2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER lights

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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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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Displa
ymessages 222 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
. Brak
elampl eft
Back-u pbulbon
or
Brak elampr ight
Back-u pbulbon Th
eleft-han dorr ight-hand brak elam pis
faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . 3r
db rake lamp Th
et hird brak elam pisf aulty. This mes-
sage will onl yappea rifallLEDs have
failed. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Main beam left
or
Main beam right Th
eleft-han dorr ight-hand main-beam
headlamp is faulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). . Intelligen
tLight
System inoperative Th
eIntelligent Ligh tSystem* is faulty .The
lights remain availabl ewithout the Intelli-
gent Ligh tSystem*. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Licenc
eplate
lamp ,left
or
Licenc eplate
lamp ,right Th
eleft-han dorr ight-hand licenc eplate
lamp is faulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). Practical advi
ce
*optional
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Displa
ymessages 223Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
. Switch of
flights Yo
ud idnot switc hoff the lights when
leaving the vehicle. X
Turn the ligh tswitchtoMor U.
or
X If the rear foglamp is switche don: pres sthe
ligh tswitchintot he stop. . Fron
tfoglamp left
or
Fron tfoglamp
right Th
ef ront left-han dorright-hand foglamp
is faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Rear foglam
pleft
or
Rear foglam pright Th
eleft-han dorright-hand rear foglamp is
faulty. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. . Fron
tleftp arking
lamp Back-u pbulb
on
or
Fron tright park-
in gl ampB ack-up
bulb on Th
ef ront left-han dorright-hand parking
lamp is faulty. X
Replac ethe bulb (Y page 259). Practical advi
ce
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Troubleshooting
233Indicato
rand warning lamp sinthe instrument cluster Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions -
They ello wA BS warning
lamp comes on whil ethe
engine is running. G
Ris
kofa ccident
ABS ha sbeend eact ivate ddueto
am alfu nction. ESP ®
,B AS and hill
start assist* (SL 63 AMG only) are
therefore also deactivated.
Th eS BCTM
brake syste mcontin-
ue stof unctio nnormally ,but
without electroni csuppo rt. The
wheels could therefore lock if you
brake hard. X
Drive on carefully.
X Observe the additional message sinthe multi-functio ndisplay
( Y page 202).
X Switch off consumers tha tare not required ,e.g.r eading lamps,
interior lighting ,etc.
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop as soon as possible. E
Ther ed distance warning
lamp* lights up whil ethe
vehicl eisinm otion. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Th ed istance to the vehicl ein
front is too short for the speed
selected. X
Increas ethe distance. E
Ther ed distance warning
lamp* lights up whil ethe
vehicl eisinm otion. You
will also hear awarning
tone. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Yo ua reapproaching avehicl ein
front at too great aspeed or Dis-
tronic* ha sdetecte das tationary
obstacle in your line of travel. X
Be prepared to brake immediately.
X Pa yc areful attent iontot he traffi csituation. Yo umayhave to brake
or take evasive action. Practical advice
*o ptional
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Troubleshooting
238 Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions H
They ello wtyrep ressure
monitor* warning lamp is
on. G
Ris
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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Troubleshooting
240 Warnin
gtones Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Th
ea nti-theft warning alar mis
triggered. Yo
uh aveo penedt he vehicle
using the emergency key element
without deactivating the anti-
theft alar msystemf irst. X
Switch off the alar m(Ypage 60). Yo
uh earaw arning tone. Am
essage appear sinthe multi-
functio ndisplay. X
See the explanations for the displa ymessage (Y page 202). Yo
uh earaw arning tone. Yo
ua redriving with the parking
brake applied. X
Releas ethe parking brake. Yo
uh earaw arning tone. Yo
ud idnot switch off the lights
when leaving the vehicle. X
Turn the ligh tswitch to MorU.
or
X If the rea rfoglamp is switched on: press the ligh tswitch in to the
stop. Yo
uh earaw arning tone. G
Ris
kofi njury
Th ed river or front passenge rhas
not fastened their seat belt. X
Faste nyours eatb elt( Ypage 83). Yo
uh earac ontinuous tone. Yo
uh aves witched off the engine
and opene dthe bonnet or the
driver's door with SBC Hol dacti-
vated. X
Deactivate SBC Hol d(Ypage 137). Practical advice
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Troubleshooting
247Parktronic*
Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions Onl
ythe red segments in the
Parktronic warning displa yarelit.
Yo ua lsoh earaw arning tone for
approximately two seconds.
Parktronic is deactivate dafter
approximately 20 second sand
the indicator lamp in the Park-
troni cbutton lights up. Parktronic ha
smalfu nctioned
and ha sswitched itsel foff. X
If problems persist, have Parktronic checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Onl
ythe red segments in the
Parktronic warning displa yarelit.
Parktronic is deactivate dafter
approximately 20 seconds. Th
eP arktronic sensors ar edirty
or there is interference. X
Clea nthe Parktronic sensors ( Ypage 198).
X Switch the ignition back on. Onl
ythe red segments in the
Parktronic warning displa yarelit.
Parktronic is deactivate dafter
approximately 20 seconds. Th
ep roblem ma ybecaused b yan
externa lsource of radi oorultra-
sound waves. X
See if Parktronic functions in adifferent location. Practical advice
*o ptional
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