2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER service

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laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Onl
ySel ect Park Onl
ySel ect Park
(P) WhenVeh icle (P)
WhenVeh icle
is Stationary is
Stationary The
vehicleis mov ing.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D. App
lyBraketo App
lyBraketo
Sel ect R Sel
ect R You
haveatt emp tedto shi ftfrom position 005Btopos ition 005E.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005E. Ser
viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired
Do Not ShiftGears Do
Not ShiftGears
Vis itDealer Vis
itDealer You
cannotch ang eth etrans mis sion position due toamalf unction .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If trans mis sion position 005Bissele cted:
X Dr ive toaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop without shifting thetrans -
mis sion from position 005B.
If pos ition 005E, 005Cor005D issele cted:
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Rev
ersing NotPos‐ Rev
ersing NotPos‐
sib leService sib
leService
Req uired Req
uired You
cannolonger shiftto trans mis sion position 005Edue toamal-
fun ction .
Tran smission pos ition s005D, 005Cor005B continu eto be avail able.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Tra
nsmission Mal‐ Tra
nsmission Mal‐
fun ctionStop fun
ctionStop A
malf unction has occur red inthemec hanical trans mis sion compo -
ne nts.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.The trans mis sion shifts auto matically
to pos ition 005C.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Sto
pVeh icleLea ve Sto
pVeh icleLea ve
Eng ine Running Eng
ine Running
Wai tTra nsmission Wai
tTra nsmission
Coo ling Coo
ling The
trans mis sion hasoverheated.Pullin gaway canbetempo rarily
imp aire dor notpos sible.
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 Wait untilth edisp laymes sage disap pearsbef ore pullin gaway. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop atthene xt oppo rtuni ty.
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. 232
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Socket
inthe front- passenger footwell X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043.
Socket inthe trunk X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372)or1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-92 3-8367 Short
lyafter successfully registeringwiththe
service, auser IDand password willbesent to
you bypost.
USA only: youcan usethis password tolog
onto theMercedes meconn ectarea under
"Owners Online"athtt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100500045005800560044001100460052
0050>.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phonenetwork is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavaila ble
R the starter battery issufficiently charged
i Determ iningthelocation ofthe vehicle on
a map isonly possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded to
the Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or
X Use thevolume controller ofCOMAND.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
USA only: youcan find information anda
description ofall availa blefeatures under
"Owners Online"athttp: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, the
system carriesoutaself-diagnosis.
A malfunction inthe system hasbeen detec-
ted ifone ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button does
not come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ebutton doesnotlight upduring
self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagno-
sis ofthe system. 258
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R
The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttonscont inues tolight upred
after thesystem self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadside Assistancecallbutton
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R Aft erthe system self-diagnosis, theInoper‐ Inoper‐
ative ative
orService NotActivated Service
NotActivated mes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
If amalfunct ionisindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpect ed.In
the event ofan emergenc y,help willhave to
be summoned byother means.
Have thesystem checkedatthe nearest
Mercedes- BenzServic eCenter orcont actthe
following servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372 )or 1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-92 3-8367
Emergency call Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
It can bedangerous toremain inthe vehicle,
even ifyou have pressed theSOS button in
an emergenc yif:
R you seesmoke insideoroutside ofthe
vehicle, e.g.ifthere isafire after anacci-
dent
R the vehicle ison adangerous sectionof
road
R the vehicle isnot visible orcann oteasily
be seen byother roadusers, particularly
when darkorinpoor visibility conditions
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Leave thevehicle immediately inthis orsim-
ilar situations assoon asitis safe todo so.
Move toasafe location alongwithother
vehicle occupant s.In such situations, secure
the vehicle inaccordanc ewith national regu-
lations, e.g. with awarning triangle.
A license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated andoperational.
Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton .If any ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation ,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372)or1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-923-8367
General notes
An emergenc ycall isdialed automatically ifan
air bag orEmergen cyTensionin gDevice istrig-
gered.
i You
cann otend anautomatically triggered
emergenc ycall yourself.
An emergenc ycall can also beinitiated man-
ually .
As soon asthe emergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, theindicator lampinthe SOS button
flashes. Themultifunct iondisplay showsthe
Connecting Call Connecting
Callmessage.
The audio output ismuted.
Once theconn ection hasbeen made, the
Call Connected Call
Connected messageappearsinthe mul-
tifunc tiondisplay .
All important informationonthe emergenc yis
transm itted,forexample:
R Current location ofthe vehicle (asdeter-
mined bythe GPS system)
R Vehicle identificat ionnumber
R Infor mation onthe severity ofthe accident
Short lyafter theemergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, avoice connection isautomatically
established betweentheCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.
R Ifthe vehicle occupant sare responsive, the
Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCenter
attempt sto get more informat iononthe
emergenc y.
R Ifthere isno response fromthevehicle
occupant s,an ambulance isimmediately
sent tothe vehicle.
If no voice connection canbeestablished to
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter, thesystem hasbeen unable toinitiate an
emergenc ycall. Featur
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This
canoccur, forexample, ifthe relevant
mobile phonenetwork isnot availabl e.The
indicator lampinthe SOS button flashes con-
tinuously.
The Call Failed Call
Failed message appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay andmust beconf irmed.
In this case, summon assistance byother
means.
Making anemergency call X
To
initiate anemergency callmanu ally:
press cover 0043briefly toopen.
X Press SOSbutton 0044briefly.
The indicator lampinSOS button 0044flashes
until theemergenc ycall isconc luded.
X Wait foravoice connection tothe
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter.
X Aft erthe emergenc ycall, close cover 0043.
i If
the mobile phonenetwork isunavailable ,
Mercedes meconn ectisnot able tomake
an emergenc ycall. Ifyou leave thevehicle
immediately afterpressing theSOS button ,
you donot know ifMercedes meconn ect
has successfully madetheemergenc ycall.
In this case, alwayssummon assistance by
other means. Br
eakdown assistance callbutt on X
Press Roadside Assistancebutton 0043.
This initiates acall tothe Mercedes- Benz
Customer AssistanceCenter.
The indicator lampinRoadside Assistance
button 0043flashes whilethecall isactive.
The multifunct iondisplay showstheCon‐ Con‐
necting Call necting
Callmessage. Theaudio output
is muted.
If aconn ection canbemade, theCall Con‐ Call
Con‐
nected nected
message appearsinthe multifunct ion
display .
If amobile phonenetwork andGPS reception
are availab le,the system transfersdata tothe
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter,
for example:
R Current location ofthe vehicle
R Vehicle identific ationnumber
i The
COMAND displayindicates thatacall
is active. During thecall, youcan change to
the navigation menubypressing theNAVI
button onCOMAND ,for example.
Voice output isnot availabl e.
A voice connection isestablished betweenthe
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
and thevehicle occupant s.
From theremote malfunct iondiagnosis, the
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
can ascertain thenature ofthe problem
(Y page 262).
The Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter either sends aqualified Mercedes- Benz
techn icianormakes arrangemen tsfor your
vehicle tobe trans ported tothe nearest
Mercedes- BenzServic eCenter.
You may becharged forservices suchas
repair workand/or towing. 260
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You
canobtain further informat ionfrom your
Merc edes meconnectmanual.
i The syste mhas notbeen abletoinit iate a
Roadside Assistan cecall, if:
R the indic atorlamp forRoadside Assis-
tan cecall button0043 isflashin gcon tinu-
ously.
R no voic econ nection tothe Merc edes-
Ben zCustom erAss istan ceCent erhas
been established.
R
This canoccurifthe relevan tmobile phone
net work isnot available, forexamp le.
The Call Failed Call
Failedmessag eappears inthe
multif unction display.
X To end acall: press the0076 buttononthe
multif unction steerin gwheel.
or X Press thecorrespon dingbuttonfor endin ga
phon ecall onCOMAN D.
MB Info callbutton X
Press MBInfocall button0043.
This initiates acall tothe Merc edes- Benz
Custom erAss istan ceCent er.
The indic atorlamp inMB Infocall button0043
flashes whiletheconnection isbeing made.
The multif unction display showstheCon‐ Con‐
nect ingCall nect
ingCall messag e.The audio system
is mute d.
If acon nection canbemade, theCall Con‐ Call
Con‐
nect ed nect
edmessag eappears inthe multif unction
display. If
amobile phonenet work andGPS receptio n
are available, thesyste mtransf ersdata tothe
Merc edes- BenzCustom erAss istan ceCent er,
for examp le:
R Curren tlocat ionofthe vehic le
R Vehic leident ificationnumbe r
i The
COMAN Ddisplay indicates thatacall
is act ive. Durin gthe call, youcan chan geto
the navig ation menuby press ingthe NAV I
butt ononCOMAN D,for examp le.
Voice output isnot available.
A voic econ nection isest ablished betweenthe
Merc edes- BenzCustom erAss istan ceCent er
and thevehic leocc upant s.
You receive informat ionabout operat ingyour
vehic le,about thenear estMerc edes- BenzSer -
vice Cent erand about otherproduc tsand
serv ices from Mercedes- Benz.
USA only: youcan findfurt her informat ionon
the Merc edes meconnectsyste munder "Own-
ers Onlin e"athtt p:/ /www.m busa.com.
i The syste mhas notbeen abletoinit iate an
MB Infocall, if:
R the indic atorlamp inMB Infocall but-
ton 0043isflashin gcon tinuously.
R no voic econ nection tothe Merc edes-
Ben zCustom erAss istan ceCent erwas
est ablished.
This canoccurifthe relevan tmobile phone
net work isnot available, forexamp le.
The Call Failed Call
Failedmessag eappears inthe
multif unction display.
X To end acall: press the0076 buttononthe
multif unction steerin gwheel.
or X Press thecorrespon dingbuttonfor endin ga
phon ecall onCOMAN D.
Call priorit y When
servicecalls areactive, e.g. Roadside
Ass istan ceorMB Infocalls, anemerg encycall
can stillbeinit iated. Inthis case, anemer-
genc ycall willtakeprior ityand over ride all
oth eract ive calls.
The indic atorlamp ofthe respec tivebutt on
flashes untilthe call isended .
