2007 MERCEDES-BENZ SLR CLASS Owners Manual

128 Controls in detail
Control system
Vehicle status message memory menu
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the
system. Such messages appear in the
multifunction display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.
The vehicle status message memory menu
only appears if there are any messages
stored.
Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until the vehicle status message
memory appears in the right multi-
function display.
If the vehicle status message memory
menu does not appear, no messages
have been stored.
If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the right multi-
function display:
1Number of recorded status messages
Press button k or j.
The stored messages will now be
displayed in the order in which they
have occurred. For malfunction and
warning messages, see “Vehicle status
messages in the multifunction display”
(
page 314).
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
removed from the starter switch.
Warning!G
Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are inten-
tionally not very detailed. The malfunction
and warning messages are simply a remind-
er with respect to the operation of certain
systems and do not replace the owner’s
and/or driver’s responsibility to maintain
the vehicle’s operating safety by having all
required maintenance and safety checks
performed on the vehicle and by bringing
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center to address the malfunction and
warning messages (
page 314).
iThe vehicle status message memory will be
cleared when you turn the SmartKey in the start-
er switch to position1 or2. You will then only
see high-priority messages (
page 314).

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Control system
Settings menu
In the
Settings menu there are two
functions:

The function Press reset button for
3 seconds
with which you can reset
most the settings to those set at the
factory.

A collection of submenus with which
you can make individual settings for
your vehicle.
The following settings and submenus are
available:Resetting to factory settings
You can reset the functions of most sub-
menus to the factory settings.
For safety, the
Light circuit Headlamp
mode
submenu in the Lighting menu can
be reset with the vehicle at standstill only.
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings... menu appears in
the multifunction display.
Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster (
page 114) for approxi-
mately 3 seconds.
In the right multifunction display you
will see the request to press the reset
button again to confirm.
Press the reset button again.
The functions of most the submenus
will reset to factory settings.
FunctionPage
Resetting to factory settings129
Submenus in the Settings menu130
Instrument cluster submenu132
Time submenu133
Lighting submenu134
Vehicle submenu138
iThe settings you have changed will not be re-
set unless you confirm the action by pressing the
reset button a second time. After approximately
5 seconds, the
Settings... menu reappears
in the multifunction display.

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Submenus in the Settings menu
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the
Settings... menu appears in
the multifunction display.
Press button j.
In the right multifunction display you
see the collection of submenus.
Press button ç.
The selection marker moves to the next
submenu.
Scroll down with button ç, scroll up
with button æ.
With the selection marker on the de-
sired submenu, use button j to
access the individual functions within
that submenu.
Once within the submenu use button
j to move to the next function or
button k to move to the previous
function within that submenu.
Use button æ or ç to change the
settings of the respective function.

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The table below shows what settings can
be changed within the various menus.
Detailed instructions on making individual
settings can be found on the following
pages.
Instrument clusterTimeLightingVehicle
(page 132)(page 133)(page 134)(page 138)
Selecting digital speedometer
display modeSetting time (hours)Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)Setting station selection mode
(radio)
Selecting standard displaySetting time (minutes)Setting locator lightingSetting automatic locking
Selecting languageSetting night security illumina-
tion (Headlamps delayed
switch-off)
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off

132 Controls in detail
Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Inst. cluster submenu via
the
Settings menu. Use the Inst. clus-
ter
submenu to change the instrument
cluster display settings.
The following functions are available:Selecting the digital speedometer
display
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
multifunction display:
Digital speedometer.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to set the
speedometer units to
Kilometers or
Miles.Selecting the standard display
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
multifunction display:
Select display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to select
the desired setting.
The selected display appears in the left
multifunction display.
The option not selected will appear in
the right multifunction display when
scrolling through the standard display
(
page 122).
FunctionPage
Selecting the speedometer
display132
Selecting the standard display 132
Selecting the language133

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Selecting the language
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
multifunction display:
Language.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to select
the language to be used for the multi-
function display messages. Available languages:

German

English

French

Italian

Spanish

Dutch

Swedish

Danish

Turkish

PortugueseTime submenu
Access the
Time submenu via the Settings
menu. Use the
Time submenu to change
the time settings.
The following functions are available:
FunctionPage
Setting time (hours)134
Setting time (minutes)134

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Setting time (hours)
Move the selection marker with button
æ orç to the
Time submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until this message appears in the left
multifunction display:
Set time Hour.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to set the
hour.Setting time (minutes)
Move the selection marker with button
æ orç to the
Time submenu.
Press buttonj ork repeatedly
until this message appears in the left
multifunction display:
Set time
Minute(s)
.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.
Press buttonæ orç to set the
minutes.Lighting submenu
Access the
Lighting submenu via the
Settings menu. Use the Lighting sub-
menu to change the lamp and lighting
settings on your vehicle.
The following functions are available:
FunctionPage
Setting daytime running lamp
mode (USA only)135
Setting locator lighting135
Setting night security illumina-
tion (Headlamps delayed
switch-off)136
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off 137

135 Controls in detail
Control system
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 this message in the left
multifunction display:
Light circuit
Headlamp mode
.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
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 lamps
For more information on the daytime
running lamp mode, see “Daytime running
lamp mode” (
page 108).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
vehicle 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.
iThis function is not available in countries
where the daytime running lamp mode is manda-
tory and therefore in a constant mode.
iIf you turn the exterior lamp switch to anoth-
er position, the corresponding lamp(s) will
switch on.
For safety reasons, resetting the
Lighting sub-
menu to factory settings (
page 129) will not
reset the daytime running lamp mode.
The following message appears in the right multi-
function display:
Cannot be fully reset to
factory settings when driving
.