148 Controls in detail
Control system
Menu 6Menu 7Menu 8Menu 9
Vehicle status 
message memory1SettingsTrip computerTelephone*
(page 156)(page 157)(page 167)(page 169)
Commands/submenus
Calling up vehicle 
malfunction, warning 
and system status 
messages stored in 
memoryResetting to factory 
settingsFuel consumption 
statistics since startLoading phone book
Instrument cluster 
submenuFuel consumption 
statistics since last re-
setSearching for name in 
phone book
Time submenuResetting fuel consump-
tion statistics
Lighting submenuDistance to empty
Vehicle submenu
Convenience submenu
1The vehicle status message memory menu is only displayed if there is a message stored.
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 willautomatically show you which part of the system 
you are in. 
256 Controls in detail
Useful features
Call priority
If other service calls such as a Roadside 
Assistance call or Information call are 
active, an Emergency call is still possible. 
In this case, the Emergency call will take 
priority and override all other active calls.Remote door unlock
In case you have locked your vehicle unin-
tentionally (e.g. SmartKey inside vehicle), 
and the reserve SmartKey is not handy:
Contact the Mercedes-Benz Response 
Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) 
or 1-888-923-8367 (in Canada).
You will be asked to provide your pass-
word which you provided when you 
completed the subscriber agreement.
Then return to your vehicle and pull the 
trunk recessed handle for a minimum 
of 20 seconds until the SOS button is 
flashing.
The message 
Call Connected appears 
in the multifunction display.
As an alternative, you may unlock the vehi-
cle via Internet using the ID and password 
sent to you shortly after the completion of 
your acquaintance call.
iThe indicator lamp in the respective button 
flashes until the call is concluded. Calls can only 
be terminated by a Response Center or 
Customer Assistance Center representative 
except Roadside Assistance and Information 
calls, which can also be terminated by pressing 
button t on the multifunction steering wheel 
or the respective button for ending a telephone 
call on the COMAND headunit.
!If the indicator lamp continues to flash or 
the system does not reset, contact the Response 
Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or 
1-888-923-8367 (in Canada), or Mercedes-Benz 
Customer Assistance at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes 
(1-800-367-6372) in the USA or Customer 
Service at 1-800-387-0100 in Canada.
iWhen a Tele Aid call has been initiated, the 
COMAND system audio is muted and the 
selected mode (radio or CD) pauses. 
The optional cellular phone (if installed) switches 
off. If you must use this phone, the vehicle must 
be parked. Disconnect the coiled cord and place 
the call. The COMAND navigation system (if 
engaged) will continue to run. The display in the 
instrument cluster is available for use and 
spoken commands are only available by pressing 
the RPT button on the COMAND unit. A pop-up 
window will appear in the COMAND display to 
indicate that a Tele Aid call is in progress.