2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS ROADSTER trunk release

Opening and closing using the Smart-
Key
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When opening or closing the roof, body parts
could be trapped by, for example, the roof
mechanism, trunk lid or side windows. There
is a risk of injury.
When raising or lowering the roof, make sure
that no body parts are in the vicinity of moving
components. If someone becomes trapped,
release the button.
Opening and closing
XClose the trunk partition (Ypage 102).
XClose the trunk lid (Ypage 91).
XVehicles without KEYLESS-GO: point the
tip of the SmartKey at the door handle on
the driver's door.
XVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: the Smart-
Key must be within 6 ft (2 m) of the vehicle.
XTo open: press and hold the %button
on the key until the roof is fully opened.
The roof and the rear side windows open.
The front side windows close.
XTo interrupt the opening procedure:
release the %button.
XTo open the front side windows: press
the % button on the key again.
XTo close: press and hold the &button
on the key until the roof is fully closed.
The roof and the side windows close.
XTo interrupt the closing procedure:
release the &button.
When the roof is closed and the trunk parti-
tion is open, the roof cannot be opened using the SmartKey functions. Instead, all of the
side windows open or close simultaneously
(
Ypage 98).
Locking the roof again
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you do not fully open/close the soft top, the
soft-top hydraulics depressurize after a short
time. This causes the soft top to lower unex-
pectedly and may cause you or others to be
trapped. There is a risk of injury.
Always open or close the soft top completely.
The roof is not locked if:
Rthe K symbol and the Vario-Roofin
Operationmessage appear in the multi-
function display
Rthe K symbol and the Open/Close
Vario-Roof Completelymessage
appear and you hear a warning tone.
Ryou hear a warning tone for up to 10 sec-
onds when pulling away or while driving.
Locking
You can lock the roof again if it is not locked
fully.
XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon
as possible, paying attention to road and
traffic conditions.
XMake sure that the SmartKey is in position
2 in the ignition lock.
XPress the roof switch (Ypage 101).
Trunk partition
General notes
!To avoid damaging the roof or luggage
when folding back the roof, you should:
Ronly load the trunk to below the trunk
partition
Rnot place any objects on or in front of the
trunk partition
102Roof
Opening and closing

Applyingorreleasing manually
XTo engage: push handle :.
When th eelectric parking brak eis
engaged, th eF (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) red indicator lamp lights up
in th einstrumen tcluster.
iThe electric parking brak ecan also be
applie dwhen th eSmartKey is removed.
XTo release: switch on theignition .
XPull handle :.
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in th einstrumen tclus -
te rgoes out .
iThe electric parking brak ecan only be
released:
Rif th eSmartKey is in position 1in th e
ignition loc k (
Ypage 151) or
Rif theignition was switched on usin gth e
Start/Sto pbutto n
Applying automatically
The electric parking brak eis applie dauto -
matically if:
RDISTRONI CPLU Sbrings th evehicl eto a
standstill or
Rth eHOLD function is keepin gth evehicl e
stationary
In addition ,at least on eof th efollowin gcon-
dition smus tbe fulfilled :
Rtheengin eis switched off .
Rthedriver' sseat belt is no tinserted in th e
belt buckl eand th edriver' sdoor is open .
Rthevehicl eis stationary for alengthy
period.
The red F(USAonly) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in th einstrumen tcluste r
lights up.
The electric parking brak eis no tautomati-
call yengage dif th eengin eis switched off by
th eECO start/sto pfunction .
Releasing automatically
The electric parking brak eis release dauto -
matically when all of th efollowin gcondition s
are fulfilled :
Rtheengin eis running.
Rth etransmission is in position Dor R.
Rth edriver' sseat belt is fastened.
Ryou depr esstheaccelerato rpedal.
If th etransmission is in position R,th etrunk
lid mus tbe closed.
If your seat belt is no tfastened, th efollowin g
condition smus tbe fulfilled to automatically
release th eelectric parking brake:
Rth edriver' sdoor is closed.
Ryou hav eshifte dout of Por you hav epre -
viously driven faste rthan 2mph (3 km/h).
En sure that you do no tdepress th eacceler -
ato rpedal unintentionally. Otherwise the
parking brak ewill be release dand th evehicl e
will start to move.
Eme rgency braking
The vehicl ecan also be braked during an
emergenc yby usin gth eelectric parking
brake.
XWhil edriving ,push handle :of th eelectric
parking brake.
iThe vehicl eis braked for as lon gas th e
handle of th eelectric parking brak eis
pre ssed. The longer th eelectric parking
Parking173
Driving and parking
Z

XTo remove:grab strap;and pull umbrella
holder :out of the stowage compartment
in the direction of the arrow.
XTo insert: push umbrella holder :in the
opposite direction to the arrow, into the
stowage compartment until it engages.
You can remove the umbrella holder to clean
it. Clean with clear, lukewarm water only.
Stowage compartment in the rear cen-
ter console
XTo open: slide cover :in the direction of
the arrow.
On vehicles equipped with a bottle holder, the
bottle holder is located in the stowage com-
partment (
Ypage 518).
Stowage compartment in the rear
There is a stowage compartment in the rear
on the left-hand side only.
XOpen the seat belt guide and remove the
seat belt (
Ypage 111).
XMove the left-hand front seat forwards
(
Ypage 112) and fold the backrest for-
wards.
XTo open: press release button ;.
Cover :folds upwards.
XTo close: fold down cover :and let it
engage.
XFold the backrest of the left-hand front seat
back and move the seat backwards
(
Ypage 112).
XRoute the seat belt back through the seat
belt guide.
Stowage net
There is a stowage net :in the front-
passenger footwell.
Loading aid in the trunk
Raising/lowering the roof
GWARNING
Body parts can become trapped when the roof
is being raised or lowered. There is a risk of
injury.
When raising or lowering the roof, make sure
that no parts of the body are in the vicinity of
moving parts. Press the switch again if some-
one becomes trapped.
516Stowage areas
Stowag ean d features