2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheels mustbeturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillordownhill gradients. Switching
offthe engine G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D
(Y page 126).
X With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With KEYLESS-GO: presstheKEYLE SS-GO
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 118).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmart Keyposition 0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart -
Key position 0092(Ypage 118).
The engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forabout threeseconds.
This funct ionoperates independent lyof the
ECO start/stopautomatic engineswitch-off
funct ion. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangerin gother
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncom ingtraff ic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
trans mission toneutral
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe digital vehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
Always keeptheSmart Keyoutofreach of
children. Thisalso applies forthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconn ect.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isamalfunct ion
in the system, itmay notbepossible toapply
the released parkingbrake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing away .
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossible torelease anapplied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isamalfunct ioninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunct ion
test atregular intervalswhile theengine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
while thisisoccurrin gare normal. Par
king
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App
lyingor releas ing manua lly X
To apply :push handle0043.
When theelec tric park ingbrak eis applie d,
th ered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp lightsup intheins tru-
men tclus ter.
The electric park ingbrak ecan also be
applie dwhen theSm artKey isrem oved.
X To releas e:pull handle0043.
The red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp intheins trumen tclus -
te rgoe sout .
The electric park ingbrak ecan onlybe
rel ease d:
R when theSm artKey isin pos ition 0047inthe
ign ition lock(Y page 118)or
R ifth eign ition was switched on usin gth e
St art /S topbut ton
App lyingau tom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eis auto matically
applie dwhen thetrans mis sion isin pos ition
005D and :
R theen gin eis swit ched off or
R thedri ver isno twear ingaseat beltandthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
To pre ven tth eelec tric park ingbrak efrom
bein gauto maticallyapplie d,pull handle0043.
The electric park ingbrak eis also applie dauto -
mat icallyif:
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cbri ngs
th eveh icleto ast and still or
R theHO LD function iske epin gth eveh icle
st ati onary In
addit ion,at least oneof thefol lowin gco nd i-
ti on smus tbe fulf illed :
R theen gin eis swit ched off
R thedri ver isno twear ingaseat beltandthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
R there isasyst emmalf unction
R thepowe rsupp lyisins ufficien t
R theveh icleis stati onary foralen gthy per iod
The red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp intheins trumen tclus ter
ligh tsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis no tauto matically
applie difth een gin eis swit ched off bythe
ECO start /stopfun ction .
Rel eas ing autom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eis rel ease dauto -
mat icallywhen allofthefol lowin gco nd ition s
are fulfilled :
R theen gin eis run ning
R The seat belttong ue isen gage din thebelt
buc kle
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005Bor005E and
you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal orshif t
fr om position 005Dto005B or005E
R ifth etrans mis sion isin pos ition 005E, the
tr unk lidmus tbe closed
If th eseat belttong ue isno ten gage din the
seat beltbuckle, thefol lowin gco nd ition smus t
be fulf illed :
R thedri ver 'sdoor isclo sed
R you mov eth etrans mis sion outofpos ition
005D oryou havepre viously driven ataspee d
abov e2 mph (3km /h)
R ifth etrans mis sion isin pos ition 005E, the
tr unk lidmus tbe closed
When theelec tric park ingbrak eis rel ease d,
th e0024 indicat orlamp goesoutintheins tru-
men tclus ter.
Eme rgency brak ing The
vehiclecan also bebrak edduri ngan
eme rgencyby usin gth eelec tric park ingbrak e.
X Whil edri vin g,push handle0043oftheelec tric
park ingbrak e.
The vehicleis brak edfor aslon gas thehan -
dle oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis pre sse d.
The longer theelec tric park ingbrak ehan dle
is depr essed, thegre aterth ebrak ingforce. 136
Pa
rkingDriv ingand parki ng

Dur
ing braking :
R awa rning tone sounds
R the ReleasePar kingBra ke Rel
easePar kingBra kemes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleha sbe en bra ked toasta nd-
sti ll, the electri cpa rkin gbra keisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefora lo ng peri od
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
fou rwe eks ,the battery maybe dama gedby
exh austive disch arging.
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
si x we eks ,the vehiclema ysu ffe rda ma geasa
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opand
see kad vic e.
i Yo
ucan obtaininfo rma tionab ou ttric kle
cha rgersfro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav ailabl e
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scou ld
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringand
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort tostee rand brake.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g. G
WA
RNING
If yo uop era temob ile comm unicati onequip-
ment when drivin g,youma ybe distra cted
fro mthe trafficsitua tion.Yo ucou ldalso
lo se contro lof the vehicle. The reisaris kof
an acc ident. Onl
yop era tethiseq uipme ntwh en the vehi-
cle issta tionar y.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youar edri vin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tthe driver fromusing amob ile ph one
wh ile dri vin gaveh icle.
If yo uma keacal lwh ile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freemod e.Onl yop era tethe telephon e
wh en the trafficsitua tionpe rmi ts.Ifyo uar e
uns ure, pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
be for eop era ting thetelephon e.
Bea rin min dtha tat asp ee dof onl y30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately14 m)per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –sav efue l Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipsto save fuel:
R The tiressho uld alwa ysbe inflate dto the
reco mme ndedtire pressu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlow eng inespee ds.
R Avoi dfre quent accelera tionor bra king .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletor inthe serviceinte rvaldi s-
pl ay .Hav eallthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAG regulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dwe ath er, instop -starttra fficand inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
WA
RNING
Drin king anddrivin gand /or takingdru gs
and drivin gar ever yda nge rouscomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,pe rcep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of aser ious oreve nfa tal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youdri nk
or take drugsand drive.
Do not drink ortake drugsand drive orallo w
any one todrive whoha sbe en drinking or
taki ngdru gs. Dr
ivi ng tips
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Emis
sioncontrol G
DANG
ER
Combus tioneng inesemit poiso nous
exh aust gases suchas car bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gases ishaz ardo usto
healt hand canresult inpoiso ning.Ther eis a
risk offat alinj ury. Ther efore, nev erleave the
eng inerunningan enc lose dspac ewith out
adequat even tilatio n.
Cert aineng inesyst ems aredesig nedtokeep
th eleve lof poiso nous com ponentsin exh aust
fum eswith inlegal limits.
Thes esyst ems onlywork atpeak efficie ncyif
th ey are serviced exac tlyinacc ordanc ewith
th eman ufacturer'sspec ificatio ns.Always have
work ontheeng inecarried outataqualifi ed
spec ialist workshop.Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you useanauth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erfor this purpo se.Inpart icular ,
work relevantto safe tyor on safe ty-relat ed
syst ems must becar ried outataqualifi edspe-
ciali stwork shop.
The enginesettings must notbe chang ed
unde rany circum stanc es.Furtherm ore,all
spec ificservicework must becar ried outat
reg ular interv als and inacc ordanc ewith the
Mer cedes-Ben zser vicerequi rements.De tail s
can befoun din theMain tenan ceBoo klet. ECO
displa y
The ECO displayshow syou how economic al
your drivingstyle is.The ECO displayassis ts
you inach ievin gth emos teco nomic aldriv ing
st yle fortheselec tedset tings and prev ailing
con dition s.Your drivingstyle can significant ly
inf luen cetheveh icle'scon sump tion. 0043
Accel erat ion
0044 Coast ing
0087 Con stant
0085 Add ition alran geach ieve d Rang
e0085 isshow nunde rBon usfr. Start Bon
usfr. Start
and represen tstheaddit ionalran geach ieve d
sin ce thebegin ningof thejo urn eyasares ult
of an adapt eddriv ingstyle.
If th efuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erve
ran ge, theFue lLow Fue
lLow message isshow nin the
mult ifunction displ ayinstead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warninglamp intheins trumen tclus ter
also lightsup (Ypage 213).
The ECO displaycon sistsof three sections,
with aninnerand outerarea. Thesections cor -
res pon dto thefoll owin gth ree categor ies: 0043
Acceler
ation (eval uatio nof all
acc eler ationpro ces ses) :
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: mod er-
ate acceler ation,espe ciallyat
high erspee ds
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: sportyacc eler -
atio n 0044
Coast
ing(eval uatio nof all dec eler -
atio npro ces ses) :
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: antici-
pat ory driving,ke epin gyour dis-
tan ceand early release ofthe
acc eler ator.The vehicle can
coas twith outuse ofthebrak es.
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: frequen theav y
brak ing 0087
Const
ant(continuo usevaluat ion
ove rth eent irejourn ey):
R theout erarea fillsupand the
inn erarea lightsup gre en: con-
st ant spee dand avoid anceof
unn ecessar yacc eler ationand
dec eler ation
R theout erarea empt iesand the
inn erarea isgray: fluctuat ionsin
spee d The
three innerareas displaythecur ren tdriv -
ing style and light upgre enasares ult ofapar-
tic ularly economic aldriv ingstyle. Depen ding
on thedriv ingsituatio n,up totwo areas may
light upsimul taneously.
At thebegin ningof thejo urn ey, theth ree
out erareas areempt yand fillup asares ult of 138
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econ
omical driving. Ahigher levelindicat esa
more economical driving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecomplet elyfilled atthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomic aldriving styleforthe select edsett ings
and prevailing conditions .The ECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicat ethe actual
fuel consumption .The additionally achieved
range displayed underBonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicat eafixed consumption reduction.
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors, such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electricalconsumers
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econ omical driving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Ach ieving ahigher valueinthe categor ies
"Acc eleration" and"Constan t":
R observe thegearshift recommendat ions.
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recom mended.
On long journ eysatacon stant speed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journ eytoits complet ion.
Therefor e,there aremore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourn ey.On
longer journeys,there arefewer changes .For
more marked changes ,perform amanual rest
(Y page 171).
Furt herinfor mation onthe ECO display
(Y page 170). Br
aking
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARN
ING
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attem pttoincr ease theengine' sbrak-
ing effec t,the drive wheels couldlosetheir grip.
There isan incr eased danger ofskid-
ding andacciden ts.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface.
Downhill gradients !
On
long, steep gradient s,you must reduce
the load onthe brakes. Touse engine brak-
ing, shift toalower gearingood time. This
helps youtoavoid overheat ingthe brakes
and wearing themoutexces sively.
When making useofthe engine braking
effec t,itis possible thatadrive wheel may
not turn forsome time,e.g.inthe case of
suddenly changingor slippery roadsurface
con ditions .This could cause damage tothe
drive train.This type ofdamage isnot cov-
ered bythe Mercedes- Benzwarrant y.
Change intoalower gearingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients.This isespecially
import antifthe vehicle isladen.
This also applies ifyou have activat edcruise
con trol orAct ive Dist ance Assist DISTRONIC.
Heavy andlight loads G
WARN
ING
If you rest your footonthe brake pedal
while driving, thebraking systemcanover-
heat. Thisincreases thestoppin gdistanc e
and caneven cause thebraking systemto
fail. There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Never usethebrake pedalasafootr est.
Never depress thebrake pedalandthe
accelerat orpedal atthe same time.
! Depress
ingthe brake pedalconstant ly
results inexces siveandpremature wearto
the brake pads.
If the brakes havebeen subject edtoaheavy
load, donot stop thevehicle immediately, but
drive onfor ashort while. Thisallows theair-
flow tocool thebrakes morequickly.
Wet roads If
you have driven foralong time inheavy rain
without braking,there maybeadelayed reac-
tion from thebrakes whenbraking forthe first Driving
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tim
e.Thi sma yal so occu raf ter the vehicleha s
be en washe dor driven throughde ep water.
Yo uthe nha ve todepre ssthe brakepedal
mor efir ml y.Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce from
the vehiclein fro nt.
After drivin gon awe troa dor havin gthe vehi-
cle washe d,bra kefirml ywh ile pa ying atte ntion
to the trafficcond itions .Thi swi llwa rm upthe
bra kediscs ,the reb ydry ing themmor equ ickl y
and protecti ngthe magainst corr osion.
Li mite dbrak ingperf orman ceon salt-
treate droad s If
yo udri ve on salte droa ds,a laye rof saltres i-
du ema yfor mon the brakediscs and brake
pa ds.Thi scan resultin asigni ficantl ylo nge r
bra king dista nce.
R In ord erto pre vent anysaltbu ild-u p,apply
the brakes occa siona lly wh ile pa ying atte n-
tio nto the trafficcond itions .
R Ca ref ully de pre ssthe brakepedaland the
be ginning andend ofajou rney .
R Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce tothe vehicle
ah ead.
Se rvi cing the brak es !
The
brakefluidlevel maybe too low, if:
R ifthe red brakewarning lamp lights upin
the instrument cluste rand
R youhe ar awa rning tone while the engine
is running
Ob serve additio nal warning mes sage sin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
The brakefluidlevel maybe too low du eto
bra kepadwe aror leaki ng bra kelines .
Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked immed i-
ate ly.Co nsu ltaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho pto arrange this.
