2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

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

This
isdone either bytext message ordata
conn ection .The emergenc ycall system
sends themessage ordata provided that:
R you have subscribed toMercedes me
conn ect
R the Mercedes meconn ectservice has
been activated properly
R the necessary mobilephonenetwork is
availabl e Protection
againsttheft
65Safety Z

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofthe
SmartK ey. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Locks thevehicle
0044 0054 Unlock sthe trunk lid
0087 0036 Unlock sthe vehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock centrally: pressthe0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the stowage compartmen tin the cent ercon-
sole
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 178).
When itis dark, thesurround lightingalso
comes onifit is activated inthe on-board
computer (Ypage 177). KEY
LESS-GO
General notes Bear
inmind thattheengine canbestarted by
any ofthe vehicle occupants ifthere isaKEY-
LES S-GO keyinthe vehicle (Ypage 120). 66
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

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

X
To res tore thefactory settin gs:pre ssand
hol ddo wn the 0036 and0037 buttons
si mu ltaneou sly for appro xima telysix sec-
ond sunti lthe battery checklamp
(Y page 69)fla she stwi ce. Mec
hani calkey
Gen eral notes If
the vehiclecan nolonger belocked or
unl ocke dwi th the Sma rtKey orwith KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe mech anical key.
If yo uus ethe mech anical key tounl ock and
op en the driver 'sdo or orthe trunk lid, the
anti -thef tal arm system willbe trig gered.
Swi tch offthe alarm (Ypage 64).
Remo ving the mec hani calkey X
Pu sh release catch 0043inthe directi onofthe
arr ow and atthe same time remove
mech anical key 0044from theSma rtKey .
For further informa tionab ou t:
R unl ocki ngthe driver 'sdo or (Y page 73)
R unl ocki ngthe trunk (Ypage 74)
R locking thevehicle(Y page 73)
In se rtin gthe mec hani calkey X
Pu sh mech anical key 0044comp letel yinto the
Sma rtKey untilit enga gesand release
catch 0043isba ck inits basic po sitio n. SmartK
eybatte ry
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
Batte riesconta intoxi cand corrosive sub-
sta nces. Ifba tteri esare swallo we d,itcan
res ultin sev ere healthpro blems .The reisa
ris kof fata linju ry.
Kee pba tteri esoutof the reachofchi ldren.
If aba ttery issw allo we d,see kmed ical
atte ntionimm ediatel y. H
En
viron men talnote Batte
riesconta inpo lluta nts.
It is ille ga lto dispo seof
them with the household
ru bb ish. The ymu stbe col-
le cted separatelyand dis-
po sed ofinan envi ronme n-
tal lyres ponsi ble recy cling
sy stem . Disp
oseofbatteri esinan
envi ronme ntallyres ponsi ble
ma nner. Take discha rged
ba tteri estoaqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh oportoacol -
le ctio npo int for used bat-
teri es.
The Sma rtKey batteri esconta inpe rchl orate
ma teri al,wh ich mayreq uire spe cialha ndl ing
and regard forthe envi ronme nt.National
gu ideline smu stbe obser ved during dispo sal.
In Ca liforni a,see www.dts c.ca.go v/
Hazardo usWaste/Perc hlorate/ index .cfm .
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mme ndsthatyo uha ve
the batteri esrep laced ataqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op. 68
SmartKe
yOpening and clos ing

Check
ingthebat tery X
Pre ssthe0037 or0036 button.
The battery iswork ingproperl yif bat tery
ch eck lamp 0043light sup brie fly.
The battery isdisc harg edifbat tery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbrie fly.
X Chan gethebat tery (Y page 69).
If th eSm artKey battery isch eck edwithin the
sign alrec ept ion rangeoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R loc ksor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
i You
cangetabat tery at any qualif iedspe-
ciali stwork shop.
Rep lacin gth ebat tery You
requi reaCR 2025 3V cel lbat tery.
X Tak eth emec hanical keyout oftheSm art-
Key (Ypage 68). X
Pre ssmec hanical key0044 intoth eSm artKey
open inginthedire ction ofthearr ow until
bat tery com partmen tcov er0043 open s.Do
no thold battery com partmen tcov er0043
clo sed while doingso.
X Remo vebat tery com partmen tcov er0043. X
Repeat edlytaptheSm artKey again styour
palm untilbat tery 0087 falls out.
X Inser tth ene wbat tery wit hth eposi tivete r-
min alfac ing upward s.Use alin t-fr ee cloth
to do so.
X Mak esure that thesurf ace ofthebat tery is
fr ee oflint,gre ase and other contam inan ts.
X Inser tth efron ttab sof bat tery com partmen t
cov er0043 intoth ehous ingand then pres sto
clo seit.
X Inser tmec hanical key0044 intoth eSm artKey
(Y page 68).
X Chec kth efun ction ofall Sm artKey buttons
on theveh icle. Sm
artKey
69Opening andclosing Z

Problems
withtheSmar tKey Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using theSmartK ey. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. The
SmartK eyisfaulty.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have theSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist workshop. You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. KEYLE
SS-GO was deactivated.
X Reactivate KEYLESS-GO (Ypage 66). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunction ing.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist
workshop. 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing