2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

e.g.
blanket s,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of objec tsbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions ,child seats and
protec tivecover snot approved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjec tsinthe
footwell underorbehind theseats when
movin gthe seats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjec tscould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints areequipped withthe
NECK- PROsystem (Ypage 52).Forthis rea-
son, itis not possible toremove thehead
restr aints fromtheseats.
For more information ,con tact aqualified
specialist workshop. Adju
sting theseats manually X
Seat fore-a nd-aftadj ustm ent:liftlever 0043
and slide theseat forwards orbackwards.
X Release lever0043again.
Make surethatyouhear theseat engage in
position .
X To adj ust the backrest angle:relieve the
pressure onthe backr est.
X Pull handle 0044and move backresttothe
desired angle.
X Release handle0044again.
The backr estmust audibly engage.
X To adj ust the seat height: pullhandle 0087
upwards orpush itdown repeatedly until
the seat hasreached thedesired height. Adju
sting theseats electrically 0043
Back restangle
0044 Seat fore-and-aft adjustm ent
0087 Seat cushion angle
0085 Seat height
i You
canstorethe seat settings using the
memory function (Ypage 95). Adju
sting thehead restraints G
WARN
ING
You could losecontrol ofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirror s
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Adj ust the driver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. X
To raise/lower: pushthehead restraint
upwards orpull itdown intothedesired
position . Seats
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Adj
usting the4-wa ylum bar support 0043
Raises thebac krest contour
0044 Soften sth ebac krest contour
0087 Lowe rsthebac krest contour
0085 Harden sth ebac krest contour
You canadjust theco ntour oftheseat backr-
est sind ivid ually topro videopt imum support
for your back. Swit
chingth esea thea ting on/of f
Swit chingon/of f G
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NING
Repeat edlyswitching ontheseat heating
can caus eth eseat cushion andbackrest
pads tobec ome veryhot .The healt hof per -
son swit hlimi tedte mpe rature sensitivit yor
a limi tedabilit yto reac tto high tempe ra-
tur es may beaffectedor they may evensuf -
fer burn -like injurie s.The reisaris kof injury.
The refore ,do notswit chtheseat heatingon
rep eatedly. !
When
theseat heatingisswit ched on,th e
seat surfacecan bedamag edasares ult of
obj ects bein gplac edon theseat s,for exam-
ple, seat cushion s,ch ild seat sand protec-
ti ve cover sno tappr ovedby Mer cedes- Benz.
En sur eth at there arenoobj ects on theseat
sur facewhen theseat heatingisswit ched
on . Dr
ive r's and fron t-pass enger seat
The three red indicat orlamp sin thebut ton
ind icat eth eheat inglevelyou havesele cted.
The systemauto maticallyswit ches down from
lev el3to lev el2aft erappr oximat elyeigh t
min utes.
The systemauto maticallyswit ches down from
lev el2to lev el1aft erappr oximat elyten
min utes.
The systemauto maticallyswit ches off appr ox-
imat ely20min utesaft eritis set tolev el1.
X Mak esur eth at theSm artKey isin pos ition
0047 or0048 intheign ition lock.
X To swit chon: pressbut ton0043 repeatedly
unt ilth edesi redheat inglevelisset .
X To swit choff:pre ssbut ton0043 repeatedly
unt ilall theind icat orlamp sgo out . 88
Sea
tsSea ts,ste ering wheel andmirro rs

Problems
withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcannot be
switched on.The vehi-
cle's electrical system
voltage istoo low
because toomany elec-
trical consumers are
switched on. Switch
offelectrical consumers thatyoudonot need, suchasthe
rear window defroster orinterior lighting.
Once thebattery issufficiently charged,switchonthe seat heating
again. AIRSCA
RF
Setting headlevelheating (AIRSCARF) 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. The
AIRSCARF functionwarms thehead and
neck areaofvehicle occupants withwarm air.
The warm airflows outofthe holes inthe head
restraint s.
The three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
X Ensure thattheSmartK eyisin position 0048
in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button 0043.
Three redindicator lampsinthe button light
up. The blower startsupafter apreheating
phase ofseven seconds. X
Press button 0043repeatedly untilthedesired
heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i The
blower continues running forseven
seconds tocool down theheating elements.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, AIRSCARF
may switch off.
Problems withAIRSCA RF AIRSCARF
hasswitched offprematurely orwill
not switch on.The vehicle's electrical system
voltage istoo low because toomany electrical
consumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers thatyoudo
not need, suchasthe rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
X Switch onAIRSCARF again. 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. Steering
wheel
89Seats,steering wheeland mirrors
Z

Adju
stthe driver 'ssea t,hea dres trai nt,
stee ring wheeland mirror and fasten your
sea tbe ltbe fore starting theengine. G
WA
RNING
Ch ildre ncou ldinju rethem selves ifthey
ad jus tthe stee ring wheel.The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Nev erleav echi ldren unsuperv ised inthe
veh icle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The electri callyad jus tab lestee ring wheelcan
sti llbe adjus ted when ther eis no Sma rtKeyin
the igniti onlock. Adjus
tingthe steering wheelman-
ual ly G
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RNING
If the stee ring wheelis unl ocke dwh ile the
veh icleis in moti on,itcou ldcha nge positio n
une xpected ly.Thi scou ldcau seyouto lose
contro lof the vehicle. The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Befo resta rting off,makesure the stee ring
wh eelis locked .Nev erunl ock thestee ring
wh eelwh ile the vehicleis in moti on. 0043
Releas elever
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelpo sitio n(fo re-
and -aftad jus tment)
X Pu sh release lever 0043down comp letel yin
the directi onofthe arrow .
The stee ring colum nis unl ocke d.
X Adju stthe stee ring wheelto the desired
po sitio n.
X Pu sh release lever 0043upcomp letel y.
The stee ring colum nis locked .
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring colum nis locked .
Whe ndo ing so,trytopush the stee ring
wh eelup ordown ortry tomove itin the
fore -and -aftdi recti on. Adjus
tingthe steering wheelel ec tri-
cal ly 0043
Adju ststhe stee ring wheelhei ght
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelpo sitio n(fo re-
and -aftad jus tment)
i Further relate dsu bje cts:
R EASY-ENT RY/EXIT feature (Ypage 91)
R Stori ngsetti ngs(Ypage 95) 90
Ste
ering wheelSe ats, steering whe elan dmirro rs

