2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER heating

Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
It is only partly possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionis
in position 005C.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. 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
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
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 swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
a risk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted.
Do not getinto thevehicle againduring the
refueling process.Otherwise, electrostatic
charge couldbuildupagain. 132
RefuelingDriving
andparking

Acti
veDist ance AssistDIST RONIC
Gene ralnot es Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Creg ulat es
th espee dand auto maticallyhelp syou main -
tai nth edist ancefrom theveh icledet ectedin
fr on t.Veh icles are detectedwit hth eaid ofthe
radar sensor syst em. Active Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Cbrak esauto maticallyto avoi d
ex ce edin gth eset spee dor tomain tainth e
desi gnate ddist ancefrom theveh iclein fron t.
Chan geintoalower gearingoo dtime onlong
and steep down hillgrad ients.This isespe cially
impo rtant ifth eveh icleis laden .By doin gso,
you willmak euse ofthebrak ingeffectof the
en gin e.This reliev es theload onthebrak esys-
te m and preven tsthebrak esfrom overheating
and wear ingtooquic kly.
If Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdet ects
th at there isaris kof aco llisi onwithth eveh i-
cle infron t,you willbewarn edvisually and
audibly. Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
can notpre ven ta co llisi onwithout yourinter-
ven tion .An interm itte nt warn ingtone will then
soun dand thedist ancewarn inglamp willlight
up intheins trumen tclus ter. Br ake imm edi-
ate lyin ord erto inc reas eth edist ancefrom
th eveh iclein fron t,or tak eevas iveaction,pro -
vid ed itis saf eto do so.
Fo rAc tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cto
assi styou when drivin g,theradar sensor sys-
te m mus tbe oper ational.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Coper atesin
th espee dran gebet ween 0mph (0km /h) and
12 0mph (200km /h).
Do notuse Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
on road swit hsteep grad ients.
As Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Ctrans -
mit sradar waves,itcan resemb letheradar
det ectors of theres pon sibleauth orities. You
can referto therel evan tch apt erintheOper a-
to r's Man ualifques tion sare askedabout this.
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Aon ly: This devicehas been approved
by theFCC asa"Veh icularRadar System".
The radar sensor isint ended foruse inan
auto motiveradar systemonly. Remo val,
tam pering,or alteri ng ofthedev icewill void
any warr anties, and isno tper mittedby the
FCC. Donottam per with,alt er, oruse inany
no n-appr ovedway. An
yunaut horized mod ification tothis dev ice
co uld voidth euser 'sauth orityto oper ate
th eequip ment.
i Canad
aon ly: This devicecompli eswit h
RSS -210 ofIndust ryCanad a.Oper ation is
subj ectto thefol lowin gtwo cond ition s:
1. This devicemay notcaus eint erf ere nce,
and
2. This devicemus tacc ept any interf ere nce
rec eived, includin gint erf ere nceth at may
caus eund esiredoper ation ofthedev ice.
Remo val,tampering,or alteri ng ofthe
dev icewill voidany warr anties, and isno t
per mitted. Do nottam per with,alt er, oruse
in any non-appr ovedway.
An yunaut horized mod ification tothis dev ice
co uld voidth euser 'sauth orityto oper ate
th eequip ment.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdoes not
reac tto :
R peop leor ani mals
R stati onary objects intheroad ,e. g. stop-
ped orpark edveh icles
R on comin gveh icles and cross ing traff ic
As ares ult,Ac tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Cmay neither givewarn ingsno r
int erv enein suc hsit uati ons.The reisaris k
of an acc iden t.
Alw ays pay careful attention tothetraff ic
sit uati onand beread yto brak e. G
WAR
NING
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cdoes not
reac tto :
R peop leor ani mals
R stati onary objects intheroad ,e. g. stop-
ped orpark edveh icles (ve hicles without
th eDr ivin gAs sis tan cepac kage)
R stati onary objects intheroad ,e. g. stop-
ped orpark edveh icles, ifsuf ficien tdet ec-
ti on isno tpos sible(ve hicles withth eDr iv-
ing Assis tan cepac kage)
R on comin gveh icles and cross ing traff ic 144
Driv
ingsystem sDriv ingand parki ng

Rev
ersible flo or pane lin the trunk The
trunk floor islevel when youus ethe outer
sid eof the reve rsible flo or panel .If yo uturn
the floor panel over,yo ucan trans portobje cts
su ch asabev eragecrate onthe underside of
the panel .
X To turn over: lift reve rsible flo or panel 0044
us ing tab 0043.
X Tu rn ove rand then re-insert reversible flo or
pa nel 0044. Tw
ofle xib lestra ps0044 are atta ched tothe
reve rsible flo or panel ,us ethes eto secu re
obje cts,such aswind scre en0087, when reve rsi-
bl e flo or panel 0043hasbee nturne dove r. Roo
fcarri er
! Thi
sveh icleis not designed totrans port
item son the roof.Ro ofcarr iers and othe r
dev iceswh ich are mou nted onthe roofthat
ha ve not beenspe cificallyap pro ved forthis
mod elby Mer cedes-Be nzmus tnot beused
as they couldda mag ethe vehicleand the
retra ctableha rdto p(va rio-roof ).
At the time ofgoi ng toprint, Mer cedes-Be nz
doe snot offerany roofcarr ieror othe rroo f-
insta lled dev icesfor this mod el. !
Thi
sveh icleis not designed totrans port
any item son the trunk lid or toallo w lug-
ga ge carr iers or equ ipment ofany kind tobe
insta lled tothe trunk lid. Othe rwisethe vehi-
cle and theretra ctableha rdto pcou ldbe
da mag ed. Fe
atures Cup
holder
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If obje ctsinthe passe nger comp artmentare
stow edinco rrectl y,they canslide orbe
throw naro und andhitveh icleoccu pants. In
ad dition, cupholder s,ope nstow agespa ces
and mob ile pho nebra ckets canno tal wa ys
reta inallobje ctsthey conta in.The reisa
ris kof inju ry,particu larly inthe eventofsud-
den braking orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.
R Alw aysstow objectssothat they canno t
be throw naro und insuch situ ations.
R Alw aysmake sure that objectsdonot pro-
trud efrom stowagespa ces, parcel nets or
stow agenets.
R Close thelockab lestow agespa ces before
star ting ajou rney .
R Alw aysstow andsecu rehea vy,hard, poin-
ted, sharp-e dged,fra gile or bulky obje cts
in the trunk. G
WARNI
NG
The heating eleme ntsofthe cup holder can
bec ome veryhot.Youcou ldbu rn yours elfon
them.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Do not touchthe hot heating eleme ntsof
the cup holder .Alw aysmake sure that chil-
dre ncanno tacce ssthe hot heating ele-
ments ofthe cup holder .Neve rle ave chil-
dre nuns upervi sed inthe vehicle.
! Only
usethe cup holder sfor conta inersof
the right size andwhich have lids. The
dri nks couldothe rwisespill. Fe
atures
227Stow ageand features Z

i
When
driving athigh speeds withtheside
window orroof open:
If you have insert edacar park ticketinto
retainin gstrip 0087,make surethatitis not
blown awaybythe wind. Ashtr
ay X
To open: pushthelower sectionof
cover 0043.
The cover opens.
X To remove theinsert: liftinsert 0087up0044
and out.
X To re-inst allthe insert: pressinsert 0087
into theholder untilitengages. Cigarett
elighter G
WARNIN
G
You canburn yourself ifyou touch thehot
heating element orthe sock etofthe ciga-
rett elighter.
In addition, flammable materialscanignite
if:
R the hot cigarett elighter falls
R achild holds thehot cigarett elighter to
object s,for example
There isarisk offire and injury.
Always holdthecigarett elighter bythe
kn ob. Always makesurethatthecigarett e
lighter isout ofreach ofchildren. Never
leave children unsupervised inthe vehicle. Your
attentionmust alway sbe focused onthe
traff iccondit ions.Onlyusethecigarett e
lighter whenroadandtrafficcondit ionsper-
mit.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To open: pushthelower sectionof
cover 0043.
The ashtray opens.
X Press incigarett elighter 0044.
Cigarette lighter0044will pop outautomati-
cally when theheating element isred-hot . 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
The sock etscan beused foraccessor ieswith
a maximum drawof180 W(15 A).Acc essories
include suchitems aschargers formobile
phones.
If you usethesock etsforlong periods when
the engine isswitched off,thebatter ymay dis-
charge.
i An
emergen cycut- out ensures thattheon-
board voltage doesnotdrop toolow. Ifthe
on- board voltage istoo low, thepower to
the sock etsisautomatically cut.This
ensures thatthere issufficien tpower to
start theengine. Featur
es
229Stowage andfeatures Z

R
solvents
R cleaning agentscontaining solvents
Do not scrub.
Do not touch thesurfaces andfilms with
hard objects, e.g.rings orice scrapers. Oth-
erwise, youmay scratch ordamage thesur-
faces andfilms.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Regu larcare ofyour vehicle isacondition for
retaining thequal ityinthe long term.
Use care products andcleaning agentsrecom-
mended andapproved byMercedes-Benz . Washing
thevehicl eand cleani ng
the paintwork
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Aft erthe vehicle hasbeen washed, brake
carefully whilepayingattent iontothe traffic
conditions untilfullbraking poweris
restored.
! When
DISTRONIC PLUSorthe HOLD func-
tion isactivated, thevehicle brakesauto-
matically incertain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUSandtheHOLD function in
the followi ngorsimilar situations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! It
is preferable touse carwashes with
adjustable high-pressure pre-cleaningthat
corresponds tothe specification forthe
Cabri oletprogram. Incar washes thatuse
high water pressures, thereisarisk that a
small amount ofwater mayleakintothe
vehicle. !
Lock
thecarifyou wash itin an automatic
car wash. Otherwise, thevehicle mightbe
damaged .
! Never
cleanyourvehicle inaTouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts.
If you have yourvehicle cleaned inahigh-
pressure automatic carwash, small
amounts ofwater mayenter thevehicle.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmission
is in position Nwhen washing yourvehicle
in atow-through carwash. Thevehicle could
be damaged ifthe transmission isin another
position.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windows andtheroof arecom-
pletely closed
R the climate controlblower isswitched off
R the windshiel dwiper switch isat position
0
The vehicle couldotherwise bedamaged .
You canclean thevehicle atan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
Preferably cleanthevehicle atautomatic car
washes thatusetextilewashing elements
without brushes. Thisprevents finescratches
from forming onthe paintwork andfilm.
If the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wash itbefore
cleaning itin an automatic carwash.
Aft erusing anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wax from thewindshiel dand thewiper blades.
This willprevent smearsandreduce wiping
noises caused byresidue onthe windshiel d.
i Vehicles
withdecorative film:select a
wash program withouthotwax atthe auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washingbyhand isonly
allow edatspeciall yequip pedwashing bays.
Observe thelegal requirements ineach coun-
try.
X Do not use hotwater anddonot wash the
vehicle indirect sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge toclean.
X Use amild cleaning agent,suchasacar
shampoo approved byMercedes-Benz .246
CareMaintenance
andcare

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
ceproducts andfillin gcapac ities
299Tec hnic aldata Z