2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G55AMG audio

Contents
Safety and Security........................... 67
Occupant safety................................... 68 Air bags .......................................... 70
Seat belts ....................................... 74
Children in the vehicle.................... 77
Blocking of rear door window
operation ........................................ 85
Panic alarm .......................................... 86 Activating ....................................... 86
Deactivating ................................... 86
Driving safety systems ... ...................... 87
ABS ................................................ 87
BAS ................................................ 89
4-ETS .............................................. 90
EBB................................................. 91
ESP®.............................................. 91
Anti-theft systems....................... ......... 95
Immobilizer..................................... 95
Anti-theft alarm .............................. 95
Tow-away alarm ............................. 97Controls in detail ............................... 99
Locking and unlocking ....................... 100 SmartKey ..................................... 100
Checking batteries in the
SmartKey ..................................... 103
Loss of the SmartKey ................... 103
Opening the doors from the
inside ........................................... 104
Tailgate ........................................ 105
Automatic central locking ............ 106
Locking and unlocking from the
inside ........................................... 107
Seats ................................................. 108 Removing and installing front
seat head restraints ..................... 108
Multicontour seat* ....................... 109
Rear seats .................................... 110
Seat heating ................................. 112
Memory function ............................... 114 Storing positions into memory ..... 115
Recalling positions from memory . 115
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position (Canada only) ..... 116 Lighting ............................................. 117
Exterior lamp switch .................... 117
Combination switch ..................... 122
Corner-illuminating front fog
lamps ........................................... 122
Hazard warning flasher ................ 124
Interior lighting in the front .......... 125
Rear interior lamps ...................... 126
Cargo compartment lamps .......... 127
Door entry lamps ......................... 129
Instrument cluster ............................. 130 Adjusting instrument cluster
illumination .................................. 130
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 131
Resetting trip odometer ............... 131
Tachometer.................................. 132
Outside temperature indicator ..... 132
Control system ............ ...................... 133
Multifunction display.................... 133
Multifunction steering wheel........ 134
Menus .......................................... 136
Standard display menu ................ 140
Audio menu.................................. 141
NAV menu .................................... 144
Vehicle status message memory
menu............................................ 144
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Control system
Depending on the select
ed menu, pressing
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel will alter what is shown in the multi-
function display.
The information available in the multifunc-
tion display is arranged in menus, each
containing a number of functions or sub-
menus.
The individual functions are then found
within the relevant menu (radio or CD
operations under
Audio, for example).
These functions serve to call up relevant
information or to customize the settings
for your vehicle. It is helpful to think of the menus, and the
functions within each menu, as being
arranged in a circular pattern.

If you press button
è orÿ
repeatedly, you will pass through each
menu one after the other.

If you press button k orj
repeatedly, you will pass through each
function display, one after the other, in
the current menu. In the
Settings menu, instead of func-
tions, you will find a number of submenus
for calling up and changing settings. For
instructions on using these submenus, see
“Settings menu” (
page 146).
The number of menus available in the sys-
tem depends on which optional equipment
is installed in your vehicle.
The menus are described on the following
pages.
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Menus, submenus and functions
Menu
1Menu2Menu3Menu 4
Standard displayAudioNAVVehicle status message
memory1
1The vehicle status message memory menu is only displayed if there is a message stored.
(page 140)(page 141)(page 144)(page 144)
Commands/submenu
Trip- and main odometerSelecting radio stationRoute guidance instructions,
current direction traveledCalling up malfunction
messages, warning messages,
and system status messages
stored in memory
Checking tire inflation
pressureSelecting satellite radio
station* (USA only)
Calling up digital speedometer
or outside temperatureOperating CD player
Calling up maintenance
service indicator
Checking engine oil level
iThe headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the
system and are not necessarily identical to those
shown in the control system displays. The first function displayed in each menu will
automatically show you which part of the system
you are in.
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Outside temperature
Audio menu
The functions in the
Audio menu operate
the audio equipment which you currently
have turned on.
If no audio equipment is currently turned
on, the message
Audio off appears in the
multifunction display.
The following functions are available: Selecting radio station
Turn on the COMAND system and
select radio. Refer to separate
COMAND system operating instruc-
tions.
Press button
è orÿ repeatedly
until the currently tuned station
appears in the multifunction display.
1 Waveband setting or stored memory
position (
FM0 through FM9)
2 Station frequency
3 Waveband setting
iYou can select whether the digital
speedometer or the outside temperature is to be
displayed.
You can change the setting in the submenu
Inst. cluster via the function Status line
display
, see “Selecting display (digital speed-
ometer or outside temperature) for status indica-
tor” (
page 150).
FunctionPage
Selecting radio station141
Selecting satellite radio station*
(USA only)142
Operating CD player143

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Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until a station or the desired stored
station is found.
The station search depends on the
selected setting in the
Vehicle
submenu, see “Selecting audio search
function” (
page 155).
Pressing button k orj will
either start a frequ ency scan or select
the next stored radio station. Selecting satellite radio station*
(USA only)
The satellite radio is treated as a radio
application.
Select satellite radio with the
corresponding soft key on the
COMAND system.
Press button
è orÿ repeatedly
until the currently tuned station
appears in the multifunction display.
1 SAT mode or preset number
(
SAT0through SAT9)
2 Channel name or number
Press button jork repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.
iYou can only store new stations using the
corresponding feature on the radio. Refer to
separate COMAND system operating
instructions. You can also operate the radio in
the usual manner.
iAdditional optional satellite radio equipment
and a subscription to satellite radio service
provider are required for satellite radio opera-
tion. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center for details and availability for
your vehicle.
For more information, refer to separate
COMAND system operating instructions.
iSatellite radio service may be unavailable or
interrupted from time to time for a variety of
reasons, such as environmental or topographic
conditions and other things beyond the service
provider’s or our control. Service might also not
be available in certain places (e.g. in tunnels,
parking garages, or within or next to buildings) or
near other technologies.

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Operating the CD player
Selecting CD track
Turn on the COMAND system and
select CD. Refer to separate COMAND
system operating instructions.
Press button
è orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played appear in the multifunc-
tion display. 1
Current CD (CD0 for CD in head unit,
CD1throughCD6 for CD in CD changer)
2 Current track
Press button k orj repeatedly
until the desired track is selected. Selecting MP3-CD track
Turn on the COMAND system and
select MP3. Refer to separate
COMAND system operating instruc-
tions.
Press button
è orÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the MP3-CD
currently being played appear in the
multifunction display.
iThe COMAND system and the CD changer
can play CDs as well as MP3-CDs.
iTo select a CD from the CD changer
magazine, press a number on the COMAND
system key pad located in the center console.
iA MP3-CD inserted in the CD changer is
handled by the COMAND system like an
audio CD. Information contained on a MP3-CD
will not appear in the multifunction display or in
the COMAND system display.

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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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Setting interior lighting delayed shut-off
Use this function to set whether you would
like the interior lighting to remain on for
10 seconds during darkness after you have
removed the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Move the selection marker with
button æ orç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press button j ork repeatedly
until the message
Interior light.
delay.sw.off
appears in the
multifunction display. The selection marker is on the current
setting.Press button
æ orç to switch
the interior lighting delayed shut-off
feature
On or Off. Vehicle submenu
Access the
Vehicle submenu via the
Settings menu. Use the Vehicle submenu
to make general vehicle settings.
The following functions are available:
FunctionPage
Selecting audio search function155
Setting automatic locking155
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