2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class ESP

When the HOLD function is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to positionPif:
Rthe driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open.
Rthe engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function.
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated
when the vehicle is stationary and:
Ras ystem malfunction occurs.
Rthe power supply is not sufficient.
If am alfunction in the electric parking brake
occurs,t hen the transmission may also be shif-
ted into position Pautomatically.
Adaptive Damping System
General notes
iMercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG: the adap-
tive adjustable damping is called AMG sports
suspension.
As uspension with the Adaptive Damping Sys-
tem provides improved driving comfort and con-
tinuously controls the calibration of the damp-
ers. The damping characteristic sadapt to the
currento perating and driving situation.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
Ryour driving style, e.g. sporty
Rthe road surface conditions
Rthe selected drive program (Ypage 121).
Selecting the Comfort or Economy drive
programs
In the Comfort andEconomy drive programs,
the driving characteristic sofyour vehicle are
more comfortable. Select one of these drive
programs if you favor amore comfortable driv-
ing style. Also select these drive programs when
driving fast on straight roads, e.g. on straight
stretches of highway.
XPress DYNAMIC SELECT button :repeat-
edly until the ComfortorEconomy drive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport mode
The firmer setting of the suspension tunin gin
the Sport drive program ensures even better
contact with the road. Select this drive program
when employing asporty driving style, e.g. on
winding country roads.
XPress DYNAMIC SELECT button :as many
times as necessary until the Sportdrive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport Plus mode
The firmer suspension settings in the Sport
Plus drive program ensures even better contact
with the road. Select this mode when employing
as porty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads or, ideally,w hen driving on closed race
circuits.
XPress DYNAMIC SELECT button :repeat-
edly until the Sport Plusdrive program is
selected.
PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes
PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors. It monitors the area around
your vehicle using six sensor sinthe front
bumper and four sensor sinthe rear bumper.
PARKTRONIC indicates visually and audibly the
distanc ebetween your vehicle and an object.
PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is not areplace-
ment for your attention to your immediate sur-
roundings .You are alwaysr esponsible for safe
maneuvering, parking and exitin gaparking
space. When maneuvering, parking or pulling
out of aparking space, make sure that there are
no persons,a nimals or object sinthe area in
which you are maneuvering.
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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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ThePleaseSteerWheeltotheRightor
Please Steer Wheel to the Leftmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
Backing up into the parking space
XWhile the vehicle is stationary, turn the steer-
ing wheel in the specified direction until the
arrow is white and awarning ton esounds.
XTo back up into the parking space: main-
tain the steerin gwheel angle and reverse
carefully.
XStop as soon as you hear awarning tone,
The vehicle has reached the position in which you need to countersteer.
The Please
SteerWheeltotheRightor
Please Steer Wheel to the Leftmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
XTo countersteer: while the vehicle is station-
ary, turn the steerin gwheel in the specified
direction until the arrow is white and awarn-
ing ton esounds.
XTo back up into the parking space: main-
tain the steerin gwheel angle and reverse
carefully.
XStop as soon as you hear awarning tone, at
the latest when PARKTRONIC sounds the con-
tinuous warning tone.
The Parking
GuidanceFinishedmessage
appears in the multifunction display and a
ton esounds. You may be asked to steer in a
different direction and then change gear. In
this case, further displaysint he multifunction
display will direct you to the final position.
XManeuver if necessary.
XAlways observe the warning messages dis-
played by PARKTRONIC (Ypage 151).
Canceling Parking Guidance
XPress the PARKTRONIC button on the center
console (Ypage 151).
Parking Guidance is canceled immediately
and PARKTRONIC is deactivated.
Parking Guidance is canceled automatically if it
is no longer possible to guide you into the park-
ing space, or if amalfunction occurs.
The parking space symbol goes out and awarn-
ing ton esounds.
Rear view camera
General notes
Rear view camera :is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind your
vehicle with guide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
iThe text shown in the multimedia system
display depends on the language setting. The
following are examples of rear view camera
displaysint he multimedia system.
Important safety notes
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your immedi-
ate surroundings. You are alwaysr esponsible
for safe maneuvering and parking. When maneu-
vering or parking, make sure that there are no
persons, animals or object sinthe area in which
you are maneuvering.
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AYellow guide line atadistance of approx-
imately 3ft(1.0m)f rom the rear of the vehi-
cle
BVehicle center axle (marker assistance)
CBumper
DRed guide line at adistance of approximately
12 in (0.3 0m)from the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are shown when the transmis-
sion is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
object sthat are at groundl evel.
:Front warningdisplay
;Additional PARKTRONIC measurement
operational readiness indicator
=Rear warnin gdisplay
Vehicles with PARKTRONIC: when
PARKTRONIC is operational (
Ypage 151), addi-
tional measurement operational readiness indi-
cator ;appears in the multimedia system. If
the PARKTRONIC warnin gdisplays are active or
light up, warnin gdisplays :and =are also
active or light up correspondingly in the multi-
media system.
