R
sunglasses with polarisation filters
R wet road surfaces
R blocking of sunlight by objects on the dis-
play cover
In the event of extreme sunlight, sections of
the display may fade. This can be reversed by
switching the head-up display off and on
again.
i Vehicles with the head-up display are
equipped with a special windscreen.
Should repairs be necessary, have the
windscreen replaced at a qualified special- ist workshop.
Displays and operation Switching the head-up display on/off
X
Press button :.
When the head-up display is switched on,
the display appears in the driver's field of
vision. 298
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays
Head-up display
Content and information for the following systems are shown in the head-up display:
: Navigation messages
; Current speed
= Set DISTRONIC PLUS speed (Y page 226)
The selected cruise control speed (Y page 220)
The selected SPEEDTRONIC speed (Y page 223)
If Traffic Sign Assist is activated in the head-up display submenu, detected traffic signs are also shown in the display.
In the Settings menu, in the submenu head-up display, you have the following settings options:
R Switching other displays on/off (Y page 312)
R Setting the position (Y page 312)
R Adjusting the brightness (Y page 312)Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the òbutton on the steering wheel
to call up the list of menus and select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 295).
Depending on the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 300)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 302)
R Radio Radio menu (Y page 304) R
Media Media menu (Y page 304)
R Telephone
Telephone menu (Ypage 306)
R Assistance graphic
Assistance graphic menu
(Y page 308)
R Service
Service menu (Ypage 308)
R Settings
Settings menu (Ypage 309) Menus and submenus
299On-board computer and displays Z
Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with
trip meter :and total distance
recorder ;is shown.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only a small amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows a vehicle being refuelled
Cinstead of approximate
range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy
in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available
in all vehicles.
Information on the total electric range in
hybrid vehicles can be found in the "Hybrid
drive" section (Y page 279).
ECO display X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Use the :or9 button to select ECO
DISPLAY.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (Y page 215). 300
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Duration
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select
From start
From start orFrom reset
From reset.
The values in the From start
From startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From reset
From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 301).
The From start
From start trip computer is automati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset
From reset trip computer is automati-
cally reset if the value exceeds 9,999 hours or
99,999 kilometres. Digital speedometer
X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
digital speedometer.
Resetting values X
Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select Yes
Yesand
press the abutton to confirm. Menus and submenus
301On-board computer and displays Z
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip meter
R "From start" trip computer
R "From reset" trip computer
R ECO display
If you reset the values in the ECO display, the values in the "From start" trip computer are
also reset. If you reset the values in the "From start" trip computer, the values in the ECO
display are also reset. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions.
Further information on navigation can be
found in the separate Audio 20 or COMAND
Online operating instructions.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online,
see the separate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi
Navi menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the next destination
; Estimated arrival time
= Distance to the next change of direction
? Current road
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to the change of direction
= Change-of-direction symbol
? Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction (white)
A Possible lane
B Lane not recommended (dark grey)
On multilane roads, new lane recommenda-
tions can be displayed for the next change of
direction if the digital map supports this data.
During the change of direction, new lanes
may be added. 302
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Lane not recommended
B: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direction
if you stay in this lane.
Possible lane A: you will be able to complete
the next change of direction in this lane only.
Recommended lane ?: in this lane you will
be able to complete the next change of direc- tion and the one after that.
Change of direction without lane recom-
mendation :
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 is to be made, you will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. This shortens
towards the top of the display as you
approach the point of the announced change
of direction. The change of direction starts
once the distance display reaches zero. Change of direction with lane recommen-
dation :
Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
? Lane recommendation
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system :
Additional information
Other possible additional information:
R New New route...
route... orCalculating
Calculating route...
route...
A new route is calculated.
R Road not mapped
Road not mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognised,
e.g. new roads, car parks or private land.
R No route No route
No route could be calculated to the selec-
ted destination.
R O Menus and submenus
303On-board computer and displays Z
You have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination. Radio menu
:
Waveband
; Station frequency with memory position
= Name of artist
? Name of track
Station ;is displayed with the station fre-
quency or station name. The memory position is only displayed along with station ;if this
has been stored.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online,
see the separate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Radio Radiomenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
Currently selected station ;appears in
the multifunction display.
X To open the station list: press:or
9 briefly.
X To select a station from the station list:
press :or9 briefly.
X To select a station from the station list
using rapid scrolling: press and briefly
hold the :or9 button.
X To select a waveband or station preset:
press abriefly. X
Use : or9 to select the waveband
or station preset.
X Press ato confirm the selection.
i You can store your stations in Audio 20 or
COMAND Online, see the separate operat-
ing instructions.
i DAB radio mode (Digital
AudioBroadcast-
ing) is an optimised digital transmission
standard designed for the mobile reception
of radio transmissions. Media menu
Changing the media source You can change the media source and play-
back mode (audio, video or TV) at any time in
the Media Media menu.
You can change the media source and play-
back mode (audio, video or TV) at any time in the Media Media menu.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online,
see the separate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Media Mediamenu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X To open/close the media sources list:
press abriefly.
The list shows the following media sources,
for example: 304
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays
R
disc (CD/DVD)
R memory card (SD/SDHC)
R MEDIA REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Bluetooth ®
audio device
Observe the additional information on media
support and on media mode in the separate
Audio 20 or COMAND Online operating
instructions.
Audio player or audio media operation :
Media source, e.g. name of USB memory
stick
; Current track
= Name of artist
? Name of album
A Folder name
Audio files from various audio players or
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online,
see the separate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Media
Media menu.
X Confirm by pressing aon the steering
wheel.
X To select audio player or data carrier:
press abriefly, to open the list of media
sources.
X Use : or9 to select the correspond-
ing audio player or audio media. X
Press ato confirm.
X To open the track list: press:or9
briefly.
X To select next/previous track from the
track list: briefly press :or9.
X To select a track from the track list
using rapid scrolling: press and
hold : or9 until the desired track is
reached.
If you press and hold the :or9
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased. Not all audio devices or media
support this function.
If the corresponding track information is
stored on the audio drive or audio media, the multifunction display may display the follow-
ing:
R track number
R track name
R artist
R album
The track information does not appear in
audio AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode:
external audio source connected).
Video DVD operation X
Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online,
see the separate operating instructions.
X Use ò on the steering wheel to call up
the list of menus.
X Press the :or9 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Media Mediamenu. Menus and submenus
305On-board computer and displays Z