2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER light

Locking/u
nlockingcentr ally You
canstart ,loc kor unlo cktheveh icle usin g
KE YLE SS-GO .To do this, you onlynee dcar ry
th eSm artKey with you.Youcancom bine the
fun ction sof KE YLE SS-GO with those ofacon -
ven tional SmartKey. Unloc kth eveh icle by
usin gKE YLE SS-GO ,for instan ce, and lockit
usin gth e0037 buttonontheSm artKey.
The driver'sdoor andthedoor atwhic hth e
han dleisused, mustbothbe closed. The
Sm artKey must beouts idetheveh icle.When
loc kin gor unlo cking with KEYLE SS-GO ,th e
dist ancebet ween thekey and thecor respon d-
ing door handlemust notbegreat erthan 3ft
(1 m).
A che ckwhic hperio dicall yest ablishe sa radio
con nectionbet ween theveh icle and the
Sm artKey determ ineswhet heravalid Smart-
Key isin theveh icle.This occurs, forexam ple:
R when start ing theeng ine
R while driving
R when usingHA ND S-FRE EACCE SS
R when theext ern aldoor handles aretouche d X
To unlock thevehicl e:touch theinn ersur-
fac eof thedoor handle.
X To lock thevehicl e:touch sensor sur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Mak esure that you donot touch theinn er
surf ace ofthedoor handle.
X Convenien ceclosing feature: touch
rec esse dsen sor surf ace 0044for anext end ed
perio d.
Fur ther inform ationon thecon venience
clo singfeat ure (Ypage 89). Deact
ivatingand activat ing If
you donot intend touse aSm artKey foran
ext end edperio dof tim e,you can deac tivate
th eKE YLE SS-GO function ofthekey. The
Sm artKey willthen use verylitt lepower ,
th ereb ycon servingbatt erypower .For thepur-
poses ofact ivat ion/de activat ion,th eveh icle
must notbenear by.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sth e0037 buttonon
th eSm artKey twicein rapid successio n.
The batterychecklamp (Ypage 77)of the
Sm artKey flash estwic ebrief lyand light sup
onc e,then KEYLE SS-GO isdeac tivated .
X To act ivat e:pres sany buttonontheSm art-
Key.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign itio nloc k.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits assoc iatedfea-
tur es are available again. Cha
nging thesett ings ofthelocking
syst em
You canchan getheset tings oftheloc kin g
syst em. This mean sonl yth edriv er'sdoor ,th e
lock able stowage compartmen tsintheveh icle
int erio rand thefuel filler flapareunlo cked
when theveh icle isunlo cked. This isusef ulif
you frequen tlytravel alone.
X To cha nge thesett ing: pressand hold
down the0036 and0037 buttons simult ane-
ously forabout sixsec ond sunt ilth ebatt ery
indi catorlamp (Ypage 77)flash estwic e.
If th eset tingof theloc kin gsyst emischan ged
with inthesign alran geoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R lock sor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
The SmartKey now function sas follo ws:
X To unlock :pres sth e0036 buttononc e.
X To unlock centrally:pres sth e0036 button
twic e.
X To lock centr ally:pres sth e0037 button. Sm
artKey
75Openingand closing Z

Check
ingthebat tery X
Pre ssthe0037 or0036 button.
The battery iswork ingproperl yif bat tery
ch eck lamp 0043light sup brie fly.
The battery isdisc harg edifbat tery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbrie fly.
X Chan gethebat tery (Y page 77).
If th eSm artKey battery isch eck edwithin the
sign alrec ept ion rangeoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R loc ksor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
i You
cangetabat tery at any qualif iedspe-
ciali stwork shop.
Rep lacin gth ebat tery You
requi reaCR 2025 3V cel lbat tery.
X Tak eth emec hanical keyout oftheSm art-
Key (Ypage 76). X
Pre ssmec hanical key0044 intoth eSm artKey
open inginthedire ction ofthearr ow until
bat tery com partmen tcov er0043 open s.Do
no thold battery com partmen tcov er0043
clo sed while doingso.
X Remo vebat tery com partmen tcov er0043. X
Repeat edlytaptheSm artKey again styour
palm untilbat tery 0087 falls out.
X Inser tth ene wbat tery wit hth eposi tivete r-
min alfac ing upward s.Use alin t-fr ee cloth
to do so.
X Mak esure that thesurf ace ofthebat tery is
fr ee oflint,gre ase and other contam inan ts.
X Inser tth efron ttab sof bat tery com partmen t
cov er0043 intoth ehous ingand then pres sto
clo seit.
X Inser tmec hanical key0044 intoth eSm artKey
(Y page 76).
X Chec kth efun ction ofall Sm artKey buttons
on theveh icle. Sm
artKey
77Opening andclosing Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 287).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 288).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist work-
shop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Doo
rs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury. Doo
rs
79Opening andclosing
Z

Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swil lnot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dor ifthe side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 72). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passe ngerdoor isclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partments, suchasthe glove box.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If alocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock statusofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbe fullyunlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 80
Do
orsOpeni ngand closi ng

!
Only
close thetrunk oncetheroof islow-
ered completely. Otherwise,youcould dam-
age theroof.
If you close thetrunk lidbefore theroof is
lowered completely, theloadi ngaid switch
lights upand awarning tonesounds.
The opening dimensions ofthe trunk lidcan be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 330).
With theroof open, youcan usetheloadi ng
aid toraise thefolded roofinthe trunk to
make loadingeasier (Ypage 254). Thetrunk
partition opensautomaticall y.
You canunlock thetrunk lidifthe vehicle is
stationary andtheroof iscompletely openor
closed.
Do not leave theSmartKey inthe trunk. You
could otherwise lockyoursel fout.
The trunk lidcan be:
R opened/closed fromoutside
R opened andclosed automaticall yfrom out-
side (vehicles withtrunk lidremote closing
feature)
R opened andclosed automaticall yfrom
inside (vehicles withtrunk lidremote closing
feature)
R opened, closedorstopped duringoperation
without theuse ofyour hands (vehicles with
KEYLES S-GOandHAND S-FREE ACCESS)
R locked separately
R opened withtheemergency releasebutton
R unlocked withthemechanical key
You should preferably placeluggageorloads
in the trunk. Tru
nklidreversing feature
The trunk lidisequip pedwith anautomatic
reversing feature.Itreacts ifasolid object
obstructs orrestrict sthe trunk lidduring the
closing procedure. Thetrunk lidopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reversingfunc-
tion isonly anaid and isnot asubstitute for
your attent iveness tothe trunk lidwhile itis
closing. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast 1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closing
movement
The reversing featurecannotprevent some-
one being trapped inthese situations inpar-
ticular. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey,
or
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's dooror
R press theclosing orlocking buttononthe
trunk lid,or
R pull onthe trunk lidhandle Opening/
closing from outside
Opening X
Press the0036 button onthe SmartKey.
X Pull handle 0043.
X Lift the trunk lid.
If the trunk partition wasclosed, itopens
automaticall yand remains open.
With theroof open, youcan usetheloadi ng
aid toraise thefolded roofinthe trunk to
make loadingeasier (Ypage 254). Thetrunk
partition opensautomaticall y. 82
Tr
unkOpening andclosing

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

Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfunc-
tion. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydraul icsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpect edlyandmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isacomplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstren gth.Youorothers can
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Only have thesoft topclosed manually ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
! Never
siton the rear compartmen ttrim or
stow heavy objectsthere. Youwillotherwise
damage theroof andrear compartmen ttrim
of the vehicle. 90
RoofOpening
andclosing

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