2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER window

Occupant safety
44 seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R make sure ther eare no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in pockets of clothing.
R do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover
of the driver's fron tairbag, particularly
when the vehicle is in motion.
R do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allows the airbag to inflat efully. You
could be injured if the airbag is deployed
and you are holding the inside of the
steering wheel.
R do not lean on the doors from inside the
vehicle.
R make sure that ther eare no people, ani-
mals or objects between the vehicle
occupants and the area of deployment of
the airbag.
R do not place any objects between the
seat backrest and the door.
R do not hang any hard objects, for exam-
ple coat hangers, on the grab handles or
coat hooks.
R do not attach accessories, e.g. cup hold-
ers, to the doors. It is not possible to rule out the risk of inju-
ries caused by an airbag due to the high
speed at which the airbag is required to
deploy. G
Risk of injury
The airbag's functionality can only be guar-
anteed if the following parts are not cov-
ered and no badges or stickers are
attached to them:
R padded steering wheel boss
R front-passenger fron tairbag cover
R door trims G
Risk of injury
When an airbag deploys, asmall amount of
powder is released. The powder may cause
short-term breathin gdifficulties to persons
sufferin gfrom asthma or other pulmonary
conditions.
In order to preven tpotential breathin gdif-
ficulties you should leave the vehicle as
soon as it is safe to do so. You can also open
the window to allow fresh air to enter the
interior. The powder does not constitute a
health hazard and does not indicat ethat
ther eisaf ire in the vehicle. G
Risk of injury
The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them ,other-
wise you may burn yourself.
Have the airbags checked at aqualified
specialist workshop. Otherwise, occupants
are not protected by the airbags in the
event of another accident.
Front airbags
The fron tairbags are designed to increase
protection for the driver's and front-
passenger head and chest.
The driver's fron tairbag and front-passenger
fron tairbag are deployed:
R at the start of an acciden twith ahigh rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
R if the system determines that airbag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R if the seat belt is fastened
R independently of other airbags in the vehi-
cle
R if the vehicle overturns, but only if the sys-
tem detects high vehicle deceleration in a
longitudinal direction Safety
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Anti-thef
tsyste ms 61Interio
rmotio nsenso r*
If the interior motio nsensorisp rimed, avis-
ua land audibl ealarm is triggered if move-
ment is detected in the vehicl einterior while
the vehicl eislocked .Thiso ccurs, for exam-
ple, if someone breaks the side windows of
your vehicl eorreaches into the vehicle' sinte-
rior.
Primin gthe interio rmotio nsensor X
Make sure that:
R
the side windows ar eclosed
R the roo fisclosed
R the stowage compartments unde rthe
armrest ar eclosed
R there ar enoobjects, e.g .mascots, hang-
ing on the rear-view mirro roronthe
grasp handles on the roo ftrim.
This will prevent fals ealarm s.
X Make sure tha tthe boot li disclosed.
Onl ythe nc an the interior motio nsensorbe
primed.
X Lock the vehicl eusing the key .Onvehicles
with KEYLESS GO*, the locking button on the door handle/boo
tlid cana lsobeu sed
to lock the vehicle.
Th einterior motio nsensorisp rimed after
approximatel y30seconds.
Th ef actor ysettin gist hatthe interior motion
senso risnot primed if the roo fisopen. You
ca nu sethe on-board computer to change the
settings so tha tthe interior motio nsensoris
primed even when the roo fisopen
( Y page 121).
i Yous hould always clos ethe roo fwhen
yo up arky ourv ehicle to prevent afalse
alar mb eing triggered ,for example by fall-
ing leaves or insects .Incertaincountries,
the interior motio nsensorisp rimed even
when the roo fisopen.
i Do not plac eanyobject sonthe armrest
in the centre console. This could otherwise
interfere with the interior motio nsensor.
Metalli cobject scoming into contac twith
other metalli cobject sm aytrigger afalse
alarm. Therefore ,donot leav eobject ssuch
as ab unch of key sinornext to the armrest.
Us ead ifferent lockabl estowage compart-
ment for such items. To deactivate the interio
rmotio nsen-
sor To prevent
afalse alarm, deactivate the inte-
rior motio nsensorify oulock your vehicl eand
R people remain in the vehicle
R animal sremain in the vehicle
R the windows remain open. 1
Indicato rlamp
2 To deactivate the interior motio nsensor Safety
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Opening and closing
...........................64
Key positions ....................................... 73
Seats .................................................... 74
Steering wheel .................................... 78
Mirrors ................................................. 80
Memor yfunctions ............................... 82
Seat belts ............................................. 83
Lights ................................................... 87
Windscreen wipers .............................92
Side windows ...................................... 93Driving and parking
............................95
Automatic transmission .....................98
Instrument cluster ............................105
On-boar dcomputer .......................... 106
Driving systems ................................ 124
Air conditioning ................................. 144
Opening/closing the roof .................154
Loading and stowing ........................159
Features ............................................. 165 Controls
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Important notes R
If the KEYLESSGOk ey is removedfrom the
vehicle (e.g. in luggage or an article of
clothing), it will no longer be possible to
lock or start the vehicle.
R If the KEYLESSGOk ey is removedfrom the
vehicle while the engin eisrunning, e.g. if
the fron tpassenger leaves the vehicle with
the KEYLESSGOk ey, the following mes-
sage will appear in the multi-function dis-
play as you pull away: Key not detec-
ted.
R If the KEYLESSGOk ey is in the vehicle, the
vehicle can be started at any time. If you
have left the KEYLESSGOk ey in the vehi-
cle, you will see the following message in
the multi-function display when you lock
the vehicle: Key still in vehicle .
Factory settings X
To unlock centrally: pull the door handle.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-theft
alarm system* is deactivated.
i If you do not open either adoor or the
boot lid after you have unlocked the vehi- cle, it will automatically relock after approx-
imately 40 seconds.
i When adoor is opened, the side window
on that side opens slightly. When the door
is closed, the side window closes again.
! The side windows will not open or close
if the battery is discharged or if the side
windows have iced up. It will not then be
possible to close the door. Do not attempt
to forc ethe door to close. You could oth-
erwise damage the door or the window.
i There is adanger of the vehicle being
unlocked unintentionally. This could occur
if the KEYLESSGOk ey is within one metre
of the vehicle and the door handle is
splashed with water. This could also occur
when cleanin gthe door handle. 1
Locking butto nonthe door handle
X To lock centrally: press locking button
1 on the door handle.
The turn signals flash three times. The lock-
ing knobs in the doors drop down. The anti-
thef talarm system* and the immobiliser
are primed.
Individual settings You can change the setting of the locking
system. If you now touch the inside surface
of the door handle on the driver's door, you
will only unlock the driver's door, the fuel filler
flap and the lockable stowage compartments
in the interior. This could be useful if you fre-
quently travel on your own. Controls
*optional
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X
To change the setting: press thek
and j buttons simultaneously for
approximately six seconds until the battery
chec klamp flashes twice.
The KEYLESSGOk ey will now function as fol-
lows:
X To unlock the driver's door: pull the door
handle on the driver's door.
X To unlock centrally: pull the front-
passenger door handle.
X To lock centrally: press locking button
1 on the door handle.
Restoring the factor ysettings X
Press the kandj buttons simulta-
neously for approximately six seconds until
the batter ychec klamp flashes twice.
Locking from the boot* On vehicles with KEYLESSGOa
nd remote
boot lid closing*, you can close the boot lid
automatically and thereby centrally lock your
vehicle (Y page 71). Power closing feature
The power closin gmechanism pulls the boot
lid int oits lock automatically even if it is only
partly closed. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped when closin gthe boot lid.
If ther eisad anger of being trapped, press
the boot lock.
Do not activate the power closin gfunction
by tamperin gwith the lock mechanism. You
could otherwise injure yourself. G
Risk of accident
Make sure the boot lid is alway sfully
closed. Otherwise, the boot lid could open
during the journey and endanger yourself
or others.
X Lightly push closed the boot lid.
The power closin gmechanism will pull the
boot lid closed completely. Opening the doors from the inside
You can open adoor from the inside at any
time, even if it has been locked. 1
Locking knob
2 Door handle
X Pull door handle 2.
If the door is locked, locking knob 1pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
i When adoor is opened, the side window
on that side opens slightly. When the door
is closed, the side window closes again.
! The side windows will not open or close
if the battery is discharged or if the side
windows have iced up. It will not then be Controls
*o ptional
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68possible to close the door. Do not attempt
to forc
ethe door to close. You could oth-
erwise damage the door or the window. Locking/unlocking the vehicle from
the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. This feature may be useful if,
for example, you wish to unlock the
passenger door from the inside or lock the
vehicle before you pull away. G
Risk of accident
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open adoor from the
inside –even if it is locked –and thereby
endanger themselves and others. 1
Lockingb utton
2 Unlocking button
X To lock: press button 1.
X To unlock: press button 2.
i You may hear abrief noise when you
unlock the vehicle as the SBC ®
brake sys-
tem is activated. Automatic lockingf
eature
The vehicle will lock automatically once you
have pulleda way.
You can switch off the automatic locking
function via the on-board computer
(Y page 120).
i The vehicle is locked automatically when
the ignition is switched on and the wheels
begin to turn. There is therefore arisk of
being locked out when the vehicle is being
pushed or tested on adynamometer. Boot (vehicles without remote boot
lid closing feature*)
G
Risk of poisoning
Exhaust fumes could enter the vehicle inte-
rior if the engine is running and the boot lid
is open. This could poison you. Therefore,
you should make sure that the boot lid is
always closed when the engine is running.
! The boot lid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is
enough space above the boot lid. Controls
*optional
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Side windows
93
may be activated inadvertently. This could
then damage the windscreen wiper blades
or scratcht
he windscreen.
For this reason, you should always switch
off the windscreen wipers in dry weather.
X Make sure that the key is in position 1or
2 in the ignition lock.
The various wiper settings can be selected
as follows: Single wipe
X Briefly press the combination switch to the
pressure point in the direction of arrow
2. Wiping with washer fluid
X Press the combination switch beyond the
pressure point in the direction of arrow
2. Intermittent wipe/rain sensor
X Turn the combination switch in the direc-
tion of arrow 1to position I.
The rain sensor is activated. The appropri-
ate wiping frequency is automatically
adjusted according to the intensity of the
rain. Continuous wipe
X Depending on the intensity of the rain, turn
the combination switch in the direction of
arrow 1to position IIor III. Switching off the windscreen wipers
X Turn the combination switch to position 0. Side windows
Opening/closing the side windows
G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped between the side window and the door
frame as aside window is opened. Do not
touch or lean against the side window dur-
ing the opening procedure. You could
become trapped between the side window
and the door frame as the window moves
down. If there is arisk of becoming trapped,
release the switch immediately or pull the
switch up to close the side window again. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped as you close aside window. If there is
ar isk of becoming trapped, release the
switch immediately or push the switch
again to reopen the side window. G
Risk of injury
Children may injure themselves if they open
or close the side windows.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. Always take the KEYLESS GO
key* with you when leaving the vehicle, Controls
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Side windows
94 even if you are only leaving it for
ashort
time. G
Risk of injury
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in achild
restraint system. The children could:
R be seriously or even fatally injured on
parts of the vehicle
R be seriously or even fatally injured by
prolonged exposure to extremely high or
extremely low temperatures
If children open adoor, they could:
R seriously or even fatally injure other peo-
ple
R get out of the vehicle, thereby injuring
themselves or be seriously or even fatally
injured by apassing vehicle
The switches for all side windows are located
on the driver's door. There is also aswitch for the front-passenger side window on the front-
passenger door. 1
Front and rear, left
2 Front and rear, right
X Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
i When the key is turned to position 0or
removed from the ignition lock, it is still
possible to operate the windowsu ntil the
driver's or front-passenger door is opened,
but for no longer than five minutes.
Opening/closing the front side win-
dows i
The front and rear side windowso pen
simultaneously if the roof is open. X
To open/close: press the switch down or
pullitupb eyond the pressure point and
hold it until the corresponding window is in
the desired position.
X To open/close fully: press the switch
down or pullitupb eyond the pressure point
and release it.
X To stop: briefly press the corresponding
switch down or pullitu p.
i You can use the soft-top switch in the
centre console to close all the side win-
dows at the same time.
Closing with increased force and without
the anti-entrapment feature G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped and possibly be seriously or fatally
injured as you close aside window with
increased force or withoutt he anti-entrap-
ment feature. Controls
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