2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER lights

shorter
thedistance tothe obstacle, the
shorter thefrequency ofthe intermitt entwarn-
ing tones becomes. Whentheminimum dis-
tance isreached, youhear acont inuous warn-
ing tone.
Deac <0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ParkingAssist
PARKTRONIC 0043
Deactivates/act ivatesParking Assist
PARKTRONIC
0044 Indicator lamp If
indicator lamp0044lights up,Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeactivated. ParkingGuidance
is also deactivated.
i Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isautomati-
cally activated whenyouturn theSmartKey
to position 0048inthe ignition lock. 156
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

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
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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
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Indi
catorand warning displa y 0043
Yello windicat orlamp/ redwarn inglamp
Blin dSpotA ssist isno ta ctive atspee dsbelow
appr oximat ely20mph (30km/h). Vehiclesin
th em onito rin gr ange are then notind icat ed.
When BlindSpotA ssist isact ivat ed, indicat or
lamp 0043inthee xteri or mir rorslight supy ellow
at spee dsofup to20 mph (30km/ h).A t
spe eds above 20mph (30km/h ),the indicator
la mp goesoutand Blind Spot Assistisope ra-
tiona l.
If av ehiclei sd ete cted within theblind spot
moni toringrang eatspeeds above 20mph
(30 km/h ),wa rning lamp 0043onthe corre -
spo nding sidelights upred .Thisw arning is
al wa ysemi tted when avehiclee nter sthe blind
spo tmonitori ngrang efrom behindorfrom the
sid e.Whe nyou ove rtake avehicle, the warning
only occu rsifthe differ ence inspe edisless
than 7mph(12 km/h ).
The yellow indicator lamp goesoutifreve rse
gea rise nga ged .Int his event,Blind Spot
Assi stisno longer active.
The brightne ssofthe indicator/w arninglamps
is ad juste dautoma ticallya cco rding tothe
amb ient light.
Co llis io nw arning
If av ehiclei sd ete cted inthe moni toringrang e
of Blind Spot Assistand yous witch onthe cor-
res pond ingturn signal ,ad oublew arning tone
sou nds. Redw arning lamp 0043flashe s.Ifthe
turn signal rema inson, vehicles dete cted are
ind icated bythe flashi ng ofred warning
la mp 0043.T here are nofurther warning tones. Sw
itchin gonB lind Spo tAssist
X Ma kesure that Blind Spot Assist
(Y page 176 )isa ctivate dint he on-bo ard
comp uter.
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0048 inthe igni-
tion lock.
Wa rning lamps 0043inthe exter iorm irrors
li ght upred forappro xima tely1.5seco nds
and then turnyellow .
Lan eKeeping Assist Gen
eral notes Lane
Keeping Assi stmoni torstheareainf ront
of your veh iclew ithc ame ra0043,w hich is
mou nted atthe top ofthe windsh ield .L ane
Kee ping Assi stdete ctslane mar kings onthe
roa dand warns youb efore youl eave your lane
uni ntentio nally.
If yo us elect km km
on the on-bo ardcomp uterin
the Displa yUnitS peed- /Odometer Dis
playUnitS peed- /Odometer func-
tion (Ypage 177 ),Lane Keeping Assi stis
acti vestar ting atas peed of60 km/h .Ift he
mil es mil
esdispl ayuni tiss elected ,the assis tance
rang ebegins at40 mph .
Aw arning maybegiven ifaf ront wheel passe s
ove ral anem arking. Itwi llwa rnyoub ym eans
of inter mitte ntvib rati oninthe stee ring wheel
for upto1.5 seco nds.
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
Lane Keeping Assi stcanno talway sc learl y
dete ctlane mar kings .
In such cas es, Lane Keeping Assi stcan:
R give an unne cessarywarning
R not give aw arning
The reisar isko fana ccident. 16
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ving sys temsDriving and parkin g

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedint he
veh iclew hen driving,you may bedist racted
fr om thet raffic sit uati on.Y ou could also
lose control ofthev ehicle. Ther eisar isko f
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entw hen thet raffic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsuret hat
th is ispos sible ,park thev ehiclep ayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th ee quipm entw hen thev ehiclei ss tation -
ary.
You must observethe legal require men tsfor
th ec ountry inwhic hyou are curren tlyd riving
when operating theo n-bo ard comput er. G
WAR
NING
If th ei nstrumen tclus terh as faile dorm al-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sins ystems relevanttos afet y.
The oper ating safetyo fyour vehiclem aybe
impa ired.Ther eisar isko fana cciden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav ethe veh iclec hecked
at aq ualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfromc ertai ns ystems inthem ulti-
fun ction disp lay.You should there forem ake
sur eyour vehiclei so per ating safely atall
ti mes .
If th eo per ating safetyo fyour vehiclei s
impa ired,pull ove rass oona sitiss afet od o
so. Con tactaq ualifiedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ra no verview, seethei nstrumen tpanel
illust ration (Ypage 32). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus ter ligh ting
The lighting inthei nstrumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andthec ontro lsin thev ehiclei nteri or
can beadjust edusin gthe brig htne ss control
kn ob. The
brightne ss control knob isloc ate donthe
bot toml efto fthe instrumen tclus ter
(Y page 32).
X Turn theb rightne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If you turnthe ligh tswit ch (Ypage 97)to
th e0058, 0060or0058 position ,the brig ht-
ne ss will depe ndupon theb rightne ss ofthe
ambi entligh t.
The lightsensor inthei nstrumen tclus ter
auto maticallyco ntrol sthe brig htne ss ofthe
mult ifunction disp lay.Indayligh t,th ed is-
plays inthei nstrumen tclus tera re notillu-
min ated. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The segmen tsinthes pee dom eter ind icat e
whic hspee drange isavaila ble.
R Cruis econtro lactivat ed(Ypage 142):
The segmen tsligh tupfromt hestore d
spee dtothe max imum speed.
R Ac tive Distanc eAssist DIST RONI Cactivat ed
(Y page 144):
On eo rtwo segmen tsinthes etspee drange
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAssist DIST RONI Cdetec ts a
veh iclei nf ront mov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thes pee dofthe
veh iclei nf ront and thes toreds pee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notd riveint he ove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag ethe engin e.
The redbandint he tac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The fuel suppl yisinterr upt edtopro tect the
en gin ew hen ther ed ban disr eac hed. Out
sidetem per atur ed ispla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion sw hen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t. 168
Disp
laysand oper ationOn- boar dcomp uter and displa ys

X
Press 0064or0063 toset Off Off,
Standard Standard
or
Adaptive Adaptive.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
When LaneKeeping Assistisactivat ed,the
multifunc tiondisplay showsthelane mark-
ings asbright linesinthe assistanc e
graphic.
Further informationonLane Keeping Assist
(Y page 166). Service
menu
Dependin gonthe equipment installedinthe
vehicle, youhave thefollowing optionsinthe
Serv. Serv.
menu:
R Calli ngup display messages (Ypage 183)
R Restartin gthe tire pressure losswarning
system (Ypage 275)
R Checking thetire pressure electronically
(Y page 275)
R Calli ngup the service duedate
(Y page 246) Settings
menu
Introdu ction Dependin
gonthe equipment installedinthe
vehicle, inthe Sett. Sett.
menuyouhave thefol-
lowing options:
R Changing theinstr ument cluster settings
(Y page 177)
R Changing thelight settings (Ypage 177)
R Changing thevehicle settings (Ypage 179)
R Changing theconv enienc esettings
(Y page 179)
R Restoring thefactor ysettings (Ypage 180)
Instru mentcluster Selecting
thedista nceunit
The Display UnitSpeed-/Odo meter: Display
UnitSpeed-/Odo meter:func-
tion allows youtochoose whether certaindis-
plays appear inkilometer sorm iles inthe mul-
tifunc tiondisplay.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu. X
Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Display UnitSpeed-/Odo meter: Display
UnitSpeed-/Odo meter:func-
tion.
The curren tsett ing km km
ormiles miles
appears.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
The selected unitofmeasurement fordistanc e
applies to:
R the digital speedometer inthe Trip Trip
menu
R the odometer andtripodometer
R the trip computer
R the curren tcons umption andtherange
R navigation instruction sint he Navi Navi
menu
R cruise control
R DIS TRONIC
R ASS YST PLUS
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:functionallows you
to choose whether themultifunc tiondisplay
alway sshows theoutside temperat ureorthe
speed.
The speed display isinverse tothe speedome-
ter.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:function.
The curren tsett ing, Outside Temperatur e Outside
Temperatur e
or Speedomete r[km/h] Speedomete
r[km/h] orSpeedomete r Speedomete
r
[mph] [mph],a
ppears.
X To change thesetting: press0076again.
Lights Setting
thedayt imerunning lamps
This funct ionisnot availabl einC anada.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Light Light
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction.
If the Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction
has been switched on,the cone oflight and Menus
andsubmenus
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X
Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Interior LightingDelay Interior
LightingDelayfunction.
When theInterior LightingDelay Interior
LightingDelayfunc-
tion isactivat ed,the vehicle interiorisdis-
played inorange inthe multifunc tiondis-
play.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Vehicle <002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
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tingtheautomat ic
door locking mechanism
If you activat ethe Automatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLock
funct ion,thevehicle iscent rally locked above
as peed ofapproximately 9mph(15 km/ h).
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Vehicle Vehicle
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Automatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLockfunction.
When theAutomatic DoorLock Automatic
DoorLockfunction
is activat ed,the multifunc tiondisplay shows
the left- hand vehicle doorinorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
For further informationonthe automatic lock-
ing feature, see(Ypage 73).
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C00590044> tingtheacoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch onthe Acoustic Lock Acoustic
Lockfunction,
an acoustic signalsounds whenyoulock the
vehicle.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSettings Settings
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Vehicle Vehicle
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Acoustic Lock Acoustic
Lockfunction.
If the Acoustic Lock Acoustic
Lockfunctionisactivat ed,
the 0037 symbol inthe multifunc tiondisplay
lights uporange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
X Multimedia system:008000DA0080Set -
tings 0080Vehicle 0080Acoust icLock
i Please
note:thesettingselected forthe
acoustic lockingverificat ionsignal must comply
withtherelevant nationalroad traf-
fic rules. Insome countries,including Ger-
many, usingtheaudible lockingconf irma-
tion isforbidden bytraff iclaws (inaccord-
ance with§16Para. 1and §30 Para. 1of
the German nationalroad trafficregula-
tions). Thedriver ofthe vehicle isresponsi-
ble forensuring compliance withthese
rules. Incount riesinwhich theuse ofthis
funct ionisprohibited, thefunct ionwill be
disabled inyour vehicle andyouwillnotbe
permitt edtoenable it.
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tingtheEASY-
ENTR Y/EXI Tfeatu re G
WARNIN
G
When theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT featureadjusts
the steerin gwheel andthedriver's seat,you
and other vehicle occupant s–particularly
children –could become trapped. Thereisa
risk ofinjury.
While theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT featureismak-
ing adjustmen ts,make surethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe seat and
the steerin gwheel.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R press oneofthe memory functionposi-
tion button s,or
R press oneofthe memory functionmem-
ory button s,or
R move theswitch forsteerin gwheel
adjustmen tint he opposite direction to
that inwhich thesteerin gwheel ismoving
The adjustmen tprocess isstopped.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSettings Settings
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Convenienc e Convenienc
esubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Easy Entry/Exit Easy
Entry/Exit function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit Easy
Entry/Exit functionisactiva-
ted, themultifunc tiondisplay showsthe
steerin gwheel inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting. Menus
andsubmenus
179On-boardcomputerand display s Z

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