EASY-EN
TRY/EXIT feature
Imp ortant safety notes G
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NING
If you driveoff while theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXIT
feat ure ismak ingadjust men ts,you could
lose control of theveh icle.Ther eis arisk of
an acc iden t.
Always waituntilth eadj ust men tpro ces sis
com pletebefo redriv ingoff. G
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NING
When theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th est eeri ngwheel, youand other vehicle
occ upant s– part icular lych ildre n–coul d
bec ome trapped. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
While theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,mak esure that no onehas
any body partsin thesweep ofthest eeri ng
wheel.
If som ebody become strapped:
R pres son eof themem oryfunction posi-
tio nbut tons ,or
R mov eth eswit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tin theoppo sitedire ction to
th at inwhic hth est eeri ngwheel ismov -
ing .
The adjust men tpro ces sis stopped . G
WAR
NING
When theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th est eeri ngwheel andthedriv er'sseat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s– part icular ly
ch ildre n–coul dbec ome trapped. Thereis a
risk ofinjury.
While theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,mak esure that no onehas
any body partsin thesweep oftheseat and
th est eeri ngwheel. If
som ebody become strapped:
R pres son eof themem oryfunction posi-
tio nbut tons ,or
R pres son eof themem oryfunction mem -
ory buttons ,or
R mov eth eswit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tin theoppo sitedire ction to
th at inwhic hth est eeri ngwheel ismov ing
The adjust men tpro ces sis stopped . G
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If you useopen ingsin thebodywor kor
det ach able partsas steps, youcould:
R slip and/ orfall
R damag eth eveh icle and caus eyours elfto
fall.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Always usesecure clim bingaids, e.g.a suit -
able ladder .
The EASY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure mak esget ting
in and outofyour vehicle easier .
You canactivat eand deac tivate theEA SY-
EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure intheon -bo ard com pute r
(Y page 178).
Posit ionofthest eeri ngwheel when
th eEASY-EN TRY/EXIT feature isact ive The
steeri ngwheel swingsup when you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor withKEYLE SS-GO in
posit ion1
R open thedriv er'sdoor andtheSm artKey is
in posit ion0092or0047
i The
steeri ngwheel movesupwards onlyif
it has notalread yreac hedtheupper steer-
ing limit er.
Posit ionofthest eeri ngwheel fordriv-
ing The
steeri ngwheel ismov edtothelast selec -
te dposit ionwhen :
R thedriv er'sdoor isclo sed
R you insert theSm artKey intoth eign ition
loc k St
eerin gwheel
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or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automatically movedtothe previously set
position.
The lastposition ofthe steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettingwith thememory
funct ion(Ypage 95).
Crash- responsive EASY-EXIT featur e If
the crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature is
triggered inan accident ,the steering column
will move upwards whenthedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespect iveofthe posi-
tion ofthe Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasier toexit thevehicle andrescue
the occupant s.
The crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature isonly
operational ifthe EAS Y-EXI T/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 178). Mirr
ors Inside
rearview mirror X
Anti-glare mode:flickanti-glare lever0043
forwards orback. Exterior
mirrors
Adjust ingthe exterior mirrors 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
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side reduces thesize ofthe image. Visible
object sare actually closerthantheyappear.
This means thatyoucould misjudge thedis-
tanc efrom roadusers traveling behind,e.g.
when changing lane.There isarisk ofan
accident .
For this reason, alwaysmake sureofthe
actual distance fromtheroad users traveling
behind byglancing overyour shoulder. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Press button 0043for the left exter iormirror
or button 0044for the right exteriormirror.
The indicator lampinthe correspon dingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indicator lampgoesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 92
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orsSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, tothe right orto
the left.
The exterior mirror mustbeset toaposition
that provides youwith agood overview of
traff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
The exterior mirror sare automatic allyheated
after startingthe vehicle ifthe rear window
defrost erisswitched onand theoutside tem-
perature islow. Mirror heating lastsupto10
minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton 0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically If
the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 179): R
the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i The
exterior mirror sdo not fold outifthey
have been folded inmanually.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors: press andhold mirror -foldin g
button untilyouhear themirror clickinto
place (Ypage 93).
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 92). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
If you come intocontact with theelectr o-
lyte, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe electr olytefromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Immediately rinsetheelectr olyteoutof
your eyes thoroughly withclean water.
R Ifthe electr olyteisswallowed, immedi-
ately rinse yourmouth outthor oughly. Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectr olytecomes intocontact with your
skin orhair orisswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately. Mirr
ors
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Z

R
Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode ifthe follow ingconditions aremet
simul taneousl y:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion Usin
gthe memory button You
canstore theparking positionof the front-
passe nger-side exteriormirrorusingmemory
button M0085. The reverse gearmust notbe
engaged duringthe process.
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary and
that theSmartKey isin positio n0048 inthe
ignition lock.
X Press button 0044for the exterior mirroron
the front-passenger side. X
Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe preset parking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the exterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidereturns tothe driving posi-
tion.
Usin greverse gear You
canadjust theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidetoapositio nthat allows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage reverse gear.Thissetting canbe
stored usingmemory buttonM0085.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X With theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersideactivated, usebutton 0087to
adjust theexterior mirror.Therear wheel
and thecurb shoul dbe visib lein the exterior
mirror.
X Press memory buttonM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutton 0087within threeseconds.
The parking positionis stored ifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofpositio n,repea t
the steps. 94
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steerin gwhe eland mirrors