2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

e.g.
blanket s,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of objec tsbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions ,child seats and
protec tivecover snotapproved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjec tsinthe
footwell underorbehind theseats when
movin gthe seats back. There isar isk that
the seats and/or theobjec tscould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints areequipped withthe
NECK- PROsystem (Ypage 52).Forthis rea-
son, itis not possible toremove thehead
restr aints fromtheseats.
For more information ,con tact aqualified
specialist workshop. Adju
sting theseats manually X
Seat fore-a nd-aftadj ustm ent:liftlever 0043
and slide theseat forwards orbackwards.
X Release lever0043again.
Make surethatyouhear theseat engage in
position .
X To adj ust the backrest angle:relieve the
pressure onthe backr est.
X Pull handle 0044and move backresttothe
desired angle.
X Release handle0044again.
The backr estmust audibly engage.
X To adj ust the seat height: pullhandle 0087
upwards orpush itdown repeatedly until
the seat hasreached thedesired height. Adju
sting theseats electrically 0043
Back restangle
0044 Seat fore-and-aft adjustm ent
0087 Seat cushion angle
0085 Seat height
i You
canstorethe seat settings using the
memory function (Ypage 95). Adju
sting thehead restraints G
WARN
ING
You could losecontrol ofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirror s
R fasten theseat belt
There isar isk ofan acciden t.
Adj ust the driver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. X
To raise/lower: pushthehead restraint
upwards orpull itdown intothedesired
position . Seats
87Seats,steering wheelandmirrors Z

Adj
usting the4 -wa ylum bar support 0043
Raises theb ackrest contour
0044 Soften st he bac krest contour
0087 Lowe rstheb ackrest contour
0085 Harden sthe bac krest contour
You canadjust thec ontou rofthe seat backr-
est sind ivid ually topro video ptimum support
for your back. Swit
chingthe sea theating on/of f
Swit chingon/of f G
WAR
NING
Repeat edlyswitching onthes eat heat ing
can caus ethe seat cushion andbackrest
pads tobec ome veryhot.T he healt hofper-
son swithl imi tedt em perat ure sensitivit yo r
al imi teda bilit ytor eac ttoh igh tempe ra-
tur es may beaffectedo rthe ym ayeve nsuf-
fer burn -like injurie s.The reisar isko finjury.
The refore ,don otswit chthes eat heat ingon
rep eatedly. !
When
thes eat heat ingisswit ched on,the
seat surfacecan be damag edasaresult of
obj ects bein gplaced on thes eat s,for exam-
ple, seat cushion s,ch ild seat sand pro tec-
ti ve cover snotappr ovedbyM erce des- Benz.
En sur ethatthe re are noobj ects on thes eat
sur facew hen thes eat heat ingisswit ched
on . Dr
ive r's and fron t-pass enger seat
The three red indicat orlamp sint he but ton
ind icat ethe heat inglevelyou havesele cted.
The systemauto maticallyswit ches down from
lev el3to lev el2aft erappr oximat elyeigh t
min utes.
The systemauto maticallyswit ches down from
lev el2to lev el1aft erappr oximat elyten
min utes.
The systemauto maticallyswit ches off appr ox-
imat ely20min utesafter itis set tolev el1.
X Mak esuret hatthe Sm artKey isin pos ition
0047 or0048 inthei gn ition lock.
X To swit chon: pressbut ton0043 repeatedly
unt ilth ed esired heat inglevelisset .
X To swit choff:pre ssbut ton0043 repeatedly
unt ilall thei nd icat orlamp sgoo ut. 88
Sea
tsSea ts,s teer ing wheel andmirro rs

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. AIRSCA
RF
Setting headlevelheating (AIRSCARF) G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevent sint he 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.
Problems withAIRSCA RF AIRSCARF
hasswitched offprematurely orwill
not switch on.The vehicle's electrical system
voltage istoo low because toomany electrical
consumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers thatyoudo
not need, suchasthe rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
X Switch onAIRSCARF again. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isar isk ofan accident. Steering
wheel
89Seats,steering wheeland mir rors
Z

Adju
stthe driver 'ssea t,hea drestrai nt,
stee ring wheeland mir ror and fasten your
sea tbeltb efore starting theengine. G
WA
RNING
Ch ildre ncouldinju rethem selves ifthey
ad jus tthe stee ring wheel.The reisar isko f
inju ry.
Nev erleav ec hild ren unsuperv ised inthe
veh icle.
Whe nleaving the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywithy ou and lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesf or the DigitalV ehicleK eyifthe
"Di gital Veh icleK ey"fun ctio nisa ctivated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The electri callyad jus tab lestee ring wheelcan
sti llbe adjus ted when ther eisn oS martKe yin
the igniti onlock. Adjus
tingthe ste ering wheelm an-
ual ly G
WA
RNING
If the stee ring wheelisu nlocke dwhile the
veh iclei sinm otion, itcou ldcha nge positio n
une xpected ly.T hisc ouldcau seyout olose
contro lofthe veh icle. The reisar isko fan
acci dent.
Befo resta rting off,makesure the stee ring
wh eelisl oc ked .Never unl ock thestee ring
wh eelw hile the vehiclei sinm otion. 0043
Releas el ever
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelh eight
0087 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelp ositio n( fore-
and -afta djus tment)
X Pu sh release lever 0043down comp letel yin
the directi onofthe arrow .
The stee ring colum nisu nlocke d.
X Adju stthe stee ring wheeltot he desired
po sitio n.
X Pu sh release lever 0043upcomp letel y.
The stee ring colum nisloc ked .
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring colum nisloc ked .
Whe ndoing so, trytopush the stee ring
wh eelupo rdow no rtry to move itin the
fore -and -aftd irecti on. Adjus
tingthe ste ering wheelelect ri-
cal ly 0043
Adju ststhe stee ring wheelh eight
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelp ositio n( fore-
and -afta djus tment)
i Further relate dsubjects:
R EASY-ENT RY/EXIT feature (Ypage 91)
R Stori ngsetti ngs(Ypage 95) 90
Ste
ering wheelSe ats, steering whe elan dm irrors

