2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER key

Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched
on even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun -
tr ies, oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due to
legal requirementsand self-impose doblig a-
tio ns. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin g:
R thelight switch
R thecom binatio nswit ch(Ypage 99)
R theon -bo ard com pute r(Y page 176)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A0057 Automatic hea dlam pmod e,contro l-
le d by the light sens or
004B 0058
Low-beam/hi gh-b eam hea dlam ps
0084 005E
Rear fog lamp
If yo uhea ra wa rning tonewhen youleav ethe
veh icle, the lights maysti llbe switch edon.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058. The
exte riorlighti ng(excep tthe parking /
sta ndi ng lamps )sw itch esoff automa tically if
yo u:
R rem ove theSma rtKeyfrom theigniti onlock
R op en the driver 'sdo or wh ile the Sma rtKeyis
in po sitio n0092 inthe igniti onlock
Au tomati chea dlamp mode G
WA
RNING
Whe nthe light switch isset to0058, the
lo w-b eam hea dlam psma ynot beswitch ed
on automa tically if ther eis fog ,snow or
othe rcau ses ofpoor vis ibility dueto the
we ath ercond itions such asspr ay.The reisa
ris kof an acci dent.
In such situa tions, turn thelight switch to
0058.
The automa tichea dlam pfea ture isonl yan aid.
The driver isres ponsi ble for the vehicle's light-
ing atalltime s.
0058 isthe preferred light switch positio n:
R The light setti ngisau toma tically sel ecte d
acco rding tothe brightne ssofthe ambient
li ght (excep tion:po or vis ibility dueto
we ath ercond itions such asfog ,snow or
spr ay).
R Wi th the Sma rtKeyin po sitio n0047 inthe igni-
tio nlock: the parking lamps aresw itch edon
or off automa tically de pendi ng on the bright-
ness ofthe ambient light.
R Wi th the enginerunning :if yo uha ve acti va-
ted thedaytime running lamps functio nvia
the on-b oard comp uter,the daytime running
la mps orthe parking lamps andthelow-
be am headlam psaresw itch edon oroff
au toma tically de pendi ng on the brightne ss
of the ambient light.
X To
switchon auto matic headlamp mode:
turn thelight switch to0058.
Can ada only:
The daytime running lamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour veh icledu ring theday.The daytime
ru nning lamps functio nis req uired bylaw in
Ca nad a.Itcanno tther eforebe deacti vated .
Whe nthe engineisrunning andthevehicleis
sta tionar y:ifyo ushi ftthe automa tictrans mis-
si on from adri ving positio nto positio n005D the
da ytime running lamps orlow-b eam hea d-
la mps gooutafte r3 minu tes. Ex
teri orlighti ng
97Lights andwind shield wipers Z

When
theengine isrunn ing,thevehicle issta-
tionary andinbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position, theday-
time runninglamps andparking lampsswitch
on.
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0058, themanual settings take prec-
edence overthedaytime runninglamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps functionmust be
switched onusing theon-board computer
(Y page 176).
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0060 or0058, themanual settings
take preceden ceover thedaytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps G
WARNIN
G
When thelight switch isset to0058, the
low-beam headlamps maynotbeswitched
on automatically ifthere isfog, snow or
other causes ofpoor visibility duetothe
weather conditionssuch asspray. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
In such situation s,turn thelight switch to
0058.
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetect thatit
is dark, theparking lampsandlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignition isswitched
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion. Thisisaparticularly usefulfunctioninthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamps:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe traff icbehind inthe event of
thick fog.Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps. X
To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignition lock
or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Park inglamp s
! If
the batter ycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstandin glamps areautomati-
cally switched offtoenable thenext engine
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccordan cewith therele-
vant legal stipulations. Avoidusingthe0060
parking lampsoveraperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right- hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standin glamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Stand inglamp s
Switc hingonthe standin glamps ensures the
corr esponding sideofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignition lockoritis in
position 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). 98
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

The
high-beam headlamps areswitched on
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster alsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detect edorthe roads are
adequa telylit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitched off
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster goesout.The00CE
indicator lampinthe multifunct iondisplay
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombinat ion
switch backtoits normal position ormove
the light switch toanother position.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
controlpanel
0043 003D Switch esthe left- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0044 0033 Switch esthe automatic interiorlight-
ing cont rolon/of f
0087 003D Switch esthe right- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0085 004A Switch esthe inter iorlighting on/off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order toprevent thevehicle's batteryfrom
discharging, theinter iorlighting functionsare
automatically deactivatedaftersome time, unless
theSmart Keyisin position 0048inthe
ignition lock.
The color andbrightn essofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system
(Y page 177).
Automa ticinterior lighting control X
To switch on:setthe switch tothe cent er
position.
When theautomatic interiorlighting control
is switched on,the switch isflush withthe
overhead controlpanel.
X To switch off:setthe switch tothe 0033
position.
The inter iorlighting automatically switcheson
if you:
R unlock thevehicle
R open adoor
R remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock
The inter iorlighting isswitched onfor aset
time when theSmart Keyisremoved fromthe
ignition lock.Youcanactivate thisdelayed
switch- offusing theon-board computer
(Y page 177). Replacing
bulbs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Bulbs, lampsandconn ector scan getvery
hot when operating. Ifyou change abulb,
you could burnyourself onthese compo-
nent s.There isarisk ofinjury.
Allow these compon entstocool down
before changing abulb.
Vehicles withhalogen lamps
Do not use alamp thathasbeen dropped orif
its glass tubehasbeen scratc hed.
The lamp mayexplode if:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you drop it
R you scratc hit
Only operate bulbsinenclosed lamps
designed forthat purpose. Onlyinstall spare Replacing
bulbs
101Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

Repl
acing the wiper blades
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If the windsh ield wiper sbeg into move while
yo uare changing thewiper blad es, you
cou ldbe trap ped bythe wiper arm.The reis
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw aysswi tch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
ig niti onbef ore changing thewiper blad es.
! To
avo idda mag ingthe wiper blad es, make
su re that youtou chonly thewiper arm of
the wiper .
! Neve
rope nthe hoodifawi ndsh ield wiper
arm hasbee nfol ded away from thewind-
shi eld.
Neve rfol dawi ndsh ield wiper arm withou ta
wi per blad eba ck onto thewindsh ield .
Hol dthe windsh ield wiper arm firmlywh en
yo ucha nge thewiper blad e. Ifyo urel ease
the windsh ield wiper arm withou ta wi per
bl ad eand itfal lsonto thewindsh ield ,the
wi ndsh ield may bedamag edbythe force of
the impact.
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mmend sthat youha ve
the wiper blad es cha nged ataqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksho p.
! Alw
ayspos ition the windsh ield wiper arms
verti callybef ore folding them away from the
wi ndsh ield .By doing so, youwi llavo idda m-
ag eto the hood.
Repl acing the wiper blades Remo
vingthe wiper blades
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock (Ypage 118 ).
X Set thewindsh ield wiper topos ition 00AA.
X Whe nthe wiper armsare verti caltothe
hoo d:turn theSmar tKeytopos ition 0092 in the
igniti onlock and remo vethe Smar tKey
(Y page 118 ).
X Fol dthe windsh ield wiper armsaw ay from
the windsh ield . X
Pre ssboth release clips 0044.
X Fol dwi per blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0087away from wiper arm 0085.
X Re move wiper blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0083.
In stal ling the wiper blades X
Pos ition new wiper blad e0043 with rece ss0084
on lug 0083.
X Fol dwi per blad e0043 inthe directi onof
arr ow 0087onto thewiper arm,unti lreta ining
cli ps 0044 enga geinbra cket 0085.
X Ma kesure that wiper blad e0043 issea ted
corre ctly.
X Fol dthe wiper arm back onto thewind-
shi eld. 10
4 Win
dshi eld wi persLights andwindsh ield wipers

ECO
star t/s top functi on Dur
ing auto maticeng ineswit ch-off,th ecli-
mat econ trol syst emonlyoper atesat a
reduc edcapac ity.Ifyou requi refull clim ate
con trol capac ity,theECO start /stopfun ction
can bedeac tivate dby pres singth eECO but-
to n(Y page 122). Oper
ating theclim atecont rolsys-
tem s Activ
ating/d eactivatingclim atecon-
tr ol
Gener alnot es When
theclim atecontrol isswit ched off,th e
air supply andaircirculat ionare also switched
off .The wind owscouldfog up.Ther efore,
swit choff clim atecontrol on lybrie fly
i Ac
tivate clim atecontrol prim arily usingth e
0058 button(Y page 111).
Air- condi tioningsyst em X
Turn theSm artKey toposit ion0048intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 118).
X To swit chon: turnairf low control 006B clock-
wise tothedesir edposit ion(excep tposit ion
0 )(Y page 106).
X To swit choff:tur nairf low control 006B coun -
te r-clo ckwise toposit ion0(Y page 106).
3-z one autom atic clim atecont rol X
Turn theSm artKey toposit ion0048intheign i-
tio nloc k(Y page 118).
X To swit chon: pres sth e0058 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0058 buttonlight s
up. Airflow andairdist ribut ionare setto
auto maticmod e.
or
X Pre ssthe0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttongoes
out .The prev iously selectedset tings are
res tored.
X To swit choff:pres sth e0078 button.
The indicat orlamp inthe0078 buttonlight s
up. Swit
ching cooling withairdeh umidi-
fica tion on/off
Gener alnot es If
you deac tivate the"Coolin gwith air-dehu-
midif ication"fun ction ,th eair inside theveh icle
will notbe coo led. Theairinside theveh icle
will also notbe dehum idified. The wind owscan
fog upmor equick ly.Ther efore, deac tivate the
coo ling with air-dehum idification function only
brie fly.
The "Coolin gwith airdehum idification"fun c-
tio nis on lyavailabl ewhen theeng ineisrun -
nin g.The airinside theveh icle iscoo ledand
dehum idifiedacc ording tothete mper ature
selec ted.
Con densation may dripfrom theunde rsideof
th eveh icle when itis in coo ling mod e.This is
no rm aland nota sign that there isamalf unc-
tio n.
Activ ating/d eactivating X
To act ivate: pres sth e005A or0056 but-
to n.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A or0056 but-
to nlight sup.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sth e005A or0056 but-
to n.
The indicat orlamp inthe005A or0056 but-
to ngoes out.The "Coolin gwith airdehum id-
ific atio n"fun ction has adelayed switch-off
feat ure. 110
Oper
ating theclima tecontr olsyst emsClima tecontr ol

In
vehicle swith automa tictransmission,
engage positionsPand Ronly when the
vehicle isstationary .
Where possible,avoid spinning thedrive
wheel swhen pulling awayon slip pery roads.
You could otherwise damagethe drive train. Key
positio ns
Smart Key 005A
Toremove theSmartKey
0047 Power supplyfor some consumers, such
as the windshi eldwipers
0048 Ignition (powersupp lyfor allconsumers)
and drive positio n
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
SmartKey canbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrect SmartKey
for the vehicle .The ignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannot bestarted.
KEY LESS-GO Gene
ralnotes
Vehicle swith KEYLESS- GOare equi pped with
a SmartKey featuringanintegrated KEYLESS-
GO start function andadetachab leStart/St op
button.
The Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted inthe
ignition lockandtheSmartKey mustbeinthe
vehicle .
When youinsert theStart/St opbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imatel ytwo seconds recognition time.Youcan
then usetheStart/St opbutton.
Pressing theStart/St opbutton several times
in successio ncorresponds tothe different keypositio
nsinthe ignition lock.Thisisonly the
case ifyou arenot depres singthebrake pedal.
If you depres sthe brake pedaland press the
Start/St opbutton, theengine startsimmedi -
ately .
A check whichperiodicallyestabl ishesaradi o
connection betweenthe vehicle andthe
SmartKey determines whetheravali dSmart-
Key isin the vehicle .This occurs, forexample ,
when starting theengine.
To start thevehicle withoutactively usingthe
SmartKey:
R the Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted in
the ignition lock.
R the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO(Ypage 66).
Do not keep theSmartKey:
R with electronic devices,e.g.amobil ephone
or another SmartKey.
R with metall icobjects, e.g.coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallicobjects, e.g.ametal case.
This canimpa irthe functionality ofthe KEY-
LESS- GOkey.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmartKey's
remote controlorwith KEYLESS- GO,after a
short time:
R you willnot beableto switch onthe ignition
with theStart/St opbutton.
R you willnot beableto start theengine with
the Start/St opbutton untilthevehicle is
unlocked again.
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/St opbutton forthree seconds. This
function operatesindepe ndently ofthe ECO
start/stop automaticengine switch-off func-
tion. 118
Drivi
ngDrivi ngand parking

Key
positions with KEYLESS- GO 0043
Start /S topbut ton
0044 Ignition lock
As soo nas theign ition isswit ched on,all the
ind icat orlamps intheins trumen tclus terligh t
up. Further inform ation onsituati onswher ean
ind icat orlamp either fails togo out afterstart -
ing theen gin eor ligh tsup while driving
(Y page 210).
If St art /S topbut ton0043 has notyet been
pre sse d,this co rrespo ndsto theke ybein g
rem ovedfrom theign ition .
X To swit chon thepower supply:pre ss
St art /S topbut ton0043 once.
The power supplyis swit ched on.You can
no wact ivat eth ewin dsh ield wiper s,for
ex ample .
The power supplyis swit ched off again if:
R thedriv er'sdoor isopen edand
R you pressStart /S topbut ton0043 twice
when inthis posi tion
X To swit chon theignit ion:pressStart /
St op but ton0043 twice.
The ignition isswit ched on.
If you pressStart /S topbut ton0043 once
when inthis posi tion ,th eign ition is
swit ched off again .
Rem oving theSt art/S top button
You canremove theSt art /S topbut tonfrom
th eign ition lockand start theveh icleas nor-
mal usingth eSm artKey.
X Remo veStart /S topbut ton0043 from ignition
loc k0044. You
donothave torem ove theSt art /S topbut -
to nfrom theign ition lockwhen youleaveth e
veh icle. You should, howe ver,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou when leavingtheveh icle.
As longas theSm artKey isin theveh icle:
R theveh iclecan bestart ed usin gth eSt art /
St op but ton
R theelec trical lypower edequipm entcan be
oper ated St
artin gth eengine
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If ch ildr enare leftuns uper vised intheveh i-
cle ,th ey could:
R oper atetheveh icle's equipm ent
Ad dition ally, childr encould set theveh iclein
mot ionif,for example ,th ey:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans mis sion outof
park position005D
R start theen gin e
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleav ech ildr enoranim alsunat tend ed
in theveh icle.
When leavingtheveh icle, always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle. This
also applie sfor theDig italVeh icleKey ifth e
"Di gitalVeh icleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect . G
DANG
ER
Comb ustion engin esemit poisonous
ex haust gasessuc has car bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gasesis haz ardo usto
healt hand canresult inpois oning .Ther eis a
ris kof fat alinj ury. Ther efore, never leav eth e
en gin erun ningan enclo sed spac ewit hout
adequat even tilati on. G
WAR
NING
Flam mable materialsint rod uce dth roug h
en viron men talinfluen ceorby anim alscan Driv
ing
119Drivingand parki ng
Z

ignit
eif in con tactwith theexhaus tsyst em
or part sof the engin ethat heat up.There is
a risk offire.
Carry outregular checkstomake surethat
the reare noflamm ableforeign mate rialsin
the engin ecom partmen tor inthe exhaus t
syst em.
Durin gacold start,the engin eruns athigher
speeds toenable thecatalytic convert erto
reach itsoperat ingtem perat ure.Thesound of
the engin emay chan gedurin gthis time.
Autom atic transm ission X
Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005D.
Tran smiss ionposit iondisplay 005Disshown
in the multif unction display.
i You
canstartthe engin ein transm ission
posit ion005Dand 005C.
Sta rting procedur ewith theSma rtKey To
star tthe engin eusing theSmar tKey inst ead
of KE YLE SS-GO, pulltheStart/ Stop butt onout
of the ignit ionlock .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0049
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock andrelease
it as soon asthe engin eis runn ing.
Using KEYLESS-GO tosta rttheengine The
Start/ Stop butt oncan beused tostar tthe
vehic lemanually withoutinse rting the Smar t-
Key intothe ignit ionlock .The Start/ Stop but-
ton must beinse rted inthe ignit ionlock and
the Smar tKey must beinthe vehic le.This
mode forstar tingthe engin eoperat esinde-
pende ntly of the ECO start/sto pautom atic
engin estar tfunc tion.
X Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/ Stop butt ononc e
(Y page 118).
The engin estar ts. Pulling
away
Gener alnotes G
WARN
ING
If the engin espeed isabove theidling speed
and youengag etransm ission position003A
or 0046, thevehic lecould pullaway sud-
denly. Thereisarisk ofan acc ident .
When engagingtransm ission position003A
or 0046, always firmlydepres sthe brak e
pedal anddonot simult aneously accelerat e.
! Change
gearingood timeand avoid spin-
nin gthe wheels. Youcould otherwise dam-
age thevehic le.
Depr esstheaccelerat orcaref ullywhen pulling
away.
The vehic lelock scen trally onceyou have
pulled away.Thelockingknobs inthe doors
drop down.
You canopen thedoors fromthe insid eat any
tim e.
You canalso deact ivatethe autom aticlocking
feat ure (Ypage 178).
It is only possible toshift thetransm ission
fro mposit ion005Dtothe desire dposit ionifyou
depres sthe brak epedal. Onlythenis the shift
lock released .
i Upshif
tstak eplace athigher engine
speeds afteracold start.This helps thecat-
alytic convert erto reach itsoperat ingtem -
perat uremore quickly.
Inf ormat iononthe autom aticrelease ofthe
elect ricpark ingbrak e(Y page 136).
Hill startassist Hill
star tassist helpsyouwhen pulling away
for ward orinreve rseonanuphill gradien t.It
holds thevehic lefor ashor ttim eaft eryou
have removedyour footfromthe brak epedal.
This gives youenoug htim eto move yourfoot
fro mthe brak epedal tothe accelerat orpedal
and todepres sit befor ethe vehic lebegin sto
roll. 120
DrivingDriving
andparking