MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Displa
ymessages 218 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
3 Reduce
dbraking
powe rConsult
workshop G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemisr unning in
emergency mode. Th efullp ower of the
brak esystemisn ot available. X
Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
ately. 3 Brakes overheated
Driv
eon, butw ith
even greate rcare Th
eb rake syste misv eryh otdueto
extrem eloads. Reduce the load on the brak
esystem:
X Drive with even greate rcare.
X Us ee ngine braking on downhil lgradients.
Select alower gear for thi spurpose.
X Continue driving carefull ytoallowthe airflow
to coo lthe brakes. 3 Brak
eimmediately Am
alfunc tion ha soccurre dwithS BC Hold
activated.
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
Immediatel ydepress the brak epedal firmly
until the displa ymessage disappears.
X Prevent the vehicl efromr olling away before
yo ul eave it (Ypage 97).
Th ee ngine ca nbestarte dagain. M Clos
eboots epara-
tor Th
eb ootseparat or is open. X
Clos ethe boot separator (Y page 156).Practical advi
ce
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Displa
ymessages 219Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
D Coolan
tStopc ar,
turn engine off. Th
ec oolant is too hot. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X Make sure ,tha tthe ai rsuppl ytot he radiator
is not blocked, e.g .bys lush.
X Wait until the messag edisappear sbefore
restarting the engine .There is otherwise arisk
of engine damage.
X Observe the coolant temperature gauge.
X If the temperature increases again, visi taquali-
fied specialis tworksho pimmediately. D Coolan
tStopc ar,
turn engine off. Th
ep oly-V -beltmayhave torn. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X Check the poly-V-belt.
X If it has torn: do not driveon. Contact the
nearest qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
X If it is no tdamaged: do not start the engine
agai nuntil the messag edisappear s. Thereis
otherwise ariskofe ngine damage. Practical advi
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B To
pupc oolant See
Owner' sManual Th
ec oolant leve listoo low. X
To pupt he coolant, observing the warning
note sbefor ed oing so (Y page 180).
X Have the coolant syste mchecked at aqualified
specialis tworksho pifthe coolant needs top-
ping up mor eoften tha nusual. _ Entr
ypositio nDo
no td rive Th
es teering whee lhas not ye tmoved to
the save dposit ion. X
Wait until the steering whee lhas moved to the
save dposit ion. . Left-han
dcorner-
in gl ight
or
Right-hand corner-
in gl ight Th
eleft-han dand/o rright -hand cornering
lamp *isfaulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). . Dipped beam left
or
Dipped beam right Th
er ight -hand or left-han ddipped- beam
headlamp is faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Active ligh
tfunc-
tion inoperative Th
ea ctiv elight function* is faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . AUTO lights inop-
erative Th
elight senso risfaulty. Constant head-
lamp mod eisswitche don. X
Switc hthe lights to manual control in the on-
boar dcomputer (Y page 118).
X Switc hthe lights on an doff using the light
switch. Practical advi
ce
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. Turn signal rear
left Back-u
pbulb
on
or
Turn signal rear
righ tBack-up bulb
on Th
er earleft-han dorr earright -hand turn
signa lisfaulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). . Turn signal left
mirror
or
Turn signal right
mirror Th
et urns igna lint he left-han dorright-
hand exterior mirro risfaulty. This mes-
sage will onl yappea rifallLEDs have
failed. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Turn signal front
left Back-u
pbulb
on
or
Turn signal front
righ tBack-up bulb
on Th
ef ront left-han dorright-hand turn sig-
na lisf aulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 222 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
. Brak
elampl eft
Back-u pbulbon
or
Brak elampr ight
Back-u pbulbon Th
eleft-han dorr ight-hand brak elam pis
faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . 3r
db rake lamp Th
et hird brak elam pisf aulty. This mes-
sage will onl yappea rifallLEDs have
failed. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Main beam left
or
Main beam right Th
eleft-han dorr ight-hand main-beam
headlamp is faulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). . Intelligen
tLight
System inoperative Th
eIntelligent Ligh tSystem* is faulty .The
lights remain availabl ewithout the Intelli-
gent Ligh tSystem*. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Licenc
eplate
lamp ,left
or
Licenc eplate
lamp ,right Th
eleft-han dorr ight-hand licenc eplate
lamp is faulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 223Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
. Switch of
flights Yo
ud idnot switc hoff the lights when
leaving the vehicle. X
Turn the ligh tswitchtoMor U.
or
X If the rear foglamp is switche don: pres sthe
ligh tswitchintot he stop. . Fron
tfoglamp left
or
Fron tfoglamp
right Th
ef ront left-han dorright-hand foglamp
is faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Rear foglam
pleft
or
Rear foglam pright Th
eleft-han dorright-hand rear foglamp is
faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Fron
tleftp arking
lamp Back-u pbulb
on
or
Fron tright park-
in gl ampB ack-up
bulb on Th
ef ront left-han dorright-hand parking
lamp is faulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 224 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
. Reversin
glamp
left
or
Reversin glamp
right Th
eleft-han dorright-hand reversing lamp
is faulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). . Tail lamp left
Back-u
pbulbon
or
Tail lamp right
Back-u pbulbon Th
eleft-han dorr ight-hand tai llam pis
faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. N Clos
ecentr ecom-
partment Th
es towage compartment unde rthe arm-
rest is open. Th einterior motio nsensor*
is inoperative. X
Clos ethe stowage compartment unde rthe
armrest (Y page 162). N Engine oi
llevel
Chec klevel Vehicles with an oi
ldipst ick: the engine oil
leve lhas droppe dtoac ritical level. X
Check the engine oi llevel ( Ypage 178) an dtop
up the engine oi lifnecessary.
X Have the engine checked for leak sifthe engine
oi ln eeds topping up more often tha nusual. N Ad
d1l itre engine
oi lw henn extr efu-
elling Vehicles without an oi
ldipst ick: the
engine oi llevel is too low. X
Check the engine oi llevel ( Ypage 178) an dtop
up the engine oi lifnecessary.
X Have the engine checked for leak sifthe engine
oi ln eeds topping up more often tha nusual. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 225Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
N Engine oi
llevel
Stop car, turn
engine off. Vehicles without
adipst ick: there is not
enoug hoilin the engine .There isad anger
of engine damage. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X To pupt he engine oi land check the level
(Y page 178). N Engine oi
llevel
Reduce oi llevel Vehicles without an oi
ldipst ick: yo uhave
adde dtoo much engine oil. Ther eisarisk
of damaging the engine or catalytic con-
verter. X
Sipho noff exces sengine oi luntil it is at the
specified level. Observe the lega lrequire-
ments. N Engine oi
llevel
Engine oi llevel
cannot be measured Vehicles without an oi
ldipst ick: the meas-
uring syste misfaulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. ± Consul
tworkshop One or mor
eelectroni csystems are
unable to delive rinformation to the on-
boar dcomputer .The coolant temperature
gaug eand the re vcounter ma yhave
failed. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. H Tyre pressure Cau-
tion tyre defect
G
Ris
kofa ccident
At leas tone tyre is rapidl ydefla ting. The
affected whee lishighlight ed in the tyre
pressure displa yofthe tyre pressure mon-
itor*. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout makin ganysudden
steering or braking manoeuvres. Pa yattention
to the traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Repair or change the tyre (Y page 266). Practical advi
ce
*o ptional
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ymessages 226 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
H Tyre pressure
Chec
ktyres G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th ep ressur einone or mor etyres has
droppe dsignificantly .The affected wheel
is highlighted in the tyre pressure display
of the tyre pressure monitor*. 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 Repair or change the faulty tyre if necessary
(Y page 266).
X Check the tyre pressure an dcorrect it if nec-
essary (Y page 184).
Th ew arning will disappea rautomaticall yafter
yo uh aveb eend rivin gfor afew minutes with
the corrected tyre pressure. H Please correc
tthe
tyre pressure Vehicles with
atyrep ressur emonitor*:
the pressure of at leas tone tyre is too low
or there is asignificant discrepancy
between the tyre pressure softhe individ-
ua lw heels. X
Check the tyre pressure at the next opportunity
an dc orrect it if necessar y(Ypage 184). I Change ke
ybatter-
ies Th
eK EYLESS GO *key batterie saredis-
charged. X
Change the batterie s(Ypage 259). I Ke
yn ot detected Th
eK EYLESS GO *key is not in the vehicle.
If the engine is switche doff,t he vehicle
ca nnol ongerbel ocked centrall yand the
engine cannot be started. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Look for the KEYLESS GO *key. Practical advice
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ymessages 227Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
I Ke
yn ot detected Th
eK EYLESS GO *key is not detected
whil ethe engine is running, du etoradio
interference. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Operate the vehicl eusing the key in the ignition
lock if necessary. I Ke
yn ot detected Th
eK EYLESS GO *key cannot be detec-
ted. X
Change the locatio nofthe KEYLESS GO key*
withi nthe vehicle.
X Operate the vehicl eusing the key in the ignition
lock if necessary. I Ke
yd etecte din
vehicle Th
eK EYLESS GO key *hasbeen detected
in the vehicl edurin gloc king. X
Remov ethe KEYLESS GO key *fromt he vehi-
cle. I Remove key Yo
uh avel eftt he key in the ignition lock. X
Remov ethe key. I Replac
ekey Th
ek ey no longe rfun ctions. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. ¿ Ther
eiso nlyas mall amount of fuel in the
fuel tank. X
Refuel at the nearest filling station. 4 Reserv
efuell evel Th
ef uellevel hasfallen belowthe reserve
range. X
Refuel at the nearest filling station. t Ente
rPIN Yo
uh aven ot ye tlogge dontoy ourm obile
phone*. X
Enter the PI Nfor the SIM card. Practical advi
ce
*o ptional
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