2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER ECO mode

MAX
COOLmaximum cooli ng
The MAX COOL function isonly available in
vehicl esfor the USA.
MAX COOL isonly opera tional whenthe
engine isrunning.
X To activate :press the00C9 button.
The indica torlamp inthe button lights up.
X To deactiv ate:press the00C9 button.
The indica torlamp inthe button goesout.
The previ ouslysele cted settings are
restored .
When youactiva teMAX COOL, climatecontrol
swi tches tothe followi ngfunctions:
R maximu mcooli ng
R maximu mairfl ow
R air-re circul ation mode on Removi
ngcondens ationfromthe
wi ndow s
Windo wsfogg edup onthe inside X
Activate the005A coolingwith airdehu midi-
ficatio nfunction.
X Activate the0058 mode button.
X Ifthe windo wscontinue tofog up,activa te
the 0064 "Windshie lddefros ting"function.
i You
shou ldonly selectthis setting untilthe
winds hieldis clea raga in. Windo
wsfogg edup onthe outside X
Activate thewinds hieldwip ers.
X Press the008F button repeatedlyuntilthe
009C or009B symbolapp ears inthe disp lay.
i You
shou ldonly selectthis setting untilthe
winds hieldis clea raga in. Rear
window defroste r
Gene ralnote s The
rear windo wdefros terhas ahigh current
draw .You shou ldtherefore switch itoff as
soon asthe rear windo wisclea r.Otherwi se,
the rear windo wdefros terswitches offauto-
matica llyafter severa lminutes.
If the battery voltageis too low,the rear win-
dow defros termay switch off.
Ac tivating /deactivating X
Turn theSmartKey toposi tion 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypag e126).
X Press the006C button.
The indica torlamp inthe 006C button lights
up orgoes out.
Probl emswith the rear window defroste r Probl
em Poss
iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions The
rear windo w
defros terhas deactiva-
ted prema turelyor can-
not beactiva ted. The
on-board voltageis too low becau setoo many electrical con-
sume rsare switched on.
X Switch offany consumers thatarenot requ ired,e.g. read ing
lamp s,interior lighting orthe seat heating.
When thebattery issuffi ciently charged,the rear windo w
defros tercan beactiva tedagain. Operating
theclimate control systems
121Climate control

Switching
air-recirculation mode
on/off
General notes If
you switch on<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode,the
windows canfogupmore quickly, inparticular
at low temperatures. Onlyuse<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[
mode briefly toprevent thewindows fromfog-
ging up.
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004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X To activate: pressthe0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button lights
up.
i Air-r
ecirculation modeisautomatically
activated athigh levels ofpollution orat
high outside temperatures. Whenair-recir-
culation modeisactivated automatically,
the indicator lampinthe 0072 button isnot
lit. Outside airisadded afterabout
30 minutes.
X To deactivat e:press the0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button goes
out.
i Air-r ecirculation modedeactivates auto-
matically:
R after approximately fiveminutes atout-
side temperatures belowapproximately
41 ‡(5 †)
R after approximately fiveminutes ifcooling
with airdehumidification isdeactivated
R after approximately 30minutes atoutside
temperatures aboveapproximately 41‡
(5 †) ifthe "Cooli ngwith airdehumidifi-
cation" functionisactivated Switching
theresidual heatonoroff
General notes The
residual heatfunct ionisonly availa bleon
vehicles forCanada.
It is possible tomake useofthe residual heat
of the engine tocont inue heating thestation-
ary vehicle forupto30 minutes afterthe
engine hasbeen switched off.The heating
time depends onthe setinterior temperature. <002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 126).
X To activate: pressthe004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button lights
up.
i The
blower willrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflow setting.
i If
you activate theresidual heatfunct ionat
high temperatures, onlythevent ilation will
be activated. Theblower runsatmedium
speed.
X To deactivat e:press the004B button.
The indicator lampinthe 004B button goes
out.
