44 MAP PILOT owner’s manualViewing traffic alertsWhile you navigate a route, a traffic alert may appear.1 Select Notifications.2 Select an alert.Avoiding traffic events on your route1 While navigating a route, select Traffic > Traffic on Route.A list of traffic events appears, organised by their location onthe route.2 Select an event.The traffic event information displays.3 Select Avoid Incident to avoid the event.Viewing the traffic mapYou can view traffic on the map at any time.Select Traffic > Traffic Map.Understanding traffic dataThe traffic legend explains the icons and colours used on thetraffic map.Select Traffic > Traffic Legend.Traffic subscriptionsNOTE: Traffic service is not available in all areas or regions.Subscription activationYou do not need to activate the subscription included with yournavigation system. The subscription activates automaticallyafter your system acquires satellite signals while receiving trafficsignals from the pay service provider.Re-activating your subscriptionNOTE: Subscriptions in Europe and North America may requirereactivation.When your traffic subscription expires, a notification messageappears in the traffic menu. Contact your Mercedes-Benz Centeror your North America traffic service provider to reactivate thesubscription.