2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER suspension

Amb
ientlighting
Se tting thebrig htne ss (on -board
co mput er)...................................... 177
Se tting theco lor (on-board com-
put er) .............................................1 77
AMG menu (on-bo ardcomputer) .....179
AMG sports suspension
(Me rcede s-AMG SLC43)
Function/notes .............................152
Anti -lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
Anti -skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti -theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Ashtray .............. ................................. 229
Ass istanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 175
Ass istanc emenu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................174
ASS YST PLUS
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .245
Hidi ngaservi cemessa ge....... ....... 245
Res etting theservi ceinterva ldis -
pla y....... ......................................... 245
Service message....... ..................... 244
Specia lservi cerequ ireme nts....... ..245
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 64
Function ...........................................64
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 64
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 175
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 197
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....173
Audi osys tem
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Auth orized Merc edes-Be nzCente r
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Auth orized worksho p
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
AU TO lights
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
see Lights
Auto matic carwas h(care) ............... 246Auto
matic engine start (ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122
Auto matic engine switch-o ff(ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Auto matic headlamp mode................ 97
Auto matic transmission
Accel erator pedalpos ition ............. 128
Ch ang inggear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Drive program<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Drive programdispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 125
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 128
DYNAM ICSELECT button .............. 124
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 132
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 126
Enga ging reve rsegear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 126
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 126
Ge ars hift reco mmend ation ............ 131
Kickd own<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 128
Ma nua lshi fting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM GSLC 43)...... 179
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 132
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters ...... 129
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 125
Tra nsmi ssion pos itions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Auto matic transmission eme r-
ge ncymode <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 132 B
Back button<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 218
BAS (Brake Assist Sys tem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 57
Battery (SmartKe y)
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 68
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Battery (vehi cle)
Ch arg ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 259
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 257 In
dex
5

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 242). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 264)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 264). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutt on
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension orthe adaptive adjustable
damping onlyonvehicles withAMG RIDE
CONTROL sportssuspension
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 119). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .Aft erashort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
afew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
In city traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded. 124
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt onDriving andparking

Selec
tingtheComfort orEcon omy
drive progra ms In
the Comfort andEcono mydrive programs,
the driving characterist icsofyour vehicle are
more comfort able.Select oneofthese drive
programs ifyou favor amore comfort abledriv-
ing style. Alsoselect thesedriveprograms
when driving fastonstraight roads,e.g.on
straight stretches ofhighway .
In urban traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded.
X Press DYNAMI CSEL ECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theComfort orEcono mydrive
program isselected.
Selec tingSport mode The
firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thisdrive pro-
gram when employing asporty driving style,
e.g. onwinding countryroads.
X Press DYNAMIC SELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selec tingSport Plusmode The
firmer suspension settingsinthe Sport
Plus drive program ensureevenbetter contact
with theroad. Select thismode whenemploy-
ing asporty driving style,e.g.onwinding coun-
try roads or,ideall y,when driving onclosed
race circuits.
X Press DYNAMIC SELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theSport Plusdrive program is
selected. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electron ic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitor sthe
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andfour sensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audib lyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour atten tiontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingand
exiting aparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sin the
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction .
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransm issiontoposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h). Itis reacti-
vated atlower speeds. Driving
systems
153Drivingandparking Z