2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER ESP

Disp
laymessa ges Int
rodu cti on
Gen eral not es Di
spl aymes sagesappe arinthem ultifun ction display.
Di spl aymes sageswit hg raphi cdisplays maybesho wninsim plified form intheO perat or's Man -
ual and may there fore differf romt hemult ifunction display.
Plea seres pon dina ccordan cewiththe display messagesand follow thea ddit ionalno tesi nt his
Ope rator's Man ual.
Cer tain dis play messagesare accompan iedbyan audib lewarn ingt oneo ra continuous tone .
Whe nyou stop and parkthe veh icle, plea seobs ervethe noteso n:
R HO LD function (Ypage 152)
R Par king (Ypage 134)
Hid ing disp lay messa ges X
Press the0076 or0038 buttono nthe steer ingw hee l.
The mult ifunction display hidesthe display message.
Hig h-pri orityd isplay messagesare showninred inthem ultifun ction display. Some high-pri ority
dis play messagescan notb eh idden.
The mult ifunction display showsthese mes sagescontinuous lyunt ilth ec auses fort he mes sages
hav ebeenr em edie d.
Mes sage me mo ry The
on-boar dcom puters aves certain display messagesintheme ssa geme mo ry.Y ou can call
up thed isplay messages:
X Press the0059 or0065 buttono nthe steer ingw hee ltos elec tthe Ser v. Ser
v.men u.
If th ere aredisplay messages, them ultifun ction display shows2M essag es 2M
essag es,f orexamp le.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttont os elec tthe entry, e.g. 2M essag es 2M
essag es.
X Press 0076 toconfirm .
X Press the0063 or0064 buttont os crollt hr ou gh thed isplay messages.
Whe nthe ignition isswit ched off,all display messagesare dele ted, apar tfroms omehigh- pri ority
dis play messages. Once thec auses oftheh igh- pri orityd isplay messageshav ebeenr ectifie d, the
co rresp ondin gd isplay messagesare also deleted. Disp
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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

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E5
Cur rently Unavai la‐ Cur
rently Unavai la‐
ble SeeOperat or's ble
SeeOperat or's
Man ual Man
ual ES
P®
is tempo rarilyunav ailable .
Ot her drivin gs yst ems anddrivin gs afet ys yst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,the 00E5 and00BB warninglamp sligh tupint he instru-
men tclus ter.
The self-diagn osis function mightnotb ec om plet e, for exampl e.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst em continu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.
The brak ingdist anceina ne me rge ncyb rak ing situati oncan thus
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no to per ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz ethe veh icle.
The reisan increas edrisko fskiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Caref ullydrive asuitable distance,mak ingslightsteer ing mov e-
men tsat as peed abov e12m ph(20 km/ h).
If the displ aymessag edisappea rs,the functions mentioned
above areavai lableaga in.
If the multifu nctiondisplaystill shows thedispl aymessag e:
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqualifie dspecia listworkshop immediately. 00E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ESP
®
is malfu nctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfu nc-
tion.
In addi tion, the00E5 and00BB warning lampsligh tupint he instru-
ment cluster.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but withou tthe
functions listedabove.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituationcanthus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP®
is unabl etos tabil izethe vehicle .
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqualifie dspecia listworkshop immediately. Di
splay message s
185On-bo ardcompu terand displays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sM anual Ope
rator'sM anual EB
D( elec tron icbrak eforce dist ribution),AB Sa ndESP®
are mal-
fun ction ing.
Ot her drivin gs yst ems anddrivin gs afet ys yst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,the 00E5 ,00BB and0025 warninglamp sligh tupint he
ins trumen tclus tera nd aw arning tone soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst em continu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron ta nd rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kify ou per formaf ullbrak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist anceina ne me rge ncyb rak ing situati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no to per ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz ethe veh icle.
The reisan increas edrisko fskiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nO ntheIgn i‐ Tur
nO ntheIgn i‐
tio nt oReleas e tio
nt oReleas e
the ParkingB rake the
ParkingB rake The
red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedt or elease thee lectric park ingbrak ewhile thei gn i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nthe Sm artKey topos ition 0047inthei gn ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon thei gn ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingB rake Par
kingB rake The
red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarning tone soun ds.Acondition for auto matic
rel ease ofthee lectric park ingbrak eisn otfulf illed (Ypage 135).
You aredrivin gw itht he elec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas ethe elec tric park ingbrak emanually. The
red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarning tone soun ds.
You areusin gthe elec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencyb rak ing
(Y page 135). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingB rake See Par
kingB rake See
Ope rator'sM anual Ope
rator'sM anual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eism alfunc tion ing .
To apply :
X Swi tcht he ignition off.
X Pre ssthee lectric park ingbrak ehandle foratleast tens econ ds.
X Sh ift thet rans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 186
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Fro
nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagDisabled Air
BagDisabled
See Operator'sM an‐ See
Operator'sM an‐
ual ual The
fron t-pass enger fron ta irbag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are disab ledduri ngthej ou rney, althoug h:
R an adult
or
R ap erson ofthec orresp on din gstatur eiso nthe fron t-pass enger
seat
If addit ionalfor cesa reapplie dtothe seat ,the syst emmay interp ret
th eo ccup ant 'sweigh taslower than itact ually is.
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron ta irbag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
may notb etrigge red inthee vent ofan acc iden t.
The reisan increas edrisko finjury.
X Pull overand stop thev ehicles afely assoo naspossibl e,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Swi tcht he ignition off.
X Hav ethe occup ant onthef ront-pa ssen ger seat getout ofthe
veh icle.
X Kee pthe seat unoccupied ,close thef ront-pa ssen ger door and
swit chon thei gn ition .
X Obs ervethe PASS EN GER AIRB AG indicat orlamp sint he center
co nsole and them ultifun ction disp layand checkt he followin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R as elf-diagn osis iscar riedo ut.T he PASS EN GER AIRB AG OFF
and PASS EN GER AIRB AG ON indicat orlamp smustligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R theP ASSENG ERAIRB AG OFFind icat orlamp mustthe nligh t
up and remainlitaft erthes elf-diagn osis.Ift he indicat orlamp
is on ,O CS has disab ledthef ront-pa ssen ger fron ta irbag and
fr on t-pass enger knee bag (Ypage 46)
R theFro nt-passenger AirBagEnabledS eeOpe rator's Fro
nt-passenger AirBagEnabledS eeOpe rator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smustn otappear inthem ul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraperiod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth en ecessar ysys-
te mc hecksh aveb een compl eted.
X Mak esuret hatthe disp laymes sage sdon otappear inthem ulti-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sarefulf illed ,the fron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whether theP ASSENG ERAIRB AG OFFo rONindi-
cat orlamp remainslitor goe soutdepe ndso nh ow OCS classifies
th eo ccup ant .
If th ec ondition sa renotfulf illed ,the syst emisno to per ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs ervethe addit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 46). 192
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions cat
orlamp remainslitor goe soutdepe ndso nh ow OCS classifies
th eo ccup ant .
If th ec ondition sa renotfulf illed ,the syst emisno to per ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs ervethe addit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 46). Ligh
ts Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0049
Che ckLeftL ow Che
ckLeftL ow
Bea m Bea
m(Exam ple) The
corresp ondin gb ulb isfault y.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
or X Chec kwhether you arepermittedt or eplace theb ulb yours elf
(Y page 101).
LE Dl igh tsour ces:thed isplay mes sage forthec orresp on din glamp
on lyappear swhen alltheL EDsint he lamp havefailed. 0049
Act ive Headlamps Act
ive Headlamps
Ino perative Ino
perative The
active ligh tfun ction isfault y.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Mal functionSee Mal
functionSee
Ope rator'sM anual Ope
rator'sM anual The
exterio rligh ting ismalf unction ing .
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Aut oL ampF uncti on Aut
oL ampF uncti on
Ino perative Ino
perative The
lightsensor isdef ective.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
Swi tch OffLights Swi
tch OffLights The
lightsare still swit ched on when youleavethe veh icle. Aw arn-
ing tone also soun ds.
X Turn thel igh tswit ch topos ition 0058. 194
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Tire
s Di
spl aymes sages Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesa nd 0050 0050
So luti ons Che
ckTirePres‐ Che
ckTirePres‐
sur eSoon sur
eSoon Ca
nad aonly:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system hasd etecte das igni fic ant
lo ss inpre ssu re.
Aw arning tone also sou nds .
Po ssi blec auses :
R youh avec hange dthe positio ns ofthe wheelsand tiresorins tal -
le dn ew wheelsand tires
R the tire pressu reinone ormor etiresh asdro pped
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatare too lowp oset he followi ng hazar ds:
R the ym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicles peed incr ease
R the ym aywearexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y,wh ich maygreatl y
imp airt ire tractio n.
R the drivin gc haracteri stics, aswellas stee ringa nd bra king ,may
be gre atlyimp aired
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Stop thevehiclew ithou tmaking any sudd en stee ringo rbraking
ma neu vers.Pa ya ttentio ntot he trafficc ond itions asyoud oso.
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ch eck thetiresand,ifn ece ssary,f ollowt he instructio nsfor aflat
tire (Ypage 253 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu res and,ifn ece ssary,c orr ect the tire pres-
su re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system when the tire pres-
su re iscorr ect(Ypage 275 ). Che
ckTirePres‐ Che
ckTirePres‐
sur eThenR estar t sur
eThenR estar t
Run FlatIndica tor Run
FlatIndica tor Ca
nad aonly:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system genera tedadispl ay mes sage
and hasn otbeen res tarted since.
X Set thecorr ecttire pressu reinallf ou rtire s.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system (Ypage 275 ). Run
FlatIndica tor Run
FlatIndica tor
Ino perative Ino
perative Ca
nad aonly:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system isfaulty.
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op. Ple
ase Correct Ple
ase Correct
Tir ePressu re Tir
ePressu re USA
only:
The tirepressu reistoo lowi na tlea st one ofthe tires,or the tire
pre ssu rediffe renc ebetwe en the wheelsistoo great.
X Ch eck thetire pressu res atthe next opportu nity (Ypage 275 ).
X Ifnece ssary,c orr ect the tire pressu re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu remoni tor(Ypage 278 ). 20
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Tir
eP ressu re Soon Tir
eP ressu re Soon The
tire pre ssur eino neormor etires has dropped significant ly.The
whee lposition issho wninthem ultifun ction disp lay.
Aw arning tone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Tir ep ressur esthat are tool ow pos ethe followin ghazards :
R they may burst,esp ecially asthel oad andvehicles peed increas e
R they may wear exce ssi vel ya nd/o ru neven ly,whic hmaygre atly
imp airtire tract ion.
R thed rivin gc harac teris tics ,a sw ellassteer ing and brak ing,m ay
be gre atlyimp aire d
The reisar isko fana cciden t.
X Stop thev ehiclew ithout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.P ay attention tothet raffic co nd ition sasyou do so.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Chec kthe tires and,ifn ecessar y,fol low thei nstruct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 253).
X Chec kthe tire pre ssur e(Ypage 275).
X Ifne cessar y,co rrec tthe tire pre ssur e. War
ningT ireM al‐ War
ningT ireM al‐
fun ction fun
ction The
tire pre ssur eino neormor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition issho wninthem ultifun ction disp lay.
G WAR
NING
Dr ivin gw ithaf lattire pos esarisko fthe followin ghazards :
R af lat tire affects thea bilit ytos teer or brak ethe veh icle
R you could lose control ofthev ehicle.
R co ntinu ed drivin gw ithaf lattire will caus eexces sive heat build-
up and possiblyaf ire
The reisar isko fana cciden t.
X Stop thev ehiclew ithout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.P ay attention tothet raffic co nd ition sasyou do so.
X Se cur ethe veh iclea gain strol linga way (Ypage 134).
X Chec kthe tires and,ifn ecessar y,fol low thei nstruct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 253). Tir
eP ress. Moni‐ Tir
eP ress. Moni‐
tor Currently tor
Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable Be
caus ethere isint erf ere ncef romas tron gs our ceofradi owaves,
no sign alsfrom thet irep ressur esensor saredet ected. The tire
pre ssur emonitor istempo rarily malf unction ing .
X Dr ive on.
The tire pre ssur emonitor res tartsauto maticallyas soo nasthe
pro blem hasbeen resolved. Tir
ePress.S en‐ Tir
ePress.S en‐
sor (s) Missing sor
(s) Missing The
reisno sign alfrom thet irep ressur esensor ofoneo rseveral
whee ls.The pressur eofthe affectedt ired oes nota ppear inthe
mult ifunction disp lay.
X Hav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataq ualifiedspe-
cial istwor kshop . Disp
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