2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R500 Owner's Manual

176 Controls in detailControl systemSubmenus in the Settings menu
Press buttonj.
The collection of the submenus
appears in the multifunction display.

Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with buttonç, scroll up
with buttonæ.With the selection marker on the desired
submenu, use thej button to access
the individual functions within that sub-
menu. Once within that submenu, you can
use thejbutton to move to the next
function or thekbutton to move to the
previous function within that submenu.
The settings themselves are made with
buttonæ orç.
Resetting the functions of a submenu
You can reset all the functions for each
submenu to the factory settings.

Move to a function in the submenu.

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.
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.
After approximately 5 seconds, the Settings
menu reappears in the
multifunction display (
page 174).
iFor safety reasons, the function Lamp circuit headlamp
(page 182)
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

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The 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
Selecting speedometer display
mode
Setting the time
(hours)
Setting daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Calling up the compass
Activating
easy-entry/exit feature*
Selecting language
Setting the time
(minutes)
Setting locator lighting
Compass adjustment
Setting parking position
for exterior rear view
mirror
Selecting display (digital
speedometer or outside
temperature) for status indicator
Setting the date
(month)
Setting night security
illumination
Compass calibration
Setting fold-in function
for exterior rear view
mirrors
Setting the date
(day)
Setting interior lighting
delayed shut-off
Setting which display to
appear with ignition
switched off
Setting the date
(year)
Setting automatic
lockingLimiting opening height
of tailgate*

178 Controls in detailControl systemInstrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. cluster
submenu via
the
Settings
menu. Use the
Instr.
cluster
submenu to change the instru-
ment cluster display settings.
The following functions are available:Selecting speedometer display mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Display unit
Digital speedometer
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set
speedometer unit to
km or
miles
.Selecting language

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

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

Press buttonæ orç to select
the language to be used for the
multifunction display messages.
Function
Page
Selecting speedometer display
mode
178
Selecting language
178
Selecting display (digital
speedometer or outside
temperature) for status indicator
179

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Available languages:

German (
Deutsch
)


English (
English
)


French (
Français
)


Italian (
Italiano
)


Spanish (
Español
)Selecting display (digital speedometer
or outside temperature) for status
indicator

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Instr.
cluster
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 status indicator
(lower display).
The other display now appears in the
menu of the standard display
(page 169):


Digital speedometer
or


Outside temperature

180 Controls in detailControl systemTime/Date submenu
Access the
Time/Date
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Time/Date

submenu to change the time and date
settings.
The following functions are available:Setting the time (hours)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orçto the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set clock hours

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.Setting the time (minutes)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orçto the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set clock minutes

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.
Function
Page
Setting the time (hours)
180
Setting the time (minutes)
180
Setting the date (month)
181
Setting the date (day)
181
Setting the date (year)
181
iIf your vehicle is equipped with the
Modular COMAND System and naviga-
tion module*, see separate COMAND
operating instructions for information
on how to set the date and time.

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Setting the date (month)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date month

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
month.Setting the date (day)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date day

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
day.Setting the date (year)
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the Modular COMAND
System and navigation module*.

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

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set date year

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
year.

182 Controls in detailControl systemLighting 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:Setting daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Lamp circuit
headlamp
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to select
manual operation (
manual
) or daytime
running lamp mode (
constant
).
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch at
positionM orU, the low beam
headlamps are switched on when the
engine is running.
Function
Page
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
182
Setting locator lighting
183
Setting night security
illumination
184
Setting interior lighting delayed
shut-off
185
iThis function is not available in
countries where the daytime running
lamp mode is mandatory and therefore
in a constant mode.

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In low ambient light conditions the
following lamps will switch on additionally:

Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime
running lamp mode, see “Lighting”
(
page 147).Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated,
the exterior lamp switch in positionU
(
page 148) and the interior lighting in
automatic mode (
page 155), the follow-
ing lamps will switch on during darkness
when the vehicle is unlocked with the
SmartKey:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


Corner-illuminating front fog lamps*
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened.
If you do not open a door after unlocking
the vehicle with the SmartKey, the lamps
will switch off automatically after approxi-
mately 40 seconds.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Function Surround
lighting
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to switch
the locator lighting function to
on.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU (
page 147) when
exiting the vehicle.
The locator lighting feature is
activated.
iFor safety reasons, resetting the Lighting
submenu to factory settings
while driving (
page 176) will not
deactivate the daytime running lamp
mode.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Lighting
Cannot be completely reset
to factory settings while driving