2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL550 Page 161

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Control system
Standard display menu
1Main odometer
2Outside temperature
3Current gear selector lever position
4Trip odometer
5Automatic transmission program mode
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the standard display
menu in the multifunction display.You can modify the standard display menu.
Instead of outside temperature 2, you
can choose the digital speedometer to be
displayed in the left multifunction display
by changing the setting in the
Select
Display
function of the Inst. Cluster
submenu (
page 161).
Press button k or jto select
the functions in the standard display
menu.
The following functions are available:Calling up digital speedometer or out-
side temperature
Press button k or juntil the
digital speedometer or, depending on
the chosen setting, the outside temper-
ature appears in the right multifunction
display.
FunctionPage
Calling up digital speedometer or
outside temperature149
Calling up maintenance service
indicator332
Checking tire inflation pressure302
Checking engine oil level*284
iIf you have selected the digital speedometer
for the standard display (
page 161), select the
outside temperature display here.

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If conditions have occurred causing status
messages to be recorded, the number of
messages appears in the right multifunc-
tion display:
1Number of recorded status messages
Press button k or j.
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 359).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
or

when you turn off the engine by press-
ing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button on the gear selector lever once
and open the driver’s door (this puts
the starter switch in position 0, same
as with the SmartKey removed from
the starter switch)
Settings menu
In the
Settings menu there are two
functions:

The function Reset, with which you can
reset most 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:
iAfter you have scrolled through all recorded
status messages, the first recorded message
appears again.
iThe vehicle status message memory will be
cleared when you then turn the SmartKey in the
starter switch to position 1 or 2, or when you
press the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once
or twice without depressing the brake pedal. You
will then only see high priority messages in the
multifunction display (
page 359).
FunctionPage
Resetting all settings158
Submenus in the Settings menu158
Instrument cluster submenu160
Time submenu161
Lighting submenu163
Vehicle submenu166
Convenience submenu166

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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 clusterTimeLightingVehicleConvenience
(page 160)(page 161)(page 163)(page 166)(page 166)
Selecting speedometer
display modeSynchronizing time with
head unitSetting daytime running
lamp mode (USA only)Setting automatic lockingActivating
easy-entry/exit feature
Selecting standard
displaySetting the time (hour)Setting locator lighting
Selecting languageSetting the time
(minutes)Setting night security
illumination
Setting interior lighting
delayed switch-off

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Control system
Instrument cluster submenu
Access the
Inst. Cluster submenu via
the
Settings menu. Use the Inst.
Cluster
submenu to change the instru-
ment cluster display settings. The follow-
ing functions are available:Selecting speedometer display mode
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ or ç to the
Inst. Cluster submenu.
Press button j or k
repeatedly until the message
Digital Speedometer appears in the
multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to set the
speedometer units to
Kilometers or
Miles.Selecting language
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ or ç to the
Inst. Cluster submenu.
Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Language appears in
the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
FunctionPage
Selecting speedometer display
mode160
Selecting language160
Selecting standard display161

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

German

English

French

Italian

Spanish

Dutch

Swedish

Danish

Turkish

PortugueseSelecting standard display
Move the selection marker with
buttonæ or ç to the
Inst. Cluster submenu.
Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Select Display ap-
pears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
Press button æ or ç to select
the desired setting.
The selected option appears in the left
multifunction display.
The option not selected will appear in
the right multifunction display when
scrolling through the standard display
(
page 149).Time 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
theæ or ç button to the
Time
submenu.
Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Time Synchron.
With Head Unit
appears in the multi-
function display.
The selection marker is on the current
setting.
FunctionPage
Synchronizing time with head
unit161
Setting the time (hour)162
Setting the time (minutes)162

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Press button æ or ç enable or
disable this feature.
When you set this feature to
On, the time
displayed in the multifunction display is
automatically synchronized with the time
of the COMAND system.Setting the time (hour)
This function is only available if the func-
tion
Time Synchron. With Head Unit
(
page 161) has been set to Off. The time
is then not set automatically by the
COMAND and must be set manually if
required.
Move the selection marker with
theæ or ç button to the
Time
submenu.
Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Set Time Hour
appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the hour
setting.
Press button æ or ç to set the
hour. Setting the time (minutes)
This function is only available if the func-
tion
Time Synchron. With Head Unit
(
page 161) has been set to Off. The time
is then not set automatically by the
COMAND and must be set manually if
required.
Move the selection marker with
theæ or ç button to the
Time
submenu.
Press button j or k repeatedly
until the message
Set Time Minute(s)
appears in the multifunction display.
The selection marker is on the minute
setting.
Press button æ or ç to set the
minutes.
iFor information on setting the time, refer to
the separate COMAND operating instructions.