2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SLR key

133 Controls in detail
Control system

Press buttonæ orç to select
manual operation (
Manual
) or daytime
running lamp mode (
Constant
)
activated.
With daytime running lamp mode activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionM orU, the low beam
headlamps are switched on when the
engine is running.
In low ambient light conditions the
following lamps will switch on additionally:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lampsFor more information on the daytime
running lamp mode, see “Daytime running
lamp mode” (
page 107).Setting locator lighting
With the locator lighting feature activated
and the exterior lamp switch in
positionU, the following lamps will
switch on during darkness when the vehi-
cle is unlocked with the SmartKey:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker 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.
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 127) will not reset the daytime
running lamp mode.
The following message appears in the
right display:
Cannot be fully reset
to factory settings when driving
.

135 Controls in detail
Control system

Turn the exterior lamp switch to
positionU before turning off the en-
gine (
page 105).
The headlamps delayed switch-off
feature is activated.
You can temporarily deactivate the de-
layed switch-off feature:

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

Then turn it to position2 and back
to0.
The delayed switch-off feature is deac-
tivated. It will reactivate as soon as you
reinsert the SmartKey in the starter
switch.Interior lighting delayed switch-off
Use this function to set whether or not the
interior lighting to remain lit during dark-
ness for approximately 10 seconds after
the SmartKey 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 button æ or ç to switch
the function
On or
Off
.

138 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 the following message in
the left display:
From 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 the following 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
reset
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 button in the
instrument cluster (
page 113) until
the value is reset to 0.
iAll statistics stored since the last en-
gine start will be reset approximately
four hours after the SmartKey in the
starter switch is turned to position0 or
removed from the starter switch.
Resetting will not occur if you turn the
SmartKey back to position1 or2 with-
in this time period.

145 Controls in detail
Audio system
Item
Page
1
CD mode selector
156
2
Manual tuning
(radio)
149
Fast forward/reverse
(cassette, CD)
154,
158
Speed dialing memory
(telephone)
163
3
Radio mode selector
149
4
Display panelCassette compartment be-
hind display panel
Item
Page
5
Alpha-numeric keypadBand selection,
station buttons (radio)
149
CD selection (CD)
158
Telephone number entry, re-
trieving speed dialing mem-
ory (telephone)
161
6
Scanning (radio, cassette,
CD)
151,
154,
158
7
Function button
150
8
Light-emitting diode
Item
Page
9
Function keys
a
Cassette eject
153
b
Cassette mode selector
152
c
Telephone mode selector
160
d
Seek tuning (radio)
150
Track search (cassette, CD)
153,
158
Speed dialing memory
(telephone)
163
e
On/off
146
Volume
146

146 Controls in detailAudio systemButton and soft key operation
In these instructions, the alpha-numeric
keypad (right side of radio panel) and the
function buttons (left side of radio panel)
are referred to as “buttons”. The four keys
below the display panel are referred to as
“soft keys”.
Operation
Switching on/off
Switching on:
Turn SmartKey in starter switch to
position1 or2.
or

Press control knoba.
Switching off:

Remove SmartKey from starter switch.
or

Press control knoba.Adjusting the volume

Turn control knoba.
The volume will increase or decrease
depending on the direction turned.
Adjusting audio functions
Press the
AUD
key to call up the bass, tre-
ble, balance and fader functions in the var-
ious operating modes. Settings for bass
and treble are stored separately for the AM
and FM frequency bands, cassette mode
and CD mode.
!Do not press directly on the display
face. Otherwise the display will be
damaged.
iIf the radio is switched on without the
SmartKey in the starter switch, it will
automatically switch off again after ap-
proximately 30 minutes.
iThe volume setting can be selected
separately for the telephone and audio
system.

147 Controls in detail
Audio system
Bass
Regardless of operating mode, press
the
AUD
key repeatedly until
BASS

appears on the display.

Press
+ or
- key to increase or de-
crease level.
or

Press both
+ and
- keys simultaneously
to reset the Bass to its center (flat) lev-
el.Treble

Regardless of operating mode, press
the
AUD
key repeatedly until
TREBLE

appears on the display.

Press
+ or
- key to increase or
decrease level.
or

Press both
+ and
- keys simultaneously
to reset the Treble to its center (flat)
level.Fader

Regardless of operating mode, press
the
AUD
key repeatedly until
FADER

appears on the display.

Press
F or
R key to shift sound accord-
ingly to the front or rear speakers.
or

Press both
F and
R keys simultaneously
to reset the Fader to its center level.
iYour vehicle may or may not have the
fader function, depending on the
vehicle equipment and model.

148 Controls in detailAudio systemBalance
Regardless of operating mode, press
the
AUD
key repeatedly until
BALANCE

appears on the display.

Press
L or
R key to shift sound accord-
ingly to the left or right speakers.
or

Press both
L and
R keys simultaneously
to reset the Balance to its center level.Returning audio functions to factory
settings

Regardless of operating mode, press
and hold
AUD
key longer than
2 seconds. RESET
will appear on the
display.
All settings for bass, treble and balance
are returned to the center level and the
volume is set to a predefined level.Audio system sound selection (EXT)*

Regardless of operating mode, press
the
AUD
key.
The sound settings menu appears on
the display.

Press the
EXT
key.

Press one of the function keys.

149 Controls in detail
Audio system
You can select from among the
following settings:

DRV
: The tone level is set to the
Driver position; sound is directed
toward the passengers.


SP: The tone level is set for Speech,
optimizing the sound for the spoken
word.


AMB
: The tone level is set for
Ambience, producing a
three-dimensional sound.


OFF
: The audio system sound
selection is turned off.
Telephone muting
The radio will switch to telephone mode
when a call is incoming. The current audio
source is muted.
Radio operation
Selecting radio mode
Pressb button.

You can now receive radio stations
over the analog FM, AM or WB station
frequencies.
Analog station frequencies
Selecting the band
You can select from among FM, AM or WB
frequency bands.
Weather band (
page 152).

Press FM, AM or WB key repeatedly un-
til desired band has been selected.The FM, AM and WB frequency bands
are called up one after the other.
The frequency band currently selected
appears in the upper left-hand corner
of the display.
Selecting a station
The following options are available for
selecting a station:


Direct frequency band input
(page 150)


Manual tuning (
page 150)


Automatic seek tuning (
page 150)


Scan tuning (
page 151)


Preset buttons (
page 151)


Automatic station memory (Autostore)
(page 151)
iFM frequency band:
FM 87.7......107.9 MHz
AM frequency band:
MW (medium wave) 530......1710 KHz