display MERCEDES-BENZ SLK CLASS 2005 Owner's Manual

128 Controls in detailControl systemResetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all sub-
menus to the factory settings.
Press the reset buttonJon the instru-
ment cluster (
page 24) for approxi-
mately three seconds.
The request to press the reset
buttonJonce more to confirm ap-
pears in the multifunction display.

Press the reset buttonJagain.
The functions of all submenus will be
reset to the factory settings.
The message
Reset to factory
settings
appears in the multifunction
display.
iFor safety reasons, the following func-
tions cannot be reset while driving:

the function
Lamp circuit head-
lamp mode in the
Lighting
sub-
menu


the function
Key-dependent
in the
Convenience
submenu
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Lighting
(or
Convenience
) Cannot be
completely reset to factory
settings while driving.
iYour individual settings will not be re-
set unless you confirm the action by
pressing the reset buttonJagain.
After five seconds the
Settings...

menu reappears in the multifunction
display.

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Control system
Submenus in the Settings menu
Press buttonjork.
In the multifunction display you will see
the collection of submenus.

Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll up with buttonæ, and scroll
down with buttonç.
Move within the submenus with
buttonjork to the individual
functions.
The settings themselves are made with
buttonæorç.Resetting the functions of a submenu
For each submenu you can reset the
functions to factory settings.

Move to a function in the submenu.

Press the reset buttonJ (
page 24)
for approximately three seconds.
The request to press the reset
buttonJonce more to confirm ap-
pears in the multifunction display.

Press the reset buttonJagain.
All functions of the submenu will be
reset to the factory settings.
The message
Reset to factory
settings
appears in the multifunction
display.
iYour individual settings will not be re-
set unless you confirm the action by
pressing the reset buttonJagain.
After five seconds the
Settings...

menu reappears in the multifunction
display.

130 Controls in detailControl systemThe table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various submenus.Detailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following
pages.Instrument cluster
Time/Date
Lighting
Vehicle
Convenience
(page 131)
(page 133)
(page 137)
(page 141)
(page 142)
Selecting temperature
display mode
Time synchronization
with head unit*
Setting daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Setting automatic locking
Activating
easy-entry/exit feature*
Selecting speedometer
display mode
Setting the time (hours)
Setting locator lighting
(Function surround
lighting)
Setting key-dependency
Selecting language
Setting the time
(minutes)
Setting night security
illumination
Setting parking position
for exterior rear view
mirror*
Selecting display (speed
display or outside
temperature) for status
indicator
Setting the date (month)
Setting interior lighting
delayed shut-off
Setting the date (day)Setting the date (year)

131 Controls in detail
Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. cluster
submenu via
the
Settings...
menu. Use the
Instr.
cluster
submenu to change the instru-
ment cluster display settings. The follow-
ing functions are available:Selecting temperature display mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Temp. display
in the mul-
tifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to set the
temperature display unit to degrees
Celsius (
°C) or degrees Fahrenheit (
°F).Selecting speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Display unit
Speed-/odometer
in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to set the
speedometer unit to
km or
miles
.
Function
Page
Selecting temperature display
mode
131
Selecting speedometer display
mode
131
Selecting language
132
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for
status indicator
132

132 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting language
Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Language
in the multifunc-
tion display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to select
the desired language to be used for the
multifunction display messages.Available languages:


German


English


Italian


French


SpanishSelecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature) for status indicator

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Select display
in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

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Press buttonæorç 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 temperatureTime/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:Time and date synchronization with
head unit*
This function can only be seen on vehicles
with COMAND* and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Synchronization with
main unit
in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to select
the desired setting.
Function
Page
Time synchronization with head
unit*
133
Setting the time (hours)
134
Setting the time (minutes)
134
Setting the date (month)
135
Setting the date (day)
136
Setting the date (year)
136

134 Controls in detailControl systemSetting the time (hours)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* and navigation module*, if the
time and date synchronization with head
unit* feature was set to
Off
(page 133).

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Clock, hours
in the mul-
tifunction display.
The selection marker is on the hours.

Press buttonæorç to set the
correct hours displayed in the multi-
function display.

Press reset buttonJto confirm the
set hours.Setting the time (minutes)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* and navigation module*, if the
time and date synchronization with head
unit* feature was set to
Off
(page 133).
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 time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.

135 Controls in detail
Control system

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Clock, minutes
in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the minutes.

Press buttonæorç to set the
correct minutes displayed in the multi-
function display.

Press reset buttonJto confirm the
set minutes.Setting the date (month)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* and navigation module*, if the
time and date synchronization with head
unit* feature was set to
Off
(page 133).

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Set date month
in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the month.

Press buttonæorç to set the
month.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.

136 Controls in detailControl systemSetting the date (day)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* and navigation module*, if the
time and date synchronization with head
unit* feature was set to
Off
(page 133).

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Set date day
in the mul-
tifunction display.
The selection marker is on the day.

Press buttonæorç to set the
day.Setting the date (year)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* and navigation module*, if the
time and date synchronization with head
unit* feature was set to
Off
(page 133).
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 time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.

137 Controls in detail
Control system

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Set date year
in the mul-
tifunction display.
The selection marker is on the year.

Press buttonæorç to set the
year.Lighting submenu
Access the
Lighting
submenu via the
Settings...
menu. Use the
Lighting
sub-
menu to change the lamp and lighting set-
tings on your vehicle.
The following functions are available:Setting daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Lighting

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Lamp circuit headlamp
mode
in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Function
Page
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
137
Setting locator lighting
138
Setting night security illumina-
tion
139
Setting interior lighting delayed
shut-off
140
iThis function is not available in coun-
tries where the daytime running lamp
mode is mandatory and therefore in a
constant mode.