2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER remove seats

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
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23Introdu ction Z

minor
deforma tion.Thisisthe case if,for
exampl e,very rigid vehicl eparts suchaslongi-
tudina lbody members arehit,and suffici ent
decel eratio noccurs asaresul t.
If the restraint systemcontrolunitdetects a
side impa ctor ifthe vehicl erolls over, the
app licable components ofthe restraint system
are depl oyedindepe ndently ofeach other
depe nding onthe apparent typeofaccide nt.
R Side impactair bag onthe side ofimpa ct,
indepe ndently ofthe Emergency Tensioning
Device andtheuse ofthe seat beltonthe
driver' sseat
The side impa ctair bag onthe front
pass enger sidedeploysunder thefollo wing
conditions:
- the OCS system detects thatthefront
pass enger seatisoccupi edor
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengage din
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger
seat
R Head bagonthe side ofimpa ct,indepe nd-
ently ofthe use ofthe seat beltandinde-
pendently ofwhethe rthe front-passenger
seat isoccupi ed
R Emergency TensioningDevices, ifthe sys-
tem determines thatdeployme ntcan offer
add itional protection inthis situa tion
R Head bagsonthe driver' sand front-
pass enger sideincertain situations when
the vehicl erolls over, ifthe system deter-
mines thatdeployme ntcan offer additional
protection tothat provid edbythe seat belt
i Not
allair bags aredepl oyedin an acci-
dent. Thediffere ntair bag systems work
indepe ndently ofeach other.
How theairbag system worksisdetermined
by the severi tyof the accide ntdetected,
especi allythe vehicl edecel eratio nor accel-
eratio nand theapparent typeofaccide nt:
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Rol lover NECK
-PROhead restraints
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
The function ofthe head restraint maybe
impa iredifyou :
R attach objects suchascoat hangers to
the head restraints, forexampl e
R use head restraint covers
If you doso, the head restraints cannotfulfill
their intended protective functioninthe
event ofan accide nt.Inadd ition, objects
attached tothe head restraints couldendan-
ger other vehicleoccupa nts.There isan
increase drisk ofinjury.
Do not attach anyobjects tothe head
restraints anddonot use head restraint cov-
ers.
Method ofoperation NECK-PRO
headrestraints reducethe likel i-
hood ofhead andchest injurie s.The NECK-
PRO head restraints onthe driver' sand front-
pass enger seatsaremoved forwardsand
upw ards inthe event ofarear-end collision of
a certain severity.This provid esbetter head
supp ort.
If the NECK-PRO headrestraints havebeen
triggere din an accide nt,you must reset the
NECK-PRO headrestraints onthe driver’ sand
front-passenger seat(Ypage 53).Other-
wise ,the additional protection willnot be
avai lablein the event ofanother rear-end colli-
sion. Youcanrecognize whenNECK-PRO head
restraints havebeen triggered bythe fact that
they have moved forwardsand cannolonger
be adju sted.
Mercede s-Benzrecommends thatyouhave
the NECK-PRO headrestraints checkedfor
functionali tyat aqua lified specia listworkshop
after arear-end collision. 52
Occ
upant safetySafety

e.g.
blanket s,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of objec tsbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions ,child seats and
protec tivecover snot approved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjec tsinthe
footwell underorbehind theseats when
movin gthe seats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjec tscould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints areequipped withthe
NECK- PROsystem (Ypage 52).Forthis rea-
son, itis not possible toremove thehead
restr aints fromtheseats.
For more information ,con tact aqualified
specialist workshop. Adju
sting theseats manually X
Seat fore-a nd-aftadj ustm ent:liftlever 0043
and slide theseat forwards orbackwards.
X Release lever0043again.
Make surethatyouhear theseat engage in
position .
X To adj ust the backrest angle:relieve the
pressure onthe backr est.
X Pull handle 0044and move backresttothe
desired angle.
X Release handle0044again.
The backr estmust audibly engage.
X To adj ust the seat height: pullhandle 0087
upwards orpush itdown repeatedly until
the seat hasreached thedesired height. Adju
sting theseats electrically 0043
Back restangle
0044 Seat fore-and-aft adjustm ent
0087 Seat cushion angle
0085 Seat height
i You
canstorethe seat settings using the
memory function (Ypage 95). Adju
sting thehead restraints G
WARN
ING
You could losecontrol ofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirror s
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Adj ust the driver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. X
To raise/lower: pushthehead restraint
upwards orpull itdown intothedesired
position . Seats
87Seats,steering wheelandmirrors Z