2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER engine oil

X
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Belt Adjustment Belt
Adjustment function.
When theBelt Adjustment Belt
Adjustment functionis
activat ed,the seat beltisdisplayed in
orange inthe multifunc tiondisplay.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
For further informationonbelt adjustmen t,
see (Ypage 42).
Switching thefold-in mirrorswhen lock-
ing featu reon/off
This funct ionisonly availabl ewhen thevehicle
is equipped withtheelectric alfold-in function.
This funct ionisonly availabl ein Canada.
When youactivat ethe Auto. Mirror Fold‐ Auto.
Mirror Fold‐
ing ing
funct ion,theexter iormirrors arefolded in
when thevehicle islocked.
If you have switched onthe Auto. Mirror Auto.
Mirror
Folding Folding
functionand youfold inthe exter ior
mirrors usingthebutton onthe door
(Y page 93),they willnotfold outautomati-
cally. Theexter iormirrors canthen onlybefol-
ded outusing thebutton onthe door.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Convenienc e Convenienc
esubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Auto. Mirror Folding Auto.
Mirror Folding function.
If the Auto. Mirror Folding Auto.
Mirror Folding functionis
switched on,the multifunc tiondisplay
shows theexter iormirror inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Restor ingthe factor ysettings X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Factory Setting Factory
Settingsubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
The Reset AllSettings? Reset
AllSettings? function
appears.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect No No
or Yes Yes.
X Press the0076 button toconf irmtheselec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes Yes
andconf irmed, the
multifunc tiondisplay showsaconf irmation
message. For
safety reasons, theDaytime Running Daytime
Running
Lights Lights
functioninthe Lights Lights
submenu is
only reset ifthe vehicle isstation ary. AMG
menu (Mercedes-AMG SLC43)
War m-up 0043
Digital speedometer
0044 Gear indicator
0087 Upshift indicator
0085 Engine oiltemperat ure
0083 Coolant temperat ure
0084 Transmission oiltemperat ure
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
Upshift indicator: upshiftindicator UP UP
0087
indicates thattheengine hasreached the
overrevv ingrange wheninthe manual drive
program.
Engine andtransmission oiltemp era-
tur e:when theengine andtransmission are
at normal operating temperature,oiltem-
perature 0085and 0084are displayed inwhite in
the multifunc tiondisplay.
If the multifunc tiondisplay showsoiltem-
perature 0085or0084 inblue, theengine orthe
tran smission arenot yetatnormal operating
temperat ure.Avoid driving atfull engine out-
put during thistime. Menus
andsubmenus
179On-boardcomputerand display s Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 003D
Sto pVeh icleSee Sto
pVeh icleSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
battery isno longer bein gch arg edand theco nd ition ofcharg e
is toolow.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Obs erveth eins truct ionsin the003D SeeOperator'sMan ual See
Operator'sMan ual
disp laymes sage .
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
At NextRef ueling At
NextRef ueling The
engin eoil levelhas dropped tothemin imum level.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 241).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 241).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
Lev el(Add1qua rt) Lev
el(Add1qua rt) Mer
cedes -AMG SLC43:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 241).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 241).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Eng ine OilLevel Eng
ine OilLevel
Low StopVeh icle Low
StopVeh icle
Tur nEng ine Off Tur
nEng ine Off Mer
cedes -AMG SLC43:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
The reisaris kof engin edamag e.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Chec kth een gin eoil level(Y page 241).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 241). 196
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laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

X
Reac hint oth egap, pullhoodcat chhan -
dle 0044upand lifthoo d0043.
If you liftthehoo dby appr oximat ely15in
(40 cm), thehoo dis open edand held open
auto maticallyby thegas- filled strut .
Closin gth ehood X
Lowe rth ehoo dand letitfall from aheig ht
of appr oximat ely8in (20 cm).
X Chec kth at thehoo dhas engage dpro perly.
If th ehoo dcan berais edslig htly, itis no t
pro perlyen gage d.Open itagain andcloseit
wit halit tle mor efor ce. Engine
oil
Not eson theoil level De
pen dingon your drivingstyle, theveh icle
co nsumes upto0.9US qt(0.8 lite rs)of oilpe r
60 0mi les(1 ,000 km).Th eoilco nsumpt ion
may behigh erthan this when theveh icle is
ne wor ifyou frequen tlydriv eat high engin e
spee ds.
De pen dingon theen gin e,theoil dipst ickmay
be inadiff ere ntloc atio n.
When check ing theoil leve l:
R park theveh icle onaleve lsurf ace
R theen gin esho uld beswit ched off for
appr oximat elyfivemin utesif th een gin eis
at norm aloper atingte mpe rature
R ifth een gin eis no tat norm aloper atingte m-
per atur e,e.g .if th een gin ewas onlystart ed
brie fly,wait about 30min utesbef ore carry-
ing out themeas urement Check
ingtheoil level usingth eoil dip -
st ick G
WAR
NING
Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
On lytouch thefoll owin gco mpo nentsdesc ri-
bed.
If work isbein gcar ried outonpublic roads,
pay attentio nto theroad andtraff icco nd ition s
and secure thearea asappr opriate . Ex
ample
X Pull outoildipst ick0043.
X Wipe offoildipst ick0043.
X Slo wly slide oildipst ick0043intoth eguide
tub eto thest op, and takeit out again .
If th eleve lis bet ween MINmark0087 and
MA Xmar k0044, theoil leve lis co rrect .
X Ifth eoil leve lhas dropped toMIN mark0087
or below, add1.1US qt(1l)of engin eoil.
Add ingengine oil G
WAR
NING
Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheen gin eco ol down
and touch onlytheco mpo nentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. Engine
compartm ent
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G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.If the oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lis at or bel ow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga inwith theoildip stick
(Y pag e241) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e300) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gco olan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio nis off.
There isarisk ofinjury . 242
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inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare

Make
surethatwindshield washerconcen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck . Example
X To open: pullcap 0043upwa rdsbythe tab.
X Add thepremixed washerfluid.
X To close :press cap0043onto thefiller neck
until itengages.
If the washer fluidlevel drops below therec-
ommended minimumfluidlevel of1US qt
(1 liter), amessage appearsinthe multifunc-
tion display prompting youtoadd washer fluid
(Y page 206).
Further information onwindshield washer
fluid/antifreeze (Ypage 302). Overview
ofthe engine compart -
ment Example
engine
0043 Engin eoil cap
0044 Oildipstick
0087 Brake fluidreservoir
0085 Washer fluidreservoir
0083 Coolant expansion tank ASSYST
PLUS Service
display
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayindi-
cates theremaining timeperiod orthe remain-
ing distance tothe next regular service due
date.
Inform ationonthe type ofservice andservice
intervals (seetheseparate Maintenanc eBook-
let).
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter orat
http: //www.mbusa.com (USAonly).
i The
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
does notshow anyinformation onthe
engine oillevel. Observe thenotes onthe
engine oillevel (Ypage 241).
The multifunction displayshowsaservice dis-
play forafew seconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain ..Days Service
Ain ..Days
R Service ADue Service
ADue
R Service AExceeded by..Days Service
AExceeded by..Days
Depending onthe operating conditionsof the
vehicle, theremaining timeordistance until
the next service duedate isdisplay ed.
The letter A A
or B B,
possibly inconn ection witha
number oranother letter,shows thetype of
service. A A
stands foraminor service andB B
for
a major service.
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Depending onhow thevehicle isused, the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displaymay
reduce theservice interval, e.g.inthe follow-
ing situations:
X the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
X ifthe engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
X ifthere arefrequent coldstart phases
Mercedes-Ben zrecommen dsyou avoid such
operating conditions.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displaydoes
not take intoaccount anyperiods oftime dur-
ing which thebattery isdisconnec ted. 244
ASSY
STPLUSMaintenance andcare

Maintaining
thetime-dependent servicesched-
ule:
X Note down theservice duedate display edin
the multifunction displaybeforedisconnec t-
ing the battery.
or X Aft erreconn ectingthebattery, subtract the
battery disconnec tionperiods fromtheser-
vice date shown onthe display . Hiding
service displays
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing wheel. Showing
servicedisplays
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect theASSYST ASSYST
PLUS PLUS
submenu andconfirm bypressing the
0076 button.
The service duedate appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Informat
ionabout Service
Resetting theASSYST PLUSservice
interval display !
If
the ASS YST PLUS service interval dis-
play hasbeen inadvertent lyreset, thisset-
ting canbecorrect edataqual ified special-
ist workshop.
Have service workcarried outasdescribed
in the Maintenanc eBooklet. Thismay other-
wise leadtoincreased wearanddamage to
the major assemblies orthe vehicle.
A qual ified specialist workshop, e.g.anauthor-
ized Mercedes-Ben zCenter, willreset the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displayafterthe
service workhasbeen carried out.Youcan
also obtain further information onmainte-
nance work,forexample. Special
servicerequirements The
specified maintenanc einterval takesonly
the normal operation ofthe vehicle into
account. Serviceworkwillneed tobe per-
formed moreoften ifthe vehicle isoperated
under arduou scondition sor increased loads.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayis
only anaid. Thedriver ofthe vehicle isrespon-
sible forwhether serviceworkwillneed tobe
performed morefrequently thanrequired asa
result ofthe actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples ofarduou soperating conditions:
R regular citydriving withfrequent intermedi-
ate stops
R the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
R frequent useinmountainous terrainoron
poor roadsurfaces
R the engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
R particularly dustycondition s,or ifair-recir-
culation modeisfrequently used
In these orsimilar operating conditions,have
the interior filter,airfilter, engine oiland oilfil-
ter, forexample, changedmorefrequently.
Under arduou soperating conditions,the tires
must becheck edmore often. Further informa-
tion canbeobtained ataqual ified specialist
workshop.
Driving abroad An
exten siveMercedes-Ben zService network
is also availa bleinother countr ies.You can
obtain further information fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zService Center. Care
Notes
oncare H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofempty packaging andcleaning
cloths inan environm entallyresponsible
manner.
! When
cleaning yourcar,donot use:
R dry, coarse orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagents Care
245Maintenance andcare 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

Do
not mix such fuelswi th the fuel reco m-
mend edfor your veh icle.
! To
ens urethe longe vity and fullpe rfo rm-
ance ofthe engine,onl ypre miu m-gr ade
unl eade dga sol ine mustbe used .
If sta nda rdunl eade dga sol ine isuna vailab le
and youha ve toref uelwi th unl eade dga so-
li ne ofalowe rgra de,ob ser vethe followi ng
pre cau tions:
R Onl yfil lthe fuel tank tohalffu llwi th reg u-
la runl eade dga sol ine and fillthe restwi th
pre miu m-gr adeunl eade dga sol ine assoo n
as possi ble.
R Do not drive atthe maxim um spee d.
R Avoi dsu dd en acc elera tionand engine
sp ee ds ove r3,0 00 rpm .
Yo uwi llus ua lly find informa tionab ou tthe fuel
gra deon the fuel pu mp. Ifyo ucanno tfind the
la be lon the fuel pu mp, askthe gassta tion
sta ff.
i For
furthe rinfo rma tion,cons ulta qu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh oporvis it
http ://w ww.mbu sa.com (USA only).
As atemp orarymea sure, ifthe reco mme nded
fu el isnot availabl e, youma yal so usereg ular
unl eade dga sol ine with an octa nerating of
87 AKI /91 RON.Th ismay reduc een gin eper -
fo rm ance andincr eas efu el co nsump tion.
Avoi ddri vin gat fullthro ttleand sudd en acc el-
era tion.Nev erref uelus ing gasol ine with a
lo we rAKI.
i The
fuelsyo ucan usein your veh iclema y
di ffe rfro mthe inform ation inthe Opera tor' s
Ma nua lde pendi ng on the country .The fuels
tha tha ve been appro ved foryour veh icle
can befou ndonthe instructio nlabe lon the
ins ide of the fuel fillerfla p.
Info rma tionon refueling (Ypage 133 ).
Add itive sin gas olin e
! Op
era ting theenginewith fuel ad ditive s
ad de dlater can lead toeng inefailur e. Do
not mixfu el ad ditive swi th fuel.Thi sdo es
not includead ditive sfor the rem ovaland
pre venti onofres idue buildu p. gasol ine must
onl ybe mixed with additive sreco mme nded
by Me rced es-Benz. Compl ywi th the instruc-
tio ns for useon the product labe l.Mor e
inf orm ation abou treco mme ndedad ditive s
can beobtained fromany author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center. Me
rced es-Benz recomme ndsthatyo uus e
bra nde dfu elstha tha ve additive s.
The fuel qu ality availa bl e in som ecou ntries
ma ynot besufficie nt. Residu ecou ldbu ild up
in the fuel inje ctio nsy ste mas ares ult. In such
cas es,and incons ultati onwith an author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center, thefuel ma ybe mixed
wi th the cleani ng additive reco mme ndedby
Me rced es-Benz. Youmu stob serve the note s
and mixing ratio ssp eci fiedon the conta iner. En
gine oil
Ge neral notes !
Do
not useeng ineoilor an oilfil ter with
sp eci ficati ons devia ting fromthos e
exp ressly req uired forthe prescri bedse rvi ce
inte rvals.Do not change theengineoilor oil
fil ter inord erto setrep lacem entintervals
lo nge rtha nthos epre scri bed. Thi scou ld
othe rwise cau sedama getothe engineor
exh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Fol low the instructio nson the servi ce inte r-
va ldi sp layfor cha nging the engineoil. Thi s
cou ldothe rwise cau sedama getothe
eng ineorexh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Wh enhandl ing eng ineoil,ob serve the impo r-
tant safety note son servi ce pro ducts
(Y page 298 ).
The engineoils arema tche dto the perfo rm-
ance ofMe rced es-Benz enginesand servi ce
inte rvals.Yo usho uld the refore onlyus eeng ine
oi ls and oilfil ters thatar eap pro ved forveh i-
cle swi th ma inte nanc esy ste ms.
For alist of appro ved engineoils and oilfil ters ,
cons ultan author izedMe rced es-Benz Center.
Or visitthe website
http ://be vo.mercedes-b enz.co m. 300
Service
product sand filling capacitiesTechnical data