2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Only
have thesoft topclosed manuall yata
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
! Never
siton the rear shelf orstore heavy
objects there.Youwillotherwise damage
the roof andtherear shelf ofyour vehicle.
! Do
not forget thattheweather canchange
abruptly .Make certain thattheroof is
closed whenyouleave thevehicle. Thevehi-
cle electronics canbedamaged ifwater
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 dtob elow 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‡
( 00F8 15 †).
You could otherwise damagetheroof, trunk
and other partsofthe vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions foropening/closing
the roof canbefound inthe "Vehicle data"
section (Ypage 305).
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 isar isk 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
Vehicles
withoutsemi-automa tictrunk
part ition: closethetrunk partition
(Y page 80).
X Close thetrunk lid(Ypage 73).
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Open thecover inthe lower center console.
Roof switch 0043islocated underthecover.
X To open:p ullroof switch 0043until theentire
roof isstowed awayint he 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. Roof
79Opening andclosing Z

If
you opera tethe roof switch andthe
Trunk Partition Open Trunk
Partition Openmessage appears
in the multifu nctiondisplay,the trunk parti-
tion isnot closed correctly.
X Clos ethe trunk partition.
X To clo se: press andhold soft-top switch0043
until thesoft topisfull yclosed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appe arsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.Once
the opening procedureiscomplete, the
messag edisappea rsand atone sounds.
All ofthe side window sopen.
X To close allside window s,pul lthe switch
under thecover ofthe center console
(Y page 76). Openin
g/closing using theSmart Key
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample ,the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside window s.
There isar isk ofinjury.
When raisingorlowe ringtheroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving components. Ifsomeone becomes
trapped ,relea sethe button.
Openin gand closing This
function isonly availableon vehicle swith
KEYLESS- GOorwith roofcomfort operation.
X Clos ethe trunk lid(Ypage 73).
X Vehicl eswith comfort operation: point
the tipofthe SmartKey atthe driver's door
handle .
X Vehicl eswith KEYLESS -GO:theSmartKey
must bewithin 6ft(2m )ofthe vehicle .
X To open: pressandhold the0036 button on
the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull yopened.
The roof andtherear side window sopen.
The front sidewindow sclose.
X To
interrupt theopeni ngprocedure:
relea sethe 0036 button.
X To open thefront sidewindows: pressthe
0036 button onthe SmartKey again. X
To clo se: press andhold the0037 button
on the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull y
closed.
The roof andtheside window sclose.
X To
interrupt theclosing procedure:
relea sethe 0037 button. Loc
king theroof again
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If you donot fullyopen/close thesoft top,
the soft-top hydraulics depres surizeaftera
short time.Thiscause sthe soft toptolowe r
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped .There isar isk ofinjury.
Alway sopen orclose thesoft topcom-
pletel y.
The roof isnot locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land the Vario-Roof in Vario-Roof
in
Operation Operation
messageappe arinthe multi-
function display
R the 0059 symbo land the Open/Close Open/Close
Vario-Roof Completely Vario-Roof
Completelymessageappe ar
in the multifu nctiondisplayand youhear a
warning tone
R you hear awarning toneforuptoten sec-
onds when pulling awayorw hiled riving
Loc king You
canlock theroof againifit is not locked
full y.
X Pul lover and stop thevehicle safelyassoon
as possib le,pay ing attention toroad and
traffic conditions.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X Press theroof switch (Ypage 79). Trunk
partition
Gene ralnotes !
To
avoid damagingtheroof orlug gage
when foldingback theroof, youshoul d: 80
RoofOpeni
ngand closi ng

