2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER tow bar

Opera
tingAIRGUIDE X
To fold outAIRGUIDE: turndisc0043inthe
direct ionofthe arrow towards themiddle of
the vehicle tothe stop.
X Repeat withdisc0044.
X To fold inAIRGUIDE: turndiscs 0043and 0044
back behind therollbar tothe stop.
Disc s0043 and 0044can also beused independ-
ent lyof each other,e.g. when youaredriving
without apassenger. MAGIC
SKYCONTR OL
General notes MAGIC
SKYCONTROL isap anorama roof,the
tran sparenc yofw hich canbechanged by
applying electricalvoltage.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL canbeswitched
between darkenedand transparent states.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL darkensautomatic ally
after ashort period whenyouturn theSmart -
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockor
remove theSmart Key.
Risk ofelectric shock G
DANGER
MAGIC SKYCONTROL operatesusinghigh
voltage. Ifthe trim behind theoverhead con-
trol panel isdamaged orremoved, electrical compon
entsw illbe exposed. Ifyou touch
these compon ents,you could getanelectr ic
shock .There isar isk offatal injury.
R Never remove thetrim behind theover-
head control panel.
R Ifthe trim isdamaged, nevertouch the
electr icalcompon entsbehind it.
R Always havework onthe MAGIC SKY
CONTROL carriedoutataq ualified spe-
cialist worksho p.
The electr icalcompon entsofM AGIC SKY
CONTROL areprotec tedbyap aneling behind
the overhead control panel.
The MAGIC SKYCONTROL control unit is
marked withayellow warning sticker that
warns youofhigh voltage. Theelectr iccables
of the high-vo ltagesectionare color orange.
Opera tingMAGIC SKYCONTR OL X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL switchestothe sta-
tus itwas settobefore theengin ewas
switched off.
X To
change thedegree oftranspa rency:
press button 0043.
At temper aturesbelowfreezing,thechange is
slower anduneven .The ent ireprocess may
take some time. Roof
83Opening andclosi ng Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 243). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 265)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 265). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutton
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension orthe adaptive adjustable
damping onlyonvehicles withAMG RIDE
CONTROL sportssuspension
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 119). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .After as hort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
af ew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
In city traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded. 124
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt onDriving andparking

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
161Drivingandparking Z

Using
theTIREFIT kit X
Do not remov eanyforeign objectswhich
have penet rated thetire, e.g.screws or
nails.
X Remove thetire sealant bottle,the accom -
panying TIREFITstic ker and thetire inflat ion
compr essorfromthestowage wellunder-
neat hthe trun kfloor (Ypage 253).
X Aff ixpart 0043ofthe TIREF ITstic ker tothe
inst rumen tclust erwithin thedriver' sfield of
vision .
X Aff ixpart 0044ofthe TIREF ITstic ker near the
valve onthe wheel withthedefect ivetire. X
Remove fillerhose 0084and plug 0087from the
bott omsect ionofthe tire inflat ioncompr es-
sor housing.
X Slide theyellow fillerhose connectorinto
the mount ingonyellow cap0083oftire seal-
ant bott le0043 until theplug engages.
X With thesealing ringsinfron t,slide yellow
cap 0083oftire sealant bottle0043 intot he
mount ingoftire inflat ioncompr essor0044.
The capmust engage inboth hooks . X
Remove thecap from valve 006Bonthe faulty
tire.
X Sc rew filler hose 006Contothe valve.
X Ins ert plug 0087intot he cigaret telighter
sock et(Y page 230)orintoa1 2Vp ower
sock etinyour vehicle (Ypage 230).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock .
X Press onand offswitc h0085 onthe tire infla-
tion compr essortoON.
The tireinflat ioncompr essorisswitc hedon.
The tireisinflat ed.
First ,tire sealant ispumped intot he tire.
The pressure maybriefly risetoapprox-
imately 500kPa(5.0 bar/7 3psi).
Do not switch offthe tirei nflat ioncom-
pr essor during this phase.
X Let the tire inflat ioncompr essorrunfora
maximum often minut es.The tireshould
then have attained apressure ofat least
200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If at ire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/2 9psi)is
achieved afteramaximum often minut es,see
(Y page 257).
If at ire pressure of200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)is
not achieved afteramaximum often minut es,
see (Ypage 257).
If tire sealant hasescaped, cleanitoff affec ted
areas asquickly aspossible. Itis prefer ableto
use clean water.
If your clothes aresoiled withtiresealant ,
have them cleaned withperch loroet hylene ata
dry cleaner assoon aspossible. 256
Flat
tireBr eakd ownassist ance

Tire
pres sure notreac hed If
at ire pre ssu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sb eena chieved after ten minutes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor .
X Unsc rewthefillerh osef romt hevalve ofthe
fa ulty tire .
Note thattire sea lant ma yescap ew heny ou
uns crew thefillerh ose.
X Ver yslowly drive forwa rds orrev ers e
ap pro xim ately30 ft(10 m).
X Pu mp upthe tire again.
After amaxim um often minutes,the tire
pre ssu remu stbe atleas t2 00 kPa (2.0 bar/
29 psi). G
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RNING
If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rthe spe cified time ,the tire istoo badly
da mag ed.The tiresealant cannot repairt he
tire inthis insta nce. Dama gedtiresand a
tire pressu rethat istoo low can signifi cantl y
imp airt he vehi cle'sbra king anddriving
cha racte ristics. Thereisar isko facci dent.
Do not continu edriving .Contact aqualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
Tire press urereac hed G
WARNI
NG
At ire tempo rarilys ealedw itht ire sea lant
imp airs the vehi cle'sdri ving characte ristics
and isnot suita blef or driving athig her
spe eds.The re isar isko fana ccident.
Ada ptyour driving styleacco rdingly and
dri ve care fully.D on otexcee dthe maxi mum
per mis siblespe edfor atire sea ledw itht ire
sea lant.
The maxi mum permis siblespe edfor atire
sea ledw itht ire sea lant is50 mph (80km/h ).
The upper partof the TIREFIT sticke rmustb e
affi xed tothe instru ment cluster inthe driver' s
fie ldof vis ion.
! Re
sid ue from thetire sealant may come
ou to fthe fillerh osea fteruse.T hisc ould
cau sestai ns.
The refo re,place thefillerh osei nt he plasti c
ba gw hich contai nedtheTIREFIT kit. H
En
viro nmen talnote
Have theused tire sealant bottl edispo sed
of pro fess iona lly, e.g. ataq ualifi ed spe cial-
ist worksho p.
If tire pressu reof200 kPa(2.0 bar/29 psi)
ha sb eena chieved afteram aximum period of
ten minu tes:
X Swi tch offthe tire inflation comp ressor.
X Unscre wthe fillerh osef rom thevalve ofthe
fau ltytire .
X Stow thetire sealant bottl eand the tire
infl ation comp ressor.
X Pul laway immedi ately.
X Stop afterdriving forappro xima telyten
minu tesand check thetire pressu rewith
the tire inflation comp ressor.
The tirepressu remus tnow beatleast
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi). G
WARNI
NG
If the required tire pressu reisnot reached
afte rdriving forashortper iod,the tire istoo
ba dlyd am aged. The tiresealant cannot
rep airt he tire inthis insta nce. Dama ged
tire sand atire pre ssu rethat istoo low can
sig nifi cantl yimp airt he vehi cle'sbra king and
dri ving characte ristics. Thereisar isko f
acci dent.
Do not continu edriving .Contact aqualifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho p.
i In
case ssucha sthe one mentio ned
ab ove, contact anauthori zedMerce des-
Benz Center. Orcall1-800-FOR -MERCedes
(i nt he USA) or1-800-387-0100 (inC anad a).
X Co rrect thetire pressu reifit is stil latlea st
130 kPa(1.3 bar/19 psi).See theTirea nd
Loa ding Inform ation placa rdon the driver' s
sid eB -pillaro rthe tire pressu retab lein the
fue lfille rf lapf or val ues.
X To inc reas ethe tire press ure:switch on
the tire inflation comp ressor. Fl
at tire
257Breakdo wnassi stanc e Z

Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehicle
and itsweight isgre atertha nt he permi ssi-
bl eg ross we ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyec ouldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationc ouldrol l-
ove r.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehi-
cle ,its we ight sho uldn otbe gre atertha n
the permi ssibleg ross we ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ilso nthe permi ssibleg ross veh iclew eigh t
of your veh iclec an be fou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 298 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBrake Assi st,Activ eDistance
Assi stDISTR ONICorthe HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the veh icleb rakes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
the sesystem sint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysecuret he tow ropeortow bara tthe
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclec ouldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not uset he tow ingeyef or reco very,
thi sc ouldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclew ithac rane.
! Wh
entow ing,pulla wa yslowly and
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epoweristoo high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eequipm ent.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,use the key instea dofthe Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwises hift to positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdoor,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cparkin gb rake
is rel eased .Ift he electri cparkin gb rake is
fa ulty, visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
! Yo
um aytow thevehiclef or am axim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).At ow -
ing spee do f30m ph(50 km/h )mustn ot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30m iles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclem ustb e
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyoua retow -sta rtingortow ing
ano thervehicle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssibleg ross we ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehiclet ransp orte d
tha ntoh avei ttow ed away.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehiclei sb eing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno tturnt he Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshift the automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe veh iclei st ow ed (Ypage 179 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwiseb eloc ked outw henp ushing
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingt he tow inge ye
In stal ling the towinge ye G
WA
RNING
The exhaust tai lpipem aybe veryhot. The re
is ar isko fburns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Takep artic u-
la rc arew henr em oving the rearcove r. 26
4 Tow
inga nd tow -starti ngBreak downassistanc e

The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 253).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 264). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofab reakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Towing
andtow-sta rting
265Breakdown assistance Z