command MERCEDES-BENZ SL550 2008 R230 Owner's Manual

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147 Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Table continued on next page.
Menu 1Menu 2Menu 3Menu 4Menu 5
Standard displayAMG1AUDIO NAVDistronic*
(page 149)(page 150)(page 153)(page 155)(page 156)
Commands/submenus
Calling up digital
speedometer/Outside
temperatureEngine oil temperatureSelecting radio stationShow route guidance
instructions, current
direction traveledCalling up settings
Calling up maintenance
service indicatorVehicle supply voltageSelecting satellite radio
station
Checking tire inflation
pressureRACETIMEROperating CD player
Checking engine oil
level*Overall analysis
Lap analysis
1AMG vehicles only.

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148 Controls in detail
Control system
Menu 6Menu 7Menu 8Menu 9
Vehicle status
message memory1SettingsTrip computerTelephone*
(page 156)(page 157)(page 167)(page 169)
Commands/submenus
Calling up vehicle
malfunction, warning
and system status
messages stored in
memoryResetting to factory
settingsFuel consumption
statistics since startLoading phone book
Instrument cluster
submenuFuel consumption
statistics since last re-
setSearching for name in
phone book
Time submenuResetting fuel consump-
tion statistics
Lighting submenuDistance to empty
Vehicle submenu
Convenience submenu
1The vehicle status message memory menu is only displayed if there is a message stored.
iThe headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the system and are not necessarily identical to
those shown in the control system displays.
The first function displayed in each menu willautomatically show you which part of the system
you are in.

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256 Controls in detail
Useful features
Call priority
If other service calls such as a Roadside
Assistance call or Information call are
active, an Emergency call is still possible.
In this case, the Emergency call will take
priority and override all other active calls.Remote door unlock
In case you have locked your vehicle unin-
tentionally (e.g. SmartKey inside vehicle),
and the reserve SmartKey is not handy:
Contact the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA)
or 1-888-923-8367 (in Canada).
You will be asked to provide your pass-
word which you provided when you
completed the subscriber agreement.
Then return to your vehicle and pull the
trunk recessed handle for a minimum
of 20 seconds until the SOS button is
flashing.
The message
Call Connected appears
in the multifunction display.
As an alternative, you may unlock the vehi-
cle via Internet using the ID and password
sent to you shortly after the completion of
your acquaintance call.
iThe indicator lamp in the respective button
flashes until the call is concluded. Calls can only
be terminated by a Response Center or
Customer Assistance Center representative
except Roadside Assistance and Information
calls, which can also be terminated by pressing
button t on the multifunction steering wheel
or the respective button for ending a telephone
call on the COMAND headunit.
!If the indicator lamp continues to flash or
the system does not reset, contact the Response
Center at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or
1-888-923-8367 (in Canada), or Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) in the USA or Customer
Service at 1-800-387-0100 in Canada.
iWhen a Tele Aid call has been initiated, the
COMAND system audio is muted and the
selected mode (radio or CD) pauses.
The optional cellular phone (if installed) switches
off. If you must use this phone, the vehicle must
be parked. Disconnect the coiled cord and place
the call. The COMAND navigation system (if
engaged) will continue to run. The display in the
instrument cluster is available for use and
spoken commands are only available by pressing
the RPT button on the COMAND unit. A pop-up
window will appear in the COMAND display to
indicate that a Tele Aid call is in progress.