Residu alheat isdeactivated automatically:
R after approximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Setting
theairvents Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vent s.This could result inburns orfrost-
bite inthe immediate vicinityofthe air
vent s.There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficient distancetothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary, redirecttheairflow to
another areaofthe vehicle interior. G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevent sin the head
restraint s.This could result inburns inthe
immediate vicinityofthe airvent s.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Reduce theheater output beforeitbecomes
too hot. 122
Setting
theairventsClimat econ trol

X
Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecess aryuntil thedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunc tiondisplay. Afterashort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurren tdrive program set-
tings aredisplayed brieflyinthe multimedia
system display.
i In
afew count ries,theECO start/stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factor ydue to
the availabl efuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/stopfunct ionisnot availabl ein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
Available driveprograms: C
Comfort Comfort
ableandeconom i-
cal driving charact eristics S
Sport Sport
ydriving charact eris-
tics S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportydriving
charact eristics I
Individual Individual
settings E
Econ omy
(vehicles with
adjustable
damping) Particularly
economical
driving charact eristics CV
CURVE
(vehicles with
Act ive Body
Contr ol) Particularly
economical
driving charact eristics with
corn ering function Addition
alinform ationfordrive programs
(Y page 138). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles) General
information
Select thedrive program usingtheDYNA MIC
SEL ECT controller.
Available driveprograms: I
Individual Individual
settings C
Comfort Comfort
-oriented,opti-
mum-ec onomyengineand
tran smission settings S
Sport Sport
yengine andtrans-
mission settings S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportinessand
engine andtransmission
sett ings suitable forthe
racetr ack Dependin
gon the drive program selected the
following vehiclecharacteristics willchange:
R the drive (engine management )
R the tran smission management
R ESP ®
R the suspension
R the steerin g
R the availabi lityofthe ECO start/stopfunc-
tion
R the driver assistanc esystems
R the availabi lityofgliding mode
Further informationforautomatic drivepro-
gram charact eristics (Ypage 138).
Addition ally,indrive program Iyou can conf ig-
ure therespect ivevehicle characteristics
using themultimedia system.Youcanfind
inform ationabout thisinthe Digital Operator's
Manual.
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart -
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton ,drive program C
is activat ed.For further informationabout
start ingthe engine, see(Ypage 127). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
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R
optimal fuelconsumpt ionresulting fromthe
automatic transmissionshifting upsooner.
The vehicle isdriven inthe low engine speed
range andthewheels areless likely tospin.
R gliding modeisavaila ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisavaila ble.
R ESP ®
provides theoptimum compromise
between tractionand stability. Furtherinfor-
mation aboutESP®
(Y page 66).
Drive programI(Individual)
In drive program Ithe following properties of
the drive program canbeselected:
R the drive (engine management )
R the transm issionmanagement
R ESP ®
R the suspension
Infor mation aboutconfiguring driveprogram I
with themultimedia systemcanbefound in
the Digital Operator's Manual.
i To
permanent lyselect thegears indrive
program Iusing thesteering wheelpaddle
shifters, selecttheM(manual) settingfor
the transm ission. Manua
lgear shifting
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteer-
ing wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm ission
must beinposition 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed.
To use manual shifting, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically. Temp
orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theselector leverto005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
The temporary settingisactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ions,the
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.in
the case oflateral acceleration, duringoverrun
mode orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use thelever toswitch thetransm ission
position.
or X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): usetheDYNAMI CSEL ECT button to
change thedrive program.
X Mercedes-AMG vehicles:usethe
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller tochange the
drive program.
Perma nentsetting All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) Automa
tictransmission
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Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehicles):it is only partly
possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionisin position 005C.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:itis only possible toshift intosecond
gear andreverse gear.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:if005B isselected, thetransm ission
shifts tosecond gearif005E isselected, thetransm issionshifts
into reverse gear.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
a risk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted. 144
RefuelingDriving
andparking

econ
omical driving. Ahigher levelindicat esa
more economical driving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecomplet elyfilled atthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomic aldriving styleforthe select edsett ings
and prevailing conditions .The ECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicat ethe actual
fuel consumption .The additionally achieved
range displayed underBonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicat eafixed consumption reduction.
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors, such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electricalconsumers
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econ omical driving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Ach ieving ahigher valueinthe categor ies
"Acc eleration" and"Constan t":
R observe thegearshift recommendat ions.
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recom mended.
On long journ eysatacon stant speed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journ eytoits complet ion.
Therefor e,there aremore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourn ey.On
longer journeys,there arefewer changes .For
more marked changes ,perform amanual rest
(Y page 194).
Furt herinfor mation onthe ECO display
(Y page 193). Br
aking
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARN
ING
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attem pttoincr ease theengine' sbrak-
ing effec t,the drive wheels couldlosetheir grip.
There isan incr eased danger ofskid-
ding andacciden ts.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface.
Downhill gradients !
On
long, steep gradient s,you must reduce
the load onthe brakes. Touse engine brak-
ing, shift toalower gearingood time. This
helps youtoavoid overheat ingthe brakes
and wearing themoutexces sively.
When making useofthe engine braking
effec t,itis possible thatadrive wheel may
not turn forsome time,e.g.inthe case of
suddenly changingor slippery roadsurface
con ditions .This could cause damage tothe
drive train.This type ofdamage isnot cov-
ered bythe Mercedes- Benzwarrant y.
Change intoalower gearingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients.This isespecially
import antifthe vehicle isladen.
This also applies ifyou have activat edcruise
con trol orAct ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC.
Heavy andlight loads G
WARN
ING
If you rest your footonthe brake pedal
while driving, thebraking systemcanover-
heat. Thisincreases thestoppin gdistanc e
and caneven cause thebraking systemto
fail. There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Never usethebrake pedalasafootr est.
Never depress thebrake pedalandthe
accelerat orpedal atthe same time.
! Depress
ingthe brake pedalconstant ly
results inexces siveandpremature wearto
the brake pads.
If the brakes havebeen subject edtoaheavy
load, donot stop thevehicle immediately, but
drive onfor ashort while. Thisallows theair-
flow tocool thebrakes morequickly.
Wet roads If
you have driven foralong time inheavy rain
without braking,there maybeadelayed reac-
tion from thebrakes whenbraking forthe first Driving
tips
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revea
led,Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
wil lnot brake forthem.
Cross ingvehic les Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC maymis-
takenly detectvehiclesthat arecrossing your
lane.
If you activate ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC underthefollo wing conditions, the
vehicl ecould pullawa yunintentional ly:
R at traffic lights with crossing traffic,for
exampl e
R ifthere isavehicl ein front, afteracrossing,
with theHOLD function activated
Ac tive Distance AssistDISTRONIC with
Ac tive Steerin gAss ist Gene
ralnotes Active
Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistaidsyou inkeeping thevehicl e
in the center ofthe drivi nglane bymeans of
modera testeering interventions inaspee d
range from0-125 mph (0-200 km/h ).
It monitors lanemarkings andvehicl esinfront
of you rvehicl eby means ofcamera system0043
at the top ofthe winds hield. In
aspee drange from0-37 mph
(0 -60 km/h ),Active Steering Assistfocuses
on the vehicl ein front, taking intoaccount
lane markings, e.g.when following vehicl esin
a traffic jam.
At spee dsofmore than37mph (60km/h) ,
Active Steering Assistfocuses onclea rlane
markings (leftand right), onlyfocusi ngon the
vehicl ein front ifdetected lanemarkings are
not prese ntatspee dsofup to80 mph
(130 km/h) .
If these conditions arenot prese nt,Active
Steering Assistcannot provideassi stance.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC mustbe
active inorder forthe function tobe ava ilable.
Important safetynotes
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcanneither reducethe risk of
an accide ntifyou failtoada ptyou rdrivi ng
style ,nor overrid ethe lawsof phy sics. Itcan-
not take intoaccount road,wea ther ortraffic
conditions. ActiveDistance AssistDISTRONIC
with Active Steering Assistisonly anaid.You
are responsi bleforthe dista ncetothe vehicl e
in front, forvehicl espee d,for braking ingood
time andforstayi nginyou rlane.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistdoesnotdetect roadandtraf-
fic conditions anddoes notdetect allroad
users .If you arefollo wing avehicl ewhi chis
drivi ngtoward sthe edge ofthe road ,you r
vehicl ecould come intocontact withthecurb
or other roadboundarie s.Be particu larly
awa reofother roadusers ,e.g. cycli sts,that
are directly nexttoyou rvehicl e.
Obstacl essuch astraffic pylons onthe lane or
projecting intothelane arenot detected.
An inapp ropria testeering intervention, e.g.
after intentionall ydrivi ngover alane marking,
can becorrected atany time ifyou steer
slig htly inthe oppo sitedirectio n.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcannot continuous lykeep your
vehicl ein lane. Insome cases, thesteering
intervention isnot suffi cient tobring thevehi-
cle back tothe lane. Insuch cases, youmust
steer thevehicl eyou rself toensure thatit
does notleavethe lane. Drivi
ngsystems
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X
To can cel:pu llthe left-ha ndstee ring wheel
pa dd leshi fter (Ypage 141 ).
or
X To confi rm: pullthe right-ha ndstee ring
wh eelpa dd leshi fter (Ypage 141 ).
The RACESTA RTAvailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTAvailable Depress
gas pedal. gas
pedal. message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
i If
yo udo not depre ssthe acce lerato rpe dal
wi thi nafew seco nds, RACESTAR Tis can-
cel ed.The multifunc tiondispl aysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage.
X Dep ressthe acce lerato rpe dalcomp letel y,
unti lthe engi nespe edstop sincre asing .
The RACESTA RT Releasebra keto RAC
ESTA RT Releasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tion
di spl ay.
i If
yo udo not release the brakepedal
wi thi nfiv eseco nds, RACESTAR Tis can-
cel ed.The RACESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage
ap pe ars inthe multifunc tiondispl ay.
X Take your foo toff the brake, butkee pthe
acce lerato rpe dalde pre sse d.
The vehiclepu lls aw ay atma ximu macce ler-
ati on.
The RACESTA RTActive RAC
ESTA RTActive message appe ars
in the multifunc tiondispl ay.
RAC ESTAR Tis de acti vate dwh en the vehicle
rea che sa spe edofappro xima tely30 mph
(C ana da:50 km/h ).
RAC ESTAR Tis de acti vate dimm ediatel yif yo u
rel ease the acce lerato rpe daldu ring RACE
STAR Tor ifany ofthe activationcond itions are
no longer fulfilled. The RACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operat or'sMan ual sib
leSee Operat or'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appe ars inthe mul-
tifu nctio ndispl ay.
i If
RAC ESTAR Tis us ed rep eated lywithi na
sho rtpe rio dof time ,it is onl yava ilab le
ag ain afte rthe vehicleha sbe en driven a
certa indista nce. Ada
ptiv edampin gsys tem
Gen eral notes A
su spe nsion with the adaptive dampi ngsys-
tem provides imp rove ddri ving comf ortand
conti nuouslycontro lsthe calibrati onofthe
da mpe rs.The dampi ngcha racteri stic sad apt
to the current opera ting anddriving situa tion. The
dampi ngistune dind ividu ally to each
wh eeland depends on:
R your driving style,e.g .spo rty
R the roadsu rfa ce cond itions
R the selecte ddri ve pro gram(Y page 132) .
Se lecti ng the Comfort orEcon omy
drive programs In
the Comfort andEcon omy drive pro grams,
the driving characteri stic sof your veh icleare
more comfortable. Sel ect one ofthes edri ve
pro grams ifyo ufav oramore comfortable dri v-
ing style.Als osel ect thes edri ve pro grams
wh en driving faston stra ight roa ds, e.g.on
stra ight stre tches ofhighw ay.
In urba ntraf ficand stop -starttraf fic, drive pro -
gra mCis reco mme nded.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbu tton 0043repeat-
ed lyunti lthe Comfort orEcon omy drive
pro gramissel ecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtmode The
firmer settingofthe suspe nsion tuni ngin
the Spo rtdri ve pro gramensu resevenbe tter
conta ctwith the road.Sel ect thisdri ve pro -
gra mwh en emp loying aspo rtydriving style,
e.g .on windi ng cou ntry roads.
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELEC Tbu tton 0043asma ny
time sas nece ssaryunti lthe Spo rtdri ve
pro gramissel ecte d.
Se lecti ng Spo rtPlus mode The
firmer suspe nsion setti ngsinthe Spo rt
Pl us drive pro gramensu reeve nbe tter conta ct
wi th the road.Sel ect thismod ewh en emp loy-
ing aspo rtydriving style,e.g .on windi ng cou n- Dri
ving sys tems
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