2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER parking brake

Oil
see Engine oil
On-boar dcomput er
AMG menu .....................................1 79
Assista ncemenu ........................... 174
Audi omenu ................................... 173
Conve nience submenu .................. 178
Displ aymessa ges....... ................... 182
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .245
Factory settings submenu ............. 179
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 167
Instrument clustersub menu ..........176
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 176
Menu overview....... .......................170
Messa gememory .......................... 182
Navi gationmenu ............................ 171
Opera tion.......................................168
RAC ETIMER ................................... 180
Service menu................................. 176
Settings menu...............................176
Standard displa y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 173
Tri pmenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 170
Veh iclesu bme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 173
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 26
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 26
Ope ratin gsys tem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 22
Ope rator's Manual
Veh icleeq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 24
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 167
Ove rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 36 P
Paddl eshi fters
see Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 297
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...247
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 134
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135Pos
ition ofexter iormir ror, front-
pa sse nger side<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 94
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 159
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngaid
Pa rking Guidance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
see Exteri ormir rors
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngAssist PA RKTRO NIC
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 155
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Pro blems (malfunctions )................ 156
Senso rrang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 154
Wa rning displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 136
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 136
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 135
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 136
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 136
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 212
Parki ngGui danc e
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 156
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
PA RKTRO NIC
Drivi ngsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 191
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 39
Pro blems (malfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 191
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 56
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Pi vo tin gdraft stop
see AIRGUIDE
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 247
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
PRE -SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccu-
pant prote ction)
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 18814
In
dex

Trunk
partition
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....205
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ...........80
Ope ning /clo sing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .......81
Turn sign als
Dis play mes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .....193
Swi tchi ngon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ .......99
Two -way radio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ............296
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..............296
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 296
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidenti ficationplate U
Un lock ing
Emer gency unlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 73
From inside the vehicle(ce ntral
unl ocki ngbutton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ......72
Ups hiftin dic ator
(o n-bo ardcomp uter,Mer cedes-
AMG SLC43)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ ..........179
US Bdev ices
Co nnecti ngtothe Med iaInter -
fa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[.224 V
Vehic le
Corre ctuse ....... ...............................27
Data acquisition ...............................28
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 203
Electronics .....................................296
Equi pment ....................................... 24
Indivi dualsettings .......................... 176
Limi tedWarr anty .............................28
Loadi ng.......................................... 279
Locking (inanemergency) ............... 73
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 66
Loweri ng........................................ 292
Mai ntenance .................................... 25
Parking foralong perio d.... ............ 137
Pul ling away<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
REAC HRe gulation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 27
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 289
Tow -star ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 263Tow
ingaway <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 263
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 265
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 73
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 66
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 303
Vehi cle batte ry
see Batte ry(ve hicle )
Vehi cle data <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 303
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 303
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 73
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 297
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 252
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 173
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 298
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 297 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 210
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 215
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 210
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 213
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 213
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 211
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 212
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 213
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 208
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 212
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 39
Re ser vefue l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 213
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 212
Sea tbe lt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 208
SPOR Tha ndl ing mod e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 212
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 216
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 24
Wash erflu id
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 20620
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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

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 259).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 260).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist work-
shop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69). Doo
rs 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 transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury. Doo
rs
71Opening andclosing
Z

