2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER width

Tyre
sand wheels 183
Note
sonr egularly inspecting wheels
and tyres R
Regularl ycheck the wheels and tyres of
your vehicl efor damage (e.g. cuts, punctu-
res ,tears, bumps on tyres and deforma-
tion, cracks or sever ecorrosio nonwheels),
at leas tevery 14 days ,aswellasa fter driv-
ing off-roa doronrough roads .Damaged
wheels could cause alos soft yrep ressure.
R Regularl ycheck the tyr etrea ddepth and
the condition of the trea dacros sthe whole
width of the tyr e(Ypage 184) .Ifneces-
sary ,tur nt he front wheels to full lock in
order to inspect the inne rsideoft he tyre
surface.
R All wheels must have avalve cap to protect
the valv eagain st dirt and moisture.
R Regularl ycheck the pressure of al lyour
tyres including the spar etyre* ,particularly
prior to long trips ,and correc tthe pressure
as necessary (Y page 184).
Note sond riving R
Whil edriving, pa yattentio ntovibrations,
noise sand unusual handling characteris-
tics ,e.g.p ulli ng to one side .Thism ayindi- cate tha
tthe wheels or tyres ar edamaged.
If yo ususpe ct tha tatyreisd efective,
reduc eyours peed and sto pthe vehicl eas
soon as possibl etocheck the wheels and
tyres for damage .Hidde ntyred amage
could also be causing the unusual handling
characteristics .Ifyoufind no signs of dam-
age, have the wheels and tyres examined
at as pecialis tworkshop ,for exampl eata
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R When parking your vehicle, make sure that
the tyres do not ge tdeformed by the kerb
or other obstacles. If it is necessary to drive
ove rkerbs, spee dhum ps or similar, try to
do so slowly and at an obtus eangle .Oth-
erwise, the tyres ,particularl ythe sidewalls,
could ge tdamaged. Directio
nofrotation
Directio nofrotation Tyres with
aspecified directio nofrotation
have additional benefits, e.g .ifthere is arisk
of aquaplaning. Yo uwillo nlyg aint hese ben-
efits if the correc tdirectio nofr otatio nis
observed.
An arrow on the sidewall of the tyr eindicates
its correc tdirectio nofr otation.
i Youm ayfitas pare tyre* against the
directio nofrotation. MOExtende
drun-flat system*
Th eM OExtended run-flat syste mallow syou
to continue driving the vehicl eevenw heno ne
or mor etyres lose al lairpressure.
Th eM OExtended run-flat syste mmayonl ybe
used in conjunctio nwitht he tyr epressure
loss warning syste morthe tyrepressure
monitor* and on wheels specifically tested by
Mercedes-Benz.
i Vehicle swithM OExtended run-flat sys-
tem ar enot equipped with the TIREFIT
kit* 19
.
19 Onl yfor certai ncountries Operation
*o ptional
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Tyre
sand wheels 184It is therefore recommended to additionally
equi pyourv ehicl ewitht he TIREFIT kit*
when fitting tyres tha tdon ot featur erun-
flat properties ,e.g.w inter tyres.
i ATIREFIT kit* is availabl efroma ny quali-
fied specialis tworkshop ,e.g.aM ercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Yo uw illf indn ote sond riving with aflatt yre
in the "Practical advice" section
(Y page 275). Tyre tread
G
Ris
kofa ccident
Bea rinm indt hat:
R tyr eg ripd ecreases rapidl yonwetroads
when the trea ddepth is less tha n3mm.
Yo us houl dthusr eplace tyres tha thave
insufficient tread.
R winter tyres shoul dbereplaced when the
trea ddepth is 4mmorl essb ecause oth-
erwis etheynol ongerp rovide adequate
grip.
R the trea donatyrem aynot wear evenly.
Yo us houl dthu sregularly check the tread
depth and the condition of the tread acros
sthe entire width of al ltyres .Ifnec-
essary ,tur nt he steering whee lsothat
yo uc an seet he tyr etrea dm oree asily.
Yo uc ould otherwis elosec ontrol of the
vehicl eand caus eanaccident du etothe
reduced gri pofthe tyres on the road. Tyre pressures
i Youw illf indat able of tyr epressures for
variou soperating conditions on the inside
of your vehicle' sfue lfiller flap
(Y page 175).
Th ev alid valuefor the spar ewheel *iss ta-
ted on the spar ewheel and in the technical
data section. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Tyre pressure tha tise ithe rtoo high or too
lo wh asan egative effect on the vehicle’s
driving safety ,which could lead yo uto
caus eana ccident. Yo ushoul dtherefore
regularly check the pressure of al lyour
tyres (including the spar etyre*), particu-
larl yprior to long trips ,and correc tthe
pressure as necessary.
To tes ttyrep ressure, us easuitabl epressure
gauge. Th eouter appearanc eofatyred oes not permi
tany reliabl econclusio nabout the
tyr ep ressure. On vehicles fitted with the elec-
troni ctyrep ressure monitor* ,the tyr epres-
sure ca nbechecked in the on-board com-
puter. G
Ris
kofa ccident
Shoul dthe tyr epressure dro prepeatedly:
R Check the tyr efor foreign bodies.
R Check whether the whee lislosin gairor
the valv eisleaking.
Tyre pressure tha tist oo lo whasan egative
effect on the vehicle’ sactive safety ,which
could lead to your causing an accident.
Tyre pressure change sbyapproximately
0.1 ba rfor every 10 °C change in ambient
temperature.
If yo umeasure the tyr epressure in enclosed
spaces where the temperatur ediffers from
the outside temperature, yo uwillh avetoc or-
rec tthe measured valu eaccordingly.
When the vehicl eisdriven, the tyr etempera-
ture, and with it the tyr epressure, will
increase depending on the roa dspeed and
the load on the tyres.
Therefore, yo ushoul donlyc orrec ttyrep res-
sures when the tyres ar ecold. Operation
*optional
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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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