2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

Mercedes-Ben
zgenuine parts 286 Notes on the technical data
i The technical data wasd etermined in
accordance with EU directives. All data
applie stothe vehicle's standard equip-
ment. The data may therefore diffe rfor
vehicles with optional equipment. You can
obtai nfurther information from a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Mercedes-Ben
zgenuine parts
Mercedes-Benz tests genuine parts and con-
versio nparts and accessories which have
been specifically approved for you rvehicle for
their reliability ,safety and suitability .Despite
ongoing market research, Mercedes-Benz is
unable to evaluate other parts. Mercedes-
Benz therefore accepts no responsibility for
the use of such parts in Mercedes-Benz vehi-
cles, even if they have been independently or
officially approved.
In Germany and some other countries ,certain
parts are only officially approved for installa-
tion or modification if they comply with legal
requirements. All genuine Mercedes-Benz
parts meet this requirement. The use of non-
approved parts may invalidate the vehicle's
genera loperating permit. This is the case if:
R they cause achange of the vehicle type
from that for which the vehicle's general
operating permi twasgranted
R other road users coul dbeendangered
R the emission or noise levels are adversely
affected
The use of non-approved parts coul daffect
you rvehicle's operating safety. Mercedes-
Benz therefore recommends genuine Mercedes-Benz parts and conversio
nparts
and accessories that have been approved for
you rvehicle. H
Environmental note
Daimler also supplies reconditioned
assemblies and parts which are of the same
quality as new parts. These parts have the
same warranty as new parts.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts and approved
conversio nparts and accessories are availa-
ble from Mercedes-Benz Service Centres.
There ,you can also receive advice about tech-
nical modifications and have the parts pro-
fessionally fitted.
Always quote the vehicl eidentificatio nnum-
ber and the engine numbe rwheno rdering
genuine parts. You wil lfind these numbers on
the vehicle data card in the Service Booklet
or on you rvehicle's identificatio nplates
(Y pag e288). Technical data
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Vehicle electronics
287Vehicle electronics
Tampering with the engine electron-
ics
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Onl yhavew orkont he engine electronics
and relate dcomponents carrie doutat a
qualified specialis tworkshop which ha sthe
necessary specialis tknowledg eand tools
to carry ou tthe work required .Mercedes-
Benz recommends tha tyou usea
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for thi spur-
pose. In particular ,workr elevant to safety
or on safety-relate dsystem smustbec ar-
rie do utataq uali fied specialis tworkshop.
The vehicle's roadworthiness could other-
wise be affected.
! Onlyhavew orkd oneont he engine elec-
tronics and its associated parts, such as
contro lunits, sensor sand connector leads,
carrie doutataq uali fied specialis twork-
shop, e.g .aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Otherwise, vehicl ecomponents
ma yw earm oreq uickl yand your vehicle's
warranty and operating permi tmaybe inva-
lidated. Retrofitting electrical and electronic
equipment
Electrical and electronic equipment can jeop-
ardise the operating safety of your vehicle. If
equipment of thi skind is retrofitted ,itmust
be type-approved and bear the emark. The
e mark ma ybeobtained fro mthe equipment
manufacturer or an authorised testing centre.
! Damag eorconsequentia ldamag earisi ng
fro mf itting equipment not approved
by Mercedes-Benz is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz warranty.
If yo uwishtoi nstalltwo-wa yradios in the
vehicle, yo umusto btainf orma lapp roval.
Mercedes-Benz approves the installatio nof
two-wa yradios if such equipment is installed
professionall yand alow -reflection exterior
aeria lisused.
The transmission outpu tofthe two-wa yradio
must not exceed the maximum transmission
outputs listed. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Two-way radios ma yinterfere with the vehi-
cle electronics and thereb yjeopardise the
operational safety of the vehicl eand your
ow ns afety if: R
they do not have an exterio raerial
R the exterio raerialisn otalow -reflection
aerial
R the exterio raerialh as been fitte dincor-
rectly G
Ris
kofi njury
Excessive electromagnetic radiation may
also cause damage to your health and the
health of others. Using an exterio raerial
take sinto account current scientific dis-
cussions relating to the possibl ehealth haz-
ards tha tmayresul tfrome lectromagnetic
fields.
For thi sreason, onl yhavet he exterio raerial
fitte dataq ualified specialis tworkshop
which ha sthe necessary specialis tknowl-
edge and tool stocarry ou tthe work
required .Mercedes-Benz recommends
tha tyou useaM ercedes-Benz Service
Centre for thi spurpose. In particular ,work
relevant to safety or on safety-relate dsys-
tems must be carrie doutataq uali fied
specialis tworkshop.
i Mercedes-Benz recommends the us eof
an approved exterio raerial. Thi sensures
optima lreception quality for mobil etele- Technica
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Vehicle identificatio
nplates 288phones/wireless devices in the vehicle.
Thi
salsoe nsures tha tinterference
between thes edevices and the vehicle's
electronics is kep ttoaminimum. If instal-
led, the exterio raerialc onducts the elec-
tromagneti cfield stransmitted by amobile
phone to the exterio rofthe vehicle. Frequenc
yrange Maximum trans-
mission output
(watts)
Short wave
(< 50 MHz) 100
4mw
aveband 20
2mw
aveband 50
70 cm waveband 35
25 cm waveband 10
!
If electrical or electronic equipment
which does not comply with the above
installatio nconditions is operated inside
the vehicle, the vehicle's operating permit
ma ybei nvalidated (EU Directive
95/54/EC )-Automotive EMC directive) Vehicle identificatio
nplates Vehicle identificatio
nplate with vehi-
cl ei dentificatio nnumber (VIN) and
pain tcoden umber
The vehicl eide ntification plate is locate don
the side of the door frame on the front-
passenge rside. 1
Vehicl eide ntification plate
X Open the driver's door.
Yo uw ills ee vehicl eide ntification plate
1. Vehicl
eide ntification plate (example)
1 Vehicl eide ntification plate
2 Vehicl emanufacturer
3 EU typ eapprova lnumber
4 Vehicl eide ntification numbe r(VIN)
5 Maximum permissibl egross vehicle
weight
6 Maximum permissibl efront axl eload
7 Maximum permissibl ereara xlel oad
8 Paint cod enumber Technica
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Vehicle identificatio
nplates 289Vehicle identificatio
nnumber (VIN)
As well as being shown on the vehicl eide nti-
fication plate ,the vehicl eide ntification num-
be r(VIN) is also stampe donto the vehicle
body .Itisloc ate dunderneath the rea rstow-
ag ec ompartment on the front-passenger
side. 1
Stowag ecompartment
2 Bulkhead
3 Vehicle identificatio nnumbe r(VIN)
X Open stowage compartment 1
(Y page 163).
X Remove bulkhead 2.
Vehicle identificatio nnumbe r(VIN) 3 is
found on the metal bars abov ethe floor
covering. Engine number
Th ee ngine number is stamped on the engine
block (crankcase). More information ca nbe
obtained fro manyMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. Te
chnical data
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Engine
290 Engine
SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Rated output 17
0kW( 231b hp) 23
2kW( 316
bhp) 28
5kW( 388b hp) 38
0kW( 517b hp) 38
6kW( 525
bhp) 45
0kW( 612b hp) At engine
speed 6,000 rpm 6,500 rpm 6,000 rpm 5,000 rpm 6,800 rpm 4,800 –
5,100 rpm Rated torque 30
0Nm 36
0Nm 53
0Nm 83
0Nm 63
0Nm 1,000 Nm
At engine
speed 2,500
–5,000 rpm 4,900 rpm 2,800
–4,800 rpm 1,900 –
3,500 rpm 5,200 rpm 2,000 –
4,000 rpm Number of
cylinders 6 6 8 12 8 12
Displacement
2,996 cm
3 3,498 cm
3 5,461 cm
3 5,513 cm
3 6,208 cm
3 5,980 cm
3 Maximum
engin
espeed 6,500 rpm 7,200 rpm 6,500 rpm 5,950 rpm 7,000 rpm 5,950 rpmTechnical data
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Performance
291Performance
Speeds
SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Maximum
speed 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h 250 km/h
Acceleration from
0to100 km/h SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Acceleration 7.8 seconds 6.2 seconds 5.4 seconds 4.5 seconds 4.6 seconds 4.2 secondsTechnical data
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Tyre
sand wheels 292 Tyre
sand wheels Points to remember
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommend sthaty ou onlyusetyres which
have been approved by Mercedes-Benz
specifically for your vehicle. Thes etyres are
specially adapted for us ewitht he control
systems, such as ABS or ESP ®
,a nd are
marked as follows:
R MO =Mercedes-Benz Original
R MOE =Mercedes-Benz Original Exten-
ded* (with run-flat characteristics)
If yo uuseother tyres ,Mercedes-Benz can-
not accep tany responsibility for damage
which ma yoccur. Informatio nabout tyres
can be obtained fro many Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
i Vehicle swithM OExtended run-flat sys-
tem ar enot equipped with the TIREFIT
kit* 27
.
It is therefore recommended to additionally
equi pyourv ehicl ewitht he TIREFIT kit*
when fitting tyres tha tdon ot featur erun-
flat properties ,e.g.w inter tyres. i
ATIREFIT kit* is availabl efroma ny quali-
fied specialis tworkshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
! If yo ufittyres other tha nthose tested and
recommended by Mercedes-Benz, charac-
teristics such as handling ,noise level sand
fuel consumption, etc. could be adversely
affected .Inaddition, when driving with a
load ,dimensiona lvaria tions and different
tyr ed eformatio ncharacteristics could
caus ethe tyres to com einto contact with
the bodywork and axl ecomponents .This
could resul tindamag etothe tyres or the
vehicle.
i Furthe rinformation abou ttyres and
wheels ca nbeobtained fro many
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Yo uw illf in dat able of tyr epressures on the
insid eofy ourv ehicle' sfue lfiller flap.You
will find furthe rinformation abou ttyrep res-
sures in the "Operation" section
(Y page 184).
27 Onl yfor certai ncountries. Technica
ldata
*optional
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Tyre
sand wheels 293Tyre
soft he same dimensions SL 28
0/SL3 50 SL 500
17" Both axles Summe
rtyres 255/4
5R1798W –
Winter
tyres 255/45 R1
798V M+S 255/45 R1
798V M+S Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x17H2ET35 8.5J
x17H2ET35 18" Both axles Summe
rtyres 255/40 R1
895W 255/40 R1
895W Winter tyres 255/40 R1
895V M+S 255/40 R1
895V M+S Winter tyres
28
,29 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended 255/40 R1
895V M+S MOExtended Light-alloy wheels 8.5J
x18H2ET35 8.5J
x18H2ET35 28
Tyres with run-flat characteristics and onl yincombinatio nwitht he tyr epressure loss warnin gortyrep ressure monitor* activated.
29 Winter tyres for retrofitting .Onlyc ertain tyr ebrands ar eapproved .Ask your Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for mor einformation. Technica
ldata
*o ptional
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