2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class light

Blind Spot Assist monitors the areaupto10ft
(3.0 m)behind your vehicle and directly nex tto
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram. For this
purpose, Blind Spot Assist uses radar sensor sin
the rear bumper.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nex ttoyour vehicle may be
indicated, especially if the vehicles are not driv-
ing in the middle of their lane. This may be the
case if ther eare vehicles driving at the inner
edge of their lanes.
Due to the natur eofthe system:
Rwarning smay be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders.
Rthe warning is canceled when driving for an
extended period nex ttolong vehicles, such as
trucks.
Indicator and warning display
:Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
Blind Spot Assist is not activ eatspeeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring range are then not indicated.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp :in the exterior mirrorsl ights up yellow
at speeds of up to 20 mph (3 0km/ h).Ats peeds
above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicator lamp
goe soutand Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If av ehicl eisd etected within the blind spot
monitoring rang eatspeeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp :on the correspond-
ing sid elights up red .Thisw arning is always
emitted when avehicl eenter sthe blind spot
monitoring rang efrom behind or from the side.
Whe nyou overtake avehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
7m ph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goe soutif reverse
gea rise ngaged .Inthis event, Blind Spot Assist
is no longer active. The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjuste
dautomaticall yaccording to the ambi-
ent light.
Collisio nwarning
Ifav ehicl eisd etected in the monitoring rang eof
Blind Spot Assist and yo uswitch on the corre-
sponding turn signal ,adoubl ewarning tone
sounds. Re dwarning lamp :flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, vehicles detected are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp :.
There are no further warning tones.
Switchin gonBlind SpotA ssist
XMake sure that Blind Spot Assist
(Ypage 171 )isa ctivate dinthe on-board
computer.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps :in the exterio rmirrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds and
then turn yellow.
Lan eKeeping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the are ainfront of
your vehicl ewithc amera :,which is mounted
at the top of the windshield .Lane Keeping Assist
detects lane markings on the roa dand warns
yo ub efore yo uleave your lane unintentionally.
If yo uselect km
on the on-board compute rinthe
Display Unit Speed-/Odometerfunction
(Ypage 172), Lane Keeping Assist is active
starting at aspeed of 60 km/h .Ifthemiles
display uni tiss elected ,the assistance range
begins at 40 mph.
Aw arning may be given if afront wheel passes
ove ralanem arking. It will warn yo ubymeans of
intermittent vibration in the steering wheel for
up to 1.5 seconds.
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Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen tintegrate dinthevehi-
cle while driving ,you will be distracte dfrom
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of th evehicle. Ther eisariskofana ccident.
Only operate th eequipmen twhen th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsuret hatthis
is possible ,park th evehicl epayin gattention
to traffic condition sand operate th eequip-
men twhen th evehicl eiss tationary.
You must observ ethe legal requirements for th e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydriving when
operating th eon-bo ard computer.
GWARNIN G
If th einstrumen tcluste rhas faile dormal-
functioned, you may no trecognize function
restriction sinsystems relevan ttosafety. The
operating safet yofyour vehicl emay be
impaired .Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Drive on carefully. Hav ethe vehicl echecked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows message sor
warning sfromc ertai nsystems in th emultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor emakes ure
your vehicl eisoperating safely at all times .
If th eoperating safet yofyour vehicl eis
impaired ,pull ove rassoonasitiss afetodos o.
Contac taqualified specialist workshop.
Fo rano verview, see th einstrumen tpanel illus-
tration (
Ypage 31).
Display sand operation
Instrumen tcluster lighting
The lighting in th einstrumen tcluster, in th edis-
plays and th econtrols in thevehicl einterior can
be adjusted usin gthe brightness control knob.
The brightness control knob is locate donthe
botto mleftoft heinstrumen tcluste r
(
Ypage 31).
XTurn th ebrightness control knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If you tur nthe ligh tswitch (
Ypage 93 )tot he
Ã, TorL position ,the brightness
will depend upon th ebrightness of th eambi -
en tlight.
The ligh tsensor in th einstrumen tcluste r
automatically control sthe brightness of th e
multifunction display. In daylight, th edisplays
in th einstrumen tcluste rare no tilluminated.
Speedometer with segments
The segments in th espeedometer indicat e
whic hspee drange is available.
RCruis econtro lactivated (Ypage 138):
The segments ligh tupfromt hestore dspee d
to th emaximum speed.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cisactivated
(Ypage 140):
On eort wo segments in th eset spee drange
ligh tup.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cdetects avehicl ein
fron tmoving mor eslowly than th estored
speed:
The segments between th espee doft hevehi-
cle in fron tand th estoreds pee dligh tup.
Tachometer
!
Do no tdriveint heoverrevving range, as this
could damag ethe engine.
The red ban dinthetachometer indicates th e
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel suppl yisinterrupted to protect th e
engin ewhen th ered ban disreached.
Outsidet emperatur edisplay
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tion swhen temperatures are aroun dfreezing
point.
Bea rinm indt hatthe outside temperature dis-
play indicates th etem perature measured and
does no trecord th eroad temperature.
The outside temperature display is in th emulti-
function display (
Ypage 165).
Ac hang eint heoutside temperature is shown in
th em ultifunction display after adelay.
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Service menu
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, you have the following options in the
Serv.
menu:
RCalling up display messages (Ypage 178)
RRestarting the tire pressure loss warning sys-
tem (Ypage 262)
RChecking the tire pressure electronically
(Ypage 262)
RCalling up the service due date
(Ypage 235)
Settings menu
Introduction
Depending on the equipment installed in the
vehicle, in the Sett.menu you have the follow-
ing options:
RChanging the instrumentc luster settings
(Ypage 172)
RChanging the light settings (Ypage 172)
RChanging the vehicle settings (Ypage 173)
RChanging the convenience settings
(Ypage 174)
RRestoring the factory settings (Ypage 175)
Instrument cluster
Selecting the distance unit
The Display Unit Speed-/Odometer:func-
tion allowsy ou to choose whether certain dis-
playsa ppear in kilometers or miles in the mul-
tifunction display.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Display Unit Speed-/Odometerfunction.
The current setting kmormilesappears.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
The selected unit of measurement for distance
appliest o:
Rthe digital speedometer in the Tripmenu
Rthe odometer and trip odometer
Rthe trip computer
Rthe current consumption and the range
Rnavigation instructions in theNavimenu
Rcruise control
RDistancePilot DISTRONIC
RASSYST PLUS service interval display
Selecting permanent display
The Permanent Display:function allowsy ou
to choose whether the multifunction display
always shows the outside temperature or the
speed.
The speed display is inverse to the speedome-
ter.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Instrument Clustersubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Permanent Display:function.
The current setting, Outside Temperature
orSpeedometer [km/h]orSpeedometer[mph],appears.
XTo change the setting: pressaagain.
Lights
Setting the daytime running lights
This function is not available in Canada.
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
Daytime Running Lightsfunction.
If the DaytimeRunningLightsfunction has
been switched on, the cone of light and the
W symbol in the multifunction display are
shown in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on daytime running lamps
(
Ypage 93).
Setting the brightness of the ambient
lighting
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Lightsubmenu.
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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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XPress the=or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Automatic Door Lockfunction.
When the Automatic Door Lockfunction is
activated, the multifunction display shows the
left-hand vehicle door in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
For further information on the automatic locking
feature, see (
Ypage 69).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal
If you switch on the AcousticLockfunction, an
acoustic signal sounds when you lock the vehi-
cle.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehiclesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Acoustic Lockfunction.
If the Acoustic Lockfunction is activated,
the & symbol in the multifunction display
lights up orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Convenience
Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXITf eature
GWARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steerin gwheel, you and other vehicle
occupants–p articularly children –could
become trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
If somebody becomes trapped:
Rpress one of the memory function position
buttons, or
Rmove the switch for steerin gwheel adjust-
ment in the opposite direction to that in
which the steerin gwheel is moving.
The adjustmen tprocess is stopped.
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett.menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Conveniencesubmenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XUsing :or9,s elect the EasyEntry/Exitfunction.
If the EasyEntry/Exitfunction is activated,
the multifunction display shows the steering
wheel in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Further information on the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature (
Ypage 87).
Switching the belt adjustment on/off
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
Belt Adjustmentfunction.
When the Belt Adjustmentfunction is acti-
vated, the seat belt is displayed in orange in
the multifunction display.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
For further information on belt adjustment, see
(
Ypage 41).
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off
This function is only availablew hen the vehicle is
equipped with the electrical fold-in function.
This function is only availableinC anada.
When you activat ethe Auto.
MirrorFoldingfunction, the exterior mirrors are folded in when
the vehicle is locked.
If you have switched on the Auto. Mirror
Foldingfunction and you fold in the exterior
mirrors using the button on the door
(
Ypage 89), they will not fold out automatically.
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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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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator'sManual
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) and ESP®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) are temporarily not available.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps light up in the
instrumentc luster.
Possible causes are:
Rself-diagnosis is not yet complete.
Rthe on-board voltage may be insufficient.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XCarefullyd riveasuitable distance, making slight steering move-
mentsatas peed above 12 mph (20 km/h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
The $ (USA only) or J(Canada only), ÷,åand!
warning lamps in the instrumentc luster also light up.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator'sManual
ESP®is temporarily unavailable .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
In addition ,the ÷ andå warning lamp sligh tupint heinstru-
men tcluster.
The self-diagnosis function might no tbecomplete, for example.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above.
The braking distanc einanemergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz ethe vehicle.
There is an increased ris kofskiddin gand an accident.
XCarefully drive asuitable distance, making slight steering move-
ments at aspeed abov e12mph(20 km/ h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualifieds pecialist workshop immediately.
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ESP®is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamp slightu pinthe instru-
ment cluster.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally ,but withou tthe
functions listed above.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can thus
increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unabl etostabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualifieds pecialist workshop immediately.
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