2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 Sys

142 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
Select speedometer
display mode
Time synchronization with head
unit*
Set daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
Set automatic lock-
ing
Activate easy-entry/exit
feature
Select language
Set time (hours)
Set locator lighting
Set parking position for
exterior rear view mirror
Select display (speed
display or outside
temperature) for status
indicator
Set time (minutes)
Set night security
illumination
Select automatic time change
(Daylight Saving Time (DST)
summer/Standard time winter)
Set interior lighting de-
layed shut-off
Set date (month)Set date (day)Set date (year)

143 Controls in detail
Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr.Cl.
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Instr.Cl.

submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings.
The following functions are available:Select speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Disp.Unit
Speed/odo
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set
speedometer unit to
Km or
Miles
.Select language

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Language
appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Function
Page
Select speedometer display
mode
143
Select language
143
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature) for status
indicator
144


144 Controls in detailControl system
Press buttonæ orç to select
the language to be used for the
multifunction display messages.
Available languages:

German (
Deutsch
)


English (
English
)


French (
francais
)


Italian (
italiano
)


Spanish (
Español
)


Dutch (
Nederlands
)


Danish (
Dansk
)


Swedish (
Svenska
)


Portuguese (
Português
)


Turkish (
Türkçe
)Select display (digital speedometer or
outside temperature) for status
indicator

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.Cl.

submenu.

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

Press buttonæ orç to select
the desired setting.
The selected display is then shown
continuously in the lower display.
The other display now appears in the
menu of the standard display:

Digital speedometer
or


Outside temperature


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Control system
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:Time synchronization with head unit*
This function can only be seen on vehicles
with COMAND* and navigation module*.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Time synchro.
w/Head Unit
appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select
the desired setting.Set the time (hours)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Time Hours
appears
in the multifunction display.
Function
Page
Time synchronization with
head unit*
145
Set time (hours)
145
Set time (minutes)
146
Select automatic time change
(Daylight Saving Time (DST)
summer/Standard time winter)
147
Set date (month)
147
Set date (day)
148
Set date (year)
148
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time,
refer to the separate COMAND
operating instructions.


146 Controls in detailControl system
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.Set the time (minutes)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Time Minutes

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

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


147 Controls in detail
Control system
Select automatic time change (Daylight
Saving Time (DST) summer/Standard
time winter)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Change-over
Summer / Winter time
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select if
the changeover between summer and
winter time should be automatic or
manual.
Set the date (month)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Date Set MM
appears
in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the month
setting.

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

148 Controls in detailControl systemSet the date (day)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Date Set day

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
day.Set the date (year)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* if the time synchronization with
head unit* feature was set to
Off
.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Date Set YY
appears
in the multifunction display.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date,
refer to the separate COMAND
operating instructions.
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the date,
refer to the separate COMAND
operating instructions.

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Control system
The selection marker is on the year
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
year.Lighting submenu
Access the
Lighting
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Lighting
submenu to change the lamp and lighting
settings on your vehicle.
The following functions are available:Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Hdlamp mode
appears
in the multifunction display.
Function
Page
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
149
Set locator lighting
150
Set night security illumination
151
Set interior lighting delayed
shut-off
152
iThis function is not available in
countries where the daytime running
lamp mode is mandatory and therefore
in a constant mode.