2007 MERCEDES-BENZ ML500 Page 16

169 Controls in detail
Control system
Time/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 COMAND system and
navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ or ç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock Set hour

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 COMAND system and
navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ or ç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Clock Set
minute(s)
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)
169
Setting the time (minutes)
169
Setting the date (month)
170
Setting the date (day)
170
Setting the date (year)
170
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If your vehicle is equipped with the
COMAND system and navigation module*, see
separate COMAND system operating instruc-
tions for information on how to set the date and
time.

171 Controls in detail
Control system
Lighting 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
positionMorU, the low beam
headlamps are switched on when the
engine is running.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 136).
Function
Page
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
171
Setting locator lighting
172
Setting night security illumination
172
Setting interior lighting delayed
shut-off
173
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This function is not available in countries
where the daytime running lamp mode is
mandatory and therefore in a constant mode.
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For safety reasons, changing the setting for
the daytime running lamp mode is not possible
while the vehicle is in motion. The following
message appears in the multifunction display:
Settings
only possible
at standstillFor safety reasons, resetting to factory settings
(page 165) while driving will not deactivate the
daytime running lamp mode.

172 Controls in detailControl systemSetting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated,
the exterior lamp switch in positionU
(page 136) and the interior lighting in
automatic mode (
page 143), the follow-
ing lamps will switch on during darkness
when the vehicle is unlocked using
buttonΠon the SmartKey or SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


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
approximately 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
On or
Off
.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU when exiting the vehicle.
The locator lighting feature is
activated.Setting night security illumination
(Headlamps delayed shut-off)
Use this function to set whether you would
like the exterior lamps to remain on for
15 seconds during darkness after exiting
the vehicle and closing all doors.
With the headlamps delayed shut-off
feature activated and the exterior lamp
switch in positionU before the engine
is turned off, the following lamps will
switch on when the engine is turned off:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


Front fog lamps*
If after turning off the engine you do not
open a door or do not close an opened
door, the lamps will automatically switch
off after 60 seconds.

173 Controls in detail
Control system

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Headlamp delayed
shut-off
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to switch
the headlamps delayed shut-off feature On or
Off
.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU before turning off the
engine.
The headlamps delayed shut-off
feature is activated.
You can temporarily deactivate the
headlamps delayed shut-off feature:

Before exiting the vehicle, turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position0.

Then turn it to position2 and back
to0.
The headlamps delayed shut-off
feature is deactivated. It will reactivate
as soon as you reinsert the SmartKey in
the starter switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:

Press KEYLESS-GO start/stop button
in the starter switch (
page 41).Setting interior lighting delayed shut-off
Use this function to set whether you would
like the interior lighting to remain on for
10 seconds during darkness after you have
removed the SmartKey from the starter
switch.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Lighting

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Int. light.
delayed shut-off appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to switch
the interior lighting delayed shut-off
feature
On or
Off
.

174 Controls in detailControl systemVehicle submenu
Access the
Vehicle
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Vehicle
submenu
to make general vehicle settings.
The following functions are available:Compass adjustment
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the COMAND system and
navigation module*.
Determine your location on the basis of the
following zone maps.
Zone map North AmericaZone map South America

Press buttonæ orç to move
the selection marker to the
Vehicle
submenu.
Function
Page
Compass adjustment
174
Compass calibration
175
Audio search function
176
Setting automatic locking
176
Limiting opening height of
tailgate*
177

175 Controls in detail
Control system

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

Press buttonæ orç to set the
respective compass zone.
For information on how to call up the
compass, see “Compass” (
page 321).Compass calibration
This function is not available if your vehicle
is equipped with the COMAND system and
navigation module*.
In order to calibrate the compass properly,
mind the following:


Calibrate the compass in open terrain.
Nearby buildings, bridges, power lines
and large antenna masts, for example,
could impair compass calibration.


Switch off electrical consumers (e.g.
climate control, windshield wipers, or
rear window defroster).


Close all doors and the tailgate.

Start the engine (
page 54).

Press buttonæ orç to move
the selection marker to the
Vehicle
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message Compass Calibration
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on setting
switched off
.

Press buttonæ to set the selection
marker to
Start
.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Compass Calibration active
Please drive in a full circle
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Make sure you are in area where you can
drive a full circle with your vehicle without dis-
turbing traffic in order to calibrate the compass.


176 Controls in detailControl system
Drive a full circle at a vehicle speed of
between 3 mph and 6 mph (5 km/h
and 10 km/h).
When calibration was successful, the
following message appears in the mul-
tifunction display:Compass calibration
Completed successfully
Audio search function
Use of the Audio search function to select
a radio station will enable you to start a
frequency scan (
Freq.
) (page 160) or
select a radio station stored in memory
(
Memory
).

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Vehicle
submenu.

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

Press buttonæ orç to select Freq
. or
Memory
.Setting automatic locking
Use this function to activate or deactivate
the automatic central locking. With the
automatic central locking system
activated, the vehicle is centrally locked at
vehicle speeds of approximately 9 mph
(15 km/h).

Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Vehicle
submenu.

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

Press buttonæ orç to switch
the automatic central locking
On or
Off
.
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If the message
Compass calibration
Completed successfully
does not appear in
the multifunction display, drive another full
circle.
If calibration does not succeed within 3 minutes,
the message
Compass Calibration
appears
in the multifunction display again. Calibrating the
compass has failed due to outside influences.
Repeat compass calibration in a different
location.


177 Controls in detail
Control system
Limiting opening height of tailgate*
Use this function to activate or deactivate
the limiting opening height of the tailgate.
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ orç to the
Vehicle
submenu.

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

Press buttonæ orç to switch
the limiting opening height of the
tailgate
On or
Off
.Comfort submenu*
Access the
Comfort
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Comfort
submenu
to change the settings for a number of con-
venience features.
The following functions are available:Activating easy-entry/exit feature*
Use this function to activate and
deactivate the easy-entry/exit feature
(
page 46).
Function
Page
Activating easy-entry/exit
feature*
177
Setting fold-in function* for
exterior rear view mirrors
178
Warning!
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You must make sure no one can become
trapped or injured by the moving steering
wheel when the easy-entry/exit feature is
activated.
To stop steering wheel movement, do one of
the following:

Move steering wheel adjustment stalk*
(page 48).


Press one of the memory position
buttons or the memory buttonM*
(page 135).
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.