audio MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE 2008 Owners Manual

6
Door
Automatic locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Opening (from the inside) . . . . . . . . 69
Door control panel
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Drinks holder
see Cup holder
Driver's airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driver's door Unlocking (KEYLESS GO) . . . . . . . . . 69
Driver's seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driving safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adaptive brake lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 58
BAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
EBV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ESP ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Driving system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Airmatic DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Driving tip
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driving on flooded roads . . . . . . . . 208
Driving on wet roads . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
DVD audio
Operation (on-board computer) . . . 119
DVD video
Operation (on-board computer) . . . 120
Dynamic driving seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Select Seat adjustment (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 E
Easy-entry/exit feature Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Easy-entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Easy-exit feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
EBV (electronic brake-power distri-
bution) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Electrical/electronic equipment
Retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Electronic brake-power distribution
see EBV Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®



e mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Emergency key element Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Emergency locking
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Emergency running mode
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 257
Emergency unlocking
Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Engine
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Running irregularly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Starting problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Starting with KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . 102
Starting with the key . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Engine diagnostic warning lamp . . . 247
Engine electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Checking the oil level (dipstick) . . . 195
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 Index
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Lights
Constant headlamp mode . . . . . . . . 92
Cornering light function . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dipped-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . 92
Front foglamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlamp flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlamp range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Main-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rear foglamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Switching off (display message) . . . 235
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LIM indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Load compartment load, maximum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Loading guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Locking Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
From the inside (central locking
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Luxury head restraint . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77 M
Main-beam headlamps Display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Main fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Maintenance Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Malfunction memory
see Message memory menu
Manual gearshift program . . . . . . . . 108
Massage function (PULSE) . . . . . . . . . 80
Maximum speed Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Memory card
Operation (on-board computer) . . . 119
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Menu
DISTRONIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Menu (on-board computer) . . . . . . . . 114
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Message memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 121
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Submenu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Trip computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Message
see Message memory menu
Minispare emergency spare wheel
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Mirror
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Own number sending . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Run-on time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Telephone menu (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Modifying the programming
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
MOExtended run-flat system* . 199, 287
MP3 Operation (on-board computer) . . . 119
Multi-contour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . 110, 112
Multi-function steering wheel . . . . . 111
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Index
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Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Navigation menu (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
NECK-PRO head restraint . . . . . . . . . . 49
Resetting triggered NECK-PRO
head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 O
Oil topping up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
AMG menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Convenience submenu . . . . . . . . . . 123
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
DVD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Dynamic driving seat submenu . . . 129
Factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Heater submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Instrument cluster submenu . . . . . 122
Lighting submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Message memory menu . . . . . . . . . 121
Navigation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Standard display menu . . . . . . . . . 115
Telephone menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Time/Date submenu . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Trip computer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 TV menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Vehicle submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
One-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Operating system see On-board computer
Outside temperature
Display (on-board computer) . 111, 116
Overhead control panel
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Own number sending (mobile
phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 P
Paint code number
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Parking lamps
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Parking lock
Releasing manually (automatic
transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Parking position
Exterior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Activating/deactivating . . . . . . . . . 150
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Range of the sensors

. . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 242
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Permanent Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . 144
Petrol Minimum grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Plastic trim
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Power windows
see Side window
PRE-SAFE ®
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PRE-SAFE ®
System
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Preventive occupant safety system
see PRE-SAFE ®

