MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Par
kingGui dan ce Par
kingGui dan ce
Ino perative Ino
perative Park
ingGuidan ceismalf unction ing (Ypage 156).
X Rest arttheen gin e.
If th emult ifunction disp laystill sho wsthedisp laymes sage :
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Par
kingGui dan ce Par
kingGui dan ce
Can celed Can
celed Park
ingGuidan ceisdeac tivat ed.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R theveh icleis sk iddin g
R thesen sorsare dirty
R amalf unction has occur red
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Reac tivat ePark ingGuidan celater (Y page 156).
If th emult ifunction disp laydoes notsho wthepark ingspac esymb ol
at spe eds belo w19 mph (30km/h):
X Clean thesen sors(Y page 250).
X Rest arttheen gin e.
If th emult ifunction disp laystill does notsho wthepark ingspac e
symb olat spe eds belo w19 mph (30km/ h):
X Visit aqua lified special istworkshop. Parking
Guidance hasbeen deactivated becauseyouarenolonger
follow ingthe recommended path.
X Park againand, whiledoing so,observe thedispl aymessages in
the multifunction display. Parking
Guidance Parking
Guidance
Finished Finished The
vehicle isparked. Awarning tonealsosounds.
The displ aymessage disappears automatical ly. Active
Distance Active
Distance
Assist Off Assist
Off Act
ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC wasdeactivated (Ypage 144).
If it was deactivated automatically,awarning tonealsosounds. Active
Distance Active
Distance
Assist NowAvaila‐ Assist
NowAvaila‐
ble ble Act
ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isoperational againafter having
been temporarily unavailable.You cannow reactivate Active Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 144). Dis
play messages
199On-boardcompu terand displays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Rest arttheen gin e. Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis fault y.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
.Dis tance Act
.Dis tance
Ass ist Suspended Ass
ist Suspended You
havedepr essedtheacc eler atorpedal .Ac tive Distanc eAs sis t
DI ST RONI Cis no longer control lingth espe edoftheveh icle.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler atorpedal . Dis
tanceAssist -- Distance
Assist--
- mph -
mph A
condition foractivating Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC hasnot
been met.
X Check theactivation conditions forActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (Ypage 144). Cruise
Control Off Cruise
Control Off Cruise
controlhas been deactivated.
If awarning tonealsosounds, cruisecontrolhas deactivated auto-
matically (Ypage 142). Cruise
Control -- Cruise
Control --
- mph -
mph Cruise
controlcannot beactivated, sincenotallofthe activation
conditions havebeen met.
X Check theactivation conditions forcruise control(Ypage 142). Cruise
Control Cruise
Control
Inoperative Inoperative Cruise
controlismalfunctioning.
A warning tonealsosounds.
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop. 200
Dis
play messagesOn-board comp uter anddisplays

Tire
s Di
spl aymes sages Po
ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
ckTirePre s‐
sur eSoo n sur
eSoo n Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system hasde tecte dasigni ficant
lo ss inpre ssu re.
A wa rning tone also sou nds .
Po ssi ble cau ses:
R youha ve cha nge dthe positio ns ofthe wheelsand tiresor ins tal-
le d new wheelsand tires
R the tire pressu reinone ormor etire sha sdro pped
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atly
imp airtire tractio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma y
be gre atlyimp aired
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king
ma neu vers.Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla t
tire (Ypage 252 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu res and,if nece ssary,corr ectthe tire pres-
su re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system when the tire pres-
su re iscorr ect(Ypage 274 ). Che
ckTirePre s‐ Che
ckTirePre s‐
sur eThe nRes tar t sur
eThe nRes tar t
Run FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system genera tedadi sp laymes sage
and hasnot been res tarted since.
X Set thecorr ecttire pressu reinallfou rtire s.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu reloss wa rning system (Ypage 274 ). Run
FlatInd ica tor Run
FlatInd ica tor
Ino perative Ino
perative Ca
nad aonl y:
The tirepressu reloss wa rning system isfaulty.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Ple
ase Correct Ple
ase Correct
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure USA
only:
The tirepressu reistoo low in at leas tone ofthe tires,or the tire
pre ssu rediffe renc ebe twe enthe wheelsistoo great.
X Ch eck thetire pressu res atthe next opportu nity (Ypage 274 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re.
X Re sta rtthe tire pressu remoni tor(Ypage 277 ). Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Tir
ePre ssureSoo n Tir
ePre ssureSoo n The
tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped significant ly.The
whee lpos ition issho wninthemult ifunction disp lay.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
Tir epre ssur esthat are toolow poseth efol lowin ghaz ards :
R they may burst,esp ecially astheload andvehiclespe edincreas e
R they may wear exce ssi vel yand /orune venly,whic hmay greatly
imp airtire tract ion.
R thedri vin gch arac teris tics ,as well assteer ing and brak ing,may
be gre atlyimp aire d
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 252).
X Chec kth etire pre ssur e(Y page 274).
X Ifne cessar y,co rrec tth etire pre ssur e. War
ningTir eMal ‐ War
ningTir eMal ‐
fun ction fun
ction The
tire pre ssur ein on eor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lpos ition issho wninthemult ifunction disp lay.
G WAR
NING
Dr ivin gwit haflat tire pos esaris kof thefol lowin ghaz ards :
R aflat tire affects theabilit yto steer orbrak eth eveh icle
R you could lose control oftheveh icle.
R co ntinu ed drivin gwit haflat tire will caus eex ce ssi ve heat build-
up and possiblya fir e
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Stop theveh iclewit hout makingany sudd ensteer ing orbrak ing
man euve rs.Pay attention tothetraff icco nd ition sas you doso.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Chec kth etires and,if ne cessar y,fol low theins truct ionsfor aflat
ti re (Y page 252). Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐ Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐
tor Currently tor
Currently
Una vailable Una
vailable Be
caus eth ere isint erf ere ncefrom ast ron gsour ceofradi owave s,
no sign alsfrom thetire pre ssur esen sorsare detected. The tire
pre ssur emon itor istempo rarily malf unction ing .
X Dr ive on.
The tire pre ssur emon itor res tartsauto maticallyas soo nas the
pro blem hasbeen resolved. Tir
ePress.Sen ‐ Tir
ePress.Sen ‐
sor (s) Missing sor
(s) Missing The
reisno sign alfrom thetire pre ssur esen sor ofoneor sev eral
whee ls.The pressur eof theaff ectedtire does notappear inthe
mult ifunction disp lay.
X Hav eth efault ytire pre ssur esen sor replace dat aqualif iedspe-
cial istwor kshop . 202
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Tir
ePre ssure Moni‐ Tir
ePre ssure Moni‐
tor Inoperative No tor
Inoperative No
Whe elSensors Whe
elSensors The
whee lsmoun teddo nothav easuit able tire pre ssur esen sor.
The tire pre ssur emon itor isdeac tivat ed.
X Moun twhee lswit hsuit able tire pre ssur esen sors.
The tire pre ssur emon itor isact ivat edauto maticallyaft erdrivin g
for afew minutes. Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐ Tir
ePre ss. Moni‐
tor Inoperative tor
Inoperative The
tire pre ssur emon itor isfault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Veh
icle Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Shi
ftto'P' or Shi
ftto'P' or
'N' toStartEng ine 'N'
toStartEng ine You
haveatt emp tedto start theen gin ewit hth etrans mis sion in
pos ition 005Eor005B.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dor005C. App
lyBraketo App
lyBraketo
Shi ftfrom'P' Shi
ftfrom'P' You
haveatt emp tedto shi ftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005B, 005Eor
005C without depressing thebrak epedal .
X De pre ssthebrak epedal . To
Shiftout ofP To
Shiftout ofP
or N,Depress or
N,Depress
Bra keand Switch Bra
keand Switch
on Engine on
Engine You
haveatt emp tedto shi ftthetrans mis sion outofpos ition 005Dor
005C intoano ther trans mis sion position withth een gin eswit ched off.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Start theen gin e. Dri
ver'sDoorOpe n Dri
ver'sDoorOpe n
& Tra nsmission Not &
Tra nsmission Not
in PRis kof Veh i‐ in
PRis kof Veh i‐
cle RollingAwa y cle
RollingAwa y The
driver 'sdoor isno tfull yclo sed and thetrans mis sion isin pos i-
ti on 005E, 005Cor005B.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The vehiclemay rollaway.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Whe npark ingtheveh icle, shi ftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005D. Onl
ySel ect Park Onl
ySel ect Park
(P) WhenVeh icl e (P)
WhenVeh icl e
is Stationary is
Stationary The
vehicleis mov ing.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D. App
lyBraketo App
lyBraketo
Sel ect R Sel
ect R You
haveatt emp tedto shi ftfrom position 005Btopos ition 005E.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005E. Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Ser
viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired
Do Not ShiftGears Do
Not ShiftGears
Vis itDealer Vis
itDealer You
cannotch ang eth etrans mis sion position due toamalf unction .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If trans mis sion position 005Bissele cted:
X Dr ive toaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop without shifting thetrans -
mis sion from position 005B.
If pos ition 005E, 005Cor005D issele cted:
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Rev
ersing NotPos‐ Rev
ersing NotPos‐
sib leService sib
leService
Req uired Req
uired You
cannolonger shiftto trans mis sion position 005Edue toamal-
fun ction .
Tran smission pos ition s005D, 005Cor005B continu eto be avail able.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Tra
nsmission Mal‐ Tra
nsmission Mal‐
fun ctionStop fun
ctionStop A
malf unction has occur red inthemec hanical trans mis sion compo -
ne nts.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.The trans mis sion shifts auto matically
to pos ition 005C.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Sto
pVeh icleLea ve Sto
pVeh icleLea ve
Eng ine Running Eng
ine Running
Wai tTra nsmission Wai
tTra nsmission
Coo ling Coo
ling The
trans mis sion hasoverheated.Pullin gaway canbetempo rarily
imp aire dor notpos sible.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Wait untilth edisp laymes sage disap pearsbef ore pullin gaway. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop atthene xt oppo rtuni ty.
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. 0084 The
trunk lidisopen .
X Clos eth etrunk lid. 204
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0083 The
hoodis open .
G WAR
NING
The open hoodmay blockyour viewwhen theveh icleis in mot ion.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Clos eth ehoo d. 0051 At
least onedoor isopen .A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Clos eall thedoor s. 00CC
Pow erSteering Mal‐ Pow
erSteering Mal‐
fun ctionSee Opera‐ fun
ctionSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
powe rst eer ing ismalf unction ing .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
You willneed touse morefor ce tosteer .
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Chec kwhet heryou areable toapply theex tra for ce req uire d.
X Ifyou areabl eto steer safely: careful lydri ve on toaqualif ied
spe cialistwor kshop .
X Ifyou areuna bletosteer safely: donotdri ve on.Con tactth e
ne ares tqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0058
Tru nkPartition Tru
nkPartition
Ope n Ope
n The
trunk partition isopen orthetrunk isloade dto ohigh .
X Stow theload suchth at thetrunk partition can closeunh indere d
and isno tpush edupwar ds.
X Clos eth etrunk partition (Ypage 81). Pho
neNoServic e Pho
neNoServic e Your
vehicleis out side thene two rkpro vider'strans mitter/ rec eiver
ran ge.
X Wait untilth emob ilepho neoper ationalread inesssymb ol
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay. 0059
Dec reaseSpeed Dec
reaseSpeed You
wantedto open theroo fwhile theveh iclewas inmot ion.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Ope nth eroo f(Y page 79). 0059
Var io-RoofLow ering Var
io-RoofLow ering The
roofis no tfull yopen edorclo sed .The hydr aulic sare depr essur-
iz ed.
X Full yopen orclo setheroo f(Y page 79). Disp
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0059
Ope n/CloseVar io- Ope
n/CloseVar io-
Roo fCom pletely Roo
fCom pletely The
roofis no tloc ked.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Push orpull and hold theroo fswit chunt ilth eroo fis full yopen or
clo sed (Ypage 79). 0059
Sta rtEngine See Sta
rtEngine See
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
on-boar dvol tag eis toolow.
X Start theen gin e.
X Afterappr oximat elytensec onds, repeat theopen ingorclo sing
pro cedure (Ypage 79). The
roofhas been openedand closed several times inarow .The
roo fdri ve has been switched off auto maticallyfor safetyreas ons.
You canopen andclosetheroo fagain afterappr oximat elyten
min utes.
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Repeat theopen ingorclo singpro cedure (Ypage 79). Clo
seRearSid e Clo
seRearSid e
Win dows Win
dows You
leaveth eveh icleand atleast onerear side window isopen .
X Clos eth eside windows (Ypage 76). 00B2
Che ckWasher Fluid Che
ckWasher Fluid The
wash erflui dlev elin thewash erfluid reservoir has dropped
belo wthemin imum .
X Ad dwash erflui d(Y page 243). Wip
erMalfunction‐ Wip
erMalfunction‐
ing ing The
windsh ield wiper sare malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Haz
ard Warning Haz
ard Warning
Fla shersMalfunc‐ Fla
shersMalfunc‐
tio ning tio
ning The
hazard warn inglamp sare fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Sm
artKey Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Key DoesNot Key
DoesNot
Bel ong toVehicle Bel
ong toVehicle You
haveput thewro ngSm artKey intheign ition lock.
X Use theco rrec tSm artKey. 00AF
Tak eYou rKey from Tak
eYou rKey from
Ign ition Ign
ition The
SmartKey isin theign ition lock.
X Remo vetheSm artKey. 00AF
Obt ain aNew Key Obt
ain aNew Key The
SmartKey needs tobe rep lace d.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 206
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Rep laceKey Battery Rep
laceKey Battery The
SmartKey battery isdisc harged.
X Chan gethebat tery (Y page 69). 00AF
Don 'tForget Your Don
'tForget Your
Key Key The
SmartKey isno tin theign ition lock.You haveopen edthedri v-
er' sdoor withth een gin eswit ched off.
The mult ifunction disp laysho wsthedisp laymes sage amax imum of
60 sec onds and issim plyarem inder.
X Tak eth eSm artKey withyou when youleaveth eveh icle. 00AF
Key NotDetect ed Key
NotDetect ed
(re ddisp laymes sage ) The
SmartKey isno tin theveh icle.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If th een gin eis swit ched off,you can nolonger lockth eveh iclece n-
tr ally orstart theen gin e.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Loc ate theSm artKey.
X Pre ss0076 onthest eer ing whee lto confirm thedisp laymes -
sage . Be
caus eth ere isint erf ere ncefrom ast ron gsour ceofradi owave s,
th eSm artKey isno tdet ectedwhils tth een gin eis run ning.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 134).
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand bring intoke y
mod e. 00AF
Key NotDetect ed Key
NotDetect ed
(whit edisp laymes sage ) The
SmartKey iscur ren tly und etec ted.
X Chan getheloc ation oftheSm artKey intheveh icle.
If th eSm artKey still can notbe det ected:
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand turnit to the
des iredpos ition . 00AF
Rem ove 'Start'But ‐ Rem
ove 'Start'But ‐
ton andInsert Key ton
andInsert Key The
SmartKey isco ntinu ally undetec ted.
KE YLE SS-GO istempo rarily malf unction ing orisdef ective. Awarn -
ing tone also soun ds.
X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign ition lockand turnit to the
des iredpos ition .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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Warning
andindic atorlamps Gene
ralnote s
Some systemscarry outaself-d iagnosis whenthe igniti onisswi tched on.There fore,some indi-
cator andwarning lampsmay light up orflas htempora rily.This beha viorisnon-critical. These
indica torand warning lampsonly indica teamal function ifthey light up orflas hafter starting the
engine orwhi lstdrivi ng. Safety
Seat belts Warning
/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
After starting theengine, thered seatbel twa rning lamplig hts upfor sixsec-
onds.
The seatbel twa rning lampreminds thedrive rand front passenger tofasten
their seatbel ts.
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e42) . 00E9
0051
After starting theengine, thered seatbel twa rning lamplig hts up. Inadd ition,
a wa rning tonesound sfor uptosix seconds.
The drive r'ssea tbel tis not fastened .
X Fasten yoursea tbel t(Y pag e42) .
The warning tonecease s. 208
Warning
andindicator lampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays