check engine MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

6Adaptive brake lamps
...........54
BAS ......................... 54
ESP ®
........................ 54
SBC TM
brake system ............ 57
Drivin gsystem .................. 124
Active Body Control ............139
Cruise control ................ 125
Distronic .................... 127
Parktroni c................... 142
RAC ESTART (SL 63 AMG) .......138
SBC Hold .................... 137
Speedtronic .................. 134
Driving tip
Braking ...................... 190
Distronic .................... 133
Driving abroad ................ 193
Driving on wet road s...........192
Fording ..................... 192
Winter ...................... 190
DVD audio
Operation (on-board computer) ...114
DVD video
Operation (on-board computer) ...115 E
Easy-entry/exi tfeature
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) .............. 121
Easy-entry feature ................ 79Easy-exit feature
................. 79
Electrical/electr onic equipment
Retrofittin g................... 287
Electroni cStability Program
see ESP ®
em ark ......................... 287
Emergency key element Lost ........................ 251
Emergency locking
Vehicle ...................... 256
Emergency release
Interior stowage compartments ...257
Emergency runnin gmode
Automatic transmission .........246
Emergency unlocking
Boot ........................ 256
Vehicle ...................... 255
Engine
Display message .............. 225
Running irregularl y............. 245
Starting problems .............244
Starting with KEYLESS GO ........96
Starting with the key ............95
Technical data ................ 290
Engine diagnosti cwarning lamp ...237
Engine electronics ...............287
Malfunction .................. 244
Engine number .................. 289
Engine oil ...................... 303
Capacities ................... 179Checking the oil leve
l(dipstick) ...179
Checking the oil leve l(on-board
computer) ................... 178
Consumption ................. 178
Display message ................... 178, 224, 225
Filler neck ................... 179
Temperature displa y(on-board
computer) ................... 111
Topping up ................... 179
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program) .54
Activating/deactivating (except
SL 63 AMG )................... 55
Activating/deactivating
(SL 63 AMG) .................. .56
Display message .............. 208
Warning lamp .............. 54, 234
Exterior lighting
Delayeds witch-off (on-board
computer) ................... 119
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ..................... 80
Anti-da zzlem ode( automatic) .....81
Folding in/ou t(au tomatically )..... 81
Folding in/ou t(electrically) .......80
Folding in whe nlocking (on-board
computer) ................... 121
Malfunction .................. 250
Parking position ................ 81Index
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8Sea
tbelt.....................2 38
SRS ..................... 41, 235
Tyr ep ressure monitor ..........238
Indicator and warning lamps ......233
Indicator lamp see Indicator and warning lamp
Instrument cluster ..............105
Overview ..................... 26
Selecting the languag e(on-board
computer) ................... 118
Instrument lighting ..............105
Intelligen tLight System ........... 90
Display message .............. 222
Menu (on-board computer) ......120
Interior lighting .................. 91
Automatic control system........ 92
Delayed switch-off (on-board
computer) ................... 120
Manual control ................. 92
Reading lamp .................. 92
Interior mo tion sensor ............ 61
Priming/deactivating (on-board
computer) ...................1 21
Interior stowage compartments
Emergency release .............257
Intermittent wipe
Windscreen wipers ..............93 J
Jack ........................... 200
Operation .................... 270
Jump-starting ................... 279
Jump leads ................... 279 K
Key ............................ 64
Changing the battery ...........259
Checking the battery ...........259
Closing the roof ............... 155
Display message ....................... 226, 227
Factory setting .............. 64, 65
Loss ........................ 251
Malfunction .................. 251
Modifying the programming .......64
Openin gthe roof .............. 155
KEYLESS GO ..................... 65
Button ....................... 73
Changing the battery ...........259
Checking the battery ...........259
Closing the boot lid automatically ..71
Factory settings ................ 66
Losing the key ................ 254
Malfunction .................. 253
Modifying the programming .......66
Starting the engine ..............96Keyp
ositions
Key .......................... 73
KEYLESS GO .................. 73
Kickdown .............. 101, 103, 105 L
Lamp Display message .............. 220
Lamps
see Indicator and warning lamp
Licenc eplate lighting
Display message .............. 222
Lighting
see Lights
Lights
Active light function .............90
Automatic headlamp mode .......88
Constant headlamp mod e........87
Corneri nglight function .......... 90
Dipped-bea mheadlam ps......... 87
Display message .............. 220
Fog lights .................. 88, 91
Hazard warning lamps ...........90
Headlamp flasher ............... 89
Light switch ................... 87
Main-beam headlam ps........... 89
Motorway mode ................ 91
Rear fo glamp .................. 88
Switching off (displaym essage)...223
Turn signals ................... 89Index
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Occupant safety
46 Roll-over bar
G
Risk of injury
Make sure that the roll-over bar's range of
movemen tisfree to preven tinjuries when
the roll-over bar is extended or retracted.
The roll-over bar extends automatically if sys-
tems detec tthat the vehicle is in danger of
rolling over to the side. You will hear aratch-
etin gnoise when the roll-over bar extends.
You can also extend and retract the roll-over
bar manually with the buttons.
! If the ambient temperature drops below
-5 †, you must extend the roll-over bar
manually. Otherwise, the hydraulics could
be damaged. Extending and retracting the roll-over
bar manually 1
Retract sthe roll-over bar
2 Extending the roll-over bar G
Risk of injury
If the C roll-over bar warning lamp in the
instrument cluster is still on along time
after starting the engine, this means afault
has occurred. The Raise roll-over bar
message appears in the multi-function dis-
play.
In this case, the roll-over bar is not exten-
ded automatically in the event of an acci-
dent if systems identify arisk of the vehicle
overturnin gsideways. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured seriously or
even fatally. For safety reasons ,therefore, drive with the roll-over bar extended man-
ually until the fault has been rectified.
Have your vehicle checked at
aqualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to carry
out the work required. Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you use aMercedes-Benz
Service Centr efor this purpose. In particu-
lar, work relevant to safety or on safety-
related systems must be carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop.
X Make sure the key is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
Extending the roll-over bar
X Lift the hardtop switch.
X Press and hold button 2until the roll-over
bar is extended.
i If you have extended the roll-over bar
using the button, it will be retracted and
extended automatically when the roof is
closed and opened. Safety
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Driving sys
tems 1291
To store the current spee dorahigher
speed
2 LIM indicator lamp
3 To select the current or last store dspeed
4 To store the current spee doralower
speed
5 To switc hbetween Distronicand variable
Speedtronic
6 Deactivatin gDistronic
Sele ctingD istronic X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp 2is off.
If it is off, Distroni cisa lready selected.
If it is not, pres sthe cruis econtro llever in
the direction of arrow 5.
LIM indicator lamp 2in the cruis econtrol
leve rgoeso ut.D istroni ciss elec ted. Switching on
Distronic,storingand
maintainin gthe current speed If Distroni
cisn ot activated after the cruise
contro llever is pressed, youw ills ee the mes-
sage DTR- --km/h in the multi-function
displa y.
Yo uc anno tactivat eDistroni cinthe following
circumstances:
R ifyo ua redrivin gslowe rtha n3 0km/ hor
faster than 180 km/h
R when braking
R when yo uhavea pplied the parking brake
R if ESP ®
is deactivated
R when the selector lever is in position P,R
or N
R for two minutes afte rthe engine is started
X Accelerate the vehicle to the desired
speed.
X Briefly press the cruise control lever up
1 or down 4.
X Remove your foot from the accelerator
pedal.
Distronic is activated .The vehicle main-
tains the store dspeed until the distance to
the vehicle in front becomes too small. i
If yo udon ot fully release the accelerator
pedal ,the DTR passive messageappears
in the multi-function display. The distance
to as lower-moving vehicle in front will then
not be preset. You will be driving at the
speed yo udetermine with the accelerator
pedal.
