2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER length

Seats
74 Seats
Points to remember
G
Risk of injury
The seats can still be adjusted when there
is no key in the ignition lock. For this rea-
son, children should never be left unsuper-
vised in the vehicle. They could become
trapped when adjusting aseat. G
Risk of accident
Only adjust the driver's seat when the vehi-
cle is stationary. You will otherwise be dis-
tracted from the road and traffic conditions
and you could lose control of the vehicle as
ar esult of the seat moving. This could
cause an accident. G
Risk of injury
Make sure that nobody can become trap-
ped when you adjust the seat.
Observe the notes concerning the airbag
system.
Secure children as recommended; see
"Children in the vehicle" section.
! When you move the seats, make sure that
there are no objectsint he footwell orbehind the seats. Otherwise, you could
damage the seats and the objects.
i The head restraint scannot be removed. Adjusting the seat electrically
1
Head restraint height
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion angle
4 Seat cushion length
5 Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
6 Backrest angle
i You can store the seat settings using the
memory function (Y page 82). Seat fore-and-aft adjustment X
Slide the button forwards or back in the
direction of arrow 5.
Backrest angle X
Slide the button forwards or back in the
direction of arrow 6.
Seat height X
Slide the button up or down in direction of
arrow 2.
Seat cushiona ngle Adjust the angle so that yourt
highs are gently
supported.
X Slide the button up or down in direction of
arrow 3.
Seat cushionl ength X
Slide the button forwards or back in the
direction of arrow 4. Controls
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On-boar
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X
Press the æbuttontos top the RACE-
TIMER.
X Press the reset butto nonthe instrument
cluster twice.
X Press the æbuttontos tart the RACE-
TIMER.
All laps are deleted.
Overall evaluation This function is only available if you have
stored at least one lap and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X Press the èor· buttontoselect the
AMG menu.
X Press the jbuttonrepeatedly until the
overall evaluation appears. 1
RACETIMER overall evaluation
2 Total time driven
3 Top speed 4
Average speed
5 Distance covered
Lap evaluation This function is only available if you have
stored at least two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
X
Press the èor· buttontoselect the
AMG menu.
X Press the jbuttonrepeatedly until alap
evaluation appears.
Each lap is shown in aseparate submenu.
The fastes tlap is indicated by flashing sym-
bol 1. 1
Lap
2 Lap time
3 Top speed during lap
4 Average lap speed
5 Lap length X
Press the jork buttontos elect a
differen tlap evaluation. Audio/TV*/DVD menu
Use the function sintheAudio/TV/DVD
menu to operate COMAND .IfCOMAND is
switched off, the multi-function display shows
the AUDIO off message.
i Menu overview: see (Y page 109).
Use the buttons on the multi-function steer-
ing wheel.
Selecting aradio station You can only stor
enew stations using
COMAND .Please refer to the separate oper-
ating instructions for notes on how to do this.
X Switc honC OMAND and select Radio (see
the separate operatin ginstructions).
X Use the èor· buttontos elect the
Audio/TV/DVD menu. Controls
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Battery
276 Battery
Note
sont he vehicle battery
In order for the battery to achieve the maxi-
mu mp ossibl eservic elife, it must always be
sufficiently charged.
Hav ethe battery charge checked mor efre-
quentl yifyouuset he vehicl emainl yf or short
trip sorify ouleav eits tanding idle for a
lengthy period.
To prevent damage fro mcorrosion, only
replace the battery with one tha thas ac entral
ventilatio ncover.
Consult aMercedes-Benz Service Centre if
yo uw ishtol eave your vehicl eparked up for
al on gp eriodoft ime. G
Ris
kofi njury
Compl ywiths afety precautions and take
protective measures when handling batter-
ies. Risk of explosion
Fire, nake
dflames and
smoking ar eprohibited
when handling the bat-
tery .Avoi dc reating
sparks. Battery aci
discaustic.
Avoi dcontact with the
skin, eyes or clothing.
Wear suitabl eprotective
clothing, in particular
gloves, an apron and a
face mask.
Immediately rins eacid
splashe soff with clean
water. Consult adoctor if
necessary. Wear ey
eprotection. Kee
pchildren away. Observe thi
sOwner's
Manual. H
Environmental note
Do not dispose of batteries with the house-
hol drubbish .Dispose of defective batteries
in an environmentall yresponsibl emanner.
Take them to aMercedes-Benz Service Centre or to
aspecial collectio npoint for
ol db atteries. G
Ris
kofi njury
For safety reasons ,Mercedes-Benz recom-
mend sthaty ou onlyusebatteries which
have been teste dand approved for your
vehicl ebyM ercedes-Benz. These batteries
provid eincreased impact protection to pre-
vent vehicl eoccupants fro msuffering acid
burns shoul dthe battery be damage dinthe
event of an accident.
To prevent aci dburns, observe the follow-
ing safety note swhenh andling batteries:
R Do not lean ove rbatteries.
R Do not place any meta lobjects on abat-
tery .You could otherwis ecause ashort
circui tand the battery's highl yflammable
ga sm ixtur ecould ignite.
R Make sure tha tyou do not create an elec-
trostati ccharge ,e.g.b yw eari ng syn-
theti cclothing or as aresul toff rictio non
fabrics. Therefore ,you shoul dnot pull or
slid ethe battery ove rcarpets or other
syntheti cmaterials.
R Never touch the battery first. To dis-
charge apossibl eelectrostatic charge, Practical advice
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Battery
279
i
If the battery powe rsuppl yhasbeen inter-
rupte d(e.g. if it ha sbeenr econnected) ,you
must carry ou tthe following tasks:
R Set the time (see the COMAND operating
instructions)
R Reset the functio nfor folding the exterior
mirror sin/out automatically* by folding
the mirror soutonce ( Ypage 80). Jump-starting
If your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
engine can be jump-started fro manother
vehicl eorfromane xternalbattery using jump
leads.
Observe the following points:
R Jump-starting ma yonlybep erforme dwhen
the engine and catalytic converter ar ecold.
R Do not start the engine if the battery is fro-
zen. Let the battery tha wfirst.
R Jump-starting ma yonlybep erforme dfrom
batteries with anominal voltag eof12V.
R Onl yusejum pleads which ar eprotected
against polarity reversal and which have a
sufficient cross-sectio nand insulate dter-
minal clamps. i
Jump lead swhich ar eprotecte dagain st
polarity reversal and furthe rinformation
abou tjump-starting can be obtained from
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
! Avoi drepeated and lengthy starting
attempts .Onlyu sethe jump-starting pro-
cedur efor the battery in the engine com-
partment.
Do not us earapid- charging devic etostart
the engine. G
Ris
kofi njury
There is ariskofa cidb urns when jump-
starting avehicl edueto the gases which
escap efromt he battery .Donot lean over
the battery whil ethe engine is being jump-
started. G
Ris
kofe xplosion
Gase sescapin gfromt he battery during
jump-starting ma ycause minor explosions.
Avoi dcreating sparks. Kee pnake dflames
away fro mthe battery ,and do not smoke.
Compl ywiths afety precautions and take
protective measures when handling batter-
ies. Yo uwillf ind thes eunder "Battery "in
the index. X
Make sure tha tthe two vehicles do not
touch.
X Depres sthe parking brake.
X Mov ethe selector lever to P.
X Switch off al lelectrical consumers. 1
Positiv etermina lofdonor battery
2 Positiv etermina lonyourv ehicle
3 Negativ etermina lofdonor battery
4 Negativ etermina lonyourv ehicle
X Connect positiv eterminal 2onyour vehi-
cle to positiv eterminal 1of the donor
batter yusing the jump lead ,begin ning with
your ownb atter y.
X Start the engine of the donor vehicle and
runitati dlingspeed. Pra
ctical advice
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Vehicle dimensions
298 Vehicle dimensions
SL 280 SL 350 SL 500 SL 600 SL 63 AMG SL 65 AMG
Vehicle length (ECE)
Max. when operating
roof 4,562 mm
4,740 mm 4,562 mm
4,740 mm 4,562 mm
4,740 mm 4,562 mm
4,740 mm 4,598 mm
4,772 mm 4,598 mm
4,772 mm
Vehicle width includ-
in
ge xterior mirrors 2,069 mm 2,069 mm 2,069 mm 2,069 mm 2,069 mm
Vehicle height
Max. when operating
roof 1,317 mm
1,698 mm 1,317 mm
1,698 mm 1,298 mm
1,677 mm 1,298 mm
1,677 mm 1,298 mm
1,680 mm 1,298 mm
1,680 mm
Wheelbase 2,560 mm 2,560 mm 2,560 mm 2,560 mm 2,560 mm 2,560 mmTechnica
ldata
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