2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER wheel

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
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Automatic transmission
101S
Sport Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
ditions C
Comfort Fo
rc omfort mode !
Only press program selector button 1
when th eselector lever is in position P,N
or D.
X Press program selector button 1repeat-
edly until th eletter (C/S) fort he desired
gearshift program appears in th espeed-
ometer display.
Comfort mode Cis characterised by th efol-
lowing:
R an increase in traction .Thisi mproves the
drivin gstabilit yofthe vehicl eons lippery
road surfaces, fo rexample.
R thea utomatic transmissio nshiftin gup
sooner. The vehicl eisdriven at lower
engin espeeds and th ewheels are less
likely to spin. SL 63 AMG program selector 1
Program selector C Fo
rc omfort mode S Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
dition s(Sp ortp rogram) S+ SportPlus mode (with
shorter shift times)
M Fo
rm anual gearshifting RS RACE START
i
RScanno tbeselecte dduring normal driv-
ing. Fo rfurther information on RACE
START ,see (Y page 138). !
Only tur nprogram selector 1when the
selecto rlever is in position P,Nor D.
X Tur nprogram selector 1until th edesired
program is shown in th edisplay.
The display on th eprogram selecto ris
shown in red.
Drivin gtips Accelerator pedal position
Your style of drivin
ginfluences how th eauto-
matic transmissio nshift sgear:
R littl ethrottle :early upshifts
R more throttle: lat eupshifts
Kickdown
Use kickdown fo rmaximum acceleration.
X Depress th eaccelerator peda lbeyond the
pressure point.
The transmissio nshift stoal owergear
dependin gontheengin espeed.
X Ease of fthe accelerator peda loncet he
desire dspeed is reached.
The automatic transmissio nshift sbacku p. Cont
rols
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Automatic transmission
102 Steering wheel gearshif
tpaddl es*
an dm anua lgearshif tprogram*
i The full range of function softhesteering
whee lshift paddles and th emanual gear-
shift program are only available once oper-
atin gtem perature is reached.
Steering wheel gearshif tpaddl es It is possibl
etoshift gear usin geither the
steerin gwhee lgearshift paddles or th eselec-
to rlever. 1
Left-han dpaddle: to shift down
2 Right-han dpaddle: to shift up Upshifting
X
Pull right-hand paddle 2.
The automatic transmissio nshift suptot he
next gear .Ifyou are no tdrivin ginm anual
gearshift program M,thent he shift range
will be derestricted.
Downshifting 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.
X Pull left-han dpaddle 1.
The automatic transmissio nshift sdown to
th en extg ear .Ify ou are no tdrivin ginm an-
ual gearshift program M,theshift range will
be restricted.
i Whe nthe selecto rlever is in position P,
N or R,y ou canno tchang eg ear usin gthe
steerin gwhee lgearshift paddles.
If manual gearshift program Mhas been
selecte dand you restart th eengine, the
automatic transmissio nwill switch to an
automatic gearshift program. If automatic
gearshift program Sor Chas been selected, th
ea utomatic transmissio nwill resume the
correspondin ggearshift program when you
restart th eengine.
Manua lgearshif tprogram In manual gearshift program
M,you can
chang egear usin gthe steerin gwhee lgear-
shift paddles or th eselecto rlever. Manual
gearshift program Mcan be selecte dusing
th ep rogram selecto rbutton. 1
Program selecto rbutton Cont
rols
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Automatic transmission
103S
Sport Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
ditions C
Comfort Fo
rc omfort mode M
Manual Fo
rm anual gearshifting X
To activate: press program selector but-
ton 1repeatedly until Mappears in the
speedometer display.
If th eselector lever is in position D,you can
shift up or down through th egears. The gear
currentl yselected and engage disshown in
th es peedometer display.
X To deactivate: press program selector
button 1repeatedly until Sor Cappears
in th espeedometer display.
Upshifting
X Briefly press th eselector lever to th eright
towards D+
or
X Pull th eright-hand steerin gwhee lgearshift
paddl e(Ypage 102).
The automatic transmissio nshift suptot he
next gear. SL 65 AMG
!
In manual gearshift program M,theauto-
matic transmissio ndoesn otshift up auto-
matically eve nwhen th elimitin gspeed for
th ec urren tgear is reached. Whe nthe lim-
itin gspeed is reached, th efue lsupply is cut
to preven tthe engin efromo verrevving.
You mus tmakes uret hatthe engin espeed
doe snotreach th ered are aoftherev coun-
ter. There is otherwise ariskofe ngine
damage.
X Shift up agear if th ecolour in th edisplay
changes to red and UPappears in th erev
counter.
Downshifting 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.
X Briefly press th eselector lever to th eleft
towards D-
or X
Pull th eleft-han dsteerin gwhee lgearshift
paddle (Y page 102).
The automatic transmissio nshift sdown to
th en extg ear.
i Form aximum acceleration ,pull th eleft-
han dsteerin gwhee lgearshift paddle until
th et ransmissio nselects th eoptimum gear
fo rt he curren tspeed.
Kickdown
i It is no tpossibl etouse kickdown in man-
ual gearshift program Mon vehicles with
AM Ge ngines.
You can also use kickdown fo rmaximum
acceleration in manual gearshift program M.
X Depress th eaccelerator peda lbeyond the
pressure point.
The transmissio nshift stoal owergear
dependin gontheengin espeed.
i It is no tpossibl etoshift gear susingthe
steerin gwhee lgearshift paddles during
kickdown. Cont
rols
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Automatic transmission
104
Manua
lgearshif tprogram on th eSL63
AMG In manual gearshift program
M,you can
chang egear usin gthe steerin gwhee lgear-
shift paddles or th eselector lever. Manual
gearshift program Mcan be selected using
th ep rogram selector.
SL 63 AM Gprogram selector 1
Program selector C Fo
rc omfort mode S Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
dition s(Sp ortp rogram) S+ SportPlus mode (with
shorter shift times) M Fo
rm anual gearshifting RS RACE START
i
RScanno tbeselecte dduring normal driv-
ing. Fo rfurther information on RACE
START ,see (Y page 138).
X To activate: turnp rogram selector 1
clockwise until Mappears in th espeedom-
eter display.
Indicator M1 on th eprogram selector
lights up in red.
If th eselecto rlever is in position D,you can
shift up or down through th egears. The gear
currentl yselecte dand engage disshown in
th ed isplay.
X To deactivate: turnp rogram selector 1
until Sor Cappears in th edisplay.
Upshifting
X Briefly press th eselecto rlever to th eright
towards D+
or X
Pull th eright-hand steerin gwhee lgearshift
paddle (Y page 102).
The automatic transmissio nshift suptot he
next gear.
! In manual gearshift program M,theauto-
matic transmissio ndoesn otshift up auto-
matically eve nwhen th elimitin gspeed for
th ec urren tgear is reached. Whe nthe lim-
itin gspeed is reached, th efue lsupply is cut
to preven tthe engin efromo verrevving.
You mus tmakes uret hatthe engin espeed
doe snotreach th ered are aoftherev coun-
ter. There is otherwise ariskofe ngine
damage.
X Shift up agear if th ecolour in th edisplay
changes to red and UPappears in th erev
counter.
Downshifting 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.
X Briefly press th eselecto rlever to th eleft
towards D-
or Cont
rols
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On-boar
dcomputer 107Multi-function steering wheel
You can control the multi-function display and
the settings in the on-board computer with
the buttons on the multi-function steering
wheel. 1 Multi-function displayint
he speed-
ometer 2 Multi-function displayint
he rev
counter 3 s
t
Accepts or rejectsac
all*
æ
ç R
Selects submenus in the
Settings menu
R Changes values
R Adjusts the volume
R Operates the RACETIMER 13 4 è
ÿ
Selecting menus: scrolls back
and forth j
k
Press briefly
to scroll back
and forth in amenu.
Select the Audio/TV*/DVD
menu to select astored sta-
tion, an audio track or avideo
scene.
