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25 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
1
LLeft turn signal 
indicator lamp
2
vABS/ESP
® warning 
lamp
353
3
Speedometer
4
Multifunction display
147
5
lDistance warning 
lamp
Vehicles without Distronic*: 
Warning lamp without func-
tion. It illuminates with the 
ignition on. It should go out 
when the engine is running.
357
6
KRight turn signal 
indicator lamp
7
Coolant temperature indi-
cator with:•Coolant temperature 
warning lamp
357
Item
Page
8
Tachometer with:1Supplemental 
Restraint System 
(SRS) indicator lamp
 359
-Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) indicator 
lamp
352
358
AHigh beam headlamp 
indicator lamp
138
9
Main odometer with:
Selector lever position
49
Program mode
182
a
Clock with:
162
;Brake warning lamp, 
USA only
354
3Brake warning lamp, 
Canada only
354
Item
Page
úEngine malfunction 
indicator lamp, USA 
only
355
±Engine malfunction 
indicator lamp, Cana-
da only
355
HCombination low tire 
pressure/TPMS mal-
function telltale*, 
Canada only
360
b
Fuel display with:AFuel reserve warning 
lamp
358
c
Button for:
Resetting trip odometer
146
Adjusting instrument 
cluster illumination
144
Confirming new time 
settings
162 
     
        
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162 Controls in detailControl systemTime/Date submenu
Access the 
Time/Date
 submenu via the 
Settings
 menu. Use the 
Time/Date
 sub-
menu to change the time and date display 
settings. The following functions are avail-
able:Synchronizing the time
This function can only be seen on vehicles 
with COMAND and navigation module*.
Move the selection marker with the 
æ or çbutton to the 
Time/Date
 
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly 
until you see 
Time sync. with head 
unit
 in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current 
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to select 
the desired setting.Set time (hours)
This function can only be seen when time 
synchronization is switched off.
Move the selection marker with the 
æ or çbutton to the 
Time/Date
 
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly 
until you see 
Clock, hours
 in the 
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the hour set-
ting.
Press buttonæ orç to set the 
hour.
Confirm by pressing reset button 
(page 24).
Function
Page
Synchronizing the time
162
Set time (hours)
162
Set time (minutes)
163
Set date (month)
163
Set date (day)
163
Set date (year)
164
iInformation on setting the time, refer to 
separate COMAND instructions. 
     
        
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163 Controls in detail
Control system
Set time (minutes)
This function can only be seen when time 
synchronization is switched off.
Move the selection marker with the 
æ orçbutton to the 
Time/Date
 
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly 
until you see 
Clock, minutes
 in the 
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the minute 
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to set the 
minutes.
Confirm by pressing reset button 
(page 24).Set date (month)
Move the selection marker with the 
æ or çbutton to the 
Time/Date
 
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly 
until you see 
Set date month
 in the 
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the month 
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to set the 
month.Set date (day)
Move the selection marker with the 
æ or çbutton to the 
Time/Date
 
submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly 
until you see 
Set date day
 in the 
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the day 
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to set the 
day. 
     
        
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400 Practical hintsWhere will I find ...?The vehicle jack is located in the storage 
compartment underneath the trunk floor.Storage position
Remove vehicle jack from its 
compartment.
Turn crank handle in direction of arrow 
as far as it will go.
Operational position
Turn crank handle clockwise.
Before storing the vehicle jack in its com-
partment:
It should be fully collapsed
The handle must be folded in (storage 
position)Setting up the collapsible wheel chock
The collapsible wheel chock serves to 
additionally secure the vehicle, e.g. while 
changing the wheel.
1Tilt the plate upward
2Fold the lower plate outward
3Insert the plate 
     
        
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481 Index
C
California retail buyers and lessees, 
important notice for 11
CAN system 472
Cargo tie-down hooks 250
Carpets, cleaning 349
CD changer* 154
CD player 154
Center console
Lower part 28
Upper part 27
Central locking
Automatic 122
Locking/unlocking from inside 122
Switch 122
Switching on/off 
(control system) 168
Central locking switch 122
Certification label 310
Checking tire pressure electronically with 
the Advanced Tire Pressure Monitoring 
System* (Advanced TPMS*), 
(Canada only) 316Children in the vehicle 75
Air bags 66
Blocking of rear window operation 82
Indicator lamp, front passenger front 
air bag 78
Infant and child restraint systems 76
LATCH-type child seat anchors 81
Cigarette lighter 258
Climate control system
Adjusting air distribution 204
Adjusting air volume 205
Air conditioning, Cooling 209
Automatic mode 202
Front defroster 205
Residual engine heat (REST) 209
Clock 25, 162
CLS 55 AMG
MANUAL shift program mode 188
Cockpit 22, 472
Cockpit management and data system see 
COMAND
Cold tire inflation pressure 332
Collapsible tire
Tire inflation pressure 427Collapsible tire, description 472
Collapsible wheel chock 400
COMAND* see separate operating 
r nstructions
Combination filter with pollutant-sensitive 
air-recirculation mode 208
Combination switch 53, 138
Control system 147, 473
Functions 151
Multifunction display 147
Multifunction steering wheel 148
Control system menus 150, 151
AUDIO 153
Distronic* 155
NAV* 155
Settings 157
Standard display 153
TEL* 172
Trip computer 171
Vehicle status message memory 156