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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.
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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).
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143 Controls in detail
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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.
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148 Controls in detailControl system
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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149 Controls in detail
Control system
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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152 Controls in detailControl systemSetting daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Lamp circuit
headlamp
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to select
manual operation (
manual
) or daytime
running lamp mode (
constant
) activat-
ed.
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionM or U the low beam
headlamps are switched on when the
engine is running.
In low ambient light conditions the
following lamps will switch on additionally:
Parking lamps
Tail lamps
License plate lamps
Side marker lampsFor more information on the daytime run-
ning lamp mode, see “Lighting”
(
page 122).
iThis function is not available in
countries where the daytime running
lamp mode is mandatory and therefore
in a constant mode.
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 143) while driving will not
deactivate the daytime running lamp
mode.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Lighting – Cannot be completely
reset to factory settings while
driving
.
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158 Controls in detailControl systemTrip computer menu
Use the trip computer menu to call up sta-
tistical data on your vehicle.
The following information is available:Fuel consumption statistics after start
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the Trip com-
puter menu appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
After start
appears
in the multifunction display.
1Distance driven since start
2Time elapsed since start
3Average speed since start
4Average fuel consumption since start
Function
Page
Fuel consumption statistics after
start
158
Fuel consumption statistics
since last reset
159
Call up range (distance to empty)
159
iAll statistics stored since the last
engine start will be reset approximately
four hours after the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Resetting will not occur if you turn the
SmartKey back to position1 or2
within this time period.
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Fuel consumption since last reset
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the Trip com-
puter menu appears in the
multifunction display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
After reset
appears
in the multifunction display.
1Distance driven since last reset
2Time elapsed since last reset
3Average speed since last reset
4Average fuel consumption since last re-
setResetting fuel consumption statistics
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the Trip com-
puter menu appears in the
multifunction display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the reading that you want to reset
appears in the multifunction display.
Press and hold the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 130) until
the value is reset to 0.Call up range (distance to empty)
Press buttonÿ orè repeatedly
until the first function of the Trip com-
puter menu appears in the
multifunction display.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Range
appears in the
multifunction display.
The calculated range based on the
current fuel tank level appears in the
multifunction display.