Mercedes-Benz 2008 SL 55 AMG, Operator'S Manual

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Getting started
Parking and locking
Turning off the engine
왘
Place the gear selector lever in
position
P .
왘
Apply the parking brake (
컄
page 63).
Turning off with the SmartKey
왘
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position
0 (
컄
page 40).
왘
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
The immobilizer is activated.
Turning off with KEYLESS-GO*
왘
Place the gear selector lever in
position
P .
왘
Press the KEYLESS-GO start/stop but-
ton (
컄
page 41) to turn off the engine.
With the driver’s door closed, the
starter switch is now in position
1 . With
the driver’s door opened, the starter
switch is set to position
0 , same as
SmartKey removed from starter switch
(
컄
page 40).
Releasing seat belts
왘
Press the seat belt release button
(
컄
page 51).
Allow the retractor to completely
rewind the seat belt by guiding the
latch plate.
i
Always set the parking brake in addition to
shifting to position
P
.
When parked on an incline, also turn front
wheels towards the road curb.
i
The SmartKey can only be removed from the
starter switch with the gear selector lever in
position
P .
i
With the SmartKey removed and the driver’s
door open, a warning sounds if the vehicle’s
exterior lamps are not switched off.
i
If you hear a warning signal you have tried to
turn off the engine while the gear selector lever
was not in
P .
In addition, the message
Gear Selector
Lever To P
appears in the multifunction
display.
Place the gear selector lever in position P .
!
Make sure the seat belt retracts fully so that
the seat belt and/or latch plate cannot get
caught or pinched in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This can damage the seat belt and
impair the effectiveness of the seat belt, and/or
cause damage to the door and/or door trim
panel. Such damage is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Damaged seat belts must be replaced. Contact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.