2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT COUPE maintenance

Welcome to the world of Mercedes-Benz
We urge you to read this Operator's Manual
carefully and familiarize yourself with the
vehicl ebefore driving. For youro wn safety
and alonger vehicl elife ,follow the instruc-
tions and warning notices in this manual.
Ignoring them coul dresult in damage to the
vehicl eorpersonal injury to you or others.
Vehicle damage caused by failure to follow
instructions is not covered by the Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty.
The equipment or product designation of your
vehicl emay vary depending on:
R model
R order
R country specification
R availability
Mercedes-Benz therefore reserve sthe right
to introduce changes in the following areas:
R design
R equipment
R technical features
The equipment in yourv ehiclemay therefore
diffe rfrom that show ninthe descriptions and
illustrations.
The following are integra lcomponents of the
vehicle:
R Operator's Manual
R Maintenance Booklet
R Equipment-dependent supplements
Keep these documents in the vehicl eatall
times. If you sell the vehicle, alwaysp assa ll
documents on to the new owner.
The technical documentation team at
Daimler AG wishes you safe and pleasant
motoring.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Mercedes-Benz Canada ,Inc.
AD aimler Company
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Index
....................................................... 4Introduction
......................................... 18 At
ag lance ........................................... 25 Safety
................................................... 35 Opening and closing
...........................61 Seats
,steering wheel and mirrors ....83 Lights and windshield wipers
............95 Climat
econtrol ................................. 105 Driving and parking
..........................117 On-boar
dcomputer and displays ....149 Stowage and features
......................199 Maintenance and care
......................217 Breakdown assistance
.....................233 Wheels and tires
............................... 249 Technica
ldata ................................... 279 Contents
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Important safety notes .................. 238
Jump starting .................................2
42
Belt
see Seat belts
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/deactivating ................. 157
Display message ............................ 181
Notes/function .............................. 145
Brake Assist
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 169
Notes ............................................. 285
Brake lamps (display message) ....... 174
Brakes ABS ................................................. .54
BAS .................................................. 55
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 285
Displa ymessag e............................ 165
Displa ymessages .......................... 165
High-performance brake system .... 137
Important safety notes .................. 135
Maintenance .................................. 136
Riding tip s...................................... 135
Warning lamp ........................ 190 ,192
Breakdown
see Fla ttire
see Towing away/tow-starting
Bulbs
see Replacing bulbs C
California Important notice for retail cus-
tomers and lessees .......................... 20
Calling up amalfunction
see Displa ymessages
Capacities
see Technica ldata
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carw ash. ....................................... 223
Displa y........................................... 229
Exhaus tpipe. ................................. 229
Exterior lights ................................ 228
Gear or selector lever .................... 229 Matte finish ................................... 226
Note
s............................................. 223
Paint .............................................. 225
Plastic trim .................................... 229
Power washe r................................ 225
Rear vie wcamera .......................... 228
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 230
Sea tcove r..................................... 230
Sensors ......................................... 228
Soft top .......................................... 227
Steering whee l............................... 229
Tri mp iece s.................................... 230
Washing by hand ........................... 225
Wheel s........................................... 225
Window s........................................ 227
Wipe rblade s.................................. 227
Woode ntrim .................................. 230
Car was h(care) ................................. 223
CD player/CD changer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 155
Cente rconsole
Lower section .................................. 31
Upper section .................................. 30
Central locking
Automati cloc king (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 159
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey )........ 62
Changin gbulbs
License plate lighting ..................... 101
Charge maintenanc esocket ............ 214
Children In the vehicl e................................... 51
Restraint systems ............................ 51
Child seat
Specia lsea tb eltr etractor ............... 53
Top Tether ....................................... 53
Cigarette lighter ................................ 203
Climate control Automati cclimate control (dual-
zone) .............................................. 107
Controlling automaticall y............... 110
Cooling with ai rdehumidifica tion .. 108
Defrosting the window s................. 112
Defrosting the windshield .............. 111
Important safety notes .................. 106
Indicato rlam p................................ 110
Maximu mcooling .......................... 111 Index
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Unlocking Emergenc yunlocking .......................70
From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 70
Upshift indicator ............................... 128V
Vanity mirror (i nthe sun visor) ........ 202
Vehicle Correct us e...................................... 23
Displa ymessag e............................ 184
Equipment ....................................... 19
Individua lsettings .......................... 157
Limite dWarranty ............................. 24
Loading .......................................... 260
Locking (i nanemergency) ............... 71
Locking (SmartKey ).......................... 62
Lowering ........................................ 275
Maintenance .................................... 20
Parking for alon gp eriod. ............... 134
Pulling away ................................... 120
Raising ........................................... 272
Reporting problems ......................... 23
Towing away .................................. 244
Transporting .................................. 246
Unlocking (i nanemergency) ........... 70
Unlocking (SmartKey )................ 62, 68
Vehicl edata. .................................. 286
Vehicl edata ....................................... 286
see Technica ldata
Vehicl edimensions ........................... 286
see Technica ldata
Vehicl eemergenc yloc king ................ 71
Vehicl eidentificatio nnumber
see VIN
Vehicl eidentificatio nplate .............. 280
Vehicl etoolkit.................................. 234
Vehicl eweigh ts
see Technica ldata
Vide o(DV D)........................................ 155
VIN ...................................................... 280 W
Warning and indicator lamps ABS ................................................ 192
Brakes ................................... 190 ,192
Check Engine ................................. 195
Cruise control ................................ 139
ESP ®
.............................................. 193
Fue ltank ........................................ 196
Overview .......................................... 28
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indica-
tor lamp ........................................... 42
Reserve fue l................................... 196
Sea tbelt. ....................................... 191
SPOR Thandling mod e................... 193
SRS ................................................ 194
Tire pressure monitor .................... 197
Warranty ...................................... 19, 280
Washer fluid see Windshield washe rsystem
Washer fluid (display message) ....... 185
Weight see Technical data
Wheel bolt tightenin gtorque ........... 275
Wheel chock ...................................... 271
Wheels Checking ........................................ 251
Cleaning ......................................... 225
Important safety notes .................. 250
Interchanging/changing ................ 270
Mounting anew whee l................... 274
Mounting awheel .......................... 271
Removing awheel .......................... 273
Storing ........................................... 271
Tightening torque ........................... 275
Wheel size/tire size ....................... 275
Windows
see Sid ewindows
Win dscreen ......................................... 80
Windshiel dwasher system .............. 221
Filling capacity ............................... 286
Note s............................................. 286
Windshiel dwipers
Problem (malfunction) ................... 103
Replacing the wipe rblade s............ 102
Switching on/of f........................... 101 16
Index

You could jeopardiz
ethe operating safet yof
your vehicle if you use parts, tires and wheels as well as accessories relevant to safety
which have not been approved by Mercedes.
This could lead to malfunctions in safety-rel-
evan tsystems, e.g. the brak esystem. Use
only genuin eMercedes-Ben zpart sorp artsof
equal quality. Only use tires, wheels and
accessories that have been specifically
approved for your vehicle.
Genuin eMercedes-Ben zpartsa re subject to
strict quality control. Every part has been spe- cifically developed, manufactured or selected
for and adapted to Mercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Only genuin eMercedes-Ben zpartss hould
therefore be used.
More than 300,000 differen tgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zpartsa re available for
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply of genuin eMercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary service and repair work .Inaddi-
tion ,strategically located part sdeliver ycen-
ter sp rovide quick and reliable part sservice.
Always specify the vehicle identification num- ber (VIN )when ordering genuin eMercedes-
Ben zparts(Ypage 280).
Always specify the vehicle identification num- ber (VIN )when ordering genuin eMercedes-
Ben zparts. You can fin dinformation about
this in the printed Operator's Manual. Operator's Manual
Vehicle equipment
This Operator's Manual describes all models
and all standard and optional equipmen tof
your vehicle available at the tim eofgoingto
print. Country-specific differences are possi-
ble. Bear in min dthat your vehicle may not
feature all function sdescribed here. This also
applies to safety-relevant systems and func-
tions. The equipmen tinyour vehicle may
therefore diffe rfromt hat shown in the
descriptions and illustrations. The original purchase agreement lists all sys-
tem sinstalled in your vehicle.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipmen tand operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's Manual and Maintenance
Booklet are importan tdocument sand should
be kept in the vehicle. Service and vehicle operation
Warranty
The implied warranty for your vehicle applies
in accordance with the warranty terms and
condition sinthe Service and Warranty Infor-
matio nbooklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter will
replac eand repair all factory-installed part sin
accordance with the followin gwarranty terms
and conditions:
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission System Warranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R California, Connecticut ,Maine, Massachu-
setts, New York ,Pennsylvania, Rhode
Islan dand Vermont Emission Control Sys-
tem Warranty
R State warranty enforcemen tlaws (lemon
laws)
Replacement part sand accessories are cov-
ered by the Mercedes-Ben zPartsa nd Acces-
sories warranties .These are available at any
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
i Should you lose your Service and War-
rant yInformatio nbooklet, have an author-
ized Mercedes-Ben zCenter arrange for a
replacement. The new Service and War-
rant yInformatio nbooklet will be posted to
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Information for customers in Califor-
nia
Under California law you may be entitled to a replacemen tofyour vehicl eorarefund of the
purchase pric eorlease price, if after area-
sonable number of repair attempts
Mercedes-Ben zUSA,LLC and/o rits author-
ized repair or servic efacilities fail to fix on eor
mor esubstantial defects or malfunction sin
th ev ehicl ethata re covered by it sexpress
warranty. During th eperiod of 18 months
from original delivery of th evehicl eort he
accumulation of 18,00 0miles(approximately
29,00 0km) on th eodometer of th evehicle,
whichever occur sfirst ,ar easonable number
of repair attempts is presume dfor aretail
buyer or lessee if on eormoreoft hefollowing
occurs:
(1) th esam esubstantial defec tormalfunc-
tion result sinacondition that is likely to
caus edeat hors erious bodil yinjury if the
vehicl eisdriven,tha td efec torm alfunc-
tion has been subjec ttorepair two or
mor etimes,a nd you have directly noti-
fie dM ercedes-Benz USA, LL Cinwriting
of th eneedf or it srepair,
(2) th esam esubstantial defec tormalfunc-
tion of aless serious nature than cate-
gor y(1) has been subjec ttorepair four or
mor etim es and you have directly notified
us in writing of th eneedf or it srepair, or
(3) th evehicl eiso ut of servic ebyreason of
repair of th esam eord ifferent substantial
defects or malfunction sfor ac umulative
total of mor ethan30c alendar days.
Pleas esendy our writte nnotic eto:
Mercedes-Ben zUSA,LLC
Custome rAssistanc eCenter
On eM ercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 Maintenance
The Service and Warrant yBookle tdescribes
all th eneces sarym aintenance work which
should be don eatregular intervals.
Always have th eServic eand Warrant yBook-
let wit hyou when you brin gthe vehicl etoan
authorize dMercedes-Benz Center. The
servic eadvisor will record every servic efor
you in th eServic eand Warrant yBooklet. Roadside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Program offers technical help in th eevent of a
breakdown .Calls to th etoll-free Roadside
Assistanc eHotline are answere dbyour
agents 24 hour saday, 36 5days ayear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA)
1-800-387-0100 (Canada)
Fo ra dditional information ,refer to the
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistanc ePro-
gram brochure (USA) or th e"Roadside Assis-
tance "section in th eServic eand Warranty
booklet (Canada). You will fin dbothiny our
vehicl eliterature portfolio. Change of address or change of own-
ership
In th eevent of achang eofa ddress ,please
sen dust he"Notification of Address Change"
in th eServic eand Guarante ebooklet or sim-
ply call th eMercedes-Benz Custome rAssis-
tance Cente r(USA) at th ehotlin enumber
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372 )or
Customer Servic eCenter (Canada) at
1-800-387-0100 .This will assist us in con-
tacting you in atimely manner should the
need arise.
If you sell your Mercedes, please leave the
entire literature in the vehicle so that it is
available to the next owner.
If you have purchased aused car, please send
us the "Notification of Used Car Purchase" in 20
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the Service and Guarante
ebooklet or simply
cal lthe Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center (USA) at the hotline number
1-800-FOR-MERCede s(1-800-367-6372 )or
Customer Servic e(Canada) at
1-800-387-0100. Vehicle operation outside the USA
and Canada
If you plan to operate your vehicle in foreign
countries, please be aware that: R service facilities or replacement parts may
not be readily available.
R unleaded fuel for vehicles with acatalytic
converter may not be available. Leaded fuel may cause damage to the catalytic con-
verter.
R the fuel may have aconsiderably lower
octaner ating. Unsuitable fuel can cause
engine damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models are available
for delivery in Europe through our European
Delivery Program. For details, consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to
one of the following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes-Benz USA,L LC
European Delivery Department
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale, NJ 07645-0350
In Canada
Mercedes-Benz Canada, Inc.
European Delivery Department
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Operating safety
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you do not have the prescribed service/
maintenance work or any required repairs carried out, this can result in malfunctions or
system failures. There is arisk of an accident.
Always have the prescribed service/mainte-
nancew ork as well as any required repairs
carried out at aqualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you switch off the ignition while driving,
safety-relevant functions are only available
with limitations, or not at all. This could affect, for example, the power steering and the brake
boosting effect .You will require considerably
more effort to steer and brake. There is arisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while driving. G
WARNING
Flammable material such as leaves, grass or
twigs may ignite if they come into contact with hot parts of the exhaust system. There is arisk
of fire.
When driving off road or on unpaved roads,
check the vehicle's underside regularly. In
particular, remove parts of plants or other
flammable materials which have become
trapped. In the case of damage, contact a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Modifications to electronic components, their software as well as wiring can impair their
function and/or the function of other net-
worked components. In particular, systems
relevant to safety could also be affected. As a
result, these may no longer function as
intended and/or jeopardize the operating
safety of the vehicle. There is an increased
risk of an accident and injury.
Never tamper with the wiring as well as elec-
tronic components or their software. You
should have all work to electrical and elec-
tronic equipment carried out at aqualified
specialist workshop. Introduction
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requirements of the next emissions test dur-
ing the main inspection. Qualified specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz Center is a
qualified specialist workshop .Ithas the nec-
essary specialist knowledge, tools and quali-
fications to correctly carry out the work
required on yourv ehicle. This is especially the
case for work relevant to safety.
Observe the notes in the Maintenance Book-
let.
Always have the following work carrie dout at
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center:
R work relevant to safety
R service and maintenance work
R repair work
R alterations, installation work and modifica-
tions
R work on electronic components Correct use
If you remove any warning stickers, you or
others coul dfail to recognize certain dangers.
Leave warning stickers in position.
Observe the following information when driv- ing yourv ehicle:
R the safety notes in this manual
R the Technica lData section in this manual
R traffic rule sand regulations
R lawsa nd safety standard spertaining to
motor vehicles Problems with your vehicle
If you should experience aproblem with your
vehicle, particularl yone that you believe may
affect its safe operation, we urge you to con-
tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediatel ytohave the problem diagnosed
and rectified .Ifthe problem is not resolved to
yours atisfaction, please discuss the problem again with
aMercedes-Benz Center or con-
tact us at one of the following addresses.
In the USA
Customer Assistance Center
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
One Mercede sDrive
Montvale ,NJ07645-0350
In Canada
Customer Relations Department
Mercedes-Benz Canada ,Inc.
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4C9 Reporting safety defects
USA only:
The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, CodeofU .S.
Federa lRegulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
"National Traffi cand Motor Vehicle Safety Act
of 1966".
If you believe that yourv ehiclehasad efect
which coul dcauseac rash or coul dcause
injury or death, you should immediately
inform the Nationa lHighway Traffi cSafety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notify-
ing Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receive ssimilar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a
safety defect exists in agrou pofv ehicles, it
may order arecal land remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involve din
individualp roblems between you,y our
dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236(TTY :1-800-424-9153) ;go
to http://www.safercar.gov;o rwrite to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590.
You can alsoo btainother information about
motor vehicl esafety from
http://www.safercar.gov Introduction
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