! As
the ESP ®
sy ste mopera tes automa ti-
cal ly,the engineand theigniti onmu stbe
sw itch edoff (theSma rtKeymu stbe inpo si-
tio n0092 or0047 inthe igniti onlock), ifthe
el ectri cpa rki ng bra keistes ted onabra king
dy nam ome ter(ma ximum 10second s).
Braki ngtrigg eredau toma tically by ESP ®
may causeseve redamag eto the brakesys-
tem. All
checks andmaintenance workon the brake
sy stem mustbe carri edoutat aqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop .
Have brakepads insta lled and brakefluid
rep laced ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
If the brakesystem hasonly beensub ject to
mode rateloads, youshou ldtest thefuncti on-
al ity ofyour bra kes atregu larinterv als.
Informa tiononBAS (BrakeAssi st)(Ypage 57).
Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyouonly
hav ebra kepads/l inings insta lled on your vehi -
cle whichhav ebee nap prov edfor Merce des-
Benz vehicles orwhi chcorre spondtoan
equ ivalent quality stand ard.Brake pads/
li nings whichhav enot beenap prov edfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chare not ofan
equ ivalent quality cou ldaffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafety .
Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyouonly use
bra kefluidthat hasbeenspe cially ap prov ed
for your vehi clebyMerce des-Benz, orwhi ch
corre sponds toan equ ivalent quality stand ard.
Brake fluidwhi chhas notbeenap prov edfor
Merce des-Benz vehicles orwhi chisnot ofan
equ ivalent quality cou ldaffe ctyour vehi cle's
ope ratingsafety .
Hig h-perfo rmance brakesystem
(e xc ept Merc edes-AMG SLC 43) AMG
brakesystems aredesigne dfor hea vy
loa dsand havecompo nentswith corre spond-
ing prop erties.Thi smay leadto nois ewhe n
bra king. Thiswi lldep end on:
R Spee d
R Braki ngforce
R Ambi entcondi tions, e.g.tempe ratureand
hu mid ity
The wearofindi vidualcompo nentsofthe
bra kesystem, suchasthe brakepads/l inings
or bra kediscs, depends onthe individualdri v-
ing styleand operatingcondi tions.
For this reason, itis imp ossi ble to state amil e-
ag ethat willbe validund erallcircu mstance s.
An aggres sive driving stylewi lllea dto hig h
we ar. You canobta inmore informationonthis
from aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthei ropti mum braking effectafte rsev-
era lhu ndred kilometer sof dri ving. Compe n-
sate forthis byapplying grea terforce tothe
bra keped al.Kee pthis inmind ,and adaptyo ur 140
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driving
andbrakin gaccor dingly during this
break- inperiod.
Ex cessiv eheavy brakingresults incorr espond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrument cluster
and noteany brake statusmessages inthe
multifun ction display. Especiallyforhigh per-
form ance driving ,it is import anttomaint ain
and have thebrake system checkedregularly. Driving
onwet road s
Hyd ropla ning If
water hasaccumulated toacert aindepth on
the road surface, thereis adanger ofhydro-
planing occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
con dition sin which hydroplaning mayoccur,
you must driveinthe following manner:
R lower yourspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid sudden steeringmovem ents
R brake carefully
Driving onflooded roads !
Do
not drive through flooded areas.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
thr ough it.Driv eslowly through standing
water. Otherwise, water couldenterthe
vehicle interior orengin ecompart ment.It
can then damage theengin e'sorautomatic
tran smission 'select ronic compon ents.It
can also besucked inby the engin e'sair
int ake connection andcause enginedam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARN
ING
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an atte mpt toincr ease theengin e'sbrak-
ing effec t,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan incr eased danger ofskid-
ding andacciden ts.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. G
DANGER
If the exhaust pipeisblock edoradequate
vent ilation isnot possible, poisonous gases
such ascarbon monoxide(CO) mayenter
the vehicle. Thisisthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi-
cle becomes trappedinsnow. Thereisarisk
of fatal injury.
If you leave theengin eor the auxiliary heat-
ing runn ing,make suretheexhaust pipeand
area around thevehicle areclear ofsnow.
To ensure anadequate supplyoffresh air,
open awindow onthe side ofthe vehicle
that isnot facin gint othe wind.
Have yourvehicle winter-proofedataqualified
specialist workshopatthe onset ofwinter .
Driv epartic ularly carefully onslippery road
surfaces .Avoid sudden accelerat ion,steer ing
and brakin gmaneuver s.Do not use cruise
con trol.
