2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER child restraint

passenger
frontair bag both before andduring
the journ ey. G
WARN
ING
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp islit, the fron t-passenger frontair bag
is disabled. Itwill notbedeployed inthe
event ofan acciden tand cann otperfor mits
int ended protective func tion.A person inthe
fron t-passenger seatcould then,for exam-
ple, come intocon tact with thevehicle's
int erior, especially ifthe person issitt ing too
close tothe dashboard. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
When thefron t-passenger seatisocc upied,
always ensure that:
R the classific ationofthe person inthe
fron t-passenger seatiscorr ectand the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isenabled or
disabled inaccor dance withtheperson in
the fron t-passenger seat
R the fron t-passenger seathasbeen moved
back asfar back aspossible.
R the person isseated correctly.
Make sure,bothbefore andduring thejour-
ney, thatthestatusofthe fron t-passenger
fron tair bag iscorr ect. G
WARN
ING
If you secure achild inarearward-f acing
child restraint system onthe fron t-
passenger seatandthePAS SENGER AIR
BA GOFF indicat orlamp isoff, thefron t-
passenger frontair bag candeploy inthe
event ofan acciden t.The child could be
str uck bythe airbag. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatthefron t-passenger frontair
bag hasbeen deactiv ated.ThePASSENGER
AIR BAGOFF indicat orlamp must belit.
NEV ERuse arearward-f acingchildrestraint
on aseat prote cted byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGinfron tof it;DE ATH orSERIOUS
INJURY tothe child canoccur.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
stays off,donot installarearward-f acingchild rest
raint system onthe fron t-passenger seat.
You canfind more information onOCS under
"Problems withtheOcc upant Classification
System "(Y page 49). G
WARN
ING
If you secure achild inaforward- facingchild
rest raint system onthe fron t-passenger seat
and youposition thefron t-passenger seat
too close tothe dashboard, inthe event of
an acciden t,the child could:
R come intocon tact with thevehicle's inte-
rior ifthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indi-
cator lampislit, for example
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
is off
This poses anincr eased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Move thefron t-passenger seatasfar back
as possible. Alwaysmakesurethatthe
shoulder beltstrap iscorr ectlyrouted from
the vehicle beltguide tothe shoulder belt
guide onthe child restraint system. The
shoulder beltstrap must berouted forwards
and downwards fromthevehicle beltguide.
Always observe thechild restraint system
manufact urer'sinstallation instruct ions.
If OCS determ inesthat:
R The front-passenger seatisunocc upied, the
PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
lights upafter theself-t estand remains lit.
This indicat esthat thefron t-passenger front
air bag isdeactiv ated.
R The front-passenger seatisocc upied bya
child ofup totwelve monthsold, inastan d-
ard child restraint system, thePAS SENGER
AIR BAGOFF indicat orlamp lights upafter
the self-t estand remains lit.This indicat es
that thefron t-passenger frontair bag is
deactiv ated.
But even inthe case ofatwelve- month-old
child, inastan dard child restraint system,
the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp cangoout after theself-t est.This indi-
cates thatthefron t-passenger frontair bag
is activ ated. Theresult ofthe classific ation
is dependen ton, among otherfactors, the
child restraint system andthechild's stat- Occupant
safety
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ure.
Makesure that theco nd ition sfor aco r-
rec tclas sificat ion are met .If th e
PA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp
rem ains off,do notins tall ach ild res traint
syst emonthefron t-pass enger seat .
R The fron t-pass enger seat isoc cupi edbya
per son ofsmal lerstatur e(e. g.ate en ager or
smal ladult ),th ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
ind icat orlamp either light sup and remains
lit aft ertheself -test depen dingon theres ult
of theclas sificat ion or,alte rnativ ely, goes
out .
- Ifth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat or
lamp isoff ,mov eth efron t-pass enger seat
as far back asposs ible.
- Ifth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat or
lamp islit,a per son ofsmal lerstatur e
sho uld notuse thefron t-pass enger seat .
R The fron t-pass enger seat isoc cupi edbyan
adult oraper son ofcorrespo nding statur e,
th ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat or
lamp goesoutaftertheself -test .This indi-
cat esthat thefron t-pass enger fron tair bag
is act ivat ed.
If ch ildr enare traveli ngintheveh icle,be sure
to obse rveth eno teson "Childr enintheveh i-
cle "(Y page 53).
When theOc cupan tClassi ficatio nSys tem
(OCS )is malf unctionin g,thered 0075 restraint
syst emwarn inglamp ontheins trumen tclus -
te rand thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find ica-
to rlamp lightupsim ultan eousl y.The fron t-
pass enger fron tair bag isdeac tivate din this
cas eand does notdeplo ydurin gan acc iden t.
Hav eth eOc cupan tClassi ficatio nSys tem
(OCS )ch eck edand repaired immediat elyata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop.Mer cedes-Ben z
rec omm ends that you useanauth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCen terfor this purpo se.
If th efron t-pass enger seat ,th eseat cover or
th eseat cushion aredamag ed,have thene c-
ess ary repairwork carried outataqualif ied
spec ialist workshop.Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you useanauth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCen terfor this purpo se.
For safe tyreas ons,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you onlyuse seat accessorie sth at
have been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
De ploym entof thedriv er'sair bag does not
mean that thefron t-pass enger fron tair bag
deplo ysas well. TheOccupan tClassi ficatio n
Sys tem (OCS )cat egor izesth eoc cupan ton the
fr on t-pass enger seat .De pen dingon that res
ult, thefron t-pass enger fron tair bag is
eit her enabled ordeac tivate d.
Self -check oftheOccup antClas sifica-
tion System (OCS) G
DANG
ER
If th ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Fand
PA SS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamps do
no tbot hlight updurin gth eself -test ,th e
syst emismalf unctionin g.The fron t-
pass enger fron tair bag migh tbe trigge red
unin tent ion ally ormigh tno tbe trigge redat
all intheeve ntofan acc iden twit hhigh
dec eler ation.This pose san increas edriskof
inj ury oreve nfat alinj ury.
In this cas eth efron t-pass enger seat may
no tbe used. Donotins tall ach ild res traint
syst emonthefron t-pass enger seat .Hav e
th eOc cupan tClassi ficatio nSys tem (OCS )
ch eck edand repaired immediat elyata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If th ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat or
lamp remains litaft ertheself -test ,th efron t-
pass enger fron tair bag isdeac tivate d.Itwill
no tbe deplo yedintheeve ntofan acc iden t.
In this cas e,thefron t-pass enger fron tair
bag cannotper formits intended protective
fun ction ,e.g .when aper son isseat edinthe
fr on t-pass enger seat .
That person could, forexample ,co me into
co ntact withth eveh icle'sint erio r,espe cially
if th eper son issit tin gto oclo setothedash-
boar d.This pose san increas edriskof injury
or eve nfat alinj ury.
When thefron t-pass enger seat isoc cupi ed,
always ensure that:
R theclas sificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr on t-pass enger seat isco rrect and the
fr on t-pass enger fron tair bag isen abled or 48
Occup
antsafetySaf ety

deactiv
atedinaccor dance withtheper-
son inthe fron t-passenger seat
R the person isseated properly withacor-
rect lyfasten edseatbelt
R the fron t-passenger seathasbeen moved
as far back aspossible
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp remains litwhen itshould not,the
fron t-passenger seatmust notbeused. Do
not installachild restraint system onthe
fron t-passenger seat.Have theOcc upant
Classification System(OCS)checkedand
repaired immediately ataqualified specialist
worksh op. G
WARN
ING
Objec tsbetween theseat surface andthe
child restraint system couldaffect OCS
operation .This could result inthe fron t-
passenger airbag notfunc tioningasinten-
ded during anacciden t.This poses an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Do not place anyobjec tsbetween theseat
surface andthechild restraint system. The ent
irebase ofthe child restraint system
must always restonthe seat cushion ofthe
fron t-passenger seat.Thebackr estofthe
forward- facingchild restraint system must,
as far aspossible, berest ingonthe back-
rest ofthe fron t-passenger seat.Always
comply withthechild restraint system man-
ufactur er'sinstallation instruct ions.
Aft erthe self-t est,thePAS SENGER AIRBAG
OFF orthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGON indicat or
lamp displays thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontairbag (Ypage 46).Ifthe
fron t-passenger frontairbag isenabled, the
PAS SENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlamp lights
up for 60secon dsand then goes out.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlamp
is off, only thePAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indi-
cator lampshows thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontairbag. ThePASSENGER AIR
BA GOFF indicat orlamp maybelitcon tinu-
ously orbe off.
For more information abouttheOCS, see
"Problems withtheOcc upant Classification
System "(Y page 49).
Problems withtheOccupant Classification System(OCS) Be
sure toobserve thenoteson "System self-test"(Ypage 48). Occupant
safety
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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 46).
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 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. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deploye d.There isarisk ofinjury.
Do not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dair bag replaced ataquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
A deploye dair bag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro-
tect ioninan accident. Thereisan increased
risk ofinjury.
Have thevehicle towedtoaquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop inorder tohave adeploye d
air bag replaced.
For your ownsafety andthat ofyour front
passenger, itis important thatyouhave
deploye dair bags replaced anddefective air
bags repaired. Thiswillhelp tomake surethe
air bags continue toperform theirprotect ive 50
Occ
upantsafetySafety

Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. X
Obse rveth esafe tyguidel ineson seat
adj ust men t(Y page 85).
X Mak esure that seat 0087isadj ust edpro perl y.
Man ualseat adjust men t.(Y page 87)
Ele ctric alseat adjust men t.(Y page 87)
When adjust ing theseat ,mak esure that:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R you can fastentheseat beltproperl y
R you have movedtheback restto an almos t
ver ticalposi tion
R you have settheseat cushion angleso that
your thighs aregentlysuppo rted
R you can depr essthepedals properl y
X Chec kwhet herthehead restraint isadj us-
te dpro perl y. When
doingso, mak esure that you have
adj ust edthehead restraint sothat theback
of your head issuppo rted ateye levelby the
cen terof thehead restraint .
X Obse rveth esafe tyno teson steer ing col-
umn adjust men t(Y page 89).
X Mak esure that steer ing wheel 0043isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel man-
ually (Ypage 90)
Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel electricall y
(Y page 90)
When adjust ing thest eer ing wheel column ,
mak esure that:
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly
X Obse rveth esafe tyguidel inesfor seat belts
(Y page 40).
X Chec kwhet heryou have fastened seat
belt 0044properl y(Y page 42).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snugly across your body
R be rout edacr oss themidd leof your shoul-
der
R be rout edinyour pelvicarea across thehip
jo int s
X Bef ore start ing off,adj ust therear -view mir-
ror and theex terior mirrors(Y page 92)in
suc haway that you have agood viewof
road andtraff iccon dition s.
X Veh icles withamem oryfunct ion: save
th eseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior mirror
set tings (Y page 95). Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e Seat
s
85Seat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs
Z

"Dig
italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect .Nev erleave childr en
uns uperv isedintheveh icle.
The seat scan still be adjust edwhen there is
no Sm artKey intheign ition lock. G
WAR
NING
When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
oc cupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on
th eseat guide rail.Ther eis aris kof injury.
When adjust ing aseat ,mak esure that no
on ehas any body partsin thesweep ofthe
seat . G
WAR
NING
If th edriv er'sseat isno ten gaged ,it co uld
mov efor wards asfar asthene xt cat chdur-
ing mov eme ntsuc has brak ingorabrupt
ch ang esofdire ction .As ares ult, you would
be pushe dagain styour seatbeltbythe
uns ecur eddriv er'sseat .
This could caus eyou tolose control ofthe
veh icle.The seat beltcannotpro tect as
int ended andcould result inaddit ional
inj ury.
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden tand injury.
Bef ore everyjourn ey, mak esure that the
driv er'sseat isfully engaged .
Obse rveth esafe tyno teson "Air bags"
(Y page 43)and "Childr enintheveh icle"
(Y page 53). G
WAR
NING
If th edriv er'sseat isno ten gaged ,it co uld
mov eune xpectedly while theveh icle isin
mot ion.This could caus eyou tolose control
of theveh icle.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Alwa ysmak esure that thedriv er'sseat is
en gaged before start ing theveh icle. G
WAR
NING
If you adjust theseat heightcar eles sly,you
or other vehicle occupan tscould betrapped
and there byinjured. Childr eninpart icular
co uld acciden tallypre sstheelec trical seat adj
ust men tbut tons and become trapped.
Ther eis aris kof injury.
While movingtheseat s,mak esure that your
han dsorother body partsdo notget unde r
th eleve rasse mbly oftheseat adjust men t
syst em. G
WAR
NING
If th ehead restraint sare notins tall ed ornot
adj ust edcorrect ly,they can notpro vide pro-
te ction asintended. Thereis an increas ed
ris kof injury inthehead andneck area, e.g.
in theeve ntofan acc iden tor when braking.
Alwa ysdriv ewit hth ehead restraint sins tal-
led. Before drivingoff,mak esure foreve ry
veh icle occupan tth at thecen terof thehead
res traint suppo rts th eback ofthehead at
about eyelevel. G
WAR
NING
You could lose control ofyour vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Ad jus tth edriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e.
! To
pre ven tdamag eto theseat sand the
seat heating,obse rveth efoll owin gno tes:
R Do notspill liquids onto theseat s.Dr yth e
seat sas soon asposs ibleifliquid does
get spille don theseat s.
R Ifth eseat cover sare damp orwet ,do not
swit chon theseat heating.Als o,do not
use theseat heatingtodry theseat s.
R Clean theseat cover sas rec omm ended;
see the"In terior care"sec tion.
R Do nottr ans portheav yloads onthe
seat s.Do notplac epoin tedobj ect son
th eseat cushion ssuc has knives ,nail sor
to ols. Wher eposs ible, usetheseat son ly
for carryin gpass enger s.
R When operatingth eseat heating,do not
co ver theseat swit hins ulati ngmat erial s, 86
Seat
sSeat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs

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
87Seats,steering wheelandmirrors Z