"Reverse parking" function
Backing up straight into aparkin gspace
withou tturning th esteering wheel
:Whiteg uide line without turning the steering
wheel, vehicle width including the exterior
mirrors (static)
;Yellow guide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steeringw heel angle (dynamic)
=Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imately 3ft(1.0m)f rom the rear of the vehi-
cle
?Red guide line at adistance of approximately
12 in (0.30 m) from the rear of the vehicle
XMake sure that the rear view camer ais
switched on (Ypage 155).
The lane and the guide lines are shown.
XWith the help of white guide line :,check
whether the vehicle will fit int othe parking
space.
XUsingw hite guide line :asag uide, carefully
back up until you reach the end position.
Red guide line ?is the natthe end of the
parking space. The vehicle is almost parallel
in the parking space.
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tionc an be activated and deactivated in the
multimedia system.
Driving Assistance package
General notes
The Drivin gAssistance packag econsists of
Blind Spo tAssist (Ypage 159 )and Lane Keep-
ing Assist (Ypage 160).
Blind Spo tAssis t
General notes
Blind Spo tAssist monitors the area soneither
side of the vehicl ethata renot visible to the
driver with two lateral, rear-facing rada rsen-
sors. Awarning displa yinthe exterio rmirrors
draws your attentio ntovehicles detecte dinthe
monitore darea. If youthens witch on the cor-
responding tur nsigna ltoc hange lane, yo uwill
also receive an optica land audibl ewarning.
Blind Spo tAssist supports yo ufromas peedof
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
For Blind Spo tAssist to assist you, the radar
sensors ystemm ustbeo perational.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Blind Spo tAssist does not react to:
Rvehicles overtaken too closely on the side,
placing themint he blind spot area
Rvehicles which approach with alarge speed
differential and overtake your vehicle
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssist mayn ot give
warnings in such situations. There is arisko f
an accident.
Alway sobser ve the trafficc onditions care-
fully, and maintain asafel atera ldistance.
Blind Spo tAssist is onl yanaid.Itm ayfail to
detect som evehicles and is no substitute for
attentiv edriving. Alway sensur ethatt here is
sufficient distance to the side for othe rroad
users and obstacles.
iUSA only:
Thi sdeviceh asbeen approved by the FCC as
a" Vehi cularRadar System" .The rada rsen sor
is intende dfor us einana utomotive radar systemo
nly. Removing ,tamperin gwith, or
altering the devic ewillv oida ny warranties,
and is not permitted by the FCC .Donot tam-
pe rw ith, alter, or us einany non-approved
way.
Any unauthorized modification to thisd evice
could voi dthe user’ sauthority to operate the
equipment.
Radar sensors
Th er adar sensors for Blind Spo tAssist ar einte-
grated into the rea rbum per. Make sure tha tthe
bumpers ar efreef romd irt, ice or slush. The
sensors must not be covered ,for exampl eby
cycle racks or overhanging loads. Following a
sever eimpact or in the event of damage to the
bumpers, have the functio nofthe rada rsen sors
checked at aquali fied specialis tworkshop.
Blind Spo tAssist maynol ongerw orkp roperly.
Monitoring rang eofthe sensors
In particular ,the detection of obstacle scan be
impaire dif:
Rthere is dirt on the sensors or anything else
coverin gthe sensors
Rpoor visibility ,e.g.d ue to fog ,heavy rain,
snowors pray
Rnarrow vehicles ,e.g.m otorcycle sorbicycles
Rthe roa dhasver yw idel an es
Rthe roa dhasnarrow lanes
Ryoua renot drivin ginthe middle of the lane
Rthere ar ebarriers or simila rlan eb orders
Vehicles in the monitoring range ar ethenn ot
indicated.
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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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Important safety notes
GWARNING
LaneK eepin gA ssist may no talways clearly
recognize lane markings.
In this case, LaneK eepin gA ssist may:
Rgiveanu nnecessaryw arning
Rnotg iveaw arning
Thereisar iskofana cciden t.
Always pay particula rattentio ntothetraff ic
situation and stay inlane ,inp articula rif
warned byLaneK eepin gA ssist.
GWAR NING
The LaneK eepin gA ssist warning does not
return th evehicle to th eoriginal lane .Therei s
ar iskofana cciden t.
You should always steer,b rakeora ccelerate
yourself, inparticula rifwarned byLaneK eep-
ing Assist.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, LaneK eep-
ing Assist can neither reduce th eriskofana cci-
dentn oroverr idethel aws of physics .Lane
Keepin gAssist canno ttak ei ntoa ccountt he
road ,tra ffic and weather conditions. LaneK eep-
ing Assist ismerely an aid.You are responsible
for th edistanc etotheveh icle in front, for veh i-
cle speed, for braking ingood tim eand for stay-
ing inyour lane.
The LaneK eepin gAssist does no tkeept he veh i-
cle inthel ane.
The system may beimpaired or may no tfunction
if:
Rthere ispoor vis ibility, e.g .due to insuff icient
illumi nation of th eroad ,ord ue to snow, rain,
fog or spray
Rthere isglare, e.g .fro mo ncom ingt raffic, the
sun or reflections (e.g. when th eroad surface
is wet)
Rthew indshield is dirty, fogged up, damaged or
covered, for instance byasticker, inthev icin-
ity of th ecamera
Rthere are no ,several or unclear lane markings
for alane ,e.g.ina reas withroad construction
work
Rth el ane markings are worn away, dark or cov-
ere dup,e.g .byd irt orsnow
Rthed istanc etothevehicle infrontist oosmall
and th elane markings thus canno tbedetec-
ted
Rth el ane markings chang equickly, e.g. lanes
branch off ,cross onea nother or merge
Rther oad isnarrow and winding
Rthere are stron gshadows cas tontheroad
Switching on Lane Keeping Assist
XSwit ch on Activ eLaneK eepingA ssist using
th eo n-bo ard computer; to do so, select
Standard
or Adaptive(Ypage 171).
If you driv eatspeeds above4 0mph
(60 km/ h)and lane markings are detected,
th el ine sint heassistance graphicsd isplay
(
Ypage 171) are showning reen. LaneKeep-
ing Assist is ready for use.
Standard
If Standardis selected, no warning vibration
occurs if:
Ryou switch on th eturns ignals. In this event,
th ew arning sare suppressedf orac ertain
period of time.
Rad riving safety system intervenes, sucha s
ABS, BA SorESP®.
Adaptive
When Adaptiveis selected, no warning vibra-
tio no ccurs if:
Ryou switch on th eturns ignals. In this event,
th ew arning sare suppressedf orac ertain
period of time.
Rad riving safety system intervenes, e.g .ABS ,
BA SorE SP®.
Ryou accelerate hard,e .g.k ickdown.
Ryou brak ehard.
Ryou steer actively, e.g .swerve to avoid an
obstacle or chang elane squickly.
Ryou cut th ecorner on asharpb end.
In orde rtha ty ou are warned only when neces-
sary and in good tim eifyou cross th elane mark-
ing ,the system recognize scertain conditions
and warn syou accordingly.
The warning vibratio noccurs earlieri f:
Ryou approach th eouter lane markin gona
bend.
Rth er oad has ver ywide lanes, e.g .ahighway.
Rthes ystem recognize ssolid lane markings.
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Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen tintegrate dinthevehi-
cle while driving ,you will be distracte dfrom
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of th evehicle. Ther eisariskofana ccident.
Only operate th eequipmen twhen th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsuret hatthis
is possible ,park th evehicl epayin gattention
to traffic condition sand operate th eequip-
men twhen th evehicl eiss tationary.
You must observ ethe legal requirements for th e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydriving when
operating th eon-bo ard computer.
GWARNIN G
If th einstrumen tcluste rhas faile dormal-
functioned, you may no trecognize function
restriction sinsystems relevan ttosafety. The
operating safet yofyour vehicl emay be
impaired .Ther eisar iskofana ccident.
Drive on carefully. Hav ethe vehicl echecked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows message sor
warning sfromc ertai nsystems in th emultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor emakes ure
your vehicl eisoperating safely at all times .
If th eoperating safet yofyour vehicl eis
impaired ,pull ove rassoonasitiss afetodos o.
Contac taqualified specialist workshop.
Fo rano verview, see th einstrumen tpanel illus-
tration (
Ypage 31).
Display sand operation
Instrumen tcluster lighting
The lighting in th einstrumen tcluster, in th edis-
plays and th econtrols in thevehicl einterior can
be adjusted usin gthe brightness control knob.
The brightness control knob is locate donthe
botto mleftoft heinstrumen tcluste r
(
Ypage 31).
XTurn th ebrightness control knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If you tur nthe ligh tswitch (
Ypage 93 )tot he
Ã, TorL position ,the brightness
will depend upon th ebrightness of th eambi -
en tlight.
The ligh tsensor in th einstrumen tcluste r
automatically control sthe brightness of th e
multifunction display. In daylight, th edisplays
in th einstrumen tcluste rare no tilluminated.
Speedometer with segments
The segments in th espeedometer indicat e
whic hspee drange is available.
RCruis econtro lactivated (Ypage 138):
The segments ligh tupfromt hestore dspee d
to th emaximum speed.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cisactivated
(Ypage 140):
On eort wo segments in th eset spee drange
ligh tup.
RDistanc ePilot DISTRONI Cdetects avehicl ein
fron tmoving mor eslowly than th estored
speed:
The segments between th espee doft hevehi-
cle in fron tand th estoreds pee dligh tup.
Tachometer
!
Do no tdriveint heoverrevving range, as this
could damag ethe engine.
The red ban dinthetachometer indicates th e
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel suppl yisinterrupted to protect th e
engin ewhen th ered ban disreached.
Outsidet emperatur edisplay
You should pay special attention to road condi-
tion swhen temperatures are aroun dfreezing
point.
Bea rinm indt hatthe outside temperature dis-
play indicates th etem perature measured and
does no trecord th eroad temperature.
The outside temperature display is in th emulti-
function display (
Ypage 165).
Ac hang eint heoutside temperature is shown in
th em ultifunction display after adelay.
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