2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

Multimedia sy st em:

A prom pt appears when a new ro ute is
de te cted wi th a shor te r journey time
based on traf fi c re ports. Yo u can con‐
tinue to use th e cur re nt ro ute or use th e
dynamic ro ute ins te ad.
Selecting ro ute options
Multimedia sy st em:

Selecting an alternative ro ute
Multimedia sy st em:

The ro ad and traf fi c ru les and re gulations alw ay s
ha ve priority ove r multimedia sy st em driving re c‐
ommendations.
Driving re commendations are:R
Na vigation announcementsR
Ro ute guidance displ ay sR
Lane re commendations
If yo u do not fo llow th e navigation announce‐
ments or if yo u lea ve th e calculated ro ute, a new
ro ute is calculated automaticall y.
Driving re commendations may di ff er from th e
actual ro ad and traf fi c conditions if:R
th e ro ute is div er te d.R
th e direction of a one- wa y st re et has been
ch anged.
Fo r th is re ason, yo u must alw ay s obser ve ro ad
and traf fi c ru les and re gulations during yo ur
jo urne y.
The ro ute may dif fe r from th e ideal ro ute due to
th e fo llowing:R
ro adwor ks R
incomple te digital map data
Changing direction ove rv iew
There are th re e phases when ch anging direction:R
Preparation phase
If th ere is enough time between th e ch anges
of direction, th e multimedia sy st em prepares
yo u fo r th e upcoming ch ange of direction. A navigation announcement, e.g. "Prepare to
turn ri ght", is issued.
The map appears in full-screen mode. R
Announcement phase
The multimedia sy st em announces th e
upcoming ch ange of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn ri ght in 300 fe et (100 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa ye d on th e lef t; on th e ri ght, th ere is a
de ta iled image of th e intersection or a 3D
image of th e upcoming ch ange of direction. R
Chan ge -of-direction phase
The multimedia sy st em announces th e immi‐
nent ch ange of direction, e.g. by announcing
"Now turn ri ght".
The display is split into two parts.
The ve hicle has successfully ch anged direc‐
tion when th e light-colored bar on th e ri ght
drops down to 0 fe et (0 me te rs ) and th e cur‐
re nt ve hicle position symbol has re ached th e
highlighted ch ange-of-direction point.
When th e ch ange of direction is comple te ,
th e map appears in full-screen mode. Multimedia sy st em 301