Operation Manual

X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer
function.
You will see the selected setting: km
or miles.
X
Press the a button to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
applies to:
R
the digital speedometer in the Trip menu
R
the odometer and trip odometer
R
the trip computer
R
the current consumption and the range
R
the navigation instructions in the Navi menu
R
cruise control
R
DISTRONIC PLUS
R
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display: function allows you
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter.
X
Press the = or ; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
submenu.
X
Press a to confirm.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Permanent Display:
function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature
or Speedometer [km/h]/Speedometer
[mph], appears.
X
Press the a button to save the setting.
Lights
Setting the brightness of the instrument
cluster lighting and switches
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the dis-
plays and the controls in the vehicle interior can
be adjusted with the Brightness Display/
Switches: function.
X
Press the = or ; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Lights
submenu.
X
Press a to confirm.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Brightness Display/Switches:
function.
The current setting appears.
X
Press a to confirm.
X
Press the : or 9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from Level 1
to
Level 5
(bright).
X
Press the a or % button to save the
setting.
If the light switch is set to the Ã, T or
L position, the brightness is dependent
upon the brightness of the ambient light.
i
The light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of the
multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated.
Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
X
Press the = or ; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Lights
submenu.
X
Press a to confirm.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Day. Run. Lights
function.
If the Day. Run. Lights
function has been
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the cone of light and the W symbol in
orange.
X
Press the a button to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
(
Y page 107).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
X
Press the = or ; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Lights
submenu.
X
Press a to confirm.
X
Press the : or 9 button to select the
Ambient Brightness
function.
The current setting appears.
X
Press a to confirm.
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Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays