flat tire MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

7
Resettin
g.................... .81
Storing settings ................ 82
Exterior view
Overview ..................... 20F
Fire extinguisher ................ 201
First-aid kit ..................... 202
Flat tyre Equipment ................... 266
MOExtended run-fla tsystem ..... 275
Preparing the vehicle ...........266
TIREFIT kit ................... 266
Floormat ....................... 171
Foglamps Display message .............. 223
Fording ........................ 192
Frequencies Garage door opene r............ 307
Telephone ................... 288
Fron tairbag ..................... 44
Front-passenger ai rbag ............ 44
Fuel ........................... 300
Loss ........................ 243
Petrol ....................... 175
Fue lcon sumption ........... 301, 302
Fue lfiller flap
Opening/closing .............. 175Fue
lline
Malfunction .................. 243
Fue ltank
Malfunction .................. 243
Fuse allocatio nchart ............ 283
Fuse box Engine compartment ...........283
Fuses .......................... 283 G
Garage door Opening/closing (with the remote
control) ..................... 170
Garage door opener ..............169
Clearing the memory ...........171
Frequencies .................. 307
Programming the remote control ..169
Gear indicator (on-board computer) 111
Gearshift program Manual .................. 102, 104
SETUP (on-board computer) .....111
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .....286
Glass roof Roller sunblind ................ 159
Glove compartment ..............161
Emergency unlocking ...........257
Gross vehiclew eight, maximum
permissible ..................... 299 H
Head/thorax airbags ..............45
Headlamp Misting up ................... 248
Headlamps
Cleaning ..................... 196
Cleaning system ................ 90
Headlamps delaye dswitch-off
see Exterior lighting delayed switch-off
Head restraint
Adjusting (front) ................ 75
Heating
see Air conditioning
High-pressure cleaners ...........195
HomeLink ®
see Garage door opener I
Immobiliser ..................... 59
Indicator an dwarning lamp
Brake s(red ).................. 235
Coolant ..................... 236
Distronic (red )................ 233
DTR ........................ 131
Engine diagnostic .............. 237
ESP ®
........................ 54
PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF .... 49, 231
Reserve fuel .................. 239
Roll-over bar .................. 237 Index
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sand wheels 183
Note
sonr egularly inspecting wheels
and tyres R
Regularl ycheck the wheels and tyres of
your vehicl efor damage (e.g. cuts, punctu-
res ,tears, bumps on tyres and deforma-
tion, cracks or sever ecorrosio nonwheels),
at leas tevery 14 days ,aswellasa fter driv-
ing off-roa doronrough roads .Damaged
wheels could cause alos soft yrep ressure.
R Regularl ycheck the tyr etrea ddepth and
the condition of the trea dacros sthe whole
width of the tyr e(Ypage 184) .Ifneces-
sary ,tur nt he front wheels to full lock in
order to inspect the inne rsideoft he tyre
surface.
R All wheels must have avalve cap to protect
the valv eagain st dirt and moisture.
R Regularl ycheck the pressure of al lyour
tyres including the spar etyre* ,particularly
prior to long trips ,and correc tthe pressure
as necessary (Y page 184).
Note sond riving R
Whil edriving, pa yattentio ntovibrations,
noise sand unusual handling characteris-
tics ,e.g.p ulli ng to one side .Thism ayindi- cate tha
tthe wheels or tyres ar edamaged.
If yo ususpe ct tha tatyreisd efective,
reduc eyours peed and sto pthe vehicl eas
soon as possibl etocheck the wheels and
tyres for damage .Hidde ntyred amage
could also be causing the unusual handling
characteristics .Ifyoufind no signs of dam-
age, have the wheels and tyres examined
at as pecialis tworkshop ,for exampl eata
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R When parking your vehicle, make sure that
the tyres do not ge tdeformed by the kerb
or other obstacles. If it is necessary to drive
ove rkerbs, spee dhum ps or similar, try to
do so slowly and at an obtus eangle .Oth-
erwise, the tyres ,particularl ythe sidewalls,
could ge tdamaged. Directio
nofrotation
Directio nofrotation Tyres with
aspecified directio nofrotation
have additional benefits, e.g .ifthere is arisk
of aquaplaning. Yo uwillo nlyg aint hese ben-
efits if the correc tdirectio nofr otatio nis
observed.
An arrow on the sidewall of the tyr eindicates
its correc tdirectio nofr otation.
i Youm ayfitas pare tyre* against the
directio nofrotation. MOExtende
drun-flat system*
Th eM OExtended run-flat syste mallow syou
to continue driving the vehicl eevenw heno ne
or mor etyres lose al lairpressure.
Th eM OExtended run-flat syste mmayonl ybe
used in conjunctio nwitht he tyr epressure
loss warning syste morthe tyrepressure
monitor* and on wheels specifically tested by
Mercedes-Benz.
i Vehicle swithM OExtended run-flat sys-
tem ar enot equipped with the TIREFIT
kit* 19
.
19 Onl yfor certai ncountries Operation
*o ptional
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Tyre
sand wheels 184It 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.
Yo uw illf indn ote sond riving with aflatt yre
in the "Practical advice" section
(Y page 275). Tyre tread
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Bea rinm indt hat:
R tyr eg ripd ecreases rapidl yonwetroads
when the trea ddepth is less tha n3mm.
Yo us houl dthusr eplace tyres tha thave
insufficient tread.
R winter tyres shoul dbereplaced when the
trea ddepth is 4mmorl essb ecause oth-
erwis etheynol ongerp rovide adequate
grip.
R the trea donatyrem aynot wear evenly.
Yo us houl dthu sregularly check the tread
depth and the condition of the tread acros
sthe entire width of al ltyres .Ifnec-
essary ,tur nt he steering whee lsothat
yo uc an seet he tyr etrea dm oree asily.
Yo uc ould otherwis elosec ontrol of the
vehicl eand caus eanaccident du etothe
reduced gri pofthe tyres on the road. Tyre pressures
i Youw illf indat able of tyr epressures for
variou soperating conditions on the inside
of your vehicle' sfue lfiller flap
(Y page 175).
Th ev alid valuefor the spar ewheel *iss ta-
ted on the spar ewheel and in the technical
data section. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Tyre pressure tha tise ithe rtoo high or too
lo wh asan egative effect on the vehicle’s
driving safety ,which could lead yo uto
caus eana ccident. Yo ushoul dtherefore
regularly check the pressure of al lyour
tyres (including the spar etyre*), particu-
larl yprior to long trips ,and correc tthe
pressure as necessary.
To tes ttyrep ressure, us easuitabl epressure
gauge. Th eouter appearanc eofatyred oes not permi
tany reliabl econclusio nabout the
tyr ep ressure. On vehicles fitted with the elec-
troni ctyrep ressure monitor* ,the tyr epres-
sure ca nbechecked in the on-board com-
puter. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Shoul dthe tyr epressure dro prepeatedly:
R Check the tyr efor foreign bodies.
R Check whether the whee lislosin gairor
the valv eisleaking.
Tyre pressure tha tist oo lo whasan egative
effect on the vehicle’ sactive safety ,which
could lead to your causing an accident.
Tyre pressure change sbyapproximately
0.1 ba rfor every 10 °C change in ambient
temperature.
If yo umeasure the tyr epressure in enclosed
spaces where the temperatur ediffers from
the outside temperature, yo uwillh avetoc or-
rec tthe measured valu eaccordingly.
When the vehicl eisdriven, the tyr etempera-
ture, and with it the tyr epressure, will
increase depending on the roa dspeed and
the load on the tyres.
Therefore, yo ushoul donlyc orrec ttyrep res-
sures when the tyres ar ecold. Operation
*optional
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Where will
Ifind...? 200 Where will
Ifind...? Warning triangle
The warning triangl eislocated in the boot
behind the left trim. 1
Locking button
Removin gthe warning triangle X
Turn locking button 190° anti-clockwise.
X Fold the cover to the left.
X Remove the warning triangle. Setting up the warning triangle 1
Retainer
2 Side reflectors
3 Feet
X Fold feet 3dow nand ou ttothe side.
X Pull sid ereflectors 2upwards to form a
triangle and lock them at the top using
retainer 1. Vehicl
etoolkit, jack, TIREFI Tkit and
spare wheel*
The vehicle tool kit, TIREFIT kit, jack and
emergency spare wheel are in astowage
space under the luggage compartment floor. G
Risk of injury
The jack is designe donly to raise and hold
the vehicle for ashort time whileaw heel
is being changed.
If yo uare carrying ou tworkont he vehicle,
yo um ustu se stands.
