MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2018 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2018, Model line: SLC ROADSTER, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2018Pages: 298, PDF Size: 5.26 MB
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Stowage areas
Stowage spaces
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If object sinthe passenger compartmenta re
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowage spaces
and mobile phone brackets cannot always
retain all object sthey contain. There is arisk
of injury, particularly in the event of sudden
braking or asudden change in direction.
RAlways stow object ssothat they cannot be
thrown around in such situations.
RAlways make sure that object sdonot pro-
trude from stowage spaces, parcel nets or
stowage nets.
RClose the lockable stowage spaces before
startin gajourney.
RAlways stow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky object sin
the trunk.
Glove box
XTo open: pull handle :and open glove box
flap ;.
XTo close: fold glove box flap ;up until it
engages.
The glove box flap contains brackets for coins,
pens, and credit and service cards.
The glove box can be locked and unlocked using
the mechanical key.
XTo lock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it to position 2.
XTo unlock:insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it to position 1.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest
XTo open:push button :up and raise arm-
rest ;.
The stowage compartmentc an be locked and
unlocked centrally using the SmartKey
(
Ypage 65).
iDepending on the vehicle equipment, aUSB
port and aMedia Interface is installed in the
stowage compartment. AMedia Interface is a
universal interface for mobile audio equip-
ment,e .g. for an iPod
®or MP3 Player.
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Eyeglasses compartment
XTo open:pressmarking :.
Makes ure that th eeyeglasses compartmen tis
always closed while th evehicle is in motion.
Stowage compartment in th ecenter
console
XTo open: briefly pres sthe lower sectio nof
cover :.
XTo remove th einsert: pull theleft-hand side
of th einsert up and out.
XTo install th einsert: pressthe insert int othe
housing.
XTo close: fold cover :downwards until it
engages.
Dependingont hevehicle equipment ,the re may
be an ashtray in th ecente rconsole instead of a
storag ecompartment.
Stowage compartment in th edoors
Ruffled pocket ;with parking disc holder :is
locate dinthedoor panel.
Stowage box in th erearw all between
th es eats
Astowage compartment, in th eformofar uffled
pocket, is locate dontherear wall between the
seats.
:Ruffled pocket
Stowage net
Stowage net sare locate dinthefront-passenger
footwell and on th erear wall behindt hedriver's
seat.
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Reversible floor panelinthe trunk
The trunk floor is level when yo uusethe outer
sid eoft he reversibl efloor panel.Ify outurn the
floor panel over, yo ucan transpor tobjects such
as ab everage crate on the undersid eofthe
panel.
Twof lexible straps ;are attached to the rever-
sible floor panel,u sethesetos ecure objects,
such as wind screen =,whenr eversibl efloor
panel :hasb eent urne dover.
Roo fcarrier
!
Thisv ehicleisn ot designed to transport
item sont he roof. Roof carriers and other
device swhich are mounted on the rooft hat
have not bee nspecifically approved for this
model by Mercedes-Benz mus tnot be used as
they could damag ethe vehicl eand the
retractable hardto p(vario-roof).
At the time of going to print, Mercedes-Benz
doe snot offera ny roofcarrieroro therr oof-
installed device sfor this model.
!Thisv ehicleisn ot designed to transpor tany
item sont he trunk li dortoallowluggage car-
riers or equipment of any kind to be installed to the trunk lid. Otherwise the vehicl
eand the
retractable hardto pcould be damaged.
Features
Cup holder
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If objects in the passenger compartment are
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
throwna round and hit vehicl eoccupants. In
addition, cup holders, ope nstowag espaces
and mobil ephone brackets canno talway s
retain al lobjects they contain. There is arisk
of injury, particularly in the event of sudden
braking or asudde nchange in direction.
RAlway sstow objects so that they canno tbe
throwna round in such situations.
RAlwaysmake sure that objects do not pro-
trud efrom stowag espaces, parcel nets or
stowag enets.
RClose the lockable stowag espaces before
starting ajourney.
RAlway sstow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky objects in
the trunk.
GWARNING
The heating elements of the cup holder can
become very hot. Yo ucould burn yourselfo n
them.
There is ariskofi njury.
Do not touch the hot heating elements of the
cup holder .Alway smake sure that children
canno taccess the hot heating elements of the
cup holder .Neverl eave children unsuper-
vised in the vehicle.
