2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS COUPE audio

Instrument cluster: miles
:
Fuel gauge
; Time
= Speedometer with segments (Y page 231)
? Multifunction display (Y page 232)
A Rev counter (Y page 231)
B Coolant temperature (Y page 230)
C Instrument cluster lighting (Y page 230)
i You can set the time using the audio system or COMAND Online; see the separate oper-
ating instructions. Instrument clusterl
ighting
The lighting in the instrumen tcluster, in the
displays and the controls in the vehicle inte-
rior can be adjusted using the brightness con-
trol knob.
The brightness control knob is on the bottom
left of the instrument cluster (Y page 30).
X Turn the brightness control knob clockwise
or anti-clockwise.
If the light switch is set to Ã,Tor
L, the brightness is dependant upon
the brightness of the ambien tlight. i
The light sensor in the instrumen tcluster
automatically controls the brightness of
the multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated. Coolant temperature gauge
The coolan ttemperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the right-hand side
(Y page 30).
Under normal operating conditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant tem-
perature may rise to 120 †. 230
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

Left control panel
=
; R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 9
:
Press briefly:
R
Scrolls through lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio menu: selects a
stored station, an audio track or
a video scene
R In the Tel (telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone
number 9
:
Press and hold:
R
In the Audio menu: selects the
previous/nex tstation or selects
an audio track or a video scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open 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/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
Example: automatic transmission multifunction
display
:
Description field
; Menu bar
= Drive program (Y page 168)
? Permanent display: outside temperature
or speed (Y page 243)
A Transmission positio n(Ypage 168)
X To show the menu bar ;:press the
= or; button on the steering wheel. 232
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

Menu bar
;disappears after a few seconds.
Text field :shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages can appearint he
multifunction display:
Z Shift recommendation
(Ypage 167)
XjY Parking Guidance (Y page 203)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 182)
È SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 185)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 130)
À ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 208)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 162)
Ä Speed Limit Assist
(Ypage 209)
à Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 212)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Ypage 217)
ë HOLD function (Y page 198)
Ä PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page 69)
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select
a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 231).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip menu (Y
page 233)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 235)
R Audio menu (Y
page 236) R
Tel menu (telephone) (Y
page 238)
R Assist. menu (assistance) (Y
page 239)
R Serv. menu (Y
page 241)
R Settings menu (Y
page 242)
The Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus differ slightly
in vehicles with an audio system and in vehi-
cles with COMAND Online. The examples
given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles
equipped with COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
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 .Menus and submenus
233On-board computer and displays Z

X
Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes and
press the abutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R trip meter
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
R ECO display
i If you reset the values in the ECO display,
the values in the "From start" trip computer
will also be reset. If you reset the values in
the "From start" trip computer, the values
in the ECO display will also be reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information on the navigation system, see the
separate operating instructions.
X Switch on the audio system with Becker ®
MAP PILOT or COMAND Online; see the
separate operating instructions.
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 indicating "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
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distance dis-
play ;next to the symbol for change of
direction =.This shortens from the bottom
to the top of the display as you approach the
point of the announced change of direction. Menus and submenus
235On-board computer and displays Z

Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Lane recommendation
? Lane continues through change of direc-
tion
A New lane during a change of direction
B Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation =for th enext change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed.
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system R
O:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route... or
Calculating route :
calculating a new route
R Off map or
Off road :t
he vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital map (off-
map position).
R No route :n
o route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station :
Waveband
; Station frequency with memory position
i Station ;is displayed with the station
frequency or station name. The memory
position is only displayed along with sta-
tion ;if this has bee nstored.
X Switch on the audio syste morCOMAND
Online and select Radio; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
X To select astore dstation: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
If no statio nlist is received:
X To select astation using the station
search: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i For informatio nonswitching wavebands
and storing stations, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
i DABradio mode ( DigitalAudioBroadcast-
ing): see the separate operating instruc-
tions. 236
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Audio player or audio media operation
Example: CD/DV
Dchanger display
: Current track
Audio data from various audiod evices or
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and activate audio CD/DVD mode
or MP3 mode; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until desired
track :has been reached.
If you press and hold the 9or: but-
ton, the rapid scrolling speed is increased.
Not all audio devices or media support this
function.
If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and title of the track.
The curren ttrack does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected). TV operation :
Channel frequency with memory position
i The memory position is only displayed
along with station :if this has been
stored.
X Switch on COMAND Online and select TV;
see the separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
X To selectas toredstation: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i Storing a TV channel :see the separate
operating instructions.
i Depending on the digital TV broadcaster,
radio stations can also be received. The
multifunction display shows TV (RADIO) .
Video DVD operation Example: CD/DVD changer display
:
Current scene
X Switch on COMAND Online and select
video DVD; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.Menus and submenus
237On-board computer and displays Z

X
To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select ascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: buttonuntil desired
scene :has been reached. Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
Observe the legal requirements of the country
in which you are currently driving regarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion, you should only use
them when the road and traffic conditions
allow. Otherwise, you may be distracted from
the traffic conditions, cause an accident and
injure yoursel fand others.
X Switch on the mobile phone (see the sep-
arate operating instructions).
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online; see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
X Insert the mobile phone into the bracket
(Y page 297).
or
X Establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the
audio system or COMAND Online; see the
separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunctio ndisplay:
R Please enter PIN :t
he mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
When you enter your PIN via the mobile
phone, LINGUATRONIC, the audio system or COMAND Online, the mobile phone
searches for a network.
R Telephone ready or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found
a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone No service : there is no net-
work available or the mobile phone is
searching for a network.
i You can obtain further information about
suitable mobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R from any Mercedes Benz Service Centre
R on the Internet at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Accepting acall Example: incoming call
X
Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accep tanincoming call.
If someone calls you when you are in the
Tel menu, a display message appears in the
multifunctio ndisplay.
You can accept a call even if you are not in
the Tel menu.
Rejecting or ending acall X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
You can end or reject a call even if you are not
in the Tel menu.
Dialling anumber from the phone book X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book. 238
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

up the preinstalled mobile phon
eholder
(see the separate Audio or COMAND Online
Operating Instructions). Stowage nets
G
WARNING
Only place lightweight items in the luggage
net. Do not use it to transport heavy, bulky,
sharp-edged or fragile objects. In the event of
an accident, the luggage net will not secure
the transported goods.
Luggage nets are located in the front-
passenger footwell and on the left-hand side
of the boot (Coupé) or left and right-hand
sides of the boot (Cabriolet). Through-loading facility in the rear
compartment
X
Fold down rear seat armrest =.
X Pull handle :and fold cover ;down-
wards. Through-loading facility in the rear
bench seat (Coupé)
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside the
vehicle or in the boot unless they are secured. Otherwise, you and other vehicle occupants
could be injured by object
sbeing thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp brak-
ing, a sudden change in direction or an acci-
dent. G
WARNING
Always drive with the boot lid closed. Exhaust
fumes could otherwise enter the vehicle inte-
rior.
The left-hand and right-hand rear seat backr-
ests can be folded down separately to
increase the boot capacity.
Folding the seat backrest forwards i
Vehicles with memory function :when you
fold one or both parts of the rear seat back-
rest forwards, the respective front seat
moves forward slightly, when necessary, in
order to avoid contact.
X Vehicles without memory function: if nec-
essary, move the driver's or front-
passenger seat forwards.
X Open the boot.
X Pull right-hand or left-hand rear seat back-
rest release handle :.
The corresponding rear seat backrest is
released. 288
Stowage areasStowing and features