2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Disp
laymessa ges Int
rodu cti on
Gen eral not es Di
spl aymes sagesappe arinthem ultifun ction display.
Di spl aymes sageswit hg raphi cdisplays maybesho wninsim plified form intheO perat or's Man -
ual and may there fore differf romt hemult ifunction display.
Plea seres pon dina ccordan cewiththe display messagesand follow thea ddit ionalno tesi nt his
Ope rator's Man ual.
Cer tain dis play messagesare accompan iedbyan audib lewarn ingt oneo ra continuous tone .
Whe nyou stop and parkthe veh icle, plea seobs ervethe noteso n:
R HO LD function (Ypage 152)
R Par king (Ypage 134)
Hid ing disp lay messa ges X
Press the0076 or0038 buttono nthe steer ingw hee l.
The mult ifunction display hidesthe display message.
Hig h-pri orityd isplay messagesare showninred inthem ultifun ction display. Some high-pri ority
dis play messagescan notb eh idden.
The mult ifunction display showsthese mes sagescontinuous lyunt ilth ec auses fort he mes sages
hav ebeenr em edie d.
Mes sage me mo ry The
on-boar dcom puters aves certain display messagesintheme ssa geme mo ry.Y ou can call
up thed isplay messages:
X Press the0059 or0065 buttono nthe steer ingw hee ltos elec tthe Ser v. Ser
v.men u.
If th ere aredisplay messages, them ultifun ction display shows2M essag es 2M
essag es,f orexamp le.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttont os elec tthe entry, e.g. 2M essag es 2M
essag es.
X Press 0076 toconfirm .
X Press the0063 or0064 buttont os crollt hr ou gh thed isplay messages.
Whe nthe ignition isswit ched off,all display messagesare dele ted, apar tfroms omehigh- pri ority
dis play messages. Once thec auses oftheh igh- pri orityd isplay messageshav ebeenr ectifie d, the
co rresp ondin gd isplay messagesare also deleted. Disp
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Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System) andESP®
(Electronic StabilityPro-
gram) aretemporarily notavail able.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
In addition, the00E5, 00BBand0025 warning lampslightupinthe
instrument cluster.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive asuitabl edistance, makingslightsteering move-
ments atas peed above 12mph (20km/h ).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned
above areavail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqualified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS
andESP®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
The 0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly), 00E5, 00BBand0025
warning lampsinthe instrument clusteralsolight up.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqualified speciali stworkshop immediately .184
Dis
play messagesOn-board comp uter anddisplays

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E5
Cur rently Unavai la‐ Cur
rently Unavai la‐
ble SeeOperat or's ble
SeeOperat or's
Man ual Man
ual ES
P®
is tempo rarilyunav ailable .
Ot her drivin gs yst ems anddrivin gs afet ys yst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,the 00E5 and00BB warninglamp sligh tupint he instru-
men tclus ter.
The self-diagn osis function mightnotb ec om plet e, for exampl e.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst em continu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.
The brak ingdist anceina ne me rge ncyb rak ing situati oncan thus
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no to per ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz ethe veh icle.
The reisan increas edrisko fskiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Caref ullydrive asuitable distance,mak ingslightsteer ing mov e-
men tsat as peed abov e12m ph(20 km/ h).
If the displ aymessag edisappea rs,the functions mentioned
above areavai lableaga in.
If the multifu nctiondisplaystill shows thedispl aymessag e:
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqualifie dspecia listworkshop immediately. 00E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ESP
®
is malfu nctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfu nc-
tion.
In addi tion, the00E5 and00BB warning lampsligh tupint he instru-
ment cluster.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but withou tthe
functions listedabove.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituationcanthus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP®
is unabl etos tabil izethe vehicle .
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqualifie dspecia listworkshop immediately. Di
splay message s
185On-bo ardcompu terand displays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sM anual Ope
rator'sM anual EB
D( elec tron icbrak eforce dist ribution),AB Sa ndESP®
are mal-
fun ction ing.
Ot her drivin gs yst ems anddrivin gs afet ys yst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,the 00E5 ,00BB and0025 warninglamp sligh tupint he
ins trumen tclus tera nd aw arning tone soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst em continu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron ta nd rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kify ou per formaf ullbrak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist anceina ne me rge ncyb rak ing situati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no to per ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz ethe veh icle.
The reisan increas edrisko fskiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nO ntheIgn i‐ Tur
nO ntheIgn i‐
tio nt oReleas e tio
nt oReleas e
the ParkingB rake the
ParkingB rake The
red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedt or elease thee lectric park ingbrak ewhile thei gn i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nthe Sm artKey topos ition 0047inthei gn ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon thei gn ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingB rake Par
kingB rake The
red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarning tone soun ds.Acondition for auto matic
rel ease ofthee lectric park ingbrak eisn otfulf illed (Ypage 135).
You aredrivin gw itht he elec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas ethe elec tric park ingbrak emanually. The
red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarning tone soun ds.
You areusin gthe elec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencyb rak ing
(Y page 135). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingB rake See Par
kingB rake See
Ope rator'sM anual Ope
rator'sM anual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eism alfunc tion ing .
To apply :
X Swi tcht he ignition off.
X Pre ssthee lectric park ingbrak ehandle foratleast tens econ ds.
X Sh ift thet rans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 186
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp andther ed 0049 (USAonly) or 0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp lightup.
The electric park ingbrak eism alfunc tion ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tcho ffthei gn ition and turnitb acko n.
X Releas ethe elec tric park ingbrak emanually.
or X Releas ethe elec tric park ingbrak eauto mat ically(Y page 135).
If th ee lectric park ingbrak estill can notb erelease d:
X Do notd rive on.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and they ellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eism alfunc tion ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tcho ffthei gn ition and turnitb acko n.
X Releas ethe elec tric park ingbrak emanually.
To apply :
X Swi tcho ffthei gn ition and turnitb acko n.
X Ap ply thee lectric park ingbrak emanually.
If th er ed 0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
co ntinu estoflas h:
X Do notd rive on.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 290).
X Sh ift thet rans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Turn thef ront whee lstoward sthe cur b.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. The red0049 (USAonly)
or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes forabout tens econ ds
aft erthee lectric park ingbrak ehasbeen applie dorrelease d.Itth en
goe soutor rem ainslit.
The electric park ingbrak eism alfunc tion ing .
X Swi tcho ffthei gn ition and turnitb acko n.
X Ap ply thee lectric park ingbrak e.
If it is no tp ossibl etoa pply thee lectric park ingbrak e:
X Sh ift thet rans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
If it is no tp ossibl etor elease thee lectric park ingbrak e:
X Releas ethe elec tric park ingbrak eauto mat ically(Y page 135).
If th ee lectric park ingbrak estill can notb erelease d:
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. Ifyou man ually apply or
rel ease thee lectric park ingbrak e,ther ed 0049 (USAonly) or 0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes .
The electric park ingbrak eism alfunc tion ing .Iti sn otpos sibleto
apply thee lectric park ingbrak emanually.
X Sh ift thet rans mis sion topos ition 005D,a sthe elec tric park ing
brak eisn otapplie dauto mat ically.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingB rake Inop‐ Par
kingB rake Inop‐
era tive era
tive The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. The red0049 (USAonly)
or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes forabout tens econ ds
aft erthee lectric park ingbrak ehasbeen applie dorrelease d.Itth en
goe soutor rem ainslit.
The electric park ingbrak eism alfunc tion ing ,e.g.b ecause ofove r-
vol tag eorunderv oltage.
X Remo vethec aus efor theo vervolt age orund ervoltage, e.g. by
ch arg ing theb atte ry or res tarting thee ngine.
X Ap ply orrelease thee lectric park ingbrak e.
If it rem ainsimp oss ible toapply orrelease thee lectric park ing
brak e:
X Swi tcho ffthei gn ition and turnitb acko n.
X Ap ply orrelease thee lectric park ingbrak e.
If th ee lectric park ingbrak estill can notb erelease d:
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
If th ee lectric park ingbrak estill can notb ea pplie d:
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 188
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup and ther ed 0049 (USA
on ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes .
It is no tp ossibl etoa pply thee lectric park ingbrak emanually.
X Sh ift thet rans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0027
(USAonly)
004D (Canadaonly)
Che ckBrakeFluid Che
ckBrakeFluid
Lev el Lev
el The
reisno te nough brak efluidi nt he brak efluid reservoir.
In addit ion,the 0027 (USAonly) or 004D (Canadaonly) warn ing
lamp lightsup inthei nstrumen tclus tera nd aw arning tone soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The brak ingeffectm aybe imp aire d.
The reisar isko fana cciden t.
X Pull overand stop thev ehicles afely assoo naspossibl e,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notc ontin ue drivin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Do nota dd brak efluid .This does notc orrect them alfunc tion . 0026
Che ckBrakePad Che
ckBrakePad
Wea r Wea
r The
brak epads /linin gshav ereac hed their wear limit.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . PRE
-SAFEInoper a‐ PRE
-SAFEInoper a‐
tiv eS eeOpe ra‐ tiv
eS eeOpe ra‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Im
por tantfun ction sofPRE -SAF E®
hav efailed. Allo ther occup ant
saf etys yst ems ,e.g.a irbags ,rem ain avail able.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Cur rently Limite d Cur
rently Limite d
See Operator'sM an‐ See
Operator'sM an‐
ual ual Ac
tive Brake Assis tist em porar ily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R ther adar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag neticr adi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostation s
or other sour ceso felec tromag neticr adi ation
R thes yst em isout side theo per ating tempe rature range
R theo n-bo ardv oltag eist oo low
Whe nthe caus esstate dabov enolon ger apply, thed isplay mes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Brake Assis tiso per ationalagain .
If th ed isplay mes sage does notd isap pear :
X Pull overand stop thev ehicles afely assoo naspossibl e,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Rest artthee ngine. Disp
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Lim itedS eeOpe ra‐ Lim
itedS eeOpe ra‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Ac
tive Brake Assis tisu nav ailable duetoam alfunc tion .
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Rad
arSensors Rad
arSensors
Dir tySee Opera‐ Dir
tySee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
radar sensor syst emismalf unction ing .
Pos siblecaus esare:
R dir to ns ensor s
R heav yrain orsnow
R when drivin go ninter- urban roadswithout traff icor infras truct ure,
e. g. indes ert-like area s
At least oned rivin gs yst em ordrivin gs afet ys yst em ismalf unction -
ing oristempo rarilyunav ailable :
R Ac tive Brake Assis t
R Ac tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ONI C
On ce thec aus eofthe pro blem isno longer presen t,th ed rivin ga nd
dri ve saf etys yst ems willbeavail able again .The disp laymes sage
disap pears.
If th ed isplay mes sage does notd isap pear :
X Pull overand stop thev ehicles afely assoo naspossibl e,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Swi tcho ffthee ngine.
X Clean allsen sors(Ypage 251).
X Rest artthee ngine.
The displaymes sage disap pears. 0075
SRS Malfunction SRS
Malfunction
Ser viceR equir ed Ser
viceR equir ed The
restrain tsyst em ismalf unction ing .The 0075 warninglamp also
ligh tsup inthei nstrumen tclus ter.
G WAR
NING
The airbags orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic es may either betrig-
ger eduninten tion ally or,inthee vent ofan acc iden t,may notb e
tr igge red.
The reisan increas edrisko finjury.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Fur ther inform ation about ther estrain tsyst em (Ypage 39). 190
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