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Mercedes-Benz Real Time Traffic Services RDS traffic from over the FM broadcast Displays traffic information on the customer’s COMAND screen Sirius traffic downloaded from the Sirius Satellite Radio Displays traffic information on the customer’s COMAND screen Mbrace location based traffic Traffic information is delivered via audio only, no visual in vehicle TeleAid location based traffic Traffic information is delivered via audio only, no visual in vehicle

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Mercedes-Benz Real Time Traffic Services

RDS traffic from over the FM broadcastDisplays traffic information on the customer’s COMAND screen

Sirius traffic downloaded from the Sirius Satellite RadioDisplays traffic information on the customer’s COMAND screen

Mbrace location based trafficTraffic information is delivered via audio only, no visual in vehicle

TeleAid location based trafficTraffic information is delivered via audio only, no visual in vehicle

RDS Real Time Traffic

RDS: Radio Data System

Data sent to the vehicle by a local FM radio station

Not available in all areas of the USA

Displays traffic information on COMAND screens

No extra charge to the customer

07,08,09 S & CL

All vehicles with NAV+4

08,09,10,11 C

10,11 GLK

Agents can check for possible issues with the traffic system:

http://tasstatus.traffic.comLogin: rdsonly (lower case)

Password: xxxx (lower case)

RDS Real Time Traffic

• Status listed by city

• Color of indicators reflects outages

• Provides comments for the reason of the disruption of service

• Site should be checked before sending customer to Navteq for assistance

• Ability to select status of service history for one month

• If vehicle has RDS traffic and service shows operational send customer to dealer

RDS Real Time Traffic

Sirius Real Time Traffic

Must have a Sirius Satellite Radio receiver installed in the vehicle

No retrofit for Sirius in new vehicles

Must have navigation

Must have an active Sirius subscription, Does not apply to all vehicles

Real time traffic information displays on the COMAND screen

Vehicles equipped with dynamic traffic route vehicle around traffic

Capable of audio, most customers say its annoying in high traffic areas

2009: R, ML, GL, G & E, S, CL

2010: Above vehicles plus SL, SLK, C, CLK, GLK & CLS

Mbrace / TeleAid Location-Based Traffic

Must have telematics communications hardware installed in the vehicle

No retrofit for any vehicle

Mbrace is the preferred OEM supplier for telematics services

After November 16, 2010 all customers can switch to mbrace

Must have an active subscription

Provides traffic information along a predefined web based route

Real time traffic information is audio only

TeleAid / Cross Country will be phased out

Check RAP-MD for an applications guide (most vehicles 2001 to present)

How is Traffic information Reported?

Most traffic raw data sites are government operated

Few are privately owned

Data is gathered by:

Commuters who call in by phone to report traffic

Telematic probes installed in local and long distance trucks

Highway sensors

Police reports