2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

Driving sys
tems 142 Parktronic*
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Parktronic is onl yanaidand ma ynot detect
al lo bs tacles. It is not asubst itute for atten-
tiv ed riving.
Yo ua realways responsibl efor safety and
must continue to pa yattentio ntoyour
immediate surrounding swhenp arking and
manoeuvring. Yo ucould otherwis eendan-
ge ry oursel fand others. G
Ris
kofi njury
Make sure tha tnopersons or animals are
in the manoeuvring range .Otherwise, they
could be injured.
Parktronic is an electroni cparking aid. It indi-
cates visually and audibl ythe distance
between your vehicl eand an object.
Parktronic is automaticall yactivate dwhen
yo us witch on the ignition and release the
parking brake.
Parktronic is deactivate datspeedsabove
18 km/h .Itisreactivate datlower speeds.
Parktronic monitors the area around your
vehicl eusing si xsensors in the front bumper
and fou rsensors in the rea rbum per. 1
Sensors in the front bumper
Range of the sensors Th
es ensors must be fre eofdirt, ic eand
sl ush, otherwise the ymaynot function cor-
rectl y. Clean the sensors regularl y,taking
care not to scratch or damage them. Side view
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Front sensors Centre Approximatel
y100 cm Corners Approximatel
y60cm Rea
rsenso rs Centre Approximatel
y120 cm Corners Approximatel
y80cm !
Payp articula rattentio ntoobjects above
or belo wthe sensors when parking, such
as flower pots or trailer towbars. Parktronic
does not detect such objects when the yare
in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle. You
could damage the vehicl eorthe objects.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic
ca rw ash, alorry's compressed-air brakes
or ap neumati cdrill could caus eParktronic
to malfunction.
Minimum distance Centre Approximatel
y20cm Corners Approximatel
y15cm If there is an obstacle withi
nthisr ange,all
warning displays ligh tupa nd atone sounds.
If the distance fall sbelow the minimum clear-
ance, it ma ynolongerbes hown.
Warnin gdisplays Th
ew arning displays sho wthe distance
between the sensors and the obstacle .The
warning displa yfor the front area is located
on the dashboard above the centr eairvents.
Th ew arning displa yfor the rea rareaisl oca-
ted belo wthe draught sto pinthe rea rwallof
the rea rcompartment. Front area warning display
1
Left-hand side of the vehicle
2 Right-hand side of the vehicle Th
ew arning displa yfor each side of the vehi-
cle is divide dinto si xyello wand two red
segments. Parktronic is operational when the
frame lights up.
Th es elect or lever positio ndetermine swhich
warning displa yisactive: Selecto
rlever at Warnin
gdisplay D Front area activated
R
or N Rear and front areas
activated
P No area
sactivated One or mor
esegments ligh tupast he vehicle
approache sanobstacle ,depen ding on the
vehicle' sdistance fro mthe obstacle.
R Front area: fromt he seventh segment
onwards ,you will hear an intermittent
warning tone ;fro mt he eighth segment
onwards ,you will hear acontinuous warn-
ing tone for amaximum of two seconds.
Yo uh aver eache dthe minimum distance.
R Rea rarea: fromt he first segment onwards,
yo uw illh earani ntermittent warning tone.
Th einterva lgetss horter after each seg-
ment. Fro mthe eighth segment yo uwill
hear acontinuous warning tone .You have Controls
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144reached th
eminimum distance. The con-
tinuous warnin gton eism uted immediately
if you shift to Dor P.
Deactivating/activating Parktronic 1
Indicator lamp
2 To deactivate/activat eParktronic
If indicator lamp 1is on ,Parktroni cisdeac-
tivated.
i Parktroni cisautomatically activated
when you tur nthe keyt op osition 2in the
ignition lock. Air conditioning
General notes
The automatic air conditionin gcontrol sthe
temperature and th ehumidit yofthe vehicle
interio rand filters out undesirable substan-
ce sf romt heair.
