2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER parking sensors

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Oil Consumption ................. 178
Topping up ................... 179
Oil level
Checking (dipstick) ............179
Checking (on-board computer) ...178
On-board computer ..............106
AMG menu ................... 111
Audi omenu .................. 113
Convenience submenu ..........117
Display messages .............202
Distronic menu ................ 132
DVD menu ................... 115
Factory settings ............... 116
Instrument cluster submenu .....117
Lighting submenu .............117
Message memory menu .........115
Navigation menu .............. 115
Settings menu ................ 116
Standard displa ymenu ......... 110
Telephone menu .............. 123
Trip computer menu ............122
TV menu ..................... 114
Vehicle submenu .............. 117
On-board computer language .....118
One-touch gearshifting ............99
Operating system see On-boar dcomputer Outsid
etemperature display ......106
On-board computer ............111
Own number sending (mobile
phone) ......................... 168 P
Pain tcoden umber .............. 288
Parking ......................... 97
Parking aid Exterior mirro ronthe front-
passenger side ................. 81
Parktronic ................... 142
Parking brake .................... 98
Display message .............. 216
Parking lamps
Display message .............. 223
Parking position
Exterior mirror on the front-
passenger sid e................ .81
Parktronic ...................... 142
Activating/deactivating .........144
Malfunction .................. 247
Range of the sensors ...........142
Warning displa y............... 143
PASSENGE RAIRBAG OFF warning
lamp ....................... 49, 231
Performance ................... 291
Permanent Speedtronic ..........136Petrol
Minimum grad e.............. .175
Plastic trim
Cleaning ..................... 197
Power closing .................... 67
Powerw indows
see Side window
Program selector button
Automatic transmission .........100
Pulling away ..................... 97 R
RAC ESTART (S L63AMG)......... 138
RACETIME R(on-board computer) ..112
Radio Changing astatio n(on-board
computer) ................... 113
see separate operating instructions
Rain sensor
Windscreen wipers ..............93
Range (on-board computer) .......123
Rear foglamp Display message .............. 223
Rear-vie wmirror
Adjusting ..................... 80
Anti-da zzlem ode( automatic) .....81
Rear window
Cleaning ..................... 196Index
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Driving sys
tems 142 Parktronic*
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Parktronic is onl yanaidand ma ynot detect
al lo bs tacles. It is not asubst itute for atten-
tiv ed riving.
Yo ua realways responsibl efor safety and
must continue to pa yattentio ntoyour
immediate surrounding swhenp arking and
manoeuvring. Yo ucould otherwis eendan-
ge ry oursel fand others. G
Ris
kofi njury
Make sure tha tnopersons or animals are
in the manoeuvring range .Otherwise, they
could be injured.
Parktronic is an electroni cparking aid. It indi-
cates visually and audibl ythe distance
between your vehicl eand an object.
Parktronic is automaticall yactivate dwhen
yo us witch on the ignition and release the
parking brake.
Parktronic is deactivate datspeedsabove
18 km/h .Itisreactivate datlower speeds.
Parktronic monitors the area around your
vehicl eusing si xsensors in the front bumper
and fou rsensors in the rea rbum per. 1
Sensors in the front bumper
Range of the sensors Th
es ensors must be fre eofdirt, ic eand
sl ush, otherwise the ymaynot function cor-
rectl y. Clean the sensors regularl y,taking
care not to scratch or damage them. Side view
To
pv iew Con
trols
*optional
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tems 143
Front sensors Centre Approximatel
y100 cm Corners Approximatel
y60cm Rea
rsenso rs Centre Approximatel
y120 cm Corners Approximatel
y80cm !
Payp articula rattentio ntoobjects above
or belo wthe sensors when parking, such
as flower pots or trailer towbars. Parktronic
does not detect such objects when the yare
in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle. You
could damage the vehicl eorthe objects.
Ultrasonic sources such as an automatic
ca rw ash, alorry's compressed-air brakes
or ap neumati cdrill could caus eParktronic
to malfunction.
Minimum distance Centre Approximatel
y20cm Corners Approximatel
y15cm If there is an obstacle withi
nthisr ange,all
warning displays ligh tupa nd atone sounds.
If the distance fall sbelow the minimum clear-
ance, it ma ynolongerbes hown.
Warnin gdisplays Th
ew arning displays sho wthe distance
between the sensors and the obstacle .The
warning displa yfor the front area is located
on the dashboard above the centr eairvents.
Th ew arning displa yfor the rea rareaisl oca-
ted belo wthe draught sto pinthe rea rwallof
the rea rcompartment. Front area warning display
1
Left-hand side of the vehicle
2 Right-hand side of the vehicle Th
ew arning displa yfor each side of the vehi-
cle is divide dinto si xyello wand two red
segments. Parktronic is operational when the
frame lights up.
Th es elect or lever positio ndetermine swhich
warning displa yisactive: Selecto
rlever at Warnin
gdisplay D Front area activated
R
or N Rear and front areas
activated
P No area
sactivated One or mor
esegments ligh tupast he vehicle
approache sanobstacle ,depen ding on the
vehicle' sdistance fro mthe obstacle.
R Front area: fromt he seventh segment
onwards ,you will hear an intermittent
warning tone ;fro mt he eighth segment
onwards ,you will hear acontinuous warn-
ing tone for amaximum of two seconds.
Yo uh aver eache dthe minimum distance.
R Rea rarea: fromt he first segment onwards,
yo uw illh earani ntermittent warning tone.
Th einterva lgetss horter after each seg-
ment. Fro mthe eighth segment yo uwill
hear acontinuous warning tone .You have Controls
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