2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER trailer

exitin
gaparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons ,animals orobjec tsinthe
maneuverin garea when youaremaneuverin g
or parking .
! When
parking ,pay particular attentionto
objec tsabove orbelow thesensor s,such as
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobjec ts
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the objec ts.
The sensor smay notdetect snowandother
objec tsthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrason icsources suchasan automatic car
wash, thecompr essed-air brakesonatruc k
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunct ion.
PARKTRONIC maynotfunc tion correctlyon
uneven terrain.
Parkin gAssist PARKTRONIC isactivat edauto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetran smission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectr icparking brake
Parkin gAssist PARKTRONIC isdeactivat edat
speeds above11mph (18km/ h).It is rea cti-
vate dat lowe rspe eds.
Rang eof the senso rs Gen
eral notes
Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC doesnot take into
acco untobstacl eslocate d:
R bel ow the dete ction range,such asper sons ,
ani mal sor obje cts
R ab ove thedete ction range,e.g. overhanging
lo ad s,tai lsecti onsorload ing ram psof
trucks 0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice or
slu sh. The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncor-
rectl y.Clea nthe sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare
not toscra tchordamag ethem (Ypage 275 ).
Rang e Front
sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(app rox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(app rox.
60 cm) Dri
ving sys tems
173Dri ving and parkin g Z

parkin
gprocedure withtheParkin gPackage
with rearview camera.
! If
they cannotbe avoided, driveover
obstac lessuch ascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist mayalsoshow parkin g
spaces whicharenot suitable forparkin g,for
example:
R where parkingor stoppin gis prohibited
R in fron tof driveways orent ranc esand exits
R on unsuitable surfaces
Parkin gtips:
R on narro wroads, driveasclose tothe park-
ing space aspossible
R parkin gspaces thatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeident ifiedormeasured
incor rectly
R parkin gspaces thatarepartially occupied
by trailer drawbars mightnotbeident ified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R snowfall orheavy rainmay lead toaparkin g
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R pay attention tothe warning messages of
Parkin gAssist PARKTRONI Cduring the
parkin gprocedure (Ypage 174)
R you can interven ein the steer ingprocedure
to corr ectitat any time. Active Parkin g
Assist willthen becanc eled
R when transport ingaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Active
Parkin gAssist
R never useActive Parkin gAssist whensnow
chains areinstalled
R make surethatthetire pressures arealways
corr ect.This hasadirect influen ceon the
parkin gcharact eristicsof the vehicle
Use Active Parkin gAssist forparkin gspaces:
R parallel oratright angles tothe direct ionof
trav el
R on straight roads, notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.noton
the pavement
Detecting parking spaces Objec
tslocated abovethedetec tionrange of
Ac tive Parkin gAssist willnotbedetec ted
when theparkin gspace ismeasured. These are
not taken intoaccoun twhen theparkin g
procedure iscalculated, e.g.overhan ging
loads, tailsect ions orloading rampsoftruc ks.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist maytherefore guide you
int othe parkin gspace tooearly. G
WARN
ING
If ther eare objec tsabove thedetec tion
range:
R the Parkin gPackage withrearview cam-
era may steer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
objec ts
This could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an acciden t.
If objec tsare located abovethedetec tion
range, stopanddeactiv atethe Parkin gPack-
age with rearview camera.
Furt herinfor mation aboutthedetec tionrange
(Y page 173).
Ac tive Parkin gAssist doesnotassist youpark-
ing inspaces atright angles tothe direct ionof
trav elif:
X two parkin gspaces arelocated directlynex t
to one anot her
X the parkin gspace isdirect lynex tto alow
obstac lesuch asalow curb
X you park forwards
Ac tive Parkin gAssist doesnotassist youpark-
ing inspaces thatareparallel oratright angles
to the direct ionoftrave lif:
R the parkin gspace ison acurb
R the system readstheparkin gspace asbeing
block ed,forexample byfoliage orgrass
paving blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle to
maneuver into
R the parkin gspace isbordered byan obsta-
cle, e.g. atree, apost oratrailer G
WARN
ING
If ther eare objec tsabove thedetec tion
range:
R Ac tive Parkin gAssist maysteer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
objec ts 176
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

Under
thefollowi ngcircumstances, therear
view camera willnotfunction, orwill function
in alimited manner:
R ifthe trunk lidisopen
R in heavy rain,snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera isexposed tovery bright light
R ifthe area islit by fluorescent bulbsor LED
lighting (thedispla ymay flicker)
R ifthere isasudden changeintemperature,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garagein
winter
R ifthe camera lensisdirty orobstructed.
Observe thenotes oncleaning
(Y page 275)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehicle isdamage d.Inthis
case, havethecamera position andsetting
checked ataqual ified speciali stworkshop.
The field ofvision andother functions ofthe
rear view camera mayberestrict eddue to
additional accessories onthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. license plateholder, bicycle rack).
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0048[ chassis,
leaving thestandard heightcanresult ininac-
curacies inthe guide lines,depending ontech-
nical conditions.
i The
cont rast ofthe displa ymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudden presence ofsunlight or
other lightsources, e.g.when exiting a
garage. Payparticular attentioninthis situa-
tion.
i If
usabi lityisseverely restricted,e.g. due
to pixel errors, havethedispla yrepaired or
replaced.
Activating/ deactivating therear view
camera X
To activate: makesurethattheSmartKey
is in position 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Make surethattheActivation byRgear Activation
byRgear
function isselected inthe multimedia sys-
tem; seetheDigital Operator's Manual.
X Engage reverse gear.
The multimedia systemshowsthearea
behind thevehicle withguide lines.
The image fromtherear view camera is
avail able throughout themaneuvering proc-
ess. To
deactivate: therear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetransmission toposition
005D, orafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segments ofthe warning indicator
are displa yedinred ifthere isacomplete sys-
tem failure.The indicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segments areshown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segments arehidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe multim ediasystem The
rear view camera mayshow adistorted
view ofobstacles, showthemincorrect lyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
objects inthe followi ngpositions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Objects
notatground levelmayappea rto
be further awaythan theyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofaparked vehicle
R the drawba rof atrailer
R the ball coupling ofatrailer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R aslanted post
Use theguide linesonlyfororientation.
Approach objectsnofurther thanthebot-
tom-most guideline. 0043
Yello wguide lineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steering input–
vehicle widthincluding theexterior mirrors
(static) 180
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

i
Jumper
cablesand further inform ationregar dingjum p-startingcan beobt aine dat any quali-
fied spec ialist workshop. Towing
andtow- star tin g Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When towing ortow-s tartingano ther veh icle
and itsweight isgreat erthan theperm issi-
ble grossweight ofyour vehicle,th e:
R theto wing eyecould detach itself
R theveh icle/trailer combinatio ncould roll-
over .
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
When towing ortow-s tartingano ther veh i-
cle, itsweight shouldno tbe great erthan
th eperm issiblegro ssweight ofyour vehicle.
Det ails ontheperm issiblegro ssveh icle weight
of your vehicle can befoun don theveh icle
iden tificat ion plat e(Y page 320).
! When
ActiveBr ake Assist ,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICortheHOL Dfun ction is
act ivat ed, theveh icle brak esauto matically
in cer tain situatio ns.
To avoid damage totheveh icle,deac tivate
th ese systems inthefollo wing orsimi larsit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
! On
lysec ure theto w rope ortow bar atthe
to wing eyes. Other wise, theveh icle could be
damage d.
! Do
notuse theto wing eyeforrecover y,
th is could damage theveh icle.If in doubt ,
rec over theveh icle with acr ane.
! When
towing ,pull away slowly and
smo othly. Ifth etract ive power istoohigh ,
th eveh iclescould bedamage d.
! Do
notto w with sling-type equipm ent.This
could damage theveh icle.
! When
towing away vehicleswith KEYLE SS-
GO, usethekey instead oftheSt art /S top
butt on.The auto matictrans miss ionmay
ot her wise shiftto posit ion005Dwhen you open
thedriv er'sor fron t-passe nger door ,
whic hcoul ddamage thetrans miss ion.
! Mak
esure that theelec tric park ingbrak e
is rele ased. Ifth eelec tric park ingbrak eis
fault y,visi ta qualifie dspec ialist workshop.
! You
may tow theveh icle foramax imum
dist anceof 30 miles (50kilomet ers). Ato w-
ing speed of30 mph (50km/h) must notbe
exc eeded .
For towing distancesover 30miles
(50 kilomet ers), theent ireveh icle must be
raise dand trans port ed.
! When
youaretow-s tartingor towing
ano ther veh icle,its weight mustnotexc eed
th emax imum permissiblegro ssweight of
your vehicle.
It is bet terto have theveh icle trans port ed
th an tohave itto wed away.
The auto matictrans miss ionmust beinposi-
tio n005C when theveh icle isbein gto wed away.
The batterymust becon nectedand char ged.
Ot her wise, you:
R can nottur nth eSm artKey toposit ion0048in
th eign itio nloc k
R can notshif tth eauto matictrans miss ionto
posit ion005C
Deac tivate theauto maticloc kin gfeat ure
befo retheveh icle istowed (Ypage 201). You
could other wise belocked outwhen pushin g
or towing theveh icle. Inst
allin g/rem ovingthetowing eye
Inst allin gth etowing eye G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe maybeveryhot .Ther e
is arisk ofburn swhen removin gth erear
cov er.
Do notto uch theexh aust pipe. Takepart icu-
lar carewhen removin gth erear cover. 288
Towing
andtow- star tin gBreak down assistance

When
towing away,useatowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Interven tionbyESP®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombin ationmayotherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Tr
anspor tingthevehicle
Vehicles withautomat ictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortran sport,
the fron tand rear axles mustbestation ary
and onthe same transportat ionvehicle.
Position ingover theconn ection pointofthe
tran sport vehicle isnot permitt ed.The drive
train mayotherwise bedamaged.
All vehicles !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteerin gcompon ents.Other wise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortran sporter fortran sportin g
purposes. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicle fromrolling awayby
applying theelectr icparking brake.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005D.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle. Tow-sta
rting (emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-s tarted. You could otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
You canfind inform ationon"Jump-start ing"at
(Y page 285). Fuses
Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectr iccables couldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorr ectamperage.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating,which youcan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse rating sare listed
in the fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartislocated inthe vehi-
cle tool kitinthe stowage compartmentunder
the trun kfloor (Ypage 277).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause tracedand rectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center .
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con- 290
FusesBr
eakdown assistance