tow MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Repair Manual

Fuses
283Fuses
Notes on changin
gfuses
The fuses in your vehicl eserve to close down
fault ycircuits .Ifafuseb lows ,all th ecom po-
nent sont hecircui tand their function swill
fail.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced wit hfuses of
th es am erating, whic hyou can recognise by
th ec olour and value .The fus eratings are lis-
te dint hefuseallocation chart .AMercedes-
Benz Service Centr ewill be happ ytoa dvise
you. G
Risk of fire
Only use fuses that hav ebeen approve dfor
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles and whic hhave
th ec orrect amperag efor thes ystem con-
cerned. Do no tattemp ttorepair or bridge
fault yfuses. Acircui toverload could other-
wise start afire. Hav ethe caus etrace da nd
rectifie dataq ualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Ben zServi ce Centre.
If th enewly inserte dfusea lso blows ,havet he
caus etrace da nd rectifie dataqualified spe-
cialist workshop ,e.g.a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre. !
Only use fuses that hav ebeen approved
fo rM ercedes-Ben zvehicles and which
hav ethe correc tfus er atin gfor thes ystem
concerned. Otherwise ,com ponent sorsys-
tems could be damaged. G
Risk of accident
The SBC TM
brak esystem require sanelec-
trica lpowe rsupply. If there is adisruption
to th epowe rsupply or amalfunction in the
vehicle's on-boar delectronics ,the SBC TM
brak esystem goe sintoe mergenc yopera-
tion mode. In this cas eyou will need to
press th ebrak eharder .Braking distances
and brak epedal travel also increase .You
may hav etodepress th ebrak epedal with
maximum force.
The fuses are locate dinthemain fus ebox in
th ee nginec om partmen tontheleft-han dside
when viewed in th edirection of travel.
Fus eallocation chart The "Relay and fus
einformation sheet"is
locate dwitht he vehicl etoolkit
( Y page 200) in th estowage well under the
boo tfloor (Y page 161). Befor
echangin gafuse
X Par kthe vehicle.
X Switc hoffall electrica lconsum ers.
X Remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock. Main fuse box in th
eengin ecompart-
ment
X To open: open thebonne t(Ypage 176).
The main fus ebox is locate dintheengine
compartmen tontheleftw hen viewed in the
direction of travel. 1
Fusebox lid
2 To open
3 To close Practical advice
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Vehicle identificatio
nplates 289Vehicle identificatio
nnumber (VIN)
As well as being shown on the vehicl eide nti-
fication plate ,the vehicl eide ntification num-
be r(VIN) is also stampe donto the vehicle
body .Itisloc ate dunderneath the rea rstow-
ag ec ompartment on the front-passenger
side. 1
Stowag ecompartment
2 Bulkhead
3 Vehicle identificatio nnumbe r(VIN)
X Open stowage compartment 1
(Y page 163).
X Remove bulkhead 2.
Vehicle identificatio nnumbe r(VIN) 3 is
found on the metal bars abov ethe floor
covering. Engine number
Th ee ngine number is stamped on the engine
block (crankcase). More information ca nbe
obtained fro manyMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Te
chnical data
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Service products and capacities
303SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Overall
(NEDC) 9.4 l/100 km 9.9 l/100 km 11.9 l/100 km 13.9 l/100 km 13.9 l/100 km 15.1 l/100 km
CO
2emis-
sions 224 g/km 236 g/km 284 g/km 330 g/km 330 g/km 362 g/km
Engine oil
Al ist of engine oils tested and approved in accordanc ewith the Mercedes-Benz Specification sfor Service Products is available from any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Oils approved by Mercedes-Benz are indicated by the MB Sheet Number on the oil container. The table shows
which MB Sheet Number appliestow hich engine: SL 280
SL 350
SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
MB Sheet Number 229.3/229.5 229.5
229.5
37 229.5
37 i
In the event that the
R engine oil brand
R grade (MB sheet number)
R SAE classification (viscosity) of the oil currently in your vehicle is not
available, you can use another mineral or
synthetic engine oil which has been
approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Mixing oils reduces the benefits of high-
grade engine oil. !
Do not use lubricant additives, since they
can lead to increased wear and damage to
the mechanical assemblies. The use of
lubricant additives will result in arestriction
of your warranty.
37 Restriction :only SAE 0W-40 engine oils may be used. Technical data
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