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Route guidance active The following may appear in the multi-func-
tion display:
Distronic* menu
You can read the current Distronic settings in
the Distronic menu (Ypage 145).
i Menu overview: (Y page 124). Message memory menu
Previous display messages can be called up
in the Message memory menu. You will only
see the Message memory menu if there are
any display messages. G
Risk of accident
The on-board computer only records and
displays messages and warnings from cer-
tain systems. For this reason, you should
always make sure that your vehicle is safe
to drive. You could otherwise cause an acci-
dent by driving an unsafe vehicle.
Switching off the ignition clears the Message
memory except for the highest priority dis-
play messages. The on-board computer will
delete these display messages only after the
reason for the message has been rectified.
i Menu overview: see (Y page 124).
Displaying messages Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel. X
Press the èor· button repeatedly
until either the original menu or the Mes-
sage memory menu appears.
If the Message memory menu does not
appear, there are no display messages.
If there are messages, the following mes-
sage may appear in the multi-function dis-
play, for example: 2 messages.
X Press the jork button to call up a
display message.
You can scroll through the display mes-
sages in sequence. The possible display
messages are explained in the "Practical
advice" section (Y page 257). Settings menu
There are two functions in the Settings...
menu: the To reset: Press reset button
for 3 seconds function, which you can use
to reset most settings to the factory settings.
And there are submenus via which you can
make individual settings for your vehicle.
i Menu overview: see (Y page 124).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
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Resetting to factory settings For safety reasons, not all functions are reset:
permanent Speedtronic can only be set in the
Vehicle menu. The Headlamp mode function
in the Lighting submenu is only reset if the
vehicle is stationary.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press and hold the reset button on the left-
hand side of the instrument cluster for
approximately three seconds.
A prompt appears in the multi-function dis-
play asking you to press the reset button
again to confirm.
X Press the reset button again.
The functions of most submenus are
restored to the factory settings.
or
X If you want to retain the settings, do not
press the reset button a second time.
After approximately 5 seconds, the Set-
tings... menu appears again. Submenus in the Settings menu X
Press èor· to select the Set-
tings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
You will see the selection of submenus.
There are more submenus available than
simultaneously displayed. X
Press the æorç button to select a
submenu.
The selected submenu is highlighted.
X Press the jbutton to select a function
within a submenu.
X Press the æorç button to change
the setting.
The changed setting is stored.
X Press the èorÿ button to select a
different display. The following tables show the settings you
can make in the individual submenus. You will
find additional information on the pages
shown. Instrument cluster submenu
R
Unit of measurement for distance
(Y page 133)
R Language (Y page 133)
R Status line display (Y page 134)
R Basic display ( Ypage 134) Time/date submenu
22 R
Setting the date and time (Y page 134)22
This function is not available on vehicles with Audio 50 APS* or COMAND APS*. Controls
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133Lighting submenu
R
Constant headlamp mode (Y page 135)
R Surround lighting (Y page 135)
R Ambient lighting* (Y page 136)
R Exterior lighting delayed switch-off
(Y page 136)
R Interior lighting delayed switch-off
(Y page 136)
R Intelligent Light System* (Y page 137)Vehicle submenu
R
Permanent Speedtronic (Y page 154)
R Automatic locking feature (Y page 137)Heater* submenu
R
Selecting the switch-on time for the aux-
iliary heating * (Ypage 137)
R Changing the switch-on time for the aux-
iliary heating* (Y page 138) Convenience submenu*
R
Easy-entry/exit feature* (Y page 138)
R Fold in mirrors when locking the vehi-
cle* (Y page 139) Dynamic driving seat* submenu
R
Settings for the driver's and front-
passenger seat (Y page 139) Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R the total distance recorder and the trip
meter
R the trip computer
R the digital speedometer 23
R cruise control
R Speedtronic
R Distronic* X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Instr. cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Display
unit Speed-/odometer.
X Press the æorç button to select
km (kilometres) or milesas the unit of
measurement for distance.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Selecting the language X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Instr. cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Lan-
guage.
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X
Use the æorç button to select the
desired language.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Selecting the status line display Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is not available.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Instr. cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Status
line display .
X Press the æorç button to select the
display in the status line: outside tempera-
ture (Outside temp.) or speed ( Speed).
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Selecting the basic display Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is not available.
You will see either the outside temperature or
the digital speedometer first in the
Basic dis-
play depending on the setting. You will see
the display that is not selected when you
scroll through the Basic displaymenu
(Y page 125).
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Instr. cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Basic
display .
X Press the æorç button to select the
basic display: outside temperature ( Out-
side temp.) or speed ( Speed).
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Setting the date and time Your vehicle could have the following audio
equipment:
A: Audio 20
B:
Audio 50 APS*
C: COMAND APS*
X Refer to the separate operating instruc-
tions to find out which audio system is
fitted in your vehicle.
Depending on the audio system, the time and
date are received from GPS satellites and
therefore cannot be set using the on-board
computer. See the following table. A B C
Set using the on-board com-
puter X
Automatic GPS satellite recep-
tion X XControls
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X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Time/Date submenu.
Setting the time
X Use the jbutton to select Clock,
hours Press R to confirm (orClock,
minutes Press R to confirm ).
X Press the æorç button to set a
value.
X Press the reset button on the left of the
instrument cluster.
The set time is stored.
Setting the date
X Press the jbutton to select Set date
Day (orSet date Month orSet date
Year).
X Press the æorç button to set the
values.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Setting constant headlamp mode If you have set constant headlamp mode and
the light switch is in position MorU,
the side lamps, dipped-beam headlamps and
licence plate lighting are switched on auto-
matically when the engine is running. Turning
the light switch to a different position
switches on the corresponding lights. Make
sure that the light switch is turned to Bor
U if you switch off constant headlamp
mode while driving in the dark.
In countries in which constant headlamp
mode is a legal requirement, Constantis the
factory setting.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Headlamp
mode. X
Press the æorç button to set the
mode for the headlamps to ManualorCon-
stant (constant headlamp mode).
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Switching the surround lighting on or
off If the surround lighting is switched on, the
following lights will be switched on automat-
ically in the dark after you have unlocked the
vehicle using the key:
R
the side lamps
R the tail lamps
R the licence plate lighting
R the front foglamps
The surround lighting switches off automati-
cally if you open the driver's door or after 40
seconds.
X Press èor· to select the Set-
tings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu. Controls
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X
Press the jbutton to select the Sur-
round lighting function.
X Press the æorç button to switch
the Surround lighting function on or
off.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Setting the ambient lighting* X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Ambient
light.
X Press the æorç button to adjust the
brightness to any level from 0(off) to 5
(bright).
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Activating/deactivating the exterior
lighting delayed switch-off You can set whether the exterior lighting
should remain on for 15 seconds after the
doors are closed when it is dark using the
Headlamps delayed switch-off function.
If none of the doors are opened after the
engine is switched off or if an open door is not
closed, the exterior lighting goes out after
60 seconds.
When you have set a delayed switch-off time
and then switch off the engine, the following
remain lit:
R the side lamps
R the tail lamps
R the licence plate lighting
R the front foglamps
X Press èor· to select the Set-
tings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Headlamps
delayed switch-off. X
Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the Headlamps delayed
switch-off feature.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
To temporarily deactivate the delayed switch-
off:
X Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock and back to position 0.
Delayed switch-off is deactivated. It is reac-
tivated as soon as you start the engine
again.
Activating/deactivating the interior
lighting delayed switch-off The
Interior lighting delayed switch-
off function allows you to set whether the
interior lighting should remain on for 10 sec-
onds after the key is removed from the igni-
tion lock when it is dark.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
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X
Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Interior
lighting delayed switch-off.
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the Interior lighting
delayed switch-off feature.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Switching the Intelligent Light Sys-
tem* on/off You can set whether motorway mode, the
active light system and the extended range
foglamps are to be activated using the
Intelligent Light System
function.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Intelli-
gent Light System. X
Press the æorç button to switch
the Intelligent Light System on/off.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking feature The
Automatic door locking feature
allows you to set whether your vehicle will
lock centrally from a speed of about
15 km/h upwards.
i For more information on the automatic
locking feature, see (Y page 70).
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Automatic
door locking . X
Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the Automatic door lock-
ing feature.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Selecting the switch-on time for the
auxiliary heating* This function is only available if the vehicle
has an auxiliary heating system.
The
Auxiliary heat. function allows you to
select three switch-on times. You can set the
exact switch-on time using the other func-
tions in the Heatersubmenu.
The auxiliary heating adopts the Thermatic or
4-zone Thermotronic *temperature setting.
The minimum and maximum temperature set-
tings for the auxiliary heating are 20 † and
24 † respectively.
You can switch off the auxiliary heating by
using the remote control or the auxiliary heat-
ing button on the centre console.
The auxiliary heating is switched off automat-
ically after 50 minutes. This time can be
changed. To do this, visit a qualified specialist
workshop, e.g. a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Controls
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Risk of fire and poisoning
The operation of the auxiliary heating pro-
duces hot, toxic exhaust fumes. The fuel
vapours produced during refuelling could
ignite on the hot exhaust system.
Do not switch on the auxiliary heating at
filling stations or in enclosed spaces, for
instance, a garage, if there is no air extrac-
tion system.
You could otherwise endanger yourself and
others.
The Auxiliary heat. function can be called
up directly.
X Turn the key to position 1or 2in the ignition
lock.
X Press the button for the auxiliary heating on
the centre console (Y page 178).
or
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Heater submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Auxiliary
heat.. X
Press the æorç button to select
one of the three switch-on times or Timer
off (auxiliary heating switched off).
When a switch-on time is selected, the yel-
low indicator lamp lights up in the auxiliary
heating button.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Changing the switch-on time for the
auxiliary heating* This function is only displayed if you have
selected a switch-on time. Here you can enter
the time at which the auxiliary heating is to
be switched on.
X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Heater submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Switch-on
time X Set hours.
X Press the æorç button to set the
hour. X
Press the jbutton to select Switch-on
time X Set minutes .
X Press the æorç button to set the
minutes.
After changing from one menu to another,
the new time setting is stored. The yellow
indicator lamp lights up on the button for
the auxiliary heating on the centre console.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating/deactivating the easy-
entry/exit feature* i
For more information on the easy-entry/
exit feature, see (Y page 90). G
Risk of injury
When the easy-entry/exit feature is active,
the steering wheel moves. There is a risk of
occupants becoming trapped. Before acti-
vating the easy-entry/exit feature, make
sure that nobody can become trapped.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system. The children could open
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and become trapped.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select the EASY-
ENTRY system.
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the EASY-ENTRY system.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating/deactivating the Fold in mir-
rors when locking* function The
Fold in mirrors when locking func-
tion allows you to determine whether the
exterior mirrors should fold in when you lock
the vehicle. When you switch on the ignition,
the exterior mirrors fold out again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold in the exterior mirrors using the button
on the door (Y page 92), they will not fold out automatically. The exterior mirrors can then
only be folded out using the button on the
door.
X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Fold in
mirrors when locking .
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the Fold in mirrors when
locking feature.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Selecting a setting for the dynamic driv-
ing seat* i
For more information on the dynamic driv-
ing seat, see (Y page 84).
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings... menu.
X Press the jbutton to call up the selec-
tion of submenus. X
Press the æorç button to select the
Driving dynamics seat adjustment
submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Driving
dyn. seat adjust., driver orDriving
dyn. seat adjust., front-pass..
X Press the æorç button to select the
desired seat setting: Gentlefor a soft seat
setting or Vigorous for a hard seat setting.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Trip computer menu
You can use the Trip computermenu to call
up or reset statistical data for your vehicle.
i You can select kmormiles as the unit of
measurement for distance (Y page 133).
i Menu overview: see (Y page 124).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
Consumption statistics from start The values refer to the start of the journey. Controls
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X
Press the èor· button to select
From start. 1
Kilometres
2 Time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consumption
If the vehicle is parked for more than 4 hours,
the From start consumption statistics are
reset (key in position 0of the ignition lock or
removed).
The values will not be reset if you turn the key
to position 1or 2during this time.
Consumption statistics from the last
reset The values refer to the last reset of the func-
tion. X
Press the èor· button to select
From start.
X Press the jork button to select
From reset. 1
Kilometres
2 Time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consumption
Resetting the consumption statistics X
Press the èor· button to select
From start.
X Press the jork button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press and hold the reset button on the left
of the instrument cluster until the values
are reset to "0". The
From reset consumption statistics are
reset automatically after 9,999 hours or
99,999 kilometres.
Calling up the range X
Press the èor· button to select
From start.
X Press the jork button to select
Distance:.
The multi-function display shows the esti-
mated distance that can be covered by the
vehicle, based on your current driving style
and the amount of fuel remaining in the
tank.
If there is only a small amount of fuel left in
the fuel tank, a vehicle being refuelled
¿ appears in the display instead of the
range. Controls
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