brake MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Manual Online

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WARNING
If you tighten thewhee lbolts orwhee lnuts
when thevehicl eis rais ed, the jack couldtip
over. There isarisk ofinjury .
Only tighten thewhee lbolts orwhee lnuts
when thevehicl eis on the grou nd.
Alwa yspay attention tothe instructions and
safety notesinthe "Changi ngawhee l"section
(Y pag e316).
Only usewhee lbolts thathave been designed
for the whee land thevehicl e.For safety rea-
sons, Mercede s-Benzrecommends thatyou
only usewhee lbolts whichhave been
app roved forMercede s-Benzvehiclesand the
respe ctivewheel.
! Merce
des-AMGvehi cles:duri ngremova l
and repos itioning ofthe whee l,the whee l
rim can strike thecerami c-brake discand
dama geit.There fore,youshou ldproceed
carefu llyand getasecond personassi stto
you .Alternativel y,you can useasecond
ali gnment bolt.
! To
prevent damagetothe paintwork, hold
the whee lsecure lyaga inst thewhee lhub
whi lescrewi nginthe first whee lbolt. X
Cle anthe whee land whee lhub contact sur-
faces.
X Slide thewhee lto be mounted ontothe
ali gnment boltandpushit on.
X Tigh tenthewhee lbolts untiltheyarefinger-
tight.
X Unscrew thealignment bolt.
X Tigh tenthelastwhee lbolt until itis finger-
tight. Lo
we ring thevehi cle G
WARNING
The whee lscoul dcome looseif the whee l
bolts orwhee lnuts arenot tightened tothe
prescri bedtightening torque.There isarisk
of an accide nt.
Ensure thatthewhee lbolts orwhee lnuts
are tightened tothe prescri bedtightening
torque .
If you arenot sure ,do not move thevehicl e.
Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand
have thetightening torquechecked immedi-
ately .
X Turn thecrank ofthe jack counter-clockwi se
until thevehicl eis once againstanding
firmly onthe grou nd.
X Pla cethe jack toone side. X
Tigh tenthewhee lbolts evenly inacross-
wis epattern inthe sequ ence indica ted(0043
to 0083). Thespeci fiedtightening torqueis
96 lb-ft (130Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initia lposi tion.
X Stow thejack andtherest ofthe vehicl e
tools inthe trunk again.
X Merce
des-AMGvehic lesand vehic les
with AMG equipment: insertthecover into
the outer sill.
X Che ckthe tire pressu reofthe newly moun-
ted whee land adjustitifnecessa ry.
Observe therecommende dtire pressu re
(Y pag e299) .
Vehic leswith atire pressure control sys-
tem: allinstall edwhee lsmust beequ ipped
with functioning sensors.
When youaredrivi ngwith theemerge ncy
spar ewhee lmounted, thetire pressu remoni- 320
Chang
ingawhe elWhee lsand tires

Mercedes-Ben
z.You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Engine
oil
General notes !
Do
not use engine oiloran oilfilter with
specifications deviatingfromthose
expressly requiredforthe prescribed service
intervals. Donot change theengine oiloroil
filter inorder toset replacement intervals
longer thanthose prescribed. Thiscould
otherwise causedamage tothe engine or
exhaust gasaftertr eatment .
Follow theinstruct ionsonthe service inter-
val display forchanging theengine oil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engine orexhaust gasaftertr eatment .
When handling engineoil,observe theimpor-
tant safety notesonservice products
(Y page 324).
The engine oilsarematched tothe perform-
ance ofMercedes-Ben zengines andservice
intervals. Youshould therefore onlyuseengine
oils and oilfilters thatareapproved forvehi-
cles with maintenanc esystems.
For alist ofapproved engineoilsand oilfilters,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Or visit thewebsite
http: //bevo.m ercedes-benz .com.
The table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Freigabe
orMB-App roval All
models 229.
5 Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles:use only
SAE 0W-40 orSAE 5W-40 engine oils. i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fill ing capacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter.
Missing valueswerenotavaila bleattime of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SL
450 6.9
USqt(6.5l) SL
550 8.5
USqt(8.0l) Merce
des-AMG
SL 63 8.9
USqt(8.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 324 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
or on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
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