2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Tire
Tire
Press.
Press. Warning
Warning
Cautio nTireM al‐
Cautio nTireM al‐
function
function The tire pressur
einoneor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition is shown in th emultifunction display.
G WARNING
If you drive wit haflat tire, there is ariskoft hefollowing hazards:
R af lat tire affects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicle.
R you could los econtro lofthevehicle.
R continued drivin gwithaf lat tire will caus eexces sive heat build-
up and possibl yafire.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Stop th evehicl ewithout makin gany sudden steerin gorbraking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
X Secur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Y page 131).
X Chec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstructions fora
flat tire (Y page 235). Tire
Tire
Press.
Press. Monitor
Monitor
Currently Unavail‐
Currently Unavail‐
able able Due to
asource of radi ointerfe rence, no signal scan be received
from th ewhee lsensors. The tire pressur emonitor is temporarily
malfunctioning.
X Drive on.
The tire pressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
problem has been solved. Tir
eP ress.
Tir eP ress.
Sensor(s)Missing Sensor(s)Missing There is no signal from th
etirep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtireisn otdisplayed in the
multifunction display.
X Hav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replaced at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Tir
eP ressure Mon‐
Tir eP ressure Mon‐
itor itor
Inoperative No Inoperative No
Wheel Sensors Wheel Sensors The wheels mounted do no
thaveas uitable tire pressur esensor.
The tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
X Moun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after driving
fo raf ew minutes. Tir
eP ressure Mon‐
Tir eP ressure Mon‐
itor
itor
Inoperative Inoperative The tire pressur
emonitor is faulty.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
183On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Vehicle
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0084 The trunk li
disopen.
X Close the trunk lid. 005A The hoo
disopen.
G WARNING
The open hoo dmayblock your vie wwhent he vehicl eisinmotion.
There is ariskofana ccident.
X Pull ove rand stop the vehicl esafelyass oona spossible, paying
attentio ntoroada nd traffic conditions.
X Close the hood. 00B6(Coupe only)
0051(Roadster
only) At leas
tone door is open.
X Close the doors. 0059
Convertible Top Convertible Top
Operation Operation
Possible
Possible
to 31 mph
to 31 mph If yo
udrive at speed sofmore tha n31m ph (50 km/h), yo ucannot
open or close the sof ttop.
X Fully open or close the sof ttop (Y page 79). 0059
Convertible Top Convertible Top
Opening/Closing Opening/Closing
Not Finished Not Finished The sof
ttop is not fully opene dorclosed.The hydraulics ar edep-
ressurized.
X Fully open or close the sof ttop (Y page 79). 0059
Open/Clos
eConver‐
Open/Clos eConver‐
tible Top Com‐ tible Top Com‐
pletely pletely The roo
fisnot locked .Ifyoudrive at speed sofmore tha n31mph
(50 km/h), yo ucanno topenorc lose the sof ttop.
X If yo uaredriving at speed sofmore tha n31m ph (50 km/h),
reduce your speed.
X Push or pull the soft-top switch (Y page 79) untilthe sof ttop is
fully open or closed. 0059
Convertible Convertible
Top
Topin
in
Operation Please
Operation Please
Wait Wait The on-boar
dvoltag eistoo low.
X Start the engine. 184
Display messagesOn-board computer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions The sof
ttop has been opened and closed several times in arow.
The soft-to pdrive has been switched of fautomatically fo rsafety
reasons.
You can open and close th esoftt op again after approximately ten
minutes.
X Switc hoffthei gnition and tur nitbacko n.
X Repea tthe openin gorclosingprocedure (Y page 79). 0059
Depres
sBrake to
Depres sBrake to
Start Engine Start Engine You hav
eattempte dtoc lose th esoftt op withthe softtop switch
while th evehicl ewas stationary.
X Depress th ebrak epedal.
X Press th esoft-to pswitch until th esoftt op is completely closed. 00B2
Check Washer Fluid Check Washer Fluid The washer flui
dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped
belo wthe minimum.
X Ad dw asher flui d(Ypage 221). SmartKey
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0039
Change Key Battery Change Key Battery The SmartKey batterie
sare discharged.
X Change th ebatterie s(Ypage 65). 0039
Key Not Detected Key Not Detected
(re
dd isplay message) The SmartKey is no
tinthevehicle. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
Whe nyou switch of fthe engine, you will be unable to restar tit.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Locate th eSmartKey. The ke
yisnotdetecte dwhile drivin gbecause apowerful radio
transmitte riscausin ginterfe rence. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position (Y page 119). Display
messages
185On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0039
Key Not Detected Key Not Detected
(whit
edisplay mes-
sage) You are in th
evehicl eand th ekeycurrentl ycanno tbed etecte dby
th ev ehicle.
X Change th elocation of th eSmartKey in th evehicle.
If th eSmartKey still canno tbedetected:
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position (Y page 119). 0039
Obtain
aNew Key
Obtain aNew Key The SmartKey needs to be replaced.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 0039
Key Doe
sNot
Key Doe sNot
Belong to Vehicle Belong to Vehicle You hav
eput th ewrong SmartKey in th eignition lock.
X Use th ecorrect SmartKey. 0039
Close Doors to Close Doors to
Loc
kV ehicle
Loc kV ehicle At leas
tone doo riso pen.Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Clos eall doors and loc kthe vehicl eagain. 0039
Remove Remove
'Start'
'Start' But‐
But‐
ton and Insert Key
ton and Insert Key The KEYLESS-GO start function is temporarily malfunctionin
goris
defective. Awarnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Inser tthe keyintot he ignition loc kand tur nittot hedesired
position (Y page 119). 0039
Take Take
Your
YourKey
Keyfrom
from
Ignition
Ignition The SmartKey is in th
eignition lock.
X Remove th eSmartKey. Transmission
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Apply Brake
Apply Brake
to Shift fro
m'P'
to Shift fro m'P' You hav
eattempte dtom ovet he transmissio nselector lever to
position D,Ror Nwithout depressin gthe brak epedal.
X Depress th ebrak epedal. Apply Brake Apply Brake
and Start Engine and Start Engine
to Disengage 'P' to Disengage 'P' Whe
nthe engin eisswitched off, it is no tpossibl etoshift out of
park position P.
X Depress th ebrak epedal and start th eengine. Start Engine
Start Engine
to Engage Gear to Engage Gear The gear canno
tbeengage dwhen th eengineiss witched off.
X Depress th ebrak epedal and start th eengine. 186
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Depres
sBrake
Depres sBrake
to Start Engine
to Start Engine You canno
tstart th eengine. The engin ewas switched of finposi-
tion Dor R.
X Depress th ebrak epedal and start th eengine. Doo
rO pen
Doo rO pen
Not in 'P'
Not in 'P' The driver's doo
risopen and th etransmissio nisinpositionR,Nor
D.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
X Shift th etransmissio ntoPwith th ebutto nint hecenter console.
X Press th eelectric parkin gbrak ehandle. Servic
eRequired
Servic eRequired
Do
Do Not
Not Shift
Shift Gears
Gears
Visit Dealer
Visit Dealer You canno
tchang eg ear due to amalfunction.
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
If transmissio nposition Dis selected:
X Do no tswitch of fthe engine.
X Drive to aqualified specialist workshop without shiftin gthe
transmissio nfromp osition D.
If transmissio nposition R,Nor Pis selected:
X Mak esuret hatthe electric parkin gbrak eisa pplied.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit
( Y page 271).
X Notify aqualified specialist workshop or breakdown service.
If no transmissio nposition and no drive progra misdisplayed:
X Mak esuret hatthe electric parkin gbrak eisa pplied.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit
( Y page 271).
X Notify aqualified specialist workshop or breakdown service. Onl
yS hift to 'P'
Onl yS hift to 'P'
whe nV ehicl eis
whe nV ehicl eis
Stationary
Stationary The vehicl
eismoving.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Shift th etransmissio ntoPwith th ebutto nint hecenter console. Reversing
Reversing
Not
NotPoss.
Poss.
Servic eRequired
Servic eRequired The sub geartrain wit
hthe eve ngear shas failed. You can no longer
engage revers egear .The smoothness of th egear chang eis
restricted. The transmissio nisinemergenc ymode.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. Display
messages
187On-boardcomputer an ddisplays Z

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 005D
Parkin
gLockM al‐
Parkin gLockM al‐
funct. Apply Park‐ funct. Apply Park‐
ing Brake ing Brake Transmissio
nposition Pcanno tbeselected.
X Mak esuret hatthe electric parkin gbrak eisa pplied.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit
( Y page 271).
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop .Havet he vehicl etrans-
porte donar ecovery vehicl eortowed wit hthe rear axl eraised
(Y page 244). 0080
Sto
pE ngage P
Sto pE ngage P The transmissio
nisfaulty. The vehicl eloses drive and rolls to a
standstill.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Mak esuret hatthe electric parkin gbrak eisa pplied.
X Preven tthe vehicl efromr ollin gaway before you leav eit
( Y page 271).
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop. 0080
Transmission Oil Transmission Oil
Coolin
gMalfunc‐
Coolin gMalfunc‐
tion tion The transmissio
ncoolan tpump is faulty. The transmissio nmay
overheat.
X In th eon-bo ardc om puter, select the AMG AMGmen uand chec kthe
transmissio noil temperature.
X Avoid excessive loading ,e.g.d ue to dynamic driving.
X If th etransmissio noil temperature is less than 24 8‡(120 †),
you can continue drivin gtotheneares tqualified specialist
workshop. 0080
Trans. Oil Over‐ Trans. Oil Over‐
heated Drive on heated Drive on
wit
hC are
wit hC are The transmissio
noil has overheated.
Manual drive program Mand shift range restriction are no longer
available. Only drive program Cis still available. The engin eoutput
is reduce daccordin gtothedegree of overheating.
X Allow th etransmissio noil to cool by adopting adefensiv edriving
style. 188
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messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays

Rear spoiler
Display messages
Possibl
ecauses/consequence sand 0050
0050Solutions 00D4
Rear Spoiler Rear Spoiler
Control System Control System
Inoperative Inoperative The rea
rspoiler canno tbefully retracted and may extend again.
If the retraction of the rea rspoiler is blocked ,e.g. by ice:
X Make sure that the cause of the block is eliminated.
X Switch off the engine and lock the vehicle.
X Start the vehicl eafterw aiting afew minutes.
The rea rspoiler returns to the original position.
If this problem persists or the cause canno tbeide ntified:
X Visit aquali fied specialist workshop. 00D4
Rear
Rear Spoiler
Spoiler Inop‐
Inop‐
erative Limit
erative Limit
200 km/h 200 km/h The rea
rspoiler canno tbefully extended and extend sasfar as
possible.
The speed of the vehicl eislimite dt o1 25 mph (200 km/h).
If the extension/retraction of the rea rspoiler is blocked ,e.g. by
ice:
X Make sure that the cause of the block is eliminated.
X Switch off the engine and lock the vehicle.
X Start the vehicl eafterw aiting afew minutes.
The rea rspoiler returns to the original position.
If this problem persists or the cause canno tbeide ntified:
X Visit aquali fied specialist workshop. Display messages
189On-board computer and displays Z

Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
Braking
Problem
Possible causes/consequencesa
nd0050
0050Solutions 0027
(USA
only)
004D
(Can-
ada
only)
The red brake
syste
mwarning
lamp comes on
while the
engine is run-
ning. Awarning
tone also
sounds. There is not enoug
hbrake fluid in the brake fluid reservoir.
G WARNING
The braking effect may be impaired.
There is arisk of an accident.
X Pul lover and stop the vehicl esafely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions. Do not continue driving
unde rany circumstances.
X Secure the vehicl eagainst rolling away (Y page131).
X Do not add brake fluid. Adding more wil lnot remed ythe mal-
function.
X Consult aqualified specialist workshop.
X Observe the additiona ldisplaym essages in the multifunction
display. 0049
(USA
only)
0024
(Can-
ada
only)
The indicator
lamp for the
electric parking
brake flashes
and/or the yel-
low warning
lamp for the
electric parking
brake lights up. The electric parking brake is temporarily malfunctioning or defec-
tive.
G WARNING
In this condition, the vehicl eisonly of limited roadworthiness. This
can lea dtoana ccident.
X Observe the additiona ldisplaym essages in the multifunction
display. 190
Warning and indicator lamps in the instrument clusterOn-board computer and displays