R
only load thetrunk tobelow thetrunk par-
tition
R not place anyobject sono rinf ront ofthe
trunk partition
R not place anyobject sonthe cover behind
the rollbars
R not allow thecargo topush thetrunk par-
tition upwards
The trunk partition canbeused tocover lug-
gage andloads inthe trunk .
Opening andclosi ng X
To open: gripthehandle oftrunk parti-
tion 0043.
X Press therelease buttoninthe handle of
trunk partition 0043.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked.
X Pull trunk partition 0043upout ofthe eyelets
on the edge ofthe trunk .
X Push trunk partition 0043forwards againstthe
direction ofthe arrow byhandle.
X To close: pullback trunk partition 0043bythe
handle inthe direction ofthe arrow and
engage intotheeyelets onthe edge ofthe
trunk onboth sides. Wind
screen
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you usethewind screen indarkness orin
other condit ionsoffering poorvisibility, your
view tothe rear isfurther impaired. Thereis
ar isk ofan accident .
Only usethewind screen whenvisibility con-
ditions aregood. G
WARNING
If the wind screen isincorr ectlyinstalled, it
could detach itselfduring ajourney and
endanger otherroadusers. Thereisar isk of
an accident andinjury.
Inst allthe wind screen asdescribed.
! Inst
allorremove thewind screen only
when theroof isopen. Youcould otherwise
damage thewind screen orthe vehicle inte-
rior.
The wind screen offersprotect ionfrom the
wind when driving withtheroof down.
The wind screen canbeinstalled orremoved
from thedriver's sideorpassenger side.
For operations involvingthewind screen ,iti s
preferable tobe positioned onthe side ofthe
vehicle facingawayfromthetraffic ,after stop-
ping thevehicle inaccordanc ewiththe traffic
condit ions.
Installing andremoving thewind
screen Prepa
ringforinstallation 0043
Wind screen
0044 Unlock edlatch
0087 Lock edlatch
X The following conditionsmust befulfilled for
installation: Roof
81Opening andclosing Z

R
unlo cking buttons Rand Lpoin tint he
dire ction oftravel.
R latc h0044 facing you isunlo cked.
R latc h0087 facing away from you isloc ked.
X To unlo ckthel atch: pressunlo cking but-
to nR or Lon thel oc kedl atc h.
X To lock thel atch: push theu nlocked latc h
upward byhan duntilit en gages .
Inst alling X
Tak ethe wind scree noutofthet runk .
X Pre pare forinstall ing (Ypage 81).
X Hol dw ind scree n0043 atan ang leand slide it
wit hlockedl atc h0087 inthed irection of
arr ow 0085intot he brac keto fthe oppo site
roll bar.
X Pre sswind scree n0043 down inthed irection
of arr ow 0083untilit en gages .
Mak esure that studs 0084and latch0044 fit
int ot he res pec tiveb rac kets.
X Chec kwhether wind scree n0043 isfully inser-
te di ntoa llfour brackets and issit tin g
sec urely.
X Ifth is isno tthe cas e,rem ove wind
sc ree n0043 again andrepeat thes teps abov e.
Rem oving X
Pre ssunlo cking buttonL 0043.A tthe same
tim e,pull wind scree n0044 upand tilti t. X
Pull wind scree n0044 out oftheb rac keto f
th eo ppo siter oll bar inthed irection ofthe
arr ow.
X Sec ure wind scree n0044 tothet runk floo rby
th er ubbe rstrips (Ypage 228). AIRG
UIDE
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
You could lose control ofthev ehicle ifyou
fol dA IRGUID Ein/ out while thev ehicle isin
mot ion.Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
On lyfold AIRGUID Ein/ out while thev ehicle
is statio nary.
! AI
RGUID Ecan onlybe posi tionedc orrec tly
by fold ingitin or out .AIRGUID Ecanno tb e
dism antled. Donottry to rem ove AIRGUID E
fr om itsanc horage. Other wise, youcould
damag eAIRGUID Eorthe veh icle.
AI RGUID Ecan be fold edout orback infrom
th ed river' ss ide orpass enger side.
When operatingAIRGUID E,pre ferably stand on
th es ide ofthev ehicle away from thet raffic,
aft eryou have stoppe dthe veh icle inacc ord-
anc ewithr oad andtraff icco nd ition s. 82
RoofOp
ening andclosing

