2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK320 CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

136 Controls in detailControl systemMenusThis is what you will see when you scroll
through the menus.The table on the next page provides an
overview of the individual menus.

137 Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Menu1
Menu2
Menu3
Menu4
Menu5
Menu6
Menu7
Commands/submenusStandard dis-
play
AUDIO
NAV*
Vehicle status
message memory
Settings
Trip computer
Telephone
(page 138)
(page 139)
(page 141)
(page 141)
(page 142)
(page 158)
(page 160)
Digital speed-
ometer
Select radio
station
Activate route
guidance
Call up vehicle
malfunction, warning
and system status
messages stored in
memory
Reset to factory
settings
Fuel consumption
statistics after
start
Load phone
book
Call up mainte-
nance service
display
Select satellite
radio station*
(USA only)
Instrument clus-
ter submenu
Fuel consumption
statistics since the
last reset
Search for name
in phone book
Check engine
oil level
Operate CD
player
Time/Date sub-
menu
Call up range
Lighting
submenuVehicle submenuConvenience
submenu

138 Controls in detailControl system
Standard display menu
In the standard display, the outside tem-
perature and the trip odometer are shown
in the multifunction display.
1Outside temperature
2Trip odometer
If you see another display, press
buttonè orÿ repeatedly until the
standard display appears.You can select the functions in the stan-
dard display menu with buttonk
orj.
The following functions are available:
iThe headings used in the menus table
are designed to facilitate navigation
within the system and are not neces-
sarily identical to those shown in the
control system displays.
The first function displayed in each
menu will automatically show you
which part of the system you are in.
iYou can have the digital speedometer
displayed instead of the outside tem-
perature in the standard display. You
can select the setting in the submenu Instr. cluster
via the function
Basic
display
(page 147).
Function
Page
Call up digital speedometer
139
Call up maintenance service
display
343
Check engine oil level
307

139 Controls in detail
Control system
Display digital speedometer
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the digital speedometer appears
in the multifunction display.
The current vehicle speed is shown in
the multifunction display and the sta-
tus line appears.
1Digital Speedometer
2Status line with outside temperature
3Trip odometer
AUDIO menu
The functions in the
Audio
menu operate
the audio equipment which you currently
have turned on.
If no audio equipment is currently turned
on, the message
Audio off
is shown in the
multifunction display.
The following functions are available:
Select radio station

Turn on the radio (
page 204).
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to
separate operating instructions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the currently tuned station
appears in the multifunction display.1Waveband setting
2Station frequency

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
iYou can have the digital speedometer
displayed instead of the outside tem-
perature in the status line. You can se-
lect the setting in the submenu
Instr.
cluster
via the function
Status line
display
(page 146).
Function
Page
Select radio station
139
Select satellite radio station*
(USA only)
139
Operate CD player
140
iYou can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio
(page 211).
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to
separate operating instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.

140 Controls in detailControl systemSelect satellite radio station*
(USA only)
The satellite radio is treated as a radio
application.
Select satellite radio with the
corresponding soft key (SAT) in the
radio menu.
1SAT mode and preset number
2Setting for station selection using
memory
3Channel name or number

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.Operate the CD player

Turn on the radio and select the
CD player (
page 218). Vehicles with
COMAND*: Refer to separate
operating instructions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played appear in the multifunc-
tion display.1Current CD (for CD changer*)
2Current track

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
iFor more information on satellite radio
operation, see “Introduction to satellite
radio* (USA only)” (
page 213).
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to
separate operating instructions.
iTo select a CD from the magazine,
press a number on the audio system or
the COMAND* system key pad located
in the center dashboard.

141 Controls in detail
Control system
NAV* menu
The
Nav
menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the message
Nav
appears in the
multifunction display.


If the navigation system is switched off,
the message
Nav off
appears in the
multifunction display.


If the navigation system is on, different
messages, depending on the current
state of the navigation system, appear
in the multifunction display.
Please refer to the COMAND* manual for
instructions on how to activate the route
guidance system*.
Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the
system. Such messages appear in the
multifunction display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the multifunction
display.
No vehicle status messages
If no conditions are recorded in memory,
the message in the multifunction display
is: No Malfunction
Vehicle status messages have been
recorded
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
malfunctions appears in the multifunction
display:
1Number of malfunctions
Warning!
G
Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are inten-
tionally not very detailed. The malfunction
and warning messages are simply a remind-
er with respect to the operation of certain
systems and do not replace the owner’s
and/or driver’s responsibility to maintain
the vehicle’s operating safety by having all
required maintenance and safety checks
performed on the vehicle and by bringing
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center to address the malfunction and
warning messages (
page 363).

142 Controls in detailControl system
Press buttonk orj.
The stored messages will now be
displayed in the order in which they
have occurred. For malfunction and
warning messages, see “Vehicle status
messages in the multifunction display”
(page 363).
Should the vehicle’s system record any
conditions while driving, the number of
messages will reappear in the multifunc-
tion display when the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position0 or
removed from the starter switch. With
KEYLESS-GO*, turn off the engine by
pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button and open the driver’s door.
Settings menu
In the
Settings
menu there are two
functions:


The function
Reset to factory
settings?
, 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 buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings
menu appears in the
multifunction display.Resetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all
submenus to the factory settings.

Press the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 130) for
approximately three seconds.
The request to press the reset button
once more to confirm appears in the
multifunction display.

Press the reset button once more.
The functions of all the submenus will
reset to factory settings.
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you switch on the
ignition. You will then only see high-pri-
ority messages in the multifunction dis-
play (
page 363).

143 Controls in detail
Control system
Submenus in the Settings menu
Press buttonk orj.
The collection of the submenus
appears in the multifunction display.

Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with buttonç, scroll up
with buttonæ.
Move within the submenus with
buttonk orj to the individual
functions.
The settings themselves are made with
buttonæ 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 (
page 130) in
the instrument cluster for approxi-
mately three seconds.
The request to press the reset button
once more to confirm appears in the
multifunction display.

Press the reset button once more.
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. After approximately five seconds,
the
Settings...
menu reappears in
the multifunction display.
For safety reasons, the following
functions are not reset while driving:


the
Lamp circuit headlamp
func-
tion in the
Lighting
submenu


the
Key-dependent
function in the
Convenience
submenu
iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time. After approximately five seconds,
the
Settings
menu reappears in the
multifunction display.