2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER warning light

1,
2,3...
12 Vsocket
see Sockets A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System )
Display message ............................ 206
Func tion/notes .............................. .. 60
Import antsafety notes.................... 60
Warnin glamp .................................2 36
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................56
Acti vatin gmed iamod e
Gen eral notes................................ 248
Acti vatin g/d eact ivatingcooling
with airdeh umidifica tion.................1 18
Ac tive BlindSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 199
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 223
Function/infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 184
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
CU RVE<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 170
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 168
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC) (exc ept
Merc edes-AMG vehic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 169
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 170
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 169
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 168
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 169
Spor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 169
Spor tPl us <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 169
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 168
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 172
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 172
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 171
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 171
Spor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 172
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170Ac
tive Body Contro l(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG Vehi cles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
Ac tive Body Contro l(Me rcedes -
AMG Vehicles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 198
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 211
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Ac tive Brake Assist with cro ss-
traffi cfunc tion
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 198
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 212
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 70
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241
Ac tive Distan ceAssist
DI STRONI C
Ca lling upaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Cru isecontrol lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 161
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Disp lays inthe multifunction dis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 160
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 162
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 156
Indi cato rand warning lamp ........... 241
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 160
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 159
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241
Ac tive Drivin gAs sistan cepack -
age <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 184
Ac tive LaneKe epi ng Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting(on-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 223
Functi on/inform ation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 187
Ac tive light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Ac tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 179
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 176
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Exiti ngapa rking space<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 178
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 1754
In
dex

Dist
ancewar ning (warning lamp).... 241
Dist ancewar ning funct ion
Fun ction /notes ................................ 63
Door s
Aut oma tic loc king (on -boar d
co mput er)...................................... 201
Aut oma tic loc king (swi tch) ...............8 1
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................7 4
Con trol pan el...................................3 9
Dis play mes sage ............ ................230
Emer gency locking ............ ...............81
Emer gency unlocki ng............ ........... 81
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 79
Ope ning (frominsi de)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 79
Pow erclo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 81
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 138
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 203
Dri ver's doo r
see Door s
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 132
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 270
Dri vin gon floode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 60
Active BrakeAssi stwith cros s-
traf ficfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 70
ADAPTIV EBRAK E<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 65
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 61
Bra keAssi stwith cros s-tra ffic
functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 61
Dista ncewarning function............... 63
EBD (electroni cbra keforce dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 65Imp
orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 60
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
STEER CONTR OL<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Dri vin gsys tem
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..168
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 170
RAC ESTAR T(Me rced es-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 166
Dri vin gsys tems
Active Blind Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 184
Active DrivingAssi stance pack-
ag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 184
Active Lane Kee ping Assi st............ 187
Active Parking Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 175
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 167
ATTEN TIONASSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 183
Cru ise control <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 154
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 221
DISTR ONICPLUS<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 156,163
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 165
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 172
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 179
Dri vin gtips
Active DistanceAssist
DISTR ONIC<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 162
AMG ceramicbrakes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 152
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 138
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 151
Brea k-inperio d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Dow nhillgra dient <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
Drinki ngand driving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 149
Drivi nginwinter <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Drivi ngon floode droa ds................ 153
Drivi ngon wetroa ds<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 153
Exha ustcheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 150
Fue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Ge nera l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 149
Hyd roplaning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 153
Icy roadsu rfa ces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Lim itedbra king efficiency onsal-
ted roads<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 152
Snow chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 295
Sub jecting brakes toaload ........... 151
Wet roadsu rfa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 151
DVD video
Ope rating(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 196 In
dex
9

Ext
erior lighting
Set tingopt ions.............................. 109
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mirrors
Adj usting .......................................1 05
Dippi ng(automa tic)....... ................106
Fold inginwhe nlocking (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 202
Fold ingin/ou t(el ectrical ly)........... 105
Ou tof pos ition (tro ublesho oting )... 105
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Stori ngthe parking position .......... 106
Ey eg las sesco mpartmen t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 250 F
Fav orites
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 245
Fi ller cap
see Refue ling
Fi llin gcapa citie s(Te chn ical data) ...321
Fi rst-ai dkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 276
Fl at tire
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 278
Pre paring thevehicle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 278
TIR EFIT kit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 279
Fl oo rmats <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 263
Fre quen cies
Mob ile pho ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 319
Tw o-w ayrad io<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 319
Fro nt-pas seng er seat
Adju sting fromthedriver' ssea t....... 99
Fue l
Add itives <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 323
Co nsu mpti onstatisti cs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 193
Disp laying the current consu mp-
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Disp laying the rang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 193
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 149
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Gra de(gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 322
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 322
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 146
Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 144
Ta nk content/re servefue l............. 322
Fue lfil lerflap
Ope ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 145Fue
lle ve l
Ca lling upthe rang e(o n-boa rd
comp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 193
Fue ltank
Ca pacity <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 322
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 146
Fus eall ocatio ncha rt(vehi cle too l
kit) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 277
Fus es
All oca tion chart<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 290
Befo recha nging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 291
Das hboard fusebox <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 291
Fus ebox inthe engi necomp art-
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Fus ebox inthe rearcomp art-
ment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 292
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 290 G
Garag edoo rope ner
Cl ea ring thememo ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 262
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 259
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 260
Ope ning/ closing the garag edoo r.. 262
Pro blems when pro grammi ng........ 261
Pro grammi ng(butto nin the rear-
vie wmir ror) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 260
Synch ronizing therolling cod e....... 261
Gea rin dic ator (on-b oard com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehic les) ....... 202
Gen uineparts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 24
Glo vebox<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 249
Goo gle™ Local Search
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 243 H
HAND S-FREE ACCESS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 84
Hazard warninglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Hea dbag s
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 47
Hea dleve lhea ting(A IRS CARF) ........ 102 In
dex
11

Res
traint system warn inglamp
The functi onsofthe restrai ntsystem are
checke dafte rthe igniti onisswi tched onand
at reg ular inter valswh ile the engi neisrunni ng.
The refo re,mal functi onscanbedete cted in
goo dtime .
The 0075 restrai ntsystem warning lamp on
the instru ment cluster lights upwhen the igni-
tion isswi tched on.Itgoe sou tno later than a
few seco ndsafterthe vehicleis star ted. The
comp onents ofthe restrai ntsystem arein
ope rationa lrea diness .
A mal functi onhasoccu rredifthe 0075
res trai ntsystem warning lamp:
R doe snot light upafte rthe igniti onis
swi tched on
R doe snot gooutafte ra few seco ndswith the
engi nerunni ng
R lights upagain wh ile the engi neisrunni ng G
WARNI
NG
If the restrai ntsystem ismal functi oning,
res trai ntsystem components maybetrig -
ger edunintentio nallyor may notdeployas
intend edduring anacci dent. Thiscan affect
for exa mpl ethe Emerg encyTensioning
Devi ceorthe airba g. Thi spos esan
incre ased riskof inju ryor eve nfata linju ry.
Have therestrai ntsystem checke dand
rep aired inaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
as soo nas pos sible. PA
SSE NGER AIRBAG indic ator lamp PASSENG
ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp 0043
and PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator la
mp 0044are partof the Occu pant Clas sif ica -
tion System (OCS).
The indicator lamps displ aythe statu sof the
front-p asseng erfront airba g.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONlights upfor 60
seco nds, subse quently bothindicator lamps
are off(PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONand OFF) :
the front-p asseng erfront airba gis ab leto
dep loyin the eventofan acci dent.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFlights up:the
front-p asseng erfront airba gis dea ctiva ted.
It wi llthen notbedep loye din the eventof
an acci dent.
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindi-
cato rla mp showsthe statu sof the front-
pa sse nger front airba g. The PASSENG ERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp may belit continu -
ou sly orbe off.
Depe nding on the person inthe front-
pa sse nger seat,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gmus tei ther bedea ctiva tedorena bled;
see thefollowi ng points. Youmus tmake sure
of this both before and during ajou rney .