EASY-EN
TRY/EXIT feature
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you driveoffwhile theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXIT
feat ure ismak ingadjust men ts,y ou coul d
lose control of thev ehicle .Ther eisar iskof
an acc iden t.
Always waituntilth ea djust men tproces sis
com pletebefo redriv ingoff. G
WAR
NING
When theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th es teeri ng wheel, youand other vehicle
occ upant s–particular lych ildre n–c ould
bec ome trapped. Thereisar iskofinjury.
While theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,m akes ure that no oneh as
any body partsint he sweep ofthes teeri ng
wheel.
If som ebody become strapped:
R pres sone ofthem emory function posi-
tio nb utto ns ,o r
R mov ethe swit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tint he oppo sited irection to
th at inwhic hthe steeri ngwheel ismov -
ing .
The adjust men tproces siss topped . G
WAR
NING
When theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th es teeri ng wheel andthed river' ss eat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s–particular ly
ch ildre n–c ouldb ecome trapped. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
While theE ASY-EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,m akes ure that no oneh as
any body partsint he sweep ofthes eat and
th es teeri ng wheel. If
som ebody become strapped:
R pres sone ofthem emory function posi-
tio nb utto ns ,o r
R pres sone ofthem emory function mem -
ory buttons ,o r
R mov ethe swit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tint he oppo sited irection to
th at inwhic hthe steeri ngwheel ismov ing
The adjust men tproces siss topped . G
WAR
NING
If you useopen ingsint he bodywor kor
det ach able partsassteps, you could:
R slip and/ orfall
R damag ethe veh icle and caus eyours elfto
fall.
Ther eisar iskofinjury.
Always usesecure clim bingaids, e.g.as uit-
able ladder .
The EASY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure mak esget ting
in and outofyour vehicle easier .
You canactivat eand deac tivate theE ASY-
EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure intheo n-bo ard com pute r
(Y page 179).
Posit ionofthes teeri ng wheel when
th eE ASY-EN TRY/EXIT feature isact ive The
steeri ngwheel swingsup when you:
R rem ove theS martKey from thei gn ition lock
R open thed river' sd oor with KEYLE SS-GO in
posit ion1
R open thed river' sd oor and theS martKey is
in posit ion0092or0047
i The
steeri ngwheel movesupwards onlyif
it has nota lread yreac hed theu pper steer-
ing limit er.
Posit ionofthes teeri ng wheel fordriv-
ing The
steeri ngwheel ismov edtothel ast selec -
te dp osit ion when :
R thed river' sd oor isclo sed
R you insert theS martKey intot he ignition
loc k St
eerin gwheel
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or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automatically movedtothe previously set
position.
The lastposition ofthe steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettingwith thememory
funct ion(Ypage 95).
Crash- responsive EASY-EXIT featur e If
the crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature is
triggered inan accident ,the steering column
will move upwards whenthedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespect iveofthe posi-
tion ofthe Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasier toexit thevehicle andrescue
the occupant s.
The crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature isonly
operational ifthe EAS Y-EXI T/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 179). Mirr
ors Inside
rearview mirror X
Anti-glare mode:flickanti-glare lever0043
forwards orback. Exterior
mirrors
Adjust ingthe exterior mirrors G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isar isk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side reduces thesize ofthe image. Visible
object sareactually closerthantheyappear.
This means thatyoucould misjudge thedis-
tanc efrom road users traveling behind,e.g.
when changing lane.There isar isk ofan
accident .
For this reason, alwaysmake sure ofthe
actual distance fromtheroad users traveling
behind byglancing overyour shoulder. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Press button 0043for the left exter iormirror
or button 0044for the right exteriormirror.
The indicator lampinthe correspon dingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indicator lampgoesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 92
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orsSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, tothe right orto
the left.
The exterior mirror mustbeset toap osition
that provides youwith agood overview of
traff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
The exterior mirror sareautomatic allyheated
after startingthe vehicle ifthe rear window
defrost erisswitched onand theoutside tem-
perature islow. Mirror heating lastsupto10
minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gonthe rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsino rout
electrically X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton 0043.
Bot hexterior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
Folding theexterior mirrorsino rout
aut omat ically If
the "Fold inmirror swhen lockin g"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 180): R
the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold out again automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i The
exterior mirror sdon otfold outifthey
have been folded inmanually.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors: press andhold mirror -foldin g
button untilyouhear themirror clickinto
place (Ypage 93).
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sasu sual
(Y page 92). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eish armful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
If you come intocontact with theelectr o-
lyte, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe electr olytefromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Immediately rinsetheelectr olyteoutof
your eyes thoroughly withclean water.
R Ifthe electr olyteisswallowed, immedi-
ately rinse yourmouth outthor oughly. Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectr olytecomes intocontact with your
skin orhair orisswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately. Mirr
ors
93Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z

R
Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode ifthe follow ingconditions aremet
simul taneousl y:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion Usin
gthe memory button You
canstore theparking positionofthe front-
passe nger-side exteriormirrorusingmemory
button M0085.T hereverse gearmust notbe
engaged duringthe process.
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary and
that theSmartKey isin positio n0048 inthe
ignition lock.
X Press button 0044for the exterior mirroron
the front-passenger side. X
Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe preset parking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to ap ositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positioniss tored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the exterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidereturns tothe driving posi-
tion.
Usin greverse gear You
canadjust theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidetoap ositio nthat allows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage thereverse gear.Thissetting canbe
stored usingmemory buttonM0085.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X With theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersideactivated, usebutton 0087to
adjust theexterior mirror.Therear wheel
and thecurb shoul dbevisib lein the exterior
mirror.
X Press memory buttonM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutton 0087within threeseconds.
The parking positioniss tored ifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofpositio n,repea t
the steps. 94
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwheeland mirrors