MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Care
198
!
Do no tclean exhaust tai lpipes wit halka-
line-based cleaning agents suc haswheel
cleaner.
Use th echrome-cleaning agen trecommen-
ded by Mercedes-Benz for cleaning .Inf or-
mation about chrome-cleaning agents can
be obtained from any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Cleaning Distronic* 1
Distronic* cover
X Turn th ekeyto position 0in th eignition
lock.
X Clean cover 1in th eradiato rgrille with
water, car shampoo and asoftc loth. !
Do no tuse dry, coars eorhard cloth sand
do no tscrub. Doing so will scratch or dam-
age th esurfaces.
Cleaning Parktronic* The sensor
sare locate dinthefron tand rear
bumpers. 1
Parktronic* sensor sintheleft-han dside
of th efront bumper
X Clean sensors 1in th ebumper wit hwater,
car shampoo and asoftc loth.
! Do no tuse dry, coars eorhard cloth sand
do no tscrub. You will otherwise scratch or
damag ethe sensors. If you inten dtouse a
high-pressur ecleane roras team cleane rto
clean th esensors, observ ethe instructions issue
dbyt heequipmen tmanufacturer
concerning th edistanc etobem aintained
between th enozzle of thehigh-pressure
cleane rand th evehicle. Operation
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199
Wher
ewillIfind...? ........................... 200
Display messages ............................. 202
Troubleshooting ................................ 230
Locking/unlocking in an emer-
gency ................................................. 255
Changin gthe batteries ..................... 258
Changin gthe bulbs ........................... 259
Replacing th ewiper blades ..............264
Flat tyre ............................................. 266
Battery ............................................... 276
Towing an dtow-starting .................. 280
Fuses .................................................. 283 Practical advice
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Where will
Ifind...? 200 Where will
Ifind...? Warning triangle
The warning triangl eislocated in the boot
behind the left trim. 1
Locking button
Removin gthe warning triangle X
Turn locking button 190° anti-clockwise.
X Fold the cover to the left.
X Remove the warning triangle. Setting up the warning triangle 1
Retainer
2 Side reflectors
3 Feet
X Fold feet 3dow nand ou ttothe side.
X Pull sid ereflectors 2upwards to form a
triangle and lock them at the top using
retainer 1. Vehicl
etoolkit, jack, TIREFI Tkit and
spare wheel*
The vehicle tool kit, TIREFIT kit, jack and
emergency spare wheel are in astowage
space under the luggage compartment floor. G
Risk of injury
The jack is designe donly to raise and hold
the vehicle for ashort time whileaw heel
is being changed.
If yo uare carrying ou tworkont he vehicle,
yo um ustu se stands.
Make sure that the jack is place donafirm,
non-sli pand level surface .Donot use
woode nblocks or similar objects as ajack
underlay .Otherwise, the jack will not be
able to achiev eits load-bearing capacity
du etot he restricted height.
Do not start the engine at any time whilea
wheel is being changed.
i Whe nusing the jack, yo ushoul dalso
observe the safety notes in the "Flat tyre"
section (Y page 266). Practical advice
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Where will
Ifind...? 201
Vehicles with
aTIREFIT kit 1
TIREFIT kit
2 Electric airp ump
3 Vehicle tool kit
4 Consumer battery
5 Whee lwrench
6 Jack Vehicles with
aspare wheel* 1
Spare wheel
2 Electric airp ump
3 Vehicle tool kit
4 Consumer battery 1
Jack (underneath the spare wheel) 2
Whee lwrench (underneath the spare
wheel) Fire extinguisher*
i Have the fire extinguisher refilled after
each use and checked every one or two
years. Otherwise, it may fai linanemer-
gency.
Observe the legal requirements in allc oun-
tries concerned.
The fire extinguisher is located in the stowage
compartment unde rthe driver's seat. 1
Handle
2 Cap Practical advice
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Displa
ymessages 202
X
Pull handle 1upwards.
X Fol dc over 2forward sinthe direction of
the arrow.
X Remov ethe fire extinguishe rfromt he
stowage compartment. First-ai
dkit
i Check the expir ydateoft he first-ai dkit
annually ,and replac ethe contents when
necessary.
Th efirst-ai dkit is located in the stowage com-
partment unde rthe front-passenge rseat. 1
Handle
2 Cap X
Pull handle 1upwards.
X Fold cover 2forw ards in the direction of
the arro w.
X Remove the first-aid ki tfromt he sto wage
comp artment. Display messages
Notes
The on-board compute rshows warning sor
malfunction sinthemulti-function display.
Certain display messages are accompanied
by aw arning tone or acontinuous tone.
The multi-function display shows high-priority
display messages in red. In th efollowing
tables, these display messages are printe din
red.
Please respon dinaccordanc ewith th edis-
play messages and follow th eadditional
note sint hisO wner' sManual. G
Ris
kofa ccident
If th einstrumen tcluste rorm ulti-function
display fails ,nodisplay messages can be
displayed.
This mean stha tyou will no tsee information
about th edriving situation, such as the
speed ,outside temperature, warning/indi-
cator lamps ,display messages or system
failures. Handlin gcharacteristics may be
affected. Adap tyour driving style and
speed accordingly.
Immediately consult aqualified specialist
workshop whic hhas th enecessar yspecial-
ist knowledg eand tools to carry out the Practical advice
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Displa
ymessages 203work required
.Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends tha tyou useaM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre for thi spurpose .Inparticu-
lar, work relevant to safety or on safety-
related systems must be carried ou tata
qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
When yo ustopa nd park the vehicle, please
observe the instructions provide dfor SBC
Hol d(Ypage 137) an dparking (Y page 97).
Th ef ollowing table scontai nallthe display
messages. Hidin
gdispla ymessages Afte
rafewseconds, the on-board computer
automaticall yhides some lo wpriorit ydisplay
messages .Other messages remain visibl ein
the multi-function displa yuntil yo uhidet hem
yourself.
Som ehighp riorit ydisplay messages cannot
be hidden. Th emulti-function displa yshows
these messages continuousl yuntil the cau-
se soft he messages have been remedied. Us
ethe buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Us ethe è, ·,jork button
to select another display.
Th eo n-board computer save scertai ndis-
play messages in the messagememory
(Y page 115). Tex
tmessages G
Ris
kofa cciden tand injury
Th eo pera ting safety of your vehicl ecould be compromise difservice work is carried ou timproperly. Youc ould lose control of the vehicle,
thereby causing an accident. Safety systems ma yalson ot be able to protect yo uorothersasi ntended.
Alway shavem aintenance work carried ou tataqualifie dspecialis tworksho pwhich hast he necessar yspecialis tknowledg eand tools to
carry ou tthe work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommends tha tyou useaM ercedes-Benz Service Centre for thi spurpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried ou tataqualifie dspecialis tworkshop. Practical advi
ce
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Displa
ymessages 204 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
12
0k m/h Maximu
mspeed
exceeded Th
em aximum spee dhasbeen excee-
ded 21
. X
Drive mor eslowly. ABC Malfunctio
nStop
car Vehicles with ABC*: vehicl
elevel is too
low. X
Stop in accordance with the traffi cconditions.
Afte rafewsecond sthe vehicl elevel is adjus-
ted an dthe displa ymessage disappears. ABC Malfunctio
nStop
car
Th ed isplay mes-
sage is show ncon-
tinuously. Vehicles with ABC*: the vehicl
eislosing
oil. X
Stop in accordance with the traffi cconditions.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Consult aqualified specialis tworkshop. ABC Malfunctio
nStop
car
Th ed isplay mes-
sage is show ncon-
tinuously. ABC
*isf aulty. X
Do not excee damaximum spee dof80k m/h.
X Avoid large steering angles .Otherwise ,the
front wing or the tyre scould be damage dwhen
yo ud rive on.
X Liste nfor scraping sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. ABC Vehicl
erising
Please wait Vehicles with ABC*: the vehicl
elevel is too
lo ww hens tationary. X
Do not driv eoff.
X Wait until the displa ymessage disappears.
Th ev ehicle leveliss et. 21
Onl yfor certai ncountries. Practical advi
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Displa
ymessages 205Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
ABC Malfunction
ABC
*function is restricted .The vehicle's
handling characteristic smaybe affected. X
Do not excee damaximum spee dof80k m/h.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. ABS ABS, ES
Punavaila-
bl eS ee Owner's
Manual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS an dESP®
ar et emporarily unavaila-
ble. BAS an dhills tart assist* (SL 63 AMG
only) ar ealsod eact ivated. It is possible
tha tselfd iagn osis is not ye tcomplete.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemc ontinues to
function normally, bu twithout the func-
tions liste dabove. X
Carefull ydrive ashort distance at aspeed
above 20 km/h.
If the displa ymessage disappears, ABS,
ESP ®
,B AS an dhills tart assist* (SL 63 AMG
only) ar eavailable once again. ABS ABS, ES
Pinopera-
tive Se eOwner's
Manual G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS an dESP®
ar eu navailable duetoa
fault. BAS an dhills tart assist*
(SL 63 AMG only) ar ealsod eact ivated.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemc ontinues to
function normally, bu twithout the func-
tions liste dabove. X
Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
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Displa
ymessages 206 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
DT
R---k m/h An activation condition for Distronic
*is
not fulfilled. X
If conditions permit, drive faster than
30 km/h and store the speed (Y page 127).
or
X Check the activation conditions for Dis-
tronic *(Ypage 129). DTR override
Distronic* is no longer controlling the
speed of the vehicle. X
Ease off the accelerator pedal. DISTRONIC inoperative
Distronic* is faulty. X
Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Practical advice
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Displa
ymessages 207Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
DISTRONIC currentl
yunavail-
able Se eOwner's
Manual Distronic
*isd eactivate dand is tempora-
rily not operational if:
R the Distronic* cove rinthe radiator
grill eisd irty.
R its functio nisimpaire ddueto heavy
rain, sno worfog.
R the rada rsensors ystemist emporarily
not operational ,e.g.d ue to electromag-
neti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or
radi ostations or other sources of radi-
ation
R the rada rsensors ystemh asnot detec-
ted any vehicles or stationar yobjects,
e.g .traffi csigns ,for alon gt ime.
R the syste mhasoverheated. Distronic* become
savailable againand the dis-
play message disappears when:
R the dirt (e.g. slush) fall soff whil eyou ared riving
R the syste mdetects tha tthe sensors ar efully
availabl eagain
If the displa ymessage does not disappear:
X Clea nthe Distronic* cove rinthe radiato rgrille
(Y page 198).
X If necessary ,waitu ntilthe syste mhascooled
down.
X Restart the engine. Practical advice
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