2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK55AMG CABRIOLET Owner's Manual

144 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
Setting time (hours)
Setting daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Setting automatic lock-
ing
Activate easy-entry/exit
feature
Selecting speedometer
display mode
Setting time (minutes)
Setting locator lighting
Setting key-dependency
Selecting language
Setting the date (month)
Exterior lamps delayed
shut-off
Setting parking position for
exterior rear view mirror
Selecting display (speed
display or outside
temperature) for the
status line
Setting the date (day)
Interior lighting delayed
shut-off
Selecting display (speed
display or outside tem-
perature) for standard
display
Setting the date (year)

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Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. cluster
submenu via
the
Settings
menu. Use the
Instr. clus-
ter
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. cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Temp. 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. cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Display unit
Speed-/odometer appears in the multi-
function display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ or ç to set
speedometer unit to
km or
miles
.
Function
Page
Selecting temperature display
mode
145
Selecting speedometer display
mode
145
Selecting language
146
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for the
status line
146
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for
standard display
147

146 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting language
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the Instr. cluster
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


SpanishSelecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature) for the status line

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the Instr. cluster
submenu.

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

Press buttonæ orç to select
the desired setting
.
iYou will see the status line when you
have called up a different display from
the standard display.

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Control system
Selecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature) for standard display
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the Instr. cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Basic display

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

Press buttonæ orç to select
the display mode shown in the basic
display.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:Setting time (hours)
This function can only be seen in vehicles
with audio system.
Function
Page
Setting the time (hours)
147
Setting the time (minutes)
148
Setting the date (month)
149
Setting the date (day)
150
Setting the date (year)
151
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.


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

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock, hours
Confirm by press. R
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 130) to confirm.
The hour is set and stored.Setting time (minutes)
This function can only be seen in vehicles
with audio system.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.


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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock, minutes
Confirm by press. R
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the minutes
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 130) to confirm.
The minutes are set and stored.Setting the date (month)
This function can only be seen in vehicles
with audio system.

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

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


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Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date month

appears 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 only be seen in vehicles
with audio system.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date day

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

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


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Setting the date (year)
This function can only be seen in vehicles
with audio system.
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date year

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
year.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:
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.
Function
Page
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
152
Setting locator lighting
153
Exterior lamps delayed
switch-off
153
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off
154