2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-CLASS ROADSTER navigation

Lumbar support
.................................. .99M
M+S tires ............................................ 308
MAGIC SKY CONTROL .........................91
Malfunction message see Display messages
Manual transmission
Engaging reverse gear ...................148
Gear leve r...................................... 148
Pulling away ................................... 142
Shift recommendatio n................... 149
Starting the engine ........................141
Matte finish (cleaning instructions) 282
mbrace Call priority .................................... 263
Display message ............................ 216
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 263
Downloading routes .......................267
Emergency call .............................. 260
General notes ................................ 259
Geo fencing ................................... 267
Locating a stolen vehicle ...............266
MB info call button ........................262
Remote vehicle locking ..................265
Roadside Assistance button ..........262
Search & Send ............................... 264
Self-test ......................................... 260
Speed alert .................................... 267
System .......................................... 260
Triggering the vehicle alarm ........... 268
Vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosis ....................................... 266
Vehicle remote unlocking ..............265
Mechanical key
Function/notes ................................ 72
Locking vehicle ................................ 78
Unlocking the driver's door ..............78
Memory card (audio) .........................198
Memory function ............................... 105
Message memory (on-board
computer) .......................................... 210
Messages see Display messages Mirrors
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vanity mirror (in the sun visor)
Mobile phone
Menu (on-board computer) ............199
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 71
MOExtended tires .............................. 290
Mounting wheels Lowering the vehicle ......................332
Mounting a new wheel ...................332
Preparing the vehicle .....................329
Raising the vehicle .........................330
Removing a wheel ..........................331
Securing the vehicle against
rolling away ................................... 329
MP3
see separate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 194
Permanent displa y......................... 203
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board computer .193
Overview .......................................... 31 N
Navigation Menu (on-board computer) ............197
NECK-PRO head restraints
Operation ........................................ .50
Resetting after being triggered ........51
Notes on breaking-in a new vehicle 138 O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Faults ............................................... 49
Operation ........................................ .45
System self-test ............................... 48
Occupant safety
Children in the vehicle .....................55
Important safety notes ....................38
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory
occupant protection) .......................5012
Index

OCS
Faults .............................................. .49
Operation ........................................ .45
System self-test ............................... 48
Odometer ........................................... 195
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 206
Assistance menu ........................... 200
Audio menu ................................... 198
Convenience submenu ..................205
Displaying a service message ........279
Display messages ..........................210
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 175
Factory settings submenu .............202
Important safety notes ..................192
Instrument cluster submenu ..........202
Lighting submenu .......................... 203
Menu overview .............................. 195
Message memory .......................... 210
Navigation menu ............................ 197
Operation ....................................... 193
RACETIMER ................................... 207
Service menu ................................. 201
Settings menu ............................... 202
Standard displa y............................ 195
Telephone menu ............................ 199
Trip menu ...................................... 195
Vehicle submenu ........................... 205
Video DVD operation .....................199
Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................24
Important safety notes ....................23
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment ...........................21
Outside temperature display ...........193
Overhead control panel ......................34 P
Paint code number ............................342
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...281
Panic alarm .......................................... 38
Parking ............................................... 159
Important safety notes ..................159Parking brake
................................ 160
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 104
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Parking Guidance ........................... 183
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 213
Electric parking brake ....................160
Warning lamp ................................. 247
Parking Guidance
Display message ............................ 229
Important safety notes ..................183
Parking lamps
Switching on/off ........................... 110
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating .................182
Driving system ............................... 180
Function/notes ............................. 180
Important safety notes ..................180
Problem (malfunction) ...................183
Range of the sensors .....................181
Warning displa y............................. 182
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
Problem (malfunction) .....................49
Problems (malfunction) .................. 220
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp ...................................................... 45
Pivoting draft stop see AIRGUIDE
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .284
Power washers .................................. 281
Power windows see Side windows
PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occupant
protection) Display message ............................ 216
Operation ........................................ .50
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
Activating/deactivating .................201
Display message ............................ 217
Function/notes ................................ 65
Warning lamp ................................. 250
Program selector button ..................151 Index
13

X
To show menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ?disappears after a few
seconds.
i You can set the time using COMAND; see
the separate operating instructions.
Vehicles with manual transmission:
instead of transmission position :and drive
program ;, the time and the outside
temperature or speed are shown.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation, for
manual transmission (Y page 149)
or automatic transmission
(Y page 152)
XjY Parking Guidance (Y page 183)
CRUISE
CRUISE Cruise control (Y
page 167)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Ypage 113)
¤ ECO start/stop function
(Ypage 143)
ë HOLD function ( Ypage 179) 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 193).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 195)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 197)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 198)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 199)
R DriveAssist
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
(Y page 200)
R Service
Service menu (Ypage 201) R
Settings
Settings menu (settings) (Y page 202)
R AMG
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y page 206) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
Tripmenu with
trip odometer :and odometer ;is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" Example: trip computer "From Start"
:
Distance
; Time
= Average speed
? Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From Start
From Start orFrom Reset
From Reset .
The values in the From Start
From Startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From Reset From Resetsubmenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 196).
The From Start From Start trip computer is
automatically reset when: Menus and submenus
195On-board computer and displays Z

R
"From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display
i When you reset the values in the "ECO
display", the values in the trip computer
"From Start" are likewise reset. When you
reset the values in the trip computer "From
Start", the values in the "ECO display" are
likewise reset. Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi Navimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. For more
information on navigation, see the separate
operating instructions.
X Switch on COMAND (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Navi Navimenu.
Route guidance not active :
Direction of travel
; Current road
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction =
Current road
? "Follow the road's course" symbol
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Change-of-direction symbol
When a change of direction is announced, you
will see symbol =for the change of direction
and distance graphic ;. The distance
indicator shortens towards the top of the
display as you approach the point of the
announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= New lane during a change of direction
? Uninterrupted lane
A Lane recommendation
B Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, the system can display
lane recommendation =for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed. Menus and submenus
197On-board computer and displays Z

Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map.
Other status indicators of the
navigation system R
O: you have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New Route...
New Route... orCalculating Route Calculating Route:
calculating a new route
R Off Map
Off Map orOff
Off Mapped
Mapped Road
Road: the vehicle
position is outside the area of the digital
map (off-map position).
R No Route
No Route : no route could be calculated to
the selected destination. Audio menu
Selecting a radio station :
Waveband
; Station frequency with memory position
i Station ;is displayed with the station
frequency or station name. The memory
position is only displayed along with
station ;if this has been stored.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
and select Radio; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio
Audio menu.
X To select a stored station: briefly press
the 9 or: button. X
To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
If no station list is received:
X To select a station using the station
search: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i For information on changing waveband
and storing stations, see the separate
operating instructions.
i SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on satellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions.
Operating an audio player or audio
media Example: CD/DVD changer display
:
Current title
Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the
equipment installed in the vehicle.
X Switch on COMAND and activate audio
CD/DVD mode or MP3 mode; see the
separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
9 or: button until desired
track ;has been reached.
If you press and hold 9or:, the
rapid scrolling speed is increased. Not all 198
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

In the
Service
Service menu, you have the following
options:
R Calling up display messages
(Y page 210)
R Restarting the tire pressure loss warning
system (Y page 314)
R Checking the tire pressure electronically
(Y page 314)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 279) Settings menu
Introduction In the
Settings Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R Changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 202)
R Changing the light settings (Y page 203)
R Changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 205)
R Changing the convenience settings
(Y page 205)
R Restoring the factory settings
(Y page 202)
Restoring the factory settings X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings
Settings
menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Factory Setting
Factory Setting submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
The Reset All Settings? Reset All Settings? message
appears. X
Press the :or9 button to select
No
No orYes
Yes.
X Press the abutton to confirm the
selection.
If you have selected Yes Yes, the multifunction
display shows a confirmation message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running Daytime Running
Lights Lights function in the Lights
Lightssubmenu is
only reset if the vehicle is stationary.
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for
distance
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or
kilometers.
X
Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Settings Settings
menu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument Cluster
Instrument Cluster submenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer
function.
You will see the selected setting: km
km or
miles miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for
distance applies to:
R Digital speedometer in the Trip Tripmenu
R Odometer and the trip odometer
R Trip computer
R Current consumption and the range
R Navigation instructions in the Navi
Navimenu
R Cruise control
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display 202
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Safety systems
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions $
(USA only)
J (Canada only)
The red brake system
warning lamp comes on
while the engine is
running. A warning tone
also sounds. There is not enough brake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
G WARNING
The braking effect may be impaired.
There is a risk of an accident.
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 Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 159).
X Do not add brake fluid. Adding more will not remedy the
malfunction.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display. !
The yellow ABS warning
lamp is lit while the
engine is running.
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) is deactivated due to a
malfunction. BAS (Brake Assist), BAS PLUS, ESP
®
(Electronic
Stability Program), PRE-SAFE ®
, PRE-SAFE ®
Brake, the HOLD
function and hill start assist are therefore also deactivated, for
example.
ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated.
G WARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely
affected. The braking distance in an emergency braking situation
can increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP ®
is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
If the ABS control unit is faulty, there is also a possibility that other
systems, such as the navigation system or the automatic
transmission, will not be available. 242
Warning and indicator lampsOn-board computer and displays

Roadside Assistance button
X
Press Roadside Assistance button :.
This initiates a call to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center.
The indicator lamp in Roadside Assistance
button :flashes while the call is active.
The multifunction display shows the
Connecting Call Connecting Call message. The audio
output is muted.
If a connection can be made, the Call
Call
Connected
Connected message appears in the
multifunction display.
If a mobile phone network and GPS reception
are available, the system transfers data to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
for example:
R Current location of the vehicle
R Vehicle identification number
i The audio system or COMAND display
indicates that a call is active. During the
call, you can change to the navigation menu
by pressing the NAVI button on COMAND,
for example.
Voice output is not available.
A voice connection is established between
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center and the vehicle occupants.
From the vehicle remote malfunction
diagnosis, the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Center can ascertain the nature of
the problem (Y page 266).
The Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center either sends a qualified Mercedes- Benz technician or makes arrangements for
your vehicle to be transported to the nearest
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
You may be charged for services such as
repair work and/or towing.
Further details are available in your mbrace
manual.
i
The system has not been able to initiate
a roadside assistance call, if:
R the indicator lamp for Roadside
Assistance call button :is flashing
continuously.
R no voice connection to the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center was
established.
This can occur if the relevant mobile phone
network is not available, for example.
The Call Failed
Call Failed message appears in the
multifunction display.
X To end a call: press the~button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
or
X Press the corresponding button for ending
a phone call on the audio system or on
COMAND.
MB Info call button X
Press MB Info call button :.
This initiates a call to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center.
The indicator lamp in MB Info call
button :flashes while the connection is
being made. The multifunction display 262
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