keyless MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER 2020 Owner's Manual

Dat
a
see Technica ldata
Dat acarrier
Se lec ting ...... .................................. 174
Day time runnin glam ps
Di spla ymessage ............................ 194
Fun ction /notes ................................ 97
Swi tchin go n/off( on -boar dcom -
put er) .............................................1 77
De clarations ofconformity .................27
De corative film
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 249
De laye dswitch-off
Exterior lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................178
Interior lighting ..............................178
Di agno sticsconnectio n....... ...............27
Digit alOp erator 's Ma nua l
He lp................................................ .2 2
Introduction .....................................2 2
Digit alsp eed omete r.........................1 72
Di splay messag es
ASSYST PLUS................................ 245
Ca lling up (on-boa rdcompu ter)..... 183
Driving systems .............................198
Engine .............. ..............................195
Gene ralnotes ................................ 183
Hidi ng(on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ....183
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 208
Ligh ts....... ......................................194
Safety systems ..............................184
SmartKey .......................................207
Tire s....... ....... ................................. 202
Vehi cle....... ....... .............................204
Di stanc ereco rder
see Odome ter
see Trip odome ter
Di stanc ewarni ng(warning lamp)....216
Di stanc ewarni ngfunc tion
Function/notes ................................58
Do ors
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................179
Automa ticlocking (switch) ...............73
Cen tral loc kin g/unlo cking
(Sm artKey) .......................................6 6
Con trol pan el...................................3 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................206 Emer
gency locking ............ ...............73
Emer gency unlocki ng............ ........... 73
Imp orta ntsafety note s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 71
Ope ning (frominside).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 72
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 71
Dri nki ngand drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
Dri veprog ram
Auto matictrans mission <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 128
Disp lay. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
SETUP (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gvehicles) ............... 181
Dri ver's doo r
see Doors
Dri vin g
Tow ingvehicles <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 124
Dri vin gabro ad
Mer cedes-Be nzServi ce<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 246
Dri vin go nfloode droads <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 141
Dri vin gsafe tysys tem
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 58
Dri vin gsafe tysys tems
ABS (Anti-lock Bra king System) ....... 57
ADAPTIV EBRAK E.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 64
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 59
Ada ptive bra kelights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 60
BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem) .............. 57
Dista ncewarning function............... 58
EBD (electroni cbrake force dis-
trib ution) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 63
ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro -
gra m) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 60
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ........... 57
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 56
Dri vin gsystem
AMG sportssuspe nsio n
(Me rced es-AM GSLC43) ............... 153
Dri vin gsystems
Ada ptive Damp ingSystem ............. 153
ATTEN TIONA SSIST <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 163
Bli nd Spot Assist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 164
Cru isecontrol <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 142
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
DISTR ONICPLUS.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 144
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 152
La ne Kee ping Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 166
La ne Tra cking packag e.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 164
Pa rking Guidance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
PAR KTRONIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 1548
In
dex

