2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

Opening/closing the roof
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X
Hook boot separator 1intot he fastening
eyelets in the side panels.
X Fully close the zipper (Y page 156).
X Fold back the material covering of the zip-
per along the whole lengt hofthe boot
separator if necessary. Draught stop
The draught stop is awind protection device
for driving with the soft top open. It is stored
in ab ag or sheath in the boot*. G
Risk of accident
Fold back the top part of the draught stop
if it restrict syour vision or when it is dark.
It could otherwise impair your rear view.
and you could cause an accident.
Fitting X
Take the draught stop out of the bag.
X Leave the draught stop folded and place it
on the roll-over bar. 1
Lateral guide
X Push the draught stop int othe roll-over bar
on both sides as far as it will go, so that both
lateral guides 1reach under the roll-over
bar. Make sure that the fastening straps are
not trapped.
X Put up the roll-over bar ( Ypage 46) so far
that you can easily reach under it. 2
Buckle
X Route the fastening straps around the top
of the roll-over bar and close buckle 2.
X Tighten the straps if necessary.
X Fold down the roll-over bar again.
X Fold the top part of the draught stop in the
direction of the head restraint sasfar as it
will go.
Removing X
Fold back the top part of the draught stop.
X Put up the roll-over bar ( Ypage 46) so far
that you can easily reach under it. Controls
*optional
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Release button
X Release the buckle at the top of the roll-
over bar. To do this, press release button
1.
X Fold down the roll-over bar again. Make
sure that the fastenin gstraps are not trap-
ped.
X Pull the draught stop out to the front .Make
sure that you do not damage the interior
trim of the vehicle with the lateral guide.
X Store the draught stop so that it is protec-
ted fro mdamage, for example, in the
sheat horb ag* in the boot. Roller sunblind for th
eglass roof*
The roller sunblin dprotect syou fro mexces-
sive glare caused by the sun shining through
the glass roof. 1
Catches
2 Handle
Closing X
Push the roller blind forwards by handle
2.
Opening X
Push catches 1together and pull the roller
blind back. Loading and stowing
Cup holder
G
Risk of injury
Keep the cup holder closed while the vehi-
cle is in motion. Otherwise, vehicle occu-
pant scould be injured by object sbeing
thrown around if you:
R brak esharply
R change direction suddenly
R are involved in an accident
Only use the cup holder sfor containers of
as uitable siz eand which have lids. Other-
wise, the drinks could spill.
Cup holder sshould not be used for hot
drinks. Otherwise, you may scald yourself. Controls
*o ptional
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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
*optional
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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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Button
2 Glove compartment
X To open: press button 1.
Glove compartment 2folds down.
! If the glove compartmen tcontain saCD
storage compartment* ,thiss hould be
closed befor eclosing the glove compart-
ment.
Locking and unlocking stowage com-
partment sseparately You can lock the:
R
Glove compartment
R Stowage compartments under the armrest
R Stowage compartments in the rear separately, for example when leavin
gyour
vehicle at aworkshop. These stowage com-
partments can only be unlocked using the
emergenc ykey element, not the key or KEY-
LESS GO* (Y page 255). $
To unlock
% To lock separately
X To lock: insert the emergenc ykey element
(Y page 255 )inthe lock and tur ntoposi-
tion %.
X To unlock: insert the emergenc ykey ele-
men tint he lock and tur ntoposition $. Stowage compartment under th
earm-
rest i
The stowage compartmen tislocked and
unlocked via the central locking.
Am obile phon ebracket* and coin holder
are located in the stowage compartment. 1
Armrest
2 Button
X Press button 2and pull armrest 1
upwards. Controls
*optional
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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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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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