MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2019, Model line: SL ROADSTER, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019Pages: 330, PDF Size: 53.05 MB
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Infor
mation reg ardin gtech nicalda ta
i The
datast ate dher espec ifically refers to
a veh iclewit hstand ard equipm ent.Con sult
an auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCen terfor the
dat afor allveh iclevar iantsand trim levels. Veh
icle elect ronics Ta
mp ering with theengin eelect ron-
ics
! Hav
eth een gin eelec tron ics and asso ci-
ate dpart s,suc has control unit s,sen sors,
act uati ngcompo nentsor elec tric cab les
ser viced onlyat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.Veh icleco mpo nentsmay other wise
wear morequic klyand theveh icle's oper at-
ing permit may beinvalidat ed. Inst
alling two- way radio sand mob ile
ph ones (RFtrans mitters ) G
WAR
NING
The electromag netic radi ation from two-way
radi oscan interf ere withth eveh icleelec -
tr on ics iftwo -way radiosare man ipulat edor
ret rofitte dinc orrectly. This could jeopar dize
th eoper ating safetyof theveh icle. Ther eis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
You should haveall wor kon elec trical and
elec tron icco mpo nentscar ried outata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you incorrectly oper atetwo-way radiosin
th eveh icle, theelec tromag netic radi ation
may interf ere withth eveh icleelec tron ics ,
for exampl eif:
R thetwo -way radiois no tco nn ectedto an
ex terio rant enna
R theex terio rant enna isno tco rrec tly
moun tedor isno tlow- reflec tion
This could jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t. Hav
eth elow- reflec tion exterio rant enna
ins talled ataqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Alw ays conn ecttwo -way radiostothelow-
ref lec tion exterio rant enna when operating
in theveh icle.
! The
oper ating per mit may beinvalidat edif
th eins truct ionsfor installation and useof
two -way radiosare notobs erved.
In part icular,thefol lowin greq uire men ts
must becompli edwith:
R on lyappr ovedwave bandsmay beused
R obs erveth emax imum permis sible output
in these wave bands
R on lyappr ovedant enna pos ition smay be
used
Ex ce ssiv elev els ofelec tromag netic radi ation
may causedamag eto your healthand the
healt hof other s.Usi nganexterio rant enna
tak esintoacc oun tcur ren tsc ien tific disc us-
sion srel ating tothepos sible healthhaz ards
th at may result from elec tromag netic fie lds.
The followin gant enna pos ition smay beused if
RF trans mitters hav ebeen properlyins talled: Ap
pro ved antenna pos ition s
0043 Rear fender s
i On
therear fender s,itis rec omm ended to
ins tallth eant enna on theside oftheveh icle
clo ses tto thece nter oftheroad .
Use theTec hnical Specific ation ISO/ TS 21609
when retrofitting RF trans mitters (Road Vehi-
cle s-EM Cguide lines for installation ofaft er-
mar ketradi ofrequen cytrans mitting equip-
men t).Obs erveth elegal require men tsfor
acc essory part s.
If your vehiclehas installation sfor two -way
radi oequipm ent,use thepower supplyor
ant enna conn ection sint ended foruse withth e Veh
icle electr onics
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basic
wiring. Besure toobserve themanufac -
turer' sSupplemen twhen installing.
Deviat ionswith respect tofrequen cybands,
maximum transmission outputsoranten na
position smust beapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.
The maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequ
encyband Maxim
um
tr ansm ission
outp ut Shor
twave
3 -54 MHz 100
W 4
m waveband
74 -88 MHz 30
W 2
m waveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunk
edradio system/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
communications
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restrictions:
R RF tran smitt erswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF tran smitt erswith transmitt erfrequen cies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband andamaxi-
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(trun kedradio/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/ 4G)
There isno rest riction foranten naposition son
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunk edradio system/ Tetra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Identificat
ionplat es Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver' sdoor.
You willsee vehicle identification plate0043. Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Vehicle model Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identifica-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This 320
Identificat
ionplat esTechnical data
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data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Move thefron t-passenger seatasfar back
as possible.
X Fold upfloor cover ing0043infron tof the
fron t-passenger seat.
You willsee VIN 0044.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 321)
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 320) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swith respect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
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Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city All
models 19.8
USgal
(75 .0l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
3.7 USgal
(14.0 l) Al
lot her models Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Gasol
ine Fue
lgrade
! Do
not use diesel torefue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accid entall yrefue lwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system .Even smallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresu ltin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworksho pand have thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng unle adedpremi umgrad e
gaso linewith atlea st91 AKI/95 RON.
i E10
fuelcontains upto10% bioethanol.
You rvehicl eis E10-compatibl e.You can
refue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10 fuel.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system ,engine andexhau st
system .
! Do
not use thefollowi ng:
R Ga soli newith more than10%ethanol
R E100 (100% ethanol )
R Ga soli newith methanol
R M100 (100% methanol )
R Ga soli newith metal liferous additive s
R Diese l
Do not mix such fuelswith thefuel recom-
mended foryou rvehi cle. 322
Servi
ceproducts andfillin gcapac itiesTec hnic aldata
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!
To
ensure thelongevity andfullperform-
ance ofthe engine, onlypremium-grade
unleade dgasoli nemust beused.
If standard unleadedgasoli neisunavail able
and youhave torefuel withunleade dgaso-
line ofalower grade, observe thefollowi ng
precautions:
R Only fillthe fuel tank tohalf fullwith regu-
lar unleade dgasoli neand fillthe rest with
premium-grade unleadedgasoli neassoon
as possible .
R Do not drive atthe maximum speed.
R Avoid sudden acceleration andengine
speeds over3,000 rpm.
You willusua llyfind information aboutthe fuel
grade onthe fuel pump. Ifyou cannot findthe
label onthe fuel pump, askthegas station
staff.
i For
further information, consultaqual ified
speciali stworkshop orvisit
http:/ /www.mbusa .com(USA only).
As atemporary measure,ifthe recommended
fuel isnot avail able, youmay alsouseregula r
unleade dgasoli newith anoctane ratingof
87 AKI/91 RON.Thismay reduce engineper-
formance andincrease fuelconsumption.
Avoid driving atfull thrott leand sudden accel-
eration. Neverrefuelusinggasolinewith a
lower AKI.
i The
fuels youcan useinyour vehicle may
differ fromtheinformation inthe Operator's
Manual depending onthe country. Thefuels
that have been approved foryour vehicle
can befound onthe instruction labelonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.
Information onrefueling (Ypage 145).
Additives ingasolin e
! Operating
theengine withfueladditives
added latercanlead toengine failure.Do
not mix fuel additives withfuel. Thisdoes
not include additives forthe removal and
prevention ofresidue buildup. gasoli nemust
only bemixed withadditives recommended
by Mercedes-Benz .Comply withtheinstruc-
tions foruse onthe product label.More
information aboutrecommended additives
can beobtained fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouuse
branded fuelsthathave additives. The
fuel qualityavail able insome countries
may notbesufficient. Residuecould buildup
in the fuel inject ionsystem asaresult. Insuch
cases, andinconsultation withanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center,thefuel may bemixed
with thecleaning additiverecommended by
Mercedes-Benz .You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Engi
neoil
General notes !
Do
not use engine oiloran oilfilter with
specifications deviatingfromthose
expressly requiredforthe prescribed service
intervals. Donot change theengine oiloroil
filter inorder toset replacement intervals
longer thanthose prescribed. Thiscould
otherwise causedamage tothe engine or
exhaust gasaftertreatmen t.
Follow theinstruction son the service inter-
val displa yfor changing theengine oil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engine orexhaust gasaftertreatmen t.
When handling engineoil,observe theimpor-
tant safety notesonservice products
(Y page 321).
The engine oilsarematched tothe perform-
ance ofMercedes-Benz enginesandservice
intervals. Youshould therefore onlyuseengine
oils and oilfilters thatareapproved forvehi-
cles with maintenance systems.
For alist ofapproved engineoilsand oilfilters,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Or visit thewebsite
http:/ <0012004500480059005200110050004800550046004800470048005600100045
00480051005D[ .com.
The table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Service
productsand fillingcapacities
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Model MB-Freig
abeorMB-Approval All
models 229.5
Merce
des‑AMGvehic les:use only
SAE 0W-40 orSAE 5W-40 engine oils.
i MB
approval isindica tedonthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fil lin gcapaci ties The
followi ngvalu esrefer toan oilchange
includ ingthe oilfilter.
Missi ngvalu eswere notavailable attime of
going toprint. Model Capaci
ty SL
450 6.9
USqt(6.5 l) SL
550 8.5
USqt(8.0l) Merce
des-AMG
SL 63 8.9
USqt(8.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 321 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0. Infor
mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
or on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et. Co
olant
Importan tsafe tynotes G
WARNI
NG
If antifr eezecomes intocontact with hot
compo nentsinthe engi necompa rtment, it
may ignite.The reisarisk offire and injury .
Let the engi necool downbefo reyouad d
antifr eeze.Make surethat antifr eezeisnot
spi lled next tothe filler neck. Thoroughly
clea nthe antifr eezefrom compo nents
befo restarti ngthe engi ne.
! Only
addcool antthat hasbeenprem ixed
wi th the desiredantifr eezeprote ction. You
coul dotherw isedamag ethe engi ne.
You canfind additi onal notes onthe cool ant
in the followi ngplaces:
R in the Merce des-Benz Specifications for
Servi ceProd ucts, MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- on the Merce des-Benz BeVoapp
R aqu alifi ed spe cialized workshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui tabl ecool antmixtu re,
even incountri eswhe rehig htempe ratures
prev ail.
Otherw ise,the engi necool ingsystem isnot
suff iciently prote ctedfrom corros ionand
overh eating.
i Have
thecool antregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et.
Com plywith the important safetynotes for
servi ceprod ucts whenhand ling cool ant
(Y page 321 ). 324
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ceproducts andfilling capac itiesTec hnical data
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The
coolant isamixt ureofwater andanti-
freeze/ corrosion inhibitor.Itis responsible for
the following:
R anti- corrosion protection
R antifr eezeprotec tion
R raising theboiling point
If the coolant hasantifr eezeprotec tiondown
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling pointofthe cool-
ant during operation isapproximately 266‡
(130 †).
The antifr eeze/c orrosion inhibitorconcentra-
tion inthe engine cooling systemshould:
R be atleast 50%.Thiswillprotec tthe engine
cooling systemagainst freezingdown to
approximately -35‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifreez eprotec tiondown
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwise, heatwillnot
be dissipated aseffect ively.
If the vehicle haslost coolant, addequal
amounts ofwater andantifr eeze/c orrosion
inhibitor.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsanantifr eeze/
corrosion inhibitorconcentrateinaccordanc e
with MBSpecific ationsforServic eProducts
310. 1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixturethat ensures ade-
quate antifreezeandanti- corrosion protec-
tion.
i The
coolant ischeck edwith every mainte-
nanc einter valataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Fillin gcapacities Missing
valueswerenotavailabl eat time of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SL
450 Approx
.10.8 USqt
(10.2 l) SL
550 Approx.
12.5USqt
(11.8 l) Merce
des‑AMG
SL 63 Merce
des‑AMG
SL 65 Approx.
10.5USqt
(10 l) Windshi
eldwashe rsyste m
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Winds hieldwa sher concentrate ishigh ly
flam mabl e.Ifwind shieldwa sher concentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsyste m,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwind shieldwa sher concen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck.
! Only
usewasher fluidwhi chissui tabl efor
lam plense s,e.g. MBSummerFi tor MB Win-
terFit. Unsuitablewa sher fluidmay dama ge
the lamplense sof the headlamps.
! Only
MBSummerFi tand MBWinterFit
wa sher fluidshou ldbe mixed together. The
spra ynozzles mayotherw isebecome
blo cked.
Do not use disti lledor de-io nized water. Other-
wis e,the leve lsensor maygiveafals eread ing.
When handlingwasher fluid,obse rvethe
impo rtant safetynotes onservice products
(Y pag e321) .
At tempera turesabovefreezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g.
MB SummerFi t.
X Add 1part MBSummerFi tto 100 parts
wa ter.
At tempera turesbelow freezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and washer fluid,e.g. MBWinterFit.
For thecorrect mixingratiorefer tothe
informa tiononthe antifree zereservo ir.
i Add
wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g. MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterFit, tothe washer fluid
all yea rround. Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci ties
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Clim
atecont rolsyst emrefrigera nt
Imp ortant safety notes The
climatecontrol syst emofyour vehicle is
fille dwit href rige rantR‑13 4a.
The instruct ion label regardin gth eref rige rant
type used canbefoun don theradiat orcross
mem ber.
! On
lytheref rige rantR‑1 34aand thePA G
oil appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zmay be
used. Theappro vedPAGoil may notbe
mix edwithany other PAGoil that isno t
appro vedforR-1 34aref rige rant.Ot her wise,
th eclim atecontrol syst emmay bedam-
aged.
Ser vicework ,suc has refillin gwit href rige rant
or repl acin gcom ponentpart s,may onlybe
car ried outbyaqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
All applic ableregulati ons,as well asSAE
st and ard J639,must beadher edto.
Always havework ontheclim atecontrol sys-
te m car ried outataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
Ref rigera ntinst ruction label Ex
ample :ref rige rantins truct ion label
0043 Sym bol
0044 Refr igerant filling capac ity
0087 App licab lestand ards
0085 PAGoil part number
0083 Type ofref rige rant
Sym bols 0043advis eyou about :
R Poss ibledangers
R Hav ingservicework carried outataquali-
fied spec ialist workshop Filling
capacit ies Mod
el Ref
rigera nt All
mod els 19
.4±0. 4oz
(55 0±10 g) Mod
el PAG
oil All
mod els 4.
2oz
(12 0g) Veh
icle data Gener
alnot es
Pleas eno te that for thespec ifiedveh icle data:
R theheig htsspec ifiedmay varyas ares ult of
- tires
- load
- con dition ofthesuspe nsion
- opt ionalequipm ent
R opt ionalequipm entreduc esthemax imum
payload Dimen
sionsandweight s Mod
el 00430043
Ope ning heigh t Mer
cedes ‑AMG
vehi cles 75
.6in-76 .1in
(19 20mm -
19 34 mm) All
oth ermod els 75
.7in(19 23mm) 326
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icle dataTech nical data
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Missing
valueswerenotavaila bleattime of
going toprint. Mercedes‑AMG
vehicle s Vehicle
length 182.
7in (46 40mm) Vehicle
length
when opening/c los-
ing the roof Vehicle
width
including exterior
mirr ors 82.6
in(2099 mm) Vehicle
height 51.2
in-51.5 in
(13 00mm -
1308 mm) Vehicle
height
when opening/c los-
ing the roof 66.1
in-66.6 in
(16 79mm -
1691 mm) Wheelbase
101.
7in (25 84mm) Tur
ning radius All
other models Vehicle
length,
SL 450 182.
3in (46 31mm) Vehicle
length,
SL 550 182.
3in (46 31mm) Vehicle
length
when opening/c los-
ing the roof, SL450 188.
5in (47 87mm) Vehicle
length
when opening/c los-
ing the roof, SL550 188.
5in (47 87mm) Vehicle
width
including exterior
mirr ors 82.6
in(2099 mm) Vehicle
height 51.8
in(1315 mm) Vehicle
height
when opening/c los-
ing the roof 66.8
in(1696 mm) Wheelbase
101.
8in (25 85mm) Tur
ning radius 36.2
ft(11 .04 m) Veh
icle data
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