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Dashboard
At a glance
4
Exterior mirrors folding in and out 53
5 Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor 53
9 Instrument cluster 12 12
Ignition lock 60
13 Buttons on the steering wheel
15 Horn, entire surface
16 Adjusting the steering wheel 55
18 Releasing the hood 256
19 OBD socket 261
20 Opening the trunk lid 35
1
Convertible: opening and closing
windows jointly
40
2 Convertible: opening and closing
rear windows
40
3 Opening and closing front
windows
40
6 Parking lamps 108
Low beams 108
Automatic headlamp control 108
Adaptive Light Control 109
High-beam Assistant 110
7 Fog lamps 112
8 Turn signals 70
High beams, headlamp
flasher 110
High-beam Assistant 110
Roadside parking lamps 110
Computer 82
Settings and information about the
vehicle 84
10 Windshield wipers 70
Rain sensor 71
11Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine
60
Telephone: accepting and ending
a call; dialing the selected phone
number; redialing if no phone
number is selected
Convertible: microphone on steer-
ing column
Volume
Activating/deactivating the voice
activation system 25
Convertible: microphone on steer-
ing column
Changing the radio station
Interrupting a traffic bulletin
Selecting a music track
Scrolling through the redial list
Next entertainment source
Recirculated air mode 116
14 Steering wheel heating 55
17 Cruise control 74
Active Cruise Control 74
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Dashboard
At a glance
Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in a
variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning and light up temporarily when the
engine is started or the ignition is switched on.
Text messages
Text messages at the top edge of the Control
Display describe the meanings of the indicator
and warning lamps.
Supplementary text messages
You can call up more in
formation on the Control
Display, e.g. on the cause of a malfunction and
on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to
page 89.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active:
High beams/headlamp flasher 110
Fog lamps 112
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability 96
Parking brake applied 62
Canada: parking brake applied 62
Engine malfunction with adverse
effect on emissions 261
Canada: engine ma lfunction with
adverse effect on emissions 261
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At a glanceiDrive
1.Turn the controller until the desired menu
item is highlighted.
2. Press the controller.
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, the menu items that
should be selected are depicted in quotation
marks, e.g. "Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g. "Radio", a
new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
>Move the controller to the left.
The current panel is closed and the previ-
ous panel is displayed.
Pressing the BACK button reopens the pre-
vious panel. This does not close the current
panel.
> Move the controller to the right.
A new panel is opened and laid over it.
White arrows pointing to the left or right indi-
cate that additional panels can be opened.
View of an opened menu
When you open a menu, generally the panel last
selected in this menu is displayed. To display
the first panel of the menu:
> Move the controller to the left repeatedly
until the first panel is displayed.
> Press the menu's button twice on the con-
troller.
Open the Options menu
Press the button.
The "Options" menu is displayed.
Another possibility: move the controller to the
right repeatedly until the "Options" menu
appears.
Options menu
The "Options" menu is composed of different
areas:
>Screen settings, e.g. "Split screen".
The region remains unchanged.
> Control options for the selected main menu,
e.g. "Radio".
> Other control options for the selected
menu, e.g. "Storing stations".
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iDrive
At a glance
Adjusting settings
1.
Select a field.
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting
is displayed.
3. Press the controller.
Activating/deactivating functions
Some menu items are preceded by a check box.
It indicates whether the function is activated or
deactivated. Selecting the menu item activates
or deactivates the function.
The function is activated.
The function is deactivated.
Example: setting the clock
1. Press the button.
The main menu is displayed.
2. Turn the controller until "Settings" is high-
lighted, and then press the controller.
3. If necessary, move the controller to the left
to display "Time/Date". 4.
Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is
highlighted, and then press the controller.
5. Turn the controller until "Time:" is high-
lighted, and then press the controller.
6. Turn the controller to set the hours and
press the controller.
7. Turn the controller to set the minutes and
press the controller.
Status information
Status box
The status box at the top right displays the fol-
lowing information:
>Time
> Current entertainment source
> Sound output ON/OFF
> Mobile phone network with strongest
reception
> Telephone status
> Traffic reports reception
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iDrive
At a glance
Programmable memory keys
General information
iDrive functions can be stored on the program-
mable memory keys and called up directly, e.g.
radio stations, navigation destinations, phone
numbers and entry points into the menu.
The settings are stored for the remote control
currently in use.
Storing functions
1.
Highlight the function via the iDrive.
2. ... Press the desired button for
longer than two seconds.
Executing a function
Press the ... button.
The function is executed immediately. This
means, for example, that the number is dialed
when a phone number is selected.
Displaying memory key assignments
Touch the button with a finger. Do not wear
gloves or use objects.
The key assignment is displayed at the top
edge of the screen.
> Displaying brief information:
Press the button.
> Displaying detailed information:
Press and hold the button
Entering letters and numbers
1.Turn the controller: select the letters or
numbers.
2. Select additional letters or numbers if
needed.
3. "OK": confirm entry.
Switching between letters and
numbers
Depending on the menu, you can switch
between entering letters and numbers:
Switching between uppercase and
lowercase letters
Depending on the menu, you can switch
between entering uppercase letters and lower-
case letters:
SymbolFunction
Press the controller: delete
one letter or number
Press the controller for an
extended period: delete all
letters or numbers
Enter a blank space
SymbolFunction
Entering letters
Entering numbers
SymbolFunction
Move the controller toward
the front: to switch from
uppercase letters to lower-
case letters
Move the controller toward
the front: to switch from low-
ercase letters to uppercase
letters
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Opening and closing
Controls
for two remote controls if Comfort Access is in
use.
Personal Profile settings
For more information on specific settings, refer
to the specified pages.
>
Assignment of programmable memory
keys, refer to page 23
> Response of the central locking system
when the car is unlocked, refer to page 32
> Automatic locking of the vehicle, refer to
page 34
> Automatic call-up of the driver's seat posi-
tion, refer to page 52
> Triple turn signal activation, refer to
page 70
> Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play and in the instrument cluster:
>12h/24h format of the clock, refer to
page 88
> Date format, refer to page 89
> Brightness of the Co ntrol Display, refer
to page 92
> Language on the Control Display, refer
to page 92
> Units of measure, refer to page 85
> Show visual warning for Park Distance Con-
trol PDC, refer to page 95
> Light settings:
>Welcome lamps, refer to page 109
> Pathway lighting, refer to page 109
> Daytime running lights, refer to
page 109
> High-beam Assistant, refer to page 110
> Automatic climate control: activating/deac-
tivating AUTO program, cooling function
and automatic recirculated air control, set-
ting temperature, air volume and distribu-
tion, refer to page 115 ff >
Entertainment:
>Setting tone controls, refer to page 167
> Speed-dependent volume control, refer
to page 168
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system functions when the
driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and
releases the locks on the following:
>Doors
> Trunk lid
> Fuel filler flap
> Convertible: glove compartment
Operating from outside
>Via the remote control
> Using the door lock
> In cars with Comfort Access, via the handles
on the driver's door and the front passenger
door
At the same time as locking and unlocking via
the remote control:
> Welcome lights, the interior light, and the
courtesy lighting are switched on and off.
> Alarm system, refer to page 36, is armed or
disarmed.
Operating from inside
By means of the button for central locking, refer
to page 34.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the
central locking system un locks automatically. In
addition, the hazard warning flashers and inte-
rior lamps come on.
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ControlsOpening and closing
Opening and closing:
Using the remote control
Persons or animals in a parked vehicle
could lock the doors from the inside. You
should therefore take the remote control with
you when you leave the vehicle so that the latter
can be opened from outside. <
Convertible: to operate the retractable
hardtop with the remote control, the
doors and trunk lid must be closed and the
trunk partition must be folded down and
engaged on both sides. Refer also to page 43.<
Unlocking
Press the button.
The interior lamps, the courtesy lighting of the
doors, and the welcome lamps come on.
Setting unlocking characteristics
You can set whether only the driver's door or
the entire vehicle is to be unlocked when the
button is pressed for the first time.
1. "Settings"
2. "Door locks"
3. "Unlock button"
4. Select a menu item:
>"All doors"
Press the button once to unlock the
entire vehicle.
> "Driver's door only"
Pressing the button once unlocks
the driver's door and fuel filler flap. Press the button twice to unlock the
entire vehicle.
5. Press the controller.
Coupe: Convenient opening
Press and hold the button.
The windows and the glass roof are opened.
Convertible: Convenient opening
When you are close to the vehicle, the remote
control for Comfort Access can be used to open
the retractable hardtop.
Hold the button down.
The windows and the retractable hardtop are
opened if the doors are closed.
If you continue pressing the button, the win-
dows move up.
Watch during the opening process to
ensure that no one is injured. Releasing
the button interrupts the opening process. <
Locking
Press the button.
Do not lock the vehicle from the outside if
there is any person inside, because the
vehicle cannot be unlocked from inside without
special knowledge. <
Convertible: Convenient closing
When you are close to the vehicle, the remote
control for Comfort Access can be used to
close the retractable hardtop and the windows.
Press and hold the button.
The retractable hardtop and the windows are
closed.
Watch during the closing process to
ensure that no one is injured. Releasing
the button interrupts the closing process. <
Switching on interior lamps
While the car is locked:
Press the button.
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Opening and closing
Controls
You can also use this function to locate your
vehicle in parking garages etc.
Unlocking the trunk lid
Press the button for about 1 second and
then release it.
The trunk lid opens a short distance, regardless
of whether it was locked or unlocked.
The trunk lid swings back and up when
opened. Ensure that there is sufficient
clearance. To avoid locking yourself out by
accident, do not place the remote control in the
trunk. A previously locked trunk lid is locked
again after closing.
Before and after each trip, check that the trunk
lid has not been inadvertently unlocked. <
Convertible: Convenient loading
When you are close to the vehicle, the remote
control for Comfort Access can be used to par-
tially raise the open hardtop for more conve-
nient loading of the trunk.
1.Briefly press the button and, within one
second, press again and hold until the
retractable hardtop stops in an intermediate
position. The trunk lid opens slightly.
2. Open the trunk lid, press the trunk partition
upward and stow the cargo in the trunk.
3. Press down the trunk partition until it
engages on both sides and close the trunk
lid.
4. Press the button for a longer period to
fold the retractable hardtop back in.
Confirmation signals
You can activate or deactivate the confirmation
signals.
1."Settings"
2. "Door locks" 3.
"Flash when lock/unlock"
4. Press the controller.
Calling up the driver's seat position
The driver's seat position last set is stored for
the remote control currently in use.
You can select whether or not the seat is reset
to that position automatically.
When this Personal Profile function is
used, first make sure that the footwell
behind the driver's seat is free of obstacles.
Failure to do so could cause injury to persons or
damage to objects as a result of a rearward
movement of the seat. <
The adjusting procedure is halted immediately
when you touch a seat adjustment switch or
one of the memory buttons.
Selecting automatic call-up
1. "Settings"
2. "Door locks"
3. "Last seat position auto."
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
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