MERCEDES-BENZ SLK55AMG 2006 R171 Owner's Manual

130 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting radio station
Switch on the radio (
page 209).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to the separate operating instruc-
tions.

Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned
station in the multifunction display.
1Waveband setting
2Tuned station

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until the desired station is found.Selecting satellite radio station*
(USA only)
The Sirius satellite radio is treated as a
radio application.

Select satellite radio with the corre-
sponding soft key (SAT) in the radio
menu.
1SAT mode and preset number
2Channel name or number

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.
iYou can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio
(page 212).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to the separate operating
instructions.

131 Controls in detail
Control system
Operating the CD player
Switch on the radio and select the
CD player (
page 222).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to the separate operating instruc-
tions.

Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played are shown in the multi-
function display.
1Current CD
(CD0
for single CD drive in head unit,
CD1
through
CD6
for CD in
CD changer*)
2Current track

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
iFor more information on satellite radio
operation, see “Introduction to satellite
radio* (USA only)” (
page 214).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to separate operating
instructions.
iTo select a CD from the magazine,
press a number on the audio system or
the COMAND* system key pad located
in the center dashboard.

132 Controls in detailControl systemNAV* menu
The
NAV
menu contains the functions need-
ed to operate your navigation system.

Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until you see the message
NAV
in the
multifunction display.


If the COMAND system is switched
off, the message
NAV off
is shown
in the multifunction display.


With COMAND switched on but
route guidance not activated, the
direction of travel and, if available,
the name of the street currently
traveled on appear in the multifunc-
tion display.


With COMAND switched on and
route guidance activated, the direc-
tion of travel and maneuver instruc-
tions appear in the multifunction
display.
Please refer to the COMAND* manual for
instructions on how to activate the route
guidance system.
Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the sys-
tem. Such messages appear in the multi-
function display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.
The vehicle status message memory menu
only appears if there are any messages
stored in the system.

133 Controls in detail
Control system

Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message mem-
ory appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
If the vehicle status message memory
menu does not appear, then there are
no messages stored.Vehicle status messages have been
recorded
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the multifunction dis-
play:
1Number of messages

Press buttonjork.
The stored messages will now be dis-
played in the order in which they have
occurred. For malfunction and warning
messages, see “Vehicle status messag-
es in the multifunction display”
(page 368).Should the vehicle’s system record any
conditions while driving, the number of
messages will reappear in the multifunc-
tion display when the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position0 or re-
moved from the starter switch:

Press buttonJrepeatedly until you
have seen all occurred messages.
Warning!
G
Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are inten-
tionally not very detailed. The malfunction
and warning messages are simply a remind-
er with respect to the operation of certain
systems and do not replace the owner’s
and/or driver’s responsibility to maintain
the vehicle’s operating safety by having all
required maintenance and safety checks
performed on the vehicle and by bringing
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center to address the malfunction and
warning messages (
page 368).
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position1or2.
You will then only see high-priority
messages in the multifunction display
(page 368).

134 Controls in detailControl systemSettings menu
In the
Settings...
menu are two func-
tions:


The function
To reset: Press reset
button for 3 seconds
for resetting all
settings to factory standard.


A collection of submenus for perform-
ing individual settings for your vehicle.

Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings...
menu appears in
the multifunction display.The following settings and submenus are
available in the
Settings...
menu:Resetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all sub-
menus to the factory settings.

Press the reset buttonJon the instru-
ment cluster (
page 24) for approxi-
mately 3 seconds.
The request to press the reset
buttonJonce more to confirm ap-
pears in the multifunction display.

Press the reset buttonJagain.
The functions of all submenus will be
reset to the factory settings.
The message
Reset to factory
settings
appears in the multifunction
display.
Function
Page
Resetting all settings
134
Submenus in the Settings menu
135
Instrument cluster submenu
137
Time/date submenu
137
Lighting submenu
143
Vehicle submenu
147
Convenience submenu
147

135 Controls in detail
Control system
Submenus in the Settings menu
Press buttonj.
In the multifunction display you see the
collection of the submenus.

Press buttonç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll up with buttonæ, and scroll
down with buttonç.
With the selection marker on the desired
submenu, use thejbutton to access
the individual functions within that sub-
menu. Once within the submenu, you can
use the jbutton to move to the next
function or the kbutton to move to the
previous function within that submenu.
The settings themselves are made with
buttonæorç.
iFor safety reasons, the following func-
tion cannot be reset while driving:

the function
Lamp circuit head-
lamp mode in the
Lighting
sub-
menu
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Lighting Cannot be completely re-
set to factory settings while driv-
ing
.
iYour individual settings will not be re-
set unless you confirm the action by
pressing the reset buttonJagain.
After 5 seconds the
Settings...
menu
reappears in the multifunction display.

136 Controls in detailControl systemThe table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various submenus.Detailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following
pages.Instrument cluster
Time/Date
Lighting
Vehicle
Convenience*
(page 137)
(page 139)
(page 143)
(page 147)
(page 147)
Selecting digital speed-
ometer display mode
Time synchronization
with head unit*
Daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
Setting automatic locking
Activating
easy-entry/exit feature*
Selecting language
Setting the time (hours)
Locator lighting
Setting parking position
for exterior rear view
mirror*
Selecting display (speed
display or outside
temperature) for status
indicator
Setting the time
(minutes)
Night security
illumination
Setting the date (month)
Interior lighting delayed
shut-off
Setting the date (day)Setting the date (year)

137 Controls in detail
Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. cluster
submenu via
the
Settings...
menu. Use the
Instr.
cluster
submenu to change the instru-
ment cluster display settings. The follow-
ing functions are available:Selecting digital speedometer display
mode

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Display unit Digital
speedometer in the multifunction dis-
play.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to set the
speedometer unit to
km or
miles
.Selecting language

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Language
in the multifunc-
tion display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to select
the desired language to be used for the
multifunction display messages.
Function
Page
Selecting speedometer display
mode
137
Selecting language
137
Selecting display (speed display
or outside temperature) for
status indicator
138


138 Controls in detailControl system
Available languages:

German


English


Italian


French


SpanishSelecting display (speed display or out-
side temperature) for status indicator

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Instr.
cluster
submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Select display
in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to select
the desired setting.
The selected display is then shown
continuously in the lower display.
The other display now appears in the
menu of the standard display:

Digital speedometer
or


Outside temperature


139 Controls in detail
Control system
Time/Date submenu
Access the
Time/Date
submenu via the
Settings...
menu. Use the
Time/Date

submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings.
The following functions are available:Time and date synchronization with
head unit*
This function can only be seen on vehicles
with COMAND* and navigation module*.

Move the selection marker with
buttonæorç to the
Time/Date

submenu.

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until you see
Synchronization with
head unit
in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press buttonæorç to select
the desired setting.Setting the time (hours)
This function can be seen in vehicles with
audio system, or in vehicles with
COMAND* and navigation module*, if the
time and date synchronization with head
unit* feature was set to
Off
(page 139).
Function
Page
Time synchronization with head
unit*
139
Setting the time (hours)
139
Setting the time (minutes)
140
Setting the date (month)
141
Setting the date (day)
141
Setting the date (year)
142
iVehicles with COMAND*:
For information on setting the time in
COMAND, refer to the separate
COMAND operating instructions.