Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 343

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.
Create a user account at Mercedes me at:
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http://www.mercedes.me. A valid email
address is required for this.
Register the vehicle using the vehicle identifi‐
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cation number (VIN).
Have the vehicle linked to the Mercedes me
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user account at a Mercedes-Benz service
centre. The vehicle registration documents
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and a form of identification are required for
this.
Accept the general and specific terms of use.
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Extending a subscription
Call up the Mercedes me user account.
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Switch to the Mercedes me connect online
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store via the linked vehicle.
Extend the Live Traffic Information service.
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Select the renewal period.
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Add the product to the shopping basket.
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Accept the general and specific terms of use.
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Live Traffic Information remains activated for
the selected extension period. Activation
begins on the date of extension.
Displaying the traffic map
Requirements:
For Live Traffic Information: the vehicle is
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equipped with a communication module fea‐
turing an activated, integrated SIM card.
When the vehicle is started, the communica‐
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tion module automatically establishes an