2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER wheel bolt torque

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Spor t...................2 34
LIM (Cruise control) ............125
LIM (Distronic) ................ 128
LIM (variable Speedtronic) .......134
Warning signal
Audible ...................... 240
Warning triangle ................ 200
Washer fluid Display message .............. 229
Wearin gseat belts ................ 83
Wheel bolts Tightening torque .............. 274
Wheels
General notes ................. 182
Interchanging ................. 188
Technical data ............ 293, 295
Windows
Cleaning ..................... 196
Cleaning the windscreen ........196
Side windows .................. 93
Windscreen
Cleaning ..................... 196
Windscree nwashe rfluid ......... 306
Topping up ................... 181
Windscree nwashe rfluid reservoir
.......................... 181, 306
Windscree nwashe rreservoir
Capacity ..................... 306
Windscree nwashe rsystem ....... 306Windscreen wipers
...............92
Cleaning ..................... 196
Malfunction .................. 248
Replacing the wiper blades ......264
Winte rdriving .............. 189, 190
Winte rtyres .................... 189
Limiting the spee d(on-board com-
puter) ....................... 136Index
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Tyre
sand wheels 188
If yo
uwishtoc ancel the restart:
X Press the çbutton.
If the following message appear sinthe multi-
functio ndisplay:
R Reactivat etyrep ressure monitor
after correctin gtyrep ressure
R Please correc tthe tyr epressure
X Check the tyr epressure on al lfou rw heels
and correc tasn ecessary.
X Star tthe tyr epressure monitor again. Interchanging the wheels
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Interchange the front and rea rwheel sonly
if the yhavet he same dimensions :for exam-
pl es ize, offset, etc.
After every whee linterchange/change,
have the tightening torque checked at a
qualifie dspecialis tworkshop tha thas the
necessary specialis tknowledg eand tools
to carry ou tthe work required .Mercedes-
Benz recommend sthaty ou usea
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for thi spur-
pose .Inp articular, work relevant to safety or on safety-related systems must be car-
ried ou
tataqualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
Th ew heel scould work loos eiftheya renot
tightened to atorque of 130Nm .
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends tha tyou onlyusewhee lbolts of the
correc tsizew hich have been approved for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Th ew earp attern sont he front and rea rtyres
diffe rdepen ding on the operating conditions.
Interchange the wheels befor eaclear wear
pattern ha sformed on the tyres .Front tyres
typicall ywearm oreont he shoulders and the
rea rtyres in the centre.
Interchange the wheels every 5,000 km to
10,000 km depending on the degre eoftyre
wear ,provide dthatthe vehicl ehasthe same
size front and rea rtyres .Don ot revers ethe
directio noftyrer otation.
Clea nthe contact surfaces of the whee land
the brake disc thoroughly every tim eawheel
is interchanged. Check the tyr epressure and,
if necessary ,restar tthe tyr epressure loss
warning syste morthe tyrepressure moni-
tor*. !
On vehicles fitted with atyrep ressure
monitor* ,electroni ccomponents ar eloc a-
ted in the wheel.
Tyre fitting tools shoul dnot be applie din
the area of the valve, as thi scould damage
the electroni ccomponents.
Alway shavet he wheels interchanged/
change dataqualified specialis tworkshop,
e.g .aM ercedes-Benz Service Centre. Operation
*optional
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Flat tyre
274The air pump can be operate
dagain once
it has cooled down.
If th etyrep ressur eistoohigh:
X Ope nthe pressur erelease screw on the
pressur egauge until th etyrep ressur eis
correct.
X Disconnect th eelectric air pump and stow
it away.
Lowering th evehicle X
Lower th evehicle. To do this, tur nthe crank
of th ejacka nti-clockwise until th evehicle
is standin gfirmly on th eground again.
X Pull th ejacko ut of th ejacking socket.
X Plac ethe jacktoo neside. X
Tighte nthe whee lbolt se venl yinac ross-
wise pattern in th esequence indica-
te d( 1to 5). The tightenin gtorque is
130 Nm . G
Risk of accident
Hav ethe tightenin gtorque checke dimme-
diately after awhee lisc hanged. The wheels
could wor kloos eift heya re no ttightened
to atorque of 130 Nm .
X Tur nthe jackb acktoi tsinitial position and
store it and th erestoft hevehicl etoolkit
in th eboot.
X Push th etab of th ejacking socke tcap
under th etop edge of th ehole.
X Push on th ecap evenl yuntil it snaps into
place.
i Mak esuret hatthe lugs do no tbreak off
and that th eplastic retainer strap is not
trapped.
X Pac kthe fault ywhee lint heprotective film
included wit hthe collapsible emergency
spar ewheel* and transpor tthe whee lin
th eb oot.
i Whe nyou are drivin gwitht he collapsible
emergenc yspar ew heel* fitted, th etyre pressur
elossw arnin gsystem or th eelec-
tronic Run Fla tInd icator* canno tfunction
reliably.
Stowing ausedc ollapsible emergency
spar ewheel* If you wish to stow
aused collapsible emer-
gency spar ewheel* in th evehicle, you must
follow th esteps below, otherwise you will not
be able to stow it .Werecommen dthatthis
wor kisc arriedout at aspecialist workshop.
! Only plac ethe collapsible emergency
spar ewheel* in th evehicl ewhen it is dry.
Otherwise ,moisture may remain in the
boot.
X Unscrew th evalvec ap from th evalve.
X Remove th evalvee xtractor from thevehi-
cle tool kit.
X Unscrew th evalv eins ertfro mt hevalv eand
release th eair.
i Fullydeflatin gthe tyres can tak eafew
minutes.
X Screw th evalveinsertb acki ntot he valve.
X Screw th evalvec ap bac kon Practical advice
*optional
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