2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 display settings

146 Controls in detailControl systemResetting 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.

147 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
Time
Lighting
Vehicle
Convenience
Selecting temperature
display mode
Synchronizing time with
head unit
Setting daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)
Setting station selection
mode (radio)
Activating
easy-entry/exit feature
Selecting speedometer
display mode
Setting the time (hours)
Setting locator lighting
Setting automatic locking
Setting key-dependency
Selecting language
Setting the time
(minutes)
Setting night security
illumination
Tire inflation pressure
display
Setting parking position
for exterior rear view
mirror
Selecting time display
mode
Setting interior lighting
delayed switch-off

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

submenu to change the instrument cluster
display settings. The following functions
are available: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 speedometer 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:
Digital speedometer
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ or ç to set the speed-
ometer units to
Kilometres
or
Miles
.
Function
Page
Selecting temperature display
mode
148
Selecting speedometer display
mode
148
Selecting language
149

149 Controls in detail
Control system
Selecting language
Move the selection marker with button
æ or ç to the
Inst. cluster

submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Text
appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ or ç to select the
language to be used for the
multifunction display messages. Available languages:


German


English


Italian


French


SpanishTime submenu
Access the
Time
submenu via the
Settings

menu. Use the
Time
submenu to change
the time and date settings. The following
functions are available:
Synchronizing time with head unit

Move the selection marker with the
æ or ç button to the
Time

submenu.

Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Time sync. with
head unit
appears in the multifunction
display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Function
Page
Synchronizing time with head
unit
149
Setting the time (hours)
150
Setting the time (minutes)
151
Selecting time display mode
151

152 Controls in detailControl systemLighting submenu
Access the
Lighting
submenu via the
Settings
menu. Use the
Lighting
sub-
menu to change the lamp and lighting set-
tings 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
Light circuit Headlamp
mode
in the multifunction display.The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to select
manual operation (
Manual
) or daytime
running lamp mode (
Constant
).
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch at
positionM or U the low beam head-
lamps are switched on when the engine is
running.
Function
Page
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)
152
Setting locator lighting
153
Setting night security illumina-
tion
154
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off
155
iThis function is not available in coun-
tries where the daytime running lamp
mode is mandatory and therefore in a
constant mode.

153 Controls in detail
Control system
In low ambient light conditions the follow-
ing lamps will switch on additionally:

Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lampsSetting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in position
U, the following lamps will switch on
when the vehicle is unlocked with the
SmartKey during darkness:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate 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.

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

Press button j or k repeatedly
until you see
Locator lighting
in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press button æ or ç to switch
the locator lighting feature to
On.

Turn the exterior lamp switch to posi-
tion U when exeting the vehicle.
The locator lighting feature is
activated.
iFor safety reasons, resetting the Lighting
submenu to factory settings
while driving (
page 146) will not de-
activate the daytime running lamp
mode.
The message following message ap-
pears in the multifunction display:
Cannot be fully reset to factory
settings when driving
.

156 Controls in detailControl systemVehicle 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:
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 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
.Tire inflation pressure display
Use this function to set the unit for the tire
inflation 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 pres. display
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.

Press æ or ç to select the de-
sired tire inflation pressure unit.
Function
Page
Setting automatic locking
156
Tire inflation pressure display
156

157 Controls in detail
Control system
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
(
page 113).

Move the selection marker with the
æ orç button to the
Conve-
nience
submenu.

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

Press æ or ç to change the
easy-entry/exit setting.
Function
Page
Activating easy-entry/exit
feature
157
Setting key-dependency
158
Setting parking position for
exterior rear view mirror
158
Warning!
G
You must make sure no one can become
trapped or injured by the moving steering
wheel and driver’s seat when the easy-en-
try/exit feature is activated.
To cancel seat/steering wheel movement,
do one of the following:

Press seat adjustment switch
(page 40).


Move steering column stalk
(page 42).


Press the memory button (
page 120).
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.