MERCEDES-BENZ C55AMG 2006 W203 Owner's Manual

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Standard display menu
In the standard display, the main odometer
and the trip odometer are shown in the
multifunction display.
1Trip odometer
2Main odometer
If another display is shown instead of the
standard display:
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the standard display.
Press buttonk orj to select
the functions in the standard display
menu.The following functions are available:Display digital speedometer or outside
temperature
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see the digital speedometer.
The current vehicle speed is shown in
the multifunction display.
1Digital speedometerFunctionPage
Run Flat Indicator* (Canada
only)318
Call up digital speedometer or
outside temperature130
Call up maintenance service
display338
Check engine oil level299
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Select either the display of the digital
speedometer or the outside tempera-
ture indicator (
page 139).

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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 appears in the
multifunction display.
The following functions are available:Select radio station
Turn on the radio (page 200).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to separate operating
instructions.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the currently tuned station
appears in the multifunction display.
1Waveband setting
2Station frequency
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
FunctionPage
Select radio station131
Select satellite radio station*
(USA only)132
Operate CD player*132
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You can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio
(
page 208).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to separate operating
instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.

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Select satellite radio station*
(USA only)
The satellite radio is treated as a radio
application.
Select satellite radio with the
corresponding soft key (SAT) in the
radio menu.
1SAT mode and preset number
2Channel name or number
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.Operate the CD player*
Selecting CD track
Turn on the radio and select CD or
CD changer* (
page 219).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to separate operating
instructions.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played appear in the
multifunction display.
1Current CD (for CD changer*)
2Current track
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
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For more information on satellite radio
operation, see “Introduction to satellite
radio* (USA only)” (
page 209).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to separate operating
instructions.
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The COMAND* system and the CD
changer* can play audio CDs as well as
CDs with MP3 files.
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To select a CD from the CD changer*
magazine, press a number on the audio
system or the COMAND* system key
pad located in the center dashboard.

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For more information on CD operation, see
“CD mode” (
page 214) and for the CD
changer*, see (
page 218).
Selecting CD MP3-track (vehicles with
COMAND* and/or CD changer*)
Turn on the radio and select the
CD changer* (
page 219) or turn on
COMAND* and select CD or
CD changer*.
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to separate operating
instructions.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played appear in the
multifunction display.
1MP3 mode (vehicles with COMAND*)
2Current track
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.For more information on MP3, see “MP3
notes” (
page 216), and for operating,
see “MP3 playback” (
page 217).i
A CD with MP3 files insert in the CD
changer* is handled by the
audio/COMAND* system like an audio
CD. Information contained on the CD
with MP3 files will not shown in the
multifunction display or in the au-
dio/COMAND* display.
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Level of information displayed will vary
depending on the information con-
tained on the CD with MP3 files insert
in the single CD player of the
COMAND* system.
To select a CD from the CD changer*
magazine, press a number on the audio
system or the COMAND* system key
pad located in the center dashboard.

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NAV* menu
The
NAV menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the message
NAV appears in the
multifunction display.

If COMAND* is switched off, the mes-
sage
NAV off appears in the multifunc-
tion display.

With COMAND* switched on but route
guidance not activated, the direction of
travel and, if available, the name of the
street currently traveled on appear in
the multifunction display.

With COMAND* switched on and route
guidance activated, the direction of
travel and maneuver instructions ap-
pear in the multifunction display.
Please refer to the COMAND* manual for
instructions on how to activate the route
guidance system*.
Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the
system. Such messages appear in the mul-
tifunction display and are based on condi-
tions or system status the vehicle’s system
has recorded.
The vehicle status message memory menu
only appears if there are any messages
stored.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the multifunction
display.
If the vehicle status message memory
menu does not appear, then there are
no messages stored.
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 mal-
function and warning messages
(
page 358).

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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:
1Number of messages
Press buttonk 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 358).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.
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 buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings menu appears in the
multifunction display.
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The 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 multi-
function display (
page 358).

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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 122) for
approximately 3 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.Submenus in the Settings menu
Press buttonj.
The collection of the submenus
appears in the multifunction display.
Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with buttonç, scroll up
with buttonæ.
With the selection marker on the desired
submenu, use the buttonj to access
the individual functions within that sub-
menu. Once within the submenu, you can
use the button j to move to the next
function or the button k t o m o v e t o t h e
previous function within that submenu.
The settings themselves are made with
buttonæ orç.
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The settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time. After approximately 5 seconds,
the
Settings menu reappears in the
multifunction display.
For safety reasons, the following
function are not reset while driving:

the Hdlamp mode function in the
Lighting submenu

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The 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 clusterTime/DateLightingVehicleConvenience
Select speedometer
display modeTime synchronization with head
unit*Set daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)Set automatic lock-
ingActivate easy-entry/exit
feature
Select languageSet time (hours)Set locator lightingSet parking position for
exterior rear view mirror
Select display (speed
display or outside
temperature) for status
indicatorSet time (minutes)Set night security
illumination
Select automatic time change
(Daylight Saving Time (DST)
summer/Standard time winter)Set interior lighting de-
layed shut-off
Set date (month)
Set date (day)
Set 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:Select speedometer display mode
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Disp.Unit
Speed/odo
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to set
speedometer unit to
Km orMiles.Select language
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Language appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
FunctionPage
Select speedometer display
mode138
Select language138
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature) for status
indicator139

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

German (Deutsch)

English (English)

French (francais)

Italian (italiano)

Spanish (Español)

Dutch (Nederlands)

Danish (Dansk)

Swedish (Svenska)

Portuguese (Português)

Turkish (Türkçe)Select display (digital speedometer or
outside temperature) for status
indicator
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Status line
display
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ 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