!Only us ethe cup holder sfor containers of
the right size and which have lids. The drinks could otherwise spill.
!Do not expose drinks bottles in the cup
holder in the center console to continuous,
strong and direct sunlight. The passenger
compartment in the are aofthe center con-
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sole can otherwise be damaged by the con-
centrated and reflected sunlight.
Cup holder in the center console
XTo open:slide cover ;back.
XTo remove the insert: slide catch:inwards
on both sides in the direction of the arrow.
XRemove the cup holder insert upwards.
XTo re-install the insert: place the insert in
the stowage space.
XSlide catch :outwards in the direction of the
arrow until it engages.
You can remove the cup holder insert for clean-
ing. Cleanw ith clear, lukewarm water only.
Bottle holder
Observe the "Important safety notes" in the
"Stowage compartments" section (Ypage 219).
!Make sure that any bottles weighing more
than 1.1 lb(0.5 kg) that are stored in the bottle
holder, rest on the vehicle floor. The bottle
holder could otherwise be damaged.
XPress the outer edge of button :and slide in
the direction of the arrow until the bottle fits
into the opening.
XInsert the bottle into the bottle holder.
The bottle holder is suitable for bottles with a
capacity of 25 fl. oz. (0.7 l)to 54 fl. oz. (1.5 l).
The bottle holde rdoesn ot secur ethe bottles; it
merel yprevents themf romtipping over.
Sun visors
Overview
GWARNING
If the mirrorc overoft he vanity mirrorisf olded
up when the vehicl eisinmotion, yo ucould be
blinded by incident light. There is ariskofa n
accident.
Alway skeept he mirrorc overfolde ddown
whil edriving.
:Mirrorl ight
;Bracket
=Retaining strip, e.g .for ap arking lo tticket
?Vanity mirror
AMirrorc over
iWhen drivin gathighs peeds with the side
windo worroofo pen:
If yo uhavei nserte dacar park ticke tinto
retaining strip =,makes uret hatiti snot
blow nawaybyt he wind.
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Ashtray
XTo open :push th elower section of cover :.
The cover opens.
XTo remove th einsert: lift insert =up; and
out .
XTo re-install th einsert: press insert =into
th eh older until it engages.
Cigarette lighter
GWARNIN G
You can burn yourself if you touch th ehot
heating elemen torthesocke tofthecigarette
lighter.
In addition ,flammabl ematerials can ignit eif:
Rtheh ot cigarette lighte rfall s
Rac hild hold sthe hot cigarette lighte rto
objects ,for exampl e
There is ariskoff irea nd injury.
Always hold th ecigarette lighte rbytheknob.
Always mak esuret hatthe cigarette lighte ris
out of reac hofchildren .Never leav echildren
unsupervised in th evehicle.
Your attention mus talways be focused on th e
traffic conditions. Only use th ecigarette lighte r
when road and traffic condition spermit .
XTurn th eSmartKey to position 2in th eigni-
tion loc k(Ypage 116).
XTo open :push th elower section of cover :.
The ashtray opens.
XPress in cigarette lighte r;.
Cigarette lighte r; will pop out automatically
when th eheating elemen tisred-hot .
12Vsocke ts
Gene raln otes
XTurn th eSmartKey to position 1in th eigni-
tion loc k(Ypage 116).
The sockets can be used for accessories wit ha
maximum draw of 18 0W(15 A) .Acces sorie s
include suc hitems as chargers for mobile
phones.
If you use th esockets for lon gperiods when th e
engin eisswitched off ,the battery may dis-
charge .
iAn emergenc ycut-out ensures that th eon-
boar dvoltag edoes no tdropt oo low. If th eon-
boar dvoltag eistoolow, th epowe rtot he
sockets is automatically cut .This ensures
that there is sufficien tpowe rtos tart th e
engine.
Socket in th efront center console
XTo open :push th elower section of cover :.
The stowage compartmen topens.
XLiftupt hecover of socke t;.
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mbrace
General notes
Yo um usth aveal icens eagreemen ttoactivate
the mbrac eservice. Make sure tha tyou rsystem
is activate dand operational .Tologin, press the
ï MB Info call button. If any of the steps
mentioned ar enot carried out, the syste mmay
not be activated.
If yo uhaveq uest ions abou tthe activation, con-
tac tone of the following telephone hotlines:
RUSA: Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) or 1-866-990-9007
RCanada: Customer Service at
1-888-923-8367
Shortlya fter successfull yregistering with the
service, auserIDa nd password will be sent to
yo ubyp ost.
