MERCEDES-BENZ SLR 2006 R199 Owner's Manual

130 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting the standard display
Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Inst. cluster

submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Select display
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to select
whether to display the outside temper-
ature or the speed in the standard dis-
play. Selecting the language

Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Inst. cluster

submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Text
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to select
the language to be used for the multi-
function display messages. Available languages:


German (
Deutsch
)


English (
English
)


French (
français
)


Italian (
italiano
)


Spanish (
Español
)


Dutch (
Nederlands
)


Danish (
Dansk
)


Swedish (
Svenska
)


Portuguese (
Português
)


Turkish (
Türkçe
)

131 Controls in detail
Control system
Time submenu
Access the
Time
submenu via the
Settings

menu. Use the
Time
submenu to change
the time settings.
The following functions are available:Setting time (hours)

Move the selection marker with button
æ orç to the
Time
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until this message appears in the left
display:
Set time Hours
.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.Setting time (minutes)

Move the selection marker with button
æ orç to the
Time
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until this message appears in the left
display:
Set time Minutes
.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.
Function
Page
Setting time (hours)
131
Setting time (minutes)
131
Selecting time display
132

132 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting time display
Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Time
submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Clock
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to set the 12-hour
or
24-hour
time display mode.Lighting submenu
Access the
Lighting
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Lighting
sub-
menu to change the lamp and lighting set-
tings on your vehicle.
The following functions are available:Setting daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)

Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Lighting
sub-
menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Light circuit Headlamp
mode
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Function
Page
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
132
Setting locator lighting
133
Setting night security illumina-
tion (Headlamps delayed
switch-off)
134
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off
135
iThis function is not available in
countries where the daytime running
lamp mode is mandatory and therefore
in a constant mode.

133 Controls in detail
Control system

Press buttonæ orç to select
manual operation (
Manual
) or daytime
running lamp mode (
Constant
)
activated.
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionM orU, the low beam
headlamps are switched on when the
engine is running.
In low ambient light conditions the
following lamps will switch on additionally:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lampsFor more information on the daytime
running lamp mode, see “Daytime running
lamp mode” (
page 107).Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionU, the following lamps will
switch on during darkness when the vehi-
cle is unlocked with the SmartKey:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


Front fog lamps
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened.
If you do not open a door after unlocking
the vehicle with the SmartKey the lamps
will switch off automatically after approxi-
mately 40 seconds.
iIf you turn the exterior lamp switch to
another position, the corresponding
lamp(s) will switch on.
For safety reasons, resetting the Lighting
submenu to factory settings
(
page 127) will not reset the daytime
running lamp mode.
The following message appears in the
right display:
Cannot be fully reset
to factory settings when driving
.

134 Controls in detailControl system
Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Lighting
sub-
menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Locator lighting
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to switch
the locator lighting function
On.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU when exiting the vehicle
(page 105).
The locator lighting feature is
activated.Setting night security illumination
(Headlamps delayed switch-off)
Use this function to set whether or not the
exterior lamps to illuminate during dark-
ness after exiting the vehicle and all doors
closed.
With the delayed shut-off feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionU before the engine is turned
off, the following lamps will switch on
when the engine is turned off and remain
lit for approximately 15 seconds:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps


Front fog lamps
If after turning off the engine you do not
open a door or do not close an opened
door, the lamps will automatically switch
off after 60 seconds.

Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Lighting
sub-
menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Headlamps delayed
switch-off
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to switch
the function
On or
Off
.
iYou can reactivate this function within
10 minutes by opening a door.

135 Controls in detail
Control system

Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU before turning off the en-
gine (
page 105).
The headlamps delayed switch-off
feature is activated.
You can temporarily deactivate the de-
layed switch-off feature:

Before leaving the vehicle turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position0.

Then turn it to position2 and back
to0.
The delayed switch-off feature is deac-
tivated. It will reactivate as soon as you
reinsert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.Interior lighting delayed switch-off
Use this function to set whether or not the
interior lighting to remain lit during dark-
ness for approximately 10 seconds after
the SmartKey is removed from the starter
switch.

Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Lighting
sub-
menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Int. lighting delayed
switch-off
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to switch
the function
On or
Off
.

136 Controls in detailControl systemVehicle submenu
Access the
Vehicle
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Vehicle
submenu
to make general vehicle settings.
The following functions are available:Setting radio station selection mode
Use the
Press button in audio mode
func-
tion to select the manual or memory sta-
tion selection mode for the radio
(
page 123).

Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Vehicle
submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Press button in audio mode.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to select
the desired station selection mode.
You can select:

Memory,
selects next stored station


Station search
, selects next re-
ceivable station
Function
Page
Setting station selection mode
(radio)
136
Setting automatic locking
136
Tire inflation pressure display
137

137 Controls in detail
Control system
Setting automatic locking
Use this function to activate or deactivate
the automatic central locking. With the
automatic central locking system
activated, the vehicle is centrally locked at
vehicle speeds of approximately
9mph(15km/h).
Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Vehicle
submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see the following message in
the left display:
Automatic door lock
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to switch Automatic door lock
On or
Off
.Tire inflation pressure display
Use this function to set the unit for the tire
inflation pressure display.

Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Vehicle
submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see the following message in
the left display:
Tire pres. display
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to select
the desired tire inflation pressure unit.
Trip computer menu
Use the trip computer menu to call up
statistical data on your vehicle.
The following information is available:Function
Page
Fuel consumption statistics after
start
138
Fuel consumption statistics since
last reset
138
Calling up range (distance to emp-
ty)
139
iThe last function called up will reap-
pear the next time you enter the trip
computer menu.

138 Controls in detailControl systemFuel consumption statistics after start
Press button ÿ or è repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see the following message in
the left display:
From start
.
1Distance driven since start
2Average speed since start
3Time elapsed since start
4Average fuel consumption since startFuel consumption since last reset

Press button ÿ or è repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see the following message in
the left display:
From reset.
1Distance driven since last reset
2Average speed since last reset
3Time elapsed since last reset
4Average fuel consumption since last
reset
Resetting fuel consumption statistics
Press button ÿ or è repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see the reading that you want
to reset in the left display.

Press and hold the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 113) until
the value is reset to 0.
iAll statistics stored since the last en-
gine start will be reset approximately
four hours after the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Resetting will not occur if you turn the
SmartKey back to position1 or2 with-
in this time period.

139 Controls in detail
Control system
Calling up range (distance to empty)
Press button ÿ or è repeatedly
until you see the first function of the
Trip computer menu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Range
.
In the right display you will see the cal-
culated range based on the current fuel
tank level. Your driving style will affect
the accuracy of the calculated range.
TEL menu
You can use the functions in the
TEL
menu
to operate your telephone, provided it is
connected to a hands-free system and
switched on.

Switch on the telephone and the radio.

Press button ÿ or è on the
steering wheel repeatedly until you see
the
TEL
menu in the left display.
Which messages will appear in the right
display field depends on whether your tele-
phone is switched on or off:


If the telephone is off, the message in
the multifunction display is:
TEL OFF
.
iIf the reserve fuel level has been
reached, the range may no longer
shown.
Warning!
G
A driver’s attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we rec-
ommend that you pull over to a safe location
and stop before placing or taking a tele-
phone call. If you choose to use the tele-
phone while driving, please use the
hands-free device and only use the tele-
phone when weather, road, and traffic con-
ditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet
(approximately 14 m) every second.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury.