beautypg.com

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

Page 457

background image

456

Technical terms

Instrument cluster

The displays and indicator/warning
lamps in the driver’s field of vision, in-
cluding the tachometer, speedometer,
engine temperature and fuel gauge.

KEYLESS-GO*

System for entering and operating the
vehicle without the use of a key.

Kickdown

Depressing the accelerator past the
point of resistance shifts the transmis-
sion down to the lowest possible gear.
This very quickly accelerates the vehi-
cle and should not be used for normal
acceleration needs.

Kilopascal (kPa)

(

page 311)

Locking knob

Knob on the door which indicates
whether the door is locked or un-
locked. Pushing the locking knob down
on an individual door from inside will
lock that door.

Maintenance System (U.S. vehicles)

Maintenance service indicator in the
multifunction display that informs the
driver when the next vehicle mainte-
nance service is due. The Maintenance
System tracks distance driven and the
time elapsed since the last mainte-
nance service, calculates other mainte-
nance service work required, and calls
for the next maintenance service ac-
cordingly.

Maximum load rating

(

page 311)

Maximum loaded vehicle weight

(

page 311)

Maximum tire inflation pressure

(

page 311)

Memory function

Used to store three individual seat,
steering wheel and exterior rear view
mirror positions.

MON

The Motor Octane Number for gasoline
as determined by a standardized
method. It is an indication of a gaso-
line’s ability to resist undesired detona-
tion (knocking). The average of both
the MON (Motor Octane Number) and
RON (Research Octane Number) is
posted at the pump, also known as
ANTI-KNOCK INDEX.

Multifunction display

Two display fields in the instrument
cluster used to present information
provided by the control system.

Multifunction steering wheel

Steering wheel with buttons for operat-
ing the control system.

Normal occupant weight

(

page 311)