2007 MERCEDES-BENZ G55AMG Owner's Manual

136 Controls in detail
Control system
MenusThis is what you will see when you scroll
through the menus1 to4.The table on the next page provides an
overview of the individual menus.

137 Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Menu1Menu2Menu3Menu4
Standard displayAudioNAVVehicle status message
memory1
1The vehicle status message memory menu is only displayed if there is a message stored.
(page 140)(page 141)(page 144)(page 144)
Commands/submenu
Trip- and main odometerSelecting radio stationRoute guidance instructions,
current direction traveledCalling up malfunction
messages, warning messages,
and system status messages
stored in memory
Checking tire inflation
pressureSelecting satellite radio
station* (USA only)
Calling up digital speedometer
or outside temperatureOperating CD player
Calling up maintenance
service indicator
Checking engine oil level
iThe headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the
system and are not necessarily identical to those
shown in the control system displays.The first function displayed in each menu will
automatically show you which part of the system
you are in.

138 Controls in detail
Control system
This is what you will see when you scroll
through the menus5 to7.The table on the next page provides an
overview of the individual menus.

139 Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Menu5Menu6Menu7
SettingsTrip computerTEL
(page 146)(page 157)(page 159)
Commands/submenu
Resetting to factory settingsFuel consumption statistics
since startLoading phone book
Instrument cluster submenuFuel consumption statistics
since last resetSearching for name in phone
book
Lighting submenuResetting fuel consumption
statistics
Vehicle submenuDistance to empty
Convenience submenu
iThe headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the
system and are not necessarily identical to those
shown in the control system displays.The first function displayed in each menu will
automatically show you which part of the system
you are in.

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Control system
Standard display menu
In the standard display, the main odometer
and the trip odometer appear in the multi-
function display.
Standard display
1Trip odometer
2Main odometerIf you see another display instead of the
standard display:
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the standard display appears in
the multifunction display.
Press buttonk orj to select
the functions in the standard display
menu.
The following functions are available: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
FunctionPage
Checking tire inflation pressure288
Calling up digital speedometer or
outside temperature140
Calling up maintenance service
indicator313
Checking engine oil level270

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Outside temperature
Audio 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 COMAND system and
select radio. Refer to separate
COMAND system operating instruc-
tions.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the currently tuned station
appears in the multifunction display.
1Waveband setting or stored memory
position (
FM0 through FM9)
2Station frequency
3Waveband setting
iYou can select whether the digital
speedometer or the outside temperature is to be
displayed.
You can change the setting in the submenu
Inst. cluster via the function Status line
display
, see “Selecting display (digital speed-
ometer or outside temperature) for status indica-
tor” (
page 150).
FunctionPage
Selecting radio station141
Selecting satellite radio station*
(USA only)142
Operating CD player143


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Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until a station or the desired stored
station is found.
The station search depends on the
selected setting in the
Vehicle
submenu, see “Selecting audio search
function” (
page 155).
Pressing buttonk orj will
either start a frequency scan or select
the next stored radio station.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
COMAND system.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the currently tuned station
appears in the multifunction display.
1SAT mode or preset number
(
SAT0through SAT9)
2Channel name or number
Press buttonjork repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.
iYou can only store new stations using the
corresponding feature on the radio. Refer to
separate COMAND system operating
instructions. You can also operate the radio in
the usual manner.
iAdditional optional satellite radio equipment
and a subscription to satellite radio service
provider are required for satellite radio opera-
tion. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center for details and availability for
your vehicle.
For more information, refer to separate
COMAND system operating instructions.
iSatellite radio service may be unavailable or
interrupted from time to time for a variety of
reasons, such as environmental or topographic
conditions and other things beyond the service
provider’s or our control. Service might also not
be available in certain places (e.g. in tunnels,
parking garages, or within or next to buildings) or
near other technologies.


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Operating the CD player
Selecting CD track
Turn on the COMAND system and
select CD. Refer to separate 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 (CD0 for CD in head unit,
CD1throughCD6 for CD in CD changer)
2Current track
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.Selecting MP3-CD track
Turn on the COMAND system and
select MP3. Refer to separate
COMAND system operating instruc-
tions.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the MP3-CD
currently being played appear in the
multifunction display.
iThe COMAND system and the CD changer
can play CDs as well as MP3-CDs.
iTo select a CD from the CD changer
magazine, press a number on the COMAND
system key pad located in the center console.
iA MP3-CD inserted in the CD changer is
handled by the COMAND system like an
audio CD. Information contained on a MP3-CD
will not appear in the multifunction display or in
the COMAND system display.