2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R350 Owner's Manual

168 Controls in detailControl systemStandard display menu
In the standard display, the main odometer
and the trip odometer appear in the multi-
function display.
1Trip odometer
2Main odometer
If you see another display, press
buttonè orÿ repeatedly until the
standard display appears.
You can select the functions in the
standard display menu with
buttonkorj.The following functions are available:Checking coolant temperature
Function
Page
Checking tire inflation pressure*
371
Checking coolant temperature
168
Calling up digital speedometer or
outside temperature
169
Calling up maintenance service
indicator
393
Checking engine oil level
(R 500 only)
347
Warning!
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Driving when your engine is badly over-
heated can cause some fluids which
may have leaked into the engine com-
partment to catch fire. You could be se-
riously burned.


Steam from an overheated engine can
cause serious burns and can occur just
by opening the hood. Stay away from
the engine if you see or hear steam com-
ing from it.
Turn off the engine, get out of the vehicle
and do not stand near the vehicle until the
engine has cooled down.

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Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the coolant temperature appears
in the multifunction display.Calling up digital speedometer or
outside temperature

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the digital speedometer or the
outside temperature appears in the
multifunction display.
Digital speedometer
Outside temperature
!The engine should not be operated with
a coolant temperature above 248°F
(120°C). Doing so may cause serious
engine damage which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.iDuring severe operating conditions,
e.g. stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant
temperature may rise close to 248°F
(120°C).
Excessive coolant temperature triggers
a warning message in the multifunction
display (
page 434).
iYou can select whether the digital
speedometer or the outside tempera-
ture is to be displayed.
You can change the setting in the
submenu
Instr. cluster
via the
function
Status line display
, see
“Selecting display (digital speedometer
or outside temperature) for status
indicator” (
page 179).

170 Controls in detailControl systemAUDIO 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
appears in the
multifunction display.
The following functions are available:Selecting radio station

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

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the currently tuned station
appears in the multifunction display.
1Waveband setting
2Station frequency

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
Function
Page
Selecting radio station
170
Selecting satellite radio station*
(USA only)
171
Operating CD player
171
iYou can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio.
Refer to separate Modular COMAND
System operating instructions. You can
also operate the radio in the usual man-
ner.

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Selecting satellite radio station*
(USA only)
The satellite radio is treated as a radio
application.
Select satellite radio with the
corresponding soft key on the Modular
COMAND System.
1SAT mode
2Channel name or number

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

Turn on the Modular COMAND System
and select CD. Refer to separate
Modular COMAND System 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.
iFeature description is based on
preliminary 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.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center for details and
availability for your vehicle.
For more information, refer to separate
Modular COMAND System operating
instructions.


172 Controls in detailControl systemNAV* menu
The
NAV
menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the message
NAV
appears in the
multifunction display.The message shown in the multifunction
display depends on the status of the navi-
gation system:


With the Modular COMAND System
switched off, the message
NAV OFF
ap-
pears in the multifunction display.


With the Modular COMAND System
switched on but route guidance not
activated, the direction of travel and, if
applicable, the name of the street cur-
rently traveled on appear in the multi-
function display.


With the Modular COMAND System
switched on and route guidance acti-
vated, the direction of travel and ma-
neuver instructions appear in the
multifunction display.
Please refer to the Modular COMAND
System manual for instructions on how to
activate the route guidance system.
AIRMATIC*/Compass menu
The
AIRMATIC/Compass
menu displays the
Airmatic messages and the direction into
which you are currently driving.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the
AIRMATIC/Compass
menu
appears in the multifunction display.
For information on AIRMATIC*, see “AIR-
MATIC*” (
page 269).
For information on the compass, see
“Vehicle submenu” (
page 186) and
“Compass” (
page 327).
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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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
multifunction display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the multifunction
display.
No vehicle status messages
If no conditions have been recorded in
memory, the message in the multifunction
display is:
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
warning messages, see “Vehicle status
messages in the multifunction display”
(page 416).
Warning!
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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 416).
iAfter you have scrolled through all
recorded status messages, the first
recorded message appears again.

174 Controls in detailControl systemShould 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
or


when you turn off the engine by
pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button (
page 66) in the starter
switch once and open the driver’s door
(this puts the starter switch in
position0, same as with the SmartKey
removed from the starter switch)
Settings menu
In the
Settings
menu there are two func-
tions:


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.
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position1 or2, or when you press the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once
or twice without depressing the brake
pedal. You will then only see high
priority messages in the multifunction
display (
page 416).

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The following settings and submenus are
available in the
Settings
menu: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 158) for
approximately 3 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.
Function
Page
Resetting all settings
175
Submenus in the Settings menu
176
Resetting the functions of a
submenu
176
Instrument cluster submenu
178
Time/date submenu
180
Lighting submenu
182
Vehicle submenu
186
Convenience submenu
189
iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time.
After approximately 5 seconds, the Settings
menu reappears in the
multifunction display (
page 174).
iFor safety reasons, the function Light circuit headlamp mode
in the
Lighting
submenu cannot be reset
while driving.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Lighting
Cannot be completely reset
to factory settings while driving