Mercedes-Benz SLK 2014, Owner'S Manual

Page: 92 / 357

Opening and closing with the key
Important safety notes
G WARNING
When opening or closing the roof, body parts
could be trapped by, for example, the roof
mechanism, boot 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 boot separator (
Y
page 89).
X
Close the boot lid (
Y
page 81).
X
Point the tip of the key at the driver's door
handle.
X
To open: press and hold the % button
on the key 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 key again.
X
To close: press and hold the & button
on the key until the roof is fully closed.
The roof and the side windows close.
X
To interrupt the closing procedure:
release the & button.
i
The key cannot be used to open the roof if
the roof is closed and the boot separator is
open. Instead, all of the side windows open
or close simultaneously (
Y
page 84). Addi-
tionally, the Close Close boot boot separator separator mes-
sage 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 depressurise 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 appears 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 the key is in position 2 in the
ignition lock.
X
Press the roof switch (
Y
page 88).
Boot separator
General notes
! To avoid damaging the roof or luggage
when folding back the roof, you should:
R
only load the boot to below the boot sep-
arator
R
not place any objects on or in front of the
boot separator
Roof
89
Opening
and
closi
ng
Z