Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet 2017 Owner's Manual page 288

Live Traffic Information or FM RDS-TMC is dis‐
played with a symbol.
% Hazard alerts can be received using the Car-
to-X service.
There may be differences between the traffic
reports received and the actual road and traffic
conditions.
Important information on Live Traffic Informa‐
tion:
Current traffic reports are received via the
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Internet connection or via data roaming (for
selected countries).
The traffic situation is updated at short, regu‐
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lar intervals.
In selected countries, the subscription
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service is available free of charge for a period
of three years from the manufacturing date.
The subscription information shows the sta‐
tus ( page 285).
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Registering Live Traffic Information
This service is enabled for three months after
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the vehicle handover.
Have the service registered on Mercedes me
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( page 285):
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upon vehicle handover
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within three months
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This secures the full free-of-charge period of
three years.
Registration is carried out at a Mercedes-
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Benz Service Centre on the Mercedes me
website.
If registration is not completed within this
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time period, Live Traffic Information will be
deactivated. If Live Traffic Information is
used after this period, e.g. after six months,
the remaining time for free usage is 2.5
years.
Information on the vehicle's position is regularly
sent to Daimler AG. The data is immediately ren‐
dered anonymous by Daimler AG and forwarded
to the traffic data provider. Using this data, traf‐
fic reports relevant to the vehicle's position are
sent to the vehicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor
for the flow of traffic and helps to improve the
quality of the traffic reports.
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If you do not wish to transmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can have this service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Useful information on FM RDS-TMC:
A FM RDS-TMC radio station broadcasts traf‐
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fic reports alongside the radio programme.
FM RDS-TMC is not available in all countries.
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Displaying subscription information
Requirements:
The vehicle is equipped with Live Traffic
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Information.
Multimedia system:
Navigation Z Options
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The subscription expiry date is automatically dis‐
played:
one month before the expiry date
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one week before the expiry date
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on the expiry date
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