2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK CLASS Owners Manual

25 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
1
Multifunction display
with:Main odometer
122
Trip odometer
116
Automatic transmission*:
Gear range indicator
48,
153
Automatic transmission*:
Program mode
158,
164
Outside temperature indi-
cator (or actual speed
when selected)
132
2
Tachometer with:?
Engine malfunction
indicator lamp,
USA only
344
±
Engine malfunction
indicator lamp,
Canada only
344
Item
Page
<
Seat belt telltale
69,
346
A
High beam head-
lamp indicator lamp
52,
110
3
Fuel gauge with:Fuel reserve warning lamp
345
4
Fuel filler cap loca-
tion indicator: The
fuel filler cap is on
the rear right-hand
side.
284
4
Clock
116
5
Speedometer with:1
Supplemental Re-
straint System
(SRS) indicator
lamp
62,
346
-
Antilock Brake Sys-
tem (ABS) indicator
lamp
80,
342
Item
Page
L
Left turn signal indi-
cator lamp
K
Right turn signal in-
dicator lamp
52
v
Electronic Stability
Program (ESP)
warning lamp
82,
345
;
Brake warning
lamp, USA only
56,
343
3
Brake warning
lamp, Canada only
343
6
Reset button
115
7
Knobs for instrument
cluster illumination
115

26 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheel
Item
Page
1
Multifunction display
115
Operating control
system
117
2
Selecting a submenu or
setting the volume:
Press buttonæ
up/to increase
ç
down/to decrease
3
Telephone*:
Press buttons
to take a call, or
to dial a call
t
to end a call, or
to reject an
incoming call
Item
Page
4
Moving within a menu:
Press buttonj
for next display
k
for previous display
5
Menu systems:
Press buttonè
for next menu
·
for previous menu

27 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
iSLK 55 AMG:
The steering wheel in this vehicle will
vary from steering wheel shown. How-
ever, multifunction steering wheel sym-
bols and feature description apply to
AMG vehicles as well.

28 At a glanceCenter consoleUpper part
Item
Page
1
Cup holder
252
2
Audio system, or
COMAND* (see separate
operating instructions)
123
3
AIRSCARF neck-level
heating* switch,
passenger-side
102
4
Seat heater* switch,
passenger-side
101
5
Central unlocking switch
97
6
Hazard warning flasher
switch
112
7
Central locking switch
97
8
ESP switch
82
9
Seat heater* switch,
driver’s side
101
Item
Page
a
AIRSCARF neck-level
heating* switch, driver’s
side
102
b
75 passenger
front air bag off indicator
lamp
75,
347
c
Climate control
Automatic climate control*
Rear window defroster
switch
172
182
171
d
Cigarette lighter
254
e
Ashtray
253

29 At a glance
Center console
Lower part
Item
Page
1
Automatic transmission*:
Gear selector lever
152
Manual transmission:
Gearshift lever
150
2
Retractable hardtop open-
ing/closing switch
237
3
Tow-away alarm
deactivation switch
87
4
Parking brake lever
49
5
Storage compartment
Telephone* compartment
250
Item
Page
6
Passenger-side exterior
rear view mirror switch
43,
167
7
Driver’s side exterior rear
view mirror switch
43,
167
8
Exterior rear view mirrors
adjustment switch
43,
167
9
Automatic transmission*:
Program mode selector
switch
158,
164

30 At a glanceOverhead control panel
Item
Page
1
Interior lighting on/off
113
2
Interior lighting automatic
control switch
114
3
Right reading lamp on/off
113
4
Tele Aid (emergency call
system) button
257
5
Garage door opener*
264
6
Interior rear view mirror
42,
167
7
Left reading lamp on/off
114

31 At a glance
Door control panel
Door control panel
Item
Page
1
Door handle
94
2
Power window switch for
opening/closing
passenger-side window
232
3
Power window switch for
opening/closing driver’s
side window
232

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