Mercedes-Benz S-Class Owner's Manual page 370

368 Multimedia system
Live Traffic Information or FM RDS-TMC is dis‐
played with a symbol.
% Hazard warnings 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 368).
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Registering Live Traffic Information:
The service must be registered with
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Mercedes me ( page 368).
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Registration is carried out at a Mercedes-
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Benz service centre.
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.
For registration at Mercedes me and the
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extension of the subscription: you have a
user account in the Mercedes me portal.
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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To display manually: select Live Traffic Sub-
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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.