2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER bonnet

4Charging
..................... 278
Checking (key )................ 259
Checking (KEYLESS GO key) .....259
Check lamp (key ).............. 259
Check lamp (KEYLESS GO key) ......................... 67, 259
Disconnecting ................ 277
Display message ..........215, 216
Maintenance (vehicle )..........276
Reconnecting ................. 278
Removing/fitting .............. 278
Vehicle battery ................ 276
Belt force limiters
Activatio n..................... 41
Belt tensioners
Activation ..................... 41
Belt warning ..................... 85
Bonnet Bonnet catch ................. 177
Display message .............. 213
Opening/closing .............. 176
Bonnet release lever
Releas eleve r................ .177
Boot
Emergency release .............256
Locking separatel y.............. 70
Opening/closing (automatically) ...70
Opening/closing (manuall y)....... 69
Boot lid
Displa ymessage .............. 213Boot separator
.................. 156
Display message .............. 218
Brake
Warning lamp ................. 235
Brake Assist
see BAS
Brake fluid ..................... 306
Display message .............. 216
Brake lamps
Adaptive ...................... 54
Display message .............. 222
Brake system
Display message................... 216, 217, 218
Parking brake .................. 98
SBC TM
brake system ............ 57
Bulb
Changing ................ 261, 263
Cornering light ................ 262
Licence plate lamp .............264
Main-beam headlamps ..........262
Parking lamp ................. 262
Rea rfoglamp ................. 263
Reversing lamp ............... 263
Side lamp .................... 262
Turn signa llam p............... 263
see Lamp
Bulbs
Overview .................... 260 C
Calling up amalfunction
see Message memory menu
Care ........................... 194
Automatic car wash ............195
Distronic .................... 198
Headlamps ................... 196
High-pressure cleaners .........195
Parktroni c................... 198
Plastic trim ................... 197
Rea rwindow ................. 196
Side windows ................. 196
Tai lpipes (AMG vehicles) ........197
CD player/CD changer
Operation (on-board computer) ...114
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter) ....................... 120
Key .......................... 64
KEYLESS GO ............... 66, 67
Central locking/unlocking button ...68
Central unlocking Key.......................... 64
KEYLESS GO ............... 66, 67
Centre console
Lowe rsection .................. 31
Upper sectio n.................. 32
Changing awheel
see Flat tyre Index
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Exterior view
21Function Page
1 Boot
Opening and closing 68
Vehicl
etoolkit 200
Spare wheel* 200,
2 Rear window heating
152
3 Fuel fille
rflap 175
Fuel requirements 175
4 Doors
Opening and closing 64
Opening/closing in an
emergency
255
5 Exterio
rmirrors 80
6 Roof
Opening and closing 154
Draught stop 158
Boot separator 156 Function Page
Roller sunblin
dfor th eglass
roof* 159
7 Demisting th
ewindscreen 151
Cleaning th
ewindows 196
8 Windscree
nwipers 92
9 Opening th
ebonnet 176
Engin
eoil 178
Coolant 180
Vehicl
ebattery 276
a Fron
tlights 261
b Headlamp cleanin
gsystem 90
c Fitting th
efront towin geye 280
d Wheels and tyres
182
Tyre pressur
eloss warning
system 185 Function Page
Checkin
gthe tyrep ressure
electronically* 186
Flat tyre 266
e Rear lights
263
f Fitting th
erear towin geye 280At
ag lance
*o ptional
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Cockpit
23Function Page
1 Light switch
87
2 Clean
sthe headlamps 90
3 Cruis
econtro llever: •c
ruise control 125
•D
istronic* 127
•S
peedtronic 134
4
Lef
tgearshif tpaddle *: shift
down 102
5 Instrumen
tcluster 22,
105 6 Multi-function steering
wheel
30
7
Right gearshift paddle*:
shift up
102
8
Linguatronic
*lever –see
separat eoperating instruc-
tions 9
Parktronic
*display 142 Function Page
a Clock
–see COMAND oper-
atin ginstructions b 5
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF warnin glamp 43
c Locks/unlocks the stow-
age compartments
161
d Overhead control panel
33
e Glove compartment
161
f Centre console
31
g Ignition lock
73
h Horn
j Adjusts the steerin
gwheel 79
k Combination switch:
89
•m
ain-beam headlamps 89
•t
urns ignals 89
•w
indscreen wipers 92 Function Page
l Parking brake
98
m Releases the parking brake
98
n Open
sthe bonnet 176
o Doo
rcontrol panel 34
p Opens/closes the side win-
dows
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Cockpit
25Function Page
1 Glov
ecom partment 161
2 Locks/unlocks th
estow-
age compartments 161
3 Overhead control panel
33
4 Cloc
k–s ee COMAND oper-
ating instructions 5 5
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OF Fw arning lamp 6
Parktronic* display 142
7
Lef
tgearshif tpaddle *: shift
down 102
8 Cruise control lever:
•c
ruise control 125
•D
istronic* 127
•S
peedtronic 134
9 Multi-function steering
wheel
30 Function Page
a Instrumen
tcluster 26,
b
Right gearshift paddle*:
shift up 102
c
Linguatronic
*lever –see
separat eoperating instruc-
tions d Cleans the headlamps
90
e Light switch
87
f Doo
rcontrol panel 34
g Opens/closes the side win-
dows
93
h Open
sthe bonnet 176
j Releases the parking brake
98
k Horn
l Adjusts the steerin
gwheel 79
m Ignition lock
73
n Parking brake
98 Function Page
o Combination switch:
89
•m
ain-beam headlamps 89
•t
urns ignals 89
•w
indscreen wipers 92
p Centre console
31At
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Occupant safety
42
ess is pre-emptive in nature as the airbag
must be deployed during –and not at the end
of –t he collision.
i Airbags are not deployed in all types of
accidents. They are controlled by complex
sensor technology and evaluation logic.
This proces sispre-emptive in nature as
airbag deployment must take place during
the impact and must be adapted to provide
calculated, additional protection for the
vehicle occupants. Not all airbags are
deployed in an accident.
The differen tairbag systems work inde-
pendently of each other .However, each
individual system depends on the type of
acciden tdetermined by the control system
in the first stages of the collision (head-on
collision, side impact ,rear-en dcollision
and overturn) and the extent of the acci-
dent (in particular, the vehicle's rate of
deceleration or acceleration).
The rate of vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion and the direction of the forc eare basi-
cally determined by:
R the distribution of forces during the colli-
sion
R the collision angle R
the deformation characteristic softhe vehi-
cle
R the characteristic softhe objec twith which
the vehicle has collided, e.g. the other vehi-
cle
Factors which can only be seen and measured
after the collision has taken place do not play
ad ecisive role in the deployment of an airbag,
nor do they provide an indication of it.
The vehicle may be deformed significantly,
e. g. on the bonnet or the wing, without an
airbag being deployed. This happens if only
parts which are relatively easily deformed are
affected and the necessary deceleration does
not occur. Conversely, airbags may be
deployed even though the vehicle suffers only
minor deformations .This is the case if, for
example, very rigid vehicle parts such as lon-
gitudinal body members are affected and suf-
ficien tdeceleration occurs as aresult.
Belt tensioners, belt force limiters The seat belts are fitted with belt tensioners.
!
Do not engage the seat belt tongue in the
buckle on the front-passenger seat if the
seat is not occupied. Otherwise the belt
tensioner could be activated in an emer-
gency. If the seat belt is also equipped with
abelt
forc elimiter, the forc eexerted by the seat
belt on the seat occupant is reduced.
Belt tensioners tighten the seat belts in an
accident, pulling them close against the body.
i Belt tensioners do not correct incorrect
seat position sorincorrectly fastened seat
belts.
