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Submenus are:
■Shift indication : Current gear is
indicated inside an arrow. The
figure above recommends
upshifting for fuel saving reasons.
Eco index display : The current fuel
consumption is indicated on a segment display. For economical
driving adapt your driving
characteristic to keep the filled
segments within the Eco area. The
more segments are filled, the
higher the fuel consumption.
Simultaneously the current
consumption value is indicated.
■ Top Consumers : List of top comfort
consumers currently switched on is displayed in descending order. Fuel
saving potential is indicated. A
switched off consumer disappears
from the list and the consumption value will be updated.
During sporadic driving conditions,
the engine will activate the heated
rear window automatically to
increase the engine load. In this
event, the heated rear window is
indicated as one of the top
consumers, without activation by
the driver.■ Economy Trend : Displays the
average consumption development
over a distance of 50 km. Filled
segments display the consumption
in 5 km steps and shows the effect
of topography or driving behaviour
on fuel consumption.
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Range
Range is calculated from current fuel
tank content and current
consumption. The display shows
average values.
After refuelling, the range is updated
automatically after a brief delay.
When the fuel level in the tank is low,
a message appears on vehicles with
Uplevel-Display or Uplevel-Combi-
Display.
When the tank has to be refuelled
immediately, a warning code or
warning message is displayed on
vehicles with Midlevel- and Uplevel-
Display or Uplevel-Combi-Display.
Additionally the control indicator i in
the fuel gauge illuminates or flashes
3 120.
Average consumption
Display of average consumption. The measurement can be reset at any
time and starts with a default value.
To reset, press the SET/CLR button
for a few seconds.Instantaneous consumption
Display of the instantaneous
consumption.
Average speed
Display of average speed. The
measurement can be reset at any
time.
To reset, press the SET/CLR button
for a few seconds.
Digital speed
Digital display of the instantaneous
speed.
Traffic sign assistant
Indicates detected traffic signs for the current route section 3 208.
Route guidance
Additionally to the navigation
information in the Color-Info-Display,
route guidance is displayed in the
Driver Information Centre.Vehicle personalisation
The vehicle's behaviour can be
personalised by changing the settings in the Info-Display.
Some of the personal settings for
different drivers can be memorised
individually for each vehicle key.
Memorised settings 3 25.
Depending on vehicle equipment and
country-specific regulations some of
the functions described below may
not be available.
Some functions are only displayed or
active when the engine is running.
Personal settings in the
Graphic-Info-Display
CD 300/CD 400/CD400plus
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The menu can be selected by thebuttons on the turn signal lever.
Press the MENU button to select the
Vehicle Information Menu X.
Turn the adjuster wheel to select the
tyre pressure monitoring system.
System status and pressure warnings
are displayed by a message with the
corresponding tyre flashing in the
Driver Information Centre.A detected low tyre pressure
condition is indicated by the control
indicator w 3 119.
If w illuminates, stop as soon as
possible and inflate the tyres as
recommended 3 309.
After inflating, driving may be
required to update the tyre pressure
values in the DIC. During this time w
may illuminate.
If w illuminates at lower temperatures
and extinguishes after some driving,
this could be an indicator for getting low pressure. Check tyre pressure.
Vehicle messages 3 128.