2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER steering wheel

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
Mirr
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
the susp ens ione xhibits firmd amping set-
ting s(vehicle sw itha daptive dampi ngsys-
tem orAMG sports susp ens ion).
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus) Dri
vepro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehiclee xhibits partic ular ly sp orty driv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blyb eing highe r
as aresulto fthe later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ione xhibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetting s(vehicle sw itha daptive
da mpi ngsyste mo rAMG sports susp en-
si on) .
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R the ECO start/sto pfunctio nisn otavailabl e.
Dri veprog ramI(Individual ) In
dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramc anbe selected :
R the drive (engi ne and transmi ssion manag e-
ment)
R the susp ens ion( vehicle sw itha daptive
da mpi ngsyste mo rAMG sports susp ens ion)
R the steering
R the availabi lity of the ECO start/sto pfunc-
tio n
Info rma tiona bout confi gurin gd rive pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mc anbe fou ndin
the DigitalO perator' sM anual.
Dri veprog ramE(Econ om y) Dri
vepro gramEis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclee xhibits partic ular ly eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay mor egently in
for wa rdand revers egears,u nles st he acc el-
era tor pedalisd epresse dfully.
R the vehicleh asimpro ved drivin gs tability,
for exa mpl eonslipper yroads urfaces . R
op timal fuel cons umption resulting fromt he
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gupsooner.
Th ev ehiclei sd riven inthe lowe ngine spee d
ra nge and thewheelsarel esslikel yt os pin.
R the susp ens ione xhibits comf ortabled amp-
ing setting s(vehicle sw itha daptive dampi ng
sy ste mo rAMG sports susp ens ion).
R du rin gd ecelera tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfromt hedrive train. Thev ehicleu ses
kine ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R the steering exh ibits comf ortables teeri ng
cha racteris tics. Man
ualgearshift ing
Ge neral notes Yo
uc an cha nge gear yourse lfus ing the steer-
ing wheelp ad dles hifter s.Th et ransmi ssion
mu stbe inpo sitio n005B todo this.
Dep endingonwhich steering wheelp ad dle
shi fter ispu lled ,the automa tictransmi ssion
im med iatel ys hifts into thenext gear down or
up ,ifp ermi tted .
To usem anualshiftin g,youh avet wo optio ns:
R temp orarysetting
R pe rma nent setting
If yo ua ctivate ma nua lgea rshiftin g,the multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay willsho wthe cur rent gear
ins tea doftransmi ssion positio n005B.
If ma nua lgea rshiftin gisd eacti vated ,the gears
wi llbe selected automa tically.
Tempo rarysettin g X
To activ ate :shi ftthe selector lever to005B.
X Pu llste ering wheelp ad dles hifter 0043or0044. Au
tomati ctrans mission
129Dr ivi ng andp arki ng Z

Mercedes-Ben
zrecommen dsthat youonly
have brake pads/linings installedonyour vehi-
cle which havebeen approved forMercedes-
Benz vehicles orwhich correspond toan
equival entqual itystandard. Brakepads/
linings whichhavenotbeen approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles orwhich arenot ofan
equival entqual itycould affect yourvehicle's
operating safety.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommen dsthat youonly use
brake fluidthathasbeen specially approved
for your vehicle byMercedes-Ben z,or which
corresponds toan equival entqual itystandard.
Brake fluidwhich hasnotbeen approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles orwhich isnot ofan
equival entqual itycould affect yourvehicle's
operating safety.
High-perf ormance brakesystem
(exce ptMercedes-AMG SLC43) AMG
brake systems aredesigned forheavy
loads andhave componen tswith correspond-
ing properties. Thismay lead tonoise when
braking. Thiswilldepend on:
R Speed
R Braking force
R Ambient condition s,e.g. temperature and
humidity
The wear ofindividual componen tsof the
brake system, suchasthe brake pads/linings
or brake discs, depends onthe individual driv-
ing style andoperating conditions.
For this reason, itis impossible tostate amile-
age that willbevalid under allcircumstan ces.
An aggressive drivingstylewilllead tohigh
wear. Youcanobtain moreinformation onthis
from aqualified specialist workshop.
New andreplaced brakepadsanddiscs only
reach theiroptimum brakingeffectaftersev-
eral hundred kilometers ofdriving. Compen-
sate forthis byapply inggreater forcetothe
brake pedal. Keepthisinmind, andadapt your
driving andbraking accordingly duringthis
break-in period.
Exc essive heavybraking resultsincorrespond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrumen tcluster
and note anybrake status messages inthe
multifunction display.Especially forhigh per-
formance driving,itis important tomaintain
and have thebrake system checkedregularly . Driving
onwet roads
Hydr oplaning If
water hasaccumulated toac ertain depthon
the road surface, thereisad anger ofhydro-
planing occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
condition sinw hich hydropla ningmayoccur,
you must driveinthe following manner:
R lower yourspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid sudden steering movement s
R brake carefully
Driving onflooded roads !
Do
not drive through floodedareas.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
through it.Drive slowly through standing
water. Otherwise, watercouldenterthe
vehicle interior orengine compartmen t.It
can then damage theengine's orautomatic
transmission' selectronic componen ts.It
can also besucked inby the engine's air
intake connection andcause engine dam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARNING
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccidents.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. G
DANGER
If the exhaust pipeisblocked oradequ ate
ventilation isnot possible, poisonous gases
such ascarbon monoxide (CO)mayenter
the vehicle. Thisisthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi-
cle becomes trappedinsnow. Thereisar isk
of fatal injury.
If you leave theengine orthe auxilia ryheat-
ing running, makesuretheexhaust pipeand
area around thevehicle areclear ofsnow. Driving
tips
141Driving andparking
Z

Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sarelit. You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeacti-
vated afterapprox-
imately 20seconds and
the indicator lampin
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
aq uali fied specialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sarelit. Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 251).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatad ifferent
location. Parking
Guidance
Import antsafety notes Parking
Guidanceisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasoundisused tomeas-
ure theroad onboth sides ofthe vehicle. A
suitable parkingspaceisindicated bythe
parking symbol. Youreceive steering instruc-
tions when parking. Youcanalso stilluse
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 154).
Parking Guidanceisonly anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sint he maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking. G
WARNING
If object sarelocated abovethedetect ion
range, Parking Guidancemay provide steer- ing
instruct ionstoosoon. Youmay cause a
collision asaresult. There isar isk ofan
accident.
If object sarelocated abovethedetect ion
range, stopandswitch offParking Assist.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off, Parking Guidanceisalso unavaila ble.
Parking Guidancemay alsodisplay spaces not
suitable forparking, e.g.:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces Driving
systems
157Drivingandparking Z

Vehicles
withautomatic transmission: shift
the transmission toposition 005E.
The multifunction displayshows theBe Be
Aware ofObstacles NeartheVehi‐ Aware
ofObstacles NeartheVehi‐
cle Press 'OK'toConfirm cle
Press 'OK'toConfirm message. X
Press the0076 button onthe multifunction
steering wheeltoconfirm.
The multifunction displayswitches toPark-
ing Guidance.
Depending onyou rdistance fromthepark-
ing space, thePlease DriveBackward Please
DriveBackward
message willappea rint he multifunction dis-
play .
X Ifnecessary, reversetowards theparking
space. Thisisindicated byan arrow pointing
backwards.
Continue backingupuntil youhear atone.
Then stop; thestop position hasbeen
reached. Thearrow iswhite.
The Please SteerWheeltothe Right Please
SteerWheeltothe Right
or Please SteerWheel tothe Left Please
SteerWheel tothe Left
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Backing upinto theparking space X
While thevehicle isstationary, turnthe
steering wheelinthe specified direction until
thearrow iswhite andawarning tone
sounds.
X To back upinto aparking space: maintain
the steering wheelangleandback upcare-
fully .
X Stop assoon asyou hear awarning tone.
The vehicle hasreached theposition in
which youneed tocountersteer.
The Please SteerWheeltothe Right Please
SteerWheeltothe Right
or Please SteerWheeltothe Left Please
SteerWheeltothe Left
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
X To countersteer: whilethe vehicle issta-
tionary, turnthesteering wheelinthe speci-
fied direction untilthearrow iswhite anda
warning tonesounds.
X To back upinto aparking space: maintain
the steering wheelangleandback upcare-
fully .
X Stop assoon asyou hear awarning tone.At
the latest, stopassoon asParking Assist
PARKTRONIC soundsthecontinuous warn-
ing tone.
The Parking Guidance Finished Parking
Guidance Finishedmes-
sage appea rsinthe multifunction display
and atone sounds. Youmay beasked to
steer inad ifferent direction andthen
change gear.Inthis case, further displaysin
the multifunction displaywill direct youto
the final position.
X Maneuver ifnecessary.
X Observe thewarning messages displayedby
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 155).
Cance lingParking Guidance X
Press theParking AssistPARKTRONIC but-
ton onthe center console (Ypage 156).
Parking Guidance isimmedia telycanceled
and Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off.
Parking Guidance iscanceled automatical lyif
it is no longer possibl etog uideyou into the
parking space,orifam alfunction occurs.
The parking spacesymbol goesoutand a
warning tonesounds. Drivin
gsystems
159Drivingand par king Z

The
image fromtherear view camera is
availabl ethroughout themaneuvering proc-
ess.
To deactivat e:the rear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetrans mission toposition
005D,o rafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segment softhe warning indicator
are display edinred ifthere isac omplete sys-
tem failure. Theindicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segment sareshown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segment sarehidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe mult imedia system The
rear view camera mayshow adistort ed
view ofobstacles, showthemincorr ectlyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
object sint he following positions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Object
snotatground levelmayappear to
be further awaythantheyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofap arked vehicle
R the drawbar ofat railer
R the ball coupling ofat railer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R as lanted post
Use theguidelines onlyfororient ation.
Approach objectsnofurther thanthebot-
tom- most guideline. 0043
Yellow guidelineatad istance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steeringinput –
vehicle widthincluding theexter iormirrors
(static)
0087 Yellow guidelineforthe vehicle width
including theexter iormirrors, atthe cur-
rent steerin gwheel angle (dynamic)
0085 Yellow lanemarking thecourse thetires
will take atthe current steeringwheel
angle (dynamic) 0083
Yellow guidelineatad istance ofapprox-
imately 3ft(1.0 m)from therear area
0084 Vehicle centeraxle (marker assistance)
006B Bumper
006C Red guide lineatad istance ofapprox-
imately 12in(0.30 m)from therear area
The guide linesareshown whenthetrans mis-
sion isin position 005E.
The distance specification sonly apply to
object sthat areatground level. Driving
systems
161Drivingandparking Z

0043
Front warning displa y
0044 Addi tiona lmeasur ement operational readi-
ness indicator forthe Parking Package
wi th rea rviewc ame ra
0087 Rear wa rning displa y
Vehi cles with the Parkin gPackage with
rear viewc ame ra:whe nthe Parking Package
wi th rea rviewc ame raisope rational
(Y page 154 ),ad diti onal measurement opera-
tiona lrea dine ssindi cator 0044appea rsinthe
mul timed iasystem. Ifthe Parking Package
wi th rea rwarning displa ysare activeorlight
up ,w arning displa ys0043 and 0087are also acti ve
or light upcorre sponding lyin the multimed ia
sy stem.
"Rev erse parking "func tion Backi
ngup straig htinto aparking space
wi thout steering input 0043
Whiteguide line withou tsteer inginpu t–
vehi clewidth inclu ding theexteri ormirro rs
(sta tic)
0044 Yellow guide line for the vehi clewidth
inclu ding theexteri ormirro rs,atthe cur-
rent steer ingwhe elangl e(dynami c) 0087
Yellow guide line atad istance ofapprox-
ima tely 3ft(1.0 m)from the reararea
0085 Redg uide line atad ista nce ofappro x-
im ate ly12 in(0.3 0m)fro mt herea rarea
X Ma kesure tha tthe rea rviewc amera isacti -
va ted (Ypage 160 ).
The lane and theguidel ines ares hown.
X Wi th the helpof wh ite guidel ine 0043 ,che ck
wh eth erthe vehiclew illf it into theparki ng
sp ace .
X Usi ngwhite guidel ine 0043 asag uide ,care-
fu llyb acku pu ntilyou rea chthe end posi-
tio n.
Re dg uide line 0085 isthe natthe end ofthe
pa rki ng space .The veh iclei sa lmostp aralle l
in the parki ng space .
Rev erseperpe ndicular parki ngwith
ste ering input 0043
Parki ng space marking
0044 Yellow guidel inef or the vehiclew idth
incl uding the exte riorm irro rs, atthe cur-
rent steering wheelang le(dyna mic)
X Driv epastthe parki ng space and bring the
veh iclet oas tands till.
X Ma kesure tha tthe rea rviewc amera isacti -
va ted (Ypage 160) .
The lane and theguidel ines ares hown.
X Wh ilet he veh iclei sa tas tands till,tur nthe
ste ering wheelint he directi onofthe park-
ing space untilyello wg uide line 0044 reache s
pa rki ng space marking 0043.
X Ma inta inthe steering inputand revers e
car efully. 16
2 Dr
ivi ng system sDrivi ng andp arki ng