MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city SLC
300 18.5
USgal
(70 .0l) Merce
des‑AMGvehic les 15.8
USgal
(60.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve SLC
300 Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng unlea dedpremi umgrad e
gaso linewith atlea st91 AKI/95 RON.
i E10
fuelcontains upto10% bioethanol.
You rvehicl eis E10-compatibl e.You can
refue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10 fuel.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
! Do
not use thefollowi ng:
R Ga soli newith more than10%ethanol
R E100 (100% ethanol )
R Ga soli newith methanol
R M100 (100% methano l)
R Ga soli newith metal liferous additive s
R Diese l Servi
ceproducts andfillin gcapac ities
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Do
not mix such fuelswi th the fuel reco m-
mend edfor your veh icle.
! To
ens urethe longe vity and fullpe rfo rm-
ance ofthe engine,onl ypre miu m-gr ade
unl eade dga sol ine mustbe used .
If sta nda rdunl eade dga sol ine isuna vailab le
and youha ve toref uelwi th unl eade dga so-
li ne ofalowe rgra de,ob ser vethe followi ng
pre cau tions:
R Onl yfil lthe fuel tank tohalffu llwi th reg u-
la runl eade dga sol ine and fillthe restwi th
pre miu m-gr adeunl eade dga sol ine assoo n
as possi ble.
R Do not drive atthe maxim um spee d.
R Avoi dsu dd en acc elera tionand engine
sp ee ds ove r3,0 00 rpm .
Yo uwi llus ua lly find informa tionab ou tthe fuel
gra deon the fuel pu mp. Ifyo ucanno tfind the
la be lon the fuel pu mp, askthe gassta tion
sta ff.
i For
furthe rinfo rma tion,cons ulta qu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh oporvis it
http ://w ww.mbu sa.com (USA only).
As atemp orarymea sure, ifthe reco mme nded
fu el isnot availabl e, youma yal so usereg ular
unl eade dga sol ine with an octa nerating of
87 AKI /91 RON.Th ismay reduc een gin eper -
fo rm ance andincr eas efu el co nsump tion.
Avoi ddri vin gat fullthro ttleand sudd en acc el-
era tion.Nev erref uelus ing gasol ine with a
lo we rAKI.
i The
fuelsyo ucan usein your veh iclema y
di ffe rfro mthe inform ation inthe Opera tor' s
Ma nua lde pendi ng on the country .The fuels
tha tha ve been appro ved foryour veh icle
can befou ndonthe instructio nlabe lon the
ins ide of the fuel fillerfla p.
Info rma tionon refueling (Ypage 133 ).
Add itive sin gas olin e
! Op
era ting theenginewith fuel ad ditive s
ad de dlater can lead toeng inefailur e. Do
not mixfu el ad ditive swi th fuel.Thi sdo es
not includead ditive sfor the rem ovaland
pre venti onofres idue buildu p. gasol ine must
onl ybe mixed with additive sreco mme nded
by Me rced es-Benz. Compl ywi th the instruc-
tio ns for useon the product labe l.Mor e
inf orm ation abou treco mme ndedad ditive s
can beobtained fromany author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center. Me
rced es-Benz recomme ndsthatyo uus e
bra nde dfu elstha tha ve additive s.
The fuel qu ality availa bl e in som ecou ntries
ma ynot besufficie nt. Residu ecou ldbu ild up
in the fuel inje ctio nsy ste mas ares ult. In such
cas es,and incons ultati onwith an author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center, thefuel ma ybe mixed
wi th the cleani ng additive reco mme ndedby
Me rced es-Benz. Youmu stob serve the note s
and mixing ratio ssp eci fiedon the conta iner. En
gine oil
Ge neral notes !
