2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER light

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions cat
orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs erveth eaddit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 48). Ligh
ts Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0049
Che ckLeftLow Che
ckLeftLow
Bea m Bea
m(Exam ple) The
corresp ondin gbulb isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
or X Chec kwhet heryou arepermittedto rep lace thebulb yours elf
(Y page 113).
LE Dligh tsour ces:thedisp laymes sage fortheco rresp ondin glamp
on lyappear swhen alltheLE Ds inthelamp havefail ed. 0049
Act ive Headlamps Act
ive Headlamps
Ino perative Ino
perative The
active ligh tfun ction isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Mal functionSee Mal
functionSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
exterio rligh ting ismalf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Aut oLam pFun ction Aut
oLam pFun ction
Ino perative Ino
perative The
lightsen sor isdef ective.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Swi tch OffLights Swi
tch OffLights The
lightsare still swit ched on when youleaveth eveh icle. Awarn -
ing tone also soun ds.
X Turn theligh tswit chtopos ition 0058. 220
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive LaneKee p‐ Act
ive LaneKee p‐
ing Assist Cur‐ ing
Assist Cur‐
ren tly Unavailable ren
tly Unavailable
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual Ac
tive Lan eKee pingAs sis tis deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per a-
ti ve.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R thewin dsh ield inthecam era'sfie ldof vis ion isdir ty
R vis ibilit yis imp aire ddue toheav yrain ,sn ow orfog
R there havebeen nolanemar king sfor anextend ed per iod
R thelan emar king sare wornaway, darkorcover edup, e.g. by dirt
or snow
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Lan eKee pingAs sis tis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Clean thewin dsh ield. Act
ive LaneKee p‐ Act
ive LaneKee p‐
ing Assist Inoper a‐ ing
Assist Inoper a‐
tiv e tiv
e Ac
tive Lan eKee pingAs sis tis malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
ive BlindSpot Act
ive BlindSpot
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ac
tive Blind Spot Assis tis tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R theradar sensor syst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature
ran ge
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
The yellow 0063indicat orlamp salso lightup intheex terio rmir rors.
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Blind Spot Assis tis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Clean thesen sors(Y page 278).
X Rest arttheen gin e. Act
ive BlindSpot Act
ive BlindSpot
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative Ac
tive Blind Spot Assis tis malf unction ing .
The yellow 0063indicat orlamp salso lightup intheex terio rmir rors.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 226
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

Ind
icat orand warning lamps Gener
alnot es
So me syst ems carryout aself -diagn osis when theign ition isswit ched on.Ther efore, som eind i-
cat orand warn inglamp smay lightup orflas hte mpo rarily. This behav iorisno n-cr itical .Thes e
ind icat orand warn inglamp son lyind icat eamalf unction ifth ey ligh tup orflas haft erstart ing the
en gin eor whils tdriv ing. Saf
ety
Sea tbelt s Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecauses/con sequenc esand 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E9
0051
Afterst art ing theen gin e,thered seat beltwarn inglamp lightsup for sixsec -
on ds.
The seat beltwarn inglamp remindsth edriv erand fron tpass enger tofas ten
th eir seat belts.
X Fas tenyour seatbelt(Ypage 44). 00E9
0051
Afterst art ing theen gin e,thered seat beltwarn inglamp lightsup. Inaddit ion,
a warn ingtone soun dsfor uptosix sec onds.
The driver'sseat beltisno tfas tene d.
X Fas tenyour seatbelt(Ypage 44).
The warn ingtone ceases . 236
Indi
catorand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp lights upafter theengine starts,assoon as
the drive r'sorthe front-passenge rdoor isclosed .
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e44).
The warning lamp goesout.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesout. 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp flashes and anintermittent audib lewarni ng
sound s.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.The vehicl eis
bei ng drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster
than 15mph (25km/h) .
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e44).
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat. Thevehicl eis bei ng drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
237On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa lty pe
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
Ther emay beamalf unction,for exam ple:
R in theeng ineman agem ent
R in thefuel inject ion syst em
R in theexh aust system
R in theign ition syst em
R in thefuel system
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andtheeng inemay beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som est ate s,you must immediat elyvisita qualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon astheyellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup. This isdue tothelegal
requi rementsin eff ect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,ch eck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsapply inthest ate inwhic hyou arecurren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refuel atthenear estgas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while theveh icle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,th e00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tclo sed correctlyorthefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth efu el filler capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethefuel fillercap.
X Ifth efu el filler capisclosed :visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thest art ofthesc ale.
The temper aturesen sor forthecoo lant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureis no longer bein gmon itored. Thereis arisk ofeng ine
damag eif th ecoo lant temper atureis toohigh .
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff iccon dition s.Do notcon tinue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. 242
Indica
torand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Ifthe coola nttempera turegage isbel ow the Hmarking (Ypag e193) ,drive
on tothe next qualified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion. A
war ning tone alsosound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl e,apede strian orastationa ryobstacl ein you rline
of travel attoo high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypag e157).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist (Ypag e63).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist withcross-traffic function
(Y pag e70) . 244
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound in
the Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequ ipment integrated inthe
vehicle whendriving, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic situation. Youcould also
lose control ofthe vehicle .There isarisk of
an accide nt.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure that
this ispossi ble,park thevehicle paying
attention totraffic conditions andopera te
the equipment whenthevehicle isstation-
ary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements for
the country inwhich youarecurrently driving
when operatingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing
into account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R adiverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofaone-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwaysobserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw ayshave priorityover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withoutdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysuse this feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract you
from traffic conditions anddriving, and
increase therisk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled
equ ipment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy
(RF) Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto
OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply withoutmaxi-
mum permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE).
However, itis recommended toinstall itat a
distance ofat lea st8inches (approx. 20cm)
betwee nthe radiation source andaperson's
body (notinclud inglimb ssuch ashands,
wrists, feetandlegs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components,
their software aswel las wiri ngcan impa ir
their function and/orthefunction ofother
networked components. Inparticu lar,sys-
tems releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffec-
ted. Asaresul t,these maynolonger func-
tion asintended and/orjeopardizethe oper-
ating safety ofthe vehicle .There isan
increase drisk ofan accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel las elec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataqua lified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin
motion. Youwillnotice this,forexampl e,
becau seeither youwillnot beableto sele ct
certain menuitemsoramessag ewil lapp ear
to this effect. 246
Func
tionrestrictio nsMultimedia system

Stowage
compartment inthe rear
passenger compartment Only
theleft side ofthe vehicle features arear
stowage compartmen t.
X Open theseat beltguide andremove the
seat belt(Ypage 99).
X Move theleft-hand frontseatforward
(Y page 100)andfold theseat backrest
forward.
X To open: pressrelease button0044.
Cover 0043folds up.
X To close :fold down cover 0043and letit
engage.
X Fold back theseat backrest ofthe left-hand
front seatandmove theseat back
(Y page 100).
X Insert theseat beltback intotheseat belt
guide. Stowage
net There
isastowage net0043inthe front -
passenger footwell. Loading
aidinthe trunk
Raising/low eringtheroof G
WARNING
Body parts canbecome trappedwhenthe
roof isbeing raised orlowered. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
When raising orlowering theroof, make
sure thatnoparts ofthe body areinthe
vicinity ofmoving parts.Presstheswitch
again ifsomeone becomestrapped.
! Only
close thetrunk oncetheroof islow-
ered completely. Otherwise,youcould dam-
age theroof.
If you close thetrunk lidbefore theroof is
lowered completely, theloading aidswitch
lights upand awarning tonesounds. To
make iteasier toload your luggage ,you
can raise thestowed roofafter youhave
opened thetrunk lid.
You canonly raise roof0044when thetrunk lid
is fully open.
X To raise theroof: press switch 0043.
Roof 0044israised slightly andtrunk partition
0087 moves tothe open position. Switch0043
lights upbrightly.
X To lowe rthe roof: press switch 0043.
The trunk partition movestothe closed
position androof 0044lowers slightly.
Switch 0043lights updimly.
Vehicles withtrunk lidremote closing
featur e:when thetrunk lidisopened, the
loading aidraises automatically. Itlowers
automatically whenthetrunk lidisclosed.
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO andHANDS-
FREE ACCESS:when thetrunk lidis 254
Stowage
areasStowage andfeatu res