rims MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER 2015 C197 Owner's Manual

cover
,outer sides of the sea tbackrests,
doo rtrim panels ,ordoorfram etrims.
R Do not install additiona lelectrical/elec-
tronic equipment on or nea rSRS compo-
nents and wiring.
R Kee pareab etween ai rbagsa nd occupants
free of objects (e.g .packages, purses,
umbrellas, etc.).
R Air ba gsystem components will be hot after
an ai rbag hasinflated .Donot touch them.
R Neve rplace your fee tonthe instrument
panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both fee tonthe floor in front of the
seat.
R Imprope rrepai rworkont he SRS creates a
ris kofr endering the SRS inoperative or
causing unintende dairba gd eployment.
Work on the SRS mus ttherefore only be
performe dbyqualified technicians. Con-
tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
R For your protectio nand the protectio nof
others, whe nscrapping the ai rbag uni tor
ETD, ou rsafety instructions mus tbefol-
lowed. These instructions are available
from any authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
R Given the considerable deployment speed,
required inflation volume ,and the material
of the ai rbags, there is the possibility of
abrasions or other, potentiall ymore serious
injurie sresulting from ai rbag deployment.
If yo uselly ou rv ehicle ,Mercedes-Benz
strongl yrecommends that yo uinfor mthe
subsequent owner that the vehicle is equip-
ped with SRS. Also ,refe rthem to the appli-
cable section in the Operator's Manual. Ai
rb ags
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Air bags are designe dtoreduce the potential
of injury and fatality rate sincertain situa-
tions:
R fronta limpacts (driver's and front-
passenger front ai rbagsa nd knee bags)
R sid eimpacts (head bags and sid eimpact air
bags)
However, no system available toda ycan com-
pletel yeliminate injurie sand fatalities.
Whe nthe ai rbagsa re deployed, asmall
amount of powder temporaril ycome soutof
the ai rbags. Thi spowder generally doe snot
constitute ahealth hazard and doe snot indi-
cate that there is afire in the vehicle .Inorder
to prevent potentia lbreathing difficulties, you
shoul dlea ve the vehicle as soo nasitiss afeto
do so. If yo uhavea ny breathing difficulty but
cannot get ou tofthe vehicle ,then get fres hair
by opening asidew indow or door. G
WARNING
In order to reduce the potentia ldan ger of
injurie scaused during the deployment of the
front ai rbags, the driver and front passenger
mus talway sbec orrectly seated and wear
thei rseatb elts.
For maximum protectio ninthe event of acol-
lision, yo umusta lway sbeint he norma lseat
position with your back against the backrest.
Fasten your sea tbelta nd make sure that it is
correctly positioned on your body. 38
Occupan
tsafetySafety

You can wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash fro mthe very start.
If the vehicle is very dirty, pre-wash it before
cleaning it in an automatic car wash.
! Never clean your vehicle in
aTouchless
Automatic Car Wash as these use special
cleaning agents. These cleaning agent scan
damage the paintwork or plastic parts.
! When washing your vehicle in
atow-
through car wash, use the SmartKey
instead of the Start/Stop button.
Start the engin eusing the SmartKey.. Move
the transmission to Nwith the E-SELECT
lever .Use the SmartKey to switc hthe
engin eoff again and the nturn the Smart-
Key to position 2.Make sure that you then
leave the SmartKey in position 2.You may
otherwise damage the vehicle, the trans-
missio northe car wash.
Check the transmission position in the
instrumen tcluster.
! Use the E‑SELECT lever to shift the trans-
missio ntoNbefore switching the engine
off .Ify ou open the driver's or front-
passenger door, the transmission remains
in this position for up to 30 minutes if the
SmartKey is in the ignition, even if the
engin eisswitched off .Ifyou do not shift the
transmission to Nusing the E‑SELECT lever
beforehand, it shift sautomatically to park-
ing position Pand lock sthe wheels if the
driver's or front-passenge rdoor is opened
and the engin eisswitched off .This may
damage the vehicle, the transmission or
the car wash.
Observe the information on maneuvering
(Y page 131). !
Before drivin
gintoana utomatic car wash,
make sure that it is suitable for the dimen- sion soft he vehicle. In particular, make
sure that:
R there is enough groun dclearance
betwee nthe vehicle underbody and the
guide rails of the automatic car wash.
R the clearance width of the automatic car
wash is sufficient ,particularly the width
of the guide rails.
R you enter the automatic car wash
straight and in the center of the guide
rails in order to avoid damagin gthe tires
or wheel rims.
Fold in the exterior mirrors befor ethe vehi-
cle is washed. The exterior mirrors could
otherwise be damaged.
! Make sure that:
R the side windows and the roof are com-
pletely closed
R the climat econtrol blower is switched off
R the windshield wiper switc hisatposition
0
The vehicle could otherwise be damaged.
! In portal car washes, the windshield wip-
ers may be move dupthe windshield by the
cleaning brushes when the ignition is
switched off.
Set the Start/Stop button to key position 2
to reset the windshield wipers to their orig-
inal position.
! Preferably use automatic car washes with
adjustable high-pressure pre-cleaning. This corresponds with the specification for the
Cabriolet program. In car washes that use
high water pressures, there is arisk that a
small amount of water may leak int othe
vehicle.
! Cabriolet:
do not treat the vehicle with
hot wax under any circumstances.
After using an automatic car wash, wipe off
wax and drying agent sfromt he windshield
and the wiper blades. This will prevent smears 224
CareMaintenance and care

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Notes on the vehicle equipment –always
equipt he vehicle with:
R tires of the same size on agiven axle
(left/right)
R with the same type of tires on all wheels
at ag iven time (summer tires, winter
tires)
i The following pagesc
ontain information
on approved wheel rims and tire sizes for
equipping yourv ehicle with winter tires.
Winter tires are not available at the factory as standard equipment or optional extras.
If you wish to equipy ourv ehicle with
approved winter tires, you willa lso require,
in certain circumstances, wheel rims of an
appropriate size, as the sizes of approved
winter tires can deviate from those of
standard tires. This is dependent on the
model and the equipment installe datthe
factory.
The tires and wheel rims, as well as further information, can be obtained at aqualified
specialist workshop. 276
Wheel and tire combinationsWheelsa
nd tires