MERCEDES-BENZ SLR 2007 R199 Owner's Manual

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Control system
MenusThis is what you will see when you scroll
through the menus.The table on the next page provides an
overview of the individual menus.

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Menus, submenus and functions
Menu1Menu2Menu3Menu4Menu5Menu6Menu7
Standard display722 Edition1
1Only Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition.
AUDIOVehicle status
message memory2
2The Vehicle status message memory menu is only displayed if there is a message stored.
SettingsTrip computerTelephone
(page 122)(page 123)(page 126)(page 128)(page 129)(page 139)(page 141)
Commands/submenus
Digital speedome-
ter/Outside tem-
peratureEngine oil tem-
peratureSelecting
radio stationCalling up vehicle
malfunction, warn-
ing and system sta-
tus messages
stored in memoryResetting to fac-
tory settingsFuel consumption
statistics since startLoading
phone book
Calling up mainte-
nance service
displayVehicle supply
voltageOperating the
CD playerInstrument clus-
ter submenuFuel consumption
statistics since the
last resetSearching for
name in
phone book
Checking tire
inflation pressureRACETIMERTime submenuResetting fuel con-
sumption statistics
Overall analysisLighting submenuDistance to empty
Lap analysisVehicle submenu
iThe headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the sys-
tem and are not necessarily identical to thoseshown in the control system displays. The first
function displayed in each menu will automati-
cally show you which part of the system you are in.

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Standard display menu
The left multifunction display shows the
outside temperature and main odometer,
while the trip odometer and the clock ap-
pears in the right multifunction display.
This is the standard display.
Standard display
1Main odometer
2Outside temperature
3Current gear selector lever
position/gear range
4Trip odometer
5Automatic transmission shift program
mode
6Clock
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the standard display in
the multifunction display.
You can modify the standard display menu.
Instead of outside temperature 2, you
can choose the digital speedometer to be
displayed in the left multifunction display
by changing the setting in the
Select dis-
play
function of the Inst. cluster sub-
menu (
page 132).
Press buttonk orj to select
the functions in the standard display
menu.
The following functions are available:Display digital speedometer or outside
temperature
Press button k or j until the
digital speedometer or the outside
temperature appears in the right multi-
function display.
FunctionPage
Calling up digital speedometer or
outside temperature122
Calling up maintenance service
display 292
Checking tire inflation pressure 268
iIf you have selected the digital speedometer
for the standard display (
page 132), select the
outside temperature display here.

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722 Edition menu1
The main screen of the 722 Edition menu
shows you the gear currently engaged as
well as the engine oil temperature.
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722 Edition menu.
1Engine oil temperature
2Gear indicatorUse buttons k or j to select the fol-
lowing functions in the 722 Edition menu:
Vehicle supply voltage
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722 Edition menu.
Press button j repeatedly until you
see the vehicle supply voltage.
1Vehicle supply voltage
2Gear indicator
1Only Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition.
iThe engine oil temperature symbol flashes if
the engine oil temperature has not yet reached
80°C. During this time, avoid driving at full
engine speed.
iIf the engine reaches the overspeed range
and you are driving in the manual shift
programMAN, the menu will be shown in red. In
addition, you will see
up next to gear
indicator2 as a reminder to upshift.FunctionPage
Vehicle supply voltage123
RACETIMER124
Overall analysis126
Lap analysis126

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RACETIMER
The RACETIMER allows you to time and
save driving stretches in hours, minutes
and seconds.
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722 Edition menu.
Press button j repeatedly until you
see the RACETIMER.1Lap
2RACETIMER
3Gear indicatorStarting the RACETIMER
Press button æ.
The timer starts.
Displaying intermediate time
Press button ç while the timer is
running.
The intermediate time is shown for
5 seconds.
Stopping the RACETIMER
Press button æ.
The timer stops.
Warning!G
The RACETIMER feature is only for use on
roads and in conditions where high speed
driving is permitted. Racing on public roads
is prohibited under all circumstances and
the driver is and must always remain
responsible for following posted speed
limits.
iYou can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or the starter switch is in
position2 (
page 40).
iWhile the RACETIMER is being displayed,
you cannot adjust the volume using
buttonsæ or ç.
iWhen you stop the vehicle and turn the
SmartKey to position 1 (
page 40), the RACE-
TIMER stops timing. Timing is resumed when you
switch the ignition back on (
page 40) or
restart the engine (
page 47) and then press
the æbutton.

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Saving lap time and starting a new lap
Press button ç while the timer is
running.
The intermediate time will be shown for
5 seconds.
Press button ç within the next
5 seconds.
The intermediate time shown will be
saved as a lap time.
The RACETIMER begins timing the new
lap. The new lap begins to be timed as
soon as the intermediate time is called
up.1Best lap time
2Lap number
3RACETIMER
4Gear indicator
Resetting current lap
Press button æ while the timer is
running.
The timer stops.
Press button ç.
The lap time is reset to “0”.Deleting all laps
Press button æ while the timer is
running.
The timer stops.
Press the reset button twice
(
page 29).
Press button æ.
The timer starts. The saved laps are
deleted.
iYou can save up to nine laps.iIt is not possible to delete a single saved lap.
iWhen you switch off the engine, the
RACETIMER will be reset to“0” after 30 seconds.
All laps are deleted.

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Overall analysis
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722 Edition menu.
Press button j repeatedly until you
see the overall analysis.
1Overall analysis of RACETIMER
2Overall driving time
3Maximum speed
4Average speed
5Overall distance drivenLap analysis
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722 Edition menu.
Press button j repeatedly until you
see the lap analysis.
1Lap number
2Lap time
3Maximum speed
4Average speed during lap
5Lap length
Press button j or k to see other
lap analyses.
AUDIO menu
The functions in the
AUDIO menu operate
the audio equipment which you currently
have turned on.
If no audio equipment is currently turned
on, the message
AUDIO OFF appears in the
multifunction display.
The following functions are available:
iThese functions are only available if you
have saved at least one lap and have stopped the
RACETIMER.iThese functions are only available if you
have saved at least two laps and have stopped
the RACETIMER.
iEach lap is shown in its own submenu. The
fastest lap is indicated by flashing symbol 1.
FunctionPage
Selecting radio station127
Operating CD player127

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Selecting radio station
Turn on the radio (page 148).
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the right multifunction display.
1Station frequency
2Wave band setting
3Setting for station selection using
memory
Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
The type of search depends on the
setting for the station tuning
(
page 138):

Memory: the next stored station is
selected (SP)

Station searchOperating the CD player
Turn on the radio and select the
CD player (
page 158).
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played are shown in the right
multifunction display.
1Current track
2Current CD (for CD changer)
Press button k or j repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
iYou can only store new stations using the
corresponding feature on the radio
(
page 153).
You can also operate the radio in the usual
manner.

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Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the
system. Such messages appear in the
multifunction 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.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the right multi-
function display.
If the vehicle status message memory
menu does not appear, no messages
have been stored.
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the right multi-
function display:
1Number of recorded status messages
Press button k or j.
The stored messages will now be
displayed in the order in which they
have occurred. For malfunction and
warning messages, see “Vehicle status
messages in the multifunction display”
(
page 314).
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
removed from the starter switch.
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 314).
iThe vehicle status message memory will be
cleared when you turn the SmartKey in the start-
er switch to position1 or2. You will then only
see high-priority messages (
page 314).

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Settings menu
In the
Settings menu there are two
functions:

The function Press reset button for
3 seconds
with which you can reset
most the settings to those set at the
factory.

A collection of submenus with which
you can make individual settings for
your vehicle.
The following settings and submenus are
available:Resetting to factory settings
You can reset the functions of most sub-
menus to the factory settings.
For safety, the
Light circuit Headlamp
mode
submenu in the Lighting menu can
be reset with the vehicle at standstill only.
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings... menu appears in
the multifunction display.
Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 114) for approxi-
mately 3 seconds.
In the right multifunction display you
will see the request to press the reset
button again to confirm.
Press the reset button again.
The functions of most the submenus
will reset to factory settings.
FunctionPage
Resetting to factory settings129
Submenus in the Settings menu130
Instrument cluster submenu132
Time submenu133
Lighting submenu134
Vehicle submenu138
iThe settings you have changed will not be re-
set unless you confirm the action by pressing the
reset button a second time. After approximately
5 seconds, the
Settings... menu reappears
in the multifunction display.