MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Driving sys
tems 138 R
SBC Hol disdeactivate dbyano ccupant
in the vehicl ebydepressing the acceler-
ato rpedal or the brake pedal
R there is amalfu nctio ninthe syste moran
interruption in the powe rsupply, e.g.bat-
tery failure
R the electrica lsystemint he engine com-
partment or the fuse shaveb eent am-
pered with
R the battery is disconnected G
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If yo uwishtol eave the vehicl eorparki t,
deactivate SBC Hol dand secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Yo uw ills ee aw arning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay if SBC Hol disactivate dand:
R the driver's door is opene dand yo urelease
the seat belt
R the ignition is switched off
R the bonnet is opened
Selector lever to P X
Immediatel ydepress the brake or shift the
selector lever to Pto preven tthe vehicle
fro mr olling away.
SBC Hol disdeactivated. Th ewarning mes-
sage in the multi-functio ndisplay disap-
pears.
Yo uw illh ea rac ontinuous tone if SBC Hol dis
activate dand you:
R sto pthe engine and open the driver's door
R open the bonnet
Th es ounding of the horn alerts yo utothe fact
tha tthe vehicl ehasbeen parked while
SBC Hol disstill activated. Th esound
becomes louder if yo uattempt to lock the
vehicle. Th evehicl eisn ot locked unti lSBC
HOL Disd eact ivated.
i If the ignition ha sbeens witched off ,the
engine cannot be started agai nuntil
SBC Hol dhasbeen deactivated.
If SBC Hol disactivate dand ha sasystemf ault
or there is adisruption in the powe rsupply,
the multi-functio ndisplay shows the message
Brake immediately.D epressthe brake
firmly, unti lthe warning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay goes out, or mov ethe selec-
tor lever to position P.Thisd eact ivates
SBC Hold. RACE START (S
L63AMG)
RAC ESTAR Tenables optimal acceleration
fro mas tanding start with suitabl ehigh- grip
roa dsurface conditions. G
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RAC ESTAR Tiso nlya vailable when ESP ®
Sports mod eisactivated. ESP ®
Sport sta-
bilise sthe vehicl einalimited manner if the
vehicl estarts to ski dorwhenaw heelis
spinning.
RAC ESTAR Tshoul donlybeu sedonc losed
off circuits .Alway sadapt your driving style
to suit the prevailing roa dand weather con-
ditions.
Conditions fo ractivation RAC
ESTAR Tcan be activate dwhen
R the doors ar eclosed
R the engine is running and it ha sreache dan
operating temperatur eofapproximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperatur elam pint he multi-functio ndis-
play stops flashing
R ESP ®
Sport is activate d(Ypage 56)
R the steering whee lisinthe straight-ahead
position Controls
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Driving sys
tems 139
R
the vehicl eisatresta nd the brake peda lis
depresse d(left foot)
R the gear selector lever is in position D.
Activating RACE START X
Depres sthe brake peda lwithy ourlef tf oot,
kee pitd epressed.
X Turn the progra mselect or switch clock-
wise (Y page 101) ,unti lthe RS lamp lights
up.
Th eleft-hand multi-functio ndisplay shows
the RACESTART Cancel Paddle DOWN
message and the right-hand displa yshows
the RACESTART Confir mPaddle UP
message.
X To cancel :pullt he left paddle
(Y page 102).
or
X To confirm: pull the righ tpaddle
( Y page 102).
Th eleft-hand multi-functio ndisplay shows
the RACESTART message and the right-
hand displa yshows the Depressaccel
pedal message. X
Depres sthe accelerator peda lfully.
Th ee ngine spee drises to approximately
4,000 rpm.
Th eleft-hand multi-functio ndisplay shows
the RACESTART message and the right-
hand multi-functio ndisplay shows the
Releas ebrake to start message.
X Take your foo toff the brake, bu tkeept he
accelerator peda ldep ressed.
Th ev ehicl epulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
Th eleft-hand multi-functio ndisplay shows
the RACESTART message and the right-
hand multi-functio ndisplay shows the
active message.
RAC ESTAR Tisd eactivate dwhent he vehicle
reache saspeed of approximately 50 km/h.
Drive program S+is activated. ESP ®
Sport
remains activated.
i If RAC ESTAR Tisu sedr epeatedly in a
short period of time, it is onl yavailable
agai nafter having driven the vehicl eacer-
tai nd istance. Activ
eBodyC ontrol* (ABC)
Vehicle level Your vehicl
eautomaticall yadjusts its ride
height to reduc epetrol consumption and
improve driving safety.
Depending on the vehicl eheight thathas
been set, the vehicl eautomaticall yadjusts its
height according to the current speed. The
vehicl eislower ed as the spee dincreases. As
the spee disreduced ,the vehicl eisraisedup
to the se tvehicl eheight. G
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SL 63 AMG ,SL65AMG:
Th ev ehicl eislower ed fro mthe normal level
when the engine is switched off .Makes ure,
therefore ,tha tn obod yisint he vicinity of
the whee lhousin goru nder the vehicle
when yo uswitch off the engine .Otherwise,
limbs could becom etrapped.
! SL 63 AMG ,SL65AMG:
Th ev ehicl eislower ed fro mthe normal level
when the engine is switched off .Makes ure
when parking tha tyou positio nyourvehicle
so tha titdoesn ot make contact with the
kerb as it descends .Otherwise, the vehicle
could be damaged. Controls
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Driving sys
tems 140
SL 63 AMG
,SL65AMG:the vehicl eisauto-
maticall ylower ed fro mthe normal level when
the engine is switched off .The vehicl eislow-
ere dapproximately 15 mm at the front and
approximately 10 mm at the rear. Settin
gthe vehicl elevel G
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Make sure tha tnobod yisint he vicinity of
the whee lhousin goru nder the vehicle whil
elowerin gthe vehicl ewhenitiss ta-
tionary. Otherwise, limbs could become
trapped.
Th ef ollowing vehicl eheight scan be set: Vehicle height Suitabl
efor Height above normal at
as
tandstill Automatic lowering Indicato
rlamps Normal Norma
lope ration None 15 mm at most Both off
Heigh
t1 Use of sno
wchains Approx. 25 mm 25 mm at most One on
Heigh
t2 Very uneven roads Approx. 50 mm 50 mm at most Both on
i
Thec hange is so slight tha tyou maynot
notice any difference.
Onl yuseheight 1and height 2whenn eces-
sary .Otherwis efuelconsumption increases
and the handling is affected.
Your selectio nremains saved eve nwheny ou
switch off the engine. 1
Indicator lamp 1
2 Indicator lamp 2
3 To se tthe vehicl elevel X
Make sure tha tthe engine is running.
X Press button 3repeatedly unti lthe
desired vehicl elevel is set:
R the normal level is selected when both
indicator lamps ar eoff.
R when one indicator lamp is lit, height 1is
selected.
R when both indicator lamps ar elit,
height 2isselected. Controls
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tems 141
Suspension tuning Th
es uspe nsiontuning depends on:
R your driving style
R the roa dsurface conditions
R the payload
R your individua lselect ion
Th es uspe nsiontuning ca nbesetfor a"com-
fortable "or"sporty"d riving style.
Your selectio nremains saved eve nwheny ou
switch off the engine.
Selecting the suspension tuning (except
SL 63 AMG) 1
To select the suspensio ntuning
2 Indicator lamp
X Make sure tha tthe engine is running. If indicator lamp
2is not lit:
X Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2lights up .You have selec-
ted the suspensio nfor as porty driving
style.
If indicator lamp 2is lit:
X Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. Yo uhaves elec-
ted the suspensio nfor ac omfortable driv-
ing style.
Selecting the suspension tuning
(S L63A MG) 1
To select the suspensio ntuning
2 To store AMG settings
X Make sure tha tthe engine is running. If indicator lamp
1is not lit:
X Press button 1.
Button 1lights up red .You have selected
the suspensio nfor as porty driving style.
If button 1is lit:
X Press button 1.
Button 1is no longe rlit.Y ou have selected
the suspensio nfor ac omfortable driving
style.
Storin gand callin gupsettings
Once the suspensio ntuning and gearshift
progra mhaveb eens elect ed,you cans tore
and call up your setting susing AMG button
2.
X To store: press AMG button 2unti lyou
hear atone.
X To call up: press AMG button 2.
Th es tored suspensio ntuning and gearshift
progra mareselected.
X To display: brieflypress AMG button 2.
Your selectio nappears in the multi-func-
tio nd isplay. Controls
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Driving sys
tems 142 Parktronic*
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Parktronic is onl yanaidand ma ynot detect
al lo bs tacles. It is not asubst itute for atten-
tiv ed riving.
Yo ua realways responsibl efor safety and
must continue to pa yattentio ntoyour
immediate surrounding swhenp arking and
manoeuvring. Yo ucould otherwis eendan-
ge ry oursel fand others. G
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Make sure tha tnopersons or animals are
in the manoeuvring range .Otherwise, they
could be injured.
Parktronic is an electroni cparking aid. It indi-
cates visually and audibl ythe distance
between your vehicl eand an object.
Parktronic is automaticall yactivate dwhen
yo us witch on the ignition and release the
parking brake.
Parktronic is deactivate datspeedsabove
18 km/h .Itisreactivate datlower speeds.
Parktronic monitors the area around your
vehicl eusing si xsensors in the front bumper
and fou rsensors in the rea rbum per. 1
Sensors in the front bumper
Range of the sensors Th
es ensors must be fre eofdirt, ic eand
sl ush, otherwise the ymaynot function cor-
rectl y. Clean the sensors regularl y,taking
care not to scratch or damage them. Side view
To
pv iew Con
trols
*optional
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Front sensors Centre Approximatel
y100 cm Corners Approximatel
y60cm Rea
rsenso rs Centre Approximatel
y120 cm Corners Approximatel
y80cm !
Payp articula rattentio ntoobjects above
or belo wthe sensors when parking, such
as flower pots or trailer towbars. Parktronic
does not detect such objects when the yare
in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle. You
could damage the vehicl eorthe objects.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic
ca rw ash, alorry's compressed-air brakes
or ap neumati cdrill could caus eParktronic
to malfunction.
Minimum distance Centre Approximatel
y20cm Corners Approximatel
y15cm If there is an obstacle withi
nthisr ange,all
warning displays ligh tupa nd atone sounds.
If the distance fall sbelow the minimum clear-
ance, it ma ynolongerbes hown.
Warnin gdisplays Th
ew arning displays sho wthe distance
between the sensors and the obstacle .The
warning displa yfor the front area is located
on the dashboard above the centr eairvents.
Th ew arning displa yfor the rea rareaisl oca-
ted belo wthe draught sto pinthe rea rwallof
the rea rcompartment. Front area warning display
1
Left-hand side of the vehicle
2 Right-hand side of the vehicle Th
ew arning displa yfor each side of the vehi-
cle is divide dinto si xyello wand two red
segments. Parktronic is operational when the
frame lights up.
Th es elect or lever positio ndetermine swhich
warning displa yisactive: Selecto
rlever at Warnin
gdisplay D Front area activated
R
or N Rear and front areas
activated
P No area
sactivated One or mor
esegments ligh tupast he vehicle
approache sanobstacle ,depen ding on the
vehicle' sdistance fro mthe obstacle.
R Front area: fromt he seventh segment
onwards ,you will hear an intermittent
warning tone ;fro mt he eighth segment
onwards ,you will hear acontinuous warn-
ing tone for amaximum of two seconds.
Yo uh aver eache dthe minimum distance.
R Rea rarea: fromt he first segment onwards,
yo uw illh earani ntermittent warning tone.
Th einterva lgetss horter after each seg-
ment. Fro mthe eighth segment yo uwill
hear acontinuous warning tone .You have Controls
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144reached th
eminimum distance. The con-
tinuous warnin gton eism uted immediately
if you shift to Dor P.
Deactivating/activating Parktronic 1
Indicator lamp
2 To deactivate/activat eParktronic
If indicator lamp 1is on ,Parktroni cisdeac-
tivated.
i Parktroni cisautomatically activated
when you tur nthe keyt op osition 2in the
ignition lock. Air conditioning
General notes
The automatic air conditionin gcontrol sthe
temperature and th ehumidit yofthe vehicle
interio rand filters out undesirable substan-
ce sf romt heair.
