2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class key

Correct driver's seat position
GWARNING
You coul dlose control of your vehicle if you do
th ef ollowingw hile driving:
Radjust thedriver'ss eat,head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten th eseat belt
Thereisar iskofana ccident.
Adjust th edriver'ss eat,head restraint ,steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting th eengine.
XObserv ethe safety guideline sonseat adjust-
men t(Ypage 82).
XMakes ure that seat =is adjusted properly.
Manual seat adjustmen t(
Ypage 84)
Electrical seat adjustmen t(
Ypage 84)
When adjusting th eseat,m akes ure that:
Ryou are as far away from th edriver'sa ir bag as
possible
Ryou are sittin ginanormalupright position
Ryou can fasten th eseat belt properly
Ryou have moved th ebackres ttoana lmost
vertical position
Ryou have set th eseat cushion angle so that
your thighs are gently supported
Ryou can depress th epedals properly
XCheckw hether th ehead restraint is adjusted
properly. When doings
o, makesure that you have
adjusted th ehead restraint so that th eback of
your head is supported at eye leve lbythe
cente rofthehead restraint.
XObserv ethe safety note sonsteering column
adjustmen t(Ypage 86).
XMakesure that steering wheel :is adjusted
properly.
Adjusting th esteering wheel man-
ually(
Ypage 86)
Adjusts th esteering wheel electrically
(
Ypage 87)
When adjusting th esteering wheel column,
mak esure that:
Ryou can hold th esteering wheel withy our
arm sslightly bent
Ryou can mov eyour legs freely
Ryou can see all th edisplays in th einstrument
cluste rclearly
XObserv ethe safety guideline sfor seat belts
(Ypage 39).
XCheckw hether you have fastened seat
belt ;properl y(Ypage 40).
The seat belt should:
Rfit snugly across your body
Rbe routed across th emiddle of your shoulder
Rbe routed in your pelvic area across th ehip
joints
XBefore starting off ,adjust th erear-view mirror
and th eexteri or mirror s(Ypage 88) in such
aw ay that you have agood view of road and
traffic conditions.
XVehicles with amemory function: save the
seat,s teering wheel and exterior mirror set-
tings (
Ypage 91).
Seats
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Children coul dbecome trapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended.
Thereisar iskofi njury.
When leaving th evehicle ,always tak ethe
SmartKey withy ou and lockthevehicle .Never
leave childre nunsupervised in th evehicle.
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Seats, steerin gwheel and mirrors

The seats can still be adjusted when there is no
SmartKey in the ignition lock.
GWARNING
When you adjust aseat, you or other vehicle
occupantsc ould become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. There is arisk of injury.
Make sure when adjusting aseat that no one
has any body parts in the sweep of the seat.
Observe the safety notes on "Air bags"
(
Ypage 42) and "Children in the vehicle"
(Ypage 51).
GWARNING
If the driver's seat is not engaged, it could
move unexpectedly while the vehicle is in
motion .This could cause you to lose control of
the vehicle. There is arisk of an accident.
Always make sure that the driver's seat is
engaged before starting the vehicle.
GWARNING
If you adjust the seat height carelessly, you or
other vehicle occupantsc ould be trapped and
thereby injured. Children in particular could
accidentally press the electrical seat adjust-
ment button sand become trapped. There is a
risk of injury.
While moving the seats, make sure that your
hands or other body parts do not get under the
lever assembly of the seat adjustmen tsys-
tem.
GWARNING
If the head restraints are not installed or not
adjusted correctly, they cannot provide pro-
tection as intended. There is an increased risk
of injury in the head and neck area, e.g. in the event of an accident or when braking.
Always drive with the head restraints instal-
led. Before driving off, make sure for every
vehicle occupant that the center of the head
restraint supports the back of the head at
about eye level.
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steerin gwheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting the engine.
!To avoid damage to the seats and the seat
heating, observe the following information:
Rkeep liquids from spilling on the seats. If
liquid is spilled on the seats, dry them as
soon as possible.
Rif the seat covers are damp or wet, do not
switch on the seat heating. The seat heat-
ing should also not be used to dry the seats.
Rclean the seat covers as recommended;
see the "Interior care" section.
Rdo not transport heavy loads on the seats.
