2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owner's Manual

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Solu tions Fro
nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagDisabl ed Air
BagDisabl ed
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are disab ledduri ngthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R an adult
or
R aper son oftheco rresp ondin gst atur eis on thefron t-pass enger
seat
If addit ionalfor cesare applie dto theseat ,th esyst emmay interp ret
th eoc cup ant'sweigh tas lower than itact ually is.
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The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
may notbe trigge redintheeve ntofan acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Hav eth eoc cup ant onthefron t-pass enger seat getout ofthe
veh icle.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS hasdisab ledthefron t-pass enger fron tair bag and
fr on t-pass enger knee bag (Ypage 48)
R theFro nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi-
cat orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs erveth eaddit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 48). Disp
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nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagEnabled Air
BagEnabled
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are enabled duringthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R ach ild, asma lladult oran obj ectweigh ingless than thesyst em's
weigh tth res hold isloc ate don thefron t-pass enger seat
or
R thefron t-pass enger seat isuno ccupied
The systemmay detectobj ects or for cesapplyin gaddit ionalweigh t
on theseat .
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The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and thefron t-pass enger knee bag
may bedepl oyed uninten tion ally.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Ope nth efron t-pass enger door .
X Remo vethech ild and thech ild res train tsyst emfrom thefron t-
pass enger seat .
X Mak esur eth at there arenoobj ects on theseat addin gto the
weigh t.
The systemmightother wise detectth eaddit ionalweigh tand
int erp ret theseat occup ant'sweigh tas gre aterth an itact ually is.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS (Occup ant Class ification Sys tem) has disab ledthe
fr on t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
(Y page 48)
R theFro nt-passenger Air BagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passenger Air BagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passen ger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passen ger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi- 216
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Disp
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Solu tions cat
orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs erveth eaddit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 48). Ligh
ts Disp
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iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0049
Che ckLeftLow Che
ckLeftLow
Bea m Bea
m(Exam ple) The
corresp ondin gbulb isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
or X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 113).
LE Dligh tsour ces:thedisp laymes sage fortheco rresp ondin glamp
on lyappear swhen alltheLE Ds inthelamp havefail ed. 0049
Act ive Headlamps Act
ive Headlamps
Ino perative Ino
perative The
active ligh tfun ction isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Mal functionSee Mal
functionSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
exterio rligh ting ismalf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Aut oLam pFun cti on Aut
oLam pFun cti on
Ino perative Ino
perative The
lightsen sor isdef ective.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Swi tch OffLights Swi
tch OffLights The
lightsare still swit ched on when youleaveth eveh icle. Awarn -
ing tone also soun ds.
X Turn theligh tswit chtopos ition 0058. Disp
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Solu tions Ada
ptiveHighbeam Ada
ptiveHighbeam
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ad
apt ive Highbea mAssis tis deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per a-
ti ve.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R The windsh ield inthecam era'sfie ldof vis ion isdir ty.
R Vis ibilit yis imp aire ddue toheav yrain ,sn ow orfog .
X Clean thewin dsh ield.
If th esyst emdetects that thecam eraisfull yoper ationalagain ,th e
Ada ptiveHighbeamAssist NowAvailable Ada
ptiveHighbeamAssist NowAvailable message isdis-
played .
Ad apt ive Highbea mAssis tis oper ationalagain . Ada
ptiveHighbeam Ada
ptiveHighbeam
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative Ad
apt ive Highbea mAssis tis fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Engin
e Disp
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iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AC
Che ckCoolant Che
ckCoolant
Lev elSee Opera‐ Lev
elSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
coolan tlev elistoolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien tco olan tin the
en gin eco olin gsyst em. You could other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Ad dco olan t,obs erving thewarn ingnotesbef ore doin gso
(Y page 267).
X Ifyou need toadd coolan tmor eoft en than usual, haveth een gin e
co olan tsyst emchecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00AC The
fanmot orisdef ective.
X Ifth eco olan tte mpe rature gage isbelo wtheH mar king
(Y page 191), drive on tothene xt qualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Av oid heav yloads ontheen gin eas you doso, e.g. dri vin gin
moun tainous terrain and stop- and -gotraff ic. 218
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Disp
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Solu tions 00AC
Coo lantToo Hot Coo
lantToo Hot
Sto pVeh icleTur n Sto
pVeh icleTur n
Eng ine Off Eng
ine Off The
coolan tis toohot .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
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Do notdri ve when yourengin eis ove rheated.This cancaus esom e
flui dswhic hmay haveleak edintoth een gin eco mpar tmentto cat ch
fir e.
St eam from theove rheateden gin ecan also causeser ious burns
whic hcan occur justby open ingthehoo d.
The reisaris kof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Leav eth eveh icleand keep asaf edist ancefrom theveh icleunt il
th een gin ehas cooled down .
X Mak esur eth at theair supp lyto theen gin eradi atoris no t
bloc ked, e.g. by snow, slushor ice .
X Do notst art theen gin eagain untilth edisp laymes sage goesout
and theco olan tte mpe rature gage isbelo wtheH mar king
(Y page 191). Other wise ,th een gin eco uld bedamag ed.
X Pay attention totheco olan tte mpe rature gage ,obs erving the
warn ingnotes(Y page 267).
X Ifth ete mpe rature increas esagain ,vis itaqualif iedspecialist
wor kshop immediat ely.
Un der norm aloper ating cond ition sand attheco rrec tco olan tlev el,
th eco olan tte mpe rature gage mayriseto theH mar king
(Y page 191). 003D
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
battery isno tbein gch arg ed.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R adef ective altern ator
R ato rn poly- V-belt
R amalf unction intheelec tron ics
! Do
notdri ve any further. Other wise theen gin emay overheat.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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Solu tions 003D
Sto pVeh icleSee Sto
pVeh icleSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
battery isno longer bein gch arg edand theco nd ition ofcharg e
is toolow.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Obs erveth eins truct ionsin the003D SeeOperator'sMan ual See
Operator'sMan ual
disp laymes sage .
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
At NextRef ueling At
NextRef ueling The
engin eoil levelhas dropped tothemin imum level.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 266).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 266).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
Lev el(Add1qua rt) Lev
el(Add1qua rt) Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 266).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 266).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Eng ine OilLevel Eng
ine OilLevel
Low StopVeh icle Low
StopVeh icle
Tur nEng ine Off Tur
nEng ine Off Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
The reisaris kof engin edamag e.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Chec kth een gin eoil level(Y page 266).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 266). 220
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Solu tions 00B6
Fue lLev elLow Fue
lLev elLow The
fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on. 00A8 The
reison lyaver ysma llamou ntoffuel inthefuel tank.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on without fail. 00B6
Gas CapLoose Gas
CapLoose The
fuel filler cap isno tclo sed correc tly or thefuel systemisleak -
ing .
X Chec kth at thefuel filler cap isco rrec tly clo sed .
If th efu el fill er cap isnot correctly closed :
X Clos eth efuel filler cap .
If th efu el fill er cap iscor rectly closed :
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Dri
ving system s Disp
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iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions ABC
Malfunction ABC
Malfunction The
Active Body Con trol (ABC) function isres trict ed.
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The vehicle's susp ension setting smay beaffected.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Do notdri ve atspe eds abov e50 mph (80km/h).
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. ABC
Malfunction ABC
Malfunction
Sto pVeh icle Sto
pVeh icle The
Active Body Con trol (ABC) vehiclelev elistoolow.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
Af tera few seconds, theveh iclelev elisadj ust edand thedisp lay
mes sage disap pears. The
vehicleis leak ingoil.
The mult ifunction disp laycontinu ousl ysho wsthedisp laymes sage .
G WAR
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The vehicle's susp ension setting smay beaffected.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service
imm ediat ely. Disp
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Solu tions Ac
tive Body Con trol (ABC) ismalf unction ing .
The mult ifunction disp laycontinu ousl ysho wsthedisp laymes sage .
G WAR
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The susp ension setting sare thus affected.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Do notdri ve atspe eds abov e50 mph (80km/h).
X Mak eon lyslig htsteer ing mov eme nts. Ot her wise ,th efron tfen der
or thetires could bedamag edifth est eer ing mov eme ntistoo
larg e.
X Lis tenfor scrapi ngsoun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 00AD
Att ention Assist: Att
ention Assist:
Tak eaBre ak! Tak
eaBre ak! Bas
edon certain criteri a,AT TENTI ON ASSIST has detectedfat igue
or alack ofconcen trati on onthepart ofthedri ver .A warn ingtone
also soun ds.
X Ifne cessar y,tak eabre ak.
Dur ing longjo urn eys, takereg ular breaks ingoo dtime soyou get
en ough rest. 00AD
Att ention Assist Att
ention Assist
Ino perative Ino
perative AT
TENTI ON ASSIST isino per ative.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Tra
fficSig n Tra
fficSig n
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Traf
ficSig nAs sis tis deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R thewin dsh ield inthecam era'sfie ldof vis ion isdir ty
R vis ibilit yis imp aire ddue toheav yrain ,sn ow orfog
X Clean thewin dsh ield.
If th esyst emdetects that thecam eraisfull yoper ational, thedis-
play message disap pears.
Traf ficSig nAs sis tis oper ationalagain . Tra
fficSig n Tra
fficSig n
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative Traf
ficSig nAs sis tis malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00D9
Off Off The
HOLD function isdeac tivat ed. The vehicleis sk iddin g.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Reac tivat eth eHO LD function later (Y page 165). 222
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