2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G500 Owner's Manual

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1MP3 mode
2 Current track
Press button k orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
NAV menu
The
NAV menu contains the functions
needed to operate your navigation system.
Press button è orÿ repeatedly
until the message
NAV appears in the
multifunction display.
The message shown in the multifunction
display depends on the status of the navi-
gation system:

With the navigation system switched
off, the message
NAV off appears in
the multifunction display.

With the navigation system switched
on but route guidance not activated,
the direction of travel and, if applicable,
the name of the street currently
traveled on appear in the multifunction
display.

With the navigation system switched
on and route guidance activated, the
direction of travel and maneuver
instructions appear in the multifunc-
tion display.
Please refer to the COMAND system
manual for instructions on how to activate
the route guidance system.
Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the
system. Such messages appear in the
multifunction display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.
The vehicle status message memory menu
only appears, if messages have been
stored.
iLevel of information displayed will vary
depending on the information contained on the
MP3-CD inserted in the single CD drive of the
COMAND system.
To select a MP3-CD from the CD changer
magazine, press a number on the COMAND
system key pad located in the center console.

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Press button
è orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the multifunction
display. If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be record
ed, the number of
messages appears in the multifunction
display:
1 Number of messages
Press button k orj .
The stored messages will now be
displayed in the order in which they
have occured. For malfunction and
warning messages, see “Vehicle status
messages in the multifunction display”
(
page 336). Should the vehicle’s system record any
conditions while driving, the number of
messages will reappear in the multifunc-
tion display when the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position
0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Warning!G
Malfunction and warnin g messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are inten-
tionally not very deta iled. The malfunction
and warning messages are simply a
reminder with respect to the operation of
certain systems and do not replace the
owner’s and/or driver’s responsibility to
maintain the vehicle’s operating safety by
having all required ma intenance and safety
checks performed on the vehicle and by
bringing the vehicle to an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center to
address the malfun ction and warning
messages (
page 336).
iAfter you have scrolled through all recorded
status messages, the first recorded message
appears again.
iThe vehicle status message memory will be
cleared when you turn the SmartKey in the
starter switch to position 1 or2. You will then
only see high-priority messages in the
multifunction display (
page 336).
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Settings menu
In the
Settings menu there are two
functions:

The function Reset to factory
settings
, with which you can reset all
the settings to the original factory
settings.

A collection of submenus with which
you can make individual settings for
your vehicle.
Press button è orÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings menu appears in the
multifunction display. The following settings and submenus are
available in the
Settings menu:
Resetting all settings
You can reset the functions of all
submenus to the factory settings.
Press the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 130) for
approximately 3 seconds.
The request to press the reset button
once more to confirm appears in the
multifunction display.
Press the reset button once more.
The functions of all submenus will reset
to factory settings.
FunctionPage
Resetting all settings146
Submenus in the settings menu147
Instrument cluster submenu149
Lighting submenu151
Vehicle submenu154
Convenience submenu156
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Submenus in the Settings menu
Press button
j.
The collection of the submenus
appears in the multifunction display.
Press button ç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu. The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with button
ç, scroll up
with button æ.
With the selection marker on the desired
submenu, use button j to access the
individual functions within that submenu.
Once within that submenu, you can use
button j to move to the next function
or button k to move to the previous
function within that submenu.
The settings themselves are made with
button æ orç .
iThe settings you have changed will not be
reset unless you confirm the action by pressing
the reset button a second time.
After approximately 5 seconds, the
Settings
menu reappears in the multifunction display
(
page 146).
iFor safety reasons, the function Headlamp
mode
in the Lighting submenu cannot be reset
while driving.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Settings
Cannot be completely
reset to factory
settings while driving
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The table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus.
Detailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following
pages.
Instrument clusterLightingVehicleConvenience
(page 149)(page 151)(page 154)(page 156)
Selecting speedometer
display modeSetting daytime
running lamp mode
(USA only)Selecting audio search
functionActivating
easy-entry/exit feature
Selecting languageSetting locator lightingSetting automatic
locking
Selecting display
(digital speedometer or
outside temperature)
for status indicatorSetting night security
illumination
Setting interior lighting
delayed shut-off
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Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Inst. cluster submenu via
the
Settings menu. Use the Inst. clus-
ter
submenu to change the instrument
cluster display settings.
The following functions are available: Selecting speedometer display mode
Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Inst.
cluster
submenu.
Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Disp.Unit
Speed-/odom.
appears in the multi-
function display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ orç to set
speedometer unit to
km or miles. Selecting language
Move the selection marker with
button
æ orç to the
Inst.
cluster
submenu.
Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Language appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
FunctionPage
Selecting speedometer display
mode149
Selecting language149
Selecting display (digital speed-
ometer or outside temperature)
for status indicator150

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Press buttonæ orç to select
the language to be used for the
multifunction display messages.
Available languages:

German

English

French

Italian

Spanish Selecting display (d
igital speedometer
or outside temperatur e) for status indi-
cator
Move the selection marker with
button æ orç to the
Inst.
cluster
submenu.
Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Status line
display
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ orç to select
the desired setting.
The selected display is then shown
continuously in the status indicator
(
page 133).
The other display now appears in the
menu of the standard display
(
page 140):

Digital speedometer
or

Outside temperature

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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
button
æ orç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Headlamp mode
appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ orç to select
manual operation (
Manual) or daytime
running lamp mode (
Constant).
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
position M orU , 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
FunctionPage
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)151
Setting locator lighting152
Setting night security
illumination153
Setting interior lighting delayed
shut-off154
iCanada vehicles:
This function is not available as the daytime
running lamp mode is mandatory and therefore
in a constant mode.
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