ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS ROADSTER 2016 Manual Online
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F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Tur nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Releas e
the Parkin gBrake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
lights up.
You attempte dto release th eelectric parkin gbrak ewhile th eigni-
tion was switched off.
XSmartKey: turnth eSmartKey to position 1in th eignition lock.
XKEYLESS-GO: switch on theignition .
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Please Releas e
ParkingBrake
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
flashes and awarnin gtone sounds. Acondition fo rautomati c
release of th eelectric parkin gbrak eis no tfulfilled (
Ypage 172).
You are drivin gwit hth eelectric parkin gbrak eapplied.
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
flashes and awarnin gtone sounds.
You are usin gth eelectric parkin gbrak efo remergenc ybrakin g
(
Ypage 172).
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin gBrake See
Operator' sManual
The yello w! warnin glamp lights up.
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
To apply:
XSwitc hth eignition off.
XPress th eelectric parkin gbrak ehandle fo rat leas tte nseconds.
XShift th eselector lever to position P.
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp ligh tup.
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
To release:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
or
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak eautomatically (Ypage 172).
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XDo no tdrive on .
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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The redF(USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
flashes and th eyello w! warnin glamp lights up.
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
To release:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
To apply:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
If th ered F (USAonly) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp
continues to flash:
XDo no tdrive on .
XSecureth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 589).
XShift th eselector lever to position P.
XTurnth efron twheels toward sth ecurb.
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes fo rabout te nsec -
onds after th eelectric parkin gbrak ehas been applied or released.
It then goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning.
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XApply th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If it is no tpossibl eto engage th eelectric parkin gbrake:
XShift th eselector lever to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl eto release th eelectric parkin gbrake:
XReleas eth eelectric parkin gbrak eautomatically (Ypage 172).
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow! warnin glamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parkin gbrake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning. It is no tpossibl eto
apply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to P,as th eelectric parkin gbrak eis no t
applied automatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
F(USA
only)
!(Canada
only)
Parkin g
BrakeInop‐
erative
The yello w! warnin glamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes fo rabout te nsec -
onds after th eelectric parkin gbrak ehas been applied or released.
It then goe sout or remain slit .
The electric parkin gbrak eis malfunctioning, e.g. because of over-
voltag eor undervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efo rth eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
chargin gth ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parkin g
brake:
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XEngage or release th eelectric parkin gbrake.
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe released:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parkin gbrak estill canno tbe applied:
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow! warnin glamp lights up and th ered F (USA
only) or !(Canada only) indicato rlamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl eto apply th eelectric parkin gbrak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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$(USA
only)
J(Canada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak eflui din th ebrak eflui dreservoir .
In addition ,th e$ (USAonly) or J(Canada only) warnin g
lamp lights up in th einstrumen tcluster and awarnin gtone
sounds.
GWARNIN G
The brakin geffec tmay be impaired.
There is aris kof an accident.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue drivin g
under any circumstances.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid. This does no tcorrec tth emalfunction .
#
Check Brake Pad
Wear
The brak epads/lining shav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneor mor emain features of th embrace system are malfunc -
tioning.
XHav eth embrace system checke dat aqualified specialist work-
shop.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐
tiv eSee Opera‐
tor's Manual
Importan tfunction sof PRE-SAF E®havefailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g. air bags ,remain available.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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PRE-SAFE
PRE-SAFEFunctions
Currently Limited
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
PRE ‑S AF E®Brake is deactivated or temporarily inoperative. Pos -
sibl ecauses are:
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
Rth esensor sin th eradiato rtrim and th ebumper are dirty.
Rth erada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion sor other source sof electromagnetic radiation .
RMercedes-AMG vehicles: ESP®is deactivated
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
Rth eon-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears.
PRE ‑S AF E
®Brake is operational again .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XClean th esensor sin th eradiato rgrill and th ebumper
(
Ypage 546).
XRestart th eengine.
XMercedes-AMG vehicles: reactivat eES P®(Ypage 76) .
