2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampin
the 005A or0056 but-
ton flashes threetimes
or remains off.The
"Cooli ngwith airdehu-
midification" function
cannot beswitched on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoa
malfunction .
X Visit aquali fied specialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes Automatic
modeisonly availa blewith 3-zone
automatic climatecontrol.
In automatic mode,thesettemperature is
maintained automatically atac onst antlevel.
The system automatically regulatesthetem-
perature ofthe dispensed air,the airflow and
the airdistribution.
The automatic modefunctionsoptimally when
the "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion isactivated. Ifnecessary, coolingwithair
dehumidification canbedeactivated.
If you deactivate the"Cooli ngwith air-dehu-
midification" function,theairinside thevehicle
will notbecooled. Theairinside thevehicle
will also notbedehumidified .The windows can
fog upmore quickly. Therefore, deactivate the
cooling with<0044004C0055001000470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C00460044
0057004C00520051[ functiononly
briefly.
Automat iccontrol X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
X To switch tomanua lmode: press the
008F button.
or X Press the0095 or0097 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Setting
thetemp eratu re
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol0043
clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 106).
Only change thetemperature settingin
small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
i If
you turn control0043 counter -clockwiseto
the lowest temperature setting,air-recircu-
lation mode mayactivate automatically,
depending onthe outside temperature.
3-zone automaticclimate control Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase ordecrease: turncontrol0043
or 0084 clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 108).
Only change thetemperature settingin
small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
i If
you turn controls0043and 0084counter -
clockwise tothe lowest temperature setting,
<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modemayactivate auto-
matically, depending onthe outside temper-
ature. Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
111Climat econtrol

Setting
theairdistr ibution
Air-conditioning systemX
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press oneormore ofthe 009C, 009B,0061
buttons.
The correspondin gindicator lamplights up
briefly.
The following airdistribution settingscan be
selected:
0061 Directsairthrough thedefroster vents
009B Directsairthrough thefootwell air
vent s
009C Directsairthrough thecent erand side
air vent s
i You
canalso activate severalairdistribu-
tion settin gssimultaneously. Todo this,
press multiple airdistribution buttons.The
air isthen directed throughvariousvents.
3-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press the008F button repeatedly untilthe
desired symbolappears inthe display .
The following airdistribution settingscan be
selected:
009C Directsairthrough thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsairthrough thefootwell air
vent s
009F Directsairthrough thecent er,side and
footwell vents
0061 Directsairthrough thedefroster vents
0087 Directsthe airflow through the
defroster, centerand side airvent s
(Canada only)
0086 Directsairthrough thedefroster and
footwell vents
008F Directsthe airflow through the
defroster vents,the cent erand side air
vent sasw ellasthe footwell airvent s
(Canada only)
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.You canonly close theside air vent
s,by fully closing theadjuster onthe
side airvent s(Ypage 115). Setting
theairflow
Air-conditioning system X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: turncontrol006B
clockwise orcounter -clockwise
(Y page 106).
3-zone automaticclimate control X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To increase orreduce: pressthe0097 or
0095 button. Switching
theZONE function on/off
This funct ionisonly availa blewith 3-zone
automatic climatecontrolonvehicles forCan-
ada.
X To switch on:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button lights
up. The temperature settingfor the driver's
side isnot adopted forthe front -passenger
side.
X To switch off:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button goes
out. Thetemperature settingfor the driver's
side isadopted forthe front -passenger side. Defrosting
thewindshield
General notes You
canusethis funct iontodefrost thewind-
shield ortodefrost theinside ofthe wind-
shield andtheside windows.
Switch offthe "Windshield defrosting"function
as soon asthe windshield isclear again. 112
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econtrol

Switching
the"windshield defrosting"
function onoroff X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To switch on:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button lights
up.
The climate controlsystem switches tothe
following functions:
R high airflow
R high temperature
R air distribution tothe windshield andfront
side windows
R <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeoff
X To switch off:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Thepreviously selectedsettingsare
restored. Air-recirculation moderemains
deactivated.
or X Dual-zone automatic climatecontrol:press
the 0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode. MAX
COOL maxim umcool ing
The MAX COOL functionisonly availa blein
vehicles forthe USA.
MAX COOL isonly operational whenthe
engine isrunning.
X To activate: pressthe00C9 button.
The indicator lampinthe button lightsup.
X To deactivat e:press the00C9 button.
The indicator lampinthe button goesout.
The previously selectedsettingsare
restored.
When youactivate MAXCOOL, climate control
switches tothe following functions:
R maximum cooling
R maximum airflow
R <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon Removing
condensation fromthe
window s
Windows foggeduponthe inside X
Act ivate the005A or0056 cooling withair
dehumidification function.
X Dual-zone automatic aircondition ing:acti-
vate the0058 mode button.
X Ifthe windows continue tofog up,activate
the 0064 "Windshield defrosting"function.
i You
should onlyselect thissettin guntil the
windshield isclear again.
Windows foggeduponthe outside X
Act ivate thewindshield wipers.
X Air-c onditioning system:pressthe009C or
009B button.
X Dual-zone automatic aircondition ing:press
the 008F button untilthe009C or009B
symbol appears inthe display .
i You
should onlyselect thissettin guntil the
windshield isclear again. Rear
window defroster
General notes The
rear window defroster hasahigh current
draw. Youshould therefore switchitoff as
soon asthe rear window isclear. Otherwise,
the rear window defroster switchesoffauto-
matically afterseveral minutes.
If the battery voltage istoo low, therear win-
dow defroster mayswitch off.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Press the006C button.
The indicator lampinthe 006C button lights
up orgoes out. Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
113Climat econtrol

