2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER warning

Where will
Ifind...? 200 Where will
Ifind...? Warning triangle
The warning triangl eislocated in the boot
behind the left trim. 1
Locking button
Removin gthe warning triangle X
Turn locking button 190° anti-clockwise.
X Fold the cover to the left.
X Remove the warning triangle. Setting up the warning triangle 1
Retainer
2 Side reflectors
3 Feet
X Fold feet 3dow nand ou ttothe side.
X Pull sid ereflectors 2upwards to form a
triangle and lock them at the top using
retainer 1. Vehicl
etoolkit, jack, TIREFI Tkit and
spare wheel*
The vehicle tool kit, TIREFIT kit, jack and
emergency spare wheel are in astowage
space under the luggage compartment floor. G
Risk of injury
The jack is designe donly to raise and hold
the vehicle for ashort time whileaw heel
is being changed.
If yo uare carrying ou tworkont he vehicle,
yo um ustu se stands.
Make sure that the jack is place donafirm,
non-sli pand level surface .Donot use
woode nblocks or similar objects as ajack
underlay .Otherwise, the jack will not be
able to achiev eits load-bearing capacity
du etot he restricted height.
Do not start the engine at any time whilea
wheel is being changed.
i Whe nusing the jack, yo ushoul dalso
observe the safety notes in the "Flat tyre"
section (Y page 266). Practical advice
*optional
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Displa
ymessages 202
X
Pull handle 1upwards.
X Fol dc over 2forward sinthe direction of
the arrow.
X Remov ethe fire extinguishe rfromt he
stowage compartment. First-ai
dkit
i Check the expir ydateoft he first-ai dkit
annually ,and replac ethe contents when
necessary.
Th efirst-ai dkit is located in the stowage com-
partment unde rthe front-passenge rseat. 1
Handle
2 Cap X
Pull handle 1upwards.
X Fold cover 2forw ards in the direction of
the arro w.
X Remove the first-aid ki tfromt he sto wage
comp artment. Display messages
Notes
The on-board compute rshows warning sor
malfunction sinthemulti-function display.
Certain display messages are accompanied
by aw arning tone or acontinuous tone.
The multi-function display shows high-priority
display messages in red. In th efollowing
tables, these display messages are printe din
red.
Please respon dinaccordanc ewith th edis-
play messages and follow th eadditional
note sint hisO wner' sManual. G
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If th einstrumen tcluste rorm ulti-function
display fails ,nodisplay messages can be
displayed.
This mean stha tyou will no tsee information
about th edriving situation, such as the
speed ,outside temperature, warning/indi-
cator lamps ,display messages or system
failures. Handlin gcharacteristics may be
affected. Adap tyour driving style and
speed accordingly.
Immediately consult aqualified specialist
workshop whic hhas th enecessar yspecial-
ist knowledg eand tools to carry out the Practical advice
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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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Troubleshooting
230 Troubleshooting
Points to remember
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Th eo perating safety of your vehicl ecould be compromise difservice work is carried ou timp roperly. Yo ucould lose control of the vehicle,
thereb ycausing an accident. Safety systems ma yalson ot be able to protect yo uorothers as intended.
Alway shavem aintenanc eworkc arried ou tataqualifie dspecialis tworkshop which ha sthe necessary specialis tknowledg eand tools to
carry ou tthe work required.
Mercedes-Benz recommend sthaty ou useaM ercedes-Benz Service Centre for thi spurpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be carried ou tataqualifie dspecialis tworkshop. Indicato
rand warning lamp sinswitche sand buttons Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions One or al
lofthe indicator lamps
in the seat ventilation* button are
flashing. There is insufficient voltage
because too many consumers are
switched on. Th
eseatv entila-
tion* ha sswitched itsel foff auto-
matically. X
Switch off consumers tha tare not required ,e.g.r eading lamps,
interior lighting ,etc.
Th es eatv entilation* will automaticall yswitch back on as soon as
there is sufficient voltag eagain. One or al
lofthe indicator lamps
in the seat heating* button are
flashing. There is insufficient voltage
because too many consumers are
switched on. Th
eseath eating*
ha ss witched itsel foff automati-
cally. X
Switch off consumers tha tare not required ,e.g.r eading lamps,
interior lighting ,etc.
Th es eath eating* will automaticall yswitch back on as soon as
there is sufficient voltag eagain. Practical advice
*optional
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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
*o ptional
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232 Problem Possible cause/consequence Suggeste
dsolutions The
5 PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF warning lamp on the centre
consol eislit. G
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There is no child seat fitted to the
front-passenge rseat. Th eauto-
matic child seat recognition is
malfunctioning. X
Remov eelectroni cequipment fromt he front-passenge rseat, e.g.:
R Notebooks
R Mobile phones
R Cards with transponders ,e.g.s ki passe soraccesspasses
If the 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp is still lit:
X Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Th
eloadi ng ai dswitch is flashing.
Yo uw illa lsoh earaw arning tone. Yo
uh avec lose dthe boot lid
befor ethe roo fhas been lowered
completely. X
Lower the roo fcompletely (Y page 154). Practical advice
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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
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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
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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
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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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