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menu will only be reset if the vehicle is sta-
tionary.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press and hold the reset button on the left
of the instrument cluster for approximately
three seconds.
A prompt appears in the multi-function dis-
play asking you to confirm by pressing the
reset button again.
X Press the reset button again.
The functions of most submenus are
restored to factory settings.
or
X If you want to retain the settings, do not
press the reset button a second time.
The Settings menu appears again after
approximately 5 seconds.
X Press the èor· button to select a
different menu. Submenus in the Settings menu X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
A list of submenus is displayed. The list
contains more submenus than can be dis-
played at the same time. X
Press the æorç button to select a
submenu.
The selected submenu is highlighted.
X Press the jbutton to select a function
within the submenu. X
Press the æorç button to change
the setting.
The changed setting is stored.
X Press the èorÿ button to select a
different display.
The following tables show the settings you
can make in the individual submenus. You will
find additional information on the pages
shown. Instrument cluster submenu
R
Unit of measurement for distance
(Y page 107)
R Language (Y page 107)
R Status line display (Y page 107) Time/date submenu
14 R
Time and date ( Ypage 108) 14
This function is not available on vehicles with Audio 50 APS* or COMAND APS*. Controls
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107Lighting submenu
R
Constant headlamp mode (daytime driv-
ing lights) (Y page 108)
R Surround lighting* (Y page 109)
R Exterior lighting delayed switch-off*
(Y page 109)
R Interior lighting delayed switch-off
(Y page 109) Vehicle submenu
R
Permanent Speedtronic* (Y page 119)
R Radio station selection *( Ypage 110)
R Automatic locking feature (Y page 110)Convenience submenu*
R
Fold the exterior mirrors in when locking
the vehicle* (Y page 110) Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R the total distance recorder and the trip
meter
R the trip computer
R the digital speedometer 15
R the navigation instruction in the Naviga-
tion* menu
R Speedtronic*
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Display
unit Speed/odom.
X Press æorç to select km(kilome-
tres) or milesas the unit of measurement
for distance.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Selecting the language X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Lan-
guage.
X Press the æorç button to select the
desired language.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Selecting the status line display Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is not available.
X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Instr. cluster submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Status
line display .
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X
Press the æorç button to select the
status line display: outside temperature
(Outside temp.) or speed ( Speed).
The selected display now appears con-
stantly in the lower multi-function display.
When you scroll through the Operation
menu (Y page 101), you will see the display
you have not selected.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Setting the date and time Your vehicle may be equipped with one of the
following audio systems *:
A: Audio 5* or Audio 20*
B: Audio 50 APS*
C: COMAND APS*
X You can see which audio system *is fitted
in your vehicle by referring to the separate
operating instructions.
Depending on the audio system*, the time
and date are received from GPS satellites and
cannot be set using the on-board computer
(see the following table). A B C
Set using the on-board com-
puter X
Automatic GPS satellite recep-
tion X X
X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Time/Date submenu.
Setting the time
X Press the jbutton to select Time
Hours (orTime Minutes).
X Press the æorç button to set a
value. Setting the date
X
Press the jbutton to select Date Set
day (orDate Set month orDate Set
year ).
X Press the æorç button to set the
date.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Setting constant headlamp mode (day-
time driving lights) When you activate constant headlamp mode
and the light switch is set to
MorU,
the parking lamps, dipped-beam headlamps
and licence plate lighting are switched on
automatically when the engine is running.
Turning the light switch to a different position
switches on the corresponding lights. Turn
the light switch to BorU first if you
wish to switch off constant headlamp mode
while driving in the dark.
In countries in which constant headlamp
mode is a legal requirement, Constantis the
factory setting.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus. Controls
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X
Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Headlamp
mode.
X Press the æorç button to set the
switch-on mode for the headlamps to Man-
ual orConstant (constant headlamp
mode).
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Switching the surround lighting*on/off If the surround lighting is switched on, the
following lights will be switched on automat-
ically in the dark after you have unlocked the
vehicle using the key:
R the side lamps
R the licence plate lighting
R the front foglamps*
The surround lighting switches off automati-
cally after 40 seconds or when the driver's
door is opened.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus. X
Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Surround
lighting.
X Press the æorç button to switch
the Surround lighting on or off.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating or deactivating the exterior
lighting delayed switch-off* When you activate the
Headl. delayed
switch-off function, the exterior lighting
remains on for another 15 seconds after clos-
ing the doors when it is dark. If the engine is
switched off and then none of the doors are
opened, or if an open door is not closed, the
exterior lighting goes out after 60 seconds.
If you have activated the delayed switch-off
function and switched off the engine, the fol-
lowing remain lit:
R the side lamps
R the licence plate lighting
R the front foglamps* X
Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Headl.
delayed switch-off.
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate the Headl. delayed
switch-off function.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
To temporarily deactivate the switch-off
delay:
X Before leaving the vehicle, turn the key to
position 0in the ignition lock.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock and back to position 0.
Delayed switch-off is deactivated.
When you start the engine again, the switch-
off delay is reactivated.
Activating/deactivating the interior
lighting delayed switch-off If you remove the key from the ignition lock
while the
Interior lighting delayed Controls
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switch off
function is activated, the interior
lighting remains on for 10 seconds if it is dark.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Lighting submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Inter.
lighting delay.sw.off.
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate Inter. lighting
delay.sw.off.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Setting the radio station selection* This function is only available in conjunction
with Audio 5*.
The Audio Search allows you to set whether
a new station is searched for every time you
switch on the radio* or a previously stored
station is selected.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus. X
Press the æorç button to select the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the jbutton to select Audio
search.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Frequency orMemory setting.
If the Frequency setting is selected, the
station search is started. If the Memoryset-
ting is selected, the next stored station is
selected.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking feature When you activate the
Automatic door
locking function, your vehicle will be cen-
trally locked above a speed of approx.
15 km/h.
i For more information on the automatic
door locking feature, see (Y page 61).
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Vehicle submenu. X
Press the jbutton to select Automatic
door lock.
X Press the æorç button to switch
the Automatic door lock feature on or
off.
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display.
Activating or deactivating the Fold in
mirrors when locking*function When you activate the
Fold mirr. in when
locking function, the exterior mirrors are
folded in when the vehicle is locked. If you
unlock the vehicle and then open the driver's
or front-passenger door, the exterior mirrors
fold out again.
When you fold the exterior mirrors in using
the button on the door with the Fold in mirrors
when locking function activated (Y page 71),
the exterior mirrors do not fold out automat-
ically. The exterior mirrors can then only be
folded out using the button on the door.
X Press the èor· button to select the
Settings menu.
X Press the jbutton to select submenus.
X Press the æorç button to select the
Convenience submenu. Controls
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X
Press the jbutton to select Fold in
mirrors when locking .
X Press the æorç button to activate
or deactivate Fold in mirrors when
locking .
X Press the j,èorÿ button to
select a different display. Trip computer menu
You can use the Trip computermenu to call
up or reset statistical data for your vehicle.
i Please refer to the menu overview
(Y page 100).
You can select kmormiles as the unit of
measurement for distance (Y page 107).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
Trip computer from start The values refer to the start of the journey.
X Press èor· to select After
start. 1
Distance
2 Time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consumption
The trip computer is automatically reset From
start when
R the ignition is switched off for more than
4 hours
R 999 hours have been exceeded
R 9999 kilometres have been exceeded
Trip computer from reset The values refer to the last reset of the func-
tion. X
Press èor· to select After
start.
X Press jork to select After
reset. 1
Distance
2 Time
3 Average speed
4 Average fuel consumption
The trip computer is automatically reset From
reset if the trip exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 kilometres. Controls
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Resetting X
Using èor·, select From start.
X Press the jork button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press and hold the reset button on the left
of the instrument cluster until the values
have reverted to "0".
Calling up the range X
Using èor·, select From start.
X Press the jork button to select
Range:.
The multi-function display shows the esti-
mated range of the vehicle, based on the
current driving style and the fuel level. If
there is only a small amount of fuel remain-
ing in the fuel tank, a vehicle refuelling
¿ appears instead of the range. Telephone menu*
Functions and displays depend on the
optional equipment installed in your vehicle.
You can place your mobile phone in the
mobile phone bracket* (Y page 163), or set
up a Bluetooth connection to the audio sys-
tem* or COMAND APS* (see separate oper-
ating instructions). G
Risk of accident
Observe the legal requirements of the
country in which you are currently driving
regarding the use of mobile phones in the
vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
them when the road and traffic conditions
allow. Otherwise, you may be distracted
from the traffic conditions, cause an acci-
dent and injure yourself and others.
i Please refer to the menu overview
(Y page 100).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel. X
Switch on the mobile phone and audio
equipment* or COMAND APS* (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
X Press the èor· button to select the
Telephone menu.
Mobile phone on PIN code not yet entered
Once you have inserted the mobile phone into
the mobile phone bracket*, the multi-func-
tion display shows the
PINdisplay message.
X Enter the PIN using the mobile phone, Lin-
guatronic*, the audio system* or COMAND
APS*.
The mobile phone will search for a network.
Mobile phone operational
You will see Readyor the name of the mobile
phone network provider in the multi-function
display. If the operational readiness symbol
of the mobile phone goes out, your vehicle is
outside the transmission and reception
range. In this case you will see No Service
in the multi-function display. Controls
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Accepting a call If you receive a call while you are in the
Tele-
phone menu, the multi-function display
shows a display message, for example. X
Press the sbutton to accept the call.
You can still answer a call if you are not in the
Telephone menu.
Rejecting or ending a call X
Press the tbutton.
You can still reject or end a call if you are not
in the Telephone menu.
Dialling a number from the phone book You can enter new telephone numbers via the
mobile phone in the phone book (see sepa- rate operating instructions). If your mobile
phone is operational, you can select and dial
a number from the phone book at any time.
X
Press the èor· button to select the
Telephone menu.
X Press the jork button to call up
the phone book.
X Press the jork button to select the
desired name. To scroll rapidly, press and
hold the jork button for longer
than 1 second.
X Press the sbutton to start dialling.
The Connecting call... message
appears in the multi-function display.
The number dialled is stored in the redial
memory.
The multi-function display shows the dial-
led telephone number. If the name is stored
in the phone book, it is shown instead of
the telephone number.
or
X If you do not want to make a call, press the
t button. Redialling The on-board computer stores the most
recently dialled names and numbers from the
redial memory.
X
Press the èor· button to select the
Telephone menu.
X Press the sbutton to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the jork button to select the
desired name or telephone number.
X Press the sbutton to start dialling. Controls
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