Belt tensioners do not pull occupants back
towards the backrest.
The belt forc elimiters are synchronised with
the fron tairbags, which spread the forces
exerted by the belt forc elimiters on the occu-
pant over agreater area.
The seat belts have an automatic comfort-fit
feature. This reduces the retraction forc eof
the seat belts, which results in increased seat
belt comfort.
When the ignition is switched on, the belt ten-
sioner is triggered:
R only if the restraint systems are operational
(the 1 warning lamp lights up after the
ignition is switched on and goes out once
the engin eisrunning)(Y page 41)
R for each three-poin tseat belt in the fron tof
the vehicle when the belt tongue is
engaged in the buckle Safety
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Driving sys
tems 137
Permanent Speedtroni
cisd eact ivated.
R Al imit spee dbetween 240 km/h and
160 km/h in increments of 10 km/h
X To select adifferen tdisplay ,press the
j, èorÿ button. SBC Hold
SBC ®
Hol dassis ts the driver in the following
situations:
R when pulling away ,especially on steep
slopes
R when manoeuvring on steep slopes
R when waiting in traffic
Th ev ehicl eisk epts tationar ywithout the
driver having to depress the brake pedal.
Th eb raking effect is cancelle dand SBC Hold
deactivate dwheny ou depress the accelera-
tor peda ltopulla way.
Activation conditions Yo
uc an activate SBC Hol dif:
R the vehicl eisstationary
R the engine is running
R the driver's door is closed R
the parking brake is not applied
R the bonnet is closed
R the selector lever is in position D,Ror N
Activating SBC Hold X
Make sure tha tthe activation conditions
ar em et.
X Depres sthe brake.
X Depres sthe brake agai nquickl yu ntil
SBC H appear sinthe multi-functio ndis-
play.
SBC Hol disactivated. Yo ucan release the
brake pedal. 1
SBC Hol disactivated. G
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Th ev ehicle' sbrakes ar eapplied when SBC
Hol disa ctivated. For thi sreason, deacti-
vate SBC Hol difthe vehicl eistobes etin
motion by other means (e.g. in acarwash
or by towing).
Deactivating SBC Hold SBC Hol
disdeactivate dif:
R yo ua ccelerate when the selector lever is in
position Dor R
R yo um ovet he selector lever to position P
R yo ua pply the brakes agai nwithac ertain
amount of pressure unti lthe SBC H mes-
sage in the multi-functio ndisplay goes out G
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Never ge toutof the vehicl ewhenS BC Hold
is activated.
SBC Hol dmustn eve rbeo perated or deac-
tivate dbyapassenge rorfromo utside the
vehicle.
SBC Hol ddoesn ot replace the parking
brake and must not be used for parking.
Th eS BC Hol dbraking effect is cancelled
and the vehicl ecould rol lawa yif: Controls
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Driving sys
tems 138 R
SBC Hol disdeactivate dbyano ccupant
in the vehicl ebydepressing the acceler-
ato rpedal or the brake pedal
R there is amalfu nctio ninthe syste moran
interruption in the powe rsupply, e.g.bat-
tery failure
R the electrica lsystemint he engine com-
partment or the fuse shaveb eent am-
pered with
R the battery is disconnected G
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If yo uwishtol eave the vehicl eorparki t,
deactivate SBC Hol dand secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Yo uw ills ee aw arning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay if SBC Hol disactivate dand:
R the driver's door is opene dand yo urelease
the seat belt
R the ignition is switched off
R the bonnet is opened
Selector lever to P X
Immediatel ydepress the brake or shift the
selector lever to Pto preven tthe vehicle
fro mr olling away.
SBC Hol disdeactivated. Th ewarning mes-
sage in the multi-functio ndisplay disap-
pears.
Yo uw illh ea rac ontinuous tone if SBC Hol dis
activate dand you:
R sto pthe engine and open the driver's door
R open the bonnet
Th es ounding of the horn alerts yo utothe fact
tha tthe vehicl ehasbeen parked while
SBC Hol disstill activated. Th esound
becomes louder if yo uattempt to lock the
vehicle. Th evehicl eisn ot locked unti lSBC
HOL Disd eact ivated.
i If the ignition ha sbeens witched off ,the
engine cannot be started agai nuntil
SBC Hol dhasbeen deactivated.
If SBC Hol disactivate dand ha sasystemf ault
or there is adisruption in the powe rsupply,
the multi-functio ndisplay shows the message
Brake immediately.D epressthe brake
firmly, unti lthe warning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay goes out, or mov ethe selec-
tor lever to position P.Thisd eact ivates
SBC Hold. RACE START (S
L63AMG)
RAC ESTAR Tenables optimal acceleration
fro mas tanding start with suitabl ehigh- grip
roa dsurface conditions. G
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RAC ESTAR Tiso nlya vailable when ESP ®
Sports mod eisactivated. ESP ®
Sport sta-
bilise sthe vehicl einalimited manner if the
vehicl estarts to ski dorwhenaw heelis
spinning.
RAC ESTAR Tshoul donlybeu sedonc losed
off circuits .Alway sadapt your driving style
to suit the prevailing roa dand weather con-
ditions.
Conditions fo ractivation RAC
ESTAR Tcan be activate dwhen
R the doors ar eclosed
R the engine is running and it ha sreache dan
operating temperatur eofapproximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperatur elam pint he multi-functio ndis-
play stops flashing
R ESP ®
Sport is activate d(Ypage 56)
R the steering whee lisinthe straight-ahead
position Controls
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Engine compartment
176formance and increas
epetrol consump-
tion .Avoid driving at full throttle.
In som ecountries ,the available petrol qual-
it ym ay no tbes ufficien tand could cause
cokin garoun dthe inlet valve. In such
cases, and in consultation wit ha
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre, th epetrol
may be mixed wit hthe additive recommen-
ded by Mercedes-Ben z(par tno.
A000989254510). You must observ ethe
note sand mixing ratios given on th econ-
tainer.
AMG vehicles and twelve-cylinder
engines !
Refue lusin go nlys uper unleaded petrol
wit ham inimum octan enumber of
98 RON/88 MON conforming to European
standard EN 228.
You could otherwise impai rengineo utput
or damag ethe engine.
You will fin dfurther information about pet-
rol under "Technical data" in th eindex.
i If th erecommended fuel is no tavailable
and only as atem porar ymeasure, you may
also use premium unleaded petrol,
95 RON/85 MON .This may reduce per- formance and increas
epetrol consump-
tion .You must avoi ddriving at full throttle.
! In emergencies, and only when th erec-
ommended fuel is no tavailable, you may
also use standard unleaded petrol,
91 RON/82.5 MON .How ever, usin gthis
fuel result sinconsid erably higher petrol
consumption and significantly reduced per-
formance. Avoid driving at full throttle, and
only driv eindrivep rogram C.
If no fuel other than regular petrol fuel
91 RON/82.5 MON or alower grad eisper-
manentl yavailable, you should have the
vehicle adapted to run on this fuel by the
local after-sales service. Engine compartment
Bonnet
G
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Do no tpull th erelease leve rwhile th evehi-
cle is in motion .Ifyou do so, th ebonnet
may open up and bloc kyour view.
Opening G
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Ther eisar iskofi njury if th ebonne tisopen,
eve nift heengin eisnotrunning.
Some engin ecom ponent scan become
ver yhot.
To avoi dthe riskofb urns, only touch those
component sdescribe dintheOwner’s Man-
ual and observ ethe relevan tsafet ynotes. G
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The radiator fan between th eradiator and
th ee nginec an start automatically, eve nif
th ek eyhas been remove dfromt heignition
lock. Fo rthisr eason you must no treach
int ot he turnin garea of th efan.Y ou can
otherwise be injured. Operation
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