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18 At a glanceCenter console
1
\3 Center console
N68.10-2288-31
Function
Page
1
Storage compartment
166
2
Radio* or COMAND*,
see the separate operat-
ing instructions
3
Air-conditioning control
panel
131
4
Center console switch
unit
20
Function
Page
5
\4Storage compart-
ment or
\4CD changer*,
see the separate op-
erating instructions
6
Cup holder with
\4Ashtray
\4Cigarette lighter
167
168
169
7
12 V socket
170
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92 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
3
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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94 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
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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.
See the separate operating instruc-
tions. N54.32-2251-31Audio menu*Function
Page
Select a radio station
94
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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95 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
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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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379 Index
Care of batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Care of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
after driving off-road or on
construction sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Carrier systems
. . . . . . . . . . . 162
, 372
Catalytic converter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
CD player/CD changer
. . . . . . . . . . . 94
Cell phone
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Center console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
switch unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Central locking
locking/unlocking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
(from the inside)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Central locking system
malfunctions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Certification label
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
clearance lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
identification lamps
. . . . . . . . 311
, 313
interior lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
license plate lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
rear lamp units
chassis
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
panel van/crewbus
. . . . . . . . . . 310
side marker lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 312Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System
(Advanced TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Checks, regular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Children
in the vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ISOFIX seat securing system
. . . . . . 39
LATCH type child restraint system
. 39
restraint systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Cigarette lighter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
after driving off-road or
on construction sites
. . . . . . . . . . . 246
air cleaner element
. . . . . . . . . . . . 240
cockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
padded boss of the steering wheel
245
rear view camera lens
. . . . . . . . . . 244
rear window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
windshield wipers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Clearance lamp
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
see identification lamp
. . . . . . . . . . 311
Clock
setting
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
vehicles without steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Co-driver's seat
foldable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cold tire inflation pressure
. . . . . . 228
COMAND
see the separate Operating Instructions
Comfort seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Constant headlamp mode
. . . . . . . 102
Consumption statistics
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
anticorrosion/antifreeze fluid
. . . . 363
display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
temperature
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
temperature display
(vehicle with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93