Setting aspeed X
Pres sthe cruise control lever up 1for a
higher speed or down 4for alower speed.
X Kee pthe cruise control lever presse duntil
the desire dspeed is reached.
X Release the cruise control lever.
The new speed is stored.
i Deceleration of the vehicle by means of
the cruise control lever is assiste dbyauto-
mati capplicatio nofthe brakes.
On long downhil lgradients, the automatic
transmission also shifts down. Controls
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Driving sys
tems 135
cruis
econtrol or Distronic* is selected
R LIM indicator lamp lit:
Variable Speedtroni ciss elect ed
Yo uc an uset he cruis econtrol lever to limit
the spee dtoany spee dabove 30 km/h while
the engine is running. 1
To store the current spee dorahigher
speed
2 LIM indicator lamp
3 To store the current spee dorcallupt he
last store dspeed or to make fine adjust-
ments in 1km/ hincrements
4 To stor ethe curren tspeed or alower
speed
5 To switch between cruise control, Dis-
tronic* and variable Speedtronic
6 To deactivate variable Speedtronic Selecting variable Speedtronic X
Check whether LIM indicator lamp 2is on.
If it is on, variable Speedtronic is already
selected.
If it is not ,press the cruise contro llever in
the direction of arrow 5.
LIM indicator lamp 2in the cruise control
lever lights up. Variable Speedtronic is
selected. G
Risk of accident
If ther eisac hange of drivers ,advise the
new driver of the limit speed stored.
Only use Speedtronic when you do not have
to accelerat esuddenly to aspeed higher
than the stored limit speed allows. You
could otherwise cause an accident.
You can only exceed the limit speed stored
if you deactivate variable Speedtronic:
R using the cruise contro llever.
R by depressin gthe accelerator pedal
beyond the pressure point (kickdown).
It is not possible to deactivate variable
Speedtronic by braking. Storing the current speed You can use the cruise contro
llever to limit
the speed to any speed above 30 km/hw hile
the engine is running.
X Briefly press the cruise control lever up
1 or down 4.
The current speed is stored. You wills ee
the stored speed in the multi-function dis-
play.
Storing the current speed or calling up
the last stored speed G
Risk of accident
Only select astored speed if you know what
that speed is and whether it is suitable for
the current driving and traffic situation.
Otherwise ,sudden braking could endanger
you or others.
X Briefly pullt he cruise control lever towards
you 3. Controls
*o ptional
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Engine compartment
177The electronic ignition system uses high
voltage. Fo rthisr eason ,you must never
touch component softheignition system
(ignition coil, ignition cable, spar kplug con-
nector or test socket) when:
R thee ngineisr unning
R thee ngineisb eingstarted
R thei gnition is switched on and th eengine
is bein gcranked by hand
X Mak esure that th ewindscree nwiper sare
switched off. G
Ris
kofi njury
The windscree nwiper sand wiper linkage
could be set in motion.
When th ebonne tisopen,you or others
could be injured by th ewiper rods.
Mak esure that th ewindscree nwiper sare
switched off and that th ekeyhas been
pulled out of th eignition loc kbefore open-
ing th ebonnet. The bonne
trelease leve rislocate dinthe
driver' sfootwell. 1
Bonnet releas elever
X Pull bonnet releas elever 1.
The bonnet is released.
! Make sure that th ewindscreen wipers
are not folde dout away fro mthewind-
screen. You can otherwise damage the
windscreen wipers or th ebonnet. The handl
efor opening th ebonnet is located
above th eradiator grille. 2
Bonnet catch handle
X Reach int othe gap, pull bonnet catch han-
dle 2up and lift th ebonnet.
Closing G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped as you clos ethe bonnet.
X Lower th ebonnet and let it fall fro ma
height of approximately 20 cm.
X Check that th ebonnet has engaged prop-
erly. Operation
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Engine compartment
178
i
If th ebonne tcan be raised slightly, it is
no tp roperly engaged .Open it again and
close it wit halittlem oref orce. Engine oil
Dependin gondriving style, th evehicl econ-
sume samaximum of 0. 8loil per 1,000 km.
The oil consumption may be higher than this
when th evehicl eisn ewor if you frequently
driv eath igh engin espeeds. You can only
estimat ethe oil consumption after you have
driven aconsid erable distance.
You will fin dfurther information about engine
oil in th e"Technical data" section
(Y page 303).
Checking th eengine oil level To do so:
R
thev ehicl eshould be parked on level
ground.
R thee ngines hould be switched off for at
least fiv eminute siftheengin ewas at nor-
mal operating temperature.
R thee ngines hould be switched off for at
least 30 minute siftheengin ewas no tat
operating temperature (i.e. if you only star-
te dt he engin ebriefly). Via th
eon-boar dcomputer*
i Only possible on th eSL600 and
SL 65 AMG. On all other models, adipstick
is used to check th eengineo il level
(Y page 179).
X Mak esure that th ekeyis in position 2in
th ei gnition loc k(Ypage 73).
X Press the jork buttontoselect the
Measurement correc tonlyifv ehi-
cle is level. message. Afte
rabout three seconds, the Engine oil
level Measuring now message appears.
The measuremen ttakes afew seconds. You
will see on eofthefollowin gmessage sinthe
display: R
Engine oil level OK
R Add 1.0 litre to reach maximu moil
level
R Add 1.5 litres to reach maximu moil
level
R Add 2.0 litres to reach maximu moil
level
X Top up th eoil if necessary ( Ypage 179).
Other messages in th emulti-function dis-
play
If th eengineisatn ormaloperating tempera-
tur ea nd there is to omucho il, you will see the
followin gmessage:
Eng .o il level
Reduce oil level
X Hav eexces so il siphoned off.
! Ther eisar iskofd amagetotheengin eor
th ec atalyti cconverter if there is exces soil
in th eengine.
If the Switch ignition on to check
engine oil level message appears:
X Turn th ekeyto position 2in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 73). Operation
*optional
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Engine compartment
180Example (SL 600)
1
Cap
X Unscrew cap 1and remove it.
X Top up with th eamount of oil required.
! Do not add too much oil. If too much oil
is added and th eoil level is above th emax-
imum mark on th edipstick ,the engine or
catalytic converter could be damaged.
Have excess oil siphoned off.
X Screw cap 1ontothe filler neck. H
Environmental note
When topping up th eoil, tak ecare not to
spill any. Oil must not be allowed to escape
int ot he soil or waterways. You would oth-
erwise be damagin gthe environment. Coolant
G
Risk of injury
The cooling system is pressurised. There-
fore, only unscrew th ecap onc ethe engine
has cooled down. The coolant temperature
gauge must display less than 70 °C. You
could otherwise be scalde dbyescaping hot
coolant.
Coolant consist sofwater and antifreeze/cor-
rosion inhibitor. Only chec kthe coolant level
when th evehicle is on alevel surface and the
engine has cooled down. Checking th
ecoolant level The expansion tan
kislocated in th eengine
compartmen tontheright-han dside of the
vehicle when viewed in th edirectio noftravel. 1
Expansion tank
X Slowly tur nthe cap by half aturna nti-
clockwise to allow excess pressure to
escape.
X Turn th ecap further anti-clockwise and
remove it.
Ther eiss ufficien tcoolant in expansion
tank 1if th ecoolant is level with th emark
in th efiller nec kwhen cold or approxi-
mately 1. 5cmhigher when hot.
X Top up th ecoolant if necessary.
X Position th ecap and screw tight. Operation
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Displa
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
Ris
kofi njury
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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Displa
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
ce
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