2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class automatic transmission

As soonasthe ignition is switched on, al lthe
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster light
up .Further informatio nonsituations where an
indicator lamp either fails to go outa fterstarting
the engine or lights up whil edriving
(
Ypage 204).
If Start/Stop button :hasn ot yetbeen
pressed, thisc orrespondstot he key being
remove dfrom the ignition.
XTo switc honthe power supply: press
Start/Stop button :once.
The powe rsuppl yiss witched on. Yo ucan now
activate the windshield wipers, for example.
The powe rsuppl yiss witched off agai nif:
Rthe driver's door is opene dand
Ryoup ress Start/Stop button :twice when
in thisp osition
XTo switc honthe ignition: press Start/Stop
button :twice.
The ignition is switched on.
If yo upress Start/Stop button :once when
in thisp osition, the ignition is switched off
again.
Removing the Start/Stopb utton
Youc an remove the Start/Stop button from the
ignition lock and start the vehicl easnormal
using the SmartKey.
XRemove Start/Stop button :from ignition
lock ;.
Yo udon ot have to remove the Start/Stop but-
ton from the ignition lock when yo uleave the
vehicle. Yo ushould, however, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou when leaving the vehicle. As
long as the Sma rtKey
isint
he vehicle:
Rthe vehiclecan be started using the Start/
Stop button
Rthe electrically powered equipment can be
operated
Starting the engine
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If children ar eleftu nsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors ,thuse ndangering other
people or roa dusers.
Rgeto utand disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicl ein
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshifting the automatic transmission outo f
park position P
RStartthe engine.
There is ariskofana ccident and injury.
Whe nleavi ng the vehicle, always take the
SmartKeyw ithy ou and lock the vehicle. Never
leav echildren or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Alway skeept he SmartKeyo utof
reach of children.
GWARNING
Combustion engine semitp oiso nousexhaust
gases such as carbo nmonoxide. Inhaling
thes eexhaus tgases lead stopoisoning. There
is ar iskoff atalinjury.T herefore neve rleave
the engine running in enclose dspaces with-
outs ufficient ventilation.
GWARNING
Flammabl ematerial sintroduced through
environmentali nfluence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaus tsystem or
parts of the engine thath eatu p.There is arisk
of fire.
Carry outr egular checks to make sure that
ther eareno flammabl eforeig nmaterial sin
the engine compartment or in the exhaust
system.
During acolds tart, the engine runs at higher
speed stoenablethe catalytic converter to
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reach its operating temperature. The sound of
the engine may change during this time.
Automatic transmission
XDepress the brake pedaland keep it
depressed.
XShift the transmission to position P.
Transmission position display Pis shown in
the multifunction display.
iYou can start the engine in transmission
position Pand N.
Starting procedure with the SmartKey
To start the engine using the SmartKey instead
of KEYLESS-GO, pul lthe Start/Stop button out
of the ignitio nlock.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 3in the ignition
lock (Ypag e115) and release it as soon as the
engine is running.
UsingK EYLESS-GO to start the engine
The Start/Stop button can be used to start the
vehicl emanually withou tinserting the SmartKey
into the ignitio nlock. The Start/Stop button
must be inserted in the ignitio nlock and the
SmartKey must be in the vehicle. This mode for
starting the engine operates independently of
the ECO start/stop automatic engine start func-
tion.
XDepress the brake pedala nd keep it
depressed.
XPress the Start/Stop button once
(Ypag e115).
The engine starts.
Pulling away
General notes
GWARNING
If the engine speedisa bove the idling speed
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
the vehicl ecould pul lawa ysuddenly.T here is
ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
alway sfirmly depress the brake pedala nd do
not simultaneously accelerate.
!Change gearing ood time and avoi dspin-
ning the wheels. You could otherwise damage
the vehicle.
Depress the accelerator carefully when pulling
away.
The vehicl elocks centrally once you have pulled
away. The locking knobs in the doors drop down.
You can open the doors from the insid eatany
time.
You can als odeactivate the automatic locking
feature (
Ypag e173).
It is only possible to shift the transmission from
position Pto the desired position if you depress
the brake pedal. Only then is the shift lock
released.
iUpshifts take place at highere ngine speeds
after acold start. This help sthe catalytic con-
verter to reach its operating temperature
more quickly.
Information on the automatic release of the
electric parking brake (
Ypag e133).
Hill start assist
Hill start assist help syou when pulling awa yfor-
ward sorinr everse on an uphill gradient. It holds
the vehicl efor as hort time after you have
removed you rfoot from the brake pedal. This
gives you enoug htime to move you rfoot from
the brake pedaltot he accelerator pedala nd to
depress it before the vehicl ebegins to roll.
GWARNING
After ashort time, hill start assist wil lnolon-
ger brake you rvehicl eand it could roll away.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move you rfoot from the
brake pedaltot he accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicl ewhen it is held by hill start
assist.
Hill start assist is not active if:
Ryou are pulling awa yonalevel road or on a
downhill gradient.
Rthe transmission is in position N.
Rthe electric parking brake is applied.
RESP®is malfunctioning.
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ECO start/stop function
Introduction
The ECO start/sto pfunction switches the
engine off automaticall yifthevehicle is stopped
unde rcertain conditions.
The engine start sautomaticall ywhen th edriver
want stop ull away again.T he ECO start/stop
function therebyh elps you to reducethe fuel
consumptio nand emissionsofy our vehicle.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If th eengine is switched off automaticall yand
you exi tthe vehicle ,the engine is restarted
automatically. The vehicle may begin moving.
Thereisar isk of accidenta nd injury.
If you wish to exi tthe vehicle ,always tur noff
th ei gnition and secure th evehicle against
rolling away.
General notes
:ECO start/sto pdisplay
The ECO start/sto pfunction is activated when-
ever you switch on th eengine usingt heSmart-
Key or th eStart/Sto pbutton.
If th eengine has been switched off automati-
cally by th eECO start/sto pfunction,t heè
ECO symbol is shownint hemultifunction dis-
play.
Automatic engine switch-off
If th evehicle is braked to astandstil lin D or N,
th eE CO start/sto pfunction switches off the
engine automatically. The ECO start/sto
pfunction is operational
when:
Rth ei ndicator lamp in th eECO butto nislit
green.
Rth eo utside temperatur eiswithin th erange
that is suitable for th esystem.
Rthee ngine is at normal operatin gtem pera-
ture.
Rth es et temperatur efor th evehicle interior
has been reached.
Rth eb attery is sufficiently charged.
Rthes ystem detect sthatthe windshield is not
fogged up when th eair-conditioning system is
switched on.
Rth eh ood is closed.
Rthed river'sd oor is closed and th edriver's
seat belt is fastened.
All of th evehicle's systems remain active when
th ee ngine is stopped automatically.
Automatic engine switch-off can tak eplacea
maximum of four times in arow (initial stop, then
three subsequents tops).
The HOLD function can be activated if the
engine has been switched off automatically. It is
then no tnecessaryt ocontinue applyingt he
brakes durin gthe automatic stop phase.W hen
you depress th eaccelerato rpedal, th eengine
start sautomaticall yand th ebraking effect of
th eH OLDf unction is deactivated.
Automatic engine start
The engine start sautomaticall yif:
Ryou switch off th eECO start/sto pfunction by
pressingt heECO button
Rin transmission position Dor Ntheb rake
pedal is released and th eHOLDfunction is not
active
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rpedal
Ryou engage reverseg earR
Ryou mov ethe transmission out of position P
Ryou switch to driveprogram S+
Ryou unfasten your seat belt or open th edriv-
er'sd oor
Rthev ehicle start storoll
Rtheb rak esystem requires this
Rthet em peratur einthevehicle interiord evi-
ate sfromt heset range
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Rthe systemdetects moisture on the wind-
shiel dwhent he air-conditioning systemi s
switched on
Rthe battery's condition of charge is too low
Shiftin gthe transmission to position Pdoes not
start the engine.
Deactivatin goractivatin gthe ECO
start/sto pfunction
XTo deactivate: press ECO button :.
Indicato rlam p; goes out.
XTo activate: press ECO button :.
Indicato rlam p; lights up.
If indicator lamp ;is off ,the ECO start/stop
functio nhasbeen deactivated manuall yoras
the resul tofamalfunction. The engine will then
not be switched off automaticall ywhenthe vehi-
cle stops.
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Automa tict rans mi ssion
Import ant safety notes
GWARNIN G
If th eengines pee disa bovethe idlin gspee d
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
th ev ehicl ecould pull away suddenly. There is
ar iskofana ccident.
When engagin gtransmission position Dor R,
always firmly depress th ebrak epedal and do
no tsimultaneously accelerate .
GWARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position Nwhen you switch off th eengine.
The vehicl emay rol laway. There is ariskofa n
accident.
Afte rswitching off th eengine, always switch
to parking position P.Preven tthe parked vehi-
cle from rollin gaway by applyin gthe parking
brake.
Selector lever
Overview oftrans mission positions
!If th eengines pee dist oohigh or if th evehi-
cle is rolling, do no tshif tthe transmission
directl yfrom Dto R,f ro m Rto Dor directl yto
P.
Do no topen th edriver's door while th evehi-
cle is in motion .Atlow speeds in transmission
position Dor R,p ark position Pis otherwise
engage dautomatically.
The transmission could be damaged.
jPark position
kReverse gear
iNeutral
hDrive
The selector lever always return stoitsoriginal
position .The curren ttransmission position P,R,
N or Dappear sinthetransmission position dis-
play in th emultifunction display.
Trans mission position and drive pr o-
gram display
All vehicles (excep tMercedes-Benz SLC
43 AMG )
:Transmission position
;Gear
=Drive program
The curren ttransmission position and drive pro -
gram appear in th emultifunction display.
Mercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG
:Transmission position
;Drive program
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The current transmission position and drive pro-
gram appear in the multifunction display.
Engaging parkposition P
XWhen the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.
XPress button:.
Engaging parkp ositionPautomatically
Park position Pis automatically engaged if:
Ryou switch off the engine using the SmartKey
and remove the SmartKey
Ryou switch off the engine using the SmartKey
or using the Start/Stop button and open the
driver's door or front-passenger door
Rthe driver's door is opened when the vehicle is
stationary or driving at very low speed and the
transmission is in position Dor R
Under certain conditions, the automatic trans-
mission shifts automatically to transmission
position Pif the HOLD function or Distance Pilot
DISTRONIC is activated. Observe the informa-
tion on the HOLD function (
Ypage 148) and on
Distance Pilot DISTRONIC (Ypage 144).
Engaging reverse gear R
!Only shift the automatic transmission to R
when the vehicle is stationary.
XDepress the brake and keep it pressed.
XPush the selector lever forwards past the first
point of resistance.
The ECO start/sto pfunction is not available
when reverse gear is engaged. Further informa-
tion on the ECO start/sto pfunction
(
Ypage 118).
Shifting to neutral N
GWARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
Ropen the doors, thus endangeringo ther
people or road users.
Rget out and disrupt traffic.
Roperate the vehicle's equipment.
Additionally, children could set the vehicle in
motion if, for example, they:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshiftin gthe automatic transmission out of
park position P
RStart the engine.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children or animals unattended in the
vehicle. Always keep the SmartKey out of
reach of children.
XWhen the vehicle is stationary, depress the
brake pedal.
XPush the selector lever forwards or back to
the first point of resistance.
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position Ror D,t he automatic transmis-
sion shifts to Nautomatically.
With the SmartKey: if you then open the driv-
er's door or the front-passenger door or remove
the SmartKey from the ignition, the automatic
transmission shifts to Pautomatically.
With KEYLESS-GO: if you then open the driver's
or front-passenger door, the automatic trans-
mission shifts to P.
If you want the automatic transmission to
remain in neutral N,e .g. when having the vehicle
cleaned in an automatic car wash with atowing
system:
XVehicles with KEYLESS-GO: remove the
Start/Stop button from the ignition lock.
XInsert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
XAll vehicles: switch the ignition on.
XDepress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
XShift to neutral N.
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XReleasethe brak epedal .
XReleas ethe electric parking brake.
XSwitc hoff th eignition and leav ethe SmartKey
in th eignition lock.
Engaging drive position D
XWhen th evehicl eiss tationary, depress th e
brak epedal .
XPush th eselector lever bac kpast th efirst
poin tofr esistance.
Transmission positions
BParkposition
This prevents th evehicl efromr ollin g
away when stopped.
Only shif tthe transmission int oposi-
tion Pwhen th evehicl eiss tationary
(
Ypage 122). The parking loc k
should no tbeused as abrak ew hen
parking .Always apply th eelectronic
parking brak einaddition to th epark -
ing loc kinorder to secure th evehi-
cle .
If th eSmartKey is remove dfromt he
ignition lock, th etransmission is
locked.
The automatic transmission shifts
int oP automatically:
Rwhen th eSmartKey is remove d
from th eignition loc k
Rwhen theengineiss witched off
wit hthe transmission in position R
or Dand on eofthedoor sis
opened
If th evehicl eelectronics are malfunc -
tioning ,the transmission may be
locke dinposition P.Havet he vehicl e
electronics checke dimmediately at a
qualified specialist workshop.
CRevers egear
Only shif tthe transmission int oposi-
tion Rwhen th evehicl eiss tationary.
ANeutral
Do no tshif tthe transmission to N
while driving .Otherwise, th eauto -
matic transmission could be dam-
aged.
No powe ristransmitte dfromt he
engin etothedriv ewheels.
Releasing th ebrak epedal will allow
you to mov ethe vehicl efreely, e.g. to
push it or to wit.
If ES P
®is deactivated or faulty: shif t
th et ransmission only to position Nif
th ev ehicl eisind anger of skidding,
e.g. on icy roads.
!Rollin ginneutral Ncan damag e
th ed rivet rain.
7Drive
The automatic transmission changes
gear automatically. All forward gear s
are available.
Driving tips
Changing gear
The automatic transmission shifts to th eindi-
vidual gear sautomatically when it is in trans -
mission position D.This automatic gear shifting
behavior is determine dby:
Rthes elected driv eprogram
Rthep osition of th eaccelerato rpedal
Rther oad spee d
Accelerator pedal position
Your style of driving influence show th eauto -
matic transmission shifts gear :
Rlittlethrottle: earl yupshift s
Rmorethrottle: lat eupshift s
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Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
XDepress theaccelerato rpedal beyon dthe
pressur epoint.
The automatic transmission shift stoalower
gear depending on th eengines peed.
XEas eoff th eaccelerato rpedal once th e
desire dspeed is reached.
The automatic transmission shift sbacku p.
Drive programs
Drive program C(Comfort)
Drive progra mCis characterized by th efollow-
ing :
Rthev ehicl edelivers comfortable, economical
handlin gcharacteristics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away mor egentl yinf orward
and revers egears, unless th eaccelerato r
pedal is depressed fully.
Rth ev ehicl ehas improved drivin gstability, for
exampl eonslipperyroad surfaces.
Roptimal fuel consumption resulting from th e
automatic transmission shifting up sooner.
The vehicl eisdriven in th elow engin espee d
range and th ewheels are less likely to spin .
Rthes uspension exhibits comfortable damping
setting s(vehicles wit hadaptive adjustable
damping or AM Gsport ssuspension).
Rthes teering exhibits acomfo rtable steering
curve.
Drive program S(Sport )
Drive progra mSis characterized by th efollow-
ing :
Rthev ehicl eexhibits sport ydrivin gcharacter-
istics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away in first gear .
Rthea utomatic transmission shift suplater.
The fuel consumption possibl ybein gh igher
as aresult of th elater automatic transmission
shift points .
Rthes uspension exhibits fir mdamping set -
ting s(vehicles wit hadaptive adjustable
damping or AM Gsport ssuspension).
Rthes teering exhibits asport ysteering curve.
Drive program S+ (Sport Plus)
Drive programS+ is characterized by th efol-
lowing:
Rth ev ehicl eexhibits particularly sport ydrivin g
characteristics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away in first gear .
Rthea utomatic transmission shift suplater.
The fuel consumption possibl ybein gh igher
as aresult of th elater automatic transmission
shift points .
Rthes uspension exhibits particularly fir m
damping setting s(vehicles wit hadaptive
adjustable damping or AM Gsport ssuspen -
sion).
Rth es teering exhibits asport ysteering curve.
Rth eE CO start/sto pfunction is no tavailable.
Drive program I(Individual)
In drive progra mIth ef ollowin gproperties of th e
drive progra mcan be selected:
Rthed rive (engin eand transmission manage-
ment)
Rth es uspension (vehicles wit hadaptive
adjustable damping or AM Gsport ssuspen -
sion )
Rthes teering
Rth ea vailabilit yoftheECO start/sto pfunction
Information about configuring drive progra mI
wit hthe multimedia system can be found in th e
Digital Operator' sManual.
Drive program E(Economy)
Drive progra mEis characterized by th efollow-
ing :
Rthev ehicl eexhibits comfortable, economical
handlin gcharacteristics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away mor egentl yinf orward
and revers egears, unless th eaccelerato r
pedal is depressed fully.
Rth ev ehicl ehas improved drivin gstability, for
exampl eonslipperyroads urfaces.
Roptimal fuel consumption resulting from th e
automatic transmission shifting up sooner.
The vehicl eisdriven in th elow engin espeed
range and th ewheels are less likely to spin .
Rthes uspension exhibits comfortable damping
setting s(vehicles wit hadaptive adjustable
damping or AM Gsport ssuspension).
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