2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER ECU

Automatic transmission
98
Parking brake
1
Releas ehandle
2 Parking brake
X To release: depress thebrake peda land
keep it depressed.
X Pull release handle 1.
X The 3 indicator lamp in th einstrument
cluster goe sout.
X To apply: depress parking brake 2firmly.
The 3 indicator lamp in th einstrument
cluster lights up if th eengineisr unning.
i On steep slopes ,tur nt he fron twheels
toward sthe kerb. Switchin
goff th eengine G
Risk of accident
If th eengineisn otrunning ,the re is no
powe rassistanc efor thes teerin gand
brakes. Steerin gand braking then takes
muc hmoree ffort.
As aresult ,you might los econtrol of the
vehicle, caus eanacciden tand injur eyour-
sel fand others.
Do no tswitch of fthe engin ewhile driving.
X Mov ethe selecto rlever to P.
Usin gthe key
X Tur nthe keyt op osition 0(Y page 73 )in
th ei gnition loc kand remov eit.
The immobilise risactivated.
Usin gKEYLESS GO*
X Press and hol dthe KEYLESS GO button
(Y page 73).
The engin estops and all th elamp sint he
instrumen tcluster go out (Y page 26). Automatic transmission
Introduction to th
etransmi ssion G
Risk of accident
The movemen tofthepedals mus tnotbe
impaire dinany way. Do no tkeepa ny
objects in th edriver's footwell. Mak esure
that floormat sorcarpetsare correctly
secure dand that there is sufficien tclear-
anc efor thep edals. G
Risk of accident
Do no tchang ed own fo radditional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to los etheir
grip and th evehicl ecould skid. Thi scould
caus eyou to los econtrol of your vehicle
and caus eanaccident. Cont
rols
*optional
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On-boar
dcomputer 121
Priming/deactivating the interior
motion sensor* Vehicles for the Netherlands: this function is
not available. The interior motion sensor is
alway
sprimed, even when the roof is open.
This function allows you to prime the interior
motion sensor ,even when the roof is open.
However, false alarms can be caused by fall-
ing leaves or insects, for example.
X Press èor· to select the Set-
tings... menu.
X Press the jbuttontos elect submenus.
X Press the æorç buttontoselect the
Vehicle submenu.
X Press the jbuttontos electInterior
motion sensor with roof open.
X Press the æorç buttontop rime or
deactivate the Interiormotion sensor
with roof open.
X Press the j,èorÿ buttonto
select adifferen tdisplay. Activating or deactivating the easy-
entry/exit feature i
For more information on the easy-entry/
exit feature, see (Y page 79). G
Risk of injury
The steering wheel moves when the easy-
entry/exit feature is active. There is arisk
of occupants becomin gtrapped. Before
activating the easy-entry/exit feature,
make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in achild
restraint system. The children could open
the driver's door and thereby unintention-
ally activate the easy-entry/exit feature
and become trapped.
X Press èor· to select the Set-
tings menu.
X Press the jbuttontos elect submenus.
X Press the æorç buttontoselect the
Convenience submenu.
X Press the jbuttontos elect the EASY-
ENTRY system. X
Press the æorç buttontoa ctivate
or deactivate the EASY-ENTRY system.
X Press the j,èorÿ buttonto
select adifferen tdisplay.
Activating/deactivating the Fold in mir-
rorsw hen locking* function The
Fold in mirrors when locking func-
tion allows you to determine whether the
exterior mirror sshould fold in when you lock
the vehicle. When you switch on the ignition,
the exterior mirror sfold out again.
If you have switched the function on and you
fold in the exterior mirror susing the button
on the centre console (Y page 80), they will
not fold out automatically. The exterior mir-
rors can then only be folded out using the
butto nont he centre console.
X Press èor· to select the Set-
tings menu.
X Press the jbuttontos elect submenus.
X Press æorç to select the Conve-
nience submenu.
X Press jto select Fold in mirrors
when locking . Controls
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Driving sys
tems 138 R
SBC Hol disdeactivate dbyano ccupant
in the vehicl ebydepressing the acceler-
ato rpedal or the brake pedal
R there is amalfu nctio ninthe syste moran
interruption in the powe rsupply, e.g.bat-
tery failure
R the electrica lsystemint he engine com-
partment or the fuse shaveb eent am-
pered with
R the battery is disconnected G
Ris
kofa ccident
If yo uwishtol eave the vehicl eorparki t,
deactivate SBC Hol dand secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Yo uw ills ee aw arning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay if SBC Hol disactivate dand:
R the driver's door is opene dand yo urelease
the seat belt
R the ignition is switched off
R the bonnet is opened
Selector lever to P X
Immediatel ydepress the brake or shift the
selector lever to Pto preven tthe vehicle
fro mr olling away.
SBC Hol disdeactivated. Th ewarning mes-
sage in the multi-functio ndisplay disap-
pears.
Yo uw illh ea rac ontinuous tone if SBC Hol dis
activate dand you:
R sto pthe engine and open the driver's door
R open the bonnet
Th es ounding of the horn alerts yo utothe fact
tha tthe vehicl ehasbeen parked while
SBC Hol disstill activated. Th esound
becomes louder if yo uattempt to lock the
vehicle. Th evehicl eisn ot locked unti lSBC
HOL Disd eact ivated.
i If the ignition ha sbeens witched off ,the
engine cannot be started agai nuntil
SBC Hol dhasbeen deactivated.
If SBC Hol disactivate dand ha sasystemf ault
or there is adisruption in the powe rsupply,
the multi-functio ndisplay shows the message
Brake immediately.D epressthe brake
firmly, unti lthe warning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay goes out, or mov ethe selec-
tor lever to position P.Thisd eact ivates
SBC Hold. RACE START (S
L63AMG)
RAC ESTAR Tenables optimal acceleration
fro mas tanding start with suitabl ehigh- grip
roa dsurface conditions. G
Ris
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RAC ESTAR Tiso nlya vailable when ESP ®
Sports mod eisactivated. ESP ®
Sport sta-
bilise sthe vehicl einalimited manner if the
vehicl estarts to ski dorwhenaw heelis
spinning.
RAC ESTAR Tshoul donlybeu sedonc losed
off circuits .Alway sadapt your driving style
to suit the prevailing roa dand weather con-
ditions.
Conditions fo ractivation RAC
ESTAR Tcan be activate dwhen
R the doors ar eclosed
R the engine is running and it ha sreache dan
operating temperatur eofapproximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperatur elam pint he multi-functio ndis-
play stops flashing
R ESP ®
Sport is activate d(Ypage 56)
R the steering whee lisinthe straight-ahead
position Controls
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Loading and stowing
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Left-han dcup holder
2 Right-hand cup holder
X To open: press lightly on the cover of cup
holder 1or2.
The cup holder slides out automatically. Roof rack system*
G
Risk of accident
Only use the roof rack when basic carrier
bars are fitted. The left and right rails are
only stabilised by the basic carrier bars
being fitted.
An incorrectly secured roof rack or load
could work loose fro mthe vehicle and
thereby cause an accident .Follow the roof
rack manufacturer' sinstallation instruc-
tion sand special instructions for use.
The roof load raises the vehicle's centr eof
gravity, thereby affectin gvehicle handling.
You must observe the maximum roof load
of 75 kg. Always adapt your driving style to
the prevailing road, traffic and weather con-
ditions and drive with particular care if the
roof is laden.
! Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you
only use roof rack systems which have
been tested and approved for Mercedes-
Ben zvehicles. This helps to prevent dam-
age to the vehicle.
Position the load on the roof rack in such a
way that the vehicle will not sustain dam-
age even when it is in motion. Do not open the roof if
aroof rack is fitted.
You will otherwise damage the roof.
Leave the boot separator in the boot open
for protection.
Make sure that you can open the boot lid
completely. 1
Front cover
2 Cover on the trim strip
X Push cover 1firmly at the corrugated end.
X Prise the upper end out carefully, using an
old credit card, for example.
X Fold rear cover 2out fro mthe trim strips.
X Fasten the carrier bar to thi slocation.
Observe the manufacturer' sinstallation
instructions. Controls
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Loading and stowing
161G
Ris
kofi njury
Only use th eroofrac kw hen th eroofis
closed. The roo frac kort heload could
endanger th eoccupant softhevehicle
when th eroofiso pen. Luggage net in th
efront-passenger
footwell G
Ris
kofi njury
Only plac elightweigh titems in th eluggage
net. Do no tuse it to transpor theavy, bulky,
sharp-edged or fragile objects. In th eevent
of an accident, th eluggage ne twill not
secure th etransporte dgoods. Stowage well under th
eboot floor
TIREFIT, th evehicle tool kit ,etc.a re located
in th estowage well. 1
Boot separator
2 Hook swith Velcro attachment
3 Loop
4 Boot floor
X To open: open the boot separator
(Y page 156).
X Swin gboot floor 4up by loop 3.
X Pull hook with Velcro attachment 2off the
underside of boot floor 4.
X Attac hhook with Velcro attachment 2to
boot separator 1by its handle. Stowage compartments
G
Risk of injury
The stowage compartments must be closed
when item sare stored in them. Luggage
net sare not designed to secur eheavy
item sofl uggage.
You or other vehicle occupant scould be
injured by object sbeing thrown around if
you:
R brak esharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Sharp-edged and fragile object smust not
be placed in the luggage net.
Glove compartment i
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, a
CD storage compartment* or awalkman
connection *isinstalled in the glove com-
partment. Controls
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Stowage compartment
sinthedoors G
Ris
kofi njury
Keep th estowage compartments in the
door sclosed. You coul dotherwise change
th ep osition of th eseat belt. 1
Release button
2 Cover
X To open: pressrelease button 1.
Cover 2opens.
Stowage compartment sintherear i
Dependin gonthevehicle's equipment,
th el eft-hand compartmen tcontain saCD
changer*. 1
Release button
2 Cover
X To open: pressrelease button 1.
Cover 2fold supwards.
Luggage compartment *intherear G
Ris
kofi njury
Secure all items of luggage in th erear using
th el uggage tensioning straps .Unsecured
items of luggage could otherwise cause
injury when th edriver brakes suddenly, and
th er iskofi njury in th eevent of an accident
is increased.
Never carry passengers in th erear. The luggage tensioning straps can only
secure light items of luggage
.Transpor tany
heav yluggage in th eboot. 1
Luggage tensioning strap
2 Retainer
3 Fastener
4 Release button Controls
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X
To fasten th eluggage tensioning
strap: pull luggage tensioning strap 1out
of retainer 2.
X Secure th eluggage usin gluggage tension-
ing strap 1so that it canno tslip.
X Inser tluggage tensioning strap 1intofas-
tener 3.
X To release th eluggage tensioning
strap: pressrelease button 4and retract
luggage tensioning strap 1.
Loading aid in th eboot To mak
eiteasier to load your luggage ,you
can rais ethe stowed roo fafter you have
opened th eboot lid. 1
Stowed roof 2
Boo tseparator
3 Switch for th eloadin gaid
Raising th eroof G
Ris
kofi njury
Mak esure that nobody can become trap-
ped. If there is ariskofe ntrapment, press
th es witch again .The loadin gaid stops
immediately.
You can only rais ethe roo fifb oot separator
2 is closed and th eboot is opened com-
pletely.
X Press switch 3.
The roo fisraised slightly. Switch 3lights
up brightly.
X Slid eboot separator 2back
(Y page 156).
Lowering th eroof
You can only lower th estowed roo fifboot
separator 2is closed and th eboot is opened
completely.
X Close th eboot separato r(Ypage 156).
X Press switch 3.
The roo fislowered slightly. Switch 3
light supd imly. !
Only close th eboot once th eroofisl ow-
ered completely. Otherwise, you could
damag ethe roof. Controls
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Features
165Features
Su
nv isors G
Risk of accident
Kee pthe mirror sinthesun visors covered
while driving. You could otherwise be daz-
zled by bright lights ,impairing your vie wof
traffic conditions. You could caus eanacci-
den tasa result. 1
Mirror light
2 Retainer
3 Retaining strip, e.g .for ac ar park ticket
4 Vanity mirror
5 Mirror cover Mirror in th
esun visor Mirror light
1onlyfunction sifthesun visor
is clipped int oretainer 2and mirror cover
5 has been folded up.
Glare from th eside X
Fold down th esun visor.
X Pull th esun viso rfromr etainer 2.
X Swin gthe sun viso rtotheside.
X Slid ethe sun viso rforwards and back as
required. Ashtray
1
Cover
2 Sliding knob X
To open: lightly pres sthe botto moft he
cover 1.
The ashtray opens.
Removing th einsert G
Risk of accident
Make sure that th eengine has been
switche doff and that th eparking brak eis
applied so that th evehicle cannot pull away
unintentionally.
X Make sure that th eengine is not running
and that th evehicle is secured agains troll-
ing away.
X Move th eselecto rlever to N.
X Push slidin gknob 2to th eright.
The ashtray insert slides out slightly.
X Remov ethe insert.
Replacing th einsert X
Pres sthe insert int othe holder until it clicks
int op lace. Controls
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