2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER fuse

Overview
ofthe engine compart-
ment ....................................................2 45
ASSYST PLUS......................................245
Ca re....... .............. ................................246 Breakdow
nassistanc e....... .............. 252
Where willIf ind...? ..............................252
Flat tire....... .............. ........................... 253
Battery (vehicle)....... ....... .................... 258
Ju mp-starti ng....... ................................261
Tow ingand tow-starti ng....... ...............264
Fuse s....... ....... ....... ..............................266 Whee
lsand tires ...............................268
Importa ntsafe tynotes ........................268
Opera tion............................................268
Winter operation....... ....... .................... 270
Tire press ure....... ................................ 271
Load ingthe vehi cle....... .......................280
All abo utwhe elsand tires ................... 282
Cha nging awheel....... ......................... 289
Whee land tire combi nations .............. .293
Emergency sparewhe el....... ................294 Techn
ical data ................................... 297
Informati onrega rding technical data
....... ............................ .......................... 297
Vehi cleelectronics ..............................297
Identifi cationplates ....... ......................298
Service products andfilling capa ci-
ties ....... ............................................... 299
Vehi cledata ......................................... 305 Co
nten ts
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cau
sedea thor seri ousb odilyi nju ryifthe
vehi cleisdri ven, thatdefect ormal func-
tion hasb eens ubject torep airt wo or
more times,and youh aved irectl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz USA,LLCinwri ting ofthe
need foritsrep air.
(2) thesam esubsta ntia ldefect ormal func-
tion ofalesss eriousn atu rethan categ ory
(1) hasb eens ubject torep airf ou ro rm ore
time sand youh aved irectl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz inwri ting ofthe need for
its rep air.
(3) thevehi cleisou to fserv ice byrea son of
rep airo fthe sam eordiffere ntsubsta ntial
def ects ormal functi onsforacumu lative
total ofmore than30calenda rdays.
Ple ase send your wri tten notice to:
Merce des-Benz USA,LLC
Cu stome rAssistance Center
One Merce des-Benz Drive
Sand ySprings, GA30328 Main
tenance
The Servi ceand Warranty Bookl etdes crib esall
the neces sarym aintenance workwhi chsho uld
be done atregu lari nterv als.
Alw aysh avet he Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et
wi th youw heny ou bring the vehi cletoan
au thori zedMerce des-Benz Center. Theservice
ad vis orwillrecor devery serv iceforyoui nt he
Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et. Roads
ideAssis tanc e
The Merce des-Benz Roadsid eA ssistance Pro-
gra mo fferstechni calhelpint he eve ntofa
bre akd own.Ca llst ot he toll -free Roadsid e
Assi stance Hotlineare answ eredbyouragents
24 hou rsad ay,3 65 days ay ear.
1-8 00-FOR-MERC edes(1-8 00-367 -6372)
(U SA )
1-8 00-387 -0100(Canada)
For additiona linfo rma tion, refertot he
Merce des-Benz Roadsid eA ssistance Program
bro chu re(USA) orthe "Roa dsi de Assi stance "
secti oninthe Servi ceand Warranty boo klet
(C ana da).You willfind both inyour vehi clelit-
era ture portfoli o. Chan
geofaddress orchan geofow n-
ersh ip
In the eventofac hange ofaddre ss, plea se
send usthe "Notificati onofAddr essChange "
in the Servi ceand Guara ntee booklet orsim ply
cal lthe Merce des-Benz Custome rAssistance
Ce nter (USA) atthe hotlinenumb er
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367 -6372)or
Cu stom erServ iceCenter (Cana da)a t
1-800-38 7-0100.Thisw illa ssistu sinc onta ct-
ing youi nat imelymanne rshouldt he nee d
ari se.
If yo us elly ou rM erced es,plea se leave the
enti relitera ture inthe vehicles othatiti s
ava ilab leto the next owner.
If yo uh avep urcha sed ausedc ar,p leas es end
us the "Noti fica tiono fUsedC arPurcha se"in
the Serv iceand Guara ntee bookletorsimply
cal lthe Mer cedes-Be nzCustom erAssi stance
Ce nter (USA)atthe hotlinenum ber
1-800-FO R-MERC edes(1-80 0-367-63 72)or
Cu stom erServ ice(Cana da)a t
1-800-38 7-0100. Vehi
cleo peratio nouts ide the USA
and Canada
Whe nyou are abroa dw ithy ourv ehicle,
obs erve thefollowi ng points:
R Serv icefaciliti es orrep laceme ntparts may
not berea dily ava ilab le.
R Lea d-fre efuelfor veh icles with ac ata lytic
conve rtermay notbeava ilab le.L eade df uel
can causedamag etot he cata lytic con-
verte r.
R The fuelmayhave ac onsi derab lylowe r
octa nenum ber.Unsu itablef uelcan cau se
engi nedamag e.
Some Mercedes-Be nzmod elsa reava ilab lefor
de livery inEuro pethro ugho urEuro pean Del iv-
ery Program.For detai ls,c onsu ltan author ized
Mer cedes-Be nzCenter orwri teto one ofthe
fol lowi ng addre sse s.
In the USA
Mer cedes-Be nzUSA, LLC
Euro pean Del iveryDep artm ent
One Mercedes-Be nzDriv e
Sand ySprings, GA30328
In Can ada
Mer cedes-Be nzCanad a,Inc. Se
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25Introduc tion Z

Dur
ing braking :
R aw arning tone sounds
R the ReleaseParkin gBrake Rel
easeParkin gBrake mes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleh asbeen bra ked toas tand-
sti ll,t he electri cparkin gb rake isap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic leforal ongp eriod
If yo ul eave the vehiclep arked forlonge rtha n
fou rweeks,the battery maybed amaged by
exh austive disch arging.
If yo ul eave the vehiclep arked forlonge rtha n
si xw eeks,the veh iclem aysuffe rd am agea sa
res ulto flac ko fuse.
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh opand
see kadvice.
i Yo
uc an obtaininfo rma tiona bout tric kle
cha rgersfro maq ualifi ed speci alistw ork-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo us witch offthe igniti onwhiled rivin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareo nlya vailab le
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scould
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringa nd
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youw illr eq uire
cons idera blym oree ffort tostee rand bra ke.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhiled rivin g. G
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Mob ilec omm unicati ons equipme ntdistra cts
the driver fromt rafficc ond itions. Inaddi-
tio n,the driver couldlose contro lofthe
veh icle. The reisar isko fana ccident. As
adriver ,use mob ilec omm unicati ons
eq uipme ntonl yw hent he veh iclei sa ta
sta nds till.
As avehicleo ccu pant, usem obilec omm uni-
cati ons equipme ntonl yint he designa ted
ar ea ,e .g.t he rea rpasse nge rcomp artment.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youa redrivin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tt he driver fromu sing am obilep hone
wh iled rivin gav ehicle.
If yo um akeac allw hile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freem ode.Onl yoperate the telephon e
wh en the traffics itua tio np ermi ts. Ifyo ua re
uns ure, pu llove rtoas afel oc ati on and stop
be for eo perating thetelephon e.
Bea rinm indt hata ta spee do fonly3 0m ph
(a pp roxi mately5 0k m/h ),the vehiclec ove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately1 4m )per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –s avef uel Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipstos avef uel:
R The tiresshoulda lway sb einfl ate dtothe
reco mme ndedtire pre ssu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlowe ngine spee ds.
R Avoi dfrequ ent accelera tiono rbraking .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletorint he ser viceinte rvaldis-
pl ay .H avea llthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAGr egulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dw eather, instop -starttra ffica nd inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
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Drin king anddrivin ga nd/or takingdru gs
and drivin ga rever ydangerou scomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,percep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of as erious oreve nfatal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youd rink
or take drugsand drive. Dr
ivi ng tips
137Dr ivi ng andp arki ng
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Selec
tingthedrive progra m
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC supportsa
sporty driving stylewhen youhave selected
the Sor S+ drive program (Ypage 124).
Acc eleration behindthevehicle infront orto
the setspeed isthen noticeably more
dynamic. Ifyou have selected theCor Edriv-
ing program, thevehicle accelerates more
gently. Incity traffic andstop-st arttraffic,
drive program Cis recommen ded.
Changing lanes
If you want tochange tothe overtakin glane
on multi-lane roads,Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC supportsyouif:
R you aredriving fasterthan45mph
(70 km/h)
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC ismain-
taining thedistance toav ehicle infront
R you switch onthe appropriate turnsignal
R Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC doesnot
current lydetect adanger ofcollision
If these condition sarefulfilled, yourvehicle is
accelerated. Acceleration willbeinterrupt edif
changing lanestakes toolong orifthe dis-
tance between yourvehicle andthevehicle in
front becomes toosmall.
i When
youchange lanes,Active Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC monitorsthe left lane on
left-hand- drivevehicles orthe right laneon
right-han d-drivevehicles.
Stopping G
WARNING
If you leave thedriver's seatwhen thevehi-
cle isonly being braked byAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC, itcould rollaway :
R ifthere isam alfunction inthe system or
in the voltage supply
R ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
deactivated usingthecruise controllever,
for example byavehicle occupant orfrom
outside thevehicle
R ifthe electrical systeminthe engine com-
partment ,the battery orthe fuses are
tampered with R
ifthe battery isdisconnec ted
R ifthe vehicle isaccelerated, e.g.byavehi-
cle occupant
There isar isk ofan accident.
Always deactivate Active Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC andsecure thevehicle against
rolling awaybefore youleave it.
Further information ondeactivating Active Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 150).
If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detects
that thevehicle infront isstopping, itbrakes
your vehicle untilitis stationary.
Once yourvehicle isstationary, itremains sta-
tionary andyoudonot need todepress the
brake.
i Aft
eratime, theelectric parking brake
secures thevehicle andrelieves theservice
brake.
i Depending
onthe specified minimum dis-
tance, yourvehicle willcome toas tandst ill
at as ufficient distance behindthevehicle in
front .The specified minimum distanceisset
using thecont rolonthe cruise controllever.
When Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
activated, thetransm issionisshifted automati-
cally toposition 005Dif:
R the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened andthe
driver's doorisopen
R the engine isswitched off,unless itis auto-
matically switchedoffbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
The electric parking brakeisapplie dautomati-
cally ifAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
active whenthevehicle isstationary and:
R as ystem malfunction occurs
R the power supply isnot sufficient
If am alfunction occurs,thetransm issionmay
also shift toposition 005Dautomatically.
Setting aspeed Keep
inmind thatitmay take abrief moment
until thevehicle hasaccelerated orbraked to
the speed set.
X To
adj ust the setspeed in1m phincre-
ments (1km/h increments): brieflypress
the cruise controllever up0043 tothe pres- 148
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swithaTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 255).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swithacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 228). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse allocation chart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 254)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 294)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- Flat
tire
253Breakdown assistance

Trans
portingthe vehic le
Veh icle sw itha uto matic transmission !
Wh
enthe vehiclei sloa ded fortransp ort,
the frontand rearaxles mu stbe stationar y
and onthe same transp orta tionv ehicle.
Po sitio ning overthe conne ctionpoint ofthe
tra nsp ortveh iclei sn otpermi tted .The drive
tra inma yothe rwiseb ed amaged .
Al lv eh icle s !
Yo
um ayonl ysecuret he veh icleb ythe
wh eels,n ot by parts ofthe vehicles ucha s
axl eo rstee ringc omp onents. Othe rwise, the
veh iclec ouldbe dama ged.
The towingeyec an be used topullthe vehicle
onto atrailer or tra nsp orte rfor tra nsp orting
pu rpo ses .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C.
As soon asthe vehic lehas been loade d:
X Pre vent thevehiclef romr olling away by
ap plying the electri cparkin gb rake.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0092 inthe igni-
tio nlocka nd rem ove theSma rtKeyfromt he
ig niti onlock.
X Secu rethe vehicle. Tow
-starti ng(emerg ency engine
starti ng)
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not betow -sta rted .You cou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe automa tictransmi ssion. Yo
uc an find informa tiono n"Jump -star ting "at
( Ypa ge261 ). Fu
ses Impo
rtant safety notes G
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If yo um anipulate orbridgeaf aulty fuse orif
yo ur eplace itwi th afusew ithah ighe r
am perage ,the electri ccablesc ouldbe ove r-
lo ad ed .Thisc ouldres ulti na fire. The reisa
ris ko fana ccident and injury.
Alw aysr eplace faulty fuses with the speci -
fie dn ew fuses havin gthe corr ectamperage .
Blo wn fuses mustbe rep laced with fuses of
the same rating ,which youc an reco gnizeby
the colorand value. The fuse rating sarelisted
in the fuse allo cati oncha rt.
The fuse allo cati oncha rtis locate dint he veh i-
cle tool kitinthe stow agec omp artment under
the trunk floor (Y page 253 ).
If an ewlyins erte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cau setraced and recti fieda taq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op,e.g.a na uthor izedM erced es-
Benz Center.
! Onl
yusefuses thathaveb eena pproved
for Merced es-Benz vehicles and which have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.O the rwise, comp onents orsystem s
cou ldbe dama ged.
! Ma
kesure tha tnom oistu recan ente rthe
fu se boxw hent he cove riso pen.
! Wh
enclosing the cove r,ma kesure tha tit
is lying corr ectlyonthe fuse box.Moi sture
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwisei mp airt he
op era tiono fthe fuses .
The fuses inyour veh icles erve toclo sedown
fa ulty cir cui ts. Ifaf useb lows ,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circui tand the irfunctio nsstop
op era ting . Bef
ore chang ingaf use
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Swi tch offalle lectri cal cons umers. 26
6 Fu
sesBreak downassistanc e

X
Make surethattheignition isswitched off
(Y page 118).
or
X When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118).
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 134).
All indicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster
must beoff.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compartmen tonthe
left-hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe trunk Fuse
boxinthe engine compart ment
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 266). G
WARNING
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion, youcan beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
turned off.
X Open thehood.
X Use adrycloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Remove fuseboxcover 0043forwards. X
To close :check whether theseal islying
correct lyin cover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe rear ofthe fuse box
into theretainer.
X Fold down cover 0043and close clamps 0044.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe trunk
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 266). The
fuse boxislocated inthe trunk behind the
partition covering.
X Open thetrunk lid.
X To open: release cover0043onthe right and
left-hand sideswithaflat object .
X Open cover 0043downwards inthe direction
of the arrow. Fuses
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