MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER 2015 C197 Manual PDF

X
To clos ethe door: pull the door down-
wards by the outer edge or the interio rdoor
handle. Swing the door down gently and
allo wittoe ngageint he lowe rposit ion.
X Lock the vehicl ewitht he SmartKe yifnec-
essar y(Ypage 62).
Roadster X
To ope nthe door: point the SmartKey
towards door handle.
X Press the 0036button on the SmartKey.
The door is unlocke dand can be opened.
X Pull the door handle. Unlockin
gand opening doors from
the inside
Coupe Yo
uc an onl yopenad oorfrom the insid eifit
is unlocked.
The vehicl eloc ks the doors automaticall yif
yo ud rive faster tha n9mph (15 km/h).
The doors ar eautomaticall yunlocke dafter a
journey if yo uswitch off the engine.
! The doors swing upwards and ou
twhen
opened. Therefore ,makes uret hatther eis
sufficient clearance above the vehicle. X
To unloc kthe doo rmanually: press
the 0036 button of centra lloc king 0087.
or X Pull locking knob 0043upwards. X
To ope nthe door: pull handle 0044.
X Swing the door upwards as fa rasitwillg o.
X To clos ethe door: pull the door down by
handle 0085.
X Allow the door to engag einthe lowe rposi-
tion.
X To lock the doo rmanually: press
the 0037 button of centra lloc king 0087.
or X Push locking knob 0043downwards.
Roadster Yo
uc an open adoorfrom insid ethe vehicle
eve nifith asbeen locked.
Onl yopent he door when the traffic situation
permits. X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door is locked ,loc king knob 0043pops
up .The door is unlocke dand can be
opened.
i Whe
nad ooriso pened, the side window
on tha tsideo pens slightly. Whe nthe door
is closed ,the side windo wcloses again.
! The side windows will not open/close if
the battery is discharge dorifthe side win-
dows have ice dup.It will then not be pos-
sibl etoc lose the door. Do not attempt to
forc ethe door closed .You could otherwise
damage the door or the side window. Doors
69Opening and closing Z

Centrally lockin
gand unlocking the
vehicle from th einside
You can centrally loc korunlock th evehicle
from th einside. This feature may be useful if,
for example ,you wish to unlock th efront-
passenger door from th einside or loc kthe
vehicle before you pull away.
Coupe: th ecentral locking/unlockin gbutton
does no tloc koru nlock th efuel fille rflap.
Roadster: th ecentral locking/unlockin gbut-
to nd oes no tloc koru nlock th efuel fille rflap
or th estowage compartments ,suc hast he
glov ebox. X
To lock: pressbutton 0044.
If bot hdoor sare closed, th evehicle locks.
X To unlock: pressbutton 0043.
You can open adoor from inside th evehicle
eve nifith as been locked. Only open th edoor
when th etraffic situatio npermits.
If th evehicle has been locke dwitht he central
lockin gbutton:
R and th eSmartKey is set to its factory set-
ting, th eentirev ehicle is unlocked if adoor
is opened from th einside.
R and th eSmartKey is set to an individual
setting, only th edoor that is opened from
inside th evehicle is unlocked. Automatic lockin
gfeature
Coupe You can only open
adoor from th einside if it
is unlocked.
The vehicle locks th edoor sautomaticall yif
you driv efaster than 9mph (15 km/h).
The door sare automaticall yunlocked after a
journey if you switch off th eengine.
Roadster The vehicle is locke
dautomaticall ywhen the
ignition is switched on and th evehicle's
wheels are moving at aspee dine xces sof
9m ph (15 km/h). Ther eistherefor eariskof
bein glocke dout when th evehicle is being
pushed, towed or tested on adynamometer. X
To deactivate: pressand hold button 0043
for about fiv eseconds until atones ounds.
X To activate: pressand hold button 0044for
about fiv eseconds until atones ounds.
i If you pres
sone of th etwo buttons and do
no th ear atone, ther elevan tsettin ghas
alread ybeen selected.
You can also switch th eautomatic locking
function on and off usin gthe on-board com-
puter (Y page 159). Unlocking th
edriver's door (mechan-
ical key)
If th evehicle can no longer be unlocked with
th eS martKey, use th emechanical key. 70
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If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the driver's door, the anti-theft alarm
system willbet riggered (Ypage 58).
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (Y page 64).
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it willg o.
Coupe X
To unlock: insert the mechanical key into
the lock of the driver's door as far as it will go.
X Turn the mechanical key clockwise to posi-
tion 0048.
The door is unlocked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X To open the door: press button0043.
The handle moves out slightly from the
door.
X Pullt he handle out as far as it willg o.
X Swing the door upwards by the handle. Roadster X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
to position 0047.
The door is unlocked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
Key. Locking the vehicle (mechanical key)
If the vehicle can no longer be locked with the
SmartKey, use the mechanical key.
Coupe 0043
Button for extending the handle
X To lock: lock the front-passenger door
manually from the inside (Y page 69).
X Leave the vehicle and close the driver's
door.
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it willg o. Doors
71Opening and closing Z

X
Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
to position 0049.
The door is locked.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Check that both doors are locked.
i If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed.
Roadster X
Open the driver's door.
X Close the front-passenger door and the
trunk lid.
X Press the lockin gbutton (Y page 70).
X Check that the lockin gknobisint he lower
position on the front-passenger door. Press the lockin gknobd own by hand, if neces-
sary.
X Close the driver's door.
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (Y page 64).
X Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver's door as far as it will go. X
Turn the mechanical key clockwise as far as
it will go to position 0047.
X Turn the mechanical key back and remove
it.
X Make sure that the doors and the trunk lid
are locked.
X Insert the mechanical key into the Smart-
Key. i
If you lock the vehicle as described above,
the fuel filler flap is not locked. The anti-
theft alarm system is not armed. Trunk
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
gases can enter the vehicle interior if the
trunk lid is open when the engine is running,
especially if the vehicle is in motion .There is a
risk of poisoning.
Always switch off the engine before opening
the trunk lid. Never drive with the trunk lid
open. G
WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, alway sremove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. Always take
the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in achild
restraint system, and do not give them access to an unlocked vehicle. Achild's unsupervised
access to avehicle could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury. They could:
R injure themselves on vehicle parts
R be seriously or fatally injured by extreme
heat or cold
R injure themselves or have an accident with
vehicle equipment that may still be in oper-
ation even after the SmartKey has been
removed from the ignition ,such as the seat
adjustment, steerin gwheel adjustmen tor
memory function.
If children open adoor, they could cause
severe or even fatal injury to other persons; if they get out of the vehicle, they could injure
themselves when doing so or be seriously or
even fatally injured by any passing traffic.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system's
metal parts, for example, could become very 72
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hot, and
achild could be burned on these
parts. G
WARNING
Do not carry heavy or hard objectsint he
passenger compartmentort runk unless they
are firmly secured in place.
Unsecured or improperly positioned cargo
increases achild's risk of injury in the event of
R strongb raking maneuvers
R sudden changes of direction
R an accident
! The temperature in the trunk may be high.
For this reason, do not store any tempera-
ture-sensitive objectsint he trunk.
! The trunk lid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore, make sure that there is sufficient clearance above the trunk lid.
Coupe:tof ully open the trunk lid, aminimum
height of 5.5 ft (1.68 m) from the ground is
necessary.
Roadster: to fully open the trunk lid, amini-
mum height of 5.7 ft (1.75 m) from the ground
is necessary.
The trunk lid can be:
R opened automatically from outside
R opened automatically from inside
R locked separately
R unlocked with the mechanical key
R opened with the emergency release button Opening/closing the trunk
Opening/closing from outside Opening
X Press the 0054button on the SmartKey.
The trunk lid opens slightly. X
Reach into the gap and pull up the trunk lid.
Closing X
Push the trunk lid down until it engages.
Use handle 0043to pull down the trunk lid if
necessary.
X If necessary, lock the vehicle with the 0037
button on the SmartKey.
Opening the trunk from inside the vehi- cle You can open the tailgate from the driver's
seat when the vehicle is stationary. Trunk
73Opening and closing Z

X
Press trunkl id remotecontrol button 0043.
The trunkl id opens slightly. Locking the trunk separately
You can lock the trunks eparately. If you then
unlock the vehicle centrally, the trunk
remains locked and cannot be opened.
X Close the trunkl id.
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (Y page 64). X
Inser tthe mechanical key fully into trunkl id
lock 0043in the rear compartment of the
center console.
X Turn the mechanical key clockwise as far as
possible.
X Remove the mechanical key.
X Check that the trunkr emains locked when
you press on the trunkl id remotecontrol
button. Unlocking the trunk (mechanical key)
If the trunkc an no longer be unlocked with
the SmartKey:
X Take the mechanical key out of the Smart-
Key (Y page 64). X
Inser tthe mechanical key fully into trunkl id
lock 0043in the center console in the vehicle
interior.
X Turn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
as far as possible.
The trunkl id opens slightly. Trunk emergency release
You can open the trunkl id from inside the
vehicle with the emergenc yrelease button. X
Press emergenc yrelease button 0043briefly.
The trunkl id unlocksand opens slightly.
X Push the trunkl id upwards to open it com-
pletely.
The trunkl id can be unlocked with the trunk
lid emergenc yrelease when the vehicle is
stationary or while driving.
Trunk lid emergenc yrelease light:
R emergenc yrelease button 0043flashes for
30 minutes after opening the trunkl id.
R emergenc yrelease button 0043flashes for
60 minutes after closing the trunkl id.74
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The trunk lid emergenc
yrelease does not
unlock the trunk lid if the battery is discon-
nected or discharged.
If the vehicle was locked centrally, opening
the trunk lid with the trunk lid emergency
release triggers the anti-theft alarm system. Side windows
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
While opening the side windows, body parts
could become trapped between the side win- dow and the door frame as the side window
moves. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure that nobody touches the side win-
dow during the opening procedure. If some-
body becomes trapped, release the switch or pull the switch to close the side window again. G
WARNING
While closing the side windows, body parts in the closing area could become trapped. There is ar isk of injury.
When closing make sure that no parts of the
body are in the closing area. If somebody
becomes trapped, release the switch or press
the switch to open the side window again. G
WARNING
If children operate the side windows they
could become trapped, particularly if they are left unsupervised. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alway stake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
The side windows are equipped with an auto-
matic reversin gfeature. If an object blocks or
restricts aside window during the closing
process, the side window opens again auto-
matically. G
WARNING
The reversin gfeature does not react:
R to soft, light and thin objects, e.g. small fin-
gers
R over the last 4mmofthe closing movement
R during resetting
R when closing the side window again man-
ually immediately after automatic reversing
This means that the reversin gfeature cannot
prevent someone being trapped in these sit-
uations. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure that no body parts are in close
proximit yduring the closing procedure. If
someone becomes trapped, press the switch
to open the side window again.
Observe the importan tsafety notes in the
"Children in the vehicle" section (Y page 51). Opening and closing the side win-
dows
0043
Left side window
0044 Right side window
The switches for both side windows are
located on the driver's door. There is also a
switch for the front-passenger side window
on the front-passenger door.
The switches on the driver's door take prec-
edence. Side windows
75Opening and closing Z

X
Select key position 2with the Start/Stop
button (Y page 119).
X To open: press corresponding switch 0043
or 0044.
X To close: pull corresponding switch 0043
or 0044.
i If yo
upress the switch beyond the point of
resistance, an automatic opening/closing
process is started in the corresponding
direction. Yo ucan stop automatic opera-
tion by operating the switch again.
i Yo
uc an continu etooperate the sid ewin-
dow safteryou switch off the engine. This
function is available for up to fiv eminutes
or unti lthe driver' sorfront-passenger door
is opened. Opening and closin
gall side windows
(Roadster)
Usin gthe SmartKey G
WARNING
While opening the sid ewindows, bod yparts
could become trappe dbetween the sid ewin-
dow and the doo rframe as the sid ewindow
moves. There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure tha tnobody touches the sid ewin-
dow during the opening procedure .Ifsome-
bod ybecome strapped, release the switch or
pull the switch to close the sid ewindow again. G
WARNING
While closing the sid ewindows, bod yparts in
the closing are acould become trapped. There
is ar iskofi njury.
Whe nclosing make sure tha tnoparts of the
bod yare in the closing area. If somebody
become strapped, release the switch or press
the switch to ope nthe sid ewindow again. If the soft top is closed
,you can us ethe
SmartKey to simultaneously ope norclose all
of the sid ewindows:
X Make sure tha tthe soft top is closed
(Y page 79).
X Point the tip of the SmartKey at the driver's
doo rhandle.
X To ope nall side windows: press the0036
button on the SmartKey unti lthe sid ewin-
dow sare fully opened.
X To interrupt the opening procedure:
release the 0036button.
X To clos eall side windows: press the
0037 button on the SmartKey unti lthe side
window sare fully closed.
X To interrupt the closin gprocedure:
release the 0037button. Convenience opening (Coupe)
G
WARNING
While opening the sid ewindows, bod yparts
could become trappe dbetween the sid ewin-
dow and the doo rframe as the sid ewindow
moves. There is ariskofi njury.
Make sure tha tnobody touches the sid ewin-
dow during the opening procedure .Ifsome-
bod ybecome strapped, release the switch or
pull the switch to close the sid ewindow again.
Yo uc an ventilate the vehicl ebefore yo ustart
driving .Todos o, openthe sid ewindow susing
the SmartKey.
i The SmartKey mus
tbec lose to the driv-
er' sd oorh andle.
X Point the tip of the SmartKey at the driver's
doo rhandle.
X Unlock the vehicl ebypressing the 0036
button.
X Press and hol dthe 0036 button unti lthe
sid ew indow sare in the desired position.
X To interrupt convenience opening:
release the 0036button. 76
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Convenience closing (Coupe)
G
WARNING
While closin gthe side windows, body part sin
th ec losin garea coul dbecome trapped. There
is ar iskofi njury.
When closin gmakes ure that no part softhe
body are in th eclosin garea. If somebody
become strapped, release th eswitch or press
th es witch to open th eside window again.
When you loc kthe vehicle ,you can simulta-
neously close bot hside windows from out-
side.
i The SmartKey must be close to th
edriv-
er' sd oor handle.
X Poin tthe tip of th eSma rtKey at th edriver's
door handle.
X Loc kthe vehicle wit hthe 0037 button.
X Press and hold the 0037buttonuntil the
side windows are fully closed.
X Mak esure that all th eside windows are
closed. Sid
ew indows
77Opening and closing Z

Problems with the side windows
G
WARNING
If you close aside window again immediately after it has been blocked or reset, the side window
closes with increased or maximum force. The reversing feature is then not active. Parts of the
body could be trapped in the closing area in the process. This poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Make sure that no parts of the body are in the closing area. To stop the closing process, releasethe switch or push the switch again to reopen the side window. Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
0050 0050Solutions As
ide window will not
close. Objectsp
revent it from closing.
X Remove the objects.
X Close the side window. As
ide window will not
close. You cannot see the cause.
If
as ide window is obstructed during closing and reopens again
slightly:
X Immediately after the window blocks, pull the corresponding
switch again until the side window has closed.
The side window is closed with increased force.
If as ide window is obstructed again during closing and reopens
again slightly:
X Immediately after the window blocks, pull the corresponding
switch again until the side window has closed.
The side window is closed without the anti-entrapment feature. Soft top (Roadster)
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you do not lock the closed soft top, it may
open during ajourney. This could cause you to
lose control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
Only drive with the soft top fully open or
locked closed. G
WARNING
If you do not fully open/close the soft top, the soft-top hydraulics depressurize after ashort
time. This causes the soft top to lower unex- pectedly and may cause you or others to be
trapped. There is arisk of injury.
Always open or close the soft top completely.
You can open or close the soft top:
R if the vehicle is stationary or
R if the speed does not exceed 30 mph
(50 km/h)
If there is astrongh ead wind, it may not be
possible to close the soft top fully. In order to close the soft top fully, reduce speed or stop.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only open or close the soft top
when the vehicle is stationary. 78
Soft top (Roadster)Opening and closing