MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2019 Owners Manual

X
To ope nall side windo ws:pre ssbutton 0043
to the point ofres istance .
X To ope nall side windo wsfully: pre ss
sw itch 0043beyond the point ofres istance .
X To clos eall side windo ws:pu llsw itch 0043.
All side windo wsbegin the closing pro ce-
du re simu ltaneou sly. The rearsi de windo ws
clo seafte rthe front side windo ws.
If, afte rop eni ng the windo ws,yo uclo seone
si de windo wus ing the switch inthe door con-
trol panel :
R the front side windo wclo ses first and
R then thecorr espond ingrearsi de windo w
clo ses .
Co nve nien ce clos ingwi th KEYLES S-GO G
WAR
NING
Whe nus ing the conve nience closing fea ture ,
pa rts ofthe body cou ldbe trap pedin the
clo sing are awh en aside windo wisbe ing
clo sed .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Obs ervethe comp lete clo sing pro ced ure
wh en the conve nience closing fea ture is
op era ting .Ma kesure tha tno body parts are
in clo sepro ximi tydu ring theclosing pro ce-
du re.
Pro cee das follows ifsom eone istrap ped:
X Re leas ethe rece ssedsens orsurfa ce on the
do or handl e.
X Imme diate lypu lland holdthe door handl e
and keepthe door handl epu lled .
The side windo wsopen. Wi
th KEYL ESS-GO youcan closeallsi de win-
do ws simu ltaneou sly. The KEYL ESS-GO key
mu stbe outsid ethe vehicle. All the doors
mu stbe closed . X
Tou chrece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe
do or handl eunti lthe side windo wsare fully
clo sed .
i Ma
kesure youonl ytou chrece ssedsens or
su rfa ce 0043.
X To interrupt conve nien ce clos ing: rel ease
rece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe door
ha ndl e. Res
ettingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wcan nolonger beclosed fully,
yo umu stres etit.
X Close allthe doors .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKey topositio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Pu llthe corr espond ingswitch onthe door
contro lpa nel unti lthe side windo wiscom-
pl etel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the side windo wop ens again slig htl y:
X Imme diate lypu llthe corr espond ingswitch
on the door contro lpa nel unti lthe side win-
do wiscomp letel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the respective side windo wrem ains
clo sed afterthe button isrel eased ,then it
ha sbe en set corr ectly.Ifthi sis not the
cas e,rep eatthe step sab ove . Si
de windo ws
89Opening and clos ing Z

Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked orreset, theside win-
dow closes withincreased ormaximum force.Thereversing featureisthen notactive. Partsof
the body could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfea-
ture. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydraul icsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpect edlyandmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isacomplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstren gth.Youorothers can
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Only have thesoft topclosed manually ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
! Never
siton the rear compartmen ttrim or
stow heavy objectsthere. Youwillotherwise
damage theroof andrear compartmen ttrim
of the vehicle. 90
RoofOpening
andclosing

!
Do
not forget thattheweather canchange
abruptly .Make certain thattheroof is
closed whenyouleave thevehicle. Thevehi-
cle electronics canbedamage difwater
enters thevehicle interior.
! When
opening andclosing theroof, make
sure that:
R there issufficient clearance, asthe roof
swings upwards.
R there issufficient clearance behindthe
vehicle, asthe trunk lidswings backwards
beyond thebumper.
R the trunk isonly loade dto below the
trunk partition.
R the trunk partition isnot pushed upbythe
load.
R the trunk partition isclosed.
R the trunk lidisclosed.
R the outside temperature isabove 5‡
(00F815 †).
You could otherwise damagetheroof, trunk
and other partsofthe vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions foropening/closing
the roof canbefound inthe "Vehicle data"
section (Ypage 326).
Make surethattheroof andrear window are
clean anddrybefore opening theroof. Other-
wise, water ordirt could enterthevehicle inte-
rior ortrunk. Opening
andclosing using theroof
switch
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample, the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside windows.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When raising orlowering theroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving component s.Ifsomeone becomes
trapped, releasethebutton.
For safety reasons, youcan only open orclose
the roof when thevehicle isstationary. !
Operating
theroof while pulling awa y:
R Observe thefollowi ngtraffic carefully .
R Do not drive faster than25mph
(40 km/h).
R Avoid abrupt braking andswerving
maneuvers.
Do not operate theroof when cornering,
driving onuneven surfaces orduring strong
winds. Thevehicle mayotherwise bedam-
aged.
i If
the traffic conditions meanthatyouhave
to drive offwhile opening/closing theroof,
the procedure whichwasstarted whilesta-
tionary canbecont inued atspeeds ofup to
approximately 25mph (40km/h).
Opening andclosing X
Close thetrunk lid(Ypage 81).
If the trunk isloade dcorrect ly,the trunk
partition closesautomaticall y.
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Open thecover inthe lower center console.
Roof switch 0043islocated underthecover.
X To open: pullroof switch 0043until theentire
roof isstowed awayin the trunk.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds.
All ofthe side windows open.
X To clos e:press andhold soft-t opswitch 0043
until thesoft topisfully closed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds. Roof
91Opening andclosing Z

All
ofthe side windo wsopen.
X To closeallsi de windo ws,pu llthe switch
und erthe cove rof the cente rconso le
(Y page 88) . Ope
ning /closing using the SmartK ey
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
Whe nop eni ng orclo sing the roof,bo dy
pa rts cou ldbe trap pedby ,for exa mpl e,the
roo fmech anism, trunklid or side windo ws.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Whe nra ising orlowe ring theroof,ma ke
su re tha tno body parts arein the vicinity of
movi ngcomp onents. Ifsom eone become s
trap ped, rel ease the button.
Ope ning and clos ing Thi
sfu nctio nis onl yav ailabl e on veh icles with
KEYL ESS-GO orwith roo fcomf ortopera tion.
X Close thetrun klid (Y page 81).
If the trun kha sbe en corr ectlylo ad ed ,the
trun kpa rtiti onisau toma tically clo sed .
X Vehi cles with comfort operatio n:point
the tipofthe Sma rtKeyat the driver 'sdo or
ha ndl e.
X Vehi cles with KEYLES S-GO :the Sma rtKey
mu stbe withi n6 ft (2 m) ofthe vehicle.
X To ope n:pre ssand holdthe 0036 button on
the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully op ene d.
The roofand therearsi de windo wsopen.
The front side windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theopening proc edure:
rel ease the 0036 button.
X To ope nthe fron tsi de windo ws:pre ssthe
0036 button onthe Sma rtKeyag ain.
X To clos e:pre ssand holdthe 0037 button
on the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully
clo sed .
The roofand theside windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theclos ingproc edure:
rel ease the 0037 button. Lo
ckingthe roofagai n
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
If yo udo not fully op en/cl osethesofttop,
the soft-top hydra ulics depre ssu rize aftera
sho rttime .Thi scau ses thesofttop tolowe r
une xpected lyand maycau seyouor othe rs
to be trap ped. The reisaris kof inju ry.
Alw aysop en orclo sethe softtop com-
pl ete ly.
The roofis not locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land theVario-Roofin Var
io-Roofin
Ope ration Ope
ration message appe ar inthe multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay
R the 0059 symbo land theOpen/Close Ope
n/Close
Var io-RoofCom pletely Var
io-RoofCom pletelymes sage appe ar
in the multifu nctio ndispl ayand youhea ra
wa rning tone
R youhea ra wa rning toneforuptoten sec-
ond swh en pulling away orwh ile dri ving
Lo cking Yo
ucan lock the roofag ain if it is not locked
fu lly.
X Pu llove rand stop thevehiclesa fel yas soo n
as possi ble, pa ying atte ntionto roa dand
traf ficcond itions.
X Ensu retha tthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048
in the igniti onlock.
X Pre ssthe roofsw itch (Ypage 91). Trunk
partition
Ge neral notes !
To
avoid da ma ging the roofor lugga ge
wh en folding back the roof,yo usho uld:
R onl ylo ad the trun kto below the trun kpa r-
titi on
R not place anyobjects onorinfront ofthe
trun kpa rtiti on
R not place anyobjects onthe cove rbe hind
the rollba rs
R not allo w the cargotopush the trun kpa r-
titi on upwa rds 92
Roo
fOpe ning and clos ing

!
Make
surethetrunk separator iscom-
pletely closed. Otherwise, theroof canbe
blocked whenitis opened orclosed.
The trunk partition canbeused tocover lug-
gage andloads inthe trunk.
Opening andclosing Trunk
partition 0043can beopened andclosed
using button 0044,e.g. tocheck correct loading.
X To open: pressbutton 0044.
X To clos e:press button 0044.
If the trunk isloade dcorrect ly,trunk parti-
tion 0043isautomaticall yclosed tothe full
extent .
When thetrunk lidisopened, trunkparti-
tion 0043opens automaticall y.
Removing andinstalling X
To remove: closetrunk partition 0043
(Y page 93).
X To disconnect theelectric plugconnec tor,
press therelease catchonconnec tor0044
and remove connector0044. X
Unhook net0087from holders 0085onboth
sides andguide itto the rear until itis com-
pletely rolledup. X
Turn catch lever0083down inthe direction of
the arrow onboth sides.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked.
X Slide trunk partition cover0043forwards.
X Pull trunk partition 0043out ofthe two guide s
in the direction ofarrow 0084. X
To install: inserttrunkpartition 0043into the
two guide sin the direction ofarrow 006Bto
the stop.
X Turn catch lever0083upinthe direction of
the arrow onboth sides.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked. Roof
93Opening andclosing Z

X
Pull thenet forwards andhook intothe
retainer son both sides.
X Push trunk partition cover0043back against
the spring pressure andinsert tothe stop
on both sides. X
Reconn ectconn ector 0044ofthe electric plug
conn ector . Wind
screen
Electric windscreen Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you usethewind screen indarkness orin
other condit ionsofferin gpoor visibility, your
view tothe rear isfurther impaired. Thereis
a risk ofan accident .
Only usethewind screen whenvisibility con-
ditions aregood.
! When
extendingorretrac tingthewind
screen ,make surethere arenoobject son
the rear compart menttrim.Otherwise, the
object scould damage thewind screen .
The wind screen offersprotec tionfrom the
wind when driving withtheroof down. Theroof
must befully open before thewind screen can
be exten ded.
Extending andretracting
X Open theroof (Ypage 90).
X Open thecover inthe lower centercons ole.
The switch forthe electric alwind screen is
under thecover. X
To extend: pressbutton 0043.
X To retr act: press button 0043again. Roller
sunblind forthe panor ama
roof The
roller sunblind protectsyou from exces-
sive glare andheat caused bythe sun shining
through thepanorama glassroof.
X To close: pulltheroller sunblind inthe
direction ofthe arrow usinghandle 0043.
X To open: slidetheroller sunblind inthe
opposite direction tothe arrow usinghan-
dle 0043. MAGIC
SKYCONTR OL
General notes MAGIC
SKYCONTROL isapanorama roof,the
tran sparency ofwhich canbechanged by
applyi ngelectric alvoltage.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL canbeswitched
between darkened andtransparent states.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL darkensautomatically
after ashort period whenyouturn theSmart - 94
RoofOpening
andclosing

Key
topositio n0092 inthe ignition lockor
remove theSmartKey.
Risk ofele ctric shock G
DA
NGER
MAGIC SKYCONTR OLopera tesusing high
voltage .If the trim behind theoverhea dcon-
trol panel isdama gedorremoved, electrical
components willbe exposed .If you touch
these components, youcould getanelectric
shock. Thereisarisk offatal injury.
R Never remove thetrim behind theover-
head control panel.
R Ifthe trim isdama ged,never touch the
electrical components behindit.
R Alway shave work onthe MAGIC SKY
CONTR OLcarried outataqua lified spe-
ciali stworkshop.
The electrical components ofMAGIC SKY
CONTR OLare protected byapanel ingbehi nd
the overhea dcontrol panel.
The MAGIC SKYCONTR OLcontrol unitis
marked withayel low warning stickerthat warns
youofhigh voltage .The electric cables
of the high-vol tagesection arecolor orange.
Operating MAGICSKYCONTROL X
Turn theSmartKey topositio n0047 or0048 in
the ignition lock.
MAGIC SKYCONTR OLswitches tothe sta-
tus itwas settobefore theengine was
switched off.
X To
change thedegree oftransparency:
press button 0043.
At temperature sbelo wfreezing, thechange is
slow erand uneven. Theentire process may
take some time. Proble
mswith theroof Proble
m Possi
blecauses /consequen cesand 0050 0050
Solutio ns The
roof willnot open or
close. The
trunk partition isnot closed.
X Clo sethe trunk partition (Ypage 92). The
netonthe trunk partition isnot attached.
X Attach thenet (Ypage 92). The
electrical plugconnector onthe trunk partition isdisconnected.
X Connect theelectrical plugconnector tothe trunk partition
(Y page 92). The
trunk isincorrectly loaded.
X Only loadthe trunk tobelo wthe trunk partition The
trunk lidisopen.
X Clo sethe trunk lid(Ypage 82). The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Leave theengine running. Roof
95Openingand closi ng Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
roof hasbeen opened andclosed several timesinarow. The
roof drive hasswitched offautomatically.
You canopen andclose theroof again afterapproximately ten
minutes.
X Switch offthe ignition andturn itback on.
X Repeat theopening orclosing procedure. The
automatic roofsystem isfaulty.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. 96
RoofOpening
andclosing

Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. X
Obse rveth esafe tyguidel ineson seat
adj ust men t(Y page 97).
X Mak esure that seat 0087isadj ust edpro perl y.
Ele ctric alseat adjust men t.(Y page 99)
When adjust ing theseat ,mak esure that:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R you can fastentheseat beltproperl y
R you have movedtheback restto an almos t
ver ticalposi tion
R you have settheseat cushion angleso that
your thighs aregentlysuppo rted
R you can depr essthepedals properl y
X Chec kwhet herthehead restraint isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
When doingso, mak esure that you have
adj ust edthehead restraint sothat theback of
your head issuppo rted ateye levelby the
cen terof thehead restraint .
X Obse rveth esafe tyno teson steer ing col-
umn adjust men t(Y page 103).
X Mak esure that steer ing wheel 0043isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel electricall y
(Y page 103)
When adjust ing thest eer ing wheel column ,
mak esure that:
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly
X Obse rveth esafe tyguidel inesfor seat belts
(Y page 42).
X Chec kwhet heryou have fastened seat
belt 0044properl y(Y page 44).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snugly across your body
R be rout edacr oss themidd leof your shoul-
der
R be rout edinyour pelvicarea across thehip
jo int s
X Bef ore start ing off,adj ust therear -view mir-
ror and theex terior mirrors(Y page 105)in
suc haway that you have agood viewof
road andtraff iccon dition s.
X Store theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 107). Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle. Seat
s
97Seat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs Z

The
seats canstillbeadjusted whenthereis
no Smart Keyinthe ignition lock. G
WARNIN
G
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupant scould become trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat. G
WARNIN
G
If the driver's seatisnot engaged, itcould
move forwards asfar asthe next catchdur-
ing movemen tsuch asbraking orabrupt
changes ofdirection .As aresult, youwould
be pushed againstyourseatbeltbythe
unsecured driver'sseat.
This could cause youtolose controlofthe
vehicle. Theseat beltcann otprotec tas
inten dedandcould result inadditional
injury.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Before everyjourney, makesurethatthe
driver's seatisfully engaged.
Observe thesafety noteson "Air bags"
(Y page 45)and "Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 57). G
WARNIN
G
If you adjust theseat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupant scould betrapped
and thereby injured.Children inparticular
could accident allypress theelectric alseat
adjustmen tbutton sand become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
While moving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the lever assembly ofthe seat adjustmen t
system. G
WARNIN
G
If the head restraints arenot installed ornot
adjusted correctly,they cannotprovide pro-
tect ionasinten ded.There isan increased
risk ofinjury inthe head andneck area, e.g.
in the event ofan accident orwhen braking. Always
drivewiththehead restraints instal-
led. Before driving off,make sureforevery
vehicle occupant thatthecent erofthe head
restr aintsupports theback ofthe head at
about eyelevel. G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine.
! To
prevent damage tothe seats andthe
seat heating, observethefollowing notes:
R Do not spill liquids ontothe seats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossible ifliquid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Also,donot
use theseat heating todry the seats.
R Clean theseat covers asrecomm ended;
see the"Inter iorcare" section .
R Do not trans portheavy loadsonthe
seats. Donot place pointed objectson
the seat cushions suchaskniv es,nails or
tools. Where possible, usetheseats only
for carrying passengers.
R When operating theseat heating, donot
cover theseats withinsulating materials,
e.g. blankets ,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of object sbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions, childseats and
protec tivecovers notapproved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobject sin the
footwell underorbehind theseats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobject scould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints cannotbe removed. 98
SeatsSeats,
steering wheelandmirrors