2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER trunk release

Applyingautom atically
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applie dwhen th etransmission is in position j
and :
Rthee ngineiss witched off or
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
To preven tthe electric parking brak efromb eing
automatically applied, pull handle :.
The electric parking brak eisalso engage dauto -
matically if:
RDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICbring sthe vehicl e
to as tandstill or
Rth eH OLDf unction is keepin gthe vehicl esta-
tionary
In addition ,atleast on eofthefollowin gcondi -
tion smustbef ulfilled :
Rthee ngineiss witched off
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
Rthere is asystem malfunction
Rthep owe rsupply is insufficien t
Rthev ehicl eiss tationary for alengthy period
The red F(USAonly) or ! (Canada only)
indicator lamp in th einstrumen tcluste rlights
up.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
engage diftheengin eisswitched off by th eECO
start/sto pfunction .
Releasing automatically
The electric parking brak eisrelease dautomat -
ically when all of th efollowin gconditi onsa re
fulfilled :
Rthee ngineisr unnin g
Rthes eat belt tongue is engage dinthebelt
buckl e
Rthet ransmission is in position hork and
you depress th eaccelerato rpedal or shif t
from position jtoh ork
Rif th etransmission is in position k,thetrunk
lid mus tbeclosed If th
eseat belt tongue is no tengage dint heseat
belt buckle, th efollowin gconditi onsm ustb e
fulfilled :
Rthed river's door is closed
Ryou mov ethe transmission out of position j
or you hav epreviously driven at aspee d
abov e2m ph (3 km/h)
Rif thetransmission is in position k,thetrunk
lid mus tbeclosed
When th eelectric parking brak eisreleased,
th e! indicator lamp goes out in th einstru-
men tcluster.
Eme rgency braking
The vehicl ecan also be braked during an emer-
gency by usin gthe electric parking brake.
XWhil edriving, push handle :of th eelectric
parking brake.
The vehicl eisbraked for as lon gasthehandle
of th eelectric parking brak eispressed. The
longer th eelectric parking brak ehandle is
depressed, th egreate rthe braking force .
During braking :
Rawarning tone sounds
RtheReleas eParkin gBrakemessage
appear s
Rther ed F (USAonly) or ! (Canada
only) indicator lamp in th einstrumen tcluste r
flashes
When th evehicl ehas been braked to astand -
still, th eelectric parking brak eisengaged.
Park ing th evehicle for along period
If you leav ethe vehicl eparked for longer than
four weeks, th ebattery may be damaged by
exhaustive discharging.
If you leav ethe vehicl eparked for longer than six
weeks, th evehicl emay suffer damag easa
result of lack of use.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop and see k
advice .
iYou can obtain information about trickle
chargers from aqualified specialist work-
shop.
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Driving and parking
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XMake sure that the ignition is switched off
(Ypage 116).
or
XWhen using the SmartKey, turn the SmartKey to position uin the ignition lock and remove
it (
Ypage 116).
XSecure the vehicle against rolling away
(Ypage 131).
All indicator lamps in the instrumen tcluster
must be off.
The fuses are located in various fuse boxes:
RFuse box in the engine compartmentont he
left-hand side of the vehicle, when viewed in
the direction of travel
RFuse box in the trunk
Fuse box in the engine compartment
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Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 258).
GWARNING
When the hood is open and the windshield
wipers are set in motion, you can be injured by
the wiper linkage. There is arisk of injury.
Always switch off the windshield wipers and
the ignition before opening the hood.
XMake sure that the windshield wipers are
turned off.
XOpen the hood.
XUse adry cloth to remove any moisture from
the fuse box.
XTo open: open clamps ;.
XRemove fuse box cover :forwards.
XTo close: check whether the seal is lying cor-
rectly in cover :.
XInsert cover:at the rear of the fuse box into
the retainer.
XFold down cover :and close clamps ;.
XClose the hood.
Fuse box in the trunk
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Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 258).
The fuse box is located in the trunk behind the
partition covering.
XOpen the trunk lid.
XTo open: release cover :on the right and
left-hand sides with aflat object.
XOpen cover :downwards in the direction of
the arrow.
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Breakdown assistance
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Snow chains mustnot be mounted on emer-
gency spare wheels.
General notes
You can as kfor information regarding permitted
emergency spare wheel satanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
You shoul dregularl ycheck the pressure of the
emergency spare wheel ,particularly prior to
long trips, and correct the pressure as neces-
sary (
Ypage 263). The value on the wheel is
valid.
An emergency spare wheel may also be moun-
ted against the direction of rotation. Observe
the time restriction on us easwellast he speed
limitation specified on the emergency spare
wheel.
Replace the tire saftersix years at the latest,
regardless of wear. Thisa lsoa pplies to the
emergency spare wheel.
Wheny ouare driving with the collapsibl espare
wheel mounted, the tire pressure loss warning
system or the tire pressure monitor canno tfunc-
tion reliably. Only restart the tire pressure loss
warning system or tire pressure monitor when
the defectiv ewheel hasb eenr eplaced with a
new wheel.
Vehicles with tire pressure monitor: after
mounting an emergency spare wheel ,the sys-
tem may stil ldisplay the tire pressure of the
removed wheel for afew minutes. The value dis-
played for the mounted emergency spare wheel
is not the same as the current tire pressure of
the emergency spare wheel.
Removin gthe emergencys pare wheel
Vehicles with acolla psibles pare wheel
The collapsibl espare wheel can be found in the
stowag ewellu nder the trunk floor (Ypage 221).
XTurn retaining screw ;counter-clockwise
and remove it.
XRemove collapsibl espare wheel :.
Alway sobserve the instructions and safety
notes in the "Mounting awheel"s ection
(
Ypage 281).
Stowin gthe emergencys pare wheel
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Only place the collapsibl espare wheel in the
vehicl ewhenitisd ry.O therwise, moisture
may get into the vehicle.
Take the following stepstos towausedc ollaps-
ible spare wheel .Otherwise, the collapsible
spare wheel will not fit in the trunk in the inten-
ded manner. Mercedes-Benz recommendst hat
yo uh avet his work carrie doutataq uali fied
specialist workshop.
XUnscrewt he valve cap from the valve.
XIf possible ,unscrew the valve insert from the
valve and release the air.
Fully deflating the tire scan take afew
minutes.
XScrew the valve insert back into the valve.
XScrew the valve cap back on.
XPull the protectiv esheet provided with the
spare wheel overt he collapsiblespare wheel.
XStow the collapsibl espare wheel in the emer-
gency spare wheel well under the trunk.
XUse the retaining screwtop ierce the protec-
tive sheet and fasten the collapsibl espare
wheel in place.
Inflating the collapsibles pare wheel
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Inflate the collapsibl espare wheel using the
tire inflation compressor before lowering the
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vehicle. The wheelrim could otherwise be
damaged.
!Do not operate the tire inflation compressor
for longer than eightm inutes atatime without
ab reak. It may otherwise overheat.
The tire inflation compressorc an be operated
again once it has cooled down.
XMount the collapsible spare wheelasd escri-
bed (Ypag e281).
The collapsible spare wheelm ust be mounted
before it is inflated.
XRemove the tire inflation compressorf rom
the stowage space under the trunk floor
(
Ypag e245).
XPullplug ?out of the housing.
XTake the filler hose out of the housing.
XInsert the yellow hose connector of the filler
hose into the guide in the housing and push it
into the fixture until the hose connector
engages.
XRemove the cap from the valve on the col-
lapsibles pare wheel.
XScrew union nut :on the filler hose onto the
valve.
XMake sure the tire inflation compressor's on/
off switch Ais set to OFF.
XInsert plug ?into the socket of the cigarette
lighter or into a12Vpowers ocket in your
vehicle.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 1in the igni-
tion lock (Ypag e116).
XPress on/off switch Aon the tire inflation
compressort oON.
The tire inflation compressoriss witched on.
The tire is inflated. The tire pressure is shown
on pressure gauge =.
XInflate the tire to the specified tire pressure. The specified tire pressure is printed on the
yellow label of the emergency spare wheel.
XWhen the specified tire pressure has been
reached, press on/off switch
AtoOFF,o n
the tire inflation compressor.
The tire inflation compressoriss witched off.
XTurn the SmartKey to positionuin the igni-
tion lock.
XIf the tire pressure is highert han the specified
pressure, press pressure release button ;
until the correct tire pressure has been
reached.
XUnscrew union nut :on the filler hose from
the valve.
XScrew the cap onto the valve of the collapsi-
ble spare wheela gain.
XTo remove the filler hose from the tire inflation
compressor, push down the rocker switch on
the hose connector and pul lout the filler
hose.
XStow plug ?and the filler hose in the lower
section of the compressorh ousing.
XStow the tire inflation compressorint he vehi-
cle.
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Wheels and tires
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