MERCEDES-BENZ SL600 2007 R230 Owner's Guide

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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 glanceExterior view

23 At a glance
Exterior view
Item
Page
1
TrunkOpening the trunk
111
Closing the trunk
113
Spare wheel
388
Vehicle tool kit
388
2
Rear lamps
398
3
Rear window defroster
183
4
Fuel filler flap
271
Refueling
271
Gasoline
447
5
DoorsLocking and unlocking
102
Opening and closing
111
Locking/unlocking in an
emergency
391
6
Exterior rear view mirrorsAdjusting
48
Auto-dimming rear view
mirrors
180
Item
Page
7
Towing
421
Installing towing eye bolt
423
8
Tires and wheels
283
Checking tire inflation
pressure
292
Run Flat Indicator*
293
Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
295
Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System
(Advanced TPMS)*
298
General information
283
Flat tire
405
Vehicle tool kit
388
9
HoodOpening
274
Engine oil
275
Coolant
280,
449
Item
Page
a
Headlamp cleaning
system
180,
282
b
Front lamps
398
c
Windshield wipers
57
Wiper blades, replacing
403
Wiper blades, cleaning
326
d
WindshieldCleaning with wiper fluid
58
Cleaning
326
e
Retractable hardtopOpening/closing
199
Wind screen
204
Luggage cover
205
Sunshade for panorama
roof*
208

24 At a glanceCockpit

25 At a glance
Cockpit
Item
Page
1
Exterior lamp switch
55, 128
2
Headlamp washer button
180
3
Cruise control lever

Cruise control


Distronic*
209
213
4
Shift paddle*: downshift
175
5
Instrument cluster
26, 136
6
Multifunction steering
wheel
30, 140
7
Shift paddle*: upshift
175
8
Lever for voice control
system*, see separate
operating instructions
9
Front Parktronic* warning
indicator
230
Item
Page
a
Digital clock
b
Front passenger front
air bag off indicator lamp
76
c
Interior storage compart-
ments (locking/unlocking)
235
d
Overhead control panel
33
e
Glove box
233
f
Center console
31, 32
g
Starter switch
41
h
Horn
j
Steering wheel adjustment
stalk
Heated steering wheel*
45
240
Item
Page
k
Combination switch

Turn signals


Windshield wipers


High beam
56
57
133
l
Parking brake pedal
54, 61
m
Parking brake release han-
dle
54
n
Hood lock release
274
o
Door control panel
36
p
Power window switch
196

26 At a glanceInstrument cluster

27 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
1
Coolant temperature
gauge with:DCoolant temperature
warning lamp
337
2
Speedometer with:LLeft turn signal indi-
cator lamp
56
KRight turn signal indi-
cator lamp
56
;Brake warning lamp,
USA only
335
3Brake warning lamp,
Canada only
335
vABS/ESP
® warning
lamp
332
Item
Page
EDistronic* indicator
lamp
1 (white) or
distance warning
lamp (red)
213,
339
3
Left multifunction display
with:

Trip odometer
137


Main odometer


Stored speed for

Cruise control


Distronic*
209
151,
213
1Vehicles without Distronic*: Warning/indicator
lamp without function. It illuminates when the igni-
tion is on. It should go out when the engine is run-
ning.
Item
Page
4
Reset button for:

Resetting trip odometer
137


Resetting individual set-
tings
153


Adjusting instrument
cluster illumination
136

28 At a glanceInstrument cluster

29 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
5
Tachometer with:
138
AHigh beam head-
lamp indicator
133
úEngine malfunction
indicator lamp, USA
only
±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp,
Canada only
336
CRoll bar warning
lamp
340
-Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) indicator
lamp
334
1Supplemental
Restraint System
(SRS) indicator lamp
342
Item
Page
341
XCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS mal-
function telltale,
USA only
Low tire pressure
telltale*,
Canada only
343
6
Right multifunction
display with:

Gear selector lever
position
170


Outside temperature
display
138


Program mode
169
7
Fuel gauge with:AFuel reserve warning
lamp
339