2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

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Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Ro ute guidance begins once a route has been
calculated.
The road and traf fic ru les and regulations alw ays
ha ve priority over multimedia sy stem driving
instructions.
The following driving instructions can be used:
R Navigation announcements
R Route guidance displ ays
R Lane recommendations
If yo u do not follow the driving instructions or if
yo u lea vethe calculated route, a new route is
calculated automaticall y. Driving instructions may di
ffer from the actual
ro ad and traf fic conditions if:
R The route is diver ted
R The direction of a one-w aystre et has been
ch anged
Fo rth is reason, you must alw ays obser veroad
and traf fic ru les and regulations during your
journey as well as the pr evailing traf fic condi‐
tions.
The route may dif fer from the ideal route due to
th efo llowing:
R Roadwor ks
R Incomple tedigital map data
Note s on GPS reception
The cor rect function of the navigation sy stem
depends amongst other things on GPS recep‐
tion. In cer tain situations GPS reception can be
impaired, defective or even not possible, e.g. in
tunnels or in pa rking garage s. Changing direction
overview There are
thre e phases when changing direction:
R Preparation phase
Ifth ere is enough time between thech anges
of direction, the multimedia sy stem prepares
yo ufo rth e upcoming change of direction. A
navigation announcement is issued, e.g.
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The map appears in full-screen mode.
R Announcement phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the
upcoming change of direction, e.g. by
announcing "Turn right in 300 ft(100 m)".
The display is split into two parts. The map is
displa yed on the lef t;on theright, there is a
de tailed image of the intersection or a 3D
image of the upcoming change of direction.
R Chan ge-of-direction phase
The multimedia sy stem announces the immi‐
nent change of direction, e.g. byannouncing
"N ow turn right".
The display is split into two parts.
The vehicle has successfully changed direc‐
tion when the light-color bar on theright
drops down to0feet (0 m) and the cur rent
ve hicle position symbol has reached the
highlighted change-of-direction point.
When thech ange of direction is comple te,
th e map appears in full-screen mode.
% Changes of direction are also shown in the
Instrument Displa y. Lane
recommendations overview
This display appears for multi-lane roads.
If th e digital map conta insthere leva nt da ta,the
multimedia sy stem can display lane recommen‐
dations forth e next two changes of direction. 1
Recommended lane
2 Possible lane
3 Lanes not recommended The
following lanes are displa yed:
R Recommended lane 1
In this lane, you will be able tocompl ete bo th
th e next change of direction and the one
af te rth at.
R Possible lane 2
In this lane, you will on lybe able tocompl ete
th e next change of direction.
R Lane not recommended 3
In this lane, you will not be able tocompl ete
th e next change of direction without chang‐
ing lane.
During thech ange of direction, new lanes may
be added.
% Lane recommendations can also be dis‐
pl ay ed in the Instrument Display and in the
Head-up Displa y.
Overview of destination reached
Once the destination is reached, you will see the
Í checkeredflag. Route guidance is finished.
When an intermedia tedestination has been
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flag with the number of your Î inter‐
mediate destination. Af terth is, route guidance is
continued.
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off
Re quirements:
R Route guidance is active. #
Toswitch off: pressthevo lume control on
th e multifunction steering wheel during a
navigation announcement (→ page243).
or #
Press thevo lume control on the center con‐
sole during a navigation announcement
(→ page 243).
The Voice Guidance has been deactivated.
messa geappears.
or #
Show the navigation menu (→ page 259).#
Select !Voice Guidance .
The symbol changes to# . #
Toactivate: select#Voice Guidance .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
pl ay ed. %
Inthefo llowing situations, navigation
announcements are switched on automati‐
cally:
R A new route guidance is star ted.
R The route is recalculated.
% You can add and call up this function as a
fa vo rite under Voice Guidance On/Off .
Swit ching navigation announcements on/off
during a phone call #
Select System. #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and Traffic Announce-
ments. #
Swit chVoice Guidance During Call on0073 or
off 0053.
Ad justing the volume of navigation
announcements
Re quirements:
R Route guidance is active. #
On the multifunction steering wheel or
on the multimedia sy stem: turn thevo lume control on
the multifunction steering wheel
during a navigation announcement.
or #
Turn thevo lume control on the center con‐
sole during a navigation announcement
(→ page 243).
% Inthefo llowing situations, thevo lume is
ra ised tothe maximum volume or lo weredto
th e minimum volume:
R A new route guidance is star ted.
R The route is recalculated.
% The minimum volume can be individually set
at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. #
Via sy stem settings: selectSystem. #
Select õAudio. #
Select Navigation and Traffic Announce-
ments. #
Select Voice Guidance Volume . #
Set thevo lume. #
Toswitch audio fadeout on/o ffduring
navigation announcements: selectSystem . #
Select õAudio. Multimedia sy
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Select Navigation and Traffic Announce-
ments . #
Switch Audio Fadeout During Voice Guidance
on 0073 or off 0053.
Re peating navigation announcements
Re quirements:
R Aro ute has already been created.
R Route guidance is active.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation #
Select !Voice Guidance .#
Select #Voice Guidance .
The cur rent navigation announcement is
re peated.
% You can add and call up this function as a
fa vo rite under Repeat Voice Guidance .
Canceling route guidance
Re quirements:
R Aro ute has already been created.
R Route guidance is active. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select %Cancel Route Guidance .
Overview of route guidance toan off-road
destination
An off-road destination is within the digital map.
The map conta ins noroads that lead tothe des‐
tination.
Yo u can en terge o-coordinates or a thre ewo rd
address for off-road destinations on the map.
Ro ute guidance guides youfo r as long as possi‐
ble with navigation announcements and displa ys
on roads that are kn ownto the multimedia sys‐
te m.
Shortly before youre ach the last know n position
on the map, you will hear the "Please follow the
direction ar row" announcement. The displ ay
sho wsa direction ar rowand the linear dis tance
to the destination. Overview of
route guidance from an off-road
location toa destination
Off-road position: the cur rent vehicle position is
located within the digital map on roads that are
not available.
When route guidance begins thefo llowing dis‐
pla ysappear:
R The Road Not Mapped message is shown.
R A direction ar row showing the linear direc‐
tion tothe POI.
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al.
Overview of off- road status during route
guidance
Due toroadwor ks,fo rex ample, there may be dif‐
fe re nces between the data on the digital map
and the actual course of thero ad. In such cases,
th e multimedia sy stem will temp orarily be
unable tolocate theve hicle's cur rent position on
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When
theve hicle is off-road, thefo llowing dis‐
pla ysare shown:
R theRoad Not Mapped message
R a direction ar rowshowing the linear direction
to the POI
When theve hicle is back on a road kn ownto the
multimedia sy stem, route guidance continues as
no rm al. Destination
Saving the cur
rent vehicle position
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation #
Ifth e map is displa yed in full screen mode,
press the cent ral control element.
The map menu appears. #
Select 1onthe map menu (→ page278).
The cur rent vehicle position is sa vedto the
"Pr evious destinations" memo ry.St
oring a map position
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation
The map is in full-screen mode. #
Press theTo uch Control, the controller or the
to uchpad. #
Select "mo vemap" in map menu 2
(→ page 278). #
Select a position on the map.
If multiple entri es areavailable for a map
position, a list appears. #
Highlight an entr y. #
Select 0080Store in "Previous Destina-
tions" .
The map position is sa vedto the "Pr evious
destinations" memo ry.
Editing the pr evious destinations
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
¬ Previous and Other
Destinations .
Previous Destinations #
Highlight one of the pr evious destinations. #
Tosave as a favo rite :select 0080Save My
Favorite .
The favo rite s are displa yed. #
Movethefa vo rite to the desired position.
If a favo rite has already been added at this
position, it will be overwritten. #
Tosave as "Home" address: select0080
Save as "Home" . #
Tosave as "Work" address: select0080
Save as "Work" . #
Todel ete a single or all destinations:
select 0080Delete orDelete All.
A prom ptappears. #
Select Yes. #
Todispl aydestination information: select
0080 Details.
Using extern al destinations
External destinations can be recei ved from the
fo llowing sources:
R Mercedes-Benz Apps
R Doo r-to -door navigation wi thCompanion app
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Recei ved destinations are sa ved in the pr evi‐
ous destinations.
A prom ptappears on the media displa y.#
A destination has been received without
picture information: selectYes. #
Ifro ute guidance is not active, select Start
Route Guidance .
The route tothe destination is calculated.
The map sho ws thero ute. Route guidance
th en begins.
or #
Ifro ute guidance is active, select Start New
Route Guidance orSet as Next Way Point.
Start New Route Guidance :th ere cei ved des‐
tination address is set as a new destination.
The pr evious destinations and intermediate
destinations are dele ted. Ro ute guidance to
th e new destination begins.
Set as Next Way Point :th ere cei ved destina‐
tion address is set as the next intermediate
destination. Route guidance begins. #
A destination has been received with pic‐
tu re information: selectStart Route Guid-
ance .
Ro ute guidance starts. Ro
ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports Tr
af fic information overview
Tr af fic re ports are recei ved using Live Traf fic
Information and are used forro ute guidance.
This service is una vailable in some countries.
There may be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and traf fic
conditions.
Impor tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection.
R The traf fic situation is upda ted at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R The subsc ript ion information sho ws thest a‐
tus (→ page276). In
fo rm ation on theve hicle's position is regular ly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the tra ffic data pr ovider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
fo rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the tra ffic reports.
If yo u do not wish totransmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can ha vethis service deactivated at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Displaying subscription information
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options
The subscription expiration date is automatically
displa yed:
R one month before theex piration date.
R one week before theex piration date.
R ontheex piration date. 276
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Todispl aymanuall y:select Live Traffic Sub-
scription Info.
Depending on thest atus, one of thefo llowing
messages appears:
R the period of validity forth e subscription
is displa yed.
R the subscription has expired.
% The subscription can be extended:
R at an au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center
R via an MB Info call tothe Mercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center
Displ aying the traf fic map
Requ irements:
R For Live Traf fic Information: theve hicle is
equipped with a communication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
R When theve hicle is star ted, the communica‐
tion module automatically es tablishes an
Internet connection. Traf fic information is
made available shortly af terw ards. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
Menu #
Alternatively: if the map is displa yed in full
screen mode, press theTo uch Control, the
controller or theto uchpad.
The map menu appears. #
Activate º0073.
The traf fic map sho ws thefo llowing information,
fo rex ample:
R traf fic incidents, forex ample:
- roadwor ks
- road bloc ks
- warning messages
The symbols for traf fic incidents are dis‐
pl ay ed in color (on thero ute) or gray (off the
ro ute).
R traf fic flow information:
- traf fic jam (red line)
- slow-moving traf fic (orange line)
- heavy traf fic (yellow line) -
free-flowing traf fic (green line)
R displ ayfor traf fic del ays on thero ute lasting
at least one minute
R warning message symbols:
- Ô symbol
- additional road saf ety no tes when
approaching a traf fic incident, e.g. the
end of a tra ffic jam
If th eve hicle approaches a danger area
on thero ute, a warning message is dis‐
pla yed on the map. A warning message
may also be issued (→ page278).
Displaying traf fic incidents
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
Z Options .
Map
Content #
Activate 0073Traffic Incidents .
Ro adwor ks,ro ad bloc ks, local area reports
(e.g. fog) and warning messages are dis‐
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tivating free flow and traffic display #
Activate 0073Free Flowing Traffic andTraffic
Delays.
% The traf fic del ayis displa yedfo rth e cur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ays lasting one minute or
longer are taken into consideration.
Displaying details #
Displa ys the traf fic map (→ page 277). #
Movesth e map (→ page 280). #
When a tra ffic report symbol is under the
crosshair, press on the cent ral control ele‐
ment.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
or #
Press on the cent ral control element. #
Select Information on Traffic Reports.
The map sho ws the traf fic re port symbols in
th e vicinit y.
Tr af fic re port information is displa yed in the
st atus line:
R Traf fic re port symbol R
Reason forth e tra ffic report, e.g. tra ffic
con gestion
R Warning message (highligh ted in red) #
Toselect a traf fic re port symbol: select
Next orPrevious. #
Press on the cent ral control element.
The traf fic re port de tails are displa yed.
Issuing hazard warnings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Activate 0073Announce Traffic Warnings .
Wa rning messages are issued and tailbac ks
which pose a risk are announced. Map and compass
Map and compass
overview 1
Savesth e cur rent vehicle position
2 Movesth e map
3 Selects the map orientation and map view
4 Selects the function depending on the equip‐
ment:
• Sends a hazard warning via Car-to-X. 278
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