2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER engine

X
To clos ethe door: pull the door down-
wards by the outer edge or the interio rdoor
handle. Swing the door down gently and
allo wittoe ngageint he lowe rposit ion.
X Lock the vehicl ewitht he SmartKe yifnec-
essar y(Ypage 62).
Roadster X
To ope nthe door: point the SmartKey
towards door handle.
X Press the 0036button on the SmartKey.
The door is unlocke dand can be opened.
X Pull the door handle. Unlockin
gand opening doors from
the inside
Coupe Yo
uc an onl yopenad oorfrom the insid eifit
is unlocked.
The vehicl eloc ks the doors automaticall yif
yo ud rive faster tha n9mph (15 km/h).
The doors ar eautomaticall yunlocke dafter a
journey if yo uswitch off the engine.
! The doors swing upwards and ou
twhen
opened. Therefore ,makes uret hatther eis
sufficient clearance above the vehicle. X
To unloc kthe doo rmanually: press
the 0036 button of centra lloc king 0087.
or X Pull locking knob 0043upwards. X
To ope nthe door: pull handle 0044.
X Swing the door upwards as fa rasitwillg o.
X To clos ethe door: pull the door down by
handle 0085.
X Allow the door to engag einthe lowe rposi-
tion.
X To lock the doo rmanually: press
the 0037 button of centra lloc king 0087.
or X Push locking knob 0043downwards.
Roadster Yo
uc an open adoorfrom insid ethe vehicle
eve nifith asbeen locked.
Onl yopent he door when the traffic situation
permits. X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door is locked ,loc king knob 0043pops
up .The door is unlocke dand can be
opened.
i Whe
nad ooriso pened, the side window
on tha tsideo pens slightly. Whe nthe door
is closed ,the side windo wcloses again.
! The side windows will not open/close if
the battery is discharge dorifthe side win-
dows have ice dup.It will then not be pos-
sibl etoc lose the door. Do not attempt to
forc ethe door closed .You could otherwise
damage the door or the side window. Doors
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Centrally lockin
gand unlocking the
vehicle from th einside
You can centrally loc korunlock th evehicle
from th einside. This feature may be useful if,
for example ,you wish to unlock th efront-
passenger door from th einside or loc kthe
vehicle before you pull away.
Coupe: th ecentral locking/unlockin gbutton
does no tloc koru nlock th efuel fille rflap.
Roadster: th ecentral locking/unlockin gbut-
to nd oes no tloc koru nlock th efuel fille rflap
or th estowage compartments ,suc hast he
glov ebox. X
To lock: pressbutton 0044.
If bot hdoor sare closed, th evehicle locks.
X To unlock: pressbutton 0043.
You can open adoor from inside th evehicle
eve nifith as been locked. Only open th edoor
when th etraffic situatio npermits.
If th evehicle has been locke dwitht he central
lockin gbutton:
R and th eSmartKey is set to its factory set-
ting, th eentirev ehicle is unlocked if adoor
is opened from th einside.
R and th eSmartKey is set to an individual
setting, only th edoor that is opened from
inside th evehicle is unlocked. Automatic lockin
gfeature
Coupe You can only open
adoor from th einside if it
is unlocked.
The vehicle locks th edoor sautomaticall yif
you driv efaster than 9mph (15 km/h).
The door sare automaticall yunlocked after a
journey if you switch off th eengine.
Roadster The vehicle is locke
dautomaticall ywhen the
ignition is switched on and th evehicle's
wheels are moving at aspee dine xces sof
9m ph (15 km/h). Ther eistherefor eariskof
bein glocke dout when th evehicle is being
pushed, towed or tested on adynamometer. X
To deactivate: pressand hold button 0043
for about fiv eseconds until atones ounds.
X To activate: pressand hold button 0044for
about fiv eseconds until atones ounds.
i If you pres
sone of th etwo buttons and do
no th ear atone, ther elevan tsettin ghas
alread ybeen selected.
You can also switch th eautomatic locking
function on and off usin gthe on-board com-
puter (Y page 159). Unlocking th
edriver's door (mechan-
ical key)
If th evehicle can no longer be unlocked with
th eS martKey, use th emechanical key. 70
DoorsOpening and closing

X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
to position 0049.
The door is locked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Check that both doors are locked.
i If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed.
Roadster X
Open the driver's door.
X Close the front-passenger door and the
trunk lid.
X Press the lockin gbutton (Y page 70).
X Check that the lockin gknobisint he lower
position on the front-passenger door. Press the lockin gknobd own by hand, if neces-
sary.
X Close the driver's door.
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (Y page 64).
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go. X
Turn the mechanical key clockwise as far as
it will go to position 0047.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Make sure that the doors and the trunk lid
are locked.
X Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
Key. i
If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed. Trunk
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if the vehicle is in motion .There is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening
the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid
open. G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, alway sremove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. Always take
the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in achild
restraint system, and do not give them access to an unlocked vehicle. Achild's unsupervised
access to avehicle could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury. They could:
R injure themselves on vehicle parts
R be seriously or fatally injured by extreme
heat or cold
R injure themselves or have an accident with
vehicle equipment that may still be in oper-
ation even after the SmartKey has been
removed from the ignition ,such as the seat
adjustment, steerin gwheel adjustmen tor
memory function.
If children open adoor, they could cause
severe or even fatal injury to other persons; if they get out of the vehicle, they could injure
themselves when doing so or be seriously or
even fatally injured by any passing traffic.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system's
metal parts, for example, could become very 72
TrunkOpening and closing

X
Select key position 2with the Start/Stop
button (Y page 119).
X To open: press corresponding switch 0043
or 0044.
X To close: pull corresponding switch 0043
or 0044.
i If yo
upress the switch beyond the point of
resistance, an automatic opening/closing
process is started in the corresponding
direction. Yo ucan stop automatic opera-
tion by operating the switch again.
i Yo
uc an continu etooperate the sid ewin-
dow safteryou switch off the engine. This
function is available for up to fiv eminutes
or unti lthe driver' sorfront-passenger door
is opened. Opening and closin
gall side windows
(Roadster)
Usin gthe SmartKey G
WARNING
While opening the sid ewindows, bod yparts
could become trappe dbetween the sid ewin-
dow and the doo rframe as the sid ewindow
moves. There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure tha tnobody touches the sid ewin-
dow during the opening procedure .Ifsome-
bod ybecome strapped, release the switch or
pull the switch to close the sid ewindow again. G
WARNING
While closing the sid ewindows, bod yparts in
the closing are acould become trapped. There
is ar iskofi njury.
Whe nclosing make sure tha tnoparts of the
bod yare in the closing area. If somebody
become strapped, release the switch or press
the switch to ope nthe sid ewindow again. If the soft top is closed
,you can us ethe
SmartKey to simultaneously ope norclose all
of the sid ewindows:
X Make sure tha tthe soft top is closed
(Y page 79).
X Point the tip of the SmartKey at the driver's
doo rhandle.
X To ope nall side windows: press the0036
button on the SmartKey unti lthe sid ewin-
dow sare fully opened.
X To interrupt the opening procedure:
release the 0036button.
X To clos eall side windows: press the
0037 button on the SmartKey unti lthe side
window sare fully closed.
X To interrupt the closin gprocedure:
release the 0037button. Convenience opening (Coupe)
G
WARNING
While opening the sid ewindows, bod yparts
could become trappe dbetween the sid ewin-
dow and the doo rframe as the sid ewindow
moves. There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure tha tnobody touches the sid ewin-
dow during the opening procedure .Ifsome-
bod ybecome strapped, release the switch or
pull the switch to close the sid ewindow again.
Yo uc an ventilate the vehicl ebefore yo ustart
driving .Todos o, openthe sid ewindow susing
the SmartKey.
i The SmartKey mus
tbec lose to the driv-
er' sd oorh andle.
X Point the tip of the SmartKey at the driver's
doo rhandle.
X Unlock the vehicl ebypressing the 0036
button.
X Press and hol dthe 0036 button unti lthe
sid ew indow sare in the desired position.
X To interrupt convenience opening:
release the 0036button. 76
Side windowsOpening and closing

Seats
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Children could become trapped if they adjust the seats, particularly when unattended.
There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle. G
WARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
R adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
R fasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before startingt he engine. G
WARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or other vehicle occupants could be trapped andthereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electrical seat adjust-
ment buttons and become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
While moving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
lever assembly of the seat adjustment sys-
tem. G
WARNING
When you adjust aseat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the seat guide rail. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure when adjusting aseat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat. G
WARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intended level of protection if you have not moved the back-
rest to an almost vertical position. When brak- ing or in the event of an accident, you could
slide underneath the seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal
injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensure that the backrest is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across the center of your shoulder. G
WARNING
If head restraint sare not installed and
adjusted correctly, they cannot provide pro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when braking.
Always drive with the head restraint sinstal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicle occupant that the center of the head
restraint supports the back of the head at
about eye level. G
WARNING
The seat belt does not offer the intended level of protection if you have not moved the back-
rest to an almost vertical position. When brak-
ing or in the event of an accident, you could
slide underneath the seat belt and sustain
abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey. Always ensure that the backrest
is in an almost vertical position and that the
shoulder section of your seat belt is routed
across the center of your shoulder.
! To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
R do not spill any liquids on the seats. If
liquidiss pilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
R if the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat Seats
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AIRSCARF (Roadster)
G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF is switched on ,veryh ot air
can flo wfromt hevents in th ehead restraints.
This could result in burn sintheimmediate
vicinity of th eair vents .There is ariskofi njury.
Reduc ethe heater output before it becomes
to oh ot.
The AIRSCARF function warm sthe head and
neck area of vehicl eoccupant swithw arm air.
The warm air flows out of th ehole sint hehead
restraints.
The three red indicator lamp sinthebutton
indicat ethe heating level you hav eselected. X
Mak esuret hatthe SmartKey is in position
2 in th eignition lock.
X To switch on: press button0043.
Three red indicator lamp sinthebutto nlight
up. The blowe rstartsupa fterapreheating
phas eofs even seconds.
X Press button 0043repeatedly until the
desired heating level is set.
X To switch off: press button0043repeatedly
until all th eindicator lamp sgoout.
You can use th eadjustable fin sonthehead
restrain ttoadjust th eheight of th ecurren tof
air blown out according to your height.
Mak esuret hatthe re are no objects covering
th ei ntake grille on th ebackoft hedriver's
seat backrest. i
The blowe
rcontinue srunnin gfor seven
seconds to cool down th eheating ele-
ments.
i If th
ebattery voltag eistoolow, AIRSCARF
may switch off. Steering wheel
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
You could lose control of your vehicl eifyou do
th ef ollowin gwhile driving:
R adjust th edriver's seat ,head restraint,
steering whee lormirrors
R faste nthe seat belt
There is ariskofana ccident.
Adjus tthe driver's seat ,head restraint, steer-
ing whee land mirror and faste nyour seat belt
before starting th eengine. G
WARNING
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust th esteering wheel. There is ariskof
injury.
When leaving th evehicle, always tak ethe
SmartKey wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. Never
leav echildren unsupervised in th evehicle. G
WARNING
If th esteering whee lisunlocke dwhile the
vehicl eisinm otion,itcould chang eposition
unexpectedly. This could caus eyou to lose
control of th evehicle. There is ariskofan
accident.
Befor estarting off ,makes uret he steering
whee lislocked. Never unloc kthe steering
whee lwhile th evehicl eisinm otion. 88
Steering wheelSeats
,steering wheel and mirrors

Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
If th
ecrash-responsiv eEASY-EXIT feature is
triggered in an accident, th esteering column
will mov eupwards when th edriver' sdoor is
opened. This occur sirrespective of th eposi-
tio noft heSmartKey in th eignition lock. This
makes it easier to exit th evehicle and rescue
th eo ccupants.
The crash-responsiv eEASY-EXIT feature is
only operational if th eEASY-EXIT/ENTRY fea-
tur eisa ctivated in th eon-board computer. Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
X
Anti-glar emode: flickanti-glare switch 0043
forwards or back. Exterior mirrors
Adjusting th eexterior mirrors G
WARNING
You coul dlose control of your vehicle if you do
th ef ollowin gwhile driving:
R adjust th edriver' sseat ,head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
R fasten th eseat belt
Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Adjust th edriver' sseat ,head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting th eengine. G
WARNING
The exterior mirror on th efront-pa ssenger
side reduces th esizeoft heimage .Visible
object sare actually closer than they appear.
This mean sthaty ou coul dmisjudge th edis-
tance from road user straveling behind, e.g.
when changing lane .Ther eisar iskofana cci-
dent.
For this reason ,always mak esure of the
actual distanc efromt heroad user straveling
behin dbyg lancingovery our shoulder.
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
fiel dofv ision.
The exterior mirror sare heated automatically
if th erear window defroste risswitched on
and th eoutside temperatur eislow. Mirror
heating last supto10m inutes.
i You can also heat up th
eexteri or mirrors
manually by switching on th erear window
defroster. X
Select ke yposition 1or 2wit hthe Start/
Stop button.
X Press button 0043for th eleft-hand exterior
mirror or button 0044for th eright-han dexte-
rior mirror.
The indicator lamp in th ecorres ponding
butto nlight supinr ed.
The indicator lamp goes out again after
som etime. You can adjust th eselected
mirror usin gadjustmen tbutton 0087as long
as th eindicator lamp is lit.
X Press adjustmen tbutton 0087up, down ,orto
th el eft or righ tuntil you have adjusted the
exterior mirror to th edesired position. You 90
MirrorsSeats, steerin
gwheel and mirrors

causes of poo
rvisibility du etothe weather
conditions such as spray. There is ariskofan
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
0058.
The automatic headlamp feature is only an
aid. The driver is responsibl efor the vehicle's
lighting at al ltimes.
0058 is the favored light switch setting. The
light setting is automaticall yselected accord-
ing to the brightnes softhe ambient light
(exception: poo rvisibility du etoweathe rcon-
ditions such as fog, snow or spray):
R SmartKey in position 1in the ignition lock:
the parking lamps are switched on or off
automaticall ydepending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
R With the engine running: if yo uhavea cti-
vate dthe daytime running lamps function
via the on-board computer, the daytime
running lamps or the low-bea mheadlamps
and parking lamps are switched on or off
automaticall ydepending on the brightness
of the ambient light.
Onl yfor Canada:
The daytime running lamps improve the visi-
bility of your vehicle during the day. The day- time running lamps function is required by law
in Canada. It cannot therefore be deactivated.
Whe nthe engine is running and the vehicle is
stationary: if yo umove the selector lever from
ad rive position to P,the daytime running
lamps/low-bea mheadlamp sgooutafter
three minutes.
Whe nthe engine is running, the vehicle is
stationar yand in bright ambient light: if you
turn the light switch to 0060,the daytime
running lamps and parking lamps switch on.
If the engine is running and yo uturn the light
switch to 0058,the manual settings take
precedence over the daytime running lamps.
USA only:
The daytime running lamps improve the visi-
bility of your vehicle during the day. To do this,
the daytime running lamps function mus tbeswitched on using the on-board computer
(Y
page 158).
If the engine is running and yo uturn the light
switch to 0060or0058,t he manual settings
take precedence over the daytime running
lamps.
i In the USA, the daytime running lamps are
deactivated upon delivery from the factory.
X To switc honautomati cheadlamp
mode: turn the light switch to 0058.
Low-beam headlamps
Even if the light senso rdoesn ot detect that it
is dark, the parking lamps and low-beam
headlamp sswitch on whe nthe ignition is
switched on and the light switch is set to the 0058 position. Thi sisaparticularly useful
function in the event of rai nand fog.
X To switc honthe low-beam headlamps:
turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to
position 2or star tthe engine.
X Turn the light switch to 0058.
The green 0058indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Parking lamps ! If the battery ha
sbeene xcessivel ydis-
charged ,the parking lamps or standing
lamps are automaticall yswitched off to
enabl ethe next engine start. Alway spark
your vehicle safel yand sufficiently lit
according to lega lstandards. Avoi dthe
continuou suseof the 0060parking lamps
for several hours. If possible ,switch on the
0064 right or the 0063left standing lamp.
X To switc hon:turn the light switch to 0060.
Standing lamps
Switching on the standing lamps ensures the corresponding sid eofthe vehicle is illumi-
nated. Exterio
rlighting
97Lights and windshieldw ipers Z