2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Infla
ting thecolla psible sparewheel
! In
flat eth eco llaps iblespar ewhee lusin g
th etire inflat ion compr essorbef ore lower ing
th eveh icle. The whee lrim could other wise
be damag ed.
! Do
notoper atethetire inflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tmin utesat atime
wit hout abre ak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
X Moun tth eco llaps iblespar ewhee las desc ri-
bed (Ypage 289).
The collaps iblespar ewhee lmust bemoun -
te dbef ore itis inf lat ed.
X Remo vethetire inflat ion compr essorfrom
th est owage spaceund erthetrunk floor
(Y page 252). X
Pull plug 0085out ofthehous ing.
X Tak eth efill er hos eout ofthehous ing.
X Inser tth eyellow hoseco nn ectorof thefill er
hos eint oth eguide inthehous ingand push
it int oth efix tur eunt ilth ehos eco nn ector
en gage s.
X Remo vethecap from thevalv eon theco l-
lapsi blespar ewhee l.
X Sc rew unio nnut 0043onthefill er hos eon to
th evalv e.
X Mak esur eth etire inflat ion compr essor's
on /o ffswit ch0083 isset toOFF .
X Inser tplug 0085intoth esoc ketof thecig a-
ret teligh teror intoa12 Vpower socketin
your vehicle.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign i-
ti on lock(Y page 118). X
Pre sson/o ffswit ch0083 onthetire inflat ion
co mpr essortoON .
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed. The tire pre ssur eis
sho wnonpre ssur egauge 0087.
X Inflat eth etire to thespec ifiedtire pre ssur e.
The spec ifiedtire pre ssur eis prin tedon the
yellow labeloftheeme rgencyspar ewhee l.
X When thespec ifiedtire pre ssur ehas been
reac hed, presson/o ffswit ch0083 toOFF ,on
th etire inflat ion compr essor.
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched off.
X Turn theSm artKey topos ition 0092intheign i-
ti on lock.
X Ifth etire pre ssur eis high erthan thespec i-
fie dpre ssur e,pre sspre ssur erel ease but-
to n0044 untilth eco rrec ttire pre ssur ehas
been reached.
X Un screw unio nnut 0043onthefill er hos e
fr om thevalv e.
X Sc rew thecap onto thevalv eof theco llaps i-
ble spar ewhee lagain . X
To rem ove thefill er hos efrom thetire infla-
ti on compr essor,push down theroc ker
swit chon thehos eco nn ectorand pullout
th efill er hos e.
X Stow plug 0085and thefill er hos ein thelower
sec tion oftheco mpr essorhous ing.
X Stow thetire inflat ion compr essorinthe
veh icle. Emer
gency sparewheel
295Wheels andtire s Z

Infor
mation reg ardin gtech nicalda ta
i The
datast ate dher espec ifically refers to
a veh iclewit hstand ard equipm ent.Con sult
an auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCen terfor the
dat afor allveh iclevar iantsand trim levels. Veh
icle elect ronics Ta
mp ering with theengin eelect ron-
ics
! Hav
eth een gin eelec tron ics and asso ci-
ate dpart s,suc has control unit s,sen sors,
act uati ngcompo nentsor elec tric cab les
ser viced onlyat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.Veh icleco mpo nentsmay other wise
wear morequic klyand theveh icle's oper at-
ing permit may beinvalidat ed. Inst
alling two- way radio sand mob ile
ph ones (RFtrans mitters ) G
WAR
NING
The electromag netic radi ation from two-way
radi oscan interf ere withth eveh icleelec -
tr on ics iftwo -way radiosare man ipulat edor
ret rofitte dinc orrectly. This could jeopar dize
th eoper ating safetyof theveh icle. Ther eis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
You should haveall wor kon elec trical and
elec tron icco mpo nentscar ried outata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you incorrectly oper atetwo-way radiosin
th eveh icle, theelec tromag netic radi ation
may interf ere withth eveh icleelec tron ics ,
for exampl eif:
R thetwo -way radiois no tco nn ectedto an
ex terio rant enna
R theex terio rant enna isno tco rrec tly
moun tedor isno tlow- reflec tion
This could jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t. Hav
eth elow- reflec tion exterio rant enna
ins talled ataqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Alw ays conn ecttwo -way radiostothelow-
ref lec tion exterio rant enna when operating
in theveh icle.
! The
oper ating per mit may beinvalidat edif
th eins truct ionsfor installation and useof
two -way radiosare notobs erved.
In part icular,thefol lowin greq uire men ts
must becompli edwith:
R on lyappr ovedwave bandsmay beused
R obs erveth emax imum permis sible output
in these wave bands
R on lyappr ovedant enna pos ition smay be
used
Ex ce ssiv elev els ofelec tromag netic radi ation
may causedamag eto your healthand the
healt hof other s.Usi nganexterio rant enna
tak esintoacc oun tcur ren tsc ien tific disc us-
sion srel ating tothepos sible healthhaz ards
th at may result from elec tromag netic fie lds.
The followin gant enna pos ition smay beused if
RF trans mitters hav ebeen properlyins talled: Ap
pro ved antenna pos ition s
0043 Rear fender s
i On
therear fender s,itis rec omm ended to
ins tallth eant enna on theside oftheveh icle
clo ses tto thece nter oftheroad .
Use theTec hnical Specific ation ISO/ TS 21609
when retrofitti ng RF trans mitters (Road Vehi-
cle s-EM Cguide lines for installation ofaft er-
mar ketradi ofrequen cytrans mitting equip-
men t).Obs erveth elegal require men tsfor
acc essory part s.
If your vehiclehas installation sfor two -way
radi oequipm ent,use thepower supplyor
ant enna conn ection sint ended foruse withth e 296
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icle electr onicsTechnical data

basic
wiring. Besure toobserve themanufac -
turer' sSupplemen twhen installing.
Deviat ionswith respect tofrequen cybands,
maximum transmission outputsoranten na
position smust beapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.
The maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequ
encyband Maxim
um
tr ansm ission
outp ut Shor
twave
3 -54 MHz 100
W 4
m waveband
74 -88 MHz 30
W 2
m waveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunk
edradio system/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
communications
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restrictions:
R RF tran smitt erswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF tran smitt erswith transmitt erfrequen cies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband andamaxi-
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(trun kedradio/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/ 4G)
There isno rest riction foranten naposition son
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunk edradio system/ Tetra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Identificat
ionplat es Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver' sdoor.
You willsee vehicle identification plate0043. Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Vehicle model Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identifica-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This Identificat
ionplat es
297Technical data Z

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide thefron t-passenger seatasfar forward
as possible.
X Fold trim0043upwards.
VIN 0044can beseen.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 297)
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 298) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swith respect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. 298
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iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnical data

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

Do
not mix such fuelswi th the fuel reco m-
mend edfor your veh icle.
! To
ens urethe longe vity and fullpe rfo rm-
ance ofthe engine,onl ypre miu m-gr ade
unl eade dga sol ine mustbe used .
If sta nda rdunl eade dga sol ine isuna vailab le
and youha ve toref uelwi th unl eade dga so-
li ne ofalowe rgra de,ob ser vethe followi ng
pre cau tions:
R Onl yfil lthe fuel tank tohalffu llwi th reg u-
la runl eade dga sol ine and fillthe restwi th
pre miu m-gr adeunl eade dga sol ine assoo n
as possi ble.
R Do not drive atthe maxim um spee d.
R Avoi dsu dd en acc elera tionand engine
sp ee ds ove r3,0 00 rpm .
Yo uwi llus ua lly find informa tionab ou tthe fuel
gra deon the fuel pu mp. Ifyo ucanno tfind the
la be lon the fuel pu mp, askthe gassta tion
sta ff.
i For
furthe rinfo rma tion,cons ulta qu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh oporvis it
http ://w ww.mbu sa.com (USA only).
As atemp orarymea sure, ifthe reco mme nded
fu el isnot availabl e, youma yal so usereg ular
unl eade dga sol ine with an octa nerating of
87 AKI /91 RON.Th ismay reduc een gin eper -
fo rm ance andincr eas efu el co nsump tion.
Avoi ddri vin gat fullthro ttleand sudd en acc el-
era tion.Nev erref uelus ing gasol ine with a
lo we rAKI.
i The
fuelsyo ucan usein your veh iclema y
di ffe rfro mthe inform ation inthe Opera tor' s
Ma nua lde pendi ng on the country .The fuels
tha tha ve been appro ved foryour veh icle
can befou ndonthe instructio nlabe lon the
ins ide of the fuel fillerfla p.
Info rma tionon refueling (Ypage 133 ).
Add itive sin gas olin e
! Op
era ting theenginewith fuel ad ditive s
ad de dlater can lead toeng inefailur e. Do
not mixfu el ad ditive swi th fuel.Thi sdo es
not includead ditive sfor the rem ovaland
pre venti onofres idue buildu p. gasol ine must
onl ybe mixed with additive sreco mme nded
by Me rced es-Benz. Compl ywi th the instruc-
tio ns for useon the product labe l.Mor e
inf orm ation abou treco mme ndedad ditive s
can beobtained fromany author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center. Me
rced es-Benz recomme ndsthatyo uus e
bra nde dfu elstha tha ve additive s.
The fuel qu ality availa bl e in som ecou ntries
ma ynot besufficie nt. Residu ecou ldbu ild up
in the fuel inje ctio nsy ste mas ares ult. In such
cas es,and incons ultati onwith an author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center, thefuel ma ybe mixed
wi th the cleani ng additive reco mme ndedby
Me rced es-Benz. Youmu stob serve the note s
and mixing ratio ssp eci fiedon the conta iner. En
gine oil
Ge neral notes !
Do
not useeng ineoilor an oilfil ter with
sp eci ficati ons devia ting fromthos e
exp ressly req uired forthe prescri bedse rvi ce
inte rvals.Do not change theengineoilor oil
fil ter inord erto setrep lacem entintervals
lo nge rtha nthos epre scri bed. Thi scou ld
othe rwise cau sedama getothe engineor
exh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Fol low the instructio nson the servi ce inte r-
va ldi sp layfor cha nging the engineoil. Thi s
cou ldothe rwise cau sedama getothe
eng ineorexh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Wh enhandl ing eng ineoil,ob serve the impo r-
tant safety note son servi ce pro ducts
(Y page 298 ).
The engineoils arema tche dto the perfo rm-
ance ofMe rced es-Benz enginesand servi ce
inte rvals.Yo usho uld the refore onlyus eeng ine
oi ls and oilfil ters thatar eap pro ved forveh i-
cle swi th ma inte nanc esy ste ms.
For alist of appro ved engineoils and oilfil ters ,
cons ultan author izedMe rced es-Benz Center.
Or visitthe website
http ://be vo.mercedes-b enz.co m. 300
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The
table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Fr
eigabe or
MB-Ap proval All
models 229.
5 i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fillin gcapacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter. Model Capacity
SLC
300 6.7
USqt(6.3 l) Merce
des-AMG
SLC 43 6.9
USqt(6.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 298 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p or
on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et. Co
olant
Importan tsafe tynotes G
WARNI
NG
If antifr eezecomes intocontact with hot
compo nentsinthe engi necompa rtment, it
may ignite.The reisarisk offire and injury .
Let the engi necool downbefo reyouad d
antifr eeze.Make surethat antifr eezeisnot
spi lled next tothe filler neck. Thoroughly
clea nthe antifr eezefrom compo nents
befo restarti ngthe engi ne.
! Only
addcool antthat hasbeenprem ixed
wi th the desiredantifr eezeprote ction. You
coul dotherw isedamag ethe engi ne.
You canfind additi onal notes onthe cool ant
in the followi ngplaces:
R in the Merce des-Benz Specifications for
Servi ceProd ucts, MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- on the Merce des-Benz BeVoapp
R aqu alifi ed spe cialized workshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui tabl ecool antmixtu re,
even incountri eswhe rehig htempe ratures
prev ail.
Otherw ise,the engi necool ingsystem isnot
suff iciently prote ctedfrom corros ionand
overh eating.
i Have
thecool antregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et.
Com plywith the important safetynotes for
servi ceprod ucts whenhand ling cool ant
(Y page 298 ). Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
301Tec hnical data Z

The
coolant isamixt ureofwater andanti-
freeze/ corrosion inhibitor.Itis responsible for
the following:
R anti- corrosion protection
R antifr eezeprotec tion
R raising theboiling point
If the coolant hasantifr eezeprotec tiondown
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling pointofthe cool-
ant during operation isapproximately 266‡
(130 †).
The antifr eeze/c orrosion inhibitorconcentra-
tion inthe engine cooling systemshould:
R be atleast 50%.Thiswillprotec tthe engine
cooling systemagainst freezingdown to
approximately -35‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifreez eprotec tiondown
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwise, heatwillnot
be dissipated aseffect ively.
If the vehicle haslost coolant, addequal
amounts ofwater andantifr eeze/c orrosion
inhibitor.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsanantifr eeze/
corrosion inhibitorconcentrateinaccordanc e
with MBSpecific ationsforServic eProducts
310. 1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixturethat ensures ade-
quate antifreezeandanti- corrosion protec-
tion.
i The
coolant ischeck edwith every mainte-
nanc einter valataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Fillin gcapacities Missing
valueswerenotavailabl eat time of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SLC
300 Approx
.8.5 USqt
(8.0 l) Mercedes
‑Benz
SLC 43AMG Approx
.8.2 USqt
(7.8 l) Windshield
washersystem
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Windshield washerconcentrateishighly
flammable. Ifwindshield washerconcentrate
gets ontohot compon entsofthe engine or
the exhaust system,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury.
Make surethatwindshield washerconcen-
trat eis not spilled inthe vicinit yof the filler
neck .
! Only
usewasher fluidwhich issuitable for
lamp lenses, e.g.MBSummerF itor MB Win-
terF it.Unsuitable washerfluidmaydamage
the lamp lenses ofthe headlamps.
! Only
MBSummerF itand MBWinterF it
washer fluidshould bemixed together.The
spray nozzlesmay otherwise become
blocked.
Do not use distilled orde-ioniz edwater. Other-
wise, thelevel sensor maygiveafalse reading.
When handling washerfluid,observe the
important safetynoteson service products
(Y page 298).
At temperat uresabove freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwindshield washerfluid,e.g.
MB SummerF it.
X Add 1part MBSummerF itto 100 parts
water.
At temperat uresbelow freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwasher fluid,e.g.MBWinterF it.
For thecorrec tmixing ratiorefer tothe
inform ationonthe antifr eezereservoir.
i Add
windshield washerfluid,e.g.MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterF it,to the washer fluid
all year round. 302
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