2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER steering

Displa
ymessages 225Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
N Engine oi
llevel
Stop car, turn
engine off. Vehicles without
adipst ick: there is not
enoug hoilin the engine .There isad anger
of engine damage. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X To pupt he engine oi land check the level
(Y page 178). N Engine oi
llevel
Reduce oi llevel Vehicles without an oi
ldipst ick: yo uhave
adde dtoo much engine oil. Ther eisarisk
of damaging the engine or catalytic con-
verter. X
Sipho noff exces sengine oi luntil it is at the
specified level. Observe the lega lrequire-
ments. N Engine oi
llevel
Engine oi llevel
cannot be measured Vehicles without an oi
ldipst ick: the meas-
uring syste misfaulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. ± Consul
tworkshop One or mor
eelectroni csystems are
unable to delive rinformation to the on-
boar dcomputer .The coolant temperature
gaug eand the re vcounter ma yhave
failed. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. H Tyre pressure Cau-
tion tyre defect
G
Ris
kofa ccident
At leas tone tyre is rapidl ydefla ting. The
affected whee lishighlight ed in the tyre
pressure displa yofthe tyre pressure mon-
itor*. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout makin ganysudden
steering or braking manoeuvres. Pa yattention
to the traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Repair or change the tyre (Y page 266). Practical advi
ce
*o ptional
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Displa
ymessages 226 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
H Tyre pressure
Chec
ktyres G
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Th ep ressur einone or mor etyres has
droppe dsignificantly .The affected wheel
is highlighted in the tyre pressure display
of the tyre pressure monitor*. 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 Repair or change the faulty tyre if necessary
(Y page 266).
X Check the tyre pressure an dcorrect it if nec-
essary (Y page 184).
Th ew arning will disappea rautomaticall yafter
yo uh aveb eend rivin gfor afew minutes with
the corrected tyre pressure. H Please correc
tthe
tyre pressure Vehicles with
atyrep ressur emonitor*:
the pressure of at leas tone tyre is too low
or there is asignificant discrepancy
between the tyre pressure softhe individ-
ua lw heels. X
Check the tyre pressure at the next opportunity
an dc orrect it if necessar y(Ypage 184). I Change ke
ybatter-
ies Th
eK EYLESS GO *key batterie saredis-
charged. X
Change the batterie s(Ypage 259). I Ke
yn ot detected Th
eK EYLESS GO *key is not in the vehicle.
If the engine is switche doff,t he vehicle
ca nnol ongerbel ocked centrall yand the
engine cannot be started. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Look for the KEYLESS GO *key. Practical advice
*optional
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Troubleshooting
238 Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions H
They ello wtyrep ressure
monitor* warning lamp is
on. G
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kofa ccident
Th et yrep ressure monitor* has
detecte dasudde nors ignificant
pressure loss in at leas tone of
the tyres. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
manoeuvres .Pay attentio ntotrafficconditions as yo udoso.
X Observe the additional message sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
( Y page 202).
Th ew arning ligh twillgoo utafter the flat tyr ehasbeen changed
and yo uhaveb eend riving for afew minutes. <
Ther ed seat belt warning
lamp lights up for 6sec-
ond safter the engine
starts up 22
. Th
es eatb eltw arning lamp
remind sthe driver and front
passenge rtofastent heir seat
belts. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83). <
After the engine starts you
will hear awarning tone for
up to 6seconds 22
. G
Ris
kofi njury
Th ed river's seat belt is not fas-
tened. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83).
Th ew arning tone ceases. <
Ther ed seat belt warning
lamp lights up after start-
ing the engine ,assoonas
the driver's door or the
front-passenge rdooris
closed. G
Ris
kofi njury
Th ed river or front passenge rhas
not fastened their seat belt. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83).
Th ew arning lamp goes out. G
Ris
kofi njury
There ar eobjects on the front-
passenge rseat. X
Remov ethe objects fro mthe front-passenge rseata nd sto wthem
safely.
Th ew arning lamp goes out. 22
Onl yfor certai ncountries. Practical advice
*optional
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Towin
gand tow-starting 280
X
Connect negative terminal 3of the donor
battery to negative terminal 4of your
vehicle' sbattery using the jum plead, con-
necting the jum pleadtot he donor battery
first.
