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This is what the display looks like when you
scroll through the menus.The explanations for the individual menus
are shown in the following table.
The illustration is an example of the menus on a vehicle with COMAND APS*.
Menu overview
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The table below shows the menus and the individual functions.
Menu 1
Menu 2
Menu 3
Menu 4
Menu 5
Menu 6
Menu 7
Operation
Audio*
Navigation*
Malfunction
memory
Settings
Trip computer
Telephone*
Commands / submenusStandard display with
trip meter and odometer
Select a radio
station
Activate route
guidance
Display
malfunctions
Reset to
factory
settings
Consumption sta-
tistics after start
Enter PIN
Display coolant tempera-
ture
Operate the
CD player/
CD changer
Instrument
cluster sub-
menu
Consumption sta-
tistics after reset
Look for a
name in the
phone book
Call up the service due
date
Clock/Date
submenu
Look for the
most recently
dialed phone
numbers
Tire pressure monitor
Lighting sub-
menu
Check the engine oil
level (only on vehicles
with a diesel engine)
Vehicle
submenuAuxiliary heat-
ing* submenuConvenience*
submenu
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With Sound 5/Sound 20, the operating
system always shows the AUDIO and TEL
(telephone) menus in English.In the Operation menu, you can select the
following functions using the j or k
button:
Standard display
In its basic setting, you will see the odom-
eter and the trip meter in the upper part of
the display. This is referred to as the stan-
dard display.
\1If you see a different display, press the
è or ÿ button repeatedly until
the standard display appears.
Displaying the coolant temperature\1Press thej or k button repeat-
edly until you see the coolant tempera-ture in the display.
iThe tabluar overview of the menus con-
tains generic terms which are not al-
ways shown in the operating system.
The generic term concerned is intend-
ed simply to make it easier for you to
familiarize yourself with the menus.
The operating system displays the new
function range directly with the first
menu function.
Operation menuFunction
Page
Standard display with trip meter
and odometer
93
Display coolant temperature
93
Call up the service due date*
238
Tire pressure monitor
213
Check the engine oil level (only
on vehicles with a diesel engine)
189
Upper part of the display1
Trip meter
2
Odometer
Lower part of the display3
Outside temperature* or digital
speedometer
4
Time
5
Selector lever position or current
shift range
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The temperature displayed may climb to
250 °F (120 °C) when the vehicle is being
driven in normal conditions and if the cool-
ant contains the correct concentration of
corrosion inhibitor and antifreeze. It is ac-
ceptable for the coolant temperature to
rise to the end of the scale at high outside
temperatures and when driving in moun-
tainous terrain.You can use the functions in the
Audio
menu to control the audio equipment that
you have just switched on.
If no audio equipment is switched on, you
will see the
AUDIO off
message (Sound 5
or Sound 20) or
AUDIO off
(COMAND APS*).
Selecting a radio station
\1Switch on the radio.
See the separate operating instruc-
tions.
\1Press the è or ÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the station currently
selected.1Reception frequency
2Waveband, with memory location num-
ber if set
\1Press thej or k button repeat-
edly until you have found the desired
station.
Operating the CD player
\1Switch on the radio and select the CD
player.
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Page
Select a radio station
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Operate the CD player/CD
changer
94
iIt is only possible to save new stations
using the radio itself. See the separate
operating instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the
same way as usual.
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\1Press theè or ÿ button repeat-
edly until the settings for the CD being
played are displayed.
1Current CD (with CD changer)
2Current track
\1Press the j or k button repeat-
edly until you have set the desired
track.The Malfunction memory menu displays
malfunctions that may have occurred. The
message in the display depends on wheth-
er malfunctions have occurred or not.
\1Press theè or ÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the corresponding
malfunction from the malfunction
memory in the display.
No malfunctions
The
No malfunctions
message appears if
no malfunctions have occurred.
Malfunctions occurred
If malfunctions have occurred, the number
of malfunctions will be displayed.1Number of malfunctions
\1Press j or k button.
You can scroll through the malfunc-
tions one by one. The possible malfunc-
tions are described in the “Practical
hints” section (\2page 249).
Malfunction memory menuWarning
G
The operating system only records and
shows malfunctions and warnings from cer-
tain systems. Therefore, make sure that
your vehicle is safe to use. You could other-
wise cause an accident by driving an unsafe
vehicle.
iThe malfunction memory is cleared
when you switch off the ignition. If any
new malfunctions occur, they will be
displayed again.
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The
Settings
menu has two functions:
\4the
To reset: Press reset button for
3 sec.
function, with which you can re-
set all settings to the factory defaults
\4a collection of submenus which you
can use to make individual settings for
your vehicle
\1Press theè or ÿ button repeat-
edly until you see the
Settings
menu in
the display.
Settings menu
Resetting settings
You can reset the functions in all sub-
menus to the factory defaults.
\1Press the reset button for approxi-
mately 3 seconds.
You will see the message in the display
prompting you to press the reset
button once more to confirm.\1Press 0 reset button again.
The functions in most submenus are re-
set to the factory defaults.
Settings menu
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Function
Page
Reset settings
96
Reset the functions of a sub-
menu
97
Submenus in the Settings menu
97
Instrument cluster submenu
99
Clock/Date submenu
101
Lighting submenu
102
Vehicle submenu
104
Auxiliary heating* submenu
142
Convenience* submenu
105
iIf you do not press the reset button
a second time to confirm, the changed
settings remain set. The
Settings
menu is displayed again after approxi-
mately 5 seconds.
For safety reasons, it is not possible to
reset all of the functions while the vehi-
cle is in motion. For example, the
Hdlmp. mode
function in the
Lighting
submenu remains unchanged.
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Resetting the functions of a submenu
You can reset the functions of an individual
submenu to the factory defaults.
\1Select a function in a submenu.
\1Press reset button for approximate-
ly 3 seconds.
You will see the message in the display
prompting you to press the reset
button once more to confirm.
\1Press reset button again.
Most functions in the submenu are re-
set to the factory defaults.Submenus in the Settings menu
\1Press thej button.
You will see the collection of sub-
menus. There are more submenus than
can be displayed at the same time.
\1Press ç button.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
The submenus are arranged in a hierarchy;
press theç button to scroll down,
press theæ button to scroll up.
You can select a function within the sub-
menus by pressing thej button.
The settings themselves are changed by
pressing theæ or ç button again.
This table shows the settings you can
make in the individual submenus.
You will find additional information on the
following pages.
iIf you do not press the reset button
a second time to confirm, the changed
settings remain set. The
Settings
menu is displayed again after approxi-
mately 5 seconds.
For safety reasons, it is not possible to
reset all of the functions while the vehi-
cle is in motion. For example, the
Hdlmp. mode
function in the
Lighting
submenu remains unchanged.
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Instrument cluster
(\2page 99)
Clock/Date
(\2page 101)
Lighting*
(\2page 102)
Vehicle
(\2page 104)
Auxiliary heat-
ing*
(\2page 139)
Conve-
nience*
(\2page 105)
Select the unit for the
temperature
Set the hours (clock)
Set constant head-
lamp mode*
Set station selection
Select a switch-
on time
Key-depen-
dent settings
Select the unit for the
speedometer
Set the minutes (clock)
Switch the locator
lighting on or off*
Set the windshield
wiper sensitivity
Hours (set a
switch-on time)
Select the unit for the
odometer
Select the time format
Switch the exterior
lighting delayed
switch-off
on or off*
Minutes (set a
switch-on time)
Select the language
Set the day (date)
Select the display for
the status line
Set the month (date)
Select the unit for the
tire pressure
Set the year (date)