2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS-CLASS Owners 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
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Dashboard
Function Page
:
Cruise control lever 135
;
Steering wheel paddle
shifters
121
=
Instrument cluster 27
?
Overhead control panel 32
A
PARKTRONIC display 138
B
Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically
86 Function Page
C
Combination switch 94
D
Unlocks the trunk 72
E
Diagnostics connection 21
F
Opens the hood 214
G
Electric parking brake 129
H
Light switch 9226
Dashboa
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Instrument cluster
Overview
Function Page
:
Speedometer
;
Upshift indicator 124
=
Tachometer 146
?
Engine oil temperature
display
146 Function Page
A
Multifunction display 147
B
Fuel gauge Instrument cluster
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Warning and indicator lamps
Function Page
:
ESP
® 190
;
Seat belts 187
=
Brakes (USA only)
J
Brakes (Canada only) ?
High-beam headlamps 94
A
Low-beam headlamps 93
B
Turn signal 94
C
SRS 190
D
Check Engine
E
ABS
189 Function Page
F
Engine oil temperature 146
G
Tire pressure 193
H
Electric parking brake (USA
only)
!
Electric parking brake
(Canada only) I
Reserve fuel 192
J
SPORT handling mode 56
K
ESP
®
OFF 5628
Instrument clusterAt a glance
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Multifunction steering wheel
Function Page
:
Multifunction display 147
;
COMAND with display; see
the separate operating
instructions =
6~
Makes/accepts
or rejects/ends a call 152
WX
Increases/
reduces volume 8
Mute ?
?
Switches on the Voice
Control System; see the
separate operating
instructions Function Page
A
%
Back or deactivates
the Voice Control System B
=;
Selects a menu 147
9:
Selects a
submenu or scrolls through
lists a
Confirms selections
and hides display
messages Multifunction steering wheel
29At a glance
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Center console
Upper section
Function Page
:
Controls COMAND; see the
separate operating
instructions
;
Adjusts AIRSCARF, left
(Roadster only)
109
=
Retracts/extends rear
spoiler (vehicles with AMG
adaptive sport suspension
system)
206
?
Hazard warning lamps 94
A
PARKTRONIC
139 Function Page
B
Adjusts AIRSCARF, right
(Roadster only)
109
C
Seat heating, right 84
D
4
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp 42
E
Operates dual-zone
automatic climate control 103
F
Seat heating, left 8430
Center consoleAt a glance
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