MERCEDES-BENZ CLK COUPE 2006 C209 Owner's Manual

150 Controls in detailControl systemOperate the CD player
Turn on the radio and select CD or
CD changer* (
page 228). Vehicles
with COMAND*: Refer to separate
operating instructions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played appear in the multifunc-
tion display.1Current CD (with additional number
from 1 to 6 when running from
CD changer*)
2Current track

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
For more information on CD operation, see
“CD mode” (
page 225) and for the
CD changer*, see “CD changer*”
(
page 228).
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 traveld 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*.
iFor more information on satellite radio
operation, see “Introduction to satellite
radio* (USA only)” (
page 220).
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to
separate operating instructions.
iTo 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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Control 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
multifunction display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system 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.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 messag-
es, see “Vehicle status messages in the
multifunction display” (
page 370).
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 370).

152 Controls in detailControl systemShould 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. With
KEYLESS-GO*, turn off the engine by
pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button and open the driver’s door.
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.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 140) 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 switch on the
ignition (
page 36). You will then only
see high-priority messages in the multi-
function display (
page 370).

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Control system
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 buttonj to access the
individual functions within that submenu.
Once within the submenu, you can use
buttonj to move to the next function
or buttonk to move to the previous
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 140) 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. After approximately five seconds,
the
Settings...
menu reappears in
the multifunction display.
For safety reasons, the following
function is not reset while driving:


the
Lamp circuit headlamp
func-
tion in the
Lighting
submenu.
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.

154 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 speedometer
display mode
Setting time (hours)
Setting daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Setting automatic lock-
ing
Activate easy-entry/exit
feature
Selecting language
Setting time (minutes)
Setting locator lighting
Setting parking position for
exterior rear view mirror
Selecting display (speed
display or outside
temperature) for status
indicator
Setting the date (month)
Exterior lamps delayed
shut-off
Selecting display (speed
display or outside tem-
perature) for standard
display
Setting the date (day)
Interior lighting delayed
shut-off
Setting the date (year)

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Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. cluster
submenu via
the
Settings
menu. Use the
Instr. clus-
ter
submenu to change the instrument
cluster display settings.
The following functions are available:Selecting speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the Instr. cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Display unit
Speed-/odometer appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ or ç to set
speedometer unit to
km or
miles
.Selecting language

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the Instr. cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Language
appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Function
Page
Selecting speedometer display
mode
155
Selecting language
155
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for
status line
156
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for
standard display
156


156 Controls in detailControl system
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
)Selecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature) for status line

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the Instr. cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Status line dis-
play
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select
the desired setting.Selecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature) for standard display

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the Instr. cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Basic display

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

Press buttonæ orç to select
the display mode shown in the basic
display.
iYou will see the status line when you
have called up a different display from
the standard display.


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Control system
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:Setting time (hours)
This function can only be seen in vehicles
with audio system.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock, hours
Confirm by press. R
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 140) to confirm.
The hour is set and stored.
Function
Page
Setting the time (hours)
157
Setting the time (minutes)
158
Setting the date (month)
158
Setting the date (day)
159
Setting the date (year)
159
iThe
Time/Date
submenu is not shown
in vehicles with COMAND*.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.

158 Controls in detailControl systemSetting time (minutes)
This function can only be seen with audio
system.
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock, minutes
Confirm by press. R
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the minutes
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 140) to confirm.
The minutes are set and stored.Setting the date (month)
This function can only be seen with audio
system.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date month

appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the month
setting.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.

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Press buttonæ orç to set the
month.
Setting the date (day)
This function can only be seen with audio
system.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date day

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
day.
Setting the date (year)
This function can only be seen with audio
system.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date year

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
year.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.