PRE-SAFEFunctions
LimitedSee Opera‐
tor's Manual
PRE-SAF E®Brake is inoperative due to amalfunction .BA SPLU Sor
th edistanc ewarnin gsignal may also hav efailed.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Radar Sensors
Dirty See Opera‐
tor's Manual
At leaston eof th efollowing drivin gsystems or drivin gsafet ysys-
tems is temporarily restricted or inoperative:
RPRE-SAF E®Brake
RDISTRONIC PLU S
RActive LaneKeepin gAssis t
RActive Blind Spot Assis t
If th erada rsensor system in fron tis dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis t
will no tperform acourse-correcting brak eapplication .
Possibl ecauses are:
Rth esensor sin th eradiato rtrim and/o rin th ebumpers are dirty
Rth efunction of th edrivin gsystem and/o rdrivin gsafet ysystem
is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears. Al ldrivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems
are operative again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XSwitchof fth eengine.
XClean th esensor sin th efollowing location s (Ypage 546):
Rin theradiato rtrim
Rin th efron tbumper
Rin th erear bumper, particularl yin th emiddle of th erear
bumper
XRestart th eengine.
The display message disappears.
A
Malfunction Ser ‐
viceRequired
The rol lbars are defective.
GWARNIN G
The rollbars will then possibl yno tbe extended in th eevent of an
accident.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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6
SRS Malfunction
ServiceRequired
The restrain tsystem is faulty. The 6warnin glamp also lights
up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see
(
Ypage 50) .
6
FrontLeftMalfunc‐
tionServic e
RequiredorFron t
Right Malfunction
Servic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th efron ton th elef tor
right .The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen tclus-
ter.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be trig-
gered unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe
triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
6
LeftSid eCurtai n
AirbagMalfunction
Service
RequiredorRigh t
SideCurtai nAir ‐
bag Malfunction
Servic eRequired
There is amalfunction in th eleft-han dand/o rright-hand head bag.
The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The leftor right head bag may either be triggered unintentionally
or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe triggered .
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
deactivated during th ejourney, although:
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstature is on th efront-passenger
seat
If additional forces are applied to th eseat ,th esystem may inter-
pre tth eoccupant's weight as lowe rthan it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag
may no tbe triggered in th eevent of an accident.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XHav eth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand PASSENGER AI RBA GON
indicato rlamp smus tligh tup simultaneousl yfo rapprox -
imately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GO FF indicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit .If th eindicato rlamp is on ,OCS has disabled
th efront-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 59)
RtheFrontPassengerAirbagEnable dSeeOperator' s
ManualorFrontPassengerAirbagDisabledSeeOper‐
ator's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th e
multifunction display
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON
indicato rlamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS clas-
sifies th eoccupant .
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If thecondition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ eth eadditional information on OCS (
Ypage 59).
Front Passenger
AirbagEnabledSee
Operator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled during th ejourney, eve nthough :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighin gless than th esys-
tem' sweight threshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The automati cfront-passenger fron tair bag deactivation system
may detec tobjects or forces that are addin gto th eweight applied
to th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and th efront-passenger knee
bag may be triggered unintentionally.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XOpe nth efront-passenger door.
XRemove th echild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight .
The system may otherwise detec tth eadditional weight and
interpret th eseat occupant's weight as greate rthan it actually
is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
swit ch o
n th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA Gindicato rlamp sin th ecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efollowing :
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Fand PASSENGER AI RBA GON
indicato rlamp smus tligh tup simultaneousl yfo rapprox -
imately six seconds
Rth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit .If th eindicato rlamp is on ,OCS (Occupant
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Classification System) has disabled thefront-passenger fron t
air bag (
Ypage 59 )
RtheFrontPassengerAirbagEnable dSeeOperator' s
ManualorFrontPassengerAirbagDisabledSeeOper‐
ator's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th e
multifunction display
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF For ON
indicato rlamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS clas-
sifies th eoccupant .
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ eth eadditional information on OCS (
Ypage 59).
Lights
i
Vehicles wit hLE Dbulbs in th eligh tclusters :
The display message fo rth ecorrespondin glamp only appears when all of th eLEDs in th e
lamp hav efailed.
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b
Check LeftCorner ‐
ing LightorCheck
Right Cornering
Light
The lef tor right-hand cornering ligh tis defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Check LeftLow
Bea morCheck
Right Low Bea m
The leftor right-hand low-beam headlamp is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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