2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER keyless

Opening and closing
72
i
Do not leave the key in the boot. You
could otherwise lock yourself out. 1
Closing button
2 KEYLESSGOb utton*
X To close: press closing button 1.
X To close and lock centrally: press KEY-
LESS GO button* 2.
i If you leave aKEYLESSGOk ey* in the
boot, the boot lid will not lock.
Opening and closing from inside the
vehicle You can open and close the boot lid from the
driver's seat when the vehicle is stationary. G
Risk of injury
Monitor the boot lid closing procedure to
make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped. Release the remote operating button
to stop the closing procedure. 1
Remote operating button
2 Indicator lamp
X To open: pull remote operating button 1
until boot lid opens.
Indicator lamp 2lights up.
X To close: press remote operating but-
ton 1until the boot lid is closed.
Indicator lamp 2goes out. Locking the boot separately You can lock the boot separately
11
(Y page 70).
11 Not availabl einall countries. Controls
*optional
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Key positions
73Key positions
Key
Ignition lock
}
To remove th ekey
$ Power supply for som econsumers, such
as th ewindscreen wipers
% Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
and driv eposition
& To start th eengine KEYLESS GO*
If you pres sthe KEYLESS GO button repeat-
edly without depressing th ebrak epedal, its
function corresponds to th edifferen tkey
position sintheignition lock.
If you depress th ebrak epedal and pres sthe
KEYLESS GO button ,the engine start simme-
diately.
i In orde rfor th eengine to be started using
th eK EYLESS GO button ,the KEYLESS GO
key must be in th evehicle.
i If there is akey in th eignition lock, it has
priorit yover th eKEYLESS GO function. 1
KEYLESS GO button If KEYLESS GO button
1has no tyet been
pressed, this corresponds to "key removed"
or position 0 .
X Position 1: pressKEYLESS GO button 1
once.
It is no wpossible to switch on th ewind-
screen wipers, for example.
i If you no wpressKEYLESS GO button 1
twice, th epower supply is disconnected
again.
X Position 2(ignition): pressKEYLESS GO
button 1twice.
i If you no wpressKEYLESS GO button 1
once, th epower supply is disconnected
again. Controls
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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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Driving an
dpark ing 96
Automatic transmission
P
Park positio nwiths elect or leve rlock
R Reverse gear
N Neutral
D Drive position
X Before starting, make sure Pis selected.
i Thee ngine ca nalsobes tartedwhent he
selector leve risinposition N.
Furthe rinformation abou tthe automatic
transmission (Y page 99).
Startin gthe engine with the key i
Youc an also us ethe "touch-start" func-
tion. To do this, tur nthe key to position 3
an dr elease it immediately .The engine then
starts automatically. X
Turn the key to position 3(Y page 73) in
the ignition lock an drelease it as soon as
the engine is running.
Startin gthe engine with KE YLESS GO* G
Risk of injury
Your vehicle can be started usin gavalid
KEYLESS GO key*. Fo rthisr eason ,children
should never be lef tunsupervised in the
vehicle. Always take th eKEYLESS GO
key* wit hyou when leavin gthe vehicle,
eve nify ou are only leavin gitforas hort
time.
The KEYLESS GO butto ncan be used to start
th ev ehicle without inserting th ekeyin the
ignition lock. The KEYLESS GO butto
nisontheselector
lever. 1
KEYLESS GO button
X Depress th ebrake pedal.
The selecto rlever loc kisreleased.
X Press KEYLESS GO button 1once.
The engin estartsa utomatically. Cont
rols
*optional
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Automatic transmission
98
Parking brake
1
Releas ehandle
2 Parking brake
X To release: depress thebrake peda land
keep it depressed.
X Pull release handle 1.
X The 3 indicator lamp in th einstrument
cluster goe sout.
X To apply: depress parking brake 2firmly.
The 3 indicator lamp in th einstrument
cluster lights up if th eengineisr unning.
i On steep slopes ,tur nt he fron twheels
toward sthe kerb. Switchin
goff th eengine G
Risk of accident
If th eengineisn otrunning ,the re is no
powe rassistanc efor thes teerin gand
brakes. Steerin gand braking then takes
muc hmoree ffort.
As aresult ,you might los econtrol of the
vehicle, caus eanacciden tand injur eyour-
sel fand others.
Do no tswitch of fthe engin ewhile driving.
X Mov ethe selecto rlever to P.
Usin gthe key
X Tur nthe keyt op osition 0(Y page 73 )in
th ei gnition loc kand remov eit.
The immobilise risactivated.
Usin gKEYLESS GO*
X Press and hol dthe KEYLESS GO button
(Y page 73).
The engin estops and all th elamp sint he
instrumen tcluster go out (Y page 26). Automatic transmission
Introduction to th
etransmi ssion G
Risk of accident
The movemen tofthepedals mus tnotbe
impaire dinany way. Do no tkeepa ny
objects in th edriver's footwell. Mak esure
that floormat sorcarpetsare correctly
secure dand that there is sufficien tclear-
anc efor thep edals. G
Risk of accident
Do no tchang ed own fo radditional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to los etheir
grip and th evehicl ecould skid. Thi scould
caus eyou to los econtrol of your vehicle
and caus eanaccident. Cont
rols
*optional
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Refuelling
175Refuelling
Refuelling
G
Ris
kofe xplosion
Fue lish ighl yf lammable. Fire ,nake dflames
and smoking are therefore prohibited when
handling fuels.
Switch off the engine before refuelling. G
Ris
kofi njury
Avoi dany contact with fuels.
Yo uc an damag eyourh ealth if your skin
come sinto direct contact with fue lorifyou
inhal ethe vapours.
! Do not us ediese ltor efuel vehicles with a
petrol engine. Even small amounts of diesel
will damag ethe injectio nsystem .Damage
caused by using diese ltorefuel vehicles
with apetrol engine or mixing petrol with
diese lisnot covered by the warranty.
! Do not start the engine if yo uaccidentally
refuel with the wrong fuel. Otherwise, the
fue lcould enter the fue llin es. The fue ltank
and fue llin es woul dthen have to be
drained. In this case, notif yaqualified spe-
cialist worksho pand have the fue ltank and
fue llin es draine dcompletely. Whe
nyou ope norc lose the vehicl ewitht he
key or KEYLESS GO*, the fue lfille rflapis
automaticall yunlocked or locked.
The fue lfille rflapistot he rearonthe right. 1
To open the fuel fille rflap
2 To insert the fuel cap
3 Tyre pressure table
4 Fuel type
X To open: press the fuel fille rflapint he
directio nofarrow 1.
Th ef uelfille rflapo pens slightly.
X Open the fuel fille rflap.
X Turn the fuel fille rcap to the left and
remove it. X
Insert the fuel fille rcap into the holder
bracket on the insid eoffillerflap 2.
X Onl yfillt he tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
! Overfilling the tank could damage the fuel
system.
X To close: replace the fuel fille rcap and turn
it clockwise. Th efuelfille rcap audibly
engages.
X Clos ethe fuel fille rflap. Petrol (E
N228)
! Refuel using onl yunleade dpremium
grade petrol with aminimum octane num-
be rof95R ON/85M ONconforming to
Europea nstandard EN 228.
Yo uc ould otherwis eimpair engine output
or damage the engine.
Yo uw illf indf urthe rinformation abou tpet-
rol unde r"Fuel" in the index.
i Asatemporary measure, bu tonlyw hen
the recommende dfuelisn ot available, you
ma yalsou seregular unleaded petrol,
91 RON/82.5 MO N. Thismay reduce per- Operation
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Displa
ymessages 209Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
P Selector leve
rtoP Yo
uh aves witche doff the engine with the
KEYLESS GO button* an dopenedthe driv-
er's door.
or
With SBC Hol dactivated, yo uhavee ither:
R opene dthe driver’s door an dreleased
the seat belt or
R switche doff the engine or
R opene dthe bonnet
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
Move the selector leve rtoP.
Th ee ngine ca nbestarte dagain. No Service Your vehicl
eisoutside of the GS Mnet-
work provide rtransmitter/receive rran ge. X
Wait until the operationa lreadiness symbol
appear sinthe multi-function display
(Y page 123). Tyre pressure displaye
dafter
drivin gfor afew
minutes Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is measuring
the tyre pressure. X
Drive on.
Th et yrep ressures will appear in the multi-
function displa yafter yo uhaveb eend rivin gfor
af ew minutes. Practical advi
ce
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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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