Mercedes-Benz 2008 C-Class Operator's Manual page 6

Driving and parking............................ 126
Starting the engine....................... 126
Driving off .................................... 129
Turn signals.................................. 131
Problems while driving ................. 132
Parking......................................... 133
Turning off the engine .................. 134
Releasing seat belts ..................... 135
Manual transmission ......................... 136
Shifting into reverse..................... 137
Automatic transmission*................... 138
Gear selector lever....................... 138
Shifting procedure ....................... 139
Gear selector lever positions ....... 140
Driving tips................................... 142
Gear ranges ................................. 143
Automatic shift program .............. 144
Gear selector lever
one-touch gearshifting ................. 145
Emergency operation
(Limp-Home Mode) ...................... 146
Instrument cluster ............................. 147
Multifunction display.................... 147
Adjusting instrument
cluster display illumination........... 148
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 148
Tachometer................................... 149
Outside temperature indicator...... 149
Fuel gauge .................................... 150
Control system ................................... 151
Multifunction display..................... 151
Multifunction steering wheel......... 152
Menus........................................... 154
Trip menu...................................... 156
Navi* menu................................... 158
Audio menu................................... 158
TEL menu* .................................... 160
Service menu ................................ 164
Settings menu............................... 165
Audio system...................................... 176
Audio and telephone, operation .... 176
Audio system overview ................. 176
Operating safety ........................... 177
Audio system components............ 177
Menu............................................. 185
Operation...................................... 188
SYS menu ..................................... 192
Radio operation ............................ 194
Satellite radio*.............................. 200
CD mode....................................... 208
Audio Aux mode............................ 220
Telephone* ................................... 222
"911" emergency call ................... 231
Phone book................................... 233
Call lists........................................ 236
Making calls.................................. 237
Functions during a single call ....... 240
Driving systems.................................. 241
Cruise control ............................... 241
Hill start assist system ................. 246
Air vents ............................................. 247
Opening and closing air vents....... 248
Dual-zone automatic climate control.. 250
Deactivating the
climate control system ................. 252
Operating the climate control
system in automatic mode ........... 253
Setting the temperature ............... 253
Adjusting air distribution .............. 254
Adjusting air volume ..................... 254
Using driver-side settings for all
temperature zones (Canada only) . 254
Front defroster ............................. 255
Maximum cooling MAX COOL
(USA only)..................................... 256
Rear window defroster.................. 256
Air recirculation mode .................. 257
Air conditioning ............................ 258
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