2004 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS COUPE display

124 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting speedometer display mode
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

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

Press æ or ç to set speedome-
ter unit to
Km or
Miles
. Selecting language

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

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

Press æ orç to select the lan-
guage to be used for the multifunction
display messages.
Available languages:

German


English


French


Italian


Spanish

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Controls in detail
Control system
Selecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature)
Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
IN-
STRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.

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

Press æ orç to select the dis-
play permanently shown in the multi-
function display. Lighting submenu
Access the
LIGHTING
submenu via the
SET-
TINGS
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 orç button to the
LIGHT-
ING
submenu.

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

Press æ orç to select manual
or daytime running lamp (constant)
mode. This function is not available in
countries where daytime running
lamps are mandatory.
Function
Page
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
125
Set locator lighting
126
Exterior lamps delayed shut-off
127
Interior lighting delayed shut-off
128


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.


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Controls in detail
Control system

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
CONVE-
NIENCE
submenu.

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

Press æ orç to change the
easy-entry/exit setting. The following settings are available for
the easy-entry/exit feature:
Setting key-dependency
Use this function to set whether the mem-
ory settings for the seats, the steering
wheel and the mirrors should be stored
separately for each SmartKey (
page 95).

Move the selection marker with
the
æ orç button to the
CONVE-
NIENCE
submenu.

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

Press æ orç to set
key-dependency to
ON or
OFF
.
OFF
The
easy-entry/exit
feature is
deactivated.
STEERING COLUMN
Only the
steering column
is moved.
STEERING COLUMN +
SEAT
Both the
steering column
and the seat are
moved.

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Controls in detail
Control system
Fuel consumption statistics after start
Press button
ÿ orè repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
AFTER START
.
1 Distance driven since start
2 Time elapsed since start
3 Average speed since start
4 Average fuel consumption since start Fuel consumption since last reset

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

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
After RESET
.
1 Distance driven since last reset
2 Time elapsed since last reset
3 Average speed since last reset
4 Average fuel consumption since last re-
set Resetting fuel consumption statistics

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

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see the reading that you want
to reset in the display.

Press and hold the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 22) until
the value is reset to 0.
iAll statistics stored since the last en-
gine start will be reset approximately
four hours after the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position 0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Resetting will not occur if you turn the
SmartKey back to position 1 or 2 with-
in this time period.

134 Controls in detailControl systemCall up range (distance to empty)
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
RANGE
.
In the display you will see the calculat-
ed range based on the current fuel tank
level.
TEL menu*
You can use the functions in the
TEL
menu
to operate your telephone, provided it is
connected to a hands-free system and
switched on.

Switch on the telephone and
COMAND*.

Press button ÿ orè on the
steering wheel repeatedly until you see
the
TEL
menu in the display.
Warning!
G
A driver’s attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we rec-
ommend that you pull over to a safe location
and stop before placing or taking a tele-
phone call. If you choose to use the tele-
phone while driving, please use the
hands-free device and only use the tele-
phone when weather, road and traffic condi-
tions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of approximately
44 feet (approximately 13.5 m) every sec-
ond.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury.

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Controls in detail
Control system
Which messages will appear in the display
field depends on whether your telephone is
switched on or off:

If the telephone is off, the message in
the multifunction display is:
TEL OFF
.


If the telephone is on:
The telephone will then search for a
network. During this time the display is
empty.
As soon as the telephone has found a
network,
READY
is indicated in the dis-
play.
1 Signal strength This standby message indicates that your
telephone is ready for use and you can op-
erate it using the control system.
Answering a call
When your telephone is ready to receive
calls, you can answer a call at any time. In
the display you will then see the message:

Press button
í.
You have answered the call. In the dis-
play you see the length of the call.
Ending a call

Press button ì.
You have ended the call. In the display
you will again see the standby mes-
sage.
iVehicles with Audio system:
the signal strength is indicated in the
top right corner, for example “S9”. The
higher the number, the stronger the
signal from the cellular network.
Vehicles with COMAND*:
the signal strength is indicated by bars
in the top left corner. The higher the
number of bars, the stronger the signal
from cellular network.

136 Controls in detailControl systemDialing a number from the phone book
If your telephone is ready to receive calls,
you may select and dial a number from the
phone book at any time.
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until you see the
TEL
menu in the
display.

Press button j ork .
The control system reads the phone
book which is stored in the telephone.
This may take up to 30 seconds. In the
display you will see the message PLEASE WAIT
.
When the message
PLEASE WAIT
disap-
pears, the phone book has been load-
ed.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the desired name appears in the
display.
The stored names are displayed in as-
cending or descending alphabetical or-
der.

Press button í.
The system dials the selected phone
number.

If the connection is successful, the
name of the party you called and
the duration of the call will appear
in the display.


If no connection is made, the con-
trol system stores the dialed num-
ber in the redial memory. Redialing
The control system stores the most recent-
ly dialed phone numbers. This eliminates
the need to search through your entire
phone book.

Press button
ÿ orè repeatedly
until you see the
TEL
menu in the dis-
play.

Press button í.
In the display you see the first number
in the redial memory.

Press button j ork repeatedly
until the desired name appears in the
display.

Press button í.
The control system dials the selected
phone number.
iIf you press and hold j ork for
longer than one second, the system
scrolls rapidly through the list of names
until you release the button again.
Cancel the quick search mode by
pressing ì.