2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER light

Kickd
own
Dr ivin gtips .................................... 128
Man ualgear shifting .......................1 31
Kne ebag ..................... ......................... 44 L
Lamps see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Lane Keepin gAss ist
Activating/d eactivating .................175
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 198
Function/inform ation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 165
Lap time (RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 180
Li ce nse plate lamp(displ aymes -
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 193
Li ght func tion,acti ve
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Li ght senso r(di spl aymes sage)....... 193
Li ghts
Activa ting/d eactiva tingtheinte-
rio rlighti ngdelaye dsw itch-o ff....... 177
Active light functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 100
Auto matichea dlamp mode.............. 97
Co rneri nglight functi on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 99
Haza rdwa rning lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Hig hbe am flashe r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 99
Hig h-be amheadlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 99
Lig htsw itch <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 97
Low -bea mhea dlamp s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 98
Pa rking lamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98
Re ar fog lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 98
Setting thebrightne ssofthe
amb ient lighti ng(on-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 177
Stand inglamps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Swi tching thedaytime runni ng
la mps on/of f(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 176
Swi tching theexter iorlighti ng
de laye dsw itch-o ffon/of f(o n-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 177
Swi tching thesurrou ndlighti ng
on/of f(o n-boa rdcomp uter).......... 177
Tu rn sig nal s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 99
see Interi orlighti ng
see Replaci ng the bulbs Lo
cki ng
see Central locking
Lo cki ng (do ors )
Auto matic<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Emerg encylocking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 73
From inside(central locking but-
ton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 72
Lo cki ng central ly
see Central locking
Lo cki ng verifi cati onsign al(on-
bo ard computer) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Lo w-b eam headlamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Lug gageco ver
see Trunkpartiti on
Lumb arsuppo rt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 88 M
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 269
MAG ICSK YCO NTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 83
Malf unctionmes sage
see Disp laymes sages
Matte finish (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 248
Mec hani calkey
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 68
Inse rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Locki ngveh icle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 73
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 68
Unlo cking thedriver' sdoo r.............. 73
Medi aIn terfac e
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Memo rycard (audio)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 173
Memo ryfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 95
Merc edesme conne ct
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 233
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Mer cedes-Be nzeme rgency call..... 231
Re mote VehicleHea lthCheck ....... 233
Ro adsid eAssi stance callbu tton ....232
Sel f-di agnosi s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 23012
In
dex

Important
safetyinformation ........... 75
Opening/closi ng(all).... ................... 76
Opening/closi ng(front) ................... 76
Overview .......................................... 75
Proble m(mal function) .....................7 8
Rese ttin g ........................................ .7 7
Reve rsing feat ure .............................7 5
SIRIUS services
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 217
Smar tKey
Changing thebattery ....................... 69
Changing theprogramming ............ .6 7
Chec kingth ebat tery .......................6 9
Dis play mes sage ............ ................206
Doo rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 66
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 66
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 70
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 68
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 80
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 118
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 70
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
So cke ts
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 229
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 218
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 54
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 27
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 32
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 167
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 176
Spo rthandl ingmode
Activa ting/d eactiva ting
(Me rced es-AM GSLC 43)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 62
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 212
Stan dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193Swi
tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 119
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 90
Adju sting (manually) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 90
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 33
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 168
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 89
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 95
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 129
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 180
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 225
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 225
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 227
Door <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 226
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 225
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 225
Re ar wa ll<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 226
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 226
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 226
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 269
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 228
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 177
SVHC (Subs tanc esofVery High
Co ncern )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 27
Sw itchin gair-re circul ationmode
on /o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 114
Sw itchin gon medi amode
Via the device list <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 223 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 167
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 32 In
dex
17

R
malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ngsitua tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eis serviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eis read outbyemplo yeesof the
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldia gnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio nis obtai nedfrom it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nis dele tedfrom themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein whi chthis technical data,in
connection withother informatio n(if neces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree dupo nwith thecustomer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl eas wel l.The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eis equ ippe dwith COMAND or
Mercede sme connect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nof the
vehicl eis compil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede sme connect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lor Digital Operator's
Manua land/or theMercede sme connect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eis equ ippe dwith anevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eis equ ippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort periodof time, typi-
call y30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eis desi gned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewas traveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifanon-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition Data
storage
29Introductio n Z

