2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER fuel cap

Rim
Thi sis the partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Ris the maxi mum grossaxl ewe igh t
rati ng. The actu alloa don anaxlemus tneve r
excee dthe gros saxl ewe igh trati ng. The gros s
axl ewe igh trati ngcan befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cle Wei ght)
The gros svehi cleweigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,acce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cleweigh tmus tnot excee d
the gros svehi cleweigh trati ngGVW Ras spe ci-
fie don the vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e.
GVWR (GrossVehi cle Wei ght Ratin g)
The GVW Ris the maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tof aful lyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding allacce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cleweigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' ssid e.
Maxi mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tis the sum of:
R the curb weigh tof the vehi cle
R the weigh tof the acce ssories
R the loadlimit
R the weigh tof the facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cuni tfor tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1psi .Another unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1ba r. Lo
ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte don the sidewallof
the tire.Thi sspe cifiesthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tof avehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,bu tdoe snot
incl udepa sse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum loadrati ngisthe maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tin kilogra msorlbsfor whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl etire press ure
Ma ximu mper mis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onetire
Ma ximu mloa don one tire.Thi sis cal cul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa dof one axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
A stand ardunitof mea sure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sis pre ssu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in
pou nds persquare inch (psi) ,in kilopa scal
(kPa )or inba r.The tirepressu resho uld only
be corre ctedwhenthe tiresare cold .
Co ldtire press ure
The tiresare cold :
R ifthe vehi clehasbee npa rked with the tires
ou tof direct sunli ght foratleas tthree hours
and
R ifthe vehi clehasnot beendri ven further
than 1mil e(1.6 km) Al
labo utwh eelsand tires
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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
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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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Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city SLC
300 18.5
USgal
(70 .0l) Merce
des‑AMGvehic les 15.8
USgal
(60.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve SLC
300 Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng unlea dedpremi umgrad e
gaso linewith atlea st91 AKI/95 RON.
i E10
fuelcontains upto10% bioethanol.
You rvehicl eis E10-compatibl e.You can
refue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10 fuel.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
! Do
not use thefollowi ng:
R Ga soli newith more than10%ethanol
R E100 (100% ethanol )
R Ga soli newith methanol
R M100 (100% methano l)
R Ga soli newith metal liferous additive s
R Diese l Servi
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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
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