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

G
WARNING
After ashort time,hillstart assistwil lno lon-
ger brake yourvehicl eand itcoul droll awa y.
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
There fore,quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedalto the accele ratorpedal.Never
lea vethe vehicl ewhen itis held byhillstart
assi st.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayon aleve lroad oron a
dow nhill gradient
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005C
R the electric parkingbrake isapp lied
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning EC
Ostart/stop function
Introduc tion The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautomatical lyifthe vehicl eis stop-
ped under certain conditions.
The engine startsautomatica llywhen the
drive rwants topul lawa yaga in.The ECO
start/stop functiontherebyhelpsyou to
redu cethe fuel consumpti onand emiss ionsof
you rvehicl e.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the engine isswi tched offautomatica lly
and youexit thevehicl e,the engine is
restarted automatical ly.The vehicl emay
begi nmoving. Thereisarisk ofaccide ntand
injury .
If you wishto exit thevehicl e,alw aysturn
off the ignitio nand secure thevehicl e
aga inst rolling awa y. Gene
ralnote s 0043
ECO start/stop display
The ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted
whene veryou switch onthe engine using the
SmartKey orthe Start/Stop button.
If the engine hasbeen switched offautomati-
call yby the ECO start/stop function,the00D6
ECO symb olisshow nin the multi function dis-
pla y.
Automatic engineswitch-off If
the vehicl eis braked toastandstil lwith the
transmissi onin005B or005C, theECO start/stop
function switches offthe engine automatical ly.
The ECO start/stop functionisopera tional
when:
R the indica torlamp inthe ECO button islit
green
R the outsi detempera tureiswithi nthe range
that issui table forthe system
R the engine isat normal operatingtempera -
ture
R the settempera tureforthe vehicl einterior
has been reache d
R the battery issuffi ciently charged
R the system detects thatthewinds hieldis
not fogged upwhen theair-condi tioningsys-
tem isswi tched on
R the hood isclosed
R the drive r'sdoor isclosed andthedrive r's
seat beltis fastened
All ofthe vehicl e'ssystems remainactive
when theengine isstoppe dau tomatical ly.
Automatic engineswitch-off cantake placea
maximu mof four times inarow (initi alstop,
then three subsequ entstops).
The HOLD function canbeactiva tedifthe
engine hasbeen switched offautomatical ly.It
is then notnecessa ryto continue applying the
brakes duringthe automatic stopphase.When
you depre ssthe accele ratorpedal,the engine Drivi
ng
121Drivi ngand parking Z

starts
automatically andthebraking effectof
the HOLD function isdeactivated.
Automatic enginestart The
engine startsautomatically if:
R you switch offthe ECO start/st opfunction
by pressing theECO button
R you release thebrake pedalintransmission
position 005Bor005C and theHOLD function is
not active
R you depress theaccelerator pedal
R you engage reverse gear005E
R you move thetransmission outofposition
005D
R you switch todrive program S+
R you unfasten yourseatbeltoropen thedriv-
er's door
R the vehicle startstoroll
R the brake system requires this
R the temperature inthe vehicle interior devi-
ates from thesetrange
R the system detects moisture onthe wind-
shield whentheair-conditioning systemis
switched on
R the battery's condition ofcharge istoo low Shifting
thetransmission toposition 005Ddoes
not start theengine.
Deac tivating oractivating theECO
start /stop function X
To deactivate: pressECObutton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.
X To activate: pressECObutton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.
If indicator lamp0044isoff, theECO start/st op
function hasbeen deactivated manuallyor as
the result ofamalfunction. Theengine will
then notbeswitched offautomaticall ywhen
the vehicle stops. 122
DrivingDriving
andparking

Merce
des-AMGSLC 43 0043
Transmi ssionposition
0044 Drive progra m
The current transmissi onposi tion anddrive
progra mapp ear inthe multi function display.
Eng aging parkpositi onP X
When thevehicl eis stationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Press button 0043.
Eng aging parkpositi onPautomati-
call y Park
position 005Disau tomatical lyengag edif:
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key and remove theSmartKey
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key orusi ng the Start/Stop buttonand
open thedrive r'sdoor orfront-passenge r
door
R you open thedrive r'sdoor when thevehicl e
is stationa ryor when drivingatavery low
spee dand thetransmissi onisin posi tion 005B
or 005E
Under certain conditions, theautomatic trans-
missi onshifts automatical lyto transmissi on
posi tion 005Difthe HOLD function orActive Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC isactiva ted.Observe
the informati onon the HOLD function (Y
pag e152) andonActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (Ypag e147).
Eng aging reverse gearR !
Only
move theautomatic transmissi onto
005E when thevehicl eis stationa ry.
X Depress thebrake andkeep itpresse d.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdspast the
first point ofresis tance.
The ECO start/stop functionisnot available
when reverse gearis engag ed.Further infor-
mation onthe ECO start/stop function
(Y pag e121) .
Shiftin gto neutral N G
WARNING
If child renareleft unsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R opera tethe vehicl e'sequ ipme nt
Additio nally,child rencoul dset the vehicl ein
motion if,for exampl e,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout of
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Never leavechild renoranima lsunattended
in the vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehicl eKey ifthe
"Digi talVehicl eKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
X When thevehicl eis stationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdsorback to
the first point ofresis tance.
If you switch the engine offwith thetransmis-
sion inposi tion 005Eor005B, theautomatic trans-
missi onshifts to005C automatical ly.
With theSmartKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front-passenge rdoor or
remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio n,the
au tomatic transmissi onshifts to005D automati-
call y. 126
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking