MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Vehicle identificatio
nplates 288phones/wireless devices in the vehicle.
Thi
salsoe nsures tha tinterference
between thes edevices and the vehicle's
electronics is kep ttoaminimum. If instal-
led, the exterio raerialc onducts the elec-
tromagneti cfield stransmitted by amobile
phone to the exterio rofthe vehicle. Frequenc
yrange Maximum trans-
mission output
(watts)
Short wave
(< 50 MHz) 100
4mw
aveband 20
2mw
aveband 50
70 cm waveband 35
25 cm waveband 10
!
If electrical or electronic equipment
which does not comply with the above
installatio nconditions is operated inside
the vehicle, the vehicle's operating permit
ma ybei nvalidated (EU Directive
95/54/EC )-Automotive EMC directive) Vehicle identificatio
nplates Vehicle identificatio
nplate with vehi-
cl ei dentificatio nnumber (VIN) and
pain tcoden umber
The vehicl eide ntification plate is locate don
the side of the door frame on the front-
passenge rside. 1
Vehicl eide ntification plate
X Open the driver's door.
Yo uw ills ee vehicl eide ntification plate
1. Vehicl
eide ntification plate (example)
1 Vehicl eide ntification plate
2 Vehicl emanufacturer
3 EU typ eapprova lnumber
4 Vehicl eide ntification numbe r(VIN)
5 Maximum permissibl egross vehicle
weight
6 Maximum permissibl efront axl eload
7 Maximum permissibl ereara xlel oad
8 Paint cod enumber Technica
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Vehicle identificatio
nplates 289Vehicle identificatio
nnumber (VIN)
As well as being shown on the vehicl eide nti-
fication plate ,the vehicl eide ntification num-
be r(VIN) is also stampe donto the vehicle
body .Itisloc ate dunderneath the rea rstow-
ag ec ompartment on the front-passenger
side. 1
Stowag ecompartment
2 Bulkhead
3 Vehicle identificatio nnumbe r(VIN)
X Open stowage compartment 1
(Y page 163).
X Remove bulkhead 2.
Vehicle identificatio nnumbe r(VIN) 3 is
found on the metal bars abov ethe floor
covering. Engine number
Th ee ngine number is stamped on the engine
block (crankcase). More information ca nbe
obtained fro manyMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Te
chnical data
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Engine
290 Engine
SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Rated output 17
0kW( 231b hp) 23
2kW( 316
bhp) 28
5kW( 388b hp) 38
0kW( 517b hp) 38
6kW( 525
bhp) 45
0kW( 612b hp) At engine
speed 6,000 rpm 6,500 rpm 6,000 rpm 5,000 rpm 6,800 rpm 4,800 –
5,100 rpm Rated torque 30
0Nm 36
0Nm 53
0Nm 83
0Nm 63
0Nm 1,000 Nm
At engine
speed 2,500
–5,000 rpm 4,900 rpm 2,800
–4,800 rpm 1,900 –
3,500 rpm 5,200 rpm 2,000 –
4,000 rpm Number of
cylinders 6 6 8 12 8 12
Displacement
2,996 cm
3 3,498 cm
3 5,461 cm
3 5,513 cm
3 6,208 cm
3 5,980 cm
3 Maximum
engin
espeed 6,500 rpm 7,200 rpm 6,500 rpm 5,950 rpm 7,000 rpm 5,950 rpmTechnical data
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Performance
291Performance
Speeds
SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Maximum
speed 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h
Acceleration from
0to100 km/h SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Acceleration 7.8 seconds 6.2 seconds 5.4 seconds 4.5 seconds 4.6 seconds 4.2 secondsTechnical data
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Tyre
sand wheels 292 Tyre
sand wheels Points to remember
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommend sthaty ou onlyusetyres which
have been approved by Mercedes-Benz
specifically for your vehicle. Thes etyres are
specially adapted for us ewitht he control
systems, such as ABS or ESP ®
,a nd are
marked as follows:
R MO =Mercedes-Benz Original
R MOE =Mercedes-Benz Original Exten-
ded* (with run-flat characteristics)
If yo uuseother tyres ,Mercedes-Benz can-
not accep tany responsibility for damage
which ma yoccur. Informatio nabout tyres
can be obtained fro many Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
i Vehicle swithM OExtended run-flat sys-
tem ar enot equipped with the TIREFIT
kit* 27
.
It is therefore recommended to additionally
equi pyourv ehicl ewitht he TIREFIT kit*
when fitting tyres tha tdon ot featur erun-
flat properties ,e.g.w inter tyres. i
ATIREFIT kit* is availabl efroma ny quali-
fied specialis tworkshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
! If yo ufittyres other tha nthose tested and
recommended by Mercedes-Benz, charac-
teristics such as handling ,noise level sand
fuel consumption, etc. could be adversely
affected .Inaddition, when driving with a
load ,dimensiona lvaria tions and different
tyr ed eformatio ncharacteristics could
caus ethe tyres to com einto contact with
the bodywork and axl ecomponents .This
could resul tindamag etothe tyres or the
vehicle.
i Furthe rinformation abou ttyres and
wheels ca nbeobtained fro many
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Yo uw illf in dat able of tyr epressures on the
insid eofy ourv ehicle' sfue lfiller flap.You
will find furthe rinformation abou ttyrep res-
sures in the "Operation" section
(Y page 184).
27 Onl yfor certai ncountries. Technica
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Tyre
sand wheels 293Tyre
soft he same dimensions SL 28
0/SL3 50 SL 500
17" Both axles Summe
rtyres 255/4
5R1798W –
Winter
tyres 255/45 R1
798V M+S 255/45 R1
798V M+S Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x17H2ET35 8.5J
x17H2ET35 18" Both axles Summe
rtyres 255/40 R1
895W 255/40 R1
895W Winter tyres 255/40 R1
895V M+S 255/40 R1
895V M+S Winter tyres
28
,29 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x18H2ET35 8.5J
x18H2ET35 28
Tyres with run-flat characteristics and onl yincombinatio nwitht he tyr epressure loss warnin gortyrep ressure monitor* activated.
29 Winter tyres for retrofitting .Onlyc ertain tyr ebrands ar eapproved .Ask your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for mor einformation. Technica
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Tyre
sand wheels 294 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
18" Both
axles Winte
rtyres 255/4
0R1895VM +S 255/40 R1
895V M+S –
Winter
tyres30
,31 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended – –
Light-alloy
wheels 8.5J
x18H2ET35 8.5J
x18H2ET30 –
19" Both
axles Winter tyres – 255/35 R1
996V XL M+S 255/35 R1
996V XL M+S Light-alloy
wheels – 8.5J
x19H2ET30 8.5J
x19H2ET30 30
Tyres with run-flat characteristics and onl yincombinatio nwitht he tyr epressure loss warnin gortyrep ressure monitor* activated.
31 Winter tyres for retrofitting .Onlyc ertain tyr ebrands ar eapproved .Ask your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for mor einformation. Technica
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Tyre
sand wheels 295Mixe
dtyres SL 28
0/SL3 50/SL5 00 SL 600
18" Front axle Summe
rtyres 255/4
0R1895W 255/40 R1
895Y Su
mmer tyres 32 255/4
0R1895Y MOExtended 255/4
0R1895Y MOExtended Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x18H2ET35 8.5J
x18H2ET35 Rea
raxle Summe
rtyres 33 285/3
5R1897W 285/35 R1
897Y Su
mmer tyres 32
,33 285/35 R18 97Y MOExtended 285/35 R18 97Y MOExtended
Light-allo
ywheels 9.5J
x18H2ET40 9.5J
x18H2ET40 19" Fron
taxle Summer tyres 255/35 ZR19 96Y XL MO1 255/35 ZR19 96Y XL MO1
Light-allo
ywheels 8.5J
x19H2ET35 8.5J
x19H2ET35 Rear axle
Summer tyres
33 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1
Light-allo
ywheels 9.5J
x19H2ET40 9.5J
x19H2ET40 32
Tyre swith run-fla tcharacteristics and only in combination with the tyre pressure loss warning or tyre pressure monitor* activated.
33 Snow chains not permitted. Technical data
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Tyre
sand wheels 296 SL 63 AM
G/
SL 63 AM GPerformanc ePackage SL 65 AMG
19" Front axle Summe
rtyres 255/3
5ZR199 6YXL MO1 255/35 ZR1
996YXL MO1 Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x19H2ET30 8.5J
x19H2ET30 Rear axle
Summe
rtyres 34 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1
Light-alloy wheels 9.5J
x19H2ET31 9.5J
x19H2ET31 AM
Gequipment Al
lm odels 19" Front axle Summe
rtyres 255/35 ZR 19 96Y XL MO1
Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x19H2ET30 Rear axle
Summe
rtyres 35 285/30 ZR 19 98Y XL MO1
Light-alloy wheels 9.5J
x19H2ET31 34
Snow chains not permitted.
35 Snow chains not permitted. Technica
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Tyre
sand wheels 297Spare wheel*
Depending on the country ,the engine and the wheels fitted ,you rv ehicl emaybe equipped with TIREFIT or acollapsible emergency spare
wheel*.
i Vehicle swithM OExtended tyres (tyres with run-flat characteristics )are not equipped with aTIREFIT kit at the factory. SL 28
0/SL3 50 /
SL 500 SL 60
0/SL63A MG SL 63 AMG
Performanc
ePackag e/
SL 65 AMG 17" Collapsibl
eemer-
genc yspare
wheel* 36 Tyres 185/6
0-17 93P – –
Tyre pressure 2.8 bar – –
Wheels 6B
x17H2ET25 – –
18" Collapsibl
eemer-
genc yspare
wheel* 36 Tyres – 175/55
-1895P –
Tyre pressure – 3.5 bar –
Wheels – 6B
x18H2ET25 –
19" Collapsibl
eemer-
genc yspare
wheel* 36 Tyres – – 175/50
-1997P Tyre pressure – – 3.5 bar
Wheels – – 6.5B
x19H2ET14 36
Snow chains not permitted. Technica
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