USA only: yo ucan uset hisp assword to lo gonto
the mbrac eareau nder "Owners Online "at
http://www.mbusa.com .
Th es ystemisa vailable if:
Rit hasbeena ctivate dand is operational
Rthe corresponding mobil ephone network is
availabl efor transmitting data to the Cus-
tome rCenter
Ras ervice subscription is available
Rthe starterb atter yiss ufficiently charged
iDetermining the locatio nofthe vehicl eona
mapiso nlyp ossibl eif:
RGP Sreceptio nisa vailable.
Rthe vehicl eposit ionc an be forwarde dto
the Customer Assistanc eCenter.
The mbrac esystem
To adjus tthe volum edurin gac all,procee das
follows:
XPress the WorX button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
or
XUse the volum econtrolle rofthe audi osys-
tem/COMAND.
Th es ystemo ffers variou sservices ,e.g.:
RAutomatic and manua lemergency call
RRoadside Assistanc ecall
RMB Info call USA only: yo
ucan find information and a
description of al lavailable features under "Own-
ers Online "athttp://www.mbusa.com.
System self-test
Aftery ouhave switched on the ignition, the sys-
tem carries ou taself-diagnosis.
Am alfunctio nint he syste mhasbeen detected
if one of the following occurs:
RTh eindicator lamp in the SOS button does not
com eond uringthe syste mself-test.
RTheindicator lamp in the FRoadside
Assistanc ebutton does not ligh tupd urin g
self-diagnosis of the system.
RTh eindicator lamp in the ïMB Info call
button does not ligh tupd urin gself- diagnosis
of the system.
RTh eindicator lamp in one or mor eofthe fol-
lowing buttons continue stolightup red after
the syste mself-diagnosis:
-SOS button
-F Roadside Assistanc ecallb utton
-ï MB Info call button
RAftert he syste mself-diagnosis ,the Inoper‐ativeorServiceNotActivatedmessage
appear sinthe multifunction display.
If am alfunctio nisindicated as outlined above,
the syste mmaynot operate as expected. In the
event of an emergency,h elpw illh avetob e
summoned by other means.
Have the syste mchecked at the neares tauthor-
ize dM ercedes-Benz Center or contact the fol-
lowing service hotlines:
RUSA: Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) or 1-866-990-9007
RCanada: Customer Service at
1-888-923-8367
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Emergency call
Important safety notes
GWARNING
It can be dangerous to remain in th evehicle,
even if you have pressed th eSOS button in an
emergency if:
Ryou see smoke inside or outside of th evehi-
cle ,e.g.ift here is afirea fter an accident
Rthev ehicle is on adangerous sectio nof
road
Rth ev ehicle is no tvisible or canno teasily be
seen by other road users, particularly when
dark or in poor visibilityc onditions
Thereisar isk of an accidenta nd injury.
Leavet hevehicle immediately in this or simi-
lar situations as soon as it is safe to do so.
Movetoas afe locationalongw ith other vehi-
cle occupants. In suchs ituations,secure the
vehicle in accordanc ewith national regula-
tions ,e.g.w ith aw arning triangle.
You must have alicens eagreementtoa ctivate
th em brace service. Makes ure that your system
is activated and operational. To register, press
the ï MB Info call button.Ifa ny of thesteps
mentioned are no tcarried out,t hesystem may
no tbea ctivated.
If you have questionsa bout theactivation,c on-
tac tone of th efollowingt elephone hotlines:
RUSA: Mercedes-Ben zCustomerA ssistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372 )or1 -866-990-9007
RCanada: Customer Service at
1-888-923-8367
General notes
An emergencyc all is dialed automatically if an
air bag or Emergency TensioningD evice is trig-
gered.
iYou cannot end an automatically triggered
emergency
c all yourself.
An emergencyc all can also be initiated man-
ually.
As soon as the emergencyc all has been initi-
ated, the indicator lamp in the SOS button
flashes. The multifunction display shows the
Connecting Call
message. The audio output is muted.
Once the connection has been made, the
Call
Connectedmessage appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
All important information on the emergencyi s
transmitted, for example:
Rcurrent location of the vehicle (as determined
by the GPS system)
Rvehicle identification number
Rinformation on the severity of the accident
Shortly after the emergencyc all has been initi-
ated, avoice connection is automatically estab-
lished between the Customer Assistance Center
and the vehicle occupants.
RIf the vehicle occupantsr espond, the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
attempt stoget more information on the
emergency.
RIf there is no response from the vehicle occu-
pants, an ambulance is immediately sent to
the vehicle.
If no voice connection can be established to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
the system has been unable to initiate an emer-
gency call.
This can occur, for example, if the relevant
mobile phone network is not available. The indi-
cator lamp in the SOS button flashes continu-
ously.
The Call Failed
message appears in the mul-
tifunction display and must be confirmed.
In this case, summon assistance by other
means.
Making an emergency call
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XTo initiate an emergencycallm anually:
press cover :briefl ytoo pen.
XPress SOS button ;briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button ;flashes
unti lthe emergency cal lisconcluded.
XWait for avoice connectio ntothe Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center.
XAfter the emergency call, close cover :.
iIf the mobilephone network is unavailable,
mbrace will not be able to make the emer-
genc ycall. If yo uleave the vehicl eimmedi-
ately afte rpressing the SOS button, yo uwill
not know whethe rmbrace place dthe emer-
genc ycall. In thisc ase, always summon assis-
tance by othe rmeans.
Breakdow nassistanc ebutton
XPress Roadside Assistance button :.
Thi sinitiates acalltot he Mercedes-Benz Cus-
tomerA ssistance Center.
The indicator lamp in Roadside Assistance
button :flashesw hilethe cal lisactive. The
multifunctio ndisplay shows the Connect‐
ing Callmessage. The audi ooutputi s
muted.
If ac onnectio ncan be made ,the CallC on‐
nectedmessage appears in the multifunction
display.
If am obilephone network and GP Sreception
are available ,the system transfers data to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
for example:
RCurrent location of the vehicle
RVehicl eide ntificatio nnumber
iThe display of the multimedia system indi-
cate sthatac allisa ctive. During the call, you
can change to the navigatio nmenu by press- ing the NAVI button on COMAND, for exam-
ple.
iVoice outputi
snot available.
Av oice connectio nise stablished between the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
and the vehicl eoccupants.
From the remote malfunctio ndiagn osis, the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
can ascertain the nature of the problem
(
Ypage 227).
The Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-
ter either send saqualified Mercedes-Benz tech-
nician or makes arrangements for your vehicle
to be transported to the nearestM ercedes-Benz
Service Center.
Yo um aybe chargedf or servicessuchasr epair
work and/or towing.
Further details are available in your mbrace
manual.
iThe system hasn ot been able to initiate a
Roadside Assistance call, if:
Rthe indicator lamp for Roadside Assistance
cal lbutton :is flashing continuously.
Rno voice connectio ntothe Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center wa sestab-
lished.
Thi scan occurift he relevant mobil ephone
network is not available ,for example.
The CallF ailed
message appears in the
multifunctio ndisplay.
XTo en dacall:press the ~button on the
multifunctio nsteering wheel.
or
XPress the corresponding multimedia system
button for ending aphone call.
MB Info cal lbutton
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XPress MB Info call button:.
This initiates acall to the Mercedes-Benz Cus-
tomer Assistance Center.
The indicator lamp in MB Info call button :
flashes while the connection is being made.
The multifunction display shows the Con‐
nectingCallmessage. The audio system is
muted.
If ac onnection can be made, the Call Con‐
nectedmessage appears in the multifunction
display.
If am obile phone networ kand GPS reception
are available, the system transfers data to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
for example:
Rcurrentl ocation of the vehicle
Rvehicle identification number
iThe display of the multimedia system indi-
cates that acall is active. During the call, you
can change to the navigation menu by press-
ing the NAVI button on COMAND,f or exam-
ple.
Voice output is not available.
Av oice connection is established between the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
and the vehicle occupants.
You receive information about operating your
vehicle, about the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center and about other prod-
ucts and services from Mercedes-Benz.
USA only: you can find further information on
the mbrace system under "Owners Online" at
http://www.mbusa.com.
iThe system has not been able to initiate an
MB Info call, if:
Rthe indicator lamp in MB Info call button :
is flashing continuously.
Rno voice connection to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center was estab-
lished.
This can occur if the relevant mobile phone
networ kisnot available, for example.
The Call Failed
message appears in the
multifunction display.
XTo end acall: press the ~button on the
multifunction steerin gwheel.
or
XPress the corresponding multimedia system
button for ending aphone call.