Problems
withtherear window defroster Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampon
the 006C button
flashes. Therear win-
dow defroster hasdeac-
tivated prematurely or
cannot beactivated. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electrical con-
sumers areswitched on.
X Switch offany consumers thatarenot required, e.g.reading
lamps, interior lighting orthe seat heating.
When thebattery issufficiently charged,therear window
defroster canbeactivated again. The
roof isopen.
X Close theroof.
When theroof isclosed, therear window defroster canbeactiva-
ted again. Switching
air-recirculation mode
on/off
General notes If
you switch on<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode,the
windows canfogupmore quickly, inparticular
at low temperatures. Onlyuse<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[
mode briefly toprevent thewindows fromfog-
ging up.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To activate: pressthe0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button lights
up.
i Air-r
ecirculation modeisautomatically
activated athigh levels ofpollution (dual-
zone automatic climatecontrolonly) orat
high outside temperatures. Whenair-recir-
culation modeisactivated automatically,
the indicator lampinthe 0072 button isnot
lit. Outside airisadded afterabout
30 minutes.
X To deactivat e:press the0072 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0072 button goes
out. i
Air-r ecirculation modedeactivates auto-
matically:
R after approximately fiveminutes atout-
side temperatures belowapproximately
41 ‡(5† )
R after approximately fiveminutes ifcooling
with airdehumidification isdeactivated
R after approximately 30minutes atoutside
temperatures aboveapproximately 41‡
(5 †) ifthe "Cooli ngwith airdehumidifi-
cation" functionisactivated Switching
theresidual heatonoroff
General notes The
residual heatfunct ionisonly availa bleon
vehicles forCanada.
It is possible tomake useofthe residual heat
of the engine tocont inue heating thestation-
ary vehicle forupto30 minutes afterthe
engine hasbeen switched off.The heating
time depends onthe setinterior temperature.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock orremove it(Y page 118).
X To activate: pressthe004B or0056 but-
ton.
The indicator lampinthe 004B or0056 but-
ton lights up.
i The
blower willrun atalow speed regard-
less ofthe airflow setting. 114
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ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econtrol

i
If
you activate theresidu alheat function at
high temperature s,only theventilation will
be activated. Theblow erruns atmediu m
speed .
X To deactivate: pressthe004B or0056 but-
ton.
The indicator lampinthe 004B or0056 but-
ton goes out.
Resi dualheat isdeactiva tedautoma tically:
R after appro ximately 30minutes
R when theignition isswitched on
R ifthe battery voltage drops Setting
theairvents Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
Very hotorvery cold aircan flow from the
air vents. Thiscould resultinb urns orfrost-
bite inthe immedi atevicinity ofthe air
vents. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatallvehicle occupants always
maintain asufficie ntdistance tothe airout-
lets. Ifnecessary ,redirect theairflowto
another areaofthe vehicle interior. G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevents inthe head
restraints. Thiscould resultinb urns inthe
immedi atevicinity ofthe airvents. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
Redu cethe heater outputbefore itbecomes
too hot.
In order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet grilleonthe hood andin
the engine compartment onthe front-
passe ngersidefreeofblockage s,such as
ice, snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior. i
You
canmove theadjusters forthe air
vents verticall yorhorizontally toset the
direction ofthe airflow.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
thecenterairvents X
To open thecenterairvents: turnthe
adjuster inone ofcenter airvents 0043coun-
ter-clockwise.
X To clo sethe centerairvents: turnthe
adjuster inone ofcenter airvents 0043clock-
wise untilitengages . Setting
theside airvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in the side airvent 0044tothe left.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in the side airvent 0044tothe right untilit
engages . Setting
theairvents
115Climate control Z

Setting
theblow eroutpu tofthe AIR-
SCARF vents 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. You
canadjust theblower outputofAIRSCARF
vent s0043 using theAIRSCARF button
(Y page 89). 116
Setting
theairventsClimat econtrol

