Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG, Operator'S Manual

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Contents
Safety and Security ........................... 61
Occupant safety................................... 62
Airbags ........................................... 63
Seat belts ....................................... 69
Roll bar........................................... 73
Children in the vehicle.................... 74
Panic alarm .......................................... 78
Activating ....................................... 78
Deactivating ................................... 78
Driving safety systems......................... 79
ABS ................................................ 80
BAS ................................................ 81
ESP................................................. 82
SBC brake system .......................... 85
Anti-theft systems................................ 88
Immobilizer..................................... 88
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 88
Tow-away alarm ............................. 90
Controls in detail ............................... 93
Locking and unlocking ......................... 94
SmartKey ....................................... 94
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ........ 98
Opening the doors from the inside 106
Opening the trunk ........................ 107
Closing the trunk.......................... 109
Trunk lid emergency release ........ 109
Automatic central locking ............ 110
Locking and unlocking from the
inside ........................................... 111
Seats ................................................. 113
Easy-entry/exit feature ............... 113
Moving the seats forward and
backward ..................................... 115
Lumbar support............................ 115
Multicontour backrest*
(standard on SL 600, SL 55 AMG,
and SL 65 AMG)........................... 116
Seat heating................................. 117
Seat ventilation*
(standard on SL 600 and
SL 65 AMG).................................. 119
Memory function ............................... 120
Storing positions into memory ..... 121
Recalling positions from memory. 121
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position ........................... 121
Lighting ............................................ 123
Exterior lamp switch .................... 123
Combination switch ..................... 128
Hazard warning flasher ................ 128
Interior lighting ............................ 129
Courtesy lighting.......................... 130
Instrument cluster ............................. 131
Instrument cluster illumination .... 131
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 131
Trip odometer .............................. 132
Tachometer.................................. 132
Outside temperature indicator ..... 133
Control system .................................. 134
Multifunction display.................... 134
Multifunction steering wheel........ 135
Menus .......................................... 137
Standard display menu ................ 139
AUDIO menu ................................ 139
NAV menu.................................... 142
Distronic* menu .......................... 142