2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

Thestate or province in whichthevehicle islocated is set1.
There are twoavailable methods of destinationentry:
RFree search2
RSearchstep-by-step3
Method 1: free search
#Enterthe POI or address in2. The entriescan be made in any order.During destination entry, suggestions aremadebythe multimedia system. A selectionof destinations appears in a list.
Enterthese address elements,forexample:
RCity,street, house number
RStreet, city
RZIP code
RPOI name
RPOI category,e.g.Gas Station
RCity, POI name
#Toswitchtohandwritingrecognition:selectv5.
#Writethecharacter onthetouchpad.
#Toswitchto character selection:pressthe8button.
or
#Pressthetouchpad.#Todelete an entry:select%4(ifavail‐able).
Usethefollowing options:
RPress briefly: deletesthe lastcharacterentered orthe last suggestion adopted.
RPress and hold: deletesthe entire entry.
#Tosetthe language:selectT8.
#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.
or
#Enterthe online destination or a 3wordaddress inthe input line.
%Enter a 3wordaddress (→page 307).Online searchis notavailable in all coun‐tries.
#Tocall upthe list:pressthe8button.
or
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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-step#Press8button.
or
#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.
#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.
or
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#Iffavourites havebeen saved already(→page317), selectFrom My Favorites.
#Selectthefavourite.The destination address is shown.
Selecting a POIMultimedia system:
,Navigation.¬Previous and Other
Destinations.POIs
#Selectthe category.
or
#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.
#SelectNear Destination: selectthe inter‐mediate destination orthe destination.
Starting an automaticgasstation search
Requirements:RThe automaticgasstation searchis activateds(→page311).
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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or
#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:
,Navigation.Way Points and Info
#SelectSearch for Way Point.
#Enterthe intermediate destination as a POIor address (→page 302).
#Selectthe intermediate destination.#SelectSet as Destination.
or
#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:
,Navigation.Way Points and Info
#Tocall upthe map:highlightthe destinationorthe intermediate destination.
#Select

Multimedia system:
,Navigation.Way Points and Info
#SelectStart New Route Guidance.Theroute is calculated withthe set inter‐mediate destinations.
Selecting a contactfor destination entry
Requirements:RA mobile phone is connectedtothe multime‐dia system (→page 329).
RContacts havebeen downloaded(→page 334).
Multimedia system:
,Navigation.¬Previous and Other
Destinations.Contacts
#Selectthe contact.The contact details are displayed.
#Selectthe address.
Filtering displaysfor contacts
#Enter a name ortelephone number,forexam‐ple, intothe searchfield.
#Select¡.Thefirst contact inthe list is highlighted.
#Selectthe contact.
#Selectthe address.
Enteringgeo-coordinatesMultimedia system:
,Navigation.¬Previous and Other
Destinations.Geo-coordinates
#Entergeo-coordinates as latitude and longi‐tude coordinates in degrees, minutes andseconds.The map shows the position.
#Confirmthe entry.
#Tocalculate aroute:selectStart RouteGuidance.
#If aroute has already been created, selectStart New Route GuidanceorSet as WayPoint.
Enteringthe destination as a 3wordaddress
Requirements:RSearchingfor a destination using 3wordaddresses is possible inthe online search(→page 302).
RThere is an Internet connection.
%Searchingfor a destination using 3wordaddresses is not possible in all countries.
Multimedia system:
,Navigation.ªEnter 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.
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%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:
,Navigation.ZOptions
#SelectMap Menu.
or
#Ifthe map is displayed in full screen mode,pressthe central control element.The map menu appears.#Select "movemap" in map menu2(→page 320).
#Swipe in any direction ontheTouch Controlortouchpad.
or
#Slidethe controller in any direction.The map moves inthe corresponding direc‐tion underthe crosshair. The moreyou moveyourfingerawayfromthestarting positiononthetouchpad,thefasterthe map moves.#Selectthe destination inthe list.The destination address is shown.
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.
or
#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.
or
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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.
or
#Slidethe controller down.#Selectthe POI category.
%User Definedallowspersonal POI symbolstobe selected (→page 322).
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.
or
#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 (→page311).
Other menu functions
#Tosavethe destination:select

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:
,Navigation.ÀRoute and Posi-
tion.Avoid Options
Avoiding areas
#SelectAreas(→page 323).
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.
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:
,Naviga-
tion.ZOptions.Announcements
#Switch an announcement onsor offS.
You canchoose fromthefollowing announce‐ments:
RAnnounce Traffic Warnings
This function is notavailable in all countries.
RAnnounce Street Names
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