MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE 2004 Owners Manual

108 Controls in detail
Operating system
The operating system is activated as soon
as
the key is turned to position 1in the
ignition lock. You may perform the follow-
ing using the operating system:
! Call up information about your vehicle
! Make settin gs
You can use this not only to find out when
the next service is due, but also to set the
language for messages in the instrument
cluster and much more.
The operating system shows the informa-
tion in the multi-function display. You con
trol the multi-function displ ayand
the settings in the operating system using
the buttons on the multi-function steering
whee l. Operating system
G
Risk of accident Only use the operating
system when road
and traffic conditions permit. Otherwise,
you may no longer be able to observe road
and traffic conditio nsand cause an acci-
dent. Multi-function st
eeringwheel
P46.10-2456-31 1 Multi-function display
Co
ntrolling theo perating system 2 Selecting a submenu or adjusting
the volume
ç
Down/decreases the vol-
ume
æ Up/increases the volume 3 Making a telephone call
í
Accepts a call
Starts dialling
ì Ends a call
Rejects an incoming call 4 Jumping from one menu to another
è
Forwards
ÿ Back 5 Scrolling within a menu
j
Forwards
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The multi-functi ondisplay changes when
you press one of these buttons on the
multi-function steering wheel.
Several functions are combined themati-
cally in each menu. For example, theAudio
menu contains functions for controlling
the rad ioor CD player. You can use a func-
tion to call up informa tion or to change the
settings for your vehicle. You can think of the order of the men
us
and function sin a menu as a circle:
! If you press the èorÿ button
repeatedly, each menu appears in turn.
! If you press the korj button
repeatedly, each menu function
appears in turn.
The
Se ttings...menu contains submenus
instead of functions with which you can
call up orchange a setting. For notes on
how to control these submenus, see the
"Settings menu" section ( =pa ge 116). The
number of menus depends on the
optional equipment installed in your vehi-
cle.
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Operating system
Thisiswh at the displays look like when you
scroll through the menus. The explanations for the individual menus
are shown in the following table.Menu overview
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The table shows you an example of menus for a vehicle with the COMAND* system installed. You ca nsee below the menus and their
individual functions. Menu
1 Menu
2 Menu
3 Menu
4 Menu
5 Menu
6 Menu
7 Menu
8 Standard
display Au
dio Naviga-
tion* Distronic* Malfunc-
tion
me
mory Settings Trip computer Te
lep hone*Commands /submenus Digital
speedometer Select a radio
station Activate
rou
te
guida nce Call up a
sett
ing Ca
ll up
malfunc-
tion mem-
ory Reset to factory
settings Consumption
statistics since
start Ent
erPIN Call up
ASSYST Operate the
CD player* /
CD changer* Instrument
cluster
submenu Consumption
statistics since
the
last reset Load the
telephone
book
Check the
engine oil
le
vel Time submenu Call up the range Look for a
name in the
telephone
book
Tyre pressure
lo
ss warning* Lighting
submenu
Vehicle
submenu
Heater*
submenu
Convenience*
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The table overview of the menus contains
gene ric terms which are not always sho wninthe
operating system. The appropriate generic term
should make it easier for you tofamiliarise your-
se lf with the menu s.
The operating system displays the new function
range with the first menu function.
In the case of the Audio 10, Audio 10CD*
and Audio 30APS* audio systems, the
operating system displays the audio and
telephone menus in English. The display
for these menus is independent of the lan-
guage selected as your display language. In
its basic state, you can see the current
outside temperature and the trip meter in
the multi-function displ ay. This is called
the standard display.
1 Out side tem perature
2 Trip meter
If you see a different display, press the
è orÿ button repeatedly until the
sta ndard display appears. You can also change the standard display.
In place of the
outside temperature, you
can display the digita lspeedometer.
You can select the setting in theInstr.
cluster
submenu und ertheBasic display
function (
=page 120).
You can select the functions inthe stand-
ard display of the menu by pressing the
k orj buttons. Standard
display menu
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nction Page
Call up the digital speedo
meter 113
Check the engine oil level 245
Tyre pressure loss warn
ing* 251
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Digital sp eedometer display, status ind
icator
6 Press the korj button repea t-
edly until you see the digital speedom-
eter in the display.
The current speed is disp layed.
1 Digital speedometer
2 Status indicator showing outside tem-
peratur e display
3 Trip meter
You can also change the status indicator.
In place of the outside temperature, you
can display the digita lspeedometer.
You can select the setting in theInstr.
cluster
submenu under theStat usline
display
function ( =pag e120). You can control the audio equipment
wh
ich you have just switched on using
the functions in the
Audiomenu.
If no audio equipment has been switched
on and:
! there isan audio system installed, the
Audio OFFmessage appears in the dis-
play
! there isa COMAND system installed,
the
Audio OFFmessage appears in the
display
You can operate the following equipment: Se
lecting a radio station
6 Switch on the radio. For notes on how
to do this, see the separate Opera ting
Instructions.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the station you have
ju st selected in the display. 1
Station
2 Frequency range
3 Setting for station selection using
mem ory
6 Press the korj button repeat-
edly until you have found the station
you requ ire.
The type of search depends on the sta-
tion search setting (
=pa ge 125):
! The next stored station is selected
(SP)
! Station search
i You can only store new stations using the
radio. For notes on how to do this, see the sepa-
rat eop erati ng inst ructions.
Yo u can also operate the radio in the usual way.
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dio menu Function Page
Selec
ta radio station 113
Operate the CD player*
/CD
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114 Controls in detail
Operating systemOperating the CD player*
6
Switch on the radio and select the CD
player. For note son how to do this, see
the separate Operating Instructions.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until the settings for the CD being
played are shown in the display.
Audio system dis play
1 Current track
2 Current CD (with CD changer) COMAND*
system display
1 Current track
2 Current CD (with CDchanger)
6 Press the korj button repeat-
edly until you have set the tra ckyou
require.
In theNavmenu, you can displ aynaviga-
tion system route guidance.
6 Press the èorÿ button repea t-
edly until you see the
Navimessage in
the display. You will see different messag
esin the dis-
play, depending on the status of the navi-
gation system:
! If the navigation system isswi tched off,
the
Nav iO FFmessage appears in the
display.
! If the navigation system isswitched on,
the
Navi activemessage appears in
the display.
! When the navigation system ison and
route guidance activated, you will see
the following display:
You can read about how to act ivat e route
guidance in the separate Audio 30APS*
and COMAND system* Operating Instruc-
tions.
P54.30-5199-31 Navigat
ion* menu
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You can read the current settings for Dis-
tronic in the Di stronic menu. The display
shown depends on whether Distronic and
the distance warning function are switched
on or off.
You can find out how to switch Distronic
and the distance warning function on or off
in the "Driving systems" section
( = page 197).
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see one of the following
two displays. Distronic deactivated
When Distronic is deactivated, you will see
the sta ndard Distronic display.
1 Vehicle in front, if detected
2 Actu aldist ance to the vehicle in front
3 Specified distance to the vehicle in
front
4 Own vehic le
5 Symbol for distance warning function
activat ed Di
stronic activated
When Distronic isactivated, you will see
the set desired speed for approximately
five seconds in the displ ay. When Distronic
is activated, you will see the following dis-
play:
1 Distronic is activ ated Distronic menu*
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You can call up malfunctions which have
occurred in the malfunction memory
menu. The message in the display depends
on whether malfunctions have occurred or
not.
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the correspond ing
malfunction memory message in the
display. No malfunction messages
If no malfunctions have occurred, the mes-
sageNo
malfunctionappea rsin the dis-
play. Malfunctions occurred
If malfunctions have
occurred, you will see
the number of malfunctions in the display:
1 Number of malfunctions
6 Press the korj button.
You can scroll through the malfunction
messages in order. The possible mal-
function messages are described in
th e" Practical advice" sec tion
( = pa ge 280).
If ma lfunctions have occurre dduring your
journey, you wi llsee the number of mal-
functions displayed again in the display
when your journey iscomplete (turn the
key to position 0in the ignition lock ,or
remove it).
6 Press the reset button on the left in the
instrument cluster repeatedly until you
have seen all the malfunction mes-
sages. i
If you tur nthe key back toposition 1or 2in
th ei gnition lock, you will clear the malfunction
me mo ry.Should any malfunctions occur again,
the ywill be displayed again.
In the
Sett ings...menu, there are two
functions:
! The
Toreset: Press reset buttonfor
3 seconds
function, which you can use
to reset all the set tings to the factory
settin gs
! A collection of submenus which you
can use to make indi vidual settings for
your vehicle
6 Press the èorÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the
Settings ...
menu in the displ ay. Malfunction memory
menu G
Risk of accident The operating system only records malfunc-
tions and warnings
from certain systems.
For this reason, make sure th atyour veh icle
is safe to use. Otherwise, you could endan-
ger yourself and others. P54.30-5205-31 Settings menu
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Operating system Resetting all settings
You can return the functions of all the sub-
menus to the factory settings.
6
Press the reset button on the left in the
instrument cluster for approximately
three seconds.
You will see the request inthe displ ay
to press the reset button once more to
confi rm.
6 Press the reset button again.
All the submenu functions are restored
to their factory settings.
i If you do not pre ssthe reset button a second
time to co nfirm ,the ch angedsetting s remain
set. You will see theSettings...menu again
aft erapproximately five seconds .
In the
Lightingsubm enu,theLight circuit
headla mpmode
function is not res etfor safety
reasons. Su
bmenus in the Set tings menu
6 Press the korj button.
The collection of submenus is shown in
the display.
6 Press the çbutton.
The bar moves to the next submenu.
The submenus are arranged in a hierarchy.
You can scroll down by pressing the ç
button and up by pressing the æbut-
ton.
You can move to the individual functions
wi thin the submenus by pressing the k
or j buttons.
You can make the settings as before using
the æ orç buttons. Resetting the subme
nufunctions
You can return the functions ineach sub-
me nu to the factory settings.
6 Select a function from a submenu.
6 Press the reset but ton on the left in the
instrument cluster for approximately
three seconds.
You will see the request in the display
to press the reset button once more to
confirm.
6 Pres s the reset button again.
All the submenu functions are restored
to thei rfact ory settings again.
i If you do not press the reset button a second
time to confirm, the changed settings remain
set. You will see the
Settings...menu again
after approximate lyfive seconds.
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