Opera
tingAIRGUIDE X
To fold outAIRGUIDE: turndisc0043inthe
direct ionofthe arrow towards themiddle of
the vehicle tothe stop.
X Repeat withdisc0044.
X To fold inAIRGUIDE: turndiscs 0043and 0044
back behind therollbar tothe stop.
Disc s0043 and 0044can also beused independ-
ent lyof each other,e.g. when youaredriving
without apassenger. MAGIC
SKYCONTR OL
General notes MAGIC
SKYCONTROL isap anorama roof,the
tran sparenc yofw hich canbechanged by
applying electricalvoltage.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL canbeswitched
between darkenedand transparent states.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL darkensautomatic ally
after ashort period whenyouturn theSmart -
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockor
remove theSmart Key.
Risk ofelectric shock G
DANGER
MAGIC SKYCONTROL operatesusinghigh
voltage. Ifthe trim behind theoverhead con-
trol panel isdamaged orremoved, electrical compon
entsw illbe exposed. Ifyou touch
these compon ents,you could getanelectr ic
shock .There isar isk offatal injury.
R Never remove thetrim behind theover-
head control panel.
R Ifthe trim isdamaged, nevertouch the
electr icalcompon entsbehind it.
R Always havework onthe MAGIC SKY
CONTROL carriedoutataq ualified spe-
cialist worksho p.
The electr icalcompon entsofM AGIC SKY
CONTROL areprotec tedbyap aneling behind
the overhead control panel.
The MAGIC SKYCONTROL control unit is
marked withayellow warning sticker that
warns youofhigh voltage. Theelectr iccables
of the high-vo ltagesectionare color orange.
Opera tingMAGIC SKYCONTR OL X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL switchestothe sta-
tus itwas settobefore theengin ewas
switched off.
X To
change thedegree oftranspa rency:
press button 0043.
At temper aturesbelowfreezing,thechange is
slower anduneven .The ent ireprocess may
take some time. Roof
83Opening andclosi ng Z

Problems
withtheroof Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
roof willnotopen or
close. The
trunk partition isnot closed andnotproperly engaged.
X Close thetrunk partition (Ypage 80). The
trunk lidisopen.
X Close thetrunk lid(Ypage 74). The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Leave theengine running. The
roof hasbeen opened andclosed several timesinar ow. 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 fied specialist workshop. 84
RoofOpening
andclosing

Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thef ollowin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thed river' ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast enthes eat belt
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Adj ust thed river' ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing thee ngine. X
Obse rvet he safe tyguidel inesonseat
adj ust men t(Ypage 85).
X Mak esure that seat 0087isadj ust edpro perl y.
Man ualseat adjust men t.(Y page 87)
Ele ctric alseat adjust men t.(Y page 87)
When adjust ing thes eat ,makes ure that:
R you areasfar away from thed river' sa irbag
as poss ible
R you aresittin ginan orma luprig htposi tion
R you can fastenthes eat belt properl y
R you have movedtheb ack resttoa nalmos t
ver ticalposi tion
R you have setthes eat cushion angleso that
your thighs aregentlysuppo rted
R you can depr essthep edals properl y
X Chec kwhether theh ead restraint isadj us-
te dp roperl y. When
doingso,mak esure that you have
adj ust edtheh ead restraint sothat theb ack
of your head issuppo rted ateye levelbyt he
cen tero fthe head restraint .
X Obse rvet he safe tyno teso nsteer ing col-
umn adjust men t(Ypage 89).
X Mak esure that steer ing wheel 0043isadj us-
te dp roperl y.
Ad jus tingt he steer ing wheel man-
ually (Ypage 90)
Ad jus tingt he steer ing wheel electricall y
(Y page 90)
When adjust ing thes teer ing wheel column ,
mak esure that:
R you can hold thes teer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legs freely
R you can seeallthed ispl ays inthei nstru-
men tclus terc learly
X Obse rvet he safe tyguidel inesfor seat belts
(Y page 40).
X Chec kwhether you have fastened seat
belt 0044properl y(Ypage 42).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snugly across your body
R be rout edacr oss them iddleof your shoul-
der
R be rout edinyour pelvicarea across theh ip
jo int s
X Bef ore start ing off,adjust ther ear -view mir-
ror and thee xteri or mir rors(Ypage 92)in
suc haw aythat you have agood view of
road andtraff iccon dition s.
X Veh icles withamemory funct ion: save
th es eat ,steer ing wheel andexterior mirror
set tings (Y page 95). Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbecome trapped ifth ey
adj ust thes eat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereisar isko finjury.
When leavingthev ehicle ,always takethe
Sm artKey withyou and lockthe veh icle.This
also applies fortheD igital Veh icle Key ifth e Seat
s
85Seat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs
Z

"Dig
italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect .Never leave childr en
uns uperv isedinthev ehicle .
The seat scan still be adjust edwhen there is
no Sm artKey inthei gn ition lock. G
WAR
NING
When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
oc cupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on
th es eat guide rail.Ther eisar isko finjury.
When adjust ing aseat ,makes ure that no
on eh asany body partsint he sweep ofthe
seat . G
WAR
NING
If th ed river' ss eat isno te ngaged ,itc ould
mov eforwards asfar asthen extc atch dur-
ing mov eme ntsuc hasbrak ing orabrupt
ch ang esofdire ction .Asar esult, you would
be pushe dagain styour seatbeltbythe
uns ecur eddriv er'ss eat .
This could caus eyou tolose control ofthe
veh icle.The seat beltcannotp rotect as
int ended andcould result inaddit ional
inj ury.
Ther eisar isko fana cciden tand injury.
Bef ore everyjourn ey, mak esure that the
driv er'ss eat isfully engaged .
Obse rvet he safe tyno teso n"Air bags"
(Y page 43)and "Childr eninthev ehicle "
(Y page 53). G
WAR
NING
If th ed river' ss eat isno te ngaged ,itc ould
mov eunexpe ctedly while thev ehicle isin
mot ion.This could caus eyou tolose control
of thev ehicle .Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Alwa ysmak esure that thed river' ss eat is
en gaged before start ing thev ehicle . G
WAR
NING
If you adjust thes eat heig htcar eles sly,you
or other vehicle occupan tscould betrapped
and there byinjured. Childr eninpart icular
co uld acciden tallypress thee lectrical seat adj
ust men tbutto ns and become trapped.
Ther eisar isko finjury.
While movingthes eat s,mak esure that your
han dsorother body partsdon otget unde r
th el eve rasse mbly ofthes eat adjust men t
syst em. G
WAR
NING
If th eh ead restraint sarenotins tall ed ornot
adj ust edcorrect ly,they can notp rovide pro-
te ction asintended. Thereisa nincreas ed
ris ko finjury intheh ead and neck area, e.g.
in thee vent ofan acc iden torw hen brak ing.
Always drivewitht he head restraint sins tal-
led. Before drivingoff,m akes ure foreve ry
veh icle occupan ttha tthe cen tero fthe head
res traint suppo rtst he back oftheh ead at
about eyelevel. G
WAR
NING
You could lose control ofyour vehicle ifyou
do thef ollowin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thed river' ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast enthes eat belt
Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Ad jus tthe driv er'ss eat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing thee ngine.
! To
pre ven tdamag etot he seat sand the
seat heating,obse rvet he followin gnotes :
R Do notspill liquids onto thes eat s.Dr yt he
seat sassoon asposs ibleifliquid does
get spille donthe seat s.
R Ifth es eat cover saredamp orwet ,don ot
swit chon thes eat heat ing.Also, do not
use thes eat heat ingtodry thes eat s.
R Clean thes eat cover sasrecomm ended;
see the" Inte rior care"sec tion.
R Do nottrans por theav yloads onthe
seat s.Do notp lac ep ointedo bject son
th es eat cushion ssucha sknives ,nailso r
to ols. Wher eposs ible, usethes eat sonly
for carryin gpass enger s.
R When operatingthe seat heating,don ot
co ver thes eat sw ithi nsulati ngmat erial s, 86
Seat
sSeat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs