trunk release MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2019 Owner's Manual

GVW
(GrossVeh icle Weigh t)(def -
ini tio n).... .......................................2 87
GVW R(G ross VehicleWei ght
Ra ting) (definitio n)....... .................. 287
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 267
Increase dvehi cleweight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 286
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 267
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 287
Lab eling (ove rview )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 283
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 288
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 285
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 287
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 269
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 287
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 287
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 285
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 287
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Opti onaleq uipme ntwe ight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 267
PSI (pou nds persqu are inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 288
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 268
Sid ewall(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 287
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 289
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 286
Sum mer tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 269
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 282
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ti re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 287
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 286
Ti re size (data )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Ti re size desig nati on,load -bea r-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 283
Ti re trea d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 268
Ti re trea d(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 288
Tota llo ad limit (defi niti on) ............. 288 Tra
ctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Tra ctio n(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 281
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 286
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 288
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 292
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 265
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 263
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 264
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 263
Insta lling the towingeye................ 263
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 264
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 265
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 264
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 264
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 217
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 125
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 265
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 170
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 170
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 171
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 73
Locki ngsep arately<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Ope ning/ closing (manually from
ou tsid e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 73
Trunk lid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 303 In
dex
19

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofthe
SmartK ey. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Locks thevehicle
0044 0054 Unlock sthe trunk lid
0087 0036 Unlock sthe vehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock centrally: pressthe0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the stowage compartmen tin the cent ercon-
sole
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 178).
When itis dark, thesurround lightingalso
comes onifit is activated inthe on-board
computer (Ypage 177). KEY
LESS-GO
General notes Bear
inmind thattheengine canbestarted by
any ofthe vehicle occupants ifthere isaKEY-
LES S-GO keyinthe vehicle (Ypage 120). 66
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

X
To res tore thefactory settin gs:pre ssand
hol ddo wn the 0036 and0037 buttons
si mu ltaneou sly for appro xima telysix sec-
ond sunti lthe battery checklamp
(Y page 69)fla she stwi ce. Mec
hani calkey
Gen eral notes If
the vehiclecan nolonger belocked or
unl ocke dwi th the Sma rtKey orwith KEYL ESS-
GO ,us ethe mech anical key.
If yo uus ethe mech anical key tounl ock and
op en the driver 'sdo or orthe trunk lid, the
anti -thef tal arm system willbe trig gered.
Swi tch offthe alarm (Ypage 64).
Remo ving the mec hani calkey X
Pu sh release catch 0043inthe directi onofthe
arr ow and atthe same time remove
mech anical key 0044from theSma rtKey .
For further informa tionab ou t:
R unl ocki ngthe driver 'sdo or (Y page 73)
R unl ocki ngthe trunk (Ypage 74)
R locking thevehicle(Y page 73)
In se rtin gthe mec hani calkey X
Pu sh mech anical key 0044comp letel yinto the
Sma rtKey untilit enga gesand release
catch 0043isba ck inits basic po sitio n. SmartK
eybatte ry
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
Batte riesconta intoxi cand corrosive sub-
sta nces. Ifba tteri esare swallo we d,itcan
res ultin sev ere healthpro blems .The reisa
ris kof fata linju ry.
Kee pba tteri esoutof the reachofchi ldren.
If aba ttery issw allo we d,see kmed ical
atte ntionimm ediatel y. H
En
viron men talnote Batte
riesconta inpo lluta nts.
It is ille ga lto dispo seof
them with the household
ru bb ish. The ymu stbe col-
le cted separatelyand dis-
po sed ofinan envi ronme n-
tal lyres ponsi ble recy cling
sy stem . Disp
oseofbatteri esinan
envi ronme ntallyres ponsi ble
ma nner. Take discha rged
ba tteri estoaqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh oportoacol -
le ctio npo int for used bat-
teri es.
The Sma rtKey batteri esconta inpe rchl orate
ma teri al,wh ich mayreq uire spe cialha ndl ing
and regard forthe envi ronme nt.National
gu ideline smu stbe obser ved during dispo sal.
In Ca liforni a,see www.dts c.ca.go v/
Hazardo usWaste/Perc hlorate/ index .cfm .
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mme ndsthatyo uha ve
the batteri esrep laced ataqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op. 68
SmartKe
yOpening and clos ing

The
opening dimensions ofthe trunk lidcan be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 303).
Do not leave theSmart Keyinthe trunk .You
could otherwise lockyourself out.
The trunk lidcan be:
R opened/c losedfromoutside
R opened automatically fromoutside
R locked separately
R opened withtheemergenc yrelease button
R unlocked withthemechanic alkey
You should preferably placeluggage orloads
in the trunk . Opening/clo
singfrom outside
Opening X
Press the0036 button onthe Smart Key.
X Pull handle 0043.
X Lift the trunk lid.
Closing X
Pull thetrunk liddown usingrecess 0043.
X Lock thevehicle ifnecessary withthe0037
button onthe Smart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-
GO.
It does notlock ifaSmart Keywith KEYLE SS-
GO isdetect edinthe trunk . Locking
thetrunk separ ately
You canlock thetrunk separately. Ifyou then
unlock thevehicle centrally, thetrunk remains
locked andcann otbe opened.
X Close thetrunk lid.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 68). X
Insert themechanic alkey into thetrunk lid
lock asfar asitwill go.
X Turn themechanic alkey clock wisefrom
position 0047toposition 0048.
X Remove themechanic alkey.
X Insert themechanic alkey into theSmart -
Key. Unlocking
thetrunk (mechanical
key)
! The
trunk lidswings upwards when
opened. Therefore, makesurethatthere is
sufficient clearance abovethetrunk lid.
If the trunk cannotbe unlocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO, usethemechanic al
key.
If you usethemechanic alkey tounlock and
open thetrunk lid,the anti- theft alarm system
will betriggered. Switchoffthe alarm
(Y page 64). 74
Tr
unkOpening andclosing

X
Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 68).
X Insert themechanic alkey into thetrunk lid
lock asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanic alkey from position 0047
count er-clockwise asfar asitwill gotoposi-
tion 0048.Simultaneously pullthetrunk lid
handle.
The trunk isunlocked.
X Turn themechanic alkey back toposition
0047 and remove it.
X Insert themechanic alkey into theSmart -
Key. Emergency
releaseforthe trunk
You canunlock thetrunk lidfrom theinside
with theemergenc yrelease button. X
Press emergenc yrelease button0043briefly.
The trunk lidunlocks andopens.
The trunk lidcan beunlocked andopened with
the trunk lidemergenc yrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstation aryorwhile driving.
The trunk lidemergenc yrelease doesnot
unlock thetrunk lidifthe battery isdisconn ec-
ted ordischarged. Trunk
lidemergenc yrelease light:
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minutes afterthetrunk lidisopened
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minutes afterthetrunk lidisclosed Side
windows Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARNIN
G
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or
press theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARNIN
G
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The front sidewindows areequipped withan
automatic reversingfeature.Ifasolid object
blocks orrestr ictstheupward movemen tof Side
window s
75Opening andclosing Z

Only
have thesoft topclosed manuall yat a
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
! Never
siton the rear shelf orstore heavy
objects there.Youwillotherwise damage
the roof andtherear shelf ofyour vehicle.
! Do
not forget thattheweather canchange
abruptly .Make certain thattheroof is
closed whenyouleave thevehicle. Thevehi-
cle electronics canbedamaged ifwater
enters thevehicle interior.
! When
opening andclosing theroof, make
sure that:
R there issufficient clearance, asthe roof
swings upwards.
R there issufficient clearance behindthe
vehicle, asthe trunk lidswings backwards
beyond thebumper.
R the trunk isonly loade dto below the
trunk partition.
R the trunk partition isnot pushed upbythe
load.
R the trunk partition isclosed.
R the trunk lidisclosed.
R the outside temperature isabove 5‡
(00F815 †).
You could otherwise damagetheroof, trunk
and other partsofthe vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions foropening/closing
the roof canbefound inthe "Vehicle data"
section (Ypage 303).
Make surethattheroof andrear window are
clean anddrybefore opening theroof. Other-
wise, water ordirt could enterthevehicle inte-
rior ortrunk. Opening
andclosing using theroof
switch
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample, the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside windows.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When raising orlowering theroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of moving
component s.Ifsomeone becomes
trapped, releasethebutton.
For safety reasons, youcan only open orclose
the roof when thevehicle isstationary.
! Operating
theroof while pulling awa y:
R Observe thefollowi ngtraffic carefully .
R Do not drive faster than25mph
(40 km/h).
R Avoid abrupt braking andswerving
maneuvers.
Do not operate theroof when cornering,
driving onuneven surfaces orduring strong
winds. Thevehicle mayotherwise bedam-
aged.
i If
the traffic conditions meanthatyouhave
to drive offwhile opening/closing theroof,
the procedure whichwasstarted whilesta-
tionary canbecont inued atspeeds ofup to
approximately 25mph (40km/h).
Opening andclosing X
Vehicles
withoutsemi-automa tictrunk
part ition: closethetrunk partition
(Y page 80).
X Close thetrunk lid(Ypage 73).
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Open thecover inthe lower center console.
Roof switch 0043islocated underthecover.
X To open: pullroof switch 0043until theentire
roof isstowed awayin the trunk.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds.
All ofthe side windows open. Roof
79Opening andclosing Z

R
only load thetrunk tobelow thetrunk par-
tition
R not place anyobject son orinfront ofthe
trunk partition
R not place anyobject son the cover behind
the rollbars
R not allow thecargo topush thetrunk par-
tition upwards
The trunk partition canbeused tocover lug-
gage andloads inthe trunk .
Opening andclosi ng X
To open: gripthehandle oftrunk parti-
tion 0043.
X Press therelease buttoninthe handle of
trunk partition 0043.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked.
X Pull trunk partition 0043upout ofthe eyelets
on the edge ofthe trunk .
X Push trunk partition 0043forwards againstthe
direction ofthe arrow byhandle.
X To close: pullback trunk partition 0043bythe
handle inthe direction ofthe arrow and
engage intotheeyelets onthe edge ofthe
trunk onboth sides. Wind
screen
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you usethewind screen indarkness orin
other condit ionsoffering poorvisibility, your
view tothe rear isfurther impaired. Thereis
a risk ofan accident .
Only usethewind screen whenvisibility con-
ditions aregood. G
WARNING
If the wind screen isincorr ectlyinstalled, it
could detach itselfduring ajourney and
endanger otherroadusers. Thereisarisk of
an accident andinjury.
Inst allthe wind screen asdescribed.
! Inst
allorremove thewind screen only
when theroof isopen. Youcould otherwise
damage thewind screen orthe vehicle inte-
rior.
The wind screen offersprotect ionfrom the
wind when driving withtheroof down.
The wind screen canbeinstalled orremoved
from thedriver's sideorpassenger side.
For operations involvingthewind screen ,it is
preferable tobe positioned onthe side ofthe
vehicle facingawayfromthetraffic ,after stop-
ping thevehicle inaccordanc ewith thetraffic
condit ions.
Installing andremoving thewind
screen Prepa
ringforinstallation 0043
Wind screen
0044 Unlock edlatch
0087 Lock edlatch
X The following conditionsmust befulfilled for
installation: Roof
81Opening andclosing Z

X
Make surethattheignition isswitched off
(Y page 118).
or
X When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118).
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 134).
All indicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster
must beoff.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compartmen ton the
left-hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe trunk Fuse
boxinthe engine compart ment
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 265). G
WARNING
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion, youcan beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
turned off.
X Open thehood.
X Use adry cloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Remove fuseboxcover 0043forwards. X
To close :check whether theseal islying
correct lyin cover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe rear ofthe fuse box
into theretainer.
X Fold down cover 0043and close clamps 0044.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe trunk
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 265). The
fuse boxislocated inthe trunk behind the
partition covering.
X Open thetrunk lid.
X To open: release cover0043onthe right and
left-hand sideswithaflat object .
X Open cover 0043downwards inthe direction
of the arrow. 266
FusesBr
eakdown assistance