display MERCEDES-BENZ SLK CLASS 2000 Owners Manual

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HHardtop, retractable ...................................................... 120
Lowering ..................................................................... 121
Raising ........................................................................ 123
Raising manually ......................................................226
Hazard warning flasher switch ..................................... 83
Head restraints
Removal ........................................................................ 40
Headlamp cleaning system ............................................ 80
Headlights ......................................................................... 79
Heated seats ..................................................................... 42
Hood ................................................................................. 190IIdentification labels .......................................................243
Indicator lamps in the instrument cluster .......... 70, 178
Infant and child restraint systems ................................ 61
Inflating the collapsible spare tire .............................207
Information call
See Tele Aid ............................................................... 130Instrument cluster ........................................................... 68
Activating .....................................................................72
Indicator lamps ............................................................70
Malfunction and indicator lamps ...........................178
Instrument lamps ............................................................. 72
Instruments and controls ............................................... 16
Interior
General notes ..............................................................111
Interior lighting .............................................................. 110
JJump starting .................................................................. 212KKeys, vehicle .....................................................................22

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LLamps, exterior
Fog lamps ............................................................ 79, 222
Headlamps ......................................... 79, 185, 219, 237
Parking lamps ............................................ 79, 219, 221
Replacing bulbs ......................................................... 218
Side marker lamp, front .................................... 79, 223
Standing lamps ........................................... 79, 219, 221
Taillamps ............................................79, 185, 222, 237
Layout of poly-V-belt drive ............................................245
Lighter ..............................................................................115
Limp Home Mode (Automatic transmission) ............ 152
Locking and unlocking ................................................... 26
Low engine coolant level warning .............................. 183
Luggage cover ................................................................. 126MMaintenance ................................................................... 129
Malfunction and indicator lamps
in the instrument cluster ......................................... 178
Manual transmission .................................................... 143
Mirror, exterior, adjusting .............................................. 65
Mirror, exterior, rear view .............................................. 65
Mirror, inside, rear view ................................................. 64
NNight security illumination .......................................... 110OOn-board diagnostic system .........................................178
Operator’s manual ............................................................. 6
Outside temperature indicator .......................................73
Overhead control panel ................................................... 19PPanic button ......................................................................27
Parcel net in passenger footwell .................................. 116
Parking ............................................................................ 156
Parking brake ............................... 153, 155, 156, 171, 179
Power assistance ............................................................ 155
Power seats ....................................................................... 38
Power windows ...............................................................109
Express opening ........................................................109
Operate with hard top switch ..................................120
Problems with your vehicle ............................................ 12
Product information .......................................................... 5

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RRadio and telephone ...................................................... 128
Radio transmitters ......................................................... 128
Rear view mirrors ............................................................ 64
Exterior ......................................................................... 65
Inside ............................................................................ 64
Rear window defroster .................................................... 88
Remote control ................................................................. 22
Battery replacement .................................................224
Synchronizing ...........................................................225
Replacing bulbs .............................................................. 218
Replacing wiper blade insert ....................................... 231
Reporting safety defects ................................................. 13
Residual Engine Heat Utilization (REST) ..................... 89
Retractable hardtop ....................................................... 120
Roadside assistance ........................................................... 8
Roadside assistance call
See Tele Aid ............................................................... 130
SSafety guidelines for the seat belt, emergency
tensioning retractor and airbag ................................59
Seat belts ........................................................................... 44
Fastening ......................................................................46
Seat belt nonusage warning system .........................45
Unfastening .................................................................. 48
Warning lamp ............................................................ 180
Seat belts and integrated restraint system .................. 44
Seats ...................................................................................38
Power seats .................................................................. 38
Seat heater ...................................................................42
Service indicator
See Flexible service system (FSS) ............................ 75
Setting the audio volume ................................................95
Shelf behind roll bars .................................................... 116
Side marker lamp .......................................................... 223
Snow chains .................................................................... 160
SOS-call
See Tele Aid ............................................................... 130
Spare parts service ....................................................... 242
Spare wheel ........................................................... 196, 200
Special settings (Climate control) ................................. 87

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cluster displayPractical hints Car careIndex SRS (Supplemental restraint system) ........................... 51
Indicator lamp ........................................................... 180
SRS malfunction ......................................................... 54
Start lock-out .................................................................... 24
Malfunction lamp ...................................................... 185
Starting and turning off the engine ............................ 142
Steering column, telescopic
Adjusting ...................................................................... 63
Warning lamp ............................................................ 182
Steering lock ................................................................... 140
Storage compartments ...................................................113
Armrest ........................................................................113
Center console ............................................................113
Glove box .....................................................................112
Trunk floor ................................................................. 196
Stowing things in the vehicle ...................................... 188
Sun visors ........................................................................ 111
Supplemental restraint system (SRS) ........................... 51
Indicator lamp ........................................................... 180
SRS malfunction ......................................................... 54
Synchronizing remote control .....................................225
TTachometer ........................................................................ 74
Technical data ................................................................ 248
Electrical system .......................................................251
Main Dimensions ...................................................... 251
Rims – Tires .............................................................. 249
Weights ....................................................................... 251
Tele Aid ............................................................................ 130
Emergency calls ........................................................ 131
Information ................................................................ 134
Initiating an emergency call manually .................. 132
Roadside Assistance ................................................. 133
Telephones and two-way radio .....................................128
Telescoping steering column
Adjusting ......................................................................63
Warning lamp ............................................................ 182
The first 1 000 miles (1 500 km) ................................129
Tires
Consumer information ............................................ 258
Driving instructions ................................................. 157
Rims and tires .......................................................... 249
Rotating wheels ......................................................... 199
Tire inflation pressure ............................................ 209
Tire replacement ....................................................... 198
Tire speed rating ....................................................... 159

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Tire traction ............................................................... 159
Winter driving instructions .................................... 160
Tow-away alarm ................................................................ 37
Towing the vehicle ......................................................... 214
Transmission selector lever,
manually unlocking .................................................. 217
Traveling abroad ............................................................ 162
Trip Odometer .................................................................. 74
Trunk ................................................................................. 33
Separately locked ........................................................ 33
Trunk lid
Emergency release ..................................................... 35
Release switch ............................................................. 33
Turn signal failure ........................................................... 81
Turn signals ...................................................................... 81
VVanity Mirror ................................................................... 111
Vehicle jack ..................................................................... 197
Vehicle tools .................................................................... 196
WWarranty Coverage ....................................................... 242
Washing the vehicle ..................................................... 236
What you should know at the gas station .................. 174
Wheels ............................................................................. 198
Changing ................................................................... 202
Light alloy wheels .................................................... 238
Rims and tires .......................................................... 249
Rotating ...................................................................... 199
Spare wheel ............................................................... 200
Where to find it ................................................................ 11
Wind screen ....................................................................125
Windshield and headlamp washer system ................ 195
Low fluid level warning lamp .................................. 183
Winter driving ................................................................ 161
Winter driving instructions .......................................... 160
Wiper blade
Replacing insert ........................................................231