2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK ROADSTER Owners Manual

Route guidance active
No change of direction announced
Example: no change of direction announced (col-
our multifunction display)
: Distance to the destination
; Distance to the next change of direction
= Current road
? Symbol indicating "follow the road's
course"
Change of direction announced without a lane recommendation Example: change of direction announced without
lane recommendation (colour multifunction dis-
play)
: Road to 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 ;. This 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 Example: change of direction announced with lane
recommendation (colour multifunction display)
: Road to which the change of direction
leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
? Lanes not recommended
A Recommended lane
B Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, new lane recommenda-
tions can be displayed for the next change of
direction if the digital map supports this data.
During the change of direction, new lanes
may be added.
Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction =: in this lane you will be
able to complete the next two changes of
direction without changing lane.
Lane not recommended ?: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direction if you stay in this lane.
Recommended lane A: in this lane you will
only be able to complete the next change of
direction without changing lane.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system R
O: you have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route... New route... orCalculating route
Calculating route:
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Off map
Off map orOff road
Off 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 Example: radio station (colour display)
:
Waveband
; Channel frequency with memory position
i Station
;is displayed with the station
frequency or station name. The memory
position is only displayed along with sta-
tion ;if this has been stored.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select Radio; see the separate
operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select a stored station: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a station from the station list:
press and hold the 9or: button.
If no station list is received: X To select a station using the station
search: press and hold the 9or:
button.
i For information on changing waveband
and storing stations, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
i DAB radio mode (Digital
AudioBroadcast-
ing); see the separate operating instruc-
tions. Audio player or audio media operation
Example: CD/DVD changer display (colour multi-
function display)
Audio files from various audio players or
media can be played, depending on the equip-
ment fitted in the vehicle.
X Switch on the audio system or COMAND
Online and select audio CD or MP3 mode,
see the separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio
Audio menu.
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 the 9or:
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased. Not all audio devices or media
support this function.
If track information is stored on the audio
player or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and title of the track.
The current track does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation Example: CD/DVD changer display (colour multi-
function display) Menus and submenus
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X
Switch on COMAND Online and select
video DVD; see the separate operating
instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio
Audio menu.
X To select the next or previous scene:
briefly press the 9or: button.
X To select a scene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the 9
or : button until desired scene :has
been reached.
TV operation Example: TV channel display (colour multifunction
display)
: Channel frequency with memory position
i The memory position is only displayed
along with channel :if this has been
stored.
X Switch on COMAND Online and select TV;
see the separate operating instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Audio
Audio menu.
X To select a stored channel: briefly press
the 9 or: button.
X To select a channel from the channel
list: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
i To store a TV channel; see the separate
operating instructions.
i Depending on the digital TV broadcaster,
radio stations can also be received. The
multifunction display shows TV (RADIO) TV (RADIO). Telephone menu
Introduction G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle
while driving will distract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose control of the
vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate these devices if road traffic con-
ditions permit. If you are unsure about the
surrounding conditions, pull over to a safe
location and make entries only while the vehi-
cle is stationary.
When telephoning, you must observe the
legal requirements for the country in which
you are currently driving. X Switch on the mobile phone and audio sys-
tem or COMAND Online, see the separate
operating instructions.
X Place a mobile phone in the mobile phone
bracket (Y page 270), or establish a Blue-
tooth ®
connection with the audio system or
COMAND Online, see the separate operat-
ing instructions.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
You will see one of the following display mes- sages in the multifunction display:
R Please
Please enter
enterPIN
PIN: the mobile phone has
been placed in the mobile phone bracket
but the PIN has not been entered.
When you enter your PIN via the mobile
phone, LINGUATRONIC, the audio system
or COMAND Online, the mobile phone
searches for a network.
R Telephone ready
Telephone ready or the name of the net-
work provider: the mobile phone has found a network and is ready to receive.
R Telephone No service Telephone No service: there is no net-
work available or the mobile phone is
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You can obtain further information about
suitable mobile phones and connecting
mobile phones via Bluetooth ®
:
R from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre
R on the Internet at http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Accepting a call Example: incoming call (colour multifunction dis-
play)
X Press the 6button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
If someone calls you when you are in the Tel
Tel
menu, a display message appears in the mul- tifunction display.
You can accept a call even if you are not in the
Tel Tel menu.
Rejecting or ending a call X
Press the ~button on the steering
wheel.
You can end or reject a call even if you are not
in the Tel
Telmenu.
Dialling an entry from the phone book X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel
Tel menu.
X Press the 9,:ora button to
switch to the phone book. X
Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name.
or X To begin rapid scrolling: press and hold
the 9 or: button for longer than
one second.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the button or reach the end of the list.
X If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the6ora button
to start dialling.
or X If there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the6ora
button to display the numbers.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
number you want to dial.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or X To exit the telephone book: press the
~ or% button.
Redialling The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialled in the redial memory.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Tel Telmenu.
X Press the 6button to switch to the
redial memory.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
desired name or number.
X Press the 6ora button to start dial-
ling.
or X To exit the redial memory: press the
~ or% button. Menus and submenus
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Assistance menu
Introduction Example: assistance menu view (colour multifunc-
tion display)
In the Assist.
Assist. menu, you have the following
options:
R Only vehicles with black and white multi-
function display: showing the status over-
view
R Only vehicles with black and white multi-
function display: showing the distance dis-
play (Y page 210)
R Only vehicles with colour multifunction dis-
play: showing the assistance graphic
(Y page 210)
R Vehicles with black and white multifunction
display: showing Speed Limit Assist and
activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function (Y page 211)
R Only vehicles with colour multifunction dis-
play: activating/deactivating the Speed
Limit Assist message function
(Y page 211)
R Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake
(Y page 211)
R Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (Y page 212)
R Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 212)
R Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist (Y page 212)
Showing the status overview The
Status overview Status overview is only available in
vehicles with a black and white multifunction display. X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist.
Assist. menu.
X Press 9or: to select Status Status
overview
overview.
X Press the abutton.
The status overview shows you the status
of driving systems or driving safety sys-
tems:
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 191)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 195)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 66)
Showing the distance display The
Distance display Distance display is only available in
vehicles with a black and white multifunction display and DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist
Assistmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Distance display
Distance display.
X Press the abutton.
The DISTRONIC PLUS distance display
appears in the multifunction display
(Y page 177).
Showing the assistance graphic Colour multifunction display
The Assistance Assistance graphic
graphicis only available in
vehicles with a colour multifunction display. 210
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X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Assistance Assistance
graphic
graphic.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows the DIS-
TRONIC PLUS distance display in the assis- tance graphic.
The assistance graphic shows you the status
of and/or information from the following driv- ing systems or driving safety systems:
R ATTENTION ASSIST (Y page 191)
R Lane Keeping Assist (Y page 195)
R Speed Limit Assist (Y page 192)
R PRE-SAFE ®
Brake (Y page 66)
Speed Limit Assist Displaying Speed Limit Assist
Only on vehicles with a black and white mul-
tifunction display.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist.
X Press the abutton.
Under certain conditions, detected speed
limits are shown in the multifunction dis-
play (Y page 192).
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
Only on vehicles with a black and white mul-
tifunction display.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist.
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist. X
Press the :button.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
If the Speed Limit Assist message function is activated, a detected speed limit is auto-
matically displayed for five seconds. Other items in the multifunction display are not
shown during this time.
Activating/deactivating the Speed Limit
Assist message function
Only in vehicles with a colour multifunction
display.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Speed Limit Assist Speed Limit Assist
X Press the abutton.
The multifunction display shows Speed
Limit Assist.
X Press the :button.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate or deactivate: pressa.
If the Speed Limit Assist message function is activated, a detected speed limit is auto-
matically displayed for five seconds. Other items in the multifunction display are not
shown during this time.
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE ®
Brake PRE‑SAFE
®
Brake is only available in vehicles
with DISTRONIC PLUS.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
PRE-SAFE Brake PRE-SAFE Brake.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
Vehicles with monochrome multifunction
display: when the PRE-SAFE ®
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vated, the multifunction display in the sta-
tus overview shows the Äsymbol.
Vehicles with colour multifunction display:
when the PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is deactivated,
the multifunction display in the assistance
graphic shows the æsymbol.
For more information on PRE ‑SAFE®
Brake,
see (Y page 66).
Activating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
ATTENTION ASSIST
ATTENTION ASSIST.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
Vehicles with monochrome multifunction
display: when Lane Keeping Assist is acti-
vated, the multifunction display in the sta-
tus overview shows the Àsymbol.
Vehicles with colour multifunction display:
when ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated,
the multifunction display in the assistance
graphic shows the ésymbol.
For further information about ATTENTION
ASSIST, see (Y page 191).
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist Assistmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
Blind Spot Assist
Blind Spot Assist.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X To activate/deactivate: press thea
button again.
For further information about Blind Spot
Assist, see (Y page 194) Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping
Assist X
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Assist. Assist.menu.
X Press 9or: to select Lane Keep‐ Lane Keep‐
ing Assist
ing Assist.
X Press the abutton.
The current selection is displayed.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to set Off
Off,
Standard
Standard orAdaptive
Adaptive.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicles with a black and white multifunc-
tion display: when Lane Keeping Assist is
activated, the multifunction display in the
status overview shows the Ãsymbol.
Vehicles with a colour multifunction dis-
play: when Lane Keeping Assist is activa-
ted, the multifunction display shows the
lane markings as bright lines in the assis-
tance graphic.
For further information about Lane Keeping
Assist; see (Y page 195). Service menu
Example: service menu view (colour multifunction
display)
In the Serv. Serv. menu, you have the following
options:
R Calling up display messages
(Y page 222)
R Restarting the tyre pressure loss warning
system (Y page 320) 212
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Checking the tyre pressure electronically
(Y page 320)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 285) Settings menu
Introduction Example: settings menu view (colour multifunction
display)
In the Settings
Settings menu, you have the following
options:
R changing the instrument cluster settings
(Y page 213)
R changing the light settings (Y page 214)
R changing the vehicle settings
(Y page 216)
R changing the convenience settings
(Y page 217)
R restoring the factory settings
(Y page 218)
Instrument cluster Selecting the unit of measurement for dis-
tance
You can determine whether the multifunction
display shows some messages in miles or kil- ometres.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing 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 func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting: km kmor
miles
miles.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for dis-
tance applies to:
R digital speedometer in the Trip Tripmenu
R total distance recorder and the trip meter
R trip computer
R current consumption and the range
R navigation instructions in the Navi Navimenu
R cruise control
R SPEEDTRONIC
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is unavailable.
Only vehicles with manual transmission have this function.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Settings Settingsmenu.
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
Dig. speedo [mph]
Dig. speedo [mph] function.
You will see the selected setting: on
onoroff
off .
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
i The speed is displayed in mph.
The Dig.
Dig. speedo
speedo [mph]
[mph]function allows you
to choose whether the status area in the mul- tifunction display always shows the speed in
mph
mph instead of the outside temperature.
Selecting the permanent display function
Vehicles for the United Kingdom: this func-
tion is unavailable. Menus and submenus
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