2010 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS COUPE warning lights

Audio DVD
Stop function ................................. 174
Audio format
Setting (audio DVD mode )............. 178
Audio menu ........................................ 157
AUTO lights Display message ............................ 300
Automatic car wash ..........................281
Autostore ........................................... 163B
Back button ......................................... 60
Bang &Olufsen sound system ...........68
BAS (Brake Assist) ............................... 46
Battery Charging ........................................ 336
Checking (key )............................... 323
Check lamp (key )........................... 323
Disconnecting ................................ 336
Display message .................... 295, 303
Jump-starting ................................. 338
Maintenance (vehicle) .................... 334
Reconnecting ................................. 337
Removing/fitting ........................... 336
Vehicle battery .............................. 334
Belt force limiters
Activation ......................................... 35
Belt tensioners
Activation ......................................... 35
Belt warning ....................................... 212
Bird's-eye view .................................... 84
Bluetooth ®
Activating/deactivating ...................75
Authorising devices .........................76
Revoking authorisatio n.................... 77
Settings ........................................... 75
Bluetooth ®
telephones list .................76
Bonnet Bonnet catch ................................. 268
Display message ............................ 294
Opening/closing ............................ 267
Releas elever ................................. 268
Boot
Emergency release ........................322
Locking separatel y......................... 202
Opening ......................................... 202Boot lid
Display message ............................ 294
Opening/closing ............................ 201
Boot load (maximum) ........................ 352
Brake Assist see BAS ........................................... 46
Brake fluid .......................................... 351
Display message ............................ 299
Brake lamps
Adaptive .......................................... .46
Display message ............................ 301
Brake system
Display message ............................ 295
Bulbs
Licence plate lamp ......................... 324
see Lamp C
Call Accepting or rejecting ...................146
Ending ............................................ 146
Call (telephone)
Placing ........................................... 144
Calling up a fault
see Display message .....................289
Call lists ............................................. 142
Displaying details ........................... 143
Storing an entry which has not yet
bee nstore d................................... 143
Care
Automatic car wash .......................281
Care products ................................ 280
Cleaning agents ............................. 280
Dashboard ..................................... 284
Display ........................................... 284
Exterior .......................................... 281
Headlamps ..................................... 283
High-pressure cleaners ..................282
Interior ........................................... 284
Matt paintwork .............................. 282
Paintwork ...................................... 283
Plastic trim .................................... 285
Reversing camera ..........................284
Seat covers .................................... 285
Sensors ......................................... 284
Steering wheel boss ......................284
Tai lpipes ....................................... 284 Index
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PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
........42, 307
Reserve fuel ................................... 312
Seat bel t........................................ 311
SRS .......................................... 35, 309
THERMOTRONIC (malfunction) ......307
Indicator lamps
see Warning and indicator lamps ...308
Input restriction
Navigation ........................................ 80
Instrument cluster ............................229
On-board computer .......................238
Overview .......................................... 25
Instrument lighting ...........................239
Interior lighting Automatic control system ..............217
Delayed switch-off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 239
Emergency lighting ........................217
Manual control ............................... 217
Reading lamp ................................. 217
Interior motion sensor ........................50
Intermediate stop Deleting ......................................... 105
Entering ......................................... 104
iPod ®
Alphabetic track selection .............188
Connecting to Media Interface ......185
Device variants .............................. 184
Selecting a category/playlis t......... 187 J
Jack .................................................... .288
Operation ....................................... 329
Jump-starting ..................................... 338
Jump leads ..................................... 338
Junction
Entering ......................................... 100K
Key ...................................................... 200
Changing the battery .....................323
Checking the battery .....................323
Convenience closing feature .......... 219
Convenience opening feature ........219
Display message ............................ 303
Emergency key element ................. 321 Loss
............................................... 320
Malfunction ................................... .319
Modifying the programming ...........200
Unlocking/locking vehicle .............200
KEYLESS-GO
Changing the battery .....................323
Display message ............................ 303
Malfunction ................................... .319
Starting the engine ........................220
Keyp ositions
Key ................................................ 203
KEYLESS GO .................................. 202
Kickdown ........................................... 224 L
Lamps see Warning and indicator lamps ...308
Lane recommendations ....................113
Explanation .................................... 114
Licence plate lighting
Display message ............................ 301
Lighting
see Lights
Lights
Automatic headlamp mode ............215
Combination switch .......................214
Daytime driving lights ....................215
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 215
Hazard warning lamps ...................216
Headlamp flasher ........................... 215
Ligh tswitc h................................... 214
Main-beam headlamps ................... 216
Parking lamps ................................ 215
Rea rfoglamp ................................. 216
Side lamps ..................................... 215
Switching surround lighting on/
off (on-board computer) ................. 239
Switching the daytime driving
lights on/off (on-board computer) .238
Switching the exterio rlighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer )............................ 239
Turn signals ................................... 216
LIM indicator lamp
Cruise control ................................ 244
Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC .................24610
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SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
SRS reduces the risk of occupants coming
into contact with the vehicle's interior in the
event of an accident. It can also reduce the
effect of the forces to which occupants are
subjected during an accident.
SRS consists of:
R the 0018 SRS warning lamp
R airbags
R airbag control unit (with crash sensors)
R belt tensioners
R belt force limiters
The 0018 SRS warning lamp
SRS functions are checked regularly when
you switch on the ignition and when the
engine is running. Therefore, malfunctions
can be detected in good time.
The 0018 SRS warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is switched
on. It goes out no later than a few seconds
after the engine is started. G
Risk of injury
If SRS is malfunctioning, individual systems
may be activated unintentionally or may not
be triggered in the event of an accident with
a high rate of vehicle deceleration.
A malfunction has occurred if:
R the 0018 SRS warning lamp does not light
up when the ignition is switched on.
R the engine is running and the 0018SRS
warning lamp does not go out after a few
seconds.
R the engine is running and the 0018SRS
warning lamp lights up again.
In this case, have SRS checked immediately
at a qualified specialist workshop. Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you use a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre for this purpose.
In particular, work relevant to safety or on
safety-related systems must be carried out at
a qualified specialist workshop. Triggering of belt tensioners, belt force
limiters and airbags In the event of a collision, the airbag control
unit evaluates important physical data rela-
ted to the vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion during the first stage of the collision, such
as:
R
duration
R direction
R magnitude
Based on the evaluation of this data, the air-
bag control unit pre-emptively triggers the
belt tensioners in the first stage.
i The belt tensioners can only be triggered
if the seat belt tongues are correctly
engaged in the seat belt buckles.
If there is an even higher rate of vehicle decel-
eration or acceleration in a longitudinal direc-
tion, the front airbags are also deployed.
Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air-
bags. The airbag control unit evaluates vehi-
cle deceleration or acceleration in the event
of a collision. When the first deployment
threshold is reached, the front airbag is filled
with enough propellant gas to reduce the risk
of injuries. The front airbag is fully deployed
if a second deployment threshold is exceeded
within a few milliseconds.
The belt tensioner and airbag triggering
thresholds are variable and are adapted to the
rate of deceleration or acceleration of the
vehicle. This process is pre-emptive in nature.
The triggering process must take place in
good time at the start of the collision.
i Not all airbags are deployed in an acci-
dent. The different airbag systems work
independently of each other.
How the airbag system works is deter-
mined by the severity of the accident detec-
ted, especially the vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, and the apparent type of acci-
dent:
R head-on collision
R side impact Occupant safety
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rear impact
R overturn
The rate of vehicle deceleratio noraccelera-
tion and the direction of the force are essen-
tially determined by:
R the distribution of forces during the colli-
sion
R the collisio nangle
R the deformation characteristics of the vehi-
cle
R the characteristics of the object with which
the vehicle has collided
Factors which can only be see nand measured
after a collision has occurred do not play a
decisive role in the deployment of an airbag
nor do they provide an indicatio nofairbag
deployment.
The vehicle may be deformed significantly,
e.g. the bonnet or the wing, without an airbag
being deployed. This is the case if only parts
which are relatively easily deformed are affec-
ted and the deploymen tthreshold is not
reached. Conversely, airbags may be
deployed even though the vehicle suffers only
minor deformation. This is the case if, for
example, very rigid vehicle parts such as lon-
gitudinal body members are hit and sufficient
deceleration occurs as a result.
Belt tensioners and belt force limiters The seat belts are fitted with belt tensioners.
! If the front-passenger seat is not occu-
pied, do not engage the seat belt tongue in
the buckle on the front-passenger seat.
Otherwise, the belt tensioner could be trig-
gered in the event of an accident.
The belt tensioners tighten the seat belts in
an accident, pulling them close against the
body.
Belt tensioners do not correct incorrect seat
positions or incorrectly fastened seat belts.
Belt tensioners do not pull occupants back
towards the backrest. If the seat belt is also fitted with a belt force
limiter and this is triggered, the force exerted
by the seat belt on the vehicle occupant is
reduced.
The belt force limiters are synchronised with
the front airbags, which take on a part of the
deceleration force. Thus, the force exerted on
the occupant is distributed over a greater
area.
When the ignition is switched on, the belt ten-
sioners cannot be triggered unless:
R
the restraint systems are operational; see
0018 SRS warning lamp
R the belt tongue is engaged in the buckle on
each three-point seat belt
R the front-passenger seat is occupied and
the belt tongue is engaged in the buckle on
the front-passenger side
Depending on the type and severity of an
accident, the belt tensioners may be trig-
gered:
R in the event of a head-on or rear-end colli-
sion if the vehicle decelerates or acceler-
ates rapidly in a longitudinal direction dur-
ing the initial stages of the impact
R in the event of a side impact if the vehicle
is subjected to high lateral acceleration/
deceleration
R in certain situations if the vehicle over-
turns, and the system determines that it
can provide additional protection
If the airbags are deployed, you will hear a
bang and a small amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that is
released generally does not constitute a
health hazard. The 0018SRS warning lamp
lights up. G
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If the seat belt tensioners have been trig-
gered, they provide no additional protection
in the event of another accident. Therefore,
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gered replaced at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Comply with safety regulations when dispos-
ing of belt tensioners. Any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre can provide details of these
regulations.
Airbags Airbag deployment slows down and restricts
the movement of the vehicle occupant.
If the airbags are deployed
,you will hear a
bang and a small amount of powder may also
be released. Only in rare cases will the bang
affect your hearing. The powder that is
released generally does not constitute a
health hazard. The 0018SRS warning lamp
lights up.
The SRS/AIRBAG symbol indicates the loca-
tion of the airbags. G
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Airbags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, a substitute for seat belts.
Observe the following notes to reduce the risk
of serious or even fatal injury caused by airbag
deployment:
R All vehicle occupants –inparticular, preg-
nant women – must wear their seat belt
correctly at all times and lean back against
the backrest, which should be positioned
as close to the vertical as possible.
R Always secure childre nless than 1.50mt all
and unde r12years of age in suitable child
restraint systems.
R All vehicle occupants must select a seat
position that is as far away from the airbag
as possible. The driver's seat position must
allow the vehicle to be driven safely. The
driver's chest should be as far away from
the centre of the driver's fron tairbag cover
as possible.
R Move the front-passenge rseat as far back
as possible. This is especially important if a
child is secured in a child restraint system
on this seat. R
Vehicle occupants –inparticular childre n–
must not lean their head in the area of the
window where the windowbag is deployed
R Rearward-facing child restraint systems
must not be fitted to the front-passenger
seat unless the front-passenger front air-
bag has been disabled .The front-passenger
front airbag is disabled if a child restraint
system with automatic child seat recogni-
tion is fitted to the front-passenger seat.
The 000A PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-
tor lamp must be continuously lit. In order
for the automatic child seat recognition to
function, a Mercedes-Ben zapproved child
seat with transponder is required.
If you secure a forward-facing child
restraint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back as possible.
R Make sure there are no heavy or sharp-
edged objects in pockets of clothing.
R Do not lean forwards, e.g. over the cover of
the driver's/front-passenger front airbag,
particularly when the vehicle is in motion.
R Do not put your feet on the dashboard.
R Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
This allows the airbag to deploy fully. You
could be injured if the airbag is deployed
and you are holding the inside of the steer-
ing wheel.
R Do not lean on the doors from inside the
vehicle.
R Make sure that there are no people, ani-
mals or objects between the vehicle occu-
pants and the area of deployment of the
airbag.
R Do not place any objects between the seat
backrest and the door.
R Do not hang any hard objects, for example,
coat hangers, on the coat hooks.
R Do not attach accessories, e.g. cup holders,
to the doors.
It is not possible to rule out a risk of injuries
caused by an airbag due to the high speed at
which the airbag must deploy. Occupant safety
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The airbag's functionality can only be assured
if the following parts are not covered and no
badges or stickers are attached to them:
R padded steering wheel boss
R kneebag covers under the steering column
and glove compartment
R front-passenger front airbag cover
R outer sea tcushions (no tonbucket seats*)
R the top of the door frame in the area of the
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When an airbag deploys, a small amoun tof
powder is released. The powder may cause
short-term breathing difficulties to persons
suffering from asthma or other pulmonary
conditions.
In order to prevent potential breathing diffi-
culties, you should leave the vehicle as soon
as it is safe to do so. You can also open the
window to allow fresh air to enter the vehicle
interior. The powder generally does not con-
stitute a health hazard and does not indicate
that there is a fire in the vehicle. G
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The airbag parts are hot after the airbag has
been deployed. Do not touch them as you
could burn yourself.
Have the airbags replaced at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. Otherwise, occupants are
not protected by the airbags in the event of
another accident.
Features specific to bucket seats*
Vehicles with bucket seats have no sidebags.
The additional passive safety offered by the
sidebag is not available as aresult. Therefore,
there is an increased risk of injury during side
impacts and if the vehicle overturns. In par-
ticular, the chest area may be affected. Direct
contact with the vehicle's interior compo-
nents and possibly external objects is more likely. Thus, there is an increased risk of
injury.
Front airbags
Fron
tairbags are designed to increase pro-
tection for the driver's and front-passenger's
head and chest. Driver's airbag
0001deploys in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger airbag 0002
deploys in front of and above the glove com-
partment.
They are deployed:
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
R if the system determines that airbag
deploymen tcan offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R if the seat belt is fastened
R independently of other airbag sinthe vehi-
cle
R if the vehicle overturns,b ut only if the sys-
te md etects high vehicle deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
Front-passenger fron tairbag 0002can only be
deployed if an occupant is detected on the
front-passenger seat and the 000A
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp on
the centre console does not light up
(Y page 42).
The 000A PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp on the centre console lights up when a
child restraint system with automatic child
seat recognition is detected. 38
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They are deployed:
R
on the side on which an impact occurs
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
R independently of seat belt use
R independently of the fronta irbags
R independently of the belt tensioners
R on the front-passenger side if the seat
occupancy recognition detects that the
front-passenger seat is occupied
Headbags
The purpose of the headbags is to enhance
the level of protection for the head (but not
the ches torarms) of the vehicle occupants
on the side of the vehicle on which the impact
occurs. Headbags
0001deploy in the side windo warea.
They are deployed:
R at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleratio noraccelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R independently of sea tbelt use
R independently of the fron tairbags
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied Exiting in an emergency
If the vehicle is lying on its roof after an acci-
dent, the hinge fasteners of the gullwing doors are released pyrotechnically. You will
hear a bang if this is the case. After the fas-
teners have been released, the doors are
forced outwards. Simultaneously the door
locks are unlocked. The
0018SRS warning
lamp lights up.
i The hinge fasteners are only released
when the control unit recognises that cer-
tain conditions have been fulfilled, e.g.
when the vehicle is in a stabilised position
on its roof.
The doors can then be moved from the
inside/outside by pulling the door handle. Children in the vehicle
If a child is travelling in your vehicle, secure
the child using a child restraint system which
is appropriate to the size and age of the child
and recommended for Mercedes-Ben zvehi-
cles. Make sure that the child is secured in a
child restraint system throughout the trip.
You can obtain information about the correct
child restraint system from any Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
i It is advisable to use Mercedes-Benzc are
products to clean child restraint systems.
You can obtain informatio nabout this from
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. G
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Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system. They could injure them-
selves on parts of the vehicle. They could also
be seriously or even fatally injured by pro-
longed exposure to extreme heat or cold.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight .The metallic parts of the child
restraint system could heat up and the child
could be burned by them.
If a child opens a door, the child or other per-
sons could be injured as a result. They could
get out and injure themselves or be injured by
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Risk of injury
If the front-passenger front airbag is not dis-
abled:
R a child secured in a child restraint system
on the front-passenger sea tcould be seri-
ously and even fatally injured by the front-
passenger front airbag deploying. This is
especially a risk if the child is in the imme-
diate vicinity of the front-passenger front
airbag when it deploys.
R Never secure a child on the front-passenger
seat in a rearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem.
R Always move the front-passenger seat to
the rearmost position if you secure a child
in a forward-facing child restraint system
on the front-passenger seat.
The front-passenger front airbag is not disa-
bled:
R if there is not a child restraint system with
automatic child seat recognition fitted. In
order to make use of the automatic child
seat recognition, a Mercedes-Benz
approved child seat with a transponder is
necessary.
R if the 000A PASSENGER AIRBAGO FF warn-
ing lamp on the centre console is not lit
To make you aware of this danger, a corre-
sponding warning sticker has bee naffixed on
the dashboard and on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Automatic chil
dseat recognition on the
front-passenger seat The automatic child seat recognitio
nsensor
system on the front-passenger seat detects
whether a special Mercedes-Benzc hild seat
with automatic child seat recognition has
been fitted. In such cases, PASSENGER AIR-
BAG OFF indicator lamp 000A0001lights up.
The front-passenger front airbag is disabled. G
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If the 000A PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp does not light up when the child restraint
system is fitted, the front-passenger front air-
bag has not been disabled. If the front-
passenger front airbag is deployed, the child
could be seriously or even fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
R do not use a rearward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
or
R only use a forward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat and
move the front-passenger seat to its rear-
most position.
R have the automatic child seat recognition
checked at a qualified specialist workshop.
To ensure that the automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat func-
tions correctly, never place objects (such as
a cushion) under the child restraint system.
The entire base of the child restraint system
must always rest on the seat cushion. An
incorrectly fitted child restraint system can-
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