MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER 2015 C197 Owner's Manual

Useful information
............................150
Importan tsafet ynotes .................... 150
Displays and operation ....................150
Menus and submenus ......................152
Display messages ............................. 162
Warning and indicator lamp sinthe
instrument cluster ............................190 149On-boar
dcomputer and displays

Useful information
i This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional equip- ment of your vehicle available at the time of
publication of the Operator's Manual.
Country-specific differences are possible.
Please not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all feature sdescribed. This
also applies to safety-related system sand
functions.
i Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (Y page 23).Important safet
ynotes
You will find an illustration of the instrument
cluster in the "At aglance" section
(Y page 27). G
WARNING
If you operate information system sand com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situatio npermits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic condition sand operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary. G
WARNING
If the instrumen tcluster has failed or mal-
functioned, you may not recogniz efunction
restrictions in system srelevan ttosafety. The
operatin gsafet yofy our vehicle may be
impaired. There is arisk of an accident.
Driv eonc arefully. Have the vehicle checked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
You must observ ethe legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving when operatin gthe on-board computer. The on-board computer only shows messages
or warnings from certain system sinthe mul-
tifunction display. You should therefore make
sure your vehicle is operatin gsafely at all
times .Otherwise, avehicle that is not oper-
ating safely may cause an accident. Displays and operation
Engine oil temperatured
isplay
The engin eoil temperature gauge is in the
instrumen tcluster on the right-han dside.
Under normal operatin gconditions, the tem-
perature may rise to 140 †.
The transmission fluid temperature and the
coolan ttemperature are displayed in the
AMG menu (Y page 160). Tachometer
The red band in the tachometer indicates the engine's overrevvin grange.
! Do not drive in the overrevvin
grange, as
this could damage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engin ewhen the red band is reached. Outside temperatured
isplay
You should pay special attention to road con-
dition swhen temperature sare around freez-
ing point.
The outside temperature display is in the mul- tifunction display (Y page 152).
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after ashort delay. 150
Displays and operationOn-boar
dcomputer and displays

Operating the on-board computer
0043
Multifunction display
0044 Switches on the Voice Control System;
see the separate operatin ginstructions
0087 Right control panel
0085 Left control panel
0083 Back button
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the SmartKey to position 1in the ignition
lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the button sonthe multifunction steering
wheel. 0059
0065 R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 0063
0064 Press briefly:
R Scrolls in lists
R Select sasubmenu or function
R In the Audio Audio menu: select sa
stored station, an audio trac kor
av ideo scene
R In the Tel
Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
select saname or telephone
number 0063
0064 Press and hold:
R In the Audio Audio menu: select sthe
previous/next station or selects
an audio trac koravideo scene
using rapid scrolling
R In the Tel Tel(telephone) menu:
start srapid scrollin gthrough the
phone book 0076 R
Confirm saselection/display
message
R In the Tel
Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the telephon ebook
and start sdialing the selected
number
R In the Audio
Audio menu: stops the
station search function at the
desired station Right control panel
0076 R
Reject sorendsacall
R Exits phone book/redial mem-
ory 0061 R
Makes or accept sacall
R Switches to the redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts the volume 0063 R
Mute Displays and operation
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Back button
0038 Press briefly:
R Back
R Switches off the Voice Control
System; see the separate oper-
ating instructions
R Hides display messages/calls
up the last Trip Tripmenu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press and hold:
R Call supt he standard display in
the Trip
Trip menu Multifunctio
ndisplay
Values and settings as well as display mes-
sages ar eshown in the multifunctio ndisplay. 0043
Selector lever position/shift range and
drive program
0044 Text field
0087 Menu bar
0085 Statu slinew itht ime and outsid etemper-
ature
X To sho wmenub ar0087 :press the 0059
or 0065 button on the steering wheel. Menus and submenus
Men
uoverview
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing whee ltocallupt he menu ba rand select a
menu. Operating the on-boar
dcomputer
(Y page 151).
Depending on the equipment installe dinthe
vehicle, yo ucan cal lupthe following menus:
R Trip
Trip menu (Y page 152)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 153)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 154)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 156)
R DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 157)
R Service
Service menu (Ypage 157)
R Settings
Settings menu (Ypage 157)
R AMG
AMG menu (Y page 160) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hol dthe 0038 button on the
steering whee lunti lthe Trip
Trip menu with
trip odometer 0043and odometer 0044is
shown.
