2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL55AMG Owner's Manual

121 Controls in detail
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
Convenience
Select time display mode
Set daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Set station selection
mode (radio)
Activate easy-entry/exit
feature
Select temperature dis-
play mode
Set locator lighting
Set automatic locking
Set key dependency
Select speedometer dis-
play mode
Exterior lamps delayed
switch-off
Tire pressure display*
Set parking position for
exterior rear view mirror
Select language
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off

122 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:Selecting time display mode

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).
Function
Page
Select time display mode
122
Select temperature display
mode
122
Select speedometer display
mode
123
Select language
123

123 Controls in detail
Control system
Selecting speedometer display mode
(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
.Selecting 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
æ
or
ç
to select the lan-
guage to be used for the multifunction
display messages. Available languages:


German


English


Italian


French


Spanish

124 Controls in detailControl systemLighting submenu
Access the
Lighting
submenu via the
Set-
tings
menu. Use the
Lighting
submenu to
change the lamp and lighting settings 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.

Press
æ
or
ç
t o s e l e c t m a n u a l o r
daytime running lamp (constant) mode.
This function is not available in coun-
tries where daytime running lamps are
mandatory.With daytime running lamp mode se-
lected and the exterior lamp switch at
position0, the following lamps will
come on automatically when the en-
gine is turned on:


Parking lamps and low beam head-
lamps


License plate lamps
Function
Page
Set daytime running lamp mode
(USA only)
124
Set locator lighting
125
Exterior lamps delayed
switch-off
125
Interior lighting delayed
switch-off
127
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 111) will not reset the daytime
running lamp mode.
In the right display you will then see the
message:
Cannot be fully reset to
factory settings while driv.!
.

125 Controls in detail
Control system
Setting locator lighting
During darkness, the following lamps will
come on when the exterior lamp switch is
in position
U
, the locator lighting fea-
ture is activated, and the vehicle is un-
locked by remote control:


the parking lamps


the tail lamps


the license plate lamps


the front fog lamps
To activate locator lighting:

Make sure that the locator lighting fea-
ture is set to
ON (see below).

Turn the exterior lamp switch to posi-
tion
U
.
The locator lighting switches off when the
driver’s door is opened. It switches off au-
tomatically after a period of approximately
40 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:
Locator lighting
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to select the de-
sired setting.
The locator lighting will be switched on
or off.Setting night security illumination
(Exterior lamps delayed switch-off)
Use the
Headlamps delayed switch-off

function to set whether and for how long
you would like the exterior lamps to illumi-
nate during darkness after all doors are
closed. When the delayed switch-off fea-
ture is activated and the exterior lamp
switch is in position
U
, the following
lamps will remain lit after you remove the
key from the starter switch:


the parking lamps


the tail lamps


the license plate lamps


the front fog lamps
To activate night security illumination:

Select delayed switch-off period (see
below).

Turn the exterior lamp switch to posi-
tion
U
.

126 Controls in detailControl systemTo select delayed switch-off period:
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
æ
or
ç
to select the de-
sired lamp-on period.
You can select:


0 s
, the delayed switch-off feature
is deactivated


15 s
, 30 s
, 45 s
or
60 s
, the delayed
switch-off feature is activatedYou can temporarily deactivate the de-
layed switch-off feature:

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

Then turn it to position2 and back
to0.
The delayed switch-off feature is deac-
tivated. It will reactiv a t e a s s o o n a s y o u
reinsert the key in the starter switch.
For vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:

Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop but-
ton on the gear selector (
page 30).
iYou can reactivate this function within
ten minutes by opening a door.
If you do not open a door after remov-
ing the key, the lamps will automatical-
ly switch off after 60 seconds.

127 Controls in detail
Control system
Interior lighting delayed switch-off
Use this function to set whether and for
how long you would like the interior light-
ing to remain lit during darkness after the
key 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
æ
or
ç
to select the de-
sired lamp-on time period. You can se-
lect:


0 s
, the delayed switch-off feature
is deactivated


5 s
, 10 s
, 15 s
or
20 s
, the delayed
switch-off feature is activated.Vehicle submenu
Access the
Vehicle
submenu via the
Set-
tings
menu. Use the
Vehicle
submenu to
make general vehicle settings. The follow-
ing functions are available:
Function
Page
Set station selection mode
(radio)
128
Set automatic locking
128
Tire pressure display*
129

128 Controls in detailControl systemSetting 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 116).

Move the selection marker with the æ
or
ç
button 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
æ
or
ç
to select the de-
sired station selection mode. You can
select:


Memory,
selects next stored station


Station search
Setting automatic locking
Use this function to activate or deactivate
the automatic central locking. With the au-
tomatic central locking system activated,
the vehicle is centrally locked at vehicle
speeds of approximately 9 mph
(15 km/h).
Move the selection marker with the æ
or
ç
button to the
Vehicle

submenu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Automatic door lock
.

The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to switch
Automatic Door lock
On or
Off
.