oil type MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2008 Owners Manual

Tyre
sand wheels 182 Tyre
sand wheels Points to remember
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommend sthaty ou onlyusetyres and
wheels which have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz specifically for your vehi-
cle .These tyres have been specially adap-
ted for us ewitht he control systems, such
as ABS or ESP ®
,a nd ar emarked as follows:
R MO =Mercedes-Benz Original
R MOE =Mercedes-Benz Original Extended
(with run-flat characteristics)*
*Mercedes-Benz Original Extended tyres
shoul donlybeu sedonw heelsthath ave
been specifically approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
If yo uuseother tyres and wheels,
Mercedes-Benz cannot accep tany respon-
sibility for damage tha tmayresul tfrom
this. Furthe rinformation abou ttyres,
wheels and approved combinations can be
obtained fro many Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
If yo uusetyres other tha nthose tested and
recommended for Mercedes-Benz vehi-
cles, characteristics such as handling ,vehi-
cle noise emissions and fuel consumption ma
ybea dversely affected .Inaddition, the
wheels ma ycom einto contact with the
body or axl ecomponents when heavil yloa-
de dorw hend riving with sno wchains .This
could resul tindamag etothe tyres or the
vehicle.
! Retreade dtyres ar eneithe rtested nor
recommended by Mercedes-Benz, since
previou sdamag ecann ot always be detec-
ted on retreade dtyres .Asa result,
Mercedes-Benz cannot guarante evehicle
safety if retreade dtyres ar efitted .Don ot
fi tu sedt yres if yo uhavenoi nformation
abou ttheir previou susage. G
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kofa ccident
If wheels or tyres other tha nthose which
have been tested ar efitted:
R the brakes or chassi scomponents could
be damaged
R whee land tyr eclearances ca nnolonger
be guaranteed
This could caus eanaccident.
Modificatio nworkont he brake syste mand
wheels is not permitted ,nor is the us eof
spacer plate sorbrake dust shields .Thisi nva-
lidates the Genera lOperating Permi tfor the
vehicle. Note
sons electing,fittin ga nd replacing
tyres R
Onl yfittyres and wheels of the same type
and make.
R Onl yfittyres of the correc tsizeo nto the
wheels.
R After fitting new tyres ,run the minatm od-
erate speeds for the first 100 km as they
onl yreach their full performance after this
distance.
R Fit new tyres on the front wheels first if
tyres of the same size ar erequired on the
front and rea rwheels.
R Replac ethe tyres after si xyears at the lat-
est, regardles sofwear.This also applie sto
the spar ewheel *.
R Do not drive with tyres which have too little
trea ddepth as thi ssignificantly reduces
the tractio nonwetroads (aquaplaning).
! Store tyres tha tare not being used in a
cool, dry and preferably dark place .Protect
the tyres against oil, grease, petrol and die-
sel. Operation
*optional
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Care
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Cleaning th
eplastic trim !
Do no tuse dry, coars eorhard cloth sand
do no tscrub. Doing so will scratch or dam-
age th esurfaces.
! In order to protect th evehicle's high-qual-
it ys urface sand to retain th eoverall
appearance, avoi dcontac twithc osmetics
and suntan lotion.
X Wipe plastic part swithad amp,lint-free
cloth (e.g. amicrofibre cloth).
X Ligh tsoiling: usealow-foaming soap (e.g.
al igh tliquid han dsoap )diluted in water.
X Heavy soiling: useacleaning agen ttha tis
solvent-free and non-corrosive. Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz cleaning produc tfor this
purpose.
Cleaning th esteering wheel boss and
dashboard X
Moiste naclean lint-free cloth wit hwater.
X Clean th eplastic part sand th edashboard.
X If particularly dirty, use amild detergent. G
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kofi njury
Do no tuse cleaners and cockpit care
sprays containing solvents to clean the
cockpit and steering whee lboss. Cleaners
containing solvents caus ethe surface to
become porous and in th eevent of an air-
bag bein gtriggered ,plastic part stha th ave
become loos ecould caus econsid erable
injuries.
Cleaning th eleather trim* !
Cleaning
R Clean genuine leather cover susinga
damp cloth ,the nw ipe th ecoversd own
usin gad ry cloth .When doin gthis, make
sur ethatthe leather does no tbecome
soaked. Fo rleather care, you should use
leather car efoam A00198659711 0.
You can purchase this from any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R Clean artificial leather cover swithac loth
moistened wit hasolution containing 1%
detergen t(e. g. washing-up liquid).
R Clean fabric cover switham icrofibre
cloth moistened wit hasolution contain-
ing 1% detergen t(e. g. washing-up liquid).
When cleaning ,tak ec aren otto rub too vigorously and always wipe entire seat
section
stoavoidleaving visible lines.
Leav ethe seat to dry afterwards. Clean-
ing result sdepend on th etypeofd irt and
how lon githas been there.
R Clean Alcantara cover swithad amp
cloth .Makes ure you wipe entire seat
section stoavoidleaving visible lines.
i Notethatleather cover sarean atural
produc tand as suc hare subjec ttoanatural
agein gprocess and may reac tdifferently
(e.g. increased formation of wrinkles) to
certain environmental influence s(suc has
high humidity, intense heat).
Not etha tregular car eisessential to ensure
that th equalit y(bot happearanc eand com-
fort) of th ecoversisr etained ove rtim e.
Tail pip ecare( AMG vehicles) Impurities combined wit
hthe effects of road
gri tand corrosiv eenvironmental factors may
caus eflas hrusttof ormont hesurface.
Regular car eoftheexhaust tai lpipes will
ensur ethatthe ir original shin eisrestored. Operation
*o ptional
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