2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER fuel

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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
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The SmartKey now functions as follows:
X To unlock the driver's door: press the
0036 button once.
X To unlock centrally: press the0036but-
ton twice.
X To lock centrally: press the0037button. Restoring the factor
ysettings
X Press the 0036and0037 button ssimulta-
neously for approximately six seconds until
the battery check lamp flashes twice. Mechanical key
General notes If the vehicle can no longer be locked or
unlocked with the SmartKey, use the
mechanical key.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system will be triggered (Y page 58).
There are several ways to turn off the alarm:
X Press the 0036or0037 button on the
SmartKey.
or X Insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
X To unlock the fuel filler flap: insert the
SmartKey into the ignition lock.
Removing the mechanical key X
Push release catch 0043in the direction of
the arrow and at the same time remove
mechanical key 0044from the SmartKey. SmartKey battery
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive substan- ces. If batteries are swallowed ,itcan result in
severe health problems. There is arisk of fatal
injury.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children. If
ab attery is swallowed ,seek medical attention
immediately. H
Environmenta
lnote Batteries contain dangerous
substances
.Itisagainst the
law to dispose of them with
the household rubbish. They
must be collected separately and recycled to protec tthe
environment. Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally friendly
manner
.Take discharged
batteries to aqualified spe-
cialist workshop or aspecial
collection point for used bat- teries.
The SmartKey batteries contain perchlorate
material, which may require special handling
and regard for the environment.N ational
guidelines must be observed during disposal.
In California, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/
HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/
index.cfm .
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
the batteries replaced at aqualified specialist
workshop. 64
SmartKeyOpening and closing

Centrally lockin
gand unlocking the
vehicle from th einside
You can centrally loc korunlock th evehicle
from th einside. This feature may be useful if,
for example ,you wish to unlock th efront-
passenger door from th einside or loc kthe
vehicle before you pull away.
Coupe: th ecentral locking/unlockin gbutton
does no tloc koru nlock th efuel fille rflap.
Roadster: th ecentral locking/unlockin gbut-
to nd oes no tloc koru nlock th efuel fille rflap
or th estowage compartments ,suc hast he
glov ebox. X
To lock: pressbutton 0044.
If bot hdoor sare closed, th evehicle locks.
X To unlock: pressbutton 0043.
You can open adoor from inside th evehicle
eve nifith as been locked. Only open th edoor
when th etraffic situatio npermits.
If th evehicle has been locke dwitht he central
lockin gbutton:
R and th eSmartKey is set to its factory set-
ting, th eentirev ehicle is unlocked if adoor
is opened from th einside.
R and th eSmartKey is set to an individual
setting, only th edoor that is opened from
inside th evehicle is unlocked. Automatic lockin
gfeature
Coupe You can only open
adoor from th einside if it
is unlocked.
The vehicle locks th edoor sautomaticall yif
you driv efaster than 9mph (15 km/h).
The door sare automaticall yunlocked after a
journey if you switch off th eengine.
Roadster The vehicle is locke
dautomaticall ywhen the
ignition is switched on and th evehicle's
wheels are moving at aspee dine xces sof
9m ph (15 km/h). Ther eistherefor eariskof
bein glocke dout when th evehicle is being
pushed, towed or tested on adynamometer. X
To deactivate: pressand hold button 0043
for about fiv eseconds until atones ounds.
X To activate: pressand hold button 0044for
about fiv eseconds until atones ounds.
i If you pres
sone of th etwo buttons and do
no th ear atone, ther elevan tsettin ghas
alread ybeen selected.
You can also switch th eautomatic locking
function on and off usin gthe on-board com-
puter (Y page 159). Unlocking th
edriver's door (mechan-
ical key)
If th evehicle can no longer be unlocked with
th eS martKey, use th emechanical key. 70
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X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
to position 0049.
The door is locked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Check that both doors are locked.
i If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed.
Roadster X
Open the driver's door.
X Close the front-passenger door and the
trunk lid.
X Press the lockin gbutton (Y page 70).
X Check that the lockin gknobisint he lower
position on the front-passenger door. Press the lockin gknobd own by hand, if neces-
sary.
X Close the driver's door.
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 will go. X
Turn the mechanical key clockwise as far as
it will go to position 0047.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Make sure that the doors and the trunk lid
are locked.
X Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
Key. i
If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed. Trunk
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if the vehicle is in motion .There is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening
the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid
open. G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, alway sremove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. Always take
the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in achild
restraint system, and do not give them access to an unlocked vehicle. Achild's unsupervised
access to avehicle could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury. They could:
R injure themselves on vehicle parts
R be seriously or fatally injured by extreme
heat or cold
R injure themselves or have an accident with
vehicle equipment that may still be in oper-
ation even after the SmartKey has been
removed from the ignition ,such as the seat
adjustment, steerin gwheel adjustmen tor
memory function.
If children open adoor, they could cause
severe or even fatal injury to other persons; if they get out of the vehicle, they could injure
themselves when doing so or be seriously or
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, could become very 72
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Useful information
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Notes on breaking-in anew vehicle ..118
Driving ............................................... 118
AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed
sports transmission .........................121
AMG button (SETUP) .........................128
Refueling ............................................ 128
Parking ............................................... 131
Driving tips ........................................ 134
Driving systems ................................ 138 117Driving and parking

Activating RACE START
X
Depress th ebrak epedal wit hyour lef tfoot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn th edrivep rogram selector switch
clockwise (Y page 124) until the RSindi-
cator on th eswitch lights up in red.
The multifunction display shows th emes-
sage RACES TART
RAC ES TART Confirm: Paddle
Confirm: Paddle
UP
UP Cancel :Paddle DOWN
Cancel :Paddle DOWN.
i If th
econditi onsfor activation are no tful-
filled, RACE START is canceled. The RACE
RACE
START
START Not
NotPossible
Possible message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X To cancel: pull theleft-han dsteering wheel
paddle shifte r(DO WN )(Ypage 125).
The multifunction display shows the RACE
RACE
START Canceled
START Canceled message.
X To confirm: pull theright-hand steering
whee lpaddle shifte r(UP) (Y page 125).
The RACES TART Available Depress
RAC ES TART Available Depress
gas pedal
gas pedal message appear sinthemulti-
function display.
i If you do no
tdepress th eaccelerator
pedal within afew seconds, RACE START is
canceled. The multifunction display shows
the RACES TART Canceled
RAC ES TART Canceled message.
X Full ydepress th eaccelerato rpedal.
The engin espee disi ncreased.
The RACES TART Releas ebrake to
RAC ES TART Releas ebrake to
start
start message appear sinthemultifunc-
tion display.
i If you do no
trelease th ebrak epedal
within afew seconds, RACE START is can-
celed. The multifunction display shows the
RAC ES TART Canceled
RAC ES TART Canceled message.
X Tak eyour foo toff th ebrak epedal while
keepin gthe accelerato rpedal fully
depressed.
The vehicl epulls away at maximum accel-
eration.
The RACE RACE START
START Active
Active message appears
in th emultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when th evehicle
reaches aspee dofa pproximately 30 mph (50 km/h). Drive program
S+is activated.
SPORT handlin gmoder emain sswitched on.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if
you release th eaccelerato rpedal during
RACE START or if any of th eactivation condi-
tion sare no longer fulfilled .The RACE RACE START
START
Not Possible
Not Possible orRAC ES TART Canceled
RAC ES TART Canceled
message appear sinthemultifunction dis-
play.
i If RACE START is used repeatedly within a
short period of time, it is only available
again after th evehicl ehas been driven a
certain distance. Automati
cdrive program
Drive program Cis characterized by th efol-
lowing:
R comfort-oriented engin eand transmission
settings
R optimal fuel consumption resulting from
th et ransmission shifting up sooner
R thev ehicl epullin gaway mor egentl yin
forward and revers egears, unless the
accelerato rpedal is depressed fully
R increased sensitivity. This improve sdriving
stabilit yonslippery road surfaces, for
example
R thet ransmission shifting up sooner; This
result sinthevehicl ebeingd riven at lower
engin espeeds and th ewheels bein gless
likely to spin
Drive programs Sand S+are characterized by
th ef ollowing:
R sport yenginea nd transmission settings
R thet ransmission shifting up later and shift-
ing down dynamically
R as aresult of th elater transmission
upshifts, th efuel consumption may be
higher
R ifap eriod of dynamic driving is followed by
an extended phas ewithac onstant accel-
erator pedal position ,the vehicl eshifts up 126
AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports trans
missionDriving andparking

to
ah ighe rgear. This optimize sfue lcon-
sumption
If ag entle driving style is adopted in auto-
matic drive programs C/S/S+ ,the drive pro-
gra ms etting sareadjusted to optimize fuel
consumption. Depending on the operating
conditions ,the transmission shifts to ahigher
gear. Shift ranges
Introduction In certai
ndriving situations, it is recom-
mended tha tyou restrict the shift range .The
se ts hift range appear sinthe instrument clu-
ster's multifunctio ndisplay ( Ypage 123). The
transmission onl yshifts to the gear displayed
in the instrument cluster.
