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Selectthe language.
This function is usefulfor countries in whichseveralcharacter sets are supported. Anexample isRussia, which uses Cyrillic andLatincharacters.
Tocall upthe online searchfunction:selectOnline Search6.Once an Internet connection is established, alist appears. It showsonline destinationsrelatedtothe previous entry.
Online destinations are providedbythe Inter‐net service provider.Selectthe online destination.
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Enterthe online destination or a 3wordaddress inthe input line.
Enter a 3wordaddress (page 283).Online searchis notavailable in all coun‐tries.
Tocall upthe list:pressthe8button.
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Ifthetop line ofthecharacter bar is highligh‐ted, navigate upwards.
Selectthe destination inthe list.
Toadopt a destination:select7SelectDestination.Ifthere are several listingsfor a destination,a list appears.
Selectthe destination.The destination address is shown.
Method 2: searchstep-by-stepPress8button.
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Ifthetop line ofthecharacter bar is highligh‐ted, navigate upwards.Thecharacter bar is hidden.City or ZIPishighlighted.Additional entryfields, e.g.forPOI, areavailable.
SelectCity or ZIP.Thecharacter bar appears.
Enterthe city orthe ZIP code.During destination entry, suggestions aremadebythe multimedia system. A selectionof destinations appears in a list.
The address entries can be made in anyorder,forexample:
RCity or ZIP,Street,House No.
Enter an intersectingstreet, ifavailable.
RStreet,City or ZIP
RPOI, e.g.Gas Station,City or ZIP
During destination entry, usethefollowingfunctions:
RSwitchingtohandwritingrecognition
RSwitchingtocharacter selection
RDeleting an entry
An entry,e.g.POI, can be deleted with£in astep-by-step search.Navigatetothe lefttodo so.
RCalling upthe online searchfunction (ifavailable)
RCalling up a list
The functions are described inthe freesearch.
Tochangethestate/province:selectthestate orthe province.
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Enterthestate orthe province.You onlyneedtoenterthefirstcharacter.
Selectthestate orthe province inthe list.
Tochangethe country:selectthe country.
Enterthe country.You only needtoenterthefirstcharacter.
Selectthe countryonthe list.
Toadopt a destination:selectSelect Desti-nation.Ifthere are several listingsfor a destination,a distance-orientated list appears.
Selectthe destination.The destination address is shown.
Selecting previous destinationsMultimedia system:
Navigation¬Previous and Other Destinations
SelectPrevious Destinations.
Selectthe destination.The destination address is shown.
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Iffavourites havebeen saved already(page 292), selectFrom My Favorites.
Selectthefavourite.The destination address is shown.
Selecting a POIMultimedia system:
Navigation¬Previous and Other DestinationsPOIs
Selectthe category.
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SelectAll Categoriesandthe category.Ifroute guidance is not active:the searchbegins inthe vicinity ofthe currentvehicleposition. The list is sortedbydistance inascending order.
The POIs showthefollowing information:
Rname of POI
Rlinear distancetothe POI
Rthe direction ofthe linear distancetothePOI (arrow) is displayed when searchingforthevehicle's current position
Selectthe POI.
Route guidance is active:selectthe searchposition priortochoosing a POI (seeexam‐ple).
If intermediate destinations are set,thesecan also be selected asthe searchpositionafter selectingNear Destination.
Filtering displaysfor POIs
Enterthe searchterminªSearch:.Theresults list showsrelevant POIs.
Select¡.Thefirst POI inthe list is highlighted.
Selectthe POI.
Example: settingthe searchpositionfor theparking category during activeroute guid‐ance
SelectIn the Vicinity,Near DestinationorAlong the Route.The list shows the located POIs or opens anoverview oftheroute destination afterselectingNear Destination.
Selectthe POI.
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SelectNear Destination: selectthe inter‐mediate destination orthe destination.
Starting an automaticgasstation search
Requirements:RThe automaticgasstation searchis activateds(page 287).
Driving situationRoute guidance is active. The fuel level inthefueltankreachesthereservefuel level.
TheReserve Fuel Do you want to start a searchfor surrounding gas stations?message is shown.
SelectYes.The automaticgasstation searchbegins. Theavailablegasstations alongtheroute or inthe vicinity ofthevehicle's current positionare displayed.
Selectthegasstation.The address ofthegasstation is displayed.
Ifroute guidance is not active, selectStartRoute Guidance.The selectedgasstation is set asthe desti‐nation.Route guidance begins.
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Ifroute guidance is active, selectStart NewRoute GuidanceorSet as Next Way Point.Start New Route Guidance:the selectedgasstation is set as a new destination. The previ‐ous destinations and intermediate destina‐tions are deleted.Route guidancetothegasstation begins.
Set as Next Way Point:the selectedgassta‐tion is set asthe next intermediate destina‐tion.Route guidance begins.Ifthere are alreadyfour intermediate des‐tinations:selectYesinthe prompt.The selectedgasstation is entered into posi‐tion 1 ofthe intermediate destinations menu.Intermediate destination 4 is deleted.Routeguidance begins.
Entering an intermediate destination
Requirements:RA destination is entered.
Multimedia system:
NavigationWay Points and Info
SelectSearch for Way Point.
Enterthe intermediate destination as a POIor address (page277).
Selectthe intermediate destination.SelectSet as Destination.
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Select an intermediate destination usingªEnter Destinationduringroute guid‐ance.
SelectSet as Next Way Pointafter enteringthe destination.
Editing intermediatedestinations
Requirements:RThe destination and at least one intermediatedestination havebeen entered.
Multimedia system:
NavigationWay Points and Info
Tocall upthe map:highlightthe destinationorthe intermediate destination.
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Settingthe map orientationto2D or 3D
HighlightMap Orientation: 2D/3D.
PresstheTouch Control,thetouchpad orthecontroller.The map will be displayed inthe selectedmap orientation.
Showing traffic messages inthe vicinity ofthe map
SelectTraffic Messages for the Vicinity.The map appears.Swipe left orright onthetouchpad.
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Slidethe controllertothe left orright.The previous or next traffic incident is high‐lighted onthe map. Information onthe trafficincident is displayed.
Trafficreports are notavailable in all coun‐tries.
Showing POIs inthe vicinity ofthe map
SelectPOIs in the Vicinity.
Swipe left orright onthetouchpad.
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Slidethe controllertothe left orright.The previous or next POI is highlighted onthemap. The name orthe address is shown.Tofilterthe displaybyPOI category:swipe down ontheTouch Control orthetouchpad.
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Slidethe controller down.Selectthe POI category.
User Definedallowspersonal POI symbolstobe selected (page 298).
Route
Calculating aroute
Requirements:RThe destination has been entered.
RThe destination address is shown.
Ifroute guidance is not active, selectStartRoute Guidance.Theroutetothe destination is calculated.The map shows theroute.Route guidancethen begins.
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Ifroute guidance is active, selectStart NewRoute GuidanceorSet as Next Way Point.Start New Route Guidance:the selected des‐tination address is set as a new destination.The previous destinations and intermediatedestinations are deleted.Route guidancetothe new destination begins.
Set as Next Way Point:the selected destina‐tion address is set asthe next intermediatedestination.Route guidance begins.
Taking alternativeroutes into consideration
Select an alternativeroute (page 286).
Other menu functions
Tosavethe destination:select

There arethree phases whenchanging direction:
RPreparation phase
Ifthere is enough time betweenthechangesof direction,the multimedia system preparesyouforthe upcomingchange of direction. Anavigation announcement is issued, e.g."Preparetoturnright".
The map appears in full-screen mode.
RAnnouncement phase
The multimedia system announcestheupcomingchange of direction, e.g.byannouncing "Turnright in 300ft(100 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map isdisplayed onthe left;ontheright,there is adetailed image ofthe intersection or a 3Dimage ofthe upcomingchange of direction.
RChange-of-direction phase
The multimedia system announcesthe immi‐nentchange of direction, e.g.byannouncing"Now turnright".
The display is split into two parts.
Thevehicle has successfullychanged direc‐tion whenthe light-color bar ontheright
drops downto0feet(0 m) andthe currentvehicle position symbol hasreachedthehighlightedchange-of-direction point.
Whenthechange of direction is complete,the map appears in full-screen mode.
Changes of direction are also shown intheInstrument Display.
LanerecommendationsoverviewThis display appearsfor multi-laneroads.
Ifthe digital map containstherelevant data,themultimedia system can display lanerecommen‐dationsforthe next twochanges of direction.
1Recommended lane
2Possible lane
3Lanes notrecommended
Thefollowing lanes are displayed:
RRecommended lane1
Inthis lane,you will be abletocomplete boththe nextchange of direction andthe oneafterthat.
