2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER manual transmission

Assistance menu(on-boar dcom-
puter) .................................................. 170
ASSYSTP LUS
Dis playin gaservic emessage ........ 237
Hiding aservic emessage .............. 237
Resetting th eservic einterval dis-
play ................................................ 237
Se rvice message ............................ 237
Spe cial servic erequirements ........ .238
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ................... 64
Function ...........................................6 4
Switching off the alarm .................... 64
ATTENTIO NASSIS T
Activating/deactivating ................. 171
Displa ymessage ............................ 193
Function/note s............................. 158
Audi omenu( on-board computer) .... 168
Audi osystem
see Digital Operator's Manual
Authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
Authorized workshop
see Qualifie dspecialist workshop
AUTO lights
Displa ymessage ............................ 189
see Lights
Automatic car was h(care) ............... 238
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stopf unction) .................................... 119
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/stopf unction).......................... 119
Automatic headlamp mode ................ 95
Automatic transmission
Accelerator peda lposition ............. 125
Changing gea r............................... 125
Displa ymessage ............................ 198
Drive program. ............................... 125
Drive programd isplay .................... 122
Driving tip s.................................... 125
DYNAMIC SELECT button .............. 121
Emergency running mode. ............. 129
Eng

aging drive position .................. 124
Engaging neutral ............................ 123
Engaging park position automati-
cally ............................................... 123
Engaging reverse gea r................... 123 Engaging the park position ............ 123
Gearshift recommendation ............ 128
Kickdown.
...................................... 125
Manua lshifting .............................. 126
Oil temperature (on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AMGS LC 43) ...... 175
Overview ........................................ 122
Problem (malfunction) ................... 129
Pulling away ................................... 118
Selector lever ................................ 122
Starting the engine ........................ 117
Steering wheelp addleshifters ...... 126
Transmission position display ........ 122
Transmission positions .................. 124
Automatic transmissio nemer-
gencym ode....................................... 129
B
Back button ....................................... 212
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 57
Battery (SmartKey)
Checking .......................................... 68
Important safety notes .................... 67
Replacing ......................................... 68
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 253
Displa ymessage ............................ 191
Important safety notes .................. 251
Jump starting ................................. 253
Overview ........................................ 251
Belt
see Seatb elts
Bel twarning ......................................... 42
Blind SpotA ssist
Activating/deactivating ................. 171
Displa ymessage ............................ 194
Notes/function .............................. 159
Bluetooth
®
Searching for amobilephone ........ 215
Searching for amobilephone
(device manager )........................... 216
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 211
Telephony ...................................... 215
Brake Assist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
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Display messages.......................... 177
Displaying aservice message ........ 237
Factory settings submenu ............. 175
Important safety notes .................. 163
Instrument cluster submenu .......... 172
Lighting submenu .......................... 172
Menu overview .............................. 166
Message memory .......................... 178
Navigation menu ............................ 167
Operation ....................................... 164
RACETIMER ................................... 175
Service menu ................................. 171
Setting smenu ............................... 172
Standard display ............................ 166
Telephone menu ............................ 169
Tripm enu ...................................... 166
Vehicl esubmenu ........................... 173
Video DVD operation ..................... 169
Operatin gsafety
Declaration of conformity ................ 26
Important safety notes .................... 26
Operatin gsystem
see On-board computer
Operation
Digital Operator's Manua l................ 22
Operator's Manual
Vehicl eequipment ........................... 24
Outside temperature display ........... 163
Overhead controlp anel...................... 36
P
Paddles hifters
see Steering wheelp addleshifters
Paint code number ............................ 289
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 240
Panic alarm .......................................... 38
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 131
Parking brake ................................ 132
Position of exterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e................................. 92
Rear vie wcamera .......................... 154
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Parking Guidance ........................... 152
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 151
Important safety notes .................. 149
Problems (malfunctions )................ 152
Sensorr ange................................. 150
Warning display ............................. 151
Parking brake
Applying automaticall y................... 133
Applying or releasing manually ...... 132
Displa ymessage ............................ 181
Electric parking brake .................... 132
Emergency braking ........................ 133
Generaln otes ................................ 132
Releasing automaticall y................. 133
Warning lamp ................................. 206
Parking Guidance
Displa ymessage ............................ 194
Important safety notes .................. 152
Parking lamps
Switching on/off. ............................. 96
PARKTRONIC
Driving system ............................... 149
Function/note s............................. 149
PASSENGER AI RBAG
Displa ymessage ............................ 187
Indicato rlam ps ................................ 39
Problems (malfunction) .................. 187
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 56
Phone book
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 211
Pivotin gdraft stop
see AIRGUIDE
Powe rwashers .................................. 239
Powe rwindows
see Sid ewindows
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occupant
protection)
Displa ymessage ............................ 184
Operation ......................................... 53
Protectio nagainst theft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system). ........ 64
Immo bil
izer ...................................... 63
Protectio nofthe environment
Generaln otes .................................. 23
Pulling away
Automati ctransmission ................. 118
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System .......................................... 224
VehicleHealth Check .................... 227
Telephone
Accepting acall( multifunction
steering wheel ).............................. 170
Authorizing amobilephone (con-
necting )......................................... 215
Authorizing amobil ephone via the
device manager (connecting )......... 216
Connecting amobilephone
(device manager )........................... 216
Connecting amobilephone (gen-
erali nformation) ............................ 215
Displa ymessage ............................ 200
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 169
Numbe rfrom the phone boo k........ 170
Redialing ........................................ 170
Rejecting/ending acall. ................ 170
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 211
Temperature
Coolant .......................................... 164
Coolant (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMGS LC 43) ................ 175
Engine oil( on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMGS LC 43) ................ 175
Outsid etemperature ...................... 163
Setting (climate control )................ 109
Transmission oil( on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AMGS LC 43) ...... 175
Timing (RACETIMER) ......................... 175
Tire pressure
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 267
Checking manually ........................ 266
Displa ymessage ............................ 196
Maximu m....................................... 266
Not reached (TIREFIT) .................... 249
Notes. ............................................ 265
Reached (TIREFIT) .......................... 249
Recommended ............................... 263
Tire pressure loss warnin gsystem
Generaln otes ................................ 266
Important safety notes .................. 267
Restarting ...................................... 267
Tire pressure monitor
Checking the tire pressure elec-
tronically ........................................ 269
Function/note s............................. 267 Generaln
otes ................................ 267
Important safety notes .................. 268
Radi otypea pproval for the tire
pressure monitor ........................... 270
Restarting ...................................... 270
Warning lamp ................................. 210
W

arning message .......................... 269
Tire-changet oolkit........................... 246
TIREFI Tkit.......................................... 247
Important safety notes .................. 247
Storage location ............................ 246
Tire pressure not reached .............. 249
Tire pressure reached .................... 249
Tires
Aspect rati o(definition) ................. 279
Average weight of the vehicle
occupants (definition) .................... 278
Bar (definition) ............................... 278
Changing awheel .......................... 280
Characteristics .............................. 278
Checking ........................................ 260
Curb weight (definition) ................. 279
Definition of terms ......................... 278
Directio nofrotation ...................... 280
Displa ymessage ............................ 196
Distribution of the vehicl eoccu-
pants (definition) ............................ 280
DOT (Department of Transporta-
tion) (definition) ............................. 278
DOT, Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ............................................... 277
GAW R(GrossA xle Weight Rating)
(definition) ..................................... 278
GV W( GrossV ehicleWeight) (def-
inition) ........................................... 279
GVWR (GrossV ehicleWeight Rat-
