2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER seat adjustment

section
forsecuring objects,luggageorloads
(Y page 249).
Fastening seatbelts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 42)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 43). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 97).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly outofseat belt
guide 0087and engage belttongue 0044into
belt buckle 0043.
The seat beltonthe driver’s seatandthe
front -passenger seatmaybetightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(Y page 44).
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
In order toattach thechild restraint system
securely inthe vehicle, theseat beltonthe
front -passenger seatisequip pedwith aspe-
cial seat beltretractor .Further information on
the "Special seatbeltretractor "(Y page 57).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam- aged
seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
X Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the
belt back.
Seat beltadjustment The
belt adjustment isaconven iencefunction
integrated intoPRE-SA FE®
.With thisfunction,
the driver's andfront -passenger seatbelts are
adjusted tothe upper bodyofthe vehicle
occupant.
The seat beltstrap willslightly tightenif:
R the belt tongue isinserted intothebuckle
and
R the ignition isswitched on
The seat beltadjustment willapply acertain
tightening forceifany slack isdetected
between thevehicle occupant andtheseat
belt. Donot grab holdofthe seat belt.
The belt adjustment canbeswitched onand
off using theon-board computer
(Y page 202).
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle
occupants mustweartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeawarning tone.
Regard lessofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has alread ybeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstarted. Ifthe doors are
closed andthedriver's orfront -passenger seat
belt hasnotbeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upagai nafter thesixsec-
onds. Assoon asthe driver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arefastened orafront
door isopened again,the 0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened after
the engine isstarted, anadditional warning
tone willsound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fastened.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront - 44
Occ
upant safetySafety

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunctionin g.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Roll
bar G
DANGER
If the rollbar has developed amalfunction, it
may notfunct ion,e.g. inthe event ofan
accident. Therollbars maythen notprotect
the vehicle occupants asinten ded.This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
Have rollbars check edimmediately ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you place object sor clothing onthe roll
bar covers, thesecouldimpair rollbar exten -
sion. Therollbars maythen notprotect the
vehicle occupants asinten ded.Inaddition,
object scould endanger thevehicle occu-
pants whentherollbar isexten ding.This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
Ensure thatthemovement areaofthe roll
bar covers iskept clear. Always stowall
object sin the vehicle correctly. 52
Occ
upantsafetySafety

Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteering wheel.Thereisarisk of
injury.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
The electrically adjustablesteeringwheelcan
still beadjusted whenthereisno SmartK eyin
the ignition lock. Adjust
ingthe steering wheelelectri-
cally 0043
Adjust sthe steering wheelheight
0044 Adjust sthe steering wheelposition (fore-
and-aft adjustment )
i Further relatedsubjects:
R EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature (Ypage 103)
R Stor ingsettin gs(Y page 107) EASY
-ENTR Y/EXITfeatur e
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive offwhile theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XIT
feature ismaking adjustment s,you could
lose controlofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk of
an accident.
Always waituntil theadjustment processis
complete beforedriving off. G
WARNING
When theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature adjusts
the steering wheel,youand other vehicle
occupants –particularly children–could
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
While theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature ismak-
ing adjustment s,make surethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe steering
wheel. Steering
wheel
103Seats,steering wheeland mirrors
Z

If
somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismov-
ing.
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
When theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheelandthedriver's seat,you
and other vehicle occupants –particul arly
childre n–could become trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Whil ethe EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature ismak-
ing adjustments, makesurethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe seat and
the steering wheel.
If somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R press oneofthe memory function mem-
ory buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismoving
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
If you useopenings inthe body work or
detachab leparts assteps, youcould :
R slip and/or fall
R dama gethe vehicle andcause yourself to
fall .
There isarisk ofinjury.
Alway suse secure climbingaids,e.g. asuit-
abl elad der.
The EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature makesgetting
in and outofyou rvehicle easier.
You canactivate anddeactiva tethe EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT featureinthe on-board computer
(Y page 201). Posi
tion ofthe steering wheelwhen
the EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature isactive The
steering wheelswings upwhen you:
R remove theSmartKey fromtheignition lock
R open thedriver's doorwithKEYLESS- GOin
positio n1
R open thedriver's doorandtheSmartKey is
in positio n0092 or0047
i The
steering wheelmoves upwards onlyif
it has notalrea dyreached theuppe rsteer-
ing limiter.
Posi tion ofthe steering wheelfor driv-
ing The
steering wheelismoved tothe last selec-
ted positio nwhen:
R the driver's doorisclosed
R you insert theSmartKey intotheignition
lock
or
R you press theStart/St opbutton onceon
vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automa ticallymoved tothe previou slyset
positio n.
The lastpositio nof the steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesetting withthememory
function (Ypage 107).
Crash-responsi veEAS Y-EX ITfeature If
the crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature is
triggered inan accident, thesteering column
wil lmove upwards when thedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespectiveofthe posi-
tion ofthe SmartKey inthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasi erto exit thevehicle andrescue
the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature isonly
opera tional ifthe EASY-E XIT/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 201). 104
Steering
wheelSeats, steerin gwhe eland mirrors

X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Convenienc e Convenienc
esubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Using 0064or0063, select theEasy Easy
Entry/Exit Entry/Exit
function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit Easy
Entry/Exit functionisactiva-
ted, themultifunc tiondisplay showsthe
steerin gwheel inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Further informationonthe EASY-E NTRY/EXIT
feature (Ypage 103).
Switching theseat beltadjustm ent
on/off
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Convenienc e Convenienc
esubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Belt Adjustment Belt
Adjustment function.
When theBelt Adjustment Belt
Adjustment functionis
activat ed,the seat beltisdisplayed in
orange inthe multifunc tiondisplay.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
For further informationonbelt adjustmen t,
see (Ypage 44).
Switching thefold-in mirrorswhen lock-
ing featu reon/off
This funct ionisonly availabl ewhen thevehicle
is equipped withtheelectric alfold-in function.
This funct ionisonly availabl ein Canada.
When youactivat ethe Auto. Mirror Fold‐ Auto.
Mirror Fold‐
ing ing
funct ion,theexter iormirrors arefolded in
when thevehicle islocked.
If you have switched onthe Auto. Mirror Auto.
Mirror
Folding Folding
functionand youfold inthe exter ior
mirrors usingthebutton onthe door
(Y page 105), theywillnotfold outautomati-
cally. Theexter iormirrors canthen onlybefol-
ded outusing thebutton onthe door.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Convenienc e Convenienc
esubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm. X
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Auto. Mirror Folding Auto.
Mirror Folding function.
If the Auto. Mirror Folding Auto.
Mirror Folding functionis
switched on,the multifunc tiondisplay
shows theexter iormirror inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Restor ingthe factor ysettings X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Factory Setting Factory
Settingsubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
The Reset AllSettings? Reset
AllSettings? function
appears.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect No No
or Yes Yes.
X Press the0076 button toconf irmtheselec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes Yes
andconf irmed, the
multifunc tiondisplay showsaconf irmation
message.
For safety reasons, theDaytime Running Daytime
Running
Lights Lights
functioninthe Lights Lights
submenu is
only reset ifthe vehicle isstation ary. AMG
menu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
War m-up 0043
Digital speedometer
0044 Gear indicator
0087 Upshift indicator
0085 Engine oiltemperat ure
0083 Coolant temperat ure
0084 Transmission oiltemperat ure
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
Upshift indicator: upshiftindicator UP UP
0087
indicates thattheengine hasreached the
overrevv ingrange wheninthe manual drive
program. 202
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s