2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

Anti-thef
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X
Remove the key fro mthe ignition lock.
X Pres sbutton 2.
Indicato rlamp 1flashe sbriefly.
X Lock the vehicl eusing the key .Onvehicles
with KEYLESS GO*, the locking button on
the door handle/boo tlid cana lsobeu sed.
Th einterior motio nsensorremain sdeact i-
vated until the vehicl eisunlock ed and
locked again. Safety
*optional
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Opening and closing
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Key positions ....................................... 73
Seats .................................................... 74
Steering wheel .................................... 78
Mirrors ................................................. 80
Memor yfunctions ............................... 82
Seat belts ............................................. 83
Lights ................................................... 87
Windscreen wipers .............................92
Side windows ...................................... 93Driving and parking
............................95
Automatic transmission .....................98
Instrument cluster ............................105
On-boar dcomputer .......................... 106
Driving systems ................................ 124
Air conditioning ................................. 144
Opening/closing the roof .................154
Loading and stowing ........................159
Features ............................................. 165 Controls
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Key
The vehicle's equipment includes two keys
with remot econtrol. Each key contains an
emergency key element.
The key is configured at the factory to cen-
trally lock and unlock the following:
R the doors
R the boot lid
R the fuel filler flap
R the glove compartment
R the stowage compartment under the arm-
rest
R the stowage compartment sinthe rear G
Risk of accident
If children are left unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could:
R open adoor from the inside at any time,
even if it has been locked
R start the vehicle using akey which has
been left in the vehicle
R release the parkin gbrake
They could endanger themselves and oth-
ers. Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. Always take the key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even if you are
only leaving it for ashort time. 1
j To lock the vehicle
2 i To unlock the boot lid
3 k To unlock the vehicle
4 Battery chec klamp
i You can also open and close the roof with
the key (Y page 155).
i When you unlock the vehicle, the SBC ®
brake system is activated. Factory settings X
To unlock centrally: press thekbut-
ton.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-theft
alarm system* is deactivated.
i If you do not open either adoor or the
boot lid after you have unlocked the vehi-
cle, it will automatically relock after approx-
imately 40 seconds.
X To lock centrally: press thejbutton.
The turn signals flash three times if the
doors and boot lid are closed. The locking
knobs in the doors drop down. The anti-
thef talarm system* and the immobiliser
are primed.
Individual settings You can change the settings of the locking
system so that pressin
gthe k button
unlock sonly the driver's door, the lockable
stowage compartment sinthe interior and the
fuel filler flap. This could be useful if you fre-
quently travel on your own.
X To change the setting: press thek
and j buttons simultaneously for Controls
*optional
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approximately six seconds until the battery
chec
klamp flashes twice.
The key now function sasfollows:
X To unlock the driver's door: press the
k buttononce.
X To unlock centrally: press thekbut-
ton twice.
X To lock centrally: press thejbutton.
Restoring the factor ysettings X
Press the kandj buttons simulta-
neously for approximately six seconds until
the batter ychec klamp flashes twice. KEYLESS GO key*
The optional equipment supplied with your
vehicle includes two KEYLESSGOk eys. You
can start ,lock or unlock the vehicle using the
KEYLESSGOk ey. To do this, you need only
carry the KEYLESSGOk ey on your person.
When you touch the surface of the sensor son
the vehicle's door handles, KEYLESSGO
establishes aradio connection between the
vehicle and the key. The distanc ebetween
the KEYLESSGOk ey and the vehicle's door handle from which you wish to lock or unlock
the vehicle, must not be greater than
1m.
When you pull the door handle, the following
unlock centrally if the factory settings have
not been changed:
R the doors
R the boot lid
R the fuel filler flap
R the glove compartment
R the stowage compartment under the arm-
rest
R the stowage compartment sinthe rear
If you pull on the handle of the boot lid, only
the boot of your vehicle is unlocked.
When starting the engin eand whilst driving
KEYLESSGOa lso checks by establishing brief
periods of radio contact whether avalid KEY-
LES SGOk ey is in the vehicle. G
Risk of accident
If children are left unsupervised in the vehi-
cle, they could open adoor from the inside,
even if it has been locked. Or they could
start the vehicle if avalid KEYLESSGOk ey
is in the vehicle and they press the KEY-
LES SGOb uttonont he gear selector lever.
They could endanger themselves and oth- ers. Never leave children unsupervised in
the vehicle. Switc
hoff the engin eand take
the KEYLESSGOk ey with you, even if you
are only leaving the vehicle for ashort time. 1
j To lock the vehicle
2 i To unlock the boot lid
3 k To unlock the vehicle
4 Battery chec klamp
i You can also use the KEYLESSGOk ey to
open and close the roof (Y page 155).
i When you unlock the vehicle, the SBC ®
brake system is activated.
i If the vehicle has been parked for along
time, you must pull the door handle to acti-
vate the KEYLESSGOf unctions. Controls
*o ptional
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Important notes R
If the KEYLESSGOk ey is removedfrom the
vehicle (e.g. in luggage or an article of
clothing), it will no longer be possible to
lock or start the vehicle.
R If the KEYLESSGOk ey is removedfrom the
vehicle while the engin eisrunning, e.g. if
the fron tpassenger leaves the vehicle with
the KEYLESSGOk ey, the following mes-
sage will appear in the multi-function dis-
play as you pull away: Key not detec-
ted.
R If the KEYLESSGOk ey is in the vehicle, the
vehicle can be started at any time. If you
have left the KEYLESSGOk ey in the vehi-
cle, you will see the following message in
the multi-function display when you lock
the vehicle: Key still in vehicle .
Factory settings X
To unlock centrally: pull the door handle.
The turn signals flash once. The locking
knobs in the doors pop up. The anti-theft
alarm system* is deactivated.
i If you do not open either adoor or the
boot lid after you have unlocked the vehi- cle, it will automatically relock after approx-
imately 40 seconds.
i When adoor is opened, the side window
on that side opens slightly. When the door
is closed, the side window closes again.
! The side windows will not open or close
if the battery is discharged or if the side
windows have iced up. It will not then be
possible to close the door. Do not attempt
to forc ethe door to close. You could oth-
erwise damage the door or the window.
i There is adanger of the vehicle being
unlocked unintentionally. This could occur
if the KEYLESSGOk ey is within one metre
of the vehicle and the door handle is
splashed with water. This could also occur
when cleanin gthe door handle. 1
Locking butto nonthe door handle
X To lock centrally: press locking button
1 on the door handle.
The turn signals flash three times. The lock-
ing knobs in the doors drop down. The anti-
thef talarm system* and the immobiliser
are primed.
Individual settings You can change the setting of the locking
system. If you now touch the inside surface
of the door handle on the driver's door, you
will only unlock the driver's door, the fuel filler
flap and the lockable stowage compartments
in the interior. This could be useful if you fre-
quently travel on your own. Controls
*optional
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X
To change the setting: press thek
and j buttons simultaneously for
approximately six seconds until the battery
chec klamp flashes twice.
The KEYLESSGOk ey will now function as fol-
lows:
X To unlock the driver's door: pull the door
handle on the driver's door.
X To unlock centrally: pull the front-
passenger door handle.
X To lock centrally: press locking button
1 on the door handle.
Restoring the factor ysettings X
Press the kandj buttons simulta-
neously for approximately six seconds until
the batter ychec klamp flashes twice.
Locking from the boot* On vehicles with KEYLESSGOa
nd remote
boot lid closing*, you can close the boot lid
automatically and thereby centrally lock your
vehicle (Y page 71). Power closing feature
The power closin gmechanism pulls the boot
lid int oits lock automatically even if it is only
partly closed. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped when closin gthe boot lid.
If ther eisad anger of being trapped, press
the boot lock.
Do not activate the power closin gfunction
by tamperin gwith the lock mechanism. You
could otherwise injure yourself. G
Risk of accident
Make sure the boot lid is alway sfully
closed. Otherwise, the boot lid could open
during the journey and endanger yourself
or others.
X Lightly push closed the boot lid.
The power closin gmechanism will pull the
boot lid closed completely. Opening the doors from the inside
You can open adoor from the inside at any
time, even if it has been locked. 1
Locking knob
2 Door handle
X Pull door handle 2.
If the door is locked, locking knob 1pops
up. The door is unlocked and can be
opened.
i When adoor is opened, the side window
on that side opens slightly. When the door
is closed, the side window closes again.
! The side windows will not open or close
if the battery is discharged or if the side
windows have iced up. It will not then be Controls
*o ptional
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68possible to close the door. Do not attempt
to forc
ethe door to close. You could oth-
erwise damage the door or the window. Locking/unlocking the vehicle from
the inside
You can centrally lock or unlock the vehicle
from the inside. This feature may be useful if,
for example, you wish to unlock the
passenger door from the inside or lock the
vehicle before you pull away. G
Risk of accident
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could open adoor from the
inside –even if it is locked –and thereby
endanger themselves and others. 1
Lockingb utton
2 Unlocking button
X To lock: press button 1.
X To unlock: press button 2.
i You may hear abrief noise when you
unlock the vehicle as the SBC ®
brake sys-
tem is activated. Automatic lockingf
eature
The vehicle will lock automatically once you
have pulleda way.
You can switch off the automatic locking
function via the on-board computer
(Y page 120).
i The vehicle is locked automatically when
the ignition is switched on and the wheels
begin to turn. There is therefore arisk of
being locked out when the vehicle is being
pushed or tested on adynamometer. Boot (vehicles without remote boot
lid closing feature*)
G
Risk of poisoning
Exhaust fumes could enter the vehicle inte-
rior if the engine is running and the boot lid
is open. This could poison you. Therefore,
you should make sure that the boot lid is
always closed when the engine is running.
! The boot lid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is
enough space above the boot lid. Controls
*optional
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Opening from the outside You can only open the boot lid after unlocking
it first.
i
You can only unlock the boot lid when the
vehicle is stationary and the roof is fully
opened or closed.
X To unlock centrally: press thekbut-
ton on the key. 1
Handle
X Pull handle 1.
X Raise the boot lid.
i With the roof open, you can use the load-
ing aid (Y page 164)toraise the folded-up
roof in the boot, to enable you to load and unload more easily. For this purpose, you
can also open the boot separator.
Do not forget to close the boot separator
again afterwards. Otherwise, it will not be
possible to close the roof.
Closing from the outside G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped as you close the boot lid.
i Do not leave the key in the boot. You
could otherwise lock yourself out. 1
Recess X
Pull the boot lid down firmly using recess
1.
X If necessary, close the boot lid from the
outside by pushing down the edge.
i With the roof open, the boot lid can only
be closed if the roof has been lowered
(Y page 164).
X Lock the vehicle if necessary using
the j buttonont he key or with KEY-
LES SGO*.
Opening from the inside You can simultaneously unlock and open the
boot from the driver's seat when the vehicle
is stationary and the roof is fully opened or
closed. Controls
*o ptional
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