Automatic air conditionin gisonlyo perational
when th eengineisr unning .Optimum opera-
tion is only achieved when you drive wit hthe
side windows closed.
i Whe nthe weather is warm ,ventilat ethe
vehicl efor ab rief period. Thi swill speed up
th ec oolingp rocess and th edesire dinterior
temperature will be reached more quickly.
i The integrated filte rfilters out most par-
ticle sofd ust and completely filters out
pollen .Aclogge dfilte rreduce sthe amount
of air supplied to th evehicl einterior. For
this reason ,you should always observ ethe
interval fo rreplacin gthe filter, whic his
specified in th eServi ce Booklet .Asit depend
sonenvironmenta lconditi ons, e.g.
heav yair pollution ,the interval may be
shorter than stated in th eService Booklet. G
Risk of accident
Observ ethe setting srecommended on the
following pages. The windows could other-
wise mis tup. Thi smay obstruct your view
of th etraffic situation ,the reby causin gan
accident. Cont
rols
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145Overview of air-conditionin
gsyste mfunctions
Automatic air conditioning Function Recommendation/Notes
1 Displa
yfor air distribution ,left (Y
page 150) 2 y
Demists th ewindscreen i
Only use th e"demisting" function until th ewind-
scree nisclear again. (Y
page 151) Cont
rols
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146 Function Recommendation/Notes
3 ,
Activates/deactivates Thermatic i
Only use this operatin gmodefor as hort time, e.g. in
at unnel. Otherwise ,the windows can mis tupdue to
lac koff resh air. (Y
page 152) 4 ¯
Switches th erearw indow heatin gon/off i
At ver ylow temperatures, th erearw indow heatin gis
only switched on once th evehicl einterior has warmed
up. (Y
page 152) 5 Displa
yfor air distribution ,right (Y
page 150) 6 Ñ
Sets th eair distribution ,right (Y
page 150) 7 Sets th
etem perature ,right i
Setthe temperature to 22 †. (Y
page 148) 8 9
Activates/deactivates coolin gwitha ir dehumidifi-
cation i
Switc hont heair conditionin gwitha ir dehumidifica-
tion function .The indicator lamp in the 9button
lights up. (Y
page 147) 9
Switches th eresidual heat function on/off i
You can use th eresidual heat to heat or ventilat ethe
vehicl einterior after you hav eswitched of fthe ignition. (Y
page 153) 9 ´
Activates/deactivates th eautomatic air condition-
ing i
Activat eautomatic air conditioning. The indicator
lamp in the ´buttongoeso ut. (Y
page 147) a Q
Sets th eairflow (Y
page 151) Cont
rols
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147Function Recommendation/Notes
b U
Controls th eair conditionin gautomatically i
Activat ethe automatic air conditioning. The indicator
lamp in the Ubuttoncom es on. (Y
page 148) c Sets th
etem perature ,left i
Setthe temperature to 22 †. (Y
page 148) d Ñ
Sets th eair distribution ,left (Y
page 150) Switchin
gthe air conditionin gon/off
i Whe nthe air conditionin gisswitched off,
th ea ir supply and air circulation are also
switched off. Only select this setting briefly,
otherwise th ewindows may mis tup.
i Activat ethe air conditionin gprimarily
usin gthe U button.
X Mak esuret hatthe keyisi nposition 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X To activate: press the´button.
The indicator lamp in the ´buttongoes
out .The previously selected setting scome
into effec tagain.
or X
Tur nthumbwheel 7orc clockwise or
anti-clockwise (Y page 145).
The indicator lamp in the ´buttongoes
out.
or
X Press the Ubutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ubutton
comes on .Airflo wand air distribution are
set to automatic mode.
or
X Press the ybutton.
The indicator lamp in the ´buttongoes
out.
X To deactivate: press the´button.
The indicator lamp in the ´button
comes on. Switchin
gcoolin gwitha ir-dehumidi-
fication on/off
The "coolin gwithd ehumidification "function
is only available when th eengineisr unning.
The air inside th evehicle is cooled and dehu-
midified accordin gtothetemperature selec-
ted. Thi sprevents th ewindows from misting
up. G
Risk of accident
If th e"coolin gwitha ir dehumidification"
function is deactivated, th eair inside the
vehicl ewill no tbec ooled (durin gwarm
weather )ordehumidified. The windows
could mis tupmoreq uickly. Thi smay pre-
ven tyou from observin gthe traffic condi-
tions, thereby causin ganaccident. Cont
rols
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