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Select radio station
Turn on the radio. Refer to separate op-
erating instructions.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the display.
1Station
2Waveband setting
3Setting for station selection using
memory
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
The type of search depends on the set-
ting for the station tuning:
The next stored station is selected
(SP)
Station searchSelect satellite radio station*
(USA only)
The satellite radio is treated as a radio ap-
plication.
Select satellite radio with the corre-
sponding key on the COMAND control
panel (SAT).
Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the multifunction display.
1Channel name or number
2SAT mode and preset number
3Setting for station selection using
memory
Press buttonjork repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.
iYou can only store new stations by us-
ing the corresponding feature on the
radio. Refer to separate operating in-
structions.
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.
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Operate the CD player
Turn on the radio and select the CD
player. Refer to separate operating in-
structions.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played are shown in the display.
1Current track
2Current CD (for CD changer)
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
NAVI menu
The
NAVI
menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the message
NAVI
in the
display.
If the navigation system is off, the mes-
sage
NAVI OFF
is shown in the display.
If the navigation system is on, the mes-
sage
NAVI READY
is shown in the dis-
play.
Please refer to the COMAND manual for in-
structions on how to activate the route
guidance system*.
iAdditional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel-
lite radio service provider are required
for satellite radio operation. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck
Center for details and availability for
your vehicle.
For more information, refer to separate
COMAND operating instructions.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.
iTo select a CD from the magazine,
press a number on the COMAND sys-
tem key pad located in the center dash-
board.
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Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the sys-
tem. Such messages appear in the multi-
function display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you 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 MALFUNCTIONVehicle status messages have been
recorded
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the multifunction dis-
play:
1Number of messages
Press buttonk orj.
The stored messages will now be dis-
played in order. See the “Practical
hints” section for malfunction and
warning messages (
page 296).
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 re-
moved from the starter switch.
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
Light Truck Center to address the malfunc-
tion and warning messages (
page 296).
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you switch on igni-
tion (
page 35). You will then only see
high-priority messages in the multi-
function display (
page 296).
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132 Controls in detailControl systemSettings menu
In the
SETTINGS...
menu there are two
functions:
The function
TO RESET: R BUTTON FOR
3 SEC.
, with which you can reset all the
settings to those set at the factory.
A collection of submenus with which
you can make individual settings for
your vehicle.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the
SETTINGS
... menu is seen in
the display.Resetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all sub-
menus to the factory settings.
Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 120) for approxi-
mately three seconds.
In the display you will see the request
to press the reset button again to con-
firm.
Press the reset button again.
The functions of all the submenus 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. Approximately five seconds after
pressing the reset button for the sec-
ond time, the
SETTINGS...
menu reap-
pears in the display.
For safety reasons, the following func-
tions are not reset while driving:
the
LIGHT CIRCUIT HEADLIGHT MODE
function in the
LIGHTING
submenu
the
SETTINGS KEY- DEPENDENT
func-
tion in the
CONVENIENCE
submenu
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Submenus in the Settings menu
Press buttonk orj.
In the display you see the collection of
the submenus.
Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with theç button, scroll up
with theæ button.
Move within the submenus with thek
orj button 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 in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 120) for approxi-
mately three seconds.
In the display you will see the request
to press the reset button again to con-
firm.
Press the reset button again.
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. Approximately five seconds after
pressing the reset button for the sec-
ond time, the
SETTINGS...
menu reap-
pears in the display.
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134 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
LIGHTING
VEHICLE
CONVENIENCE
(page 135)
(page 137)
(page 141)
(page 142)
Select time display mode
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
Set station selection mode
(radio)
Activate easy-entry/exit feature
Select temperature display
mode
Set locator lighting
Set automatic locking
Set key-dependency
Select speedometer display
mode
Exterior lamps delayed
switch-off
Set parking position for exterior
rear view mirror
Select language
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature)
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Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
menu via
the
SETTINGS
menu. Use the
INSTRUMENT
CLUSTER
submenu to change the instru-
ment cluster display settings. The follow-
ing functions are available:Selecting time display mode
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the
display:
12/24 HOUR
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Pressæ orç to set the
12h
or
24h
time display mode.Selecting temperature display mode
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
TEMP. INDICATOR
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Pressæ orç to set temperature
unit to degrees Celsius (
°C) or degrees
Fahrenheit (
°F).
Function
Page
Select time display mode
135
Select temperature display
mode
135
Select speedometer display
mode
136
Select language
136
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature)
137
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136 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting speedometer display mode
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
DISPLAY VALUES IN
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press æ or ç to set speedome-
ter unit to
KM or
Miles
.Selecting language
Move the selection marker with
theæ orç button to the INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
TEXT
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Pressæ orç to select the lan-
guage to be used for the multifunction
display messages.
Available languages:
German
English
French
Italian
Spanish