2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC-Class manual transmission

Service menu ................................. 172
Settingsmenu ............................... 172
Standard display ............................ 166
Telephone menu ............................ 169
Tri pm enu ...................................... 166
Vehicl esubmenu ........................... 173
Video DVD operation ..................... 169
Operatin gsafety
Declaration of conformity ................ 25
Important safety notes .................... 25
Operatin gsystem
see On-board computer
Operation
Digital Operator's Manua l................ 21
Operator's Manual
Vehicl eequipment ........................... 23
Outside temperature display ........... 163
Overhead controlp anel...................... 35
P
Paddles hifters
see Steering wheelp addleshifters
Paint code number ............................ 283
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 237
Panic alarm .......................................... 37
Parking
Important safety notes .................. 131
Parking brake ................................ 132
Position of exterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e................................. 90
Rear vie wcamera .......................... 154
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Parking Guidance ........................... 152
see Exterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Applying automaticall y................... 133
Applying or releasing manually ...... 132
Displa ymessage ............................ 181
Electric parking brake .................... 132
Emergency braking ........................ 133
Genera lnotes ................................ 132
Releasing automaticall y................. 133
Warning lamp ................................. 206 Parking Guidance
Displa ymessage ............................ 193
Important safety notes .................. 152
Parking lamps
Switching on/of f.............................. 94
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 151
Driving system ............................... 149
Function/note s............................. 149
Important safety notes .................. 149
Problem (malfunction) ................... 152
Range of the sensors ..................... 150
Warning display ............................. 151
PASSENGER AI RBAG
Displa ymessage ............................ 187
Indicato rlam ps ................................ 38
Problems (malfunction) .................. 187
Pets in the vehicle ............................... 54
Phone book
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 211
Pivotin gdraft stop
see AIRGUIDE
Powe rwashers .................................. 237
Powe rwindows
see Sid ewindows
PRE-SAFE
®(anticipatory occupant
protection)
Displa ymessage ............................ 184
Operation ......................................... 51
Protectio nagainst theft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system )......... 61
Immob

ilizer ...................................... 61
Protectio nofthe environment
Genera lnotes .................................. 22
Pulling away
Automati ctransmission ................. 117
Genera lnotes ................................ 117
Q
QR code
Mercedes-Benz Guid eApp ................. 1
Rescuec ard ..................................... 27
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 26
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Sidewall(de finition) ....................... 273
Speed rating (definition) ................ 273
Storing ........................................... 275
Structure and characteristics
(definition) ..................................... 272
Summer tire s................................. 257
Temperature .................................. 268
TIN (Tire Identification Number)
(definition) ..................................... 274
Tire bead (definition) ...................... 273
Tire pressure (definition) ................ 273
Tire pressures (recommended )...... 272
Tire size (data )............................... 278
Tire size designation, load-bearing
capacity, speed rating .................... 269
Tire trea d....................................... 256
Tire trea d(definition) ..................... 273
Tota lloa dlim it (definition) ............. 274
Tractio n......................................... 268
Tractio n(definition) ....................... 274
Tread wear ..................................... 268
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s...................................... 267
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Standard s(de finition) .................... 272
Wea rindicator (definition) ............. 274
Wheel and tire combination ........... 278
Wheel rim (definition) .................... 272
see Fla ttire
Tow-starting
Emergency engine starting ............ 253
Important safety notes .................. 251
Towin gaway
Important safety guideline s........... 251
