2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG COUPE GT Owner's Manual

98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Reporting safety defects
USA only:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S.
Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
"National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
of 1966".
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause
injury or death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in
individual problems between you, your
dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go
to http://www.safercar.gov ; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov Limited Warranty
! Follow the instructions in this manual
about the proper operation of your vehicle
as well as about possible vehicle damage.
Damage to your vehicle that arises from
culpable contraventions against these
instructions is not covered either by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty or by the
New or Used-Vehicle Warranty. Information on copyright
General information You can find information on licenses for free
and open-source software used in your
vehicle and its electronic components on the
following website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
opensource
Data stored in the vehicle
Information about electronic data
acquisition in the vehicle
(Including notice pursuant to California Code
§ 9951)
Your vehicle records electronic data. If your
vehicle is equipped with mbrace (Canada:
TELE AID), data is transmitted in the event of
an accident.
This information helps, for example, to test
vehicle systems after an accident and to
continually improve vehicle safety.
Daimler AG can access this data and submit
it:
R for safety research or vehicle diagnosis
purposes
R with the consent of the vehicle owner
R on the instruction of prosecuting
authorities
R for use in arbitration of disputes that
involve Daimler AG, its affiliates or its sales
and service organizations
R as otherwise required or permitted by law.
Please check your mbrace (Canada: TELE
AID) purchase agreement to find out more
about data that can be recorded and
transmitted by this system. Introduction
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Dashboard
........................................... 26
Instrument cluster ..............................27
Multifunction steering wheel .............29
Center console .................................... 30
Overhead control panel ......................32
Door control panel .............................. 33 25At a glance

Dashboard
Function Page
0043
Cruise control lever 135
0044
Steering wheel paddle
shifters
121
0087
Instrument cluster 27
0085
Overhead control panel 32
0083
PARKTRONIC display 138
0084
Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically
86 Function Page
006B
Combination switch 94
006C
Unlocks the trunk 72
006D
Diagnostics connection 21
006E
Opens the hood 214
006F
Electric parking brake 129
0070
Light switch 9226
Dashboa
rdAt a glance

Instrument cluster
Overview
Function Page
0043
Speedometer
0044
Upshift indicator 124
0087
Tachometer 146
0085
Engine oil temperature
display
146 Function Page
0083
Multifunction display 147
0084
Fuel gauge Instrument cluster
27At a glance

Warning and indicator lamps
Function Page
0043
ESP
® 190
0044
Seat belts 187
0087
Brakes (USA only)
004D
Brakes (Canada only) 0085
High-beam headlamps 94
0083
Low-beam headlamps 93
0084
Turn signal 94
006B
SRS 190
006C
Check Engine
006D
ABS
189 Function Page
006E
Engine oil temperature 146
006F
Tire pressure 193
0070
Electric parking brake (USA
only)
0024
Electric parking brake
(Canada only) 0071
Reserve fuel 192
0072
SPORT handling mode 56
0073
ESP
®
OFF 5628
Instrument clusterAt a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
0043
Multifunction display 147
0044
COMAND with display; see
the separate operating
instructions 0087
006A007F
Makes/accepts
or rejects/ends a call 152
00810082
Increases/
reduces volume 006C
Mute 0085
0062
Switches on the Voice
Control System; see the
separate operating
instructions Function Page
0083
0041
Back or deactivates
the Voice Control System 0084
00590065
Selects a menu 147
00630064
Selects a
submenu or scrolls through
lists 0076
Confirms selections
and hides display
messages Multifunction steering wheel
29At a glance

Center console
Upper section
Function Page
0043
Controls COMAND; see the
separate operating
instructions
0044
Adjusts AIRSCARF, left
(Roadster only)
109
0087
Retracts/extends rear
spoiler (vehicles with AMG
adaptive sport suspension
system)
206
0085
Hazard warning lamps 94
0083
PARKTRONIC
139 Function Page
0084
Adjusts AIRSCARF, right
(Roadster only)
109
006B
Seat heating, right 84
006C
0073
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp 42
006D
Operates dual-zone
automatic climate control 103
006E
Seat heating, left 8430
Center consoleAt a glance