2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER sensor

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position j.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
$(USAonly)
J(Canada only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir .
In addition ,the $ (USAonly) or J (Canada only) warning lamp
lights up in th einstrumen tcluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec tmay be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrect them alfunction .
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CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneorm orem ain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XHavethe mbrace system checke dataqualified specialist work-
shop.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐tiv eSeeOperator' sManual
Importantfunction sofPRE-SAF E®havefailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g.a ir bags ,remain available.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimite dSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis tistemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
RThe system is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eistoolow.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis tisoperational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XRestart th eengine.
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ActiveBrakeAssistFunctions LimitedSee Operator'sMan‐ual
Active Brake Assis tisunavailable due to amalfunction .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
RadarSensorsDirtySee Operator' sMan‐ual
The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl ecauses are:
RDirt on sensor s
RHeavy rain or snow
RWhendrivin goni nter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :
RActive Brake Assist
RDistancePilotD ISTR ONIC
Once th ecaus eoft heproblem is no longer present, th edrivin gand
drive safet ysystems will be available again .The display message dis-
appears.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XSwitc hoff th eengine.
XClean all sensor s(Ypage 242).
XRestart theengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .The 6 warning lamp also
lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (
Ypage 38).
6
Front Lef tMalfunc‐tionServic eRequiredorFrontRight MalfunctionServic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th efront on th eleftorr ight.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
lamp remainslit or goe sout depend sonhow OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econditi onsa re no tfulfilled ,the system is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ ethe additional information on OCS (
Ypage 46).
Lights
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
CheckLeftLowBeam(Example)
The correspondin gbulb is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
or
XChec kwhether you are permitte dtoreplace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 99).
LE Dl igh tsources: th edisplay message for th ecorre spondin glamp
only appear swhen all th eLEDsint helamp hav efailed.
b
Active HeadlampsInoperative
The active ligh tfunction is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Malfunction SeeOperator'sManual
The exterio rlighting is malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
b
AutoLampF unctionInoperative
The ligh tsensor is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
The lights are still switched on when you leav ethe vehicle. Awarning
tone also sounds.
XTurn th eligh tswitch to position Ã.
Adaptive HighbeamAssist CurrentlyUnavailable SeeOperator'sManual
Adaptive Highbea mAssistisd eactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe windshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
RVisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational again ,the
Adaptive
HighbeamAssistNowAvailablemessage is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea mAssistiso perational again .
Adaptive HighbeamAssist InoperativeAdaptive Highbea mAssistisf aulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Blind Spot Assististemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RFunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
RThe radar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tisoperational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XClean th esensor s(Ypage 242).
XRestart th eengine.
Blind Spo tAssistInoperativeBlind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingGuidanceInoperativeParking Guidance is malfunctioning (Ypage 152).
XRestart theengine.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingGuidanceCanceledParking Guidance is deactivated.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe vehicl eisskidding.
RThe sensor sare dirty.
RAm alfunction has occurred .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XReactivat eParking Guidance later (Ypage 152).
If th emultifunction display does no tsho wt he parking spac esymbol at
speeds belo w19mph (30 km/h):
XClean th esensor s(Ypage 242).
XRestart th eengine.
If th emultifunction display still does no tsho wt he parking spac esym-
bol at speeds belo w19mph (30 km/h):
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Parking Guidance has been deactivated because you are no longer
followingthe recommended path.
XPark again and ,while doin gso, observ ethe display message sinthe
multifunction display.
Parkin gGuidanceFinishedThe vehicl eisparked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Distance Pilot OffDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICisd eactivated (Ypage 140).
If it was deactivated automatically, awarning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot NowAvailableDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDistance Pilot
DISTRONI C(
Ypage 140).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐rently UnavailableSee Operator'sMan‐ual
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICist emporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
RThe system is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eistoolow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XRestart th eengine.
DistancePilotInop‐erativ eDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICism alfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus‐pendedYou havedepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .Distance PilotDISTR ONIC
is no longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal .
DistancePilot ---mphAcondition for activating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not been met.
XCheck the activation conditions for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
(Ypage 140).
Cruise Control OffCruise control has been deactivated.
Ifaw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto-
matically (
Ypage 138).
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On-board computer and displays
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
TirePress.Monito rCurrently Unavaila‐ble
Becausethere is interferenc efromas tron gs ource of radi owaves, no
signals from th etirep ressur esensor sare detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .
XDrive on.
The tire pressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
problem has been resolved.
TirePress .Sen‐sor(s) Missin gThere is no signal from th etirep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtired oes no tappear in th emul-
tifunction display.
XHav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataqualified special -
ist workshop .
TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
The wheels mounte ddonothav eas uitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
af ew minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeThe tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Shiftto'P'or'N'to Start EngineYou haveattempte dtostart th eenginew itht he transmission in posi-
tion korh.
