Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Operator's Manual page 32

Starter switch positions
Starter switch
0 For removing SmartKey
1 Power supply to some electrical con-
sumers, such as seat adjustment
2 Ignition (power supply for all electrical
consumers) and driving position
3 Starting position
Warning!
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take the
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unat-
tended in the vehicle, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehi-
cle equipment may cause an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
i
The SmartKey can only be removed
from the starter switch with the gear
selector lever in position P.
Getting started
!
G
If the SmartKey cannot be turned in the
starter switch, the starter battery may
not be sufficiently charged.
Check the starter battery and
charge it if necessary ( page 358).
Get a jump start ( page 363).
To prevent accelerated battery dis-
charge or a completely discharged bat-
tery, always remove the SmartKey from
the starter switch when the engine is
not in operation.
Unlocking
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