2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER steering

Tyre
sand wheels 185
Th
ep ressure of warm tyres shoul donlybe
corrected if it is too lo wfor the current oper-
ating conditions.
Driving with tyr epressure tha tist oo high or
too lo wcan:
R shorten the service life of the tyres
R increase the likelihoo doftyred amage
R have anegative effect on handling charac-
teristics (e.g. by causing aquaplaning)
i Thet yrep ressure values given for low
load sareminimum values which offer you
good ride comfor tcharacteristics.
Yo uc an,however, also usethe values given
for higher loads. Thes earepermissibl eand
will not adversely affec tthe running of the
vehicle. H
Environmental note
Check the tyr epressure regularly ,atleast
every 14 days. Tyre pressure loss warning system
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Th etyrep ressure loss warning syste mdoes
not warn yo uofanincorrectly se ttyrep res-
sure. Th etable on the insid eofthe fuel filler
flap will help yo udecidew hether the tyre
pressures shoul dbecorrected.
Th etyrep ressure loss warning syste mdoes
not replace the nee dtoregularly check
your vehicle' styrep ressures ,since an even
loss of pressure on several tyres at the
same tim ecann ot be detecte dbythe tyre
pressure loss warning system.
Th et yrep ressure loss warning syste mis
not able to warn yo uofasuddenlossof
pressure, e.g .ifthe tyr eispenetrate dbya
foreign object.
In the event of asudde nlossofp ressure,
bring the vehicl etoahaltbyb raking care-
fully. Do not make any sudden steering
movements when doing so.
Whil ethe vehicl eisinmotion, the tyr epres-
sure loss warning syste mmonitors the set
tyr ep ressure using the rotational spee dof
the wheels .Thise nables the syste mtodetect
significant pressure loss in atyre. If the speed
of rotatio nofawheelchange sasa resultof
al ossofp ressure, acorresponding warning message will appear in the multi-functio
ndis-
play.
Th efun ctio noft he tyr epressure loss warning
syste misl imited or delaye dif:
R sno wchains ar efitted to your vehicle's
tyres
R roa dconditions ar ewintry
R yo ua redriving on sand or gravel
R yo ua dopt averys porty driving style (cor-
nering at high speeds or driving with high
rates of acceleration)
R yo ua redriving with aheavy load (i nthe
vehicl eoront he roof)
Restarting the tyre pressure loss warn-
in gs ystem Restart the tyr
epressure loss warning system
if yo uhave:
R change dthe tyr epressure
R change dthe wheels or tyres
R fitted new wheels or tyres
X Before restarting ,consul tthe table of tyre
pressures on the insid eofthe fuel filler flap
to ensur ethatthe tyr epressure in al lfour Operation
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Tyre
sand wheels 186tyres is se
tcorrectly for the operating con-
ditions concerned.
X Als oo bser ve the note sinthe sectio non
tyr ep ressures (Y page 184). G
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Th et yrep ressure loss warning syste mcan
onl ygiver eliabl ewarnings if yo uhaves et
the correc ttyrep ressure.
If an incorrect tyr epressure is set, these
incorrect values will be monitored.
At yrew ithi nsufficient pressure results in
vehicl einstability when driving, thus
increasing the risk of an accident.
X Make sure tha tthe key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
Th es tandard displa yappears in the multi-
functio ndisplay ( Ypage 110).
X Press korj to select the tyr epres-
sure function:
Run Fla tIndicator active
Menu: R-Button æ
X Press the reset button on the left of the
instrumen tcluster.
Th ef ollowing message appear sinthe
multi-functio ndisplay:
Restar tRun Fla tIndicator? Yes Cancel
If yo uwishtoc onfirmthe restart:
X Press the æbutton.
Th ef ollowing message appear sinthe
multi-functio ndisplay:
Run Fla tIndicator restarted
After ateach-i nperiod, the tyr epressure
loss warning syste mwillm onitor the set
tyr ep ressures of al lfou rtyres.
If yo uwishtoc ancel the restart:
X Press the çbutton.
or
X Wait unti lthe message
Restar tRun Fla tIndicator?
Yes Cancel disappears.
Th et yrep ressure values stored at the last
restar twillc ontinue to be monitored. Checking the tyre pressure electroni-
cally*
Th et yrep ressure monitor onl yfun ctions if
the correc twheel electronics ar efitted to all
wheels .These monitor the pressure in al lfour
tyres ,which yo uhaves etwhen restarting the
tyr ep ressure monitor. Th emonitor warns you
when the pressure drops in one or mor eof
the tyres. G
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Th et yrep ressure monitor does not warn
yo uofani ncorrectly se ttyrep ressure. The
table on the insid eofthe fuel filler flap will
help yo udecidew hether the tyr epressures
shoul dbec orrected.
Th et yrep ressure monitor is not able to
warn yo uofasuddenlossofp ressure, e.g.
if the tyr eispenetrate dbyaforeign object.
In the event of asudde nlossofp ressure,
bring the vehicl etoahaltbyb raking care-
fully. Do not make any sudden steering
movements when doing so.
i Theo peratio noft he tyr epressure moni-
tor ca nbeaffected by interferenc efrom
radi otransmitting equipment (e.g. radio
headphones, two-wa yradios )tha tm aybe
being operated in or nea rthe vehicle. Operation
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Driving
tips 190
R
Snow chains cannot be fitted to al lwheel/
tyr ec ombinations.
R Snow chains must not be fitted to emer-
gency wheels ,e.g.ac ollapsible emergency
spar ewheel.
R Fit sno wchains onl yinpairsand onl ytothe
rea rwheels. Complywitht he manufactur-
er' sinstallatio ninstructions.
On vehicles with Activ eBodyC ontrol (ABC)*
(Y page 139) ,ifsnowc hains have been fitted,
yo um ayonl ydrive at raised vehicl elevel.
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
spee dof50k m/h.
i Youm aywish to deactivate ESP ®
when
pulling away with sno wchains fitted
(Y page 54) .Thisw ayyouc an allo wthe
wheels to spin in acontrolle dmanner ,ach-
ieving an increase ddriving force (cutting
action). Winte
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Do not shift down for additional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to lose their
gri pa nd the vehicl ecould skid.
Yo us houl ddrive particularl ycarefully on slip-
pery roa dsurfaces .Avoi ds udde naccelera-
tion, steering and braking manoeuvres.
If the vehicl ethreatens to ski dorcannot be
stopped when moving at lo wspeed:
X Shift the selector lever to N.
X Try to bring the vehicl eunder control using
correctiv esteering. Driving tips
Rolling with the engine switche
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Do not switch off the engine whil ethe vehi-
cle is in motion.
There is no powe rassis tance for the steer-
ing or the service brake when the engine is
not running.
Steering and braking require significantly
mor eeffort and yo ucould lose control of
the vehicl eand caus eanaccident as a
result. Braking
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Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to lose their
gri pa nd the vehicl ecould skid. G
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Make sure tha tother roa dusers ar enot
endangere dbyyourb raking. Operation
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Care
197
Cleaning th
eplastic trim !
Do no tuse dry, coars eorhard cloth sand
do no tscrub. Doing so will scratch or dam-
age th esurfaces.
! In order to protect th evehicle's high-qual-
it ys urface sand to retain th eoverall
appearance, avoi dcontac twithc osmetics
and suntan lotion.
X Wipe plastic part swithad amp,lint-free
cloth (e.g. amicrofibre cloth).
X Ligh tsoiling: usealow-foaming soap (e.g.
al igh tliquid han dsoap )diluted in water.
X Heavy soiling: useacleaning agen ttha tis
solvent-free and non-corrosive. Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Benz cleaning produc tfor this
purpose.
Cleaning th esteering wheel boss and
dashboard X
Moiste naclean lint-free cloth wit hwater.
X Clean th eplastic part sand th edashboard.
X If particularly dirty, use amild detergent. G
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Do no tuse cleaners and cockpit care
sprays containing solvents to clean the
cockpit and steering whee lboss. Cleaners
containing solvents caus ethe surface to
become porous and in th eevent of an air-
bag bein gtriggered ,plastic part stha th ave
become loos ecould caus econsid erable
injuries.
Cleaning th eleather trim* !
Cleaning
R Clean genuine leather cover susinga
damp cloth ,the nw ipe th ecoversd own
usin gad ry cloth .When doin gthis, make
sur ethatthe leather does no tbecome
soaked. Fo rleather care, you should use
leather car efoam A00198659711 0.
You can purchase this from any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R Clean artificial leather cover swithac loth
moistened wit hasolution containing 1%
detergen t(e. g. washing-up liquid).
R Clean fabric cover switham icrofibre
cloth moistened wit hasolution contain-
ing 1% detergen t(e. g. washing-up liquid).
When cleaning ,tak ec aren otto rub too vigorously and always wipe entire seat
section
stoavoidleaving visible lines.
Leav ethe seat to dry afterwards. Clean-
ing result sdepend on th etypeofd irt and
how lon githas been there.
