2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK CLASS reset

97 Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Automatic central locking
The doors and the trunk automatically lock
when the ignition is switched on and the
wheels are turning at vehicle speeds of
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h).
You can open a locked door from the in-
side. Open door only when conditions are
safe to do so.
You can deactivate the automatic locking
using the control system, see “Setting
automatic locking” (
page 141).
Locking and unlocking from the inside
You can lock or unlock the doors and the
trunk from inside using the central locking
switch. This can be useful, for example, if
you want to lock the vehicle before starting
to drive.
The fuel filler flap will not be locked or un-
locked with the central locking or unlock-
ing switch, respectively.
iIf the vehicle has previously been cen-
trally locked from the outside with the
SmartKey, opening the trunk from the
inside will trigger the anti-theft alarm
system.
To cancel the alarm, do one of the fol-
lowing:

Press buttonŒor‹ on the
SmartKey.


Insert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.
iThe doors unlock automatically after an
accident if the force of the impact ex-
ceeds a preset threshold.
To prevent the vehicle door locks from
locking, deactivate the automatic cen-
tral locking when the vehicle

is pushed or towed


is on a test stand
Warning!
G
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsuper-
vised use of vehicle equipment may cause
an accident and/or serious personal injury.

111 Controls in detail
Lighting
Cornering fog lamps* (SLK 350 with
Bi-Xenon* headlamps and without Sport Package*)
The cornering fog lamps improve illumina-
tion of the road into which you are turning.
Cornering fog lamps will operate with the
engine running and with

the exterior lamp switch in
positionB (
page 106)
or


the exterior lamp switch in
positionU (
page 106)
or


the daytime running lamp mode
activated (
page 108)Driving forward
Switching on cornering fog lamps

Depending on whether you are turning
left or right, switch on the left or right
turn signal (
page 52).
The respective front fog lamp comes on
and illuminates the road into which you
are turning.
Switching off cornering fog lamps
The combination switch for the turn signal
resets automatically after major steering
wheel movements. This will switch off the cornering fog lamps if they where activat-
ed by switching on the left or right turn
signal.
If the turn signal should stay on after mak-
ing the turn, the turn signal and cornering
fog lamp can be switched off by returning
the combination switch to its original
position.
Driving rearward
Switching on cornering fog lamps

Place the gearshift lever (gear selector
lever*) in positionR.
The inverse front fog lamp comes on
automatically depending on the
steering direction and steering angle.
Switching off cornering fog lamps

Place the gearshift lever (gear selector
lever*) out of positionR.
The respective front fog lamp goes out.
iCornering fog lamps will only come on
in low ambient lighting conditions.
The cornering fog lamps function is not
available at a vehicle speed above
25 mph (40 km/h).
iThe cornering fog lamps will come on
automatically depending on the
steering angle, even if you did not
switch on either turn signal.
If the cornering fog lamps came on
automatically, they will also go out au-
tomatically depending on the steering
angle.

115 Controls in detail
Instrument cluster
Instrument cluster
A full view illustration of the instrument
cluster can be found in the “At a glance”
section (
page 24).
The multifunction display in the instrument
cluster is activated when you


open a door


switch on exterior lighting


switch on ignition (
page 35)


press reset buttonJ or one of the
knobs for the instrument cluster illumi-
nation (
page 24)
For information on changing the instru-
ment cluster settings, e.g. the language,
see “Instrument cluster submenu”
(
page 131).
Instrument cluster illumination
Adjusting
The knobs for adjusting the instrument
cluster illumination are on the left side of
the instrument cluster (
page 24).
Brightening illumination

Press knob+ briefly.
The instrument cluster illumination
brightens.
Dimming illumination

Press knob- briefly.
The instrument cluster illumination
dims.
Tachometer
The red marking on the tachometer
(page 24) denotes excessive engine
speed.
To help protect the engine, the fuel supply
is interrupted if the engine is operated
within the red marking.
iOpening a door or pressing the reset
buttonJwithout switching on the ig-
nition or the exterior lighting activates
the multifunction display illumination
only for 30 seconds.
iWith the exterior lighting switched on,
the brightness of the switches in the
center console will be adjusted simul-
taneously.
!Avoid driving at excessive engine
speeds, as it may result in serious en-
gine damage that is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

116 Controls in detailInstrument clusterOutside temperature indicator
The outside temperature is displayed in
the multifunction display (
page 123).
For information on selecting the tempera-
ture display unit, i.e. degrees Celsius (°C)
or degrees Fahrenheit (°F), see “Selecting
temperature display mode” (page 131).The temperature sensor is located in the
front bumper area. Due to its location, the
sensor can be affected by road or engine
heat during idling or slow driving. There-
fore, the accuracy of the displayed temper-
ature can only be verified by comparison to
a thermometer placed next the sensor, not
by comparison to external displays, e.g.
bank signs, etc.
When moving the vehicle into colder ambi-
ent temperatures (e.g. when leaving your
garage), you will notice a delay before the
lower temperature is displayed.
A delay also occurs when ambient temper-
atures rise. This prevents inaccurate tem-
perature displays caused by heat radiated
from the engine during idling or slow driv-
ing.
Trip odometer
Make sure you are viewing the stan-
dard display menu (
page 122).

Press and hold reset buttonJuntil
the trip odometer is reset.
Clock
Vehicles with COMAND*:
The clock in the instrument cluster can be
synchronized with the time set in
COMAND using the time synchronization
with head unit feature (
page 133), or set
independently from COMAND using the
control system (
page 134) with the time
synchronization with head unit feature set
to
Off
.
For setting the time in COMAND, see sep-
arate COMAND operating instructions.
For setting the time with audio system,
(
page 134).
Warning!
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The outside temperature indicator is not de-
signed to serve as an ice-warning device and
is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the freez-
ing point do not guarantee that the road sur-
face is free of ice. The road may still be icy,
especially in wooded areas or on bridges.

121 Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Menu1
Menu2
Menu3
Menu4
Menu5
Menu6
Menu7
Standard dis-
play
AUDIO
NAV*
Vehicle status
message
memory
Settings
Trip computer
TEL*
(page 122)
(page 123)
(page 126)
(page 126)
(page 127)
(page 144)
(page 146)
Commands/submenusRun Flat
Indicator*
Select radio sta-
tion
Activate route
guidance
Call up vehicle
malfunction,
warning and
system status
messages stored
in memory
Reset to factory
settings
Fuel consump-
tion statistics
after start
Load phone book
Check coolant
temperature
Select satellite
radio station*
(USA only)
Instrument clus-
ter submenu
Fuel consump-
tion statistics
since last reset
Search for name
in phone book
Digital speedom-
eter/outside
temperature
Operate the CD
player
Time/Date
submenu
Call up range
Redialing
Call up mainte-
nance service
indicator
Lighting
submenu
Check engine oil
level
(SLK 55 AMG
only)
Vehicle submenuConvenience
submenu

124 Controls in detailControl systemSelecting radio station
Switch on the radio (
page 197).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to the separate operating instruc-
tions.

Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned
station in the multifunction display.
1Waveband setting
2Tuned station

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until the desired station is found.Selecting satellite radio station*
(USA only)
The Sirius-Satellite-Radio is treated as a
radio application.

Select satellite radio with the corre-
sponding soft key (SAT) in the radio
menu.
1SAT mode and preset number
2Channel name or number

Press buttonjork repeatedly
until the desired channel is found.
iYou can only store new stations using
the corresponding feature on the radio
(page 200).
Vehicles with COMAND*:
Refer to the separate operating
instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the
usual manner.

127 Controls in detail
Control system

Press buttonjork.
The stored messages will now be dis-
played in the order in which they have
occurred. For malfunction and warning
messages, see “Vehicle status messag-
es in the multifunction display”
(page 348).
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 re-
moved from the starter switch:

Press buttonJrepeatedly until you
have seen all occurred messages.
Settings menu
In the
Settings...
menu are two func-
tions:


The function
To reset: Press reset
button for 3 seconds
for resetting all
settings to factory standard.


A collection of submenus for perform-
ing individual settings for your vehicle.

Press buttonèorÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings...
menu appears in
the multifunction display.The following settings and submenus are
available in the
Settings...
menu:
iThe vehicle status message memory
will be cleared when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position1or2.
You will then only see high-priority
messages in the multifunction display
(page 348).
Function
Page
Resetting all settings
128
Submenus in the Settings menu
129
Resetting the functions of a sub-
menu
129
Instrument cluster submenu
131
Time/date submenu
131
Lighting submenu
137
Vehicle submenu
141
Convenience submenu
142

128 Controls in detailControl systemResetting all settings
You can reset all the functions of all sub-
menus to the factory settings.
Press the reset buttonJon the instru-
ment cluster (
page 24) for approxi-
mately three seconds.
The request to press the reset
buttonJonce more to confirm ap-
pears in the multifunction display.

Press the reset buttonJagain.
The functions of all submenus will be
reset to the factory settings.
The message
Reset to factory
settings
appears in the multifunction
display.
iFor safety reasons, the following func-
tions cannot be reset while driving:

the function
Lamp circuit head-
lamp mode in the
Lighting
sub-
menu


the function
Key-dependent
in the
Convenience
submenu
The following message appears in the
multifunction display:
Lighting
(or
Convenience
) Cannot be
completely reset to factory
settings while driving.
iYour individual settings will not be re-
set unless you confirm the action by
pressing the reset buttonJagain.
After five seconds the
Settings...

menu reappears in the multifunction
display.