2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN Owner's Manual

Selectingthe map orientation
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#Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press Touch Control or the
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The map menu appears.
#In map menu 3, select 1,' or
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no rth is alw ays at theto p.
R' :th e 2D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
R' :th e 3D map view is aligned tothe
direction of tra vel.
Selecting POI symbols
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POIs include gasst ations and ho tels which can
be displa yed as symbols on the map, forex am‐
ple. Not all POIs are available everywhere.
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The #dot indicates the cur rent setting.
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egories on the map.
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th e symbols forth eav ailable categories.
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#Select a setting.
#8VHU 'HILQHG: select categories.
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are displa yedO or not displa yedª.
Selecting text information
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#Select text information.
&XUUHQW 6WUHHW 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:
Rstre et name
RPOI name
Rarea name
*HRFRRUGLQDWHV displaysth efo llowing infor‐
mation:
Rlongitude and latitude
Rele vation
The el evation shown may deviate from
th e actual ele vation.
Rnumber of sate llites from which a signal
can be receive d
When the map is mo ved, this information
does not appear.
&OLPDWH &RQWURO displays the cur rent climate
control settings.
1RQH switches the display off.
Displaying the next intersecting stre et
Requ irements:
RRoute guidance is not active.
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The name of the next intersecting stre et will
be displa yed at the upper edge of the displa y.
Displaying the map version
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% Information about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Av oiding an area
Yo u can define areas along a route that you
wo uld liketo avoid.
Av oiding a new area
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#Enterthe address.
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The map appears.
#To displ ayan area: pressTouch Control, the
to uchpad or the controller.
A redre ctangle appea rs. This designates the
area that should be avoided.
#Tochange the size of the area: swipe up or
down on Touch Control or theto uchpad.
or
#Slid eth e controller up or down.
The map scale is enlar ged or reduced and
ch anges the size of the area.
#To set the area: pressTouch Control, the
to uchpad or the controller.
The area is entered into the list. Changing an area
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#Highlight an area in the list.
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Moving the area on the map
#Swipe in any direction on Touch Control or
to uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller in any direction.
Changing the size of the area
#To star t:press Touch Control, theto uchpad
or the controller.
#To change: swipe up or down on Touch Con‐
trol or theto uchpad.
or
#Slide the controller up or down.#To sto p:press Touch Control, theto uchpad
or the controller.
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Taking the area for the route into account
#Av oid Oan area in the list.
If ro ute guidance isact ive, a new route iscal‐
culated.
If th ere is no route yet,th e setting is car ried
ove rto the next route guidance.
The route can inc ludean area that is tobe
av oided in thefo llowing cases:
Rth e destination is located in an area that
is to be avo ided
Rthere is no sensible alternative route
Deleting one orall areas
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#Highlight an area in the list.
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#Confirm the prom ptwith <HV.
One or all areas are dele ted. Map data update
overview
Up dating at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center
The digital maps generated bythe map software
become outdated in the same wayas co nven‐
tional road maps. Optimal route guidance can
only 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 an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Yo u can receive updates tothe digital map there.
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. You
do not require an activation code forth e map
data which is pr ovided with your vehicle.
If th e map data on your vehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thefa ctory and youwish toreins tall it, you
do not need toenter the activation code.
An activation code is requ ired for purchased
map data. Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
Rth e activation code can be used for one vehi‐
cle
Rth e activation code is not transferable
Rthe activation code has six digits
In theev ent of thefo llowing problems, please
con tact a
n au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
Rthe multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
Ryo u ha velost the activation code
Displaying the compass
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#Select &RPSDVV.
The compass display sho wsthefo llowing
information:
Rth e cur rent di rection of tr avel with bear‐
ing (360 deg reefo rm at) and compass
direction
Rlongitude and latitude coo rdinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
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Rheight (rounded)
Rnumber of GPS satellites from which a
signal can bereceive d
Setting the map scale automatically
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The map scale is set automatically depending on
yo ur drivin g speed.
Fo r journe ysin cities with de tailed city models, a
map view from the driver's perspective is used.
#Switch $XWR =RRP onO or off ª.
% The automatically selected map scale can be
changed manually for a short time. The set‐
ting is reset automatically af ter a few sec‐
onds.
Displaying the satellite map
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#Switch 6DWHOOLWH 0DS onO or off ª.
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map menu, switch it on Oor off ª
(
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Switched on O: satellite maps are displa yed
in map scales of 2 mi (2 km).
Swit ched off ª: satellite maps are not dis‐
pla yed in map scales from 2 mi (2 km) to
10 mi (10 km).
% Satellite maps forth ese map scales are not
av ailable in all countries.
Displ aying weather information
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in the map menu, activate O(→page 309)
it.
Cur rent we ather information is displa yed on
th e navigation map, e.g. temp erature or
cloud co ver. %
Weather information is not available in all
countries.
% Requirement (USA): Mercedes-Benz
mbrace
®is activated.
% This function is not available in all countries.
Calling up the Digital Operator's Manual
(navigation)
Information on navigation
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Telephone
Telephony
Telephone menu overview
1Blue tooth®device name of the cur rently
connected mobile phone
2Signal stre ngth of the mobile phone network
3Battery status of the connected mobile
phone
4¢ (telephone ready) or w(call active)
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mobile phone has been connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. The symbols depend on your
mobile phone and your mobile phone network
pr ov ider. Blu
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Blue tooth®profile
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MAP (Message
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lephony operating modes overview
Depending on your equipment, thefo llowing tel‐
ephony operating modes are available:
RA mobile phone is connec tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem via Blue tooth®(→page 316).
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Notes ontelephony
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WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating integrated communication equip‐
ment while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve 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.
#If yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
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WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve 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 theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
You must observ eth e legal requ irements forth e
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating mobile communication equipment in
th eve hicle.
Fu rther information can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect.
To impr ovevoice quality, the multimedia sy stem
supports telephone calls in HD Voice
®.
In order touse this function, the mobile phones
and the mobile phone network pr ovider of the
person you are calling must support HDVoice
®.
Depending on thequ ality of the connection, the
vo ice quality may fluctuate. The
following situations can lead tothe call
being disconnected while theve hicle is in
motion:
RThere is insuf ficient network co verage inthe
area.
RYo u mo vefrom one GSM or UMTS transmit‐
te r/receiver area (cell) into ano ther and no
communication channels are free.
RThe SIM card used is not compatible with the
network available.
RA mobile phone with "Twincard" is logged
into the network with the second SIM card at
th e same time.
Connecting a mobile phone (Blue tooth
®tel‐
ephony)
Re quirements:
RBlue tooth®is activated on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
RBlue tooth®is activated on the multimedia
sy stem (→page 279).
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Sear ching for a mobile phone
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The available mobile phones are displa yed. If
a new mobile phone is found, it isindicated
by theá symbol.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorization
using Secure Simple Pairing)
#Select the mobile phone.
A code is displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
and on the mobile phone.
#If th e codes match: confirm the code on
th e mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone (authorization by
entering a passk ey)
#Select the mobile phone.
#Choose a one tosixteen-digit number combi‐
nation as a passk ey.
#On the multimedia sy stem: enter the pass‐
ke yand select a.
#Onthe mobile phone: enterthe passk ey
again and con firm .
% Upto15 mobile phones can be auth orized
on the multimedia sy stem.
Auth orized mobile phones are reconnected
au tomatical ly.
Disconnecting amobile phone (deau thoriz‐
ing)
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#Select the mobile phone from the device list.
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Switching mobile phones
Re quirements:
RThe mobile phones are authorized
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#Inthe device list, select a mobile phone
which has already been authorized.
% Only one mobile phone can be connected at
any one time. The connected mobile phone
is displa yed at theto p of the list.
Using the mobile phone with NearField Com‐
munication (NFC)
Re quirements:
RNFC is activated on the mobile phone (see
th e manufacturer's operating instructions)
Rthe mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions)
NFC enables short- range wi reless data transfer.
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#Toconnect a mobile phone: openthe co ver
of the armrest on the center console.
#Place the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on
NFC logo 1.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem.
#To change mobile phones: placethe NFC
area of the mobile phone on NFC logo 1.
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ized on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorized on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www .mercedes-benz.com/connect
Fu rther functions without having a mobile phone
authorized on the multimedia sy stem (see manu‐
fa cturer's ope rating instructions):
Rtrans ferring a con tact or a business card,
e.g. for direct navigation toan entered
address
Rtransfer ring a URL tobe vie wed in the multi‐
media sy stem
Rsetting up theve hicle's Wi-Fi access da tavia
th e sy stem settings (→page 281) Setting
there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Requ irements:
RA mobile phone is authorized (→page316).
Mul timedia sy stem:
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This function ensures optimal language quality.
#Highlight the mobile phone in the device list.
#Select ¥.
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9ROXPH .
#Setthevo lume.
Fu rther information on there commended recep‐
tion and transmission volume: http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect
Ad justing the call and ringtone volume
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#Select &DOO 9ROXPH or5LQJWRQH 9ROXPH.
#Set thevo lume.
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