2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owner's Manual

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Solu tions Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Lim itedSee Opera‐ Lim
itedSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Ac
tive Brake Assis tis unav ailable duetoamalf unction .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Cur rently Limite d Cur
rently Limite d
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual Ac
tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction orPRE ‑SAF E®
PLU Sis
deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R Mer cedes -AMG vehicles: ESP®
is deac tivat ed
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction and PRE‑SAFE®
PLU S
are function alagain .
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 147).
X Rest arttheen gin e.
X Mer cedes -AMG vehicles: swit chESP®
on again (Ypage 68). Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Lim itedSee Opera‐ Lim
itedSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Ac
tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction orPRE ‑SAF E®
PLU Sis
no tavail able duetoamalf unction .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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Solu tions Rad
arSensors Rad
arSensors
Dir tySee Opera‐ Dir
tySee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
radar sensor syst emismalf unction ing .
Pos siblecaus esare:
R dir ton sen sors
R heav yrain orsnow
R when drivin gon inter- urban roadswithout traff icor infras truct ure,
e. g. indes ert-like area s
At least onedri vin gsyst emordrivin gsaf etysyst emismalf unction -
ing oristempo rarilyunav ailable :
R Ac tive Brake Assis t
R Ac tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
R Ac tive Steer ing Assis t
R Ac tive Lan eKee pingAs sis t
R Ac tive Blind Spot Assis t
R PRE -SAF E®
PLU S
If th eradar sensor syst eminfron tis dir ty, Active Blind Spot Assis t
will notper formaco urs e-co rrec ting brak eapplic ation.
On ce thecaus eof thepro blem isno longer presen t,th edri vin gand
dri ve saf etysyst ems willbeavail able again .The displaymes sage
disap pears.
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
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 147).
X Swi tchoff theen gin e.
X Clean allsen sors(Y page 278).
X Rest arttheen gin e.
The displaymes sage disap pears. 0067
Mal functionSer‐ Mal
functionSer‐
vic eReq uired vic
eReq uired The
rollbars arefault y.
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The rollbars willthen pos siblyno tbe extend ed intheeve ntofan
acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 216
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Solu tions 0075
SRS Malfunction SRS
Malfunction
Ser viceReq uir ed Ser
viceReq uir ed The
restrain tsyst emismalf unction ing .The 0075 warninglamp also
ligh tsup intheins trumen tclus ter.
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The airbags orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic es may either betrig-
ger eduninten tion ally or,intheeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe
tr igge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Fur ther inform ation about theres train tsyst em(Ypage 41). 0075
Fro ntLeftMal func‐ Fro
ntLeftMal func‐
tio nSer vice tio
nSer vice
Req uired Req
uiredorFro nt Fro
nt
Rig htMalfunction Rig
htMalfunction
Ser viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired The
restrain tsyst emhas malf unction ed atthefron ton thelef tor
rig ht.The 0075 warninglamp alsolightsup intheins trumen tclus -
te r.
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The airbags orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic es may either betrig-
ger eduninten tion ally or,intheeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe
tr igge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0075
Lef tSid eCur tai n Lef
tSid eCur tai n
Air BagMalfun c‐ Air
BagMalfun c‐
tio nSer vice tio
nSer vice
Req uired Req
uiredorRig ht Rig
ht
Sid eCur tainAir Sid
eCur tainAir
Bag Malfunction Bag
Malfunction
Ser viceReq uir ed Ser
viceReq uir ed The
reisamalf unction inthelef t-han dand /orrig ht-hand head bag.
The 0075 warninglamp alsolightsup intheins trumen tclus ter.
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The leftor right head bagmay either betrigge reduninten tion ally or,
in theeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe trigge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. Disp
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Solu tions Fro
nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagDisabled Air
BagDisabled
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 147).
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). 218
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Disp
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iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Fro
nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagEnable d Air
BagEnable d
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 147).
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-passen ger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passen ger 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- 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 ction Aut
oLam pFun ction
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. 220
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Solu tions Ada
ptiveHighbe am Ada
ptiveHighbe am
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
ptiveHighbe am Ada
ptiveHighbe am
Ass ist Inoperati ve Ass
ist Inoperati ve 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 270).
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 193), 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. 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 147).
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 193). 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 270).
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 193). 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 147).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 222
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