2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER warning

Vehicles
withautomatic transmission: shift
the transmission toposition 005E.
The multifunction displayshows theBe Be
Aware ofObstacles NeartheVehi‐ Aware
ofObstacles NeartheVehi‐
cle Press 'OK'toConfirm cle
Press 'OK'toConfirm message. X
Press the0076 button onthe multifunction
steering wheeltoconfirm.
The multifunction displayswitches toPark-
ing Guidance.
Depending onyou rdistance fromthepark-
ing space, thePlease DriveBackward Please
DriveBackward
message willappea rint he multifunction dis-
play .
X Ifnecessary, reversetowards theparking
space. Thisisindicated byan arrow pointing
backwards.
Continue backingupuntil youhear atone.
Then stop; thestop position hasbeen
reached. Thearrow iswhite.
The Please SteerWheeltothe Right Please
SteerWheeltothe Right
or Please SteerWheel tothe Left Please
SteerWheel tothe Left
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Backing upinto theparking space X
While thevehicle isstationary, turnthe
steering wheelinthe specified direction until
thearrow iswhite andawarning tone
sounds.
X To back upinto aparking space: maintain
the steering wheelangleandback upcare-
fully .
X Stop assoon asyou hear awarning tone.
The vehicle hasreached theposition in
which youneed tocountersteer.
The Please SteerWheeltothe Right Please
SteerWheeltothe Right
or Please SteerWheeltothe Left Please
SteerWheeltothe Left
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
X To countersteer: whilethe vehicle issta-
tionary, turnthesteering wheelinthe speci-
fied direction untilthearrow iswhite anda
warning tonesounds.
X To back upinto aparking space: maintain
the steering wheelangleandback upcare-
fully .
X Stop assoon asyou hear awarning tone.At
the latest, stopassoon asParking Assist
PARKTRONIC soundsthecontinuous warn-
ing tone.
The Parking Guidance Finished Parking
Guidance Finishedmes-
sage appea rsinthe multifunction display
and atone sounds. Youmay beasked to
steer inad ifferent direction andthen
change gear.Inthis case, further displaysin
the multifunction displaywill direct youto
the final position.
X Maneuver ifnecessary.
X Observe thewarning messages displayedby
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 155).
Cance lingParking Guidance X
Press theParking AssistPARKTRONIC but-
ton onthe center console (Ypage 156).
Parking Guidance isimmedia telycanceled
and Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off.
Parking Guidance iscanceled automatical lyif
it is no longer possibl etog uideyou into the
parking space,orifam alfunction occurs.
The parking spacesymbol goesoutand a
warning tonesounds. Drivin
gsystems
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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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0043
Front warning displa y
0044 Addi tiona lmeasur ement operational readi-
ness indicator forthe Parking Package
wi th rea rviewc ame ra
0087 Rear wa rning displa y
Vehi cles with the Parkin gPackage with
rear viewc ame ra:whe nthe Parking Package
wi th rea rviewc ame raisope rational
(Y page 154 ),ad diti onal measurement opera-
tiona lrea dine ssindi cator 0044appea rsinthe
mul timed iasystem. Ifthe Parking Package
wi th rea rwarning displa ysare activeorlight
up ,w arning displa ys0043 and 0087are also acti ve
or light upcorre sponding lyin the multimed ia
sy stem.
"Rev erse parking "func tion Backi
ngup straig htinto aparking space
wi thout steering input 0043
Whiteguide line withou tsteer inginpu t–
vehi clewidth inclu ding theexteri ormirro rs
(sta tic)
0044 Yellow guide line for the vehi clewidth
inclu ding theexteri ormirro rs,atthe cur-
rent steer ingwhe elangl e(dynami c) 0087
Yellow guide line atad istance ofapprox-
ima tely 3ft(1.0 m)from the reararea
0085 Redg uide line atad ista nce ofappro x-
im ate ly12 in(0.3 0m)fro mt herea rarea
X Ma kesure tha tthe rea rviewc amera isacti -
va ted (Ypage 160 ).
The lane and theguidel ines ares hown.
X Wi th the helpof wh ite guidel ine 0043 ,che ck
wh eth erthe vehiclew illf it into theparki ng
sp ace .
X Usi ngwhite guidel ine 0043 asag uide ,care-
fu llyb acku pu ntilyou rea chthe end posi-
tio n.
Re dg uide line 0085 isthe natthe end ofthe
pa rki ng space .The veh iclei sa lmostp aralle l
in the parki ng space .
Rev erseperpe ndicular parki ngwith
ste ering input 0043
Parki ng space marking
0044 Yellow guidel inef or the vehiclew idth
incl uding the exte riorm irro rs, atthe cur-
rent steering wheelang le(dyna mic)
X Driv epastthe parki ng space and bring the
veh iclet oas tands till.
X Ma kesure tha tthe rea rviewc amera isacti -
va ted (Ypage 160) .
The lane and theguidel ines ares hown.
X Wh ilet he veh iclei sa tas tands till,tur nthe
ste ering wheelint he directi onofthe park-
ing space untilyello wg uide line 0044 reache s
pa rki ng space marking 0043.
X Ma inta inthe steering inputand revers e
car efully. 16
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ivi ng system sDrivi ng andp arki ng

ATTEN
TIONA SSIST asses ses your level offati -
gu eo rlap sesinc once ntrati onbytaki ngthe
fol lowi ng crite riainto acco unt:
R your perso nal driving style,e .g.s tee ring
cha racteri stics
R jou rney detai ls,e .g.t ime ofdaya nd length
of jou rney
The functio nality ofATTEN TIONA SSIST is
res tricte dand warning smaybe delaye do rnot
occu ratall:
R ifthe roadcond ition ispo or, e.g.ift he sur-
fac eisu neven orifther earepothol es
R ifther eisas trong side wind
R ifyo uh avea dopted asporty driving style
wi th high corne ringspeedso rhighr ates of
acce lera tio n
R ifyo ua repre domina ntlydriving slow ertha n
50 mph (80km/h )orfas ter than112 mph
(180 km/h )
R ifyo ua recur rentl yusing CO MAND orma k-
ing atelep hone callwithi t
R ifthe time hasb eens etinco rrectly
R in acti vedriving situa tions, such aswhen
yo uc hange lanes orcha nge your spe ed
ATTEN TIONA SSIST isonl yana idto the driver .
It mig htnot alwa ysreco gnizefati gueo r
incr easing inattenti venessintime orfailto
reco gnizethem atall. The system isnot asub-
sti tute foraw ell-res ted and attentive driver .
Warni ngand display messagesinthe
multi function display X
Activa teATTEN TIONA SSIST using the on-
bo ardc omp uter(Ypa ge176 ).
If ATTEN TIONA SSIST isacti ve,youw illb e
wa rned nosoo ner than20m inutes afte r
yo ur jou rney hasb egun. Yout hen hearan
inte rmittent warning tonetwice and the
ATT ENTION ASSIST:TakeaB reak! ATT
ENTION ASSIST:TakeaB reak! mes-
sa ge appe arsi nt he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Ifnece ssary,t ake abreak.
X Pre ssthe 0076 or0038 button toconfi rm
the mes sage.
On long jou rney s,take regular bre aks ingoo d
time toallo wy ourselft or estp rope rly.Ify ou
do not take abreak and ATTEN TIONA SSIST
sti llde tects increasing lapse sinc once ntra-
tio n,youw illb ew arned againa fter1 5m inutes
at the earliest. ATTEN
TIONA SSIST isres etwh en youc onti nue
yo ur jou rney andstarts asses sing your tire d-
ness againi f:
R yous witch offthe engine
R yout ake offyour sea tbelta nd open the
dri ver 'sdo or, e.g.for ac hange ofdri ver sor
to take abreak
Whe nATTEN TIONA SSIST isde acti vated ,the
00D7 symbo lapp ears inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay inthe assista nce graphicsdispl ay.
Vehi cles with CO MA ND: ifaw arning isou t-
pu tint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay ,as ervice sta-
tio ns earch ispe rfor med inthe multimed ia
sy stem .You can select aservice stationa nd
nav igati on tothiss ervice stationw illt hen
be gin. Thi sfun ctio ncan be acti vated and
de acti vated inthe multimed iasystem . Lan
eTrack ingp ackag e
Ge neral notes The
Lane Tra cking packag econsi stsofBlind
Spo tAssist(Y page 164 )and Lane Kee ping
Assi st(Y page 166) .
Bli nd Spo tAssist Gen
eral notes
Bli nd Spo tAssistmoni torsthearea so ne ither
si de ofthe vehiclet hata re not visible to the
dri ver with two latera l,rea r-fa cing rada rs en-
sor s.Aw arning displ ayinthe exte riorm irrors
dra ws your atte ntiontov ehicles detecte din
the moni toredarea. Ifyo ut hen switch onthe
corr espond ingturn signa ltoc hange lane, you
wi llal so rece iveanoptica land audibl ew arn-
ing .
Bli nd Spo tAssistsupp orts youf rom aspeed of
ap pro xima tely2 0m ph(30 km/h ).
For Blind Spo tAssistto assist you, the rada r
sens orsystem mustbe opera tional . 16
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ving sys temsDrivi ng andp arki ng

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

Alw
aysp ayparticu lara tte ntio ntot he traf fic
si tua tiona nd kee pwithi nt he lane, espe-
cia llyi fL aneK eeping Assi stalerts you. G
WA
RNING
The Lane Kee ping Assi stwa rning does not
retu rnthe vehiclet ot he original lane. There
is ar isko fana ccident.
Yo us houlda lway ss tee r,bra keoracce lera te
yo ursel f,in pa rticu lari fw arned byLane
Kee ping Assi st.
If yo uf ailt oa dapt your driving style,L an e
Kee ping Assi stcan neither reduce therisko f
an acci dent nor override the laws ofphy sics.
La ne Kee ping Assi stcanno ttake into acco unt
the road,traf ficand weath ercond itions. Lane
Kee ping Assi stismer elya na id.Y ou are
res ponsi blef or the dista nce tothe vehiclei n
front, forveh icles peed,for bra king ingoo d
time andforstaying inyour lane.
The Lane Kee ping Assi stdo es not keepthe
veh iclei nt he lane.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc-
tio nif:
R ther eisp oorv isib ility ,e .g.d ue toins uffi-
cie ntillu mina tiono fthe roa d,or duet o
snow ,rain, fog orspr ay
R ther eisg lare ,e .g.f rom onco ming traffic,
the suno rreflectio ns(e.g. when the road
su rfa ce iswe t)
R the windsh ield isdirty ,fog ged up,dam aged
or cove red,for ins tance byasticker, inthe
vici nity ofthe cam era
R ther eareno, severaloru ncl earlan em ark-
ing sfor alan e,e.g .ina reas with roa dcon-
stru ctionwork
R the lane ma rking sarewo rnaw ay,d arko r
cove redup,e.g.b yd irto rsnow
R the dista nce tothe vehiclei nf ront istoo
sma lland thelane ma rking sthusc anno tbe
de tecte d
R the lane ma rking schange quickl y,e.g .lan es
bra nch off,cros sone ano ther ormer ge
R the roadisn arrow andwindi ng
R ther earestro ngsha dows cas tont he roa d Sw
itchin gonLaneK eeping Assist
X Swi tch onLane Kee ping Assi stusing the on-
bo ardc omp uter;to do so, select Standard Sta
ndard
or Ada ptive Ada
ptive(Ypage 176 ).
If yo ud rive atspe edsa bove 40 mph
(60 km/h )and lane ma rking saredetecte d,
the lines inthe assista nce graphicsdispl ay
(Y page 176 )are sho wningre en. Lane
Kee ping Assi stisrea dyfor use.
Stan dard
If Sta ndard Sta
ndardissel ecte d,no warning vibratio n
occu rsif:
R yous witch onthe turn signa ls.I nt hise vent,
the warning saresupp res sed foracerta in
pe rio do ftime
R ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS, BASorESP ®
Ada ptiv e
Whe nAda ptive Ada
ptiveissel ecte d,no warning vibra-
tio no ccu rsif:
R yous witch onthe turn signa ls.I nt hise vent,
the warning saresupp res sed foracerta in
pe rio do ftime
R ad riving safety system intervenes, e.g.ABS,
BAS orESP ®
R youa cce lera te hard, e.g.kickd own
R youb rake hard
R yous tee ractivel y,e.g .swe rvet oa void an
ob sta cle orcha nge lanes quickl y
R youc utthe corne ronas harp bend
In ord ertha tyou arew arned onlyw henn ece s-
sa ry and ingoo dtime ifyo uc ros sthe lane
ma rking ,the system recognizes certa incond i-
tio ns and warns youa cco rdingl y.
The warning vibratio no ccu rsearlier if:
R youa pproach theouter lane ma rking ona
be nd
R the roadhasver yw idel an es, e.g.af reew ay
R the system recognizes solidlane ma rking s
The warning vibratio no ccu rslater if:
R the roadhasnar row lanes
R youc utthe corne ronab end Dri
ving sys tems
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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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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