MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Features
168switched on fo
rapproximately te nminutes
(run-o ntime).Ify ou mak eacalld uring this
time, th emobile phone will be switched off
approximately te nminute safter you have
ended th ecall.
Run-on time:
You can chang ethe run-o ntimebym aking
an additional phone boo kentry on th eSIM
card. Fo rthe name, ente r"Idletime "and for
th en umber ,enter afigure between "1" and
"30 "(minutes) .Ifyou hav enotentered a
number or hav eenter edadifferen tnum-
ber ,the run-o ntimeoft enminute swill still
apply.
Fo rinformation on how to creat eaphone
boo kentry, refer to th emobile phone oper-
ating instructions.
Own number sending:
The hands-free system does no trecognise
whether own number sendin gisenabled or
disabled in th emobile phone .The phone
number is therefore always sen tbydefault.
By creatin ganadditional phone boo kentry
on th eSIMcard, you can switch th eown
number sendin gfunction on and off. For
th en ame, ente r"CALLID" and fo rthe num-
ber ,enter a"0" or a"1". Enterin g"0" will
preven tthe telephon enumber from being
sent; enterin g"1" will allow it to be sent. Fo
rinformation on how to creat eaphone
boo kentry, refer to th emobile phone oper-
ating instructions.
Removin gthe mobile phone from the
mobile phone bracket Exampl
eillustration
1 To release th emobile phone
2 Mobile phone bracket
X Press th erelease catch in th edirection of
arrow 1and remove th emobile phone
upwards from mobile phone bracket 2.
Fitting adiffere nt mobile phone bracket If you require
adifferen tmobile phone
bracke tfor your mobile phone ,remove the existin
gmobile phone bracke tand then fit the
ne wo ne.
Removin gthe existing mobile phone
bracket Exampl
eillustration
1 To release th emobile phone bracket
2 To remove th emobile phone bracket
3 Mobile phone bracket
X Press th erelease butto ninthedirection of
arrow 1and remove mobile phone
bracket 3in th edirection of arrow 2. Cont
rols
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Fitting
adiffere nt mobile phone bracket Example illustration
1
Contact plate
2 Recesses
3 Mobile phon ebracket
X Inser tmobil ephon ebracket 3into
recesses 2of contac tplate 1.
X Slid em obilephon ebracket 3forwards
until it engages. Garage door opener*
The remot econtrol integrated in th erear-view
mirror allows you to operate up to three dif-
ferent door and gat esystems.
i The garage door opener is onl yavailable
for certain countries. Observe th elegal
requirements in all countries concerned.
The HomeLink ®
garage door opener is
compatible with most European garage and
gat eopener drives. More informatio non
HomeLink ®
and/or compatible product sis
available from:
R any Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre
R theH omeLink ®
hotline
(0) 0800 04663546 5(free of charge) or
+4 9(0) 6839 907-27 7(atac harge)
R the internet:w ww.homelink.com Remote control in the rear-view mirror
1
Indicator lamp
2 Transmitter button
3 Transmitter button
4 Transmitter button G
Risk of accident
Only press the transmitter button on the
integrated remote control if there are no
persons or object spresent within the
sweep of the garage door. Persons could
otherwise be injured as the door moves.
Programming the remotec ontrol i
You will achieve the best results by insert-
ing new batteries in the garage door's
remote control before programming it. Controls
*o ptional
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X
Erase th ememory of th eintegrated remote
control (Y page 171) before programming
it fo rthe first time.
X Tur nthe keyt op osition 2in th eignition
lock.
X Press and hold on eoftransmitte rbuttons
2 to4 on th eintegrated remotecontrol.
Indicato rlamp 1start stof lasha fter a
short while .Itflashes about once asecond.
i Indicato rlamp 1flashes immediately
th ef irst time th etransmitte rbutto nisp ro-
grammed. If this transmitte rbutto nhas
already been programmed, indicator
lamp 1will only start flashin gatarateof
once asecon dafter 20 seconds have
elapsed.
X Kee pthe transmitte rbuttons depressed.
X Poin tthe garage door' sremot econtro lwith
th et ransmitte rtow ard sthe left-han dside
of th erear-view mirror from adistanc eof5
to 20 cm.
i The distanc ebetween th egarage door's
remot econtro land th eintegrated garage
doo ropener depend sonthesystem of the
garage doo rdrive. You might require sev-
eral attempts .You should test every posi- tion fo
ratleast20s econds before trying
another position.
X Kee pthe transmitte rbutto nont hegarage
door' sremot econtro ldepressed until indi-
cator lamp 1start stof lashrapidly.
The programmin gwas successful if indica-
to rlamp 1flashes rapidly.
X Releas ethe transmitte rbuttons on the
garage door' sremot econtro land th einte-
grate dremot econtrol.
If indicato rlamp 1goe sout after approxi-
mately 20 seconds and did no tflas hrapidly
before this:
X Releas ethe transmitte rbuttons on the
integrate dand portable remot econtrols.
X Repeat th eprogrammin gprocedure .Atthe
sam etimec hang et he distanc ebetween
th eg arage door' sremot econtro land the
transmitte rbuttons in th erear-view mirror.
i If th egarage doo rsystem works wit ha
rollin gcode, after programmin gyou must
synchronise th eremot econtro lintegrated
in th erear-view mirror wit hthe garage door
system receiver.
You will fin dfurther information in the
garage doo ropenin gsystem' soperating instructions, e.g. th
esection son"Synchro-
nisin gthe transmitter" or "Registerin ga
ne wt ransmitter". You can also cal lthe hot-
lin em entioned above.
Opening or closin gthe garage door Once programmed, th
eintegrated remote
control will assume th efunction of th egarage
doo rsystem' sremot econtrol. Pleaseread
th eo perating instruction sfor theg arage door
system.
X Tur nthe keyt op osition 2in th eignition
lock.
X Press th etransmitte rbutto nont herear-
vie wm irror that you hav eprogrammed to
operate th egarage door.
Garag edoors ystem wit hfixed code: indi-
cator lamp 1lights up continuously.
Garag edoorsystem wit hrollin gcode: indi-
cator lamp 1flashes briefl yand then lights
up fo rapproximately tw oseconds. This is
repeated fo rupto20s econds.
i The transmitte rwill transmit asignal for
as lon gasthetransmitte rbutto nisb eing
pressed. The transmissio nwill be halted
after amaximum of 20 seconds and indi- Cont
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cator lamp
1will flash. Press th etrans-
mitte rbutto nagain if necessary.
Clearing th eremot econtro lmemory X
Tur nthe keyt op osition 2in th eignition
lock.
X Press and hold transmitte rbuttons 2and
4 fora pproximately 20 seconds until indi-
cator lamp 1flashes rapidly.
The memory is cleared.
i You should clear th eremot econtro lmem-
ory before sellin gthe vehicle. Floormat* on th
edriver's side G
Risk of accident
Mak esuret hatthe re is sufficien tclearance
around th epedal swhen floormats are
used ,and that th efloormats are properly
secured.
The floormats mus tbesecured at all times
usin gretainers and studs.
Before you drive off, mak esuret hatthe
floormats are secure and rectify if neces-
sary. Afloormat whic hisnotproperly secured can slip and thereby interfere with
th em ovement of th epedals.
Do no tplac efloormats on to pofone
another. 1
Press-studs
2 Retainers
X Slide seat backwards.
X To fit: placethe floormat in position.
X Press stud 1onto retainer 2.
X To remove: pull floormat of fretainers 2.
X Remove th efloormat. Cont
rols
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173
Th
ef irst 1,500 km ............................ 174
Running-in notes for SL 65 AMG
an dA MG vehicles wit hadifferen-
tia llock .............................................. 174
Refuelling ........................................... 175
Engin ecompart ment........................ 176
Tyre sand wheels .............................. 182
Winter driving ................................... 189
Driving tips ........................................ 190
Driving abroad ................................... 193
Service ............................................... 193
Care .................................................... 194 Operation
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Running-i
nnotes for SL 65 AM Gand AM Gvehicle swithad ifferential lock 174 The firs
t1,50 0km
If yo utrea tthe engine with sufficient care
from the very start, yo uwillber ewarded with
excellent performanc efor the remainder of
the engine's life.
R Yo us houl dtherefore drive at varying road
and engine speed sfor the first 1,50 0km.
R Avoi dheavy loads, e.g. driving at ful lthrot-
tle ,during this time .Donot exceed 2
/ 3 of
the maximu mpermissibl eengine speed for
each gear.
R Chang egearing oodt ime.
R Do not shift dow nagearm anually in order
to brake.
R Try to avoid depressing the accelerator
peda lbeyond the pressure point (kick-
down).
R Only us eranges 3,2or 1for slow driving,
e.g. in mountainou sterrain.
Additiona ldriving tip sfor AMG vehicles:
R Do not drive faster tha n140 km/h for the
first 1,50 0km.
R Only bring the engine up to amaximum
speed of 4,50 0rpm for abrief period. i
Yous houl dalsoo bserve thes enotes if the
engine or rea raxlet ransmission on your
vehicl ehasbeen replaced. Running-i
nnotes for SL 65 AM Gand
AM Gvehicle swithad ifferential lock
Your vehicl eisequippe dwithas elf-locking
differential on the rea raxle.
To better protect the differential gea ronthe
rea raxle, yo ushoul dperfor mano ilchange
afte rar unning-in phase of 3,00 0km. Thi soil
change will increas ethe service life of your
differential .Havet he oi lchange performed at
aq uali fied specialist workshop. Mercedes-
Benz recommend sthaty ou useaM ercedes-
Benz Service Centre for this purpose. Operation
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Refuelling
175Refuelling
Refuelling
G
Ris
kofe xplosion
Fue lish ighl yf lammable. Fire ,nake dflames
and smoking are therefore prohibited when
handling fuels.
Switch off the engine before refuelling. G
Ris
kofi njury
Avoi dany contact with fuels.
Yo uc an damag eyourh ealth if your skin
come sinto direct contact with fue lorifyou
inhal ethe vapours.
! Do not us ediese ltor efuel vehicles with a
petrol engine. Even small amounts of diesel
will damag ethe injectio nsystem .Damage
caused by using diese ltorefuel vehicles
with apetrol engine or mixing petrol with
diese lisnot covered by the warranty.
! Do not start the engine if yo uaccidentally
refuel with the wrong fuel. Otherwise, the
fue lcould enter the fue llin es. The fue ltank
and fue llin es woul dthen have to be
drained. In this case, notif yaqualified spe-
cialist worksho pand have the fue ltank and
fue llin es draine dcompletely. Whe
nyou ope norc lose the vehicl ewitht he
key or KEYLESS GO*, the fue lfille rflapis
automaticall yunlocked or locked.
The fue lfille rflapistot he rearonthe right. 1
To open the fuel fille rflap
2 To insert the fuel cap
3 Tyre pressure table
4 Fuel type
X To open: press the fuel fille rflapint he
directio nofarrow 1.
Th ef uelfille rflapo pens slightly.
X Open the fuel fille rflap.
X Turn the fuel fille rcap to the left and
remove it. X
Insert the fuel fille rcap into the holder
bracket on the insid eoffillerflap 2.
X Onl yfillt he tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
! Overfilling the tank could damage the fuel
system.
X To close: replace the fuel fille rcap and turn
it clockwise. Th efuelfille rcap audibly
engages.
X Clos ethe fuel fille rflap. Petrol (E
N228)
! Refuel using onl yunleade dpremium
grade petrol with aminimum octane num-
be rof95R ON/85M ONconforming to
Europea nstandard EN 228.
Yo uc ould otherwis eimpair engine output
or damage the engine.
Yo uw illf indf urthe rinformation abou tpet-
rol unde r"Fuel" in the index.
i Asatemporary measure, bu tonlyw hen
the recommende dfuelisn ot available, you
ma yalsou seregular unleaded petrol,
91 RON/82.5 MO N. Thismay reduce per- Operation
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176formance and increas
epetrol consump-
tion .Avoid driving at full throttle.
In som ecountries ,the available petrol qual-
it ym ay no tbes ufficien tand could cause
cokin garoun dthe inlet valve. In such
cases, and in consultation wit ha
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre, th epetrol
may be mixed wit hthe additive recommen-
ded by Mercedes-Ben z(par tno.
A000989254510). You must observ ethe
note sand mixing ratios given on th econ-
tainer.
AMG vehicles and twelve-cylinder
engines !
Refue lusin go nlys uper unleaded petrol
wit ham inimum octan enumber of
98 RON/88 MON conforming to European
standard EN 228.
You could otherwise impai rengineo utput
or damag ethe engine.
You will fin dfurther information about pet-
rol under "Technical data" in th eindex.
i If th erecommended fuel is no tavailable
and only as atem porar ymeasure, you may
also use premium unleaded petrol,
95 RON/85 MON .This may reduce per- formance and increas
epetrol consump-
tion .You must avoi ddriving at full throttle.
! In emergencies, and only when th erec-
ommended fuel is no tavailable, you may
also use standard unleaded petrol,
91 RON/82.5 MON .How ever, usin gthis
fuel result sinconsid erably higher petrol
consumption and significantly reduced per-
formance. Avoid driving at full throttle, and
only driv eindrivep rogram C.
If no fuel other than regular petrol fuel
91 RON/82.5 MON or alower grad eisper-
manentl yavailable, you should have the
vehicle adapted to run on this fuel by the
local after-sales service. Engine compartment
Bonnet
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Do no tpull th erelease leve rwhile th evehi-
cle is in motion .Ifyou do so, th ebonnet
may open up and bloc kyour view.
Opening G
Ris
kofi njury
Ther eisar iskofi njury if th ebonne tisopen,
eve nift heengin eisnotrunning.
Some engin ecom ponent scan become
ver yhot.
To avoi dthe riskofb urns, only touch those
component sdescribe dintheOwner’s Man-
ual and observ ethe relevan tsafet ynotes. G
Ris
kofi njury
The radiator fan between th eradiator and
th ee nginec an start automatically, eve nif
th ek eyhas been remove dfromt heignition
lock. Fo rthisr eason you must no treach
int ot he turnin garea of th efan.Y ou can
otherwise be injured. Operation
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177The electronic ignition system uses high
voltage. Fo rthisr eason ,you must never
touch component softheignition system
(ignition coil, ignition cable, spar kplug con-
nector or test socket) when:
R thee ngineisr unning
R thee ngineisb eingstarted
R thei gnition is switched on and th eengine
is bein gcranked by hand
X Mak esure that th ewindscree nwiper sare
switched off. G
Ris
kofi njury
The windscree nwiper sand wiper linkage
could be set in motion.
When th ebonne tisopen,you or others
could be injured by th ewiper rods.
Mak esure that th ewindscree nwiper sare
switched off and that th ekeyhas been
pulled out of th eignition loc kbefore open-
ing th ebonnet. The bonne
trelease leve rislocate dinthe
driver' sfootwell. 1
Bonnet releas elever
X Pull bonnet releas elever 1.
The bonnet is released.
! Make sure that th ewindscreen wipers
are not folde dout away fro mthewind-
screen. You can otherwise damage the
windscreen wipers or th ebonnet. The handl
efor opening th ebonnet is located
above th eradiator grille. 2
Bonnet catch handle
X Reach int othe gap, pull bonnet catch han-
dle 2up and lift th ebonnet.
Closing G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped as you clos ethe bonnet.
X Lower th ebonnet and let it fall fro ma
height of approximately 20 cm.
X Check that th ebonnet has engaged prop-
erly. Operation
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