Installing the towing eye. ............... 252
Removing the towing eye. .............. 252
Transporting the vehicl e................ 253
With both axles on the ground ....... 252
With the rea raxler aised ................ 252
Trafficr eports
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ua l.................................................. 211
Transmission
Selector lever ................................ 122
see Automati ctransmission
Transmission position display ......... 122
Transporting the vehicle .................. 253Trip computer (on-board com-
puter)
.................................................. 166
Trip odometer
Calling up ....................................... 166
R

esetting (on-board computer) ...... 167
Trunk
Emergency release .......................... 71
Important safety notes .................... 70
Locking separately. .......................... 71
Opening/closing (manuall yfrom
outside) ............................................ 71
Overview .......................................... 70
Trunk lid
Displa ymessage ............................ 199
Opening dimensions ...................... 289
Trunk load (maximum) ...................... 289
Trunk partition
Displa ymessage ............................ 200
Genera lnotes .................................. 77
Opening/closing .............................. 78
Turn signals
Displa ymessage ............................ 189
Switching on/of f.............................. 94
Two-wa yradio
Frequencie s................................... 282
Installation ..................................... 282
Transmission output( maximum) .... 282
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicl eide ntification plate
U
Unlocking
Emergency unlocking ....................... 70
From inside the vehicl e(central
unlocking button) ............................. 69
Upshif tind icator
(on-board computer, SLC 43
AMG). ............................................ 175
USB devices
Connecting to the Media Inter-
face ............................................... 216
V
VehicleCorrect us e...................................... 26
Data acquisition ............................... 27
Displa ymessage ............................ 198
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Notesonb reaking-in anew vehicle
Important safety notes
Thes ensors ystemofs omedriving and driving
safety systems adjusts automaticall ywhile a
certai ndistance is being driven after the vehicle
ha sb eend elivere dorafter repairs. Full system
effectiveness is not reache duntilthe end of this
teach-i nprocedure.
New and replaced brake pads and discs only
reach their optimum braking effect after several hundred kilometers of driving. Compensate for
thi sb yapplyin ggreate rforce to the brake pedal.
The first 1000 miles (150 0km)
Them orey ou look after the engine when it is
new ,the mor esatisfied yo uwillbew ithi ts per-
formance in the future.
RYo us houl dtherefore drive at varying vehicle
and engine speeds for the first 1,000 miles
(1,500 km).
RAvoi dheavy loads, e.g .driving at full throttle,
during thi speriod.
RChang egearing oodt ime, befor ethe tach-
ometer needl eisÔ of the wa ytothe red area
of the tachometer.
RDo not manuall yshift to alower gear to brake
the vehicle.
RTry to avoi ddepressing the accelerator pedal
beyond the point of resistanc e(kickdown).
After 1000 mile s(1500 km),y oucan increase
the engine spee dgradually and accelerate the
vehicl etofulls peed.
Yo us houl dalsoo bser ve these note sonbreak-
ing in if the engine or parts of the drive train on
your vehicl ehaveb eenr eplaced.
Alway sobser ve the maximum permissible
speed.
Driving
Important safety notes
GWARNING
Objects in the driver's footwell can restrict the peda ltravel or obstruct adepresse dpedal.
Th eo perating and roa dsafety of the vehicl eis
jeopardized .The re is ariskofana ccident.
Make sure tha tallobjects in the vehicl eare
stowe dcorrectly ,and tha tthe yc annot enter
the driver's footwell .Install the floormats
securel yand as specified in order to ensure
sufficient clearanc efor the pedals .Donot use
loose floormats and do not place floormats on
top of one another.
GWARNING
Unsuitabl efootwear can hinde rcorrec tusage
of the pedals ,e.g.:
Rshoes with thick soles
Rshoes with high heels
Rslippers
There is ariskofana ccident.
Wear suitabl efootwear to ensur ecorrect
usag eoft he pedals.
GWARNING
If yo uswitch off the ignition whil edriving,
safety-relevant functions ar eonlya vailable
with limitations ,ornot at all. This could affect,
for example, the powe rsteering and the brake
boosting effect. Yo uwillr equire considerably
mor eeffort to steer and brake. There is arisk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition whil edriving.
GWARNING
If the parking brake ha snot been fully
releasedw hend riving, the parking brake can:
Roverheat and cause afire
Rlose its hold function.
There is ariskoff irea nd an accident. Release
the parking brake full ybefor ed riving off.
