AUX MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehicles):it is only partly
possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionisin position 005C.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:itis only possible toshift intosecond
gear andreverse gear.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:if005B isselected, thetransm ission
shifts tosecond gearif005E isselected, thetransm issionshifts
into reverse gear.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. 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
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
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 swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
a risk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted. 144
RefuelingDriving
andparking

New
andrepla cedbrake padsanddiscs only
reach theiroptimum brakingeffectaftersev-
eral hundred kilometers ofdriving. Compen-
sate forthis byappl ying greater forcetothe
brake pedal.Keep thisinmind, andadaptyou r
driving andbraking accordingly duringthis
break-in period.
Excessive heavybraking resultsincorrespond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrument cluster
and note anybrake status message sin the
multifu nctiondisplay.Especiall yfor high per-
formance driving,itis important tomaintain
and have thebrake system checked regularly. Drivin
gon wet roads
Hydroplaning If
water hasaccumul atedtoacertain depthon
the road surface, thereisadanger ofhydro-
planing occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
conditions inwhich hydrop laningmayoccur,
you must driveinthe follow ingmanner:
R lowe ryou rspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid sudde nsteering movements
R brake careful ly
Drivin gon floo ded roads !
Do
not drive through floodedareas.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
through it.Drive slowlythrough standing
water. Otherwise, watercouldenterthe
vehicle interior orengine compartment. It
can then dama gethe engine's orautoma tic
transmission's electroniccomponents. It
can also besucked inby the engine's air
intake connect ionand cause engine dam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARNING
If you shift down onaslipp eryroad surface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect, thedrive wheel scould losetheir grip.
There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccidents.
Do not shift down foraddi tional engine brak-
ing onaslipp eryroad surface. G
DANGER
If the exhaust pipeisblocked oradeq uate
ventilation isnot possib le,poisonou sgases
such ascarbon monoxide (CO)mayenter
the vehicle. Thisisthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi-
cle becomes trappedinsnow. Thereisarisk
of fatal injury.
If you leave theengine orthe auxil iaryheat-
ing running, makesuretheexhaust pipeand
area around thevehicle areclear ofsnow.
To ensure anadeq uate suppl yof fresh air,
open awindow onthe side ofthe vehicle
that isnot facing intothewind.
Have yourvehicle winter-proofed ataqua lified
specia listworkshop atthe onset ofwinter.
Drive particul arlycareful lyon slipp eryroad
surfaces. Avoidsuddenaccelera tion,steering
and braking maneuvers. Donot use cruise
control.
If the vehicle threatens toskid orcannot be
stopped whenmoving atlow speed:
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005C.
The outside temperature indicatorisnot
designed toserve asan ice-warning device
and istherefore unsuitable forthat purpos e.
Change sin the outside temperature aredis-
play edafter ashort delay.
Indicated temperatures justabove thefreezing
point donot guarantee thattheroad surface is
free ofice. The road maystillbeicy, especia lly
in woode dareas oron bridge s.The vehicle
could skidifyou failtoada ptyou rdriving
style. Alwaysada ptyou rdriving styleanddrive
at aspeed tosuit theprevai lingweather condi-
tions.
You shoul dpay specia lattention toroad con-
ditions whentemperatures arearound freezing
point.
For more information ondriving withsnow
chains, see(Ypage 295).
For more information ondriving withsummer
tires, see(Ypage 295). Drivin
gtips
153Drivingand parking Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Onl
ySel ect Park Onl
ySel ect Park
(P) WhenVeh icl e (P)
WhenVeh icl e
is Stationary is
Stationary The
vehicleis mov ing.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D. App
lyBraketo App
lyBraketo
Sel ect R Sel
ect R You
haveatt emp tedto shi ftfrom position 005Btopos ition 005E.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005E. Ser
viceReq uir ed Ser
viceReq uir ed
Do Not ShiftGea rs Do
Not ShiftGea rs
Vis itDealer Vis
itDealer You
cannotch ang eth etrans mis sion position due toamalf unction .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If trans mis sion position 005Bissele cted:
X Dr ive toaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop without shifting thetrans -
mis sion from position 005B.
