Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2005 User Manual

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Controls in detail

Control system

The control system is activated as soon as
the SmartKey in the starter switch is
turned to position 1. The control system
enables you to

call up information about your vehicle

change vehicle settings

For example, you can use the control sys-
tem to find out when your vehicle is next
due for service, to set the language for
messages in the instrument cluster dis-
play, and much more.

The control system relays information to
the multifunction display.

Multifunction display

The multifunction display consists of the
display fields in the speedometer and the
tachometer. In its default state, the left
display field shows the trip and main
odometer, while the present outside tem-
perature appears in the right display field.
This default setting is referred to as the
standard display.

Standard display

1 Main odometer
2 Trip odometer
3 Current gear selector lever posi-

tion/gear range

4 Outside temperature
5 Automatic transmission shift program

mode

6 Clock

Warning!

A driver’s attention to the road and traffic

conditions must always be his/her primary

focus when driving.

For your safety and the safety of others, se-

lecting features through the multifunction

steering wheel should only be done by the

driver when traffic and road conditions per-

mit it to be done safely.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph

(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is

covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-

ly 14 m) every second.