MERCEDES-BENZ SLR 2007 R199 Owner's Manual

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Control system
Submenus in the Settings menu
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings... menu appears in
the multifunction display.
Press button j.
In the right multifunction display you
see the collection of submenus.
Press button ç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
Scroll down with button ç, scroll up
with button æ.
With the selection marker on the de-
sired submenu, use button j to
access the individual functions within
that submenu.
Once within the submenu use button
j to move to the next function or
button k to move to the previous
function within that submenu.
Use button æ or ç to change the
settings of the respective function.

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The table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus.
Detailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following
pages.
Instrument clusterTimeLightingVehicle
(page 132)(page 133)(page 134)(page 138)
Selecting digital speedometer
display modeSetting time (hours)Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)Setting station selection mode
(radio)
Selecting standard displaySetting time (minutes)Setting locator lightingSetting automatic locking
Selecting languageSetting night security illumina-
tion (Headlamps delayed
switch-off)
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off

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Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Inst. cluster submenu via
the
Settings menu. Use the Inst. clus-
ter
submenu to change the instrument
cluster display settings.
The following functions are available:Selecting the digital speedometer
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
multifunction display:
Digital speedometer.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to set the
speedometer units to
Kilometers or
Miles.Selecting 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
multifunction display:
Select display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to select
the desired setting.
The selected display appears in the left
multifunction display.
The option not selected will appear in
the right multifunction display when
scrolling through the standard display
(
page 122).
FunctionPage
Selecting the speedometer
display132
Selecting the standard display 132
Selecting the language133

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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
multifunction display:
Language.
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

English

French

Italian

Spanish

Dutch

Swedish

Danish

Turkish

PortugueseTime submenu
Access the
Time submenu via the Settings
menu. Use the
Time submenu to change
the time settings.
The following functions are available:
FunctionPage
Setting time (hours)134
Setting time (minutes)134

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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
multifunction display:
Set time Hour.
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
multifunction display:
Set time
Minute(s)
.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.Lighting submenu
Access the
Lighting submenu via the
Settings menu. Use the Lighting sub-
menu to change the lamp and lighting
settings on your vehicle.
The following functions are available:
FunctionPage
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)135
Setting locator lighting135
Setting night security illumina-
tion (Headlamps delayed
switch-off)136
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off 137

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Control system
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
multifunction display:
Light circuit
Headlamp mode
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
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 lamps
For more information on the daytime
running lamp mode, see “Daytime running
lamp mode” (
page 108).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
vehicle 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.
iThis function is not available in countries
where the daytime running lamp mode is manda-
tory and therefore in a constant mode.
iIf you turn the exterior lamp switch to anoth-
er position, the corresponding lamp(s) will
switch on.
For safety reasons, resetting the
Lighting sub-
menu to factory settings (
page 129) will not
reset the daytime running lamp mode.
The following message appears in the right multi-
function display:
Cannot be fully reset to
factory settings when driving
.

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Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Lighting
submenu.
Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
multifunction 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 106).
The locator lighting feature is
activated.Setting night security illumination
(Headlamps delayed switch-off)
Use this function to set whether you would
like the exterior lamps to remain on for
15 seconds during darkness after exiting
the vehicle and closing the doors.
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:

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
multifunction display:
Headlamps delayed switch-off.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to switch
the headlamps delayed shut-off feature
On or Off.
Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU before turning off the
engine (
page 106).
The headlamps delayed switch-off
feature is activated.

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You can temporarily deactivate the
delayed 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.Setting 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
submenu.
Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
multifunction 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.

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Vehicle 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
function to select the manual or memory
station selection mode for the radio
(
page 127).
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
multifunction 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
receivable station
FunctionPage
Setting station selection mode
(radio)138
Setting automatic locking139

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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 multifunction 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.
Trip computer menu
Use the trip computer menu to call up
statistical data on your vehicle.
The following information is available:Fuel consumption statistics since 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 multifunction display:
From
start
.
1Distance driven since start
2Average speed since start
3Time elapsed since start
4Average fuel consumption since start
FunctionPage
Fuel consumption statistics since
start139
Fuel consumption statistics since
last reset140
Resetting fuel consumption
statistics140
Distance to empty140
iThe last function called up will reappear the
next time you enter the trip computer menu.
iAll statistics stored since the last engine
start will be reset approximately 4 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 within this time period.