MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp lights upafter theengine starts,assoon as
the drive r'sorthe front-passenge rdoor isclosed .
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e42).
The warning lamp goesout.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesout. 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp flashes and anintermittent audib lewarni ng
sound s.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.The vehicl eis
bei ng drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster
than 15mph (25km/h) .
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e42).
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat. Thevehicl eis bei ng drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s. Warning
andindic atorlamps
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Safety
systems Warning/
indicator
lamp 00510051
Signal type
Possible causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canada only):thered brake system warning lamp
is lit while theengine isrunning. Awarning tonealsosounds.
G WARNING
There isnot enough brakefluidinthe brake fluidreservoir.
The braking effectmaybeimpaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tionto
road andtraffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 134).
X Do not add brake fluid.Adding morewillnotcorrect themalfunction .
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0027
0051
USA only: thered brake system warning lampislit while theengine isrun-
ning. Themultifunct iondisplay alsoshows adisplay message withthe0026
symbol.
The brake pads/linings havereached theirwear limit.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. 0025
0051
The yellow ABSwarning lampislit while theengine isrunning.
ABS (anti-lock brakingsystem) ismalfunction ing.
If there isan additional warningtone,theEBD (electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion) ismalfunction ing.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunction .
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunct ionnormally, butwithout thefunct ionslis-
ted above. Thefront andrear wheels couldtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexample.
The steerability andbraking characterist icsmay beseverely affected. Thebrak-
ing distance inan emergency brakingsituation canincrease.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay .
X Drive oncarefully.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop immediately.
If the ABS controlunit isdefective, thereisalso apossibili tythat other systems,
such asthe navigation systemorthe automatic transmission,willnotbeavaila -
ble. 210
War
ning andindicator lampsOn-board computerand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0027004D
00E500BB
0025 0051
0027 (USAonly),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andthe
yel low ESP®
,ESP ®
OFF andABS warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e61) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e61) . 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Warning
andindic atorlamps
211On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning orthe
ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e61) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e61).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Have ESP®
checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p. 0074
0051
Only Mercede s-AMGSLC43:
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e61) . 00490024
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orislit and/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake islit.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e39). 212
Warning
andindic atorlampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa lty pe
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
Ther emay beamalf unction,for exam ple:
R in theeng ineman agem ent
R in thefuel inject ion syst em
R in theexh aust system
R in theign ition syst em
R in thefuel system
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andtheeng inemay beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som est ate s,you must immediat elyvisita qualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon astheyellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup. This isdue tothelegal
requi rementsin eff ect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,ch eck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsapply inthest ate inwhic hyou arecurren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refuel atthenear estgas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while theveh icle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,th e00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tclo sed correctlyorthefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth efu el filler capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethefuel fillercap.
X Ifth efu el filler capisclosed :visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thest art ofthesc ale.
The temper aturesen sor forthecoo lant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureis no longer bein gmon itored. Thereis arisk ofeng ine
damag eif th ecoo lant temper atureis toohigh .
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff iccon dition s.Do notcon tinue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 134).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps
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Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairflowtothe engine radiator may beblocked
or the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e134).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e242) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera turegage isbel ow the
H marking (Ypag e168) .Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola nttempera turegage hasexceede dthe Hmarking (Ypag e168). The
airfl owtothe engine radiator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo
low .
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive when yourengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancaus esome fluidswhi ch
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalsocaus eserio usburns whichcan
occur justbyopeni ngthe hood.
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e134) .
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e242).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked. 214
Warning
andindic atorlampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Ifthe coola nttempera turegage isbel ow the Hmarking (Ypag e168) ,drive
on tothe next qualified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion. A
war ning tone alsosound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl e,apede strian orastationa ryobstacl ein you rline
of travel attoo high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypag e144).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist (Ypag e58). Warning
andindic atorlamps
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Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasde tecte daloss ofpre ssu reinat leas tone ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atlyimp airtire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma ybe gre atly
imp aired
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king maneu vers.
Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla ttire
(Y page 252 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 274 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyuna ble to reco gnizeorreg ister low tire pressu re.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel y. 21
6 Warni
ngand indic ator lampsOn-bo ard computer anddisplay s

Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound in
the Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequ ipment integrated inthe
vehicle whendriving, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic situation. Youcould also
lose control ofthe vehicle .There isarisk of
an accide nt.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure that
this ispossi ble,park thevehicle paying
attention totraffic conditions andopera te
the equipment whenthevehicle isstation-
ary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements for
the country inwhich youarecurrently driving
when operatingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing
into account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R adiverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofaone-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwaysobserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw ayshave priorityover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withoutdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysuse this feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract you
from traffic conditions anddriving, and
increase therisk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled
equ ipment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy
(RF) Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto
OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply withoutmaxi-
mum permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE).
However, itis recommended toinstall itat a
distance ofat lea st8inches (approx. 20cm)
betwee nthe radiation source andaperson's
body (notinclud inglimb ssuch ashands,
wrists, feetandlegs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components,
their software aswel las wiri ngcan impa ir
their function and/orthefunction ofother
networked components. Inparticu lar,sys-
tems releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffec-
ted. Asaresul t,these maynolonger func-
tion asintended and/orjeopardizethe oper-
ating safety ofthe vehicle .There isan
increase drisk ofan accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel las elec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataqua lified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin
motion. Youwillnotice this,forexampl e,
becau seeither youwillnot beableto sele ct
certain menuitemsoramessag ewil lapp ear
to this effect. Func
tionrestrictio ns
217Multimedia system Z

Opera
tingsystem Overview
General notes !
Do
not use thespace infron tof the dis-
play forstor age. Objec tsplaced herecould
damage thedisplay orimpair itsfunc tion.
Avoid anydirect contact with thedisplay
surface. Pressure onthe display surface
may result inimpairment sto the display,
which couldbeirrever sible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses mayimpair your
ability toread thedisplay.
The display hasanautomatic temperature-
con trolled switch- offfeature. Thebrightn essis
automatic allyreduced ifthe temper atureis
too high. Thedisplay maytempor arilyswitch
off complet ely.
Cleaning instructions !
Do
not touch thedisplay. Thedisplay hasa
very sensit ivehigh-gloss surface;thereisa
risk ofscrat ching .If you have toclean the
screen ,however, useamild cleanin gagent
and asoft ,lint- free cloth .
The display mustbeswitched offand have
cooled downbefore youstart cleanin g.Do not
apply pressure tothe display surface when
cleanin git, as this could cause irreversible
damage tothe display.
Switching themult imedia system
on/off X
Press the0043con trol knob.
Adju sting thevolume X
Turn the0043con trol knob.
The volume isadjusted:
R for the curren tlyselect edmedia source
R during trafficor navigation announcements
R in hands- freemode during anactive call
Switching thesound onoroff X
Press the0063 button onthe control panel.
If the audio output isswitched off,thesta-
tus line willshow the0063 symbol. Ifyou switch
themedia source orset the volume,
the sound isautomatic allyswitched on.
i Navigation
announcementswill beheard
even ifthe sound ismuted.
Functions The
multimedia systemhasthefollowing func-
tion s:
R Radio mode
R Media modewithmedia search
R Sound systems
R Navigation system
COMAND :navigation viathe hard drive
Audio 20:navigation viaSD card
R Communicat ionfunc tions
R SIRIUS Weather (COMAND )
R Vehicle functionswith system settings
R Favorit esfunc tions
Controller The
controller inthe cent ercon sole letsyou:
R select menuitemsonthe display
R ent ercharact ers
R select adestin ationonthe map
R save entries
The controller canbe:
R turn ed3
R slid leftorright 1
R slid forwards orback 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed brieflyorpressed andheld7
Back button You
canusethe0038 button toexit amenu or
to call upthe main menu ofthe curren toperat-
ing mode.
X To exit themenu: brieflypressthe0038
button .
The multimedia systemchanges tothe next
higher menulevelinthe curren toperatin g
mode.
X To call upthe main menu: pressthe0038
button forlonger thantwosecon ds.
The multimedia systemchanges tothe main
menu ofthe curren toperatin gmode. 218
Opera
tingsystemMult imedia system