ing )(de finition) .............................. 279
Important safety notes .................. 260
Increased vehicl eweigh tdue to
optionale quipment (definition) ...... 278
Information on driving .................... 260
Kilopascal( kPa)(de finition) ........... 279
Labeling (overview) ........................ 275
Loadb earing index (definition) ...... 280
Loadi ndex ..................................... 277
Loadi ndex (definition) ................... 279
M+S tire s....................................... 262
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Maximum load onatire (defini-
tion) ............................................... 279
Maximum loaded vehicle weight
(definition) .....................................2 79
Maximum permissible tire pres-
sure (definition) .............................2 79
Maximum tire load. ........................ 277
Maximum tire load( definition) ....... 279
MOExtended tires .......................... 262
Optional equipment weight (defi-
nition) ............................................ 280
Overview ........................................ 260
PSI (pounds per square inch) (def-
inition) ...........................................2 79
Replacing ....................................... 280
Service life ..................................... 261
Sidewall (definition) ....................... 279
Speed rating (definition) ................ 279
Storing ...........................................2 81
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 278
Summer tires ................................. 262
Temperature .................................. 274
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 280
Tire bead( definition) ......................2 79
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 279
Tire pressure s(recommended). ..... 278
Tire size (data) ............................... 284
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speedr ating .................... 275
Tire tread ....................................... 261
Tire tread (definition) ..................... 279
Total loadl imit (definition) ............. 280
Traction ......................................... 274
Traction (definition) ....................... 280
Treadw ear..................................... 274
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 273
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(de finition) .................... 278
Wea rindicator (definition) ............. 280
Wheel and tire combination ........... 284
Wheel rim (definiti on) .................... 278
se

e Fla ttire
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 258
Important safety notes .................. 256 Towin
gaway
Important safety guideline s........... 256
Installing the towing eye. ............... 256
Removing the towing eye. .............. 257
Transporting the vehicl e................ 258
With both axles on the ground ....... 257
With the reara xler aised ................ 257
Trafficr eports
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 211
Transmission
Selector lever ................................ 122
see Automati ctransmission
Transmissio nposition display ......... 122
Transporting the vehicle .................. 258
Trip computer (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 166
Trip odometer
Calling up ....................................... 166
Resetting (on-board computer) ...... 167
Trunk
Emergency release .......................... 73
Important safety notes .................... 72
Locking separately. .......................... 73
Opening/closing (manuall yfrom
outside) ............................................ 73
Overview .......................................... 72
Trunk lid
Displa ymessage ............................ 200
Opening dimensions ...................... 295
Trunk partition
Displa ymessage ............................ 200
Generaln otes .................................. 79
Opening/closing .............................. 80
Turn signals
Displa ymessage ............................ 189
Switching on/off. ............................. 96
Two-wa yradio
Frequencie s................................... 288
Installation ..................................... 288
Transmission output( maximum) .... 288
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicl eide ntification plate
U
Unlocking
Emergency unlocking ....................... 72
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Center console, lower section
FunctionPage
FStowage compartment220
Ashtray223
Cigarettelighter223
Socket223
GSelector lever122
HStowage compartment
Cup holder221
FunctionPage
IStowage compartmen twith
Media Interface219
JRoof switch cover78
KMultimedia system control-
ler
Lp Manual driv eprogram for
th ea utomatic transmission126
Center console35
Atag lance

thenopent he driver's or front-passenger
door.
iThe exterio rmirrors do not fol doutif they
have been folde dinmanually.
Exterior mirro rpushed ou tofposition
If an exterio rmirrorh asbeen pushe doutof
position, procee dasfollows:
XVehicle swithout electricall yfolding exte-
rio rm irrors: movethe exterio rmirrori nto
the correct positio nmanually.
XVehicle swithe lect ricall yfolding exterior
mirrors: press and hol dmirror-folding button
unti lyou hear the mirrorc lick into place
(
Ypage 91).
The mirrorh ousing is engaged agai nand you
can adjus tthe exterio rmirrors as usual
(
Ypage 91).
Automati canti-glare mirrors
GWARNING
Electrolyte maye scap eift he glas sinana uto-
matic anti-glar emirror breaks. Th eelectrolyte
is harmfula nd causesirritation. It must not
come into contact with your skin, eyes ,res-
piratory organs or clothing or be swallowed.
