2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK55AMG manual transmission

parking spaces on both sides of the vehicle.
When driving at speeds below 19 mph
(30km/h), you will see parking symbol 0003as
a status indicator in the instrument cluster.
When a parking space has been detected, an
arrow towards the right 0023or the left 0002also
appears. Parking Guidance only displays
parking spaces on the front-passenger side
as standard. Parking spaces on the driver's
side are displayed as soon as the turn signal
on the driver's side is activated. To park on
the driver's side, you must leave the driver's
side turn signal switched on until you have
engaged reverse gear.
Parking Guidance will only detec tparking
spaces:
R that are parallel to the direction of travel
R that are at least 5 ft (1.5 m) wide
R that are at least 4.3 ft (1.3 m) longer than
your vehicle
Ap arking space is displayed while you are
driving past it, and until you are
approximately 50 ft (15 m) away from it.
Parking G
WARNING
The Parking Guidance is only an aid and may
no td etec tall obstacles. The Parking
Guidance does not relieve you of the
responsibility to pay attention. You are always
responsible for safety and must continue to
pay attention to your immediate surroundings
when parking and maneuvering. Otherwise,
you could endanger yourself and others.
X Stop the vehicle when the parking space
symbol shows the desired parking space in
the instrument cluster.
X Vehicles with manual transmission :shift to
reverse gear. Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift
into position
R.
The following message appears in the
multifunction display: Check vehicle surroundings Confirm with OK .
X Press the 000Cbutton on the multifunction
steering wheel to confirm.
The multifunction display switches to
Parking Guidance.
Depending on your distance from the
parking space, the Please reverse message appears in the multifunction
display. X
If necessary, reverse towards the parking
space. This is indicated by an arrow
pointing backwards.
Continue backing up until you hear a tone.
Stop –the parking position has been
reached. The arrow is white.
The Please steer to the right or
Please steer to the left message
appears in the multifunction display. X
While the vehicle is stationary, turn the
steering wheel in the specified direction Driving systems
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Back button
0001
Press briefly:
R
Back
R Switches off the Voice Control
System; see the separate
operating instructions
R Hides display messages or calls
up the last Trip menu function
used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 0001
Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in
the Trip menu
Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display
messages are shown in the multifunction
display. Example: multifunctio
ndisplay for automatic
transmission
0002 Transmission position
0003 Drive program
0023 Description field
0022 Menu bar 0020
Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 192)
0021 Time
X To show menu bar 0022:press the 0002
or 0005 button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar 0022disappears afte rafew seconds.
Text field 0023shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
i You can set the time using Audio 20 or
COMAND; see the separate Operating
Instructions.
Vehicles with manual transmission: the
clock and the outside temperature or speed
are show ninstead of transmission
position 0002and drive program 0003.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunctio ndisplay:
0008 Shift recommendation
(Ypage 139)
00090013000A Parking Guidance (Y page 173)
CRUISE Cruise control (Y
page 156)
0001 ATTENTION ASSIS T(Ypage 176)
0001 HOLD function (Y page 168)
0001 PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 62) Displays and operation
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X
Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer: function.
You will see the selected setting:
km or
miles .
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
Switching the additional speedometer on
or off
Only vehicles with manual transmission have
this function.
The Additional Speedometer function
allows you to choose whether the status area
of the multifunction display shows the speed
in km/h( USA) or mph (Canada) instead of the
outside temperature.
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Instr. cluster submenu.
X Press the 000Cbutton to confirm.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Additional Speedometer function.
You will see the selected setting: On or
Off .
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
Selecting the permanent display function
Only vehicles with automatic transmission
have this function.
The Permanent Display: function allows
you to choose whether the multifunction
display always shows the outside
temperature or the speed in km/h (USA) or
mph (Canada).
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Settingsmenu.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Instr. cluster submenu.
X Press the 000Cbutton to confirm. X
Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Permanent display function.
You will see the selected setting Outside Temperature or
Speedometer [km/h]: .
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
Lights Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off
This function is not available in Canada.
If you have activated the
Daytime Running
Lights: function and the light switch is in the
0008 or0005 position, the daytime running
lamps are switched on automatically when
the engine is running.
Depending on the ambient light, the following
will additionally light up:
R low-beamh eadlamps
R parking lamps
R tail lamps
R license plate lamp
R side marker lamps
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Light submenu.
X Press the 000Cbutton to confirm.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Daytime running lights function.
You will see the selected setting: on or
off .
X Press the 000Cbutton to save the setting.
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
X Press the 0002or0005 button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings menu.
X Press the 0004or0003 button to select the
Lights submenu.
X Press the 000Cbutton to confirm. 192
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0001 Solutions
0005(USA
only)
000A(Canada
only)
Parking Brake See Operator's Manual The yellow
000Awarning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
To apply:
X Switch the ignition off.
X Press the electric parkin gbrake handle for at least ten seconds.
X Vehicles with manual transmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission
to P.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. The yellow
000Awarning lamp and the red 0005(USA
only)/000A (Canada only) indicator lamp light up.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
To release:
X Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
X Release the electric parking brake manually.
or
X Vehicles with manual transmission: release the electric
parking brake using the automatic emergency release
(Y page 150).
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: release the electric
parking brake automatically (Y page 150).
If the yellow 000Awarning lamp remains lit or continues to flash:
X Do not drive on.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages
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Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0001 Solutions
The red
0005(USA only)/ 000A(Canada only) indicato rlamp
flashes and the yellow 000Awarning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
To release:
X Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
X Release the electric parking brake manually.
To apply:
X Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
X Apply the electric parking brake manually.
If the red 0005(USA only)/000A (Canada only) indicator lamp
continues to flash:
X Do not drive on.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away ( Ypage 276).
X Vehicles with manual transmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: shiftthe transmission
to P.
X Turn the front wheels towards the curb.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. The yellow
000Awarning lamp lights up. The red 0005(USA
only)/000A (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about ten
seconds after the electric parking brake has been applied or
released. It then goes out or remains lit.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning.
X Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
If it is not possible to engage the electric parking brake:
X Vehicles with manual transmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission
to P.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
If it is not possible to release the electric parking brake:
X Release the electric parking brake automatically (Y page 150).
If the electric parking brake still cannot be released:
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 204
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0001 Solutions
The yellow
000Awarning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release the electric parkin gbrake, the red 0005(USA
only)/000A (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning. It is not possible to
apply the electric parking brake manually.
X Vehicles with manual transmission: switch off the ignition.
The electric parking brake is applied automatically.
You can release the electric parking brake using the automatic
emergency release (Y page 150).
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission
to Pas the electric parking brake is not being applied
automatically.
X Visi taqualified specialist workshop.
i If you do not wish the electric parking brake to be applied,
leave the ignition switched on, e.g. when washing the vehicle in
an automatic car wash or when having the vehicle towed.
Exception: when having the vehicle towed with the rear axle
raised ( Ypage 287). 0005(USA
only)000A
(Canada
only)
Pkg Brake Inoperative The yellow
000Awarning lamp lights up. The red 0005(USA
only)/ 000A(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about ten
seconds after the electric parking brake has been applied or
released. It then goes out or remains lit.
The electric parking brake is malfunctioning, e.g. because of
overvoltage or undervoltage.
X Remove the cause for the overvoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging the battery or restarting the engine.
X Engage or release the electric parking brake.
If it remains impossible to apply or release the electric parking
brake:
X Switch off the ignition and turn it back on.
X Engage or release the electric parking brake.
If the electric parking brake still cannot be released:
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages
205On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
0001 Solutions
The display message is only shown while the vehicle is in motion.
The yellow
000Awarning lamp lights up and the red 0005(USA
only)/ 000A(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes.
It is no tpossible to apply the electric parking brake manually.
X Vehicles with manual transmission: engage first gear.
X Vehicles with automatic transmission: shift the transmission
to P.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. 0005(USA
only)000A(Canada
only)
Turn On the
Ignition to
Release the
Parking Brake The red
0005(USA only)/000A (Canada only) indicator lamp lights
up.
You attempted to release the electric parking brake while the
ignition was switched off.
X SmartKey: turn the SmartKey to position 1in the ignition lock.
X KEYLESS-GO: switch on the ignition. 000D(USA
only)0006(Canada
only)
Brake Immediately A malfunction has occurred while the HOLD function or
DISTRONIC PLUS is active.
At
one may also sound at regular intervals. If you attempt to lock
the vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
You cannot start the engine.
X Paying attention to the traffic situation, immediately depress the
brake pedal firmly and hold until the display message
disappears.
X Prevent the vehicle from rolling away before you leave it
(Y page 276).
You can restart the engine. 000D(USA
only)0006(Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level G
Risk of accident
There is not enough brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
Additionally, the red 000D(USA only)/ 0006(Canada only)
warning lamp lights up in the instrument cluster and a warning
tone sounds.
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
under any circumstances.
X Apply the electric parking brake.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
X Do not add brake fluid. This does not correct the malfunction. 206
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Jump-starting
G
WARNING
Failure to follow these directions will cause damage to the electronic components, and can lead
to a battery explosion and severe injury or death.
Never lean over batteries while connecting or jump starting. You might get injured.
Battery fluid contains sulfuric acid. Do not allow this fluid to come in contact with eyes, skin or
clothing. In case it does, immediately flush affected area with water, and seek medical help if
necessary.
Ab attery will also produce hydrogen gas, which is flammable and explosive. Keep flames or
sparks away from battery, avoid improper connectio nofjumpe rcables, smoking, etc.
Attempting to jump start a frozen battery can result in it exploding, causing personal injury.
Read all instructions before proceeding. G
WARNING
Non-combusted fuel can collect in the exhaust system and ignite. There is a risk of fire. Avoid
repeated and lengthy starting attempts.
! Avoid repeated and lengthy starting attempts. Otherwise, the catalytic converte rcould be
damaged by the non-combusted fuel.
Do not use a rapid charging device to start the vehicle. If your vehicle's battery is discharged,
the engine can be jump-started from another vehicle or from a second battery using jumper
cables. Observe the following points:
R The battery is not accessible in all vehicles. If the other vehicle's battery is not accessible,
jump-start the vehicle using a second battery or ajump-starting device.
R You may only jump-start the vehicle when the engine and catalyti cconverter are cold.
R Do not start the engine if the battery is frozen. Let the battery thaw first.
R jump-starting may only be performed from batteries with a nominal voltage of 12 V.
R Only use jumper cables which have a sufficient cross-section and insulated terminal clamps.
R If the battery is fully discharged, leave the battery that is being used to jump-start connected
for a few minutes before attempting to start.T his charges the empty battery a little.
R Make sure that the two vehicles do not touch.
Make sure that:
R the jumper cables are not damaged.
R bare parts of the terminal clamp do not come into contact with other metal parts while the
jumper cables are connected to the battery.
R the jumper cables cannot come into contact with parts such as the V-belt pulley or the fan.
These parts move when the engine is started and while it is running.
X Secure the vehicle by applying the electric parking brake.
X Manual transmission: engage neutral.
X Automatic transmission: move the selector lever to position P. Jump-starting
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