2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT COUPE light

SPORT handling mode
SPORT handling mode
message appears
in the multifunction display.
X To deactivate SPORT handling mode:
briefly press button 0043.
The 0074 handling mode warning lamp in
the instrument cluster goes out. ESP ®
is
activated.
X To deactivate ESP ®
:press button 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up. The 00E5OFFOFF
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
X To activate ESP ®
:when SPORT handling
mode is activated or ESP ®
is deactivated,
press button 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp in the
instrument cluster goes out. The 00E5ONON
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
Characteristics of activated SPORT han-
dling mode
SPORT handling mode raises the intervention threshold for stabilizing the vehicle. This
allows for asportier driving style on desig-
nated race circuits and may in certain situa-
tions improve the traction in comparison with
ESP ®
.
If SPORT handling mode is activated and one or more wheels start to spin, the 0089warn-
ing lamp in the instrument cluster flashes.
ESP ®
only stabilizes the vehicle to alimited
degree.
When SPORT handling mode is activated:
R ESP ®
only improves driving stability to a
limited degree.
R traction control is still activated.
R ESP ®
still provides support when you brake
firmly.
R engine torque is only restricted to alimited
degree, and the drive wheels are able to
spin. The spinning wheels produce acut-
ting effect for better traction. Characteristics when ESP
®
is deactivated
If ESP ®
is deactivated and one or more wheels
start to spin, the 0089warning lamp in the
instrument cluster does not flash. In such sit-
uations, ESP ®
will not stabilize the vehicle.
If you deactivate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improves driving stability.
R engine torque is no longer limited and the
drive wheels are able to spin. The spinning
of the wheels results in acutting action for
better traction.
R traction control is still activated.
R ESP ®
still provides support when you brake
firmly. EBD (electronic brake force distribu-
tion)
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 54).
EBD monitors and controls the brake pres-
sure on the rear wheels to improve driving
stability while braking. G
WARNING
If EBD has malfunctioned, the rear wheels can still lock, e.g. under full braking. This
increases the risk of skidding and an accident.
You should therefore adapty our driving style
to the different handling characteristics. Have the brake system checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Observe information regarding indicator and
warning lamps (Y page 192) as well as dis-
play messages (Y page 166). ADAPTIVE BRAKE
i Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Y page 54).
ADAPTIVE BRAKE enhances braking safety
and offers increased braking comfort.Ina ddi-
tion to the braking function, ADAPTIVE BRAKE Driving safety systems
57Safety Z

Tow-away alarm
Function An audibl
eand visua lalarm is triggered if your
vehicle's angle of inclinatio nisa ltere dw hile
the tow-away alar misarmed.Thisc an occur
if the vehicl eisjacke dupono ne side,for
example.
Arming X
Make sure that:
R the doors ar eclosed.
R the trunk li disclosed.
Onl ythen is the tow-away alar marmed.
X Lock the vehicl ewitht he SmartKey.
The tow-away alar misarmed after approx-
imatel y30seconds.
Deactivating X
Unlock the vehicl ewitht he SmartKey.
The tow-away alar misdeactivated auto-
matically.
Disarming X
Select key position 0with the Start/Stop
button.
or X Remov ethe SmartKe yfromt he ignition
lock.
X Press button 0043.
Indicato rlamp 0044lights up briefly.
X Lock the vehicl ewitht he SmartKey.
The tow-away alar misdisarmed. The tow-away alar
mremains deactivated
unti lthe vehicl eisunlocke dand locked again.
To prevent afalse alarm, disarm the tow-away
alar mm anuall yify ourv ehicle:
R is being transported
R is being loaded onto aferry or car trans-
porter ,for example
R is parked on amovable surface, e.g .ina
split-level garage Thef
tdeterren tlocking system
59Safety Z

G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, alwaysr emove the
SmartKey from the ignitio nlock. Always take
the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secure dinachild
restraint system, and do not give them access to an unlocked vehicle. Achild's unsupervised
access to avehicl ecouldr esult in an accident
and/or serious personal injury .They could:
R injure themselves on vehicl eparts
R be seriouslyorf atally injured by extreme
heatorc old
R injure themselves or have an accident with
vehicl eequipment that may still be in oper-
ation even after the SmartKey has been
removed from the ignition, such as the seat
adjustment, steering whee ladjustment or
memory function.
If children open adoor, they coul dcause
severe or even fatal injury to other persons; if they get out of the vehicle, they coul dinjure
themselves when doing so or be seriouslyor
even fatally injured by any passing traffic.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system's
metal parts, for example, coul dbecome very
hot, and achild coul dbeburned on these
parts. G
WARNING
If you attach heavy or larg eobjects to the
SmartKey ,the SmartKey coul dbeuninten-
tionally turned in the ignitio nlock. This could
caus ethe engine to be switched off. There is a
risk of an accident.
Do not attach any heavy or larg eobjects to the
SmartKey .Remove any bulky key rings before
inserting the SmartKey into the ignitio nlock.
! Keep the SmartKey away from strong
magnetic fields. Otherwise, the remote
control function coul dbeaffected.
Strong magnetic fields can occur in the
vicinity of powerful electrical installations. 0043
0037 To lock the vehicle
0044 0054 To unlock the trunk lid
0087 0036 To unlock the vehicle
The turn signals flas honce when unlocking
and three times when locking.
When it is dark, the surround lighting also
comes on if it is activated in the on-board
computer (Y page158).
X To unlock centrally: press the0036but-
ton.
If you do not open the vehicl ewithinapprox-
imatel y40seconds of unlocking:
R the vehicl eislocked again.
R the anti-theft alarm system is armed again.
X To lockc entrally: press the 0037button. Changing the setting
softhe locking
system
You can change the setting of the locking
system in such awaythat only the driver's
door and the fuel filler flap are unlocked .This
is useful if you frequently travel on youro wn.
X To chang ethe setting: press and hold
downt he0036 and0037 buttons simulta-
neously for approximatel ysix seconds until
the battery check lamp (Y page65)
flashes twice . SmartKey
63Opening and closing Z

Checking th
ebattery X
Press the 0037or0036 button.
The SmartKey battery is working properl yif
battery check lamp 0043light supb riefly.
If battery check lamp 0043does no tlight up
briefly durin gthe test ,the SmartKey battery is
discharged.
X Change th ebattery (Y page 65).
i If th eSmartKey battery is checked within
th es ignal reception range of th evehicle,
pressin gthe 0037 or0036 button:
R locks or
R unlock sthe vehicle
i You can get
abattery at any qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Replacin gthe battery X
Tak ethe mechanical ke yout of th eSmart-
Key (Y page 64).
You require aCR20253V cellbattery. X
Press mechanical key 0044intot he opening
in th eSmartKey in th edirection of the
arrow until battery tray cover 0043opens. Do
no th old th ecover closed while doin gso. X
Remove th ecover of th ebattery tray.
X Repeatedly tap th eSmartKey against your
palm until battery 0087falls out.
X Inser tthe newb attery wit hthe positiv eter-
minal facing upwards .Use alint-free cloth
to do so.
X Inser tthe fron ttab soft hebattery tray's
cover first ,and then pres stoclose it.
X Chec kthe function of all SmartKey buttons
on th evehicle. SmartKey
65Opening and closing Z

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions The engine cannot be
started using the
SmartKey. The on-board voltage is too low.
X Switch off non-essential consumers, e.g. seat heating or interior
lighting, and try to start the engine again.
X Remove the SmartKey and reinsert it into the ignition lock.
X Start the engine within 30 seconds of insertingt he SmartKey
into the ignition lock.
X Repeatifn ecessary.
If this does not work: X Check the starter battery and charge it if necessary
(Y page 238).
or
X Jump-start the vehicle (Y page 242).
or
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. The SmartKey cannot
be turned in the ignition
lock. The SmartKey has been in position
0for aconsiderable time.
X Remove the SmartKey and reinsert it into the ignition lock.
X Check the starter battery and charge it if necessary
(Y page 238).
X Start the engine. The on-board voltage is too low.
X Switch off non-essential consumers, e.g. seat heating or interior
lighting, and try to turn the SmartKey again.
If this does not work:
X Check the starter battery and charge it if necessary
(Y page 238).
or
X Jump-start the vehicle (Y page 242).
or
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. SmartKey
67Opening and closing Z

Doors
Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
If children are lef tunsupervised in th evehicle,
they could:
R ope nthe doors ,thu se ndangerin gother
people or road users.
R get out and disrup ttraffic.
R operat ethe vehicle' sequipment.
Additionally, children could set th evehicle in
motion if, fo rexample, they:
R release th eparking brake.
R shiftin gthe automatic transmissio nout of
par kposition P
R Start th eengine.
There is ariskofana ccidentand injury.
Whe nleavin gthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. Never
leav echildren or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep th eSmartKey out of
reach of children. G
WARNING
Whe nleavin gthe vehicle, always remov ethe
SmartKey from th eignition lock. Always take
th eS martKey wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
Do no tleav echildren unsupervised in the
vehicle, eve niftheya re secure dinachild
restrain tsystem, and do no tgivet he ma ccess
to an unlocke dvehicle. Achild' su nsupervised
access to avehicle could result in an accident
and/o rserious personal injury. The ycould:
R injure themselves on vehicle parts
R be seriously or fatally injured by extreme
heat or cold
R injure themselves or hav eanacciden twith
vehicle equipmen ttha tm ay still be in oper-
ation eve nafter th eSmartKey has been
removed from th eignition ,suc hast heseat
adjustment, steerin gwhee ladjustmen tor
memor yfunction.
If children ope nadoor, they could cause
severe or eve nfatal injury to other persons; if they get out of th
evehicle, they could injure
themselves when doin gsoorbeseriously or
eve nfatally injured by any passin gtraffic.
Do no texposet he child restrain tsystem to
direc tsunlight. The child restrain tsystem's
metal parts ,for example, could becom every
hot ,and achild could be burne donthese
parts. G
WARNING
If objects ,luggage or load sare no tsecure dor
no tsecure dsufficiently, they could slip ,tip
over or be flun garound and thereby hit vehicle
occupants. There is ariskofi njury, particu-
larl yint he event of sudden braking or asud-
den chang eindirection.
Always stor eobjects so that they canno tbe
flun garound .Secureo bjects ,luggage or
load sagainst slippin gortippin gb efor ethe
journey. Unlockin
gand opening th edoors
from th eoutside
Coupe !
The doors swin
gupwards and out when
opened. Therefore, mak esuret hatthe re is
sufficien tclearanc eabov ethe vehicle. X
To ope nthe door: pointthe SmartKey
toward sdoorh andle 0043.
X Press the 0036buttonont heSmartKey.
Door handle 0043moves out.
X Lif tthe doo rbyd oorh andle 0043and swin git
up as far as it will go. 68
DoorsOpening an
dclosing

X
To clos ethe door: pull the door down-
wards by the outer edge or the interio rdoor
handle. Swing the door down gently and
allo wittoe ngageint he lowe rposit ion.
X Lock the vehicl ewitht he SmartKe yifnec-
essar y(Ypage 62).
Roadster X
To ope nthe door: point the SmartKey
towards door handle.
X Press the 0036button on the SmartKey.
The door is unlocke dand can be opened.
X Pull the door handle. Unlockin
gand opening doors from
the inside
Coupe Yo
uc an onl yopenad oorfrom the insid eifit
is unlocked.
The vehicl eloc ks the doors automaticall yif
yo ud rive faster tha n9mph (15 km/h).
The doors ar eautomaticall yunlocke dafter a
journey if yo uswitch off the engine.
! The doors swing upwards and ou
twhen
opened. Therefore ,makes uret hatther eis
sufficient clearance above the vehicle. X
To unloc kthe doo rmanually: press
the 0036 button of centra lloc king 0087.
or X Pull locking knob 0043upwards. X
To ope nthe door: pull handle 0044.
X Swing the door upwards as fa rasitwillg o.
X To clos ethe door: pull the door down by
handle 0085.
X Allow the door to engag einthe lowe rposi-
tion.
X To lock the doo rmanually: press
the 0037 button of centra lloc king 0087.
or X Push locking knob 0043downwards.
Roadster Yo
uc an open adoorfrom insid ethe vehicle
eve nifith asbeen locked.
Onl yopent he door when the traffic situation
permits. X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door is locked ,loc king knob 0043pops
up .The door is unlocke dand can be
opened.
i Whe
nad ooriso pened, the side window
on tha tsideo pens slightly. Whe nthe door
is closed ,the side windo wcloses again.
! The side windows will not open/close if
the battery is discharge dorifthe side win-
dows have ice dup.It will then not be pos-
sibl etoc lose the door. Do not attempt to
forc ethe door closed .You could otherwise
damage the door or the side window. Doors
69Opening and closing Z

If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system willbet riggered (Ypage 58).
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (Y page 64).
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it willg o.
Coupe X
To unlock: insert the mechanical key into
the lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
X Turn the mechanical key clockwise to posi-
tion 0048.
The door is unlocked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X To open the door: press button0043.
The handle moves out slightly from the
door.
X Pullt he handle out as far as it willg o.
X Swing the door upwards by the handle. Roadster X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
to position 0047.
The door is unlocked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
Key. Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
Coupe 0043
Button for extending the handle
X To lock: lock the front-passenger door
manually from the inside (Y page 69).
X Leave the vehicle and close the driver's
door.
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it willg o. Doors
71Opening and closing Z