2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

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.
Re quirements:
R For the online sear ch:Mercedes me con‐
nect is available.
R You ha vea user account forth e 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
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0007
Show the navigation menu. 0007
Select ªEnter destination . The count
ryin which theve hicle is located is set
1.
There are two available me thods of destination
entry:
R Free sear ch2
R Sea rchstep-b y-step 3
Me thod 1: free sear ch 0007
Enter the POI or address in 2. The entries
can be made in any order.
During destination entry , suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list. Ente
rth ese 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). 0007
Toswitch tohandwriting recognition:
select v5. 0007
Write thech aracter on theto uchpad. 0007
Toswitch to character selection: pressthe
0038 button. 302
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or
0007
Press theto uchpad. 0007
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. 0007
Toset the language: select00548. 0007
Select the language.
0009 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. 0007
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. 0007
Select the online destination. or 0007
Ente rth e online destination or a 3 word
address in the input line.
0009 Ente r a 3 wordaddress (0013 page 307).
Online sear chis not available in all coun‐
tries. 0007
Tocall up the lis t:press the0038 button.
or 0007
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards. 0007
Select the destination in the list. 0007
Toadopt a destination: select7Select
destination .
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a list appears. 0007
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
Me thod 2: sear chstep- by-step 0007
Press 0038button.
or 0007
Ifth eto p line of thech aracter bar is highligh‐
te d, navigate upwards.
The character bar is hidden. City or postcode
is highlighted. Additional ent ryfields, e.g. for
POI, are available. 0007
Select City or postcode.
The character bar appears. 0007
Enterth e city or the postcode.
During destination entry , suggestions are
made bythe multimedia sy stem. A selection
of destinations appears in a list.
The address entri es can be made in any
order, forex ample:
R City or postcode, Street,House no.
En ter an intersecting stre et, if available.
R Street, City or postcode
R POI , e.g. Petrol station, City or postcode
0009 During destination ent ry, use thefo llowing
functions:
R Swit ching tohandwriting recognition
R Switching tocharacter selection
R Deleting an ent ry Multimedia sy
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An entr
y,e.g. POI, can be dele ted with
£ in astep-b y-step sear ch.Na vigate
to the left todo so.
R Calling up the online sear chfunction (if
av ailable)
R Calling up a list
The functions are desc ribed in the free
sear ch. 0007
Tochange the count ry:select the count ry. 0007
Enter the count ry.Yo u on ly need toenter the
fi rs tch aracter. 0007
Select the count ryon the list. 0007
Toadopt a destination: selectSelect desti-
nation.
If th ere are se veral listings for a destination,
a dis tance-o rientated list appears. 0007
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown. Selecting pr
evious destinations
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation
0019 ¬ Previous and other destinations 0007
Select Previous destinations. 0007
Select the destination.
The destination address is shown.
or 0007
Iffavo urites ha vebeen sa ved already
(0013 page317), sele ctFrom global favour-
ites . 0007
Select thefa vo urite.
The destination address is shown.
Selecting a POI
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation
0019 ¬ Previous and other destinations
0019 POIs 0007
Select the categor y.
or 0007
Select All categories andthe categor y.
If ro ute guidance is not active: the sear ch
begins in the vicinity of the cur rent vehicle
position. The list is sor tedby distance in
ascending orde r.
The POIs show thefo llowing information:
R name of POI
R linear dis tance tothe POI
R the direction of the linear dis tance tothe
POI (ar row) is displa yed when sear ching
fo rth eve hicle's cur rent position 0007
Select the POI. 0007
Route guidance is active: selectthe sear ch
position prior tochoosing a POI (see exam‐
ple). 0007
If intermediate destinations are set, these
can also be selected as the sear chposition
af te r selecting Near destination.
Fi ltering displa ysfor POIs 0007
Enter the sear chterm inª Search:.
The results list sho wsreleva nt POIs. 304
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Entering
Italyshowsthefo llowing results, for
ex ample:
R POIs which con tain Italy inthe name.
R POIs which belong tothe category Italian
cuisine. 0007
Select ¡.
The firs t POI in the list is highlighted. 0007
Select the POI.
Example: setting the sear chposition for the
parking ca tegory during active route guid‐
ance 0007
Select In the vicinity ,Near destination or
Along the route.
The list sho ws the located POIs or opens an
ove rview of thero ute destination af ter
selecting Near destination. 0007
Select the POI. 0007
Select Near destination: select the intermedi‐
ate destination or the destination. St
arting an automatic filling station sear ch
Re quirements:
R The automatic filling station sear chis activa‐
te d0073 (0013 page311).
Driving situation
Ro ute guidance is active. The fuel le vel in the
fuel tank reaches there ser vefuel le vel.
The Fuel tank reserve level Do you want to start
the search for filling stations? message is
shown. 0007
Select Yes.
The automatic filling station sear chbegins.
The available filling stations along thero ute
or in the vicinity of theve hicle's cur rent posi‐
tion are displ ayed. 0007
Select thefilling station.
The address of thefilling station is displa yed. 0007
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
route guidance .
The selected filling station is set as the desti‐
nation. Route guidance begins.
or 0007
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: the selected filling
st ation is set as a new destination. The pr evi‐
ous destinations and intermediate destina‐
tions are dele ted. Ro ute guidance tothefill‐
ing station begins.
Set as next intermediate destination: the
selected filling station is set as the next inter‐
mediate destination. Route guidance begins. 0007
Ifth ere are already four intermediate des‐
tinations: selectYesinthe prom pt.
The selected filling station is entered into
position 1 of the intermediate destinations
menu. Intermediate destination 4 is dele ted.
Ro ute guidance begins.
Entering an intermediate destination
Re quirements:
R A destination is entered. Multimedia sy
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Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Navigation
0019 Intermediate destinations and info 0007
Select Search for an intermediate destina-
tion . 0007
Ente rth e intermediate destination as a POI
or address (0013 page 301).0007
Select the intermediate destination. 0007
Select Set as destination.
or 0007
Select an intermediate destination using
ª Enter destination duringroute guid‐
ance. 0007
Select Set as next intermediate destination
af te r entering the destination.
Editing intermedia tedestinations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered. Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Navigation
0019 Intermediate destinations and info 0007
Tocall up the map: highlight the destination
or the intermediate destination. 0007
Select 0080Map. 0007
Movethe map (0013 page 322). 0007
Select destination on the map
(0013 page 308). 0007
Tochange the order of destinations: high‐
light the destination or the intermediate des‐
tination. 0007
Select 0080Move . 0007
Movethe intermediate destination tothe
desired position. 0007
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad. 0007
Todel ete a destination: highlightthe desti‐
nation or the intermediate destination. 0007
Select 0080Delete. Calculating a
route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation
0019 Intermediate destinations and info 0007
Select Start new route guidance.
The route is calculated with the set inter‐
mediate destinations.
Selecting a contact for destination entry
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem (0013 page 330).
R Contacts ha vebeen downloaded
(0013 page 336). 306
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Multimedia sy
stem:
0018 Navigation
0019 ¬ Previous and other destinations
0019 Contacts 0007
Select the conta ct.
The contact de tails are displa yed. 0007
Select the address.
Fi ltering displa ysfor contacts 0007
Enter a name or telephone number, forex am‐
ple, into the sear chfield. 0007
Select ¡.
The firs t contact in the list is highlighted. 0007
Select the conta ct. 0007
Select the address. Entering
geo-coordina tes
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation
0019 ¬ Previous and other destinations
0019 Geo-coordinates 0007
Ente rge o-coordinates as latitude and longi‐
tude coordinates in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
The map sho ws the position. 0007
Confirm the entry. 0007
Tocalculate a route: select Start route
guidance. 0007
If a route has already been created, select
Start new route guidance orSet as inter-
mediate destination .
Entering the destination as a 3 wordaddress
Re quirements:
R Sear ching for a destination using 3 word
addresses is possible in the online sear ch
( 0013 page 301).
R There is an Internet connection. 0009
Sear ching for a destination using 3 word
addresses is not possible in all countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
ª Enter destination 0007
Select Online search. 0007
Ente rth e destination address as a 3 word
address. Separate each of thewo rds with a
full stop.
The sear chresults are displa yed. 0007
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
0009 3wo rdaddresses from what3words are an
alternative addressing sy stem for multilin‐
gual georeferencing of global locations with
a re solution of thre e metres. Using this grid,
locations on the Ear th's sur face are included
whi chdo not ha vea building address such
as stre et and house number, forex ample.
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin has thefo l‐
lowing language dependent 3 wordaddress,
fo rex ample:
R German: tapfer.ge bäude.verliehen Multimedia sy
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R
English: that.lands.winning
R French: posteaux.bobineur.ombrant
3 wo rdaddresses are unique, easy to
re member and suf fice for most routine appli‐
cations.
The bidirectional co nversion of 3 word
addresses can be car ried out here:
R atthewe bsite http://what3words.com
R inthe what3words apps
Selecting a destination on the map
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options 0007
Select Map menu.
or 0007
Ifth e map is displa yed in full screen mode,
press the cent ral control element.
The map menu appears. 0007
Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(0013 page 321). 0007
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad. or 0007
Slide the controller in any direction.
The map mo ves in the cor responding direc‐
tion under the crosshair. The more you mo ve
yo ur finger away from thest arting position
on theto uchpad, thefast erthe map mo ves. 0007
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad.
If se veral destinations are located around the
crosshair, a li stsho wstheav ailable POIs and
ro ads.
If a destination is located exact ly on the
crosshair, the destination address is dis‐
pla yed. 0007
Select the destination in the list.
The destination address is shown.
Setting the map orientation to2D or 3D 0007
Highlight Map orientation: 2D/3D. 0007
Press theTo uch Control, theto uchpad or the
controller.
The map will be displ ayed in the selected
map orientation. Showing traf
fic messages in the vicinity of
th e map 0007
Select Traffic messages for the vicinity.
The map appears. 0007
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad.
or 0007
Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next traf fic incident is high‐
lighted on the map. Information on the tra ffic
incident is displa yed.
0009 Traf fic re ports are not available in all coun‐
tries.
Showing POIs in the vicinity of the map 0007
Select Surrounding POIs . 0007
Swipe left or right on theto uchpad.
or 0007
Slide the controller tothe left or right.
The pr evious or next POI is highligh ted on the
map. The name or the address is shown. 0007
Tofilter the display byPOI categor y:
swipe down on theTo uch Control or the
to uchpad. 308
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or
0007
Slide the controller down. 0007
Select the POI categor y.
0009 User defined allowspersonal POI symbols to
be selected (0013 page 323).Ro
ute Calculating a
route
Re quirements:
R The destination has been entered.
R The destination address is shown. 0007
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
route guidance .
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
or 0007
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start new
route guidance orSet as next intermediate
destination .
Start new route guidance: the selected desti‐
nation address is set as a new destination. The pr
evious destinations and intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e new destination begins.
Set as next intermediate destination :the
selected destination address is set as the
next intermedia tedestination. Route guid‐
ance begins.
Ta king alternative routes into conside ration 0007
Select an al tern ative route (0013 page311).
Other menu functions 0007
Tosave the destination: select0080Store
in "Previous destinations". 0007
Todispl ayon the map: select0080Map. 0007
Tocall a telephone number: select
0080 Call(ifavailable). 0007
Tocall up an Internet address: select
0080 www(ifavailable).
Selecting a route type
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
À Route and position 0007
Select Route settings. 0007
Select thero ute type.
If ro ute guidance is active, the new route is
calculated with the new route type.
If ro ute guidance is not active, the next route
is calculated with the new route type.
Yo u can choose from thefo llowing route types:
R Eco route
An economical route is calculated. The jour‐
ney time may be som ewhat longer than for
qu icke rro utes.
The symbol forth e cur rent vehicle position is
displa yed in green.
R Fast route
Aro ute with a quick journey time is calcula‐
te d.
R Short route
Aro ute with a sho rtdriving dis tance is calcu‐
la te d.
Avoid traffic jam automatically can be switched
on 0073 or off 0053forth ese route types. If Avoid
traffic jam automatically is switched on, Ask Multimedia sy
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