General Notes - Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual

Roof
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Opening and closing using the
SmartKey
Important safety notes
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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
Close the trunk partition (
X
Close the trunk lid (
X
Vehicles without KEYLESS-GO: point the
X
tip of the SmartKey at the door handle on
the driver's door.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO: the
X
SmartKey must be within 6 ft (2 m) of the
vehicle.
To open: press and hold the % button
X
on the SmartKey until the roof is fully
opened.
The roof and the rear side windows open.
The front side windows close.
To interrupt the opening procedure:
X
release the % button.
To open the front side windows: press
X
and hold the % button on the SmartKey
again.
To close: press and hold the & button
X
on the SmartKey until the roof is fully
closed.
The roof and the side windows close.
To interrupt the closing procedure:
X
release the & button.
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When the roof is closed and the trunk
partition is open, the roof cannot be
opened using the SmartKey functions.
Instead, all of the side windows open or
close simultaneously (
page 88).
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page 79).
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page 83).
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I n f o r m a t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Additionally, the Trunk Partition Open Trunk Partition Open
message appears in the multifunction
display.
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
unexpectedly 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:
the K symbol and the
R
Operation Operation message appear in the
multifunction display.
the K symbol and the
R
Vario-Roof Completely Vario-Roof Completely
appear and you hear a warning tone.
you hear a warning tone for up to
R
10 seconds when pulling away or while
driving.
Locking
You can lock the roof again if it is not locked
fully.
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon
X
as possible, paying attention to road and
traffic conditions.
Make sure that the SmartKey is in position
X
2 in the ignition lock.
Press the roof switch (
X
Trunk partition

General notes

! To avoid damaging the roof or luggage
when folding back the roof, you should:
Vario-Roof in in Vario-Roof
Open/Close Open/Close
message
page 87).
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