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Overview ofroute guidance from an off-roadlocationtoa destinationOff-road position:the currentvehicle position islocated withinthe digital map onroadsthat arenotavailable.
Whenroute guidance beginsthefollowing dis‐playsappear:
RTheRoad Not Mappedmessage is shown.
RA direction arrow showingthe linear direc‐tiontothe POI.
Whenthevehicle is back on aroad knowntothemultimedia system,route guidance continues asnormal.
Overview of off-roadstatus duringrouteguidanceDuetoroadworks,forexample,there may be dif‐ferences betweenthe data onthe digital mapandthe actual course oftheroad. In such cases,the multimedia system willtemporarily beunabletolocatethevehicle's current position onthe digital map. Thevehicle is off-road.
Whenthevehicle is off-road,thefollowing dis‐playsare shown:
RtheRoad Not Mappedmessage
Ra direction arrowshowingthe linear directiontothe POI
Whenthevehicle is back on aroad knowntothemultimedia system,route guidance continues asnormal.
Destination
Savingthe currentvehicle positionMultimedia system:
Navigation
Ifthe map is displayed in full screen mode,pressthe central control element.The map menu appears.
Select1onthe map menu(page 296).The currentvehicle position is savedtothe"Previous destinations" memory.
Storing a map positionMultimedia system:
Navigation
The map is in full-screen mode.
PresstheTouch Control,the controller orthetouchpad.
Select "movemap" in map menu2(page 296).
Select a position onthe map.If multiple entries areavailablefor a mapposition, a list appears.
Highlight an entry.
Select

-free-flowing traffic (green line)
Rdisplay for traffic delays ontheroute lastingat least one minute
Rwarning message symbols:
-Ôsymbol
-additionalroad safety notes whenapproaching a traffic incident, e.g.theend of a traffic jam
Ifthevehicle approaches a danger areaontheroute, awarning message is dis‐played onthe map. Awarning messagemay also be issued (page 295).
Displaying traffic incidentsMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsMap Content
ActivatesTraffic Incidents.Roadworks,road blocks, local areareports(e.g.fog) andwarning messages are dis‐played.
Activating freeflow and traffic display
ActivatesFree Flowing TrafficandTrafficDelays.
The traffic delayis displayedforthe currentroute.Traffic delays lasting one minute orlonger aretaken into consideration.
Displaying details
Displays the traffic map (page294).
Movesthe map (page 297).When a trafficreport symbol is underthecrosshair, press onthe central control ele‐ment.The trafficreport details are displayed.
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Press onthe central control element.
SelectInformation on Traffic Reports.The map shows the trafficreport symbols inthe vicinity.
Trafficreport information is displayed inthestatus line:
RTrafficreport symbol
RReasonforthe trafficreport, e.g. trafficcongestion
RWarning message (highlighted inred)Toselect a trafficreport symbol:selectNextorPrevious.
Press onthe central control element.The trafficreport details are displayed.
Issuing hazardwarningsMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsAnnouncements
ActivatesAnnounce Traffic Warnings.Warning messages are issued andtailbackswhich pose arisk are announced.
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Information about newversions ofthe digitalmap can be obtained from an authorizedMercedes-Benz Center.
Overview ofavoiding an areaYou can define areas along aroutethatyouwould liketoavoid.
Theroute can include an areathat istobeavoi‐ded inthefollowing situations:
Rthe destination is located in an areathat istobeavoided
Rif freewaysare located withinthe areathat istobeavoided
Freewaysare alwaystaken into accountfortheroute.
Rthere is no sensible alternativeroute
Avoiding a new areaMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and PositionAvoid OptionsAreas
SelectAvoid New Area.
Tosearchfor an area via the map:selectUsing Map.
Movethe map
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Tosearchfor an area using an address:selectAddress Entry.
Enterthe address.
SelectSelect Destination.The map appears.Todisplayan area:presstheTouch Control,thetouchpad orthe controller.Aredrectangle appears. This designatestheareathat should beavoided.
Tochangethe size ofthe area:swipe up ordown ontheTouch Control orthetouchpad.
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Slidethe controller up or down.The map scale is enlarged orreduced andchangesthe size ofthe area.Tosetthe area:presstheTouch Control,thetouchpad orthe controller.The area is entered intothe list.
Changing an areaMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and PositionAvoid OptionsAreas
Highlight an area inthe list.
Select