Cent
erconsole, lowersection Funct
ion Pag
e 006E
St
owage compartmen t 22
6 As
htray 22
9 Cigare
tte light er 22
9 So
cket 23
0 006F
Sel
ect orleve r 12
5 0070
St
owage compartmen t Cup
holde r 22
7 0071
St
owage compartmen twit h
Media Inte rface 22
5 Funct
ion Pag
e 0072
Roof
switchcov er 79
0073
Mult
imed iasyst emcontrol-
ler 0074
0063
Man ualdriv epro gram
for theauto matictrans mis -
sion 12
9 Cent
erconsole
35Ataglan ce

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
0043
003D
Switchestheleft- hand
reading lampon/off 101
0044
004A
Switchestheinter ior
lighting on/off 101
0087
00B7
Operates MAGICSKY
CONTROL 83
0085
003D
Switchestheright-
hand reading lampon/off 101
0083
0033
Switchestheauto-
matic interiorlighting con-
trol on/off 101 Function Page
0084
Eyeglasses
compartment 226
006B
00D9
MBInfocall button 233
006C
Rear-view
mirror 92
006D
Butt
ons forthe garage door
opener 237
006E
0052
Breakdown assistanc e
call button 232
006F
0053
Emergencycall/SO S
button 23136
Overhea
dcontrol panelAtaglance

Res
traint system warn inglamp
The functi onsofthe restrai ntsystem are
checke dafte rthe igniti onisswi tched onand
at reg ular inter valswh ile the engi neisrunni ng.
The refo re,mal functi onscanbedete cted in
goo dtime .
The 0075 restrai ntsystem warning lamp on
the instru ment cluster lights upwhen the igni-
tion isswi tched on.Itgoe sou tno later than a
few seco ndsafterthe vehicleis star ted. The
comp onents ofthe restrai ntsystem arein
ope rationa lrea diness .
A mal functi onhasoccu rredifthe 0075
res trai ntsystem warning lamp:
R doe snot light upafte rthe igniti onis
swi tched on
R doe snot gooutafte ra few seco ndswith the
engi nerunni ng
R lights upagain wh ile the engi neisrunni ng G
WARNI
NG
If the restrai ntsystem ismal functi oning,
res trai ntsystem components maybetrig -
ger edunintentio nallyor may notdeployas
intend edduring anacci dent. Thiscan affect
for exa mpl ethe Emerg encyTensioning
Devi ceorthe airba g. Thi spos esan
incre ased riskof inju ryor eve nfata linju ry.
Have therestrai ntsystem checke dand
rep aired inaqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
as soo nas pos sible. PA
SSE NGER AIRBAG indic ator lamp PASSENG
ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp 0043
and PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp 0044are partof the Occu pant Clas sif ica -
tion System (OCS). The
indicator lamps displ aythe statu sof the
front-p asseng erfront airba g.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONlights upfor 60
seco nds, subse quently bothindicator lamps
are off(PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONand OFF) :
the front-p asseng erfront airba gis ab leto
dep loyin the eventofan acci dent.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFlights up:the
front-p asseng erfront airba gis dea ctiva ted.
It wi llthen notbedep loye din the eventof
an acci dent.
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindi-
cato rla mp showsthe statu sof the front-
pa sse nger front airba g. The PASSENG ERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp may belit continu -
ou sly orbe off.
Depe nding on the person inthe front-
pa sse nger seat,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gmus tei ther bedea ctiva tedorena bled;
see thefollowi ng points. Youmus tmake sure
of this both before and during ajou rney .
R Chi ldre nin achi ldres train tsys tem:
wh ethe rthe front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva teddepends onthe
insta lled childres trai ntsystem, andtheage
and size ofthe child.The refo re,besure to
obs erve thenotes onthe "Occup antClas sif i-
cati onSys tem (OCS)"(Ypage 46)and on
"C hildre nin the vehicle" (Y page 53).
The reyouwi llal so find instr uctions onrea r-
wa rdand forw ard-faci ngchildres trai ntsys-
tems onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R Allothe rpers ons:dep endi ngon the classi-
fica tion ofthe person inthe front-p asseng er
sea t,the front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva ted(Ypage 46). Be
su re to obs erve thenotes on"Se at
bel ts“ (Ypage 39)and "Airba gs"
(Y page 43). Thereyoucan also find infor-
mati ononthe corre ctsea tpos ition. Se
at belts
In troduc tion Sea
tbel tsare the most effective meansof
res tricti ngthe move ment ofveh icleoccu pants
in the eventofan acci dent orthe vehiclerol l-
ing over.Thi sred uce sthe riskof veh icleoccu -
pa nts comi nginto conta ctwith parts ofthe
veh icleinter ioror bei ng ejecte dfrom thevehi-
cle .Furth ermore,the seatbel thel pstokeep Oc
cupan tsafe ty
39Safety Z

section
forsecuring objects,luggageorloads
(Y page 225).
Fastening seatbelts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 40)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 41). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 85).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly outofseat belt
guide 0087and engage belttongue 0044into
belt buckle 0043.
The seat beltonthe driver’s seatandthe
front -passenger seatmaybetightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(Y page 42).
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
In order toattach thechild restraint system
securely inthe vehicle, theseat beltonthe
front -passenger seatisequip pedwith aspe-
cial seat beltretractor .Further information on
the "Special seatbeltretractor "(Y page 54).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam- aged
seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
X Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the
belt back.
Seat beltadjustment Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:the "belt adjust-
ment" function isnot avail able.
The belt adjustment isaconven iencefunction
integrated intoPRE-SA FE®
.With thisfunction,
the driver's andfront -passenger seatbelts are
adjusted tothe upper bodyofthe vehicle
occupant.
The seat beltstrap willslightly tightenif:
R the belt tongue isinserted intothebuckle
and
R the ignition isswitched on
The seat beltadjustment willapply acertain
tightening forceifany slack isdetected
between thevehicle occupant andtheseat
belt. Donot grab holdofthe seat belt.
The belt adjustment canbeswitched onand
off using theon-board computer
(Y page 178).
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle
occupants mustweartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeawarning tone.
Regard lessofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has alread ybeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstarted. Ifthe doors are
closed andthedriver's orfront -passenger seat
belt hasnotbeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upagai nafter thesixsec-
onds. Assoon asthe driver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arefastened orafront
door isopened again,the 0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened after
the engine isstarted, anadditional warning
tone willsound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fastened. 42
Occ
upant safetySafety

Occupant
Classification System
(OCS)
Introd uction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe fron t-passenger
seat. Depen dingonthat result, thefron t-
passenger frontair bag and front-passenger
kn ee bag areeither enabled ordeactivat ed.
The system doesnotdeactivat e:
R the side impact airbag
R the headbag
R the Emer gencyTension ingDevic es
Requ irement s To
be classified correctly,the fron tpassenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfasten edcorr ectly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
against theseat backr est
R with their feetrestin gon the floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the fron tpassenger doesnotobserve these
con ditions ,OCS mayproduce afalse classifi-
cation ,e.g. because thefron tpassenger:
R tran sfers theirweight bysupportin gthem-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch away that their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you installachild restraint system onthe
fron t-passenger seat,besure toobserve the
corr ectposition ingofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjectsunder orbehind the
child restraintsystem, e.g.acushion. The
ent irebase ofthe child restraint system must
alway srest onthe seat cushion ofthe fron t-
passenger seat.Thebackr estofthe forward-
facing childrestraint system mustlieasflat as
possible againstthebackr estofthe fron t-
passenger seat.
The child restraintsystem mustnottouch the
roof orbe subject edtoaload bythe head
rest raint .Adj ust the angle ofthe seat backr est
and thehead restraintposition accordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguaranteed tofunc tion
corr ectly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufact urer'sinstallation andoperat-
ing inst ruct ions. Occupant
Classification Systemopera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
0044 PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat orlamp
The indicat orlamps informyou whether the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isdeactivat edor
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stop button onceor twice,
or turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesoutself-diagn ostics.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFand
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamps must
light upsimultaneously forapproximat elysix
secon ds.
The indicat orlamps display thestatusofthe
fron t-passenger frontair bag.
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 secon ds,subsequently bothindicat or
lamps areoff(PASS ENGERAIR BAG ONand
OFF): thefron t-passenger frontair bag is
able todeploy inthe event ofan acciden t.
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFlights up:the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isdeactivat ed.
It will then notbedeployed inthe event of
an acciden t.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
is off, only thePAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontair bag. ThePASSENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicat orlamp maybelitcon tinu-
ously orbe off.
If the statusofthe fron t-passenger frontair
bag changes whilethevehicle isin motion ,an
air bag display message appearsinthe instru-
ment cluster (Ypage 191). When thefron t-
passenger seatisoccupied, alwayspay atten -
tion tothe PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat or
lamp. Beaware ofthe statusofthe fron t- 46
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