2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER parking brake

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Make surethatthepositive terminal ofaconn ected battery doesnotcome intocontactwith
vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools onabattery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve thedescribed orderofthe battery terminals whenconnect-
ing and disconnec tingabattery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthebattery poleswithidentical polarityareconn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve thedescribed orderwhenconnecting anddisconnec t-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconnec tthe battery terminals whiletheengine isrunning. G
WARNING
A discharged batterycanfreeze attemperatures belowfreezing point.Whenjump-st artingthe
vehicle orcharging thebattery, gasescanescape fromthebattery. Thereisarisk ofan explo-
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore charging itor jump-st arting.
! Avoid
repeated andlengthy startingattempt s.Otherwise, thecatalytic convertercould be
damaged bythe non- combusted fuel.
If the indicator/warnin glamps donot light upatlow temperatures, itis very likely thatthedis-
charged batteryhasfrozen .In this case, youmay neither chargethebattery norjump-st artthe
vehicle. Theservice lifeofathawed-out batterymaybeshorter. Thestartin gcharacterist icscan
be impaired, particularly atlow temperatures. Havethethawed-out batterycheckedataqual i-
fied specialist workshop.
Do not start thevehicle usingarapid charging device.Ifyour vehicle's batteryisdischarged, the
engine canbejump-st artedfromanother vehicleorfrom adonor battery usingjumper cables.
Observe thefollowing points:
R The battery isnot accessible inall vehicles. Ifthe other vehicle's batteryisnot accessible,
jump-st artthe vehicle usingadonor battery orajump-st artingdevice.
R You may onlyjump-st artthe vehicle whentheengine andexhaust systemarecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen .Let the battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-st artfrom batteries witha12 Vvoltage rating.
R Only usejumper cableswhichhaveasufficient cross-sectionandinsulated terminalclamps.
R Ifthe battery isfully discharged, leavethebattery thatisbeing usedtojump-st artconn ected
for afew minutes beforeattempt ingtostart. Thischarges thebattery slightly.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicles donot touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesarenot damaged.
R Bare parts ofthe terminal clampdonot come intocontactwith other metal partswhile the
jumper cablesareconn ected tothe battery.
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontactwith parts which canmove whentheengine is
running, suchasthe V-belt pulleyor the fan.
X Secure thevehicle byapply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D.
X Make surethattheignition isswitched off.Allindicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster must
be off. When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118). Jump
-starting
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The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 252).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
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You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 263). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. 264
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

Rais
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WARNI
NG
If yo udo not position the jack corre ctlyat
the appro priate jacki ngpointofthe vehicle,
the jack couldtip ove rwi th the vehicle
rai sed .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Only position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. The base ofthe
jack mustbe pos itioned vertically,di rectl y
und erthe jacki ngpointofthe vehicle.
! Only
position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. Othe rwise, you
cou ldda mag ethe vehicle.
Obs erve thefollowi ng when raising thevehi-
cle :
R To raise the vehicle, only usethe vehicle-
spe cificjack thathasbee nteste dand
ap pro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.Ifus ed inco r-
rectl y,the jack couldtip ove rwi th the vehi-
cle raised .
R The jack isdes igned only toraise and hold
the vehiclefor asho rttime while awh eel
is bei ng cha nged .It mus tnot beused for
per formi ngmai ntenance workund erthe
veh icle.
R Avoi dcha nging thewheel onuphilland
dow nhillslo pes .
R Befo reraising thevehicle, secu reitfrom
rol ling away by applying the parking brake
and inserting wheel chocks .Do not disen-
ga ge the parking brakewhile the vehicleis
rai sed .
R The jack mustbe place don afirm ,fla tand
non-sl ipsurfa ce. Onaloose surfa ce, alarge ,
fla t,load -bea ring underlay mus tbe used. On
a sli pp ery surfa ce, anon-sl ipund erlay mus t
be used, e.g. rubber mats .
R Do not usewo ode nblocks orsim ilar obje cts
as ajack underlay.Othe rwise, the jack will
not beableto ach ieve its load -bea ring capa-
city dueto the restricte dhei ght.
R Ma kesure that thedistance betweenthe
und erside of the tiresand theground does
not excee d1.2 in(3 cm).
R Neve rpl ace your hands and feetund erthe
rai sed vehicle.
R Do not lie und erthe vehicle.
R Do not startthe engi newhen the vehicleis
rai sed . R
Do not openor clo seadoo ror the trunk lid
wh en the vehicleis rai sed .
R Ma kesure that noper sons arepresent in
the vehiclewh en the vehicleis rai sed . X
Usi nglug wre nch 0043,loose nthe boltson
the wheel youwi sh tocha nge byabou tone
ful lturn. Donot unscrew theboltscom-
pl etel y. The
jacki ngpoints are locate djust behindthe
front wheel hou sing sand just infront ofthe
rea rwh eel hou sing s(a rrow s).
Vehi cles with AMG equipmen t:the vehicle
ha scove rsinsta lled topro tect thevehicle
bod ynext tothe jacki ngpoints onthe outer
sil ls. 29
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ngingawh eelWhe elsand tires