2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT COUPE start stop button

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Do not clean wiper blades too often and
do not rub them too hard. Otherwise, the
graphite coating could be damaged. This
could cause wiper noise.
X Switch off the engine.
X Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
X Set the windshieldw iper to the00AAposi-
tion on the combination switch.
X Press the Start/Stop button repeatedly
until the windshieldw iper starts.
X When the wiper arms have reached aver-
tical position, press the Start/Stop button.
X Fold the wiper arm awayf rom the wind-
shield until it engages.
X Set the wiper bladeatr ight angles to the
wiper arm.
X Carefully clean the wiper blades with a
damp cloth.
X Fold the windshieldw iper arms back again
before switching on the ignition.
! Hold the wiper arm securely when folding
back. The windshieldc ould be damagedif
the wiper arm smacks against it suddenly.
Cleaning the exterior lighting X
Cleant he plastic lenses of the exterior
lighting using awet sponge and amild
cleaning agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car
shampoo or cleaning cloths.
! Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths which are suitablef or plastic light
lenses. Unsuitable cleaning agents or
cleaning cloths could scratch or damage
the plastic light lenses.
Cleaning the mirror turns ignals!
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths that are suitablef or plastic lenses.
Unsuitable cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths could scratch or damage the plastic
lenses of the mirror turn signals.
X Cleant he plastic lenses of the mirror turn
signals in the exterior mirror housing using aw
et sponge and amild cleaning agent,
e.g. Mercedes-Benz car shampoo or clean-
ing cloths.
Cleaning the sensors !
If you clean the sensors with
apower
washer, make sure that you keep adis-
tance of at least 11.8 in (30 cm) between
the vehicle and the power washer nozzle.
Information aboutt he correct distance is
available from the equipment manufac-
turer. X
Cleans ensors0043of the driving systems
with water, car shampoo and asoft cloth.
Cleaning the rear view camera X
Use clear water and asoft cloth to clean
camera lens 0043.228
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X
Do not remove any foreign objects which
have penetrated the tire, e.g .screws or
nails.
X Take the TIREFIT kit ou tofthe trunk
(Y page 234). X
Open the TIREFIT kit and remove "max.
80 km/h" sticker 006C.
X Affi xsticker 006Cwithi nthe driver's field of
vision.
i If TIREFIT leaks out, allo
wittodry.Itc an
the nberemove dlikeal ayer of film.
If yo ugetTIREFIT on your clothing, have it
cleane dassoona spossibl ewithp erchloro-
ethylene.
Compl ywitht he manufacturer's safety
instructions on the tir einflatio ncompressor
labe land on the tir esealan tbottle.
i Yo
uw illa lsof indo perating instructions
0087 in the li dofthe TIREFIT kit.
X Pull the cable and fille rhose 006Doutoft he
housing. X
Unscrew flange dcap 0083. X
Unscrew the cap fro mtires ealan tbot-
tle 0043.M akes uret hatthe aluminu mfilmis
not damage dwhend oing so. X
Scre wtires ealan tbottle 0043 clockwise
tightl yonto flange seal 006E.
This pierces the aluminu mfilm.
X Remov ethe cap fro mthe valv eonthe faulty
tire.
X Make sure tha tpressure release screw 006B
is closed.
X Remov ethe dust protection cap fro mfiller
hose 006D. X
Scre wthe end of fille rhose 006Donto tire
valve 006F.
X Make sure tha ton/off switch 0044on the tire
inflatio ncompressor is se tto0.
X Insert connector 0085into the 12 Vsocket
(Y page 203).
X Select key position 2with the Start/Stop
button (Y page 119).
i Th
eb attery discharge sdurin gtirei nfla-
tio nc ompressor usage. For thi sreason, 236
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X
First, remove the jumper cable sfrom earth point 0085and negative terminal 0087,then from
positiv eclamp 0043and positiv eterminal 0044.Each time beginning with your vehicle' sbattery.
X Slide cover 0083of the positiv eterminal in the opposite directio ntothe arrow.
X Have the battery checke dataqualified specialist workshop.
i Jump-starting is not considered to be
anorma loperating condition.
i Jumpe
rcable sand further information regarding jump-starting can be obtained at any
qualified specialist workshop. Towing and tow-starting
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The rea raxlel ocks when:
R the engine is not running
R the engine stalls while the vehicle is being
towed
R there is amalfunction in the power supply
or the vehicle' selectrica lsystem
There is ariskofana ccident.
In the event of abreakdown, yo ushould
always hav ethe vehicle transported. G
WARNING
If the brake system or power steering is mal-
functioning and your vehicle is then towed
away ,significantly more effort may be
required to stee rand brake than is normally
required .There is ariskofana ccident.
In such cases, use atow bar. Befor etowing,
make sur ethat the steering move sfreely. G
WARNING
If the weigh tofthe vehicle to be towe dortow-
starte disgreater than the permissible gross
weigh tofyourv ehicle:
R the towing ey ecould detach itself
R the vehicle/trailer combinatio ncould roll-
over.
There is ariskofana ccident.
Whe ntowing or tow-starting another vehicle,
its weigh tshoul dnot be greater than the per-
missible gros sweigh tofy ourv ehicle. !
Use the SmartKe
yinstead of the Start/
Stop button whe ntowing the vehicle.
Start the engine and keep it running. Turn
the SmartKe ytoposition 2in the ignition.
Set the transmission to Nusing the E-
SELECT lever. Make sure that yo uthen
leave the SmartKe yinposition 2.
Check the transmission positio ninthe
instrument cluster.
! Make sure that the electric parking brake
is released .Ifthe electric parking brake is
faulty ,visit aquali fied specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that yo uuse
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
this purpose.
! Whe
ntowing, pull away slowl yand
smoothly .Ifthe tractive power is too high,
the vehicles could be damaged.
! Only secure the tow rope or tow ba
ratthe
towing eyes. Otherwise, the vehicle could
be damaged.
! Do not us
ethe towing eyes for recovery
purposes as this could damag ethe vehicle.
If in doubt, recover the vehicle with acrane.
! The vehicle can be towe
damaximum of
30 miles (50km). The towing speed of
30 mph (50 km/h )mustn ot be exceeded.
If the vehicle ha stobetowedmore than
30 miles (50km), the entire vehicle mus tbe
raised and transported.
! Do not tow with sling-typ
eequipment.
Thi scould damag ethe vehicle. 244
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X
Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 98).
X Make sure tha tthe SmartKey is in position
2 in the ignition and tha tthe engine is run-
ning throughout the towing procedure.
X Mov ethe transmissio ntoNwith the E-
SELECT lever. Check the transmissio nposi-
tion in the instrument cluster. Towin
gavehicle with both axles on
the ground
It is important tha tyou observe the safety
instructions when towing away your vehicle
(Y page 244).
X Switch on the hazard warning lamps
(Y page 98).
i Whe
ntowing with the hazard warning
flashers switche don, us ethe combination
switch as usua ltosignal in which direction
yo ua re changing. In this case, onl ythe
indicator lamps for the direction of travel
flash. Whe nyou reset the combination
switch, the hazard warning flashers start
flashing again.
X Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock
(Y page 119).
X Start the engine and leave the SmartKey in
the ignition.
X Mov ethe transmissio ntoNwith the E-
SELECT lever.
X Check the transmissio nposition in the
instrument cluster display (Y page 123).
X Leave the engine running throughout the
entir etowing procedure Transporting the vehicle
The towing ey ecan be used to pull the vehicle
onto atraile rort ransporter for transporting
purposes.
! Yo
um ay onl ysecure the vehicl ebythe
wheels, not by parts of the vehicl esuchas axl
eors teering components .Otherwise,
the vehicl ecould be damaged.
X Start the engine.
X Make sure tha tthe SmartKey is in position
2 in the ignition and tha tthe engine is run-
ning during the entir eloadin goperation.
X Mov ethe transmissio ntoNwith the E-
SELECT lever. Check the transmissio nposi-
tion in the instrument cluster.
As soon as the vehicle has been loaded: X Prevent the vehicl efrom rolling away by
applying the electri cparking brake.
X Shift the transmissio ntoPwith the button
in the center console.
X Turn the SmartKey to position 0in the igni-
tion lock and remove the SmartKey from
the ignition lock.
X Secure the vehicle. Fuses
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If yo umanipulate or bridge afaulty fus eorif
yo ur eplace it with afusew ithah ighe ramper-
age, the electri ccable scould be overloaded.
Thi scould resul tinafire. There is ariskofan
accident and injury.
Alway sreplace faulty fuses with the specified
new fuses having the correct amperage.
! Only us
efuses tha thaveb eena pproved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles and which
have the correct fus erating for the system
concerned. Otherwise, components or sys-
tems could be damaged.
The fuses in your vehicl eserve to close down
faulty circuits. If afuseb lows ,allthe compo-
nents on the circuit and thei rfunctions stop
operating.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced with fuses of
the same rating, which yo ucan recognize by 246
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of hydroplaning. You will only gain these ben-
efits if the correc tdirection of rotation is
maintained.
An arrow on the sidewal lofthe tire indicates
its correc tdirection of rotation. Storing wheels
Storew heels that are not being used in acool,
dry and preferably dark place. Protec tthe
tires from oil, grease, gasoline and diesel. Cleaning the wheels
G
WARNING
The water jet from acircular jet nozzle (dirt
blasters) can cause invisible exterior damage to the tires or chassis components. Compo-
nentsd amaged in this way may fail unexpect-
edly. There is arisk of an accident.
Do not use power washers with circular jet
nozzles to clean the vehicle. Have damaged
tires or chassis components replaced imme-
diately. Mounting
awheel
Preparing the vehicle X
Stop the vehicle on solid, non-slippery and
level ground.
X Apply the electric parking brake manually.
X Bring the front wheels into the straight-
ahead position.
X Shift the transmission to position P.
X Switch off the engine.
X Open the driver's door.
The on-board electronics now have status
0.T his is the same as the SmartKey having
been removed.
X Remove Start/Stop button from ignition
lock (Y page 119). X
Take the following object sfrom the left-
hand stowage compartment and the left-
hand stowage space in the trunk:
R lug wrench
R folding wheel chock
R jack
R alignment bolt
X Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling
away.
Securing the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling away If your vehicle is equipped with
awheel chock,
it can be found in the vehicle tool kit
(Y page 234).
The folding wheel chock is an additional
safety measure to prevent the vehicle from
rolling away,f or example when changing a
wheel. X
Fold both plates upwards 0043.
X Fold out lower plate 0044.
X Guide the lugs on the lower plate fully into
the openings in base plate 0087. Changing
awheel
271Wheels and tires Z