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132 Controls in detailControl systemVehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the sys-
tem. Such messages appear in the
multifunction display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the multifunction
display. No vehicle status messages
If no conditions are recorded in memory,
the message in the multifunction display
is:
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:
1 Number of messages
Warning!
G
Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are inten-
tionally not very detailed. The malfunction
and warning messages are simply a remind-
er with respect to the operation of certain
systems and do not replace the owner’s
and/or driver’s responsibility to maintain
the vehicle’s operating safety by having all
required maintenance and safety checks
performed on the vehicle and by bringing
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center to address the malfunction and
warning messages (
page 347).

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Press button
k orj .
The stored messages will now be
displayed in the order in which they
have occurred. For malfunction and
warning messages, see “Vehicle status
messages in the multifunction display”
(page 347).
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 position 0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Settings menu
In the
Settings
menu there are two
functions:


The function
Reset to factory
settings
, 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 button è orÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings
menu appears in the
multifunction display. Resetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all
submenus to the factory settings.

Press the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 119) for
approximately three seconds.
The request to press the reset button
once more to confirm appears in the
multifunction display.

Press the reset button once more.
The functions of all the submenus will
reset to factory settings.
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position 1 or 2. You will then only see
high-priority messages in the
multifunction display (
page 347).

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Submenus in the Settings menu
Press buttonk orj .
The collection of the submenus
appears in the multifunction display.

Press button ç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu. The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with button
ç, scroll up
with button æ.
Move within the submenus with
button k orj to the individual
functions.
The settings themselves are made with
button æ orç .
iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time. After approximately five seconds,
the
Settings
menu reappears in the
multifunction display.
For safety reasons, the following
functions are not reset while driving:


the
Hdlamp mode
function in the
Lighting
submenu


the
Key dependency
function in the
Convenience
submenu

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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 119) in
the instrument cluster for approxi-
mately three seconds.
The request to press the reset button
once more to confirm appears in the
multifunction display.

Press the reset button once more.
All functions of the submenu will reset
to factory settings.iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time. Approximately five seconds after
pressing the reset button for the
second time, the
Settings
menu
reappears in the multifunction display.

136 Controls in detailControl systemThe table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus.
Detailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following
pages.Instrument cluster
Time/Date
Lighting
Vehicle
Convenience
Selecting temperature
display mode
Time synchronization with
head unit*
Setting daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Setting automatic
locking
Activating
easy-entry/exit feature
Selecting speedometer
display mode
Setting the time (hours)
Setting locator lighting
Setting key-dependency
Selecting language
Setting the time (minutes)
Setting night security
illumination
Setting parking position
for exterior rear view
mirror
Selecting display (speed
display or outside tempera-
ture) for status indicator
Selecting time display mode
Setting interior lighting
delayed shut-off
Selecting automatic time
change (Daylight Saving
Time (DST) summer/winter)Setting the date (month)Setting the date (day)Setting the date (year)

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Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr.Cl.
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Instr.Cl.

submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings.
The following functions are available: Selecting temperature display mode

Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Temperature
indicator
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ orç to set tem-
perature unit to
°C (degrees Celsius)
or
°F (degrees Fahrenheit). Selecting speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Disp.Unit
Speed/odo
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ orç to set
speedometer unit to
km
or
Miles
.
Function
Page
Selecting temperature display
mode
137
Selecting speedometer display
mode
137
Selecting language
138
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for sta-
tus indicator
138

138 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting language
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Language
appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ orç to select
the language to be used for the
multifunction display messages.
Available languages:

German


English


French


Italian


Spanish
Selecting display (digital speedometer
or outside temperature) for status
indicator

Move the selection marker with
button æ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Status line
display
appears in the multifunction
display. The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button
æ orç to select
the desired setting.
The selected display is then shown
continuously in the lower display.
The other display now appears in the
menu of the standard display:

Digital speedometer
or


Outside temperature

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Time/Date submenu
Access the
Time/Date
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Time/Date

submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings. The following functions
are available: Time synchronization with head unit*
This function can only be seen on vehicles
with COMAND* and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Time synchro.
w/Head Unit
appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ orç to select
the desired setting. Setting the time (hours)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Time Hours
appears
in the multifunction display.
Function
Page
Time synchronization with
head unit*
139
Setting time (hours)
139
Setting time (minutes)
140
Selecting time display mode
141
Selecting automatic time change
(Daylight Saving Time (DST)
summer/Standard Time winter)
141
Setting date (month)
141
Setting date (day)
142
Setting date (year)
143
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.


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The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour. Setting the time (minutes)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Time Minutes

appears in the multifunction display. The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

Press button
æ orç to set the
minutes.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.


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Selecting time display mode
Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock display

appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ orç to set
the
12h
or
24h
time display mode. Selecting automatic time change
(Daylight Saving Time (DST) summer /
Standard Time winter)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Change-over
Summer / Winter time
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ orç to select if
the changeover between summer and
winter time should be automatic or
manual.
Setting the date (month)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.