MERCEDES-BENZ CLK63AMG 2008 C209 Owner's Manual

160 Controls in detail
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
Time - Hours Press
R To Confirm
appears in the multifunc-
tion 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 138) to confirm.
The hour is set and stored.
Setting 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
Time - Minute(s)
Press R To Confirm
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the minutes
setting.
FunctionPage
Setting the time (hours)160
Setting the time (minutes)160
Setting the date (month)161
Setting the date (day)161
Setting the date (year)162
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 in-
structions.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in COMAND,
refer to the separate COMAND operating in-
structions.

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Control system
Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.
Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 138) 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.
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.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in COMAND,
refer to the separate COMAND operating in-
structions.iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in COMAND,
refer to the separate COMAND operating in-
structions.

162 Controls in detail
Control system
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.Lighting submenu
Access the
Lighting submenu via the
Settings... menu. Use the Lighting
submenu to change the lamp and lighting
settings on your vehicle.
The following functions are available:Setting daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Headlamp Mode ap-
pears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to select
manual operation (
Manual) or daytime
running lamp mode (
Constant).
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in COMAND,
refer to the separate COMAND operating in-
structions.
FunctionPage
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)162
Setting locator lighting163
Setting night security
illumination164
Setting interior lighting delayed
shut-off165
iThis function is not available in countries
where the daytime running lamp mode is
mandatory and therefore in a constant mode.

163 Controls in detail
Control system
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionM or U, the low beam
headlamps are switched on when the
engine is running.
In low ambient light conditions the
following lamps will switch on additionally:

Parking lamps

Tail lamps

License plate lamps

Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime run-
ning lamp mode, see “Lighting”
(
page 129).Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionU, the following lamps will
switch on during darkness when the vehi-
cle is unlocked using buttonΠon the
SmartKey or SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO*:

Parking lamps

Tail lamps

License plate lamps

Side marker lamps

Front fog lamps
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened.
If you do not open a door after unlocking
the vehicle with the SmartKey, the lamps
will switch off automatically after
approximately 40 seconds.
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Surround Light.
Function
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to switch
the locator lighting function
On or Off
Turn the exterior lamp switch to
position U when exiting the vehicle.
The locator lighting feature is
activated.
iFor safety reasons, resetting the Lighting
submenu to factory settings (
page 156) while
driving will not deactivate the daytime running
lamp mode.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Cannot be completely reset to factory
settings while driving
.

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Control system
Setting night security illumination
(Headlamps delayed shut-off feature)
Use this function to set whether you would
like the exterior lamps to remain on for
15 seconds during darkness after exiting
the vehicle and closing all doors.
With the headlamps delayed shut-off
feature activated and the exterior lamp
switch in positionU before the engine
is turned off, the following lamps will
switch on when the engine is turned off:

Parking lamps

Tail lamps

License plate lamps

Side marker lamps

Front fog lamps
If after turning off the engine you do not
open a door or do not close an opened
door, the lamps will automatically switch
off after 60 seconds.
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Headlamps Delayed
Shut-off
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to switch
the headlamps delayed shut-off feature
Onor Off.
Turn the exterior lamp switch to
position U before turning off the
engine.
The headlamps delayed shut-off
feature is activated.You can temporarily deactivate the head-
lamps delayed shut-off feature:
Before exiting the vehicle, turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position0.
Then turn it to position2 and back
to0.
The headlamps delayed shut-off
feature is deactivated. It will reactivate
as soon as you reinsert the SmartKey in
the starter switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop but-
ton on the gear selector lever
(
page 40).

165 Controls in detail
Control system
Setting interior lighting delayed shut-off
Use this function to set whether you would
like the interior lighting to remain on for
10 seconds during darkness after you have
removed the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Interior Lighting
Delayed Shut-off
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to switch
the interior lighting delayed shut-off
feature
On or Off.Vehicle submenu
Access the
Vehicle submenu via the
Settings... menu. Use the Vehicle sub-
menu to make general vehicle settings.
The following functions are available:
Selecting audio search function
Use of the
Audio Search Function to
select a radio station (
page 151) will
enable you to start a frequency scan
(
Frequenc.) or select a radio station stored
in memory (
Memory).
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Vehicle
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Audio Search Function appears in the
multifunction display.The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ or ç to set the
audio search function to
Frequenc.
or
Memory.
To select a radio station, see “Selecting ra-
dio station” (
page 151).
FunctionPage
Selecting audio search function165
Setting automatic locking166

166 Controls in detail
Control system
Setting automatic locking
Use this function to activate or deactivate
the automatic central locking. With the
automatic central locking system
activated, the vehicle is centrally locked at
vehicle speeds of approximately 9 mph
(15 km/h).
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Vehicle
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Automatic Door
Locking
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to switch
the automatic central locking
On or Off.Convenience submenu
Access the
Convenience submenu via the
Settings... menu. Use the Convenience
submenu to change the settings for the
easy-entry/exit convenience feature.Activating easy-entry/exit feature
Use this function to activate and deacti-
vate the easy-entry/exit feature
(
page 45).
FunctionPage
Activating easy-entry/exit
feature166
Warning!G
You must make sure no one can become
trapped or injured by the moving steering
wheel when the easy-entry/exit feature is
activated.
To stop steering wheel movement, do one of
the following:

Move steering wheel adjustment stalk
(
page 45).

Press the memory position switch
(
page 128).
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.

167 Controls in detail
Control system
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the

Convenience
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Easy-entry Func-
tion
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to switch
the easy-entry/exit feature
On or Off.
Trip computer menu
Use the trip computer menu to call up sta-
tistical data on your vehicle.
The following information is available:
Fuel consumption statistics since start
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the trip com-
puter menu appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
From Start appears
in the multifunction display.1Distance driven since start
2Time elapsed since start
3Average speed since start
4Average fuel consumption since start
FunctionPage
Fuel consumption statistics
since start167
Fuel consumption statistics
since last reset168
Resetting fuel consumption
statistics168
Distance to empty168
iAll statistics stored from the last engine
start will be reset approximately four hours after
the SmartKey in the starter switch is turned to
position0 or removed from the starter switch.
Resetting will not occur if you turn the SmartKey
back to position1 or2 within this time period.

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Control system
Fuel consumption since last reset
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the trip com-
puter menu appears in the
multifunction display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
From Reset appears
in the multifunction display.
1Distance driven since last reset
2Time elapsed since last reset
3Average speed since last reset
4Average fuel consumption since last
resetResetting fuel consumption statistics
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the trip com-
puter menu appears in the
multifunction display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the reading that you want to reset
appears in the multifunction display.
Press and hold the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 138) until
the value is reset to
0.Distance to empty
Switch on the ignition (page 40).
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the trip com-
puter menu appears in the
multifunction display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Range: appears in
the multifunction display.
The calculated remaining driving range
based on the current fuel tank level
appears in the multifunction display. If
the remaining fuel in the tank is suffi-
ciently low, a fuel pump is shown in-
stead of the range.

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TEL* menuYou can use the functions in the Tel menu
to operate your telephone, provided it is
connected to a hands-free system and
switched on.
Switch on the telephone and audio or
COMAND*.
Press buttonÿ orè on the
steering wheel repeatedly until the
message
Tel appears in the
multifunction display.
Which messages will appear in the
multifunction display depends on whether
your telephone is switched on or off:

If the telephone is off, the message
Tel Off appears in the multifunction
display.
Warning!G
A driver’s attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the
telephone while driving, please use the
hands-free device and only use the tele-
phone when weather, road and traffic
conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a
vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet
(approximately 14 m) every second.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system,
possibly resulting in an accident and /or
personal injury.