2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-CLASS ROADSTER navigation

Locking verification signal (on-
board computer).............................. .207
Low-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 116
Display message ............................ 225
Switching on/off ........................... 109
Luggage cover
see Trunk partition
Lumbar support ................................... 99
M
M+S tires............................................ 314
MAGIC SKY CONTROL ......................... 92
Malfunction message
see Display messages
Manual transmission
Engaging reverse gear ................... 150
Gear leve r...................................... 150
Pulling away ................................... 142
Shift recommendation ................... 151
Starting the engine ........................ 142
Matte finish (cleaning instruc-
tions) .................................................. 288
mbrace
Call priority .................................... 267
Display message ............................ 220
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 268
Downloading routes ....................... 271
Emergency call .............................. 265
General notes ................................ 263
Geo fencing ................................... 271
Locating a stolen vehicle ............... 270
MB info call button ........................ 267
Remote fault diagnosi s.................. 270
Remote vehicle locking .................. 269
Roadside Assistance button .......... 266
Search & Send ............................... 268
Self-test ......................................... 264
Speed alert .................................... 271
System .......................................... 264
Triggering the vehicle alarm ........... 272
Vehicle remote unlocking .............. 269
Mechanical key
Function/note s................................ 74
Locking vehicle ................................ 80
Unlocking the driver's door .............. 80 Media Interface
see Separate operating instructions
Memory card (audio) ......................... 201
Memory function ............................... 106
Message memory (on-board com- puter) .................................................. 212
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) ............ 201
Modifying the programming
(SmartKey) ........................................... 73
MOExtended tires .............................. 295
Mounting wheels
Lowering the vehicle ...................... 338
Mounting a new whee l................... 338
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 335
Raising the vehicl e......................... 336
Removing a whee l.......................... 337
Securing the vehicle against roll-
ing away ........................................ 335
MP3
see separate operating instructions
Multifunction display
Function/note s............................. 196
Permanent display ......................... 205
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating the on-board compute r..1 95
Overview .......................................... 33
N
Navigation
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 199
NECK-PRO head restraints
Important safety notes .................... 56
Operation ......................................... 56
Resetting triggered .......................... 56
Notes on breaking-in a new vehi-
cle ....................................................... 138
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Occupant Classification System (OCS)Conditions ....................................... 49
Faults ............................................... 53
Operation ......................................... 49
System self-test .............................. .51
Occupant safety
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................ .57
Children in the vehicle .................... .57
Important safety notes .................... 41
Pets in the vehicle ........................... 60 PRE-SAFE ®
(anticipatory occu-
pant protection) ............................... 56
OCS
Conditions ....................................... 49
Faults ............................................... 53
Operation ........................................ .49
System self-test ............................... 51
Odometer ........................................... 197
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 208
Assistance menu ........................... 202
Audio menu ................................... 200
Convenience submenu .................. 207
Display messages .......................... 212
Displaying a service message ........ 285
DISTRONIC PLUS ........................... 177
Factory settings submenu ............. 208
Important safety notes .................. 194
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 204
Lighting submenu .......................... 205
Menu overview .............................. 197
Message memory .......................... 212
Navigation menu ............................ 199
Operation ....................................... 195
RACETIMER ................................... 209
Service menu ................................. 204
Settings menu ............................... 204
Standard display ............................ 197
Telephone menu ............................ 201
Trip menu ...................................... 197
Vehicle submenu ........................... 206
Video DVD operation ..................... 201 Operating safety
Declaration of conformity ................ 25
Important safety notes .................... 24
Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment ........................... 22
Outside temperature display ........... 195
Overhead control panel ...................... 36
P
Paint code number............................ 348
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 287
Panic alarm .......................................... 40
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 161
Parking brake ................................ 162
Position of exterior mirror, front-
passenger side ............................... 105
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Parking Guidance ........................... 185
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 216
Electric parking brake .................... 162
Warning lamp ................................. 251
Parking Guidance
Display message ............................ 233
Important safety notes .................. 185
Parking lamps
Switching on/of f........................... 110
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 184
Driving system ............................... 182
Function/note s............................. 182
Important safety notes .................. 182
Problem (malfunction) ................... 185
Range of the sensors ..................... 182
Warning display ............................. 183
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
Indicator lamp .................................. 41
Problems (malfunction) .................. 224
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 60
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ATime
BOutside temperature or speed (Y page 205)
Text field =shows the selected menu or
submenu as well as display messages.
X To display menu bar ?: press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
Menu bar ?disappears after a few sec-
onds of inactivity.
iYou 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 tem-
perature or speed are shown.
The following messages may appear in the
multifunction display: Z Gearshift recommendation for man-
ual transmission ( Ypage 151) or
when shifting manually (automatic
transmission) ( Ypage 154)
X j Y
Parking Guidance ( Ypage 185)
CRUISECruise control ( Ypage 169)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist (Y page 113)
è ECO start/stop function(Y page 143)
ë HOLD function ( Ypage 180)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to call up the menu bar and select a
menu.
Operating the on-board computer ( Y page 195).
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you can call up the following menus:
R
Tripmenu ( Ypage 197)
R
Navimenu (navigation instructions)
( Y page 199) R
Audiomenu (
Ypage 200)
R
Telmenu (telephone) ( Ypage 201)
R
DriveAssistmenu (assistance)
( Y page 202)
R
Servmenu ( Ypage 204)
R
Settmenu (settings) ( Ypage 204)
R
AMGmenu in AMG vehicles ( Ypage 208)
Trip menu
Standard display
X Press and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the
Tripmenu with
trip odometer :and odometer ;is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From Reset"
Example: trip computer "From Start" :
Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select
From StartorFrom Reset.
The values in the
From Startsubmenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
Menus and submenus197
On-board computer and displays
Z

XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press the abutton.
X Press the :button to select
Yesand
press the abutton to confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start" trip computer
R "From Reset" trip computer
R ECO display
iIf you reset the values in the ECO display,
the values in the "From start" trip computer are also reset. If you reset the values in the
"From start" trip computer, the values in
the ECO display are also reset.
Navigation system menu
Displaying navigation instructions
In theNavimenu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. Further infor-
mation on navigation (see the separate oper-
ating instructions).
X Switch on COMAND (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
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 indi-
cator shortens towards the top of the display
as you approach the point of the announced
change of direction.
Menus and submenus199
On-board computer and displays
Z

Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
:Road into which the change of direction leads
;Distance to change of direction and visualdistance display
=Lanes not recommended
?Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
AChange-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, lane recommendations
can be displayed for the next change of direc- tion if the digital map supports this data. Dur-
ing the change of direction, new lanes may be added.
On multilane roads, lane recommendations
can be displayed for the next change of direc- tion if the digital map supports this data. Dur-
ing the change of direction, new lanes may be added.
Lane not recommended =: you will not be
able to complete the next change of direction
if you stay in this lane.
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.
Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system
The navigation system displays additional
information and the vehicle status.
R O : you have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R
New Route...orCalculating Route:
calculating a new route
R
Off MaporOffMappedRoad: the vehicle
position is inside the area of the digital map, but the road is not recognized, e.g.
new roads, parking spaces or private land.
R
No Route: no route could be calculated to
the selected destination
Audio menu
Selecting a radio station
:Waveband
;Station frequency with memory position
iStation ;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
and select Radio (see the separate operat-
ing instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Audiomenu.
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 9or:
button.
If no station list is received: X To select a station using the station
search: press and briefly hold the 9
or : button.
iFor information on changing waveband
and storing stations, see the separate oper-
ating instructions.
iSIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on satellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions.
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On-board computer and displays

RCurrent consumption and the range
R Navigation instructions in the
Navimenu
R Cruise control
R DISTRONIC PLUS
R ASSYST PLUS service interval display
Switching the additional speedometer
on/off
Only vehicles with manual transmission have this function.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Settmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Additional Speedometer [mph]func-
tion.
You will see the selected setting:
OnorOff.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
iSpeed is displayed in mph.
The
AdditionalSpeedometer[mph]func-
tion allows you to choose whether the status area in the multifunction display always
shows the speed in
mphinstead of the outside
temperature.
Selecting the permanent display function
You can determine whether the multifunction
display permanently shows your speed or the
outside temperature.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Settmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Permanent Displayfunction.
You will see the selected setting
Outside
TemperatureorAdditional SpeedomeZ
ter [km/h]/AdditionalSpeedometer
[mph].
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
iThe speed is highlighted in km/h or in
mph conversely to your speedometer.
Lights
Setting the daytime running lamps
iThis function is not available in Canada.
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Settmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Daytime Running Lightsfunction.
If the
Daytime Running Lightsfunction
has been switched on, the cone of light and
the W symbol in the multifunction dis-
play are shown in orange.
X Press the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running
lamps ( Ypage 108).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
X Press the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the
Settmenu.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to select the
Amb. Light +/-function.
You will see the selected setting.
X Press ato confirm.
X Press the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to a level from
OfftoLevel 5
(bright).
X Press the aor% button to save the
setting.
Menus and submenus205
On-board computer and displays
Z

Making an emergency call
XTo initiate an emergency call manually:
press cover :briefly to open.
X Press SOS button ;briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button ;
flashes until the emergency call is conclu- ded.
X Wait for a voice connection to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-ter.
X After the emergency call, close cover :.
iIf the mobile phone network is unavaila-
ble, mbrace will not be able to make the
emergency call. If you leave the vehicle
immediately after pressing the SOS button,
you will not know whether mbrace placed
the emergency call. In this case, always
summon assistance by other means.
Roadside Assistance button
X Press Roadside Assistance button :.
This initiates a call to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center. The indicator lamp in Roadside Assistancebutton
:flashes while the call is active.
The multifunction display shows the
ConZ
necting Callmessage. The audio output
is muted.
If a connection can be made, the
Call ConZ
nectedmessage 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
iThe 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 remote malfunction diagnosis, the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
can ascertain the nature of the problem( Y page 270).
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.
iThe system has not been able to initiate a
Roadside Assistance call, if:
R the indicator lamp for Roadside Assis-
tance call button :is flashing continu-
ously.
R no voice connection to the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center was
established.
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This can occur if the relevant mobile phonenetwork is not available, for example. The
Call Failedmessage 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
XPress 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 shows the
ConZ
nectingCallmessage. The audio system
is muted.
If a connection can be made, the
Call ConZ
nectedmessage 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
iThe 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.
You receive information about operating your vehicle, about the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center and about other prod-
ucts and services from Mercedes-Benz.
USA only: you can find further information on
the mbrace system under "Owners Online" at
http://www.mbusa.com.
iThe system has not been able to initiate
an MB Info call, if:
R the indicator lamp in MB Info call but- ton :is flashing continuously.
R no voice connection to the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center wasestablished.
This can occur if the relevant mobile phone network is not available, for example. The
Call Failedmessage 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.
Call priority
When service calls are active, e.g. Roadside
Assistance or MB Info calls, an emergency
call can still be initiated. In this case, an emer-
gency call will take priority and override all
other active calls.
The indicator lamp of the respective button
flashes until the call is ended.
An emergency call can only be terminated by the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center.
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