rleggs

how on earth do you change the analog clock in the instrument panel? I have the comand/nav on my gl 320 cdi....nothing is mentioned in the manual? or comand manual?

shadowgriffen

I don't know about the GL, but I take it command is the same in any mb correct?


Well in our S550 you turn on command -

go to system > Time > and click the command control to access the hour/minutes.

remember the car has to be "on", if not it will only show you TIME but you will not be able to make any changes.

shadowgriffen

did you copy that? YES this is for your analog clock.

lkchris

No it isn't.

Our E, built in Germany has Harmon/Becker Command.

The GL from Alabama has an Alpine Command.

GL time is reset via steering wheel buttons and multifunction display.

E time is reset via Command.

If you sign up for "owners online" at MBUSA.com, they'll send you an Email reminder how to do it.

shadowgriffen

10-4.

Nevada Jack

Push the Sys Button on Command and it will open menu including Time..click on the Time softkey and use the joystick to set the clock back a hour. It will change the digital time and the analog time.

blazinginder

...As usual Jack's got the answer

Stumblefoot

rleggs,

When you follow Jack's instructions above, watch the analog clock. Soooo cooool!

HoustonRider

i was gonna post about this yesterday... when you set the clock in comand, the analog clock will adjust accordingly automatically. it was cool watching it roll back an hour.. very cool.

Nevada Jack

I did that all across country and back...my sister and friends thought that was magic...:-)

oknish

Looks like 08 GL got a change in clock setting via COMAND. I changed my time today and went in Serv and then when I click on Time, I only see timezone selection. I select my timezone (Pacific) and then I see the Normal time/Daylight savings time choices. I then selected Normal time which then reset the clock back. Watching it was cool, like Stumble says.

iguess

its annoying when it take 2 minutes for the clock to sping a full circle. it should just go the other way! ha ha ha

petery

I was thinking the same thing but my wife thought it was cool to be spinning like that on its own...

2thfixr

Thanks for that, I got to the timezone thing, didn't go any further, and walked away stumped.

Now if I could figure out my Costco atomic clock I would be a happy camper. It's supposed to set itself but it's still an hour behind. Go figure.

Nevada Jack

It does go the other way if you use the joystick to reduce the time 1 hour. Mine was at 1:30PM and I just hit the joystick one click back and the clock went to 12:30PM by going backwards. It did not do the full 23 hours.

Stumblefoot

Uh oh... I imagine iguess, petery, and 2thfixr are on their way to the garage right now to continue playing with the clock.

I think we should add this to list of little things we like about the GL.

rleggs

on my cdi..there is no separate sys button?..i had pressed serv on comand, pressed time, pressed central time zone, and then pressed standard time not daylight savings time, it then changed back to original time?....

any thoughts?

lkchris

That's the way my 2007 worked when I finally did it today.

Guess the MBUSA instructions are for GLs without NAV.

paulybagadonuts

This is one of the things that puzzled me about my MB. You spend $50k on a car with NAV and you'de think the damn clock would set itself. My $20 alarm clock set itself automatically on Sunday mornin but not my Benz. Wats up wit dat?

StevethePilot

Not only that, but why do you have to SET the time zone? Uh, GPS anyone? It KNOWS when it goes from one time zone to the other, and that Arizona (and one other state ... who is it?) does not do DST, or at least it should. The Nuvi we took on the motorhome trip changed times as it changed time zones, on its own.

These are the things that confuse me.

Can Drive 55

My clock changes time when I cross time zones. I am surprised the GL doesn't do that. Or am I in error? I bet Jack knows best since he just drove through about 6 time zones.

oknish

I think MBUSA instructions are for 08 GLs.

oknish

You have me intrigued, NJ. I can't figure out how to change time using the joystick. Any tips? Wondering if that is a also a 08 feature.

Stumblefoot

Nish,

Don't know if it's an '08 feature, but if you press the SYS button on the Command, then using the soft keys, press the time key and the current time appears on the Command screen and the hour will be highlighted. If you press the joystick down once, the time will go back 1 hour. When you push the joystick inward, the new time is set and the analog clock starts to rewind 1 hour.

Hope this helps!

oknish

Thanks, Stumble. I am pretty sure that is an 08 feature. In mine when I go to SYS and then Time, I don't see any adjustments for time itself. All I see are Timezone selection and then when I select a timezone, it asks me to select Daylight savings or normal time.