2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class hood open

Hazard warninglamps
Display message ............................ 201
Head bags
Display message ............................ 186
Operation .........................................4 4
Head level heating (AIRSCARF) .......... 85
Head restraints
Adjusting .........................................8 4
see NECK-PRO head restraints
Headlamps
see Automatic headlamp mode
Heating
see Climate control
High beam flasher ...............................9 4
High-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs ................................ 98
Display message ............................ 189
Switching on/off .............................. 94
Hill start assist .................................. 117
HOLD function
Activating ....................................... 148
Activation conditions .....................1 48
Deactivating ................................... 148
Display message ............................ 192
General notes ................................ 148
Home address
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................2 11
Hood
Closing ...........................................2 32
Display message ............................ 200
Important safety notes .................. 231
Opening ......................................... 231
Horn ...................................................... 30
Hydroplaning ..................................... 138
I
Ignitionlock
see Key positions
Immobilizer .......................................... 61
Indicator lamps
see Warning and indicator lamps
Indicators
see Turn signals
Instrument cluster
Overview .......................................... 31
Instrument cluster lighting .............. 163Interior lighting
Automatic control ............................ 97
Delaye dswitch-off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 173
Overview .......................................... 97
Reading lamp ................................... 97
Setting the brightness of the
ambient lighting (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 172
Setting the color of the ambient
lighting (on-board computer) ......... 173
iPod
®
see also Digita lOperator's Man-
ua l..................................................2 11
J
Jack
Storage location ............................ 241
Using ............................................. 275
Jump starting (engine) ......................249
K
Keyp ositions
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 115
SmartKey ....................................... 115
KEYLESS-GO
Activating ......................................... 63
Convenience closing feature ............ 74
Deactivation ..................................... 63
Display message ............................ 202
Locking ............................................ 63
Removing the Start/Stop button ... 116
Start/Stop button .......................... 115
Starting the engine ........................ 117
Unlocking ......................................... 63
Kickdown
Driving tips ....................................1 25
Manual gearshifting ....................... 127
Kne ebag.............................................. 43
L
Lamps
see Warning and indicator lamps
Lane Keepin gAssist
Activating/deactivating ................. 171
Display message ............................ 193
10Index

Cockpit
FunctionPage
:Steering wheel paddle shift-
ers126
;Combination switch94
=Instrumentcluster31
?Horn
APARKTRONIC warning dis-
play149
BOverhead control panel35
CClimatecontrol systems102
DIgnition lock115
Start/Sto pbutton115
FunctionPage
EAdjusts th esteering wheel
manually86
FAdjusts th esteering wheel
electrically86
GCruis econtrol lever139
HElectric parking brake132
IDiagnostics connection26
JOpenst hehood231
KLights witch93
30Cockpit
Atag lance

XTo arm:lock the vehicl ewitht he SmartKey or
KEYLESS-GO.
Indicato rlam p: flashes. The alarm system
is armed afte rapproximately1 5seconds.
XTo disarm: unlock the vehicl ewitht he Smart-
Key or KEYLESS-GO.
Av isua land audibl ealarm is triggered if the
alarm system is armed and yo uopen:
Rad oor
Rthe vehicl ewitht he mechanical key
Rthe trunk lid
Rthe hood
Rthe glove box
Rthe stowag espace under the armrest
XTo turn the alarm off with the SmartKey:
press the %or& button on the Smart-
Key.
The alarm is switched off.
or
XInsert the SmartKey into the ignition lock.
The alarm is switched off.
XTo stopt he alarm using KEYLESS-GO:
grasp the outsid edoorh andle. The SmartKey
must be outsid ethe vehicle.
The alarm is switched off.
or
XPress the Start/Stop button on the dash-
board .The SmartKey must be insid ethe vehi-
cle.
The alarm is switched off.
The alarm is not switched off, eve nifyouclose
the open door thatt riggered it, for example.
iIf the alarm continue sfor more than
30 seconds ,the mbrace emergency cal lsys-
tem automaticall ynotifie sthe Customer
Assistance Center. Thi sisdonee ither by text
message or data connection. The emergency
cal lsystem send sthe message or data provi-
de dt hat:
Ryouh aves ubscribed to the mbrace service.
Rthe mbrace service hasb eena ctivated
properly.
Rthe necessary mobil ephone network is
available.
62Protectiona gainsttheft
Safety

XTurn housing cover:counter-clockwise and
pull it out.
XAt the bulb holder, push the bulb upwards,
disconnect it and pull it out of bulb holder ;.
XInsert the new bulb into bulb holder;at the
top, push it down and secure it in place.
XAttach housing cover :and turn it clockwise
until it engages.
Side marker lamp s(halogen head-
lamps)
Due to their location, have the bulbs in the side
marker lamp changed at aqualified specialist
workshop.
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers
on/off
!
Do not operate the windshield wipers when
the windshield is dry, as this could damage
the wiper blades. Moreover, dust that has col-
lected on the windshield can scratc hthe glass
if wiping takes place when the windshield is
dry.
If it is necessary to switch on the windshield
wipers in dry weather conditions, alwaysu se
washer fluid when operating the windshield
wipers.
!If the windshield wipers leave smears on the
windshield after the vehicle has been washed
in an automatic car wash, wax or other resi-
dues may be the reason for this. Clean the
windshield using washer fluid after washing
the vehicle in an automatic car wash.
!Intermittent wiping with rain sensor: due to
optical influences and the windshield becom-
ing dirty in dry weather conditions, the wind-
shield wipers may be activated inadvertently.
This could then damage the windshield wiper
blades or scratc hthe windshield.
For this reason, you should alwayss witch off
the windshield wipers in dry weather.
Combination switch
1
$ Windshield wiper off
2ÄIntermittent wipe, low (rain sensor set
to low sensitivity)
3Å Intermittent wipe, high (rain sensor
set to high sensitivity)
4° Continuous wipe, slow
5¯Continuous wipe, fast
BíSingle wipe/î Wipes the wind-
shield using washer fluid
If the wiper blades are worn, the windshield will
no longer be wiped properly. This could prevent
you from observing the traffic conditions.
Replacing the wiper blades
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If the windshield wipers begin to move while
you are changing the wiper blades, you could be trapped by the wiper arm. There is arisk of
injury.
Always switch off the windshield wipers and
ignition before changing the wiper blades.
!To avoid damaging the wiper blades, make
sure that you touch only the wiper arm of the
wiper.
!Never open the hood if awindshield wiper
arm has been folded away from the wind-
shield.
Never fold awindshield wiper arm without a
wiper blade back ontot he windshield.
Hold the windshield wiper arm firmly when
you change the wiper blade. If you release the
windshield wiper arm without awiper blade
Windshield wipers99
Lights and windshield wipers
Z

iIf you activate the residual heat function at
high temperatures, only the ventilation wil lbe
activated. The blower runs at mediums peed.
XTo deactivate:press theÌorÁ but-
ton.
The indicator lamp in the ÌorÁ button
goes out.
Residua lheat is deactivated automatically:
Rafter approximately 30 minutes
Rwhen the ignition is switched on
Rif the battery voltage drops
Setting the air vents
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Very hot or very cold air can flow from the air
vents. This could resul tinburns or frostbite in
the immediate vicinity of the air vents. There
is ar isk of injury.
Make sure that all vehicle occupants always
maintain asufficient distance to the air out-
lets. If necessary ,redirect the airflow to
another area of the vehicle interior.
GWARNING
When AIRSCARF is switched on, very hot air
can flow from the vents in the head restraints. This could resul tinburns in the immediate
vicinity of the air vents. There is arisk of injury.
Reduce the heater outpu tbefore it becomes
too hot.
In order to ensure the direct flow of fresh air
through the air vents into the vehicle interior,
please observe the following notes:
Rkeep the air inlet grilleont he hood and in the
engine compartment on the front-passenger
side free of blockages, such as ice, snow or
leaves.
Rnever cover the air vents or air intake grilles in
the vehicle interior.
iYou can move the adjusters for the air vents
verticall yorhorizontally to set the direction of
the airflow.
iFor optimal climate control in the vehicle,
open the air vents completely and set the
adjusters to the central position.
Setting the center air vents
XTo open the center air vents: turn the
adjuster in one of center air vents :counter-
clockwise.
XTo close the center air vents: turn the
adjuster in one of center air vents :clock-
wise until it engages.
Setting the side air vents
:Side window defroster vent
;Side air vent
XTo open aside air vent: turn the adjuster in
the side air vent ;to the left.
XTo close aside air vent: turn the adjuster in
the side air vent ;to the right until it
engages.
112Setting the air vents
Climate control

Coolanttemperatur egauge
GWARNING
Opening th ehood when th eengineiso ver-
heated or when there is afireint heengine
compartmen tcoul de xpose you to hot gases
or other servic eproducts. Thereisar isko f
injury.
Let an overheate denginec ooldown before
opening th ehood.Ift here is afireint he
enginec ompartment, keep th ehood closed
and contac tthe fired epartment.
!Ad isplay message is shown if th ecoolant
temperatur eistoohigh.
If th ecoolant temperatur eisover2 48 ‡
(12 0† ), do no tcontinue driving .The engine
will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperatur egage is in th einstru-
men tcluste ront heright-hands ide (
Ypage 31).
The Hmarkin ginthecoolant temperatur egauge
corresponds to acoolant temperatur eof
approximately 24 8‡(120† ).
Under normal operatin gconditionsa nd at the
correc tcoolant level, th ecoolant temperature
gauge may ris etotheHmarking.
Operatin gthe on-boar dcomputer
Overview
:Multifunction display
;Right control panel
=Leftc ontrol panel
XTo activate th eon-boar dcomputer: turn
th eS ma rtKey to position 1in th eignition lock.
You can control th emultifunction display and
th es ettings in th eon-board computer usingt he
buttons on th emultifunction steering wheel.
Left control panel
=
;RCalls up th emenua nd men ubar
9
:Press briefly:
RScroll sinlists
RSelect sasubmenuorf unction
RIn theAudiomenu: select sthe
previous or next station, when the
preset list or statio nlist is active,
or an audio track or vide oscene
RIn the Tel(telephone )menu:
switches to th ephoneb ook and
selects anam eort elephone num-
ber
164Displays and operation
On-boardc omputer and displays

Engine
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
?
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
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.
Ð
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 .
J
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.
K
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).
K
Vario-Roo fLowering
The roo fisnotfull yopened or closed .The hydraulic sare depressur-
ized.
XFull yopen or close th eroof(Ypage 76).
200Display messages
On-boardc omputer andd isplays