MERCEDES-BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR COUPE 2004 CL203 Owner's Manual

111 Controls in detail
Control system
It is helpful to think of the menus, and the
functions within each menu, as being ar-
ranged in a circular pattern.

If you press buttonè orÿ
repeatedly, you will pass through each
menu one after the other.


If you press buttonk orj
repeatedly, you will pass through each
function display, one after the other, in
the current menu.In the
SETTINGS
menu, instead of functions
you will find a number of submenus for
calling up and changing settings. For
instructions on using these submenus, see
“Submenus in the Settings menu”
(
page 119).
The number of menus available in the sys-
tem depends on which optional equipment
is installed in your vehicle.
The menus are described on the following
pages.

112 Controls in detailControl systemMenusThis is what you will see when you scroll
through the menus.The table on the next page provides an
overview of the individual menus.

113 Controls in detail
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Menus, submenus and functions
Menu1
Menu2
Menu3
Menu4
Menu5
Menu6
Menu7
Commands/submenusStandard dis-
play
AUDIO
NAVI*
Malfunction
memory
Settings
Trip computer
Telephone
Coolant temper-
ature display
Select radio sta-
tion
Activate route
guidance
Call up malfunc-
tion messages
Reset to factory
settings
Fuel consumption
statistics after
start
Load phone
book
Digital speed-
ometer
Operate CD
player*
Instrument cluster
submenu
Fuel consumption
statistics since the
last reset
Search for name
in phone book
Call up FSS
Operate cas-
sette player
Lighting submenu
Call up range
Check engine oil
level
Vehicle submenuConvenience sub-
menu

114 Controls in detailControl system
Standard display menu
You can select the functions in the stan-
dard display menu with buttonk
orj.
The following functions are available:
Display digital speedometer
Press buttonj twice.
The current vehicle speed is shown in
the multifunction display.
AUDIO menu
The functions in the
AUDIO
menu operate
the audio equipment which you currently
have turned on.
If no audio equipment is currently turned
on, the message
AUDIO OFF
is shown in the
display.
The following functions are available:
iThe headings used in the menus table
are designed to facilitate navigation
within the system and are not neces-
sarily identical to those shown in the
control system displays.
The first function displayed in each
menu will automatically show you
which part of the system you are in.
Function
Page
Call up coolant temperature dis-
play
106
Call up digital speedometer
114
Call up FSS
249
Check engine oil level
238
Function
Page
Select radio station
115
Select satellite radio station*
115
Operate CD player*
116
Operate cassette player
116

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Select radio station
Turn on the radio (
page 160). Vehi-
cles with COMAND*: Refer to separate
operating instructions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the display.
1Station frequency
2Waveband setting
3Setting for station selection using
memory

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
The type of search depends on the set-
ting for the station tuning
(page 128):


The next stored station is selected
(SP)


Station searchSelect satellite radio station*
The Sirius-Satellite-Radio is treated as a ra-
dio application.

Select SAT radio with the correspond-
ing softkey in the radio menu.
1Channel name or number
2SAT mode and preset number
3Setting for station selection using
memory

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.
iYou can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio
(page 165).
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to sep-
arate operating instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.

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Operate the CD player*
Turn on the radio and select the CD
player (
page 175). Vehicles with CO-
MAND*: Refer to separate operating in-
structions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played are shown in the display.
1Current track
2Current CD (for CD changer*)

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.Operate the cassette player*

Turn on the radio and select the cas-
sette player (
page 116). Vehicles
with COMAND*: Refer to separate op-
erating instructions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the cassette cur-
rently being played are shown in the
display.
1Current side

Press buttonj to fast forward to
the next track.

Press buttonk to rewind the cas-
sette to the beginning of the current
track.
iFeature description is based on prelim-
inary information available at time of
printing.
For more information on satellite radio
operation, see “Satellite radio (SAT)*
(USA only)” (
page 168)
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to sep-
arate operating instructions.
iTo select a CD from the magazine,
press a number on the audio system or
the COMAND* system key pad located
in the center dashboard.

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NAVI* menu
The
NAVI
menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the message
NAVI
in the
display.


If the navigation system is switched off,
the message
NAVI OFF
is shown in the
display.


If the navigation system is on, the mes-
sage
NAVI ACTIVE
is shown in the dis-
play.
Please refer to the COMAND* manual for
instructions on how to activate the route
guidance system*.
Malfunction memory menu
Use the malfunction memory menu to scan
malfunction and warning messages that
may be stored in the system. What infor-
mation is shown in the display depends on
whether malfunctions have actually oc-
curred.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the malfunction message
memory in the display.
No malfunction messages
If no malfunctions have occurred, the mes-
sage in the display is:
NO MALFUNCTION
iTo select the reverse side of the tape,
press button below track number on
the audio system display, or enter re-
quest on the COMAND* system locat-
ed in the center dashboard.
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 264).

118 Controls in detailControl systemMalfunctions have occurred
If malfunctions have occurred, you will see
the number of malfunctions in the display:
1Number of malfunctions
Press buttonk orj.
The stored messages will now be dis-
played in order. For malfunction and
warning messages, see “Messages in
the display” (
page 264).Should any malfunctions occur while driv-
ing, the number of malfunctions will reap-
pear in the display when the SmartKey in
the starter switch is turned to position0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Settings menu
In the
SETTINGS
menu there are two func-
tions:


The function
RESET TO FACTORY SET-
TINGS
, 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.
iThe 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 multifunction display
(page 264).

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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 22) 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 buttonk orj.
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. Approximately five seconds after
pressing the reset button for the sec-
ond time, the
SETTINGS
menu reap-
pears in the display.
For safety reasons, the following func-
tions are not reset while driving:


the
LIGHT CIRCUIT HEADLIGHT MODE

function in the LIGHTING submenu


the
SETTINGS KEY-DEPENDENT
func-
tion in the CONVENIENCE submenu

120 Controls in detailControl systemThe submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with theç button, scroll up
with theæ button.
Move within the submenus with thek
orj button to the individual functions.
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 in the instru-
ment cluster for approximately 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.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 sec-
ond time, the
SETTINGS
menu reap-
pears in the display.