2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ESP

Spi
nning thewheel sresults inac utti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgrip.
i Activa
teESP ®
as soo nasthe situ ations
des crib edabove nolonger apply. ESP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto stab ilize the vehicle
if the vehicles tartsto skid oraw heelstar ts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspinning thedriven wheel sfor an
extend edper iodw ithE SP®
dea ctiva ted.You
cou ldothe rwisedamag ethe drivetra in.
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gESP® X
To deac tivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster lights up.
X To acti vate :pre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
instru ment cluster goesout.
Chara cteristi cswhe nESP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is dea ctiva tedand one ormore wheel s
star ttos pin, the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instru ment cluster flashe s.In such situ a-
tions ,ESP ®
wi llnot stab ilize the vehicle.
If yo ud eactiva teESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdriving stability
R engi netorqu eisn olon ger limite dand the
dri ve wheel sareableto spi n
R tracti oncontrol isstil lacti vate d
R Active BrakeAssistisno longer availab le;
nor isitacti vate difyou bra kefirm lywith
as sis tance fromESP® R
PR E-SAFE ®
is no longer availab le,n or isit
acti vate difyou bra kefirm lyand ESP®
inter -
vene s
R ESP ®
stil lprovid es suppo rtwh en youb rake
firm ly
De acti vatin g/acti vatin gESP®
(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG SLC4 3) Impo
rtant safetynotes
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes "sec-
tion (Ypage 57).
You canselect betw eenthefollowi ng state sof
ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
is acti vate d
R SPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivate d
R ESP ®
is dea ctiva ted. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nSPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivate d,
there isag reate rrisko fskid ding and acci-
dents .
Only activate SPOR Thandling mod eint he
situ ations describ edinthe followi ng. G
WARNI
NG
If yo ud eactiva teESP ®
,E SP ®
no longer sta-
bi lizes thevehicle. The reisan incre ased risk
of skid ding and anacci dent.
Only deactiva teESP ®
in the situations
des crib edinthe followi ng.
In the followi ng situ ations, itmay bebette rto
acti vate SPOR Thandling mod eordeactiva te
ESP ®
:
R wh en using snow chains
R in dee psnow
R on sand orgra vel
R on spe ciallyd esignate droads when the
veh icle's owno verstee ringandunderste er-
ing characte ristics aredesired
Spi nning thewheel sresu ltsinac utti ngacti on
wh ich provides bette rgrip.
Drivi nginSPOR Thandling mod eorwithou t
ESP ®
req uires anextrem elyq ualifi ed and
expe rienced driver. 62
Dri
vin gsafe tysys temsSafe ty

i
Activa
teESP ®
as soo nasthe situa tions
de scri beda bove no longe rapply.E SP ®
wi ll
othe rwisenot beableto sta bilize the vehicle
if the vehicles tarts toski do raw heelsta rts
to spi n.
! Avoi
dspinning thedriven wheelsfor an
exte ndedperiodw ithE SP®
de acti vated .You
cou ldothe rwisedama gethe drivetra in.
De acti vati ng/ac tivatin gESP® X
To acti vate SPORThand ling mode :bri efly
pre ssbutton 0043.
The 0074 SPORThandling mod ewarning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandling Mode SPO
RTHandling Modemes sage appe arsi n
the multifu nctio ndispl ay .
X To
deac tivate SPO RThand ling mode :
bri eflyp ress button 0043.
The 0074 SPORThandling mod ewarning
la mp inthe instrum entcluster goesout.
X To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights up
in the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe arsi nt he mu lti-
fu nctio ndispl ay .
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflyp ress button 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesout.T he 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio n
di spl ay.
Cha racte risticso facti vate dSPORT han-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivated and one
or more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.
ESP ®
onl ystabilizes thevehiclet oal imite d
de gre e. Whe
nSPOR Thandling mod eisa ctivated :
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdriving stability to a
li mite ddegree
R trac tionc ontro liss till acti vated
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlim ite da nd the
dri ve wheelsarea blet os pin
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youb rake
fir mly
Cha racte risticsw henE SP®
is deac tiva-
ted
If ESP ®
is de acti vated and one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp in
the instrum entcluster flashe s.In such situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ud eacti vate ESP ®
:
R ESP ®
no longe rimp rove sdriving stability
R eng inetorq ueisno longe rlim ite da nd the
dri ve wheelsarea blet os pin
R trac tionc ontro liss till acti vated
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longe ravailab le;
nor isitacti vated ifyo ub rake firmly with
as sista nce from ESP®
R PR E-SAFE ®
is no longe ravailab le,nor isit
acti vated ifyo ub rake firmly and ESP®
inte r-
vene s
R ESP ®
sti llpro vides supp ort when youb rake
fir mly EBD
(electro nicb rake force distrib u-
tio n)
Ge neral info rmatio n EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwheelst oimp rove driving stability
wh ileb raking .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
ervethe "Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio nfor driving safety system s(Ypa ge57). G
WA
RNING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rea rwheelsc an
lo ck, e.g.und er fullbra king .Thisi ncr eases
the risko fskidd ing and anacci dent.
Yo us houldt her eforeadapty ou rd riving
sty leto the differ ent handl ing characteri s- Dri
ving safe tysys tems
63Safety
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one
ofthe front sidewindows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movement
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows inthe front
The switches forthe front sidewindows are
located onthe driver's door.There isalso a
switch forthe front -passenger sidewindow on
the front -passenger door.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Left
0044 Right
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press
or pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
You cancont inue tooperate theside windows
after youswitch offthe engine. Thisfunct ionis
availa bleforuptofive minutes oruntil the
driver's orfront -passenger doorisopened. Opening
andclosin gallside win-
dows
Using theswitch onthe center con-
sole G
WARNING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpress theswitch downtoopen the
side window again. 76
Side
window sOpening andclosing

