2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

Displa
ymessages 214 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
? G
Ris
kofa ccident
Yo ua redriving with the bonnet an dthe
boot li dopen. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Clos ethe bonnet an dthe boot lid. 2 At leas
tone door is open. X
Clos ethe doors. 2 Chec
kdoors Vehicles with KEYLESS GO*: at leas
tone
door is open whil edepressin gthe locking
button on the door handle. X
Clos ethe doors. D Th
ec ooling fa nfor the coolant is faulty. X
If the coolant temperature is less than
120 °C ,you canc ontinu edrivin gtot he nearest
qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
X In doing so ,avoid heavyloads on the engine
(e.g. driving in mountainous terrain) an dstop-
and-g odriving. Practical advi
ce
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# Th
eb atter yisn ot being charged. Possible
causes ar eatornp oly-V -beltora faulty
alternator.
Bea rinm indt hatthe SBC TM
brak esystem
requires electrical power. X
Stop immediately an dsafel ywhent raffi ccon-
ditions allo wandcheck the poly-V-belt.
X If it has torn: do not driveon. Contact the
nearest qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
X If it is no tdamaged: have the vehicl echecked
immediately at aqualified specialis tworkshop.
X Observe the additiona lSBC TM
brak esystem
messages in the multi-function display
(Y page 217). # Th
eb atter yw ascharge dwithac harge ror
the engine wa sjump-s tarted. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. # Th
eb atter yisf aulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Ther
eisaf aultin the electronics. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advi
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ymessages 216 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
# Battery/Alternator
Stop car Th
eb atter yisf aulty.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemr equire selectri-
ca lp ower ,therefor eits operationa lfun c-
tionality is now limited.
Yo un eedtou seconsiderably mor eforce
to brake. Th ebrake pedaltrave land the
braking distance will increase. If neces-
sary ,depress the brak epedal with maxi-
mu mf orce. X
Pull ove rass oonasitiss afetodos o.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Consult the nearest qualifie dspecialis twork-
shop. 2 Brak
ewear Th
eb rake pads/linings have reached
their wear limit. X
Have the brak epads/li nings replaced as soon
as possible at aqualified specialis tworkshop. 3 Chec
kbrake fluid
level G
Ris
kofa ccident
Ther eisi nsufficient brak efluid in the
brak efluid reservoir. X
Pull ove rass oonasitiss afetodos o.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Consult the nearest qualifie dspecialis twork-
shop.
X Do not top up the brak efluid. This will not rec-
tif yt he malfunction. ! Releas
eparking
brake Yo
ua redriving with the parking brake
applied. X
Releas ethe parking brake. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 217Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
T Reduce
dbraking
powe rDepress
brak epedal fully G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemisr unning in
emergency mode.
Yo uw illn eedtou seconsiderably more
force to brake. Th ebraki ng distance is
increased .Ifnecessary, depres sthe brake
peda lwithm aximum force. Th emaximum
spee dislimited to 90 km/h. X
Pull ove rass oonasitiss afetodos o.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Secur ethe vehicl eagain st rolling away with the
parking brake.
X Consult the nearest qualifie dspecialis twork-
shop. 3 Servic
ebrake Con-
sult workshop Ther
eisam alfunction. Th eSBCTM
brake
syste mcontinues to operate normally. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. 3 Reduce
dbraking
powe rStart engine Th
eb atter yh asinsufficient voltag eand
cannot supply sufficient powe rtothe
SBC TM
brak esystem.
G Ris
kofp oisoning
Neve rleave the engine running in
enclosed spaces .The exhaust gase scon-
tai nc arbo nmonoxide .Breathing in
exhaust fume sisahealth hazard. It can
lead to loss of consciousness an ddeath. X
Start the engine.
Th ed isplay messag edisappear s. Practical advi
ce
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3 Reduce
dbraking
powe rConsult
workshop G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemisr unning in
emergency mode. Th efullp ower of the
brak esystemisn ot available. X
Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
ately. 3 Brakes overheated
Driv
eon, butw ith
even greate rcare Th
eb rake syste misv eryh otdueto
extrem eloads. Reduce the load on the brak
esystem:
X Drive with even greate rcare.
X Us ee ngine braking on downhil lgradients.
Select alower gear for thi spurpose.
X Continue driving carefull ytoallowthe airflow
to coo lthe brakes. 3 Brak
eimmediately Am
alfunc tion ha soccurre dwithS BC Hold
activated.
Th eh ornm ayalso soun datregular inter-
vals .The horn becomes louder if you
attempt to lock the vehicle.
Th ee ngine cannot be started. X
Immediatel ydepress the brak epedal firmly
until the displa ymessage disappears.
X Prevent the vehicl efromr olling away before
yo ul eave it (Ypage 97).
Th ee ngine ca nbestarte dagain. M Clos
eboots epara-
tor Th
eb ootseparat or is open. X
Clos ethe boot separator (Y page 156).Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 219Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
D Coolan
tStopc ar,
turn engine off. Th
ec oolant is too hot. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X Make sure ,tha tthe ai rsuppl ytot he radiator
is not blocked, e.g .bys lush.
X Wait until the messag edisappear sbefore
restarting the engine .There is otherwise arisk
of engine damage.
X Observe the coolant temperature gauge.
X If the temperature increases again, visi taquali-
fied specialis tworksho pimmediately. D Coolan
tStopc ar,
turn engine off. Th
ep oly-V -beltmayhave torn. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X Check the poly-V-belt.
X If it has torn: do not driveon. Contact the
nearest qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
X If it is no tdamaged: do not start the engine
agai nuntil the messag edisappear s. Thereis
otherwise ariskofe ngine damage. Practical advi
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ymessages 220 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
B To
pupc oolant See
Owner' sManual Th
ec oolant leve listoo low. X
To pupt he coolant, observing the warning
note sbefor ed oing so (Y page 180).
X Have the coolant syste mchecked at aqualified
specialis tworksho pifthe coolant needs top-
ping up mor eoften tha nusual. _ Entr
ypositio nDo
no td rive Th
es teering whee lhas not ye tmoved to
the save dposit ion. X
Wait until the steering whee lhas moved to the
save dposit ion. . Left-han
dcorner-
in gl ight
or
Right-hand corner-
in gl ight Th
eleft-han dand/o rright -hand cornering
lamp *isfaulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). . Dipped beam left
or
Dipped beam right Th
er ight -hand or left-han ddipped- beam
headlamp is faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Active ligh
tfunc-
tion inoperative Th
ea ctiv elight function* is faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . AUTO lights inop-
erative Th
elight senso risfaulty. Constant head-
lamp mod eisswitche don. X
Switc hthe lights to manual control in the on-
boar dcomputer (Y page 118).
X Switc hthe lights on an doff using the light
switch. Practical advi
ce
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ymessages 221Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
. Turn signal rear
left Back-u
pbulb
on
or
Turn signal rear
righ tBack-up bulb
on Th
er earleft-han dorr earright -hand turn
signa lisfaulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). . Turn signal left
mirror
or
Turn signal right
mirror Th
et urns igna lint he left-han dorright-
hand exterior mirro risfaulty. This mes-
sage will onl yappea rifallLEDs have
failed. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Turn signal front
left Back-u
pbulb
on
or
Turn signal front
righ tBack-up bulb
on Th
ef ront left-han dorright-hand turn sig-
na lisf aulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advi
ce
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