MERCEDES-BENZ SL550 2008 R230 Owner's Guide

21 At a glance
Exterior view
Cockpit
Instrument cluster
Multifunction steering wheel
Center console
Overhead control panel
Storage compartments
Door control panel

22 At a glance
Exterior view

23 At a glance
Exterior view
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1Trunk
Opening the trunk114
Closing the trunk116
Spare wheel400
Vehicle tool kit400
2Rear lamps410
3Rear window defroster187
4Fuel filler flap279
Refueling279
Gasoline461
5Doors
Locking and unlocking104
Opening and closing113
Locking/unlocking in an
emergency403
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6Exterior rear view mirrors
Adjusting49
Auto-dimming rear view
mirrors185
7Towing434
Installing towing eye bolt436
8Tires and wheels291
Checking tire inflation
pressure302
General information291
Flat tire417
Vehicle tool kit400
9Hood
Opening282
Engine oil283
Coolant288,
463
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aHeadlamp cleaning
system185,
289
bFront lamps410
cWindshield wipers58
Wiper blades, replacing415
Wiper blades, cleaning337
dWindshield
Wiping with windshield
washer fluid60
Cleaning337
eRetractable hardtop
Opening/closing204
Wind screen209
Luggage cover210
Sunshade for panorama
roof*213

24 At a glance
Cockpit

25 At a glance
Cockpit
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1Exterior lamp switch57, 131
2Headlamp cleaning button185
3Cruise control lever

Cruise control

Distronic*
214
218
4Shift paddle*: downshift180
5Instrument cluster26, 140
6Multifunction steering
wheel30, 144
7Shift paddle*: upshift180
8Lever for Voice Control
System*, see separate
operating instructions
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9Front Parktronic* warning
indicator235
aDigital clock
bInterior storage compart-
ments (locking/unlocking)240
cOverhead control panel33
dGlove box238
eCenter console31, 32
fStarter switch40
gHorn
hSteering wheel adjustment
stalk46
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jCombination switch

High beam

Turn signals

Windshield wipers
57
57
58
kParking brake pedal55, 63
lParking brake release
handle55
mHood lock release282
nDoor control panel36
oPower window switch201

26 At a glance
Instrument cluster

27 At a glance
Instrument cluster
ItemPage
1Coolant temperature
gauge with:
DCoolant temperature
warning lamp348
2Speedometer with:
LLeft turn signal
indicator lamp57
KRight turn signal
indicator lamp57
;Brake warning lamp,
USA only345
3Brake warning lamp,
Canada only345
vABS/ESP® warning
lamp342
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EDistronic* indicator
lamp1 (white) or
distance warning
lamp* (red)
218,
350
3Left multifunction display
with:

Outside temperature
display142

Main odometer143

Stored speed for

Cruise control

Distronic*
214
156,
218
1Vehicles without Distronic*: Warning/indicator
lamp without function. It illuminates when the
ignition is on. It should go out when the engine
is running.
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4Reset button for:

Resetting trip odometer141

Resetting individual
settings158

Adjusting instrument
cluster illumination140

28 At a glance
Instrument cluster

29 At a glance
Instrument cluster
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5Tachometer with:142
AHigh beam head-
lamp indicator lamp135
úEngine malfunction
indicator lamp,
USA only
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp,
Canada only346
CRoll bar warning
lamp351
-Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) indicator
lamp344
1Supplemental
Restraint System
(SRS) indicator lamp354
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XCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS mal-
function telltale,
USA only
Low tire pressure
telltale*,
Canada only355
6Right multifunction
display with:

Trip odometer143

Gear selector lever
position174

Gear range indicator177

Program mode indicator178
7Fuel gauge with:
AFuel reserve warning
lamp350

30 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
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1Left multifunction display in
the speedometer143
2Right multifunction display
in the tachometer143
Operating the control sys-
tem144
3Selecting the submenu or
setting the volume:
Press button
æup/to increase
çdown/to decrease
4Telephone*:
Press button169,
247
sto take a call
to dial
to redial
tto end a call
to reject an incoming
call
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5Menu systems:
Press button
èfor next menu
ÿfor previous menu
6Moving within a menu:
Press button
jfor next display
kfor previous display