Locking/u
nlockingcentr ally You
canstart ,loc ko runlo ckthev ehicle usin g
KE YLE SS-GO .Tod othis, you onlyneedc arry
th eS martKey with you.Youcancom bine the
fun ction sofKEYLESS -GO with those ofac on-
ven tional SmartKey. Unloc kthe veh icle by
usin gKEYLESS -GO ,for ins tan ce, and lockit
usin gthe 0037 buttonontheS martKey.
The driver'sd oor and thed oor atwhic hthe
han dleisused, mustbothbeclosed. The
Sm artKey must beouts idethev ehicle .When
loc kin go runlo cking with KEYLE SS-GO ,the
dist ancebetween thek eyand thec orres pon d-
ing door handlemust notbegreat erthan 3ft
(1 m).
Ac heck whic hperio dicall yestablishe saradio
con nectionb etween thev ehicle and the
Sm artKey determ inesw hether avalid Smart-
Key isin thev ehicle .This occ urs, forexam ple:
R when start ing thee ngine
R while driving
R when thee xtern aldoor handles aretouche d X
To unlock thev ehicl e:touch thei nn er sur-
fac eo fthe door handle.
X To lock thev ehicl e:touch sensor sur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Mak esure that you donot touch thei nn er
surf ace ofthed oor handle.
X Convenien ceclosing feature: touch
rec esse dsensor surf ace 0044for anext end ed
perio d.
Fur ther inform ationonthe con venience
clo singfeat ure (Ypage 77).
Deact ivatingand activat ing If
you donot intend touse aSmartKey foran
ext end edperio doftim e,you can deac tivate
th eK EYLESS -GO function ofthek ey. The Sm
artKey willthen use verylittle power ,
th ereb yconser vingb attery power .For thep ur-
poses ofact ivat ion/de activat ion,the veh icle
must notbenear by.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sthe 0037 buttonon
th eS martKey twiceinr apid successio n.
The batterychecklamp (Ypage 69)ofthe
Sm artKey flash estwic ebrief lyand light sup
onc e,then KEYLE SS-GO isdeac tivated .
X To act ivat e:pres sany butt onontheS mart-
Key.
or X Inser tthe Sm artKey intot he ignitio nlock.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits assoc iatedfea-
tur es are available again. Cha
nging thes ettings ofthel ocking
syst em
You canchan gethes ettin gs ofthel oc kin g
syst em. This mean sonlyt he driv er'sd oor ,the
lock able stowage compartmen tsinthev ehicle
int erio rand thef uel filler flapareunlo cked
when thev ehicle isunlo cked. This isusef ulif
you frequen tlytravel alone.
X To cha nge thes etting: pressand hold
down the0036 and0037 buttons simult ane-
ously forabout sixsec ond suntilth eb attery
indi catorlamp (Ypage 69)flash estwic e.
If th es ettin go fthe lockin gsyst em ischan ged
with inthes ign alran geofthev ehicle ,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R lock sor
R unlo ckst he veh icle
The SmartKey now function sasfollo ws:
X To unlock :pres sthe 0036 buttononc e.
X To unlock centrally:pres sthe 0036 button
twic e.
X To lock centr ally:pres sthe 0037 button.
The KEYLE SS-GO function ischan gedasfol-
lows:
X To unlock thed river 'sdoor :to uch the
inn ersurf ace ofthed oor handleonthed riv-
er' sd oor .
X To unlock centrally:to uch thei nn er sur-
fac eo fthe driv eror fro nt-pas senger door
han dle.
X To lock centr ally:to uch theo uter sen sor
surf ace onone ofthed oor handles. Sm
artKey
67Openingand closing Z

Problems
withtheSmar tKey Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using theSmartK ey. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. The
SmartK eyisfaulty.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have theSmartK eycheck edataq uali fied specialist workshop. You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. KEYLE
SS-GO was deactivated.
X Reactivate KEYLESS-GO (Ypage 66). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunction ing.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataq uali fied specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataq uali fied specialist
workshop. 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swilln ot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dorift he side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 64). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passenger doorisclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partment inthe center console.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If al ocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock status ofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbef ullyu nlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 72
Do
orsOpeni ngand closi ng

You
canusetheswitc honthe cen tercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecoverinthe lower centercon sole.
The switc hfor all side windows isunder the
cov er. X
To open allside windows: pressbutton0043
to the point ofresist ance.
X To open allside windows fully:press
switc h0043 beyond thepoint ofresist ance.
X To close allside windows: pullswitc h0043.
All side windows begintheclosin gproc e-
dure simult aneously. Therear side windows
close afterthe fron tside windows.
If, afte ropenin gthe windows, youclose one
side window usingtheswitc hint he door con-
tr ol panel:
R the fron tside window closesfirs ta nd
R the nthe cor respon dingrearside window
close s.
Convenience closingwithKEYLESS-GO G
WARN
ING
When usingtheconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure,
part softhe body could betrapped inthe
closin garea when aside window isbeing
close d.There isar isk ofinjury.
Obser vethe com plete closin gproc edure
when theconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure is
operat ing.Make surethatnobody partsare
in close proximityduring theclosin gproc e-
dure. Proc
eedasfollows ifsomeo neistrapped:
X Release therecessed sensorsurfac eonthe
door handle.
X Imm ediately pulland hold thedoor handle
and keep thedoor handle pulled.
The side windows open.
With KEYLE SS-GO youcan close allside win-
dows simult aneously. TheKEYLE SS-GO key
must beoutsid ethe vehic le.All the doors
must beclose d. X
Touch recessed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe
door handle untilthe side windows arefully
close d.
i Make
sureyouonly touchrecessed sensor
surfac e0043.
X To inter rupt convenience closing:release
rec essed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe door
handle. Reset
tingthes ide windows
If as ide window cannolonge rbec lose dfully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0047or0048 in
the ignit ionlock .
X Pull thecorrespon dingswitc honthe door
con trol panel untilthe side window iscom -
pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Imm ediately pullthecorrespon dingswitc h
on the door control panel untilthe side win-
dow iscom pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the respec tives ide window remains
close dafterthe butt onisreleased, thenit Side
windows
77Openingandclosing Z

If
you opera tethe roof switch andthe
Trunk Partition Open Trunk
Partition Openmessage appears
in the multifu nctiondisplay,the trunk parti-
tion isnot closed correctly.
X Clos ethe trunk partition.
X To clo se: press andhold soft-top switch0043
until thesoft topisfull yclosed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appe arsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.Once
the opening procedureiscomplete, the
messag edisappea rsand atone sounds.
All ofthe side window sopen.
X To close allside window s,pul lthe switch
under thecover ofthe center console
(Y page 76). Openin
g/closing using theSmart Key
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample ,the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside window s.
There isar isk ofinjury.
When raisingorlowe ringtheroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving components. Ifsomeone becomes
trapped ,relea sethe button.
Openin gand closing This
function isonly availableon vehicle swith
KEYLESS- GOorwith roofcomfort operation.
X Clos ethe trunk lid(Ypage 73).
X Vehicl eswith comfort operation: point
the tipofthe SmartKey atthe driver's door
handle .
X Vehicl eswith KEYLESS -GO:theSmartKey
must bewithin 6ft(2m )ofthe vehicle .
X To open: pressandhold the0036 button on
the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull yopened.
The roof andtherear side window sopen.
The front sidewindow sclose.
X To
interrupt theopeni ngprocedure:
relea sethe 0036 button.
X To open thefront sidewindows: pressthe
0036 button onthe SmartKey again. X
To clo se: press andhold the0037 button
on the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull y
closed.
The roof andtheside window sclose.
X To
interrupt theclosing procedure:
relea sethe 0037 button. Loc
king theroof again
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If you donot fullyopen/close thesoft top,
the soft-top hydraulics depres surizeaftera
short time.Thiscause sthe soft toptolowe r
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped .There isar isk ofinjury.
Alway sopen orclose thesoft topcom-
pletel y.
The roof isnot locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land the Vario-Roof in Vario-Roof
in
Operation Operation
messageappe arinthe multi-
function display
R the 0059 symbo land the Open/Close Open/Close
Vario-Roof Completely Vario-Roof
Completelymessageappe ar
in the multifu nctiondisplayand youhear a
warning tone
R you hear awarning toneforuptoten sec-
onds when pulling awayorw hiled riving
Loc king You
canlock theroof againifit is not locked
full y.
X Pul lover and stop thevehicle safelyassoon
as possib le,pay ing attention toroad and
traffic conditions.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X Press theroof switch (Ypage 79). Trunk
partition
Gene ralnotes !
To
avoid damagingtheroof orlug gage
when foldingback theroof, youshoul d: 80
RoofOpeni
ngand closi ng

