2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL55AMG Owner's Manual

129 Controls in detail
Control system
Tire pressure display*
Use this function to set the unit for the tire
pressure display.
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:
Tire press. display
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to select the de-
sired tire pressure unit.Convenience submenu
Access the
Convenience
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Convenience
sub-
menu to change the settings for a number
of convenience features. The following
functions are available:
Activating easy-entry/exit feature
Use this function to activate and deacti-
vate the easy-entry/exit feature. When the
feature is activated, the steering wheel and
driver’s seat will move back to facilitate ex-
iting the vehicle when you


remove the key from the starter switch


open the driver’s door
Function
Page
Activate easy-entry/exit fea-
ture
129
Set key dependency
130
Set parking position for exterior
rear view mirror
131
Warning!
G
You must make sure that no one can be-
come trapped or injured by the moving
steering wheel and the driver’s seat when
the easy-entry / exit feature is in operation
and the driver’s door is being opened or the
key is removed from the starter switch. Do
not leave children unattended in the vehicle,
or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsu-
pervised use of vehicle equipment may
cause an accident and/or serious personal
injury.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.

130 Controls in detailControl systemAfter entering the vehicle, the steering
wheel and seat will move into the position
stored in memory when

the driver’s door is closed


you put the key in the starter switch
and


press the appropriate stored position
button on the memory switch
(page 99)

Move the selection marker with button æ
or
ç
to the
Convenience
sub-
menu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Easy-entry feature Acti-
vate
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to change the
easy-entry/exit setting.
The following settings are available for
the easy-entry/exit feature:
Off
The easy-entry/exit feature is
deactivated
Steer. column
Only the steering column is
moved
Steer.col.+seat
Both the steering column and
the seat are movedSetting key dependency
Use this function to set whether the mem-
ory settings for the seats, the steering
wheel and the mirrors should be stored
separately for each key (
page 99).

Move the selection marker with button æ
or
ç
to the
Convenience
sub-
menu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Key-dependent
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to set key depen-
dency to
On or
Off
.
iTo cancel seat/steering wheel move-
ment, press one of the following:

the seat adjustment switch
(page 32)


the steering column switch
(page 34)


the memory switch (
page 99)

131 Controls in detail
Control system
Setting parking position for exterior rear
view mirror
You can store a parking position for the
passenger exterior rear view mirror using
the memory switch (
page 100).
The exterior rear view mirror will return to
its previous position when you


shift out of reverse (after 10 seconds)


exceed the speed of 6 mph (10 km/h),
regardless of which gear is engaged


press the driver’s side mirror button
(immediately) (
page 35)

Move the selection marker with button æ
or
ç
to the
Convenience
sub-
menu.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until you see this message in the left
display:
Mirror setting when park-
ing
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press
æ
or
ç
to switch function
On or
Off
.
Trip computer menu
Use the trip computer menu to call up sta-
tistical data on your vehicle. The following
information is available:
iThe mirror parking position feature
must be activated and the passenger
side exterior rear view mirror
(page 35) must be selected at the
time in order for the system to recall the
stored mirror position when reverse
gearR is engaged.
Function
Page
Fuel consumption statistics after
start
132
Fuel consumption statistics
since last reset
132
Call up range (distance to empty)
133
iThe last function called up will reap-
pear the next time you enter the trip
computer menu.

132 Controls in detailControl systemFuel consumption statistics after 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 this message in the left
display:
After start.
1Distance driven since start
2Average speed since start
3Time elapsed since start
4Average fuel consumption since startFuel 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 this message in the left
display:
From reset.
1Distance driven since last reset
2Average speed since last reset
3Time elapsed since last reset
4Average fuel consumption since last re-
set
iAll statistics stored since the last en-
gine start will be reset approximately
four hours after the key in the starter
switch is turned to position0 or re-
moved from the starter switch.
Resetting will not occur if you turn the
key back to position1 or2 within this
time period.

133 Controls in detail
Control system
Resetting 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 display.

Press and hold the reset knob in the in-
strument cluster (
page 21) until the
value is reset to
0.Call up range (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
display:
Range
.
In the right display you will see the cal-
culated range based on the current fuel
tank level.
TEL menu*Warning!
G
A driver’s attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we rec-
o m m e n d t h a t y o u p u l l o v e r t o a s a f e l o c a t i o n
and stop before placing or taking a tele-
phone call. If you choose to use the tele-
phone while driving, please use the
hands-free device and only use the tele-
phone when weather, road, and traffic con-
ditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of approximately
44 feet (approximately 13.5 m) every sec-
ond.

134 Controls in detailControl systemYou can use the functions in the
TEL
menu
to operate your telephone, provided it is
connected to a hands-free system and
switched on.

Switch on the telephone and COMAND.

Press button
ÿ
or
è
on the
steering wheel repeatedly until you see
the
TEL
menu in the left display.
Which messages will appear in the right
display field depends on whether your tele-
phone is switched on or off:


If the telephone is off, the message in
the multifunction display is:
TEL Off
.


If the telephone is on:
The telephone will then search for a
network. During this time the right dis-
play is empty.
As soon as the telephone has found a
network,
READY
is indicated in the right
display.
1Signal strength


This standby message indicates that
your telephone is ready for use and you
can operate it using the control sys-
tem.Rejecting a call
If you do not wish to receive the call, you
can choose to reject it.

Press button
ì
.
You have rejected the call. The caller
receives a busy signal.
Answering a call
When your telephone is ready to receive
calls, you can answer a call at any time. In
the right display you will then see the mes-
sage:

Press button
ì
.
You have answered the call. In the right
display you see the length of the call.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury.

135 Controls in detail
Control system
Ending a call
Press button
ì
.
You have ended the call. In the right
display you will again see the standby
message.
Dialing a number from the phone book
If your telephone is ready to receive calls,
you may select and dial a number from the
phone book at any time.

Press button
ÿ
or
è
repeatedly
until you see the
TEL
menu in the left
display.
In the right display you will see the
standby message.

Press button
j
or
k
.
The control system reads the phone
book which is stored in the telephone.
This may take up to 30 seconds. In the
right display you will see the message
Please wait!
.When the message
Please wait!
dis-
appears, the phone book has been
loaded.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until the desired name appears in the
right display.
The stored names are displayed in in-
creasing or decreasing alphabetical or-
der.

Press button
í
.
The system dials the selected phone
number.


If connection is successful, the name of
the party you called and the duration of
the call will appear in the display.


If no connection is made, the control
system stores the dialed number in the
redial memory.
iIf you press and hold
j
or
k
for
longer than one second, the system
scrolls rapidly through the list of names
until you release the button again.
Cancel the quick search mode by
pressing
ì
.

136 Controls in detailControl systemRedialing
The control system stores the most recent-
ly dialed phone numbers. This eliminates
the need to search through your entire
phone book.
Press button
ÿ
or
è
repeatedly
until you see the
TEL
menu in the left
display.
In the right display you will see the
standby message.

Press button
í
.
In the right display you see the first
number in the redial memory.

Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until the desired name appears in the
right display.

Press button
í
.
The control system dials the selected
phone number.