2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER lights

The
corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisas ystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtot he steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger
detect sany other vehicles, itreactivat esthe
high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Adaptive Highbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
nize road users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestrians
R who have poorlighting, e.g.cyclists
R whose lighting isblocked, e.g.byab arrier
On very rareoccasions ,Adaptive Highbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situations, theauto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactivated orwill beactivated regardless.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always carefully observethetraff iccondi-
tions andswitch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistcannottake into
account road,weather ortraff iccondit ions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are responsible foradjusting thevehicle's
lighting tothe prevailing light,visibility and
traff iccondit ions.
In particular, thedetect ionofobstacles canbe
restr icted ifthere is:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensors orthe sensors are
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h):
The headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distance between the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detect ed: 100
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

The
high-beam headlamps areswitched on
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster alsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detect edorthe roads are
adequa telylit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitched off
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster goesout.The00CE
indicator lampinthe multifunct iondisplay
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombinat ion
switch backtoits normal position ormove
the light switch toanother position.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
controlpanel
0043 003D Switch esthe left- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0044 0033 Switch esthe automatic interiorlight-
ing cont rolon/of f
0087 003D Switch esthe right- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0085 004A Switch esthe inter iorlighting on/off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order toprevent thevehicle's batteryfrom
discharging, theinter iorlighting functionsare
automatically deactivatedaftersome time, unless
theSmart Keyisin position 0048inthe
ignition lock.
The color andbrightn essofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system
(Y page 178).
Automa ticinterior lighting control X
To switch on:setthe switch tothe cent er
position.
When theautomatic interiorlighting control
is switched on,the switch isflush withthe
overhead controlpanel.
X To switch off:setthe switch tothe 0033
position.
The inter iorlighting automatically switcheson
if you:
R unlock thevehicle
R open adoor
R remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock
The inter iorlighting isswitched onfor aset
time when theSmart Keyisremoved fromthe
ignition lock.Youcanactivate thisdelayed
switch- offusing theon-board computer
(Y page 178). Replacing
bulbs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Bulbs, lampsandconn ector scan get very
hot when operating. Ifyou change abulb,
you could burnyourself onthese compo-
nent s.There isar isk ofinjury.
Allow these compon entstocool down
before changing abulb.
Vehicles withhalogen lamps
Do not use alamp thathasbeen dropped orif
its glass tubehasbeen scratc hed.
The lamp mayexplode if:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you drop it
R you scratc hit
Only operate bulbsinenclosed lamps
designed forthat purpose. Onlyinstall spare Replacing
bulbs
101Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

bulbs
ofthe same typeandthespecified volt-
age.
Marks onthe glass tubereduce theservic elife
of the bulbs. Donot touch theglass tubewith
your bare hands. Ifnec essary, cleantheglass
tube when coldwithalcohol orspirit andrubit
off with alint- free cloth.
Prot ectbulbs frommoist ureduring operation .
Do not allow bulbs tocome intoc ontact with
liquids.
Only replace thelamps listed(Ypage 102).
Have thebulbs thatyoucann otreplace your-
self replaced ataq ualified specialist work-
shop.
If you require assistan cereplacing lamps,con-
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the new lamp stilldoes notlight up,consult
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs andlamps areanimport antaspect of
vehicle safety.Youmust therefore make sure
that these function correctlyat all times. Have
the headlamp settingchec kedregularly.
Vehicles withLEDhead lamp s
The frontand rear light cluster sofyour vehicle
are equipped withLEDlight bulbs. Donot
replace thebulbs yourself. Contactaqualified
specialist workshopwhich hasthenecessary
specialist knowledge andtools tocarry outthe
work required. Overview:
replacingbulbs/bulb
typ es Halogen
headlamps
0043 Low-beam headlamp: H755W
0044 High- beam headlamp: H755W Repla
cingthefront bulbs
Removing/m ountingthecover inthe
front wheel housing X
To rem ove: switch offthe lights.
X Turn thefron twheels inwards.
X Slide cover 0043upand remov eit.
X To install: reinsertcover 0043and slide it
down untilitengages.
Low-beam headlamp s(halogen head-
lamp s) X
Remove thecover inthe fron twheel hous-
ing (Ypage 102).
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clock wise
and pullitout.
X Push bar0044upwards.
X Remove connector0087with thebulb.
X Pull thebulb outofcon nector0087.
X Inser tthe new bulb intoc onnec tor0087and
place inthe brack etofbar 0044.
Make surethatthebulb isposition edcor-
rect ly.
X Push bar0044downwards. 102
Repla
cingbulbsLights andwindshield wipers

X
Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
X Re place thecove rint he front wheelh ou sing
(Y page 102 ).
Hig h-be amheadlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps )/co rne ringlamps (Bi-Xe non
hea dlamps ) X
Swi tch offthe lights .
X Ope nthe hoo d.
X Tu rn hou sing cove r0043 cou nter-cl ockwise
and pullit ou t.
X At the bulbhol der,pu sh the bulbup wa rds ,
di sconne ctitand pullit ou to fbulb
hol der0044.
X Inse rtthe new bulbinto bulbhol der0044 at
the top, push itdo wn and securei tinp lace .
X Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
Si de marke rlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps ) Due
tothei rloc ati on, have the bulbsi nt he
si de marker lamp change dataq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op. Win
dshi eldw ipers Sw
itchin gthe winds hieldwipers
on /o ff
! Do
not opera tethe windsh ield wipe rs
wh en the windsh ield isdry ,ast hisc ould
da ma gethe wipe rb lade s.Mor eover ,dust
tha thas col lected onthe windsh ield can
scra tchthe glas sifw ipingt ake splace when
the windsh ield isdry . If
it is nece ssaryto sw itch onthe windsh ield
wi pe rs indry weath ercond itions, alwa ysuse
wa she rfluid wh en opera ting thewindsh ield
wi pe rs.
! If
the windsh ield wipe rs leav es me arso n
the windsh ield afte rthe veh icleh asbeen
wa she dina na utoma ticcar wash, waxo r
othe rres idue sm aybe the reason forthis.
Cl ea nt he windsh ield using washe rfluid
afte rwashing the vehiclei na na utoma tic
car wash.
! Inter
mitte ntwiping with rain sens or:due
to optica linfl uences andthewindsh ield
be comi ngdirty indry weath ercond itions,
the windsh ield wipe rs ma ybea ctivated
ina dve rtentl y.Thi scouldthen dama gethe
wi ndsh ield wipe rb lade so rscra tch the wind-
shi eld.
For thisreason, yous houlda lway ss witch
off the windsh ield wipe rs indry weath er. Co
mbi nati onswitch
0047 003F Windsh ield wipe ro ff
0048 0062 Intermitte ntwipe ,low (rainsens or
set tolows ens itivity )
0049 0063 Intermitte ntwipe ,high( rain sens or
set tohigh sens itivity )
004A 00AA Continu ousw ipe, slow
004B 00A9 Continu ousw ipe, fas t
0084 00D3 Singlewipe /00D4 Wipest he wind-
shi eldu sing washe rfluid
If the wipe rb lade sa rewo rn, the windsh ield
wi llno longe rbew iped pro perly.Thisc ould
pre vent youf rom obser ving thetrafficcond i-
tio ns. Win
dshi eldw ipers
103Lights andwind shield wipers Z

Problems
withthewindshield wipers Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
windshield wipers
are jammed. Leaves
orsnow, forexample, maybeobstruct ingthe windshield
wiper movement .The wiper motor hasbeen deactivated.
X For safety reasons, youshould remove theSmartK eyfrom the
ignition lock.
or X Switch offthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton andopen the
driver's door.
X Remove thecause ofthe obstruct ion.
X Switch thewindshield wipersbackon. The
windshield wipers
fail completely. The
windshield wiperdriveismalfunction ing.
X Select another wiperspeed onthe combination switch.
X Have thewindshield wiperscheckedataq uali fied specialist
workshop. The
windshield washer
fluid from thespray noz-
zles nolonger hitsthe
cent erofthe wind-
shield. The
spray nozzlesare misaligned.
X Have thespray nozzlesadjusted ataq uali fied specialist work-
shop. Windshield
wipers
105Lightsandwindshiel dwipers Z

USA
only
0043 Sets thetemperature (Ypage 111)
0044 Switches themaximum coolingMAXCOOL onoroff (Ypage 113)
0087 Sets theairdistribution (Ypage 112)
0085 Defrosts thewindshiel d(Ypage 112)
0083 Switches coolingwithairdehumid ificationon/off(Ypage 110)
0084 Switches <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeon/off (Ypage 114)
006B Sets theairflow (Ypage 112)
006C Switches therear window defroster on/off(Ypage 113) Notes
onusing theair-conditioning
system
Air-conditio ningsystem Below,
youcan find anumber ofnotes and
recommendations tohelp youusetheair-con-
ditioning systemoptimally .
R Switch oncooling withairdehumid ification
using the005A button. Theindicator lampin
the 005A button lightsup.
R Set thetemperature to72 ‡(22 †).
R Recommendation forairdistribution in
winter: setthe 009B and0061 settings.
Recommendation forairdistribution in
summer: setthe 009C setting. R
Only usethe"Windshie lddefrosting" func-
tion briefly untilthewindshiel disc lear
agai n.
R Only use<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modebriefly,e.g.
if there areunpleasa ntoutside odorsor
when inat unnel. Thewindows couldother-
wise fogup,since nofresh airisdrawn into
the vehicle in<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ mode.
ECO start /stop function During
automatic engineswitch-off, thecli-
mate controlsystem onlyoperates ata
reduced capacity. Ifyou require fullclimate
cont rolcapacity, theECO start/st opfunction
can bedeactivated bypressing theECO but-
ton (Ypage 122). Overview
ofclimat econtrol systems
107Climat econtrol

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