Automatic air conditionin gisonlyo perational
when th eengineisr unning .Optimum opera-
tion is only achieved when you drive wit hthe
side windows closed.
i Whe nthe weather is warm ,ventilat ethe
vehicl efor ab rief period. Thi swill speed up
th ec oolingp rocess and th edesire dinterior
temperature will be reached more quickly.
i The integrated filte rfilters out most par-
ticle sofd ust and completely filters out
pollen .Aclogge dfilte rreduce sthe amount
of air supplied to th evehicl einterior. For
this reason ,you should always observ ethe
interval fo rreplacin gthe filter, whic his
specified in th eServi ce Booklet .Asit depend
sonenvironmenta lconditi ons, e.g.
heav yair pollution ,the interval may be
shorter than stated in th eService Booklet. G
Risk of accident
Observ ethe setting srecommended on the
following pages. The windows could other-
wise mis tup. Thi smay obstruct your view
of th etraffic situation ,the reby causin gan
accident. Cont
rols
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145Overview of air-conditionin
gsyste mfunctions
Automatic air conditioning Function Recommendation/Notes
1 Displa
yfor air distribution ,left (Y
page 150) 2 y
Demists th ewindscreen i
Only use th e"demisting" function until th ewind-
scree nisclear again. (Y
page 151) Cont
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146 Function Recommendation/Notes
3 ,
Activates/deactivates Thermatic i
Only use this operatin gmodefor as hort time, e.g. in
at unnel. Otherwise ,the windows can mis tupdue to
lac koff resh air. (Y
page 152) 4 ¯
Switches th erearw indow heatin gon/off i
At ver ylow temperatures, th erearw indow heatin gis
only switched on once th evehicl einterior has warmed
up. (Y
page 152) 5 Displa
yfor air distribution ,right (Y
page 150) 6 Ñ
Sets th eair distribution ,right (Y
page 150) 7 Sets th
etem perature ,right i
Setthe temperature to 22 †. (Y
page 148) 8 9
Activates/deactivates coolin gwitha ir dehumidifi-
cation i
Switc hont heair conditionin gwitha ir dehumidifica-
tion function .The indicator lamp in the 9button
lights up. (Y
page 147) 9
Switches th eresidual heat function on/off i
You can use th eresidual heat to heat or ventilat ethe
vehicl einterior after you hav eswitched of fthe ignition. (Y
page 153) 9 ´
Activates/deactivates th eautomatic air condition-
ing i
Activat eautomatic air conditioning. The indicator
lamp in the ´buttongoeso ut. (Y
page 147) a Q
Sets th eairflow (Y
page 151) Cont
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147Function Recommendation/Notes
b U
Controls th eair conditionin gautomatically i
Activat ethe automatic air conditioning. The indicator
lamp in the Ubuttoncom es on. (Y
page 148) c Sets th
etem perature ,left i
Setthe temperature to 22 †. (Y
page 148) d Ñ
Sets th eair distribution ,left (Y
page 150) Switchin
gthe air conditionin gon/off
i Whe nthe air conditionin gisswitched off,
th ea ir supply and air circulation are also
switched off. Only select this setting briefly,
otherwise th ewindows may mis tup.
i Activat ethe air conditionin gprimarily
usin gthe U button.
X Mak esuret hatthe keyisi nposition 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X To activate: press the´button.
The indicator lamp in the ´buttongoes
out .The previously selected setting scome
into effec tagain.
or X
Tur nthumbwheel 7orc clockwise or
anti-clockwise (Y page 145).
The indicator lamp in the ´buttongoes
out.
or
X Press the Ubutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ubutton
comes on .Airflo wand air distribution are
set to automatic mode.
or
X Press the ybutton.
The indicator lamp in the ´buttongoes
out.
X To deactivate: press the´button.
The indicator lamp in the ´button
comes on. Switchin
gcoolin gwitha ir-dehumidi-
fication on/off
The "coolin gwithd ehumidification "function
is only available when th eengineisr unning.
The air inside th evehicle is cooled and dehu-
midified accordin gtothetemperature selec-
ted. Thi sprevents th ewindows from misting
up. G
Risk of accident
If th e"coolin gwitha ir dehumidification"
function is deactivated, th eair inside the
vehicl ewill no tbec ooled (durin gwarm
weather )ordehumidified. The windows
could mis tupmoreq uickly. Thi smay pre-
ven tyou from observin gthe traffic condi-
tions, thereby causin ganaccident. Cont
rols
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148 H
Environmental note
The coolin gsystem uses th erefrigerant
R134A .Thisr efrigerant doe snotdamage
th ee arth's ozon elayer.
i Condensation may dri pfromt heunder-
side of th evehicl ewhen Thermatic is in
coolin gmode.
X To activate: press the9button.
The indicator lamp in the 9buttonlights
up.
X To deactivate: press the9button.
The indicator lamp in the 9buttongoes
out .The coolin gwitha ir dehumidification
function has adelaye dswitch-off feature. Controllin
gthe air conditionin gauto-
matically
In automatic mode, th eset temperature is
maintained at aconstan tlevel full yautomat-
ically. To do so, th esystem automatically
regulates th etem perature of th edispensed
air, th eairflow and th eair distribution.
The automatic air conditionin gwill achieve
optimal operation if "coolin gwitha ir dehu-
midification "isalso activated. If necessary,
coolin gwitha ir dehumidification can be deac-
tivated.
X Mak esuret hatthe keyisi nposition 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X Se tthe desire dtem perature.
X To activate: press theUbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ubutton
comes on .Automatic air distribution and
airflow are activated.
X To deactivate: press theUbutton.
The indicator lamp in the Ubuttongoes
out .The airflow is set to level 3.The airflow
is directe dthrou gh th ecentre and side air
vents.
or X
Press on eoftheÑ buttons.
The indicator lamp in the Ubuttongoes
out .The air conditionin giscontrol led man-
ually fo rthe correspondin gside of th evehi-
cle.
or
X Tur nthe Q thumbwhee lclockwis eor
anti-clockwise.
The indicator lamp in the Ubuttongoes
out .Automatic airflow is deactivated and
th ea irflow is controlled accordin gtothe
level set .Automatic air distribution
remain sactivated. Setting th
etemperature
Different temperature scan be set fo rthe
driver's and front-passenger sides.
X Mak esuret hatthe keyisi nposition 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X To increase/reduce: turnthumb-
wheels 7and cclockwise or anti-clock-
wise to th edesire dlevel (Y page 145). Only
chang ethe temperature setting in small
increments. Start at 22 †. Cont
rols
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149Adjusting th
eair vents G
Risk of injury
Ver yhot or ver ycolda ir can flo wfromt he
air vents .Thisc ould caus eburn sorf rost-
bit etob ares kinint heimmediat evicinity
of th events .Keepb ares kina way from
these air outlets. If necessary, direc tthe
airflow away to adifferen tareaoft hevehi-
cle interior.
Pleas eobserv ethe following note stoensure
that th eair can flo wfreely through th eair
vents:
R Kee pthe air inlet between th ewindscreen
and th ebonne tfre eofd eposits, suc hasice
and snow, to guarantee th esupply of fresh
air into th evehicl einterior.
R Never cover th events or air inlet and outlet
grilles in th evehicl einterior.
i Position th esliders fo rthe centre air
vents in th ecentra lposition to provid evir-
tually draught-free ventilation. Setting th
ecentre air vents Centr
eair vents
1 Fixed centre air vent
2 Swivellin gcentre air vent, right
3 Thumbwheel fo rcentre air vents
4 Swivellin gcentre air vent, left
X To open/clos ethe swivellin gcentre air
vent: turnthumbwheel 3up or down.
X To open/clos ethe fixed centre air vent:
tur nthumbwheel 3up beyond th efirst
deten tposition or tur nitdown. Adjusting th
esidea ir vents Side air vents
1
Side window demister vent
2 Side air vent
3 Side air ven tthu mbwheel
X To open/close: turnthumbwheel 3up or
down.
i Demiste rvent 1is never shut com-
pletely, eve nifside air vent 2is shut.
Setting th eglov ecompartment air vent The glov
ecom partmen tcan be ventilated, for
instanc etocoolits contents ,when th eauto-
matic air-conditionin gsystem is activated.
The level of airflow depend sontheairflow and
air distribution settings. The temperature of Cont
rols
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