2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS ROADSTER lane assist

Multifunction display
:
Transmission position ( Y page 145)
; Drive program (Y page 145)
= Description field
? Menu bar
A Outside temperature or speed
(Y page 216)
B Time ( Y page 290)
X To show menu bar ?: press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ? is hidden after a few seconds.
Text field = shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Upshift indicator (Y page 150)
XjY Active Parking Assist (Y page 186)
CRUISE Cruise control (
Y page 162)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Y page 115)
À ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 194)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Y page 138)
à Active Lane Keeping Assist
(Y page 199)
ë HOLD function ( Y page 175)
Ä PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 63) Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to call up the menu bar and
select a menu.
Operating the on-board computer
(Y page 206).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip menu (Y page 208)
R Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 210)
R Audio menu (Y page 211)
R Tel menu (telephone) ( Y page 212)
R DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 214)
R Service menu (Y page 215)
R Settings menu (Y page 215)
R AMG menu in AMG vehicles ( Y page 220) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the % button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
trip odometer : and odometer ; is
shown. 208
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Assistance menu
Introduction In the
DriveAssist menu, you have the
following options:
R AMG vehicles only: set the vehicle level
(Y page 181)
R show the distance display (Y

page 214)
R activate/deactivate the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 214)
R activate/deactivate ATTENTION ASSIST
(Y page 214)
R activate/deactivate Active Blind Spot
Assist (Y page 215)
R activate/deactivate Active Lane Keeping
Assist (Y page 215)
Showing the distance display X
Press the
= or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the
DriveAssist. menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
Distance Display.
X Press a.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 172). Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE
®
Brake PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the

= or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake.
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press a
again.
When PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is activated, the
multifunction display

shows the Ä symbol
as long as the HOLD function is not activated
(Y page 175).
Vehicles with Active Parking Assist: if
PARKTRONIC is activated and you are driving
at a speed under 22 mph (35 km/h), the j
Active Parking Assist symbol is shown instead
of the Ä symbol ( Y page 186).
For more information on PRE-SAFE ®
Brake,
see ( Y page 63).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the
= or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
Attention Asst.
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press a
again.
When ATTENTION ASSIST is activated, the
À symbol appears in the multifunction
display when the ignition is on.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see ( Y page 194).214
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Activating/deactivating Active Blind
Spot Assist
X
Press the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
Blind Spot Asst..
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press a
again.
For further information about Active Blind
Spot Assist, see (Y page 195).
Activating/deactivating Active Lane
Keeping Assist X
Press the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the 9 or : button to select
Lane Keep. Asst.
X Press a.
The current selection is displayed.
X Press the a button to confirm.
X Press : or 9 to set Off, Standard
or Adaptive.
X Press the a button to save the setting.
When Active Lane Keeping Assist is activated,
the Ã
symbol
appears in the multifunction
display when the ignition is on.
For further information about Active Lane
Keeping Assist, see ( Y page 199).Service menu In the
Serv menu, you have the following
options:
R call up display messages (Y

page 223)
R restart the tire pressure loss warning
system (Y page 533)
R check the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 534)
R call up the service due date Settings menu
Introduction In the
Sett. menu, you have the following
options:
R change the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 215)
R change the light settings ( Y page 216)
R change the vehicle settings ( Y page 218)
R change the convenience settings
(Y page 219)
R restore the factory settings (

Y page 219)
Instrument cluster submenu Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:
function allows you to choose whether
certain
displays

appear in kilometers or miles
in the multifunction display. Menus and submenus
215
On-board computer and displays Z

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M SolutionsAct. Lane Keep.
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator's Manual Active Lane Keeping Assist is deactivated and temporarily
inoperative. Possible causes are:
R
the windshield in the camera's field of vision is dirty.
R visibility is impaired due to heavy rain, snow or fog.
R there are no lane markings for a longer period.
R the lane
markings are worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dirt or snow.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away ( Y page 154).
X Clean the windshield.
If the system detects that the camera is fully operational, the
display message disappears.
Lane Keeping Assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist is operational
again. Act. Lane Keep.
Assist Inoperative Active Lane Keeping Assist is defective.
X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop. Active Blind Spot
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator's Manual Active Blind Spot Assist is temporarily inoperative. Possible
causes are:
R
the sensors are dirty.
R function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the radar sensor system is outside the operating temperature
range.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio
stations or other sources of electromagnetic radiation.
The yellow 9 indicator lamps also light up in the exterior
mirrors.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away ( Y page 154).
X Clean the sensors ( Y page 504).
X Restart the engine.
If the system detects that the sensors are fully operational, the
display message disappears.
Active Blind Spot Assist is operational again. Display messages
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On-board computer and displays Z