2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER display

Displa
ymessages 229Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
K Vario-roof oper.
Please wait See
Owner'
sManual. Th
eo n-board voltag eistoo low. X
Start the engine. Th
er oo fhas been opene dand closed sev-
eral times in arow .The roo fdrive hasb een
switche doff automaticall yfor safety rea-
sons. Yo
uc an open an dclose the roo fagain after
approximatel yten minutes.
X Switc hoff the ignition an dturnitb acko n.
X Repeat the opening or closing procedure. W To
pupw asherfluid Th
ew ashe rfluid levelint he washer fluid
reservoir ha sdropped belowthe mini-
mum. X
To pupt he washer flui d(Ypage 181). Practical advi
ce
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233Indicato
rand warning lamp sinthe instrument cluster Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions -
They ello wA BS warning
lamp comes on whil ethe
engine is running. G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS ha sbeend eact ivate ddueto
am alfu nction. ESP ®
,B AS and hill
start assist* (SL 63 AMG only) are
therefore also deactivated.
Th eS BCTM
brake syste mcontin-
ue stof unctio nnormally ,but
without electroni csuppo rt. The
wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard. X
Drive on carefully.
X Observe the additional message sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
( Y page 202).
X Switch off consumers tha tare not required ,e.g.r eading lamps,
interior lighting ,etc.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop as soon as possible. E
Ther ed distance warning
lamp* lights up whil ethe
vehicl eisinm otion. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th ed istance to the vehicl ein
front is too short for the speed
selected. X
Increas ethe distance. E
Ther ed distance warning
lamp* lights up whil ethe
vehicl eisinm otion. You
will also hear awarning
tone. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Yo ua reapproaching avehicl ein
front at too great aspeed or Dis-
tronic* ha sdetecte das tationary
obstacle in your line of travel. X
Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pa yc areful attent iontot he traffi csituation. Yo umayhave to brake
or take evasive action. Practical advice
*o ptional
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Troubleshooting
235Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions v
They ello wESP®
warning
lamp is li twhile the engine
is running .Inaddition, a
message appear sinthe
multi-functio ndisplay. G
Ris
kofa ccident
ESP ®
is unavailable du etoamal-
function. ESP ®
will not stabilise
the vehicl eifitstarts to ski dorif
aw heel starts to spin. X
Observe the additional message sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
( Y page 202).
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. 1
Ther ed SR Swarning lamp
is li twhile the engine is
running. G
Ris
kofi njury
Th er estraint systems ar emal-
functioning .The airbags or belt
tensioners ma yeithe rbet rig-
gered unintentionall yor, in the
event of an accident, not at all. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop immediately. 3
Ther ed brake system
warning lamp comes on
whil eyou ared riving. You
will also hear awarning
tone. Yo
ua redriving with the parking
brake applied. X
Releas ethe parking brake.
Th ew arning lamp goes ou tand the warning tone ceases. 3
Ther ed brake system
warning lamp comes on
whil ethe engine is run-
ning .You will also hear a
warning tone. G
Ris
kofa ccident
There is insufficient brake flui din
the flui dreservoir.
There is amalfunctio nint he
SBC TM
brake system. X
Do not continue driving under any circumstances.
X Consult aqualified specialis tworkshop immediately.
X Observe the additional message sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
( Y page 202).
X Under no circumstances shoul dyou top up the brake fluid. This will
not rectif ythe fault. Practical advice
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238 Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions H
They ello wtyrep ressure
monitor* warning lamp is
on. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th et yrep ressure monitor* has
detecte dasudde nors ignificant
pressure loss in at leas tone of
the tyres. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attentio ntotrafficconditions as yo udoso.
X Observe the additional message sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
( Y page 202).
Th ew arning ligh twillgoo utafter the flat tyr ehasbeen changed
and yo uhaveb eend riving for afew minutes. <
Ther ed seat belt warning
lamp lights up for 6sec-
ond safter the engine
starts up 22
. Th
es eatb eltw arning lamp
remind sthe driver and front
passenge rtofastent heir seat
belts. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83). <
After the engine starts you
will hear awarning tone for
up to 6seconds 22
. G
Ris
kofi njury
Th ed river's seat belt is not fas-
tened. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83).
Th ew arning tone ceases. <
Ther ed seat belt warning
lamp lights up after start-
ing the engine ,assoonas
the driver's door or the
front-passenge rdooris
closed. G
Ris
kofi njury
Th ed river or front passenge rhas
not fastened their seat belt. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83).
Th ew arning lamp goes out. G
Ris
kofi njury
There ar eobjects on the front-
passenge rseat. X
Remov ethe objects fro mthe front-passenge rseata nd sto wthem
safely.
Th ew arning lamp goes out. 22
Onl yfor certai ncountries. Practical advice
*optional
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240 Warnin
gtones Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
ea nti-theft warning alar mis
triggered. Yo
uh aveo penedt he vehicle
using the emergency key element
without deactivating the anti-
theft alar msystemf irst. X
Switch off the alar m(Ypage 60). Yo
uh earaw arning tone. Am
essage appear sinthe multi-
functio ndisplay. X
See the explanations for the displa ymessage (Y page 202). Yo
uh earaw arning tone. Yo
ua redriving with the parking
brake applied. X
Releas ethe parking brake. Yo
uh earaw arning tone. Yo
ud idnot switch off the lights
when leaving the vehicle. X
Turn the ligh tswitch to MorU.
or
X If the rea rfoglamp is switched on: press the ligh tswitch in to the
stop. Yo
uh earaw arning tone. G
Ris
kofi njury
Th ed river or front passenge rhas
not fastened their seat belt. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83). Yo
uh earac ontinuous tone. Yo
uh aves witched off the engine
and opene dthe bonnet or the
driver's door with SBC Hol dacti-
vated. X
Deactivate SBC Hol d(Ypage 137). Practical advice
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242 Braking system
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
eb rake peda lresistanc eis
lowe rtha nu sual and the pedal
travel longer. G
Ris
kofa ccident
R Th eS BC®
brake syste misacti-
vated vi athe brake pedal.
R Yo uh avej usts tarted the
engine. X
Depres sthe brake peda lagain.
Th ep edal resistanc eand travel return to normal. Th
eb rake peda lresistanc eis
lowe rtha nu sual and the pedal
travel longer. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th eS BC®
brake syste misrun-
ning in emergency mode. X
Observe the additional message sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
( Y page 202). Th
eb rake peda lpulsa tes. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th eS BC®
brake syste mpump
runs whil ethe brake peda lis
depressed. Observe the SBC
®
message s(Ypage 57). Practical advice
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245Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
ee ngine is not running
smoothly and is misfiring. There is
amalfunctio nint he
engine electronics or amechani-
cal component of the engine con-
trol unit. X
Onl ydepress the accelerator peda lsligh tly.
X Have the caus erectifie dimm ediatel yataq ualified specialis twork-
shop.
Otherwise, non-combuste dfue lm aygetinto the catalytic converter
and damage it. Ac
oolant temperatur eofover
120 °C is displayed. Th ecoolant
warning lamp ma yalsobeona nd
aw arning tone ma ysound
(Y page 106). Th
ec oolant level is too low. The
coolant is too ho tand the engine
is no longe rbeing coole dsuffi-
ciently. X
Stop as soon as possibl eand allo wthe engine and the coolant to
coo ldow n.
X Check the coolant level (Y page 180).Obser ve the warning notes
as yo udosoa nd top up the coolant if necessary. If the coolant level is correct, the
radiato
rfan ma ybef aulty.The
coolant is too ho tand the engine
is no longe rbeing coole dsuffi-
ciently. X
If the coolant temperatur eislesst han1 20 °C ,you can continue
driving to the neares tqualified specialis tworkshop.
X Avoi dheavy loadsont he engine as yo udoso,e.g .whend riving on
mountai nroads and stop/star tdriving. Practical advice
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