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Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster
A full view illustration of the instrument 
cluster can be found in the “At a glance” 
section of this manual (
page 26).
You can change the instrument cluster 
settings in the instrument cluster submenu 
of the control system (
page 168).
Multifunction display
The multifunction display is activated when 
you:
open a door
switch on the ignition
switch on the exterior lamps
The language setting for the multifunction 
display can be changed via control system 
(
page 168).
Warning!G
No messages will be displayed if either the 
instrument cluster or the multifunction dis-
play is inoperative.
As a result, you will not be able to see infor-
mation about your driving conditions, such 
as speed or outside temperature, warning/ 
indicator lamps, malfunction/warning mes-
sages or the failure of any systems. Driving 
characteristics may be impaired.
If you must continue to drive, please do so 
with added caution. Contact an authorized 
Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 
     
        
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Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the 
Instr. Cluster submenu via 
the 
Settings menu. Use the Instr. Clus-
ter
 submenu to change the instrument 
cluster display settings. 
The following functions are available:
Select speedometer display mode
Press % or $ to select the 
Instr. Cluster submenu.
Press #.
Press % or $ to select Display 
Unit Speed-/odometer
 function.The selection marker is on the current 
setting.
Press % or $ to set speedome-
ter unit to
km ormiles.
Press # to confirm the setting.
The selected display unit is valid for:
Odometer and trip odometer
Trip computer
Digital speedometer in the trip menu
Cruise controlSelect language
Selecting the language for the multifunc-
tion display is only possible with the Audio 
system (
page 193) or with COMAND*.
Vehicles with COMAND*: Refer to sepa-
rate operating instructions.
The language select in the Audio system or 
COMAND* is also used for the displays 
and messages in the multifunction display.
Available languages:
German
English
Spanish
French
Italian
FunctionPage
Select speedometer display 
mode168
Switch the additional speedome-
ter on or off (vehicles with manu-
al transmission)169
Permanent display (vehicles with 
automatic transmission*)169 
     
        
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Audio system
Menu
The illustration below shows the structure 
of the modes and their menus.Each mode has a basic menu. In the menu 
line of the basic menu display are several 
menu items listed.Each menu item in turn has several sub-
menu items.
ButtonMode/Basic menuMenuPage
bRadioRadio (FM/AM)194
Weather Band194
Sat Radio*200
Presets198
Sound189
éDiscCD/MP3208
Track list/folder list219
CD changer*214
Sound189
hTelephone*Telephone*222
Name233
Call lists236
êSystemSystem192
Language193 
     
        
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Audio system
SYS menu
SYS settings menu overviewDisplay settings
You can adapt the brightness of the audio 
display to the prevailing light conditions.
Setting the display design
ê  System  Display.
Select Brightness, Day Mode, Night 
Mode
 or Automatic.Bluetooth
® settings
General information about Bluetooth
®
Bluetooth® technology is the standard for 
short-range wireless technologies, suitable 
for transmitting voice and data. It is possi-
ble to connect Bluetooth
® devices wire-
lessly. Bluetooth® can be used to 
exchange vCards or make calls using a 
hands-free device.
Bluetooth
® technology uses the freely 
available ISM (Industrial Scientific Medi-
cal) wireless network that works at 
2.45 GHz. Ranges of up to ten meters are 
possible with Bluetooth
®.
MenuPage
System
Display
Brightness
Day Mode
Night Mode
Automatic
192
Activate Bluetooth®192
Reset 193
Language193
iWhen you select Brightness, a scale ap-
pears on which you can set the brightness 
manually.
In the 
Automatic setting, the audio system an-
alyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and 
switches between the display designs automati-
cally. 
     
        
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Audio system
Activate or deactivate Bluetooth®
ê  System  Activate Blue-
tooth
.
You have activated or deactivated 
Bluetooth
®. A checkmark appears 
when Bluetooth® is activated.Reset
ê  System  Reset.
A prompt appears asking whether you 
really want to reset.
Select Yes or No.
If you select 
Yes another prompt will 
appear asking whether you really want 
to reset.
Select Yes or No.
If you select 
Yes, the audio system will 
be reset and restarted.Setting the system language
ê  Language.
The language list appears. A dot R in 
front of an entry indicates the current 
setting.
To change the setting: Slidermq or 
rotateymz and select desired lan-
guage.
To save setting: Press n.
The setting is stored and the menu is 
exited.
To exit menu without saving: Press 
button í or slideomp.
iYou can reset the audio system back to its 
factory settings. 
In this case, all personal data (e.g. address book 
entries), among other things, are deleted.
We recommend that you reset the values, for 
example, before selling your vehicle.