2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON trip computer

Menu (on-board computer)
............239
Notes/placing in the bracket ......... 312
Sliding adapter ............................... 314
Transmission output (maximum) .... 381
Mobile telephone
Pre-installe dbracket ...................... 314
Modifying the programming (key) .....83
MOExtended run-flat system ...........349
Motorway mode ................................ 126
MP3 Operating ...................................... .238
see Separate operating instructions
Multicontour seat .............................. 109
Multifunction display Function/notes ............................. 232
Permanent displa y......................... 243
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .231
Overview .......................................... 33N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............236
On-board computer .......................236
see separate operating instructions
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .49
Resetting after being triggered ........49
Night View Assist Plus
Activating/deactivating .................210
Cleaning ......................................... 331
Function/notes ............................. 209
Problem (fault) ............................... 212
Notes on running in anew vehicle ..154 O
Occupant safety Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 53
Important safety notes ....................42
Odometer ........................................... 235
see Total distance recorder
see Trip meter
Oil
see Engine oil On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 249
Assistance menu ........................... 240
Audi omenu ................................... 237
Convenience submenu ..................248
Displaying a service message ........325
Display messages ..........................253
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 191
Factory setting submenu ...............249
Heating submenu ........................... 247
Important safety notes ..................230
Instrument cluster submenu ..........243
Ligh tsubmenu ............................... 244
Menu overview .............................. 234
Message memory .......................... 253
Navigation menu ............................ 236
Operating the TV ............................ 238
Operating vide oDVD ..................... 238
Operation ....................................... 231
RACETIMER ................................... 250
Service menu ................................. 242
Settings menu ............................... 243
Standard displa y............................ 235
Telephone menu ............................ 239
Time/Date submenu .....................244
Trip menu ...................................... 235
Vehicle submenu ........................... 246
Operating safety
Diagnostics connection ...................25
Operating system
see On-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........230
Overhead control panel ......................38
Override feature Rea rside windows ........................... 69 P
Pain tcode .......................................... 382
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...328
Panorama sliding sunroof Important safety information ...........98
Opening/closing ............................ 100
Opening/closing the roller sun-
blind ............................................... 100
Problem (malfunction) ...................101
Rain closing feature .......................100
Resetting ....................................... 101 Index
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Temperature
Coolant .......................................... 230
Coolant (on-board computer) ......... 249
Engine oil (on-board computer) ...... 249
Outside temperature ..................... .230
Setting (climate control) ................141
TEMPOMAT
Function/notes ............................. 181
Theft-deterrent system
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) .........77
Immobiliser ...................................... 77
Through-loading ................................ 295
Through-loading feature ...................295
Tilt/sliding sunroof see Sliding sunroof
Time (on-board computer) ................244
Timing (RACETIMER) .........................250
TIREFIT kit .......................................... 341
Top Tether ............................................ 58
Total distance recorder ....................235
Tow-away protection ..........................78
Towing Important safety notes ..................355
With the rear axle raised ................357
Towing atrailer
Activ eBlind Spot Assist .................218
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............221
Axle load, permissible ....................397
Bulb failure indicator for LED
lamps ............................................. 226
Trailer tow hitch display message ..277
Towing away
Fitting the towing eye. ...................356
Removing the towing eye. ..............357
With both axles on the ground .......357
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............358
Fitting the towing eye. ...................356
Important safety notes ..................355
Removing the towing eye. ..............357
Trailer coupling
see Towing atrailer
Trailer towing
7-pin connector ............................. 226
Blind Spot Assist ............................ 214
Cleaning the trailer tow hitch ......... 330
Coupling up atrailer ...................... 224Decoupling
atrailer ....................... 225
Driving tips .................................... 221
ESP ®
................................................ 75
Folding in the ball coupling ............225
Folding out the ball coupling ..........223
Important safety notes ..................221
Lights displa ymessage .................. 259
Mounting dimensions ....................395
Parking Guidance ........................... 206
Parktroni c...................................... 202
Power supply ................................. 226
Shift range ..................................... 168
Trailer loads ................................... 396
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
see Manual transmission
Transmission position display .........166
Transmission position display
(DIRECT SELECTl ever)...................... 166
Transporting the vehicle ..................358
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .332
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .235
Trip meter Calling up ....................................... 235
Resetting (on-board computer) ......236
Trip odometer
see Trip meter
Turn signals
Changing bulbs (front) ...................132
Switching on/off ........................... 124
TV
Operating (on-board computer) .....238
see Separate operating instructions
Two-way radio
Frequencies ................................... 381
Installatio n..................................... 381
Transmission output (maximum) .... 381
Type identification plate
see Vehicle identification plate
Tyre pressure
Calling up (on-board computer) .....368
Display message ............................ 272
Not reached (TIREFIT) ....................343
Pressure loss warning ....................367
Reached (TIREFIT) ..........................343
Recommended ............................... 365 20
Index

9
:
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: selects the
previous/next station or selects
an audio track or a video scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling through the
phone book a R
Confirms selection/display mes-
sage
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialling the selected
number
R In the Audio menu: stops the
station search function at the
desired station Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits telephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute Back button
%
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off LINGUATRONIC;
see the separate operating
instructions
R Hides display messages or calls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory %
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages are shown in the multifunction display. Example: DIRECT SELECT automatic transmission
multifunction display
:
Description field
; Menu bar
= Drive program
? Transmission position
A Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 243)
X To show menu bar ;:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
The indicators in the lower part of the display
differ from those shown here, depending on
the transmission. 232
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

Menus and submenus
Menu overview
The number of menus show ndepends on the optional equipment in the vehicle. Function
:
Trip (Y
page 235)menu ;
Navi menu (navigation instructions) (Y
page 236)=
Audio menu (Y
page 237) ?
Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 239)A
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 240)B
Serv. (Y
page 242)menu
R calls up display messages ( Ypage 253)
R tyre pressure loss warning (Y page 367) or checks the tyre pressure electron-
ically (Y page 368)
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display (Y page 325)C
Settings menu (Y
page 243) D
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 249)The
Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly in vehicles with an audio system and in vehicles
with COMAND APS.T he examples given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles equipped
with COMAND APS. 234
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip: menu with
trip meter 1 and total distance recorder 2
is shown. ;
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
From start submenu are
calculated fro mthe start of a journey, whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 236).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From start or
From reset .
Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
The From start trip computer is reset auto-
matically when: R
the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9999kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is reset if
9999 hours or 99,999 kilometres are excee-
ded.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
current fuel consumption and the approxi-
mate range (except for AMG vehicles). The approximate range which can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows
a vehicle being refuelled
Cinstead of the
range.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer. :
Shift recommendation
; Digital speedometer Menus and submenus
235On-board computer and displays Z

i
If the gearshift recommendation is shown
in the multifunction display, it is not shown
in the status bar.
For further information on gearshift recom-
mendations, see (Y page 164).
Resetting values You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R
trip meter
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press a. Example: resetting the trip computer "From start"
X
Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
APS (see the separate operating instruc-
tions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi menu.Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current street
Activated route guidance No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current street
? Symbol "follow the road's course"
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Current street
? Change-of-direction icon
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visuald istance dis-
play ;next to the symbol for change of
direction ?.This shortens from the bottom 236
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Settings menu
Introduction The
Settings menu can be used for:
R changing the instrument cluster settings
R changing the time/date settings 24
R changing the light settings
R changing the vehicle settings
R changing the auxiliary heating settings
R changing the convenience settings
R restoring the factory settings
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The
Display unit Speed-/odometer: function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometres or miles.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R digital speedometers in the Trip menu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R navigation instructions in the Navi menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.X
Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km or
miles .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
Only vehicles with manual transmission have
this function.
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
function is not available.
The Dig. speedom [mph]: function allows
you to choose whether the status area in the
multifunction display always shows the speed
in mph instead of the outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press the abutton to confirm.
X Press :or9 to select the Dig. speedo [mph]: function.
You will see the selected setting: on or
off .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Selecting the permanent display function
Only vehicles with automatic transmission
have this function.
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
function is not available.
The Permanent display: function allows
you to choose whether the multifunction dis-
play always shows the outside temperature
or the speed in mph.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
24 This function is not available on vehicles with Audio 50 APS, Audio 55 APS or COMAND APS. Menus and submenus
243On-board computer and displays Z