MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Troubleshooting
248 Headlamps and turn signals
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
eh eadlam ps or the tur nsignals
in the exterior mirrors ar emisted
up on the inside. Air humidity is ver
yhigh. X
Drive with the headlamps switched on.
Th eh eadlam ps aredemis teda fter as hort distance. Th
eh eadlam phousin gisnot
sealed and moisture ha sbeen
able to enter. X
Have the headlamps checked at aqualified specialis tworkshop. Windscreen wipers
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
ew indscreen wipers ar ejam-
med. Leaves or snow, for example, may
be obstructing the windscreen
wipe
rmovement. Th ewiper
moto rhas been deactivated. X
For safety reasons, yo ushoul dremove the key fro mthe ignition
lock.
X Remov ethe caus eofthe obstruction.
X Switch the windscreen wipers back on. Th
ew indscreen wipers fail com-
pletely. Th
ew indscreen wipe rdrive is
malfunctioning. X
Select anothe rwiper spee dont he combination switch.
X Have the windscreen wipers checked at aqualified specialis twork-
shop. Practical advice
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Troubleshooting
249Roof
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
er oofw illn ot open or close. Th
eb ootseparat or is not in place. X
Clos ethe boot separator. Th
eb ootlid is open. X
Clos ethe boot lid. Th
eo n-board voltag eistoo low. X
Let the engine run. Th
er oofw asopene dand closed
several times in succession. The
roo fdrive wa sautomatically
deactivated. Yo
uc an open or close the roo fagain after abou tten minutes.
X Switch the ignition off and the nonagain.
X Repeat the opening or closing procedure. Th
ea utomatic roo fmechanis mis
faulty. X
Consult aqualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advice
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Troubleshooting
250 Windows
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions As
idew indo ww illn ot close. An object is blocking the side win-
do
wa nd preventing it fro mclos-
ing. X
Remov ethe object(s).
X Clos ethe side window. Yo
uc annot se ethe cause. X
Clos ethe side windo wwithi ncrease dforce or without the anti-
entrapmen tfeatur e(Ypage 94). Mirrors
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions An exterior mirro
rhas been
pushe doutof position. Vehicle
swithe xterior mirrors tha tcann ot be folde din/out electri-
cally:
X Push the mirro rinto the correc tposit ionm anually.
Vehicle swithe lectricall yfolding exterior mirrors*:
X Press the mirror-folding button* ( Ypage 80) repeatedly unti lyou
hear adistinct click.
Th em irro rh ousin gisengaged agai nand yo ucan adjus tthe mirror
as usua l(Y page 80). Practical advice
*optional
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Troubleshooting
251Key
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Yo
uc annot lock or unlock the
vehicl eusing the key. Th
ek ey batteries ar edischarged
or nearl ydischarged. X
To do this, point the tip of the key at the driver's door handl efrom
close range and try to unlock or lock the vehicl eagain.
If thi sdoesn ot work:
X Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing the emergency key element
(Y page 255).
X Check the key batteries (Y page 259) and replace themifneces-
sary (Y page 259). Th
ek ey is faulty. X
Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing the emergency key element
(Y page 255).
X Have the key checked at aqualified specialis tworkshop. Th
eb attery charge indicator lamp
of the key does not go on during
the test. Th
ek ey batteries ar edischarged. X
Chang ethe batteries (Y page 259). Yo
uh avel ostak ey. X
Have the key cancelle dataMercedes-Benz Service Centre.
X Report the loss immediatel ytothe vehicl einsurers.
X If necessary ,havet he manua lloc ks change dtoo. Yo
uh avel os tthe emergency key
element. X
Report the loss immediatel ytothe vehicl einsurers.
X If necessary ,havet he manua lloc ks change dtoo. Practical advice
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Troubleshooting
252 Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
ek ey cannot be turned in the
ignition lock. Th
ek ey ha sbeeninp osition0for
ac onsiderabl etime. X
Remov ethe key and reinsert it into the ignition lock.
X Check the starter battery and recharge it if necessary
(Y page 276).
X Star tthe engine. Th
eo n-board voltag eistoo low. X
Switch off non-essentia lconsumers ,e.g.s ea th eating* or interior
lighting ,and try to tur nthe key again.
If thi sdoesn ot work:
X Check the starter battery and recharge it if necessary
(Y page 276).
or
X Jump-start the vehicl e(Ypage 279).
or
X Consult aqualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advice
*optional
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Troubleshooting
253KEYLES
SGO* Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Yo
uc annot lock or unlock the
vehicl eusing the KEYLESS GO
key. Th
eK EYLESS GO key batteries
ar ed ischarge dornearlydis-
charged. X
Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing the remote control functio nofthe
key .Todot his, point the tip of the key at the driver's door handle
fro mc lose range and try to unlock or lock the vehicl eagain.
If thi sdoesn ot work:
X Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing the emergency key element
(Y page 255).
X Check the KEYLESS GO key batteries (Y page 259) and replace
the mifn ecessary (Y page 259). There is
afault with KEYLESS GO. X
Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing the remote control functio nofthe
key .Todot his, point the tip of the key at the driver's door handle
fro mc lose range and try to open the vehicl eagain.
X Have the KEYLESS GO key checked at aqualified specialis twork-
shop. There is interferenc
efromap ow-
erful source of radi owaves. X
Loc koru nlock the vehicl eusing the emergency key element
(Y page 255). Th
eb attery check lamp in the
KEYLESS GO key does not light
up when tested. Th
eK EYLESS GO key batteries
ar ed ischarged. X
Chang ethe batteries (Y page 259). Practical advice
*o ptional
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Troubleshooting
254 Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
ev ehicl ecannot be started
using the KEYLESS GO key and
the KEYLESS GO button. Th eKEY-
LESS GO key is in the vehicle. Ad
ooriso pen. Th ekey therefore
cannot be detecte dsoeasily. X
Clos ethe door and try to start the vehicl eagain. Yo
ud idnot depress the brake
when starting the engine. X
Depres sthe brake and press the KEYLESS GO button. There is interferenc
efromap ow-
erful source of radi owaves. X
Star tyou rv ehicl eusing the KEYLESS GO key in the ignition lock. Yo
uh avel ostthe KEYLESS GO
key. X
Have the KEYLESS GO key cancelle dataMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
X Report the loss immediatel ytothe vehicl einsurers.
X If necessary ,havet he manua lloc ks change dtoo. Parkin
gupthe vehicle Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
ev ehicl eistobel eftp arked up
for longe rtha ns ixweeks. Damag
eresulting fro mnon-use
ma yoccu rift he vehicl eisparked
up for long periods. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop and seek advice.
X Disconnect the battery ( Ypage 277). Practical advice
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Locking/unlockin
ginanemergency 255Locking/unlocking in an emergency
Emergency key
If th evehicle can no longer be unlocked or
locke dwith th ekeyor th eKEYLESS GO
key*, use th eemergency ke yelement.
If you use th eemergency ke yelemen tto
unlock and open th edriver' sdoor or th eboot
lid, th eanti-thef talarm system* will be trig-
gered (Y page 59).
Ther eare several ways to tur noff th ealarm:
X Press the korj buttonont hekey.
or
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition lock.
or
X Press th eKEYLESS GO button* on the
selecto rlever. The KEYLESS GO key* must
be in th evehicle.
or
X Loc koru nlock th evehicle usin gKEYLESS
GO*. The KEYLESS GO key* must be out-
side th evehicle. Releasing and removing th
eemergency
key element 1
Release catch
2 Emergency ke yelement
X Push release catch 1in th edirection of
th ea rrow and at th esame tim eremove
emergency ke yelement 2from th ekey. Unlocking th
evehicle
If th evehicle can no longer be unlocked cen-
trally with th ekeyor th eKEYLESS GO key*:
X Remov ethe emergency ke yelemen tfrom
th ek ey ( Ypage 255). $
To unlock
X Inser tthe emergency ke yelemen tint ot he
loc koft hedriver' sdoor as far as it will go.
X Turn th eemergency ke yelemen tanti-
clockwise to position $.
The door is unlocked.
i On right-hand-driv evehicles, tur nthe
emergency ke yelemen tclockwise.
X Turn th eemergency ke yelemen tback and
remove it. Practical advice
*o ptional
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Locking/unlockin
ginanemergency 256 Locking th
evehicle
If th evehicle can no longer be locke dcen-
trally with th ekeyor th eKEYLESS GO key*:
X Open th edriver' sdoor.
X Close th efront-pa ssenger door and the
boot lid.
X Press th elockin gbutto n(Ypage 68).
X Chec kwhether th elockin gknobont he
front-passenger door is still visible. Press
down th elockin gknobm anually if neces-
sary.
X Close th edriver' sdoor.
X Remov ethe emergency ke yelemen tfrom
th ek ey ( Ypage 255). $
To lock X
Insert the emergenc ykey elemen tint ot he
lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
X Turn the emergenc ykey elemen tclockwise
as far as it will go to position $.
i On right-hand-drive vehicles, tur nthe
emergenc ykey elemen tanti-clockwise.
X Turn the emergenc ykey elemen tback and
remove it.
X Check whether the doors and the boot lid
are locked. Opening/closing th
eboot
To unlock th eboot !
The boot lid swing supwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is
enough space above the boot lid.
If the boot can no longer be unlocked with the
key or the KEYLESS GO key*:
X Remove the emergenc ykey elemen tfrom
the key (Y page 255). To unloc
kthe boot
1 Boot lock
2 Handle
X Insert the emergenc ykey elemen tfully into
boot lock 1.
X Turn the emergenc ykey elemen tanti-
clockwise as far as it will go and pull boot
lid handle 2.
The boot is unlocked.
X Turn the emergenc ykey elemen tback and
remove it. Practical advice
*optional
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Locking/unlockin
ginanemergency 257
Opening th
eboot manually (remote
boot lid closing feature*) To open th
eboot lid
1 Handle
X Lif tthe boot lid by handle 1.
Closing th eboot manually (remote boot
lid closing feature*) G
Ris
kofi njury
Mak esure that nobody can become trap-
ped as you close th eboot lid.
i Do no tleave th ekeyin th eboot .You
coul dotherwise loc kyourself out. To close th
eboot lid
1 Recess
X Pull th eboot lid down usin grecess 1.
X If necessary, close th eboot lid from the
outside by pushing down th eedge.
i Withthe roo fopen ,the boot lid can only
be closed if th eroofh as been lowered
(Y page 164). Unlocking th
estowage compart-
ments
If th einterio rstowage compartments can no
longer be unlocked with th ekey,t heKEYLESS
GO key* or th ecentral lockin gbutton, use the
emergency ke yelement.
The interio rstowage compartments include:
R theg lovec om partment
R thes towage compartmen tunde rthe arm-
rest
R thes towage compartments in th erear
i Only th eglovec ompartmen tcan be
unlocked with th eemergency ke yelement. $
To unlock th eglovec ompartmen tsepa-
rately: Practical advice
*o ptional
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