MERCEDES-BENZ SLS COUPE 2010 Owners Manual

0007
000F Continuous wipe, fast
0013 000C Single wipe/ 0008To wipe the
windscree nusing washer fluid
! With intermittent wiping with rain sensor:
Due to optical influences and the wind-
screen becoming dirty in dry weather con-
ditions, the windscreen wipers may be acti-
vated inadvertently. This could then dam-
age the windscreen wiper blades or scratch
the windscreen.
For this reason, you should always switch
off the windscreen wipers in dry weather.
X Select key position 1or 2with the Start/
Stop button.
X Turn the combination switch to the corre-
sponding position. Side windows
Opening and closing the side win-
dows G
Risk of injury
When opening the side windows, make sure
that nobody can become trapped between the
side window and the door frame. Keep clear
of the side window during the opening proce-
dure. Otherwise, you could be drawn in or
trapped between the side window and the
door frame by the downwards movement of
the window. If there is a risk of becoming
trapped, release the switch or pull it upwards
to close the side window again. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close a side window. If there is a risk
of becoming trapped, release the switch or
press it againt o open the side window again. G
Risk of injury
Children may injure themselves if they open
or close the side windows.
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. Always take the key with you when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only leaving it for
a short time.
i Related topics:
R Convenience opening from outside
(Y page 219) or inside the vehicle
(Y page 256)
R Convenience closing from outside
(Y page 219) or inside the vehicle
(Y page 256) 0001
Left
0002 Right
The switches for both side windows are loca-
ted on the driver's door. There is also a switch
for the front-passenger side window on the
front-passenger door.
X Select key position 2using the Start/Stop
button.
i You can continue to operate the side win-
dows after you switch off the engine. This
function remains active for five minutes or
until one of the front doors is opened.
X To open: press the corresponding switch.
X To close: pull the corresponding switch.
i If you press the switch beyond the point
of resistance, an automatic opening/clos-
ing process is started in the corresponding
direction .You can stop automatic opera-
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Closing with increased force and with-
out the anti-entrapment feature G
Risk of injury
Closing the side windows with increased force
or without the anti-entrapment feature could
lead to serious or eve nfatal injury. Make sure
that nobody can become trapped when clos-
ing the side windows.
If a side window is obstructed during closing
and reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after the window blocks, pull
on the corresponding switch again until the
side window has closed.
The side window is closed with increased
force.
If a side window is obstructed again during
closing and reopens again slightly:
X Immediately after the window blocks, pull
on the corresponding switch again until the
side window has closed.
The side window is closed without the anti-
entrapment feature. Convenience opening
You can ventilate the vehicle before you start
driving .To do so, open the side windows using
the key. X
Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X Unlock the vehicle by pressing the 000B
button.
X Press and hold the 000Bbutton until the
side windows are in the desired position. Convenience closing feature
When you lock the vehicle, you can simulta-
neously close both side windows from out-
side. G
Risk of injury
When using the convenience closing feature,
make sure that nobody can become trapped.
The anti-entrapment feature is not opera-
tional when using convenience closing. Pro-
ceed as follows if there is a risk of entrapment:
R release the 0009button.
R press and hold the 000Bbutton until the
side windows open again. X
Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X Lock the vehicle by pressing the 0009but-
ton.
X Press and hold the 0009button until the
side windows are fully closed.
X Make sure that all the side windows are
closed. Side windows
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Driving an
dparking Starting the engine
G
Risk of accident
Do not place any objects in the driver's foot-
well. If you use a floormat or carpet in the
driver's footwell, make sure that it is correctly
secured and that there is sufficient clearance
for the pedals.
Do not place several floormats on top of one
another.
Loose objects or the floormats could other-
wise get caught between the pedals if you
accelerate or brake suddenly. You will then
not be able to brake, declutch or accelerate
as intended .This could lead to accidents and
injury. G
Risk of poisoning
Never leave the engine running in enclosed
spaces. The exhaust gases contain carbon
monoxide. Inhaling exhaust fumes consti-
tutes a health hazard and could lead to loss
of consciousness or even death.
i Do not depress the accelerator pedal
when starting the engine.
KEYLESS-GO starting function G
Risk of injury
Your vehicle can be started using a valid KEY-
LESS GO key. For this reason, children should
never be left unsupervised in the vehicle.
Always take the KEYLESS GO key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even if you are only
leaving it for a short time.
i The Start/Stop button can be used to
start the vehicle without inserting the key
in the ignition lock. You merely need to
carry the key on your person.
When starting the engine and while the vehi-
cle is in motion, KEYLESS-GO regularly
checks whether a valid key is located in the
vehicle interior by means of brief radio con- nections. The boot is not covered by the
checks.
