2004 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 221

Controls in detail Useful features Warning! G Heated steering wheel* (SL 500, SL 600) The steering wheel heating warms up the leather area of the steering wheel. The lever is on the lower left-hand side of the steering wheel. Switching on Switch on ignition. All lamps in the instrument cluster come on. Turn switch at tip of stalk in the direction of arrow 1. The steering wheel is heated. Indicator lamp 2 comes on. Switching off Turn switch at tip of stalk in the direction of arrow 3. The steering wheel heating is turned off. Indicator lamp 2 goes out. Never touch the heating element or sides of the lighter; they are extremely hot. Hold the knob only. When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch, take the SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* with you and lock your vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may cause serious personal injury. 1 Switching on 2 Indicator lamp 3 Switching off i The steering wheel heating does not turn off automatically. 220