2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Key
topositio n0092 inthe ignition lockor
remove theSmartKey.
Risk ofele ctric shock G
DA
NGER
MAGIC SKYCONTR OLopera tesusing high
voltage .If the trim behind theoverhea dcon-
trol panel isdama gedorremoved, electrical
components willbe exposed .If you touch
these components, youcould getanelectric
shock. Thereisarisk offatal injury.
R Never remove thetrim behind theover-
head control panel.
R Ifthe trim isdama ged,never touch the
electrical components behindit.
R Alway shave work onthe MAGIC SKY
CONTR OLcarried outataqua lified spe-
ciali stworkshop.
The electrical components ofMAGIC SKY
CONTR OLare protected byapanel ingbehi nd
the overhea dcontrol panel.
The MAGIC SKYCONTR OLcontrol unitis
marked withayel low warning stickerthat warns
youofhigh voltage .The electric cables
of the high-vol tagesection arecolor orange.
Operating MAGICSKYCONTROL X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0047 or0048 in
the ignition lock.
MAGIC SKYCONTR OLswitches tothe sta-
tus itwas settobefore theengine was
switched off.
X To
change thedegree oftransparency:
press button 0043.
At temperature sbelo wfreezing, thechange is
slow erand uneven. Theentire process may
take some time. Proble
mswith theroof Proble
m Possi
blecauses /consequen cesand 0050 0050
Solutio ns The
roof willnot open or
close. The
trunk partition isnot closed.
X Clo sethe trunk partition (Ypage 92). The
netonthe trunk partition isnot attached.
X Attach thenet (Ypage 92). The
electrical plugconnector onthe trunk partition isdisconnected.
X Connect theelectrical plugconnector tothe trunk partition
(Y page 92). The
trunk isincorrectly loaded.
X Only loadthe trunk tobelo wthe trunk partition The
trunk lidisopen.
X Clo sethe trunk lid(Ypage 82). The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Leave theengine running. Roof
95Openingand closi ng Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
roof hasbeen opened andclosed several timesinarow. The
roof drive hasswitched offautomatically.
You canopen andclose theroof again afterapproximately ten
minutes.
X Switch offthe ignition andturn itback on.
X Repeat theopening orclosing procedure. The
automatic roofsystem isfaulty.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. 96
RoofOpening
andclosing

Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. X
Obse rveth esafe tyguidel ineson seat
adj ust men t(Y page 97).
X Mak esure that seat 0087isadj ust edpro perl y.
Ele ctric alseat adjust men t.(Y page 99)
When adjust ing theseat ,mak esure that:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R you can fastentheseat beltproperl y
R you have movedtheback restto an almos t
ver ticalposi tion
R you have settheseat cushion angleso that
your thighs aregentlysuppo rted
R you can depr essthepedals properl y
X Chec kwhet herthehead restraint isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
When doingso, mak esure that you have
adj ust edthehead restraint sothat theback of
your head issuppo rted ateye levelby the
cen terof thehead restraint .
X Obse rveth esafe tyno teson steer ing col-
umn adjust men t(Y page 103).
X Mak esure that steer ing wheel 0043isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel electricall y
(Y page 103)
When adjust ing thest eer ing wheel column ,
mak esure that:
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly
X Obse rveth esafe tyguidel inesfor seat belts
(Y page 42).
X Chec kwhet heryou have fastened seat
belt 0044properl y(Y page 44).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snugly across your body
R be rout edacr oss themidd leof your shoul-
der
R be rout edinyour pelvicarea across thehip
jo int s
X Bef ore start ing off,adj ust therear -view mir-
ror and theex terior mirrors(Y page 105)in
suc haway that you have agood viewof
road andtraff iccon dition s.
X Store theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 107). Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle. Seat
s
97Seat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs Z

The
seats canstillbeadjusted whenthereis
no Smart Keyinthe ignition lock. G
WARNIN
G
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupant scould become trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat. G
WARNIN
G
If the driver's seatisnot engaged, itcould
move forwards asfar asthe next catchdur-
ing movemen tsuch asbraking orabrupt
changes ofdirection .As aresult, youwould
be pushed againstyourseatbeltbythe
unsecured driver'sseat.
This could cause youtolose controlofthe
vehicle. Theseat beltcann otprotec tas
inten dedandcould result inadditional
injury.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Before everyjourney, makesurethatthe
driver's seatisfully engaged.
Observe thesafety noteson "Air bags"
(Y page 45)and "Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 57). G
WARNIN
G
If you adjust theseat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupant scould betrapped
and thereby injured.Children inparticular
could accident allypress theelectric alseat
adjustmen tbutton sand become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
While moving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the lever assembly ofthe seat adjustmen t
system. G
WARNIN
G
If the head restraints arenot installed ornot
adjusted correctly,they cannotprovide pro-
tect ionasinten ded.There isan increased
risk ofinjury inthe head andneck area, e.g.
in the event ofan accident orwhen braking. Always
drivewiththehead restraints instal-
led. Before driving off,make sureforevery
vehicle occupant thatthecent erofthe head
restr aintsupports theback ofthe head at
about eyelevel. G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine.
! To
prevent damage tothe seats andthe
seat heating, observethefollowing notes:
R Do not spill liquids ontothe seats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossible ifliquid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Also,donot
use theseat heating todry the seats.
R Clean theseat covers asrecomm ended;
see the"Inter iorcare" section .
R Do not trans portheavy loadsonthe
seats. Donot place pointed objectson
the seat cushions suchaskniv es,nails or
tools. Where possible, usetheseats only
for carrying passengers.
R When operating theseat heating, donot
cover theseats withinsulating materials,
e.g. blankets ,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of object sbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions, childseats and
protec tivecovers notapproved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobject sin the
footwell underorbehind theseats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobject scould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints cannotbe removed. 98
SeatsSeats,
steering wheelandmirrors

For
more information,contact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop . Adjusti
ngthe seats elec trical ly 0043
Hea drestra intheight
0044 Seathei ght
0087 Seatcush ionangl e
0085 Seatcush ionleng th
0083 Seatfore -and-a ftad justme nt
0084 Backre stangl e
i Furthe rrel ated subjects:
R You canstore theseatsetting susi ng the
memo ryfuncti on(Ypage 107 ).
R IfPR E-SAFE ®
is trigg ered,the front-
pa sseng ersea twi llbe move dto abetter
pos itionif it wa spre viousl yin an unfa vor-
ab lepos ition(Y page 55). Adjusti
ngthe fron tpasse ngerse at
from thedrive r’sseat G
WARNI
NG
The front-ai rba gs for cou ldalso injur ethe
vehi cleoccup antsinthe front Ifthe front
sea tsare positioned tooclos eto the dash-
boa rdorsteer ingwhe el.Thispos esan
increa sedrisk ofinjur yor even fatalinjur y.
Alw aysad just thefront seatsso that they
are asfar from thefront airba gs aspos si-
ble .Also observe thenotes onthe corre ct
ad justme ntofthe seats.
! Do
not move thefront-pa ssengersea tful ly
forw ardsif there areobje ctsinthe parcel net
inthe front-pa ssengerfootw ell.The
obje ctscou ldother wise be damag ed. You
canusetheseatswi tches onthe driver's
sid eto adjust thefront-pa ssengersea t.
X To acti vate/ deactivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
Whe nthe indicator lamp inbu tton 0043lights
up ,for the front-pa ssengersea tyo ucan:
R sea tad justme nt
R cal lup the memo ryfuncti on Remo
vingthe seat beltfrom thebelt
gui de G
WARNI
NG
Whe ndri ving off-roa d,your bod yis sub ject
to force sfrom alldir ectio ns,dueto the
unev ensur face .You couldbe throw nfrom
yo ur sea t,for insta nce. Thereisarisk of
injur y.
Alw ayswe arasea tbel t,even whendri ving
off-roa d. Both
thedriver's seatbel tand thefront-
pa sseng ersea tbel tcan beremo vedfrom the Se
ats
99Seats, stee ring wheeland mirrors Z

seat
beltguide .This makes iteasier tomove
the seats forward.
Before youdrive off,theseat beltmust be
inserted intotheseat beltguide .
Observe thesafety guidelinesforseat belts
(Y page 42).
X To remove: openupmagnetic head0044and
fold thetabupinthe direction ofthe arrow.
X Take theseat beltoutofseat beltguide 0043.
X To insert: foldthetabupinthe direction of
the arrow.
X Insert theseat beltback intotheseat belt
guide andfold thetabback down. Adjusting
thehead restra ints G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the followi ngwhile driving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine.
X To adju stthe head restra intheight: slide
the switch forthe head restraint adjust-
ment 0043upordown inthe direction ofthe
arrow. Moving
theseats forward/back G
WARNING
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat.
! Make
surethatthere arenocont ainers in
the cup holder andnoobjects inthe foot-
well orbehind theseats when adjusting the
seats. Otherwise, youcould damage the
seats andtheobjects. You
canmove theseat forwards inorder to
gain better access tothe rear compartment ,
e.g. toreach thestowage compartment inthe
rear passenger compartment .
X Remove theseat beltfrom theseat belt
guide (Ypage 99).
X To move theseat forwards: press0064on
switch 0043.
The seat moves automaticall yto the fore-
most position.
X To move theseat backwards: press0063
on switch 0043.
The seat moves backtothe previous posi-
tion.
X To stop seatmovement: press0064or
0063 inthe opposite direction. Adjusting
themulticontour seat
You canadjust themulticontour seatusing
COMAND (seeDigital Operator's Manual). Adjusting
theactive multicontour
seat
The active multicontour seatcanbeadjusted
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). Adjusting
the4-way lumbar support
You canadjust the4-way lumbarsupport
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). 100
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors

Switching
theseat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNING
Repeatedly switchingonthe seat heating
can cause theseat cushion andbackrest
pads tobecome veryhot.Thehealth ofper-
sons withlimited temperature sensitivityor
a limited abilityto react tohigh tempera-
tures maybeaffected orthey mayeven suf-
fer burn-like injuries.Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Therefore, donot switch theseat heating on
repeatedly.
! When
theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult of
object sbeing placed onthe seats, forexam-
ple, seat cushions, childseats andprotec-
tive covers notapproved byMercedes-B enz.
Ensure thatthere arenoobject son the seat
surface whentheseat heating isswitched
on. Driver's
andfront -passenger seat The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Make surethattheSmartK eyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcannot be
switched on.The vehi-
cle's electrical system
voltage istoo low
because toomany elec-
trical consumers are
switched on. Switch
offelectrical consumers thatyoudonot need, suchasthe
rear window defroster orinterior lighting.
Once thebattery issufficiently charged,switchonthe seat heating
again. Seats
101Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

Switching
theseat ventilation on/off
Switching on/off The
three blueindicator lampsinthe buttons
indicate theblower settingyou have selected.
X Ensure thattheSmartK eyisin position 0048
in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired blowersettingis set.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
vent ilation mayswitch off.
i If
you open theroof using theSmartK ey
(Y page 92),thedriver's seatventilation is
automatically switchedonand theside win-
dows open.
Problems withtheseat ventilation The
seat ventilation hasswitched offprema-
turely orcannot beswitched on.The vehicle's
electrical systemvoltage istoo low because
too many electrical consumers areswitched
on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers thatyoudo
not need, suchasthe rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
X Once thebattery issufficiently charged,
switch onthe seat heating again. AIRSCA
RF
Setting headlevelheating (AIRSCARF) G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevent sin the head
restraint s.This could result inburns inthe
immediate vicinityofthe airvent s.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Reduce theheater output beforeitbecomes
too hot. The
AIRSCARF functionwarms thehead and
neck areaofvehicle occupants withwarm air.
The warm airflows outofthe holes inthe head
restraint s.
The three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
X Ensure thattheSmartK eyisin position 0048
in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button 0043.
Three redindicator lampsinthe button light
up. The blower startsupafter apreheating
phase ofseven seconds.
X Press button 0043repeatedly untilthedesired
heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i The
blower continues running forseven
seconds tocool down theheating elements.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, AIRSCARF
may switch off. 102
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors