2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER trunk

X
Press emergenc yrelease button0043briefly.
The trunk lidunlocks andopens.
The trunk lidcan beunlocked andopened with
the trunk lidemergenc yrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstation aryorwhile driving.
The trunk lidemergenc yrelease doesnot
unlock thetrunk lidifthe battery isdisconn ec-
ted ordischarged.
Trunk lidemergenc yrelease light:
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minutes afterthetrunk lidisopened
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minutes afterthetrunk lidisclosed Side
windows Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARNIN
G
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or press
theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARNIN
G
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The frontside windows areequipped withan
automatic reversingfeature. Ifasolid object
blocks orrestr ictstheupward movemen tof
one ofthe fron tside windows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNIN
G
The reversin gfeature doesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movemen t
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversin gfeature can-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximit yduring theclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Side
window s
87Opening andclosing Z

!
Do
not forget thattheweather canchange
abruptly .Make certain thattheroof is
closed whenyouleave thevehicle. Thevehi-
cle electronics canbedamage difwater
enters thevehicle interior.
! When
opening andclosing theroof, make
sure that:
R there issufficient clearance, asthe roof
swings upwards.
R there issufficient clearance behindthe
vehicle, asthe trunk lidswings backwards
beyond thebumper.
R the trunk isonly loade dto below the
trunk partition.
R the trunk partition isnot pushed upbythe
load.
R the trunk partition isclosed.
R the trunk lidisclosed.
R the outside temperature isabove 5‡
(00F815 †).
You could otherwise damagetheroof, trunk
and other partsofthe vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions foropening/closing
the roof canbefound inthe "Vehicle data"
section (Ypage 330).
Make surethattheroof andrear window are
clean anddrybefore opening theroof. Other-
wise, water ordirt could enterthevehicle inte-
rior ortrunk. Opening
andclosing using theroof
switch
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample, the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside windows.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When raising orlowering theroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving component s.Ifsomeone becomes
trapped, releasethebutton.
For safety reasons, youcan only open orclose
the roof when thevehicle isstationary. !
Operating
theroof while pulling awa y:
R Observe thefollowi ngtraffic carefully .
R Do not drive faster than25mph
(40 km/h).
R Avoid abrupt braking andswerving
maneuvers.
Do not operate theroof when cornering,
driving onuneven surfaces orduring strong
winds. Thevehicle mayotherwise bedam-
aged.
i If
the traffic conditions meanthatyouhave
to drive offwhile opening/closing theroof,
the procedure whichwasstarted whilesta-
tionary canbecont inued atspeeds ofup to
approximately 25mph (40km/h).
Opening andclosing X
Close thetrunk lid(Ypage 81).
If the trunk isloade dcorrect ly,the trunk
partition closesautomaticall y.
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Open thecover inthe lower center console.
Roof switch 0043islocated underthecover.
X To open: pullroof switch 0043until theentire
roof isstowed awayin the trunk.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds.
All ofthe side windows open.
X To clos e:press andhold soft-t opswitch 0043
until thesoft topisfully closed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds. Roof
91Opening andclosing Z

All
ofthe side windo wsopen.
X To closeallsi de windo ws,pu llthe switch
und erthe cove rof the cente rconso le
(Y page 88) . Ope
ning /closing using the SmartK ey
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
Whe nop eni ng orclo sing the roof,bo dy
pa rts cou ldbe trap pedby ,for exa mpl e,the
roo fmech anism, trunklid or side windo ws.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Whe nra ising orlowe ring theroof,ma ke
su re tha tno body parts arein the vicinity of
movi ngcomp onents. Ifsom eone become s
trap ped, rel ease the button.
Ope ning and clos ing Thi
sfu nctio nis onl yav ailabl e on veh icles with
KEYL ESS-GO orwith roo fcomf ortopera tion.
X Close thetrun klid (Y page 81).
If the trun kha sbe en corr ectlylo ad ed ,the
trun kpa rtiti onisau toma tically clo sed .
X Vehi cles with comfort operatio n:point
the tipofthe Sma rtKeyat the driver 'sdo or
ha ndl e.
X Vehi cles with KEYLES S-GO :the Sma rtKey
mu stbe withi n6 ft (2 m) ofthe vehicle.
X To ope n:pre ssand holdthe 0036 button on
the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully op ene d.
The roofand therearsi de windo wsopen.
The front side windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theopening proc edure:
rel ease the 0036 button.
X To ope nthe fron tsi de windo ws:pre ssthe
0036 button onthe Sma rtKeyag ain.
X To clos e:pre ssand holdthe 0037 button
on the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully
clo sed .
The roofand theside windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theclos ingproc edure:
rel ease the 0037 button. Lo
ckingthe roofagai n
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
If yo udo not fully op en/cl osethesofttop,
the soft-top hydra ulics depre ssu rize aftera
sho rttime .Thi scau ses thesofttop tolowe r
une xpected lyand maycau seyouor othe rs
to be trap ped. The reisaris kof inju ry.
Alw aysop en orclo sethe softtop com-
pl ete ly.
The roofis not locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land theVario-Roofin Var
io-Roofin
Ope ration Ope
ration message appe ar inthe multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay
R the 0059 symbo land theOpen/Close Ope
n/Close
Var io-RoofCom pletely Var
io-RoofCom pletelymes sage appe ar
in the multifu nctio ndispl ayand youhea ra
wa rning tone
R youhea ra wa rning toneforuptoten sec-
ond swh en pulling away orwh ile dri ving
Lo cking Yo
ucan lock the roofag ain if it is not locked
fu lly.
X Pu llove rand stop thevehiclesa fel yas soo n
as possi ble, pa ying atte ntionto roa dand
traf ficcond itions.
X Ensu retha tthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048
in the igniti onlock.
X Pre ssthe roofsw itch (Ypage 91). Trunk
partition
Ge neral notes !
To
avoid da ma ging the roofor lugga ge
wh en folding back the roof,yo usho uld:
R onl ylo ad the trun kto below the trun kpa r-
titi on
R not place anyobjects onorinfront ofthe
trun kpa rtiti on
R not place anyobjects onthe cove rbe hind
the rollba rs
R not allo w the cargotopush the trun kpa r-
titi on upwa rds 92
Roo
fOpe ning and clos ing

!
Make
surethetrunk separator iscom-
pletely closed. Otherwise, theroof canbe
blocked whenitis opened orclosed.
The trunk partition canbeused tocover lug-
gage andloads inthe trunk.
Opening andclosing Trunk
partition 0043can beopened andclosed
using button 0044,e.g. tocheck correct loading.
X To open: pressbutton 0044.
X To clos e:press button 0044.
If the trunk isloade dcorrect ly,trunk parti-
tion 0043isautomaticall yclosed tothe full
extent .
When thetrunk lidisopened, trunkparti-
tion 0043opens automaticall y.
Removing andinstalling X
To remove: closetrunk partition 0043
(Y page 93).
X To disconnect theelectric plugconnec tor,
press therelease catchonconnec tor0044
and remove connector0044. X
Unhook net0087from holders 0085onboth
sides andguide itto the rear until itis com-
pletely rolledup. X
Turn catch lever0083down inthe direction of
the arrow onboth sides.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked.
X Slide trunk partition cover0043forwards.
X Pull trunk partition 0043out ofthe two guide s
in the direction ofarrow 0084. X
To install: inserttrunkpartition 0043into the
two guide sin the direction ofarrow 006Bto
the stop.
X Turn catch lever0083upinthe direction of
the arrow onboth sides.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked. Roof
93Opening andclosing Z

X
Pull thenet forwards andhook intothe
retainer son both sides.
X Push trunk partition cover0043back against
the spring pressure andinsert tothe stop
on both sides. X
Reconn ectconn ector 0044ofthe electric plug
conn ector . Wind
screen
Electric windscreen Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you usethewind screen indarkness orin
other condit ionsofferin gpoor visibility, your
view tothe rear isfurther impaired. Thereis
a risk ofan accident .
Only usethewind screen whenvisibility con-
ditions aregood.
! When
extendingorretrac tingthewind
screen ,make surethere arenoobject son
the rear compart menttrim.Otherwise, the
object scould damage thewind screen .
The wind screen offersprotec tionfrom the
wind when driving withtheroof down. Theroof
must befully open before thewind screen can
be exten ded.
Extending andretracting
X Open theroof (Ypage 90).
X Open thecover inthe lower centercons ole.
The switch forthe electric alwind screen is
under thecover. X
To extend: pressbutton 0043.
X To retr act: press button 0043again. Roller
sunblind forthe panor ama
roof The
roller sunblind protectsyou from exces-
sive glare andheat caused bythe sun shining
through thepanorama glassroof.
X To close: pulltheroller sunblind inthe
direction ofthe arrow usinghandle 0043.
X To open: slidetheroller sunblind inthe
opposite direction tothe arrow usinghan-
dle 0043. MAGIC
SKYCONTR OL
General notes MAGIC
SKYCONTROL isapanorama roof,the
tran sparency ofwhich canbechanged by
applyi ngelectric alvoltage.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL canbeswitched
between darkened andtransparent states.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL darkensautomatically
after ashort period whenyouturn theSmart - 94
RoofOpening
andclosing

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

Under
thefollowi ngcircumstances, therear
view camera willnotfunction, orwill function
in alimited manner:
R ifthe trunk lidisopen
R in heavy rain,snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera isexposed tovery bright light
R ifthe area islit by fluorescent bulbsor LED
lighting (thedispla ymay flicker)
R ifthere isasudden changeintemperature,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garagein
winter
R ifthe camera lensisdirty orobstructed.
Observe thenotes oncleaning
(Y page 278)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehicle isdamage d.Inthis
case, havethecamera position andsetting
checked ataqual ified speciali stworkshop.
The field ofvision andother functions ofthe
rear view camera mayberestrict eddue to
additional accessories onthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. license plateholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles with<004B0048004C004A004B0057001000440047004D00580056005700440045004F
0048[ chassis,
leaving thestandard heightcanresult ininac-
curacies inthe guide lines,depending ontech-
nical conditions.
i The
cont rast ofthe displa ymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudden presence ofsunlight or
other lightsources, e.g.when exiting a
garage. Payparticular attentioninthis situa-
tion.
i If
usabi lityisseverely restricted,e.g. due
to pixel errors, havethedispla yrepaired or
replaced.
Activating/ deactivating therear view
camera X
To activate: makesurethattheSmartKey
is in position 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Make surethattheActivation byRgear Activation
byRgear
function isselected inthe multimedia sys-
tem; seetheDigital Operator's Manual.
X Engage reverse gear.
The multimedia systemshowsthearea
behind thevehicle withguide lines.
The image fromtherear view camera is
avail able throughout themaneuvering proc-
ess. To
deactivate: therear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetransmission toposition
005D, orafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segments ofthe warning indicator
are displa yedinred ifthere isacomplete sys-
tem failure.The indicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segments areshown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segments arehidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe multim ediasystem The
rear view camera mayshow adistorted
view ofobstacles, showthemincorrect lyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
objects inthe followi ngpositions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Objects
notatground levelmayappea rto
be further awaythan theyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofaparked vehicle
R the drawba rof atrailer
R the ball coupling ofatrailer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R aslanted post
Use theguide linesonlyfororientation.
Approach objectsnofurther thanthebot-
tom-most guideline. 0043
Yello wguide lineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steering input–
vehicle widthincluding theexterior mirrors
(static) 182
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

auto
maticheadlam pmode isact ivat ed
(Y page 109).
R ext erio rlight ingdela yedswit ch-off:th e
ext erio rlight ingrem ains litfor 60sec onds
aft ertheeng ineisswit ched off.If you close
all thedoor sand thetrunk lid,theext erio r
light inggoes offafter15 sec onds.
De pen dingon your vehicle'sequipm ent,when
th esurr oundlight ingand delayed switch-off
ext erio rlight ingare on,th efoll owin glight up:
R park inglamps
R low- beam headlam ps
R dayti merunninglamps
R side markerlamps
R surr oundlight ingintheext erio rmir rors
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eint erio r
light ingdela yedswit ch-off
If you activat eth eInt eriorLighting Int
eriorLighting
Del ay Del
ayfun ction ,th eint erio rlight ingrem ains
on for 20sec onds afteryou remove theSm art-
Key from theign ition lock.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Lig ht Lig
htsubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Int eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun ction .
When theInt eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun c-
tio nis act ivat ed, theveh icle interio ris dis-
played inoran geinthemult ifunction dis-
play.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
Veh icle Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eau tom atic
door locking mechanism
If you activat eth eAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc k
fun ction ,th eveh icle iscen trally lockedabov e
a spee dof appro ximately9mph (15km/h).
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm. X
Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction .
When theAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction
is act ivat ed, themult ifunction display shows
th eleft -hand vehicle door inoran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
For further inform ationon theauto maticloc k-
ing feat ure, see(Ypage 81).
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eacou stic
locking verifica tion signa l
If you switchon theAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction ,
an acous ticsign alsoun dswhen youlockth e
veh icle.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet tings Set
tingsmen u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction .
If th eAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction isact ivat ed,
th e0037 symbo lin themult ifunction display
light sup oran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
X Mult imed iasyst em: 0080 00DA0080S et-
tin gs 0080Ve hicle0080 Acoust icLoc k
i Plea
senot e:theset tingselec tedfor the
acous ticlockin gver ificatio nsign almust
com plywith therele vantnat ionalroad traf-
fic rules .In som ecoun tries, includin gGer-
man y,usin gth eaudible lockin gcon firma-
tio nis for bidden bytraff iclaws (inacc ord-
anc ewith §16Para. 1and §30 Para. 1of
th eGerm annat ionalroad traff icreg ula-
tio ns).The driveroftheveh icle isres pon si-
ble forens urin gcom plian cewith these
rules .In coun tries inwhic hth euse ofthis
fun ction isproh ibited, thefun ction will be
disable din your vehicle and youwillnotbe
perm itted toenab leit.
Comf ort Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eEASY-
ENT RY/EXIT feature G
WAR
NING
When theEA SY- ENTRY/E XITfeat ure adjus ts
th est eeri ngwheel andthedriv er'sseat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s– part icular ly Menu
sand subm enus
203On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys
Z