2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER service

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Ser
viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired
Do Not ShiftGears Do
Not ShiftGears
Vis itDealer Vis
itDealer You
cannotch ang eth etrans mis sion position due toamalf unction .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If trans mis sion position 005Bissele cted:
X Dr ive toaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop without shifting thetrans -
mis sion from position 005B.
If pos ition 005E, 005Cor005D issele cted:
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Rev
ersing NotPos‐ Rev
ersing NotPos‐
sib leService sib
leService
Req uired Req
uired You
cannolonger shiftto trans mis sion position 005Edue toamal-
fun ction .
Tran smission pos ition s005D, 005Cor005B continu eto be avail able.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Tra
nsmission Mal‐ Tra
nsmission Mal‐
fun ctionStop fun
ctionStop A
malf unction has occur red inthemec hanical trans mis sion compo -
ne nts.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.The trans mis sion shifts auto matically
to pos ition 005C.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Sto
pVeh icleLea ve Sto
pVeh icleLea ve
Eng ine Running Eng
ine Running
Wai tTra nsmission Wai
tTra nsmission
Coo ling Coo
ling The
trans mis sion hasoverheated.Pullin gaway canbetempo rarily
imp aire dor notpos sible.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Wait untilth edisp laymes sage disap pearsbef ore pullin gaway. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop atthene xt oppo rtuni ty.
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. 0084 The
trunk lidisopen .
X Clos eth etrunk lid. 204
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

Stowage
areas Stowage
spaces
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If object sin the passenger compartmen tare
stowed incorrec tly,they canslide orbe
thrown around andhitvehicle occupants. In
addition, cupholders, openstowage spaces
and mobile phonebrackets cannotalways
retain allobject sthey contain.There isa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking orasudden changeindirection.
R Always stowobject sso that they cannot
be thrown around insuch situations.
R Always makesurethatobject sdo not pro-
trude fromstowage spaces,parcelnetsor
stowage nets.
R Close thelockable stowagespacesbefore
startin gajourney.
R Always stowandsecure heavy,hard,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragileorbulky object s
in the trunk .
Glove compar tment X
To open: pullhandle 0043and open glove box
flap 0044.
X To close :fold glove boxflap 0044upuntil it
engages.
The glove boxflap cont ains brackets forcoins,
pens, andcredit andservice cards. The
glove boxcanbelocked andunlocked
using themechanical key.
X To lock: insert themechanical keyinto the
lock andturn itto position 0048.
X To unlock: insertthemechanical keyinto
the lock andturn itto position 0047.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compar tment under thearm rest X
To open: pushbutton 0043upand raise arm-
rest 0044.
The stowage compartmen tcan belocked and
unlocked centrally using theSmartK ey
(Y page 66).
i Depending
onthe vehicle equipment, a
USB portandaMedia Interface isinstalled
in the stowage compartmen t.AMedia Inter-
face isauniversal interfaceformobile audio
equipment, e.g.foraniPod ®
or MP3 Playe r. Stowage
areas
225Stowage andfeatu res Z

Socket
inthe front center console X
To open: pushthelower section of
cover 0043.
The stowage compartmen topens.
X Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0044. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372)or1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-92 3-8367
Short lyafter successfully registeringwiththe
service, auser IDand password willbesent to
you bypost.
USA only: youcan usethis password tolog
onto theMercedes meconn ectarea under
"Owners Online"athtt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100500045005800560044001100460052
0050>.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phonenetwork is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavaila ble
R the starter battery issufficiently charged i
Determ iningthelocation ofthe vehicle on
a map isonly possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded to
the Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or X Use thevolume controller ofthe audio sys-
tem/COMA ND.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
USA only: youcan find information anda
description ofall availa blefeatures under
"Owners Online"athttp: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, the
system carriesoutaself-diagnosis.
A malfunction inthe system hasbeen detec-
ted ifone ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button does
not come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ebutton doesnotlight upduring
self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagno-
sis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttons continues tolight upred
after thesystem self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadsid eAssistanc ecall button
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R Aft erthe system self-diagnosis, theInoper‐ Inoper‐
ative ative
orService NotActivated Service
NotActivated mes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
If amalfunction isindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpected. In
the event ofan emergency, helpwillhave to
be summoned byother means. 230
FeaturesStowage
andfeatu res

Have
thesystem checked atthe near est
Merce des-Benz ServiceCenter orcontact the
foll owi ngservi cehotli nes:
R USA :Merce des-Benz Customer Assistance
Ce nter at1-800-FOR-M ERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) or1-866-990-9007
R Can ada: Customer Serviceat
1-888-923-8367
Eme rgen cycal l Importan
tsafe tynote s G
WARNI
NG
It can bedangero ustorema ininthe vehi cle,
even ifyo uhav epres sedtheSOS button in
an emer gency if:
R yousee smoke insideorouts ideofthe
vehi cle, e.g. ifthere isafire after anacci -
dent
R the vehi cleison ada ngero ussectio nof
roa d
R the vehi cleisnot visible orcannot easily
be see nby other roaduse rs,particu larly
whe nda rk or inpoo rvisi bility condi tions
The reisarisk ofan acci dent andinjury .
Lea vethe vehi cleimme diately inthis orsim-
il ar situ atio nsassoon asitis safe todo so.
Move toasafe location along with other
vehi cleoccup ants.Insuch situatio ns,secu re
the vehi cleinaccord ancewith natio nalregu -
la tions, e.g. with awa rning triangle .
A license agreeme ntmus tbe inpla ceinorde r
to activ atethe Merce desmeconnect service.
Make surethat your sys tem isactiv ated and
ope rational .To regi ster, pressthe 00D9 MB
Info callbu tton. Ifany ofthe steps mentio ned
are not carri edout, thesystem may notbe
activ ated.
If yo uhav equ estio nsabout theactiv ation,
contact oneofthe followi ngtele pho nehot-
li nes:
R USA :Merce des-Benz Customer Assistance
Ce nter at1-800-FOR-M ERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) or1-866-990-9007
R Can ada: Customer Serviceat
1-888-923-8367 Gen
eral note s
An emer gency callis dia led automati callyifan
ai rba gor Emerge ncyTensi oning Device istrig-
gere d.
i You
cannot endanautomati callytrigg ered
emer gency callyo urs elf.
An emer gency callcan also be initi ated man-
ua lly.
As soon asthe emer gency callhas beeniniti -
ated ,the indicator lamp inthe SOS button
fla shes .The multifunction displa yshow sthe
Conn ectingCall Conn
ectingCall message.
The audio outp utismuted .
Once theconnectio nhas beenmad e,the
Call Connected Call
Connectedmess ageappea rsinthe mul-
tifu nction displa y.
All imp ortant informationon the emer gency is
transmi tted,forexam ple:
R Cu rrent location ofthe vehi cle(asdete r-
mined bythe GPS system)
R Vehi cleidentifica tionnumb er
R Informa tiononthe seve rityofthe acci dent
Shortl yafter theemer gency callhas beeniniti -
ated ,a voice connectio nis au tomati cally
esta blished betweentheCustomer Assistance
Ce nter andthevehi cleoccup ants.
R Ifthe vehi cleoccup antsareresp onsiv e,the
Merce des-Benz Customer Assistance Center
attemp tsto get more inform ationon the
emer gency .
R Ifthere isno resp onse fromthevehi cle
occup ants,anamb ulance isimme diately
sent tothe vehi cle.
If no voice connectio ncan beesta blished to
the Merce des-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-
ter, thesystem hasbeenuna bletoiniti ate an
emer gency call.
Thi scan occur ,for exam ple,if the releva nt
mobi lepho nenetwor kis not availab le. The
indi cator lamp inthe SOS button flashes con-
tinuo usly.
The Call Failed Call
Failedmess ageappea rsinthe
mul tifunction displa yand mustbe confirm ed.
In this case ,sum mon assista nce byother
mea ns. Fe
atures
231Stowageand features Z

Making
anemerge ncycall X
To
initiate anemerge ncycallmanually:
press cover 0043brie flytoopen.
X Press SOSbutton 0044brie fly.
The indica torlamp inSOS button 0044flas hes
until theemerge ncycallisconclude d.
X Wai tfor avoice connection tothe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Cen-
ter.
X After theemerge ncycall,close cover 0043.
i If
the mobil ephone network isunava ilable ,
Mercede sme connect isnot ableto make
an emerge ncycall.If you leavethe vehicl e
immed iatelyafter pressi ngthe SOS button,
you donot know ifMercede sme connect
has successfu llymade theemerge ncycall.
In this case, alwayssummon assistance by
other means.
Breakdown assistance callbutton X
Press Roadsid eAssistance button0043.
This initia tesacall tothe Mercede s-Benz
Cu stomer Assistance Center.
The indica torlamp inRoa dsid eAssistance
button 0043flas hes whilethe call isactive.
The multi function displayshow sthe Con‐ Con‐necting
Call necting
Callmessa ge.The audio outpu t
is muted.
If aconnection canbemade ,the Call Con‐ Call
Con‐
nected nected
messageapp ears inthe multi function
disp lay.
If amobil ephone network andGPS receptio n
are available ,the system transfers datatothe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center,
for exampl e:
R Cu rrent location ofthe vehicl e
R Vehicl eide ntificatio nnumber
i The
displayofthe multi mediasystem indi-
cates thatacall isactive. During thecall,
you can change tothe naviga tionmenu by
pressi ngthe NAVI button onCOMAND, for
exampl e.
i Voice
outputis not available .
A voice connection isestabl ishedbetwe enthe
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center
and thevehicl eoccupa nts.
From theremote malfunction diagnosis, the
Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Center
can ascerta inthe nature ofthe probl em
(Y pag e233) .
The Mercede s-BenzCustomer Assistance Cen-
ter either sends aqua lified Mercede s-Benz
technician ormakes arrangements foryou r
vehicl eto be transported tothe neares t
Mercede s-BenzService Center.
You may becharge dfor service ssuch as
repa irwork and/or towing.
You canobtai nfurther informati onfrom your
Mercede sme connect manual.
i The system hasnotbeen ableto initia tea
Roa dsid eAssistance call,if:
R the indica torlamp forRoa dsid eAssis-
tance callbutton 0043isflas hing continu-
ousl y.
R no voice connection tothe Mercede s-
Benz Customer Assistance Centerhas
been establ ished.
R
This canoccur ifthe relev antmobil ephone
network isnot available ,for exampl e.
The Call Failed Call
Failed messageapp ears inthe
multi function display. 232
Fe
aturesStow ageand features

Cust
omerAs sist anc eCen ter. The customer
ser vicerep resentat ive can usetherec eive d
dat ato dec ide what kindof assis tanceis
req uired .You arethen ,for example ,guided to
th ene ares tMer cedes-Ben zSer viceCen teror
a rec ove ryveh icle iscalle d.
If veh icle datane eds tobe trans ferred durin g
an MB Info call oraRoadsi deAssist anc ecall,
th is isini tiat edbytheCust omerAs sist anc e
Cen ter. You willsee theRoa dsideAssis‐ Roa
dsideAssis‐
tan ceConnected tan
ceConnected message intheCOMA ND
displ ay.Ifth eVeh icle Heal thChec kcan be
st art ed, theReq uestfor vehicledia gno‐ Req
uestfor vehicledia gno‐
sis received. Startvehicledia gno‐ sis
received. Startvehicledia gno‐
sis ? sis
?mes sage appear sin thedispl ay.
X Con firm themes sage withYes Yes
.
X When theVeh icleDia gnosis:Ple ase Veh
icleDia gnosis:Ple ase
sta rtignition. sta
rtignition. message appear s,tur n
th eSm artKey toposi tion0048 intheign ition
loc k(Y page 118).
X When thePle ase follow theinstruc‐ Ple
ase follow theinstruc‐
tio nsreceivedbyphoneand move tio
nsreceivedbyphoneand move
you rveh icleto asaf epos ition you
rveh icleto asaf epos itionmes -
sage appear s,foll ow thecus tomer service
rep resentat ive' sins truct ions.
The message inthedispl aydisapp ears.
If you selectCan cel Can
cel theVeh icle Heal th
Chec kis can celed comple tely.
The vehicle oper atingst ate check begin s.
You willsee theVeh icledia gnosis Veh
icledia gnosis
act ivated. act
ivated.mes sage.
When thech eck isco mple ted, theSen d Sen
d
veh icledia gno sticsdata(Vo ice con‐ veh
icledia gno sticsdata(Vo ice con‐
nec tionmay beinterruptedduring nec
tionmay beinterruptedduring
dat atra nsfer) dat
atra nsfer) message appear s.The vehi-
cle datacan nowbe sen tto theCust omer
As sist anc eCen ter.
X Pre ssOK OK
toconfirm themes sage.
The voiceco nn ect ion withth eCust omer
As sist anc eCen teris term inat ed.
You willsee theVeh icleDia gnosis: Veh
icleDia gnosis:
Tra nsferring data... Tra
nsferring data...mes sage.
The vehicle datais sen tto theCust omer
As sist anc eCen ter.
De pen dingon what thecus tomer servicerep -
res entat ive agre edwithyou, thevoic eco nn ec-
tio nis re- est ablish edafterthetrans ferisco m-
plet e.Ifne ces sary, youwillbecontact edata
late rtim eby ano ther mean s,e.g .by e-mail or
phon e.
An other function oftheVeh icle Heal thChec k
is thetrans ferofser vicedat ato theCust omer As
sist anc eCen ter. Ifaser viceis ove rdue, the
COMA NDdispl aysho wsames sage about vari-
ous spec ialoffers atyour workshop.
US Aon ly: this inf orm ationcan also becalle d
up unde r"Own ersOnline" athttp :/ /
www.m busa.com.
In fo rm atio non thedat ast ore din theveh icle
(Y page 28).
In for mat iononRoadsid eAs sist anc e
(Y page 25). Ga
rage door opener
Gener alnot es The
Hom eLink®
garag edoor openerintegr ated
in therear -view mirror allows youtooper ate
up tothree differen tdoor andgatesyst ems .
Use theint egr atedgarag edoor openeronlyon
garag edoor sth at:
R have safetystop and revers efeat ures and
R meet curren tU. S. fede ralsafe tystandar ds
On ce prog ramed,theint egr atedgarag edoor
open erintherear -view mirror will assum eth e
fun ction ofthegarag edoor system'srem ote
con trol. Please alsoread theoper atingins truc-
tio ns for thegarag edoor system.
When programmingagarag edoor opener,
park theveh icle outside thegarag e.Do not
run theeng inewhile programming.
Cert aingarag edoor drivesare incompat ible
with theint egr atedgarag edoor opener.Ifyou
have difficult yprog ramingtheint egr ated
garag edoor opener,con tactan auth orized
Mer cedes-Ben zCent er.
Alt ern ativ ely, you can callthefoll owin gte le-
phon eassis tanceser vices:
R USA: Mercedes-Ben zCust omerAs sist anc e
Cent erat1-80 0-FO R-M ERCed es
R Cana da:Cust omerSer viceat
1- 80 0-38 7-01 00
R Hom eLink®
hot line 1-80 0-35 5-35 15 (free of
ch arge )
Mor einf orm ationon Hom eLink®
and/ orcom -
pat ible prod uctsis also availabl eon line at
ht tp :/ /www. homelink.com.
Not eson thedec larat ionofcon formit y
(Y page 26).
US A:FCC ID:CB2 HMIHL4
Canada: IC:279B -HMIH L4 234
Feat
uresSt owage andfeatures

Engine
compartm ent Hood
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th ehood isunlat ched, itmay open up
when theveh icle isin mot ionand blockyour
view. Thereis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Nev erunlat chthehood while driving.Bef ore
ever ytrip, ens ure that thehood isloc ked. G
WAR
NING
When openingand closingth ehood ,it may
sudde nlyfall intoth eclo sed posit ion.Ther e
is arisk ofinjury topers onswith inran geof
mov emen tof thehood .
Open andclosethehood onlywhen noone
is with inits ran geofmov emen t. G
WAR
NING
Open ingthehood when theeng ineisove r-
heat edorwhen there isafir ein theeng ine
com partmen tcoul dexp ose you tohot gases
or other servicepro duct s.Ther eis arisk of
inj ury.
Let anove rheatedeng inecoo ldown before
open ingthehood .If th ere isafir ein the
eng inecom partmen t,ke ep thehood closed
and contactth efir edepar tment . G
WAR
NING
The enginecom partmen tcon tain smov ing
com ponents.Cert aincom ponents,suc has
th eradiat orfan ,may continue torun orstart
again sudde nlywhen theign ition isoff .
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
If you needto do any work inside theeng ine
com partmen t:
R swit choff theign ition
R nev erreac hint oth earea whereth ere isa
risk ofdang erfrom mov ingcom ponents,
suc has thefan rotatio narea R
rem ove jewelry andwatc hes
R ke ep items ofclo thing and hair, forexam -
ple, away from mov ingpart s
To ens ure theflow offresh airthroug hth eair
ven tsint oth eveh icle interio r,please observe
th efoll owin gno tes: (Y page 115)
Open ingthehood G
WAR
NING
Cert aincom ponentsin theeng inecom part-
men t,suc has theeng ine,radiat orand parts
of theexh aust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theeng inecom partmen t
pose sa risk ofinjury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheeng inecoo ldown
and touch onlythecom ponentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. G
WAR
NING
When thehood isopen andthewind shield
wiper sare setinmot ion,you can beinjured
by thewiper linkage. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
Always switchoff thewind shieldwiper sand
th eign ition befo reopen ingthehood .
! Mak
esure that thewind shieldwiper sare
no tfold edaway from thewind shield.You
coul dot her wise damag eth ewind shieldwip-
ers orthehood . X
Mak esure that thewind shieldwiper sare
tur ned off.
X Pull release lever0043 onthehood .
The hood isrele ased. 240
Engine
compartm entMa intenance andcare

G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.If the oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lis at or bel ow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga inwith theoildip stick
(Y pag e241) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e300) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gco olan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio nis off.
There isarisk ofinjury . 242
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare