2009 MERCEDES-BENZ SLR Owner's Manual

121 Controls in detail
Control system
Menus, submenus and functions
Menu1
Menu2
Menu3
Menu4
Menu5
Menu6
Menu7
Standard display
722 S
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AUDIO
Vehicle status
message memory
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2The Vehicle status message memory menu is only displayed if there is a message stored.
Settings
Trip computer
Telephone
(page 122)
(page 123)
(page 127)
(page 128)
(page 129)
(page 139)
(page 141)
Commands/submenusDigital speedome-
ter/Outside tem-
perature
Engine oil tem-
perature
Selecting
radio station
Calling up vehicle
malfunction, warn-
ing and system sta-
tus messages
stored in memory
Resetting to fac-
tory settings
Fuel consumption
statistics since start
Loading
phone book
Calling up mainte-
nance service
display
Vehicle supply
voltage
Operating the
CD player
Instrument clus-
ter submenu
Fuel consumption
statistics since the
last reset
Searching for
name in
phone book
Checking tire
inflation pressure
RACETIMER
Time submenu
Resetting fuel con-
sumption statistics
Overall analysis
Lighting submenu
Distance to empty
Lap analysis
Vehicle submenu
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The headings used in the menus table are
designed to facilitate navigation within the sys-
tem and are not necessarily identical to those shown in the control system displays.
The first function displayed in each menu will automatically show you which part of the system
you are in.

122 Controls in detailControl systemStandard display menu
The left multifunction display shows the
outside temperature and main odometer,
while the trip odometer and the clock ap-
pears in the right multifunction display.
This is the standard display.Standard display1Main odometer
2Outside temperature or speed
3Current gear selector lever
position/gear range
4Trip odometer
5Automatic transmission shift program
mode
6Clock

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the standard display 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 Dis-
play
function of the
Instr. Cluster
sub-
menu (
page 132).

Press buttonk orj to 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 j until you
see the digital speedometer or, de-
pending on the chosen setting, the out-
side temperature in the right
multifunction display.
Function
Page
Calling up digital speedometer or
outside temperature
122
Calling up maintenance service
display
294
Checking tire inflation pressure
270
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If you have selected the digital speedometer
for the standard display (
page 132), select the
outside temperature display here.

123 Controls in detail
Control system
722 S menu
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The main screen of the 722S menu shows
you the gear currently engaged as well as
the engine oil temperature.
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722S menu.
1Engine oil temperature
2Gear indicatorUse buttons k or j to select the fol-
lowing functions in the 722S menu:Vehicle supply voltage

Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722S menu.

Press button j repeatedly until you
see the vehicle supply voltage.
1Vehicle supply voltage
2Gear indicator
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The engine oil temperature symbol flashes if
the engine oil temperature has not yet reached
80°C. During this time, avoid driving at full
engine speed.
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If the engine reaches the overspeed range
and you are driving in the manual shift
programMAN, the menu will be shown in red. In
addition, you will see
up
ext to gear
indicator2 as a reminder to upshift.
Function
Page
Vehicle supply voltage
123
RACETIMER
124
Overall analysis
126
Lap analysis
126

124 Controls in detailControl systemRACETIMER
The RACETIMER allows you to time and
save driving stretches in hours, minutes
and seconds.
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722S menu.

Press button j repeatedly until you
see the RACETIMER.1Lap
2RACETIMER
3Gear indicatorStarting the RACETIMER

Press button æ.
The timer starts.
Displaying intermediate time

Press button ç while the timer is
running.
The intermediate time is shown for
5 seconds.
Stopping the RACETIMER

Press button æ.
The timer stops.
Warning!
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The RACETIMER feature is only for use on
roads and in conditions where high speed
driving is permitted. Racing on public roads
is prohibited under all circumstances and
the driver is and must always remain
responsible for following posted speed
limits.
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You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or the starter switch is in
position2 (
page 40).
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While the RACETIMER is being displayed,
you cannot adjust the volume using
buttonsæ or ç.
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When you stop the vehicle and turn the
SmartKey to position 1 (
page 40), the RACE-
TIMER stops timing. Timing is resumed when you
switch the ignition back on (page 40) or
restart the engine (
page 47) and then press
the æbutton.

125 Controls in detail
Control system
Saving lap time and starting a new lap
Press button ç while the timer is
running.
The intermediate time will be shown for
5 seconds.

Press button ç within the next
5 seconds.
The intermediate time shown will be
saved as a lap time.
The RACETIMER begins timing the new
lap. The new lap begins to be timed as
soon as the intermediate time is called
up.1Best lap time
2Lap number
3RACETIMER
4Gear indicator
Resetting current lap

Press button æ while the timer is
running.
The timer stops.

Press button ç.
The lap time is reset to “0”.Deleting all laps

Press button æ while the timer is
running.
The timer stops.

Press the reset button in the instru-
ment cluster twice (
page 114).

Press button æ.
The timer starts. The saved laps are
deleted.
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You can save up to nine laps.
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It is not possible to delete a single saved lap.
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When you switch off the engine, the
RACETIMER will be reset to“0” after 30 seconds.
All laps are deleted.

126 Controls in detailControl systemOverall analysis
Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722S menu.

Press button j repeatedly until you
see the overall analysis.
1Overall analysis of RACETIMER
2Overall driving time
3Maximum speed
4Average speed
5Overall distance drivenLap analysis

Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the 722S menu.

Press button j repeatedly until you
see the lap analysis.
1Lap number
2Lap time
3Maximum speed
4Average speed during lap
5Lap length

Press button j or k to see other
lap analyses.
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These functions are only available if you
have saved at least one lap and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
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These functions are only available if you
have saved at least two laps and have stopped
the RACETIMER.
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Each lap is shown in its own submenu. The
fastest lap is indicated by flashing symbol 1.

127 Controls in detail
Control system
AUDIO menu
The functions in the
AUDIO
menu operate
the audio equipment which you currently
have turned on.
If no audio equipment is currently turned
on, the message
AUDIO OFF
appears in the
multifunction display.
The following functions are available:
Selecting radio station

Turn on the radio (
page 148).

Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until you see the currently tuned sta-
tion in the right multifunction display.1Station frequency
2Wave band setting
3Setting for station selection using
memory

Press buttonk orj repeatedly
until the desired station is found.
The type of search depends on the
setting for the station tuning
(page 138):


Memory: the next stored station is
selected (SP)


Station searchOperating the CD player

Turn on the radio and select the
CD player (
page 158).

Press button è or ÿ repeatedly
until the settings for the CD currently
being played are shown in the right
multifunction display.
1Current track
2Current CD (with additional number
from 1 to 6 when running from CD
changer)

Press button k or j repeatedly
until the desired track is selected.
Function
Page
Selecting radio station
127
Operating CD player
127
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You can only store new stations using the
corresponding feature on the radio
(
page 153).

128 Controls in detailControl systemVehicle 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 messages have been
stored.

Press buttonè orÿ repeatedly
until you see the vehicle status mes-
sage memory in the right multifunction
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 319).
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.
If you switch off the ignition you will delete
the vehicle status message memory ex-
cept for a few high-priority messages. The
control system only deletes these messag-
es when the cause for the messages has
been rectified.
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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 319).