Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 100

Pulling away
!
Warm up the engine quickly. Do not use
the engine's full performance until it has
reached operating temperature.
Only shift into reverse gear when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
Where possible, avoid spinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery
roads. You could otherwise damage the
drive train.
!
SL 63 AMG: at low engine temperatures
(under + 20 †), the maximum engine speed
is limited in order to protect the engine.
Avoid driving at full throttle when the
engine is cold in order to protect the engine
and maintain smooth engine operation.
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The vehicle locks centrally once you have
pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors
drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic lock-
ing feature ( page 120).
Y
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It is only possible to move the selector
lever to the desired position if you depress
the brake pedal. Only then is the selector
lever lock released.
Depress the brake pedal and hold it down.
X
Pull the parking brake release handle to
X
release the parking brake.
Move the selector lever to position D or R.
X
i
Wait until the shift process is completed
before pulling away.
Release the brake pedal.
X
Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.
X
i
Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Driving and parking
Parking
G Risk of accident
Only remove the key from the ignition lock
when the vehicle is stationary since you
cannot steer the vehicle with the key
removed.
Never leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle. They could release the parking
brake. This could lead to a serious or fatal
accident.
G Risk of fire
Make sure that the exhaust system does
not under any circumstances come into
contact with easily ignitable material such
as dry grass or petrol. The material could
otherwise ignite and set the vehicle on fire.
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