2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

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you brake hard.
R you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or change lane quickly.
R you cut the corner on a sharp bend. 198
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Important safety notes
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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.
You must observe the legal requirements for the country in which you are currently driving whenoperating the on-board computer. G
WARNING
If the instrument cluster has failed or mal-
functioned, you may not recognise function
restrictions relevant to safety. The operating
safety of your vehicle may be impaired. There is a risk of an accident.
Drive on carefully. Have the vehicle checked
at a qualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows messages or warnings from certain systems in the multifunc-tion display. You should therefore make sure
your vehicle is operating safely at all times.
If the operating safety of your vehicle is
impaired, park the vehicle safely as soon as pos- sible. Contact a qualified specialist workshop.
For an overview, see the instrument cluster illus-
tration (Y page 32). Displays and operation
Instrument cluster lighting
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the dis- plays and the controls in the vehicle interior can
be adjusted using the brightness control knob.
The brightness control knob is located on the
bottom left of the instrument cluster
(Y page 32). X
Turn the brightness control knob clockwise or
anti-clockwise.
If you turn the light switch (Y page 113) to the
Ã, TorL position, the brightness
will depend upon the brightness of the ambi-
ent light.
The light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of the
multifunction display. In daylight, the displays in the instrument cluster are not illuminated. Speedometer with segments
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
R Cruise control activated (Y page 159):
The segments light up from the stored speed to the maximum speed.
R Variable speed limiter is activated
(Y page 170):
The segments light up from the start of the
scale to the selected limit speed.
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC is activated
(Y page 161):
One or two segments in the set speed range
light up.
R Distance Pilot DISTRONIC detects a vehicle in
front moving more slowly than the stored
speed:
The segments between the speed of the vehi-
cle in front and the stored speed light up. Rev counter
! Do not drive in the overrevving range. Doing
so will damage the engine.
The red band in the rev counter indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tions when temperatures are around freezing
point.
Bear in mind that the outside temperature dis-
play indicates the measured air temperature
and not the road surface temperature. Displays and operation
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The outside temperature display is in the multi-
function display (Y page 201).
A change in the outside temperature is shown in
the multifunction display after a delay. Coolant temperature gauge
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WARNING
If you open the bonnet while the engine is
overheating or while there is a fire in the
engine compartment, you could come into
contact with hot gases or other leaking ser-
vice products. There is a danger of injury.
Allow an overheating engine to cool down
before opening the bonnet. If there is a fire in the engine compartment, leave the bonnet
closed and notify the fire brigade.
The coolant temperature gauge is in the instru-
ment cluster on the right-hand side (Y page 32).
Under normal operating conditions and at the
correct coolant level, the coolant temperature
may rise to 120 †.
At high outside temperatures and when driving
uphill, the coolant temperature may rise to the
end of the scale. Operating the on-board computer
Overview :
Multifunction display
; Right control panel
= Left control panel
X To activate the on-board computer: turn
the key to position 1in the ignition lock.
You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.
Left control panel =
; R
Calls up the menu and menu bar 9
: Press briefly:
R Scrolls through lists
R Selects a submenu or function
R In the Audio Audio menu: selects the
previous or next station, when the preset list or station list is active,
or an audio track or video scene
R In the Tel Tel(telephone) menu:
switches to the phone book and
selects a name or telephone num-
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: Press and hold:
R
In the Audio Audio menu: selects a pre-
set list or a station list in the
desired frequency range, or an
audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open a R
Confirms the selection or display
message
R In the Tel Tel(Telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialling the selected
number % Press briefly:
R Back
R Switches off LINGUATRONIC
R Hides display messages or calls up
the last Trip Tripmenu function used
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory % Press and hold:
R
Calls up the standard display in the
Trip
Trip menu Right control panel
~ R
Rejects or ends a call
R Exits the telephone book/redial
memory 6 R
Makes or accepts a call
R Switches to the redial memory W
X R
Adjusts the volume 8 R
Mute ? R
Switches on LINGUATRONIC Further information on LINGUATRONIC is avail-
able in the separate operating instructions. Multifunction display
:
Drive program (Y page 142)
; Transmission position (Y page 142)
= Text field
? Menu bar
A Time
B Outside temperature or speed
(Ypage 209)
Set the time using the multimedia system (see
the separate operating instructions). X To display menu bar ?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press the buttons any longer,
menu bar ?is faded out after a few seconds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or sub-
menu and display messages.
Possible displays in the multifunction dis-
play:
R ZGearshift recommendation, when shifting
manually (Y page 149)
R j Parking Pilot (Y page 183)
R ¯ Cruise control (Y page 159)
R È Speed limiter (Y page 170)
R _ Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
(Y page 116)
R è ECO start/stop function (Y page 135)
R ë HOLD function (Y page 172)
R a Steering Pilot and Stop&Go Pilot
(Y page 161)
R 120 km/h! 120 km/h! Maximum permissible speed
exceeded (only for certain countries) Displays and operation
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Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the =or; button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board computer (Y page 200).
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
select the following menus:
R Trip Trip menu (Y page 202)
R Navi
Navi menu (navigation instructions)
(Y page 203)
R Audio
Audio menu (Y page 204)
R Tel
Tel menu (telephone) (Y page 205)
R Assist.
Assist. menu (assistance) (Y page 207)
R Serv.
Serv. menu (service) (Y page 208)
R Settings
Settings menu (Ypage 208)
R AMG
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(Y page 213) Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheel until the Trip Tripmenu with trip
meter :and total distance recorder ;
appears.
Trip computer "From start" or "From
reset" :
Distance
; Driving 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
Fromstart
start submenu are cal-
culated from the start of a journey whilst the
values in the From reset From resetsubmenu are calcu-
lated from the last time the submenu was reset
(Y page 203).
In the following cases, the trip computer is auto-
matically reset From start
From start:
R the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9,999 kilometres have been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 kilometres have
been exceeded, the trip computer is automati-
cally reset From reset From reset.
ECO display The ECO display is not available in Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Tripmenu.
X Press the 9or: button to select ECO
ECO
DISPLAY
DISPLAY .
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
Further information on the ECO display
(Y page 156).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the menu only dis-
plays approximate range
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X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press 9or: to select the display with
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to your current driving
style and the amount of fuel in the tank. If
there is only a small amount of fuel left in the
fuel tank, a vehicle being refuelled C
appears instead of approximate range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if energy
has been recuperated from the kinetic energy in overrun mode and saved in the battery.
Recuperation display =depends on the
engine installed and is therefore not available in all vehicles.
Digital speedometer X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
digital speedometer.
A gearshift recommendation Zmay also
appear in the display.
Observe the information on gearshift recom-
mendation when shifting manually
(Y page 149).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: a gearshift recom-
mendation is shown in the status bar of the
multifunction display and not in the digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values X
Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Trip
Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
function that you wish to reset.
X Press ato confirm your selection.
X Press :to select Yes
Yes and press ato
confirm.
You can reset the values of the following func-
tions: R Trip meter
R "From start" trip computer
R "From reset" trip computer
R ECO display
If 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 menu
Displaying navigation instructions The multifunction display shows navigation
instructions in the
Navi Navimenu.
Observe the additional information on naviga-
tion in the separate operating instructions for
the multimedia system.
X Switch on the multimedia system (see sepa-
rate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Navi
Navi menu.
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
? Symbol indicating "follow the road's course" Menus and submenus
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Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
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 change-of-direction symbol =and dis-
tance 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 :
Road to which the change of direction leads
; Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
= Lanes not recommended
? Recommended lane and new lane during a
change of direction
A Change-of-direction symbol
On multilane roads, new lane recommendations
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.
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 direc- tion without changing lane. Other status indicators of the naviga-
tion system The navigation system displays additional infor-
mation and the vehicle status.
Possible displays
R New route... New route... orCalculating route...
Calculating route...
A new route is calculated.
R Road not mapped
Road not mapped
The vehicle position is inside the area of the
digital map but the road is not recognised, e.g.
new roads, car parks or private land.
R No route No route
No route could be calculated to the selected
destination.
R O
You have reached the destination or an inter-
mediate destination. Audio menu
Selecting a radio station :
Active station list
; Station with preset position
The multifunction display shows station ;with
station frequency or station name. The preset
position is only displayed along with station ;if
this has been stored.
X Switch on the multimedia system and select
radio (see the separate operating instruc-
tions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu. 204
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X
To select a preset list or station list: press
and briefly hold the 9or: button until
the preset list or station list in the desired
frequency range is shown.
X To select a station: briefly press9
or :.
DAB radio mode ( DigitalAudioBroadcasting) is
an optimised digital transmission standard
designed for the mobile reception of radio trans-
missions.
Audio player or audio media operation Audio files from various audio players or media
can be played, depending on the equipment fit- ted in the vehicle.
X Switch on the multimedia system and select
audio CD or MP3 mode (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
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 9or:
button until desired track :appears.
If you press and hold the 9or: button,
the rapid scrolling speed is increased. Not all audio players or media support this function. If track information is saved on the audio
player or media, the multifunction display will
show the number and title of the track.
Video DVD operation X
Switch on the multimedia system and select
video DVD (see the separate operating
instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
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 :
appears.
TV operation The preset position is only displayed along with
channel :if this has been stored. You can save
channels in the multimedia system.
X Switch on the multimedia system and select
TV (see the separate operating instructions).
X Press the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Audio Audiomenu.
X To select a saved channel: briefly press the
9 or: button.
X To select a channel from the channel list:
press and briefly hold the
9or: but-
ton.
Depending on the digital TV broadcaster,
radio stations can also be received. The mul-
tifunction 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 Menus and submenus
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