Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Operator's Manual page 5

Contents
Safety and Security ........................... 57
Occupant safety................................... 58
Airbags ........................................... 59
Seat belts ....................................... 65
Roll bar........................................... 69
Children in the vehicle.................... 70
Panic alarm .......................................... 74
Activating ....................................... 74
Deactivating ................................... 74
Driving safety systems......................... 75
ABS ................................................ 76
BAS ................................................ 77
ESP................................................. 78
SBC brake system .......................... 81
Anti-theft systems................................ 84
Immobilizer..................................... 84
Anti-theft alarm system.................. 85
Tow-away alarm ............................. 86
Controls in detail ............................... 89
Locking and unlocking ......................... 90
SmartKey ....................................... 90
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ........ 93
Opening the doors from the
inside ............................................. 99
Opening the trunk .......................... 99
Closing the trunk lid..................... 102
Trunk lid emergency release ........ 102
Separately locking the trunk ........ 103
Automatic central locking ............ 105
Locking and unlocking from
the inside ..................................... 105
Seats ................................................. 107
Easy-entry/exit feature ............... 107
Moving the seats forward and
backward ..................................... 108
Lumbar support............................ 108
Multicontour backrest*
(standard on SL 600 and
SL 55 AMG).................................. 109
Seat heating................................. 110
Seat ventilation*
(standard on SL 600) ................... 112
Memory function ............................... 114
Storing positions into memory..... 115
Recalling positions from memory. 115
Storing exterior rear view mirror
parking position ........................... 115
Lighting ............................................. 117
Exterior lamp switch .................... 117
Combination switch ..................... 120
Hazard warning flasher ................ 121
Interior lighting ............................ 122
Courtesy lighting.......................... 123
Instrument cluster ............................. 124
Instrument cluster illumination .... 124
Coolant temperature gauge ......... 124
Trip odometer .............................. 125
Tachometer.................................. 125
Outside temperature indicator..... 126