X Star tthe engine.
X Electrical consumers can be switched on
again. Do not switch the lights on, however,
as thi swillo verloa dthe battery.
X Remov ethe jum pleadf rome arth
point 4and negative terminal 3first,
the nfromp ositivet erminals 1and 2,
each tim edisconnecting fro mthe battery
on your ow nvehicl efirst.
X Have the battery checked at aqualified
specialis tworkshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-Benz
Service Centre. Towin
gand tow-starting Points to remember
G
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kofa ccident
If yo utow the vehicle, yo umustu se arigid
towing ba rif:
R the engine is not running
R there is abrake syste mmalfunction
R the voltag esuppl yort he vehicle' selec-
trica lsystemisd amaged
Th ee lectric powe rsteering and the brake
force booster do not work when the engine
is not running .Greate rbraking force will
the nberequired and the brake peda ltravel
will be longer. If necessary ,depress the
brake peda lwithm aximum force.
Do not tow the vehicl eifthe key cannot be
turned in the ignition lock. If thi sisthe case,
the steering is locked and the vehicl ecan-
not be steered.
If yo utow or tow-start anothe rvehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missibl egross vehicl eweigh tofy ourv ehi-
cle. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th eS BC®
brake syste mrequires electrical
power. Th eSBC®
brake syste menters
emergency mod eifthere ar efaults in the
powe rsuppl yort he vehicle' selectrica lsys-
tem. Greater braking force will the nbe
required and the brake peda ltravel and
braking distance will be longer. If neces-
sary ,depress the brake peda lwithm axi-
mu mf orce.
Th ev ehicl eisb raked if SBC ®
HOL Disa cti-
vated .The refore, deactivate SBC ®
HOL Dif
the vehicl eistobet owed.
If yo utow or tow-start anothe rvehicle, its
weight must not exceed the maximum per-
missibl egross vehicl eweigh tofy ourv ehi-
cle.
It is better to have the vehicl etransported
tha ntoh aveitt owed.
When towing ,obser ve the lega lrequirements
in al lcountries concerned.
! When towing ,pulla wa yslowl yand with-
ou tjerking. If the tractiv epower is too high,
the vehicles could be damaged. Do not use
the towing ey efor recovery. Practical advice
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Towin
gand tow-starting 282
Opening the rea
rcover 1
Cover
X Use asuitabl eobject such as ascrewdriver
and insert it in the notch on the left or right
to lever off cover 1.
X Fol dc over 1down.
X Take cover 1off the opening.
Securin gthe towin geye X
Take the towing ey eand the whee lwrench
fro mt he vehicl etoolkit ( Ypage 200).
X Scre wint he towing ey eclockwise to the
stop.
X Insert the whee lwrench handl einto the
towing ey eand tighten. Towin
gthe vehicle
! Youm aytow the vehicl efor am aximum
of 50 km. Atowing spee dof50k m/h must
not be exceeded.
With towing distances ove r50km, the
entire vehicl eneeds to be lifted up and
transported.
! Thee ngine must be switched off (ke yin
ignition lock in position 0or position 1)if
the vehicl eisbeing towed with the rea raxle
raised or if the parking brake is being tested
on adynamometer. Interventio nbyESP®
could otherwis edamag ethe brake system.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Move the selector lever to N. Removing the towin
geye
X Take the whee lwrench fro mthe vehicle
too lkit ( Ypage 200).
X Insert the whee lwrench handl einto the
towing ey eand tur nitanti-clockwise.
X Unscrew the towing eye.
X Replac ethe cover and press it unti lit
engages.
X Retur nthe towing ey eand the wheel
wrench to the vehicl etoolkit. Transporting the vehicle
Th et owing eyes ca nbeusedtop ullt he vehi-
cle onto atrailer or transporte rfor transport-
ing purposes.
! Onlylas ht he vehicl edownbyt he wheels
or whee lrim s, not by parts of the vehicle
such as axl eorsteering components .The
vehicl ecould otherwis ebedamaged.
X Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
X Move the selector lever to N.Practical advice
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