2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS Owners Manual

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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Select

Enteringthe destination as a 3wordaddress
Requirements:RSearchingfor a destination using 3wordaddresses is possible inthe online search(page277).
RThere is an Internet connection.
Searchingfor a destination using 3wordaddresses is not possible in all countries.
Multimedia system:
NavigationªEnter Destination
SelectOnline Search.
Enterthe destination address as a 3wordaddress. Separate each ofthewords with afullstop.The searchresults are displayed.
Selectthe destination inthe list.The destination address is shown. Theroutecan be calculated.
3wordaddresses from what3words are analternative addressing systemfor multilin‐gualgeoreferencing ofglobal locations witharesolution ofthree meters. Usingthisgrid,
locations onthe Earth's surface are includedwhichdo not havea building address suchasstreetand house number,forexample.
The EmpireState Building in NewYorkhasthefollowing language dependent 3wordaddress,forexample:
REnglish:parade.help.bleat
RFrench:commun.verbe.bisquer
RSpanish:suertes.diga.pesca
3wordaddresses are unique, easytoremember and sufficefor mostroutine appli‐cations.
The bidirectional conversion of 3wordaddresses can be carried out here:
Ratthewebsite http://what3words.com
Rinthe what3words apps
Selecting a destination onthe mapMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
SelectMap Menu.
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Ifthe map is displayed in full screen mode,pressthe central control element.The map menu appears.Select "movemap" in map menu2(page 296).
Swipe in any direction ontheTouch Controlortouchpad.
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Slidethe controller in any direction.The map moves inthe corresponding direc‐tion underthe crosshair. The moreyou moveyourfingerawayfromthestarting positiononthetouchpad,thefasterthe map moves.PresstheTouch Control,the controller orthetouchpad.If several destinations are located aroundthecrosshair, a listshowstheavailable POIs androads.
If a destination is locatedexactly onthecrosshair,the destination address is dis‐played.
Selectthe destination inthe list.The destination address is shown.
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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

Selecting aroute typeMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and Position
SelectRoute Settings.
Selecttheroute type.Ifroute guidance is active,the newroute iscalculated withthe newroute type.
Ifroute guidance is not active,the nextrouteis calculated withthe newroute type.
You canchoose fromthefollowingroute types:
REco Route
An economicalroute is calculated. The jour‐ney time may be somewhat longerthanforquickerroutes.
The symbolforthe currentvehicle position isdisplayed in green.
RFast Route
Aroute with aquick journey time is calcula‐ted.
RShort Route
Aroute with a shortdriving distance is calcu‐lated.
Automatic Traffic Jam Avoidancecan beswitched onsor offSfortheseroute types.IfAutomatic Traffic Jam Avoidanceis switchedon,Ask in the Event of Traffic Jam Avoidancecanbe selected.
TheAutomatic Traffic Jam AvoidanceandAsk inthe Event of Traffic Jam Avoidancesettings arenotavailable ineverycountry.
The settings enablethefollowing:
RAutomatic Traffic Jam Avoidance
Theroute is calculated withthe currently setroute type.
Trafficreports via LiveTraffic Information aretaken into account.
LiveTraffic Information is notavailable in allcountries.
RAsk in the Event of Traffic Jam Avoidance
A promptappears when a newroute is detec‐ted with a shorter journey time based on traf‐ficreports.You can continuetousethe cur‐rentroute or usethe dynamicroute instead.
Selectingroute optionsMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and PositionAvoid Options
Avoiding areas
SelectAreas(page 299).
Avoiding highways,ferries, motorail trains,tunnels, unpavedroads
Selectsor deselectSavoid option.
Usingtollroads
SelectUse Toll Roads.
SelectCashorElectronic BillingorOff.Theroutetakes into accountroadsthatrequirethe payment of a usagefee (toll).
IfOffis selected,tollroads are nottaken intoaccount.
The selectedroute options cannot always beimplemented. Therefore, aroute may include aferry,for instance,eventhoughtheavoidFerriesoption is enabled. A message appears andyouwill hear a corresponding message.
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Using carpool lanes
SelectNumber of Occupants in the Vehicle.
Select number.When using carpool lanes, observethe appli‐cable legalrequirements aswell as any con‐ditions pertainingtowhen and where suchlanes may be used. Carpool lanes may onlybe used if certain conditions are met.
Theseroute options are notavailable ineverycountry.
Selecting notificationsMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsAnnouncements
Switch an announcement onsor offS.
You canchoose fromthefollowing announce‐ments:
RAnnounce Traffic Warnings
This function is notavailable in all countries.
RAnnounce Street Names
The multimedia system announcesthenames oftheroadsthat willfollowtheupcomingchange of direction.
This function is notavailable in all countriesand languages.
Displaying destination information
Requirements:RA destination is entered.
Multimedia system:
Navigation
SelectWay Points and Info.
Thefollowing information is displayed:
RIntermediate destinations and destination
Theroute can also include uptofourintermediate destinations.
RName, address
RRemaining driving distance
RTime of arrival
Selecting an alternativerouteMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and Position
SelectAlternative Route.Theroutes are displayed in accordance withthe setting made intheroute settings.
The currently selectedroute is shown with adark blue line.
Selectthe alternativeroute.
Activating a commuterroute
Requirements:RYour home andworkaddresses are saved asdestinations inthefavorites(page 292).
Multimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and Position
SelectActivate Commuter Routes.Navigation automaticallyrecognizesthatthevehicle is located ontheroute between"home" and "work" or viceversa. It automati‐callystarts aroute guidance withoutvoiceoutput.
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