Program selector button
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 106
Pulling away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 R
RACETIMER (on-board computer)
. . 117
Radio Changing a station (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
see separate operating instructions
Rain closing feature (sliding/tilt-
ing sunroof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Index
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Cockpit
23Function Page
1 Combination switch with:
• Main-beam headlamps 94
• Turn signals 94
• Windscreen wipers 97
2 Cruise control lever for:
• Cruise control 132
• Distronic* 135
• Speedtronic 142
3 Multi-function steering
wheel
30
4 Instrument cluster
26
5 Horn
6
Linguatronic lever* – see
separate operating instruc-
tions
7
Parktronic* warning dis-
play
149 Function Page
8 Controls Thermatic or 4-
zone Thermotronic*
153
Switches the rear window
heating on/off
164
9 Overhead control panel
36
a Glove compartment
177
b
Controls COMAND APS*
and the audio system, see
the respective operating
instructions
c Centre console
32
d Ignition lock
74
e Adjusts the steering wheel
manually
82
f Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically*
81
Switches the steering
wheel heating* on/off
82 Function Page
g Adjusts the headlamp
range
95
h Parking brake
104
j Opens the bonnet
193
k Releases the parking brake
104
l Light switch
91
m Door control panel
37At a glance
* optional
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Cockpit
25Function Page
1 Glove compartment
177
2 Overhead control panel
36
3 Controls Thermatic or 4-
zone Thermotronic*
153
Switches the rear window
heating on/off
164
4
Parktronic* warning dis-
play
149
5 Combination switch with:
• Main-beam headlamps 94
• Turn signals 94
• Windscreen wipers 97
6 Cruise control lever for:
• Cruise control 132
• Distronic* 135
• Speedtronic
142 Function Page
7 Multi-function steering
wheel
30
8 Instrument cluster
26
9 Horn
a
Linguatronic lever* – see
separate operating instruc-
tions
b Door control panel
37
c Light switch
91
d Adjusts the headlamp
range
95
e Opens the bonnet
193
f Releases the parking brake
104
g Ignition lock
74
h Adjusts the steering wheel
manually
82 Function Page
j Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically*
81
Switches the steering
wheel heating* on/off
82
k Parking brake
104
l Centre console
32
m
Controls COMAND APS*
and the audio system, see
the respective operating
instructions At a glance
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Multi-function steering wheel
30 Multi-function steering wheelFunctionPage
1Multi-function display112
2s
t
Accepts or rejects/
ends a call*
æ
-• Selects submenus
in the Settings
menu
• Adjusts the values
• Adjusts the volume
3è
ÿ
Selecting menus:
scrolls back and
forth
FunctionPage
j
kPress briefly
to
scroll back and forth
in a menu.
In the Audio/TV*/
DVD* menu: selects
a stored station, an
audio track or a
video scene*.
In the Telephone*
menu: switches to
the phone book and
selects a name or
phone number.
j Press and hold in
the Audio/TV*/
DVD* menu:
selects the next/
previous station or
selects an audio
track or a video
scene* using rapid
scrolling.
Press and hold in the
Telephone* menu:
starts rapid scrolling
At a glance
* optional
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112 1 Multi-function display
2 s
t
Accepts or rejects a call*
æ
ç R
Selects submenus in the
Settings... menu
R Changes values
R Adjusts the volume 3 è
ÿ
Selecting menus: scrolls for-
wards or back j
k
Press briefly
to scroll back
and forth in a menu.
In the Audio/TV*/DVD*
menu: selects a stored sta-
tion,
an audio track or a video
scene*.
In the Telephone* menu:
switches to the phone book
and selects a name or phone
number. j
k
Press and hold

in the Audio/
TV*/DVD* menu: selects the
next/previous station or
selects an audio track using
rapid scrolling.
Press and hold in the Tele-
phone* menu: starts rapid
scrolling through the tele-
phone book. Several functions are combined thematically
in the menus.
For example, the Audio/TV*/DVD*
menu
contains functions for operating the radio or
DVD player. The functions can be used to
either look up information or to change set-
tings for your vehicle. You can think of the configuration of the
menus and the functions within a menu as a
circle:
X
Press the è orÿ button repeatedly
to call up individual menus in sequence.
X Press the j or k button to call up
the functions within a menu.
Unlike other menus, the Settings
menu con-
tains a number of submenus ( Y page 121).
The number of menus depends on the equip-
ment in your vehicle. Multi-function display
The multi-function display shows you values
and

