2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER window

Opening/closing the roof
155
Opening i
Make sure that the roof and rear window
are dry before openin gthe roof. Otherwise,
water could enter the interior or boot.
X Engage the parkin gbrake (Y page 98).
X Make sure that the boot separator is closed
(Y page 156).
X Close the boot lid.
X Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X Pull the roof switch in the direction of arrow
2 until the soft-top has been fully retrac-
ted int othe boot and the Vario-roof in
operation message disappears from the
multi-function display.
Closing X
Engage the parkin gbrake (Y page 98).
X Make sure that the boot separator is closed
(Y page 156).
X Close the boot lid. X
Make sure that the key is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
X Press the roof switch in the direction of
arrow 1until the soft-top has been fully
retracted int othe boot and the Vario-
roof in operation message disappears
from the multi-function display. With the key
G
Risk of injury
When openin gorclosingthe roof, make
sure that nobody is trapped or injured by
movin gparts such as the boot lid, the
hinged roof or the roof linkage.
If ther eisar isk of entrapment ,immediately
release the korj buttononthe key.
The roof folding mechanism stops immedi-
ately. Using the key to open and close the roof
Opening
X
Point the tip of the key at the door handle.
X Press and hold the kbuttonuntil the
roof is fully opened.
The seat ventilation* on the driver's seat is
switched on. The side windows open.
Closing X
Point the tip of the key at the door handle.
X Press and hold the jbuttonuntil the
roof is fully closed.
The roof and side windows close. Controls
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Winte
rdriving 189Winte
rdriving Points to remember
Have you rvehicle winterproofed at aqualified
specialist workshop, e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre, at the onset of winter.
! Take care not to damage the sealing strip
and the moulding on the sid eofthe rear
window whe nscraping ice off the rear win-
dow. Winte
rtyres
Use winter tyres at temperatures below
+7 °C and on snow or ice-covere droads. Only
then can the effect of the ABS and ESP ®
driv-
ing systems be ensure dinwinter too.
Use winter tyres of the same make and tread
on allw heels to maintain safe handling char-
acteristics. G
Risk of accident
Winter tyres with atread depth of less than
4mmm ust be replaced immediately .They
are no longe rsuitabl efor winter use ,can
no longe rprovide sufficient grip .This could
cause you to lose control of you rvehicle
and cause an accident. Always observe the maximu
mpermitted
spee dspecified for the winter tyres you have
fitted. If you fit winter tyres which have a
lower maximu mpermitted spee dthan that of
the vehicle, affi xanappropriate warning sign
in the driver's fiel dofvision. This can be
obtained at aqualified specialist workshop,
e.g. from aMercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Under these circumstances, you should also
restrict the maximu mspee doft he vehicle
using permanent Speedtronic 20
to the maxi-
mum permissible spee dfor the winter tyres
(Y pag e136).
Once you have fitted the winter tyres:
X Check the tyre pressures (Y page184).
X Restart the tyre pressure moni-
tor* (Y page186). G
Risk of accident
If you fit the spare wheel* whe ndriving with
winter tyres, bea rinmind that driving sta-
bility wil lbeimpaired owing to unstable
cornering characteristics caused by the dif-
ferent tyres. You should therefore adapt
you rdriving styl eand drive carefully.
Have the spare wheel* replaced at the
nearest qualified specialist workshop which has the necessary specialist knowl-
edge and tools to carry out the work
required
.Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you use aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre for this purpose. In particular, work
relevant to safety or on safety-related sys-
tems must be carrie dout at aqualified
specialist workshop. Sno
wchains
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use snow chains which
have bee nspecially approved for you rvehicle
by Mercedes-Benz, or are of acorresponding
standard of quality.
! Information about the use of snow chain-
compatibl eAMG winter tyres is applicable
for AMG tyres. Use of snow chains is only
permissible with these tyres.
If you intend to fit snow chains, please bear
the following points in mind:
20 Only available for certai ncountries. Operation
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Care
195H
Environmental note
Dispose of empty packaging ,cleaning
cloth sand polishin gwads in an environ-
mentally responsible manner.
! Do no taffix:
R stickers
R films
R magnetic plates or similar items
to painte dsurfaces, otherwise you could
damag ethe paintwork. Vehicle care
! Do no tpark th evehicl efor alon gp eriod
of time directly after cleaning ,especially if
th ew heels have jus tbeen cleane dwitha
whee lcleaner. Whee lcleaners could cause
rapi dcorro sionoft hebrak ediscsa nd
brak epads/linings. Afte rcleaning ,park
th ev ehicl ewhen it is at normal operating
temperature. Automati
ccar wash G
Ris
kofa ccident
The vehicl eisbraked when SBC ®
Hold is
activated. Therefore, deactivat eSBC®
Hold
before th evehicl eisw ashedinana uto-
matic car wash.
You can wash th evehicl einana utomatic car
wash from th everys tart.
! It is preferable to use car washe swhich
do no tuse high-pressur ecleaners. In car
washe sthatu se high water pressures,
there is adanger that water may leak into
th ev ehicle.
! Do no tuse atouch-free automatic car
wash that uses chemical agents to wash
th ev ehicle.
If th evehicl eisv eryd irty, prewash it before
cleaning it in an automatic car wash.
! Mak esuret hatthe automatic car wash is
suitable for th esizeoft hevehicle. Fold in
th ee xter iorm irror sbefore th evehicl eis
washed. Ther eisotherwise ariskofd am-
age to th eexter iorm irrors.
! Mak esuret ha tthe side windows are com-
pletely closed, that th eventilation/heater blowe
risfully turne doff and that th ewind-
scree nwiper switch is set to 0.Otherwise,
th er ain sensor may be activated, inadver-
tently triggerin gwiper operation .This could
caus edamag etothevehicle.
Afte rusin gana utomatic car wash, wipe off
wax from th ewindscree nand th ewiper
blades .This will preven tsmears and reduce
wipin gnoises caused by residue on th ewind-
screen.
High-pressur ecleaners G
Ris
kofa ccident
Do no tuse high-pressure cleaners wit hcir-
cular-jet nozzles (dir tgrinders )toc lean
your vehicl eor-especially -the tyres. You
could otherwise damag ethe tyres and
caus eana ccident.
! Observ ethe instruction sissue dbyt he
equipmen tmanufacturer concerning the
distanc etobem aintainedbetween the
nozzle of th ehigh-pressure cleane rand the
vehicl e(at least 30 cm).
Mov ethe high-pressure cleane rnozzle
aroun dwhen cleaning your vehicle.
Do no taim directly at any of th efollowing: Operation
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Care
196R
tyres
R door joint
R electrical components
R battery
R connectors
R lights
R seals
Damaged seals or electrical components
can lead to failures or leaks.
Cleaning th ewiper blades and th eout-
sid eoft hewindscreen G
Ris
kofi njury
Turn th ekeyto position 0in th eignition
loc kb efore cleaning th ewindscree northe
wiper blades .Ther eiso therwise ariskof
th ew indscree nwiper sbein gset in motion
and causing injury.
X Turn th ekeyto position 1in th eignition
loc k(Ypage 73).
X Se tthe windscree nwiper stop osition Ion
th ec om bination switch (Y page 92).
X Turn th ekeyto position 0or remove it when
th ew iper arm sare vertical (Y page 73). !
Only fol dthe wiper arm saway from the
windscree nwhen they are in avertical posi-
tion ,otherwise you will damag ethe bonnet.
X Fold th ewiper arm saway from th ewind-
scree nuntil you fee lthe me ngage.
X Clean th ewindscree nand th ewiper blades.
X Fold th ewindscree nwiper sbacka gain
before th eignition is switched on.
! Do no tclean th ewiper blades to ooften
as this will result in th erubber becoming
porous, leadin gtowiper noise.
Cleaning th ewindows !
Do no tuse dry cloths, abrasive products,
solvents or cleaning agents containing sol-
vents to clean th einside of th ewindows.
Clean th einsides of th ewindows wit ha
damp cloth or commercially-available glass
cleaner. Avoid touching th einside of the
rear windscree nand th eside windows with
hard objects ,e.g.ice scrapers or rings. You
could otherwise caus edamag etothewin-
dows ,rear window heating or aerial on the
rear window. i
Anti-glare film retrofitte dtotheinsides of
th ew indows could interfere wit hradio or
mobile phon ereception ,especially if it is
conductive or metal-coate dfilm .Inf orma-
tion about anti-glare film can be obtained
from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Cleaning th eheadlamps X
Clean th eplastic lenses of th eheadlamps
wit had amp sponge.
! Only use washe rfluid whic hissuitable
for plastic lenses .Unsuitable washe rfluid
could damag ethe plastic lenses of the
headlamps.
Do no tuse th efollowing:
R dry cloths
R abrasive cleaning agents
R solvents
R cleaning agents containing solvent
You could otherwise scratch or damag ethe
surfac eofthelenses. Operation
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Troubleshooting
231Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
eA IRSCARF neck-leve lheat-
ing *functio nhasswitched itself
off prematurel yorcannot be
switched on. There is insufficient voltage
because too many consumers are
switched on. X
Switch off consumers tha tare not required ,e.g.r eading lamps,
interior lighting ,etc.
X Switch on the AIRSCARF neck-leve lheating* functio nagain. Th
eindicator lamp in the 9
button on the automatic ai rcon-
ditioning control panel flashes
when yo upress the button. The
cooling syste mcannot be
switched on. Cooling ha
sbeend eact ivated
du etoam alfunction. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Th
eindicator lamp in the ¯
rear-window heating button is
flashing. Th erear-window heat-
ing ha sswitched itsel foff prema-
turel yorc annot be switched on. There is insufficient voltage
because too many consumers are
switched on. X
Switch off consumers tha tare not required ,e.g.r eading lamps,
interior lighting ,etc.
Th er ear-window heating will automaticall yswitch back on as soon
as there is sufficient voltag eagain. Th
er oofiso pen. X
Clos ethe roof.
It is now possibl etoswitch on the rea rwindo wh eating. The
5 PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF warning lamp on the centre
consol eislit. As
pecial Mercedes-Benz child
seat with automatic child seat
recognition ha sbeenf itted to the
front-passenge rseat. Th efront-
passenge rairba gh astherefore
been disabled. Practical advice
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Troubleshooting
250 Windows
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions As
idew indo ww illn ot close. An object is blocking the side win-
do
wa nd preventing it fro mclos-
ing. X
Remov ethe object(s).
X Clos ethe side window. Yo
uc annot se ethe cause. X
Clos ethe side windo wwithi ncrease dforce or without the anti-
entrapmen tfeatur e(Ypage 94). Mirrors
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions An exterior mirro
rhas been
pushe doutof position. Vehicle
swithe xterior mirrors tha tcann ot be folde din/out electri-
cally:
X Push the mirro rinto the correc tposit ionm anually.
Vehicle swithe lectricall yfolding exterior mirrors*:
X Press the mirror-folding button* ( Ypage 80) repeatedly unti lyou
hear adistinct click.
Th em irro rh ousin gisengaged agai nand yo ucan adjus tthe mirror
as usua l(Y page 80). Practical advice
*optional
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