XShift th etransmission to position jori.
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission to position h,kori
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
To Shift out of PorN,DepressBrakeandSwitchonEngine
You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission out of position jori
int oa nother transmission position wit hthe engin eswitched off .
XDepress thebrak epedal .
XStart th eengine.
Driver's Doo rOpen&T ransmission NotinPRiskofV ehi‐cle Rollin gAway
The driver's door is no tfully closed and th etransmission is in position
k, iorh.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XWhenparking th evehicle, shift th etransmission to position j.
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Engine
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignaltype
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
;NThe yellow CheckE nginew arning lamp lightsupw hile theengine is running.
Therem ay beamalfunction, for example:
Rin th eengine management
Rin th efuel injection system
Rin th eexhaust system
Rin th eignition system
Rin th efuel system
The emission limit values may be exceeded and th eengine may be in emergency
mode.
XVisitaq ualified specialist workshop immediately.
In somes tates, you must immediately visi taqualified specialist workshop as soon
as th eyellow CheckE nginew arning lamp lightsu p. This is due to thelegal require-
ments in effect in these states. If in doubt,c heck whether suchl egal regulations
apply in th estate in whichy ou are currently driving.
8NThe yellow reservef uel warning lamp lightsupw hile theengine is running.
The fuel leve lhas dropped int othe reserver ange.
XRefuel at th enearest gas station.
8NThe yellow reservef uel warning lamp flashes while th evehicle is in motion.
In addition,t he; CheckE nginew arning lamp may light up.
The fuel fille rcap is no tclosed correctly or th efuel system is leaking.
XCheckt hatthe fuel fille rcap is correctly closed.
XIf th efuelfiller cap is not correctly closed: close thefuel fille rcap.
XIf th efuelfiller cap is closed: visitaq ualified specialist workshop.
?NThe red coolant warning lamp lightsupw hile theengine is runnin gand the
coolant temperatur egauge is at th estart of th escale.
The temperatur esensor for th ecoolant temperatur egauge is malfunctioning.
The coolant temperatur eisnolonger beingm onitored. Thereisar isk of engine
damag eifthecoolant temperatur eistoohigh.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicle safely and switch off th eengine ,payinga ttention
to road and traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving unde rany circumstances.
XSecure th evehicle against rolling away (Ypage 131).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop.
Warning and indicator lamps207
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Alwaysswitch off the windshield wipers and
the ignition before cleaning the windshield.
!Do not pull the wipe rblade .Otherwise, the
wipe rblade could be damaged.
!Do not clean wipe rblade stoo oftena nd do
not rubt hem too hard. Otherwise, the graph-
ite coating could be damaged .Thisc ould
cause wipe rnoise.
!Hol dthe wipe rarm securel ywhenf olding
back. The windshield could be damaged if the
wipe rarm smacks against it suddenly.
XFoldt he windshield wipe rarm sawa yfrom the
windshield.
XCarefully clean the wipe rblade swithad amp
cloth.
XFoldt he windshield wipe rarm sb acka gain
before switching on the ignition.
Cleanin gthe exterior lighting
!Onlyu secleaning agents or cleaning cloths
which ar esuitabl efor plastic light lenses.
Unsuitabl ecleaning agents or cleaning cloths
could scratch or damage the plastic light len- ses.
XClea nthe plastic lenses of the exterio rlights
with awetsponge and amildc leaning agent,
e.g .M ercedes-Benz car shampo oorcleaning
cloths.
Cleanin gthe mirrort urn signals
!Onlyusecleaning agents or cleaning cloths
thata resuitabl efor plastic lenses .Unsuitable
cleaning agents or cleaning cloths could
scratch or damage the plastic lenses of the
mirror turn signals.
XClea nthe plastic lenses of the mirror turn sig-
nal sint he exterio rmirror housing using awet
sponge and mil dcleaning agent, e.g.
Mercedes-Benz car shampo oorwithc leaning
cloths.
Cleanin gthe sensors
!If yo uclean the sensors with apower
washer, make sure thaty oukee pad istance
of at leas t11.8 in (30 cm )between the vehicle
and the powe rwashern ozzle. Information aboutt
he correct distance is availabl efrom
the equipment manufacturer.
XClea nsensors :of the driving system swith
water, car shampo oand asoftc loth.
Cleanin gthe rear view camera
!Do not clean the camera lens and the area
around the rea rviewc amera with apower
washer.
XOpe nthe camera fla p(Ypage 155).
XUse clean water and asoftc loth to clean
camera lens :.
The camera fla pcloses:
Rif the ignition is switched off
Rif the camera system is deactivated
Rstarting at vehicl espeed sabove 6.2 mph
(10 km/h)
242Care
Maintenance and care