2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER air conditioning

3A
ABC see Active Body Control
ABC (Active Bod yControl)
Display message ....................... 204, 205
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) .....53
Display message .............. 205
Warning lamp ............. 233, 234
Acceleration
Technical data ................ 291
Accident
Notes ....................... 241
Active Body Control (ABC) ........139
Active light system see Ligh tsystem (active)
Active Light System
Display message .............. 220
Active service system
see Service interva ldisplay
Adaptive brake lamps .............54
Airbag Activation ..................... 41
Control unit ................... 41
Driver's ....................... 44
Front ........................ 44
Front passenger ................ 44
Head/thorax airbags ............45PASSENGER AIRB
AGOFF warning
lamp ....................... 231
System ....................... 43
Ai rc onditioning
Activating/deactivating .........147
Activating/deactivating air-recir-
culation mode ................ 152
Air-recirculation mode with con-
venience opening/closing feature .152
Automatic airc onditioning.......145
Controlling automatically ........148
Cooling with aird ehumidification..147
Demisting the windscreen .......151
Misted-up windows ............151
Rea rwindow heating ........... 152
Setting the aird istribution.......150
Setting the airflow .............151
Setting the airv ents............ 149
Setting the temperature .........148
Switching the residua lheatfunc-
tion on/off ................... 153
see Climate control
AIRSCARF neck-level heating .......76
Antifreez econcentration .........306
Anti-loc kbraking system
see ABS
Anti-theft alarm system
see ATA
Anti-theft systems ................ 59
Ashtray ........................ 165ASSYST
see Service interva ldisplay
ASSYST service interval display ...193
ATA (anti-theft alarm system) ......59
Switching off the alarm ..........60
Audibl ewarning signal ........... 240
AUTO lights Display message .............. 220
Automatic air conditioning
Malfunction indicator lamp ......231
Automatic car wash .............195
Automatic transmission Changing gea ryoursel f.......... 99
Display in the speedomete r.......99
Driving tip s.................. .101
Emergency running mode .......246
Malfunction .................. 246
One-touch gearshifting ...........99
Program selector button ........100
Selector leve rpositions .......... 99
Shift ranges .................. 100
Axl eload, maximum permissible ...299 B
BAS (Brake Assist) ................ 54
Basic display (on-board computer) .110
Battery Changing (key )................ 259
Changing (KEYLESS GO key) .....259 Index
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Resettin
g.................... .81
Storing settings ................ 82
Exterior view
Overview ..................... 20F
Fire extinguisher ................ 201
First-aid kit ..................... 202
Flat tyre Equipment ................... 266
MOExtended run-fla tsystem ..... 275
Preparing the vehicle ...........266
TIREFIT kit ................... 266
Floormat ....................... 171
Foglamps Display message .............. 223
Fording ........................ 192
Frequencies Garage door opene r............ 307
Telephone ................... 288
Fron tairbag ..................... 44
Front-passenger ai rbag ............ 44
Fuel ........................... 300
Loss ........................ 243
Petrol ....................... 175
Fue lcon sumption ........... 301, 302
Fue lfiller flap
Opening/closing .............. 175Fue
lline
Malfunction .................. 243
Fue ltank
Malfunction .................. 243
Fuse allocatio nchart ............ 283
Fuse box Engine compartment ...........283
Fuses .......................... 283 G
Garage door Opening/closing (with the remote
control) ..................... 170
Garage door opener ..............169
Clearing the memory ...........171
Frequencies .................. 307
Programming the remote control ..169
Gear indicator (on-board computer) 111
Gearshift program Manual .................. 102, 104
SETUP (on-board computer) .....111
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts .....286
Glass roof Roller sunblind ................ 159
Glove compartment ..............161
Emergency unlocking ...........257
Gross vehiclew eight, maximum
permissible ..................... 299 H
Head/thorax airbags ..............45
Headlamp Misting up ................... 248
Headlamps
Cleaning ..................... 196
Cleaning system ................ 90
Headlamps delaye dswitch-off
see Exterior lighting delayed switch-off
Head restraint
Adjusting (front) ................ 75
Heating
see Air conditioning
High-pressure cleaners ...........195
HomeLink ®
see Garage door opener I
Immobiliser ..................... 59
Indicator an dwarning lamp
Brake s(red ).................. 235
Coolant ..................... 236
Distronic (red )................ 233
DTR ........................ 131
Engine diagnostic .............. 237
ESP ®
........................ 54
PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF .... 49, 231
Reserve fuel .................. 239
Roll-over bar .................. 237 Index
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Centre console
32 Upper section
Function Page
1 Locks the vehicle centrally
68
2 Unlock
sthe vehicle cen-
trally 68
3 Switches the hazar
dwarn-
ing lamps on/off 90
4 Adjusts the centr
eand side
air vents 149
5 Operates COMAN
D–see
separat eoperating instruc-
tions 109
6 Cup holder
,right 159
7
KEYLESS GO button* 73
8 Ashtray
165 Function Page
9 Operates the automatic air
conditioning
145
a Cup holder
,left 159At
ag lance
*optional
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Overhea
dcontrol panel 33Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
1 X
To switch the left-
hand reading lamp on/off 92
2 Temperature sensor for the
automatic air conditioning
3 X
To switch the right-
hand reading lamp on/off 92
4 ð
To switch the interior
lightin gon/off 91
5 Rear-view mirror
80
6 Transmitter buttons for the
garage door opener*
169
7 ¤
To switch automatic
interior lightin gcontrol on/
off 91 At
ag lance
*o ptional
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Opening and closing
...........................64
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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Air conditioning
144reached th
eminimum distance. The con-
tinuous warnin gton eism uted immediately
if you shift to Dor P.
Deactivating/activating Parktronic 1
Indicator lamp
2 To deactivate/activat eParktronic
If indicator lamp 1is on ,Parktroni cisdeac-
tivated.
i Parktroni cisautomatically activated
when you tur nthe keyt op osition 2in the
ignition lock. Air conditioning
General notes
The automatic air conditionin gcontrol sthe
temperature and th ehumidit yofthe vehicle
interio rand filters out undesirable substan-
ce sf romt heair.
Automatic air conditionin gisonlyo perational
when th eengineisr unning .Optimum opera-
tion is only achieved when you drive wit hthe
side windows closed.
i Whe nthe weather is warm ,ventilat ethe
vehicl efor ab rief period. Thi swill speed up
th ec oolingp rocess and th edesire dinterior
temperature will be reached more quickly.
i The integrated filte rfilters out most par-
ticle sofd ust and completely filters out
pollen .Aclogge dfilte rreduce sthe amount
of air supplied to th evehicl einterior. For
this reason ,you should always observ ethe
interval fo rreplacin gthe filter, whic his
specified in th eServi ce Booklet .Asit depend
sonenvironmenta lconditi ons, e.g.
heav yair pollution ,the interval may be
shorter than stated in th eService Booklet. G
Risk of accident
Observ ethe setting srecommended on the
following pages. The windows could other-
wise mis tup. Thi smay obstruct your view
of th etraffic situation ,the reby causin gan
accident. Cont
rols
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Air conditioning
145Overview of air-conditionin
gsyste mfunctions
Automatic air conditioning Function Recommendation/Notes
1 Displa
yfor air distribution ,left (Y
page 150) 2 y
Demists th ewindscreen i
Only use th e"demisting" function until th ewind-
scree nisclear again. (Y
page 151) Cont
rols
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146 Function Recommendation/Notes
3 ,
Activates/deactivates Thermatic i
Only use this operatin gmodefor as hort time, e.g. in
at unnel. Otherwise ,the windows can mis tupdue to
lac koff resh air. (Y
page 152) 4 ¯
Switches th erearw indow heatin gon/off i
At ver ylow temperatures, th erearw indow heatin gis
only switched on once th evehicl einterior has warmed
up. (Y
page 152) 5 Displa
yfor air distribution ,right (Y
page 150) 6 Ñ
Sets th eair distribution ,right (Y
page 150) 7 Sets th
etem perature ,right i
Setthe temperature to 22 †. (Y
page 148) 8 9
Activates/deactivates coolin gwitha ir dehumidifi-
cation i
Switc hont heair conditionin gwitha ir dehumidifica-
tion function .The indicator lamp in the 9button
lights up. (Y
page 147) 9
Switches th eresidual heat function on/off i
You can use th eresidual heat to heat or ventilat ethe
vehicl einterior after you hav eswitched of fthe ignition. (Y
page 153) 9 ´
Activates/deactivates th eautomatic air condition-
ing i
Activat eautomatic air conditioning. The indicator
lamp in the ´buttongoeso ut. (Y
page 147) a Q
Sets th eairflow (Y
page 151) Cont
rols
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