2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

Features
166 Cigarett
elighter G
Risk of injur
yand fire
Only hold th ehot cigarette lighte rbyits
knob. Otherwise ,you might burn yourself.
Mak esuret hatc hildren travellin ginthe
vehicl eare no table to injur ethe mselves on
th eh ot cigarette lighte rorcauseaf irew ith
it. 1
Cigarette lighter X
Make sure that th ekey is in position 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X Pres sthe botto moft hecover lightly.
The ashtray opens.
X Pres sinc igarette lighter 1.
Cigarette lighter 1will pop out automati-
cally when th eheating element is red-hot.
i You can use th ecigarette lighter' spower
socket for accessories up to 18 0W. 12V socket
You can use th esocket for accessories up to
am aximum of 18 0W. 1
12Vs ocket Mobile phone*
G
Risk of accident
Observe th elegal requirements of the
countr yinwhichy ou are currently driving
regardin goperatin gmobilecommunica-
tions equipment in avehicle.
If it is permitted by law to operate commu-
nications equipment while th evehicle is in
motion ,you must onl ydosowhen thetraf-
fic situatio nallows. You could otherwise be
distracte dfromt hetraffic conditions,
cause an acciden tand injure yourself and
others.
Two-way radios and fax equipment used
without low-reflection exterio raerials can
interfere with th evehicle' selectronics and
thereb yjeo pardise th eoperatin gsafety of
th ev ehicle and your safety. You must there-
for eo nlyu se this equipment if it is correctly
connecte dtoaseparate reflection-free
exterio raerial. G
Risk of injury
Excessive electromagnetic radiation may
cause damage to your healt hand th ehealth
of others .Usin gane xterio raerial takes into
account curren tscientific discussions Controls
*optional
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167relating to th
epossibl ehealt hriskp osed by
electromagnetic fields.
i In order to ensur eoptimum signal quality
fo rm obile phone sand to minimis emutual
interferenc ebetween th evehicl eelectron-
ics and mobile phones, Mercedes-Ben zrec-
ommends th euse of an approve dexter ior
aerial. An exterio raerial conduct sthe elec-
tromagnetic fields generated by awireless
device to th eexter ioroft hevehicle; the
field strengt hwithin th evehicl einterior is
lower than in avehicl ethatd oes no thave
an exterio raerial.
i There are various mobile phone brackets
that may be fitte dtoy our vehicle; in some
cases these are country-specific. You can
obtain these mobile phone brackets from a
qualified specialist workshop ,e.g.a
Mercedes-Ben zServi ce Centre. The func-
tion sand services available when you use
th ep hone depend on your mobile phone
model and servic eprovider.
The mobile phone bracke tisinthearmrest.
X Ope nthe telephon ecom partment
(Y page 162). Inserting th
emobile phone int othe
mobile phone bracket If th
emobile phone is inserte dintot he mobile
phone bracket, you can only speak to th eper-
son you are callin gusingthe hands-free sys-
tem.
! Do no tattemp ttoremove th emobile
phone and th etelephon ebracke ttog ether.
You could otherwise damage th emobile
phone bracket.
X Remove th ecover of th eaerial plug from
th eb ackoft hemobile phone and keep it in
as afep lace. Exampl
eillustration
1 To engage th emobile phone
2 Connector contact 3
Mobile phone bracket
X Slide th elower en dofthemobile phone
into connecto rcontact 2in mobile phone
bracket 3.
X Push th etop part of th emobile phone in
th ed irection of arrow 1until it engage sin
mobile phone bracket 3.
The mobile phone is connecte dtothe
hands-free system and to th emulti-func-
tion steerin gwheel.
The battery is charged dependin gonthe
charg estatu sa nd th eposition of th ekeyin
th ei gnition lock. The chargin gprocess is
shown in th emobile phone display.
i The system read sthe phone boo kstored
on th eSIMcardand in th emobile phone
memory. If th esam eentry is store dinboth
of th ephone books ,bothoft hese entries
will be shown in th emulti-function display.
You can mak eacallu sin gthe s and
t buttons on th emulti-function steering
wheel. You can control other mobile phone
function svia th eon-bo ardc om puter
(Y page 123).
i Whe nyou remove th ekeyfrom th eigni-
tion lock, th emobile phone remains Cont
rols
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168switched on fo
rapproximately te nminutes
(run-o ntime).Ify ou mak eacalld uring this
time, th emobile phone will be switched off
approximately te nminute safter you have
ended th ecall.
Run-on time:
You can chang ethe run-o ntimebym aking
an additional phone boo kentry on th eSIM
card. Fo rthe name, ente r"Idletime "and for
th en umber ,enter afigure between "1" and
"30 "(minutes) .Ifyou hav enotentered a
number or hav eenter edadifferen tnum-
ber ,the run-o ntimeoft enminute swill still
apply.
Fo rinformation on how to creat eaphone
boo kentry, refer to th emobile phone oper-
ating instructions.
Own number sending:
The hands-free system does no trecognise
whether own number sendin gisenabled or
disabled in th emobile phone .The phone
number is therefore always sen tbydefault.
By creatin ganadditional phone boo kentry
on th eSIMcard, you can switch th eown
number sendin gfunction on and off. For
th en ame, ente r"CALLID" and fo rthe num-
ber ,enter a"0" or a"1". Enterin g"0" will
preven tthe telephon enumber from being
sent; enterin g"1" will allow it to be sent. Fo
rinformation on how to creat eaphone
boo kentry, refer to th emobile phone oper-
ating instructions.
Removin gthe mobile phone from the
mobile phone bracket Exampl
eillustration
1 To release th emobile phone
2 Mobile phone bracket
X Press th erelease catch in th edirection of
arrow 1and remove th emobile phone
upwards from mobile phone bracket 2.
Fitting adiffere nt mobile phone bracket If you require
adifferen tmobile phone
bracke tfor your mobile phone ,remove the existin
gmobile phone bracke tand then fit the
ne wo ne.
Removin gthe existing mobile phone
bracket Exampl
eillustration
1 To release th emobile phone bracket
2 To remove th emobile phone bracket
3 Mobile phone bracket
X Press th erelease butto ninthedirection of
arrow 1and remove mobile phone
bracket 3in th edirection of arrow 2. Cont
rols
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Fitting
adiffere nt mobile phone bracket Example illustration
1
Contact plate
2 Recesses
3 Mobile phon ebracket
X Inser tmobil ephon ebracket 3into
recesses 2of contac tplate 1.
X Slid em obilephon ebracket 3forwards
until it engages. Garage door opener*
The remot econtrol integrated in th erear-view
mirror allows you to operate up to three dif-
ferent door and gat esystems.
i The garage door opener is onl yavailable
for certain countries. Observe th elegal
requirements in all countries concerned.
The HomeLink ®
garage door opener is
compatible with most European garage and
gat eopener drives. More informatio non
HomeLink ®
and/or compatible product sis
available from:
R any Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre
R theH omeLink ®
hotline
(0) 0800 04663546 5(free of charge) or
+4 9(0) 6839 907-27 7(atac harge)
R the internet:w ww.homelink.com Remote control in the rear-view mirror
1
Indicator lamp
2 Transmitter button
3 Transmitter button
4 Transmitter button G
Risk of accident
Only press the transmitter button on the
integrated remote control if there are no
persons or object spresent within the
sweep of the garage door. Persons could
otherwise be injured as the door moves.
Programming the remotec ontrol i
You will achieve the best results by insert-
ing new batteries in the garage door's
remote control before programming it. Controls
*o ptional
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X
Erase th ememory of th eintegrated remote
control (Y page 171) before programming
it fo rthe first time.
X Tur nthe keyt op osition 2in th eignition
lock.
X Press and hold on eoftransmitte rbuttons
2 to4 on th eintegrated remotecontrol.
Indicato rlamp 1start stof lasha fter a
short while .Itflashes about once asecond.
i Indicato rlamp 1flashes immediately
th ef irst time th etransmitte rbutto nisp ro-
grammed. If this transmitte rbutto nhas
already been programmed, indicator
lamp 1will only start flashin gatarateof
once asecon dafter 20 seconds have
elapsed.
X Kee pthe transmitte rbuttons depressed.
X Poin tthe garage door' sremot econtro lwith
th et ransmitte rtow ard sthe left-han dside
of th erear-view mirror from adistanc eof5
to 20 cm.
i The distanc ebetween th egarage door's
remot econtro land th eintegrated garage
doo ropener depend sonthesystem of the
garage doo rdrive. You might require sev-
eral attempts .You should test every posi- tion fo
ratleast20s econds before trying
another position.
X Kee pthe transmitte rbutto nont hegarage
door' sremot econtro ldepressed until indi-
cator lamp 1start stof lashrapidly.
The programmin gwas successful if indica-
to rlamp 1flashes rapidly.
X Releas ethe transmitte rbuttons on the
garage door' sremot econtro land th einte-
grate dremot econtrol.
If indicato rlamp 1goe sout after approxi-
mately 20 seconds and did no tflas hrapidly
before this:
X Releas ethe transmitte rbuttons on the
integrate dand portable remot econtrols.
X Repeat th eprogrammin gprocedure .Atthe
sam etimec hang et he distanc ebetween
th eg arage door' sremot econtro land the
transmitte rbuttons in th erear-view mirror.
i If th egarage doo rsystem works wit ha
rollin gcode, after programmin gyou must
synchronise th eremot econtro lintegrated
in th erear-view mirror wit hthe garage door
system receiver.
You will fin dfurther information in the
garage doo ropenin gsystem' soperating instructions, e.g. th
esection son"Synchro-
nisin gthe transmitter" or "Registerin ga
ne wt ransmitter". You can also cal lthe hot-
lin em entioned above.
Opening or closin gthe garage door Once programmed, th
eintegrated remote
control will assume th efunction of th egarage
doo rsystem' sremot econtrol. Pleaseread
th eo perating instruction sfor theg arage door
system.
X Tur nthe keyt op osition 2in th eignition
lock.
X Press th etransmitte rbutto nont herear-
vie wm irror that you hav eprogrammed to
operate th egarage door.
Garag edoors ystem wit hfixed code: indi-
cator lamp 1lights up continuously.
Garag edoorsystem wit hrollin gcode: indi-
cator lamp 1flashes briefl yand then lights
up fo rapproximately tw oseconds. This is
repeated fo rupto20s econds.
i The transmitte rwill transmit asignal for
as lon gasthetransmitte rbutto nisb eing
pressed. The transmissio nwill be halted
after amaximum of 20 seconds and indi- Cont
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cator lamp
1will flash. Press th etrans-
mitte rbutto nagain if necessary.
Clearing th eremot econtro lmemory X
Tur nthe keyt op osition 2in th eignition
lock.
X Press and hold transmitte rbuttons 2and
4 fora pproximately 20 seconds until indi-
cator lamp 1flashes rapidly.
The memory is cleared.
i You should clear th eremot econtro lmem-
ory before sellin gthe vehicle. Floormat* on th
edriver's side G
Risk of accident
Mak esuret hatthe re is sufficien tclearance
around th epedal swhen floormats are
used ,and that th efloormats are properly
secured.
The floormats mus tbesecured at all times
usin gretainers and studs.
Before you drive off, mak esuret hatthe
floormats are secure and rectify if neces-
sary. Afloormat whic hisnotproperly secured can slip and thereby interfere with
th em ovement of th epedals.
Do no tplac efloormats on to pofone
another. 1
Press-studs
2 Retainers
X Slide seat backwards.
X To fit: placethe floormat in position.
X Press stud 1onto retainer 2.
X To remove: pull floormat of fretainers 2.
X Remove th efloormat. Cont
rols
*o ptional
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173
Th
ef irst 1,500 km ............................ 174
Running-in notes for SL 65 AMG
an dA MG vehicles wit hadifferen-
tia llock .............................................. 174
Refuelling ........................................... 175
Engin ecompart ment........................ 176
Tyre sand wheels .............................. 182
Winter driving ................................... 189
Driving tips ........................................ 190
Driving abroad ................................... 193
Service ............................................... 193
Care .................................................... 194 Operation
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