MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2006 R230 Owner's Guide
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2006, Model line: SL500, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 2006 R230Pages: 480
Page 21 of 480
20
Page 22 of 480
21 At a glance
Cockpit
Instrument cluster
Multifunction steering wheel
Center console
Overhead control panel
Door control panel
Page 23 of 480
22 At a glanceCockpit
Page 24 of 480
23 At a glance
Cockpit
Item
Page
1
Parking brake pedal
51
2
Hood lock release
272
3
Parking brake release han-
dle
59
4
Door control panel
32
5
Exterior lamp switch
53, 123
6
Headlamp washer button
177
7
Combination switch
Turn signals
Windshield wipers
High beam
53
54
129
Item
Page
8
Steering wheel gearshift
control
(SL 55 AMG, SL 65 AMG,
and vehicles with
Sport Package* only)
170
9
Cruise control lever
Cruise control
Distronic*
204
207
a
Instrument cluster
24, 132
b
Multifunction steering
wheel
28, 136
c
Lever for voice control sys-
tem*, see separate
operating instructions
d
Front Parktronic* warning
indicator
225
Item
Page
e
Digital clock
150
f
Overhead control panel
31
g
Interior storage compart-
ments (locking/unlocking)
230
h
7 indicator lamp
78
j
Glove box
228
k
Center console
29, 30
l
Starter switch
38
m
Horn
n
Steering wheel adjustment
stalk
Heated steering wheel*
42
235
Page 25 of 480
24 At a glanceInstrument cluster
Page 26 of 480
25 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
1
Coolant temperature
gauge with:DCoolant temperature
warning lamp
336
2
Speedometer with:;Brake warning lamp,
USA only
334
3Brake warning lamp,
Canada onlyvABS/ESP
® warning
lamp
332
EDistronic* indicator
lamp
1 (white) or
warning lamp (red)
1Vehicles without Distronic*: Warning lamp without
function. It illuminates when the ignition is on. It
should go out when the engine is running.
338
Item
Page
KRight turn signal indi-
cator lampLLeft turn signal indi-
cator lamp
3
Left multifunction display
with:
Trip odometer
133
Main odometer
Stored speed for
Cruise control
Distronic*
204
143
4
Reset button
Page 27 of 480
26 At a glanceInstrument cluster
Page 28 of 480
27 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
5
Tachometer with:
133
AHigh beam head-
lamp indicator
129
úEngine malfunction
indicator lamp, USA
only
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp,
Canada only
335
CRoll bar warning
lamp
339
-Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) indicator
lamp
333
Item
Page
1Supplemental
Restraint System
(SRS) indicator lamp
341
XCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS mal-
function telltale*
342
6
Right multifunction
display with:
Gear selector lever
position
164
Outside temperature
display
134
Program mode
163
7
Fuel gauge with:AFuel reserve warning
lamp
338
Page 29 of 480
28 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheel
Item
Page
1
Left multifunction display in
the speedometer
135
2
Right multifunction display
in the tachometer
135
Operating the control sys-
tem
136
3
Selecting the submenu or
setting the volume:
Press buttonçdown/to decreaseæup/to increase
4
Telephone*:
Press buttonsto take a calltto end a call
Item
Page
5
Menu systems:
Press buttonÿfor previous menuèfor next menu
6
Moving within a menu:
Press buttonjfor next displaykfor previous display
Page 30 of 480
29 At a glance
Center console
Center console
Upper part
Item
Page
1
Central locking switch
113
2
Hazard warning flasher
on/off switch
129
3
Central unlocking switch
113
4
Center and side air vent ad-
justment
185
5
COMAND system, see sepa-
rate operating instructions
138
6
Automatic climate control
panel
180
7
Right cup holder
232
8
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button
37
9
Ashtray
Cigarette lighter
233
234
a
Left cup holder
232