R Chi ldre nin achi ldres train tsys tem:
wh ethe rthe front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva teddepends onthe
insta lled childres trai ntsystem, andtheage
and size ofthe child.The refo re,besure to
obs erve thenotes onthe "Occup antClas sif i-
cati onSys tem (OCS)"(Ypage 48)and on
"C hildre nin the vehicle" (Y page 57).
The reyouwi llal so find instr uctions onrea r-
wa rdand forw ard-faci ngchildres trai ntsys-
tems onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R Allothe rpers ons:dep endi ngon the classi-
fica tion ofthe person inthe front-p asseng er
sea t,the front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva ted(Ypage 48). Be
su re to obs erve thenotes on"Se at
bel ts“ (Ypage 41)and "Airba gs"
(Y page 45). Thereyoucan also find infor-
mati ononthe corre ctsea tpos ition. Se
at belts
In troduc tion Sea
tbel tsare the most effective meansof
res tricti ngthe move ment ofveh icleoccu pants
in the eventofan acci dent orthe vehiclerol l-
ing over.Thi sred uce sthe riskof veh icleoccu - Oc
cupan tsafe ty
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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
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upant safetySafety

chil
drestra intsystem andthechild's stat-
ure .Ma kesure that thecondi tions foracor-
rect classifica tion aremet. Ifthe
PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator lamp
rema insoff, donot insta lla chil drestra int
sy stem onthe front-pa ssenger seat.
R The front-pa ssenger seatis occu pied bya
per son ofsma ller statu re(e.g .a teena geror
sma llad ult), the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFF
indi cator lamp either lights upand rema ins
li t afte rthe self-test dependi ngon the resu lt
of the classifica tion or,alterna tively,goe s
ou t.
- Ifthe PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp isoff, move thefront-pa ssenger seat
as far back aspos sible.
- Ifthe PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp islit, aper son ofsma ller statu re
sho uld not usethe front-pa ssenger seat.
R The front-pa ssenger seatis occu pied byan
ad ultor aper son ofcorre sponding stature,
the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp goesou tafte rthe self-test. Thisindi -
cates thatthefront-pa ssenger front airba g
is acti vate d.
If chil drenare trave ling inthe vehi cle,be sure
to obs erve thenotes on"Childre nin the vehi -
cle "(Y page 57).
Whe nthe Occup antClass ificati onSys tem
(OC S)ismal functi oning,the red 0075 restra int
sy stem warning lamp onthe instru ment clus-
ter and thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindica-
tor lamp light upsim ultaneo usly.The front-
pa sse nger front airba gis dea ctiva tedinthis
case anddoesnot deployduring anacci dent.
Have theOccup antClass ificati onSys tem
(OC S)checke dand repaired imme diatel yat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.Merce des-Benz
recom mendsthat youus ean authori zed
Merce des-Benz Center forthis purpo se.
If the front-pa ssenger seat,the seatcover or
the seatcus hionare damag ed,have the nec-
ess ary repairwo rkcarr ied ou tat aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.Merce des-Benz recom -
mend sthat youus ean authori zedMerce des-
Benz Center forthis purpo se.
For safety reasons, Merce des-Benz recom -
mend sthat youonly usesea tacce ssoriesthat
ha ve bee nap pro ved byMerce des-Benz.
Depl oyment ofthe driver' sai rba gdoe snot
mea nthat thefront-pa ssenger front airba g
dep loysas well. The Occup antClass ificati on
Sys tem (OCS)categ orizes theoccu pant on the front-pa
ssenger seat.Depe nding onthat
resu lt,the front-pa ssenger front airba gis
ei ther enabled ordea ctiva ted.
Se lf-c hec kof the occupan tcl assi fica-
tio nsys tem (OCS ) G
DA
NGER
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFand
PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamps do
not both light upduring theself-test, the
sy stem ismal functi oning.The front-
pa sse nger front airba gmig htbe trigg ered
uni ntentiona lly or mig htnot betrigg eredat
al lin the eventofan acci dent with hig h
dece lerati on. Thispos esan incre asedris kof
inju ryor eve nfata linju ry.
In this case thefront-pa ssenger seatmay
not beused. Donot insta lla chil drestra int
sy stem onthe front-pa ssenger seat.Have
the Occup antClass ificati onSys tem (OCS)
checke dand repaired imme diatel yat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. G
WARNI
NG
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp rema inslit afte rthe self-test, thefront-
pa sse nger front airba gis dea ctiva ted.Itwi ll
not bedep loyed inthe eventofan acci dent.
In this case ,the front-pa ssenger front air
ba gcannot perform itsintend edpro tective
functi on,e.g. whenaper son issea ted inthe
front-pa ssenger seat.
Tha tper son could,for exa mpl e,come into
contact with the vehi cle'sinteri or,esp ecially
if the person issitti ngtoo clos eto the dash-
boa rd.Thispos esan incre asedris kof inju ry
or eve nfata linju ry.
Whe nthe front-pa ssenger seatis occu pied,
al wa ysensu rethat:
R the classifica tion ofthe person inthe
front-pa ssenger seatis corre ctand the
front-pa ssenger front airba gis ena bled or 50
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cupan tsafe tySafe ty

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
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The
rollbars arelocated inthe rear area ofthe
vehicle underthetwo outer rearcompart ment
trim covers.
They exten difsystems detectthatthevehicle
is in danger ofrollover. Thetwo outer rear
compart menttrimcovers areopened andthe
roll bars areexten dedwithin fractions ofa
second.
Once therollbars areexten ded,youcan no
longer lowerthem. Anopen roofcannolonger
be closed. Inthis case, visitthenearest quali-
fied specialist workshop. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deployed. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deployed airbag replaced ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNIN
G
A deployed airbag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cann otprovide theinten dedpro-
tect ioninan accident .There isan increased
risk ofinjury.
Have thevehicle towedtoaqualified spe-
cialist workshop inorder tohave adeployed
air bag replaced.
For your ownsafety andthat ofyour front
passenger, itis important thatyouhave
deployed airbags replaced anddefect iveair
bags repaired. Thiswillhelp tomake surethe air
bags continue toperform theirprotec tive
funct ionforthe vehicle occupant sin the event
of acrash. G
WARNIN
G
Emergen cyTensionin gDevices thathave
deployed pyrotechn icallyarenolonger
operational andareunable toperform their
inten dedprotec tivefunct ion.This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Have pyrotechn icallytriggered Emergency
Tensionin gDevices replaced immediately at
a qualified specialist workshop.
An electric motorisused byPRE-S AFE®
to
trigger thetighten ingofthe seat beltinhaz-
ardous situations. Thisprocedure isreversible.
If Emergen cyTensionin gDevices aretriggered
or air bags aredeployed, youwillhear abang,
and some powder mayalsobereleased. The
0075 restraintsystem warning lamplights up.
Only inrare cases willthebang affect your
hearing. Thepowder thatisreleased generally
does notconst ituteahealth hazard, butitmay
cause short-termbreathing difficulties inpeo-
ple with asthma orother respiratory problems.
Provided itis safe todo so, you should leave
the vehicle immediately oropen thewindow in
order toprevent breathing difficulties.
Air bags andpyrotechn icEmergen cyTension-
ing Devices (ETDs)cont ainperchlorate mate-
rial, which mayrequire specialhandling and
regard forthe environ ment.National guide-
lines must beobserved duringdisposal. InCal-
ifornia, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousW aste/Perchlora te/index.cfm.
Method ofoperat ion During
thefirst stage ofacollision, the
restr aintsystem controlunit evaluates impor-
tant physical datarelating tovehicle decelera-
tion oracceleration ,such as:
R duration
R direction
R inten sity
Based onthe evaluation ofthis data, the
restr aintsystem controlunit triggers theEmer-
gency Tensionin gDevices duringahead-on or
rear-en dcollision. Occupant
safety
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