Make sure that the jack is place donafirm,
non-sli pand level surface .Donot use
woode nblocks or similar objects as ajack
underlay .Otherwise, the jack will not be
able to achiev eits load-bearing capacity
du etot he restricted height.
Do not start the engine at any time whilea
wheel is being changed.
i Whe nusing the jack, yo ushoul dalso
observe the safety notes in the "Flat tyre"
section (Y page 266). Practical advice
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Flat tyre
266 Flat tyre
Flat tyre
Your vehicl emay be equipped with:
R aT IREFI Tkit (Ypage 201)
R as par ew heel* (Y page 201)
R theM OExtended run-flat sys-
tem* (Y page 275) Preparing th
evehicle
i Vehicl epreparation is no tneces saryon
vehicles wit hMOE tyres*.
X Stop your vehicl easfar away from traffic
as possibl eonsolid, non-slippery, level
ground.
X Switc hont hehazard warnin glamps.
X Firmly depress th eparkin gbrake.
X Mov ethe selector lever to P.
X Allo ccupant smustg et out of th evehicle.
Mak esuret hatthe ya re no tend angered as
they do so.
X Mak esuret hatnoo neis near th edanger
area whils tawheelisb eingchanged. Any-
on ew ho is no tdirectl yassistin ginthe whee
lcha ng es hould, fo rexample, stand
behin dthe barrier.
X Switc hoffthee ngine.
X Remove th ekeyfrom th eignition lock.
X Get out of th evehicle.
X Clos ethe driver's door.
X Plac ethe warnin gtriangle ( Ypage 200) at
as uitable distance. Observ elegal require-
ments. Usin
gthe TIREFIT kit
You can use th eTIREFI Tkitto seal small
punctures ,particularl ytho se in th etyret read.
You can use TIREFI Tinoutdoo rtem peratures
down to -2 0°C. G
Risk of accident
In th efollowing situations, your safet yisat
particular ris kand tyr esealant is unable to
provid ebreakdown assistance:
R if there are cut sorpunctures in th etyre
greate rtha n4mm
R if th ewhee lrim is damaged
R if you hav edriven at ver ylow tyr epres-
sures or on aflat tyre Do no
tdrive any further. Consult aqualified
specialist workshop whic hhas th eneces-
sar yspecialist knowledge and tools to carry
out th eworkr equired.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you use
aM ercedes-Ben zServi ce Centr efor this
purpose .Inparticular, wor krelevan tto
safet yoro nsafety-related systems mus tbe
carrie dout at aqualified specialist work-
shop.
X Do no tremove any foreign objects which
hav epenetrated th etyre, e.g. screw sor
nails.
X Remove TIREFIT, th eaccompanying "max.
80 km/h "sticke rand the electric ai rpump
fro mt he stowage well underneath the boot
floo r(Ypage 200). Practical advice
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Flat tyre
2671
Driver's field of vision sticker
2 Wheel sticker
X Affix part 1of th esticker within th edriv-
er' sfield of vision.
X Affix part 2of th esticker near th evalve
on th ewheel with th edefective tyre. G
Risk of injury
TIREFI Tmust not com eintoc ontac twith
your skin, eyes or clothing. R
If TIREFI Tcomes int ocontac twith your
eyes or skin, immediately rinse thor-
oughly with clean water.
R Chang eout of clothing whic hhas come
int oc ontac twith TIREFI Timmediately.
R If an allergic reactio noccurs, consult a
docto rimmediately.
Keep TIREFI Taway from children.
R If TIREFI Tisswallowed ,immediately
rinse your mout hout thoroughly with
water and drin kplenty of water.
R Do not induce vomiting. Consult adoctor
immediately.
R Do not inhale TIREFI Tfumes.
i If TIREFI Tleak sout, allow it to dry. It can
then be removed lik ealayer of film.
If you get TIREFI Tonyour clothing ,have it
cleaned as soon as possible with perchloro-
ethylene. G
Risk of injury
Comply with th emanufacturer' ssafety
instruction sshown on th esticker on the
electric air pump. i
Your vehicle may be equipped with one of
two differen tair pumps. Version 1can be
identified by th eflap, behin dwhichthe
hose with th epressure gauge and cable are
located ;version 2hasap ressure gauge
integrated in th eelectric air pump. 1
TIREFI Tsealan tfille rbottle
2 Flap
3 Recess
4 On/of fswitch
5 Electric connecto rwith cable
6 Air pump hose
7 Flange
X Open flap 2on th eelectric air pump.