You
canusetheswitc honthe cen tercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecoverinthe lower centercon sole.
The switc hfor all side windows isunder the
cov er. X
To open allside windows: pressbutton0043
to the point ofresist ance.
X To open allside windows fully:press
switc h0043 beyond thepoint ofresist ance.
X To close allside windows: pullswitc h0043.
All side windows begintheclosin gproc e-
dure simult aneously. Therear side windows
close afterthe fron tside windows.
If, afte ropenin gthe windows, youclose one
side window usingtheswitc hint he door con-
tr ol panel:
R the fron tside window closesfirs ta nd
R the nthe cor respon dingrearside window
close s.
Convenience closingwithKEYLESS-GO G
WARN
ING
When usingtheconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure,
part softhe body could betrapped inthe
closin garea when aside window isbeing
close d.There isar isk ofinjury.
Obser vethe com plete closin gproc edure
when theconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure is
operat ing.Make surethatnobody partsare
in close proximityduring theclosin gproc e-
dure. Proc
eedasfollows ifsomeo neistrapped:
X Release therecessed sensorsurfac eonthe
door handle.
X Imm ediately pulland hold thedoor handle
and keep thedoor handle pulled.
The side windows open.
With KEYLE SS-GO youcan close allside win-
dows simult aneously. TheKEYLE SS-GO key
must beoutsid ethe vehic le.All the doors
must beclose d. X
Touch recessed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe
door handle untilthe side windows arefully
close d.
i Make
sureyouonly touchrecessed sensor
surfac e0043.
X To inter rupt convenience closing:release
rec essed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe door
handle. Reset
tingthes ide windows
If as ide window cannolonge rbec lose dfully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0047or0048 in
the ignit ionlock .
X Pull thecorrespon dingswitc honthe door
con trol panel untilthe side window iscom -
pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Imm ediately pullthecorrespon dingswitc h
on the door control panel untilthe side win-
dow iscom pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the respec tives ide window remains
close dafterthe butt onisreleased, thenit Side
windows
77Openingandclosing Z

has
been setcorrect ly.Ifthis isnot the
case, repeat thesteps above. Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions As
ide window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. As
ide window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
as ide window isobstructed duringclosing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If as ide window isobstructed againduring closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfunc-
tion. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/closing fea-
ture. The
SmartKey batteryisdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartKey battery(Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydrau licsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisar isk ofinjury. Always
openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isac omplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstrengt h.You orothers can
become trapped. Thereisar isk ofinjury. 78
RoofOpening
andclosing

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

When
theengine isrunn ing,thevehicle issta-
tionary andinbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position, theday-
time runninglamps andparking lampsswitch
on.
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0058,t hemanual settings take prec-
edence overthedaytime runninglamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps functionmust be
switched onusing theon-board computer
(Y page 177).
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0060 or0058,t hemanual settings
take preceden ceover thedaytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps G
WARNIN
G
When thelight switch isset to0058,t he
low-beam headlamps maynotbeswitched
on automatically ifthere isfog, snow or
other causes ofpoor visibility duetothe
weather conditionssuch asspray. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
In such situation s,turn thelight switch to
0058.
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetect thatit
is dark, theparking lampsandlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignition isswitched
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion. Thisisap articularly usefulfunctioninthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamps:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe traff icbehind inthe event of
thick fog.Please takenoteofthe count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps. X
To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignition lock
or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Park inglamp s
! If
the batter ycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstandin glamps areautomati-
cally switched offtoenable thenext engine
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
aw elllitarea, inaccordan cewith therele-
vant legal stipulations. Avoidusingthe0060
parking lampsoveraperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right- hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standin glamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Stand inglamp s
Switc hingonthe standin glamps ensures the
corr esponding sideofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignition lockoritis in
position 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). 98
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers