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326 Multimedia system
period of three years from the manufacturing
date.
The status of the subscription can be dis‐
played (
page 326).
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Registering Live Traffic Information
The service is initially activated for three
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months upon vehicle handover.
The service must be registered
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(
page 326):
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Upon vehicle handover
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Within three months
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This ensures the full, free usage period.
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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.
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
,
.
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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To display manually: select
#
scription
Info.
Depending on the status, one of the following
messages appears:
the period of validity for the subscription
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is displayed.
the subscription has expired.
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Registering on Mercedes me
Live Traffic Information must be registered. Reg‐
istration is carried out at a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Requirement: you have a user account on the
Mercedes me website.
Live Traffic Sub-
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