2006 MERCEDES-BENZ ML500 display

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AUDIO menu
The functions in the
AUDIO
menu operate
the audio equipment which you currently
have turned on.
If no audio equipment is currently turned
on, the message
AUDIO OFF
is shown in the
display.
The following functions are available:Select radio station

Turn on the Modular COMAND System
and select radio. Refer to separate
Modular COMAND System operating
instructions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the multifunction display.
1Waveband setting
2Station frequency

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.Select 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 Modular COMAND
System.
1SAT mode and preset number
2Channel name or number
Function
Page
Select radio station
157
Select satellite radio station*
(USA only)
157
Operate CD player
158
iYou can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio,
see separate Modular COMAND
System operating instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.


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Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.Operate the CD player

Turn on the Modular COMAND System
and press AUDIO on the COMAND
headunit until you see the CD soft keys
for CD operation. Refer to separate
Modular COMAND System operating
instructions.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the display for the CD
currently being played in the multifunc-
tion display.
1Current CD (for CD changer*)
2Current track

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
NAV* menu
The
NAV
menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the navigation display in
the multifunction display:


If the Modular COMAND System is
switched off, the message
NAV off
is
shown in the display.


With the Modular COMAND System
switched on but route guidance not
activated, the direction of travel and, if
available, the name of the street cur-
rently traveled on appear in the multi-
function display.
iFeature description is based on prelim-
inary information available at time of
printing.
Additional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel-
lite radio service provider are required
for satellite radio operation. At time of
printing, no date for the availability of
optional equipment required for satel-
lite radio operation had been set. Con-
tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center for details and avail-
ability for your vehicle.
For more information, refer to separate
Modular COMAND System operating
instructions.
iTo select a CD from the magazine,
press a number on the Modular
COMAND system key pad located in
the center console.


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With the Modular COMAND system
switched on and route guidance acti-
vated, the direction of travel and
maneuver instructions appear in the
multifunction display.
Please refer to the COMAND manual for in-
structions on how to activate the route
guidance system.
Off-road menu
Use the
Off-road
menu to display the
settings for Air suspension* and compass.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see one of the following mes-
sages in the multifunction display (de-
pending on vehicle configuration):
Compass
Example Vehicle level* settings
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired setting is found.
Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the
system. Such messages appear in the mul-
tifunction display and are based on condi-
tions or system status the vehicle’s system
has recorded.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.

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Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message mem-
ory appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
No vehicle status messages
If no conditions have occurred, the mes-
sage - depending on vehicle production
date - in the display is:
No Malfunction
or
No Message
Vehicle status messages have been
recorded
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the multifunction
display:
Press buttonk orj.
The stored messages will now be
displayed in order in which they have
occurred. For malfunctions and warn-
ing messages, see “Vehicle status mes-
sages in the multifunction display”
(page 395).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.
iDepending on vehicle production date,
No message instead of No malfunction
will appear in the multifunction display.
iDepending on vehicle production date, 2 messages
instead
2 Malfunctions
of
will appear in the multifunction display.
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position1 or2. You will then only see
high priority messages in the multifunc-
tion display (
page 395).

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Settings menu
In the
Settings...
menu there are two
functions:


The function
To reset: Press reset
button for 3 seconds
, 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 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 24) 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.Submenus in the Settings menu

Press buttonj.
In the display you see the collection of
the submenus.

Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time.

162 Controls in detailControl systemThe submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with theç button, scroll up
with theæ button.
With the selection marker on the desired
submenu, use the jbutton to access
the individual functions within that sub-
menu. Once within the submenu, you can
use buttonj to move to the next func-
tion or buttonk to move to the previ-
ous function within that submenu.
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 24) in
the instrument cluster for approximate-
ly 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.

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The table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus. De-
tailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following pag-
es.INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
TIME/DATE
LIGHTING
VEHICLE
CONVENIENCE
Select speedometer display
mode
Set time (hours)
Set daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Adjusting compass
zone
Activate easy-entry/exit
feature*
Select language
Set time (minutes)
Set locator lighting
Calibrating compass
Set parking position for
exterior rear view mirror*
Select display (speed display
or outside temperature) for
status line
Set date (month)
Exterior lamps delayed
shut-off
Display when ignition is
switched off
Set fold-in function for
exterior rear view mir-
rors*
Set date (day)
Interior lighting delayed
shut-off
Set automatic locking
Set date (year)
Limiting opening height
of tailgate*

164 Controls in detailControl systemInstrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. cluster
submenu us-
ing the jbutton via the Settings

menu. Use the
Instr. cluster
submenu
to change the instrument cluster display
settings. The following functions are avail-
able:Selecting speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker to the Instr. cluster
submenu using
theæ orç button.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Display unit
Speedometer/odometer
.
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 to the Instr. cluster
submenu using
theæ orç button.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the dis-
play:
Language
.
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
Function
Page
Select speedometer display
mode
164
Select language
164
Select display (speed display or
outside temperature) for status
display
165