2018 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

0009
Recei ved destinations are sa ved in the pr evi‐
ous destinations.
A prom ptappears on the media displa y.0007
A destination has been received without
picture information: selectYes. 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: there cei ved 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
re cei ved destination address is set as the
next intermedia tedestination. Route guid‐
ance begins. 0007
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.
0009 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 (0013 page319).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information:
R The service must be regis tere d with
Mercedes me (0013 page319).
R Registration is car ried out at a Mercedes-
Benz service cent re.
Information 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 318
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fo
rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the tra ffic reports.
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 prog ramme.
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:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
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. 0007
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. 0007
Create a user account at Mercedes me at:
http://www.mercedes.me. A valid email
address is requ ired forth is. 0007
Regis terth eve hicle using theve hicle identifi‐
cation number (VIN). 0007
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. 0007
Accept thege neral and specific term s of use.
Extending a subscription 0007
Call up the Mercedes me user account. 0007
Switch tothe Mercedes me connect online
st ore via the linked vehicle. 0007
Extend the Live Traf fic Information service. 0007
Select there ne wa l period. 0007
Addth e product tothe shopping bask et. 0007
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‐
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Internet connection.
Traf fic information is
made available shortly af terw ards.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Map menu 0007
Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, the
controller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears. 0007
Activate º0073.
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) -
slow-moving traf fic (orange line)
- heavy traf fic (yellow line)
- free-flowing traf fic (green line)
R displ ayfor traf fic del ays on thero ute lasting
at least one minute
R warning message symbols:
- 0072 symbol
- additional road saf ety no tes when
approaching a traf fic incident, e.g. the
end of a traf fic jam
If th eve hicle approaches a danger area
on thero ute, a warning message is dis‐
pla yed on the map. A warning message
may also be issued (0013 page 321).
Displaying traf fic incidents
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Map content 0007
Activate 0073Traffic incidents.
Ro adwor ks,ro ad bloc ks, local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages are dis‐
pla yed. Ac
tivating free flow and traffic display 0007
Activate 0073Free-flowing traffic andTraffic
delays.
0009 The traf fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are take n into conside ration.
Displ aying details 0007
Displaying the tra ffic map (0013 page319). 0007
Moving the map (0013 page 322). 0007
When a tra ffic report symbol is under the
crosshair, press on the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
or 0007
Press on the cent ral control element. 0007
Select Information on traffic reports .
The map sho ws the traf fic re port symbols in
th e vicinit y.
Tr af fic re port information is displa yed in the
st atus line:
R Traf fic re port symbol 320
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R
Reason forth e tra ffic report, e.g. tra ffic
con gestion
R Warning message (highligh ted in red) 0007
Toselect a traf fic re port symbol: select
Next orPrevious. 0007
Press on the cent ral control element.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
Issuing hazard warnings
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Announcements 0007
Activate 0073Announce traffic warnings .
Wa rning messages are issued and tailbac ks
which pose a risk are announced. 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.
0009 You can set the unit of measurement of the
map scale (0013 page 293).
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. Multimedia sy
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0009
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
0009 The online information is not available in all
countries.
If Display in COMAND is activated inTraf fic Sign
Assi st (0013 page 236), speed limits and over‐
ta king restrictions are displ ayed on the map.
0009 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
itself. Setting
the map scale
Re quirements:
R The map is shown.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0007
Tozoom in: swipe down on theTo uch Con‐
trol.
or 0007
Turn the controller anti-clockwise.
or 0007
Movetwo fingers apart on theto uchpad. 0007
Tozoom out: swipe up on theTo uch Control.
or 0007
Turn the controller clockwise.
or 0007
Movetwo fingers toge ther on theto uchpad.
0009 You can set the unit of measurement of the
map scale (0013 page 293). Moving
the map
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Map menu 0007
Alternatively, if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
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 fur ther you
mo veyour finger away from thest arting posi‐
tion on theto uchpad, thefast erthe map
mo ves. 322
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Selecting
the map orientation
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Map menu 0007
Alternatively, if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
The map menu appears. 0007
In map menu 3, select N,2D or
3D( 0013 page 321).
R N:the 2D map view is displa yed so that
no rth is alw ays at theto p.
R 2D: the 2D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
R 3D: the 3D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tr avel.
Selecting POI symbols
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Map content
POIs include filling stations and ho tels which can
be displa yed as symbols on the map, forex am‐
ple. Not all POIs are available everywhere. 0007
Select POI symbols .
The 003Bdot indicates the cur rent setting.
Standard displays symbols of predefined cat‐
egories on the map.
User defined allowsyouto personally select
th e symbols forth eav ailable categories.
None switches the display off. 0007
Select a setting. 0007
User defined : select categories.
The POI symbols of the selected categories
are displa yed0073 or not displa yed0053.
Selecting the display of text information in
th e map
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options
0019 Text information 0007
Select text information.
Current street showsthest re et you are cur‐
re ntly driving on at the bottom of the displa y.
When the map is mo ved, thefo llowing infor‐
mation appears under the crosshair:
R stre et name R
POI name
R area name
Geo-coordinates displaysth efo 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
Requ irements:
R Route guidance is not active. Multimedia sy
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stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options 0007
Activate 0073Next 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:
0018 Navigation 0019
Z Options 0007
Select Map version . 0007
Select Details.
0009 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:
0018 Navigation 0019
À Route and position
0019 Avoid options 0019
Areas 0007
Select Avoid new area. 0007
Tosear chfor an area via the map: select
Using map. 0007
Movethe map
or 0007
Tosear chfor an area using an address:
select Address entry . 0007
Enter the address. 0007
Select Select destination.
The map appears. 0007
Todispl ayan area: presstheTo uch Control,
th eto uchpad or the controller.
A redre ctangle appea rs. This designates the
area that should be avoided. 0007
Tochange the size of the area: swipe up or
down on theTo uch Control or theto uchpad.
or 0007
Slide the controller up or down.
The map scale is enlar ged or reduced and
ch anges the size of the area. 0007
Toset the area: presstheTo uch Control,
th eto uchpad or the controller.
The area is entered into the list.
Changing an area
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Navigation 0019
À Route and position
0019 Avoid options 0019
Areas 0007
Highlight an area in the list. 0007
Select 0080Edit.
Moving the area on the map 0007
Swipe in any direction on theTo uch Control
or touchpad.
or 0007
Slide the controller in any direction. 324
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Changing
the size of the area 0007
Tostar t:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller. 0007
Tochange: swipe up or down on theTo uch
Control or theto uchpad.
or 0007
Slide the controller up or down. 0007
Tosto p:press theTo uch Control, theto uch‐
pad or the controller.
Ta king the area for the route into account 0007
Avoid 0073an 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:
0018 Navigation 0019
À Route and position
0019 Avoid options 0019
Areas 0007
Highlight an area in the list. 0007
Select 0080Delete or0080 Delete all. 0007
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.
0009 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 (0013 page 297).
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
yo ur region is either pre-ins talled or the map
data is supplied on a data storage medium.
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. Multimedia sy
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