MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS COUPE 2004 Owners Manual

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Controls in detail
Control system
The table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus. De-
tailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following
pages.INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
LIGHTING
VEHICLE
CONVENIENCE
Set time (hours)
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
Set station selection mode
(radio)
Activate easy-entry/exit feature
Set time (minutes)
Set locator lighting
Set automatic locking
Set key-dependency
Select time display mode
Exterior lamps delayed shut-off
Set parking position for exterior
rear view mirror
Select temperature display
mode
Interior lighting delayed shut-off
Select speedometer display
modeSelect languageSelect display (speed display or
outside temperature)

122 Controls in detailControl systemInstrument cluster submenu
Access the
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu
via the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
INSTRU-
MENT CLUSTER
submenu to change the in-
strument cluster display settings. The
following functions are available: Set time (hours)
This function can only be seen with audio
system.

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
TIME SETTINGS – HOURS
. The selection marker is on the hour set-
ting.

Press
æ orç to set the hour.
Set time (minutes)
This function can only be seen with audio
system.

Move the selection marker with
the æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.
Function
Page
Set time (hours)
122
Set time (minutes)
122
Select time display mode
123
Select temperature display
mode
123
Select speedometer display
mode
124
Select language
124
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature)
125
iVehicles with COMAND*: For informa-
tion on setting the time, refer to the
separate COMAND operating instruc-
tions.
iVehicles with COMAND*: For informa-
tion on setting the time, refer to the
separate COMAND operating instruc-
tions.

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Press button
j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
TIME SETTINGS – MINUTES
.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

Press æ orç to set the minutes. Selecting time display mode

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
12/24 Hour
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to set the
12h
or
24h
time display mode. Selecting temperature display mode

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
TEMP. INDICATOR
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to set temperature
unit to degrees Celsius (°C) or degrees
Fahrenheit (°F).

124 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting speedometer display mode
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
DISPLAY VALUES IN
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ or ç to set speedome-
ter unit to
Km or
Miles
. Selecting language

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
TEXT
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to select the lan-
guage to be used for the multifunction
display messages.
Available languages:

German


English


French


Italian


Spanish

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Selecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature)
Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
SELECT DISPLAY
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to select the dis-
play permanently shown in the multi-
function display. Lighting submenu
Access the
LIGHTING
submenu via the
SET-
TINGS
menu. Use the
LIGHTING
submenu
to change the lamp and lighting settings on
your vehicle. The following functions are
available: Setting daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
LIGHT-
ING
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
LIGHT CIRCUIT HEADLIGHT MODE
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to select manual
or daytime running lamp (constant)
mode. This function is not available in
countries where daytime running
lamps are mandatory.
Function
Page
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
125
Set locator lighting
126
Exterior lamps delayed shut-off
127
Interior lighting delayed shut-off
128


126 Controls in detailControl system
With daytime running lamp mode se-
lected and the exterior lamp switch at
position0, the following lamps will
c o m e o n a u t o m a t i c a l l y w h e n t h e
engine is turned on:

Parking lamps and low beam head-
lamps


License plate lamps in low ambient
light conditions Setting locator lighting
During darkness, the following lamps will
come on when the exterior lamp switch is
in position
U, the locator lighting fea-
ture is activated, and the vehicle is un-
locked by SmartKey:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Front fog lamps
To activate locator lighting:

Make sure the function
LOCATOR
LIGHTING
is set.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to posi-
tion U .
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened. It switches off au-
tomatically after a period of approximately
40 seconds.

Move the selection marker with
the æ orç button to the
LIGHT-
ING
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
LOCATOR LIGHTING
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to select the de-
sired setting.
The locator lighting will be switched on
or off.
iIf you turn the exterior lamp switch to
another position, the corresponding
lamp(s) will switch on.
For safety reasons, resetting the LIGHTING
submenu to factory settings
(
page 120) while driving will not re-
set the daytime running lamp mode.
In the display you will then see the mes-
sage:
LIGHTING – CANNOT BE TOTALLY
RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS WHILE
DRIVING.


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Setting night security illumination
(Exterior lamps delayed shut-off)
Use the
HEADLIGHTS DELAYED SHUT-OFF

function to set whether and for how long
you would like the exterior lamps to illumi-
nate during darkness after all doors are
closed.
When the delayed shut-off feature is acti-
vated and the exterior lamp switch is in po-
sition U, the following lamps will
remain lit after you remove the SmartKey
from the starter switch:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Front fog lamps To activate night security illumination:

Select delayed shut-off period (see be-
low).

Turn the exterior lamp switch to posi-
tion
U .
To select delayed shut-off period:

Move the selection marker with
the æ orç button to the
LIGHT-
ING
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
HEADLIGHTS DELAYED SHUT-OFF
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to select the de-
sired lamp-on period.
You can select:

0 s
, the delayed shut-off feature is
deactivated


15 s
, 30 s
, 45 s
or
60 s
, the delayed
shut-off feature is activated
You can temporarily deactivate the de-
layed shut-off feature:

Before leaving the vehicle turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position 0.

Then turn it to position 2 and back
to 0.
The delayed shut-off feature is deacti-
vated. It will reactivate as soon as you
reinsert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.
iYou can reactivate this function within
ten minutes by opening a door.
If you do not open a door after remov-
ing the SmartKey, the lamps will auto-
matically switch off after 60 seconds.

128 Controls in detailControl systemInterior lighting delayed shut-off
Use this function to set whether and for
how long you would like the interior light-
ing to remain lit during darkness after the
SmartKey is removed from the starter
switch.
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the
LIGHT-
ING
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
INT. LIGHTING DELAYED SHUT-
OFF. The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ orç to select the de-
sired lamp-on time period. You can se-
lect:

0 s
, the delayed shut-off feature is
deactivated


5 s,
10 s
, 15 s
or
20 s
, the delayed
shut-off feature is activated Vehicle submenu
Access the
VEHICLE
submenu via the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
VEHICLE
submenu
to make general vehicle settings. The
following functions are available:
Setting station selection mode
Use the
PRESS BUTTON IN AUDIO MODE
function to select the manual or memory
station selection mode for the radio
(page 115).

Move the selection marker with
the æ orç button to the VEHICLE
submenu.
Function
Page
Set station selection mode
(radio)
128
Set automatic locking
129

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Press button
j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
PRESS BUTTON IN AUDIO MODE
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to select the de-
sired station selection mode. You can
select:

STATION SEARCH


MEMORY
selects next stored station Setting automatic locking
Use this function to activate or deactivate
the automatic central locking. With the au-
tomatic central locking system activated,
the vehicle is centrally locked at vehicle
speeds of approximately 9 mph
(15 km/h).

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the Vehicle
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to switch AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK
ON or
OFF
. Convenience submenu
Access the
CONVENIENCE
submenu via the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
CONVENIENCE
sub-
menu to change the settings for a number
of convenience features. The following
functions are available:
Function
Page
Activate easy-entry/exit feature
130
Set key-dependency
131
Set parking position for exterior
rear view mirror
132

130 Controls in detailControl systemActivating easy-entry/exit feature*
Use this function to activate and deacti-
vate the easy-entry/exit feature. When the
feature is activated, the steering wheel and
driver’s seat will move back to facilitate ex-
iting when you

remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch


open the driver’s door
However, the engine must be turned off. After entering the vehicle, the steering
wheel and seat will move into the position
stored in memory when


the driver’s door is closed


you put the SmartKey in the starter
switch and


press the appropriate stored position
button on the memory switch
(page 96)
Warning!
G
You must make sure that no one can be-
come trapped or injured by the moving
steering wheel and the driver’s seat when
the easy-entry/exit feature is activated and
the driver’s door is being opened or the
SmartKey is removed from the starter
switch.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature*, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
iTo cancel seat/steering wheel move-
ment, do one of the following:

Press the seat adjustment
switch*(
page 35).


Move the steering column stalk*
(page 38).


Press the memory switch*
(page 96).