Digital speedometer X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
digital speedometer. 0043
Digita lspeedometer 152
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Trip compute
r"From Start" or "From
Reset" The values in the
FromStart
Fro mStart submenu are
calculate dfromt he start of ajourney whilst
the values in the FromReset
Fro mReset submenu are
calculate dfromt he last time the submenu
wa sreset.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select
Fro mStart
Fro mStart orFro mReset
Fro mReset. Example: trip compute
r"From Start"
0043 Distance
0044 Time
0087 Averag espeed
0085 Averag efuelconsumption
The FromStart
Fro mStart trip compute risautomati-
cally reset if:
R the ignition ha sbeens witched off for more
tha nfourh ours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 miles have been exceeded.
The FromReset
Fro mReset trip compute risautomati-
cally reset if the valu eexceed s9,999 hours or
99,999 miles.
Callin gupt he range X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect the Trip Tripmenu. X
Press 0063or0064 to select approximate
range 0043.
Approximate range 0043is calculate daccord-
ing to the current driving style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If there is onl yhalfoft he
reserv efuellef tint he fuel tank, the ninstead
of range 0043,the displa yshows avehicl ebeing
refueled 00A8. Navigation system menu
Displaying navigatio ninstructions In the
Navi
Navimenu ,the multifunctio ndisplay
shows navigation instructions. Yo ucan find
furthe rinformatio ninthe separate COMAND
operating instructions.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing whee ltoselect theNavi
Navi menu.
Route guidanc enotactive Example: direction of travel display
0043
Directio noftravel
0044 Current road
Route guidanc eactive No chang
eofdirection announced 0043
Distance to the destination
0044 Distance to the next change of direction Menus and submenus
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0087
Curren troad
0085 Symbol for "follow th eroad's course"
Change of direction announce dwithout a
lan erecommendation 0043
Road int owhichthe chang eofdirection
leads
0044 Distance to chang eofdirection and visual
distanc edisplay
0087 Symbol for chang eofdirection
When achang eofd irection is announced ,you
will see symbol 0087for th echang eofd irection
and distanc egraphic 0044.The distanc eindi-
cator shorten stow ards th etop of th edisplay
as you approac hthe poin toft heannounced
chang eofdirection.
Change of direction announce dwith a
lan erecommendation
Lan erecommendation sare only displayed if
th er elevan tdataisa vailable on th edigital
map. 0043
Road int owhichthe chang eofdirection
leads
0044 Distance to chang eofdirection and visual
distanc edisplay
0087 Lan erecommendation
0085 Symbol for chang eofdirection
On multilan eroads, th esystem can display
lane recommendation 0087for th enextc hange
of direction .During th echang eofd irection,
additional lane smay be displayed. Lan
erecommendation display (example)
0043 Uninterrupted lane
0044 New lane durin gachang eofd irection
0087 Lan erecommended for th echang eof
direction
You can fin dfurther information on lane rec-
ommendation in th eseparate COMAND oper-
ating instructions.
Other status indicators of th enaviga-
tio ns ystem R
004B:y ou have reached th edestination.
R New Route...
New Route... orCalculating Route
Calculating Route:
calculating anew route.
R Off Map
Off Map orOff
Off Mapped
Mapped Road
Road:the vehicle
position is outside th earea of th edigital
map (off-map position).
R No Route
No Route :noroutecould be calculated to
th es elected destination.
You can fin dfurther information on status
indicators in th eseparate COMAND operat-
ing instructions. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station You can only chang
ethe waveband and store
ne ws tation susingC OMAND.
X Press the 0059or0065 buttononthesteer-
ing wheel to select the Audio
Audiomenu. 154
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sand submenusOn-boar dcomputer and displays

0043
Waveband
0044 Station 1
X To select astored station: briefly press
the 0063 or0064 button.
X To select astation from the station list:
press and hold the 0063or0064 button.
X To select astation using manual tuning
(only when astation list is not received):
press and hold 0063or0064.
i SIRIUS XM satellite radio function
slike a
normal radio.
You can find further information on operat-
ing the satellite radio in the separate oper- ating instructions.
Operating an audio player or audio
media Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment installed in the vehicle.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu. CD player display (example)
0043
Current title
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 0063or0064 button.
X To select atrack from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 0063or
0064 button until desired trac khas been
reached.
If trac kinformation is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and name of the track. The curren ttrac kdoes not appear in audio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu. X
To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the 0063or0064 button.
X To select ascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button until desired scen ehas
been reached. Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits .Ifyou are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
1 If the station has been stored, the memory position will also be displayed. Menus and submenus
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When telephoning, you must observe the
legal requirement sfor the country in which
you are currently driving.
Function sand displays are dependent on the
optional equipment installed in your vehicle.
You can establish aBluetooth ®
connection to
COMAND (see the separate operating
instructions).
X Switc hont he mobile phone and COMAND.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
You will see one of the following display mes- sages in the multifunction display:
R Please Please Enter
EnterPIN
PIN:the mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
X Enter the PIN using the mobile phone,
Voice Control System or COMAND.
The mobile phone will search for anetwork.
In the meantime, the Phone No Service
Phone No Service
display message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
R Phone Ready
Phone Ready or the name of the network
provider: the mobile phone has found a
network and is ready to receive.
R Phone No Service Phone No Service:t here is no network
available or the mobile phone is searching
for anetwork.
Accepting acall If someon
ecalls you when you are in the Tel Tel
menu, adisplay message appears in the mul-
tifunction display, for example: X
Press the 0061button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
You can accept acall even if you are not in the
Tel
Tel menu. Rejecting or ending
acall X
Press the 0076button on the steering
wheel.
You can end or rejec tacall even if you are not
in the Tel
Telmenu.
Dialing an entry from the phone book If your mobile phone is able to receive calls,
you can search for and dial
anumber from the
phone book in COMAND at any time.
X Copy the phone book from the mobile
phone to COMAND.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 0063,0064or0076 button to
switch to the phone book.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
name you want.
To scroll rapidly, press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button for longer than one second.
After ashort time, the rapid scroll speeds
up.
Rapid scrollin gstops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for aname: press the 0061or0076 button
to start dialing.
or
X If ther eismore thano ne number for a
particular name: press the0061or0076
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
phone number you want.
X Press the 0061or0076 button to start dial-
ing.
or
X If you do not want to makeac all:press
the 0076 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory. 156
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X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 0061button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 0061or0076 button to start dial-
ing. Assistance menu
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist You can use the
Blind BlindSpot
SpotAsst.
Asst. function
to activat eordeactivate Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 145).
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the DriveAssist
DriveAssistmenu.
X Press the 0076button.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press the0076
button again. Maintenance menu
In the
Serv.
Serv. menu, you can:
R call up display messages (Y page 164)
R check the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 256)
R call up the service due date (Y page 222) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings Settings menu you can:
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 157)
R change the light settings (Y page 158)
R change the vehicle settings (Y page 159)
R change the convenienc esettings
(Y page 159)
R restor ethe factory settings (Y page 160)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether cer-
tain displays appear in km/ho rmph in the
multifunction display.
The selected units apply to:
R the odometer and the trip odometer
R the trip computer
R the digital speedometer in the Trip
Trip menu
R the digital speedometer in the AMG AMGmenu
R the navigation instruction sintheNavi
Navi
menu
R cruise control
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
INST. CLUSTER
INST. CLUSTER submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm. Menus and submenus
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X
Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km
km or
miles miles .
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
Permanent display for outside tempera-
tureora dditional speedometer
The Permanent Display: Outside Tem‐ Permanent Display: Outside Tem‐
perature/Speedometer
perature/Speedometer allows you to
choose whether the multifunction display
shows the outside temperature or the speed
at the bottom right. The unit used in the addi-
tional speedometer depends on the display
unit set (Y page 157).
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settings menu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Permanent Display
Permanent Display function.
You will see the selected setting Speedom‐
Speedom‐
eter [km/h]
eter [km/h] orSpeedometer [mph]
Speedometer [mph] or
Outside Temperature
Outside Temperature.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
Lights Switching the daytime running lampso
n/
off
This function is not availabl einCanada.
If you have activated the Lights: Lights:function
and the light switch is in the 0058position,
the daytime runnin glamps are switched on
automatically when the engine is running. If it is dark, the low-beam headlamps switch on
automatically.
In the dark, the following also light up:
R the low-beam headlamps
R the standin glamps
R the tail lamps
R the license plate lamp
R the side marker lamps X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
LIGHTS LIGHTS submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Lights:
Lights: function.
You will see the selected setting: Enabled
Enabled
or Disabled
Disabled.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
Setting the brightness for the display and switches
You can use the BrightnessDisplay/
Brightnes sDisplay/
Switches: Switches: function to set the brightness of
the multifunction display and the switches in
the vehicle.
X Press the 0059or0065 button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings
Settingsmenu.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
LIGHTS
LIGHTS submenu.
X Press 0076to confirm.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to select the
Brightnes sDisplay/Switches:
Brightnes sDisplay/Switches: func-
tion.
You see the selected setting Level
Level with a
value of between 0and 100.
X Press the 0076button to save the setting.
X Press the 0064or0063 button to increase
or decrease the brightness.
Activating/deactivating surround light-
ing and exterior lighting delayed switch-
off
The Locator
Locator Lighting: Lighting: function allows you
to set whether the exterior lighting should
come on when it is dark:
R for 40 seconds after unlocking the vehicle
with the key.
The exterior lighting switches off if you
open the driver’s door.
R for 15 seconds after switchin goff the
engine and closing the doors.
If the engine is switched off and no doors
are opened, or if an open door is not closed, 158
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