2003 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR Page 75

121 Controls in detail
Control system
The 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
LIGHTING
VEHICLE
CONVENIENCE
Set time (hours)
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
Set station selection mode
(radio)
Activate easy-entry/exit feature
Set time (minutes)
Set locator lighting
Set automatic locking
Set key dependency
Select time display mode
Exterior lamps delayed shut-off
Set parking position for exterior
rear view mirror
Select temperature display
mode
Interior lighting delayed shut-off
Select speedometer display
modeSelect languageSelect display (speed display or
outside temperature)

122 Controls in detailControl systemInstrument cluster submenu
Access the
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu
via the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu to change
the instrument cluster display settings.
The following functions are available:Set time (hours)

Move the selection marker with
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
TIME SETTINGS – HOURS
.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to set the hour.Set time (minutes)

Move the selection marker with
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
TIME SETTINGS – MINUTES
.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to set the minutes.
Function
Page
Set time (hours)
see
below
Set time (minutes)
see
below
Select time display mode
123
Select temperature display
mode
123
Select speedometer display
mode
123
Select language
124
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature)
124

125 Controls in detail
Control system
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
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
LIGHTING
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
LAMP CIRCUIT HEADLAMP MODE
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to select manual
or daytime running lamp (constant)
mode. This function is not available in
countries where daytime running
lamps are mandatory.With daytime running lamp mode
selected and the exterior lamp switch
at position0, the following lamps will
come on automatically when the
engine is turned on:


Parking lamps and low beam
headlamps


License plate lamps (in low ambient
light conditions)
Function
Page
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
see
below
Set locator lighting
126
Exterior lamps delayed shut-off
126
Interior lighting delayed shut-off
127
iIf you turn the exterior lamp switch to
another position, the corresponding
lamp(s) will switch on.
For safety reasons, resetting the LIGHTING
submenu to factory settings
(
page 120) will not reset the daytime
running lamp mode.
In the display you will then see the
message:
LIGHTING – CANNOT BE
COMPLETELY RESET TO FACTORY
SETTINGS WHILE DRIVING
!.

128 Controls in detailControl system
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to select the
desired lamp-on time period. You can
select:


0 s
, the delayed shut-off feature is
deactivated


5 s,
10 s
, 15 s
or
20 s
, the delayed
shut-off feature is activatedVehicle submenu
Access the
VEHICLE
submenu via the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
VEHICLE
submenu
to make general vehicle settings. The
following functions are available:
Setting station selection mode
Use the
PRESS BUTTON IN AUDIO MODE
function to select the manual or memory
station selection mode for the radio
(page 117).

Move the selection marker with
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
VEHICLE
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
PRESS BUTTON IN AUDIO MODE
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to select the
desired station selection mode. You
can select:


STATION SEARCH


MEMORY
selects next stored station
Function
Page
Set station selection mode
(radio)
see
below
Set automatic locking
129

129 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
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
VEHICLE
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to switch
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK
ON or
OFF
.Convenience submenu
Access the
CONVENIENCE
submenu via the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
CONVENIENCE

submenu to change the settings for a
number of convenience features. The
following functions are available:
Activating easy-entry/exit feature*
Use this function to activate and
deactivate the easy-entry/exit feature.
When the feature is activated, the steering
wheel and driver’s seat will move back to
facilitate exiting when you


remove the key from the starter switch


open the driver’s door
However, the engine must be turned off.
Function
Page
Activate easy-entry/
exit feature*
see
below
Set key dependency
131
Set parking position for exterior
rear view mirror
131
Warning!
G
You must make sure that no one can be-
come trapped or injured by the moving
steering wheel and the driver’s seat when
the easy-entry/exit feature* is activated
and the driver’s door is being opened and
the engine is turned off or the SmartKey is
removed from the starter switch. Do not
leave children unattended in the vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsu-
pervised use of vehicle equipment may
cause an accident and/or serious personal
injury.
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.

130 Controls in detailControl systemAfter entering the vehicle the steering
wheel and seat will move into the position
stored in memory when

the driver’s door is closed


you put the key in the starter switch
and


press the appropriate stored position
button on the memory switch
(page 99)

Move the selection marker with
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
CONVENIENCE
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
EASY-ENTRY FEATURE
ACTIVATE.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to change the
easy-entry/exit setting.The following settings are available for
the easy-entry/exit feature:
iTo cancel seat/steering wheel
movement, do one of the following:

press the seat adjustment switch*
(page 34)


move the steering column stalk*
(page 38)


press the memory switch*
(page 99)
OFF
The easy-en-
try/exit feature
is deactivated
STEERING COLUMN
Only the steer-
ing column is
moved
STEERING COLUMN +
SEAT
Both the
steering column
and the seat are
moved

131 Controls in detail
Control system
Setting key dependency
Use this function to set whether the
memory settings for the seats, the steering
wheel and the mirrors should be stored
separately for each key (
page 84).

Move the selection marker with
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
CONVENIENCE
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
SETTINGS KEY-DEPENDENT
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to set key
dependency to
ON or
OFF
. Setting parking position for exterior rear
view mirror
Use the
MIRROR SETTING WHEN PARKING

function to select whether the passen-
ger-side exterior rear view mirror should be
turned downward during parking maneu-
vers, when reverse gear is engaged.
For additional information, see “Activating
exterior rear view mirror parking position”
(
page 145).l

Move the selection marker with
the
æ
or
ç
button to the
CONVENIENCE
submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
MIRROR SETTING WHEN
PARKING.The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to switch function
ON or
OFF
.

132 Controls in detailControl systemTrip computer menu
Use the trip computer menu to call up
statistical data on your vehicle. The
following information is available:Fuel consumption statistics after start

Press button
ÿ
or
è
repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
AFTER START
.
1Distance driven since start
2Time elapsed since start
3Average fuel consumption since start
4Average speed since startFuel consumption since last reset

Press button
ÿ
or
è
repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
AFTER RESET
.
1Distance driven since last reset
2Time elapsed since last reset
3Average fuel consumption since last
reset
4Average speed since last reset
Function
Page
Fuel consumption statistics after
start
see
below
Fuel consumption statistics
since last reset
see
below
Call up range (distance to empty)
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