2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class stop start

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
176Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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 .
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CheckBrakePadWear
The brak epads/linings hav ereached their wear limit.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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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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On-boardc omputer andd isplays
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Engine
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
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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).
190Displa ymessages
On-boardc omputer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
LaneKeepin gAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
LaneKeepin gAssistisd eactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rthew indshield in th ecamera' sfield of vision is dirty
Rvisibilit yisimpaire ddue to heav yrain ,sno worf og
Rthere hav ebeen no lan emarking sfor an extended period
Rthel an em arking sare worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir torsnow
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Lan eKeepin gAssistiso perational 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).
XClean th ewindshield.
Lan eKeepin gAssistInoperativeLaneKeepin gAssistisf aulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Blind SpotAssistCurrently Unavaila‐ble See Operator' sManual
Blind Spot Assististemporarily inoperative.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rfunction is impaire ddue to heav yrain or snow
Rther adar sensor system is outside th eoperating temperature range
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
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot 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).
XClean th esensor s(Ypage 240).
XRestart th eengine.
Blind Spo tAssistInoperativeBlind Spot Assis tisfaulty.
The yellow 9indicator lamp salso ligh tupint heexterio rmirrors.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkingGuidanceInoperativeParking Guidance is malfunctioning (Ypage 152).
XRestart theengine.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
ParkingGuidanceCanceledParking Guidance is deactivated.
Possibl ecauses are:
Rthev ehicl eiss kidding.
Rth es ensor sare dirty.
Ram alfunction has occurred .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XReactivat eParking Guidance later (Ypage 152).
If th emultifunction display does no tsho wt he parking spac esymbol at
speeds belo w19mph (30 km/h):
XClean th esensor s(Ypage 240).
XRestart th eengine.
If th emultifunction display still does no tsho wt he parking spac esym-
bol at speeds belo w19mph (30 km/h):
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Parking Guidance has been deactivated because you are no longer
followingthe recommended path.
XPark again and ,while doin gso, observ ethe display message sinthe
multifunction display.
Parkin gGuidanceFinishedThe vehicl eisparked. Awarning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
Distance Pilot OffDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICisd eactivated (Ypage 140).
If it was deactivated automatically, awarning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot NowAvailableDistanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDistance Pilot
DISTRONI C(
Ypage 140).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐rently UnavailableSee Operator'sMan‐ual
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICist emporarily 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.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nthe causes state dabov enol onger apply, th edisplay message
disappears.
Distanc ePilotD ISTR ONICiso perational 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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Tires
Display messagesPossible causes/consequencesand MSolutions
CheckTirePressureSoonCanad aonly:
The tire pressure loss warning system hasd etecte das ignificant loss
in pressure.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses:
Ryouh avec hange dthe positions of the wheels and tire sorinstalled
new wheels and tires
Rthe tire pressure in one or mor etiresh asdropped
GWARNING
Tire pressures thata retoo lo wposet he following hazards:
Rtheym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicl espeed increase
Rtheym aywear excessivel yand/or unevenly, which mayg reatly
impai rtire traction.
Rthe drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steerin gand braking ,maybe
greatl yimpaired
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop the vehicl ewithou tmaking any sudden steerin gorbraking
maneuvers. Pa yattentio ntothe trafficc onditions as yo udoso.
XSecure the vehicl eagain st rolling away (Ypage 131).
XCheck the tire sand,ifn ecessary,f ollowthe instructions for aflat
tire (Ypage 241).
XCheck the tire pressures and ,ifnecessary,c orrect the tire pressure.
XRestart the tire pressure loss warning system when the tire pres-
sure is correct (Ypage 262).
CheckTirePressureThenRestar tRunFlatIndicator
Canad aonly:
The tire pressure loss warning system generated adisplay message
and hasn ot been restarted since.
XSet the correct tire pressure in al lfou rtires.
XRestart the tire pressure loss warning system (Ypage 262).
Run Fla tIndicatorInoperativeCanad aonly:
The tire pressure loss warning system is faulty.
XVisitaq ualified specialis tworkshop.
PleaseCorrectTirePressureUSA only:
The tire pressure is too lo winatleastone of the tires, or the tire
pressure differenc ebetween the wheels is too great.
XCheck the tire pressures at the next opportunity (Ypage 262).
XIf necessary,c orrect the tire pressure.
XRestart the tire pressure monitor (Ypage 264).
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
TirePressure Soo nThe tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped significantly. The
whee lposition is shown in th emultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to olow pos ethe followin ghazards :
Rthey may burst, especially as th eload and vehicl espeed increas e
Rthey may wear excessivel yand/o runevenly, whic hmay greatl y
impair tire traction .
Rthed rivin gcharacteristics ,aswell as steering and braking ,may be
greatl yimpaire d
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tire (Ypage 241).
XChec kthe tire pressur e(Ypage 262).
XIf necessary, correc tthe tire pressure.
Warnin gTireM al‐functionThe tire pressur einoneor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position is shown in th emultifunction display.
GWARNIN G
Drivin gwithaf lat tire poses ariskoft hefollowin ghazards :
Raflat tire affects th eabilit ytos teer or brak ethe vehicl e
Ryou could lose control of th evehicle.
Rcontinued drivin gwithaf lat tire will caus eexces sive heat build-up
and possibl yafire
There is ariskofana ccident.
XStop thevehicl ewithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sasyou do so.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe tires and ,ifneces sary, follow th einstruction sfor aflat
tire (Ypage 241).
TirePress.Monito rCurrently Unavaila‐ble
Becausethere is interferenc efromas tron gs ource of radi owaves, no
signals from th etirep ressur esensor sare detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .
XDrive on.
The tire pressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nasthe
problem has been resolved.
TirePress .Sen‐sor(s) Missin gThere is no signal from th etirep ressur esensor of on eorseveral
wheels. The pressur eoftheaffecte dtired oes no tappear in th emul-
tifunction display.
XHav ethe fault ytirep ressur esensor replace dataqualified special -
ist workshop .
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