2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS ECU

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Iffavo urites have been save dalr eady
(/ page27 8), select From MyFavo rites. #
Sele ctthefa vo urite.
The destinatio naddr essissho wn.
Select ingaPOI
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation
5 ¬ Previous andOther Destination s
5 POIs #
Select thecat egor y.
or #
Select AllCategories andthecat egor y.
If ro ut eguidanc eis no tactiv e:thesear ch
begins inthevicinit yof thecur rent vehicle
position. Thelistis sor tedby distance in
as cend ingorde r.
The POIs showthefo llo wing informatio n:
R name ofPOI
R linear distance tothePOI
R thedir ect ion ofthelinear distance tothe
POI (arrow) isdispla yedwhen searching
fo rth eve hicle's current positio n #
Select thePOI. #
Routeguidanc eis activ e:sele ctthesear ch
position prior tochoosing aPOI (see exam‐
ple). #
Ifint ermedi atedes tinatio nsarese t,th ese
can also beselect edasthesear chposition
af te rsele cting NearDestination .
Fi lter ing disp lays forPO Is #
Enterthesear chterm inª Search:.
The results listsho wsreleva nt POI s. #
Select ¡.
The firs tPOI inthelis tis highlight ed. #
Select thePOI.
Ex am ple: setting thesear chpos ition forthe
par kingca tegor ydur ing activ ero uteguid‐
ance #
Select Inthe Vicini ty,Near Destinatio nor
Along theRou te.
The listsho wsthelocat edPOIs oropens an
ove rview of thero utedes tinatio naf te r
selecting NearDestination. #
Select thePOI. #
Select NearDestination: selecttheint er‐
mediat edes tinat ionorthedes tinat ion.
St arting anaut omatic gasst ation search
Re quirement s:
R The automat icga sst atio nsear chisact ivat ed
0073 (/ page27 2).
Dr ivin gsituati on
Ro uteguidan ceisact ive. The fuel leve lin the
fuel tank reac hes there ser vefuel leve l.
The Reserv eFuel Doyou want tostar ta searc h
for surro undin ggas stations ?mess ageis sho wn. #
Selec tYes.
The automat icga sst atio nsear chbegins. The
av ailable gasst atio nsalon gth ero uteor in
th evicinit yof theve hicle's current positio n
ar edispl ayed. #
Select thega sst atio n.
The addr essofthega sst atio nis displa yed. #
Ifro uteguidan ceisno tact ive, sele ctStart
Rout eGuidan ce.
The selected gasst atio nis setas thedes ti‐
nation .Ro uteguidan cebegin s.
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#
Slide thecon troller tothelef tor right.
The prev ious ornext POI ishighligh tedon the
map. Thename ortheaddr essissho wn. #
Tofilt er thedisp layby POI categor y:
swipe down ontheTo uc hCon trol or the
to uc hpad.
or #
Slid eth econ troller down. #
Select thePOI categor y.
% User Defined allowspersonal POIsymbols to
be select ed(/ page283 ). Ro
ute Calc
ulating aro ut e
Re quirement s:
R The destination hasbeen entered.
R The destination addressissho wn. #
Ifro uteguidan ceisno tact ive, sele ctStart
Rout eGuidan ce.
The routeto thedes tinat ioniscalculat ed.
The map showsthero ute. Ro uteguidan ce
th en begins. or #
Ifro uteguidan ceisact ive, sele ctStart New
Rout eGuidan ceorSet asNex tWay Point.
St art New RouteGuidan ce:th eselect eddes‐
tinat ionaddr essissetas ane wdes tinat ion.
The prev ious destination sand intermediat e
des tination sar edele ted. Ro uteguidan ceto
th ene wdes tinat ionbegins.
Set asNext WayPoint :th eselect eddes tina‐
tion addr essissetas thene xt int ermediat e
des tinat ion.Routeguidan cebegin s.
Ta king alternativ ero utes intoco nside ratio n #
Select analte rn ativ ero ute(/ page27 2).
Ot he rmen ufun ctions #
Tosave thedes tina tion: select¥ Store
in "Prev iousDestination s". #
Todispl ayon thema p:selec t¥ Map. #
Tocall ate lephone number: select
¥ Call(ifavailable). #
Tocall upanInterne tad dress: selec t
¥ www(ifavailable). Select
ingaro ut etype
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route andPosition #
Select RouteSetting s. #
Select thero utetyp e.
If ro uteguidan ceisact ive, thene wrouteis
calc ulatedwithth ene wroutetype .
If ro uteguidan ceisno tact ive, thene xt route
is calc ulatedwithth ene wroutetype .
