2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class warning lights

cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
XApplythe electri cparking brake.
XShif tthe transmission to position P
(Ypage 123).
XWith the SmartKey: turn the SmartKey to
position 0in the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobilizer is activated.
XWith KEYLESS-GO: press the KEYLESS-GO
Start/Stop button (Ypage 115).
The engine stopsa nd allthe indicator lamps in
the instrument cluster go out.
Whe nthe driver' sdoorisc losed, this corre-
sponds to SmartKey position 1.W hent he
driver' sdooriso pen, this corresponds to
SmartKey position 0(
Ypage 115).
The engine can be switched off while the vehicle
is in motio nbypressing and holding the Start/
Stop button for aboutt hree seconds. Thisfunc-
tion operate sindependently of the ECO start/
stop automatic engine switch-off function.
Electric parkin gbrake
General notes
GWARNING
If yo ulea ve childre nunsupervised in the vehi-
cle ,they could set it in motio nby,for example:
Rrelease the parking brake.
Rshift the automatic transmission outoft he
parking position P.
Rstartthe engine.
In addition, they may operate vehicle equip-
ment and become trapped .There is arisko f
an accident and injury.
Whe nleaving the vehicle ,alway stake the
SmartKey with yo uand lock the vehicle .Never
leave childre nunsupervised in the vehicle. The function of the electri
cparking brake is
dependent on the on-board voltage .Ifthe on-
board voltage is low or there is amalfunction in
the system, it may not be possible to applyt he
released parking brake.
XIf this is the case ,only park the vehicle on
level ground and secure it to prevent it rolling
away.
XShif tthe automatic transmission to position
P.
It may not be possible to release an applied
parking brake if the on-board voltage is low or
there is amalfunction in the system. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
The electri cparking brake performs afunction
test at regula rinterval swhile the engine is
switched off. The sounds that can be heard while
this is occurring are normal.
Applyin gorreleasin gmanually
XTo engage: push handle :.
Whe nthe electri cparking brake is engaged,
the F (USA only )or! (Canada only)
red indicator lamp lights up in the instrument
cluster.
The electricp arking brake can also be applied
whe nthe SmartKey is removed.
XTo release: pull handle:.
The red F(USA only )or! (Canada
only )indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
goe sout.
The electricp arking brake can only be released:
Rif the SmartKey is in position 1in the ignition
lock (Ypage 115) or
Rif the ignition wa sswitched on using the
Start/Stop button
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Applyingautom atically
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applie dwhen th etransmission is in position P
and :
Rthee ngineiss witched off or
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
To preven tthe electric parking brak efromb eing
automatically applied, pull handle :.
The electric parking brak eisalso engage dauto -
matically if:
RDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICbring sthe vehicl e
to as tandstill or
Rth eH OLDf unction is keepin gthe vehicl esta-
tionary
In addition ,atleast on eofthefollowin gcondi -
tion smustbef ulfilled :
Rthee ngineiss witched off
Rthed river is no twearing aseat belt and th e
driver's door is opened
Rthere is asystem malfunction
Rthep owe rsupply is insufficien t
Rthev ehicl eiss tationary for alengthy period
The red F(USAonly) or ! (Canada only)
indicator lamp in th einstrumen tcluste rlights
up.
The electric parking brak eisnotautomatically
engage diftheengin eisswitched off by th eECO
start/sto pfunction .
Releasing automatically
The electric parking brak eisrelease dautomat -
ically when all of th efollowin gconditi onsa re
fulfilled :
Rthee ngineisr unning.
Rthet ransmission is in position Dor R.
Rth ed river's seat belt is fastened.
Ryou depress th eaccelerato rpedal .
If th etransmission is in position R,t he trunk lid
mus tbec losed.
If your seat belt is no tfastened, th efollowin g
condition smustbef ulfilled to automatically
release th eelectric parking brake:
Rthed river's door is closed.
Ryou hav eshifte dout of Por you hav eprevi-
ously driven faste rtha n2m ph(3 km/ h). Ensure thaty
oudo not depress the accelerator
peda lunintentionally. Otherwis ethe parking
brake will be released and the vehicl ewills tart
to move.
Emergenc ybraking
The vehicl ecan also be braked durin ganemer-
gency by using the electri cparkin gb rake.
XWhil edriving, push handle :of the electric
parkin gbrake.
The vehicl eisbraked for as long as the handle
of the electri cparkin gb rake is pressed. The
longe rthe electri cparkin gb rake handl eis
depressed, the greate rthe braking force.
During braking:
Raw arning tone sounds
Rthe Releas eParkin gBrakemessage
appears
Rthe red F(USA only) or !(Canada
only) indicator lamp in the instrument cluster flashes
When the vehicl ehasbeen braked to astand-
still ,the electri cparkin gb rake is engaged.
Parking the vehicle foral ongp eriod
If yo uleave the vehicl eparked for longe rthan
fou rweeks,the battery maybed amagedby
exhaustive discharging.
If yo uleave the vehicl eparked for longe rthans ix
weeks ,the vehicl emaysuffe rdamag easa
resul toflackofu se.
XVisitaq ualified specialis tworkshop and seek
advice.
iYo uc an obtai ninformatio nabout trickle
chargers fromaq ualified specialis twork-
shop.
Driving tips
General notes
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If yo uswitch off the ignition whil edriving,
safety-relevant functions ar eonlya vailable
with limitations, or not at all. Thi scould affect,
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:Acceleration
;Coasting
=Constant
?Additionalrange achieved
Range ?is shown under Bonus
fr.startand
represents the additional range achieved since
the beginning of the journey as aresul tofa n
adapted driving style.
If the fuel level hasd ropped into the reserve
range,t heReserv efuel
message is shown in
the multifunctio ndisplay insteadofr ange ?.
The 8 warning lamp in the instrument cluster
also lights up (
Ypage 207). The ECO display consists of threes
ections, with
an inne rand outer area .The sections corre-
spond to the following threec ategories:
:Acceleration(evaluation of al laccel-
eratio nprocesses):
Rthe outer area fills up and the inner
area lights up green: moderate
acceleration, especially at higher
speeds
Rthe outer area emptie sand the
inne rareaisg ray: sporty acceler-
ation
;Coasting (evaluation of al ldecelera-
tio np rocesses):
Rthe outer area fills up and the inner
area lights up green: anticipatory
driving ,keeping your distance and
early release of the accelerator.
The vehicl ecan coast withou tuse
of the brakes.
Rthe outer area emptie sand the
inne rareaisg ray: frequent heavy
braking
=Constant (continuouse valuation
ove rthe entire journey):
Rthe outer area fills up and the inner
area lights up green: constant
speed and avoidance of unneces-
sary acceleratio nand deceleration
Rthe outer area emptie sand the
inne rareaisg ray: fluctuations in
speed
The threei nnerareas display the current driving
style and light up green as aresul tofa particu-
larly economical driving style .Depending on the
driving situation, up to two area smaylight up
simultaneously.
At the beginning of the journey ,the threeo uter
area sareempty and fil lupasaresultofe co-
nomical driving .Ahighe rlev el indicates amore
economical driving style .Ifthe threeo uter areas
ar ec ompletelyf illedatt he same time ,the driver
hasa dopted the mos teconomical driving style
for the selecte dsettings and prevailing condi-
tions. The ECO display borde rlights up.
The ECO display does not indicate the actual fuel consumption. The additionally achieved range
displayed under Bonus fr. start
does not
indicate afixe dc onsumption reduction.
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Limited braking performance on salt-
treated roads
If you driveonsalted roads,alayer of salt resi-
due may for monthebrak ediscsa nd brake
pads. This can result in asignificantly longer
braking distance.
RIn ordertop revent any salt build-up, apply the
brakes occasionally while paying attention to th et raffic conditions.
RCarefully depress th ebrakep edal and the
beginnin gand end of ajou rney.
RMaintain agreater distanc etothevehicle
ahead.
Servicing th ebrakes
!The brakef luid level may be to olow, if:
Rif th ered brakew arning lamp lightsupi n
th ei nstrumentc luster and
Ryou hearawarning tone while th eengine is
running
Observe additional warning messages in the
multifunction display.
The brak efluid level may be to olow due to
brak epad wear or leaking brakel ines.
Hav ethe brak esystem checked immediately.
Consult aqualifie dspecialist workshop to
arrange this.
!As th eESP®system operates automatically,
th ee ngine and th eignitio nmust be switched
off (SmartKey in position 0or 1in th eignition
lock) if th eelectric parking brakeisb eingtes-
ted on abraked ynamometer (maximum
10 seconds).
Brakin gtriggered automatically by ESP
®may
seriously damage th ebrakes ystem.
All check sand maintenanc ework on th ebrake
system must be carried out at aqualifie dspe-
cialis tworkshop.
Hav ebrakep ads installe dand brakef luid
replaced at aqualifie dspecialist workshop.
If th ebrakes ystem has onl ybeen subject to
moderatel oads, you should tes tthe functional-
ity of your brakes at regular intervals.
Information on BA S(Brake Assist)(
Ypage 55).
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend stha tyou onl yhave
brakep ads/linings installe donyour vehicle
whichh ave been approved for Mercedes-Benz
vehicle sorwhichcorrespondtoane quivalent
qualitys tandard. Brake pads/linings whichh avenot been approved for Mercedes-Ben
zvehicle s
or whicha re n

ot of an equivalent qualityc ould
affect your vehicle's operatin gsafety.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommend sthaty ou onl yuse
brakef luid that has been specially approved for
your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz, or whichc orre-
sponds to an equivalent qualitys tandard. Brake
fluid whichh as not been approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicle sorw hichisn ot of an
equivalent qualityc ould affect your vehicle's
operatin gsafety.
High-performance brake system
(Mercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG)
AM Gb rakes ystems are designed for heavy
loads and have component swith corresponding
properties. This may lead to noise when braking.
This will dependo n:
RSpeed
RBrakingforce
RAmbientc onditions, e.g .temperature and
humidity
The wear of individual component softhebrake
system, such as th ebrakep ads/linings or brake
discs, depends on th eindividual driving style
and operatin gconditions.
For this reason, it is impossibletos tate am ile-
age that will be valid unde rall circumstances. An
aggressived riving style will lead to high wear.
You can obtain morei nformationonthisf roma
qualifie dspecialist workshop.
New and replaced brak epads and discso nly
reacht heir optimum braking effect after several
hundred kilometers of driving .Compensate for
this by applyingg reater force to thebrakep edal.
Keep this in mind, and adapt your driving and
braking accordingl yduringt hisb reak-in period.
Excessive heavy braking results in correspond-
ingly high brak ewear. Observe th ebrakes ystem
warning lamp in th einstrumentc luster and note
any brak estatus messages in th emultifunction
display. Especially for high performanc edriving,
it is important to maintain and have th ebrake
system checked regularly.
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Warning displays
Warning display for the front area
:
Segments on the left-hand side of the vehi-
cle
;Segments on the right-hand side of the vehi-cle
=Segments showing operational readiness
The warning display sshow the distance
between the sensors and the obstacle. The
warning display for the front area is located on
the dashboard above the center air vents. The
warning display for the rear area is located
between the roll bars.
The warning display for each side of the vehicle
is divided into five yellow and two red segments.
PARKTRONIC is operational if yellow segments
showing operational readiness =light up.
The selected transmission position and the
direction in which the vehicl eisrolling deter-
mine which warning display is active whe nthe
engine is running.
Automati ctransmission:
Transmission posi-
tionWarning display
DFront area activated
R, Nor the vehicl eis
rolling backwardsRea rand front areas
activated
PNo area sactivated
One or more segments light up as the vehicle
approache sanobstacle, depending on the vehi-
cle's distance from the obstacle. From the:
Rsixth segment onwards, you wil
lhearani nter-
mittent warning tone for approximately two
seconds.
Rseventh segment onwards, you wil lheara
warning tone for approximately two seconds.
This indicates that you have now reache dthe
minimu mdistance.
Deactivating/activating PARKTRONIC
:Deactivates/activates PARKTRONIC
;Indicator lamp
If indicator lamp ;lights up, PARKTRONIC is
deactivated. Parking Guidance is als odeactiva-
ted.
iPARKTRONIC is automatically activated
whe nyou turn the SmartKey to position 2in
the ignition lock.
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Problems with PARKTRONIC
ProblemPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displaysare lit. You
also hear awarning tone
for approximately two
seconds.
PARKTRONIC is deacti-
vated after approx-
imately 20 seconds, and
the indicator lamp in the
PARKTRONIC button
lights up.PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has switched off.
XIf problems persist, have PARKTRONIC checked at aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Only the red segments in
the PARKTRONIC warn-
ing displaysa re lit.
PARKTRONIC is deacti-
vated after approx-
imately five seconds.The PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is interference.
XClean the PARKTRONIC sensors (Ypage 240).
XSwitch the ignition back on.
The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or ultra-
sound waves.
XSee if PARKTRONIC functions in adifferent location.
Parking Guidance
Important safety notes
Parking Guidance is an electronic parking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasound is used to measure
the road on both sides of the vehicle. Asuitable
parking space is indicated by the parking sym-
bol. You receive steering instructions when
parking. You may also use PARKTRONIC
(
Ypage 149).
Parking Guidance is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are always responsible
for safe maneuvering, parking and exiting a
parking space. When maneuvering, parking or
pulling out of aparking space, make sure that
there are no persons, animals or object sinthe
area in which you are maneuvering.
GWARNING
If object sare located above the detection
range, Parking Guidance may provide steering
instructions too soon. You may cause acolli-
sion as aresult. There is arisk of an accident.
If object sare located above the detection
range, stop and switch off Parking Assist.
!If unavoidable, you should drive over obsta-
cles such as curbs slowly and not at asharp
angle. Otherwise, you may damage the
wheels or tires.
When PARKTRONIC is deactivated, Parking
Guidance is also unavailable.
Parking Guidance may also display spaces not
suitable for parking, e.g.:
Rwhere parking or stopping is prohibited
Rin front of driveways or entrances and exits
Ron unsuitable surfaces
Use Parking Guidance for parking spaces:
Rthat are paralleltot he direction of travel
Rthat are on straight roads, not bends
Rthat are on the same level as the road, i.e. not
on the pavement, for example. Parking Guid-
ance may not detect flat curbs
Parking tips:
ROn narrow roads, drive as close to the parking
space as possible.
RParking spaces that are littered or overgrown
might be identified or measured incorrectly.
RParking spaces that are partially occupied by
trailer drawbars might not be identified as
such or be measured incorrectly.
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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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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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On-board computer and displays