stop start MERCEDES-BENZ SLK350 2006 R171 Owner's Manual

42 Getting startedAdjustingSteering wheel Steering wheel adjustment, manual
1Adjustment handle

To unlock the steering column, pull
handle1 out to its stop limit.

Move the steering wheel to the desired
position.

Push handle1 back to its original po-
sition to relock the steering column.
When you hear an audible click, the
steering column is again fixed into
place.

Make sure the steering column is se-
curely locked by trying to move the
steering wheel up and down, in and out
before driving off.
Warning!
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Do not adjust the steering wheel while driv-
ing. Adjusting the steering wheel while driv-
ing, or driving without the steering wheel
adjustment feature locked could cause the
driver to lose control of the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you, and lock the vehicle.
Even with the SmartKey removed from the
starter switch, the electrical steering wheel
adjustment feature* can be operated when
the driver’s door is open. Therefore, do not
leave children unattended in the vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsu-
pervised use of vehicle equipment may
cause an accident and/or serious personal
injury.
!Do not drive the vehicle until you have
properly locked the steering column.Warning!
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Only adjust the steering wheel with the vehi-
cle at a standstill and make sure the steer-
ing column is securely locked in place
before driving off.
Driving without the steering column locked
may cause an unexpected steering wheel
movement which could cause the driver to
lose control of the vehicle. Make sure the
steering column is securely locked by trying
to move it up and down, and in and out be-
fore driving off.

58 Getting startedDriving
Problems while driving
The engine runs erratically and misfires

An ignition cable may be damaged.


The engine electronics may not be op-
erating properly.


Unburned gasoline may have entered
the catalytic converter and damaged it.

Give very little gas.

Have the problem repaired by an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center as
soon as possible.
The coolant temperature is above
248°F (120°C)
The coolant is too hot and is no longer
cooling the engine.

Stop the vehicle as soon as possible
and turn off the engine. Allow engine
and coolant to cool.

Check the coolant level and add cool-
ant if necessary (
page 313).In case of accident
If the vehicle is leaking gasoline:

Do not start the engine under any cir-
cumstances.

Notify local fire and/or police authori-
ties.
If the extent of the damage cannot be de-
termined:

Notify an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
If no damage can be determined on the


Major assemblies


Fuel system


Engine mount

Start the engine in the usual manner.
!If anything blocks the windshield wip-
ers (leaves, snow, etc.), switch them off
immediately.

For safety reasons, stop the vehicle
in a safe location, turn off the en-
gine and remove the SmartKey
from the starter switch before at-
tempting to remove any blockage.


Remove blockage.


Turn the windshield wipers on
again.
If the windshield wipers fail to function
at all with combination switch in
positionI,


set combination switch to the next
higher wiper speed


have the windshield wipers
checked at the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center

59 Getting started
Parking and locking
Parking and locking
You have now completed your first drive.
You have properly stopped and parked
your vehicle. End your drive as follows.
Parking brake
1Parking brake lever
2Release button
Pull up parking brake lever1 firmly.
When the ignition is switched on or the
engine is running, the brake warning
lamp; (USA only) or3 (Canada
only) in the speedometer dial comes
on.
Warning!
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
Wait until the vehicle is stationary before re-
moving the SmartKey from the starter
switch. The vehicle cannot be steered when
the SmartKey is removed.Warning!
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With the engine not running, there is no
power assistance for the brake and steering
system. In this case, it is important to keep
in mind that a considerably higher degree of
effort is necessary to brake and steer the ve-
hicle.
Warning!
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Do not park this vehicle in areas where com-
bustible materials such as grass, hay or
leaves can come into contact with the hot
exhaust system, as these materials could be
ignited and cause a vehicle fire.
To reduce the risk of personal injury as a re-
sult of vehicle movement, before turning off
the engine and leaving the vehicle always:

Keep right foot on brake pedal.


Pull up the parking brake lever firmly.


Move the gear selector lever* to
position
P (manual transmission: first or
reverse gear).


Slowly release brake pedal.


When parked on an incline, turn front
wheels towards the road curb.


Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position
0 and remove the SmartKey
from the starter switch.


Take the SmartKey and lock vehicle
when leaving.

71 Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Head-thorax air bags
1Head-thorax air bag
The head-thorax air bags are deployed

on the impacted side of the vehicle


in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold


independently of the front air bags
The passenger-side head-thorax air bag
will only deploy if the system senses that
the passenger seat is occupied.
The head-thorax air bags are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the sys-
tem’s deployment threshold.
Seat belts
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale< illuminates for a maximum of
6 seconds and a warning chime sounds to
remind you and your passenger to fasten
your seat belt.
If after these 6 seconds, the driver’s or the
passenger’s seat belt (with the passenger
seat occupied) are not fastened with all
doors closed,

and the vehicle speed does not exceed
15 mph (25 km/h), the seat belt
telltale< remains illuminated for as
long as either the driver’s or passen-
ger’s seat belt is not fastened.


and the vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph
(25 km/h), the seat belt telltale<
starts flashing and a warning chime
sounds with increasing intensity until
both the driver’s and passenger’s seat
belt are fastened, or for a maximum of
60 seconds from the time the vehicle
speed exceeded 15 mph (25 km/h) if
either the driver’s or passenger’s seat
belt remains unfastened.
If the driver’s or passenger’s seat belt
remains unfastened after 60 seconds,
the seat belt telltale< stops flash-
ing and the warning chime stops
sounding. The seat belt telltale<
then continues to be illuminated for as
long as either the driver’s or passen-
ger’s seat belt are not fastened.
The seat belt telltale< will only go out
if both the driver’s and passenger’s seat
belt (with the passenger seat occupied)
are fastened, or the vehicle is standing still
and a door is opened.

159 Controls in detail
Automatic transmission*
Gear selector lever position
Effect
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Park position
Gear selector lever position
when the vehicle is parked. Place
gear selector lever in positionP
only when vehicle is stopped.
The park position is not intended
to serve as a brake when the
vehicle is parked. Rather, the
driver should always set the
parking brake in addition to
placing the gear selector lever in
positionP to secure the vehicle.
EffectThe SmartKey can only be
removed from the starter switch
with the gear selector lever in
positionP. With the SmartKey
removed, the gear selector lever
is locked in positionP.
If the vehicle’s electrical system
is malfunctioning, the gear
selector lever could remain
locked in positionP
(page 396).
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Reverse gear
Place gear selector lever in
positionR only when vehicle is
stopped.
Effect
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Neutral
No power is transmitted from the
engine to the drive axle. When
the brakes are released, the
vehicle can be moved freely
(pushed or towed).
To avoid damage to the trans-
mission, never engageN while
driving.
If the ESP
® is deactivated or
malfunctioning:
Move gear selector lever toN
only if the vehicle is in danger of
skidding, e.g. on icy roads.
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Drive
The transmission shifts
automatically. All forward gears
are available.

172 Controls in detailAutomatic transmission*Deactivating manual shift program
Press the program mode selector
switch (
page 169) repeatedly
until
Cor
S appears in the multifunction
display.
or

Restart the engine.
The transmission will go to the
automatic program mode (C orS).
The manual program modeM is not
stored.Emergency operation
(Limp Home Mode)
If vehicle acceleration worsens or the
transmission no longer shifts, the trans-
mission is most likely operating in limp
home (emergency operation) mode. In this
mode only second gear and reverse gear
can be activated.
Stop the vehicle.

Move gear selector lever toP.

Turn off the engine.

Wait at least 10 seconds before
restarting.

Restart the engine.

Move gear selector lever to positionD
(for second gear) orR.

Have the transmission checked at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as
soon as possible.

211 Controls in detail
Audio system
Direct frequency input
Select desired waveband.

Press * button.

Enter desired frequency with
buttons1to R.Manual tuning

Select desired waveband.

PressGorHbutton for approx.
3 seconds.

Press button repeatedly until desired
frequency has been reached.
Step-by-step station tuning takes place
in ascending or descending order. Each
time the button is pressed, the radio
tunes further by 0.2 MHz. During
manual tuning, the radio is muted.
Automatic seek tuning

Select desired waveband.

PressGorHbutton briefly.
The radio will tune to the next highest
or next lowest receivable frequency.Scan search


Starting scan search
Select desired waveband.

Press
SC soft key.
SC will appear in the display. The
radio briefly (approximately
8 seconds) tunes in all receivable
stations on the waveband selected.


Ending scan search
Press
SC soft key orGorH.
The station last played will be
selected and
SC disappears from
the display.
iYou can only enter frequencies within
the respective waveband.
If a button is not pressed within
4 seconds, the radio will return to the
last station tuned.
iIf no station is received after two
consecutive scans of the complete
frequency range, then the scan stops
at the frequency from which it began.

213 Controls in detail
Audio system
Weather band
Press
WB soft key.
The weather band station last received
is tuned in.
Selecting a weather band station
directly

Select desired weather band station
with buttons 1 to 7.
If a station cannot be tuned in, a search
is automatically started.Search

PressGorHbutton to tune in
the next receivable weather band
station.Scan search


Starting scan search
Press
SC soft key.
SC will appear in the display. The
radio briefly (approximately
8 seconds) tunes in all receivable
weather band stations.


Ending scan search
Press
SC soft key orGorH.
The weather band station last
played will be selected and
SC
disappears from the display.
iIf no weather band station is received
after three consecutive scans of the
complete frequency range, then the
scan stops at the channel with which it
began and
NO WB FOUND
appears in the
display.
If this happens, switch back to
standard radio mode.

217 Controls in detail
Audio system


Selecting a category
Press
PTY
soft key.
The current PTY category of the
station is displayed.

Press
<<<
or
>>>
soft key.
This switches between the
individual categories.
When changing the category, the
channel selected last in the new
category becomes audible.The system will automatically switch to
a station of the selected category if the
currently selected station is not of the
selected category. Otherwise, the
currently selected station remains
tuned.


Tuning a station within the selected
category
The channels identified for the
currently selected category are
arranged numerically. Only one entry is
visible at a time.
PressGorHbutton briefly.
The next station within the category
is started.
or

Press and hold
GorHbutton for approx.
3 seconds until desired station has
been reached.Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:


Scan search plays a channel for
approx. 8 seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current cat-
egory.


Scan search can be terminated
manually.

Press
SC soft key.
The search starts.
SC appears in the
display.

Press
SC soft key again.
The search stops.

246 Controls in detailPower windowsOpening and closing the windows
The windows are opened and closed eletri-
cally. Switches for operating the driver and
passenger door windows are located on
the driver’s door. A switch for operating
the passenger door window is located on
the passenger door.
The door windows can also be operated
using the retractable hardtop switch
(page 248). The rear side windows can
only be operated using the retractable
hardtop switch (
page 248) or the
SmartKey* (
page 249).
1Left window
2Right window
Warning!
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When closing the windows, make sure there
is no danger of anyone being harmed by the
closing procedure.
The closing of the door windows can be im-
mediately halted by releasing the switch or,
if the switch was pressed past the resis-
tance point and released, by pressing the re-
spective switch.
The door windows are equipped with the ex-
press-close and automatic reversal func-
tion. If a door window encounters an
obstruction that blocks its path in a circum-
stance where you pressed the switch past
the resistance point and released it to close
the window, the automatic reversal function
will stop the window and open it slightly.
If a door window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you are closing the window by pressing and
holding the switch, by pressing and holding
button‹ on the SmartKey*, by pushing
and holding the retractable hardtop switch,
or by pressing and holding the ,button
on the climate control panel or automatic
climate control* panel, the automatic rever-
sal function will not operate.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsuper-
vised use of vehicle equipment can cause an
accident and/or serious personal injury.