If pos ition 005E, 005Cor005D issele cted:
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Rev
ersing NotPos‐ Rev
ersing NotPos‐
sib leService sib
leService
Req uired Req
uired You
cannolonger shiftto trans mis sion position 005Edue toamal-
fun ction .
Tran smission pos ition s005D, 005Cor005B continu eto be avail able.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Tra
nsmission Mal‐ Tra
nsmission Mal‐
fun ctionStop fun
ctionStop A
malf unction has occur red inthemec hanical trans mis sion compo -
ne nts.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.The trans mis sion shifts auto matically
to pos ition 005C.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Sto
pVeh icleLea ve Sto
pVeh icleLea ve
Eng ine Running Eng
ine Running
Wai tTra nsmiss ion Wai
tTra nsmiss ion
Coo ling Coo
ling The
trans mis sion hasoverheated.Pullin gaway canbetempo rarily
imp aire dor notpos sible.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Wait untilth edisp laymes sage disap pearsbef ore pullin gaway. Aux
iliary Batter y Aux
iliary Batter y
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop atthene xt oppo rtuni ty.
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. Disp
laymes sage s
229On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Add
itiona ltire pressu revalues for differ ent
lo ad scan also be fou ndonthe tire pressu re
tab leon the inside of the fuel fillerfla p
(Y page 296 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe tire pressu reiscorr ect
on allfou rwh eels.
X Ensu retha tthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048
in the igniti onlock.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Serv. Ser
v.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure.
X Pre ss0076.
The multifu nctio ndispl aysho wsthe current
tire pressu refor the individu altire sor the
Tir epre ssurewil lbe displayed Tir
epre ssurewil lbe displayed
aft erdrivinga few minutes aft
erdrivinga few minutesmes sage.
X Pre ssthe 0064 button.
The Use CurrentPre ssures asNew Use
CurrentPre ssures asNew
Ref erence Values Ref
erence Values message appe arsin the
mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay.
If yo uwi sh toconfi rm the restart:
X Pre ss0076.
The TirePre ss. MonitorRes tarted Tir
ePre ss. MonitorRes tarted
mes sage appe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
After driving forafew minu tes,thesystem
che cks whethe rthe current tirepressu res
ar ewi thi nthe specified range .The new tire
pre ssu res arethen acceptedas refere nce
va lues and moni tored.
If yo uwi sh tocan celthe restart:
X Pre ss0038.
The tirepressu revalues stor edatthe last
res tart willconti nuetobe moni tored. Radio
typeapprov alforthe tire pres -
sure monitor Co
untry Radio
typeappro valnumb er USA FCC
ID:MRXMW 2433A
FCC ICID:MR XGG4 Thisde vice
comp lies with part15 ofthe
FCC rulesand with licens e
exe mpt RSS standa rds ofIndu s-
try Canad a.Ope ratio nis su bje ct
to the followi ng cond itions. (1)
Thi sde vice maynot cause
ha rmfu linte rference ,and (2)
Thi sde vice mustacce ptany
inte rference received,incl uding
inte rference thatma ycau se
und esired opera tion.Le pre sent
ap parei lest confo rmed'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap parei lsradio exe mpts de
li cence .L'e xploitati onest
au thor isee auxde ux cond itions
su iva ntes. (1)L'appareilne doit
pa spro duire debro uillag e, et
(2) L'autisatue rde l'ap parei l
do itacce ptertou tbro uillag e
ra dioe lectriq uesubi,mem esi le
bro uillag eest susce ptible d'e n
comp romettrelefoncti onne-
ment. WARNING :Ch ang esor
mod ificati ons notexpressly
ap pro ved bythe party responsi -
bl e for comp liance couldvoi d
the user' sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.The term "IC:"
be fore theradio certi fication
num beronl ysigni fiesCa nad a
tech nicalspe cificati ons were
met.
FCC ID:MR XMC34MA4 This
de vice comp lies with part15 of
the FCC rulesand with licens e
exe mpt RSS standa rds ofIndu s-
try Canad a.Ope ratio nis su bje ct
to the followi ng cond itions. (1)
Thi sde vice maynot cause
ha rmfu linte rference ,and (2)
Thi sde vice mustacce ptany
inte rference received,incl uding
inte rference thatma ycau se
und esired opera tion.Le pre sent
ap parei lest confo rmed'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap parei lsradio exe mpts de 30
2 Tire
pres sureWhe elsand tires

Count
ry Ra
dio type approval number lice
nce. L'ex ploit ationest
auth oriseeaux deux condition s
suivan tes.(1) L'app areilnedoit
pas prod uiredebrouil lage,et
(2) L'aut isatuer del'appar eil
doit acceptertout brouil lage
radioe lectrique subi,memesi le
brouil lageestsusc eptible d'en
com prom ettrelefon ction ne-
men t.WARN ING:Chang esor
modi ficatio nsnot expressly
appro vedbythepart yres pon si-
ble forcom plian cecould void
th euser' sauth orityto oper ate
th eequipm ent.The term"IC: "
befo retheradio certificat ion
num beronlysign ifies Canada
tec hnical spec ificatio nswere
met . Canada IC:
2546A-MW2 433A
IC: 2546A-GG4 Thisdevic ecom -
plies withpart15oftheFCC
rules andwith licenseexe mpt
RSS standar dsofIndust ryCan-
ada. Oper ationis subj ecttothe
follo wing condition s.(1) This
devic emay notcause harmful
int erf eren ce,and (2)This devic e
must accept any interf eren ce
rec eived ,inc ludin gint erf eren ce
th at may cause undesiredoper -
atio n.Le pres entappare ilest
con forme d'indust rieCanada
applic ablesauxappare ilsradio
exe mpt sde lice nce. L'ex ploit a-
tio nest auth oriseeaux deux
con dition ssuivan tes.(1) L'ap-
pareil nedoit pasprod uirede
brouil lage,et(2) L'aut isatuer de
l'appar eildoit acceptertout
brouil lageradioe lectrique subi,
mem esi le brouil lageestsus-
cep tibled'en comprom ettrele
fon ction nem ent.WARN ING:
Chang esormodi ficatio nsnot
exp ressly appro vedbythepart y
res pon sible forcom plian ce
could voidtheuser' sauth ority
to oper atetheequipm ent.The
ter m"IC: "befo retheradio cer-
tif icat ion num beronlysign ifies
Canada technical spec ificatio ns
were met. Count
ry Ra
dio type approval number IC:
2546A-MC34 MA4 Load
ingthevehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
WAR
NING
Ove rloade dtir es can over heat ,causi nga
blowout .Ove rloade dtir es can also impair
th est eerin gand drivingchar acteris ticsand
lead tobrak efailur e.Ther eis arisk ofacc i-
den t.
Obse rvetheload rating ofthetir es. The load
rat ing must beatleast halfoftheGAWR of
your vehicle.Nev erover load thetir es by
exc eedin gth emax imum load.
Two instruct ion labels onyour vehicle show
th emax imum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
is on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside. The
Tire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
shows themax imum permissiblenum ber
of occ upant sand themax imum permissi-
ble vehicle load. Italso contain sdet ails of
th etir esiz es and correspon ding pressures
for tires moun tedatthefac tory.
(2) Thevehicle iden tificat ion plat eis on the
B- pillar onthedriv er'sside. Thevehicle
iden tificat ion plat einf orm syou ofthe
gro ssveh icle weight rating .It is made up
of theveh icle weight ,all veh icle occu-
pant s,thefuel andthecar go. You canalso
fin dinf orm ationabout themax imum gross
axle weight rating onthefro ntand rear
axle.
The maximum grossaxle weight rating is
th emax imum weight that can becar ried
by one axle (front orrear axle) .Nev er
exc eed themax imum loadorthemax i-
mum grossaxle weight rating forthefro nt
or rear axle. Load
ingthevehicle
303Wheels andtires Z

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