MERCEDES-BENZ SLR 2009 R199 Owner's Manual

131 Controls in detail
Control system
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 cluster
Time
Lighting
Vehicle
(page 132)
(page 133)
(page 134)
(page 138)
Selecting digital speedometer
display mode
Setting time (minutes)
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
Setting station selection mode
(radio)
Selecting standard display
Setting time (hours)
Setting locator lighting
Setting automatic locking
Selecting language
Setting night security illumina-
tion (Headlamps delayed
switch-off)Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off

132 Controls in detailControl systemInstrument cluster submenu
Access the
Instr. Cluster
submenu via
the
Settings
menu. Use the
Instr. 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
Instr. 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
Instr. 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).
Function
Page
Selecting the digital speedome-
ter display
132
Selecting the standard display
132
Selecting the language
133

133 Controls in detail
Control system
Selecting the language
Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Instr. 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


Danish


Swedish


Portuguese


TurkishTime submenu
Access the
Time
submenu via the
Settings

menu. Use the
Time
submenu to change
the time settings.
The following functions are available:
Function
Page
Setting time (minutes)
134
Setting time (hours)
134

134 Controls in detailControl systemSetting time (minutes)
Move the selection marker with button
æ orç to the
Time
submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
multifunction display:
Set Time
Minute(s)
.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

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

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

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
multifunction display:
Set Time Hour
.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.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:
Function
Page
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
135
Setting locator lighting
135
Setting night security illumina-
tion (Headlamps delayed
switch-off)
136
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off
137

135 Controls in detail
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.
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This function is not available in countries
where the daytime running lamp mode is manda-
tory and therefore in a constant mode.
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For safety reasons, resetting the
Lighting

submenu to factory settings while driving
(
page 129) will not deactivate the daytime
running lamp mode.
You see the following message in the right multi-
function display:
Cannot be fully reset to
factory settings while driving
.

136 Controls in detailControl system
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 feature
On
or
Off
.

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.

137 Controls in detail
Control system
You can temporarily deactivate the
headlamps 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 you would
like the interior lighting to remain on for
10 seconds during darkness after you have
removed the SmartKey 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:
Interior Light-
ing Delayed Switch-off
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to switch
the interior lighting delayed feature
On
or
Off
.

138 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.

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:

Station Search
, selects next
receivable station


Memory
, selects next stored station
Function
Page
Setting station selection mode
(radio)
138
Setting automatic locking
139

139 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 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
Function
Page
Fuel consumption statistics since
start
139
Fuel consumption statistics since
last reset
140
Resetting fuel consumption
statistics
140
Distance to empty
140
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The last function called up will reappear the
next time you enter the trip computer menu.
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All 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.

140 Controls in detailControl systemFuel 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 multifunction display: From Reset
.
1Distance driven since last reset
2Average speed since last reset
3Time elapsed since last reset
4Average fuel consumption since last
resetResetting 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 multifunction
display.

Press and hold the reset button in the
instrument cluster (
page 114) until
the value is reset to 0.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
multifunction display:
Range:
.
The calculated remaining driving range
based on the current fuel tank level ap-
pears in the right multifunction display.
Your driving style will affect the
accuracy of the calculated range.
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The fuel consumption statistics reset auto-
matically to
0 when either of the following values
is exceeded:


distance covered: 99 999 miles


time elapsed: 9 999 hours
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If only very little fuel is left in the tank, a
vehicle at the fuel pump is shown instead of the
range.