R Clean Alcantara cover swithad amp
cloth .Makes ure you wipe entire seat
section stoavoidleaving visible lines.
i Notethatleather cover sarean atural
produc tand as suc hare subjec ttoanatural
agein gprocess and may reac tdifferently
(e.g. increased formation of wrinkles) to
certain environmental influence s(suc has
high humidity, intense heat).
Not etha tregular car eisessential to ensure
that th equalit y(bot happearanc eand com-
fort) of th ecoversisr etained ove rtim e.
Tail pip ecare( AMG vehicles) Impurities combined wit
hthe effects of road
gri tand corrosiv eenvironmental factors may
caus eflas hrusttof ormont hesurface.
Regular car eoftheexhaust tai lpipes will
ensur ethatthe ir original shin eisrestored. Operation
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Displa
ymessages 204 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
12
0k m/h Maximu
mspeed
exceeded Th
em aximum spee dhasbeen excee-
ded 21
. X
Drive mor eslowly. ABC Malfunctio
nStop
car Vehicles with ABC*: vehicl
elevel is too
low. X
Stop in accordance with the traffi cconditions.
Afte rafewsecond sthe vehicl elevel is adjus-
ted an dthe displa ymessage disappears. ABC Malfunctio
nStop
car
Th ed isplay mes-
sage is show ncon-
tinuously. Vehicles with ABC*: the vehicl
eislosing
oil. X
Stop in accordance with the traffi cconditions.
X Do not continu edrivin gunder anyc ircumstan-
ces.
X Consult aqualified specialis tworkshop. ABC Malfunctio
nStop
car
Th ed isplay mes-
sage is show ncon-
tinuously. ABC
*isf aulty. X
Do not excee damaximum spee dof80k m/h.
X Avoid large steering angles .Otherwise ,the
front wing or the tyre scould be damage dwhen
yo ud rive on.
X Liste nfor scraping sounds.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. ABC Vehicl
erising
Please wait Vehicles with ABC*: the vehicl
elevel is too
lo ww hens tationary. X
Do not driv eoff.
X Wait until the displa ymessage disappears.
Th ev ehicle leveliss et. 21
Onl yfor certai ncountries. Practical advi
ce
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Displa
ymessages 208 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
ESP unavailabl
eSee
Owner' sManual G
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ESP ®
is unavailabl eduetoam alfunc tion
or interruption in the powe rsupply. The
hill start assist* (SL 63 AMG only) is also
deactivated. ABS is still operational.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemc ontinues to
function normally, bu twithout ESP ®
. X
Make sure the steering whee lcan be turne dto
full lock without the wheels touching any
obstacles such as the kerb.
X With the vehicl estationary ,tur nt he steering
whee ltofullloc kinb othd irec tions in order to
rese tESP ®
.
If the displa ymessage does not disappea rafter
severa lattempts:
X Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
ately. ESP inoperativ
eSee
Owner' sManual G
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ESP ®
is unavailabl eduetoam alfunc tion.
Hill start assist* (SL 63 AMG only) is also
deactivated. ABS is still operational.
Th eS BCTM
brak esystemc ontinues to
function normally, bu twithout ESP ®
. X
Drive on carefully.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworksho pimmedi-
ately. Practical advi
ce
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Displa
ymessages 211Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Tyre pressure
monitor currentl
yunavail-
able Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is temporarily
deactivated. Th evoltag eoft he vehicle's
electrical syste mistoo loworr adiointer-
ference prevents the receptio nofsensor
signals. X
Drive on.
Once the causes have been eliminated ,the tyre
pressure monitor* automaticall yreactivates
after afew minutes of driving. Tyre pressure Chec
ktyres G
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Th etyrep ressur elos sw arning syste mhas
detected asignificant pressure loss. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout makin ganysudden
steering or braking manoeuvres. Pa yattention
to the traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Check the tyres.
X Check the tyre pressure an dcorrect it if nec-
essary (Y page 184).
X Repair or change the faulty whee lasnecessary
(Y page 266).
X Then restart the tyre pressure loss warning
syste monce the tyre pressure is correct
(Y page 185). Chec
ktyres, then restar
tRun
Flat Indicator Ther
ewasatyrep ressur ewarning mes-
sage. X
Make sure tha tthe pressure se tisc orrect for
al lt yres ( Ypage 184).
X Restart the tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 185). Ru
nF latI ndi-
cator Inoperative Th
et yrep ressur elossw arning syste mis
deactivate dduetoam alfunc tion. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advi
ce
*o ptional
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Displa
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
*optional
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