2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS Owners Manual

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COMAND vehicle menu
Confirming selection: Press n.
A selection list appears.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
Selecting a setting: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
Setting interior ambient lighting
You can adjust the brightness of the interi-
or lighting on a scale of “0” (off) to “5”
(bright).
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Interior Ambient Light”
menu: Slide omp or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
Adjusting brightness: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”
“Interi-
or Ambient Light”.
Adjusting brightness: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).

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COMAND vehicle menu
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off
Use this function to set whether and how
long you would like the interior lighting to
remain lit during darkness after you have
removed the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
You can select:

“0 sec.”, the delayed switch-off feature
is deactivated

“15 sec.”, “30 sec.”, “45 sec.”, or
“60 sec.”, the delayed switch-off fea-
ture is activated
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Interior Lighting Delayed
Switch-off” menu: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
A selection list appears.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
Selecting length of time: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”
“Interi-
or Lighting Delayed Switch-off”.
A selection list appears.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
Selecting length of time: Slide qmr
or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
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COMAND vehicle menu
Extending or retracting rear window
sunshade
This function is used to extend or retract
the rear sunshade.
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Rear-window Sunshade”
function: Slide omp or rotate ymz.
Extending or retracting rear window
sunshade: Press n.
or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”

“Rear-window Sunshade”.
Confirming selection: Press n.Trunk opening-height restriction*
on/off
You can select whether the trunk lid should
open fully or only to the height of the roof.
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Trunk Opening-height Re-
striction” function: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
iYou can program this function using the fa-
vorite button (
page 231).
iAt temperatures below -4°F (-20°C), the
rear window sunshade is switched off.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
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COMAND vehicle menu
Confirming selection: Press n.
or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”
“Trunk
Opening-height Restriction”.
A checkmark appears when the trunk
opening-height restriction is switched
on.
Confirming selection: Press n.
Switching the tow-away alarm on/off
Depending on vehicle production date,
your vehicle may not be equipped with the
tow-away alarm.
To prevent triggering the tow-away alarm
feature (
page 78), switch off the
tow-away alarm before towing the vehicle,
or when parking on a surface subject to
movement, such as a ferry or auto train.
Select “Vehicle”.
The main area is active.
Selecting “Tow-away Alarm” func-
tion: Slide omp or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.or
Select “Vehicle”
“Vehicle”

“Tow-away Alarm”.
A checkmark appears when the
tow-away alarm is switched on.
Confirming selection: Press n.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
iYou can program the tow-away alarm func-
tion (
page 231) using the favorite button in the
center console.
When you press the favorite button, you can
switch the functions on or off.
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COMAND automatic climate control
You can operate the automatic climate
control via COMAND or via the buttons on
the automatic climate control panel
(
page 453).
Some of the special climate control func-
tions can only be set via COMAND.The following automatic climate control
functions can be operated via COMAND:
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
Warning!G
When operating the automatic climate con-
trol, the air that enters the passenger com-
partment through the air vents can be very
hot or very cold (depending on the set tem-
perature). This may cause burns or frostbite
to unprotected skin in the immediate area of
the air vents.
Always keep sufficient distance between un-
protected parts of the body and the air
vents. If necessary, use the air distribution
adjustment (
page 246) to direct the air to
air vents in the vehicle interior that are not
in the immediate area of unprotected skin.
Warning!G
Follow the recommended settings for heat-
ing and cooling given on the following pages
and pages in the “Controls in detail” part
(
page 453) Otherwise the windows could
fog up, impairing visibility and endangering
you and others.
FunctionPage
Temperature245
Air distribution246
Air volume246
Switching off cooling (“ACOFF”)247
Central climate control (“Mono”)248
Footwell temperature249
Air flow from air vents249
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COMAND automatic climate control
The automatic climate control menu is
called up via the climate control settings.
Climate control settings with functions
(submenus)
1Temperature, left
2Air distribution, left
3Air volume, left
4Central menu, climate control
5Air volume, right
6Air distribution, right
7Temperature, right
Setting temperature
Use the temperature controls %$
(
page 453) in the center console or
COMAND climate control settings to sepa-
rately adjust the air temperature on each
side of the passenger compartment.
Select climate control settings
Tem-
perature, left or right and then
pressn.
Changing temperature: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.
Exiting menu: Press n, back
buttonL in the center console
(
page 82) or slideomp.
The setting is saved.
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COMAND automatic climate control
Adjusting air distribution
You can adjust the air distribution sepa-
rately for the driver’s and front passenger’s
side.
Select climate control settings
Air
distribution, left or right.
Changing air distribution:
Rotateymz.
The symbol for air distribution changes.
The direction and size of the arrows
represent the air distribution.
Exiting menu: Press n, back
buttonL in the center console
(
page 82) or slideomp.
The setting is saved.
Adjusting air volume
Use buttonsQ (
page 453) in the cen-
ter console or COMAND climate control
settings to separately adjust the air vol-
ume on each side of the passenger com-
partment.
Select climate control settings
Air
volume, left or right.
iWhen you change the air distribution, the au-
tomatic function of the climate control system is
switched off.
iWhen you change the air volume, the auto-
matic function of the climate control system is
switched off.
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COMAND automatic climate control
Changing air volume: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.
Exiting menu: Press n, back
buttonL in the center console
(
page 82) or slideomp.
The setting is saved.Central climate control menu via
COMAND
The central climate control menu is in the
center of the climate control settings.
When the automatic climate control is
switched on, you will see “on” in the cen-
tral menu. The following functions can only
be operated in the central climate control
menu via COMAND:
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral menu.Switching cooling on or off
The cooling function, only operational
when the engine is running, cools the vehi-
cle interior down to the selected tempera-
ture. The cooling function also
dehumidifies the air in the vehicle interior,
thus preventing the windows from fogging
up.
The “AC
OFF” function is used to permanent-
ly switch off the cooling function of the au-
tomatic climate control system.
FunctionPage
Switching off cooling (“ACOFF”)247
Central climate control (“Mono”)248
Footwell temperature249
Air flow from air vents249
iCondensation may drip out from underneath
the vehicle. This is normal and not an indication
of a malfunction.
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