settings as well as any display messages
that may have been generated. Controls
* optional
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115Function
1 Basic display menu (Y page 115)
R
Digital speedometer 12
(Y page 116)
R Outside tempera-
ture 12
(Y page 116)
R ASSYST PLUS service display
(Y page 209)
R Tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 201) or tyre pressure mon-
itor* (Y page 202) 2
AMG* menu (Y page 116)
3
Audio/TV*/DVD*
(Y page 118)
menu
R Radio station ( Y page 119)
R Audio drive or media ( Y page 119)
R TV* (Y page 119)
R DVD video* (Y page 120) 4
Navigation* menu (Y page 120) Function
5
Distronic
* menu (distance display)
(Y page 135) 6
Message memory menu
13
(fault and
warning messages) ( Y page 121) 7 Settings menu (Y page 121)
R
Resetting to factory settings
(Y page 121)
R Selecting a submenu ( Y page 122) 8 Trip computer
menu
R Consumption statistics
(Y page 130)
R Range ( Y page 130) 9
Telephone*
menu (Y page 130) This is what the displays look like when you
scroll through the menus.
The generic terms in the table overview are
intended to help you navigate through the
menus. The terms themselves are not always
displayed in the multi-function display.The Audio
, Navi* and Tel* menus are dis-
played slightly differently in vehicles with
audio equipment and vehicles with COMAND
APS*. The examples given in this Owner's
Manual apply to vehicles equipped with
COMAND APS*. Standard display menu
i Menu overview: see ( Y page 114).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the è or · button to select the
standard display. Standard display
1
Outside temperature
2 Trip meter
12 The sequence of the digital speedometer and the outside temperature display depends on the settings in the "Basic display" submenu.
13 This menu is only visible if there is a display message available. Controls
* optional
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118
Resetting the current lap
X
Press the æ button to stop the RACE-
TIMER.
X Press the ç button to reset the lap time
to "0".
Deleting all laps
If you have switched off the engine, the RACE-
TIMER is reset to "0" after 30 seconds. All laps
are deleted.
It is not possible to delete a single stored lap
on its own.
X Press the æ button to stop the RACE-
TIMER.
X Press the reset button on the left of the
instrument cluster twice.
X Press the æ button to start the RACE-
TIMER.
All laps are deleted.
Overall evaluation This function is only available if you have
stored at least one lap and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X
Press the j button repeatedly until the
overall evaluation appears. 1
RACETIMER overall evaluation
2 Total time driven
3 Top speed
4 Distance covered
5 Average speed
Lap evaluation This function is only available if you have
stored at least two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X
Press the j button repeatedly until a lap
evaluation appears.
Each lap is shown in a separate submenu.
You are able to see the fastest lap by flash-
ing symbol 1. 1
Lap
2 Lap time
3 Top speed
4 Lap length
5 Average lap speed
X Press the j or k button to select a
different lap evaluation. Audio/TV*/DVD* menu
Use the functions in the Audio/TV/DVD
menu to operate the audio equipment or
COMAND APS*. If the audio equipment or
COMAND APS* is switched off, the multi-
function display shows the Audio off mes-
sage.
i Menu overview: see ( Y page 114).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel. Controls
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119
X
Use the è or · button to select the
Audio/TV/DVD menu.
Selecting a radio station You can only store new stations using the
audio system or COMAND APS*. Please refer
to the separate operating instructions for
notes on how to do this.
X
Switch on the audio equipment or
COMAND APS* and select Radio (see the
separate operating instructions).
X To select a stored station: briefly press
the j or k button.
X To select a channel from the channel
list: press and hold the j or k but-
ton.
X To select a station using the station
search (only if no station list is being
received): press and hold the j or
k button. 1
Waveband (preset number, only if the
channel is stored)
2 Station
i DAB* radio mode 16
( Digital Audio Broad-
casting) – see the separate operating
instructions.
Operating the audio player or audio
media* Audio data from different audio players or
media can be played back depending on the
equipment fitted in the vehicle.
X
Switch on the audio equipment or
COMAND APS* and select the audio player or medium (see the separate operating
instructions).
X To select next or previous track: briefly
press the j or k button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
j or k button. Example
1
Current CD (for CD/DVD changer*)
2 Current track
In audio AUX mode, the current track is not
displayed.
Operating the TV* X
Switch on COMAND and select TV (see the
separate operating instructions).
X To select a stored station: briefly press
the j or k button.
16 Only for certain countries. Controls
* optional
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