Mercedes-Benz 2003 SL 55 AMG Automobile User Manual


 
Contents
Controls in detail............................... 79
Locking and unlocking ......................... 80
Keys ............................................... 80
KEYLESS-GO card*......................... 84
Opening the doors from the inside. 89
Opening the trunk from the inside.. 89
Trunk lid emergency release .......... 90
Closing the trunk lid ....................... 91
Automatic central locking .............. 91
Locking and unlocking
from the inside ............................... 92
Seats.................................................... 93
Lumbar support.............................. 93
Multicontour backrest*.................. 93
Moving the seats forward and
backward........................................ 95
Seat ventilation* ............................ 96
Seat heater..................................... 97
Memory function.................................. 99
Storing positions into memory ..... 100
Recalling positions from memory . 100
Storing parking position ............... 100
Lighting.............................................. 102
Exterior lamp switch..................... 102
Combination switch...................... 104
Hazard warning flasher ................ 105
Interior lighting............................. 106
Courtesy lighting.......................... 107
Instrument cluster ............................. 108
Instrument cluster illumination .... 108
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 108
Trip odometer .............................. 109
Tachometer.................................. 109
Outside temperature indicator ..... 109
Control system .................................. 110
Multifunction display.................... 110
Multifunction steering wheel........ 111
Menus .......................................... 113
Standard display menu ................ 115
AUDIO menu ................................ 115
NAVI menu................................... 117
Distronic* menu........................... 117
Malfunction memory menu .......... 118
Settings menu.............................. 119
Trip computer menu..................... 131
TEL menu* ................................... 133
Automatic transmission..................... 137
One-touch gearshifting................. 138
Gear ranges.................................. 139
Gear selector lever position ......... 140
Program mode selector switch..... 141
Accelerator position..................... 142
Steering wheel gearshift control
(Speedshift) and manual shift program
SL 55 AMG................................... 142
Emergency operation (Limp Home
Mode) .......................................... 144
Good visibility.................................... 145
Rear view mirror .......................... 145
Headlamp cleaning system .......... 146
Rear window defroster................. 146
Sun visors .................................... 146
Automatic climate control ................. 147
Setting the temperature............... 149
Adjusting air volume .................... 150
Adjusting air distribution.............. 151
Maximum cooling MAXCOOL....... 151
Defrosting .................................... 151
Air recirculation mode.................. 152
Rear window defroster................. 153
Residual heat and ventilation....... 154
Deactivating the automatic climate
control system ............................. 154
Air conditioning............................ 155
Ventilated storage compartments 156
Power windows.................................. 157
Opening and closing the windows 157