There is ariskofi njury.
If yo ucome into contact with the electrolyte,
observe the following:
RRinse off the electrolyte fromy ours kin
immediatel ywithw ater.
RImmediately rinse the electrolyte ou tof
your eyes thoroughl ywithc lean water.
RIf the electrolyte is swallowed, immediately
rinse your mouth ou tthoroughly. Do not
induce vomiting.
RIf electrolyte come sinto contact with your
skinorh airoriss wallowed ,see km edical
attentio nimm ediately.
RImmediately change ou tofclothing which
hasc ome into contact with electrolyte.
RIf an allergi creactio noccurs, seek medical
attentio nimm ediately. The rear-view mirrora
nd the exteriormirroro n
the driver's side automaticall ygointo anti-glare
mod eift he following conditions ar emet simul-
taneously:
Rthe ignition is switched on and
Rincident light fromh eadlamps strikes the sen-
sor in the rear-view mirror
The mirrors do not go into anti-glar emodei
f
re

vers egearise ngaged or if the interio rlighting
is switched on.
Parking position fort he exterior mir-
ror on the front-passenge rside
Settin gand storin gthe parking position
Usin grevers egear
Youc an stor ethe parking positio nofthe front-
passenger-side exterio rmirroru sing memory
button M?.T he reverse gea rmustn ot be
engaged durin gthe process.
XMake sure thatt he vehicleisstationar yand
thatt he SmartKeyisinp osition 2in the
ignition lock.
XPress button ;for the exterio rmirror ont he
front-passenge rside.
XEngage revers egear.
The exterio rmirroront he front-passenger
side moves to the presetp arking position.
XUse button =to adjus tthe exterio rmirrort o
ap osit iont hata llowsyou to seet he rear
whee land the curb.
Th ep arking positio niss tored.
iIf yo ushift the transmission to anotherp osi-
tion, the exterio rmirroront he front-
passenge rsider eturns to the drivin gposit ion.
92Mirrors
Seats, steering wheel andmirrors

Notesonb reaking-in anew vehicle
Important safety notes
Thes ensors ystemofs omedriving and driving
safety systems adjusts automaticall ywhile a
certai ndistance is being driven after the vehicle
ha sb eend elivere dorafter repairs. Full system
effectiveness is not reachedu ntilthe end of this
teach-inp rocedure.
New and replaced brake pads and discs only
reach their optimum braking effect after several hundred kilometers of driving. Compensate for
thi sb yapplyin ggreate rforce to the brake pedal.
The first 1000 miles (150 0km)
Them orey ou look after the engine when it is
new ,the mor esatisfied yo uwillbew ithi ts per-
formance in the future.
RYo us houl dtherefore drive at varying vehicle
and engine speeds for the first 1,000 miles
(1,500 km).
RAvoi dheavy loads, e.g .driving at full throttle,
during thi speriod.
RChang egearing oodt ime, befor ethe tach-
ometer needl eisÔ of the wa ytothe red area
of the tachometer.
RDo not manuall yshift to alower gear to brake
the vehicle.
RTry to avoi ddepressing the accelerator pedal
beyond the point of resistanc e(kickdown).
After 1000 mile s(1500 km),y oucan increase
the engine spee dgradually and accelerate the
vehicl etofulls peed.
Yo us houl dalsoo bser ve these note sonbreak-
ing in if the engine or parts of the drive train on
your vehicl ehaveb eenr eplaced.
Alway sobser ve the maximum permissible
speed.
Driving
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Objects in the driver's footwell mayr estrict
the clearanc earound the pedals or block a
depresse dpedal. This jeopardizes the oper-
ating and roa dsafety of the vehicle. There is a
risk of an accident.
Stow al lobjects securel yinthe vehicl esothat
the ydon ot getinto the driver's footwell.
When using floormats or carpets, make sure
tha tthe ya reproperlys ecured so tha tthe yd o
not slip or obstruct the pedals .Donot place
several floormats or carpets on top of one
another.
GWARNING
Unsuitabl efootwear can hinde rcorrec tusage
of the pedals ,e.g.:
Rshoes with thick soles
Rshoes with high heels
Rslippers
There is ariskofana ccident.
Wear suitabl efootwear to ensur ecorrect
usag eoft he pedals.
GWARNING
If yo uswitch off the ignition whil edriving,
safety-relevant functions ar eonlya vailable
with limitations ,ornot at all. This could affect,
for example, the powe rsteering and the brake
boosting effect. Yo uwillr equire considerably
mor eeffort to steer and brake. There is arisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition whil edriving.
GWARNING
If the parking brake ha snot been fully
releasedw hend riving, the parking brake can:
Roverheat and cause afire
Rlose its hold function.
There is ariskoff irea nd an accident. Release
the parking brake full ybefor ed riving off.
!Do not warm up the engine whil estationary.
Pull away immediately. Avoi dhighe ngine
speeds and full throttle unti lthe engine has
reachedi ts operating temperature.
In vehicles with automatic transmission,
engag eposit ions Pand Ro nlyw hent he vehi-
cle is stationary.
Driving115
Dr iving an dparking
Z

iYou can startthe engin eintransmission
position jand i.
Starting procedur ewith th eSmartKey
To star tthe engin eusing the SmartKey instead
of KEYLESS-GO, pull the Start/Stop button out
of the ignition lock.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 3in the igni-
tion lock (Ypage 116)a nd release it as soon
as the engin eisrunning.
Using KEYLESS-GO to start th eengine
The Start/Stop button can be used to star tthe
vehicle manually without insertin gthe SmartKey
int ot he ignition lock .The Start/Stop button
must be inserted in the ignition lock and the
SmartKey must be in the vehicle. This mode for
startin gthe engin eoperates independently of
the ECO start/sto pautomatic engin estar tfunc-
tion.
XDepress the brakep edal and keep it
depressed.
XPress the Start/Stop button once
(Ypage 116).
The engin estarts.
Pulling away
Genera lnotes
GWARNING
If the engin espeed is above the idling speed
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
the vehicle could pull away suddenly. There is
ar isk of an accident.
When engagin gtransmission position Dor R,
always firmly depresst he brakepedal and do
not simultaneously accelerate.
!Change gear in good tim eand avoid spin-
nin gthe wheels. You could otherwise damage
the vehicle.
Depress the accelerator carefully when pulling
away.
The vehicle lock scentrally onc eyou have pulled
away. The locking knobs in the doors drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at any
time. You can also deactivate the automatic locking
feature (
Ypage 173).
It is only possible to shift the transmission from
position jto the desired position if you
depresst he brakep edal. Only the nisthe shift
lock released.
iUpshifts tak eplace at higher engin espeeds
afte rac old start. This helps the catalytic con-
verter to reach its operating temperature
more quickly.
Information on the automatic release of the
electric parking brake(
Ypage 133).
Hill start assist
Hill star tassist helps you when pulling away
forwardorinr everse on an uphill gradient. It
holds the vehicle for ashortt imea fteryou have
removed your foot from the brakep edal. This
gives you enough tim etomove your foot from
the brakep edal to the accelerator pedal and to
depressitb eforethe vehicle begins to roll.
GWARNING
After ashortt ime, hill star tassist will no lon-
ger brakey our vehicle and it could roll away.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brakep edal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
Hill star tassist is not active if:
Ryou are pulling away on alevel road or on a
downhill gradient
Rthe transmission is in position i
Rthe electric parking brakeisapplied
RESP®is malfunctioning
ECO start/stop function
Introduction
The ECO start/sto pfunction switches the
engin eoff automatically if the vehicle is stopped
under certain conditions.
The engin estarts automatically when the driver
want stop ull away again. The ECO start/stop
function thereby helps you to reduce the fuel
consumption and emissions of your vehicle.
118Driving
Driving and parking