MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2018 Owner's Guide

The following text is published as required of
manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Fed-
eral Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the
"National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966".
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual problems
between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-888-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov ; or write to: Admin-
istrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov
Limited Warranty
!
Observe the notes in this Operator's Manual
regarding the correct operation of your vehi-
cle and possible damage to the vehicle. Dam-
age to the vehicle which is caused by violation
of these notes is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or the new
or used-vehicle warranty.
QR codes for the rescue card
The QR codes are secured in the fuel filler flap
and on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the
event of an accident, rescue services can use
the QR code to quickly find the appropriate res- cue card for your vehicle. The current rescue
card contains the most important information
about your vehicle in a compact form, e.g. the
routing of the electric cables.
You can find more information under http://
portal.aftersales.i.daimler.com/public/ content/asportal/en/communication/
informationen_fuer/QRCode.html.
Data stored in the vehicle
Data storage
A wide range of electronic components in your
vehicle contain data memories.
These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
Rvehicle's operating state
Rincidents
Rmalfunctions
In general, this technical information docu-
ments the state of a component, a module, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
Roperating conditions of system components,
e.g. fluid levels
Rthe vehicle's status messages and those of its
individual components, e.g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration in move-
ment, lateral acceleration, accelerator pedal
position
Rmalfunctions and defects in important system
components, e.g. lights, brakes
Rvehicle reactions and operating conditions in
special driving situations, e.g. air bag deploy-
ment, intervention of stability control sys-
tems
Rambient conditions, e.g. outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
Rassist in recognizing and rectifying malfunc-
tions and defects
Ranalyze vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
dent
Roptimize vehicle function
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data memory
and malfunction data memory.
Services include, for example:
Rrepair services
Rservice processes
Rwarranties
Rquality assurance
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The vehicle is read out by employees of the ser-
vice network (including the manufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation is obtained from it, if required.
After a malfunction has been rectified, the infor-
mation is deleted from the malfunction memory
or is continually overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are con-
ceivable in which this technical data, in connec-
tion with other information (if necessary, under
consultation with an authorized expert), could
be traced to a person.
Examples include:
Raccident reports
Rdamage to the vehicle
Rwitness statements
Further additional functions that have been con-
tractually agreed upon with the customer allow
certain vehicle data to be conveyed by the vehi- cle as well. The additional functions include, for
example, vehicle location in case of an emer-
gency.
COMAND/mbrace (Canada: TELEAID)
If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND or
mbrace, additional data about the vehicle's
operation, the use of the vehicle in certain sit-
uations, and the location of the vehicle may be
compiled through COMAND or the mbrace sys-
tem.
For additional information please refer to the
COMAND User Manual or the Digital Operator's Manual and/or the mbrace Terms and Condi-
tions.
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of
an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an air bag deploy-
ment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems
performed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems
for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds
or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
RHow various systems in your vehicle were
operating
RWhether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened
RHow far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal and
RHow fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which acci-
dents and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are
recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data (e.g. name, gender, age and acci-
dent location) are recorded. However, other par-ties, such as law enforcement could combine
EDR data with the type of personally identifying
data routinely acquired during a crash investi-
gation.
Access to the vehicle and/or the EDR is needed
to read data that is recorded by the EDR, and
special equipment is required. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties that have
the special equipment, such as law enforce-
ment, can read the information by accessing the
vehicle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal mat-
ters as a tool in accident reconstruction, acci-
dent claims and vehicle safety. Since the Crash
Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to extract
data from the EDR is commercially available,
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA") expressly
disclaims any and all liability arising from the
extraction of this information by unauthorized
Mercedes-Benz personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
without the consent of the vehicle owners or, if
t

he vehicle is leased, without the consent of the
lessee. Exceptions to this representation
include responses to subpoenas by law enforce- ment; by federal, state or local government; in
connection with or arising out of litigation involv-
ing MBUSA or its subsidiaries and affiliates; or,
as required by law.
Warning: The EDR is a component of the
Restraint System Module. Tampering with, alter-
ing, modifying or removing the EDR component
may result in a malfunction of the Restraint Sys-
tem Module and other systems.
State laws or regulations regarding EDRs that
conflict with federal regulation are pre-empted.
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This means that in the event of such conflict, the
federal regulation governs. As of February 2013,13 states have enacted laws relating to EDRs.
Information on copyright
General information
Information on license for free and open-source
software used in your vehicle and its electronic
components is available on the following web-
site:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource
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Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers136
;Combination switch107
=Adjusts the steering wheel
electrically101
?Horn
AInstrument cluster33
BParking Assist PARKTRONIC
warning display167
COverhead control panel38
FunctionPage
DClimate control systems113
EIgnition lock122
Start/Stop button122
FCruise control lever149
GElectric parking brake142
HLight switch106
IDiagnostics connection28
JOpens the hood258
32Cockpit
At a glance

Instrument cluster
FunctionPage
:Speedometer wit hsegments18 5
Warning and indicator lamps:
Electric parking brak e(red)23 1
F USAonly
! Canad aonly
! Electric parking brak e
(yellow)23 1
· Distanc ewarning23 4
å ESP®OF F229
! ABS229
Brake s(red)22 8
$ USAonly
J Canad aonly
L Low-beam headlamps107
T Parking lamp s107
K High-beam headlamps107
÷ ESP®22 9
;#! Turn signals107
=Multifunction display187
?Tachometer185
FunctionPag e
Warning and indicator lamps:
M SPORT handlin gmod e
in Mercedes-AM Gvehicles23 1
R This indicator lamp has
no function
N This indicator lamp has
no function
; CheckEngin e232
h Tirepressur emonitor23 5
6 Restrain tsystem40
ü Seat belt s227
ACoolan ttemperature gauge18 6
Warning and indicator lamps:
? Coolan t232
BFue llevel indicator
Warning and indicator lamps:
8 Reserve fuel level wit h
fuel filler flap location indica-
to r(right )
232
CInstrumen tcluste rlighting18 5
Information on displayin gth eoutside tempera-
tur ein th emultifunction display can be foun dunder "Outside temperature display"
(Ypage 185).
Instrument cluster33
At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
:Multifunction display187
;Multimedia system display
=?
Switches on the Voice Con-
trol System
8
Mute
WX
Adjusts the volume
~
Rejects or ends a call191
Exits the telephone book/
redial memory
6
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial mem-
ory
FunctionPage
?=;
Selects a menu186
9:
Selects a submenu or scrolls
through lists186
a
Confirms a selection186
Hides display messages200
%
Back186
Switches off the Voice Con-
trol System
iIn vehicles with multimedia system
COMAND you can find further information:
Ron the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions
34Multifunction steering wheel
At a glance

Center console
Center console, upper section
FunctionPage
:COMAND
;cSeat heating99
=sSeat ventilation99
?ÒAIRSCARF100
AcParking Assist
PARKTRONIC167
FunctionPage
B£ Hazard warning lamps108
C45Indicator lamp48
DåESP®(except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles)65
è ECO start/stop button
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles)125
iIn vehicles with multimedia system
COMAND you can find further information:
Ron the multimedia system in the Digital
Operator's Manual
Ron the Voice Control System in the sepa-
rate operating instructions
Center console35
At a glance

Center console, lower section (except Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
FunctionPage
:Stowage compartment243
Cup holder245
Ashtray247
;COMAND controller
=Seat adjustment
?Favorites button
ARoof switch89
BOpens/closes the side win-
dows87
CExtends/retracts the wind
screen92
DStowage compartment with
Media Interface
Cigarette lighter242
ESelects park position131
FunctionPage
FèECO start/stop button125
GActivates the driving dynam-
ics display163
HÉAdjusts the vehicle
level (vehicles with Active
Body Control)
163
IAdjusts the suspension set-
tings
Sets the suspension tuning
(vehicles with Active Body
Control)
164
Jp Manual drive program for
the automatic transmission136
KTransmission positions133
LSelector lever130
36Center console
At a glance

Center console, lower section (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
FunctionPage
:Stowage compartment243
Cup holder245
Ashtray247
;COMAND controller
=Seat adjustment
?Favorites button
ARoof switch89
BOpens/closes the side win-
dows87
CExtends/retracts the wind
screen92
DStowage compartment with
Media Interface
Cigarette lighter242
FunctionPage
ESelects park position131
FDYNAMIC SELECT controller129
GpManual drive program for
the automatic transmission136
Hà Sets the suspension
tuning166
Iå ESP®65
JTransmission positions133
KSelector lever130
Center console37
At a glance

Overhead control panel
FunctionPage
:pSwitches the left-hand
reading lamp on/off109
;c Switches the interior
lighting on/off109
=µ Operates MAGIC SKY
CONTROL93
?| Switches the automatic
interior lighting control
on/off
109
Ap Switches the right-
hand reading lamp on/off109
FunctionPage
Bï MB Info call button
(mbrace system)251
CG SOS button (mbrace
system)249
DRear-view mirror103
EButtons for the garage door
opener255
FF Roadside Assistance
call button (mbrace system)250
GEyeglasses compartment243
38Overhead control panel
At a glance