2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ESP

Infla
ting thecolla psible sparewheel
! In
flat eth eco llaps iblespar ewhee lusin g
th etire inflat ion compr essorbef ore lower ing
th eveh icle. The whee lrim could other wise
be damag ed.
! Do
notoper atethetire inflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tmin utesat atime
wit hout abre ak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
X Moun tth eco llaps iblespar ewhee las desc ri-
bed (Ypage 289).
The collaps iblespar ewhee lmust bemoun -
te dbef ore itis inf lat ed.
X Remo vethetire inflat ion compr essorfrom
th est owage spaceund erthetrunk floor
(Y page 252). X
Pull plug 0085out ofthehous ing.
X Tak eth efill er hos eout ofthehous ing.
X Inser tth eyellow hoseco nn ectorof thefill er
hos eint oth eguide inthehous ingand push
it int oth efix tur eunt ilth ehos eco nn ector
en gage s.
X Remo vethecap from thevalv eon theco l-
lapsi blespar ewhee l.
X Sc rew unio nnut 0043onthefill er hos eon to
th evalv e.
X Mak esur eth etire inflat ion compr essor's
on /o ffswit ch0083 isset toOFF .
X Inser tplug 0085intoth esoc ketof thecig a-
ret teligh teror intoa12 Vpower socketin
your vehicle.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 118). X
Pre sson/o ffswit ch0083 onthetire inflat ion
co mpr essortoON .
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed. The tire pre ssur eis
sho wnonpre ssur egauge 0087.
X Inflat eth etire to thespec ifiedtire pre ssur e.
The spec ifiedtire pre ssur eis prin tedon the
yellow labeloftheeme rgencyspar ewhee l.
X When thespec ifiedtire pre ssur ehas been
reac hed, presson/o ffswit ch0083 toOFF ,on
th etire inflat ion compr essor.
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched off.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0092intheign i-
ti on lock.
X Ifth etire pre ssur eis high erthan thespec i-
fie dpre ssur e,pre sspre ssur erel ease but-
to n0044 untilth eco rrec ttire pre ssur ehas
been reached.
X Un screw unio nnut 0043onthefill er hos e
fr om thevalv e.
X Sc rew thecap onto thevalv eof theco llaps i-
ble spar ewhee lagain . X
To rem ove thefill er hos efrom thetire infla-
ti on compr essor,push down theroc ker
swit chon thehos eco nn ectorand pullout
th efill er hos e.
X Stow plug 0085and thefill er hos ein thelower
sec tion oftheco mpr essorhous ing.
X Stow thetire inflat ion compr essorinthe
veh icle. Emer
gency sparewheel
295Wheels andtire s Z

Infor
mation reg ardin gtech nicalda ta
i The
datast ate dher espec ifically refers to
a veh iclewit hstand ard equipm ent.Con sult
an auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCen terfor the
dat afor allveh iclevar iantsand trim levels. Veh
icle elect ronics Ta
mp ering with theengin eelect ron-
ics
! Hav
eth een gin eelec tron ics and asso ci-
ate dpart s,suc has control unit s,sen sors,
act uati ngcompo nentsor elec tric cab les
ser viced onlyat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.Veh icleco mpo nentsmay other wise
wear morequic klyand theveh icle's oper at-
ing permit may beinvalidat ed. Inst
alling two- way radio sand mob ile
ph ones (RFtrans mitters ) G
WAR
NING
The electromag netic radi ation from two-way
radi oscan interf ere withth eveh icleelec -
tr on ics iftwo -way radiosare man ipulat edor
ret rofitte dinc orrectly. This could jeopar dize
th eoper ating safetyof theveh icle. Ther eis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
You should haveall wor kon elec trical and
elec tron icco mpo nentscar ried outata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you incorrectly oper atetwo-way radiosin
th eveh icle, theelec tromag netic radi ation
may interf ere withth eveh icleelec tron ics ,
for exampl eif:
R thetwo -way radiois no tco nn ectedto an
ex terio rant enna
R theex terio rant enna isno tco rrec tly
moun tedor isno tlow- reflec tion
This could jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t. Hav
eth elow- reflec tion exterio rant enna
ins talled ataqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Alw ays conn ecttwo -way radiostothelow-
ref lec tion exterio rant enna when operating
in theveh icle.
! The
oper ating per mit may beinvalidat edif
th eins truct ionsfor installation and useof
two -way radiosare notobs erved.
In part icular,thefol lowin greq uire men ts
must becompli edwith:
R on lyappr ovedwave bandsmay beused
R obs erveth emax imum permis sible output
in these wave bands
R on lyappr ovedant enna pos ition smay be
used
Ex ce ssiv elev els ofelec tromag netic radi ation
may causedamag eto your healthand the
healt hof other s.Usi nganexterio rant enna
tak esintoacc oun tcur ren tsc ien tific disc us-
sion srel ating tothepos sible healthhaz ards
th at may result from elec tromag netic fie lds.
The followin gant enna pos ition smay beused if
RF trans mitters hav ebeen properlyins talled: Ap
pro ved antenna pos ition s
0043 Rear fender s
i On
therear fender s,itis rec omm ended to
ins tallth eant enna on theside oftheveh icle
clo ses tto thece nter oftheroad .
Use theTec hnical Specific ation ISO/ TS 21609
when retrofitti ng RF trans mitters (Road Vehi-
cle s-EM Cguide lines for installation ofaft er-
mar ketradi ofrequen cytrans mitting equip-
men t).Obs erveth elegal require men tsfor
acc essory part s.
If your vehiclehas installation sfor two -way
radi oequipm ent,use thepower supplyor
ant enna conn ection sint ended foruse withth e 296
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icle electr onicsTechnical data