Yo ucan choose from thefo llo wing routetype s:
R EcoRout e
An eco nomic alrouteis calc ulated. The jour‐
ne ytim ema ybe som ewhat long erthan for
qu icke rro utes.
The symb olforth ecur rent vehicle position is
displa yedin green.
R Fast Route
A ro utewit haqu ick jour neytim eis calc ula‐
te d.
R Shor tRoute
A ro utewit hasho rtdriving distance iscal cu‐
la te d. 27
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Multimedia system

Auto
matic Tra fficJa m Avoi dance canbe
sw itched on0073 oroff0053 forth ese routetyp es.
If Aut omat icTraf ficJam Avoidan ceisswit ched
on, Ask inthe Even tof Traffic JamAvoidan cecan
be select ed.
The Autom aticTraffic JamAvoidan ceand Askin
the Even tof Traffic JamAvoidan cesettings are
no tav ailable ineve rycou ntry.
The settings enable thefo llo wing:
R Automat icTraff icJam Avoidanc e
The routeis calc ulatedwithth ecur rentl yse t
ro utetyp e.
Tr af fic re por tsvia LiveTr af fic Inf ormati onare
ta ke nint oacco unt.
Liv eTr af fic Inf ormati onisno tav ailable inall
coun tries.
R Askin theEv ent ofTraf ficJam Avoidan ce
A pr om ptappear swhen ane wrouteis de tec‐
te dwit hashor terjour neytime basedon traf‐
fi c re por ts.Youcan continue touse thecur‐
re nt routeor use thedynamic routeins tead. Select
ingrout eop tions
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Navigation 5
À Route andPosition
5 Avoid Option s
Av oiding areas #
Sele ctAreas (/page28 4).
Av oiding highways,fe rries, motorailtrains,
tu nnels, unpavedro ads #
Select 0073ordese lect0053avo idop tion .
Using tollro ads #
Select UseTollRoa ds. #
Select Cash orElectronic Billing orOff .
The routeta ke sint oaccount roads that
re qu ire th epa yment ofausag efe e(toll).
If Off isselect ed,tollro ads areno tta ke nint o
acco unt.
The select edrouteop tio ns can notalw aysbe
im plement ed.Ther efor e, aro utema yinc lude a
fe rry, forins tance, eventh ough theavo idFer ries
op tion isenabled. Amess ageappear sand you
will hear acor responding message. Using
carpool lanes #
Select Number ofOccupants inthe Vehicle. #
Select number .
When usingcarpool lanes, observetheappli‐
cable legalrequ iremen tsas wellas anycon ‐
dition sper tainin gto when andwher esuc h
lanes maybe used. Carpool lanes mayonl y
be used ifcer tain con dition sar eme t.
These routeop tio ns areno tav ailable ineve ry
cou ntry.
Selec tingnotifications
Multimedia system:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Announc ement s #
Switc han announ cementon 0073 oroff0053.
Yo ucan choose from thefo llo wing announc e‐
men ts:
R Announ ceTraff icWarn ings
This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
R Announc eSt reet Name s Mult
imed iasystem 27
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Select Yes.
The service statio nsear chstar ts.The availa‐
ble servicest atio nsalon gth ero uteor inthe
vicinity oftheve hicle's current positio nar e
di spl ayed. #
Select theser vice statio n.
The servicest atio naddr essisdispla yed. #
Ifro uteguidan ceisno tact ive, sele ctStart
Rout eGuidan ce.
The selected ser vicest atio nis setas ades ti‐
nat ion.Ro uteguidan cebegin s.
or #
Ifro uteguidan ceisact ive, sele ctStart New
Rout eGuidan ceorSet asNex tWay Point.
St art New RouteGuidan ce:th eselect ed
ser vice statio nis setas ane wdes tinatio n.
The prev ious destination andallintermediat e
des tination sar edele ted. Ro uteguidan ceto
th eser vice statio nbegin s.
Set asNex tWay Point:theselect edser vice
st atio nis setas thene xt int ermediat edes ti‐
nation .Ro uteguidan cebegin s. Ro
uteguidanc e No
teson rout eguidanc e &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from oper‐
ati ng integr ated commu nication equip‐
ment whiletheve hicle isin mo tion
If yo uoper ateco mm unic ationeq uipme nt
int egrat edintheve hicle when driving, you
will bedistract edfrom thetra ffic situat ion.
This could alsocause youto lose control of
th eve hicle. #
Onlyoper ateth is eq uipmen twhen the
tr af fic situ ation per mits. #
Ifyo ucan notbe sur eof this, stop the
ve hicle whilstpa ying attention toroad
and traffic condi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withth eve hicle statio nary. Yo
umus tobse rveth eleg alrequ iremen tsforth e
cou ntryin whi chyouar ecur rentl ydr ivi ng when
op erati ng themultimedia system.
Ro uteguidan cebegin son ce aro utehas been
calc ulated. The
road and traf fic ru les and regulations always
ha ve prior ity ove rmulti mediasy stem driving
ins truction s.
The follo wing drivin gins truct ions canbeused:
R Navig ation announcements
R Routeguidan cedispl ays
R Lane recomme ndations
If yo udo notfo llo wthedr iving instruction sor if
yo ulea vethecalculat edroute, ane wrouteis
calc ulatedaut omat ically.
Dr iving instructi ons maydi ffer from theactual
ro ad and traf fic condi tions if:
R The routeis div erted
R The direction ofaone-w aystre et has been
ch ang ed
Fo rth is reason ,yo umus talw aysobser veroad
and traffic ru les and regulations during your
jo ur ne yas wellas thepr eva iling traffic condi ‐
tions .
The routema ydif ferfr om theideal routedue to
th efo llo wing:
R Roadw orks Multimedia
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R
Incom pletedigit almap data
No teson GPS recep tion
The correct functi onofthena vig ation system
depends amongstot her things onGPS recep‐
tion. Incer tain situat ionsGPS recep tion canbe
im paired, defectiv eor eve nno tpo ssi ble, e.g .in
tunne lsor inpa rking garage s.
Changing direction overview Ther
ear eth re ephases whenchang ingdirect ion:
R Preparation phase
If th er eis enough timebetween thech ang es
of dir ect ion,th emultimedia system prepar es
yo ufo rth eupcoming chang eof dir ect ion.A
na vig atio nann oun cem entisissue d,e.g .
"Pr epar eto tur nright".
The map appear sin full-scr eenmode.
R Ann ouncemen tphase
The multimedia system announ cesthe
upco mingch ang eof dir ect ion,e.g .by
ann oun cing"T ur nright in300 ft(100 m)".
The displa yis split intotw opar ts.The map is
displa yedon thelef t;on theright, ther eis a
de tailed imag eof theint ersect ionora3D
imag eof theupcoming chang eof dir ect ion.
R Chan ge-of-d irecti onpha se
The multimed iasystem announ cestheimmi‐
nen tch ang eof dir ect ion,e.g .by ann oun cing
"No wtur nright".
The displa yis split intotw opar ts.
The vehicle hassuccessfull ych ang eddirec‐
tio nwhen thelight- color barontheright dr
ops down to0feet (0 m) and thecur rent
ve hicle position symbolhasreac hed the
highlight edchang e-of-dir ect ion poin t.
When thech ang eof dir ect ion iscom plete,
th emap appear sin full-scr eenmode.
% Chang esofdir ect ion arealso showninthe
Ins trument Display.
Lane recomm endationsov ervie w
This displa yappear sfo rmulti -lane roads.
If th edigit almap contains there leva nt data,th e
multime diasystem can displa ylane recomme n‐
da tions forth ene xt twoch ang esofdir ect ion. 27
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Ov
ervie wof routeguidanc eto an off-r oad
des tinatio n
An off-r oad destinatio nis wit hin thedigit almap.
The map contains noroads that lead tothedes‐
tinat ion.
Yo ucan enterge o-coor dinatesorath re ewo rd
addr essforof f-r oad destinations onthemap.
Ro uteguidan ceguides youfo ras long aspossi ‐
ble withna vig ation announcements anddisplays
on roads that arekn ow nto themultimedia sys‐
te m.
Shor tlybef oreyo ure ac hth elas tkn ow npo sitio n
on themap, youwill hear the"Please follo wthe
dir ect ion arrow "ann oun cem ent.The displ ay
sho wsadir ect ion arrow and thelinear distance
to thedes tinat ion.
Ov ervie wof routeguidanc efrom anoff-r oad
loc ation toades tinatio n
Of f-road position: thecur rent vehicle position is
locat edwithin thedigit almap onroads that are
no tav ailable.
When routeguidan cebegin sth efo llo wing dis‐
pla ysappear :
R The Road NotMapped messageis sho wn. R
Adir ect ion arro w sho wing thelinear direc‐
tion tothePOI.
When theve hicle isbac kon aro ad know nto the
multime diasystem, routeguidan cecontinue sas
no rm al.
Ov ervie wof off-ro ad status during route
guidanc e
Due toroadw orks ,fo rex am ple, ther ema ybe dif‐
fe re nces betwee nth edat aon thedigit almap
and theactual courseofthero ad. Insuc hcas es,
th emultimedia system will temp orarily be
unable tolocat eth eve hicle's current positio non
th edigit almap. Thevehicle isoff-r oad.
