2019 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV navigation update

wrong direction of tr
avel, it triggers a warning.
The camera also de tects traf fic signs wi th a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g. in
we t conditions).
Tr af fic Sign Assi stis only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible forke eping a safe dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, forve hicle speed and for braking
in good time.
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentional ly
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo u
can specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well. Display in
the instrument display 1
Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speed when there is a restriction
3 Additional sign with restriction
% The illu stra tion sho wsthe Instrument Display
in theWi descreen Cockpit
Tr af fic Sign Assi stalso uses information in the
navigation sy stem. The display can therefore be
updated without de tecting traf fic signs when you
lea veor enter a town or change roads, e.g.
mo torw ay ex it or slip road. Tr
af fic Sign Assi stis not available in all coun‐
tries. If it is una vailable, display 1is shown in
th e speedome ter.
Wa rning when app roaching pedestrian cross‐
ings
Ve hicles with Driving Assistance Package:
th e sy stem can warnyou if you approach a
pedestrian crossing with your vehicle. A mes‐
sage appears inthe instrument clus ter. 304
Driving and parking

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Ifth eve hicle is fitted wi thgesture mode,
selected functions of the multimedia sy stem
can be operated conta ct-free aswell as turn‐
ing there ading light on or off (/ page 360).
Nu merous application, online services, services
and apps are available foryo u. You can call
th ese up using the home screen or using buttons
5 and 6next totheto uchpad.
Yo u can co nveniently call up and add favo urites
using theß rocker switch on thesteering
wheel or using theß button next tothe
to uchpad. Quic k-access in the home screen and
in the applications ser vetoselect functions
more quickl y.
If yo u use the learn function of the multimedia
sy stem, you will recei vesuggestions during oper‐
ation of the most probable navigation destina‐
tions, media sources, radio stations and con‐ ta
cts. The configu ration of the suggestions takes
place in your profile. You can co mpileyour pro‐
fi le from various vehicle settings and settings of
th e multimedia sy stem. You can create themes
fo rva rious driving situations in the home screen
as well as using theß rocker switch or the
ß button.
The Notifications Centre collects incoming notifi‐
cations, e.g. about an available software update.
Depending on the type of notification it of fers
va rious actions. You can call up the Notifications
Centre on the home screen and in the applica‐
tion menus.
Wi th th eglobal sear chintheve hicle you can
sear chon-board across many categories as well
as online in the Internet. You can use theglobal
sear chinthe home screen and in the notifica‐
tions. Anti-theft pr
otection
This device is equipped with tech nical pr ovisions
to protect it against theft. More de tailed informa‐
tion about anti-theft pr otection can be obtained
at a qualified specialist workshop. Note
s onthe media display Obser
vethe no tes on caring forth e interior
(/ page 547).
Au tomatic temperature-cont rolled switch-
off feature: ifth ete mp erature is too high, the
brightness is initially reduced automatically. The
media display may then switch off comple tely for
a while.
% Ifyo u are wearing polarised sun glasses, it
may be dif ficult toread the multimedia sys‐
te m displa y. MBUX multimedia sy
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Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown.#
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Move. #
Movethefa vo urite tothe new position. #
Tap on ø.
Moving thefa vo urites menu in the personali‐
sation #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until Set new orderis shown.#
Select Set new order. #
MoveFavourites tothe new position. #
Tap on ø. #
Toclose the menu: selectClose.
Deleting favo urites #
Tap on © inthe media displa y.
The home screen is shown. #
Swipe up until FAVOURITESis shown. #
Press on a favo urite until theOPTIONS menu
is shown. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes. No
tifications Centre Overvi
ewoftheNo tifications Centre
The following communications are collec ted in
th e Notifications Centre:
R Communications which are generated bythe
ve hicle or from multimedia sy stem.
R Communications which are recei vedth ro ugh
th e use of services.
The following notification types are available for
yo u:
R Navigable destinations and routes
R Messages (t ext messa ges)
R Calendar entries and reminders, e.g. from In
Car Of fice
This function is not available in all countries. R
System information, e.g. Important software
update available.
R Other notifications, e.g. from additional
online services that can be subsc ribed to
The j Notifications Centre can be found on
th e home screen, in menus and at theto pright
of the navigation map (/ page 354).
A star in thej symbol informs you of new
notifications.
Noti fications are normally brie fly shown as they
are recei ved. This occurs for near lyeve ryappli‐
cation that you are cur rently using. If youta ke
no action, these are stored for future access in
th eNoti fications Centre.
The notifications are sor tedchro nologically. The
most recent notifications are at theto p. 374
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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:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ #
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:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route #
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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Select Map version.
The de tail information is displa yed.
% The online map update service from
Mercedes me connect can be used to
update the map data (/ page443).
A messa geis shown in the media display
when a new map version is available.
% Info rm ation about new versions of the digital
map can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re.
Overview of avoiding an area for the route
Yo u can define areas along a route that you
wo uld like toavoid.
Mo torw ays or multi-lane expressw ays, which are
ro uted thro ugh an area tobe avo ided are taken
into account forth ero ute.
Av oiding a new area for the route
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route 5
Avoid options
5 Avoid areas #
Select Avoid new area. #
Tostart in the map: selectUsing map. #
Movethe map (/ page 439). #
Tostart via destination sear ch:select Via
address entry. #
Enter the address (/ page 407). #
Select the destination in the list or accept
with a.
The map appears. #
Toshow an area: tap or press on the control
element.
A redre ctangle appea rs. This designates the
area that should be avoided. #
Tochange the map scale: movetwo fingers
apart or toget her on the media display or on
th eto uchpad.
The map is zoomed in or out. #
Toset an area: selecta.
The Avoid area has been set. message
appears. The area is entered into the list. Changing an area
tobe avo ided
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route 5
Avoid options
5 Avoid areas #
Select an area in the list. #
Select Edit. #
Tomo vean area on the map: swipe in any
direction on the control element. #
Tochange the size of the area: tap or press
on the control element. #
Swipe up or down on the control element. #
Select a.
The Avoid area has been set. message
appears. The area is entered into the list. #
Totake account of an area for the route:
select an area from the list. #
Activate Avoid area.
The display button is acti vated.
If ro ute guidance is active, a new route is cal‐
culated. 442
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If
th ere is no route yet,th e setting is car ried
ove rto the next route guidance.
The route can include an area that is tobe
av oided in thefo llowing cases:
R the destination is located in an area that
is to be avo ided.
R thero ute includes mo torw ays or multi-
lane expressw ays which pass thro ugh an
area tobe avo ided.
R there is no sensible alternative route.
Deleting an area
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced 5
Route 5
Avoid options
5 Avoid areas #
Todel ete an area: select an area in the list. #
Select Delete. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes. #
Todel ete all areas: if at least two areas to
av oid are set, select Delete all. #
Confirm the prom ptwith Yes. Map data upda
teoverview
Up dating at the Mercedes-Benz se rvice
centre
The digital maps generated bythe map software
become outdated in the same way as co nven‐
tional road maps. Optimal route guidance can
on ly 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 a Mercedes-Benz
service cent re.
Yo u can recei veupdates tothe digital map there.
Online map update
The online map update service from Mercedes
me connect can be used toupdate the map
data.
% The online map update service is not availa‐
ble in all countries.
The following options are available forthe
update:
R for one region (automatic map update) Fo
r auto matic map updates theAutomatic
online updates system setting must be acti‐
va ted (/ page 397).
R for se veral or all regions (manual map
update)
The map data will firs t be downloaded onto a
st orage medium and then updated on the
multimedia sy stem.
Fu rther information on online map updates is
av ailable here:
R at any Mercedes-Benz service centre
R at: http://www.mercedes.me
Fu rther information on updates can be found at:
http://manuals.daimler.com/baix/cars/
connectme/en_GB/index.html.
Overview of 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. MBUX multimedia sy
stem 443

If
th e map data on your vehicle has been ins tal‐
led at thefa ctory and you wish toreins tall it, you
do not need toenter the activation code.
Fo r map data that you ha vepur chased in the
fo rm of a data storage medium, you must en ter
th e accompanying activation code.
% Ifyo u sa vethe map data on a data storage
medium with the online map update service,
no entry isrequ ired. The activation code is
st ored on the data storage medium during
th e downloading process.
Obser vethefo llowing when entering the activa‐
tion code:
R The activation code can be used for one vehi‐
cle
R The activation code is not transferable
R The activation code has six digits
In theeve nt of thefo llowing problems, please
con tact a Mercedes-Benz service centre:
R The multimedia sy stem does not accept the
activation code
R You ha velost the activation code Displaying
the compass
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ 5
Position #
Select Compass.
The compass display sho wsthefo llowing
information:
R the cur rent di rection of tr avel with bear‐
ing (360° form at) and compass direction
R longitude and latitude coo rdinates in
degrees, minutes and seconds
R height (rounded)
R number of GPS satellites from which a
signal can be recei ved
The information is not available in every count ry.
Displaying Qibla
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
¡ 5
Position #
Select Qibla.
The ar rowonthe compass sho wsthe direc‐
tion toMecca in relation tothe cur rent di rec‐
tion of tr avel. The number of satellites
recei ved is shown.
% This function is not available in all countries.
Setting the map scale automatically
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced #
Select View. #
Select Map orientation. #
Activate Auto zoom.
The display button is acti vated. The map
scale is set automatically depending on your
driving speed and the type of road.
% The automatically selec ted map scale can be
ch anged manuall y.After a few seconds, this
is automatically reset.
Displaying the satellite map
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation 5
Z
5 Advanced #
Select View. #
Select Map elements. 444
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Set the zones.
Setting the colour ef fects #
Select Effects. #
Swit chWelcome orClimate on or off.
% Further information on theto pic of setting
ambiance light (/ page164). Setting
the language in there ar passenger
comp artment Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 Language #
Set the language. Selecting sy
stem settings in there ar com‐
partment Re
ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
Ad justing the brightness #
Select Display. #
Adjust the brightness.
Connecting a device in the device manager #
Select Device Manager. #
Select a device that is tobe connec ted.
Headphones and headsets are connec ted
with there ar displa y.
Mobile phones and other devices are con‐
nected with the multimedia sy stem.
Setting the sensitivity for the rear display #
Select Touch Sensitivity. #
Select Fast,Medium orSlow.
Showing sy stem information #
Select System info. Na
vigation Switching on navigation in
there ar comp art‐
ment
Re ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem:
4 © 5
Navigation (Navigation)
The map appears and sho ws the current vehicle
position. #
Select an option in the navigation menu.
The following options are available, forex ample
on there ar display:
R Entering the destination and transfer ring the
destination tothe multimedia sy stem using
Send to Car Navigation
R Setting the map scale (/ page 438)
R Moving the map and rotating the map
R Showing route information
R Online map update forre gions
This option is not available in all countries. 526
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