Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 104)

Opening and closing using the Smart-
Key
Important safety notes
G WARNING
When opening or closing the roof, body parts
could be trapped by, for example, the roof
mechanism, trunk lid or side windows. There
is a risk of injury.
When raising or lowering the roof, make sure
that no body parts are in the vicinity of moving
components. If someone becomes trapped,
release the button.
Opening and closing
X Close the trunk partition (
Y
page 102).
X
Close the trunk lid (
Y
page 91).
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: point the
tip of the SmartKey at the door handle on
the driver's door.
X Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: the Smart-
Key must be within 6 ft (2 m) of the vehicle.
X
To open: press and hold the % button
on the SmartKey until the roof is fully
opened.
The roof and the rear side windows open.
The front side windows close.
X
To interrupt the opening procedure:
release the % button.
X
To open the front side windows: press
and hold the % button on the SmartKey
again.
X To close: press and hold the & button
on the SmartKey until the roof is fully
closed.
The roof and the side windows close.
X
To interrupt the closing procedure:
release the & button.
i When the roof is closed and the trunk par-
tition is open, the roof cannot be opened
using the SmartKey functions. Instead, all
of the side windows open or close simulta-
neously (
Y
page 98).
Locking the roof again
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If you do not fully open/close the soft top, the
soft-top hydraulics depressurize after a short
time. This causes the soft top to lower unex-
pectedly and may cause you or others to be
trapped. There is a risk of injury.
Always open or close the soft top completely.
The roof is not locked if:
R the K symbol and the Vario-Roof Vario-Roof in in
Operation Operation message appear in the multi-
function display.
R the K symbol and the Open/Close Open/Close
Vario-Roof Completely Vario-Roof Completely message
appear and you hear a warning tone.
R you hear a warning tone for up to 10 sec-
onds when pulling away or while driving.
Locking
You can lock the roof again if it is not locked
fully.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon
as possible, paying attention to road and
traffic conditions.
X
Make sure that the SmartKey is in position
2 in the ignition lock.
X Press the roof switch (
Y
page 101).
Trunk partition
General notes
!
To avoid damaging the roof or luggage
when folding back the roof, you should:
R only load the trunk to below the trunk
partition
R
not place any objects on or in front of the
trunk partition
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Roof
Opening
and
closi
ng