2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER display

Multi-function steering wheel
30 Multi-function steering wheel
Function Page
1 Multi-function display in the
speedometer
108
2 Multi-function display in the
rev counter
108
3 st
Accepts or
rejects acall* 123
æ
- •S
elect ssubme nusint he
Settings... menu 116
•S
etsv alues •S
etst he volume Operates the
RACETIMER5 112
4 èÿ
Selects menu:
scrol lforward an dback 109 Function Page
jk
Press briefly to
scroll forward and back in a
menu. 109
In the
Audio/TV*/DVD
menu: selects astored sta-
tion, an audio track or a
video scene. 113
In the
Telephone* menu:
switches to the phone book
and selects aname or
phone number. 124
jk
Press and
hold: In the Audio/TV*/
DVD menu: selects the
next/previous station or
selects an audio track using
rapids crolling. 113
In the
Telephone* menu:
starts rapids crolling
through the telephone
book. 124
5 Only on AMG vehicles. At
ag lance
*optional
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Driving safet
ysystems 56
X
To activate: press button 1.
The v warning lamp in the instrument
cluste rgoeso ut.
SL 63 AMG Activating/deactivating ESP
®
Sport
ESP ®
is activate dautomaticall ywhent he
engine is running.
It ma ybeb esttoa ctivate ESP ®
Sport in the
following situations:
R when using sno wchains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
Otherwise, yo ushoul donlyu seESP ®
Sport
on designated race circuits. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Deactivate ESP ®
Sport and activate ESP ®
as soon as the situations describe dabove
no longe rapply .ESP ®
Sport will otherwise
onl ybea bletos tabilise the vehicl etoa
limited degre eifthe vehicl estarts to skid
or aw heel starts to spin. If yo
uactivate ESP ®
Sport:
R ESP ®
onl yimp roves driving stability to a
limited degree.
R engine torque is onl yrestricted to alimit ed
degre eand the drive wheels ar eableto
spin. Th espinning wheels produce acut-
ting effect for better traction.
R tractio ncontrol is still activated.
R ESP ®
still provide ssuppo rt when yo ubrake
firmly.
i If ESP ®
Sport is activate dand one or more
wheels start to spin, the vwarning lamp
in the instrumen tcluste rflashes .ESP ®
only
stabilise sthe vehicl etoalimited degree. 1
Activating/deactivating ESP ®
Sport X
To activate: brieflypress button 1.
The v warning lamp in the instrument
cluste rlight sup.Them essage ESP Sport
appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay.
X To deactivate: brieflypress button 1.
The v warning lamp in the instrument
cluste rgoeso ut.T he message ESP On
appear sinthe multi-functio ndisplay.
To deactivate/activate ESP ®
ESP ®
is activate dautomaticall ywhent he
engine is running.
It ma ybeb esttod eactivate ESP ®
in the fol-
lowing situations:
R when using sno wchains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel G
Ris
kofa ccident
Activate ESP ®
as soon as the situations
describe dabove no longe rapply .ESP ®
will
otherwis enot be able to stabilise the vehi-
cle if the vehicl estarts to ski dorawheel
starts to spin. Safety
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Opening and closing
66
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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Steering wheel
79
R
the steering wheel can be reached with
your arms slightly bent
R you can move your legs freely
R you can see all the displaysint he instru-
ment cluster clearly Adjusting the steering wheel
1
Steering column fore-and-aft adjustment
2 Steering column height
X Press the lever in the direction of arrow
1 or2 until the steering wheel has
moved into the desired position.
You can find more information under:
R EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Y page 79)
R Storing settings (Y page 82) Easy-entry/exit feature
The easy-entry/exit feature makes getting in
and out of yourv ehicle easier.
The steering wheel swings upwards when
you:
R remove the key from the ignition lock
R open the driver's door when the key is in
the ignition lock or in position 1.
The steering wheel is moved automatically to
the position previously set when the key is
inserted into the ignition lock with the driver's
door closed. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped when you activate the easy-entry/exit
feature.
If there is arisk of becoming trapped, stop
the adjustment procedure .Tohalt the pro-
cedure:
R press the steering-column adjustment
switch
R press one of the memory function posi-
tion buttons
The steering column stops moving immedi-
ately. Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open the driver's door
and thereby unintentionally activate the
easy-entryf
eature and become trapped.
The most recent position of the steering
wheel is stored when you switch off the igni-
tion or when you store amemory position
(Y page 82).
You can activate and deactivate the easy-
entry/exit feature via the on-board computer
(Y page 121). Controls
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Seat belts
86 Correct driver's seat position
1
Steering wheel
2 Seat belt
3 Seat G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehi-
cle is stationary. You will otherwise be dis-
tracted from the road and traffic conditions
and you could lose control of the vehicle as ar
esult of the seat moving. This could
cause an accident. G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the steering wheel when the
vehicle is stationary and do not pull away
until the steering wheel adjustment mech-
anism is locked in position. You might oth-
erwise drive without the steering wheel
adjustment mechanism being locked in
position. As aresult you could be distracted
from road and traffic conditions by an unex-
pected movement of the steering wheel
and thereby cause an accident.
The steerability of the vehicle is however
not affected.
X Check whether seat 3and the head
restraint are adjusted properly
(Y page 74).
Make sure that:
R you are as far awayf rom the driver's front
airbagasp ossible
R you are sitting in anormal upright posi-
tion
R you can fasten the seat belt properly
R you have moved the backrest to an
almost vertical position R
you have set the seat angle so that your
thighs are gently supported
R you can depress the pedals properly
R you have adjusted the head restraint so
that the back of yourh ead is supported
at eye level by the central area of the
head restraint
X Check whether steering wheel 1is adjus-
ted properly (Y page 78).
Make sure that:
R you can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R you can move yourl egs freely
R you can see all the displays in the instru-
ment cluster clearly
X Check whether you have fastened seat belt
2 properly (Y page 83).
It should:
R fit snugly across yourb ody
R be routed across the middle of your
shoulder
R routed in yourp elvic area across the hip
joints Controls
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Automatic transmission
99Automatic transmission
1
Shift range/selecto rleve rposition
2 Gearshift program (S/C)or(S/C/M)*
The curren tshif trange and gearshif tprogram
(S/C) or(S/C/M)* appear in th edisplay of
th es peedometer.
i SL 63 AMG: in addition ,the curren tposi-
tio nisa lso indicated in red on th eprogram
selector. When th
eselecto rleve risinp ositionD,you
can influence th egearshifts made by the
automatic transmission by:
R restricting th eshiftrange
R changin ggear yourself
Selector lever positions ì Par
kposition
Prevent sthe vehicle from rolling
away when stopped. Only mov ethe
selecto rleve rto Pwhen th evehicle
is stationary.
i The key can only be removed
when th eselecto rleve risinp osi-
tion P.Ift hekey is removed from
th ei gnition lock, th eselector
leve risl ocked in position P. í Reverse gear
Only mov
ethe selecto rleve rtoR
when th evehicle is stationary. ë Neutral
Releasin gthe brakes will allow you
to mov ethe vehicle freely, e.g .to
push it or to wit.
Do no tmovet he selecto rleve rto
Nwhile you are driving .The auto-
matic transmission could other-
wise be damaged.
If ESP ®
is deactivate dorfaulty:
only mov ethe selecto rleve rto Nif
th ev ehicle is in danger of skidding,
e.g .oni cy roads. ê Drive
The automatic transmission
changes gear automatically. All
forward gears are available. One-touch gearshifting
When th
eselecto rleve risinp ositionD,you
can perform gearshifts yourself, even on vehi-
cle sw ith automatic transmission.
X To shif tup:briefly pres sthe selecto rlever
to th erigh ttow ards D+.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
nex tgear, dependin gonthegearshif tpro- Controls
*o ptional
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Automatic transmission
100gram selected. Thi
salso extend sthe shift
range.
X To shift down: brieflypress th eselector
lever to th eleftt ow ards D–.
The automatic transmissio nshift sdown to
th en extg ear ,dependin gonthegear cur-
rentl yselected. Thi salso restrict sthe shift
range.
i To preven tthe engin efromo verrevving,
th ea utomatic transmissio ndoesn otshift
down if you push th eselector lever towards
D– while drivin gattoohighas peed.
X To derestrict th eshift range: press and
hol dthe selector lever towards D+until D
is shown once more in th edisplay.
The automatic transmissio nshift sfromt he
curren tshift range directl ytoD.
X To select th emoste ffective shift
range: press and hol dthe selector lever to
th el eftt ow ards D–.
The automatic transmissio nwill shift to a
range whic hallow sideal acceleration and
deceleration .Todothis, th eautomatic
transmissio nwill shift down on eormore
gears. Shift ranges Whe
nthe selecto rlever is in position D,itis
possibl etorestrict or derestric tthe shift
range fo rthe automatic transmission.
X Briefly press th eselecto rlever to th eright
towards D+or to th eleftt ow ards D–.
The shift range selecte disshown in the
display. The automatic transmissio nshifts
only as far as th eselecte dgear.
i If th emaximum engin espeed fo rthe shift
range is reached and you continue to accel-
erate ,the automatic transmissio nshift sup
in order to preven tthe engin efromo ver-
revving, eve niftheshift range is restricted. Drivin
gsituation è The braking effec
toftheengin ecan
be used in this position. ç To use th
ebraking effec tofthe
engin eond ownhill gradients and
fo rd riving:
R on steep mountain roads
R in mountainous terrain
R in arduous conditions æ To use th
ebraking effec tofthe
engin eone xtremel ysteep downhill
gradients and lon gdownhill
stretches. Program selector button
1
Program selecto rbutton Cont
rols
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Automatic transmission
101S
Sport Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
ditions C
Comfort Fo
rc omfort mode !
Only press program selector button 1
when th eselector lever is in position P,N
or D.
X Press program selector button 1repeat-
edly until th eletter (C/S) fort he desired
gearshift program appears in th espeed-
ometer display.
Comfort mode Cis characterised by th efol-
lowing:
R an increase in traction .Thisi mproves the
drivin gstabilit yofthe vehicl eons lippery
road surfaces, fo rexample.
R thea utomatic transmissio nshiftin gup
sooner. The vehicl eisdriven at lower
engin espeeds and th ewheels are less
likely to spin. SL 63 AMG program selector 1
Program selector C Fo
rc omfort mode S Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
dition s(Sp ortp rogram) S+ SportPlus mode (with
shorter shift times)
M Fo
rm anual gearshifting RS RACE START
i
RScanno tbeselecte dduring normal driv-
ing. Fo rfurther information on RACE
START ,see (Y page 138). !
Only tur nprogram selector 1when the
selecto rlever is in position P,Nor D.
X Tur nprogram selector 1until th edesired
program is shown in th edisplay.
The display on th eprogram selecto ris
shown in red.
Drivin gtips Accelerator pedal position
Your style of drivin
ginfluences how th eauto-
matic transmissio nshift sgear:
R littl ethrottle :early upshifts
R more throttle: lat eupshifts
Kickdown
Use kickdown fo rmaximum acceleration.
X Depress th eaccelerator peda lbeyond the
pressure point.
The transmissio nshift stoal owergear
dependin gontheengin espeed.
X Ease of fthe accelerator peda loncet he
desire dspeed is reached.
The automatic transmissio nshift sbacku p. Cont
rols
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