2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ESP

the
vehicleon the desired course withi nph ysi-
cal limi ts. ESP ®
as sists the driver when pulling
aw ay on wetor slip pe ry roa ds.ESP ®
can also
sta bilize the vehicledu rin gbra king .
ETS (Electro nicTrac tionSys tem) i
Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57).
ETS tractio ncontro lis pa rtof ESP ®
.
ETS brakes thedrive wheelsind ividu ally ifthe y
sp in. Thisena bles youto pullaw ay and accel-
era teon slip pe ry surfa ces ,for exa mpl eif the
roa dsu rfa ce isslip pe ry on one side .In addi-
tio n,mor edri ve torq ueistra nsfe rredto the
wh eelor wh eelswith tra ctio n.
ETS remains acti vewhen youde acti vate ESP ®
.
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If ESP ®
is ma lfunctio ningitwi llnot provide
any vehiclesta bilizati on. Thereisan
incr easedris kof ski dding orofan acc ident.
Exerc ise cau tionwh en conti nuing todrive.
Hav eESP ®
che cked ataqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op.
Wh entow ingthe vehiclewi th the rearaxl e
ra ised ,ob serve the note son ESP ®
(Y page 264 ).
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
conti nuously,the nESP ®
is de acti vated .
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp and the00BB
ESP ®
OFF warning lamp arelit conti nuously,
ESP ®
is not availabl e du eto ama lfunctio n.
Ob serve the inform ation on warning lamps
(Y page 211 )and disp laymes sage swh ich
ma ybe sho wninthe instrument cluste r
(Y page 183 ).
i Onl
yus ewh eelswith the reco mme nded
tire sizes .Onl ythe nwi llESP ®
functio npro p-
erl y. Ch
arac teristics ofESP® Ge
neral info rmatio n
If the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp goes out
be for ebe ginning thejourney ,ESP ®
is au to-
ma tica lly acti ve.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes ,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning
la mp flashe sin the instrument cluste r.
If ESP ®
inte rvenes :
X Do not deacti vate ESP ®
und erany circum -
sta nces .
X Onl yde pre ssthe accelera tor pedalas faras
nece ssarywh en pulling away.
X Ada ptyour drivin gsty leto suitthe prevailing
roa dand weath ercond itions .
EC Ostart/ stopfun ction
Th eECO start/sto pfu nctio nsw itch esthe
eng ineoffautoma tically wh en the vehicle
stop smov ing.Th eeng inestarts automa tically
wh en the driver wants topullaw ay again.
ESP ®
rem ains inits pre viouslyse lected status ,
e.g .if ESP ®
wa sde acti vated befor ethe engine
wa sau toma tically sw itch edoff.
De activ atin g/activ atin gES P®
(e xc ept
Me rce des -AMG SLC43) Impo
rtant safety notes
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57) .
Yo ucan select betwe enthe followi ng states of
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vated
R ESP ®
is de acti vated G
WA
RNING
If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
,ESP ®
no longe rsta -
bi lizes thevehicle. There isan incr easedris k
of ski dding and anacc ident.
Onl yde acti vate ESP ®
in the situa tions
de scri bedin the followi ng.
It ma ybe best to deacti vate ESP ®
in the fol-
lo wi ng situa tions:
R wh en using snowcha ins
R in de ep sno w
R on sand orgra vel Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
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Spi
nning thewheel sres ults inacutti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgri p.
i Activa
teESP ®
as soo nas the situations
des crib edabove nolonger apply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto stab ilize the vehicle
if the vehiclestar tsto skid orawh eel star ts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspi nning thedriven wheel sfor an
extend edper iod wi th ESP ®
dea ctiva ted.You
cou ldothe rwisedamag ethe drivetra in.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P® X
To deac tivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster lights up.
X To acti vate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster goesou t.
Chara cteristi cswhe nES P®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is dea ctiva tedand one ormore wheel s
star tto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instru ment cluster flashe s.In such situ a-
tions ,ESP ®
wi llnot stab ilize the vehicle.
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability
R engi netorqu eis no longer limite dand the
dri ve wheel sare ableto spi n
R tracti oncontrol isstil lacti vate d
R Active BrakeAssistisno longer availab le;
nor isitacti vate difyo ubra kefirm lywith
as sis tance fromESP® R
PR E-SAFE ®
is no longer availab le,nor isit
acti vate difyo ubra kefirm lyand ESP®
inter -
vene s
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides suppo rtwh en youbra ke
firm ly
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gES P®
(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG SLC43) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes "sec-
tion (Ypage 57).
You canselect betw eenthefollowi ng state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d
R SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d,
there isagre aterris kof skid ding and acci-
dents .
Only activate SPOR Tha ndl ing mod ein the
situ ations describ edinthe followi ng. G
WARNI
NG
If yo udea ctiva teESP ®
,ESP ®
no longer sta-
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incre ased risk
of skid ding and anacci dent.
Only deactiva teESP ®
in the situations
des crib edinthe followi ng.
In the followi ng situ ations, itmay bebette rto
acti vate SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eor dea ctiva te
ESP ®
:
R wh en using snow chains
R in dee psnow
R on sand orgra vel
R on spe cially des ignate droa dswhen the
veh icle's ownove rstee ringandunderste er-
ing characte ristics aredesired
Spi nning thewheel sresu ltsinacutti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgri p.
Drivi nginSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eor withou t
ESP ®
req uires anextrem elyqu alifi ed and
expe rienced driver. 62
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vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty

i
Activa
teESP ®
as soo nas the situa tions
de scri bedab ove nolonge rap ply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto sta bilize the vehicle
if the vehiclesta rts toski dor awh eelsta rts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspi nning thedriven wheelsfor an
exte ndedpe rio dwi th ESP ®
de acti vated .Yo u
cou ldothe rwisedama gethe drivetra in.
De acti vati ng/ac tivatin gES P® X
To acti vate SPORThand ling mode :bri efly
pre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandling Mode SPO
RTHandling Modemes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.
X To
deac tivate SPO RThand ling mode :
bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster goesou t.
X To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
in the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe arsin the multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay.
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesou t.The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe arsin the multifu nctio n
di spl ay.
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated and one
or more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.
ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite d
de gre e. Whe
nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vated :
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to a
li mite dde gre e
R trac tioncontro lis sti llacti vated
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlimite dand the
dri ve wheelsareab leto spi n
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly
Cha racte risticswh en ESP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is de acti vated and one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instrum entcluster flashe s.In such situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longe rimp rove sdri ving stability
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlimite dand the
dri ve wheelsareab leto spi n
R trac tioncontro lis sti llacti vated
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longe rav ailabl e;
nor isitacti vated ifyo ubra kefirmly with
as sista nce from ESP®
R PR E-SAFE ®
is no longe rav ailabl e, nor isit
acti vated ifyo ubra kefirmly and ESP®
inte r-
vene s
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly EBD
(electro nicbrake force distrib u-
tio n)
Ge neral info rmatio n EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec -
tio nfor driving safety system s(Y page 57). G
WA
RNING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erfullbra king .Thi sincr eases
the riskof ski dding and anacci dent.
Yo usho uld ther eforeadaptyo ur driving
sty leto the differ ent handl ing characteri s- Dri
ving safe tysys tems
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tics
.Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked ata
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Ob serve inform ation reg arding indicator and
wa rning lamps (Ypage 210 )as wellas disp lay
mes sage s(Y page 185 ). AD
APTIVE BRAKE
i Ob
serve the "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec-
tio n(Y page 57).
ADAPT IVEBRAKE enhance sbra king safety and
off ers incr easedbra king comf ort.Inadditio n
to the braking functio n,ADAPT IVEBRAKE also
ha sthe HOLD functio n(Y page 151) andhill
sta rtas sist (Y page 120 ). Pro
tectionaga inst the ft Immo
bilizer
X To activ ate with the SmartK ey:rem ove
the Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti onlock.
X To activ ate with KEYLES S-G O:switch the
ig niti onoff and open the driver 'sdo or.
X To dea ctivate :sw itch onthe igniti on.
The immob ilize rpre vents your veh iclefro m
be ing started withou tthe corr ectSma rtKey.
Wh enleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. The
eng inecan bestarted byany one with ava lid
Sma rtKeytha tis left ins ide the vehicle.
i The
immob ilize ris alwa ysdeacti vated
wh en yousta rtthe engine.
In the eventtha tthe enginecann otbe star-
ted (yet the vehicle'sba ttery ischa rged),
the syste misnot opera tional .Co ntact an
au thor izedMe rced es-Benz Center orcal l
1-800 -FOR-MER Cedes(in the USA) or
1-800-38 7-0100(in Ca nad a). ATA
(anti-the ftalarm system) X
To arm: lock the vehiclewi th the Sma rtKey
or KEYL ESS-GO .
Indi cato rla mp 0043flashe s.The alarm system
is arm edafte rap pro xima tely15 seco nds.
X To switchoff :unl ock thevehiclewi th the
Sma rtKey orKEYL ESS-GO .
A vis ualand audible alarm istrig geredifthe
al arm system isarm edand youop en:
R ado or
R the vehiclewi th the mech anical key
R the trunk lid
R the hood
R the glove comp artment
R the stow agespa ceund erthe arm rest
X To
sto pthe alarm with the SmartK ey:
pre ssthe 0036 or0037 button onthe
Sma rtKey .
The alarm isstop ped.
or
X Inse rtthe Sma rtKey intotheigniti onlock.
The alarm isstop ped.
X To
sto pthe alarm using KEYLES S-GO :
gra spthe outsid edo or handl e.The Sma rt-
Key mustbe outsid ethe vehicle.
The alarm isstop ped.
or
X Pre ssthe Start/ Stopbutton onthe dash-
bo ard .The Sma rtKey mustbe inside the
veh icle.
The alarm isstop ped.
The alarm isnot stop ped, eve nif yo uclo sethe
op en door tha ttrig geredit,for exa mpl e.
If the alarm stayson for more than
30 seco nds,the Mer cedesme conne ct
eme rgency callsy stem automa tically send s
a mes sage tothe Custom erCe nter. 64
Pro
tectionagai nstthef tSafe ty

Locking/u
nlockingcentr ally You
canstart ,loc kor unlo cktheveh icle usin g
KE YLE SS-GO .To do this, you onlynee dcar ry
th eSm artKey with you.Youcancom bine the
fun ction sof KE YLE SS-GO with those ofacon -
ven tional SmartKey. Unloc kth eveh icle by
usin gKE YLE SS-GO ,for instan ce, and lockit
usin gth e0037 buttonontheSm artKey.
The driver'sdoor andthedoor atwhic hth e
han dleisused, mustbothbe closed. The
Sm artKey must beouts idetheveh icle.When
loc kin gor unlo cking with KEYLE SS-GO ,th e
dist ancebet ween thekey and thecor respon d-
ing door handlemust notbegreat erthan 3ft
(1 m).
A che ckwhic hperio dicall yest ablishe sa radio
con nectionbet ween theveh icle and the
Sm artKey determ ineswhet heravalid Smart-
Key isin theveh icle.This occurs, forexam ple:
R when start ing theeng ine
R while driving
R when theext ern aldoor handles aretouche d X
To unlock thevehicl e:touch theinn ersur-
fac eof thedoor handle.
X To lock thevehicl e:touch sensor sur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Mak esure that you donot touch theinn er
surf ace ofthedoor handle.
X Convenien ceclosing feature: touch
rec esse dsen sor surf ace 0044for anext end ed
perio d.
Fur ther inform ationon thecon venience
clo singfeat ure (Ypage 77).
Deact ivatingand activat ing If
you donot intend touse aSm artKey foran
ext end edperio dof tim e,you can deac tivate
th eKE YLE SS-GO function ofthekey. The Sm
artKey willthen use verylitt lepower ,
th ereb ycon servingbatt erypower .For thepur-
poses ofact ivat ion/de activat ion,th eveh icle
must notbenear by.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sth e0037 buttonon
th eSm artKey twicein rapid successio n.
The batterychecklamp (Ypage 69)of the
Sm artKey flash estwic ebrief lyand light sup
onc e,then KEYLE SS-GO isdeac tivated .
X To act ivat e:pres sany buttonontheSm art-
Key.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign itio nloc k.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits assoc iatedfea-
tur es are available again. Cha
nging thesett ings ofthelocking
syst em
You canchan getheset tings oftheloc kin g
syst em. This mean sonl yth edriv er'sdoor ,th e
lock able stowage compartmen tsintheveh icle
int erio rand thefuel filler flapareunlo cked
when theveh icle isunlo cked. This isusef ulif
you frequen tlytravel alone.
X To cha nge thesett ing: pressand hold
down the0036 and0037 buttons simult ane-
ously forabout sixsec ond sunt ilth ebatt ery
indi catorlamp (Ypage 69)flash estwic e.
If th eset tingof theloc kin gsyst emischan ged
with inthesign alran geoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R lock sor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
The SmartKey now function sas follo ws:
X To unlock :pres sth e0036 buttononc e.
X To unlock centrally:pres sth e0036 button
twic e.
X To lock centr ally:pres sth e0037 button.
The KEYLE SS-GO function ischan gedasfol-
lows:
X To unlock thedr iver 'sdoor :to uch the
inn ersurf ace ofthedoor handleonthedriv -
er' sdoor .
X To unlock centrally:to uch theinn ersur-
fac eof thedriv eror fro nt-pas senger door
han dle.
X To lock centr ally:to uch theout ersen sor
surf ace onone ofthedoor handles. Sm
artKey
67Openingand closing Z

one
ofthe front sidewindows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movement
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows inthe front
The switches forthe front sidewindows are
located onthe driver's door.There isalso a
switch forthe front -passenger sidewindow on
the front -passenger door.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Left
0044 Right
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press
or pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
You cancont inue tooperate theside windows
after youswitch offthe engine. Thisfunct ionis
availa bleforuptofive minutes oruntil the
driver's orfront -passenger doorisopened. Opening
andclosin gall side win-
dows
Using theswitch onthe center con-
sole G
WARNING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpress theswitch downtoopen the
side window again. 76
Side
window sOpening andclosing

You
canusetheswitc hon the centercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecoverinthe lower centercon sole.
The switc hfor allside windows isunder the
cov er. X
To open allside windows: pressbutton0043
to the point ofresist ance.
X To open allside windows fully:press
switc h0043 beyond thepoint ofresist ance.
X To close allside windows: pullswitc h0043.
All side windows begintheclosin gproc e-
dure simult aneously. Therear side windows
close afterthe fron tside windows.
If, afte ropenin gthe windows, youclose one
side window usingtheswitc hin the door con-
tr ol panel:
R the fron tside window closesfirs tand
R the nthe correspon dingrearside window
close s.
Convenience closingwithKEYLESS-GO G
WARN
ING
When usingtheconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure,
part sof the body could betrapped inthe
closin garea when aside window isbeing
close d.There isarisk ofinjury.
Obser vethe com plete closin gproc edure
when theconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure is
operat ing.Make surethatnobody partsare
in close proximityduring theclosin gproc e-
dure. Proc
eedasfollows ifsomeo neistrapped:
X Release therecessed sensorsurfac eon the
door handle.
X Imm ediately pulland hold thedoor handle
and keep thedoor handle pulled.
The side windows open.
With KEYLE SS-GO youcan close allside win-
dows simult aneously. TheKEYLE SS-GO key
must beoutsid ethe vehic le.All the doors
must beclose d. X
Touch recessed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe
door handle untilthe side windows arefully
close d.
i Make
sureyouonly touchrec essed sensor
surfac e0043.
X To inter rupt convenience closing:release
rec essed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe door
handle. Reset
tingtheside windows
If aside window cannolonge rbe close dfully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0047or0048 in
the ignit ionlock .
X Pull thecorrespon dingswitc hon the door
con trol panel untilthe side window iscom -
pletely closed(Y page 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor anaddition alseco nd.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Imm ediately pullthecorrespon dingswitc h
on the door control panel untilthe side win-
dow iscom pletely closed(Y page 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor anaddition alseco nd.
If the respec tiveside window remains
close dafte rthe butt onisreleased, thenit Side
windows
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has
been setcorrect ly.Ifthis isnot the
case, repeat thesteps above. Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked orreset, theside win-
dow closes withincreased ormaximum force.Thereversing featureisthen notactive. Partsof
the body could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstructed duringclosing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstructed againduring closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfea-
ture. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/closing fea-
ture. The
SmartKey batteryisdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartKey battery(Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydrau licsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury. Always
openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isacomplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstrengt h.You orothers can
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury. 78
RoofOpening
andclosing