MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2018 Owner's Manual

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lamp remainslit or goe sout depend sonhow OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econditi onsa re no tfulfilled ,the system is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ ethe additional information on OCS (
Ypage 46).
Lights
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CheckLeftLowBeam(Example)
The correspondin gbulb is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
or
XChec kwhether you are permitte dtoreplace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 99).
LE Dl igh tsources: th edisplay message for th ecorre spondin glamp
only appear swhen all th eLEDsint helamp hav efailed.
b
Active HeadlampsInoperative
The active ligh tfunction is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Malfunction SeeOperator'sManual
The exterio rlighting is malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
b
AutoLampF unctionInoperative
The ligh tsensor is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
The lights are still switched on when you leav ethe vehicle. Awarning
tone also sounds.
XTurn th eligh tswitch to position Ã.
Adaptive HighbeamAssist CurrentlyUnavailable SeeOperator'sManual
Adaptive Highbea mAssistisd eactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe windshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty.
RVisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og.
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational again ,the
Adaptive
HighbeamAssistNowAvailablemessage is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea mAssistiso perational again .
Adaptive HighbeamAssist InoperativeAdaptive Highbea mAssistisf aulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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Engine
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CheckCoolantLevelSee Operator'sMan‐ual
The coolant levelistoolow.
!Avoid making longj ourneys with to olittle coolant in th eengine
cooling system. The engine will otherwise be damaged.
XAdd coolant ,observing th ewarning note sbefore doings o
(Ypage 235).
XIf you nee dtoadd coolant mor eoften than usual, have th eengine
coolant system checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
?The fan motor is malfunctioning.
XIf th ecoolant temperatur egage is below the Hmarking
(Ypage 164), driv eontothenex tqualified specialist workshop.
XAvoid heavyl oads on theengine as you do so, e.g .driving in moun-
tainous terrain and stop-and-go traffic.
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CoolantT oo HotStopVehicleT urnEngine Off
The coolant is to ohot.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNING
Do no tdrivew hen your engine is overheated. This can caus esome
fluids whichm ay have leaked int othe engine compartmen ttocatch
fire.
Steam from th eoverheate dengine can also caus eserious burn swhich
can occur jus tbyopening th ehood.
Thereisar isk of injury.
XPull overand stop th evehicle safely and switch off th eengine ,pay-
ing attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure th evehicle against rolling away (Ypage 131).
XLeavet hevehicle and keep asafe distanc efromt hevehicle until the
engine has cooled down.
XMakes ure that th eair supply to th eengine radiator is no tblocked,
e.g .bys now, slush or ice.
XDo no tstart th eengine again until th edisplay message goes out and
th ec oolant temperatur egage is below the Hmarkin g(Ypage 164).
Otherwise, th eengine coul dbedamaged.
XPay attention to th ecoolant temperatur egage, observing th ewarn-
ing note s(Ypage 235).
XIf thetem peratur eincreases again,v isitaq ualified specialist work-
shop immediately.
Under normal operatin gconditionsa nd at thecorrec tcoolant level,
th ec oolant temperatur egage may rise to the Hmarking
(
Ypage 164).
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The battery is no tbein gcharged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rad efective alternato r
Ratornp oly-V-belt
Ram alfunction in th eelectronics
!Do no tcontinue driving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
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StopVehicl eSeeOperator' sManual
The battery is no longer bein gcharged and th econditi on of charg eis
to ol ow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XObserv ethe instruction sinthe# See Operator' sManualdisplay message .
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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CheckEngineOilAtNextRefueling
The engin eoil level has dropped to th eminimum level.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
!Avoid lon gjou rneys wit htoo littl eengineo il. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kthe oil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 234).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil(Ypage 235).
XHav ethe engin echecked ataq ualified specialist workshop if you
need to add engin eoil mor eoften than usual.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInterne tath ttp:// bevo.mercedes -
benz.com.
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Check Engine OilLevel (Ad d1quart)
Mercedes-AMG SL C43:
The engin eoil level is to olow.
!Avoid lon gjou rneys wit htoo littl eengineo il. The engin ewill oth-
erwise be damaged.
XChec kthe oil level when next refueling, at th elatest (Ypage 234).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil(Ypage 235).
XHav ethe engin echecked ataq ualified specialist workshop if you
need to add engin eoil mor eoften than usual.
Information on approve dengineo ils can be obtained from aqualified
specialist workshop or on th eInterne tath ttp:// bevo.mercedes -
benz.com.
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Engine Oil LevelLow StopVehicl eTurnEngine Off
Mercedes-AMG SL C43:
The engin eoil level is to olow.
There is ariskofe ngined amage.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe engin eoil level (Ypage 234).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil(Ypage 235).
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Fue lLevel Low
The fuel level has dropped int othe reserv erange.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station .
CThere is only averys mall amount of fuel in th efuel tank.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station without fail .
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Gas Cap Loose
The fuel filler cap is no tclosed correctl yorthefuel system is leaking .
XCheckthatthe fuel filler cap is correctl yclosed .
If th efuelfiller cap is not correctl yclosed :
XClosethe fuel filler cap .
If th efuelfiller cap is correctl yclosed :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Check additive SeeOwner'sManual
The DE Ftankise mpty.
XHaveDEFrefilled as soo naspossibleataq ualified specialist work-
shop.
Ø
Remainingstarts :10
Awarning tone also sounds. The DE Fsystem is still malfunctioning .If
you switch off th eengine, th eenginew ill no trestart.
XVisit or consult aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Ø
Remainingstarts :16
The DEFlevel has fallen to aminimum .
XHaveDEFrefilled as soo naspossibleataq ualified specialist work-
shop.
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Drivingsystems
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Attention Assist :TakeaB reak!
Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has detecte dfatigue or
al ackofc oncentrat ion on thepartoft hedriver .Awarnin gtonea lso
sounds.
XIf necessary, take abreak .
Durin glon gjou rneys, take regular break singoodt imesoy ou get
enough rest.
À
Attention AssistInoperative
ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative .
XVisitaqualified specialis tworkshop .
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Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. The vehicle is skidding .
Aw arnin gtonea lso sounds.
XReactivat ethe HOLD function later (Ypage 148).
LaneKeepin gAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
LaneKeepin gAssistisd eactivated and temporarily inoperative .
Possible causes are :
RThe windshield in th ecamera's field of vision is dirty.
RVisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og.
RThere hav ebeennol anem arking sfor an extended period
RThe lan emarking sare wor naway, dar korcovered up, e.g. by dir tor
snow
Whe nthe causes stated abov enolonger apply ,the display messag e
disappears .
Lan eKeepin gAssistiso perational again .
If th edisplay messag edoesn otdisappear:
XPull over and stop th evehicle safely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicle against rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XClean th ewindshield .
LaneKeepin gAssistInoperativeLaneKeepin gAssistisf aulty.
XVisit aqualified specialis tworkshop .
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Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Blind Spot Assististemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RFunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow.
RThe radar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature
range.
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tisoperational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XClean th esensor s(Ypage 242).
XRestart th eengine.
Blind Spo tAssistInoperativeBlind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingGuidanceInoperativeParking Guidance is malfunctioning (Ypage 152).
XRestart theengine.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingGuidanceCanceledParking Guidance is deactivated.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe vehicl eisskidding.
RThe sensor sare dirty.
RAm alfunction has occurred .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XReactivat eParking Guidance later (Ypage 152).
If th emultifunction display does no tsho wt he parking spac esymbol at
speeds belo w19mph (30 km/h):
XClean th esensor s(Ypage 242).
XRestart th eengine.
If th emultifunction display still does no tsho wt he parking spac esym-
bol at speeds belo w19mph (30 km/h):
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Parking Guidance has been deactivated because you are no longer
followingthe recommended path.
XPark again and ,while doin gso, observ ethe display message sinthe
multifunction display.
Parkin gGuidanceFinishedThe vehicl eisparked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Distance Pilot OffDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICisd eactivated (Ypage 140).
If it was deactivated automatically, awarning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot NowAvailableDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDistance Pilot
DISTRONI C(
Ypage 140).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐rently UnavailableSee Operator'sMan‐ual
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICist emporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
RThe radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation .
RThe system is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eistoolow.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XRestart th eengine.
DistancePilotInop‐erativ eDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICism alfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus‐pendedYou havedepressed th eaccelerato rpedal .Distance PilotDISTR ONIC
is no longer controllin gthe speed of th evehicle.
XRemove your foo tfromt heaccelerato rpedal .
DistancePilot ---mphAcondition for activating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not been met.
XCheck the activation conditions for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
(Ypage 140).
Cruise Control OffCruise control has been deactivated.
Ifaw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto-
matically (
Ypage 138).
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Cruise Control---mphCruis econtro lcanno tbea ctivated, since no tall of th eactivation con-
dition shaveb een met .
XCheckthe activation condition sfor cruise control (Ypage 138).
CruiseControlInop‐erativeCruisecontro lismalfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Tires
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CheckTirePressureSoonCanada only:
The tire pressur eloss warning system has detecte dasignificant loss
in pressure.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
Ryou hav echanged th eposition softhewheels and tires or installed
ne ww heels and tires
Rthet irep ressur einoneor mor etires has dropped
GWARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to olow pos ethe followin ghazards :
Rthey may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed increas e
Rthey may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay greatl y
impair tire traction .
Rthed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steering and braking ,may be
greatl yimpaire d
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tire (Ypage 246).
XChec kthe tire pressures and ,ifneces sary, correc tthe tire pressure.
XRestart th etirep ressur eloss warning system when th etirep res-
sur eisc orrect (Ypage 267).
CheckTirePressureThenRestar tRunFlatIndicator
Canada only:
The tire pressur eloss warning system generated adisplay message
and has no tbeen restarte dsince .
XSetthe correc ttirep ressur einall fourtires .
XRestart th etirep ressur eloss warning system (Ypage 267).
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Run FlatIndicatorInoperativeCanada only:
The tire pressur eloss warning system is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
PleaseCorrectTirePressureUSAo nly:
The tire pressur eistoolow in at least on eofthetires ,ort hetire
pressur edifference between th ewheels is to ogreat.
XChec kthe tire pressures at th enexto pportunity (Ypage 267).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
XRestart th etirep ressur emonitor (Ypage 270).
TirePressure Soo nThe tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped significantly. The
whee lposition is shown in th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to olow pos ethe followin ghazards :
Rthey may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed increas e
Rthey may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay greatl y
impair tire traction .
Rthed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steering and braking ,may be
greatl yimpaire d
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tire (Ypage 246).
XChec kthe tire pressur e(Ypage 267).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
Warnin gTireM al‐functionThe tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position is shown in th emultifunction display.
GWARNIN G
Drivin gwithaf lat tire poses ariskoft hefollowin ghazards :
Raflat tire affects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicl e
Ryou could lose control of th evehicle.
Rcontinued drivin gwithaf lat tire will caus eexces sive heat build-up
and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tire (Ypage 246).
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TirePress.Monito rCurrently Unavaila‐ble
Becausethere is interferenc efromas tron gs ource of radi owaves, no
signals from th etirep ressur esensor sare detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .
XDrive on.
The tire pressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
problem has been resolved.
TirePress .Sen‐sor(s) Missin gThere is no signal from th etirep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtired oes no tappear in th emul-
tifunction display.
XHav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataqualified special -
ist workshop .
TirePressure Moni‐tor Inoperative NoWheel Sensor s
The wheels mounte ddonothav eas uitable tire pressur esensor .The
tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin gfor
af ew minutes.
Tir ePress.Monito rInoperativeThe tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle
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Shiftto'P'or'N'to Start EngineYou haveattempte dtostart th eenginew itht he transmission in posi-
tion korh.
XShift th etransmission to position jori.
Apply Brake toShift fro m'P'You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission to position h,kori
without depressing th ebrak epedal .
XDepress th ebrak epedal .
To Shift out of PorN,DepressBrakeandSwitchonEngine
You hav eattempte dtoshift th etransmission out of position jori
int oa nother transmission position wit hthe engin eswitched off .
XDepress thebrak epedal .
XStart th eengine.
Driver's Doo rOpen&T ransmission NotinPRiskofV ehi‐cle Rollin gAway
The driver's door is no tfully closed and th etransmission is in position
k, iorh.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
The vehicl emay rol laway.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XWhenparking th evehicle, shift th etransmission to position j.
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