2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER steering

Correct driver's seat position
GWARNING
You coul dlose control of your vehicle if you do
th ef ollowingw hile driving:
Radjust thedriver'ss eat,head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten th eseat belt
Thereisar iskofana ccident.
Adjust th edriver'ss eat,head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting th eengine.
XObserv ethe safety guideline sonseat adjust-
men t(Ypage 84).
XMakes ure that seat =is adjusted properly.
Manual seat adjustment. (
Ypage 86)
Electrical seat adjustment. (
Ypage 86)
When adjusting th eseat,m akes ure that:
Ryou are as far away from th edriver'sa ir bag as
possible
Ryou are sittin ginanormalupright position
Ryou can fasten th eseat belt properly
Ryou have moved th ebackres ttoana lmost
vertical position
Ryou have set th eseat cushion angle so that
your thighs are gently supported
Ryou can depress th epedals properly
XCheckw hether th ehead restraint is adjusted
properly. When doings
o, makesure that you have
adjusted th ehead restraint so that th eback of
your head is supported at eye leve lbythe
cente rofthehead restraint.
XObserv ethe safety note sonsteering column
adjustmen t(Ypage 88).
XMakesure that steering wheel :is adjusted
properly.
Adjusting th esteering wheel man-
ually(
Ypage 88)
Adjustin gthe steering wheel electrically
(
Ypage 89)
When adjusting th esteering wheel column,
mak esure that:
Ryou can hold th esteering wheel withy our
arm sslightly bent
Ryou can mov eyour legs freely
Ryou can see all th edisplays in th einstrument
cluste rclearly
XObserv ethe safety guideline sfor seat belts
(Ypage 40).
XCheckw hether you have fastened seat
belt ;properl y(Ypage 42).
The seat belt should:
Rfit snugly across your body
Rbe routed across th emiddle of your shoulder
Rbe routed in your pelvic area across th ehip
joints
XBefore starting off ,adjust th erear-view mirror
and th eexteri or mirror s(Ypage 91) in such
aw ay that you have agood view of road and
traffic conditions.
XVehicles with amemory function: save the
seat,s teering wheel and exterior mirror set-
tings (
Ypage 93).
Seats
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Children coul dbecome trapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
Thereisar iskofi njury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe
SmartKey withy ou and lockthevehicle .Never
leave childre nunsupervised in th evehicle.
84Seats
Seats, steerin gwheel and mirrors

The seats can still be adjusted when there is no
SmartKey in the ignition lock.
GWARNING
When you adjust aseat, you or other vehicle
occupantsc ould 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.
GWARNING
If the driver's seat is not engaged, it could
move forwards as far as the next catc hduring
movements uch as braking or abrupt changes
of direction .Asaresult, you would be pushed
against your seat belt by the unsecured driv-
er's seat.
This could cause you to lose control of the
vehicle. The seat belt cannot protec tasinten-
ded and could result in additional injury.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
Before every journey, make sure that the driv-
er's seat is fully engaged.
Observe the safety notes on "Air bags"
(
Ypage 43) and "Children in the vehicle"
(Ypage 53).
GWARNING
If the driver's seat is not engaged, it could
move unexpectedly while the vehicle is in
motion.T his could cause you to lose control of
the vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Always make sure that the driver's seat is
engaged before starting the vehicle.
GWARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
other vehicle occupantsc ould be trapped and
thereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electrical seat adjust-
ment button sand 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 adjustmen tsys-
tem.
GWARNING
If the head restraints are not installed or not
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 restraints instal-
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.
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steerin gwheel or mirrors
Rfasten 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 starting the engine.
!To prevent damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following notes:
RDo not spill liquids ontot he seats. Dry the
seats as soon as possible if liquid does get
spilled on the seats.
RIf the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. Also, do not use
the seat heating to dry the seats.
RClean the seat covers as recommended;
see the "Interior care" section.
RDo not transport heavy loads on the seats.
Do not place pointed object sonthe seat
cushions such as knives, nails or tools.
Where possible, use the seats only for car-
rying passengers.
RWhen operating the seat heating, do not
cover the seats with insulating materials,
e.g. blankets ,coats, bags, protective cov-
ers, child seats or booster seats.
RWhen the seat heating is switched on, the
seat surface can be damaged as aresult of
object sbeing placed on the seats; for
example, seat cushions, child seats and
protective covers not approved by
Mercedes-Benz.
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!Make sure that there are no objects in the
footwell under or behind the seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There is arisk that the
seats and/or the objects could be damaged.
iThe head restraints are equipped with the
NECK-PRO system (Ypage 52). For this rea-
son, it is not possible to remove the head
restraints from the seats.
For more information, contact aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Adjusting the seats manually
XSeat fore-and-aft adjustment: lift lever:
and slide the seat forwards or backwards.
XRelease lever :again.
Make sure that you hear the seat engage in
position.
XTo adjust the backrest angle: relieve the
pressure on the backrest.
XPull handle ;and move backrest to the
desired angle.
XRelease handle ;again.
The backrest must audibly engage.
XTo adjust the seat height: pull handle=
upwards or push it down repeatedly until the
seat has reached the desired height.
Adjusting the seats electrically
:Backrest angle
;Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
=Seat cushion angle
?Seat height
iYou can store the seat settings using the
memory function (Ypage 93).
Adjusting the head restraints
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten 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 starting the engine.
XTo raise/lower: push the head restraint
upwards or pull it down into the desired posi- tion.
86Seats
Seats, steering wheela nd mirrors

Adjusting the4-wa ylumbar support
:Raises th ebackrest contour
;Soften sthe backrest contour
=Lowers th ebackrest contour
?Harden sthe backrest contour
You can adjust th econtou roftheseat backrest s
individually to provid eoptimum support for your
back.
Switchin gthe seath eating on/off
Switchin gon/off
GWARNIN G
Repeatedly switching on th eseat heating can
caus ethe seat cushion and backrest pads to
become ver yhot.T he healt hofpersonswith
limite dtem perature sensitivit yoralimited
abilit ytor eac ttoh igh temperatures may be
affecte dortheym ay eve nsuffer burn-like
injuries. There is ariskofi njury.
Therefore ,donotswitch th eseat heating on
repeatedly.
!When th eseat heating is switched on ,the
seat surfac ecan be damaged as aresult of
objects bein gplaced on th eseats; for exam-
ple, seat cushions, child seat sand protective
cover snotapprove dbyMercedes-Benz .
When th eseat heating is switched on ,ens ure
that there are no objects on th eseats.
Driver's and front-passenger seat
The three red indicator lamp sinthebutto nindi-
cat ethe heating level you hav eselected.
The system automatically switches down from
level 3to level 2after approximately eigh t
minutes.
The system automatically switches down from
level 2to level 1after approximately te n
minutes.
The system automatically switches off approx -
imately 20 minute safter it is set to level 1.
XMakesuret ha tthe SmartKey is in position 1
or 2 in th eignition lock.
XTo switch on: press button: repeatedly
until th edesired heating level is set .
XTo switch off:press butto n: repeatedly
until all th eindicator lamp sgoout.
Problemsw ith theseath eating
The seat heating has switched off prematurel y
or canno tbeswitched on .The vehicle's electri-
cal system voltag eistoolow because to omany
electrical consumer sare switched on .
XSwitchoff electrical consumer sthaty ou do
no tn eed, suc hastherear window defroste r
or interior lighting .
XOnce thebattery is sufficientl ycharged,
switch on th eseat heating again .
AIRSCARF
Setting hea dlevel heating (AIRSCARF)
GWARNIN G
When AIRSCARF is switched on ,veryh ot air
can flo wfromt hevents in th ehead restraints .
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This could result in burns in the immediate
vicinityofthe air vents. There is arisk of injury.
Reduce the heater output before it becomes
too hot.
The AIRSCARF function warms the head and
neck area of vehicle occupantsw ith warm air.
The warm air flows out of the holes in the head
restraints.
The three red indicator lamps in the button indi-
cate the heating level you have selected.
XEnsure that the SmartKey is in position 2in
the ignition lock.
XTo switch on: press button:.
Three red indicator lamps in the button light
up. The blower start supafterapreheating
phase of seven seconds.
XPress button :repeatedly until the desired
heating level is set.
XTo switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
iThe blower continues runnin gfor seven sec-
onds to cool down the heating elements.
iIf the battery voltage is too low, AIRSCARF
may switch off.
Problems with AIRSCARF
AIRSCARF has switched off prematurely or will
not switch on. The vehicle's electrical system
voltage is too low because too many electrical
consumersa re switched on.
XSwitch off electrical consumer sthat you do
not need, such as the rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
XSwitch on AIRSCARF again.
Steering wheel
Important safety notes
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steerin gwheel or mirrors
Rfasten 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 starting the engine.
GWARNING
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust the steerin gwheel. There is arisk of
injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. This
also applies to mobile phones if the "Digital
Car Key in smartphone" function is activated
via the Mercedes me connect web app. Never leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
The electrically adjustable steerin gwheel can
still be adjusted when there is no SmartKey in
the ignition lock.
Adjusting the steering wheel man-
ually
GWARNING
If the steerin gwheel is unlocked while the
vehicle is in motion,itc ould change position
unexpectedly. This could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
Before starting off, make sure the steering
wheel is locked. Never unlock the steering
wheel while the vehicle is in motion.
88Steering wheel
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors

:Releaselever
;Adjusts th esteering whee lheight
=Adjusts th esteering whee lposition (fore-
and-af tadjustment)
XPush release lever :down completely in th e
direction of th earrow.
The steering column is unlocked.
XAdjus tthe steering whee ltot he desired posi-
tion .
XPush release lever :up completely.
The steering column is locked.
XChec kifthesteering column is locked. When
doin gso, tr ytop ush th esteering whee lupor
down or tr ytom oveitint hefore-and-af t
direction .
Adjusting th esteering wheel electri-
cally
:Adjusts th esteering whee lheight
;Adjusts th esteering whee lposition (fore-
and-af tadjustment)
iFurther relate dsubjects :
REASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (Ypage 89)
RStoring setting s(Ypage 93)
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
If you driv eoff while th eEASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is making adjustments ,you could lose
control of th evehicle. There is ariskofa n
accident.
Always wait until th eadjustmen tprocess is
complete before driving off .
GWARNING
When th eEASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjust s
th es teering wheel, you and other vehicl e
occupant s–particularly children –could
become trapped .There is ariskofi njury.
Whil ethe EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak -
ing adjustments ,makes uret hatnoo nehas
any body part sintheswee poft hesteering
wheel.
If somebod ybecome strapped :
Rpress on eofthememory function position
buttons ,or
Rmov ethe switch for steering whee ladjust -
men tint heopposit edirection to that in
whic hthe steering whee lismoving.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
GWARNIN G
When th eEASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjust s
th es teering whee land th edriver' sseat ,you
and other vehicl eoccupant s–particularly
children –could become trapped .There is a
ris kofi njury.
Whil ethe EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak -
ing adjustments ,makes uret hatnoo nehas
any body part sintheswee poft heseat and
th es teering wheel.
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If somebodybecomes trapped:
Rpress one of the memory function position
buttons, or
Rpress one of the memory function memory
buttons, or
Rmove the switch for steering wheel adjust-
ment in the opposite direction to that in
which the steering wheel is moving
The adjustment process is stopped.
GWARNING
If you use openings in the bodywork or
detachable parts as steps, you could:
Rslip and/or fall
Rdamage the vehicle and cause yourself to
fall.
There is arisk of injury.
Alway suse secure climbing aids, e.g. asuita-
ble ladder.
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting in
and out of you rvehicle easier.
You can activate and deactivate the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature in the on-board computer
(
Ypage 174).
Position of the steering whee lwhen the
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is active
The steering wheel swings up when you:
Rremove the SmartKey from the ignition lock
Ropen the driver's door with KEYLESS-GO in
position 1
Ropen the driver's door and the SmartKey is in
position uor1
iThe steering wheel moves upwards only if it
has not already reached the uppers teering
limiter.
Position of the steering whee lfor driv-
ing
The steering wheel is moved to the last selected
positionw hen:
Rthe driver's door is closed
Ryou insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock or
Ryou press the Start/Stop button once on vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO
When you close the driver's door with the igni-
tion switched on, the steering wheel is also
automatically moved to the previously set posi-
tion.
The last positionoft he steering column is stored
when you switch off the ignition or when you
store the setting with the memory function
(
Ypage 93).
Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is trig-
gered in an accident, the steering column will
move upwards when the driver's door is opened.
This occurs irrespective of the positionoft he
SmartKey in the ignition lock. This makes it eas- ier to exit the vehicle and rescue the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is only
operational if the EASY-EXIT/ENTRY feature is
activated in the on-board computer
(
Ypage 174).
Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
XAnti-glare mode: flick anti-glare lever :for-
ward sorb ack.
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Seats, steeringw heel and mirrors

Exteriormirrors
Adjusting th eexterio rmirrors
GWARNING
You coul dlose control of your vehicle if you do
th ef ollowingw hile driving:
Radjust thedriver'ss eat,head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten th eseat belt
Thereisar isk of an accident.
Adjust th edriver'ss eat,head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting th eengine.
GWARNING
The exteriorm irror on thefront-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 userst ravelin gbehind, e.g.
when changing lane .Thereisar isk of an acci-
dent.
For this reason,a lways makesure of the
actual distanc efromt heroad userst raveling
behindbyg lancingovery our shoulder.
XMakes ure that th eSma rtKey is in position 1
or 2 in th eignition lock.
XPress button :for th eleft exteriorm irror or
button ;for th erigh texteriorm irror.
The indicator lamp in th ecorrespondingb ut-
to nl ightsupinr ed.
The indicator lamp goes out again after some time. You can adjust th eselecte dexterior mirror usingb
utton=as longast heindicator
lamp is lit.
XPress button =up, down,tot herigh tort o
th el eft.
The exteriorm irror must be set to aposition
that provide syou with agood overview of
traffic conditions.
The convex exteriorm irrorsprovide alarge rfield
of vision.
The exteriorm irrorsare automaticall yheated
after starting th evehicle if th erear window
defroster is switched on and th eoutside tem-
perature is low. Mirror heating lastsupto1 0
minutes.
iYou can also heat up th eexteriorm irrors
manually by switching on th erear window
defroster.
Foldin gthe exterio rmirror sinoro ut
electrically
XMakes ure that th eSma rtKey is in position 1
or 2 in th eignition lock.
XBriefly pres sbutton :.
Bot hexteriorm irrorsfold in or out.
iMakes ure that th eexteriorm irrorsare
always folded out fully while driving .They
coul dotherwise vibrate.
Foldin gthe exterio rmirror sinoro ut
automatically
If th e"Fol dinm irrorswhen locking" function is
activated in th eon-board computer
(
Ypage 174):
Rth ee xteriorm irrorsfold in automaticall yas
soon as you lockt hevehicle from th eoutside.
Rthee xteriorm irrorsfold out again automati-
cally as soon as you unlock th evehicle and
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