2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV Owners Manual

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Swipe le ftor right on the control element.
The pr evious or next POI is highligh ted on the
map. The name or the address is shown. #
Select the POI symbol.
or #
Tofilter the display according tothe POI
categor y:scroll on the control element. #
Select the POI categor y.
Selecting a destination from favo urites
Re quirements:
R Destinations are sa ved as favo urites.
Sa ve a pr evious destination or a destination
suggestion as a favo urite (/ page 430).
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 FAVOURITES #
Select a favo urite.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated. The
following options are available in thefa vo ur‐
ites menu:
R Saving addresses for home and work
R Creating favo urites
R Deleting favo urites #
If no address has been sa vedfo r home
and work:select HomeorWork. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes. #
Enterth efa vo urite as a POI or address
(/ page 407). #
Tosave afa vo urite: select Add favourites. #
Enter thefa vo urite as a POI or address
(/ page 407).
or #
If all the positions in thefa vo urites are full,
fi rs t select a favo urite which is tobe ove r‐
written (/ page373). #
Follow the instructions pr ovided. #
Todel ete a favo urite: select Vfor a des‐
tination. #
Select Delete. or #
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Delete.
Selecting received destinations
Re quirements:
R There is an Internet connection.
R A destination has been sent totheve hicle.
Multimedia sy stem:
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5 RECEIVED DESTINAT.
The vehicle can recei vedestinations from serv‐
ices or apps. #
Select a destination.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
% You can sa veare cei ved destination in the
fa vo urites (/ page 430).
Yo u ha vefast access tothe destinations via
th efa vo urites (/ page414). 414
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Deleting a
received destination #
Todel ete a destination: selectVfor a
destination. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. #
Todel ete all destinations: selectÄ. #
Select Delete all. #
Select Yes. Ro
ute Calculating a
route
Re quirements:
R The destination has been entered.
R The destination address is shown. 1
¥ Noroute yet
¦ Aro ute has been mapped #
Select ¥.
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
or #
Select ¦.
If a route is already mapped, a prom ptis
shown. #
Select Set as intermediate dest..
The selec ted destination address is set as
th e next intermediate destination. Route
guidance begins.
If th ere are already four intermediate destina‐
tions, the multimedia sy stem asks whe ther
intermediate destination 4 should be dele ted.
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes.
or #
Select Start new route guidance.
The selec ted destination address is set as a
new destination. The pr evious destination
and the intermediate destinations are
dele ted. Ro ute guidance tothe new destina‐
tion begins.
Sear ching for POIs in the vicinity of the des‐
tination shown
% The POI symbols totheright of POIs in the
vicinity showthefirs tth re e categories for
qu ick- access. You can configure these cate‐
gories (/ page410). #
Select a POI symbol.
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Select a POI.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
or #
Select POIs in the vicinity r.#
Sea rch using categories, enter a sear chentry
or sear chfor a personal POI (/ page410). #
Select a POI.
The destination address is shown. The route
can be calculated.
Other menu functions #
Tosave the destination: selectf. #
Select an option.
The following options are available:
R Save in "Previous destinations"
R Save as favourite
R Save as "Home"
R Save as "Work" #
Tocall the destination: if atelephone num‐
ber is available, select Call. #
Toshare the destination using NFC or QR
code: select Share via NFC or QR code . #
Hold the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on the
mat or place the mobile phone on it
(/ page 455).
or #
Hold the mobile phone near tothe multime‐
dia sy stem and scan the QR code. #
Tocall up an Internet address: if aweb
address is available, select www. #
Toshow on the map: selectDisplay on the
map .
Selecting a route type
Multimedia sy stem:
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Route #
Select thero ute type.
If no route has been created, the next route
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type. If a
route has already been created, thero ute
is calculated on the basis of the new route
type.
The following route types are available:
R Fast
Aro ute with a quick journey time is calcula‐
te d.
R Short
Aro ute with a sho rtdriving dis tance is calcu‐
la te d.
R Eco
An economical route is calculated. The jour‐
ney time may be som ewhat longer than for
qu icke rro utes.
R Trailer
The option is available if a trailer has been
coupled with theve hicle.
A prom ptis shown in the multimedia sy stem.
Confirm the prom pt.
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r these route types you can select thefo l‐
lowing dynamic route guidance options: #
Select Dynamic route guidance r.#
Select Automatic, After asking orOff.
Explanation of the options:
R Automatic
The route is calculated with the cur rently set
ro ute type.
Tr af fic messages via Live Traf fic Information
or FM RDS-TMC are take n into account
(/ page 431).
Live Traf fic Information and FM RDS-TMC are
not available in all countries.
R After asking
A prom ptappears when a new route is de tec‐
te d with a shor ter journey time based on traf‐
fi c re ports. You can continue touse the cur‐
re nt route or use the dynamic route ins tead
(/ page 417).
R Off
No tr affic re ports are take n into account for
th ero ute. Calculating alternative
routes #
Activate Suggest alternative route.
The display button is acti vated. Alternative
ro utes are calculated foreve ryroute. #
Select an alternative route (/ page 421).
Ac cepting a de tour recommendation af ter a
prom pt
Re quirements:
R After asking is switched on #inthe
DYNAMIC ROUTE GUIDANCE menu
(/ page 416).
R Route guidance is active.
R There are traf fic re ports forth e cur rent
ro ute.
If a new route with a sho rter driving time is
de term ined, the cur rent and new routes will be
shown.
The notification is shown in ano ther application.
Confirm the notification. #
Toaccept the new route: select Accept rec-
ommended detour. #
Tomaintain the cu rrentroute: select Keep
to current route .
Selecting route options
Multimedia sy stem:
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Av oiding areas #
Select Avoid options. #
Select Avoid areas (/page 442).
Av oiding or using mo torw ays, ferries, tun‐
nels, mo torail trains, unpa vedro ads #
Select Avoid options. #
Activate or deacti vate theavo id option.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids mo torw ays, forex ample.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s mo torw ays into consideration, for
ex ample.
These route options are not available in every
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The selected
route options cannot alw ays be
ta ke n into account. The refore , a route may
include a ferry, for ins tance, eventh ough the
Avoid ferries avoid option is enabled. A mes‐
sage then appears and you will hear a co rre‐
sponding message.
Av oiding or using tollro ads #
Select Avoid options. #
Select Toll roads. #
Switch Avoid all on or off.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids all tollro ads.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s into account all roads that requ irethe
payment of a usage fee (toll).
or #
Toavoid a type of payment: selectAvoid.
The route avoids all tollro ads with the selec‐
te d me thod of payment. #
Touse a type of payment: selectUse.
The route take s into account all tollro ads
with the selected me thod of payment. These
route options are not available in every
countr y.
Av oiding or using roads requ iring a special
to llst icker #
Select Avoid options . #
Select Vignette roads . #
Switch Allon or off.
or #
Activate or deacti vate the count ries.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
ro ute avoids roads requ iring a special toll
st icke r in the selected count ries.
To use: the display button is off. The route
ta ke s into account roads in the selected
count rywhich requireyouto pay a time-
based fee (vignette). A vignette allo wsforthe
use of a route network for a limi ted time
period.
% These route options are not available in
eve rycountr y. Selecting notifications
for the route
Re quirements:
R For an audible indication when approach‐
ing a personal POI: the USB device conta ins
personal POIs.
R The USB device is connec ted with the multi‐
media sy stem.
R The category in which the personal POI
belongs is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Announcements #
Switch Muteon or off.
No navi gation announcements are issued
when the display button is switched on. #
Toselect a navigation announcement:
select an option #under theDRIVING REC-
OMMENDATIONS category.
The following options are available:
R Acoustic signal only
In place of the spoken navigation
announcement you hear a gong. The 41 8
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gong signals an upcoming driving
manoeuvre and also sounds during
the
driving manoeuvre.
R Concise Guidance Mode
If a navigation announcement is available,
yo u hear a brief announcement, e.g. "turn
ri ght".
R Extensive Guidance Mode
If a navigation announcement is available
and theAnnounce street names option is
switched on, you hear a co mplete
announcement, e.g. "In 200 m at the end
of thest re et turn right into Station Road". #
Tohave stre et names announced during
a driving manoeuvre: switch onAnnounce
street names. #
Select theExtensive Guidance Mode option.
The name of thest re et into which you should
turn is announced.
% The navigation announcements are not avail‐
able in everycountry and in all langua ges. Selecting messages
forTRAFFIC #
Activate a messa ge.
The display button is activated.
The following options are available:
R Traffic incidents
Traf fic incidents are announced, e.g.
ro adwor ksand road bloc ks.
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
R Announce warnings
Warning messages are announced, e.g.
before tailbac ksthat pose a risk (if availa‐
ble).
This function is not available in all coun‐
tries and languages.
Au dible indication when approaching a per‐
sonal POI #
Select thePersonal POIs option inthe
ALERTS category. #
Activate a categor y.
The display button is activated. When
approaching a personal POI in this category
an audible indication will be issued.
Showing destination information for the
ro ute
Re quirements:
R A destination is entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Select Route overview .
When route guidance is active, the destina‐
tion and intermediate destinations are
shown, if these ha vebeen entered and not
ye t been passed.
The route can include up tofour intermediate
destinations. #
Select a destination or an intermediate desti‐
nation.
The following information is displa yed:
R Remaining driving dis tance
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Remaining journey time
R Name, destination addre ss
R Phone number (if available)
R Web address (if available)
Planning routes
Multimedia sy stem:
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Route overview #
Select Set intermediate destination. #
Ente rth e intermediate destination as a POI
or address, forex ample (/ page 407). #
Select the intermediate destination.
Af ter selection of an intermedia tedestina‐
tion, thero ute overview is shown again. #
Calculate thero ute with intermediate desti‐
nations(/ page 420)
% Ifth ere are already four intermediate desti‐
nations, dele tean intermediate destination
(/ page 420). Editing a
route with intermediate destina‐
tions
Multimedia sy stem:
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Tochange the sequence of destinations:
select Vfor a destination.
A menu opens. #
Select Move.
ø is highlighted. #
Movethe intermediate destination or the
destination with 4ors tothe desired
position. #
Tap on ø. #
Todel ete a destination: selectVfor an
intermedia tedestination or destination. #
Select Delete.
The destination is dele ted. Calculating a
route with intermediate desti‐
nations
Re quirements:
R The destination and at least one intermediate
destination ha vebeen entered.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Route overview #
Select Start route guidance.
or #
Ifth ero ute has been edited, select To Navi-
gation G. #
Con firm the prom ptwith Yes.
The route is calculated. Route guidance
begins.
Displaying thero ute list
Multimedia sy stem:
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Select Route list.
The route sections are displ ayed. The cur rent
ve hicle position is mar ked on the map. 420
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The cur
rent vehicle position is shown with
th efo llowing information:
R The a symbol forth e cur rent vehicle
position is displa yed.
R The name of thero ad on which you are
cur rently driving is shown.
R The road number of thero ad on which
yo u are cur rently driving is shown.
The route list is updated during the journe y. #
Toshow route sections: swipe up or down
on the control element.
The route section is shown on the map.
Selecting an alternative route
Re quirements:
R The Suggest alternative route option is
switched on (/ page416).
Multimedia sy stem:
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Select Alternative routes.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings. The
routes are numbered. #
Select the alternative route. #
Toshow thero ute on the map: selectDis-
play on the map . #
Movethe map (/ page 439). #
Set the map scale (/ page 438). #
Toavoid or use route options: selectÄ. #
Switch thero ute option, e.g. Motorways, on
or off.
To avoid: the display button is activated. The
alternative route avoids mo torw ays.
To use: the display button is off. The alterna‐
tive route uses mo torw ays.
Ac tivating a commuter route
Re quirements:
R You ha vecrea ted a profile (/ page 366).
R The Allow destination suggestions option is
switched on (/ page371).
R The Activate commuter route option is
switched on. R
The multimedia sy stem has gathered suf fi‐
cient da tain order toshow destination sug‐
ge stions.
R Routes ha vebeen learned forth ese destina‐
tion suggestions.
% This commuter route is not available in all
countries.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Activate Activate commuter route .
The display button is acti vated. The naviga‐
tion sy stem automatically de tects that the
ve hicle is on a commuter route. It automati‐
cally starts a route guidance without voice
output.
Fo rth e daily commuter route, traf fic inci‐
dents on thero ute are also repor ted when
driving without active route guidance. MBUX multimedia sy
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