2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER steering

Adju
stthe driver 'ssea t,hea dres trai nt,
stee ring wheeland mirror and fasten your
sea tbe ltbe fore starting theengine. G
WA
RNING
Ch ildre ncou ldinju rethem selves ifthey
ad jus tthe stee ring wheel.The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Nev erleav echi ldren unsuperv ised inthe
veh icle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The electri callyad jus tab lestee ring wheelcan
sti llbe adjus ted when ther eis no Sma rtKeyin
the igniti onlock. Adjus
tingthe steering wheelman-
ual ly G
WA
RNING
If the stee ring wheelis unl ocke dwh ile the
veh icleis in moti on,itcou ldcha nge positio n
une xpected ly.Thi scou ldcau seyouto lose
contro lof the vehicle. The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Befo resta rting off,makesure the stee ring
wh eelis locked .Nev erunl ock thestee ring
wh eelwh ile the vehicleis in moti on. 0043
Releas elever
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelpo sitio n(fo re-
and -aftad jus tment)
X Pu sh release lever 0043down comp letel yin
the directi onofthe arrow .
The stee ring colum nis unl ocke d.
X Adju stthe stee ring wheelto the desired
po sitio n.
X Pu sh release lever 0043upcomp letel y.
The stee ring colum nis locked .
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring colum nis locked .
Whe ndo ing so,trytopush the stee ring
wh eelup ordown ortry tomove itin the
fore -and -aftdi recti on. Adjus
tingthe steering wheelel ec tri-
cal ly 0043
Adju ststhe stee ring wheelhei ght
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelpo sitio n(fo re-
and -aftad jus tment)
i Further relate dsu bje cts:
R EASY-ENT RY/EXIT feature (Ypage 91)
R Stori ngsetti ngs(Ypage 95) 90
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ering wheelSe ats, steering whe elan dmirro rs

or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automatically movedtothe previously set
position.
The lastposition ofthe steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettingwith thememory
funct ion(Ypage 95).
Crash- responsive EASY-EXIT featur e If
the crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature is
triggered inan accident ,the steering column
will move upwards whenthedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespect iveofthe posi-
tion ofthe Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasier toexit thevehicle andrescue
the occupant s.
The crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature isonly
operational ifthe EAS Y-EXI T/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 178). Mirr
ors Inside
rearview mirror X
Anti-glare mode:flickanti-glare lever0043
forwards orback. Exterior
mirrors
Adjust ingthe exterior mirrors G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side reduces thesize ofthe image. Visible
object sare actually closerthantheyappear.
This means thatyoucould misjudge thedis-
tanc efrom roadusers traveling behind,e.g.
when changing lane.There isarisk ofan
accident .
For this reason, alwaysmake sureofthe
actual distance fromtheroad users traveling
behind byglancing overyour shoulder. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Press button 0043for the left exter iormirror
or button 0044for the right exteriormirror.
The indicator lampinthe correspon dingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indicator lampgoesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 92
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orsSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, tothe right orto
the left.
The exterior mirror mustbeset toaposition
that provides youwith agood overview of
traff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
The exterior mirror sare automatic allyheated
after startingthe vehicle ifthe rear window
defrost erisswitched onand theoutside tem-
perature islow. Mirror heating lastsupto10
minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton 0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically If
the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 179): R
the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i The
exterior mirror sdo not fold outifthey
have been folded inmanually.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors: press andhold mirror -foldin g
button untilyouhear themirror clickinto
place (Ypage 93).
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 92). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
If you come intocontact with theelectr o-
lyte, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe electr olytefromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Immediately rinsetheelectr olyteoutof
your eyes thoroughly withclean water.
R Ifthe electr olyteisswallowed, immedi-
ately rinse yourmouth outthor oughly. Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectr olytecomes intocontact with your
skin orhair orisswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately. Mirr
ors
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X
Adju stthe seatel ectri cally(Y page 87) .
X On the driver 'sside ,ad jus tthe stee ring
wh eel(Y page 90)and theexte riormir rors
(Y page 92).
X Pre ssmem orybutton Mand one ofthe stor -
ag epo sitio nbu ttons 1,2or 3wi thi nthre e
sec ond s.
The setti ngsarestor edinthe selecte dpre -
set positio n.Atone sounds when the set-
ting sha ve been comp leted . Cal
ling up asto red settin g X
Pre ssand holdthe releva ntstor agepo sitio n
bu tton 1,2or 3unti lthe seat,stee ring
wh eeland exteriormir rors arein the stor ed
po sitio n.
i The
setti ngpro ced ureis inte rrupte das
soo nas yourel ease the stor agepo sitio n
bu tton. 96
Me
mory functionSe ats, steering whe elan dmirro rs

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 242). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 264)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 264). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension orthe adaptive adjustable
damping onlyonvehicles withAMG RIDE
CONTROL sportssuspension
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 119). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .Aft erashort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
afew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
In city traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded. 124
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt onDriving andparking

R
the susp ens ion exh ibits firm dampi ngset-
ting s(ve hicle swi th adaptive dampi ngsys-
tem orAMG sports susp ens ion).
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus) Dri
vepro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly sp orty driv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetting s(ve hicle swi th adap tive
da mpi ngsyste mor AMG sports susp en-
si on) .
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e.
Dri veprog ramI(I ndi vidual ) In
dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramcan beselected :
R the drive (engi ne and transmi ssion manag e-
ment)
R the susp ens ion (ve hicle swi th adaptive
da mpi ngsyste mor AMG sports susp ens ion)
R the steering
R the availabi lity of the ECO start/sto pfu nc-
tio n
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l.
Dri veprog ramE(E co no my) Dri
vepro gramEis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha sim pro ved drivin gsta bility,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces . R
op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
Th eveh icleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R the susp ens ion exh ibits comf ortable da mp-
ing setting s(ve hicle swi th adaptive dampi ng
sy ste mor AMG sports susp ens ion).
R du rin gde cel era tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfro mthe drive train. Theveh icleus es
kine ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R the steering exh ibits comf ortable ste ering
cha racter istics . Man
ualgear shi fting
Ge neral notes Yo
ucan change gear yourse lfus ing the steer-
ing wheelpa dd leshi fter s.Th etra nsmi ssion
mu stbe inpo sitio n005B todo this.
Dep endingonwhich steering wheelpa dd le
shi fter ispu lled ,the automa tictransmi ssion
im med iatel yshi fts into thenext gear down or
up ,if pe rmi tted .
To usema nua lshi ftin g,youha ve two optio ns:
R temp orarysetting
R pe rma nent setting
If yo uacti vate ma nua lge arshi ftin g,the multi-
fu nctio ndisp laywi llsho wthe current gear
ins tea dof tra nsmi ssion positio n005B.
If ma nua lge arshi ftin gis de acti vated ,the gears
wi llbe selected automa tically.
Tempo rarysettin g X
To activ ate :shi ftthe selector lever to005B.
X Pu llste ering wheelpa dd leshi fter 0043or0044. Au
tomati ctrans mission
129Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

driving
andbrakin gaccor dingly during this
break- inperiod.
Ex cessiv eheavy brakingresults incorr espond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrument cluster
and noteany brake statusmessages inthe
multifun ction display. Especiallyforhigh per-
form ance driving ,it is import anttomaint ain
and have thebrake system checkedregularly. Driving
onwet road s
Hyd ropla ning If
water hasaccumulated toacert aindepth on
the road surface, thereis adanger ofhydro-
planing occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
con dition sin which hydroplaning mayoccur,
you must driveinthe following manner:
R lower yourspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid sudden steeringmovem ents
R brake carefully
Driving onflooded roads !
Do
not drive through flooded areas.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
thr ough it.Driv eslowly through standing
water. Otherwise, water couldenterthe
vehicle interior orengin ecompart ment.It
can then damage theengin e'sorautomatic
tran smission 'select ronic compon ents.It
can also besucked inby the engin e'sair
int ake connection andcause enginedam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARN
ING
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an atte mpt toincr ease theengin e'sbrak-
ing effec t,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan incr eased danger ofskid-
ding andacciden ts.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. G
DANGER
If the exhaust pipeisblock edoradequate
vent ilation isnot possible, poisonous gases
such ascarbon monoxide(CO) mayenter
the vehicle. Thisisthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi-
cle becomes trappedinsnow. Thereisarisk
of fatal injury.
If you leave theengin eor the auxiliary heat-
ing runn ing,make suretheexhaust pipeand
area around thevehicle areclear ofsnow.
To ensure anadequate supplyoffresh air,
open awindow onthe side ofthe vehicle
that isnot facin gint othe wind.
Have yourvehicle winter-proofedataqualified
specialist workshopatthe onset ofwinter .
Driv epartic ularly carefully onslippery road
surfaces .Avoid sudden accelerat ion,steer ing
and brakin gmaneuver s.Do not use cruise
con trol.
If the vehicle threatens toskid orcann otbe
stopped whenmovin gat low speed:
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
The outside temperatureindicat orisnot
designed toserve asan ice-warn ingdevice
and isther efore unsuitable forthat purpose.
Changes inthe outside temperaturearedis-
played afterashort delay.
Indic ated temper aturesjustabove thefreez ing
point donot guarantee thattheroad surface is
free ofice. The road maystillbeicy, especially
in wooded areasoron bridges. Thevehicle
could skidifyou failtoadapt yourdriving
style. Always adaptyourdriving styleanddrive
at aspeed tosuit theprevailing weathercondi-
tion s.
You should payspecial attention toroad con-
dition swhen temper aturesarearound freezing
point .
For more information ondriving withsnow
chains, see(Ypage 270).
For more information ondriving withsummer
tires, see(Ypage 269).
Observe thenotesinthe "Winter operation "
sect ion(Ypage 269). Driving
tips
141Driving andparking Z

Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeacti-
vated afterapprox-
imately 20seconds and
the indicator lampin
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 250).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Parking
Guidance
Import antsafety notes Parking
Guidanceisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasoundisused tomeas-
ure theroad onboth sides ofthe vehicle. A
suitable parkingspaceisindicated bythe
parking symbol. Youreceive steering instruc-
tions when parking. Youcanalso stilluse
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 153).
Parking Guidanceisonly anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sin the maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking. G
WARNING
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, Parking Guidancemay provide steer- ing
instruct ionstoosoon. Youmay cause a
collision asaresult. Thereisarisk ofan
accident.
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopandswitch offParking Assist.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off, Parking Guidanceisalso unavaila ble.
Parking Guidancemay alsodisplay spaces not
suitable forparking, e.g.:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces 156
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