When theve hicle isoff-r oad, thefo llo wing dis‐
pla ysaresho wn:
R theRoad NotMapped message
R adir ect ion arrow showing thelinear direct ion
to thePOI
When theve hicle isbac kon aro ad know nto the
multime diasystem, routeguidan cecontinue sas
no rm al. Des
tination Sa
ving thecur rent vehicl eposi tion
Mul timedi asy stem:
4 Navigation #
Ifth emap isdispla yedin full screen mode,
pr ess thecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The map menuappear s. #
Selec t1 onthemap menu (/page28 1).
The current vehicle position issave dto the
"Pr evious destination s"memo ry.
St oring ama pposit ion
Mult imedia system:
4 Navigation
The map isin full-scr eenmode. #
Press theTo uc hCon trol, thecon troller orthe
to uc hpad. #
Select "mo vemap" inmap menu 2
(/ page28 1). #
Select aposi tion onthemap.
If multiple entries areav ailable fora map
posi tion, alis tapp ears. #
Highl ightanentr y. Multimedia
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Roadw orks
- Road bloc ks
- Warning mess ages
The symbols fortr af fic inci dents aredis‐
pl ay ed incolor (onthero ute) or gra y(of fth e
ro ute).
R Traf fic flow informatio n:
- Traf fic jam (red line)
- Slow-mo ving traf fic (or ang eline)
- Hea vytraf fic (yel lo w line)
- Free-f lowing traffic (gr een line)
R Disp lay fo rtr af fic del ayson thero utelas ting
at leas ton emin ute
R Warning mess agesymbols :
- Symbo lÔ
- Addition alroad safetyno teswhen
appr oaching atraf fic inci dent, e.g.the
end ofatra ffic jam
If th eve hicle approaches adang erarea
on thero ute, awa rning mess ageis dis‐ pla
yedon themap. Awa rning mess age
ma yalso beissued (/page28 1).
Displa yingtraf fic incid ents
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Map Conten t #
Activate0073 TrafficInci dents .
Ro adw orks ,ro ad bloc ks,local area repor ts
(e.g. fog) and warning mess ages aredis‐
pla yed.
Ac tiv atin gfree flowan dtraf fic dis pla y #
Activate0073 FreeFlo wing Tra fficand Traffic
Del ays.
% The traf fic del ayisdispla yedfo rth ecur rent
ro ute. Traf fic del ayslas ting oneminut eor
long erareta ke nint oconsi deratio n.
Di spl aying details #
Displa ysthetraf fic map (/page 279). #
Movesth emap (/page282). #
When atra ffic repor tsymbol isunder the
cr oss hair,pr ess onthecent ralcon trol ele‐
men t.
The traffic re por tde tails aredispla yed.
or #
Press onthecent ralcon trol elemen t. #
Selec tInf ormat iononTraff icReport s.
The map showsthetraf fic re por tsymbols in
th evicinit y.
Tr af fic re por tinf ormation isdispla yedin the
st atus line:
R Traf fic re por tsymbol
R Reason forth etraf fic re por t,e.g. traffic
con gestion
R Warning mess age(highligh tedin red) #
Toselect atraf fic re por tsymb ol:sel ect
Next orPre vious. #
Press onthecent ralcon trol elemen t.
The traffic re por tde tails aredispla yed. 280
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Issu
inghazard wa rnings
Multime diasystem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Announc ement s #
Activate0073 Annou nceTrafficWa rnings .
Wa rning mess ages areissued andtailbac ks
whic hpose arisk areannounced. Map
andcom pass Map
andcom pass overview 1
Savesth ecur rent vehicle position
2 Movesth emap
3 Select sth emap orient ation andmap view
4 Select sth efunc tion depending ontheeq uip‐
ment :
• Sends ahazar dwa rning viaCar -to-X . •
Filt ersth edispla yof POIs inthevicin ity
accor dingtoPOI categor y
5 Switc hesthedispla yof per sonal POIsym‐
bols onthemap onoroff
6 Switc hesone ofthefo llo wing displa yson or
of fdepending ontheeq uipment :
• We ather informat ion
• Sat ellit emap
• Traf fic inci dents
7 Switches thetra ffic map displa yon oroff
The map andsatellit eimag esaresho wninglobe
pr oject ion.This allowsfora re alis ticmap displa y
in all map scales. Themap uses elevatio nmod el‐
ing .
Dep endingonthemap data,im por tant buildi ngs
in ma nyciti esaredep icted realis ticallyon the
map insmal lmap scale s(e.g. 1/32 mi(20 m),
1/1 6mi (50 m)). Other buildings aresho wnas
model s.
% Youcan setth eunit ofmeasur ementofthe
map scale (/page25 4). Mul
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