2005 MERCEDES-BENZ C240 menu

170 Controls in detailGood visibilityActivating exterior rear view mirror
parking position*
Follow these steps to activate the mirror
parking position so that the
passenger-side exterior rear view mirror
will be turned downward to the stored
position.
The buttons are located above the exterior
lamp switch.
1Driver’s side exterior rear view mirror
button
2Passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror button

Make sure you have stored a parking
position for the passenger-side exterior
rear view mirror (
page 108).

Make sure the
Mirror set. parking
aid
function in the
Convenience

submenu of the control system is
switched to
On (page 148).

Switch on ignition (
page 33).

Press button2 for the passenger-side
exterior rear view mirror.

Place the gear selector lever in reverse
gearR.
The passenger-side exterior rear view
mirror will be turned downward to the
stored position.The exterior rear view mirror returns to its
previously stored driving position:


ten seconds after you put the gear
selector lever out of positionR


immediately once your vehicle exceeds
a speed of approx. 6 mph (10 km/h)


immediately when you press button1
for the driver’s side mirror

187 Controls in detail
Audio system
Switching off
Remove SmartKey from starter switch.
or

Press M button.
Adjusting the volume

Turn rotary control of N button.
The volume will increase or decrease
depending on the direction turned.Adjusting sound functions
The bass and treble functions are called up
by pressing the O button.
Settings for bass and treble are stored
separately for the AM and FM wavebands,
weather band, CD mode and telephone
mode.
Bass

Press O button repeatedly until BASS
appears in the display.

Press
+ or
– soft key to increase or
decrease tone level accordingly.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly to reset bass
tones to their center level.
The radio switches back to the
standard radio menu eight seconds
after the last soft key is pressed.
iShould excessively high temperatures
occur while the audio system is being
operated, the display will dim. If tem-
peratures continue to rise,
HIGH TEMP

will appear in the display, after which
the audio system will be switched off
for a cooling-down period.
iIf your vehicle equipment includes a
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
telephone*, you can adjust its volume
separately from the volume of the
audio system while the telephone is
being used.

188 Controls in detailAudio systemAdjusting treble
Press O button repeatedly until TREBLE
appears in the display.

Press
+ or
– soft key to increase or
decrease tone level accordingly.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly to reset treble
tones to their center level.
The radio switches back to the
standard radio menu eight seconds
after the last soft key is pressed.Sound system*
You can either program the sound settings
manually (
page 187) or choose settings
via preset sound characteristics.
You can select from among the following
settings:


STANDARD
: conventional stereo sound.


SURROUND
: the sound is set for better
three-dimensional acoustic character-
istics.


SPEECH
: the sound is optimized for the
spoken word.

Press O button repeatedly until STANDARD
, SURROUND
or
SPEECH
appears
in the display.

Press X or Y soft key repeatedly
until the desired sound setting has
been reached.
The sound is set accordingly.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly.
The sound setting is reset depending
on the sound source activated.


Radio mode:
STANDARD


CD/AUX mode:
SURROUND


Telephone:
SPEECH
The radio switches back to the
standard radio menu eight seconds
after the last soft key is pressed.

189 Controls in detail
Audio system
Returning sound functions to factory
settings
Press O button to call up settings
menu in the display.

Press
RES
soft key briefly; the respec-
tive sound function is reset to its center
level.
or

Press and hold
RES
soft key until
RESET

appears in the display.
The sound settings for bass and treble
are returned to their center level and
the volume is set to a predefined level.Vehicles with sound system*:
The sound setting is reset depending
on the sound source activated.


Radio mode:
STANDARD


CD/AUX mode:
SURROUND


Telephone:
SPEECH
The radio switches back to the
standard radio menu four seconds
after the last soft key is pressed.
Adjusting volume distribution
Call up fader and balance functions by
pressing the P button.
Fader

Press P button repeatedly until FADER
appears in the display.

Press V or W soft key.
The volume is distributed accordingly
between the front and rear of the
vehicle.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly.
The fader is reset to its center level.
The radio switches back to the
standard radio menu eight seconds
after the last soft key is pressed.

190 Controls in detailAudio systemAdjusting balance
Press P button repeatedly until BALANCE
appears in the display.

Press X or Y soft key.
The volume is distributed between the
left and right sides of the vehicle.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly.
The balance is reset to its center level.
The radio switches back to the
standard radio menu eight seconds
after the last button is pressed.Returning volume distribution to
factory settings

Press P button to call up settings
menu in the display.

Press
RES
soft key briefly; the
respective volume distribution is reset
to its center (flat) level.
or

Press and hold
RES
soft key until
RESET

appears in the display.
The volume distribution settings for
fader and balance are set to their
center level.
The radio switches back to the
standard radio menu four seconds
after the last soft key is pressed.
Telephone* muting
If your vehicle equipment includes a
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
telephone*, you can adjust its volume
separately from the volume of the audio
system while the telephone is being used.

191 Controls in detail
Audio system
Connecting an external audio source
(AUX) to the radio*
An optional dealer-installed cinch-connec-
tor* for connecting an external audio
source may become available for your
vehicle model. Feature description is
based on preliminary information at time
of printing. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for availability.
You can adjust the volume (
page 187),
the sound settings (
page 187) and the
volume distribution (page 189) for the
AUX input.
Calling up AUX mode

Press and hold Q button until AUX
appears in the display.
Canceling AUX mode

Press any audio source button.
Radio operation
Selecting radio mode
Press b button.
Calling up wavebands
You can choose from among the FM, AM
and WB wavebands.
Weather band (
page 195).Calling up wavebands for radios
without SAT

Press
FM or
AM soft key to switch
between FM and AM.
The FM and AM wavebands are called
up one after another.
or

Press
WB soft key.
The weather band menu is called up.
The waveband currently selected
appears in the upper left-hand corner
of the display.
iFM waveband: 87.7......107.9 MHz
AM waveband: 530......1 710 KHz

197 Controls in detail
Audio system
Program categories
The channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode)
(page 199).Calling up the SAT main menu

Press
SAT
soft key.
SAT
is displayed in the upper left-hand
corner of the display.
Prior to activation of the satellite radio
service (
page 197).
After activation of satellite radio
service (page 197).
Prior to activation of the satellite radio
service
The telephone number of the SIRIUS
Service Center (888-539-7474) is
displayed.

Press
ESN
soft key.
The twelve-digit electronic serial
number (ESN) of the SAT tuner*
installed in your vehicle is displayed.
This information is required to call the
SIRIUS Service Center for an activation
request.
After activation of the satellite radio
service
The satellite radio main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.
iSatellite radio service may be unavail-
able or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things beyond the service
provider’s or our control. Service might
also not be available in certain places
(e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or
within or next to buildings) or near
other technologies.
iCredit card information may also be
required for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately five to ten minutes after calling
the SIRIUS Service Center.

199 Controls in detail
Audio system

Press *.
Input line appears in the main radio
menu.

Use number keys to enter desired
channel within eight seconds,
e.g.1 6.
The system tunes to channel 16.
The station you have selected begins to
play.
Tuning via the program category list
The category list contains all currently
receivable categories of programs. It is
arranged alphabetically.


Selecting a category
Press
PTY
soft key.
The current PTY category of the
station is displayed.

Press
<<<
or
>>>
soft key.
This switches between the
individual categories.
When changing the category, the
channel selected last in the new
category becomes audible.The system will automatically switch to
a station of the selected category if the
currently selected station is not of the
selected category. Otherwise, the
currently selected station remains
tuned.


Tuning a station within the selected
category
The channels identified for the
currently selected category are
arranged numerically. Only one entry is
visible at a time.
Press S or T button briefly.
The next station within the category
is started.
or

Press and hold S or T
button for approx. three seconds
until desired station has been
reached.
iYou can only enter available channel
numbers.