Do
not useeng ineoilor an oilfil ter with
sp eci ficati ons devia ting fromthos e
exp ressly req uired forthe prescri bedse rvi ce
inte rvals.Do not change theengineoilor oil
fil ter inord erto setrep lacem entintervals
lo nge rtha nthos epre scri bed. Thi scou ld
othe rwise cau sedama getothe engineor
exh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Fol low the instructio nson the servi ce inte r-
va ldi sp layfor cha nging the engineoil. Thi s
cou ldothe rwise cau sedama getothe
eng ineorexh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Wh enhandl ing eng ineoil,ob serve the impo r-
tant safety note son servi ce pro ducts
(Y page 298 ).
The engineoils arema tche dto the perfo rm-
ance ofMe rced es-Benz enginesand servi ce
inte rvals.Yo usho uld the refore onlyus eeng ine
oi ls and oilfil ters thatar eap pro ved forveh i-
cle swi th ma inte nanc esy ste ms.
For alist of appro ved engineoils and oilfil ters ,
cons ultan author izedMe rced es-Benz Center.
Or visitthe website
http ://be vo.mercedes-b enz.co m. 300
Service
product sand filling capacitiesTechnical data

The
table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Fr
eigabe or
MB-Ap proval All
models 229.
5 i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fillin gcapacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter. Model Capacity
SLC
300 6.7
USqt(6.3 l) Merce
des-AMG
SLC 43 6.9
USqt(6.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 298 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p or
on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et. Co
olant
Importan tsafe tynotes G
WARNI
NG
If antifr eezecomes intocontact with hot
compo nentsinthe engi necompa rtment, it
may ignite.The reisarisk offire and injury .
Let the engi necool downbefo reyouad d
antifr eeze.Make surethat antifr eezeisnot
spi lled next tothe filler neck. Thoroughly
clea nthe antifr eezefrom compo nents
befo restarti ngthe engi ne.
! Only
addcool antthat hasbeenprem ixed
wi th the desiredantifr eezeprote ction. You
coul dotherw isedamag ethe engi ne.
You canfind additi onal notes onthe cool ant
in the followi ngplaces:
R in the Merce des-Benz Specifications for
Servi ceProd ucts, MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- on the Merce des-Benz BeVoapp
R aqu alifi ed spe cialized workshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui tabl ecool antmixtu re,
even incountri eswhe rehig htempe ratures
prev ail.
Otherw ise,the engi necool ingsystem isnot
suff iciently prote ctedfrom corros ionand
overh eating.
i Have
thecool antregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et.
Com plywith the important safetynotes for
servi ceprod ucts whenhand ling cool ant
(Y page 298 ). Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
301Tec hnical data Z

The
coolant isamixt ureofwater andanti-
freeze/ corrosion inhibitor.Itis responsible for
the following:
R anti- corrosion protection
R antifr eezeprotec tion
R raising theboiling point
If the coolant hasantifr eezeprotec tiondown
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling pointofthe cool-
ant during operation isapproximately 266‡
(130 †).
The antifr eeze/c orrosion inhibitorconcentra-
tion inthe engine cooling systemshould:
R be atleast 50%.Thiswillprotec tthe engine
cooling systemagainst freezingdown to
approximately -35‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifreez eprotec tiondown
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwise, heatwillnot
be dissipated aseffect ively.
If the vehicle haslost coolant, addequal
amounts ofwater andantifr eeze/c orrosion
inhibitor.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsanantifr eeze/
corrosion inhibitorconcentrateinaccordanc e
with MBSpecific ationsforServic eProducts
310. 1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixturethat ensures ade-
quate antifreezeandanti- corrosion protec-
tion.
i The
coolant ischeck edwith every mainte-
nanc einter valataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Fillin gcapacities Missing
valueswerenotavailabl eat time of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SLC
300 Approx
.8.5 USqt
(8.0 l) Mercedes
‑Benz
SLC 43AMG Approx
.8.2 USqt
(7.8 l) Windshield
washersystem
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Windshield washerconcentrateishighly
flammable. Ifwindshield washerconcentrate
gets ontohot compon entsofthe engine or
the exhaust system,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury.
Make surethatwindshield washerconcen-
trat eis not spilled inthe vicinit yof the filler
neck .
! Only
usewasher fluidwhich issuitable for
lamp lenses, e.g.MBSummerF itor MB Win-
terF it.Unsuitable washerfluidmaydamage
the lamp lenses ofthe headlamps.
! Only
MBSummerF itand MBWinterF it
washer fluidshould bemixed together.The
spray nozzlesmay otherwise become
blocked.
Do not use distilled orde-ioniz edwater. Other-
wise, thelevel sensor maygiveafalse reading.
When handling washerfluid,observe the
important safetynoteson service products
(Y page 298).
At temperat uresabove freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwindshield washerfluid,e.g.
MB SummerF it.
X Add 1part MBSummerF itto 100 parts
water.
At temperat uresbelow freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwasher fluid,e.g.MBWinterF it.
For thecorrec tmixing ratiorefer tothe
inform ationonthe antifr eezereservoir.
i Add
windshield washerfluid,e.g.MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterF it,to the washer fluid
all year round. 302
Service
products andfilling capacitiesTechnical data

Clim
atecont rolsyst emrefrigera nt
Imp ortant safety notes The
climatecontrol syst emofyour vehicle is
fille dwit href rige rantR‑13 4a.
The instruct ion label regardin gth eref rige rant
type used canbefoun don theradiat orcross
mem ber.
! On
lytheref rige rantR‑1 34aand thePA G
oil appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zmay be
used. Theappro vedPAGoil may notbe
mix edwithany other PAGoil that isno t
appro vedforR-1 34aref rige rant.Ot her wise,
th eclim atecontrol syst emmay bedam-
aged.
Ser vicework ,suc has refillin gwit href rige rant
or repl acin gcom ponentpart s,may onlybe
car ried outbyaqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
All applic ableregulati ons,as well asSAE
st and ard J639,must beadher edto.
Always havework ontheclim atecontrol sys-
te m car ried outataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
Ref rigera ntinst ruction label Ex
ample :ref rige rantins truct ion label
0043 Sym bol
0044 Refr igerant filling capac ity
0087 App licab lestand ards
0085 PAGoil part number
0083 Type ofref rige rant
Sym bols 0043advis eyou about :
R Poss ibledangers
R Hav ingservicework carried outataquali-
fied spec ialist workshop Filling
capacit ies Mod
el Ref
rigera nt All
mod els 19
.4±0. 4oz
(55 0±10 g) Mod
el PAG
oil All
mod els 2.
8oz
80 g Veh
icle data Gener
alnot es
Pleas eno te that for thespec ifiedveh icle data:
R The heightsspec ifiedmay varyas ares ult of
- Tire s
- Load
- Con dition ofthesuspe nsion
- Opt ionalequipm ent
R Opt ionalequipm entreduc esthemax imum
payload Dimen
sionsandweight s Mod
el 00430043
Ope ning heigh t Mer
cedes -AMG
SLC 43 70
.75in
(17 97mm ) All
oth ermod els 70
.5in
(17 95mm ) Ve
hicle data
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Missing
valueswerenotavaila bleattime of
going toprint. Mercedes-AMG
SLC 43 Vehicle
length 163.
1in (41 43mm) Vehicle
length
when opening/c los-
ing the roof Vehicle
width
including exterior
mirr ors 78.9
in(2006 mm) Vehicle
height 51.2
in(1303 mm) Vehicle
height
when opening/c los-
ing the roof 61.7
in(1566 mm) Whee
lbase 95.7
in(2431 mm) Turning
radius All
other model s Vehic
lelen gth 162.7
in(4133 mm) Vehic
lelen gth
whe nopen ing/clos -
ing the roof 170.2
in(4324 mm) Vehic
lewidth
inc ludin gexte rior
mirrors 79.0
in(2006 mm) Vehic
leheig ht Vehic
leheig ht
whe nopen ing/clos -
ing the roof 61.06
in(1551 mm) Whee
lbase 95.7
in(2430 mm) Turning
radius 34.5
ft(10.52 m) 304
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dataTechnical data