park assist MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

Amb
ientlighting
Se tting thebrig htne ss (on -board
co mput er)...................................... 177
Se tting theco lor (on-board com-
put er) .............................................1 77
AMG menu (on-bo ardcomputer) .....179
AMG sports suspension
(Me rcede s-AMG SLC43)
Function/notes .............................152
Anti -lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock BrakingSystem)
Anti -skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti -theft alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem)
Ashtray .............. ................................. 229
Ass istanc edisplay (on-bo ard
co mputer) .......................................... 175
Ass istanc emenu (on-bo ardcom-
puter) ..................................................174
ASS YST PLUS
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .245
Hidi ngaservi cemessa ge....... ....... 245
Res etting theservi ceinterva ldis -
pla y....... ......................................... 245
Service message....... ..................... 244
Specia lservi cerequ ireme nts....... ..245
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm syste m)
Activating/d eactivating ................... 64
Function ...........................................64
Swi tching offthe alarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 64
ATTE NTIO NAS SIST
Activa ting/d eactiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 175
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 197
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 162
Audi omen u(o n-b oard computer) ....173
Audi osys tem
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Auth orized Merc edes-Be nzCente r
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
Auth orized worksho p
see Qualifie dspe cialist wo rksho p
AU TO lights
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 193
see Lights
Auto matic carwas h(care) ............... 246Auto
matic engine start (ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 122
Auto matic engine switch-o ff(ECO
start/ stopfunc tion)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 121
Auto matic headlamp mode................ 97
Auto matic transmission
Accel erator pedalpos ition ............. 128
Ch ang inggear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 203
Drive program<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Drive programdispl ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 125
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 128
DYNAM ICSELECT button .............. 124
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 132
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 126
Enga ging reve rsegear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 126
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 126
Ge ars hift reco mmend ation ............ 131
Kickd own<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 128
Ma nua lshi fting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 129
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM GSLC 43)...... 179
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 132
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 120
Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters ...... 129
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 125
Tra nsmi ssion pos itions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 127
Auto matic transmission eme r-
ge ncymode <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 132 B
Back button<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 218
BAS (Brake Assist Sys tem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 57
Battery (SmartKe y)
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 68
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 69
Battery (vehi cle)
Ch arg ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 259
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 195
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 257 In
dex
5

Oil
see Engine oil
On-boar dcomput er
AMG menu .....................................1 79
Assista ncemenu ........................... 174
Audi omenu ................................... 173
Conve nience submenu .................. 178
Displ aymessa ges....... ................... 182
Displ aying aservi cemessa ge....... .245
Factory settings submenu ............. 179
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 167
Instrument clustersub menu ..........176
Ligh ting submenu .......................... 176
Menu overview....... .......................170
Messa gememory .......................... 182
Navi gationmenu ............................ 171
Opera tion.......................................168
RAC ETIMER ................................... 180
Service menu................................. 176
Settings menu...............................176
Standard displa y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Tel ephone menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 173
Tri pmenu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 170
Veh iclesu bme nu<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 178
Vid eoDVD operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 173
Ope ratin gsafe ty
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 26
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 26
Ope ratin gsys tem
see On-bo ardcomp uter
Ope ratio n
Digi talOpe rator'sManua l................ 22
Ope rator's Manual
Veh icleeq uipme nt<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 24
Outs idetempe rature display ........... 167
Ove rhead contro lpane l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 36 P
Paddl eshi fters
see Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters
Pai ntcode numb er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 297
Pai ntw ork (cleani ng instruc tions) ...247
Pan icalarm <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 38
Parki ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 134
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135Pos
ition ofexter iormir ror, front-
pa sse nger side<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 94
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 159
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngaid
Pa rking Guidance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 156
see Exteri ormir rors
see PARKTRONIC
Parki ngAssist PA RKTRO NIC
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 155
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 153
Pro blems (malfunctions )................ 156
Senso rrang e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 154
Wa rning displ ay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 155
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 136
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 136
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 185
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 135
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 136
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 136
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 212
Parki ngGui danc e
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 156
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 98
PA RKTRO NIC
Drivi ngsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 153
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 191
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 39
Pro blems (malfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 191
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 56
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Pi vo tin gdraft stop
see AIRGUIDE
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 247
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
PRE -SAFE®
(an ticipato ryoccu-
pant prote ction)
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 18814
In
dex

Cockp
it Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
St
eer ing wheel paddle shift-
ers 12
9 0044
Comb
inationswit ch 99
0087
In
st rum entclus ter 32
0085
Hor
n 0083
Park
ingAssist PARKTRO NIC
warn ingdispl ay 15
3 0084
Ove
rheadcon trol pan el 36
006B
Climat
econ trol syst ems 10
6 006C
Ign
ition lock 11
8 St
art /S topbut ton 11
8 Funct
ion Pag
e 006D
Ad
jus tsthest eer ing wheel
man ually 89
006E
Ad
jus tsthest eer ing wheel
elec tricall y 89
006F
Cruis
econ trol leve r 14
2 0070
Ele
ctric park ingbrak e 13
5 0071
Diag
nostics con nection 27
0072
Open
sth ehood 24
0 0073
Ligh
tswit ch 97Cockp
it
31Ataglan ce

Cent
erconsole Cent
erconsole, upper sect ion Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Mult
imed iasyst em 21
8 0044
0072
Seatheating 88
0087
00CE
AIRSCA RF 89
0085
008F
ParkingAssist
PA RKTRO NIC 15
3 0083
00D6
ECOstart /stopfun c-
tio n 12
1 Funct
ion Pag
e 0084
002F
Hazard warn inglamps 99
006B
008D
PASS EN GER AIRBA G
OF Find icat orlamp 46
006C
00BB
ESP® 61
006D
00CC
DYNAMICSELECT but -
to n 12
4 i
Inveh icleswit hth eCOMA NDmult imed ia
syst em, youcan findfur ther inform ation:
R on themult imed iasyst emintheDig ital
Oper ator'sMan ual
R on theVoic eCon trol Sys tem inthesepa-
rat eOper ator'sMan ual i
Inveh icleswit hth eAudi o20 mult imed ia
syst em, youcan findfur ther inform ation:
R on themult imed iasyst emintheDig ital
Oper ator'sMan ual
R on voic e-con trolled navigat ionintheman -
ufac turer'soper atingins truct ions 34
Cent
erconsoleAt aglan ce

G
WARNING
If BAS ismalfu nctioning, thebraki ngdis-
tance inan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tionis
increas ed.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
In an emerge ncybraki ngsitua tion, depre ss
the brake pedalwith fullforce. ABSprevents
the whee lsfrom locking.
Braking X
Keep thebrake pedalfirmly depresseduntil
the emerge ncybraki ngsitua tionisover.
ABS prevents thewhee lsfrom locking.
The brakes willfunction asusu alonce you
rele ase thebrake pedal.BAS isdea ctivated. Ac
tive Brake Assist
Gene ralinfo rmation i
Observe
the"Impo rtantsafety notes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
Active BrakeAssist consists ofadista nce
war ning function withanautonomous braking
function andAdapti veBrake Assist.
Active BrakeAssist canhelp youtominimi ze
the risk ofacolli sion with thevehicl ein front
or redu cethe effects ofsuch acolli sion.
If Active BrakeAssist detects thatthere isa
risk ofcolli sion, youwillbe war ned visually
and acou stical ly.If you donot react tothe vis-
ua lcolli sion warning orthe warning tone,
au tonomous brakingcan beinitia tedincritical
situa tions. Ifyou applythe brake yourself ina
critical situation, Adapti veBrake Assist ofthe
Active BrakeAssist system supports you.
Important safetynotes In
particu lar,the detection ofobstacl escan be
impa iredif:
R there isdirt onthe sensors oranythi ngelse
covering thesensors
R there issnow orhea vyrain
R there isinterference byother radarsource s
R there arestrong radarreflectio ns,forexam-
ple inparki nggara ges
R anarrow vehicleis traveli nginfront, e.g.a
motorbike R
avehicl eis traveli nginfront onadiffer ent
line
R you aredrivi nganew vehicl eor servici ngon
the Active BrakeAssist system hasjust
been carrie dout
Observe theimporta ntsafety notesinthe
"Brea king-in notes"section (Ypag e117).
Follo wing dama getothe front endofthe vehi-
cle, have theconfigu rationandopera tionof
the rada rsensor checked ataqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.This alsoapp liesto colli sions
at slow speedswhere thereisno visib ledam-
age tothe front ofthe vehicl e.
Ac tivating /deactivating Active
BrakeAssist isau tomatical lyactive
after switching onthe ignitio n.
You canactiva teor dea ctivate ActiveBrake
Assist using the on-board computer
(Y pag e175) .When deactivated, thedista nce
war ning function andtheautonomous braking
function arealsodea ctivated.
If Active BrakeAssist isdea ctivated, the00D4
symb olapp ears inthe assi stance graphicdis-
pla y.
Di stance warningfunctio n Gene
ralinfo rmation
The dista ncewarni ngfunction canhelp youto
minimi zethe risk ofafront-end collision with a
vehicl eahea dor redu cethe effects ofsuch a
colli sion. Ifthe dista ncewarni ngfunction
detects thatthere isarisk ofacolli sion, you
wil lbe warne dvisu allyand acou stical ly.
Important safetynotes
i Observe
the"Impo rtantsafety notes" sec-
tion fordrivi ngsafety systems (Ypag e57). G
WARNING
The dista ncewarni ngfunction doesnot
react:
R to peop leor anima ls
R to oncoming vehicles
R to crossing traffic
R when cornering 58
Drivi
ngsafety systemsSafety

The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff ic
situation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevail-
ing road andtrafficcondit ions. G
WARNIN
G
The distance warningfunctioncann ot
alway sclearly identify objectsand complex
traff icsituations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff ic
situation anddonot rely solely onthe dis-
tanc ewarning function.
Function Start ingataspeed ofapproximately 4mph
(7 km/ h),the distance warningfunctionwarns
you ifyou rapidly approach avehicle infront .
An inter mittentwarning tonewill then sound,
and the00BA distance warninglampwilllight
up inthe instr ument cluster.
X Brake immediately inorder toincrease the
distance fromthevehicle infront .
or X Take evasive action,provided itis safe todo
so.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
complicated butnon- critic aldriving conditions
may alsocause thesystem todisplay awarn-
ing.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obsta-
cles thatareinthe path ofyour vehicle foran
exten dedperiod oftime.
Up toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchas
stopped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance
warning signalinacritic alsituation, Active
Brake Assist canassist withtheautonomous
braking function.
If the autonomous brakingfunctionrequires a
particularly highbraking force,prevent ative
passenger protectionmeasures (PRE-SAFE®
)
are activated simultaneously.
Vehicles withoutActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is availab lein the following speedranges:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/h)for moving
objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Vehic leswith Active Distance Assist
DI STRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is ava ilable inthe followi ngspee dranges :
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for moving
objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Due tothe nature ofthe system ,parti cularly
compli catedbutnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may alsocaus ethe autonomous brakingfunc-
tion tointervene.
If the autonomous brakingfunction requiresa
parti cularlyhigh braki ngforce, preventa tive
pas senger protection measures(PRE-SAFE ®
)
are activa tedsimu ltaneo usly(Y pag e53).
Adaptive BrakeAssist Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e57).
With thehelp ofAdapti veBrake Assist, thedis-
tance warning signalcan detect obstaclesthat
are inthe path ofyou rvehicl efor anextended
peri odoftime.
If Adapti veBrake Assist detects arisk ofcolli -
sion with thevehicl ein front, itcalcu latesthe
braki ngforce necessa ryto avoi dacolli sion. If
you applythe brakes forcefully,Adapti ve
Brake Assist willau tomatica llyincreas ethe
braki ngforce toaleve lsui tabl efor the traffic
conditio ns.
Adapti veBrake Assist providesbraki ngassi s-
tance inhaza rdoussitua tions atspee dsabo ve Driv
ingsafety systems
59Safety Z

ignit
eif in con tactwith theexhaus tsyst em
or part sof the engin ethat heat up.There is
a risk offire.
Carry outregular checkstomake surethat
the reare noflamm ableforeign mate rialsin
the engin ecom partmen tor inthe exhaus t
syst em.
Durin gacold start,the engin eruns athigher
speeds toenable thecatalytic convert erto
reach itsoperat ingtem perat ure.Thesound of
the engin emay chan gedurin gthis time.
Autom atic transm ission X
Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005D.
Tran smiss ionposit iondisplay 005Disshown
in the multif unction display.
i You
canstartthe engin ein transm ission
posit ion005Dand 005C.
Sta rting procedur ewith theSma rtKey To
star tthe engin eusing theSmar tKey inst ead
of KE YLE SS-GO, pulltheStart/ Stop butt onout
of the ignit ionlock .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0049
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock andrelease
it as soon asthe engin eis runn ing.
Using KEYLESS-GO tosta rttheengine The
Start/ Stop butt oncan beused tostar tthe
vehic lemanually withoutinse rting the Smar t-
Key intothe ignit ionlock .The Start/ Stop but-
ton must beinse rted inthe ignit ionlock and
the Smar tKey must beinthe vehic le.This
mode forstar tingthe engin eoperat esinde-
pende ntly of the ECO start/sto pautom atic
engin estar tfunc tion.
X Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/ Stop butt ononc e
(Y page 118).
The engin estar ts. Pulling
away
Gener alnotes G
WARN
ING
If the engin espeed isabove theidling speed
and youengag etransm ission position003A
or 0046, thevehic lecould pullaway sud-
denly. Thereisarisk ofan acc ident .
When engagingtransm ission position003A
or 0046, always firmlydepres sthe brak e
pedal anddonot simult aneously accelerat e.
! Change
gearingood timeand avoid spin-
nin gthe wheels. Youcould otherwise dam-
age thevehic le.
Depr esstheaccelerat orcaref ullywhen pulling
away.
The vehic lelock scen trally onceyou have
pulled away.Thelockingknobs inthe doors
drop down.
You canopen thedoors fromthe insid eat any
tim e.
You canalso deact ivatethe autom aticlocking
feat ure (Ypage 178).
It is only possible toshift thetransm ission
fro mposit ion005Dtothe desire dposit ionifyou
depres sthe brak epedal. Onlythenis the shift
lock released .
i Upshif
tstak eplace athigher engine
speeds afteracold start.This helps thecat-
alytic convert erto reach itsoperat ingtem -
perat uremore quickly.
Inf ormat iononthe autom aticrelease ofthe
elect ricpark ingbrak e(Y page 136).
Hill startassist Hill
star tassist helpsyouwhen pulling away
for ward orinreve rseonanuphill gradien t.It
holds thevehic lefor ashor ttim eaft eryou
have removedyour footfromthe brak epedal.
This gives youenoug htim eto move yourfoot
fro mthe brak epedal tothe accelerat orpedal
and todepres sit befor ethe vehic lebegin sto
roll. 120
DrivingDriving
andparking

G
WARNING
After ashort time,hillstart assistwil lno lon-
ger brake yourvehicl eand itcoul droll awa y.
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
There fore,quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedalto the accele ratorpedal.Never
lea vethe vehicl ewhen itis held byhillstart
assi st.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayon aleve lroad oron a
dow nhill gradient
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005C
R the electric parkingbrake isapp lied
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning EC
Ostart/stop function
Introduc tion The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautomatical lyifthe vehicl eis stop-
ped under certain conditions.
The engine startsautomatica llywhen the
drive rwants topul lawa yaga in.The ECO
start/stop functiontherebyhelpsyou to
redu cethe fuel consumpti onand emiss ionsof
you rvehicl e.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the engine isswi tched offautomatica lly
and youexit thevehicl e,the engine is
restarted automatical ly.The vehicl emay
begi nmoving. Thereisarisk ofaccide ntand
injury .
If you wishto exit thevehicl e,alw aysturn
off the ignitio nand secure thevehicl e
aga inst rolling awa y. Gene
ralnote s 0043
ECO start/stop display
The ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted
whene veryou switch onthe engine using the
SmartKey orthe Start/Stop button.
If the engine hasbeen switched offautomati-
call yby the ECO start/stop function,the00D6
ECO symb olisshow nin the multi function dis-
pla y.
Automatic engineswitch-off If
the vehicl eis braked toastandstil lwith the
transmissi onin005B or005C, theECO start/stop
function switches offthe engine automatical ly.
The ECO start/stop functionisopera tional
when:
R the indica torlamp inthe ECO button islit
green
R the outsi detempera tureiswithi nthe range
that issui table forthe system
R the engine isat normal operatingtempera -
ture
R the settempera tureforthe vehicl einterior
has been reache d
R the battery issuffi ciently charged
R the system detects thatthewinds hieldis
not fogged upwhen theair-condi tioningsys-
tem isswi tched on
R the hood isclosed
R the drive r'sdoor isclosed andthedrive r's
seat beltis fastened
All ofthe vehicl e'ssystems remainactive
when theengine isstoppe dau tomatical ly.
Automatic engineswitch-off cantake placea
maximu mof four times inarow (initi alstop,
then three subsequ entstops).
The HOLD function canbeactiva tedifthe
engine hasbeen switched offautomatical ly.It
is then notnecessa ryto continue applying the
brakes duringthe automatic stopphase.When
you depre ssthe accele ratorpedal,the engine Drivi
ng
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Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 151)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 149).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isamalfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isamalfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 0092inthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again(Ypage 119). Avoid excessively long
and frequent attemptsto start theengine asthese willdrain the
battery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 260).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptsto jump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataquali fiedspecialist
workshop. Driving
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Merce
des-AMGSLC 43 0043
Transmi ssionposition
0044 Drive progra m
The current transmissi onposi tion anddrive
progra mapp ear inthe multi function display.
Eng aging parkpositi onP X
When thevehicl eis stationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Press button 0043.
Eng aging parkpositi onPautomati-
call y Park
position 005Disau tomatical lyengag edif:
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key and remove theSmartKey
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key orusi ng the Start/Stop buttonand
open thedrive r'sdoor orfront-passenge r
door
R you open thedrive r'sdoor when thevehicl e
is stationa ryor when drivingatavery low
spee dand thetransmissi onisin posi tion 005B
or 005E
Under certain conditions, theautomatic trans-
missi onshifts automatical lyto transmissi on
posi tion 005Difthe HOLD function orActive Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC isactiva ted.Observe
the informati onon the HOLD function (Y
pag e152) andonActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (Ypag e147).
Eng aging reverse gearR !
Only
move theautomatic transmissi onto
005E when thevehicl eis stationa ry.
X Depress thebrake andkeep itpresse d.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdspast the
first point ofresis tance.
The ECO start/stop functionisnot available
when reverse gearis engag ed.Further infor-
mation onthe ECO start/stop function
(Y pag e121) .
Shiftin gto neutral N G
WARNING
If child renareleft unsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R opera tethe vehicl e'sequ ipme nt
Additio nally,child rencoul dset the vehicl ein
motion if,for exampl e,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout of
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Never leavechild renoranima lsunattended
in the vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehicl eKey ifthe
"Digi talVehicl eKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
X When thevehicl eis stationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdsorback to
the first point ofresis tance.
If you switch the engine offwith thetransmis-
sion inposi tion 005Eor005B, theautomatic trans-
missi onshifts to005C automatical ly.
With theSmartKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front-passenge rdoor or
remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio n,the
au tomatic transmissi onshifts to005D automati-
call y. 126
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking