2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class ESP inoperative

Safety systems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
!÷
Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator'sManual
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) and ESP®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) are temporarily not available.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
In addition, the ÷,åand! warning lamps light up in the
instrumentc luster.
Possible causes are:
Rself-diagnosis is not yet complete.
Rthe on-board voltage may be insufficient.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XCarefullyd riveasuitable distance, making slight steering move-
mentsatas peed above 12 mph (20 km/h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
!÷
Inoperative SeeOperator's Manual
ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
The $ (USA only) or J(Canada only), ÷,åand!
warning lamps in the instrumentc luster also light up.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. The wheels could therefore lock if you brake
hard, for example.
The steerability and braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unable to stabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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÷
Currently Unavaila‐ble See Operator'sManual
ESP®is temporarily unavailable .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
In addition ,the ÷ andå warning lamp sligh tupint heinstru-
men tcluster.
The self-diagnosis function might no tbecomplete, for example.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above.
The braking distanc einanemergenc ybraking situation can thus
increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz ethe vehicle.
There is an increased ris kofskiddin gand an accident.
XCarefully drive asuitable distance, making slight steering move-
ments at aspeed abov e12mph(20 km/ h).
If the display message disappears, the functions mentioned above are available again.
If the multifunction display still shows the display message:
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualifieds pecialist workshop immediately.
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator's Manual
ESP®is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving safety systems may also malfunc-
tion.
In addition, the ÷andå warning lamp slightu pinthe instru-
ment cluster.
GWARNING
The brake system continues to function normally ,but withou tthe
functions listed above.
The braking distance in an emergency braking situation can thus
increase.
If ESP
®is not operational, ESP®is unabl etostabilize the vehicle.
There is an increased risk of skidding and an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualifieds pecialist workshop immediately.
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T!
÷
Inoperative SeeOperator'sManual
EBD( electronic brak eforce distribution), AB Sand ES P®are malfunc -
tioning .
Other drivin gsystems and drivin gsafet ysystems may also malfunc -
tion .
In addition ,the ÷, åand! warning lamp sligh tupint he
instrumen tcluste rand aw arning tone sounds.
GWARNIN G
The brak esystem continues to function normally, but without th e
function slisted above. The fron tand rear wheels could therefor eloc k
if you brak ehard, for example.
The steerabilit yand braking characteristics may be severely affected.
The braking distanc einanemergenc ybraking situation can increase.
If ES P
®is no toperational, ES P®is unable to stabiliz ethe vehicle.
There is an increased ris kofskiddin gand an accident.
XDrive on carefully.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
F(USA
only)
!(C anada
only)
Tur nOnt he Igni‐
tiontoReleas etheParkingBrake
The red F(USAonly) or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp lights
up.
You attempte dtorelease th eelectric parking brak ewhile th eignition
was switched off .
XSmartKey:tur nthe SmartKey to position 1in th eignition lock.
XKEYLESS-GO: switch on theignition .
F(USA
only)
!(C anada
only)
Please
Releas ePark‐ing Brake
The red F(USAonly) or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds. Aconditi on for automatic release of th e
electric parking brak eisnotfulfilled (
Ypage 132).
You are drivin gwitht he electric parking brak eapplied.
XReleas ethe electric parking brak emanually.
The red F(USAonly) or ! (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes
and awarning tone sounds.
You are usin gthe electric parking brak efor emergenc ybraking
(
Ypage 132).
F(USA
only)
!(C anada
only)
Parkin gBrake See
Operator' sManual
The yellow !warning lamp lights up.
The electric parking brak eismalfunctioning .
To apply :
XSwitchthe ignition off .
XPress theelectric parking brak ehandle for at least te nseconds.
XShift th etransmission to position P.
XConsultaqualified specialist workshop .
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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 .
G
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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lamp remainslit or goe sout depend sonhow OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econditi onsa re no tfulfilled ,the system is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ ethe additional information on OCS (
Ypage 45).
Lights
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
b
CheckLeftLowBeam(Example)
The correspondin gbulb is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
or
XChec kwhether you are permitte dtoreplace th ebulb yourself
(Ypage 97).
LE Dl igh tsources: th edisplay message for th ecorre spondin glamp
only appear swhen all th eLEDsint helamp hav efailed.
b
Active HeadlampsInoperative
The active ligh tfunction is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Malfunction SeeOperator'sManual
The exterio rlighting is malfunctioning .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
b
AutoLampF unctionInoperative
The ligh tsensor is defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
b
Switch Off Lights
The lights are still switched on when you leav ethe vehicle. Awarning
tone also sounds.
XTurn th eligh tswitch to position Ã.
Adaptive HighbeamAssist CurrentlyUnavailable SeeOperator'sManual
Adaptive Highbea mAssistisd 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
XClean th ewindshield.
If th esystem detects that th ecamera is full yoperational again ,the
Adaptive
HighbeamAssistNowAvailablemessage is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea mAssistiso perational again .
Adaptive HighbeamAssist InoperativeAdaptive Highbea mAssistisf aulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
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4
Engine Oil LevelLow StopVehicl eTurnEngine Off
Mercedes-Ben zSLC 43 AMG:
The engin eoil level is to olow.
There is ariskofe ngined amage.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch off th eengine, pay-
ing attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XChec kthe engin eoil level (Ypage 232).
XIf necessary, add engin eoil(Ypage 232).
8
Fue lLevel Low
The fuel level has dropped int othe reserv erange.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station .
CThere is only averys mall amount of fuel in th efuel tank.
XRefue lattheneares tgas station without fail .
8
Close Gas Cap
The fuel filler cap is no tclosed correctl yorthefuel system is leaking .
XCheckthatthe fuel filler cap is correctl yclosed .
If th efuelfiller cap is not correctl yclosed :
XClosethe fuel filler cap .
If th efuelfiller cap is correctl yclosed :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Driving systems
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
À
Attention Assist:TakeaB reak!
Based on certain criteria, ATTENTION ASSIST has detecte dfatigue or
al ack of concentration on th epart of th edriver .Aw arning tone also
sounds.
XIf necessary, tak eabreak.
During lon gjou rneys, tak eregular breaks in goo dtimesoy ou get
enough rest.
À
Attention AssistInoperative
ATTENTION ASSIST is inoperative.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ë
Off
The HOLD function is deactivated. th evehicl eiss kidding.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
XReactivat ethe HOLD function later (Ypage 148).
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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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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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