2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER change wheel

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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Automatic transmission
103S
Sport Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
ditions C
Comfort Fo
rc omfort mode M
Manual Fo
rm anual gearshifting X
To activate: press program selector but-
ton 1repeatedly until Mappears in the
speedometer display.
If th eselector lever is in position D,you can
shift up or down through th egears. The gear
currentl yselected and engage disshown in
th es peedometer display.
X To deactivate: press program selector
button 1repeatedly until Sor Cappears
in th espeedometer display.
Upshifting
X Briefly press th eselector lever to th eright
towards D+
or
X Pull th eright-hand steerin gwhee lgearshift
paddl e(Ypage 102).
The automatic transmissio nshift suptot he
next gear. SL 65 AMG
!
In manual gearshift program M,theauto-
matic transmissio ndoesn otshift up auto-
matically eve nwhen th elimitin gspeed for
th ec urren tgear is reached. Whe nthe lim-
itin gspeed is reached, th efue lsupply is cut
to preven tthe engin efromo verrevving.
You mus tmakes uret hatthe engin espeed
doe snotreach th ered are aoftherev coun-
ter. There is otherwise ariskofe ngine
damage.
X Shift up agear if th ecolour in th edisplay
changes to red and UPappears in th erev
counter.
Downshifting G
Risk of accident
Do no tchang ed own fo radditional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to los etheir
grip and th evehicl ecould skid.
X Briefly press th eselector lever to th eleft
towards D-
or X
Pull th eleft-han dsteerin gwhee lgearshift
paddle (Y page 102).
The automatic transmissio nshift sdown to
th en extg ear.
i Form aximum acceleration ,pull th eleft-
han dsteerin gwhee lgearshift paddle until
th et ransmissio nselects th eoptimum gear
fo rt he curren tspeed.
Kickdown
i It is no tpossibl etouse kickdown in man-
ual gearshift program Mon vehicles with
AM Ge ngines.
You can also use kickdown fo rmaximum
acceleration in manual gearshift program M.
X Depress th eaccelerator peda lbeyond the
pressure point.
The transmissio nshift stoal owergear
dependin gontheengin espeed.
i It is no tpossibl etoshift gear susingthe
steerin gwhee lgearshift paddles during
kickdown. Cont
rols
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Automatic transmission
104
Manua
lgearshif tprogram on th eSL63
AMG In manual gearshift program
M,you can
chang egear usin gthe steerin gwhee lgear-
shift paddles or th eselector lever. Manual
gearshift program Mcan be selected using
th ep rogram selector.
SL 63 AM Gprogram selector 1
Program selector C Fo
rc omfort mode S Fo
ra ll normal drivin gcon-
dition s(Sp ortp rogram) S+ SportPlus mode (with
shorter shift times) M Fo
rm anual gearshifting RS RACE START
i
RScanno tbeselecte dduring normal driv-
ing. Fo rfurther information on RACE
START ,see (Y page 138).
X To activate: turnp rogram selector 1
clockwise until Mappears in th espeedom-
eter display.
Indicator M1 on th eprogram selector
lights up in red.
If th eselecto rlever is in position D,you can
shift up or down through th egears. The gear
currentl yselecte dand engage disshown in
th ed isplay.
X To deactivate: turnp rogram selector 1
until Sor Cappears in th edisplay.
Upshifting
X Briefly press th eselecto rlever to th eright
towards D+
or X
Pull th eright-hand steerin gwhee lgearshift
paddle (Y page 102).
The automatic transmissio nshift suptot he
next gear.
! In manual gearshift program M,theauto-
matic transmissio ndoesn otshift up auto-
matically eve nwhen th elimitin gspeed for
th ec urren tgear is reached. Whe nthe lim-
itin gspeed is reached, th efue lsupply is cut
to preven tthe engin efromo verrevving.
You mus tmakes uret hatthe engin espeed
doe snotreach th ered are aoftherev coun-
ter. There is otherwise ariskofe ngine
damage.
X Shift up agear if th ecolour in th edisplay
changes to red and UPappears in th erev
counter.
Downshifting G
Risk of accident
Do no tchang ed own fo radditional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to los etheir
grip and th evehicl ecould skid.
X Briefly press th eselecto rlever to th eleft
towards D-
or Cont
rols
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On-boar
dcomputer 107Multi-function steering wheel
You can control the multi-function display and
the settings in the on-board computer with
the buttons on the multi-function steering
wheel. 1 Multi-function displayint
he speed-
ometer 2 Multi-function displayint
he rev
counter 3 s
t
Accepts or rejectsac
all*
æ
ç R
Selects submenus in the
Settings menu
R Changes values
R Adjusts the volume
R Operates the RACETIMER 13 4 è
ÿ
Selecting menus: scrolls back
and forth j
k
Press briefly
to scroll back
and forth in amenu.
Select the Audio/TV*/DVD
menu to select astored sta-
tion, an audio track or avideo
scene.
In the Telephone* menu:
switches to the phone book
and selects aname or phone
number. j
k
Press and hold:
in the
Audio/TV*/DVD menu to
select the next/previous sta-
tion using rapid scrolling.
Press and hold in the Tele-
phone* menu: starts rapid
scrolling through the tele-
phone book. Several functions are combined thematically
in the menus.
For example, the
Audio/TV*/DVD menu
contains functions for operating the radio or
DVD player. The functions can be used either
to look up information or to change settings
for your vehicle.
13 Only on AMG vehicles. Controls
*o ptional
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Driving sys
tems 125Cruis
econtrol
Cruise control maintains aconstant road
spee dfor you. It brakes automaticall yinorder
to avoi dexceeding the se tspeed .Onlonga nd
steep downhil lgradients ,especially if the
vehicl eisladen ,you must select shift range
1, 2or 3in good time. In thi swayyouw ill
make us eofthe braking effect of the engine,
which relieves the load on the brake system
and prevents the brakes fro moverheating
and wearing too quickly. G
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Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to lose their
gri pa nd the vehicl ecould skid.
Use cruis econtrol onl yifroada nd traffi ccon-
ditions make it appropriate to maintain a
stead yspeed foraprolonge dperiod. Youc an
store any roa dspeed above 30 km/h. G
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Cruise control cannot take account of road
and traffi cconditions.
Alway spayattentio ntotrafficconditions
eve nw henc ruis econtrol is activated. Cruise control is onl
yanaiddesigne dto
assist driving. Yo uareresponsibl efor the
vehicle' sspeed and for braking in good
time. G
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Do not us ecruis econtrol:
R in roa dand traffi cconditions which do
not allo wyouto maintain aconstant
spee d(e.g. heav ytraffi corw inding
roads). Yo ucould otherwis ecause an
accident.
R on slippery roads .Braking or accelerat-
ing could caus ethe drive wheels to lose
tractio nand the vehicl ecould the nskid.
R when there is poor visibility, e.g .due to
fog ,heavy rain or snow
Cruis econtro ldispla yinthe instrument
cluster When cruis
econtrol is activated, the multi-
functio ndisplay in the speedomete rshows
CC and the stored speed. 1
Display for activate dcruis econtrol
2 Stored speed
Cruis econtro llever Yo
uc an operate cruis econtrol and variable
Speedtroni cwitht he cruis econtrol lever.
Th eL IM indicator lamp on the cruis econtrol
lever indicates which syste myouhave selec-
ted:
R LIM indicator lamp off:
cruis econtrol is selected
R LIM indicator lamp lit:
variable Speedtroni ciss elect ed Controls
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Driving sys
tems 127
i
Deceleratio nofthe vehicl ebymeans of
the cruis econtrol lever is assiste dbyauto-
matic applicatio nofthe brakes.
On long downhil lgradients ,the automatic
transmission shifts down as afurthe rmeas-
ure.
Making fine adjustments in 1km/h
increments X
Briefl ypress the cruis econtrol lever up
1 for ahighe rspeed or down 4for a
lowe rspeed.
Th elasts peed stored is increase dor
reduced.
Deactivating cruis econtrol There ar
eseveral ways to deactivate cruise
control:
X Briefl ypress the cruis econtrol lever for-
wards 6.
or
X Brake.
or X
Briefl ypress the cruis econtrol lever in the
directio nofarrow 5.
Variable Speedtroni ciss elect ed.LIM indi-
cator lamp 2in the cruis econtrol lever
lights up.
Cruise control is automaticall ydeact ivate dif,
for example:
R yo ud epress the parking brake
R yo ua redriving at less tha n30km/h
R ESP ®
is intervening or yo udeact ivate
ESP ®
R yo um ovet he selector lever to Nwhil edriv-
ing
If cruis econtrol is deactivated, yo uwillh ear
aw arning tone .You will se ethe Cruise con-
tro loffmessage in the multi-functio ndis-
play of the speedomete rfor approximately
five seconds.
i Thelas ts peed stored is cleared when you
switch off the engine. Distronic*
Distroni cregulate sthe spee dand automati-
call ym aintains the distance to the vehicl ein
front. It brakes automaticall yinorder to avoid
exceeding the se tspeed .Onl onga nd steep
downhil lgradients ,especially if the vehicl eis
laden, yo umusts elect shift range 1,2or 3.
By doing so yo uwillm akeu seof the braking
effect of the engine ,which relieves the load
on the brake syste mand prevents the brakes
fro mo verheating and wearing too quickly. G
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Do not change down for additional engine
braking on aslipper yroads urface. This
could caus ethe drive wheels to lose their
gri pa nd the vehicl ecould skid. G
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Distroni ciso nlyana iddesigne dtoassist
driving. Th edriver remains full yresponsible
for the vehicle' sdistance fro mother vehi-
cles, the vehicle' sspeed and braking in
good time. Controls
*o ptional
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Driving sys
tems 134
Distroni
chasnot ye tdetecte dthe vehicle
cutting in. Th edistance to thi svehicl ewillbe
too short.
Narro wvehicles Distroni
chasnot yetd etected the vehicl ein
front on the edge of the carriageway ,because
of its relativel ynarro ww idth .T he distance to
the vehicl einfront will be too short. Speedtronic
Speedtroni cbrake sautomatically so tha tyou
do not excee dthe se tspeed .Onl onga nd
steep downhill gradients, especially if the
vehicl eisladen ,you must select shif tran ge
1, 2or 3in good time. By doin gsoyou will
make useoft he brakin geffec toft he engine,
whic hrelieve sthe load on the brak esystem
an dp reve ntst he brakes fro moverheating
an dw earing too quickly .Ifyou nee daddi-
tiona lbraking ,depress the brak epedal
repeatedly rathe rtha nc ontin uously. G
Risk of ac
cident
Neve rdepress the brak epedal contin u-
ousl ywhile the vehicl eisinmotion, e.g.
never ca uset he brakes to ru bbyapplying
constant slight peda lpressure. This causes
the brak esystemtoo verheat, increases
the brakin gdistance an dcan lead to the
brakes failin gcompletely. G
Risk of ac
cident
Do not change down fo raddit iona lengine
brakin gonas lipperyroads urface .This
could ca uset he driv ewheel stol oset heir
grip an dthe vehicl ecould skid. Yo
uc an setav ariabl eorp ermanen tlimit
speed:
R Variable fors peed limits, e.g .inbuilt-up
areas
R Permanent forl on g-ter mspeed restric-
tions, e.g .for drivin gwithw inte rt yres
( Y page 136) G
Risk of ac
cident
Speedtroni ciso nlyana iddesigne dto
assist driving. Yo uareresponsible fo rthe
vehicle' sspeed andf or brakin gingood
time.
i Thes peed indicated in the speedometer
ma ydiffe rs ligh tlyf romt he limi tspeed
stored.
Variable Speedtronic With the cruis
econtro llever ,you ca noperate
cruis econtrol, Distronic* an dvariable
Speedtronic.
Th eL IM indicator lamp on the cruis econtrol
leve rindicat es whic hsystemy ou have selec-
ted:
R LIM indicator lamp off: Con
trols
*optional
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Tyre
sand wheels 184It is therefore recommended to additionally
equi pyourv ehicl ewitht he TIREFIT kit*
when fitting tyres tha tdon ot featur erun-
flat properties ,e.g.w inter tyres.
i ATIREFIT kit* is availabl efroma ny quali-
fied specialis tworkshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Yo uw illf indn ote sond riving with aflatt yre
in the "Practical advice" section
(Y page 275). Tyre tread
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Bea rinm indt hat:
R tyr eg ripd ecreases rapidl yonwetroads
when the trea ddepth is less tha n3mm.
Yo us houl dthusr eplace tyres tha thave
insufficient tread.
R winter tyres shoul dbereplaced when the
trea ddepth is 4mmorl essb ecause oth-
erwis etheynol ongerp rovide adequate
grip.
R the trea donatyrem aynot wear evenly.
Yo us houl dthu sregularly check the tread
depth and the condition of the tread acros
sthe entire width of al ltyres .Ifnec-
essary ,tur nt he steering whee lsothat
yo uc an seet he tyr etrea dm oree asily.
Yo uc ould otherwis elosec ontrol of the
vehicl eand caus eanaccident du etothe
reduced gri pofthe tyres on the road. Tyre pressures
i Youw illf indat able of tyr epressures for
variou soperating conditions on the inside
of your vehicle' sfue lfiller flap
(Y page 175).
Th ev alid valuefor the spar ewheel *iss ta-
ted on the spar ewheel and in the technical
data section. G
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Tyre pressure tha tise ithe rtoo high or too
lo wh asan egative effect on the vehicle’s
driving safety ,which could lead yo uto
caus eana ccident. Yo ushoul dtherefore
regularly check the pressure of al lyour
tyres (including the spar etyre*), particu-
larl yprior to long trips ,and correc tthe
pressure as necessary.
To tes ttyrep ressure, us easuitabl epressure
gauge. Th eouter appearanc eofatyred oes not permi
tany reliabl econclusio nabout the
tyr ep ressure. On vehicles fitted with the elec-
troni ctyrep ressure monitor* ,the tyr epres-
sure ca nbechecked in the on-board com-
puter. G
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Shoul dthe tyr epressure dro prepeatedly:
R Check the tyr efor foreign bodies.
R Check whether the whee lislosin gairor
the valv eisleaking.
Tyre pressure tha tist oo lo whasan egative
effect on the vehicle’ sactive safety ,which
could lead to your causing an accident.
Tyre pressure change sbyapproximately
0.1 ba rfor every 10 °C change in ambient
temperature.
If yo umeasure the tyr epressure in enclosed
spaces where the temperatur ediffers from
the outside temperature, yo uwillh avetoc or-
rec tthe measured valu eaccordingly.
When the vehicl eisdriven, the tyr etempera-
ture, and with it the tyr epressure, will
increase depending on the roa dspeed and
the load on the tyres.
Therefore, yo ushoul donlyc orrec ttyrep res-
sures when the tyres ar ecold. Operation
*optional
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