2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER wheel

Towin
gand tow-starting 282
Opening the rea
rcover 1
Cover
X Use asuitabl eobject such as ascrewdriver
and insert it in the notch on the left or right
to lever off cover 1.
X Fol dc over 1down.
X Take cover 1off the opening.
Securin gthe towin geye X
Take the towing ey eand the whee lwrench
fro mt he vehicl etoolkit ( Ypage 200).
X Scre wint he towing ey eclockwise to the
stop.
X Insert the whee lwrench handl einto the
towing ey eand tighten. Towin
gthe vehicle
! Youm aytow the vehicl efor am aximum
of 50 km. Atowing spee dof50k m/h must
not be exceeded.
With towing distances ove r50km, the
entire vehicl eneeds to be lifted up and
transported.
! Thee ngine must be switched off (ke yin
ignition lock in position 0or position 1)if
the vehicl eisbeing towed with the rea raxle
raised or if the parking brake is being tested
on adynamometer. Interventio nbyESP®
could otherwis edamag ethe brake system.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Move the selector lever to N. Removing the towin
geye
X Take the whee lwrench fro mthe vehicle
too lkit ( Ypage 200).
X Insert the whee lwrench handl einto the
towing ey eand tur nitanti-clockwise.
X Unscrew the towing eye.
X Replac ethe cover and press it unti lit
engages.
X Retur nthe towing ey eand the wheel
wrench to the vehicl etoolkit. Transporting the vehicle
Th et owing eyes ca nbeusedtop ullt he vehi-
cle onto atrailer or transporte rfor transport-
ing purposes.
! Onlylas ht he vehicl edownbyt he wheels
or whee lrim s, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axl eorsteering components .The
vehicl ecould otherwis ebedamaged.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Move the selector lever to N.Practical advice
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Note
sont hetechnica ldata ............. 286
Mercedes-Benz genuin eparts ......... 286
Vehicle electronics ...........................287
Vehicle identificatio nplates ............ 288
Engine ................................................ 290
Perfor mance ...................................... 291
Tyre sand wheels .............................. 292
Vehicle dimensions ..........................298
Vehicle weights ................................. 299
Service product sand capacities .....300
Frequencies for garage door open-
ers* .................................................... 307 Te
chnica ldata
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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
*optional
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Tyre
sand wheels 293Tyre
soft he same dimensions SL 28
0/SL3 50 SL 500
17" Both axles Summe
rtyres 255/4
5R1798W –
Winter
tyres 255/45 R1
798V M+S 255/45 R1
798V M+S Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x17H2ET35 8.5J
x17H2ET35 18" Both axles Summe
rtyres 255/40 R1
895W 255/40 R1
895W Winter tyres 255/40 R1
895V M+S 255/40 R1
895V M+S Winter tyres
28
,29 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x18H2ET35 8.5J
x18H2ET35 28
Tyres with run-flat characteristics and onl yincombinatio nwitht he tyr epressure loss warnin gortyrep ressure monitor* activated.
29 Winter tyres for retrofitting .Onlyc ertain tyr ebrands ar eapproved .Ask your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for mor einformation. Technica
ldata
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Tyre
sand wheels 294 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
18" Both
axles Winte
rtyres 255/4
0R1895VM +S 255/40 R1
895V M+S –
Winter
tyres30
,31 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended – –
Light-alloy
wheels 8.5J
x18H2ET35 8.5J
x18H2ET30 –
19" Both
axles Winter tyres – 255/35 R1
996V XL M+S 255/35 R1
996V XL M+S Light-alloy
wheels – 8.5J
x19H2ET30 8.5J
x19H2ET30 30
Tyres with run-flat characteristics and onl yincombinatio nwitht he tyr epressure loss warnin gortyrep ressure monitor* activated.
31 Winter tyres for retrofitting .Onlyc ertain tyr ebrands ar eapproved .Ask your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for mor einformation. Technica
ldata
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Tyre
sand wheels 295Mixe
dtyres SL 28
0/SL3 50/SL5 00 SL 600
18" Front axle Summe
rtyres 255/4
0R1895W 255/40 R1
895Y Su
mmer tyres 32 255/4
0R1895Y MOExtended 255/4
0R1895Y MOExtended Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x18H2ET35 8.5J
x18H2ET35 Rea
raxle Summe
rtyres 33 285/3
5R1897W 285/35 R1
897Y Su
mmer tyres 32
,33 285/35 R18 97Y MOExtended 285/35 R18 97Y MOExtended
Light-allo
ywheels 9.5J
x18H2ET40 9.5J
x18H2ET40 19" Fron
taxle Summer tyres 255/35 ZR19 96Y XL MO1 255/35 ZR19 96Y XL MO1
Light-allo
ywheels 8.5J
x19H2ET35 8.5J
x19H2ET35 Rear axle
Summer tyres
33 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1
Light-allo
ywheels 9.5J
x19H2ET40 9.5J
x19H2ET40 32
Tyre swith run-fla tcharacteristics and only in combination with the tyre pressure loss warning or tyre pressure monitor* activated.
33 Snow chains not permitted. Technical data
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Tyre
sand wheels 296 SL 63 AM
G/
SL 63 AM GPerformanc ePackage SL 65 AMG
19" Front axle Summe
rtyres 255/3
5ZR199 6YXL MO1 255/35 ZR1
996YXL MO1 Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x19H2ET30 8.5J
x19H2ET30 Rear axle
Summe
rtyres 34 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1 285/30 ZR19 98Y XL MO1
Light-alloy wheels 9.5J
x19H2ET31 9.5J
x19H2ET31 AM
Gequipment Al
lm odels 19" Front axle Summe
rtyres 255/35 ZR 19 96Y XL MO1
Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x19H2ET30 Rear axle
Summe
rtyres 35 285/30 ZR 19 98Y XL MO1
Light-alloy wheels 9.5J
x19H2ET31 34
Snow chains not permitted.
35 Snow chains not permitted. Technica
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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
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