X
Shift the transmission to position P.
i You can also start the engine when the
transmission is in position N.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Press Start/Stop button 0001.
The engine starts.
Starting the engine with the key If the Start/Stop button is inoperative, you
can also start the vehicle using the key in the
ignition lock.
X
Turn the key to position 3in the ignition
lock (Y page 203) and release it as soon as
the engine is running. Pulling away
! Warm up the engine quickly. Do not use
the engine's full performance until it has
reached operating temperature. The oper-
ating temperature has been reached when
the engine oil temperature display in the
on-board computer's AMG menu no longer
flashes.
Only shift into reverse gear when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
Where possible, avoid spinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery
roads. You could otherwise damage the
drive train. 220
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Observe the notes on the first 1500 km
when running-in the vehicle (Y page 266).
! During a cold start with low engine oil
temperatures (below 0†), the maximum
engine speed is restricted in order to pro-
tect the engine. To protect the engine and
maintain smooth engine operation, avoid
driving at full throttle when the engine is
cold.
X Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X Use the selector lever to shift the trans-
mission to position Dor R.
X Release the brake pedal.
X Carefully depress the accelerato rpedal.
The electric parking brake is automatically
released (Y page 221).
i The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
Hill start assist Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
on uphill gradients. It holds the vehicle for a
short time after you have removed your foot
from the brake pedal. This gives you enough
time to move your foot from the brake pedal
to the accelerator pedal and depress it before
the vehicle begins to roll. G
Risk of accident
Never leave the vehicle when it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hill start assist will no longer brake your vehi-
cle and it could roll away.
X Take your foot off the brake pedal.
i Once you have taken your foot off the
brake pedal, the vehicle is held for around
one second.
X Pull away. Hill start assist does not function if:
R
you are pulling away on a level road or a
downhill gradient.
R the transmission is in position N.
R the vehicle is secured with the electric
parking brake.
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning. Parking
G
Risk of accident
Never leave children unsupervised in the vehi-
cle. They might release the electric parking
brake. This could lead to aserious or fatal
accident. G
Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does not
under any circumstances come into contact
with flammable materials such as dry grass or
petrol. Do not park the vehicle on dry grass-
land or harvested grain fields. The material
could otherwise ignite and set the vehicle on
fire.
To ensure that the vehicle is secured against
rolling away unintentionally:
R the electric parking brake must be applied.
R the transmission must be in P.
R on steep uphill or downhill gradients, the
fron twheels must be turned towards the
kerb.
Electric parking brake Driving and parking
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Applying the electric parking brake
X Push handle 0001.
The red 0009indicator lamp in the instru-
men tcluster lights up.
i The electric parking brake can also be
applied when the key is in position 0.
Releasing the electric parking brake man-
ually
X Pull handle 0001.
The red 0009indicator lamp in the instru-
men tcluster goes out.
The electric parking brake can only be
released when the ignition is switched on
using the Start/Stop button (Y page 202).
Releasing the electric parking brake auto-
matically
The electric parking brake is released auto-
matically when the following conditions are
simultaneously fulfilled:
R the engine is running.
R the transmission is in position Dor R.
R the bonnet is closed.
R your seat belt is fastened.
R you depress the accelerator pedal.
If the transmission is in position R, the boot
lid must be closed.
For the parking brake to be released auto-
matically if your seat belt is not fastened, the
following conditions must be fulfilled:
R the driver's door is closed.
R you shift out of Por you have previously
driven faster than 3 km/h.
Emergency braking with the electric park-
ing brake
The vehicle can also be braked during an
emergency using the electric parking brake.
X While driving, push the handle of the elec-
tric parking brake (Y page 221).
i The vehicle is braked as long as you keep
the handle of the electric parking brake
pressed. The longer the electric parking brake handle is depressed, the greater the
braking force.
The red 0009indicator lamp flashes in the
instrument cluster during braking. The
Release parking brake message appears
in the multifunction display and a warning
tone sounds.
When the vehicle has been braked to a stand-
still, the electric parking brake is engaged. Switching off the engine
G
Risk of accident
If the engine is not running, there is no power
assistance for the steerin gand brakes. Steer-
ing and braking then requires significantly
greater effort.
As a result, you might lose control of the vehi-
cle, cause an accident and injure yoursel fand
others.
Therefore, do not switch off the engine while
you are driving.
! Do not open the doors until the vehicle
has come to a standstill .Atlow speeds,
park position Pwill otherwise be engaged
automatically. This can damage the trans-
mission.
i Observe the display messages in the
instrument cluster.
Using KEYLESS-GO X
Use the button on the centre console to
shift the transmission to P.
X Press the Start/Stop button (Y page 202).
The engine stops and all the indicator
lamps in the instrument cluster go out
(Y page 229).
i If you switch the engine off with the trans-
mission in position Ror D, the transmission
automatically shifts to N.
If you set the selector lever to Nbefore
switching off the engine, the transmission
remains in Nfor approximately 30 minutes. 222
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If you open the driver's or front-passenger
door during this period, the transmission
automatically shifts to
P.
i The engine can be turned off while the
vehicle is in motion by pressing and holding
the Start/Stop button for three seconds.
Using the key !
Do not remove the key while the vehicle
is in motion. At low speeds, park position
P will otherwise be engaged automatically.
This can damage the transmission.
X Use the button on the centre console to
shift the transmission to P.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition
lock (Y page 203) and remove it.
The immobiliser/parking lock is activated.
i If you set the selector lever to Nbefore
switching off the engine, the transmission
remains in Nfor approximately 30 minutes.
While the key is in the ignition lock, the
transmission remains in Neven if you open
the driver's or front-passenger door. AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT7
-speedsports
transmission Notes on the transmission
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Do no tchange down for additional engine
braking on a slippery road surface. This could
cause the drive wheels to lose their grip and
the vehicle could skid. This could cause you
to lose control of your vehicle and cause an
accident. Selector lever
Selecting atransmission position 0002
Park position
Prevents the vehicle fro
mrolling
away when stopped. 0003
Reverse
0001
Neutral
Releasing the brakes will allow you
to move the vehicle freely, e.g. to
push it.
If ESP
®
is deactivated or faulty:
shift the transmission to position
N if the vehicle is in danger of skid-
ding, e.g. on icy roads. 0008
Drive
!
If the engine speed is too high or if the
vehicle is rolling, do not shift the transmis-
sion directly from Dto R, from Rto Dor
directly to P.This can damage the trans-
mission.
i If you wish to select a transmission posi-
tion or wish to disengage park position P,
the engine must be running.
Engaging parkp osition P
X Press the Pbutton in the centre console.
i If you depress the brake pedal and push
the selector lever forwards or back to the
first poin tofresistance, park position Pis AMG SPEEDSHIF
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disengaged. The transmission shifts to neu-
tral N.
To shift directly from Pto R:
X Depress the brake pedal and push the
selector lever forwards past the first
point of resistance.
To shift directly from Pto D:
X Depress the brake pedal and push the
selector lever back past the first point
of resistance.
Engaging par kposition P automatically
If you switch off the engine using the Start/
Stop button and open the driver's or front-
passenger door, the transmission automati-
cally engages park position P.
Shifting to neutral N
X Push the selecto rlever forwards or back to
the first point of resistance.
i If you set the selector lever to Nbefore
switching off the engine, the transmission
remains in Nfor approximately 30 minutes.
If you open the driver's or front-passenger
door during this period, the transmission
automatically shifts to P.Ifthe key is in the
ignition lock and you open the driver's or
front-passenger door, the transmission
remains in N.
Engaging reverse gear R
X Push the selector lever forwards past the
first point of resistance.
Engaging transmission position D
X Push the selector lever back past the first
point of resistance.
Changing gears
The transmission shifts into individual gears
automatically .This automatic gearshifting
behaviouri s determined by:
R drive position D
R the selected drive program (C/S/S+)
R the position of the accelerator pedal R
the road speed
R a shift range restriction, if selected
Driving tips Shift point
The shift points primarily depend on:
R
the position of the accelerator pedal
Little throttle: early upshifts; high throttle:
late upshifts
R the driving dynamics
Ad ynamic driving style with high longitudi-
nal and lateral acceleration delays the shift
points.
Double-clutch function
Whe nshifting down, the double-clutch func-
tion is active regardless of the currently selec-
ted drive program. The double-clutch function
reduces load change reactions and is condu-
cive to a sporty driving style. The sound gen-
erated by the double-clutchf unction depends
on the drive program selected.
Kickdown
i Kickdown is no tavailable in manual drive
program M.
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
X Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
pressure point.
Depending on the selected drive program,
the transmission shifts to the lowest gear
allowing ideal acceleration. Driving programs
Program selector switch The progra
mselecto rswitch allows you to
choose fro marange of different transmission
configurations. 224
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Drive pro-
gram Characteristic
C
Controlled
Efficiency Comfort-oriented, opti-
mum-economy engine
and transmissio
nsettings S
Sport Sporty engine and trans-
mission settings
S+
SportPlus Extremely sporty engine
and transmission settings
M
Manual Manual gearshifting
Driving mode
RS
RACE
START Optimal vehicle accelera-
tion from a standstill
X
Turn program selector switch 0001until the
letter for the desired gearshift program
appears in the multifunction display.
Characteristics of the drive programs Drive program
Cis characterised by the fol-
lowing:
R comfort-oriented engine and transmission
settings
R optimal fuel consumption resulting from
the transmission shifting up sooner
R the vehicle pulling away more gently in
forward and reverse gears, unless the
accelerator pedal is depressed fully R
increased sensitivity; this improves driving
stability on slippery road surfaces, for
example
R the transmission shifting up sooner, which
results in the vehicle being driven at lower
engine speeds and the wheels being less
likely to spin
Drive programs Sand S+are characterised
by the following:
R sporty engine and transmission settings
R the transmission shifting up later and shift-
ing down dynamically
R as a result of the later transmission
upshifts, the fuel consumption may be
higher
R if a period of dynamic driving is followed by
an extended phase with a constan taccel-
erator pedal position, the vehicle shifts up
to a higher gear. This optimises fuel con-
sumption.
Drive program Mis characterised by the fol-
lowing:
R you can shift gears up or dow nsucces-
sively. Fo rfurther details, see
(Y page 227).
AMG button (SETUP) The AMG butto
nallows you to call up or store
a prese tdrive program. AMG SPEEDSHIFTD
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X
To store: press and hold AMG button 0001
until you hea ratone.
X To call up: press AMG button 0001.
The stored drive progra misselected.
X To display: briefly press AMG button 0001.
The multifunction display shows the SETUP
in the AMG menu (Y page 241).
RACE START RACE START facilitates optimum vehicle
acceleration from a standstill if the road sur-
face offers suitable grip. G
Risk of accident
RACE START is only available in ESP ®
Sport
mode. ESP ®
Sport only performs limited vehi-
cle stabilisation if the vehicle begins to skid
or if one of the wheels starts to spin. The vehi-
cle will therefore be more difficult to control
in extreme driving situations. This could cause
you to lose control of the vehicle and cause
an accident.
RACE START is intended solely for use on
dedicated race circuits. Always adapt your
driving style to the prevailing road and
weather conditions.
Conditions for activation
You can activate RACE START if:
R the doors are closed.
R the engine is running and the engine and
transmission are at operating temperature.
R ESP ®
Sport is activated (Y page 47).
R the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
position.
R the vehicle is stationary and the brake
pedal is depressed (left foot).
R the transmission is set to D.Activating RACE START
X
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn the program selector switch clock-
wise (Y page 224)u ntil theRSindicator on
the switch lights up in red.
The RACE STARTConfirm: Paddle
UPCancel: Paddle DOWN message
appears in the multifunctio ndisplay.
i If the conditions for activation are not
met, RACE START is cancelled. The RACE
START not possible message appears in
the multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull the left-hand steering wheel
gearshift paddle (DOWN) (Y page 227).
The multifunction display shows the RACE
START cancelled message.
X To confirm: pull the right-hand steering
wheel gearshift paddle (UP) (Y page 227).
The RACE START available Depress
accelerator. message appears in the
multifunction display.
i If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal within a few seconds ,RACE START is
cancelled. The multifunctio ndisplay shows
the RACE START cancelled message.
X Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The engine speed is increased.
The RACE START Release brake to
start. message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
i If you do not release the brake pedal
within a few seconds, RACE START is can-
celled. The multifunction display shows the
RACE START cancelled message.
X Take your foot off the brake pedal while
keeping the accelerator pedal fully
depressed.
The vehicle pulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
The RACE START active message appears
in the multifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated once a speed of
approximately 50 km/h is reached. Drive pro- 226
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gram
S+is activated. ESP ®
Sport remains
activated.
RACE START is immediately deactivated if
you take your foot off the accelerator pedal
during RACE START or if the conditions for
activation are no longer met. The RACE
START not possible orRACE START can‐
celled message appears in the multifunction
display.
i After using it several times in short suc-
cession, RACE START will be unavailable
until a certain distance has been driven. Displays in the instrument cluster
Displays in transmission positions P, R
and N 0001
Transmission position: currently selected
transmission position is displayed in
inverted colours
0002 Drive program (C/S/S+/M)
i In addition to the information shown in
the multifunction display, the currently
selected drive program is indicated in red
on the program selector switch. Display when in transmission position
D 0001
Transmission position
0002 Gear
0015 Drive program (C/S/S+)
If you have restricted the shift range
(Y page 227), the transmission position and
the selected shift range, e.g. D3, are shown
at position 0001.
Display when in transmission position
D and drive program M 0001
Gear
0002 Drive program Steering wheel gearshift paddles and
manual drive program
In transmission position D, you can use the
steering wheel gearshift paddles to restrict or
derestric tthe transmission's shift range.
In manual drive program M, you need to
change gear yourself using the steering wheel
gearshift paddles. At low engine speeds, the
transmission shifts down automatically. AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission
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