If the vehicle threatens toskid orcann otbe
stopped whenmovin gat low speed:
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
The outside temperatureindicat orisnot
designed toserve asan ice-warn ingdevice
and isther efore unsuitable forthat purpose.
Changes inthe outside temperaturearedis-
played afterashort delay.
Indic ated temper aturesjustabove thefreez ing
point donot guarantee thattheroad surface is
free ofice. The road maystillbeicy, especially
in wooded areasoron bridges. Thevehicle
could skidifyou failtoadapt yourdriving
style. Always adaptyourdriving styleanddrive
at aspeed tosuit theprevailing weathercondi-
tion s.
You should payspecial attention toroad con-
dition swhen temper aturesarearound freezing
point .
For more information ondriving withsnow
chains, see(Ypage 270).
For more information ondriving withsummer
tires, see(Ypage 269).
Observe thenotesinthe "Winter operation "
sect ion(Ypage 269). Driving
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Dri
vin gsys tems Cr
uis econt rol
Gen eral not es Crui
secontro lmain tainsa co nstant road
spe edforyou. Itbra kesaut omatically inorder
to avo idexce edin gth eset speed. Onlongand
st eep down hillgradie nts, esp ecially ifth eveh i-
cl e is lade n,you mus tsel ecta lowe rgear in
goo dtime. Bydoin gso, you willmak euse of
th ebra king effect of theen gin e.Thi srel iev es
th eload onthebra kesys tem and preven tsthe
bra kesfrom overh eating and wear ing to o
quic kly.
Use cruise contro lon lyifro ad and traff icco n-
dit ion smak eit appr opriateto main tain a
st eady speedfora pro longed period. You can
st or eany road spe edabov e20 mph
(30 km/h).
Im por tant safet ynot es If
you failtoadapt yourdrivin gst yle, cruise
co ntro lcan neither reduce theris kof an acc i-
den tno rov err ide thelaws ofphys ics. Crui se
co ntro lcan notta ke into acc oun tth ero ad,
tr aff icand weat hercond ition s.Crui secontro l
is on lyan aid. You arerespon sibleforth edis -
ta nc eto theveh icle in fron t,forveh icle spe ed,
fo rbra king ingoo dtime and forst ayin gin
lan e.
Do notuse cruise contro l:
R in road and traff icco nd ition swhic hdo not
allow youtomain tain aco nstant spe ede.g.
in heav ytraff icor on win dingro ads
R on slip peryro ad sur faces. Brak ing or acc el-
era ting could causethedri ve whee lsto los e
tr act ion and theveh icle co uld then skid
R when there ispoo rvis ibil ity, e.g. due tofog,
heav yrain orsnow
If th ere isach ang eof dri ver s,adv isethene w
dri ver ofthespe edstor ed. Cr
uis econt rollever 0043
Tostor eth ecur ren tspe edorahig her
spe ed
0044 Tostor eth ecur ren tspe edorcal lsup the
last stor ed spe ed
0087 Tostor eth ecur ren tspe edoralowe r
spe ed
0085 Todeac tivat ecr uise contro l
Whe nyou activat ecr uise contro l,th est or ed
spe edissho wninthemult ifunction display for
fiv esec onds. The speedisthen per man ently
dis playe din thest at us indic ator toget her with
th e00B2 symbol.
In veh icles withaseg men tci rc le in thespe ed-
om eter, theseg men tsbet ween thecur ren tly
st or ed spe edand theen dof theseg men tci r-
cl e ligh tup.
St oring, maintain ing andcal ling upa
sp eed St
oring andma intain ing asp eed
X Ac celer ateth eveh icle to thedes iredspe ed.
X Brief lypre ssthecr uise contro llev erup 0043
or down 0085.
X Rem oveyour foot from theacc eler ator
peda l.
Crui secontro lis act ivat ed. The vehicle aut o-
mat ically main tainsth est or ed spe ed.
You canstor eth ecur ren tspe edifyou are
dri vin gfas terth an 20 mph (30km/h).
i Crui
secontro lmay beuna bletomain tain
th est or ed spe edon uphi llgr adie nts. The
st or ed spe edisres ume dwhen thegr adie nt
eve nsout .Crui secontro lmain tainsth e
st or ed spe edon down hillgradie ntsby aut o-
mat ically apply ing th ebra kes. 142
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