2005 MERCEDES-BENZ C COUPE Owner's Manual

136 Controls in detailControl systemThe 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
Time/Date
Lighting
Vehicle
Convenience
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
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 tempera-
ture) for status indicator
Selecting time display mode
Setting interior lighting
delayed shut-off
Selecting automatic time
change (Daylight Saving
Time (DST) summer/winter)Setting the date (month)Setting the date (day)Setting the date (year)

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Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr.Cl.
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Instr.Cl.

submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings.
The following functions are available:Selecting temperature display mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Temperature
indicator
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set tem-
perature unit to
°C (degrees Celsius)
or
°F (degrees Fahrenheit).Selecting speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Disp.Unit
Speed/odo
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set
speedometer unit to
km
or
Miles
.
Function
Page
Selecting temperature display
mode
137
Selecting speedometer display
mode
137
Selecting language
138
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for sta-
tus indicator
138

138 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting language
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Language
appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select
the language to be used for the
multifunction display messages.
Available languages:

German


English


French


Italian


Spanish
Selecting display (digital speedometer
or outside temperature) for status
indicator

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Status line
display
appears in the multifunction
display.The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç 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 temperature

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Control system
Time/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 synchronization with head unit*
This function can only be seen on vehicles
with COMAND* and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Time synchro.
w/Head Unit
appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select
the desired setting.Setting the time (hours)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Time Hours
appears
in the multifunction display.
Function
Page
Time synchronization with
head unit*
139
Setting time (hours)
139
Setting time (minutes)
140
Selecting time display mode
141
Selecting automatic time change
(Daylight Saving Time (DST)
summer/Standard Time winter)
141
Setting date (month)
141
Setting date (day)
142
Setting date (year)
143
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.


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The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.Setting the time (minutes)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Time Minutes

appears in the multifunction display.The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

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


141 Controls in detail
Control system
Selecting time display mode
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock display

appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set
the
12h
or
24h
time display mode.Selecting automatic time change
(Daylight Saving Time (DST) summer /
Standard Time winter)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Change-over
Summer / Winter time
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select if
the changeover between summer and
winter time should be automatic or
manual.
Setting the date (month)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.

142 Controls in detailControl system
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Date Set MM
ap-
pears in the multifunction display.The selection marker is on the month
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
month.Setting the date (day)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Date Set day

appears in the multifunction display.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.

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Control system
The selection marker is on the day
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
day.Setting the date (year)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Date Set YY
appears
in the multifunction display.The selection marker is on the year
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
year.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.