2019 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS navigation

• Filtersthe display of POIs inthe vicinityaccordingtoPOI category
5Switchesthe display of personal POI sym‐bols onthe map on or off
6Switches one ofthefollowing displayson oroff depending onthe equipment:
•Weather information
• Satellite map
•Traffic incidents
7Switchesthe traffic map display on or off
The map and satellite images are shown inglobeprojection. This allowsfor arealistic map displayin all map scales. The map uses elevation model‐ing.
Depending onthe map data, important buildingsin manycities are depictedrealistically onthemap in small map scales (e.g. 1/32 mi (20 m),1/16 mi (50 m)). Other buildings are shown asmodels.
You can setthe unit of measurement ofthemap scale (→page 263).
If online information isavailable, fuel prices andtheavailability of parking spaces in parkinggarages are displayed,forexample.
Requirements:
RMercedes me connect isavailable.
RYou havea user accountfortheMercedes me portal.
RThe service has been activated at anauthorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Further information can befound at: http://www.mercedes.me
The online information is notavailable in allcountries.
IfDisplay in COMANDis activated inTraffic SignAssist (→page212), speed limits andovertakingrestrictions are displayed onthe map.
Company logos displayed onthe map aretrademarksoftherespective companies andused solelyforthe purpose of indicatingthelocations ofthese companies. The use ofsuch logos onthe map does not indicateapproval of, supportof or advertisingby
these companiesforthe navigation systemitself.
Settingthe map scale
Requirements:RThe map is shown.
Multimedia system:
Navigation
Tozoom in:swipe down ontheTouch Con‐trol.
or
Turnthe controller counter-clockwise.
or
Movetwofingers apart onthetouchpad.Tozoom out:swipe up ontheTouch Control.
or
Turnthe controller clockwise.
or
Movetwofingerstogether onthetouchpad.
You can setthe unit of measurement ofthemap scale (→page 263).
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Movingthe mapMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsMap Menu
Alternatively,ifthe map is displayed in fullscreen mode, pressthe central control ele‐ment.The map menu appears.
Select "Movemap" in map menu2(→page 289).Swipe in any direction ontheTouch Controlortouchpad.
or
Slidethe controller in any direction.The map moves inthe corresponding direc‐tion underthe crosshair. The furtheryoumoveyourfingerawayfromthestarting posi‐tion onthetouchpad,thefasterthe mapmoves.
Selectingthe map orientationMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsMap Menu
Alternatively,ifthe map is displayed in fullscreen mode, pressthe central control ele‐ment.The map menu appears.
In map menu3, selectN,2Dor3D(→page 289).RN:the 2D map view is displayed sothatnorth is always atthetop.
R2D:the 2D map view is alignedtothedirection of travel.
R3D:the 3D map view is alignedtothedirection of travel.
Selecting POI symbolsMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsMap Content
POIs includegasstations and hotels which canbe displayed as symbols onthe map,forexam‐ple. Not all POIs areavailableeverywhere.
SelectPOI Symbols.The;dot indicatesthe current setting.
Standarddisplays symbols of predefined cat‐egories onthe map.
User Definedallowsyoutopersonally selectthe symbolsfortheavailable categories.
Noneswitchesthe display off.
Select a setting.
User Defined: select categories.The POI symbols ofthe selected categoriesare displayedsor not displayedS.
Selectingthe display oftext information inthe mapMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsText Informa-
tion
Selecttext information.Current Streetshowsthestreetyou are cur‐rently driving on atthe bottom ofthe display.
Whenthe map is moved,thefollowing infor‐mation appears underthe crosshair:
RStreetname
RPOI name
RArea name
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Geo-coordinatesdisplays thefollowing infor‐mation:
RLongitude and latitude
RElevation
The elevation shown may deviate fromthe actual elevation.
RNumber of satellites from which a signalcan bereceived
Whenthe map is moved,this informationdoes not appear.
Climate Controldisplays the current climatecontrol settings.
Noneswitchesthe display off.
Displayingthe next intersectingstreet
Requirements:RRoute guidance is not active.
Multimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
ActivatesNext Intersecting Street.The name ofthe next intersectingstreetwillbe displayed atthe upper edge ofthe display.
Displayingthe mapversionMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
SelectMap Version.
SelectDetails.
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 Posi-
tion Avoid OptionsAreas
SelectAvoid New Area.
Tosearchfor an area via the map:selectUsing Map.
Movethe map
or
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.
or
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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 Posi-
tion Avoid OptionsAreas
Highlight an area inthe list.
Select

For automatic map updatesAutomaticOnline Updatemust be activated inthe sys‐tem settings (→page 266).
Rthe manual map update updates map datafor several or allregions.
Further information onthe online map update isavailable at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Centeror at http://www.mercedes.me.
Further information on updates: http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/connectme/en_GB/index.html.
Overview of map dataYourvehicle is supplied with map data atthefac‐tory. Depending onthe country, map dataforyourregion is either pre-installed orthe mapdata is supplied on a datastorage medium.
Ifthe map data onyourvehicle has been instal‐led atthefactory andyou wishtoreinstall it,youdo not needtoenterthe activation code.
For map datathatyou havepurchased intheformof a datastorage medium,you must enterthe accompanying activation code.
Ifyou savethe map data on a datastoragemedium withthe online map update service,no entryisrequired. The activation code isstored onthe datastorage medium duringthe downloading process.
Observethefollowing when enteringthe activa‐tion code:
RThe activation code can be usedfor onevehi‐cle
RThe activation code is not transferable
RThe activation code has six digits
Intheevent ofthefollowing problems, pleasecontact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
RThe multimedia system does not accepttheactivation code
RYou havelostthe activation code
Displayingthe compassMultimedia system:
NavigationÀRoute and Position
SelectCompass.
The compass display showsthefollowinginformation:
Rthe current direction of travel with bear‐ing (360°format) and compass direction
Rlongitude and latitude coordinates indegrees, minutes and seconds
Rheight (rounded)
Rnumber of GPS satellites from which asignal can bereceived
Settingthe map scale automaticallyMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptions
The map scale is set automatically depending onyour driving speed.
For journeysin cities with detailed city models, amap view fromthe driver's perspective is used.
SwitchAuto Zoomonsor offS.
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The automatically selected map scale can bechanged manuallyfor a short time. The set‐ting isreset automatically after afew sec‐onds.
Displayingthe satellite mapMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsMap Content
SwitchSatellite Maponsor offS.
or
If satellite map display6isavailable inthemap menu, switch it onsor offS(→page 289).Switched ons: satellite maps are displayedin map scales of 2 mi (2 km) or less.
Switched offS: satellite maps are not dis‐played in map scales from 2 mi (2 km)to10mi (10 km).
Satellite mapsforthese map scales are notavailable in all countries.
Displayingweather information
Requirements:RMercedes me connect isavailable.
RYou havea user accountforthe Mercedesme portal.
RThe service isavailable.
RThe service has been activated at an author‐ized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Further information can befound at: http://www.mercedes.me
Multimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsMap Content
ActivateWeather Informations.
or
Ifweather information display6isavailableinthe map menu, activates(→page 289)it.Currentweather information is displayed onthe navigation map, e.g.temperature orcloud cover.
Weather information is notavailable in allcountries.
Calling upthe Digital Operator's Manual(navigation)
Calling up information on navigationMultimedia system:
NavigationZOptionsNavigation
Info
Selectthetopic.
Telephone
Telephony
Notes ontelephony
\nWARNINGRisk of distraction from oper‐ating integrated communication equip‐ment whilethevehicle is in motion
Ifyou operate communication equipmentintegrated inthevehicle when driving,youwill be distracted fromthe traffic situation.This could also causeyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
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Conducting a conference call
SelectCreate Conference Callinthetele‐phone menu.The new participant is included inthe confer‐ence call.
Ending an active call
SelectZ.
On some mobile phones,the call on hold isactivated as soon asthe active call is ended.
Accepting/rejecting awaiting call
Requirements:RThere is an active call (→page 302).
Ifyoureceivea call while already in a call, amessage is displayed. An acoustic signal alsosounds.
SelectAccept.The incoming call is active.
If only one mobile phone is connected withthe multimedia system,the previous call willbe put on hold.
If during a callyou accept a call withtheother mobile phone when in two phone modethentheexisting call is ended.
SelectReject.
This function and behavior depends onyourmobile phone network provider andthemobile phone (seethe manufacturer's oper‐ating instructions).
Contacts
Information aboutthe contacts menuThe contacts menu contains all contacts fromexisting data sources, e.g. mobile phone ormemorycard.You canstore upto6,000 con‐tacts.
Depending onthe data source,you havethefol‐lowing number of contacts:
RPermanently saved contacts: 3,000 entries
RContacts loaded fromthe mobile phone:3,000 entries
Fromthe contacts menu,you can performthefollowing actions:
RUsingthetelephone:
-Calling a contact (→page305)
-Calling a new number (→page 302)
RNavigation (→page276)
RCompose messages (→page 306)
If a mobile phone isconnectedtothe multimediasystem (→page 298) and automatic calling up(→page 303) is activated,the mobile phone'scontacts are displayed inthe address book.
Downloading mobile phone contactsMultimedia system:
PhoneZOptionsContacts
Automatically
SwitchSynchronize Contacts Automaticallyons.
Manually
DeactivateSSynchronize Contacts Auto-matically.
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SelectSynchronize Contacts.
Calling up contactsMultimedia system:
PhoneªContacts
Depending onthecharacter set,thefollowingoptions can be usedtosearchfor contacts:
Rsearchingbyinitials
Rsearchingbyname
Rsearchingbyphone number
Entercharacters intothe searchfield.A selection of possible contacts appears.Entering morecharacters intothe searchfield narrowsdownthe number of possibleselections.
Selectthe contact.
A contact can containthefollowing details:
Rphone numbers
Rnavigation addresses
Rgeo-coordinates
RInternet address
Editingtheformat of a contact's nameMultimedia system:
PhoneZOptionsCon-
tactsName Format
Thefollowing options areavailable:
RLast Name, First Name
RLast Name First Name
RFirst Name Last Name
Select an option.
Overview of importing contacts
Contacts fromvarious sources
SourceRequirements
òMemory cardThe SD memory cardis inserted.
òUSB device The USB device isinserted inthe USBport.
SourceRequirements
ñBluetooth®con‐nection
Ifthe sending of
vCards via Bluetooth®
is supported, vCardscan bereceived onmobile phones or net‐books,forexample.
Bluetooth®is activa‐ted inthe multimediasystem and ontherespective device(seethe manufactur‐er's operating instruc‐tions).
óMobile phone The mobile phone isconnectedtothe mul‐timedia system.
Importing contacts intothe contacts menuMultimedia system:
PhoneZOptionsContacts
SelectImport.
Select an option.
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