In the Telephone* menu:
switches to the phone book
and selects aname or phone
number. j
k
Press and hold:
in the
Audio/TV*/DVD menu to
select the next/previous sta-
tion using rapid scrolling.
Press and hold in the Tele-
phone* menu: starts rapid
scrolling through the tele-
phone book. Several functions are combined thematically
in the menus.
For example, the
Audio/TV*/DVD menu
contains functions for operating the radio or
DVD player. The functions can be used either
to look up information or to change settings
for your vehicle.
13 Only on AMG vehicles. Controls
*o ptional
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On-boar
dcomputer 110 Function
1 Basic display
menu (Ypage 110)
R Digital speedometer or outside tem-
perature (Y page 111)
R ASSYST servic einterval display
(Y page 193)
R Tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 185 )ortyre pressure mon-
itor* (Y page 186)
R Engine oil level* (Y page 178)2
AMG*m
enu (Ypage 111) 3
Audio/TV*/DVD
(Ypage 113 )menu
R Radio station ( Ypage 113)
R Audio drive or media (Y page 114)
R TV* (Y page 114)
R DVD video (Y page 115) 4
Navigation*m
enu (NAV)
(Y page 115) 5
Distronic
*menu (distanc edisplay)
(Y page 131) Function
6
Message memory
menu14
(fault and
warning messages) (Y page 115) 7 Settings
menu (Ypage 116)
R Resets to factory settings
(Y page 116)
R Select ssubmenus (Y page 116) 8 Trip computer
menu (Ypage 122)
R Consumption statistics
(Y page 122)
R Range (Y page 123) 9
Telephone
*menu (Y page 123) This is what the displays look like when you
scroll through the menus.
The generic term
sinthe table overview are
intended to help you navigate through the
menus. The term sthemselves are not always
displayed in the multi-function display. Standar
ddispla ymenu
i Menu overview: see (Y page 109).
Use the button sonthe multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the èor· button to select the
standard display. Standard display
1
Status line with outside temperature or
speed
2 Engaged gear/selector lever position
3 Trip meter
4 Driv eprogram
5 Total distanc erecorder
You can display the digital speedometer
instead of outside temperature
1 (Ypage 118).
14 This menu is only visible if there is adisplay message available. Controls
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On-boar
dcomputer 111
You can select the following function
sinthe
Basic display menu by pressin gthe j or
k button:
R digital speedometer or outside tempera-
ture
R ASSYST servic einterval display
(Y page 193)
R tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 185 )ortyre pressure moni-
tor* (Y page 186)
R engin eoil level* (Y page 178)
Displaying the digita lspeedometer or
outsid etemperature If you have selected the digital speedometer
for Status line
1(Ypage 118), you can
switch the display to the outside temperature
here 15
.
X Press the èor· buttontoselect the
standard display.
X Press the jork buttontoselect the
digital speedometer or the outside temper-
ature. AMG* menu
These function sare only available on AMG
vehicles.
i Menu overview: see (Y page 109).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
X Press the èor· buttontoselect the
AMG menu. 1
Engine oil temperature
2 Gear indicator
3 Upshift instruction
In the manual gearshift program, the menu is
displayed in red when the engin ereaches the
overrevvin grange. You will also see shift up
instruction 3.Shiftupinstruction 3blocks
other messages in the multi-function display
until you have shifted up. The engin
eoil temperature gauge flashes if
the engin eoil temperature has not reached
80 †. Avoid driving at full engin eoutput dur-
ing this time.
SETUP SETUP shows the gearshift program and the
suspension tuning.
X
Press the èor· buttontoselect the
AMG menu.
X Press the jbuttonrepeatedly until
SETUP is displayed.
or
X Press the AMG butto nonthe centre con-
sole 16
. 1
Gearshift program (C/S/S+*/M)
2 Suspension tunin g(SPORT/COMFORT)
15 Vehicles for the United Kingdom :the outside temperature is always displayed.
16 SL 63 AMG only. Controls
*o ptional
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