2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ESP

Comb
inationswit ch 0043
High-beam headlam ps
0044 Turn signal,righ t
0087 High-beam flasher
0085 Turn signal,left
X To ind icat ebriefly :pres sthe com binatio n
swit chbrie flytothep res sure pointint he
dire ction ofarr ow 0044or0085.
The correspon dingturns ign alflas hes three
tim es.
X To ind icat e:pres sthe com binatio nswit ch
beyon dthe pres sure pointint he dire ction of
arr ow 0044or0085.
X To
swit chon theh igh -bea mheadla mp s:
tur nthe light switchto0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthec om binatio nswit ch beyon dthe
pres sure pointint he dire ction ofarr ow 0043.
In the0058 position,theh igh-be am head-
lamps areonlyswit ched on when itis dark
and thee nginei sr unnin g.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp inthei nstru-
men tclus terlight supw hen theh igh-be am
headlam psare swit ched on.
X To
swit choff theh igh -bea mheadla mp s:
mov ethe com binatio nswit ch back toits
no rm alposi tion.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp inthei nstru-
men tclus terg oes out. Ha
zard war ning lamps X
To
swit chon theh azardw arning lamps:
pres sbutto n0043.
All turns ign als flas h.Ifyou nows witch on a
tur ns ign alusin gthe com binatio nswit ch,
on lythet urns ign allamp onthec orres pon d-
ing side ofthev ehicle willflash.
X To
swit choff theh azardw arning lamps:
pres sbutto n0043.
The hazard warn inglamps automaticall y
swit chon if:
R an air bag isdeplo yedor
R thev ehicle deceler atesrapid lyfrom aspee d
of abov e45m ph(70 km/h) and comestoa
st and still
The hazard warn inglamps switchoff auto mati-
cally ifth ev ehicle reac hesaspee dofabov e
6m ph(10 km/h) again afterafull brak eappli-
cat ion.
i The
hazard warn inglamps still oper ateif
th ei gn ition isswit ched off. Corn
ering ligh tfun ction
The cornerin glight function impr ovesthe illu-
min atio nofthe road overaw ideanglein the
dire ction you areturnin g,en ablin gbette rv isi-
bilit yint ight ben ds,forexample .The cor ner-
ing light function can onlybe act ivat edwhen
th el ow- beam headlam psare swit ched on.
Activ e:
R ifyou aredrivingatspee dsbelow 25mph
(40 km/h) and switchon thet urns ign alor
tur nthe steer ing wheel
R ifyou aredrivingatspee dsbet ween 25mph
(40 km/h) and 45mph (70km/h) and turn
th es teer ing wheel Ext
erior light ing
99Lightsand winds hieldwiper s Z

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

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

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

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

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

Key
positions with KEYLESS- GO 0043
Start /S topb utto n
0044 Ignition lock
As soo nasthe ignition isswit ched on,allth e
ind icat orlamps inthei nstrumen tclus terligh t
up. Further inform ation onsituati onsw herean
ind icat orlamp either fails togo out afterstart -
ing thee ngineo rligh tsup while driving
(Y page 211).
If St art /S topb utto n0043 has notyet been
pre sse d,this co rrespo ndstot he keyb ein g
rem ovedfromt heignition .
X To swit chon thep ower supply:pre ss
St art /S topb utto n0043 once.
The power supplyiss wit ched on.Y ou can
no wa ctivat ethe win dsh ield wiper s,for
ex ample .
The power supplyiss wit ched off again if:
R thed river' sd oor isopen edand
R you pressStart /S topb utto n0043 twice
when inthis posi tion
X To swit chon thei gnit ion: pressStart /
St op but ton0043 twice.
The ignition isswit ched on.
If you pressStart /S topb utto n0043 once
when inthis posi tion ,the ignition is
swit ched off again .
Rem oving theS tart/ Stop but ton
You canremove theS tart/S topb utto nf rom
th ei gn ition locka nd start thev ehiclea snor-
mal usingthe Sm artKey.
X Remo veStart /S topb utto n0043 from ignition
loc k0044. You
donoth ave torem ove theS tart/S topb ut-
to nf romt heignition lockw hen youleavethe
veh icle. You should, howe ver,always takethe
Sm artKey withyou when leavingthev ehicle.
As longasthe Sm artKey isin thev ehicle:
R thev ehiclec an be start ed usin gthe Start /
St op but ton
R thee lectrical lypower edequipm entc an be
oper ated St
artin gthe engine
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If ch ildr enare leftu nsuper vised inthev ehi-
cle ,the yc ould:
R oper atethev ehicle's equipm ent
Ad dition ally, childr encould set thev ehiclei n
mot ionif,for example ,the y:
R rele ase thep ark ing brak e
R shif tthe auto matictrans mis sion outof
park position005D
R start thee ngine
Ther eisar isko fana cciden tand injury.
Nev erleav echildr en oranim alsunat tend ed
in thev ehicle.
When leavingthev ehicle, always takethe
Sm artKey withyou and lockthe veh icle. This
also applie sfor theD igita lV ehicleK eyifth e
"Di gitalVeh icleK ey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect . G
DANG
ER
Comb ustion engin esemit poisonous
ex haust gasessucha scarbon mon oxide.
In halin gthese exhaust gasesish azardo usto
healt hand can result inpois oning .Ther eisa
ris ko ffatal inj ury. Ther efore, never leav ethe
en gin erunnin gane nclosed spac ewithout
adequat eventilati on. G
WAR
NING
Flam mable materialsint rod uce dthroug h
en viron men talinfluen ceorby anim alscan Driv
ing
119Drivingand parki ng
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