MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owners Manual

Problems
withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcannot be
switched on.The vehi-
cle's electrical system
voltage istoo low
because toomany elec-
trical consumers are
switched on. Switch
offelectrical consumers thatyoudonot need, suchasthe
rear window defroster orinterior lighting.
Once thebattery issufficiently charged,switchonthe seat heating
again. AIRSCA
RF
Setting headlevelheating (AIRSCARF) G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevent sin the head
restraint s.This could result inburns inthe
immediate vicinityofthe airvent s.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Reduce theheater output beforeitbecomes
too hot. The
AIRSCARF functionwarms thehead and
neck areaofvehicle occupants withwarm air.
The warm airflows outofthe holes inthe head
restraint s.
The three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
X Ensure thattheSmartK eyisin position 0048
in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button 0043.
Three redindicator lampsinthe button light
up. The blower startsupafter apreheating
phase ofseven seconds. X
Press button 0043repeatedly untilthedesired
heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i The
blower continues running forseven
seconds tocool down theheating elements.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, AIRSCARF
may switch off.
Problems withAIRSCA RF AIRSCARF
hasswitched offprematurely orwill
not switch on.The vehicle's electrical system
voltage istoo low because toomany electrical
consumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers thatyoudo
not need, suchasthe rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
X Switch onAIRSCARF again. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident. Steering
wheel
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Adju
stthe driver 'ssea t,hea dres trai nt,
stee ring wheeland mirror and fasten your
sea tbe ltbe fore starting theengine. G
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Ch ildre ncou ldinju rethem selves ifthey
ad jus tthe stee ring wheel.The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Nev erleav echi ldren unsuperv ised inthe
veh icle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct.
The electri callyad jus tab lestee ring wheelcan
sti llbe adjus ted when ther eis no Sma rtKeyin
the igniti onlock. Adjus
tingthe steering wheelman-
ual ly G
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If the stee ring wheelis unl ocke dwh ile the
veh icleis in moti on,itcou ldcha nge positio n
une xpected ly.Thi scou ldcau seyouto lose
contro lof the vehicle. The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Befo resta rting off,makesure the stee ring
wh eelis locked .Nev erunl ock thestee ring
wh eelwh ile the vehicleis in moti on. 0043
Releas elever
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelhei ght
0087 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelpo sitio n(fo re-
and -aftad jus tment)
X Pu sh release lever 0043down comp letel yin
the directi onofthe arrow .
The stee ring colum nis unl ocke d.
X Adju stthe stee ring wheelto the desired
po sitio n.
X Pu sh release lever 0043upcomp letel y.
The stee ring colum nis locked .
X Ch eck ifthe stee ring colum nis locked .
Whe ndo ing so,trytopush the stee ring
wh eelup ordown ortry tomove itin the
fore -and -aftdi recti on. Adjus
tingthe steering wheelel ec tri-
cal ly 0043
Adju ststhe stee ring wheelhei ght
0044 Adju ststhe stee ring wheelpo sitio n(fo re-
and -aftad jus tment)
i Further relate dsu bje cts:
R EASY-ENT RY/EXIT feature (Ypage 91)
R Stori ngsetti ngs(Ypage 95) 90
Ste
ering wheelSe ats, steering whe elan dmirro rs

EASY-EN
TRY/EXIT feature
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If you driveoff while theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXIT
feat ure ismak ingadjust men ts,you could
lose control of theveh icle.Ther eis arisk of
an acc iden t.
Always waituntilth eadj ust men tpro ces sis
com pletebefo redriv ingoff. G
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When theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th est eeri ngwheel, youand other vehicle
occ upant s– part icular lych ildre n–coul d
bec ome trapped. Thereis arisk ofinjury.
While theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,mak esure that no onehas
any body partsin thesweep ofthest eeri ng
wheel.
If som ebody become strapped:
R pres son eof themem oryfunction posi-
tio nbut tons ,or
R mov eth eswit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tin theoppo sitedire ction to
th at inwhic hth est eeri ngwheel ismov -
ing .
The adjust men tpro ces sis stopped . G
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When theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure adjust s
th est eeri ngwheel andthedriv er'sseat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s– part icular ly
ch ildre n–coul dbec ome trapped. Thereis a
risk ofinjury.
While theEA SY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure ismak -
ing adjust men ts,mak esure that no onehas
any body partsin thesweep oftheseat and
th est eeri ngwheel. If
som ebody become strapped:
R pres son eof themem oryfunction posi-
tio nbut tons ,or
R pres son eof themem oryfunction mem -
ory buttons ,or
R mov eth eswit chfor steeri ngwheel
adj ust men tin theoppo sitedire ction to
th at inwhic hth est eeri ngwheel ismov ing
The adjust men tpro ces sis stopped . G
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If you useopen ingsin thebodywor kor
det ach able partsas steps, youcould:
R slip and/ orfall
R damag eth eveh icle and caus eyours elfto
fall.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Always usesecure clim bingaids, e.g.a suit -
able ladder .
The EASY- ENTRY/ EXITfeat ure mak esget ting
in and outofyour vehicle easier .
You canactivat eand deac tivate theEA SY-
EN TRY/ EXITfeat ure intheon -bo ard com pute r
(Y page 178).
Posit ionofthest eeri ngwheel when
th eEASY-EN TRY/EXIT feature isact ive The
steeri ngwheel swingsup when you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor withKEYLE SS-GO in
posit ion1
R open thedriv er'sdoor andtheSm artKey is
in posit ion0092or0047
i The
steeri ngwheel movesupwards onlyif
it has notalread yreac hedtheupper steer-
ing limit er.
Posit ionofthest eeri ngwheel fordriv-
ing The
steeri ngwheel ismov edtothelast selec -
te dposit ionwhen :
R thedriv er'sdoor isclo sed
R you insert theSm artKey intoth eign ition
loc k St
eerin gwheel
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or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automatically movedtothe previously set
position.
The lastposition ofthe steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettingwith thememory
funct ion(Ypage 95).
Crash- responsive EASY-EXIT featur e If
the crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature is
triggered inan accident ,the steering column
will move upwards whenthedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespect iveofthe posi-
tion ofthe Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasier toexit thevehicle andrescue
the occupant s.
The crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature isonly
operational ifthe EAS Y-EXI T/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 178). Mirr
ors Inside
rearview mirror X
Anti-glare mode:flickanti-glare lever0043
forwards orback. Exterior
mirrors
Adjust ingthe exterior mirrors G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side reduces thesize ofthe image. Visible
object sare actually closerthantheyappear.
This means thatyoucould misjudge thedis-
tanc efrom roadusers traveling behind,e.g.
when changing lane.There isarisk ofan
accident .
For this reason, alwaysmake sureofthe
actual distance fromtheroad users traveling
behind byglancing overyour shoulder. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Press button 0043for the left exter iormirror
or button 0044for the right exteriormirror.
The indicator lampinthe correspon dingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indicator lampgoesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 92
Mirr
orsSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, tothe right orto
the left.
The exterior mirror mustbeset toaposition
that provides youwith agood overview of
traff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
The exterior mirror sare automatic allyheated
after startingthe vehicle ifthe rear window
defrost erisswitched onand theoutside tem-
perature islow. Mirror heating lastsupto10
minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gon the rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
electrically X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton 0043.
Bot hext erior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
Folding theexterior mirrorsin or out
aut omat ically If
the "Fold inmirror swhen locking"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 179): R
the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold outagain automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i The
exterior mirror sdo not fold outifthey
have been folded inmanually.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors: press andhold mirror -foldin g
button untilyouhear themirror clickinto
place (Ypage 93).
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sas usual
(Y page 92). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eis harmful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
If you come intocontact with theelectr o-
lyte, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe electr olytefromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Immediately rinsetheelectr olyteoutof
your eyes thoroughly withclean water.
