MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Displa
ymessages 208 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
ESP unavailabl
eSee
Owner' sManual G
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ESP ®
is unavailabl eduetoam alfunc tion
or interruption in the powe rsupply. The
hill start assist* (SL 63 AMG only) is also
deactivated. ABS is still operational.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemc ontinues to
function normally, bu twithout ESP ®
. X
Make sure the steering whee lcan be turne dto
full lock without the wheels touching any
obstacles such as the kerb.
X With the vehicl estationary ,tur nt he steering
whee ltofullloc kinb othd irec tions in order to
rese tESP ®
.
If the displa ymessage does not disappea rafter
severa lattempts:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
ately. ESP inoperativ
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Owner' sManual G
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ESP ®
is unavailabl eduetoam alfunc tion.
Hill start assist* (SL 63 AMG only) is also
deactivated. ABS is still operational.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemc ontinues to
function normally, bu twithout ESP ®
. X
Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
ately. Practical advi
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ymessages 209Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
P Selector leve
rtoP Yo
uh aves witche doff the engine with the
KEYLESS GO button* an dopenedthe driv-
er's door.
or
With SBC Hol dactivated, yo uhavee ither:
R opene dthe driver’s door an dreleased
the seat belt or
R switche doff the engine or
R opene dthe bonnet
Th eh ornm ayalso soun datregular inter-
vals .The horn becomes louder if you
attempt to lock the vehicle.
Th ee ngine cannot be started. X
Move the selector leve rtoP.
Th ee ngine ca nbestarte dagain. No Service Your vehicl
eisoutside of the GS Mnet-
work provide rtransmitter/receive rran ge. X
Wait until the operationa lreadiness symbol
appear sinthe multi-function display
(Y page 123). Tyre pressure displaye
dafter
drivin gfor afew
minutes Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is measuring
the tyre pressure. X
Drive on.
Th et yrep ressures will appear in the multi-
function displa yafter yo uhaveb eend rivin gfor
af ew minutes. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 210 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Tyre pressure
monitor inoperative
Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is malfunc-
tioning. X
Have the tyre pressure monitor* an dwheels
checked at aqualified specialis tworkshop. Tyre pressure
monitor inoperativ
eNo
whee lsensors Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is deactivated
becaus ethe vehicl eisfitted with wheels
tha tdon ot have suitabl ewheel sensors. X
Have wheels with suitabl ewheel sensors fitted
at aq ualified specialis tworkshop.
Once wheels with the correct whee lsen sors
have been fitted ,the tyre pressure monitor*
reactivate sautomaticall yafter afew minutes
of driving. Tyre pressure
monitor Whee
lsenso rmiss-
ing Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is not receiv-
ing signals fro mone or mor ewheels
because:
R aw heel without asuitabl ewheel sensor
is fitted (e.g. the spar ewheel).
R the batter yonone of the whee lelec-
tronic sunitisd ischarged.
R aw heel electronics unit ha smalfunc-
tioned.
Al ineisd isplayed in the multi-function
displa yfor the tyre concerned instea dof
the tyre pressure value. X
Have the tyre pressure monitor* an dwheels
checked at aqualified specialis tworkshop.
Once wheels with suitabl ewheel sensors have
been fitted again, the tyre pressure saredis-
played in the multi-function displa yafter driv-
ing for afew minutes. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 211Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Tyre pressure
monitor currentl
yunavail-
able Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is temporarily
deactivated. Th evoltag eoft he vehicle's
electrical syste mistoo loworr adiointer-
ference prevents the receptio nofsensor
signals. X
Drive on.
Once the causes have been eliminated ,the tyre
pressure monitor* automaticall yreactivates
after afew minutes of driving. Tyre pressure Chec
ktyres G
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Th etyrep ressur elos sw arning syste mhas
detected asignificant pressure loss. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout makin ganysudden
steering or braking manoeuvres. Pa yattention
to the traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Check the tyres.
X Check the tyre pressure an dcorrect it if nec-
essary (Y page 184).
X Repair or change the faulty whee lasnecessary
(Y page 266).
X Then restart the tyre pressure loss warning
syste monce the tyre pressure is correct
(Y page 185). Chec
ktyres, then restar
tRun
Flat Indicator Ther
ewasatyrep ressur ewarning mes-
sage. X
Make sure tha tthe pressure se tisc orrect for
al lt yres ( Ypage 184).
X Restart the tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 185). Ru
nF latI ndi-
cator Inoperative Th
et yrep ressur elossw arning syste mis
deactivate dduetoam alfunc tion. X
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ce
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ymessages 212 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
SB
CH SB
CH oldO ff SBC Hol
dhasbeen deactivated. Th evehi-
cl eiss kidding or acondition for activating
SBC HOL Disnol ongerm etwhen the
brak epedal is firml ydepressed. X
Reactivate SBC Hol dlater. SB
CH SB
CS topC anno tbe
activate dSee Own.
Man. Ac
ondition for activating SBC Hol dhas
not been met. Check the conditions for activating SBC Hold
(Y
page 137):
X Clos ethe bonnet.
X Clos ethe driver's door.
X Start the engine.
X Releas ethe parking brake.
X Switc hoff al lconsumer snot required.
SBC HOL Dcanbe reactivate dassoonast he
on-board electrical syste mvoltag eissufficient. SB
CH SB
CH oldi nopera-
tive Se eOwner's
Manual Am
alfunc tion ha soccurred. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. SRS Restrain
tsystem
malfunctio nCon-
sult workshop G
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Th er estraint systems ar efaulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
ately. Cruise control
an
dS PEEDTRONIC inoperative Speedtronic an
dcruis econtrol are
unavailable. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 213Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
DISTRONI
Cand
SPEEDTRONIC inoperative
Distronic
*and Sp eedtronicare unavaila-
ble. X
Visit aquali fied specialist workshop. ---k
m/h Cruise control Ac
ondition for activating cruise control
ha sn ot been met. X
Activate ESP ®
(Y page 54)
X If conditions permit, drive faster than
30 km/h and store the speed(Y page 126).Symbol messages
G
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The operating safety of your vehicl ecould be compromised if service work is carrie doutimproperly. Yo ucould lose control of the vehicle,
thereby causing an accident. Safety systems may also not be able to protect yo uorothers as intended.
Alway shavem aintenance work carrie doutataq uali fied specialist worksho pwhich ha sthe necessary specialist knowledge and tool sto
carr youtthe work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommend sthaty ou useaM ercedes-Benz Service Centre for this purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-relate dsystems mus tbec arrie doutataq uali fied specialist workshop. Display messages Possibl
ecause/consequence Possibl
esolution ¨ The boo
tlid is open. X
Close the boo tlid. O G
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Yo ua re driving with the bonne topen. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Close the bonnet. Practical advice
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ymessages 214 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
? G
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Yo ua redriving with the bonnet an dthe
boot li dopen. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Clos ethe bonnet an dthe boot lid. 2 At leas
tone door is open. X
Clos ethe doors. 2 Chec
kdoors Vehicles with KEYLESS GO*: at leas
tone
door is open whil edepressin gthe locking
button on the door handle. X
Clos ethe doors. D Th
ec ooling fa nfor the coolant is faulty. X
If the coolant temperature is less than
120 °C ,you canc ontinu edrivin gtot he nearest
qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
X In doing so ,avoid heavyloads on the engine
(e.g. driving in mountainous terrain) an dstop-
and-g odriving. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 215Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
# Th
eb atter yisn ot being charged. Possible
causes ar eatornp oly-V -beltora faulty
alternator.
Bea rinm indt hatthe SBC TM
brak esystem
requires electrical power. X
Stop immediately an dsafel ywhent raffi ccon-
ditions allo wandcheck the poly-V-belt.
X If it has torn: do not driveon. Contact the
nearest qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
X If it is no tdamaged: have the vehicl echecked
immediately at aqualified specialis tworkshop.
X Observe the additiona lSBC TM
brak esystem
messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 217). # Th
eb atter yw ascharge dwithac harge ror
the engine wa sjump-s tarted. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. # Th
eb atter yisf aulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Ther
eisaf aultin the electronics. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advi
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ymessages 216 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
# Battery/Alternator
Stop car Th
eb atter yisf aulty.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemr equire selectri-
ca lp ower ,therefor eits operationa lfun c-
tionality is now limited.
Yo un eedtou seconsiderably mor eforce
to brake. Th ebrake pedaltrave land the
braking distance will increase. If neces-
sary ,depress the brak epedal with maxi-
mu mf orce. X
Pull ove rass oonasitiss afetodos o.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Consult the nearest qualifie dspecialis twork-
shop. 2 Brak
ewear Th
eb rake pads/linings have reached
their wear limit. X
Have the brak epads/li nings replaced as soon
as possible at aqualified specialis tworkshop. 3 Chec
kbrake fluid
level G
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Ther eisi nsufficient brak efluid in the
brak efluid reservoir. X
Pull ove rass oonasitiss afetodos o.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Consult the nearest qualifie dspecialis twork-
shop.
X Do not top up the brak efluid. This will not rec-
tif yt he malfunction. ! Releas
eparking
brake Yo
ua redriving with the parking brake
applied. X
Releas ethe parking brake. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 217Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
T Reduce
dbraking
powe rDepress
brak epedal fully G
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Th eS BCTM
brak esystemisr unning in
emergency mode.
Yo uw illn eedtou seconsiderably more
force to brake. Th ebraki ng distance is
increased .Ifnecessary, depres sthe brake
peda lwithm aximum force. Th emaximum
spee dislimited to 90 km/h. X
Pull ove rass oonasitiss afetodos o.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Secur ethe vehicl eagain st rolling away with the
parking brake.
X Consult the nearest qualifie dspecialis twork-
shop. 3 Servic
ebrake Con-
sult workshop Ther
eisam alfunction. Th eSBCTM
brake
syste mcontinues to operate normally. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. 3 Reduce
dbraking
powe rStart engine Th
eb atter yh asinsufficient voltag eand
cannot supply sufficient powe rtothe
SBC TM
brak esystem.
G Ris
kofp oisoning
Neve rleave the engine running in
enclosed spaces .The exhaust gase scon-
tai nc arbo nmonoxide .Breathing in
exhaust fume sisahealth hazard. It can
lead to loss of consciousness an ddeath. X
Start the engine.
Th ed isplay messag edisappear s. Practical advi
ce
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