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151 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
3
\3 Operating system with steering wheel buttons*The operating system is activated as
soon as you switch on the ignition. You
may perform the following using the op-
erating system:\4
Call up vehicle information
\4
Make settings
You can use this not only to find out
when the next service is due, but also to
set the language for messages in the in-
strument cluster, for example, and much
more.
The operating system shows the infor-
mation in the display.You can control the display and the set-
tings in the operating system with the
buttons on the steering wheel.
Warning
G
Only use the operating system when road
and traffic conditions permit. You will oth-
erwise be unable to observe road and traf-
fic conditions and could cause an
accident.
Steering wheel with buttons
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164 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
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Instrument cluster
(\2page 165)
Clock/Date
(\2page 168)
Lighting*
(\2page 170)
Vehicle
(\2page 174)
Auxiliary heating*
(\2page 236)
Convenience*
(\2page 175)
Select the unit for the
temperature
Set the hours (clock)
Set constant
headlamp mode*
Set station se-
lection
Select a switch-on
time
Key-dependent
settings
Select the unit for the
speedometer
Set the minutes
(clock)
Switch the locator
lighting on or off*
Set the wind-
shield wiper
sensitivity
Hours (set a switch-
on time)
Select the unit for the
odometer
Select the time for-
mat
Switch the exteri-
or 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)
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165 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
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Instrument cluster submenuYou can reach the
Inst. cluster
sub-
menu via the
Settings
menu
(
\2
page 161).
Selecting the unit for the temperature
\1
Select the
Inst. cluster
submenu
using the
æ
or
ç
button.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the Temperat.
message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted.
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
but ton to se -
lect the unit for all messages in the
display:
°C
(degrees Celsius) or
°F
(degrees Fahrenheit).
Selecting the unit for the
speedometer
\1
Select the
Inst. cluster
submenu
using the
æ
or
ç
button.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Dig.
speedo.
message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted.
Function
Page
Select the unit for the temper-
ature
165
Select the unit for the
speedometer and odometer
165
Select the language
166
Select the display for the sta-
tus line
167
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166 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
3
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
button to se-
lect the unit for all messages in the
display:
km /h
or
mph
(kilometers or
miles per hour).
Selecting the unit for the odometer
\1
Select the
Inst. cluster
submenu
using the
æ
or
ç
button.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Trip
mes-
sage in the display.
The current setting is highlighted.
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
button to se-
lect the unit for all messages in the
display:
km (kilometers) or
miles
.
Selecting the language
\1
Select the
Inst. cluster
submenu
using the
æ
or
ç
button.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Language
message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted. N54.32-2257-31
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167 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
3
\1
Use the
æ
or
ç
button to se-
lect the language in which the oper-
ating system messages are to be
displayed.
You can select:
\4
German (Deutsch)
\4
British English
\4
American English
\4
French
\4
Italian
\4
Spanish
Selecting the display for the status
line
\1
Select the
Inst. cluster
submenu
using the
æ
or
ç
button.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Select
displ.
message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted.
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
but ton to se -
lect whether to display the outside
temperature or the speed.
The selected display is then shown
permanently in the bottom part of
the display.
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263 Controls in detail
Driving systems
3
Menu guidance
Selecting the main menu
\1
Press the
m
button.
The main menu selection options
(menu level 1) appear.
\1
Press the
%
or
$
button until
the menu you desire is highlighted.
\1
Press the
m
button.
The required menu is selected.
The following settings and menus are
available in the main menu:
\4
Display (
\2
page 264)
\4
Aspect ratio (
\2
page 268)
\4
Norm (
\2
page 269)
\4
Menu language (
\2
page 270)
\4
Default settings (
\2
page 270)
\4
Back (
\2
page 264)
Go to previous menu
\1
Press the
%
or
$
button until
is highlighted.
\1
Press the
m
button.
The higher-level menu is displayed.
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270 Controls in detailDriving systems
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Menu language menu You can select the language for the mo-
nitor’s menu texts in the
Menu language
menu.
\1
Press the
m
button.
The main menu (menu level 1) is dis-
played (
\2
page 263).
\1
Press the
%
or
$
button until
the
Menu language
menu is highligh-
ted.
\1
Press the
m
button.
The submenu (menu level 2) is
displayed.
i
The active language is identified by
the symbol.
\1
Press the
%
or
$
button until
the desired language is highlighted.
\1
Press the
m
button.
The required language is activated.
i
If you select and press the
m
button, the monitor will revert to
the main menu (menu level 1)
(
\2
page 263).
Default settings menu You can restore the monitor’s factory
settings in the
Default settings
menu.
\1
Press the
m
button.
The main menu (menu level 1) is dis-
played (
\2
page 263).
\1
Press the
%
or
$
button until
the
Default settings
menu is high-
lighted.
\1
Press the
m
button.
The following message appears on
the monitor.
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Page 650 of 666

648 Indexbrake pad/lining wear . . . . . . . . 470
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 474
engine diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
ESP
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
,468
handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
operating speed governor (ADR) . . 274poly-V-belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
preglow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
,476
reserve warning
indicator (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . 475,476
windshield washer/headlamp
cleaning system washer fluid
level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Inflation pressuresee Tires, Inflation pressuresInformation regarding electronic
recording devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument cluster
. . . . . . . . 20
,142
lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
selecting the language . . . . . . 166
setting the status line . . . . . . . 167
Instrument lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . 144
Interior lightingchanging bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Interior lighting, rear
. . . . . . . . . 138
Interior motion sensor
. . . . . . . . . 80
Intermittent wipe
. . . . . . . . . . . . 210
ISOFIX child seat securing
system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
TopTether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
J
Jackjacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551
preparing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515Jump-starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
connection point . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
Jump-starting connection
point
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582
J
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