General Notes - Mercedes-Benz 2016 SLK Operator's Manual

Roof
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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
Close the trunk partition (
X
Close the trunk lid (
X
Point the tip of the SmartKey at the driver's
X
door handle.
To open: press and hold the % button
X
on the key 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
the % button on the key again.
To close: press and hold the & button
X
on the key until the roof is fully closed.
The roof and the side windows close.
To interrupt the closing procedure:
X
release the & button.
When the roof is closed and the trunk parti-
tion is open, the roof cannot be opened using
the SmartKey functions. Instead, all of the
side windows open or close simultaneously
( page 84). Additionally, the
Y
tion Open message appears in the multi-
function display.
page 88).
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page 80).
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Trunk Parti‐
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:
the K symbol and the
R
Operation message appear in the multi-
function display
the K symbol and the
R
Vario-Roof Completely
appear and you hear a warning tone.
you hear a warning tone for up to 10 sec-
R
onds 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:
only load the trunk to below the trunk
R
partition
not place any objects on or in front of the
R
trunk partition
Vario-Roof in
Open/Close
message
page 87).
Y