R Ifthe electr olyteisswallowed, immedi-
ately rinse yourmouth outthor oughly. Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectr olytecomes intocontact with your
skin orhair orisswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately. Mirr
ors
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Z

R
Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode ifthe follow ingconditions aremet
simul taneousl y:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion Usin
gthe memory button You
canstore theparking positionof the front-
passe nger-side exteriormirrorusingmemory
button M0085. The reverse gearmust notbe
engaged duringthe process.
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary and
that theSmartKey isin positio n0048 inthe
ignition lock.
X Press button 0044for the exterior mirroron
the front-passenger side. X
Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe preset parking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to apositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positionis stored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the exterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidereturns tothe driving posi-
tion.
Usin greverse gear You
canadjust theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidetoapositio nthat allows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage reverse gear.Thissetting canbe
stored usingmemory buttonM0085.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X With theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersideactivated, usebutton 0087to
adjust theexterior mirror.Therear wheel
and thecurb shoul dbe visib lein the exterior
mirror.
X Press memory buttonM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutton 0087within threeseconds.
The parking positionis stored ifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofpositio n,repea t
the steps. 94
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwhe eland mirrors

Callin
gup ast ored parking position
set ting X
Turn theSm artKey toposi tion0048 intheign i-
tio nloc k.
X Sel ect theex terior mirror onthefron t-
pass enger side usingbut ton0044.
X En gage revers egear .
The exterior mirror onthefron t-passe nger
side movestothest ore dpark ingposi tion.
The exterior mirror onthefron t-passe nger side
mov esback toits orig inal posi tion:
R as soon asyou excee daspee dof 9mph
(15 km/h)
R ifyou pres sbut ton0043 for theex terior mirror
on thedriv er'sside Mem
oryfunct ion St
ori ng set tings G
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If you usethemem oryfunction onthedriv -
er' sside while driving,you couldlose con-
tr ol of theveh icle asares ult oftheadj ust -
men tsbein gmade .Ther eis aris kof an acc i-
den t.
On lyuse themem oryfunction onthedriv -
er' sside when theveh icle isstatio nary. G
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When themem oryfunction adjust sth eseat ,
you and other vehicle occupan ts–part icu-
larly childre n–coul dbec ome trapped. There
is aris kof injury. While
themem oryfunction ismak ingadjust -
men ts,mak esure that no onehas any body
part sin thesweep oftheseat .
If som eonebec ome strapped, pressa mem -
ory posi tionswit chorseat adjust men t
swit chimm ediat ely. G
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Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey act i-
vat eth emem oryfunction ,part icular lywhen
unat tende d.Ther eis aris kof injury.
Nev erleave childre nuns uperv isedinthe
veh icle.
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.
The mem oryfunction can beact ivat edatany
tim e,e.g .eve nwhen theSm artKey isno tin
th eign ition lock.
Wit hth emem oryfunction ,you can store upto
th ree differe ntset tings, e.g.for three differe nt
peopl e.
The followin gset tings are store das asin gle
mem orypres et:
R Posi tionof theseat ,back restand head
res traint
R Dr iver 'sside: steer ing wheel position
R Dr iver 'sside: positionof theex terior mirrors
on thedriv er'sand fron t-pass enger sides Mem
oryfunct ion
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X
Adju stthe seatel ectri cally(Y page 87) .
X On the driver 'sside ,ad jus tthe stee ring
wh eel(Y page 90)and theexte riormir rors
(Y page 92).
X Pre ssmem orybutton Mand one ofthe stor -
ag epo sitio nbu ttons 1,2or 3wi thi nthre e
sec ond s.
The setti ngsarestor edinthe selecte dpre -
set positio n.Atone sounds when the set-
ting sha ve been comp leted . Cal
ling up asto red settin g X
Pre ssand holdthe releva ntstor agepo sitio n
bu tton 1,2or 3unti lthe seat,stee ring
wh eeland exteriormir rors arein the stor ed
po sitio n.
i The
setti ngpro ced ureis inte rrupte das
soo nas yourel ease the stor agepo sitio n
bu tton. 96
Me
mory functionSe ats, steering whe elan dmirro rs

Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched
on even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun -
tr ies, oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due to
legal requirementsand self-impose doblig a-
tio ns. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin g:
R thelight switch
R thecom binatio nswit ch(Ypage 99)
R theon -bo ard com pute r(Y page 176)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A0057 Automatic hea dlam pmod e,contro l-
le d by the light sens or
004B 0058
Low-beam/hi gh-b eam hea dlam ps
0084 005E
Rear fog lamp
If yo uhea ra wa rning tonewhen youleav ethe
veh icle, the lights maysti llbe switch edon.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058. The
exte riorlighti ng(excep tthe parking /
sta ndi ng lamps )sw itch esoff automa tically if
yo u:
R rem ove theSma rtKeyfrom theigniti onlock
R op en the driver 'sdo or wh ile the Sma rtKeyis
in po sitio n0092 inthe igniti onlock
Au tomati chea dlamp mode G
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Whe nthe light switch isset to0058, the
lo w-b eam hea dlam psma ynot beswitch ed
on automa tically if ther eis fog ,snow or
othe rcau ses ofpoor vis ibility dueto the
we ath ercond itions such asspr ay.The reisa
ris kof an acci dent.
In such situa tions, turn thelight switch to
0058.
The automa tichea dlam pfea ture isonl yan aid.
The driver isres ponsi ble for the vehicle's light-
ing atalltime s.
0058 isthe preferred light switch positio n:
R The light setti ngisau toma tically sel ecte d
acco rding tothe brightne ssofthe ambient
li ght (excep tion:po or vis ibility dueto
we ath ercond itions such asfog ,snow or
spr ay).
R Wi th the Sma rtKeyin po sitio n0047 inthe igni-
tio nlock: the parking lamps aresw itch edon
or off automa tically de pendi ng on the bright-
ness ofthe ambient light.
R Wi th the enginerunning :if yo uha ve acti va-
ted thedaytime running lamps functio nvia
the on-b oard comp uter,the daytime running
la mps orthe parking lamps andthelow-
be am headlam psaresw itch edon oroff
au toma tically de pendi ng on the brightne ss
of the ambient light.
X To
switchon auto matic headlamp mode:
turn thelight switch to0058.
Can ada only:
The daytime running lamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour veh icledu ring theday.The daytime
ru nning lamps functio nis req uired bylaw in
Ca nad a.Itcanno tther eforebe deacti vated .
Whe nthe engineisrunning andthevehicleis
sta tionar y:ifyo ushi ftthe automa tictrans mis-
si on from adri ving positio nto positio n005D the
da ytime running lamps orlow-b eam hea d-
la mps gooutafte r3 minu tes. Ex
teri orlighti ng
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When
theengine isrunn ing,thevehicle issta-
tionary andinbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position, theday-
time runninglamps andparking lampsswitch
on.
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0058, themanual settings take prec-
edence overthedaytime runninglamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps functionmust be
switched onusing theon-board computer
(Y page 176).
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0060 or0058, themanual settings
take preceden ceover thedaytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps G
WARNIN
G
When thelight switch isset to0058, the
low-beam headlamps maynotbeswitched
on automatically ifthere isfog, snow or
other causes ofpoor visibility duetothe
weather conditionssuch asspray. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
In such situation s,turn thelight switch to
0058.
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetect thatit
is dark, theparking lampsandlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignition isswitched
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion. Thisisaparticularly usefulfunctioninthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamps:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe traff icbehind inthe event of
thick fog.Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps. X
To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignition lock
or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Park inglamp s
! If
the batter ycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstandin glamps areautomati-
cally switched offtoenable thenext engine
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccordan cewith therele-
vant legal stipulations. Avoidusingthe0060
parking lampsoveraperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right- hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standin glamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Stand inglamp s
Switc hingonthe standin glamps ensures the
corr esponding sideofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignition lockoritis in
position 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). 98
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers