedes me and the
ex tension of the subscription: you ha ve a
user account in the Mercedes me por tal.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
The subscription expiry date is automatically dis‐
pla yed:
R one month before theex piry date. 236
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one week before theex piry date.
R ontheex piry date. #
Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending on thest atus, one of thefo llowing
messages appears:
R the period of validity forth e subscription
is displa yed.
R the subscription has expired.
Re gis tering on Mercedes me
Live Traf fic Information must be regis tere d. Re g‐
istration is car ried out at a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re. #
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). #
Have theve hicle linked tothe Mercedes me
user account at a Mercedes-Benz service
cent re. The vehicle registration documents and a
form of identification are requ ired for
th is. #
Accept thege neral and specific term s of use.
Extending a subscription #
Call up the Mercedes me user account. #
Switch tothe Mercedes me connect online
st ore via the linked vehicle. #
Extend 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.
Displ aying the traf fic map
Re quirements:
R For Live Traf fic Information: theve hicle is
equipped with a communication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
R When theve hicle is star ted, the communica‐
tion module automatically es tablishes an Internet connection.
Traf fic information is
made available shortly af terw ards.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
5 Map menu #
Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, the
controller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Activate ºO.
The traf fic map sho ws thefo llowing information,
fo rex ample:
R traf fic incidents, forex ample:
- roadwor ks
- road bloc ks
- warning messages
The symbols for traf fic incidents are dis‐
pl ay ed in colour (on thero ute) or grey (off
th ero ute).
R traf fic flow information:
- traf fic jam (red line) Multimedia sy
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Map and compass
Map and compass
overview 1
Savesth e cur rent vehicle position
2 Movesth e map
3 Selects the map orientation and map view
4 Selects the function depending on the equip‐
ment:
• Sends a hazard warning via Car-to-X. • Filters
the display of POIs in the vicinity
according toPOI category
5 Switches the display of personal POI sym‐
bols on the map on or off
6 Switches one of thefo llowing displa yson or
off depending on the equipment:
• We ather information
• Satellite map
• Traf fic incidents
7 Switches the tra ffic map display on or off
The map and satellite images are shown in globe
projection. This allo wsfor a realistic map display
in all map scales. The map uses ele vation model‐
ling.
Depending on the map data, impor tant buildings
in ma nycities are depicted realistically on the
map in small map scales (e.g. 20 m, 50 m).
Other buildings are shown as models.
% You can set the unit of measurement of the
map scale (/ page 209).
If online information is available, fuel prices and
th eav ailability of parking spaces in multi-s torey
car pa rks are displa yed, forex ample. %
Requirements:
R Mercedes me connect is available.
R You ha vea user account forthe
Mercedes me por tal.
R The service has been activated at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes.me
% The online information is not available in all
countries.
If Display in COMAND is activated inTraf fic Sign
Assi st (/ page 166), speed limits and overtak‐
ing restrictions are displ ayed on the map.
% Company logos displa yed on the map are
trademar ksofthere spective companies and
used solely forth e purpose of indicating the
locations of these companies. The use of
such logos on the map does not indicate
appr oval of, suppo rtof or advertising by
th ese companies forth e navigation sy stem
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Geo-coordinates
displays thefo llowing infor‐
mation:
R longitude and latitude
R elevation
The el evation shown may deviate from
th e actual ele vation.
R number of sa tellites from which a signal
can be recei ved
When the map is mo ved, this information
does not appear.
Climate control displays the cur rent clima te
control settings.
None switches the display off.
Displaying the next intersecting stre et
Re quirements:
R Route guidance is not active.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options #
Activate ONext intersecting street .
The name of the next intersecting stre et will
be displa yed at the upper edge of the displa y.Displaying
the map version
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options #
Select Map version . #
Select Details.
% Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re.
Overview of avoiding an area
Yo u can define areas along a route that you
wo uld like toavoid.
The route can include an area that is tobe avoi‐
ded in thefo llowing situations:
R the destination is located in an area that is to
be avo ided
R if mo torw ays are located within the area that
is to be avoided
Mo torw ays are alw aysta ke n into account for
th ero ute.
R there is no sensible alternative route Av
oiding a new area
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position
5 Avoid options 5
Areas #
Select Avoid new area. #
Tosear chfor an area via the map: select
Using map. #
Movethe map
or #
Tosear chfor an area using an address:
select Address entry . #
Enter the address. #
Select Select destination.
The map appears.
Changing an area
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position
5 Avoid options 5
Areas #
Highlight an area in the list. #
Select ¥Edit. Multimedia sy
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Moving
the area on the map #
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or #
Slide the controller in any direction.
Changing the size of the area #
Tostar t:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller. #
Tochange: swipe up or down on theTo uch
Control or theto uchpad.
or #
Slide the controller up or down. #
Tosto p:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller.
Ta king the area for the route into account #
Avoid Oan area in the list.
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. Deleting one or all areas
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route and position
5 Avoid options 5
Areas #
Highlight an area in the list. #
Select ¥Delete or¥ Delete all. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes.
One or all areas are dele ted.
Map data update overview
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 map data.
% The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
The following options are available forthe
update:
R the automatic map update updates map data
fo r one region.
Fo r auto matic map updates Automatic
online updates must be activated in the sys‐
te m settings (/ page213).
R the manual map update updates map data
fo r se veral or all regions.
Fu rther information on the online map update
http://www.mercedes.me.
Fu rther information on updates: http://
manuals.daimle r.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 242
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