Mercedes Benz 2003 sl 500 User Manual

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Operation

Driving instructions

Apply the brakes to test them briefly after 
driving off. Perform this procedure only 
when the road is clear of other traffic.

Warm up the engine smoothly. Do not 
place full load on the engine until the oper-
ating temperature has been reached.

When starting off on a slippery surface, do 
not allow one drive wheel to spin for an ex-
tended period with the ESP switched off. 
Doing so may cause serious damage to the 
drive train which is not covered by the 
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

!

Simultaneously depressing the acceler-
ator pedal and applying the brake re-
duces engine performance and causes 
premature brake and drivetrain wear.

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Do not park this vehicle in areas where com-
bustible materials such as grass, hay or 
leaves can come into contact with the hot 
exhaust system, as these materials could be 
ignited and cause a vehicle fire.

To reduce the risk of personal injury as a re-
sult of vehicle movement, before turning off 
the engine and leaving the vehicle always:

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Keep right foot on brake pedal.

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Firmly depress parking brake pedal.

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Move the selector lever to position P.

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Slowly release brake pedal.

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When parked on an incline, turn front 
wheels towards the road curb.

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Turn the key to starter switch position 0 
and remove, or press KEYLESS-GO

*

 

start/stop button (vehicles with 
KEYLESS-GO

*

).

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take the key and the KEYLESS-GO

*

 card 

(vehicles with KEYLESS-GO

*

) and lock 

vehicle when leaving

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Set the parking brake whenever park-
ing or leaving the vehicle. In addition, 
move selector lever to position P.

In addition, when parking on hills, turn 
front wheels towards the road curb.