Driver information display
Driver information display
Introduction
General notes
The driver information display inside the instrument
cluster provides you, the driver, with much useful infor
mation .
Fig. 8 Inst rument
cluster: center d isplay
Information from the driver information system is shown in the
display in the center of the instrument cluster.
When you tu rn on the ign ition and while you are driving, some func
tions and vehicle components are scanned for their operating status. Malfunctions or required service procedures are signaled audibly and
shown by red and yellow lighted symbols and reminders to the driver
in the display .
T he driver is a lso shown information about radio and CD operation
and directions for the navigation system*. You can find additional
information on these subjec ts in the MMI manual.
The illustrations in the instrument panel display differ in some of the
vehicles.
The driver information system provides the follow ing functions: Sound system display
Outside air temperature
Gearshift indicator*
Digital
speedometer
Open door- and luggage compartment warn ing
Service interval display
Auto Check system Driver information
Speed warning
T rip computer*
Gearsh ift selector positions
(Automatic transmission*)
Adaptive cruise control*
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In the event of a malfunction either a red or yellow icon appears in the
display. Red symbols ind icate
Danger => page 32. Yellow symbols
ind icate a
Warning=> page 36. •
Driver information display
Efficiency program*
The efficiency program can he lp you to use less fuel=> page 27. •
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two switches on the
windshield wiper lever .
B
Fig. 17 Windshield
wiper l eve r: controls
for the trip computer
-To display the trip computer memory levels, press the
[ RESET) button @=> fig. 17 repeatedly until the desired
memory level is shown in the display.
- To display trip information within a memory level, press
the top or bottom part of the function se lection switch @.
The trip computer will not operate unless the ignition is on. When you
turn on the ignition, the function that was in use when yo u last turned
the ignition off will be d isplayed.
In addition to information on the trip computer (trip computer 1 and
2 and the efficiency program*), the dig ital speedometer and informa
tion regarding the navigation system* can also be displayed. To
switch the d isp lay between the different informat ion, tap the
[RESET I button @ briefly.
Setting values to zero
To delete one current value from the trip computer, select the
desired function and press the
I RESET I button @ for at least one
second. The following values can be set to zero
individually :
• Average fuel mileage
• Average speed
• Elapsed time
• Distance
All curre ntly displayed values are deleted in the effic iency program*.
In addition,
all the values in the single-trip or the total-trip memory
can be deleted simultaneous ly =>
page 26 .
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All stored values will be lost if the vehi cle battery is disconnected. •
Basic Settings for the trip computer
The radio or MM!* operating unit is used for setting the
trip computer's basic settings.
-Select: Function button [CARI> Instrument cluster > On-
board computer 1
or On-board computer 2.
Th e values in the single -trip or the total-trip memory can all be reset
to zero at the same time under
Reset in the menu.
In addition, you can determine what information from the trip
computer should be shown in the instrument cluster display.
If one
of the p ieces of driver information is turned
Off , that driver informa
tion will not be shown in the display. The information w ill continue to
be calculated by the trip computer and can be turned back
On at any
t ime. ._
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Applie s to vehicles : w ith a daptiv e cr uise co ntrol
Display in the instrument cluster
Fig. 121 Disp la y in
the instrum ent clu ster
Scroll throug h the available information displays by briefly tapping
the
[ RESE T] button at the end of the windshie ld wiper lever . You can
select information from the tr ip computer, navigation sys tem * or
adaptive cruise contro l.
@ Vehicle symbol
@ Distance
© Status
© Vehicle symbol
Th e veh icle symbol i ndicates w hether the sys tem has de te ct ed an
object traveling in front .
• Vehicle outline : Open road, no vehicle ahead .
• White v ehicl e: A vehicle is detected ahead.
• Red vehicle : Request for driver to ass ume control.
® Distance
Us ing the a rrows and scale, you can detect how far it is to the vehi cle
in front of you.
• Open road : No arrow appears when the ve hicle is o n an o pen road
and there is no ve hicle ahead.
• Driving in t raffic : If a vehicle is detected ahead, the arrow moves
on t he sc ale. The g ree n area represents the distan ce set . When
approaching slow ly, the arrow moves from the
gray zone to the green
zone on the scale .
• Request for driver to as sume control: When approach ing rapidly,
the arrow serves as an early warning signal. If the distance selected is
exceeded or poss ibly no t reached, t he arrow moves in to the
red z o ne
on the scale. In certain driving s ituations , you as the driver wi ll have
t o take action =>
page 132, "Driver in tervent io n prompt".
@ Status
• T he text ACC OFF appea rs in w hite le tters whe n ad apt ive cr uise
control is turned off.
• T he text
ACC AVAILABLE appears in wh ite lette rs when the
system is turned on but no desired speed has been set .
• T he text
OVERRIDE appears in white letters when you exceed the
desired speed by accelerating .
• T he text
DISTANCE! appears in red letters when the interval to a
vehicle traveling ahead is too short and you have to slow your vehicle
add itionally with the foot brake .
• T he te xt messages
DISTANCE 1 to DISTANCE 4 appea r in green
letters to indicate the time i nterval you have set and adaptive cruise
control is in manageme nt mode .
• If the driving program "standard" is replaced by "comfort" or
"dynam ic" using the MM I*, t he above text message is s upplemented
by an appropriate prompt, e .g .
DISTANCE 1 DYN . •