MERCEDES-BENZ ML350 2006 W163 Owner's Manual

160 Controls in detailControl system
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message mem-
ory appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
No vehicle status messages
If no conditions have occurred, the mes-
sage - depending on vehicle production
date - in the display is:
No Malfunction
or
No Message
Vehicle status messages have been
recorded
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the multifunction
display:
Press buttonk orj.
The stored messages will now be
displayed in order in which they have
occurred. For malfunctions and warn-
ing messages, see “Vehicle status mes-
sages in the multifunction display”
(page 395).Should the vehicle’s system record any
conditions while driving, the number of
messages will reappear in the multifunc-
tion display when the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position0 or
removed from the starter switch.
iDepending on vehicle production date,
No message instead of No malfunction
will appear in the multifunction display.
iDepending on vehicle production date, 2 messages
instead
2 Malfunctions
of
will appear in the multifunction display.
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position1 or2. You will then only see
high priority messages in the multifunc-
tion display (
page 395).

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Settings menu
In the
Settings...
menu there are two
functions:


The function
To reset: Press reset
button for 3 seconds
, with which you
can reset all the settings to the original
factory settings.


A collection of submenus with which
you can make individual settings for
your vehicle.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings...
menu is seen in
the display.Resetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all sub-
menus to the factory settings.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 24) for approxi-
mately three seconds.
In the display you will see the request
to press the reset button again to con-
firm.

Press the reset button again.
The functions of all the submenus will
reset to factory settings.Submenus in the Settings menu

Press buttonj.
In the display you see the collection of
the submenus.

Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time.

162 Controls in detailControl systemThe submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with theç button, scroll up
with theæ button.
With the selection marker on the desired
submenu, use the jbutton to access
the individual functions within that sub-
menu. Once within the submenu, you can
use buttonj to move to the next func-
tion or buttonk to move to the previ-
ous function within that submenu.
The settings themselves are made with
buttonæ orç.Resetting the functions of a submenu
For each submenu you can reset all the
functions to the factory settings.

Move to a function in the submenu.

Press the reset button (
page 24) in
the instrument cluster for approximate-
ly three seconds.
In the display you will see the request
to press the reset button again to con-
firm.

Press the reset button again.
All functions of the submenu will reset
to factory settings.

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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 pag-
es.INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
TIME/DATE
LIGHTING
VEHICLE
CONVENIENCE
Select speedometer display
mode
Set time (hours)
Set daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Adjusting compass
zone
Activate easy-entry/exit
feature*
Select language
Set time (minutes)
Set locator lighting
Calibrating compass
Set parking position for
exterior rear view mirror*
Select display (speed display
or outside temperature) for
status line
Set date (month)
Exterior lamps delayed
shut-off
Display when ignition is
switched off
Set fold-in function for
exterior rear view mir-
rors*
Set date (day)
Interior lighting delayed
shut-off
Set automatic locking
Set date (year)
Limiting opening height
of tailgate*

164 Controls in detailControl systemInstrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. cluster
submenu us-
ing the jbutton via the Settings

menu. Use the
Instr. cluster
submenu
to change the instrument cluster display
settings. The following functions are avail-
able:Selecting speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker to the Instr. cluster
submenu using
theæ orç button.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Display unit
Speedometer/odometer
.
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 to the Instr. cluster
submenu using
theæ orç button.

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

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

German


English


French


Italian


Spanish
Function
Page
Select speedometer display
mode
164
Select language
164
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature) for status
display
165

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Selecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature) for status display
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Status line display
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select
whether the speed or the outside tem-
perature appears in the multifunction
display.Time/Date submenu
Access the
Time/Date
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Time/Date

submenu to change the time and date dis-
play settings. The following functions are
available:Set time (hours)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker to the Time/Date
submenu using theæ or
çbutton.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Clock, hours
.
The selection marker is on the hour set-
ting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.
Function
Page
Set time (hours)
165
Set time (minutes)
166
Set date (month)
166
Set date (day)
166
Set date (year)
167
iIf your vehicle is equipped with the
Modular COMAND System and naviga-
tion module, see separate COMAND
manual on how to set the date and
time.

166 Controls in detailControl systemSet time (minutes)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.
Move the selection marker to the Time/Date
submenu using theæ or
çbutton.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Clock, minutes
.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.Set date (month)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker to the Time/Date
submenu using theæ or
çbutton.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Date Set month
.
The selection marker is on the month
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
month.Set date (day)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker to the Time/Date
submenu using theæ or
çbutton.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Date Set day
.
The selection marker is on the day set-
ting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
day.

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Set date (year)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.
Move the selection marker to the Time/Date
submenu using theæ or
çbutton.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Date Set year
.
The selection marker is on the year set-
ting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
year.Lighting submenu
Access the
Lighting
submenu via the
Settings...
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 to the Lighting
submenu using theæ
orç button.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Light circuit headlamp mode
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Function
Page
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
167
Set locator lighting
168
Exterior lamps delayed shut-off
169
Interior lighting delayed shut-off
170
iThis function is not available in coun-
tries where daytime running lamps are
mandatory.


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Pressæ orç to select
Manual
or
daytime running lamp (
Constant
)
mode.
With daytime running lamp mode se-
lected and the exterior lamp switch at
positionM, the following lamps will
come on automatically when the en-
gine is turned on:


Parking lamps and low beam
headlamps


License plate lamps (in low ambient
light conditions)Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
position
U
, the following lamps will
switch on during darkness when the vehi-
cle is unlocked with SmartKey:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


Front fog lamps
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened. It switches off au-
tomatically after a period of approximately
40 seconds.
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
while driving will not reset the daytime
running lamp mode.
In the display you will then see the mes-
sage:
Lighting - Cannot be com-
pletely reset to factory settings
while driving.


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Move the selection marker to the Lighting
submenu using theæ
orç button.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Function Surround lighting
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select
the desired setting.
The locator lighting will be switched on
or off.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU when exiting the vehicle
(page 138).Setting night security illumination
(Headlamps delayed shut-off)
Use this function to set whether and how
long you would like the exterior lamps to
illuminate during darkness after exiting the
vehicle and all doors closed.
With the delayed shut-off feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
position
U
before the engine is turned
off, the following lamps will switch on
when the engine is turned off:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


Front fog lamps

Move the selection marker to the Lighting
submenu using theæ
orç button.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Headlmp. delayed shut-off
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
iYou can reactivate this function within
ten minutes by opening a door.
If after turning off the engine you do not
open a door or do not close an opened
door, the lamps will automatically
switch off after 60 seconds.