X Pull connector 5and air pump hose 6
from th ehousing. Practical advice
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268
X
Screw air pump hose 6onto flange 7of
TIREFI Tfiller bottle 1.
X Plac eTIREFI Tsealant filler bottle 1head
downward sintor ecess 3of th eelectric
air pump. 8
Fille rhose
9 Valve
X Remov ethe cap from valve 9on th efaulty
tyre. a
Pressure release screw
b Pressure gauge
X Make sure pressure release screw aon
pressure gauge bis fully closed.
X Screw fille rhose 8ontovalve 9.
X Inser tplug 5intot he socket of th eciga-
rette lighter* (Y page 166) or intoa12V
power socket in your vehicle
(Y page 166).
X Turn th ekey to position 2(Y page 73 )in
th ei gnition lock. X
Pres son/off switch 4on th eelectric air
pump to I.
The electric air pump is switche don. The
tyr eisi nflated.
i First ,TIREFI Tispumped int othe tyre. The
pressure can briefly rise to aroun d5bar.
Do not switch off th eelectric pump dur-
ing this phase.
X Let th eelectric pump run for fiv eminutes.
The tyr eshould then have apressure of at
least 1. 8bar.
! Do not operate th eelectric air pump for
longer than six minutes without abreak.
Otherwise, it may overheat.
The air pump can be operated again once
it has cooled down.
If ap ressure of 1. 8bar is not reached after
fiv em inutes:
X Switch off and disconnect th eelectric air
pump and driv ethe vehicle forwards or
backwards approximatel y10m.
This distributes th eTIREFI Tmoree venly.
X Remov eTIREFI Tsealan tfille rbottle 1
from th eelectric pump.
X Pump up th etyrea gain. Practical advice
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Flat tyre
269G
Risk of accident
If ap ressur eof1.8bar is no tachieved after
fiv em inutes, th etyreist oobadly damaged.
Do no tdrive any further. Consult aqualified
specialist workshop whic hhas th eneces-
sar yspecialist knowledge and tools to carry
out th eworkr equired. Mercedes-Ben zrec-
ommends that you use aMercedes-Benz
Service Centr efor this purpose .Inparticu-
lar, wor krelevan ttosafetyoro nsafety-
relate dsystems mus tbecarriedout at a
qualified specialist workshop.
If at yrep ressur eof1.8bar is reached:
X Press on/off switch 4on th eelectric air
pump to 0.
The electric air pump is switched off.
X Disconnect th eelectric air pump and stow
it away.
X Fold up th ewarnin gtriangle and stow it
away.
X Pull away immediately.
This distribute sthe TIREFI Tmoree venly
around th etyre.
X Stop after drivin gfor approximately ten
minute sand chec kthe tyrep ressur ewith
th ee lectric air pump. G
Risk of accident
If th etyrep ressur eisnowlower than
1. 3b ar, th etyreist oobadly damaged. Do
no td rive any further. Consult aqualified
specialist workshop whic hhas th eneces-
sar yspecialist knowledge and tools to carry
out th eworkr equired. Mercedes-Ben zrec-
ommends that you use aMercedes-Benz
Service Centr efor this purpose .Inparticu-
lar, wor krelevan ttosafetyoro nsafety-
relate dsystems mus tbecarriedout at a
qualified specialist workshop.
X If th etyrep ressur eisstill at leas t1.3bar,
correc tit(seef uel filler flap fo rvalues).
To increas ethe tyre pressure: switch on
th ee lectric air pump.
To reduce th etyrep ressure: open pres-
sur erelease screw aon pressure
gauge b.
X Drive to th eneares tworkshop and hav ethe
tyr ec hanged there.
X Hav ethe TIREFI Tkitreplaced as soo nas
possibl eataq ualified specialist workshop,
e.g. at aMercedes-Ben zServi ce Centre. G
Risk of accident
Do no texcee dthe maximum speed of
80 km/h.
The "max .80km/h" sticker mus tbeaffixed
within th edriver's field of vision.
The vehicle's handlin gcharacteristics may
be affected. H
Environmental note
Hav ethe used TIREFI Tkitdispose dofpro-
fessionally, e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
X Hav ethe TIREFI Tkitreplaced every four
years at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. aMercedes-Ben zServi ce Centre. Practical advice
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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
ldata
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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
ldata
*o ptional
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