Mercedes-Benz 2006 SL-Class Automobile User Manual


 
Contents
Safety and Security........................... 63
Occupant safety................................... 64
Airbags........................................... 65
Seat belts....................................... 71
Roll bar........................................... 75
Children in the vehicle.................... 76
Panic alarm.......................................... 81
Activating ....................................... 81
Deactivating................................... 81
Driving safety systems......................... 82
ABS ................................................ 83
BAS ................................................ 84
ESP
®
............................................... 85
Electro-hydraulic brake system...... 88
Anti-theft systems................................ 91
Immobilizer..................................... 91
Anti-theft alarm system.................. 91
Tow-away alarm ............................. 93
Controls in detail............................... 95
Locking and unlocking......................... 96
SmartKey ....................................... 96
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ...... 100
Opening the doors from the
inside ........................................... 107
Opening the trunk........................ 108
Closing the trunk.......................... 109
Valet locking ................................ 110
Trunk lid emergency release ........ 111
Automatic central locking ............ 112
Locking and unlocking from the
inside ........................................... 113
Seats ................................................. 115
Moving the seats forward and
backward ..................................... 115
Lumbar support............................ 116
Multicontour backrest*................ 116
Seat heating................................. 117
Seat ventilation* .......................... 120
Memory function ............................... 121
Storing positions into memory..... 122
Recalling positions from memory. 122
Lighting ............................................ 123
Exterior lamp switch .................... 123
Corner-illuminating front fog
lamps* (vehicles with Bi-Xenon*
headlamps and without Sport
Package*).................................... 127
Combination switch ..................... 129
Hazard warning flasher ................ 129
Interior lighting ............................ 130
Courtesy lighting.......................... 131
Instrument cluster............................. 132
Instrument cluster illumination.... 132
Coolant temperature gauge......... 133
Trip odometer .............................. 133
Tachometer.................................. 133
Outside temperature indicator..... 134
Control system.................................. 135
Multifunction display.................... 135
Multifunction steering wheel........ 136
Menus.......................................... 138
Standard display menu ................ 140
AUDIO menu................................ 141
NAV menu.................................... 143
Distronic* menu .......................... 143
Vehicle status message memory
menu............................................ 144