Note
sonb reaki ng-in anew vehic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th es ensors ystemo fsom edrivi ng and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma ticallyw hile a
cer taind ista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasb eend elive redo rafter rep airs. Full
sy ste me ffecti vene ssisnot reache duntilthe
end ofthisteach-i nproced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhun dred kilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisb yapplyin gg reate rforce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0k m)
Th em orey ou look after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esatisfied youw illb ew ithi ts
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo us houldt heref ore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1,000 miles
(1, 500 km).
R Avoi dheavy load s,e.g .drivi ng atfullthro t-
tle ,duringt hisp eriod.
R Ch ang egearing oodt ime,be for ethe tac h-
ome ternee dlei s00C3of thewaytot he red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua llys hift to alow ergear to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoidd epressi ng the accelera tor
pe dalbeyond thepoint ofres istanc e(kick-
do wn) .
After 1000 miles( 15 00 km) ,you can increase
the enginespee dg radu ally and accelera tethe
veh iclet ofulls pe ed.
Yo us houlda lsoo bserve the senote sonb reak-
ing inifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleh aveb eenr eplaced .
Alw ayso bserve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Dri
ving Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNI NG
Ob jects inthe driver 'sfoo twe llma yrestrict
the clearanc earound thepedalsor block a de
pre sse dpedal. Thisjeo pardi zes theoper-
ati ng and roadsafety ofthe vehicle. There is
ar isko fana ccident.
Stow allo bjects secu rel yint he veh icles o
tha tthe yd on otgetinto thedriver 'sfoo t-
we ll.W henu sing floo rma tsor car pets, ma ke
su re tha tthe ya repro perlys ecured sotha t
the ydon otslip or obstru ctthe pedals.D o
not place sever alfloo rma tsor car pets on
top ofone another. G
WA
RNI NG
Unsu itablef ootwe arcan hinde rcorrec t
us ag eo fthe pedals,e .g.:
R sho eswith thick soles
R sho eswith high heels
R slip pe rs
Th ere isar isko fana ccident.
We arsuita blef ootwe arto ens urec orrec t
us ag eo fthe pedals. G
WA
RNI NG
If yo us witch offthe igniti onwhiled rivi ng,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareo nlya vailab le
wi th limi tati ons ,orn otatall. Th iscou ld
af fec t,for exa mpl e,the powe rsteeri ng and
the brakeboost ing effect. Youw illr eq uire
cons idera blym oree ffort toste erand brake.
Th ere isar isko fana ccident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhiled rivi ng. G
WA
RNI NG
If the parki ng bra kehasn otbeen fully
rel easedw hend rivi ng, the parki ng bra ke
can :
R ove rheatand causeafire
R lose its holdfunctio n.
Th ere isar isko ffirea nd anacc ident.
Re leas et he parki ng bra kefullyb efor ed riv-
ing off.
! Do
not warm upthe enginewhiles tatio n-
ar y. Pu llaw ay immed iatel y.Avoi dhigh
eng inespee ds and fullthro ttleuntilthe
eng inehasr eache dits op era ting temp era-
tur e. Dr
ivi ng
117Drivi ng andp arki ng Z

In
vehicle swithautoma tictransmission,
engage positionsPa nd Ro nly when the
vehicle isstationary .
Where possible,avoid spinning thedrive
wheel swhen pulling awayonslippery roads.
You could otherwise damagethe drive train. Key
positio ns
Smart Key 005A
Toremove theSmartKey
0047 Power supplyfor some consumers, such
as the windshi eldwipers
0048 Ignition (powersupp lyfor allconsumers)
and drive positio n
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
SmartKey canbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrect SmartKey
for the vehicle .The ignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannot bestarted.
KEY LESS-GO Gene
ralnotes
Vehicle swithKEYLESS- GOare equi pped with
aS martKey featuringanintegrated KEYLESS-
GO start function andadetachab leStart/St op
button.
The Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted inthe
ignition lockandtheSmartKey mustbeinthe
vehicle .
When youinsert theStart/St opbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imatel ytwo seconds recognition time.Youcan
then usetheStart/St opbutton.
Pressing theStart/St opbutton several times
in successio ncorresponds tothe different keypositio
nsinthe ignition lock.Thisisonly the
case ifyou arenot depres singthebrake pedal.
If you depres sthe brake pedaland press the
Start/St opbutton, theengine startsimmedi -
ately .
Ac heck which periodicallyestabl ishes aradi o
connection betweenthe vehicle andthe
SmartKey determines whetheravalidS mart-
Key isin the vehicle .This occurs, forexample ,
when starting theengine.
To start thevehicle withoutactively usingthe
SmartKey:
R the Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted in
the ignition lock.
R the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO(Ypage 66).
Do not keep theSmartKey:
R with electronic devices,e.g.amobilephone
or another SmartKey.
R with metall icobjects, e.g.coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallicobjects, e.g.ametal case.
This canimpa irthe functionality ofthe KEY-
LESS- GOkey.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmartKey's
remote controlorwith KEYLESS- GO,after a
short time:
R you willnot be abletos witch onthe ignition
with theStart/St opbutton.
R you willnot be abletos tart theengine with
the Start/St opbutton untilthevehicle is
unlocked again.
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/St opbutton forthree seconds. This
function operatesindepe ndently ofthe ECO
start/stop automaticengine switch-off func-
tion. 118
Drivi
ngDrivi ngand parking