2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER wheel bolts

14ESP
®
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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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
270 Changin
gawheel and fitting th espare
wheel* G
Risk of accident
The whee ldimensions and tyr esizeoft he
emergenc yspar ew heel* may differ from
those of th estandard wheels.
Your vehicle's handlin gcharacteristics will
chang ewhen drivin gwithac ollapsible
emergenc yspar ew heel* .Adapt your style
of drivin gaccordingly.
The collapsible emergenc yspar ew heel*
may only be used fo rashort time. Do not
exceed th emaximum speed of 80 km/h
and do no tdeactivat eESP®
.
Never drive th evehicl ewithm oret hano ne
collapsible emergenc yspar ew heel* fitted. G
Risk of accident
Hav ethe collapsible emergenc yspare
wheel* replaced as soo naspossibleata
qualified specialist workshop whic hhas the
necessar yspecialist knowledge and tools
to carry out th eworkr equired. Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you use a
Mercedes-Ben zServi ce Centr efor this pur-
pose. In particular, wor krelevan ttosafety or on safety-related systems mus
tbecar-
rie do ut at aqualified specialist workshop.
Preparing th evehicle X
Prepare th evehicl easd escribed
(Y page 266).
X Plac ethe wheels in th estraight-ahead posi-
tion.
X Tak ethe following from th estowage well
beneat hthe boo tfloor:
R thec ollapsible emergenc yspar ew heel*
R thev ehicl etoolkit
R thew hee lchock
R thej ack
R thea ir pump
.
X Secur ethe vehicl etopreven titfromr olling
away.
On level ground: placechock sors imilar
items under th efront and rear of th ewheel
that is diagonally opposit ethe whee lyou
wish to change. X
On downhil lgradie nts:placechock sor
similar items under bot hwheels of the
other axle. 1
Wheel wrench
X Using whee lwrench 1,loosen th eboltson
th ew hee lyou wish to chang ebyabout one
full turn. Do no tunscrew th eboltsc om-
pletely.
Raisin gthe vehicle G
Risk of injury
The jac kisdesigned only to rais ethe vehi-
cle fo rashort time while awhee lisb eing
changed. Practical advice
*optional
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X
Mak esuret hatthe base of th ejackisp osi-
tioned directl yunder jacking point 1.
X Hold th ejac kint hisp osition and tur ncrank
3 clockwise until th efootoft hejack
touches th eground .The jac kmustthen
stand vertically, eve nonaslope.
X Tur ncrank 3 until th etyreisr aised amax-
imum of 3cmfromt heground.
X Unscrew th euppermos twhee lbolt com-
pletely. 1
Centrin gpin
X In place of th ewheel bolt ,screw centring
pin 1from th evehicle tool kit int othe
thread.
X Unscrew th eremainin gwheel bolt sfully. !
Do not place wheel bolt sinsandorona
dirt ysurface. This could cause damage to
th eb olt and wheel hub threads.
X Remov ethe wheel.
Fitting anew wheel G
Risk of accident
Replace damaged or corrode dwheel bolts.
Never oil or greas ewheel bolts. G
Risk of accident
If aw heel hub thread is damaged ,you must
not driv ethe vehicle any further. Consult a
qualifie dspecialist workshop whic hhas the
necessar yspecialist knowledge and tools
to carry out th ework required. Mercedes-
Ben zrecommend sthaty ou use a
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre or Service
24 hfor this purpose. In particular ,work rel-
evan ttosafety or on safety-related systems
must be carried out at aqualifie dspecialist
workshop. G
Risk of accident
Only use wheel bolt sthath ave been
designed for th ewheel and th evehicle. For
safety reasons ,Mercedes-Ben zrecom- mends that you onl
yuse wheel bolt swhich
have been approved for Mercedes-Benz
vehicles .Other bolt scould work loose.
Do not tighten th ewheel bolt scompletely
while th evehicle is still jacked up. The vehi-
cle could topple off th ejack.
X Clean th ewheel and wheel hub contact
surfaces. X
Place th ecollapsible emergency spare
wheel* ont othe centring pin and push it on. Practical advice
*optional
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