basic
wiring. Besure toobserve themanufac -
turer' sSupplemen twhen installing.
Deviat ionswith respect tofrequen cybands,
maximum transmission outputsoranten na
position smust beapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.
The maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequ
encyband Maxim
um
tr ansm ission
outp ut Shor
twave
3 -54 MHz 100
W 4
m waveband
74 -88 MHz 30
W 2
m waveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunk
edradio system/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
communications
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restrictions:
R RF tran smitt erswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF tran smitt erswith transmitt erfrequen cies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband andamaxi-
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(trun kedradio/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/ 4G)
There isno rest riction foranten naposition son
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunk edradio system/ Tetra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Identificat
ionplat es Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver' sdoor.
You willsee vehicle identification plate0043. Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Vehicle model Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identifica-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This Identificat
ionplat es
297Technical data Z

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide thefron t-passenger seatasfar forward
as possible.
X Fold trim0043upwards.
VIN 0044can beseen.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 297)
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 298) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swith respect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. 298
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iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnical data

The
coolant isamixt ureofwater andanti-
freeze/ corrosion inhibitor.Itis responsible for
the following:
R anti- corrosion protection
R antifr eezeprotec tion
R raising theboiling point
If the coolant hasantifr eezeprotec tiondown
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling pointofthe cool-
ant during operation isapproximately 266‡
(130 †).
The antifr eeze/c orrosion inhibitorconcentra-
tion inthe engine cooling systemshould:
R be atleast 50%.Thiswillprotec tthe engine
cooling systemagainst freezingdown to
approximately -35‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifreez eprotec tiondown
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwise, heatwillnot
be dissipated aseffect ively.
If the vehicle haslost coolant, addequal
amounts ofwater andantifr eeze/c orrosion
inhibitor.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsanantifr eeze/
corrosion inhibitorconcentrateinaccordanc e
with MBSpecific ationsforServic eProducts
310. 1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixturethat ensures ade-
quate antifreezeandanti- corrosion protec-
tion.
i The
coolant ischeck edwith every mainte-
nanc einter valataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Fillin gcapacities Missing
valueswerenotavailabl eat time of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SLC
300 Approx
.8.5 USqt
(8.0 l) Mercedes
‑Benz
SLC 43AMG Approx
.8.2 USqt
(7.8 l) Windshield
washersystem
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Windshield washerconcentrateishighly
flammable. Ifwindshield washerconcentrate
gets ontohot compon entsofthe engine or
the exhaust system,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury.
Make surethatwindshield washerconcen-
trat eis not spilled inthe vicinit yof the filler
neck .
! Only
usewasher fluidwhich issuitable for
lamp lenses, e.g.MBSummerF itor MB Win-
terF it.Unsuitable washerfluidmaydamage
the lamp lenses ofthe headlamps.
! Only
MBSummerF itand MBWinterF it
washer fluidshould bemixed together.The
spray nozzlesmay otherwise become
blocked.
Do not use distilled orde-ioniz edwater. Other-
wise, thelevel sensor maygiveafalse reading.
When handling washerfluid,observe the
important safetynoteson service products
(Y page 298).
At temperat uresabove freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwindshield washerfluid,e.g.
MB SummerF it.
X Add 1part MBSummerF itto 100 parts
water.
At temperat uresbelow freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwasher fluid,e.g.MBWinterF it.
For thecorrec tmixing ratiorefer tothe
inform ationonthe antifr eezereservoir.
i Add
windshield washerfluid,e.g.MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterF it,to the washer fluid
all year round. 302
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products andfilling capacitiesTechnical data

Clim
atecont rolsyst emrefrigera nt
Imp ortant safety notes The
climatecontrol syst emofyour vehicle is
fille dwit href rige rantR‑13 4a.
The instruct ion label regardin gth eref rige rant
type used canbefoun don theradiat orcross
mem ber.
! On
lytheref rige rantR‑1 34aand thePA G
oil appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zmay be
used. Theappro vedPAGoil may notbe
mix edwithany other PAGoil that isno t
appro vedforR-1 34aref rige rant.Ot her wise,
th eclim atecontrol syst emmay bedam-
aged.
Ser vicework ,suc has refillin gwit href rige rant
or repl acin gcom ponentpart s,may onlybe
car ried outbyaqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
All applic ableregulati ons,as well asSAE
st and ard J639,must beadher edto.
Always havework ontheclim atecontrol sys-
te m car ried outataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
Ref rigera ntinst ruction label Ex
ample :ref rige rantins truct ion label
0043 Sym bol
0044 Refr igerant filling capac ity
0087 App licab lestand ards
0085 PAGoil part number
0083 Type ofref rige rant
Sym bols 0043advis eyou about :
R Poss ibledangers
R Hav ingservicework carried outataquali-
fied spec ialist workshop Filling
capacit ies Mod
el Ref
rigera nt All
mod els 19
.4±0. 4oz
(55 0±10 g) Mod
el PAG
oil All
mod els 2.
8oz
80 g Veh
icle data Gener
alnot es
Pleas eno te that for thespec ifiedveh icle data:
R The heightsspec ifiedmay varyas ares ult of
- Tire s
- Load
- Con dition ofthesuspe nsion
- Opt ionalequipm ent
R Opt ionalequipm entreduc esthemax imum
payload Dimen
sionsandweight s Mod
el 00430043
Ope ning heigh t Mer
cedes -AMG
SLC 43 70
.75in
(17 97mm ) All
oth ermod els 70
.5in
(17 95mm ) Ve
hicle data
303Tec hnical data Z