An emerg encycall can only beterminat edby
the Merc edes- BenzCustom erAss istan ceCen-
ter . Featu
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garage
dooropener, contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter.
Altern atively, youcan callthefollowing tele-
phone assistance services:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-80 0-38 7-0100
R HomeLink ®
hotline 1-800-355-3515(free of
charge)
More informat iononHomeLink ®
and/or com-
patible products isalso availa bleonline at
htt p:// www.homelink.c om.
Notes onthe declaration ofconf ormity
(Y page 28).
USA: FCCID:CB2HMIH L4
Canada: IC:279B -HMIH L4
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When youoperate orprogram thedoor with
the integrat edgarage dooropener, persons
in the range ofmovement ofthe door may
become trappedorbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrat edgarage door
opener, alwaysmake surethatnobody is
within therange ofmovement ofthe door. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Inhaling theseexhaust gasesishazardous to
health andcanresult inpoisoning. Thereisa
risk offatal injury. Therefore, neverleavethe
engine runningan enclosed spacewithout
adequa tevent ilation.
Program ming Program
mingthebutt ons
Pay atten tiontothe "Important safetynotes"
(Y page 263). Garage
doorremote control0083 isnot included
with theintegrat edgarage dooropener.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Select oneofbutton s0044 to0085 touse to
cont rolthe garage doordrive.
X To star tprogr ammingmode: pressand
hold oneofbutton s0044 to0085 onthe integra-
ted garage dooropener.
The garage dooropener isnow inprogram-
ming mode. Afterashort time,indicator
lamp 0043lights upyellow .
Indicator lamp0043lights upyellow assoon
as button 0044,0087or0085 isstored forthe first
time. Ifthe selected buttonhasalready
been programed, indicatorlamp0043will only
light upyellow aftertenseconds have
elapsed.
X Release button0044,0087or0085. Indicator
lamp 0043flashes yellow.
X To progr amthe remote control: point
garage doorremote control0083 towards but-
tons 0044to0085 onthe rear-view mirrorata
distance of2to 8in (5 to 20 cm).
X Press andhold button 0084onremote control
0083 until indicator lamp0043lights upgreen.
When indicator lamp0043lights upgreen:
programming isfinished.
When indicator lamp0043flashes green:pro-
gramming wassuccessful. Thenext step is
to synchron izethe rolling code
(Y page 264).
X Release button0084onremote control0083 for
the garage doordrive system.
If indicator lamp0043lights upred: repeat the
programing procedureforthe correspon ding
button onthe rear-view mirror.Whendoing
so, vary thedistance between remotecon-
trol 0083and therear-view mirror. Featur
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Engine
compartm ent Hood
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th ehood isunlat ched, itmay open up
when theveh icle isin mot ionand blockyour
view. Thereis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Nev erunlat chthehood while driving.Bef ore
ever ytrip, ens ure that thehood isloc ked. G
WAR
NING
When openingand closingth ehood ,it may
sudde nlyfall intoth eclo sed posit ion.Ther e
is arisk ofinjury topers onswith inran geof
mov emen tof thehood .
Open andclosethehood onlywhen noone
is with inits ran geofmov emen t. G
WAR
NING
Open ingthehood when theeng ineisove r-
heat edorwhen there isafir ein theeng ine
com partmen tcoul dexp ose you tohot gases
or other servicepro duct s.Ther eis arisk of
inj ury.
Let anove rheatedeng inecoo ldown before
open ingthehood .If th ere isafir ein the
eng inecom partmen t,ke ep thehood closed
and contactth efir edepar tment . G
WAR
NING
The enginecom partmen tcon tain smov ing
com ponents.Cert aincom ponents,suc has
th eradiat orfan ,may continue torun orstart
again sudde nlywhen theign ition isoff .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
If you needto do any work inside theeng ine
com partmen t:
R swit choff theign ition
R nev erreac hint oth earea whereth ere isa
risk ofdang erfrom mov ingcom ponents,
suc has thefan rotatio narea R
rem ove jewelry andwatc hes
R ke ep items ofclo thing and hair, forexam -
ple, away from mov ingpart s
To ens ure theflow offresh airthroug hth eair
ven tsint oth eveh icle interio r,please observe
th efoll owin gno tes: (Y page 122)
Open ingthehood G
WAR
NING
Cert aincom ponentsin theeng inecom part-
men t,suc has theeng ine,radiat orand parts
of theexh aust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theeng inecom partmen t
pose sa risk ofinjury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheeng inecoo ldown
and touch onlythecom ponentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewind shield
wiper sare setinmot ion,you can beinjured
by thewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo reopen ingthehood .
! Mak
esure that thewind shieldwiper sare
no tfold edaway from thewind shield.You
coul dot her wise damag eth ewind shieldwip-
ers orthehood . X
Mak esure that thewind shieldwiper sare
tur ned off.
X Pull release lever0043 onthehood .
The hood isrele ased. 268
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compartm entMa intenance andcare

G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.If the oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lis at or bel ow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga inwith theoildip stick
(Y pag e269) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e327) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gco olan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio nis off.
There isarisk ofinjury . 270
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare