service reset MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Instrument cluster
105
X
Pull th eleft-han dsteerin gwhee lgearshift
paddl e(Ypage 102).
The automati ctransmissio nshift sdown to
th en extg ear.
i Form aximum acceleration ,pull th eleft-
han dsteerin gwhee lgearshift paddl euntil
th et ransmissio nselect sthe optimum gear
fo rt he curren tspeed.
Kickdown
i It is no tpossibl etouse kickdown in man-
ual gearshift program Mon vehicles with
AM Ge ngines. Instrument cluster
Points to remember
You will fin danillustration of th einstrument
cluster in th e"At ag lance "section
(Y page 26). G
Risk of accident
If th einstrument cluster or multi-function
display fails, no display message scan be
displayed.
This mean stha tyou will no tsee information
about th edrivin gsituation ,suc hast he
speed, outside temperature, warning/indi-
cator lamps, display message sorsystem
failures .Handlin gcharacteristics may be
affected. Adapt your drivin gstyle and
speed accordingly.
Immediately consult aqualified specialist
workshop whic hhas th eneces saryspecial-
ist knowledge and tools to carry out the
wor krequired. Mercedes-Ben zrecom-
mends that you use aMercedes-Benz
Service Centr efor this purpose .Inparticu-
lar, wor krelevan ttosafetyoro nsafety-
relate dsystems mus tbecarriedout at a
qualified specialist workshop. Activating th
emulti-function display
X Switc hont heignition.
The multi-function display is also activated
when you:
R switch on th elights
R press th ereset butto nontheleft-han dside
of th einstrument cluster
R open adoor Adjusting th
einstrument cluster
lighting
X Brighte rordimmer: turnthe reset button
in th einstrument cluster clockwise or anti-
clockwise. Cont
rols
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Care
194 Fading out th
eservice message 1
Reset button
X Pres srese tbutton 1. Exceeding th
eservice du edate
One of th efollowing messages appears in the
multi-functio ndisplay:
Service Aoverdue by .. days
Service Aoverdue by .. km
You will also hear awarning tone.
Aq ualified specialist workshop, e.g .a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre, will rese tthe
ASSYS Tservice interval indicator after the
necessar yservice work has been carried out. i
If you fail to have th eservice performed
by th especified date, you may be violating
applicabl elaws. Your warranty may be inva-
lidated and goodwill settlements may be
refused. Calling up th
eservice du edate
Use th ebuttons on th emulti-functio nsteer-
ing wheel.
X Switch on th eignition.
X Press èorÿ to selec tthe Basic
display menu(Ypage 110).
X Pres sthe j ork button to selec tthe
service information.
The 9 or½ service symbol and the
service due date are displayed. Care
Notes on care
Regular and prope rcarem aintain sthe value
of your vehicle.
i It is advisabl etouse Mercedes-Ben zcare
products.
Scratches, corrosive deposits, areas affected
by corrosion and damage caused by inade-
quate car ecannot always be completely
repaired. In such cases ,visit aqualified spe-
cialis tworkshop immediately, e.g .a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
Repair damage caused by loose chippings
and remove th efollowing substances imme-
diately, whilst avoidin grubbin gtoo hard:
R Soak insect remain swith insect remover
and rinse off afterwards.
R Soak bird droppings with water and rinse
off afterwards.
R Remov etreer esin, oils, fuels and greases
by rubbin ggently with acloths oaked in
petroleum ether or lighter fluid.
R Use silicone remover to remove wax.
R Use tar remover to remove tar stains. Operation
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Battery
279
i
If the battery powe rsuppl yhasbeen inter-
rupte d(e.g. if it ha sbeenr econnected) ,you
must carry ou tthe following tasks:
R Set the time (see the COMAND operating
instructions)
R Reset the functio nfor folding the exterior
mirror sin/out automatically* by folding
the mirror soutonce ( Ypage 80). Jump-starting
If your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
engine can be jump-started fro manother
vehicl eorfromane xternalbattery using jump
leads.
Observe the following points:
R Jump-starting ma yonlybep erforme dwhen
the engine and catalytic converter ar ecold.
R Do not start the engine if the battery is fro-
zen. Let the battery tha wfirst.
R Jump-starting ma yonlybep erforme dfrom
batteries with anominal voltag eof12V.
R Onl yusejum pleads which ar eprotected
against polarity reversal and which have a
sufficient cross-sectio nand insulate dter-
minal clamps. i
Jump lead swhich ar eprotecte dagain st
polarity reversal and furthe rinformation
abou tjump-starting can be obtained from
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
! Avoi drepeated and lengthy starting
attempts .Onlyu sethe jump-starting pro-
cedur efor the battery in the engine com-
partment.
Do not us earapid- charging devic etostart
the engine. G
Ris
kofi njury
There is ariskofa cidb urns when jump-
starting avehicl edueto the gases which
escap efromt he battery .Donot lean over
the battery whil ethe engine is being jump-
started. G
Ris
kofe xplosion
Gase sescapin gfromt he battery during
jump-starting ma ycause minor explosions.
Avoi dcreating sparks. Kee pnake dflames
away fro mthe battery ,and do not smoke.
Compl ywiths afety precautions and take
protective measures when handling batter-
ies. Yo uwillf ind thes eunder "Battery "in
the index. X
Make sure tha tthe two vehicles do not
touch.
X Depres sthe parking brake.
X Mov ethe selector lever to P.
X Switch off al lelectrical consumers. 1
Positiv etermina lofdonor battery
2 Positiv etermina lonyourv ehicle
3 Negativ etermina lofdonor battery
4 Negativ etermina lonyourv ehicle
X Connect positiv eterminal 2onyour vehi-
cle to positiv eterminal 1of the donor
batter yusing the jump lead ,begin ning with
your ownb atter y.
X Start the engine of the donor vehicle and
runitati dlingspeed. Pra
ctical advice
*o ptional
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