XPressato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Amb. Light +/-function.
The currents etting appears.
XPressato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to adjust the
brightness to any level from OfftoLevel 5(bright).
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
Setting the ambient lighting color
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Amb. Light Col.function.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to set the color
to SOLAR,SOLAR Orangeor SOLAR Red.
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating surround light-
ing and exterior lighting delayed switch-
off
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the SurroundLightingfunction.
If the SurroundLightingfunction is activa-
ted, the multifunction display shows the light
cone and the area around the vehicle in
orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Deactivating delayed switch-off of the exterior
lighting temporarily:
XBefore leaving the vehicle, turn the SmartKey
to position 0in the ignition lock.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the engine. If you have activated the
Surround lighting
function and you turn the light switch to Ã,
the following functions are activated when it is
dark:
Rsurround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the SmartKey. If you start the engine, the surround lighting is switched off and auto-
matic headlamp mode is activated
(
Ypage 93).
Rexterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all
the doors and the trunk lid, the exterior light- ing goes off after 15 seconds.
Dependin gonyour vehicle's equipment, when
the surround lighting and delayed switch-off
exterior lighting are on, the following light up:
RParking lamps
RLow-beam headlamps
RDaytime runnin glamps
RSide marker lamps
RSurround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you activat ethe Interior Lighting Delayfunction, the interior lighting remains on for
20 seconds after you remove the SmartKey from
the ignition lock.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Interior Lighting Delayfunction.
When the Interior Lighting Delayfunc-
tion is activated, the vehicle interior is dis-
played in orange in the multifunction display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking mechanism
If you activat ethe AutomaticDoorLockfunc-
tion, the vehicle is centrally locked above a
speed of approximately 9mph (15 km/h).
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The exterior mirrors can then only be folded out
using the button on the door.
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction.
If the Auto. Mirror Foldingfunction is
switched on, the multifunction display shows
the exterior mirror in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Restoring the factorys ettings
XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Factory Settingsubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
The Reset All Settings?function
appears.
XPress the :or9 button to select Noor
Yes.
XPress the abutton to confirm the selec-
tion.
If you have selected Yes
and confirmed, the
multifunction display shows aconfirmation
message.
For safety reasons, the Daytime Running
Lightsfunction in theLightsubmenu is only
reset if the vehicle is stationary.
AMG menu (Mercedes-Benz SLC 43
AMG)
Warm-up
:Digital speedometer
;Gear indicator
=Upshift indicator
?Engine oil temperature
ACoolant temperature
BTransmission fluid temperature
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
Upshift indicator: upshift indicatorUP=
indicates that the engine has reached the
overrevving range when in the manual drive
program.
Engine and transmission oil temperature:
when the engine and transmission are at nor- mal operating temperature, oil tempera-
ture ?and Bare displayed in white in the
multifunction display.
If the multifunction display shows oil temper-
ature ?orB in blue, the engine or the
transmission are not yet at normal operating
temperature. Avoid driving at full engine out-
put during this time.
SETUP
:Engine mode Eco/Comfort/Sport/
Sport +/Manual
;Steering Comfort/Sport
=ESP®On/Offor SPORT handling mode
Sport
SETUPd isplaysthe following information, func-
tions and settings:
Rthe digital speedometer
Rthe gear indicator
Rthe engine mode
Rthe steerin gsetting
Rthe setting of the ECO start/sto pfunction
Rthe ESP®(Electronic Stability Program) mode
XPress =or; on the steerin gwheel to
select the AMGmenu.
XPress9repeatedly until SETUPa ppears.
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RACETIMER
Displaying and startingRACETIMER
The RACETIMER is only intended for us eona
closed race circuit. Do not us ethe function on
public roads.
:Lap
;RACETIMER
Yo uc an star tthe RACETIMER when the engine is
running or if the SmartKey is in position 2in the
ignition lock.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedl yuntilthe
RACETIMER appears.
XTo start: press the abutton to star tthe
RACETIMER.
Displaying the intermediate time
XPress the =or; button to select
Interm. Time.
XPress ato confirm.
The intermediate time appears for five sec-
onds.
Startin ganewlap
:RACETIMER
;Fastest la ptime (best lap)
=Lap
XPress ato confirm New Lap.
It is possible to store amaximum of sixteen laps.
The 16th la pcan only be completed with Fin‐
ish Lap.
Stoppingthe RACETIMER
XPress the %button on the steering wheel.
XConfirm Yeswitha.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing if yo ustop the
vehicl eand turn the SmartKey to position 1in
the ignition lock. If yo uturn the SmartKey to
position 3and then press ato confirm
Start
,t iming is continued.
Resetting the current lap
XStop the RACETIMER.
XPress the =or; button to select
ResetL ap.
XPressato reset the la ptime to "0".
Deleting all laps
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If you switch off the engine, the RACETIMER is
reset to "0" after 30 seconds. All lapsare
deleted.
You cannot delete individual stored laps. If you
have stopped 16 laps, the current lap does not
have to be reset.
XRese tthe current lap.
XPress ato confirm Reset.
Reset Race-Timer?appears in the multi-
function display.
XPress the :button to select Yesand press
the a button to confirm.
All lap sare deleted.
Overall statistics
:RACETIMER overal levaluation
;Total time driven
=Average speed
?Distance covered
AMaximu mspeed
If you save at least one lap and then stop RACE- TIMER, an overal levaluation is available.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the
overal levaluation appears.
Lap statistics
:Lap
;Lap time
=Average lap speed
?Lap length
ATop speed during lap This function is only available if you have stored
at least two lap
sand have stopped the RACE-
TIMER.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the AMGmenu.
XPress the9button repeatedly until the lap
evaluation is shown.
Each lap is shown in aseparate submenu. The
fastest lap is indicated by flashing symbol :.
XPress the9or: button to select adif-
ferent lap evaluation.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dorreleased. It then
goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .
XSwitchoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XApply th eelectric parking brake.
If it is no tpossibl etoengage th eelectric parking brake:
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
If it is no tpossibl etorelease th eelectric parking brake:
XReleas ethe electric parking brak eautomatically (Ypage 132).
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
The yellow!warning lamp lights up. If you manually apply or
release th eelectric parking brake, th ered F (USAonly) or !
(Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .Itisnotpossibl etoapply
th ee lectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th eselector lever to P,astheelectric parking brak eisnot
applie dautomatically.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
F(USA
only)
!(C anada
only)
Parkin gBrake Inop‐
erativ e
The yellow !warning lamp lights up. The red F(USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes for about te nseconds
after th eelectric parking brak ehas been applie dorreleased. It then
goe sout or remain slit.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning ,e.g.b ecause of over-
voltag eorundervoltage.
XRemove th ecaus efor th eovervoltage or undervoltage, e.g. by
charging th ebattery or restarting th eengine.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If it remain simpossible to apply or release th eelectric parking brake:
XSwitc hoff th eignition and tur nitbacko n.
XEngage or release th eelectric parking brake.
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbereleased:
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
If th eelectric parking brak estill canno tbeapplied:
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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The yellow!warning lamp lights up and th ered F (USAonly)
or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tpossibl etoapply th eelectric parking brak emanually.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
$(USA
only)
J(C anada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level
There is no tenough brak efluid in th ebrak efluid reservoir .
In addition ,the $ (USAonly) or J (Canada only) warning lamp
lights up in th einstrumen tcluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The braking effec tmay be impaired.
There is ariskofana ccident.
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions. Do no tcontinue driving
under any circumstances.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
XDo notadd brak efluid .This does no tcorrect them alfunction .
#
CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
G
Inoperative
Oneorm orem ain features of th embrace system are malfunctioning .
XHavethe mbrace system checke dataqualified specialist work-
shop.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐tiv eSeeOperator' sManual
Importantfunction sofPRE-SAF E®havefailed. Al lother occupant
safet ysystems ,e.g.a ir bags ,remain available.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctionsCurrentlyLimite dSee Opera‐tor's Manual
Active Brake Assis tistemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rther adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cradiation emitted by nearby TV or radi ostation sor
other source sofelectromagneti cradiation
Rthes ystem is outside th eoperating temperature range
Rtheo n-bo ardv oltag eistoolow.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis tisoperational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XRestart th eengine.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
ActiveBrakeAssistFunctions LimitedSee Operator'sMan‐ual
Active Brake Assis tisunavailable due to amalfunction .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
RadarSensorsDirtySee Operator' sMan‐ual
The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl ecauses are:
RDirt on sensor s
RHeavy rain or snow
RWhendrivin goni nter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on edrivin gsystem or drivin gsafet ysystem is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :
RActive Brake Assist
RDistancePilotD ISTR ONIC
Once th ecaus eoft heproblem is no longer present, th edrivin gand
drive safet ysystems will be available again .The display message dis-
appears.
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XSwitc hoff th eengine.
XClean all sensor s(Ypage 240).
XRestart theengine.
The display message disappears.
6
SRSMalfunctionSer ‐viceRequired
The restrain tsystem is malfunctioning .The 6 warning lamp also
lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rfurther information about th erestrain tsystem, see (
Ypage 37).
6
Front Lef tMalfunc‐tionServic eRequiredorFr ontRight MalfunctionServic eRequired
The restrain tsystem has malfunctioned at th efront on th eleftorr ight.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbetriggered .
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Engine
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
?
CheckCoolantLevelSee Operator'sMan‐ual
The coolant levelistoolow.
!Avoid making longj ourneys with to olittle coolant in th eengine
cooling system. The engine will otherwise be damaged.
XAdd coolant ,observing th ewarning note sbefore doings o
(Ypage 233).
XIf you nee dtoadd coolant mor eoften than usual, have th eengine
coolant system checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
?The fan motor is faulty.
XIf th ecoolant temperatur egauge is below the Hmarking
(Ypage 164), driv eontothenex tqualified specialist workshop.
XAvoid heavyl oads on theengine as you do so, e.g .driving in moun-
tainous terrain and stop-and-go traffic.
?
CoolantT oo HotStopVehicleT urnEngine Off
The coolant is to ohot.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNING
Do no tdrivew hen your engine is overheated. This can caus esome
fluids whichm ay have leaked int othe engine compartmen ttocatch
fire.
Steam from th eoverheate dengine can also caus eserious burn swhich
can occur jus tbyopening th ehood.
Thereisar isk of injury.
XPull overand stop th evehicle safely and switch off th eengine ,pay-
ing attention to road and traffic conditions.
XSecure th evehicle against rolling away (Ypage 131).
XLeavet hevehicle and keep asafe distanc efromt hevehicle until the
engine has cooled down.
XMakes ure that th eair supply to th eengine radiator is no tblocked,
e.g .bys now, slush or ice.
XDo no tstart th eengine again until th edisplay message goes out and
th ec oolant temperatur egauge is below the Hmarking
(
Ypage 164). Otherwise, th eengine coul dbedamaged.
XPay attention to th ecoolant temperatur egauge, observing the
warning note s(Ypage 233).
XIf thetem peratur eincreases again,v isitaq ualified specialist work-
shop immediately.
Under normal operatin gconditionsa nd at thecorrec tcoolant level,
th ec oolant temperatur egauge may rise to the Hmarking
(
Ypage 164).
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