2004 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS COUPE reset

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Controls in detail
Instrument cluster
 Instrument cluster
For a full view illustration of the instrument
cluster, see “At a glance” (
page 22).
The instrument cluster is activated when
you:


open a door


turn on the ignition


press the reset button (
page 22)


switch on the exterior lamps
You can change the instrument cluster
settings in the Instrument cluster submenu
of the control system (
page 122).
Instrument cluster illumination
Use the reset button (
page 22) to adjust
the illumination brightness for the instru-
ment cluster. To brighten illumination

Turn the reset button in the instrument
cluster (
page 22) clockwise.
The instrument cluster illumination will
brighten.
To dim illumination

Turn the reset button in the instrument
cluster (
page 22) counterclockwise.
The instrument cluster illumination will
dim.
iThe instrument cluster illumination is
dimmed or brightened automatically to
suit ambient light conditions.
The instrument cluster illumination will
also be adjusted automatically when
you switch on the vehicle’s exterior
lamps.

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Controls in detail
Instrument cluster
Trip odometer
Make sure you are viewing the trip
odometer and main odometer
(page 109) in the multifunction dis-
play.

If it is not displayed, press button è
or ÿ on the multifunction steering
wheel (
page 110) repeatedly until
the trip odometer appears.

Press and hold the reset button on the
instrument cluster (
page 22) until
the trip odometer is reset.
Tachometer
The red marking on the tachometer de-
notes excessive engine speed.
To help protect the engine, the fuel supply
is interrupted if the engine is operated
within the red marking.
Outside temperature indicator
The outside temperature is displayed in
the instrument cluster (
page 22). For in-
formation how to select the unit of the dis-
played temperature, i.e. degrees Celsius
(°C) or degrees Fahrenheit (°F) see “Se-
lecting temperature display mode”
(
page 123).
!Avoid driving at excessive engine
speeds, as it may result in serious en-
gine damage that is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Warning!
G
The outside temperature indicator is not de-
signed to serve as an ice-warning device and
is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the freez-
ing point do not guarantee that the road sur-
face is free of ice. The road may still be icy,
especially in wooded areas or on bridges.

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Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Menu
1
Menu2
Menu3
Menu4
Menu5
Menu6
Menu7
Commands/submenusStandard dis-
play
AUDIO
NAVI*
Malfunction
memory
Settings
Trip computer
Telephone
Coolant temper-
ature display
Select radio sta-
tion
Activate route
guidance
Call up malfunc-
tion messages
Reset to factory
settings
Fuel consumption
statistics after
start
Load phone
book
Digital speed-
ometer
Operate CD
player*
Instrument cluster
submenu
Fuel consumption
statistics since the
last reset
Search for name
in phone book
Call up FSS
Operate cas-
sette player
Lighting submenu
Call up range
Check engine oil
level
Vehicle submenuConvenience sub-
menu

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Controls in detail
Control system
Select radio station
Turn on the radio (
page 160). Vehi-
cles with COMAND*: Refer to separate
operating instructions.

Press button è orÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the display.
1 Station frequency
2 Waveband setting
3 Setting for station selection using
memory

Press button k orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
The type of search depends on the set-
ting for the station tuning
(page 128):


The next stored station is selected
(SP)


Station search Select satellite radio station*
The Sirius-Satellite-Radio is treated as a ra-
dio application.

Select SAT radio with the correspond-
ing softkey in the radio menu.
1 Channel name or number
2 SAT mode and preset number
3 Setting for station selection using
memory

Press button k orj repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.
iYou can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio
(page 165).
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to sep-
arate operating instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.

118 Controls in detailControl systemMalfunctions have occurred
If malfunctions have occurred, you will see
the number of malfunctions in the display:1 Number of malfunctions
Press button k orj .
The stored messages will now be dis-
played in order. For malfunction and
warning messages, see “Messages in
the display” (
page 264). Should any malfunctions occur while driv-
ing, the number of malfunctions will reap-
pear in the display when the SmartKey in
the starter switch is turned to position
0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Settings menu
In the
SETTINGS
menu there are two func-
tions:


The function
RESET TO FACTORY SET-
TINGS
, with which you can reset all the
settings to the original factory settings.


A collection of submenus with which
you can make individual settings for
your vehicle.

Press button è orÿ repeatedly
until the
SETTINGS
menu is seen in the
display.
iThe message memory will be cleared
when you turn the SmartKey in the
starter switch to position 1 or 2. You
will then only see high-priority
messages in the multifunction display
(page 264).

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Controls in detail
Control system
Resetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all sub-
menus to the factory settings.
Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 22) for approxi-
mately three seconds.
In the display you will see the request
to press the reset button again to con-
firm.

Press the reset button again.
The functions of all the submenus will
reset to factory settings. Submenus in the Settings menu

Press button
k orj .
In the display you see the collection of
the submenus.

Press button ç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time. Approximately five seconds after
pressing the reset button for the sec-
ond time, the
SETTINGS
menu reap-
pears in the display.
For safety reasons, the following func-
tions are not reset while driving:


the
LIGHT CIRCUIT HEADLIGHT MODE

function in the LIGHTING submenu


the
SETTINGS KEY-DEPENDENT
func-
tion in the CONVENIENCE submenu

120 Controls in detailControl systemThe submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with theç button, scroll up
with the æ button.
Move within the submenus with the k
or j button to the individual functions.
The settings themselves are made with
button æ orç . Resetting the functions of a submenu
For each submenu you can reset all the
functions to the factory settings.

Move to a function in the submenu.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster for approximately three
seconds.
In the display you will see the request
to press the reset button again to con-
firm.

Press the reset button again.
All functions of the submenu will reset
to factory settings.iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time. Approximately five seconds after
pressing the reset button for the sec-
ond time, the
SETTINGS
menu reap-
pears in the display.

126 Controls in detailControl system
With daytime running lamp mode se-
lected and the exterior lamp switch at
position0, the following lamps will
c o m e o n a u t o m a t i c a l l y w h e n t h e
engine is turned on:

Parking lamps and low beam head-
lamps


License plate lamps in low ambient
light conditions Setting locator lighting
During darkness, the following lamps will
come on when the exterior lamp switch is
in position
U, the locator lighting fea-
ture is activated, and the vehicle is un-
locked by SmartKey:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Front fog lamps
To activate locator lighting:

Make sure the function
LOCATOR
LIGHTING
is set.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to posi-
tion U .
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened. It switches off au-
tomatically after a period of approximately
40 seconds.

Move the selection marker with
the æ orç button to the
LIGHT-
ING
submenu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
LOCATOR LIGHTING
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ orç to select the de-
sired setting.
The locator lighting will be switched on
or off.
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) while driving will not re-
set the daytime running lamp mode.
In the display you will then see the mes-
sage:
LIGHTING – CANNOT BE TOTALLY
RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS WHILE
DRIVING.