Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2018 Operating Instructions Manual page 239

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Hazard warnings can be received using the
Car-to-X service.
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There may be differences between the traffic
reports received and the actual road and traf‐
fic conditions.
Important information on Live Traffic Information:
Current traffic reports are received via the
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Internet connection (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.
Subscription information shows the status
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Registering Live Traffic Information
The service must be registered at a
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Mercedes-Benz service centre (
This secures the free-of-charge period of
three 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, traffic
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 qual‐
ity of the traffic reports.
If you do not wish to transmit a vehicle position,
you have the following option:
You can deactivate the service at Mercedes
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PRO connect.
You have the service deactivated at a
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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 for Live
Traffic Information
Requirements:
The vehicle is equipped with Live Traffic Infor‐
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mation.
Multimedia system:
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To display manually: select
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scription
The traffic data supplier's logo and the status
of the subscription are displayed. The sub‐
scription is either valid or has expired.
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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selected countries FM RDS-TMC is available.
The subscription can be extended
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Registering Live Traffic Information
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Requirements:
The vehicle is equipped with Live Traffic Infor‐
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mation.
You have a user account on the Mercedes
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PRO website.
The Live Traffic Information service must be reg‐
istered. This secures the full period of three
years.
Create a user account at Mercedes PRO at:
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http://www.mercedes.pro. A valid email
address is required for this.
Register the vehicle using the vehicle identifi‐
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cation number (VIN).
Registration in the Mercedes-Benz
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service centre: have the connection carried
out in a Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Extending a Live Traffic Information subscrip‐
tion
Requirements:
The vehicle is equipped with Live Traffic Infor‐
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mation.
You have a user account on the Mercedes
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PRO website.
Call up the Mercedes PRO website.
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Call up the Mercedes PRO user account.
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Switch to the Mercedes PRO connect online
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store via the linked vehicle.
Select the Live Traffic Information service.
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