2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER fuel type

Refuelling
175Refuelling
Refuelling
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kofe xplosion
Fue lish ighl yf lammable. Fire ,nake dflames
and smoking are therefore prohibited when
handling fuels.
Switch off the engine before refuelling. G
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kofi njury
Avoi dany contact with fuels.
Yo uc an damag eyourh ealth if your skin
come sinto direct contact with fue lorifyou
inhal ethe vapours.
! Do not us ediese ltor efuel vehicles with a
petrol engine. Even small amounts of diesel
will damag ethe injectio nsystem .Damage
caused by using diese ltorefuel vehicles
with apetrol engine or mixing petrol with
diese lisnot covered by the warranty.
! Do not start the engine if yo uaccidentally
refuel with the wrong fuel. Otherwise, the
fue lcould enter the fue llin es. The fue ltank
and fue llin es woul dthen have to be
drained. In this case, notif yaqualified spe-
cialist worksho pand have the fue ltank and
fue llin es draine dcompletely. Whe
nyou ope norc lose the vehicl ewitht he
key or KEYLESS GO*, the fue lfille rflapis
automaticall yunlocked or locked.
The fue lfille rflapistot he rearonthe right. 1
To open the fuel fille rflap
2 To insert the fuel cap
3 Tyre pressure table
4 Fuel type
X To open: press the fuel fille rflapint he
directio nofarrow 1.
Th ef uelfille rflapo pens slightly.
X Open the fuel fille rflap.
X Turn the fuel fille rcap to the left and
remove it. X
Insert the fuel fille rcap into the holder
bracket on the insid eoffillerflap 2.
X Onl yfillt he tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
! Overfilling the tank could damage the fuel
system.
X To close: replace the fuel fille rcap and turn
it clockwise. Th efuelfille rcap audibly
engages.
X Clos ethe fuel fille rflap. Petrol (E
N228)
! Refuel using onl yunleade dpremium
grade petrol with aminimum octane num-
be rof95R ON/85M ONconforming to
Europea nstandard EN 228.
Yo uc ould otherwis eimpair engine output
or damage the engine.
Yo uw illf indf urthe rinformation abou tpet-
rol unde r"Fuel" in the index.
i Asatemporary measure, bu tonlyw hen
the recommende dfuelisn ot available, you
ma yalsou seregular unleaded petrol,
91 RON/82.5 MO N. Thismay reduce per- Operation
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Tyre
sand wheels 182 Tyre
sand wheels Points to remember
! For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommend sthaty ou onlyusetyres and
wheels which have been approved by
Mercedes-Benz specifically for your vehi-
cle .These tyres have been specially adap-
ted for us ewitht he control systems, such
as ABS or ESP ®
,a nd ar emarked as follows:
R MO =Mercedes-Benz Original
R MOE =Mercedes-Benz Original Extended
(with run-flat characteristics)*
*Mercedes-Benz Original Extended tyres
shoul donlybeu sedonw heelsthath ave
been specifically approved by Mercedes-
Benz.
If yo uuseother tyres and wheels,
Mercedes-Benz cannot accep tany respon-
sibility for damage tha tmayresul tfrom
this. Furthe rinformation abou ttyres,
wheels and approved combinations can be
obtained fro many Mercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
If yo uusetyres other tha nthose tested and
recommended for Mercedes-Benz vehi-
cles, characteristics such as handling ,vehi-
cle noise emissions and fuel consumption ma
ybea dversely affected .Inaddition, the
wheels ma ycom einto contact with the
body or axl ecomponents when heavil yloa-
de dorw hend riving with sno wchains .This
could resul tindamag etothe tyres or the
vehicle.
! Retreade dtyres ar eneithe rtested nor
recommended by Mercedes-Benz, since
previou sdamag ecann ot always be detec-
ted on retreade dtyres .Asa result,
Mercedes-Benz cannot guarante evehicle
safety if retreade dtyres ar efitted .Don ot
fi tu sedt yres if yo uhavenoi nformation
abou ttheir previou susage. G
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kofa ccident
If wheels or tyres other tha nthose which
have been tested ar efitted:
R the brakes or chassi scomponents could
be damaged
R whee land tyr eclearances ca nnolonger
be guaranteed
This could caus eanaccident.
Modificatio nworkont he brake syste mand
wheels is not permitted ,nor is the us eof
spacer plate sorbrake dust shields .Thisi nva-
lidates the Genera lOperating Permi tfor the
vehicle. Note
sons electing,fittin ga nd replacing
tyres R
Onl yfittyres and wheels of the same type
and make.
R Onl yfittyres of the correc tsizeo nto the
wheels.
R After fitting new tyres ,run the minatm od-
erate speeds for the first 100 km as they
onl yreach their full performance after this
distance.
R Fit new tyres on the front wheels first if
tyres of the same size ar erequired on the
front and rea rwheels.
R Replac ethe tyres after si xyears at the lat-
est, regardles sofwear.This also applie sto
the spar ewheel *.
R Do not drive with tyres which have too little
trea ddepth as thi ssignificantly reduces
the tractio nonwetroads (aquaplaning).
! Store tyres tha tare not being used in a
cool, dry and preferably dark place .Protect
the tyres against oil, grease, petrol and die-
sel. Operation
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Service
193Driving abroad
Points to remember
An extensive Mercedes-Benz Service network
is also available in other countries. You can
obtain the relevant workshop directories
from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Only low-octane fuel is available in certain
countries.
You can find further information about fuel
grades on (Y page 175). Symmetrical dipped beam
If your journey takes you to countries where
vehicles are driven on the opposite side of the
road to the countryinw hich the vehicle is
registered, your headlamps must be switched
to symmetrical dipped beam or be partially
masked. Oncoming traffic will be dazzled
less.
X Vehicles with headlamps that cannot be
switched over: mask the headlamps with
special masking tape.
i You can obtain this masking tape from a
qualified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. !
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
only use genuine Mercedes-Benz masking
tape. Your headlamps could otherwise be
damaged.
Remove the masking tape when you are
once again driving on the same side of the
road as in the countryinw hich your vehicle
is registered.
X Vehicles with headlamps that can be
switched over: have the headlamps
switched over at aqualified specialist work-
shop, e.g. aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. G
Risk of accident
Have your headlamps switched back to
asymmetrical dipped beam if you visit a
countryinw hich traffic drives on the same
side of the road as in the countryinw hich
your vehicle was registered. You may oth-
erwise dazzle the oncomingt raffic and
could cause an accident. Service
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
ASSYST, the service interval display,t ells you
when the next service is due. Whenever a
service is due, the following message appears
in the multi-function display:
Service Ain..d ays
Service Ain..km
Service Adue now
The symbol and the letter indicate which type
of service is due:
9 Short service A
½ Long service B
The service interval display ASSYST does not
record any periods of time during which the
battery is disconnected. In order to maintain
the time-dependen tservice schedule, you
should call up the service due date and make
an ote of it before disconnectingt he battery.
The alternative is to subtract the battery dis-
connection periods from the service date
shown on the display. Operation
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