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“INSTRUMENT CLUSTER”
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2“SETTINGS” – the individual setting menu
“INSTRUMENT CLUSTER” can be called up in this
options menu.
Pressing buttonæ orç on the multifunction
steering wheel controls the selection marker.
3“SET TIME HOURS:”
4“SET TIME MINUTES:”
1
5“12/24 O’CLOCK” – the unit set is displayed in the
instrument cluster display
6“TEMP. INDICATOR” – the unit set is displayed in
the outside temperature display, in the instrument
cluster and in the automatic air conditioner display.
7“DISPLAY VALUES IN” – the unit set is displayed in
the multifunction display (except speedometer).
8“TEXT” – sets the language used in the
multifunction display1 Only vehicles without COMAND.
Vehicles with COMAND, see separate operator’s manual.
9“SELECT DISPLAY” – The selection “SPEED DISP.”
respectively “OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE” is
permanently displayed in the multifunction display.
“SPEED DISP.” can be used to display, for instance,
the present speed in km/h if the setting menu (7)
“DISPLAY VALUES IN” is set to indicate km.
10See page 121 for instructions on returning the
individual setting menu “INSTRUMENT CLUSTER”
to the factory setting.
11Acknowledgment.
Note:
Ve h ic l e s w it h C O M A N D :
For setting clock and speedometer units, see separate
COMAND operator’s manual.
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Press the è or ÿ button repeatedly until the
individual setting preliminary display (1) appears.
Press the j or k button until the setting menu
“SETTINGS” (2) is displayed.
Press buttonæ orç until the individual setting
menu “INSTRUMENT CLUSTER” is selected by the
selection marker.Press the j or k button until the required
display (3 to 9) is displayed.
Pressing the æ orç button sets the time in
setting menus (3, 4) and controls the selection marker
in the setting menus (5 to 9).
The settings made are stored and applied immediately.
The individual setting preliminary display (1) will
appear again after you have run through all the setting
menus. Pressing the è or ÿ button displays the
next or previous system.
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its factory setting:
•Call up one of the setting menus(3 to 9).
•Press the reset knob on the instrument cluster, see
page 92, for approximately 3 seconds. Display (10)
will appear.
•Press the reset knob on the instrument cluster once
more. The individual setting menu “INSTRUMENT
CLUSTER” is reset to factory settings, acknowledged
by display (11).
The individual setting display “SETTINGS” (2) will
appear if you do not press the reset knob on the
instrument cluster within about 5 seconds. The
setting menus will not be reset.
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“LIGHTING”
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2“SETTINGS” – in this options menu you can call up
the individual setting menu “LIGHTING”.
Pressing buttonæ orç on the multifunction
steering wheel controls the selection marker.
3“LIGHT CIRCUIT HEADLAMP MODE”
1, 2,
seepage138.
4“LOCATOR LIGHTING”, see page 141.
5“HEADLAMPS DELAYED SWITCH-OFF”, see “Night
security illumination” on page 140.
6“INT. ILLUMINATION DELAYED SWITCH-OFF”, see
“Interior lighting” on page 191.
7Returning the individual setting menu “LIGHTING”
to the factory setting.
8Acknowledgment.
1Except Canada
2 For safety reasons, setting only possible while vehicle is standing
still.
Press the è or ÿ button repeatedly until the
individual setting preliminary display (1) appears.
Press the j or k button until the setting menu
“SETTINGS” (2) is displayed.
Press buttonæ orç until the individual setting
menu “LIGHTING” is selected by the selection marker.
Press the j or k button until the required
display (3 to 6) is displayed. Pressing the æ orç
button controls the selection marker. The settings made
are stored and applied immediately.
The individual setting preliminary display (1) will
appear again after you have run through all the setting
menus. Pressing the è or ÿ button displays the
next or previous system.
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To return menu “LIGHTING” (3 to 6) to its factory
setting:
•Call up menu (3 to 6).
•Press the reset knob on the instrument cluster (see
page 92) in the instrument cluster for approximately
3 seconds. Display (7) will appear.
•Press the reset knob on the instrument cluster once
more. The individual setting menu “LIGHTING” is
reset to factory settings, acknowledged by
display (8).
The individual setting display “SETTINGS” (2) will
appear if you do not press the reset knob on the
instrument cluster within about 5 seconds. The
setting menus will not be reset.Note:
For safety reasons, the individual setting “LIGHT
CIRCUIT HEADLAMP MODE” in menu “LIGHTING”
cannot be reset while driving. If an attempt is made, the
message “LIGHTING” – “CANNOT BE COMPLETELY
RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS WHILE DRIVING” will
be displayed.
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