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1211 Multi-function display
2 s
t
Accepts or rejects a call*
æ
ç R
Selects submenus in the
Settings menu
R Changes values
R Adjusts the volume
! Switches on Linguatronic* –
please refer to the separate
operating instructions 3 è
·
Selecting menus: scrolls back
and forth
0 Switches off Linguatronic* –
please refer to the separate
operating instructions j
k
Press briefly
to scroll back
and forth in a menu.
In the Audio/TV*/DVD*
menu: selects a stored sta-
tion, an audio track or a video
scene.
In the Telephone menu:
switches to the phone book
and selects a name or phone
number. j
k
Press and hold
in theAudio/
TV*/DVD* menu: selects the
next/previous station or
selects an audio track using
rapid scrolling.
In the Telephone menu:
starts rapid scrolling through
the telephone book. Several functions are combined thematically
in the menus.
For example, the
Audio/TV*/DVD* menu
contains functions for operating the radio or
DVD player. The functions can be used either
to look up information or to change settings
for your vehicle. You can think of the configuration of the
menus and the functions within a menu as a
circle:
X
Press the èorÿ button repeatedly
to call up individual menus in sequence.
X Press the korj button to call up
the functions within a menu.
Unlike other menus, the Settingsmenu con-
tains a number of submenus ( Ypage 129).
The number of menus depends on the equip-
ment in your vehicle. Controls
* optional
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122 Multi-function display
The multi-function display shows you values and settings as well as any display messages
that may have been generated. 1
Display area for menus or submenus
2 Transmission position
3 Gearshift program
4 Status bar with outside temperature or
speed (Y page 131) Controls
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123Menus and submenus Controls
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124 Function
1 Basic display
menu (Ypage 125)
R Tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 227) or tyre pressure mon-
itor* (Y page 228)
R Coolant temperature (Y page 125)
R Digital speedometer 19
or outside
temperature (Y page 125).
R ASSYST PLUS service interval dis-
play (Y page 242) 2
Audio/TV*/DVD*
menu
(Y page 126)
R Radio station ( Ypage 126)
R Audio drive or media*
(Y page 126)
R TV* (Y page 127)
R DVD video* (Y page 127) 3
Navigation*
menu (Ypage 127) Function
4
AIRMATIC*/compass*
menu
(Y page 128)
R Level control* (Y page 152)
R Compass display *(Y page 212) 5
Distronic
* menu (distance display)
(Y page 128) 6
Message memory
menu20
(fault and
warning messages) (Y page 128) 7 Settings
menu (Ypage 129)
R Resetting to factory settings
(Y page 129)
R Selecting a submenu (Y page 129) 8
Additional functions*
menu
(Y page 136)
R Distance warning sys-
tem* (Y page 136)
R Tow-away protec-
tion* (Y page 136)
R Interior motion sen-
sor* (Y page 137) Function
9 Trip computer
menu (Ypage 137)
R Consumption statistics
(Y page 137)
R Range (Y page 138) a Telephone
menu (Ypage 138) This is what the displays look like when you
scroll through the menus.
The generic terms in the table overview are
intended to help you navigate through the
menus. The terms themselves are not always
displayed in the multi-function display.
Depending on the audio system fitted, the
Audio,
Navigation* and Telephonemenus
are slightly different. The examples given in
this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles equip-
ped with COMAND APS*.
19 Vehicles for the United Kingdom: the outside temperature is always displayed.
20 This menu is only visible if there is a display message available. Controls
* optional
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125Standard display menu
i Menu overview: (Y page 123).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the èor· button to select the
standard display. Standard display
1
Trip meter
2 Total distance recorder
You can select the following functions in the
Basic display menu by pressing the jor
k button:
R tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 227) or tyre pressure moni-
tor* (Y page 228)
R coolant temperature (Y page 125)R
digital speedometer or outside tempera-
ture (Y page 131)
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
(Y page 242)
Displaying the coolant temperature X
Press the èor· button to select the
standard display.
X Press the jork button to select the
coolant temperature. Under normal driving conditions, with the cor-
rect anti-corrosion and antifreeze additive
concentration, the reading may rise to
120 †.
Displaying the digital speedometer or
outside temperature
If you have selected the digital speedometer
for Status line (Y
page 131), you can switch the display to the outside temperature
here
21
.
X Press the èor· button to select the
standard display.
X Press the jork button to select the
digital speedometer or the outside temper-
ature. Digital speedometer
Outside temperature
21 Vehicles for the United Kingdom: the outside temperature is always displayed. Controls
* optional
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126 Audio/TV*/DVD* menu
Use the functions in the Audio/TV/DVD
menu to operate the audio equipment or
COMAND APS*. If the audio equipment or
COMAND APS* is switched off, the multi-
function display shows the message AUDIO
off.
i Menu overview: (Y page 123).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
Selecting a radio station You can only store new stations using the
audio systemor COMAND APS
*.Please refer
to the separate operating instructions for
notes on how to do this.
X Switch on the audio equipment or
COMAND APS* and select Radio (see the
separate operating instructions).
X Use the èor· button to select the
Audio/TV/DVD menu. X
To select a stored station: briefly press
the j ork button.
X To select a channel from the channel
list: press and hold the jork but-
ton.
X To select a station using the station
search (only if no station list is being
received): press and hold the jor
k button. 1
Waveband (preset number, only if the
channel is stored)
2 Station
i DAB* radio mode 22
( Digital Audio Broad-
casting) – see separate operating instruc-
tions. Operating the audio player or audio
media* Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment fitted in the vehicle.
X
Switch on the audio equipment or
COMAND APS* and select the audio player
or medium (see the separate operating
instructions).
X Use the èor· button to select the
Audio/TV/DVD menu.
X To select next/previous track: briefly
press the jork button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
j ork button. Example
1
Current CD (for CD/DVD changer*)
2 Current track
22 Only for certain countries. Controls
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In audio AUX mode, the current track is not
displayed.
Operating the TV* X
Switch on COMAND and select TV (see the
separate operating instructions).
X Use the èor· button to select the
Audio/TV/DVD menu.
X To select a stored station: briefly press
the j ork button.
X To select a channel from the channel
list: press and hold the jork but-
ton.
X To select a channel with the channel
search (only if COMAND is not receiving a
channel list): press and hold the jor
k button. Example
1
Function (preset number, only if the chan-
nel is stored)
2 Current channel
Operating the DVD video* X
Switch on COMAND and select DVD video
(see the separate operating instructions).
X Use the èor· button to select the
Audio/TV/DVD menu.
X Press the jork button to select a
scene. Example
1
Disc number (only for DVD changer*)
2 Current scene Navigation* menu
In the Navigation menu, the multi-function
display shows information from the naviga-
tion system.
i Menu overview: (Y page 123).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the èorÿ button to select the
Navigation menu.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
APS* (see separate operating instruc-
tions). Controls
* optional
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Route guidance inactive The multi-function display shows the direc-
tion of travel and the road name if it is known
to the navigation system. Route guidance active
The following may appear in the multi-func-
tion display: AIRMATIC*/compass* menu
In the AIRMATIC/compass menu you can
view the messages for level control* and see
the direction in which you are currently driv-
ing (Y page 212). The display in the AIR-
MATIC/compass menu depends on the
optional equipment in your vehicle
(Y page 152).
X Press èor· to select the AIR-
MATIC/compass menu. Example display for vehicles with the AIRMATIC
package and compass Distronic* menu
You can see the current Distronic settings in
the Distronic menu (Ypage 143).
i Menu overview: (Y page 123). Message memory menu
Previous display messages can be called up
in the Message memory menu. You will only
see the Message memory menu if there are
any display messages. G
Risk of accident
The on-board computer only records and
displays messages and warnings from cer-
tain systems. For this reason, you should
always make sure that your vehicle is safe
to drive. You could otherwise cause an acci-
dent by driving an unsafe vehicle.
i All possible display messages are
explained in the "Practical advice" section
(Y page 255).
Switching off the ignition clears the Message
memory except for the highest priority dis-
play messages. The on-board computer will
only delete these display messages after the
cause of the message has been rectified. Controls
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