2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK ROADSTER wheel

The reading may rise up to 120
†undernor-
mal driving conditions if the coolant has been
filled correctly.
At high outside temperatures and when driv-
ing uphill, the coolant temperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Rev counter
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
! Do not drive in the overrevving range.
Doing so will damage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protec tthe
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
The outside temperature displayi s in the mul-
tifunction display (Y page 180). G
WARNING
At temperatures just above freezing point, the
street may be icy, especially in wooded areas
or on bridges. If you do not adapty our driving
style to the conditions, the vehicle could skid.
For this reason, adapt your driving style and
speed to the weather conditions.
Changes in the outside temperature are dis-
played after a short delay. Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
Cruise control (Y page 151) activated:
The segments light up from the stored speed
to the maximum speed.
Variable SPEEDTRONIC (Y page 153) activa-
ted:
The segments light up from the start of the
scale to the selected limit speed.
DISTRONIC PLUS (Y page 156) activated: One or two segments in the set speed range
light up.
DISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle in front:
The segments between the speed of the vehi-
cle in front and the stored speed light up.
Operating the on-board computer
Overview The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you turn the key to position
1in the ignition
lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel. :
Multifunction display
; Switches on LINGUATRONIC; see the sep-
arate operating instructions
= Right control panel
? Left control panel
A Back button Displays and operation
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=
Description field
? Menu bar
A Outside temperature or speed
(Y page 191)
B Time
X To show menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ?disappears after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
i You can se tthe time using Audio 20 or
COMAND Online, see the separate Operat-
ing Instructions.
Vehicles with manual transmission: the
clock and the outside temperature or speed
are shown instead of transmission posi-
tion :and drive program ;.
The following messages can appearint he
multifunction display:
Z Shift recommendation
(Ypage 136)
XjY Parking Guidance (Y page 170)
¯ Cruise control (Y page 151)
LIM SPEEDTRONIC (Y
page 153)
À ATTENTION ASSIST
(Ypage 173)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 131)
Ä Speed Limit Assist
(Ypage 174)
ë HOLD function (Y page 165)
Ä PRE-SAFE®
Brake (Y page 59)
120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain coun-
tries) Displays and operation
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Depending on the audio syste
mfitted, the display messages in the Audio ,
Navi and
Tel menus
differ slightly. The examples given in this Owner's Manual apply to vehicles equipped with
COMAND Online. Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip Trip :
menu
with trip meter 1 and total distance
recorder 2is shown. ;
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" The values in the
From start submenu are
calculated from the start of a journey, whilst
the values in the From reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 184).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From start or
From reset . Example: "From start" trip computer
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
The From start trip computer is reset auto-
matically when:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9999kilometres have been exceeded.
The From reset trip computer is reset if
9999 hours or 99,999 kilometres are excee-
ded.
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
current fuel consumption and the approxi-
mate range (except for AMG vehicles). Menus and submenus
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:
Approximate range
; Current fuel consumption (not for AMG
vehicles)
Approximate range :is calculated accord-
ing to the current driving style and the amount
of fuel in the tank. If there is only a small
amount of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display
shows a vehicle being refuelled Cinstead
of range :.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer. :
Shift recommendation
; Digital speedometer
i If the gearshift recommendatio nis shown
in the multifunction display, it is not shown
in the status bar.
For further information on gearshift recom-
mendations, see (Y page 136). Resetting values You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R trip meter
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press a. Example: resetting the trip computer "From start"
X
Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on Audio 20 with Becker ®
MAP
PILOT or COMAND Online (see the sepa-
rate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Navi menu.184
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=
Lane recommendation
? Change-of-direction icon
On multi-lane roads, lane recommendation
= may be shown for the next change of
direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed. Example: lane recommendatio
ndisplay
: Lane continues through change of direc-
tion
; New lane during a change of direction
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system R
O:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route... or
Calculating route : a
new route is being calculated.
R Off map or
Off road :t
he vehicle position
is outside the area of the digital map (off-
map position).
R No route :n
o route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station You can only change the waveband and store
new stations using Audio 20 or COMAND
APS. X
Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online
(see the separate operating instructions)
and select Radio.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
:
Waveband
; Station 13
X To selectas toredstation: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
X To select astation using station
search 14
:press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i DAB radio mode ( DigitalAudioBroadcast-
ing); see the separate operating instruc-
tions.
Audio player or audio media operation Audio data from various audi
odevices or
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on Audio 20 or COMAND Online and
select the audio device or medium (see the
separate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu.
13 If the station has been stored, the memory position will also be displayed.
14 Only if no station list is received. 186
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Example: CD change
rdisplay
: Current track
X To select the next/previou strack:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until the desired track
has been reached.
If you press and hold the 9or: but-
ton, the rapid scrolling speed is increased.
Not all audio devices or media support this
function.
If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunctio ndisplay
will show the number and name of the track.
The current track does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Aux iliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation X
Switch on COMAND Online and select
video DV D(see the separate operating
instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio menu. Example: DVD changer display
:
Current scene
X To selectt he nextorprevious scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select ascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: buttonuntil the desired
scene has been reached. Telephone menu
Introduction Functions and displays ar
edependen tonthe
optional equipment installed in your vehicle.
You can place your mobile phone in the
mobile phone bracket (Y page 242) or set up
a Bluetooth ®
connection to audio2 0 or
COMAND Online (see the separate operating
instructions).
i You can obtai nfurther information about
suitable mobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R in any Mercedes Benz Service Centre
R on the Internet at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect G
WARNING
Observe the legal requirements of the country
in which you are currently driving regarding
the use of mobile phones in the vehicle.
If it is permitted to use mobile phones while
the vehicle is in motion ,you should only use
them when the road and traffic conditions Menus and submenus
187On-board computer and displays
Z

allow. Otherwise, you may be distracted from
the traffic conditions, cause an accident and
injure yourself and others.
X Switch on the mobile phone and Audio 20
or COMAND Online (see the separate oper-
ating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to selec tthe Tel menu.
You will see one of the following display mes-
sages in the multifunction display:
R Please enter PIN :t
he mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
and the PIN has not been entered.
X Enter the PIN using the mobile phone, LIN-
GUATRONIC, Audio 20 or COMAND Online.
The mobile phone will search for a network.
R Telephone ready or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found
a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone No Service : no network is
available, or the mobile phone is searching
for a network.
Accepting acall If someone calls you whe
nyou are in the
Tel menu, a display message appears in the
multifunction display, for example: X
Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
If you are not in the Tel menu, you can still
accept a call. Rejects or ends a call X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
If you are not in the Tel menu, you can still
reject or end a call.
Dialling anumber from the phone book If you
rmobile phone is able to receive calls,
you can search for and dial a number from the
phone book in Audio 20 or COMAND APS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to call
up the phone book.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
To start scrolling rapidly ,press and hold the
9 or: button for longer than one
second. After a short time, rapid scroll
speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.
X If onlyo ne telephone number is stored
for a name: press the6ora button
to start dialling.
or
X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.188
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X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel menu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or
X If you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or% button. Assistance menu
Speed Limit Assist Displaying Speed Limit Assist
In the
Speed Lim. Asst. function, a detec-
ted speed limit is displayed under certain
conditions (Y page 174).
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Speed Lim.
Asst. .
X Press a.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
You can set Speed Limit Assist (Y page 174)
to display a detected speed limit automati-
cally for five seconds. Other messages in the
multifunction display will be faded out for this
length of time.
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Speed Lim.
Asst. .
X Press a.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist. X
Press :.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
If Speed Limit Assist is operational and the
message function is activated, the multifunc-
tion display shows the Äsymbol when the
ignition is switched on.
Show distance display This function is only available with DIS-
TRONIC PLUS.
X
Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance display .
X Press a.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
(Y page 162) appears in the multifunction
display.
Activating/deactivating the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press =or; on the steering wheel
to select the Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select PRE-SAFE Brake .
X Press the abutton.
The curren tselection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: pressa
again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 59) is acti-
vated, the multifunction display shows the
Ä symbol as long as the HOLD function is
not activated (Y page 165).
Vehicles with Parking Guidance: if PARK-
TRONIC is activated and you are driving at a
speed under 35 km/h, the jParking Guid-
ance symbol is shown instead of the Ä
symbol. Menus and submenus
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