set clock MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2020 User Guide

Battery
acidisc austic. Avoid con-
tact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.
Wea rsuitabl eprote ctive clothing,
esp ecia llyg loves, apron and face-
gu ard .
Ri nse anyacids pillsi mme diatel y
wi th clea rwater. Contact aphysi-
cia nifn eces sary. Wea
reye prote ction. Kee
pchildre naway. Obs
erve thisOperator'sManu al.
For safety reasons, Merce des-Benz recom -
mends thatyouo nly use batterie swhich hav e
bee ntested andapprov edfor your vehi cleby
Merce des-Benz. Thesebatterie sprov ide
incre asedimp act prote ction topre vent vehicle
occu pants from sufferi ngacidb urns shou ld
the battery bedamag edinthe eventofan
acci dent.
In orde rfor the battery toachi evethemaxi -
mum possibleserv icelife, itmus talway sb e
suf ficiently charged.
Like other batterie s,the vehi clebattery may
di scha rgeover time ifyo ud on otuse thevehi -
cle. Inthis case ,havet he battery disconnec-
ted ataq ualifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .You can
al so char gethe battery with ac har ger recom -
mende dbyM erce des-Benz. Contact aquali-
fie ds pecia list wor kshop forfurth erinfor ma-
tion.
Have thebattery condi tionofchar gechecke d
more frequently ifyo uu sethe vehi clemai nly
for shor ttrip so rify ou leaveitstand ingidle
for aleng thy period.Consul taq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wor kshop ifyo uw isht oleave your vehi -
cle parked foralong period oftime .
Re move theSmartKe yify ou park the vehi cle
and donot require any electrica lconsu mers .
The vehiclewillthen usevery little energ y,
thus conser vingbattery power. If
the pow ersup plyh asbee ninterr upted, e.g.
if yo ur econne ctthe battery ,you willhav eto:
R rese tthe functi onfor automa ticallyf oldi ng
the exteri ormirr orsin/ou tbyfoldi ng the
mirr orsouto nce (Ypage 93)
R set the clock
On vehi cles with am ultimed iasystem, the
time isset automa tically. Charg
ingthe battery G
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Duri ngchar ging andjump -starti ng,expl osive
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The re is
ar isk ofan expl osion.
Pa rticu larly avo idfire ,ope nf lames, creating
spa rks and smoki ng.Ensure thereissuf fi-
cient ventilation whi lechar ging andjump -
starti ng.Donot leano ver abattery . G
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Battery acidisc austic. Thereisar isk of
inju ry.
Avoid contact with skin, eyes orcloth ing.Do
not inha leany battery gases .Don otlea n
over thebattery .Keepc hildre nawayfrom
ba tterie s.Wa shaway battery acidimme di-
atel ywithp lenty ofclea nwater and seek
med icalattenti on. G
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Ad ischa rged battery canfreezeattempe ra-
ture sbelow free zing point. Whe njump -start-
ing the vehi cleorchar ging thebattery ,
ga ses can esca pefrom thebattery .The re is
ar isk ofan expl osion.
All ow the frozen battery tothaw outb efore
char ging itor jump -starti ng.
! Only
usebattery chargers with am aximum
char ging voltage of14.8 V.
! On
lycha rge the battery using the jump -
star ting connecti onpoint.
The jump -starti ngconnecti onpointisin the
engi necomp artme nt. 260
Battery
(vehi cle)Breakdo wnassi stanc e

Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
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Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehicle
and itsweight isgre atertha nt he permi ssi-
bl eg ross we ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyec ouldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationc ouldrol l-
ove r.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehi-
cle ,its we ight sho uldn otbe gre atertha n
the permi ssibleg ross we ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ilso nthe permi ssibleg ross veh iclew eigh t
of your veh iclec an be fou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 298 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBrake Assi st,Activ eDistance
Assi stDISTR ONICorthe HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the veh icleb rakes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
the sesystem sint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysecuret he tow ropeortow bara tthe
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclec ouldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not uset he tow ingeyef or reco very,
thi sc ouldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclew ithac rane.
! Wh
entow ing,pulla wa yslowly and
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epoweristoo high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eequipm ent.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,use the key instea dofthe Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwises hift to positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdoor,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cparkin gb rake
is rel eased .Ift he electri cparkin gb rake is
fa ulty, visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
! Yo
um aytow thevehiclef or am axim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).At ow -
ing spee do f30m ph(50 km/h )mustn ot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30m iles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclem ustb e
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyoua retow -sta rtingortow ing
ano thervehicle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssibleg ross we ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehiclet ransp orte d
tha ntoh avei ttow ed away.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehiclei sb eing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno tturnt he Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshift the automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe veh iclei st ow ed (Ypage 179 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwiseb eloc ked outw henp ushing
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingt he tow inge ye
In stal ling the towinge ye G
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The exhaust tai lpipem aybe veryhot. The re
is ar isko fburns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Takep artic u-
la rc arew henr em oving the rearcove r. 26
4 Tow
inga nd tow -starti ngBreak downassistanc e

The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 253).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
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You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 264). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofab reakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Towing
andtow-sta rting
265Breakdown assistance Z

X
Fold cover 0044upwa rds. X
Pos itionjack 0085atjacking point0087. X
Make surethe foot ofthe jack isdir ectly
bene aththe jacking point.
X Tu rn crank 0083clockw iseuntil jack0085sits
compl etelyonjacking point0087.T hebase of
the jack mustlie evenl yonthe grou nd.
X Tu rn crank 0083until thetire israi sed amaxi-
mum of1.2 in(3 cm )from thegrou nd.
Remov ingawheel !
Do
not placewhe elbol tsinsand oron a
dir tysur face .The boltand whe elhub
threa dscou ldother wise be damag edwhe n
yo us crew them in. X
Unscrew theupper most wheelbol tcom-
ple tely .
X Screw alignme ntbol t0043 into thethrea d
instea dofthe whe elbol t.
X Unscrew therema ining wheelbol tsful ly.
X Re move thewhe el.
Moun tinganew whe el G
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Oil ed orgrea sedwheelbol tsor damag ed
whe elbol ts/hu bthrea dscan causethe
whe elbol tsto come loose. Asaresu lt,you
cou ldlos eaw heelwhi ledri ving. Thereisa
risk ofacci dent.
Neve roilor grea sewhe elbol ts. Inthe event
of damag etot he threa ds,contact aquali-
fie ds pecia list wor kshop immediately .Have
the damag edwhe elbol tsor hub threa ds
rep laced/re newed.Do not continu edriving. G
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If yo ut igh ten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleisrai sed ,the jack couldtip
over .The re isar isk ofinjur y.
Only tighten thewhe elbol tsor whe elnuts
whe nthe vehi cleison the grou nd.
Alw aysp ayattenti ontothe instru ctions and
saf ety notes inthe "Chang ingawheel" secti on
(Y page 289 ).
Only usewheelbol tsthat havebeend esigne d
for the whe eland thevehi cle. Forsafety rea-
sons, Merce des-Benz recom mends thatyou
only usewheelbol tswhi chhav ebeen
ap prov edfor Merce des-Benz vehicles andthe
resp ective wheel. 292
Chan
ging aw heelWhee lsand tires