When the maximum engine spee disreached,
the transmission shifts up agearint he auto-
matic programs C/S/S+ .Gearrestrictio nis
correspondingl yincrease dbyone gear. Driving situation
0040
Th
eb raking effect of the engine can
be utilized in thi sposit ion 0038
Yo
uc an us ethe braking effect of
the engine on downhil lgradients
and for driving:
R on steep mountai nroads
R in mountainou sterrain
R in arduou sconditions 0037
To us
ethe braking effect of the
engine on extremel ysteep downhill
gradients and on long downhill
stretches Derestrictin
gthe shift range/shifting
up X
Pull the righ tsteering whee lpaddl e(UP).
Th es hift range is derestricted .Ifyouare
driving in manua ldrive program M,the
transmission shifts up to the next gear. Restrictin
gthe shift range/shifting
down X
Pull the left steering whee lpaddl e(DOWN).
Th et ransmission shifts down one gear and
restricts the shift range to thi sgear.
If the engine spee dinmanuald rive pro-
gram Mis too high ,itisnot possibl etoshift
down. If yo upullt he left-hand steering
whee lpaddl eshifter (DOWN)
(Y page 128), the two red segments in the
instrument cluste rflash.
Clearin gthe shift rang erestriction X
Pull the right-hand steering whee lpaddle
shifter (UP) unti lthe numbe rfor the gear
disappears fro mthe multifunctio ndisplay.
or X Use the E-SELEC Tlever to shift the trans-
mission to position D.
Th et ransmission shifts fro mthe current
shift range directly to D.
Selecting the ideal shift range X
Pull the left-hand steering whee lpaddle
shifter repeatedly unti lthe functio nisa cti-
vated.
Depending on the selected drive program,
the transmission shifts to agearw hich
allows idea lacceleratio nand deceleration.
To do this, the transmission shifts down
one or mor egears. Manual driv
eprogram
i In manua
ldrive program M,the transmis-
sion shift and response times ar esignifi-
cantly shorter with sportier and more
aggressive gear changes.
In manua ldrive program M,younee dto
change gear yourself using the steering wheel
paddle shifter s(Ypage 125). Th etransmis-
sion onl yshifts down automaticall yatlow
engine speeds depending on the respective
gear. AM
GS PEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed spor ts transmission
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In manual drive program
M,the transmis-
sion does not shift up automaticallye ven
when the engine limiting speed for the cur-
rent gear is reached. When the engine lim- iting speed is reached, the fuel supplyisc ut
to prevent the engine from overrevving.
Alwaysm ake sure that the engine speed
does not reach the red area of the tachom- eter and observe the upshift indicator.
There is otherwise arisk of engine damage.
X To activate the manual drive program:
turn the drive program selector switch until M appears in the instrument cluster's mul-
tifunction display.
M lights up in red on the drive program
selector switch.
X To deactivate the manual drive pro-
gram: turn the drive program selector
switch and select another drive program.
Upshift indicator The upshift indicator is
afour-stage display
designed to assist you in sporty driving. The upshift indicator allows you to recognize
the ideals hift point for dynamic acceleration.
White segments 0043and yellow segment 0044
light up in succession from left to right.
When red segments 0087light up and the "up"
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play,t he ideals hift point has been reached:
X Shift up using the right-hand steering wheel
paddles hifter (UP) as quickly as possible.
The vehicle shifts up to the next gear. i
If you continue to increase the engine
speed without shifting up in time, the fuel
supplyiss hut off to protect the engine. This
results in abruptly reduced acceleration.
Display for downshift override You cannot shift down with the left steering
wheel paddles hifter if the engine speed is too
high due to adownshift. If you then pull the
left steering wheel paddles hifter, both red
segments 0087light up briefly. AMG button (SETUP)
With the AMG button, you can call up and
store adefaultd rive program setting and the
defaults uspension tuning. X
To store: press and hold AMG button 0043
until you hear atone.
X To call up: press AMG button 0043.
The stored drive program is selected.
X To display: briefly press AMG button 0043.
The multifunction displays hows the SETUP
in the AMG menu (Y page 160). Refueling
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Fuel is highly flammable. If you handle fuel
incorrectly, there is arisk of fire and explo-
sion. 128
RefuelingDriving and parking