Do not place sharp object sonthe seat
cushions, e.g. knives, nails or tools. The
seats should only be occupied by passen-
gers, if possible.
Rwhen the seat heating is in operation, do
not cover the seats with insulating materi-
als, e.g. blankets ,coats, bags, seat covers,
child seats or booster seats.
!Make sure that there are no object sinthe
footwell under or behind the seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There is arisk that the
seats and/or the object scould be damaged.
iThe head restraints are equipped with the
NECK-PRO system (Ypage 50). For this rea-
son, it is not possible to remove the head
restraints from the seats.
For more information, contact aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
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You can adjust the contour of the seat backrests
individually to provide optimum support for your
back.
Switching theseat heating on/off
Switching on/off
GWARNING
Repeatedly switching on the seat heatin gcan
cause the seat cushio nand backrest pads to
becom every hot.T he health of personsw ith
limited temperature sensitivity or alimited
ability to react to excessively high tempera-
ture smay be affected or the ymay even suffer
burn-like injuries. There is arisk of injury.
Therefore, do not switc hthe seat heatin gon
repeatedly.
Driver'sa nd front-passenger seat
The three red indicator lamps in the button indi-
cat ethe heatin glevel you have selected.
The syste mautomatically switches down from
level 3to level 2afte rapproximately eight
minutes.
The syste mautomatically switches down from
level 2to level 1afte rapproximately ten
minutes.
The syste mautomatically switches off approx-
imately 20 minutes afte ritisset to level 1.
XMake sure that the SmartKey is in position 1
or 2in the ignition lock.
XTo switch on: press button:repeatedly
until the desired heatin glevel is set.
XTo switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
Problem swith th eseat heating
The seat heatin ghas switched off prematurely
or cannot be switched on. The vehicle's electri-
cal syste mvoltage is too low because too many
electrical consumers are switched on.
XSwitch off electrical consumers that you do
not need, such as the rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
XOnc ethe battery is sufficiently charged,
switc hont he seat heatin gagain.
AIRSCARF
Switching on/off
GWARNING
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the vents in the head restraints. This could result in burns in the immediate
vicinity of the air vents. There is arisk of injury.
Reduce the heater output beforeitb ecomes
too hot.
The AIRSCARF function warms the head and
nec karea of vehicle occupant swith warm air.
The warm air flows out of the holes in the head
restraints.
The three red indicator lamps in the button indi-
cat ethe heatin glevel you have selected.
XMake sure that the SmartKey is in position 2
in the ignition lock.
XTo switch on: press button:.
Three red indicator lamps in the button light
up. The blower starts up afte rapreheating
phase of seven seconds.
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
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XPress button:repeatedly until the desired
heating level is set.
XTo switch off: press button:repeatedly
until all the indicator lamps go out.
iThe blower continues runnin gfor seven sec-
onds to cool down the heating elements.
iIf the battery voltage is too low, AIRSCARF
may switch off.
Problems with AIRSCARF
AIRSCARF has switched off prematurely or will
not switch on. The vehicle's electrical system
voltage is too low because too many electrical
consumers are switched on.
XSwitc hoff electrical consumers that you do
not need, such as the rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
XSwitc honA IRSCARF again.
Steering wheel
Important safety notes
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steerin gwheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint, steer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before starting the engine.
GWARNING
Children could injure themselves if they
adjust the steerin gwheel. There is arisk of
injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
The electrically adjustable steerin gwheel can
still be adjusted when there is no SmartKey in
the ignition lock.
Adjusting the steering wheel man-
ually
GWARNING
If the steerin gwheel is unlocked while the
vehicle is in motion ,itcould change position
unexpectedly. This could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle. There is arisk of an
accident.
Before starting off, make sure the steering
wheel is locked. Never unlock the steering
wheel while the vehicle is in motion.
:Release lever
;Adjust sthe steerin gwheel height
=Adjust sthe steerin gwheel position (fore-
and-aft adjustment)
XPush release lever :down completely in the
direction of the arrow.
The steerin gcolumn is unlocked.
XAdjust the steerin gwheel to the desired posi-
tion.
XPush release lever :up completely.
The steerin gcolumn is locked.
XCheck if the steerin gcolumn is locked. When
doing so, try to push the steerin gwheel up or
down or try to move it in the fore-and-aft
direction.
86Steering wheel
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors

Position of the steering wheel when the
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featureisactive
The steering wheel swings upwards when you:
Rremove the SmartKey from the ignition lock
Ropen the driver's door with KEYLESS-GO in
position1
Ropen the driver's door and the SmartKey is in
position0or 1in the ignition lock
iThe steering wheel only moves upwards if it
has not already reached the upper end stop.
Position of the steering wheel for driv-
ing
The steering wheel is moved to the last selected
position when:
Rthe driver's door is closed
Ryou insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock
or
Ryou press the Start/Stop button once on vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO
When you close the driver's door with the igni-
tion switched on, the steering wheel is also
automatically moved to the previously set posi-
tion.
The last position of the steering wheel is stored
when you switch off the ignition or when you
store the settingw ith the memory function
(
Ypage 91).
Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is trig-
gered in an accident, the steering column will
move upwards when the driver's door is opened.
This occurs irrespective of the position of the
SmartKey in the ignition lock. This makes it eas- ier to exit the vehicle and rescue the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is only
operational if the EASY-EXIT/ENTRY feature is
activated in the on-board computer
(
Ypage 174).
Mirrors
Rear-view mirror
XAnti-glare mode: flick anti-glare lever :for-
wards or back.
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
GWARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do the following while driving:
Radjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors
Rfasten the seat belt
There is arisk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,s teer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt before startin gthe engine.
GWARNING
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side reduces the size of the image. Visible
object sare actually closer than they appear.
This means that you could misjudge the dis-
tance from road users traveling behind, e.g.
when changing lane. There is arisk of an acci-
dent.
For this reason, always make sure of the
actual distance from the road users traveling
behind by glancing over your shoulder.
88Mirrors
Seats, steering wheela nd mirrors

XMake sure that the SmartKey is in position1
or 2in the ignition lock.
XPress button :for the left exterior mirror or
button ;for the right exterior mirror.
The indicator lamp in the corresponding but-
ton lights up in red.
The indicator lamp goes out again after some
time. You can adjust the selected mirror using
adjustment button =as long as the indicator
lamp is lit.
XPress adjustment button =up, down, to the
right or to the left.
The exterior mirror must be set to aposition
that provides you with agood overview of
traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrors provide alarger field
of vision.
The exterior mirrors are automatically heated
after startin gthe vehicle if the rear window
defroster is switched on and the outside tem-
perature is low. Mirror heating lasts up to 10
minutes.
iYou can also heat up the exterior mirrors
manually by switching on the rear window
defroster.
Folding the exterior mirrors in or out
electrically
XMake sure that the SmartKey is in position 1
or 2in the ignition lock.
XBriefly press button :.
Both exterior mirrors fold in or out.
iMake sure that the exterior mirrors are
always folded out fully while driving. They
could otherwise vibrate.
Folding the exterior mirrors in or out
automatically
If the "Fold in mirrors when locking" function is
activated in the on-board computer
(
Ypage 174):
Rthe exterior mirrors fold in automatically as
soon as you lock the vehicle from the outside.
Rthe exterior mirrors fold out again automati-
cally as soon as you unlock the vehicle and
then open the driver's or front-passenger
door.
iThe exterior mirrors do not fold out if they
have been folded in manually.
Exterior mirror pushed out of position
If an exterior mirror has been pushed out of
position, proceed as follows:
XVehicles without electrically folding exte-
rior mirrors: move the exterior mirror into
the correct position manually.
XVehicles with electrically folding exterior
mirrors: press and hold mirror-folding button
until you hear the mirror click into place
(
Ypage 89).
The mirror housing is engaged again and you
can adjust the exterior mirrors as usual
(
Ypage 88).
Mirrors89
Seats, steering whee land mirrors
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Automa tica nti-glar emirror s
GWARNIN G
Electrolyt emay escape if th eglassinana uto-
matic anti-glare mirror breaks .The electrolyt e
is harmful and causes irritation .Itmustn ot
come int ocontac twithy our skin, eyes ,res -
piratory organs or clothing or be swallowed.
There is ariskofi njury.
If you come int ocontac twitht he electrolyte,
observ ethe following:
RRins eoff th eelectrolyt efromy our skin
immediately wit hwater.
RImmediately rinse th eelectrolyt eout of
your eyes thoroughly wit hclean water.
RIf th eelectrolyt eisswallowed, immediately
rinse your mout hout thoroughly. Do no t
induce vomiting .
RIf electrolytecom es int ocontac twithy our
skin or hair or is swallowed, see kmedical
attention immediately.
RImmediately chang eout of clothing whic h
has come int ocontac twithe lectrolyte.
RIf an allergic reaction occurs, see kmedical
attention immediately.
The rear-view mirror and th eexter iorm irror on
th ed river's side automatically go int oanti-glare
mod eift hefollowin gconditi onsa re met simul-
taneously:
Rth ei gnition is switched on and
Rinciden tligh tfro mh eadlamp sstrikes th esen-
sor in th erear-view mirror
The mirror sdonotgo int oanti-glare mod eif
revers egear is engage doriftheinterior lighti ng
i

s switched on .
Parking position for th eexteri or mir-
ror on thef ront-passenger side
Setting and stori ng theparki ng position
Usin grevers egear
You can store th eparking position of th eexte-
rio rm irror on th efront-pa ssenger side usin g
memory butto nM ?.T he revers egear mus tnot
be engage dduring th eprocess.
XMak esuret hatthe vehicl eisstationary and
that th eSmartKey is in position 2in th eigni-
tion lock.
XPress butto n; for th eexter iorm irror on th e
front-passenger side .
XEngage reversegear .
The exterio rmirror on th efront-pa ssenger
side moves to th epreset parking position .
XUse adjustmentbutto n= to adjust th eexte-
rio rm irror to aposition that allows you to see
th er ear whee land th ecurb.
The parking position is stored.
iIf you shif tthe transmission to another posi-
tion ,the exterio rmirror on th efront -
passenger side return stothedrivin gposition .
Usingthe memory button
90Mirrors
Seats ,steering wheel and mirrors

You can position the front-passenger side exte-
rior mirror in suchaway that you can see the
rear wheel on that side as soon as you engage
reverse gear. This settin gcan be stored using
memory button M?.
XMake sure that the SmartKey is in position 2
in the ignition lock.
XWith the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side activated, use adjustment
button =to adjust the exterior mirror. In the
exterior mirror, the rear wheel and the curb
should be visible.
XPress memory button M? and one of the
arrows on adjustmentb utton=within three
seconds.
The parking position is stored if the exterior
mirror does not move.
XIf the mirror moveso ut of position, repeat the
steps.
Calling up astored parking position set-
ting
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the ignition
lock.
XAdjust the exterior mirror on the front-
passenger side using button ;.
XEngage reverse gear.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side movestothe stored parking position.
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger side
movesb ack to its original position:
Ras soon as you exceed aspeed of 9mph
(15 km/h)
Rif you press button :for the exterior mirror
on the driver's side
Memory function
Storing settings
GWARNING
If you use the memory function on the driver's side while driving, you could lose control of
the vehicle as aresult of the adjustments
being made. There is arisk of an accident.
Only use the memory function on the driver's
side when the vehicle is stationary.
GWARNING
When the memory function adjust sthe seat or
steeringw heel, you and other vehicle occu-
pant s–p articularly children –could become
trapped. There is arisk of injury.
While the memory function is makin gadjust-
ments, make sure that no one has any body
partsint he sweep of the seat or steering
wheel. If somebody becomes trapped, imme-
diately release the memory function position
button. The adjustmentp rocess is stopped.
GWARNING
Children could becom etrapped if the yacti-
vate the memory function ,particularly when
unattended. There is arisk of injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always tak ethe
SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle. Never
leave children unsupervised in the vehicle.
The memory function can be used at any time,
e.g. even when the SmartKey isn' tinthe ignition
lock.
With the memory function ,you can store up to
three differents ettings, e.g. for three different
people.
The followings ettings are stored as asingle
memory preset:
Rposition of the seat, backrest and head
restraint
Rdriver's side: steeringw heel position
Rdriver's side: position of the exterior mirrors
on the driver's and front-passenger sides
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Seats, steering wheel and mirrors
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