Call priority
When service calls are active, e.g. Roadside
Assistance or MB Info calls, an emergencyc all
can still be initiated. In this case, an emergency
call will take priority and override all other active
calls.
The indicator lamp of the respective button
flashes until the call is ended.
An emergencyc all can only be terminated by the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center.
All other calls can be ended by pressing:
Rthe ~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel
Rthe corresponding button on the audio sys-
tem or on COMAND for ending atelephone
call
iWhen acall is initiated, the audio system is
muted. The mobile phone is no longer con-
nected to COMAND.H owever, if you want to
use your mobile phone, do so only when the
vehicle is stationary and in asafe location.
Vehicle Health Check
With the Vehicle Health Check, the Customer
Assistance Center can provide improved sup-
port for problems with your vehicle. During an
existin gcall, vehicle data is transferred to the
Customer Assistance Center. The customer ser-
vice representative can use the received data to
decide what kind of assistanc eisrequired. You
are then ,for example, guided to the nearest
Mercedes-Benz ServiceC enter orarecovery
vehicle is called.
If vehicle data needs to be transferred during an
MB Info call or aRoadside Assistance call, this is
initiated by the Customer Assistance Center.
You will see the Roadside Assistance Con‐
nectedmessage in the COMAND display. If the
vehicle remotem alfunction diagnosis can be
started, the Request for vehicle diagno‐
sisreceived.Startvehiclediagnosis?message appears in the display.
XConfirm the message with Yes.
XWhen theVehicle diagnosis: Pleasestart ignitionmessage appears, turn the
SmartKey to position 2in the ignition lock
(
Ypage 116).
XWhen the Please follow the instruc‐tions received by phone and moveyour vehicle to asafe positionmes-
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sage appears, follow the customer service
representative's instructions.
The message in the displaydisappears.
If you select Cancel
the remote malfunction
diagnosis is canceled completely.
The vehicle operating state check begins. You
will see the Vehicle
diagnosisactivatedmessage.
When the diagnosis is completed, the Trans‐
fer vehicle diagnostics data (Voiceconnection may be interrupted duringdatatransfer)message appears. The vehicle
data can now be sent to the Customer Assis-
tance center.
XPress OKto confirm the message.
The voice connection with the Customer
Assistance Center is terminated.
You will see the Vehicle diagnosis:
Transferring data...message.
The vehicle data is sent to the Customer
Assistance Center.
Depending on what the customer service rep-
resentative agreed with you, the voice connec-
tion is re-established after the transfer is com-
plete. If necessary, you will be contacted at a
later time by another means, e.g. by e-mail or
phone.
Another function of the Vehicle Health Check is
the transfer of service data to the Customer
Assistance Center. If aservice is overdue, the
COMAND displays howsamessage about vari-
ous special offers at your workshop.
USA only: this information can also be called up
under "Owners Online" at http://
www.mbusa.com.
Information on the data stored in the vehicle
(
Ypage 28).
Information on Roadside Assistance
(
Ypage 25).
Garage door opener
General notes
The HomeLink®garage door opener integrated
in the rear-view mirror allowsy ou to operate up
to three different door and gate systems.
Use the integrated garage door opener only on
garage doors that:
Rhave safety stop and reverse features and
Rmeet current U.S. federal safety standards Once programed, the integrated garage door
opener in the rear-view mirror will assume the
function of the garage door system's remote
control. Please also read the operating instruc-
tions for the garage door system.
When programming
agarage door opener, park
the vehicle outside the garage. Do not run the
engine while programming.
Certain garage door drives are incompatible
with the integrated garage door opener. If you
have difficulty programing the integrated garage door opener, contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
Alternatively, you can call the following tele-
phone assistance services:
RUSA: Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
RCanada: Customer Service at
1-800-387-0100
RHomeLink®hotline 1-800-355-3515 (free of
charge)
More information on HomeLink
®and/or com-
patible products is also available online at
http://www.homelink.com.
Notes on the declaration of conformity
(
Ypage 26).
USA: FCC ID: CB2HMIHL4
Canada:I C: 279B-HMIHL4
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When you operate or program the garage door
with the integrated garage door opener, per-
sons in the range of movement of the garage
door can become trapped or struck by the
garage door. There is arisk of injury.
When using the integrated garage door
opener, always make sure that nobody is
within the range of movement of the garage
door.
GWARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation.
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