MERCEDES-BENZ SLR CLASS 2005 Owners Manual

120 Controls in detailControl systemMenusThis is what you will see when you scroll
through the menus.The table on the next page provides an
overview of the individual menus.

121 Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Menu1
Menu2
Menu3
Menu4
Menu5
Menu6
Standard display
AUDIO
Vehicle status
message memory
Settings
Trip computer
Telephone
(page 122)
(page 122)
(page 124)
(page 125)
(page 136)
(page 138)
Commands/submenusDigital speedometer
Select radio station
Call up vehicle mal-
function, warning
and system status
messages stored in
memory
Reset to factory set-
tings
Fuel consumption
statistics after start
Load phone book
Call up maintenance
service display
Operate the
CD player
Instrument cluster
submenu
Fuel consumption
statistics since the
last reset
Search for name in
phone book
Check tire inflation
pressure
Lighting submenu
Call up range
Vehicle submenu

122 Controls in detailControl system
Standard display menu
You can select the functions in the stan-
dard display menu with button k
orj.
The following functions are available:
Display digital speedometer 
Press button j once.
The current vehicle speed is shown in
the multifunction display.
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:
iThe headings used in the menus table
are designed to facilitate navigation
within the system and are not neces-
sarily identical to those shown in the
control system displays.
The first function displayed in each
menu will automatically show you
which part of the system you are in.
Function
Page
Call up digital speedometer
122
Call up maintenance service dis-
play
286
Check tire inflation pressure
264
Function
Page
Select radio station
123
Operate CD player
123

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Selecting radio station
Turn on the radio (
page 146).

Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the right 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 set-
ting for the station tuning
(page 135):


Memory: the next stored station is
selected (SP)


Station searchOperating the CD player

Turn on the radio and select the CD
player (
page 156).

Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played are shown in the right dis-
play.
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 151).
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.

124 Controls in detailControl systemVehicle status message memory
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 mul-
tifunction display and are based on condi-
tions or system status the vehicle’s system
has recorded.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the right display.
The following functions are available:
No vehicle status messages
If no conditions are recorded in memory,
the message in the right display is:
Malfunction memory, no malfunctions
Vehicle status messages have been
recorded
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the right display:
1Number of 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 messag-
es, see “What to do if ...” (
page 296).
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 296).
Function
Page
No malfunction messages
124
Malfunctions occurred
124

125 Controls in detail
Control system
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.
Settings menu
In the
Settings
menu there are two func-
tions:


The function
Reset R-Button 3 sec.
,
with which you can reset all the set-
tings to those set at the factory.


A collection of submenus with which
you can make individual settings for
your vehicle.

Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings...
menu appears in
the left display.The following settings and submenus are
available:
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position1 or2. You will then only see
high-priority messages (
page 296).
Function
Page
Reset all settings
126
Submenus in the Settings menu
126
Reset the functions of a sub-
menu
126
Instrument cluster submenu
128
Lighting submenu
130
Vehicle submenu
134

126 Controls in detailControl systemResetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all sub-
menus to the factory settings.
Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster for approximately three
seconds.
In the right display you will see the re-
quest to press the reset button again to
confirm.

Press the reset button again.
The functions of all the submenus will
reset to factory settings.Submenus in the Settings menu

Press button k or j.
In the right display you see the collec-
tion of submenus.

Press button ç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
The submenus are arranged by hierarchy.
Scroll down with the ç button, scroll up
with the æ button.
Move within the submenus with the k
or j button to the individual functions.
The settings themselves are made with
button æ or ç.Resetting the functions of a submenu
For each submenu you can reset all the
functions to the factory settings.

Move to a function in the submenu.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster for approximately three
seconds.
In the right display you will see the re-
quest to press the reset button again to
confirm.

Press the reset button again.
All functions of the submenu will reset
to factory settings.
iThe settings you have changed will not
be reset unless you confirm the action
by pressing the reset button a second
time. After approximately five seconds,
the
Settings...
menu reappears in
the multifunction display.
For safety reasons, the
Light circuit
Headlamp mode
in the
Lighting
sub-
menu is not reset while driving.

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Control system
The table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus. De-
tailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following pag-
es.Instrument cluster
Lighting
Vehicle
Set time (hours)
Set daytime running lamp mode (USA only)
Set station selection mode (radio)
Set time (minutes)
Set locator lighting
Set automatic locking
Select time display mode
Exterior lamps delayed switch-off
Tire inflation pressure display
Select temperature display mode
Interior lighting delayed switch-off
Select speedometer display modeSelect language

128 Controls in detailControl systemInstrument cluster submenu
Access the
Inst. cluster
menu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Inst. cluster

submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings.
The following functions are available:Set time (hours)

Move the selection marker with button
æ orç to the
Inst. cluster

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set time Hours
ap-
pears in the left display.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.

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

Move the selection marker with button
æ orç to the
Inst. cluster

submenu.

Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until the message
Set time Minutes

appears in the left display.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.

Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.
Function
Page
Set time (hours)
128
Set time (minutes)
128
Select the time display
129
Select the temperature display
129
Select the speedometer display
(Canada only)
129
Select the language
130

129 Controls in detail
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Selecting time display
Move the selection marker with the
æ or ç button to the
Inst.
cluster
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 æ or ç to set the
12-hour

or
24-hour
time display mode.Selecting temperature display mode

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:
Temp. indicator
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ or ç to set temperature
unit to degrees Celsius (
°C) or degrees
Fahrenheit (
°F).Selecting the speedometer display
(Canada only)

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:
Speedometer
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ or ç to set the speed-
ometer units to
Kilometres
or
Miles
.