In
vehicle swithautoma tictransmission,
engage positionsPa nd Ro nly when the
vehicle isstationary .
Where possible,avoid spinning thedrive
wheel swhen pulling awayonslippery roads.
You could otherwise damagethe drive train. Key
positio ns
Smart Key 005A
Toremove theSmartKey
0047 Power supplyfor some consumers, such
as the windshi eldwipers
0048 Ignition (powersupp lyfor allconsumers)
and drive positio n
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
SmartKey canbeturned inthe ignition
lock even ifit is not thecorrect SmartKey
for the vehicle .The ignition isnot switched
on. The engine cannot bestarted.
KEY LESS-GO Gene
ralnotes
Vehicle swithKEYLESS- GOare equi pped with
aS martKey featuringanintegrated KEYLESS-
GO start function andadetachab leStart/St op
button.
The Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted inthe
ignition lockandtheSmartKey mustbeinthe
vehicle .
When youinsert theStart/St opbutton into
the ignition lock,thesystem needsapprox-
imatel ytwo seconds recognition time.Youcan
then usetheStart/St opbutton.
Pressing theStart/St opbutton several times
in successio ncorresponds tothe different keypositio
nsinthe ignition lock.Thisisonly the
case ifyou arenot depres singthebrake pedal.
If you depres sthe brake pedaland press the
Start/St opbutton, theengine startsimmedi -
ately .
Ac heck which periodicallyestabl ishes aradi o
connection betweenthe vehicle andthe
SmartKey determines whetheravalidS mart-
Key isin the vehicle .This occurs, forexample ,
when starting theengine.
To start thevehicle withoutactively usingthe
SmartKey:
R the Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted in
the ignition lock.
R the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO(Ypage 66).
Do not keep theSmartKey:
R with electronic devices,e.g.amobilephone
or another SmartKey.
R with metall icobjects, e.g.coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallicobjects, e.g.ametal case.
This canimpa irthe functionality ofthe KEY-
LESS- GOkey.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmartKey's
remote controlorwith KEYLESS- GO,after a
short time:
R you willnot be abletos witch onthe ignition
with theStart/St opbutton.
R you willnot be abletos tart theengine with
the Start/St opbutton untilthevehicle is
unlocked again.
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/St opbutton forthree seconds. This
function operatesindepe ndently ofthe ECO
start/stop automaticengine switch-off func-
tion. 118
Drivi
ngDrivi ngand parking

Key
positions with KEYLESS- GO 0043
Start /S topb utto n
0044 Ignition lock
As soo nasthe ignition isswit ched on,allth e
ind icat orlamps inthei nstrumen tclus terligh t
up. Further inform ation onsituati onsw herean
ind icat orlamp either fails togo out afterstart -
ing thee ngineo rligh tsup while driving
(Y page 211).
If St art /S topb utto n0043 has notyet been
pre sse d,this co rrespo ndstot he keyb ein g
rem ovedfromt heignition .
X To swit chon thep ower supply:pre ss
St art /S topb utto n0043 once.
The power supplyiss wit ched on.Y ou can
no wa ctivat ethe win dsh ield wiper s,for
ex ample .
The power supplyiss wit ched off again if:
R thed river' sd oor isopen edand
R you pressStart /S topb utto n0043 twice
when inthis posi tion
X To swit chon thei gnit ion: pressStart /
St op but ton0043 twice.
The ignition isswit ched on.
If you pressStart /S topb utto n0043 once
when inthis posi tion ,the ignition is
swit ched off again .
Rem oving theS tart/ Stop but ton
You canremove theS tart/S topb utto nf rom
th ei gn ition locka nd start thev ehiclea snor-
mal usingthe Sm artKey.
X Remo veStart /S topb utto n0043 from ignition
loc k0044. You
donoth ave torem ove theS tart/S topb ut-
to nf romt heignition lockw hen youleavethe
veh icle. You should, howe ver,always takethe
Sm artKey withyou when leavingthev ehicle.
As longasthe Sm artKey isin thev ehicle:
R thev ehiclec an be start ed usin gthe Start /
St op but ton
R thee lectrical lypower edequipm entc an be
oper ated St
artin gthe engine
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If ch ildr enare leftu nsuper vised inthev ehi-
cle ,the yc ould:
R oper atethev ehicle's equipm ent
Ad dition ally, childr encould set thev ehiclei n
mot ionif,for example ,the y:
R rele ase thep ark ing brak e
R shif tthe auto matictrans mis sion outof
park position005D
R start thee ngine
Ther eisar isko fana cciden tand injury.
Nev erleav echildr en oranim alsunat tend ed
in thev ehicle.
When leavingthev ehicle, always takethe
Sm artKey withyou and lockthe veh icle. This
also applie sfor theD igita lV ehicleK eyifth e
"Di gitalVeh icleK ey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect . G
DANG
ER
Comb ustion engin esemit poisonous
ex haust gasessucha scarbon mon oxide.
In halin gthese exhaust gasesish azardo usto
healt hand can result inpois oning .Ther eisa
ris ko ffatal inj ury. Ther efore, never leav ethe
en gin erunnin gane nclosed spac ewithout
adequat eventilati on. G
WAR
NING
Flam mable materialsint rod uce dthroug h
en viron men talinfluen ceorby anim alscan Driv
ing
119Drivingand parki ng
Z

ignit
eifinc ontac twith the exhaus tsyst em
or part softhe engin ethat heat up.There is
ar isk offire.
Carry outregular checkstomake surethat
the reare noflamm ableforeign mate rialsin
the engin ecom part men torint he exhaus t
syst em.
Durin gacoldstar t,the engin eruns athigher
speeds toenable thecatalytic convert erto
reach itsoperat ingtem perat ure.Thesound of
the engin emaychan 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 eint ransm ission
posit ion005Dand 005C.
Sta rting procedur ewiththeS ma 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 eisr unn ing.
Using KEYLESS-GO tosta rtthee ngine The
Start/ Stop butt oncan beused tostar tthe
vehic lemanually withoutinse rting the Smar t-
Key intot he ignit ionlock .The Start/ Stop but-
ton must beinse rted inthe ignit ionlock and
the Smar tKey must beinthe vehic le.This
mode forstar tingt he engin eoperat esinde-
pende ntly of the ECO start/sto pautom atic
engin estartfunc tion .
X Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/ Stop butt ononc e
(Y page 118).
The engin estarts. Pulling
away
Gener alnotes G
WARN
ING
If the engin espeed isabove theidling speed
and youengag etransm ission position003A
or 0046,t hevehic lecould pullaway sud-
denly. Thereisar isk ofan acc ident .
When engagingtransm ission position003A
or 0046,a lwaysfirmlydepres 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 scentrally onceyou have
pulled away.Thelockingknobs inthe doors
drop down.
You canopen thedoors fromt heinsid eatany
tim e.
You canalso deact ivatethe autom aticlocking
feat ure (Ypage 179).
It is only possible toshift thetransm ission
fro mp osition 005Dtothe desired positionifyou
depres sthe brak epedal. Onlythenist he shift
lock released .
i Upshif
tstak eplace athigher engine
speeds afterac old star t.This helps thecat-
alytic convert erto reach itsoperat ingtem -
perat uremore quickly.
Inf ormat iononthe autom aticrelease ofthe
elect ricpark ingbrak e(Ypage 136).
Hill startassist Hill
star tassist helps youwhen pulling away
for ward orinreve rseonanuphill gradien t.It
holds thevehic lefor ashor ttim ea fter you
have removedyour footfromt hebrak epedal.
This gives youenoug htimet om ove your foot
fro mt hebrak epedal tothe accelerat orpedal
and todepres sitb efor ethe vehic lebegin sto
roll. 120
DrivingDriving
andparking

With
KEYLESS-GO :if you then open thedriv-
er's orfront-passenge rdoor, theautomatic
transmissi onshifts to005D automatical ly.
If you want theautomatic transmissi onto
remai ninn eutral 005C,e.g.when havingthe
vehicl ecleaned inan automatic carwas hwith
at owing system:
X Vehic leswith KEYLESS-GO :remove the
Start/Stop buttonfromtheignitio nlock.
X Insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock.
X All vehi cles:swi tch the ignitio non.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Shift toneutral 005C.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parkingbrake.
X Switch offthe ignitio nand leavethe Smart-
Key inthe ignitio nlock.
Eng agin gdrive position D X
When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor leverback past thefirst
point ofresis tance. Transmissio
npositi ons 0045 Park
positi on
This prevents thevehicl efrom roll-
ing awa ywhen stoppe d.
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0045 (Ypag e125) when
the vehicl eiss tationa ry.The park-
ing lock shou ldnot beused asa
brake whenparking.Alwa ysapp ly
the electronic parkingbrake inadd i-
tion tothe parki nglock inorder to
secure thevehicl e.
If the SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignitio nlock, thetransmissi onis
locked.
The automatic transmissi onshifts
to 0045 automatical ly:
R when theSmartKey isremoved
from theignitio nlock
R when theengine isswi tched off
with thetransmissi oninposi tion
0046 or003A andone ofthe
doors isopened
In the event ofam alfunction ofthe
vehicl e'selectronics, thetransmis-
sion may lockinposi tion 0045.
Have thevehicl eelectronics
checked immediatelyataq ualified
speci alist worksho p. 0046 Reverse
gear
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0046 when thevehicl eis
stationa ry. Automatic
transmissio n
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