2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 display menu

215 Controls in detail
Audio system
Loading an individual magazine
compartment: Press eject/load
button2.
A menu indicates which magazine com-
partments are currently loaded. The
first available magazine compartment
is indicated by a red number.
Press desired button1 to 6, in
the keypad to select a magazine com-
partment.
or
Slide omp or rotate ymz to select a
magazine compartment.
Press n to confirm.
The CD changer will switch to the se-
lected magazine compartment. The
message
Please Wait... appears in
the display.
Insert CD into CD slot1.
The CD changer automatically pulls the
CD into the CD slot1 and places it in
the selected magazine compartment.
The message
Loading Disc
appears in the display.
Press buttoné, or the eject/load
button2 on the audio control unit to
finish the loading process.
The CD changer plays the disc if it has
been inserted correctly and is permissi-
ble.
To interrupt loading procedure:
Press the eject/load button again.
or
Press buttoní in the center con-
sole (
page 184).
iIf the audio CD is printed on one side, this
side must face upwards when loaded. If neither
side is printed, the side to be played must face
downwards.
If a CD has been inserted incorrectly or cannot
be read,
Disc Unreadable appears in the
display.
iOnly insert a CD after the audio system has
prompted you to do so with the message
Please
Insert Disc
. Only insert one CD per mag-
azine compartment.
iThe loading process may take a while, de-
pending on the type of disc. If you do not insert a
disc, the display will switch back to the
Maga-
zine
menu after approximately 20 seconds.

216 Controls in detail
Audio system
Filling an empty magazine compart-
ments: Press eject/load button2.
A menu indicates which magazine com-
partments are currently loaded. The
first available magazine compartment
is indicated by a red number.
Slidemr to select the menu bar.
Slideompor rotate ymz the audio
controller to select
Fill Empty Slots.
Press the audio controller n.
The message
Please Insert Disc
appears in the display.
Insert CD into CD slot1.
The CD changer automatically pulls the
CD into the CD slot1 and places it in
an empty magazine compartment. The
message
Please Wait... appears in
the display. If the CD is loaded, the CD
changer will switch to the next empty
magazine compartment. The message
Please Insert Disc appears in
the display.
Repeat the steps until all compart-
ments have been loaded.
Press eject/load button2 on the au-
dio control unit to finish the loading
process.
The CD changer plays the last loaded
disc if it has been inserted correctly
and is permissible.
To interrupt loading procedure:
Press the eject/load button2 again.
or
Press buttoní in the center
console (
page 184).
The loading process has not been complet-
ed, the audio system will play the last in-
serted CD.
Ejecting CDs from CD changer*
iOnly insert a CD after the audio system has
prompted you to do so with the message
Please
Insert Disc
. Only insert one CD per mag-
azine compartment.
Warning!G
Only eject a CD when the vehicle is station-
ary. There is a risk of accident by being dis-
tracted from road and traffic conditions if
you unload a CD while the vehicle is in
motion.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.

217 Controls in detail
Audio system
Ejecting one CD: Press eject/load
button2.
The magazine menu with active main
area appears in the audio display. The
magazine compartment with the cur-
rent CD is highlighted.
Press desired button1 to 6, in
the keypad to select a magazine com-
partment.
or
Slideompor rotate ymz the audio
controller to select the desired CD.
Press n to confirm.
Remove the CD from CD slot1.
If you do not remove the CD from the
CD slot 1, the CD changer will auto-
matically pull the CD back in after a
short while.
Ejecting all CDs: Press eject/load
button2.
The magazine menu with active main
area appears in the audio display. The
magazine compartment with the cur-
rent CD is highlighted.
Slidemr to select the menu bar.
Slideompor rotate ymz the audio
controller to select “Eject All”.
Press n to confirm.
The CDs are ejected one after the
other.
Remove the CD from CD slot1.
The CD changer switches to the next
occupied magazine compartment and
ejects the CD.
If you do not remove the CD from the
CD slot 1, the CD changer will auto-
matically pull the CD back in after a
short while.
Repeat the last step until the magazine
is empty.
Selecting a CD
é
Changer.
The magazine menu with active main
area appears in the audio display. The
magazine compartment with the cur-
rent CD is highlighted.
Slideompor rotate ymz the audio
controller to select the desired CD.
Press n to confirm.
iIf you eject a CD while another is being
played, the audio system interrupts playback.
Playback will continue once the CD has been
ejected completely.

224 Controls in detail
Audio system
Operating options
When the telephone is connected via the
Bluetooth
® interface to the audio system,
you can operate the telephone using the
following devices:

buttonss andt and keypad on
audio control unit

audio controller in center console

multifunction steering wheel
Please note that these functions are only
available with Mercedes-Benz approved
telephones. Please contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for information on
features available for your telephone of
choice. Unless otherwise indicated, the descrip-
tions and illustrations in this section refer
to audio system.Caller ID
The audio system can display the tele-
phone number and the name of the caller,
e.g. for an incoming call and also in other
menus or displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must transmit their telephone
number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name
of the caller must also be saved in the tele-
phone book.
iThe components and operating principles of
the audio system can be found on (
page 177)
and (
page 187).
iIn order for the functions described in this
section to work correctly, the Bluetooth® tele-
phone must be linked to the audio system
(
page 192). Please make sure any other Blue-
tooth® device linked with the telephone is
switched off before you use the telephone func-
tions with the audio system.

236 Controls in detail
Audio system
Call lists
The audio system displays the calls re-
ceived (including missed calls) or made
during phone mode in their own lists.
Calling up the list
h
Call Lists.
Select Calls Received or Calls Di-
aled
.
The appropriate list appears.
Slideqmror rotateymz the audio
controller until the desired entry is
highlighted.
Initiating call: Press buttonn or
s.
To close the lists: Press button í.Deleting call lists
In the phone main menu select Call
Lists
.
Select Delete Call Lists.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you really want to delete the entry. The
question
Do you want to delete call
lists
appears in the display.
Select Yes or No.
Press n to confirm.
If you select
Yes both lists are deleted.
iThe particular menu item can only be select-
ed if calls have already been received or made
from audio system.
The display of missed calls in the audio system
display is not possible with all mobile phones.
The control system displays the list of
Dialed
numbers
in the multifunction display.
iThe audio system's call lists are not syn-
chronized with the call lists on your mobile
phone. If you make a call from your mobile phone
and only use the audio system's hands-free de-
vice, these calls will not be listed.
iIf there is a symbol with a telephone receiver
in front of the phone number or the name, then
you have missed this call (e. g. in the highlighted
line of the following figure).
iThe saved call lists are retained in the audio
system, even if you use the audio system with
another mobile phone. For this reason you
should delete any call lists before handing over
or selling the vehicle.

237 Controls in detail
Audio system
Making calls
Press buttonh on the audio control
unit to call up the telephone mode.
When the mobile phone is ready for opera-
tion, the display will look like this:
Initiating an outgoing call
Entering phone number via the audio
control unit
You can enter numbers and special charac-
ters via the telephone keypad.
Entering: Use 0 to 9, ô and ó to
enter characters.You can enter the * character by press-
ing the ó button once. You can en-
ter the + character by pressing the
ó once and then again within ap-
prox. 1.5 seconds.
To delete individual digits: Briefly
press buttonî in the audio control
unit.
To delete an entire entry: Press and
hold buttonî until the entire entry
has been deleted.
or
Press buttont.
Entering phone number via the audio
controller
In addition to the actual menu bar, the tele-
phone main menu features a second bar
containing numbers, the number menu.
When the bar is active (highlighted), you
can select elements.
To enter digits: Slideompor
rotateymz the audio controller to se-
lect the required digit.
Press n to confirm.
Repeat the procedure, until you have
select all digits for the necessary
phone number.
To delete individual digits:
Slideompor rotateymz to
selectõ and briefly pressn.
or
Press îbutton next to the audio
controller.

240 Controls in detail
Audio system
Functions during a single call
Switching hands-free microphone on or
off
The menu bar changes when you make or
receive a call. Instead of the
Call Lists
menu item,
Mic Off or Mic On will appear.
To switch off: Select Mic Off.
The following message will flash up on
the display:
The microphone is off.
When the microphone is switched off
the symbol > appears in the main
area.
To switch on: Select Mic On.
The following message will flash up on
the display:
The microphone is on.
The microphone is switched on and the
symbol > disappears in the main area. Sending DTMF tones
Answering machines or other devices can
be controlled via DTMF tones, e.g. for re-
mote query functions.
To transmit individual characters:
During a call select the required char-
acters.
or
Press the corresponding button on the
audio control unit.
Every selected character is transmitted
immediately.
Transmitting a phone number of a
phone book entry as a sequence of
characters: Select
Name.
Select the desired phone book entry.
The entry is transmitted immediately as
a sequence of characters.
To switch back to call display: Select
Back.
iThis function is not possible with all mobile
phones.

343 Operation
Tires and wheels
Restart the Run Flat Indicator
The tire inflation pressure monitor must be
restarted in the following situations:

If you have changed the tire inflation
pressure

If you have replaced the wheels or tires

If you have installed new wheels or
tires
Using the Tire and Loading Information
placard on the driver’s door B-pillar
(
page 334) or, if available, the
supplemental tire inflation pressure
information on the inside of the fuel
filler flap (
page 322), make sure the
tire inflation pressure of all four tires is
correct.
Switch on the ignition (page 82).
Press button( or& on the
multifunction steering wheel to select
the menu
Service(page 164).
Press button $or% to select
Run Flat Indicator.
Press the button# to confirm. The
following message appears in the mul-
tifunction display:
Run Flat Indicator
Active
Menu: OK-Button
Press button#.
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
Restart
Run Flat Indicator?
Yes
or No
Press button $or% to select
Yes.
Press button# to confirm.
The following message will appear in
the multifunction display:
Run Flat Indicator
Restarted
After a certain “learning phase”, the
Run Flat Indicator checks the set pres-
sure values for all four tires.
Warning!G
The Run Flat Indicator can only warn you in
a reliable manner if you have set the correct
tire inflation pressures for each tire.
If an incorrect tire inflation pressure was
set, the system will monitor the pressure
according to the incorrect value.