2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class tow

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
MThe hoodisopen.
GWARNIN G
The open hoo dmay bloc kyour vie wwhen th evehicl eisinm otion.
There is ariskofana ccident.
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).
XClosethe hood.
CAt least on edoor is open .Awarning tone also sounds.
XCloseall th edoors.
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Power Steering Mal ‐function See Opera‐tor's Manual
The powersteering is malfunctioning .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
You will need to use mor eforce to steer .
There is ariskofana ccident.
XCheckwhether you are able to apply th eextra force required.
XIf you ar eabletos teer safely: carefully drive on to aqualified
specialist workshop .
XIf you areunable to steer safely: do notdrive on .Contac tthe
neares tqualified specialist workshop .
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TrunkPartitionOpen
The trunk partition is open or th etrunk is loade dtoo high .
XStow th eload suc hthatthe trunk partition can close unhindere d
and is no tpushed upwards.
XClos ethe trunk partition (Ypage 78).
Phone No Servic eYour vehicleisoutside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/receiver
range.
XWait until th emobile phone operational readiness symbol appear s
in th emultifunction display.
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Decrease Speed
You wante dtoopen th eroofw hile th evehicl ewas in motion .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XOpe nthe roo f(Ypage 76).
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Vario-Roo fLowering
The roo fisnotfull yopened or closed .The hydraulic sare depressur-
ized.
XFull yopen or close th eroof(Ypage 76).
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On-boardc omputer andd isplays

and warning lamps only indicateamalfunctio niftheylight up or flas hafter starting th eengine or
whilst driving.
Safety
Seat belts
Warning/
indicator
lampNSignalt ype
Possible causes/consequences and M
Solutions
üNAfte rstarting th eengine ,the red seat belt warning lamp lightsupf or6s econds.
The seat belt warning lamp remind sthe driver and frontp assenger to fasten their
seat belts.
XFaste nyour seat belt (Ypage 40).
üNAfte rstarting th eengine ,the red seat belt warning lamp lightsu p. In addition,a
warning tone sounds for up to 6seconds.
The driver'ss eat belt is notfastened.
XFaste nyour seat belt (Ypage 40).
The warning tone ceases.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp lightsupa fter theengine starts, as soon as the
driver'sort hefront-passenger door is closed.
The driver or frontp assenger has notfastene dtheir seat belt.
XFaste nyour seat belt (Ypage 40).
The warning lamp goes out.
Therea re object sonthefront-passenger seat.
XRemovet heobject sfromt hefront-passenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out.
üN The red seat belt warning lamp flashes and an intermittent audible warning
sounds.
The driver or frontp assenger has notfastene dtheir seat belt.T he vehicle is being
driven faster than 15 mph (25 km/h)or has briefly been driven faster than 15 mph
(25 km/h).
XFasten your seat belt (Ypage 40).
The warning lamp goes out and the intermitten twarning tone ceases.
There are object sonthe front-passenger seat. The vehicle is being driven faster
than 15 mph (2 5km/ h)or has briefly been driven faster than 15 mph (2 5km/ h).
XRemove th eobjects from th efront-pa ssenger seat and stow them in asecure
place.
The warning lamp goes out and th eintermittent warning tone ceases .
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On-boardcomputer and displays
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XPress¬to confirm.
XEnter and confirm the passkey on the mobile
phone. Dependin gonthe mobile phone used,
confirm the connection to the multimedia sys-
tem and for the PBAP and MAP Bluetooth
®
profiles. The prompt to confirm may take up
to two minutes to be displayed (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
Multimedia system:
XSelect Connect Device.
XSelectamobile phone from the device list.
Media mode
General notes
If you wish to play external media sources, the
default display must already be turned on. Fur-
ther information on media mode (see the Digital
Operator's Manual).
The following external media sources can be
used:
RApple®devices (e.g. iPhone®)
RUSB devices (e.g. USB stick ,MP3 player)
RCD
RDVD (COMAND)
RSD cards
Rvia devices connected by Bluetooth®
iInformation on single CD/DVD drive or DVD
changer (see the Digital Operator's Manual).
Using the device list
Multimedia system:
XSelect MediaQDevices.
The availablem edia sources will be shown.
The #dot indicates the currents etting.
XSelect the media source.
Playable files are played.
Inserting/removing an SD memor ycard
Important safety notes
GWARNING
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be
swallowed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SD memory cards out of the reach of
children. If an SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention.
!If you are no longer using the SD memory
card, you should remove it and take it out of
the vehicle. High temperatures can damage
the card.
Inserting an SD memor ycard
The SD card slot is on the control panel.
XInsert the SD memory card into the SD card
slot until it engages. The side with the con-
tact smust face downwards.
Ejecting an SD memor ycard
XPress the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
XRemove the memory card.
Connecting USB devices
There are two USB ports in the stowage space
under the armrest.
XConnec tthe USB device to the USB port.
XSelect the media source (Ypage 216).
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Multimedia system

Stowage areas
Stowage spaces
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If object sinthe passenger compartmenta re
stowed incorrectly, they can slide or be
thrown around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cupholders, open stowage spaces
and mobile phone brackets cannot always
retain all object sthey contain. There is arisk
of injury, particularly in the event of sudden
braking or asudden change in direction.
RAlways stow object ssothat they cannot be
thrown around in such situations.
RAlways make sure that object sdonot pro-
trude from stowage spaces, parcel nets or
stowage nets.
RClose the lockable stowage spaces before
startin gajourney.
RAlways stow and secure heavy, hard, poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky object sin
the trunk.
Glove box
XTo open: pull handle :and open glove box
flap ;.
XTo close: fold glove box flap ;upwards until
it engages.
The glove box flap contains brackets for coins,
pens, and credit and service cards.
The glove box can be locked and unlocked using
the mechanical key.
XTo lock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it to position 2.
XTo unlock:insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it to position 1.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest
XTo open:push button :up and raise arm-
rest ;.
The stowage compartmentc an be locked and
unlocked centrally using the SmartKey
(
Ypage 63).
iDepending on the vehicle equipment, aUSB
port and aMedia Interface is installed in the
stowage compartment. AMedia Interface is a
universal interface for mobile audio equip-
ment,e .g. for an iPod
®or MP3 Playe r.
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Stowage and features
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Eyeglasses compartment
XTo open:pressmarking :.
Makes ure that th eeyeglasses compartmen tis
always closed while th evehicle is in motion.
Stowage compartment in th ecenter
console
XTo open: briefly pres sthe lower sectio nof
cover :.
XTo remove th einsert: pull theleft-hand side
of th einsert up and out.
XTo install th einsert: pressthe insert int othe
housing.
XTo close: fold cover :downwards until it
engages.
Dependingont hevehicle equipment ,the re may
be an ashtray in th ecente rconsole instead of a
storag ecompartment.
Stowage compartment in th edoors
Ruffled pocket ;with parking disc holder :is
locate dinthedoor panel.
Stowage box in th erearw all between
th es eats
Astowage compartment, in th eformofar uffled
pocket, is locate dontherear wall between the
seats.
:Ruffled pocket
Stowage net
Stowage net sare locate dinthefront-passenger
footwell and on th erear wall behindt hedriver's
seat.
Reversible floor panel in th etrunk
Not valid for 250d
The trunk floo rislevelw hen you use th eouter
side of th ereversible floo rpanel. If you tur nthe
floo rpane lover, you can transporto bjectssuch
as ab everage crate on th eundersid eofthe
panel.
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Stowage and features

XTo turn over:lift reversible floor panel ;
using tab :.
XTurn overand then re-inser treversible floor
panel ;.
Twoflexible straps ;are attachedtot he rever-
sibl efloor panel ,use thes etos ecure objects,
such as wind screen =,whenr eversibl efloor
panel :hasb eent urne dover.
Roo fcarrier
!
Thi svehicl eisn ot designed to transport
items on the roof. Roof carriers and other
device swhich are mounted on the roo fthat
have not been specifically approved for this
model by Mercedes-Benz must not be used as
they could damag ethe vehicl eand the
retractable hardto p(vario-roof).
At the time of going to print, Mercedes-Benz
does not offe rany roo fcarrie roro therroof-
installe ddevice sfor thism odel.
!Thisvehicl eisn ot designed to transport any
items on the trunk li dortoallowluggage car-
riers or equipment of any kind to be installed
to the trunk lid. Otherwise the vehicl eand the
retractable hardto pcould be damaged.
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Cup holder
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If objects in the passenger compartment are
stowed incorrectly ,they can slid eorbe
thrown around and hitv ehicleoccupants. In
addition, cupholders, open stowag espaces
and mobil ephone brackets canno talway s
retain al lobjects they contain. There is arisk
of injury,p articularly in the event of sudden
braking or asudde nchange in direction.
RAlway sstow objects so thatt hey cannotbe
thrown around in such situations.
RAlway smakes uret hato bjects do not pro-
trud efrom stowag espaces, parcel nets or
stowag enets.
RClose the lockable stowag espaces before
starting ajourney.
RAlway sstow and secure heavy,h ard, poin-
ted,s harp-edged ,fragile or bulky objects in
the trunk.
!Onlyu sethe cup holders for containers of
the right size and which have lids. The drinks
could otherwise spill.
!Do not expose drinks bottle sinthe cup
holde rinthe cente rconsole to continuous,
strong and direct sunlight. The passenger
compartment in the are aofthe cente rcon-
sol ec an otherwise be damaged by the con-
centrated and reflecte dsunlight.
Cup holder in the centerc onsole
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Stowageand featur es
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XTo open:slidecover ;back.
XTo remove the insert: slidecatch :inwards
on both side sinthe direction of the arrow.
XRemove the cup holde rinsert upwards.
XTo re-install the insert: place the insert in
the stowag espace.
XSlide catch :outwards in the direction of the
arrow unti litengages.
Yo uc an remove the cup holde rinsert for clean-
ing .Clean with clear, lukewarm water only.
Bottl eholder
Observe the "Important safety notes "int he
"Stowage compartments" section (Ypage 217).
!Make sure thata ny bottlesweighin gmore
than1 .1 lb(0.5 kg) thata re stored in the bottle
holder, res tonthe vehicl efloor. The bottle
holde rcould otherwise be damaged.
XPress the outer edge of button :and slid ein
the direction of the arrow unti lthe bottle fits
into the opening.
XInsert the bottle into the bottle holder.
The bottle holde rissuitabl efor bottle switha
capacity of 25 fl. oz. (0.7 l)to 54 fl. oz. (1.5 l).
The bottle holde rdoesn ot secur ethe bottles; it
merel yprevents themf romtipping over.
Sun visors
Overview
GWARNING
If the mirrorc overoft he vanity mirrorisf olded
up when the vehicl eisinmotion, yo ucould be
blinded by incident light. There is ariskofa n
accident.
Alway skeept he mirrorc overfolde ddown
whil edriving.
:Mirro rlight
;Bracket
=Retaining strip, e.g .for ap arking lo tticket
?Vanity mirror
AMirro rcover
iWhen drivin gathighs peeds with the side
windo worroofo pen:
If yo uhavei nserte dacar park ticke tinto
retaining strip =,makes uret hatiti snot
blow nawaybyt he wind.
Ashtray
XTo open: push the lowe rsectio nofc over:.
The cove ropens.
XTo remove the insert: lift insert=up; and
out.
XTo re-install the insert: press insert=into
the holde runtilite ngages.
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Stowag eand featur es

Cigarettelighter
GWARNING
You can burn yourself if you touch th ehot
heating elementort hesocke tofthecigarette
lighter.
In addition,f lammable materialsc an ignite if:
Rtheh ot cigarette lighter falls
Rachild holdst hehot cigarette lighter to
objects, for example
Thereisar iskoff irea nd injury.
Always hold th ecigarette lighter by th eknob.
Always mak esure that th ecigarette lighter is
out of reac hofchildren. Never leave children
unsupervised in th evehicle.
Your attentio nmust always be focused on the
traffic conditions. Only use th ecigarette lighter
when road and traffic conditionsp ermit.
XTurn theSma rtKey to position 2in th eignition
lock(Ypage 115).
XTo open: push thelower sectio nofcover:.
The ashtray opens.
XPress in cigarette lighter ;.
Cigarett elighter ;will pop out automatically
when th eheating elementisr ed-hot.
12Vsockets
General notes
XTurn th eSma rtKey to position 1in th eignition
lock(Ypage 115).
The sockets can be used for accessorie switha
maximum draw of 18 0W(15 A). Accessories
include suchi tems as chargers for mobile
phones. If you use th
esockets for longp eriods when the
engineiss witched off ,the battery may dis-
charge.
iAn emergenc ycut-out ensure sthatthe on-
boardv oltage does no tdropt oo low. If th eon-
boardv oltage is to olow, th epower to the
sockets is automaticall ycut.T his ensures
that there is sufficient power to start the
engine.
Socket in th efront center console
XTo open: push thelower sectio nofcover:.
The stowage compartmen topens.
XLiftupt hecover of socket ;.
mbrace
General notes
You must have alicens eagreement to activate
th em brace service. Makes ure that your system
is activated and operational. To log in, pres sthe
ï MB Info call button. If any of th esteps
mentione dare no tcarried out,t hesystem may
no tbea ctivated.
If you have questionsa bout theactivation,c on-
tac tone of th efollowingt elephone hotlines:
RUSA: Mercedes-Ben zCustome rAssistance
Cente rat1-800-FOR -MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372 )or1 -866-990-9007
RCanada: Customer Servicea t
1-888-923-8367
Shortly after successfully registerin gwith the
service, auser ID and password will be sent to
you by post.
USA only: you can use this password to log onto
the mbrace area under "Owners Online" at
http://www.mbusa.com.
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