Outside Temperature Indicator; Trip Odometer; Clock - Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 Operator's Manual

Controls in detail
Instrument cluster

Outside temperature indicator

Warning!
The outside temperature indicator is not de-
signed to serve as an ice-warning device and
is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the freez-
ing point do not guarantee that the road sur-
face is free of ice. The road may still be icy,
especially in wooded areas or on bridges.
The outside temperature is displayed in
the multifunction display ( page 123).
For information on selecting the tempera-
ture display unit, i.e. degrees Celsius (°C)
or degrees Fahrenheit (°F), see "Selecting
temperature display mode" ( page 131).
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The temperature sensor is located in the
front bumper area. Due to its location, the
sensor can be affected by road or engine
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heat during idling or slow driving. There-
fore, the accuracy of the displayed temper-
ature can only be verified by comparison to
a thermometer placed next the sensor, not
by comparison to external displays, e.g.
bank signs, etc.
When moving the vehicle into colder ambi-
ent temperatures (e.g. when leaving your
garage), you will notice a delay before the
lower temperature is displayed.
A delay also occurs when ambient temper-
atures rise. This prevents inaccurate tem-
perature displays caused by heat radiated
from the engine during idling or slow driv-
ing.

Trip odometer

Make sure you are viewing the stan-
dard display menu ( page 122).
Press and hold reset button Juntil
the trip odometer is reset.

Clock

Vehicles with COMAND*:
The clock in the instrument cluster can be
synchronized with the time set in
COMAND using the time synchronization
with head unit feature ( page 133), or set
independently from COMAND using the
control system ( page 134) with the time
synchronization with head unit feature set
to Off .
For setting the time in COMAND, see sep-
arate COMAND operating instructions.
For setting the time with audio system,
( page 134).