2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER USB port

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vehi cleisdri ven, thatdefect ormal func-
tion hasbee nsu bject torep airtwo or
more times,and youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz USA,LLCinwri ting ofthe
need foritsrep air.
(2) thesam esu bsta ntialdef ect ormal func-
tion ofaless seri ousnatu rethan categ ory
(1) hasbee nsu bject torep airfou ror more
time sand youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz inwri ting ofthe need for
its rep air.
(3) thevehi cleisou tof serv icebyrea son of
rep airof the sam eor differe ntsubsta ntial
def ects ormal functi onsforacumu lative
total ofmore than30calenda rda ys.
Ple ase send your wri tten notice to:
Merce des-Benz USA,LLC
Cu stome rAssi stance Center
One Merce des-Benz Drive
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328 Main
tenance
The Servi ceand Warranty Bookl etdes crib esall
the neces sarymai ntenance workwhi chsho uld
be done atregu larinterv als.
Alw aysha ve the Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et
wi th youwhe nyo ubri ng the vehi cletoan
au thori zedMerce des-Benz Center. Theservice
ad vis orwillrecor deve ryserv iceforyouin the
Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et. Roads
ideAssis tanc e
The Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Pro-
gra moffe rstechni calhelpin the eventofa
bre akd own.Ca lls to the toll-free Roadsid e
Assi stance Hotlineare answ eredby ourag ents
24 hou rsada y,365 days aye ar.
1-8 00-FOR-MERC edes(1-8 00-367 -6372)
(U SA )
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For additiona linfo rma tion, referto the
Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Program
bro chu re(USA) orthe "Roa dsi de Assi stance "
secti oninthe Servi ceand Warranty boo klet
(C ana da).You willfind both inyour vehi clelit-
era ture portfoli o. Chan
geofaddress orchan geofow n-
ersh ip
In the eventofacha nge ofaddre ss, plea se
send usthe "Notificati onofAddr essChange "
in the Servi ceand Guara ntee booklet orsim ply
cal lthe Merce des-Benz Custome rAssi stance
Ce nter (USA) atthe hotlinenumb er
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367 -6372)or
Cu stom erServ iceCenter (Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100.Thi swi llas sist us inconta ct-
ing youin atime lymanne rsho uld the need
ari se.
If yo usel lyo ur Mer cedes,plea se leave the
enti relitera ture inthe vehicleso tha tit is
ava ilab leto the next owner.
If yo uha ve purcha sedaus ed car ,pl ea se send
us the "Noti fica tionof Use dCa rPu rcha se"in
the Serv iceand Guara ntee bookletor simpl y
cal lthe Mer cedes-Be nzCustom erAssi stance
Ce nter (USA)atthe hotlinenum ber
1-800-FO R-MERC edes(1-80 0-367-63 72)or
Cu stom erServ ice(Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100. Vehi
cle ope ratio nouts idethe USA
and Canada
Whe nyo uare abroa dwi th your veh icle,
obs erve thefollowi ng points:
R Serv icefaciliti es orrep laceme ntparts may
not berea dily ava ilab le.
R Lea d-fre efue lfor veh icles with acata lytic
conve rtermay notbeava ilab le.Lea dedfue l
can causedamag eto the cata lytic con-
verte r.
R The fuelmay have aconsi derab lylowe r
octa nenum ber.Unsu itable fue lcan cause
engi nedamag e.
Some Mercedes-Be nzmod elsare availab lefor
de livery inEuro pethro ughou rEuro pean Del iv-
ery Program.For detai ls,consu ltan author ized
Mer cedes-Be nzCenter orwri teto one ofthe
fol lowi ng addre sse s.
In the USA
Mer cedes-Be nzUSA, LLC
Euro pean Del iveryDep artm ent
One Mercedes-Be nzDriv e
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328
In Can ada
Mer cedes-Be nzCanad a,Inc. 26
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rvic eand vehic leope ratio nIntroduc tion

Imp
ortant safety notes
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsafe tyno tes" sec -
tio nfor driv ingsafe tysyst ems (Ypage 60). G
WAR
NING
The distancewarn ingfunction does not
reac t:
R to peop leor anim als
R to oncomin gveh icles
R to cross ing traff ic
R when cornerin g
The distancewarn ingfunction may notgiv e
warn ingsin all critical situati ons.Ther eis a
ris kof an acc iden t.
Alw ays pay careful attentio nto thetraff ic
sit uati onand beread yto brak e.
Alw ays adapt yourspeedto suit thepre vail-
ing road andtraff icco nd ition s. G
WAR
NING
The distancewarn ingfunction cannot
always clearly iden tifyobj ect sand comple x
tr aff icsit uati ons.
In suc hcas es, thedist ancewarn ingfunction
may:
R giv ean unn ecessar ywarn ing
R no tgiv eawarn ing
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alw ays pay careful attentio nto thetraff ic
sit uati onand donotrely solelyon thedis-
tan cewarn ingfunction .
Funct ion
St art ing ataspee dof appr oximat ely4mph
(7 km/ h),the dista nce warning functio nwa rns
yo uif yo ura pidlyap pro ach aveh iclein fro nt.
An inte rmittent warning tone willthe nsou nd,
and the00BA dista nce warning lamp willlight
up inthe instrument cluste r.
X Bra keimmed iatel yin ord erto incr ease the
di sta nce fromthe vehiclein fro nt.
or X Take eva sive acti on, provided itis sa fe to do
so.
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions ma
yal so cau sethe syste mto disp laya wa rn-
ing .
Wi th the helpof the rada rse nso rsy ste m, the
di sta nce warning functio ncan detect obsta -
cle stha tar ein the path ofyour veh iclefor an
exte ndedpe rio dof tim e.
Up toasp ee dof appro xim ately44 mph
(70 km/h ),the dista nce warning functio ncan
al so rea ctto sta tionar yob sta cles,su ch as
stop pedor parked vehicles .
Au ton omo usbrak ingfun ction If
the driver does not reactto the dista nce
wa rning signa lin acri tica lsi tua tion,Activ e
Bra keAssi stcan assist with the autono mous
bra king functio n.
If the autono mousbra king functio nreq uires a
pa rtic ular ly high bra king force, preventa tive
pa sse nge rpro tecti onmea sures (PRE-S AFE®
)
ar eacti vated simu ltaneo usly.
The autono mousbra king functio nis availa bl e
in the followi ng spee dra nge s:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/h )for mov ing
ob jects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationar y
ob jects
Due tothe natu reofthe syste m, partic ular ly
comp licate dbu tnon-cr itical drivin gcond itions
ma yal so cau sethe autono mousbra king func-
tio nto inte rvene.
If the autono mousbra king functio nreq uires a
pa rtic ular ly high bra king force, preventa tive
pa sse nge rpro tecti onmea sures (PRE-S AFE®
)
ar eacti vated simu ltaneo usly(Y page 55).
Ada ptiv eBrake Assist Ge
neral info rmatio n
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 60).
Wi th the helpof Ada ptive Bra keAssi st,the dis-
tance warning signa lcan detect obsta clestha t
ar ein the path ofyour veh iclefor anexte nded
pe rio dof tim e.
If Ada ptive Bra keAssi stdetects aris kof col li-
si on with the vehiclein fro nt, itcal cul ate sthe
bra king force nece ssaryto avoid acol lisi on. If
yo uap plythe brakes forcefu lly, Ada ptive
Bra keAssi stwillau toma tically incr ease the
bra king force toalevel suita ble for the traffic
cond itions . 64
Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem sSafet y

displayed
(seethemanufac turer'soperatin g
inst ruct ions). Media
mode
General notes If
you wish toplay external media sources, the
appropriate mediamodemustalready be
turn edon. Furt herinfor mation onmedia mode
(see theDigit alOperator 'sManual).
The following external media sources canbe
used:
R Apple ®
devices (e.g.iPhone ®
)
R USB devices (e.g.USBstick,MP3 player)
(Y page 248)
R CD
R DVD (COMAND )
R SD cards
R Via devices connected byBluetoot h®
i Inf
ormat iononsingle CD/DVDdrive or
DVD chang er(see theDigit alOperator 's
Manual).
Selecting usingthedevice list Multimedia
system:
X Select Media Media007B
Devices Device
s.
The available mediasources willbeshown.
The 003Bdot indicat esthe curren tsett ing.
X Select themedia source.
Playable filesareplayed.
Inserting/r emovinganSD card Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
SD cards aresmall parts. Theycanbeswal-
lowed andcause choking.This poses an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Keep theSDcard outofthe reach ofchil-
dren. IfaSD card isswallowed, seekmedi-
cal atte ntion immediately.
! If
the SDcard isno longer inuse, you
should takeitout and remov eit from the
vehicle. Hightemper aturescandamage the
card. Inserting
anSD card
The SDcard slotislocated onthe control
panel.
X Inser tthe SDcard intothe SDcard slotuntil
the SDcard engages. Theside with thecon-
tact smust facedown.
Removing anSD card
X Press theSDcard.
The SDcard isejec ted.
X Remove theSDcard.
Connecting USBdevices X
Connec tthe USB device tothe USB port.
There aretwo USB ports inthe stowage
space underthearmrest .
X Select themedia source (Ypage 248). 248
Oper
ating systemMult imedia system

Stowage
areas Stowage
spaces
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If object sin the passenger compartmen tare
stowed incorrec tly,they canslide orbe
thrown around andhitvehicle occupants. In
addition, cupholders, openstowage spaces
and mobile phonebrackets cannotalways
retain allobject sthey contain.There isa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection.
R Always stowobject sso that they cannot
be thrown around insuch situations.
R Always makesurethatobject sdo not pro-
trude fromstowage spaces,parcelnetsor
stowage nets.
R Close thelockable stowagespacesbefore
startin gajourney.
R Always stowandsecure heavy,hard,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragileorbulky object s
in the trunk .
Glove compar tment X
To open: pullhandle 0043and open glove box
flap 0044.
X To close :fold glove boxflap 0044upuntil it
engages.
In the glove box,there areacoin holder, a
map holder andapen holder.
i The
glove boxcanbevent ilated
(Y page 123). The
glove boxcanbelocked andunlocked
using themechanical key.
X To lock: insert themechanical keyinto the
lock andturn itto position 0048.
X To unlock: insertthemechanical keyinto
the lock andturn itto position 0047.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compar tment under thearm rest X
To open: pressbutton 0043.
Amrest 0044folds out.
In the stowage compartmen t,there isastow-
age tray.
i Depending
onthe vehicle equipment, a
USB portandaMedia Interface isinstalled
in the stowage compartmen t.AMedia Inter-
face isauniversal interfaceformobile audio
equipment, e.g.foraniPod ®
or MP3 Playe r. Stowage
areas
249Stowage andfeatu res Z