2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER stop start

Troubleshooting
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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Troubleshooting
246 Automatic transmission
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
et ransmission ha sproblems
shifting gear Th
et ransmission is losing oil. X
Have the transmission checked at aqualified specialis tworkshop
immediately. Th
ea cceleratio nability is deteri-
orating.
Th et ransmission no longer
change sgear. Th
et ransmission is in emergency
mode.
It is onl ypossibl etos hift into
2nd gear and revers egear. X
Stop the vehicle.
X Move the selector lever to P.
X Turn the key to position 0in the ignition lock.
X Wait at leas t10second sbefor er estarting the engine.
X Move the selector lever to position Dor R.
If D is selected ,the transmission shifts into 2ndgear;ifRis selec-
ted ,the transmission shifts into revers egear.
X Have the transmission checked at aqualified specialis tworkshop
immediately. Practical advice
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Replacing the wiper blades
265Removing
Movin gthe wiper blades to avertical
position Vehicles withou
tKEYLESS GO*
X Make sure tha tthe key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
X Set the windscree nwiper stop osition II
(Y page 93) on the combinatio nswitch.
X Whe nthe wipe rarm sh aver eached aver-
tica lposition, turn the key to position 0and
remove it from the ignition lock.
X Fol dthe wipe rarm away from the wind-
screen unti litengages.
X Set the wipe rblade at right angle stothe
wipe rarm.
Vehicles with KEYLES SGO*
X Switch off the engine.
X Take your foo toff the brake pedal.
X Set the windscree nwiper stop osition II
(Y page 93) on the combinatio nswitch.
X Press the KEYLESS GO button repeatedly
unti lthe windscree nwiper sstart. X
Whe nthe wipe rarm sh aver eached aver-
tica lposition, press the KEYLESS GO but-
ton again.
X Fol dthe wipe rarm away from the wind-
screen unti litengages.
X Set the wipe rblade at right angle stothe
wipe rarm.
Removing the wiper blades X
Remove the wipe rblade from the retainer
on the wipe rarm in the direction of the
arrow. Fitting
X Slide the new wipe rblade into the retainer
on the wipe rarm in the opposite direction
to the arrow.
X Turn the wipe rblade paralle ltothe wiper
arm.
X Fol dthe wipe rarm back onto the wind-
screen. Practical advice
*o ptional
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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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