2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER fuel

Rear
viewcam era.......................... 159
Dri ving tips
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI C.................................... 150
Aut oma tic trans mis sion .................1 28
Brakes ...........................................139
Break-in period....... .......................117
Downhi llgrad ient....... .................... 139
Drinking anddriving....... ................137
Driving inwinter .............................141
Driving onfloo ded road s....... .........141
Driving onwet road s....... ...............141
Exhaus tcheck ...............................138
Fuel .............. .................................. 137
Gene ral....... ................................... 137
Hydr oplaning ................................. 141
Icy road surfaces....... .................... 141
Limi tedbraking effici ency onsal-
ted road s....... ................................ 140
Snow chains....... ........................... 270
Subjecti ngbra kes toaloa d....... ....139
Wet road surface....... .................... 139
DVD video
Opera ting(on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 173
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................217
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton ..................124 E
EA SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating .................178
Function/notes ................................91
EA SY-E XITfeature
Cra sh-resp onsive.............................92
Functio n/notes ................ ................ 91
Swi tching on/off ................ ...........178
EBD (electro nicbrake forcedistri -
butio n)
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
EC Odis play
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 138
On-bo ardcomp uter<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 170
EC Ostart/ stopfunc tion
Auto maticengi nestart<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 122
Auto maticengi neswitch-o ff.......... 121
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 122Ge
nera linfo rma tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 121
Introd uction<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 121
El ec tron icStab ility Pro gram
see ESP®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram)
Eme rgency
Auto maticmea sures afte ran
acci dent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 53
Eme rgencyrel eas e
Drive r'sdoo r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 73
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 75
Veh icle<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Eme rgencyspare wheel
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 294
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 294
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 294
Stow ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 294
Tec hnic alda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 294
Eme rgencyTen sion ingDe vic es
Activa tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 50
Emi ssionsco ntro l
Servi ceand warranty info rma tion ....24
En gine
Ch eck Engine warning lamp ........... 213
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
ECO start/stop function................ 121
Engine number<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 298
Irre gularrunni ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 123
Ju mp-s tarting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 260
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 244
Starti ngpro blems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 123
Starti ngthe engi newith the
Smar tKey<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 120
Starti ngwith KEYL ESS-GO ............. 120
Swi tching off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 135
Tow -star ting(vehicle )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 265
En gine elec tron ics
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 123
En gine oil
Add ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 241
Add itives <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Ch ecki ngthe oille vel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 241
Ch ecki ngthe oille vel using the
di psti ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 241
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Fil ling cap acity<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 301 In
dex
9

Operation
......................................... 53
Protection againsttheft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem) ......... 64
Immobilizer ...................................... 64
Protection ofthe environment
General notes..................................2 3
Pulling away
Automatic transmission................. 120
General notes................................ 120 Q
QR code
Mercedes-B enzGuid eApp ................. 1
Rescue card.....................................2 8
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 27 R
RACE TIMER (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles).................. 180
Rad io
Select ingastation .........................1 73
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Radio mode
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ....... ....................................217
Radio-w averece ption/ transmis-
sio nin the vehi cle
Decla rationof conformity ................26
REA CHRegul ation ...............................27
Readin glamp .....................................101
Rear foglamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 193
Switchi ngon/off ..............................98
Rear lamps
see Ligh ts
Rear viewcamera
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 250
Displ ayinthe multimedi asys tem ..160
Function/notes .............................159
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 159
Rear window defros ter
Gene ralnotes ................................ 113
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 114
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 113
Rear-vie wmirror
Anti-glare (manual )....... ................... 92 Dippi
ng(automa tic)....... .................. 93
Refrig erant(air-conditioningsys-
tem)
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 303
Refue ling
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 32
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 132
Ref ueling proces s....... ................... 133
see Fuel
Remote control
Progra mming (garage door
opene r)....... ................................... 235
Replac ingbulb s
High-b eamheadlamps ................... 103
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 101
Install ing/remo vingthecover
(front wheelarch) .......................... 102
Low-b eamheadlamps .................... 102
Overvi ewofbul btype s....... ........... 102
Reportin gsafety defects....... ............. 28
Resc uecard ......................................... 28
Rese rve(fue ltank)
see Fuel
Rese rvefuel
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 197
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 213
Resi dual heat (climate control) ........114
Restrain tsyste m
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 189
Introducti on....... ..............................38
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 212
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 39
Reve rsegear
Engagi ng(automa tictransmis -
sion) ............................................... 126
Reve rsibleflo or panel (trunk) ..........227
Reve rsing feature
Side windows ................................... 75
Reve rsing lamps (display mes-
sage )....... ............................................193
Roadsi deAss istanc e(bre akdow n).... 25
Roof
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 78
Openi ng/closi ng(withroof
swi tch) .............................................79
Openi ng/closi ng(withSmartKey ).... 80 In
dex
15

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts
23Introdu ction Z

cau
sedea thor seri ousbod ily inju ryifthe
vehi cleisdri ven, thatdefect ormal func-
tion hasbee nsu bject torep airtwo or
more times,and youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz USA,LLCinwri ting ofthe
need foritsrep air.
(2) thesam esu bsta ntialdef ect ormal func-
tion ofaless seri ousnatu rethan categ ory
(1) hasbee nsu bject torep airfou ror more
time sand youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz inwri ting ofthe need for
its rep air.
(3) thevehi cleisou tof serv icebyrea son of
rep airof the sam eor differe ntsubsta ntial
def ects ormal functi onsforacumu lative
total ofmore than30calenda rda ys.
Ple ase send your wri tten notice to:
Merce des-Benz USA,LLC
Cu stome rAssi stance Center
One Merce des-Benz Drive
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328 Main
tenance
The Servi ceand Warranty Bookl etdes crib esall
the neces sarymai ntenance workwhi chsho uld
be done atregu larinterv als.
Alw aysha ve the Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et
wi th youwhe nyo ubri ng the vehi cletoan
au thori zedMerce des-Benz Center. Theservice
ad vis orwillrecor deve ryserv iceforyouin the
Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et. Roads
ideAssis tanc e
The Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Pro-
gra moffe rstechni calhelpin the eventofa
bre akd own.Ca lls to the toll-free Roadsid e
Assi stance Hotlineare answ eredby ourag ents
24 hou rsada y,365 days aye ar.
1-8 00-FOR-MERC edes(1-8 00-367 -6372)
(U SA )
1-8 00-387 -0100(Canada)
For additiona linfo rma tion, referto the
Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Program
bro chu re(USA) orthe "Roa dsi de Assi stance "
secti oninthe Servi ceand Warranty boo klet
(C ana da).You willfind both inyour vehi clelit-
era ture portfoli o. Chan
geofaddress orchan geofow n-
ersh ip
In the eventofacha nge ofaddre ss, plea se
send usthe "Notificati onofAddr essChange "
in the Servi ceand Guara ntee booklet orsim ply
cal lthe Merce des-Benz Custome rAssi stance
Ce nter (USA) atthe hotlinenumb er
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367 -6372)or
Cu stom erServ iceCenter (Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100.Thi swi llas sist us inconta ct-
ing youin atime lymanne rsho uld the need
ari se.
If yo usel lyo ur Mer cedes,plea se leave the
enti relitera ture inthe vehicleso tha tit is
ava ilab leto the next owner.
If yo uha ve purcha sedaus ed car ,pl ea se send
us the "Noti fica tionof Use dCa rPu rcha se"in
the Serv iceand Guara ntee bookletor simpl y
cal lthe Mer cedes-Be nzCustom erAssi stance
Ce nter (USA)atthe hotlinenum ber
1-800-FO R-MERC edes(1-80 0-367-63 72)or
Cu stom erServ ice(Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100. Vehi
cle ope ratio nouts idethe USA
and Canada
Whe nyo uare abroa dwi th your veh icle,
obs erve thefollowi ng points:
R Serv icefaciliti es orrep laceme ntparts may
not berea dily ava ilab le.
R Lea d-fre efue lfor veh icles with acata lytic
conve rtermay notbeava ilab le.Lea dedfue l
can causedamag eto the cata lytic con-
verte r.
R The fuelmay have aconsi derab lylowe r
octa nenum ber.Unsu itable fue lcan cause
engi nedamag e.
Some Mercedes-Be nzmod elsare availab lefor
de livery inEuro pethro ughou rEuro pean Del iv-
ery Program.For detai ls,consu ltan author ized
Mer cedes-Be nzCenter orwri teto one ofthe
fol lowi ng addre sse s.
In the USA
Mer cedes-Be nzUSA, LLC
Euro pean Del iveryDep artm ent
One Mercedes-Be nzDriv e
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328
In Can ada
Mer cedes-Be nzCanad a,Inc. Se
rvic eand vehic leope ratio n
25Introduc tion Z

Problems
withyour vehicle
If you should experience aproblem withyour
vehicle, particularly onethat youbelieve may
affect itssafe operation, weurge youtocon-
tact anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter
immediately tohave theproblem diagnosed
and rectified. Ifthe problem isnot resolved to
your satisfaction ,please discuss theproblem
again withanauthorized Mercedes-B enzCen-
ter or,ifnecessary, contactusatone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC
Customer AssistanceCenter
One Mercedes-B enzDrive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
In Canada
Mercedes-B enzCanada, Inc.
Customer RelationsDepartmen t
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toront o,Ontario M4G4C9 Report
ingsafety defects
USA only:
The following textispublished asrequired of
manufacturers underTitle49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations, Part575pursuant tothe
"National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyAct
of 1966".
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause
injury ordeath, youshould immediately inform
the National Highway TrafficSafety Adminis-
tration (NHTSA )in addition tonotifying
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints, itmay
open aninvestigation ,and ifit finds thata
safety defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, it
may order arecall andremedy campaign.
However, NHTSAcannotbecome involved in
individual problemsbetweenyou,your dealer,
or Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-88 8-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-91 53);go to
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov;or write to:
Administ rator,NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet,
SW., Washington, DC20590 . You
canalso obtain otherinformation about
motor vehicle safetyfrom
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Man-
ual regarding thecorrect operation ofyour
vehicle andpossible damagetothe vehicle.
Damage tothe vehicle whichiscaused by
violation ofthese notes isnot covered by
the Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe
new orused-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident, rescueservices canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate
rescue cardforyour vehicle. Thecurrent res-
cue card contains themost important informa-
tion about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.
the routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more information athttp: //
<005A005A005A0011005000480055004600480047004800560010004500480051
005D[ .de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformation about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformation docu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsof system componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose of
its individual componen ts,e.g. number of
wheel <0055004800590052004F00580057004C00520051005600120056005300480048
0047000F[ decelerationin
movement ,lateral acceleration, accelerator
pedal position 28
Data
storageIntrodu ction

Inst
rumen tclus ter Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Sp
eedo meterwit hseg -
men ts 16
7 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: El
ec tric park ingbrak e(re d) 21
2 0049
USAon ly 0024
Canad aon ly 0024
Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 21
2 00BA
Distanc ewarn ing 21
5 00BB
ESP®
OF F 21
1 0025
ABS 21
0 Br
ake s(re d) 21
0 0027
USAon ly 004D
Canad aon ly 0058
Low-beam headlamps 98
0060
Parkinglamp s 98
0057
High-beam headlamps 99
00E5
ESP® 21
1 0044
003E003D
Turnsignals 99
0087
Mult
ifunction disp lay 16
9 0085
Tac
hom eter 16
7 Funct
ion Pag
e Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 0074
SPORT handlingmod e
in theMer cedes- AMG
SL C43 21
2 005E
Rearfoglamp 98
005A
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 00B9
CheckEn gin e 21
3 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 21
6 0075
Restraintsyst em 39
00E9
Seat belt s 20
8 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gage 16
8 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00AC
Coolan t 21
3 0084
Fue
llev elind icat or Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00B6
Reservefuel levelwit h
fuel filler flap location indi-
cat or(rig ht) 21
3 006B
In
st rum entclus terligh ting 16
7 In
for mat ionondisp layin gth eout side tempe ra-
tur ein themult ifunction disp laycan befoun d und
er"Out side tempe rature disp lay"
(Y page 167). 32
Inst
rumen tclust erAtaglan ce

Res
ettingtrigg eredNEC K-PRO head
res traints Do
not inse rtyo ur fing erbetw eentheuphol s-
tery ofthe headres trai ntand theseat.Pa y
pa rticu larattenti onwhile res etting theNECK -
PR Ohea dres trai nts.
X Tilt the top ofthe NECK -PROhea dres trai nt
cus hionforw ardsin the directi onof
arr ow 0043.
X Pu sh the NECK -PROhea dres trai ntcus hion
dow nas far asitwi llgo inthe directi onof
arr ow 0044.
X Firm lypu sh the NECK -PROhea dres trai nt
cus hionba ck inthe directi onofarr ow 0087
unti lthe cushionenga ges.
X Re pea tthis proced ure forthe seco ndNECK -
PR Ohea dres trai nt.
i Re
setti ngthe NECK -PROhea dres trai nts
req uires alotof streng th.Ifyo uha ve diffi-
cul tyres etting theNECK -PROhea d
res trai nts, have this workcarr ied ou tat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p. PRE
-SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccupa nt
prote ction sys tem)
PR E-SAFE ®
info rms youof certa incriti caldriv-
ing situ ations and take spre -emp tivemea sures
to pro tect thevehicleoccu pants.
PR E-SAFE ®
can take thefollowi ng mea sures
ind epe ndentl yof each othe r:
R pre -tensi oning thedriver' sand front-
pa sse nger seatbel t.
R clo sing thesidewi ndow s.
R veh icles with amemo ryfuncti on:setti nga
more favora ble sea tpos ition for the front-
pa sse nger seat. !
Ma
kesure that there arenoobje ctsinthe
foo twe llor beh indthe seats.The reisada n-
ger that theseatsand /or obje ctscou ldbe
da mag edwhen PRE-SAFE ®
is acti vate d.
Shou ldan acci dent notoccu r,the preventa tive
mea sures take nare reve rsed.Ce rtai nsetti ngs
mus tbe mad eyo urs elf.
X Ifthe seatbel tpre -tensi oning isnot
red uce d,move theseatba ckrest back
sli ghtl y.
Sea tbel tpre -tensi oning isrel eased . Auto
matic measuresafter anacc i-
den t
Imme diate lyafte ran acci dent, thefollowi ng
mea sures are implemente d,dep endi ngon the
typ eand severityof the impact:
R the hazard warning lamps areswitched on
R the eme rgency lighti ngisacti vate d
R the vehicledoo rsare unlocked
R the front sidewi ndow sare lowe red
R veh icles with amemo ryfuncti on:the electri -
cal lyad justa ble stee ring wheel israi sed
wh en the driver' sdoo ris ope ned
R the engi neisswi tched offand thefuelsu p-
pl yis cut off
R veh icles with Mer cedesme connect: auto-
mati ceme rgency call Chi
ldre nin the vehic le Impo
rtant safetynotes
If achi ldyoung erthan twelveyears old and
und er5ft (1.50 m)inhe ight istra vel ing inthe
veh icle:
R alwa yssecur ethe childinachi ldres traint
sy ste msuita ble for Merced es-Benz vehicles .
The childres traint syste mmu stbe appro pri-
ate tothe age, we ight and size ofthe child.
R be sure to observe the instructio nsand
sa fety note sin thi sse ctio nin ad ditio nto the
chi ldres traint syste mma nuf actu rer'sins tal-
la tio nins tructio ns.
R alwa ysobserve the instructio nsand safety
note son the "Occu pant cla ssificati on sys-
tem (OCS) ".(Y page 46) Ch
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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
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tKeyOpening andclosing