MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2012 Owners Manual

X
To call up the selection list: press the9
button.
X Select a film/track.
Option 2:
Example: selecting film 2
X Press button 2.
After a brief pause, the second film is
played.
DVD menu Calling up the DVD menu
The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD
itself. It is structured in various ways accord-
ing to the individual DVD and permits certain actions and settings.
In the case of multi-language DVDs, for exam-
ple, you can change the DVD language in the DVD menu.
X Press the 9button on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-V DVD-Vand press the 9button on
the remote control to confirm.
X Select DVD functions
DVD functions and press the9
button to confirm.
X Select Menu
Menuand press the 9button to
confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu X
Select a menu item using the
9:=; buttons on the remote control and press the
9button to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X Confirm Select Selectby pressing the 9button.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System car-
ries out the action or shows a submenu.
X If available, additional options can now be
selected.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System then
switches back to the DVD menu.
i Menu items that cannot be selected are
shown in grey.
i Depending on the DVD, the menu items:
Back Back (to
(tothe
themovie)
movie) ,Play
Play, Stop
Stop,E,
F orGo
Go up
upmay either not function at all
or may not function at certain points in the
DVD menu. To indicate this, the Ksymbol
appears in the display.
Stopping a film or skipping to the begin-
ning or end of a scene X Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
The menu appears.
X To stop the film: select theStop Stopmenu
item and press the 9button on the remote
control to confirm.
X To skip to the end of a scene: select the
F menu item and press the 9button to
confirm.
X To skip to the beginning of a scene:
select the Emenu item and press the
9 button to confirm.
Moving up one level in the DVD menu X Show the DVD menu.
X Press the %back button on the remote
control or select the corresponding menu
item in the DVD menu.
or X Select any menu item in the DVD menu and
press Wthe COMAND controller to con-
firm.
X Select Go up Go upand press Wto confirm. 538
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Going back to the film
X Press the %button repeatedly until you
see the movie.
or
X Select any menu item in the DVD menu and
press the 9button to confirm.
X Select the Back (to the movie)
Back (to the movie) menu
item in the menu and press the 9button to
confirm.
Setting the audio format This function is not available on all DVDs. If it
is available, you can set the audio language or
the audio format. The number of settings is
dependent on the DVD content. It may also be possible to access the settings from the DVD
menu.
X Press the 9button on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-V
DVD-Vand press the 9button on
the remote control to confirm.
X Select DVD functions
DVD functions and press the9
button to confirm.
X Select Audio language
Audio language and press the9
button to confirm.
A menu appears after a short while. The #
dot in front of an entry indicates the cur-
rently selected language.
X Select a language using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the=or;
button.
Subtitles and camera angle These functions are not available on all DVDs.
The number of subtitle languages and camera
angles available depends on the content of
the DVD. It may also be possible to access the settings from the DVD menu.
X Press the 9button on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-V
DVD-V and press the 9button on
the remote control to confirm. X
Select DVD functions DVD functions and press the9
button to confirm.
X Select Subtitles Subtitles orCamera angle
Camera angle and
press the 9button to confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears after a few
seconds. The #dot in front of an entry
indicates the current setting.
X Select a setting using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the=or;
button.
Interactive content DVDs may also contain interactive content
(e.g. a video game). In a video game, you may
be able to influence events, for example, by
selecting and triggering actions. The type and
number of actions depend on the DVD.
X Select an action using the
9;:= buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry, Select Select,
is highlighted.
X Press the 9button. Active COMAND source mode
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND Online You can transfer an audio or video source
selected in COMAND Online to the Rear Seat
Entertainment System. If you subsequently
switch modes in COMAND Online, the new
source will not be transmitted to the Rear
Seat Entertainment System.
X To switch on the function in COMAND
Online: switch to the desired audio mode in
COMAND Online, e.g. CD mode
(Y page 472), or show the menu in video
DVD mode (Y page 512).
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD CDin audio CD mode, by sliding VÆ Rear Seat Entertainment System
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and turning
cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm. X
Select Active
Active audio/video
audio/video source
sourcein
in
rear
rear and press Wto confirm.
In the status bar at the top, you will see the
headphones symbol and the _symbol for
the source that has been switched on.
X To switch off the function in COMAND
Online: switch on the desired audio mode
in COMAND Online or show the menu in
video DVD mode.
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD
CD in audio CD mode, by sliding VÆ
and turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
X Select Rear audio/video off
Rear audio/video off _and
press Wthe COMAND controller to con-
firm.
Selecting an active COMAND source in
the rear-compartment screen Loading the active COMAND source X
Select COMAND COMAND using the 9=;
buttons on the remote control and press 9
to confirm.
The audio or video source selected in
COMAND Online is loaded in the Rear Seat Entertainment System.
When the loading process is complete, the
audio or video source is set in the Rear Seat
Entertainment System.
If Rear audio/video off
Rear audio/video off is activated in
COMAND, the COMAND is off or there COMAND is off or there
is no active COMAND source
is no active COMAND source message
appears.
Audio CD mode
X To select by skipping to a track: press
the = or; button.
or X Press the EorF button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track.
If the elapsed track time is less than 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the previous track.
Additional setting option:
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 525)
Audio DVD mode
X To skip to the next/previous group:
press the :button on the remote con-
trol.
X To select KL : highlight using the
= or; button and press 9.
Additional setting option: R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 525)
i Information on groups can be found in the
"Setting the audio format" section
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MP3 mode
X To select a track by skipping to a track:
press the =or; button on the
remote control.
or X Press the EorF button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track.
If the elapsed track time is less than 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the previous track.
X To select a folder: press the:button
on the remote control.
X Highlight one of the two folder symbols
with the =or; button and press 9
to confirm.
Depending on your selection, the previous
or next folder is selected and the first track
is played.
Additional setting option:
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 525)
Video DVD mode X To hide a menu: confirmMenu
Menu with the 9
button.
The video image is played in full screen
mode.
Additional setting options: R Adjusting the brightness, contrast and col-
our (Y page 526)
R Changing the picture format (Y page 526)
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 525)AUX mode
Introduction You can connect one external video source to
each of the displays of the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System (AUX display) and also one
external video source to the rear-compart- ment drive (AUX drive) with a sound and video
signal.
Please see the corresponding operating
instructions for information on how to oper-
ate the external video source.
For further details about external video sour- ces, please consult a Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Connecting AUX equipment AUX drive
The AUX drive jacks are located on the
CD/DVD drive on the right next to the
CD/DVD eject button (Y
page 521).
AUX display
The AUX display jacks are on the side of the
screen (Y page 520).
Audio and video connection X Insert the audio plugs for the left and right
signals into the corresponding Land R
jacks.
X Insert the video plug into the Vjack.
Switching to AUX mode AUX drive
X
Select Aux Auxin the menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
The AUX menu appears.
X Select Source
Source from the AUX menu and
press the 9button to confirm.
X Select Disc drive Aux
Disc drive Aux and press the9
button to confirm.
You will hear and see the content of the
external video source if it is connected to
the CD/DVD drive and switched to play-
back. If no video image is available from the AUX source connected, you will see an
audio menu. Rear Seat Entertainment System
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AUX display
X Select a screen using the thumbwheel on
the remote control (Y page 520) until "L
REAR" (left-hand screen) or " RREAR" (right-
hand screen) is highlighted in the window.
X Select Aux
Aux in the menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
X Select Source
Source from the AUX menu and
press the 9button to confirm.
X Select Display Aux
Display Aux and press the9but-
ton to confirm.
You will see and hear the content of the
video source if it is switched to playback. If no video image is available from the AUX
source connected, you will see an audio
menu.
Setting treble and bass X
Select Treble Treble orBass
Bass in the AUX menu
and press the 9button on the remote
control to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 9or:
button and press the 9button to confirm.
Adjusting the brightness, contrast or
colour X
Select Display Display Aux
AuxorDisc
Disc drive
drive Aux
Auxin
the AUX menu and press the 9button to
confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness, Contrast
ContrastorColour
Colour
and press the 9button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 9or:
button and press the 9button to confirm. Changing the picture format X
Select Display
Display Aux
AuxorDisc
Disc drive
drive Aux
Auxin
the AUX menu and press the 9button to
confirm.
X Select 16:9 optimised
16:9 optimised ,4:3
4:3 orWide‐
Wide‐
screen
screen using the 9: buttons and
press the 9button to confirm.
The dot in front of a menu item indicates
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Useful information
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Features ............................................. 548 543Stowing and features

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variations are pos- sible. Note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the functions descri-
bed. This is also the case for systems and
functions relevant to safety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 34). Stowage areas
Stowage spaces
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If you do not correctly store objects in the
vehicle interior, they can slip or be flung
around, thus striking vehicle occupants.
There is a risk of injury, especially when brak- ing or abruptly changing directions.
R Always store objects so that they cannot be
flung around in these or in similar situa-
tions.
R Always make sure that objects do not pro-
trude from stowage compartments, lug-
gage nets or stowage nets.
R Close lockable stowage compartments
while driving.
R Stow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, pointy, sharp-edged, fragile or too
large in the boot. Glove compartment X
To open: pull handle :and open glove
compartment flap ;.
X To close: fold glove compartment flap ;
upwards until it engages.
In the glove compartment, there is a coin
holder, a map holder and a pen holder.
i The glove compartment can be ventilated
(Y page 150). The glove compartment can be locked and
unlocked using the emergency key element.
X To lock: insert the emergency key element
into the lock and turn it to position 2.
X To unlock: insert the emergency key ele-
ment into the lock and turn it to position
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Stowage compartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest
X
To open: press button ;.
Armrest :opens.
In the stowage compartment, there are a
stowage tray and a mobile phone bracket.
i Depending on the vehicle equipment, a
12 V power socket, USB port or a Media
Interface is installed in the stowage com-
partment. Media Interface is a universal
interface for mobile audio equipment, e.g.
for an iPod ®
or MP3 player (Y page 494).
Spectacles compartment X
To open: press marking :.
Spectacles compartment ;opens.
Make sure that the spectacles compartment
is always closed while the vehicle is in motion. Stowage compartment in the centre
console
X
To open: press the trim element on
cover :.
X To remove the rubber mat: grasp the tabs
on the rubber mat and pull up to remove.
X To insert the rubber mat: press the rub-
ber mat into the housing.
X To close: swing cover :downwards until
it engages.
You can remove the rubber mat from the
stowage compartment to clean it. Clean it
with clean, lukewarm water only.
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, there is a cup holder and an ashtray in the centre
console stowage compartment.
Umbrella holder Example: vehicle side, left
There are umbrella holders in the door stow-
age compartments on both sides of the vehi-
cle. One compact umbrella can be stowed per
side. Stowage areas
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X
To remove: grab strap;and pull umbrella
holder :out of the stowage compartment
in the direction of the arrow.
X To insert: push umbrella holder :in the
opposite direction to the arrow, into the
stowage compartment until it engages.
You can remove the umbrella holder to clean it. Wash it with clean, lukewarm water only.
Stowage compartment in the rear
centre console X
To open: slide cover :in the direction of
the arrow.
On vehicles equipped with a fire extinguisher,
the fire extinguisher is fitted in the stowage
compartment (Y page 577).
On vehicles equipped with a bottle holder, the
bottle holder is located in the stowage com-
partment (Y page 549).
Stowage compartment in the rear com- partment There is a stowage compartment in the rear
on the left-hand side only.
X Open the seat belt guide and remove the
seat belt (Y page 115).
X Move the left-hand front seat forwards
(Y page 115) and fold the backrest for-
wards.
X To open: press release button ;.
Cover :folds upwards.
X To close: fold down cover :and let it
engage.
X Fold the backrest of the left-hand front seat
back and move the seat backwards
(Y page 115).
X Route the seat belt back through the seat
belt guide. Stowage net
There is a stowage net
:in the front-
passenger footwell. Loading aid in the boot
Raising/lowering the roof G
WARNING
Body parts can become trapped when the roof is being raised or lowered. There is a risk of
injury.
When raising or lowering the roof, make sure
that no parts of the body are in the vicinity of moving parts. Press the switch again if some-
one becomes trapped. 546
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Only close the boot once the roof is low-
ered completely. Otherwise, you could
damage the roof. To make it easier to load your luggage, you
can raise the stowed roof after you have
opened the boot lid.
You can only raise roof ;if boot separator
= is closed and the boot lid is opened com-
pletely.
X To raise the roof: press switch:.
The roof is raised slightly. Switch :lights
up brightly.
X Slide boot separator =back (Y page 106).
You can only lower roof ;if boot separator
= is closed and the boot lid is opened com-
pletely.
X To lower the roof: close the boot separa-
tor (Y page 106).
X Press switch :.
The roof is lowered slightly. Switch :
lights up dimly.
Vehicles with boot lid remote closing fea- ture: when the boot lid is opened, the loading
aid rises automatically. It lowers automati-
cally when the boot lid is closed. Stowage areas
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