Mercedes-Benz SL 2008 Owner's Manual page 49

Safety
Occupant safety
Roll-over bar
G Risk of injury
Make sure that the roll-over bar's range of
movement is free to prevent injuries when
the roll-over bar is extended or retracted.
The roll-over bar extends automatically if sys-
tems detect that the vehicle is in danger of
rolling over to the side. You will hear a ratch-
eting noise when the roll-over bar extends.
You can also extend and retract the roll-over
bar manually with the buttons.
!
If the ambient temperature drops below
-5 †, you must extend the roll-over bar
manually. Otherwise, the hydraulics could
be damaged.
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Extending and retracting the roll-over
bar manually
Retracts the roll-over bar
1
Extending the roll-over bar
2
G Risk of injury
If the C roll-over bar warning lamp in the
instrument cluster is still on a long time
after starting the engine, this means a fault
has occurred. The Raise roll-over bar
message appears in the multi-function dis-
play.
In this case, the roll-over bar is not exten-
ded automatically in the event of an acci-
dent if systems identify a risk of the vehicle
overturning sideways. You or other vehicle
occupants could be injured seriously or
even fatally. For safety reasons, therefore,
drive with the roll-over bar extended man-
ually until the fault has been rectified.
Have your vehicle checked at a qualified
specialist workshop which has the neces-
sary specialist knowledge and tools to carry
out the work required. Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre for this purpose. In particu-
lar, work relevant to safety or on safety-
related systems must be carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop.
Make sure the key is in position 2 in the
X
ignition lock.
Extending the roll-over bar
Lift the hardtop switch.
X
Press and hold button 2 until the roll-over
X
bar is extended.
i
If you have extended the roll-over bar
using the button, it will be retracted and
extended automatically when the roof is
closed and opened.