Resetting values
Example: resetting the trip computer "From start"
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes
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 Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information, 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
Navi menu. Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current street
Activating 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 232
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to the top of the display as you approach the
point of the announced change of direction.
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
= New lane during a change of direction
? Lane continues through change of direc-
tion
A Lane recommendation
B Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation Afor the next 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: you have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route...
New route... orCalculating route Calculating route :
calculating a new route
R Off map
Off map orOff road
Off road : the vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital map (off-
map position).
R No route
No route : no route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting a radio station i
For information on switching wavebands
and storing stations, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select Radio (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu. :
Waveband
; Station frequency with memory position
X To select a stored station: 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 station list is received:
X To select a station using the station
search: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i DAB radio mode ( DigitalAudioBroadcast-
ing): see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
Audio player or audio media operation 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 system or COMAND
Online and select the audio player or
medium; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu. Displays and operation (12-bu
tton multifunction steeringwheel)
233On-boardcompu ter and displays Z
Example: CD/DVD changer display
:
Current track
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 name of the track.
The current track does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
TV operation :
Current channel
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
Audio menu. X
To select a stored station: 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) TV (Radio).
Video DVD operation 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 Audiomenu. Example: CD/DVD changer display
:
Current scene
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until desired scene
has been reached. Telephone menu
Introduction You can place your mobile phone in the
mobile phone bracket (Y
page 308), or estab-
lish a Bluetooth ®
connection to the audio sys-
tem or COMAND Online (see the separate
operating instructions). 234
Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)On-board computer and displays
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 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 yourself and others.
X Switch on the mobile phone and audio sys-
tem or COMAND Online; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display:
R Please Please enter
enterPIN
PIN: the 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 Telephone ready
readyor the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found
a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone No service Telephone No service : there is no net-
work available or the mobile phone is
searching for a network.
Accepting a call If someone calls you when you are in the
Tel Tel
menu, a display message appears in the
multifunction display, for example: X
Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
You can accept a call even if you are not in
the Tel Tel menu.
Rejecting or ending a call X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
You can end or reject a call even if you are not
in the Tel Telmenu.
Dialling a number from the phone book X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Telmenu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or
X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 9 or: button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling. Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)
235On-board computer and displays Z
or
X
To exit the telephone book: press the
~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Introduction In the
Assist. Assist. menu, you have the following
options:
R show Speed Limit Assist and activate/
deactivate its message function
(Y page 236)
R show the distance display ( Ypage 236)
R activate/deactivate the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 237)
R activate/deactivate ATTENTION ASSIST
(Y page 237) R
activate/deactivate Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist (Y page 237)
R activate/deactivate Lane Keeping Assist or
Active Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 238)
Speed Limit Assist Displaying Speed Limit Assist
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Lim. Asst.
Speed Lim. Asst..
X Press the abutton.
Under certain conditions, detected speed
limits are shown in the multifunction dis-
play (Y page 202).
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Lim. Asst.
Speed Lim. Asst..
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
X Press the :button.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
If the Speed Limit Assist message function
is activated, a detected speed limit is auto-
matically displayed for five seconds. Other
items in the multifunction display are not
shown during this time.
If Speed Limit Assist is operational and the
message function is activated, the multifunc-
tion display shows the Äsymbol when the
ignition is switched on.
Showing the distance display This function is only available with DIS-
TRONIC PLUS.236
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X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance display
Distance display .
X Press the abutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
(Y page 184) appears in the multifunction
display.
If the Sensors deactivated
Sensors deactivated message
appears, the radar sensor system is deacti-
vated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor sys-
tem may be activated (Y page 375).
X Switch on the radar sensor system
(Y page 242).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake
PRE-SAFE Brake .
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 69) is acti-
vated, the multifunction display shows the
Ä symbol as long as the HOLD function is
not activated (Y page 186).
Vehicles with Parking Guidance: if PARK-
TRONIC is activated and you are driving at a
speed below 35 km/h, the jParking Guid-
ance symbol is shown instead of the Ä
symbol.
If the PRE-SAFE Brake: Sensors deacti‐ PRE-SAFE Brake: Sensors deacti‐
vated
vated message appears, the radar sensor
system is deactivated. X
Check whether or not the radar sensor sys-
tem may be activated (Y page 375).
X Switch on the radar sensor system
(Y page 242).
For more information on PRE-SAFE ®
Brake,
see (Y page 69).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Attention Assist Attention Assist .
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 201) is
activated, the Àsymbol appears in the
multifunction display when the ignition is on.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 201).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Blind Spot Asst.
Blind Spot Asst. .
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
If the Blind Spot Assist Sensors deac‐
Blind Spot Assist Sensors deac‐
tivated
tivated orActive blind spot assist.
Active blind spot assist.
sensor system deactivated
sensor system deactivated message
appears, the radar sensor system is deacti-
vated.
X Check whether or not the radar sensor sys-
tem may be activated (Y page 375).
X Switch on the radar sensor system
(Y page 242). Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)
237On-board computer and displays Z
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist, see (Y page 203).
For further information about Active Blind
Spot Assist, see (Y page 203).
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Lane Keep. Asst.
Lane Keep. Asst.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set Off
Off ,
Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
When Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane
Keeping Assist is activated, the Ãsymbol
appears in the multifunction display when the
ignition is on.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist, see (Y page 205).
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist, see (Y page 210).Service menu
In the
Serv. Serv. menu, you have the following
options:
R Call up display messages (Y page 245)
R Restart the tyre pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Y page 355)
R Call up when a service is due
(Y page 312) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Sett. Sett. menu, you have the following
options:
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 238)
R change the light settings ( Ypage 239)
R change the vehicle settings (Y page 241)
R change the auxiliary heating settings
(Y page 242)
R change the convenience settings
(Y page 243)
R restore the factory settings (Y page 244)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display unit Speed-/odometer: Display unit Speed-/odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in kilometres or miles in
the multifunction display.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or kil-
ometres.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display unit Speed-/odometer:
Display unit Speed-/odometer: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km kmor
miles
miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting. 238
Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)On-board computer and displays
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R the digital speedometer in the Trip
Trip menu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R the navigation instructions in the Navi Navi
menu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
Only vehicles with manual transmission have
this function.
The Addit. Speedo [mph] Addit. Speedo [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.
You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Addit. speedo (mph)
Addit. speedo (mph) function.
You will see the selected setting: on onor
off
off.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
function is unavailable.
Selecting the permanent display function
Only vehicles with automatic transmission
have this function.
i Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this
function is unavailable. You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Inst. cluster Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Permanent display:
Permanent display: function.
You will see the selected setting: outside
outside
temperature
temperature orAddit. speedo [mph]
Addit. speedo [mph] .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i The speed is displayed in mph.
Lights Switching the daytime driving lights on/
off
The
Day lights Day lights function can only be
switched on with the engine turned off.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light
Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Day lights
Day lights function.
If the Day lights
Day lights function has been
switched on, the cone of light and the
W symbol in the multifunction display
are shown in red.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime driving lights
(Y page 111).
Setting the brightness for the display/
switches
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Light Light submenu.
X Press ato confirm. Displays and operation (12-button multifunction steering wheel)
239On-board computer and displays Z