!Do not warm up the engine with the vehicle
stationary. Drive off immediately. Avoi dhigh
engine speeds and driving at full throttle until
the engine ha sreache dits operating temper-
ature.
Onl yshift the automatic transmission to the
desired drive positio nwhent he vehicl eissta-
tionary.
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reach its operating temperature. The sound of
the engine may change during this time.
Automatic transmission
XDepress the brake pedaland keep it
depressed.
XShift the transmission to position P.
Transmission position display Pis shown in
the multifunction display.
iYou can start the engine in transmission
position Pand N.
Starting procedure with the SmartKey
To start the engine using the SmartKey instead
of KEYLESS-GO, pul lthe Start/Stop button out
of the ignitio nlock.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 3in the ignition
lock (Ypag e115) and release it as soon as the
engine is running.
UsingK EYLESS-GO to start the engine
The Start/Stop button can be used to start the
vehicl emanually withou tinserting the SmartKey
into the ignitio nlock. The Start/Stop button
must be inserted in the ignitio nlock and the
SmartKey must be in the vehicle. This mode for
starting the engine operates independently of
the ECO start/stop automatic engine start func-
tion.
XDepress the brake pedala nd keep it
depressed.
XPress the Start/Stop button once
(Ypag e115).
The engine starts.
Pulling away
General notes
GWARNING
If the engine speedisa bove the idling speed
and you engage transmission position Dor R,
the vehicl ecould pul lawa ysuddenly.T here is
ar isk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position Dor R,
alway sfirmly depress the brake pedala nd do
not simultaneously accelerate.
!Change gearing ood time and avoi dspin-
ning the wheels. You could otherwise damage
the vehicle.
Depress the accelerator carefully when pulling
away.
The vehicl elocks centrally once you have pulled
away. The locking knobs in the doors drop down.
You can open the doors from the insid eatany
time.
You can als odeactivate the automatic locking
feature (
Ypag e173).
It is only possible to shift the transmission from
position Pto the desired position if you depress
the brake pedal. Only then is the shift lock
released.
iUpshifts take place at highere ngine speeds
after acold start. This help sthe catalytic con-
verter to reach its operating temperature
more quickly.
Information on the automatic release of the
electric parking brake (
Ypag e133).
Hill start assist
Hill start assist help syou when pulling awa yfor-
ward sorinr everse on an uphill gradient. It holds
the vehicl efor as hort time after you have
removed you rfoot from the brake pedal. This
gives you enoug htime to move you rfoot from
the brake pedaltot he accelerator pedala nd to
depress it before the vehicl ebegins to roll.
GWARNING
After ashort time, hill start assist wil lnolon-
ger brake you rvehicl eand it could roll away.
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move you rfoot from the
brake pedaltot he accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicl ewhen it is held by hill start
assist.
Hill start assist is not active if:
Ryou are pulling awa yonalevel road or on a
downhill gradient.
Rthe transmission is in position N.
Rthe electric parking brake is applied.
RESP®is malfunctioning.
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Rthe systemdetects moisture on the wind-
shiel dwhent he air-conditioning systemi s
switched on
Rthe battery's condition of charge is too low
Shiftin gthe transmission to position Pdoes not
start the engine.
Deactivatin goractivatin gthe ECO
start/sto pfunction
XTo deactivate: press ECO button :.
Indicato rlam p; goes out.
XTo activate: press ECO button :.
Indicato rlam p; lights up.
If indicator lamp ;is off ,the ECO start/stop
functio nhasbeen deactivated manuall yoras
the resul tofamalfunction. The engine will then
not be switched off automaticall ywhenthe vehi-
cle stops.
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Kickdown
Use kickdown for maximum acceleration.
XDepress theaccelerato rpedal beyon dthe
pressur epoint.
The automatic transmission shift stoalower
gear depending on th eengines peed.
XEas eoff th eaccelerato rpedal once th e
desire dspeed is reached.
The automatic transmission shift sbacku p.
Drive programs
Drive program C(Comfort)
Drive progra mCis characterized by th efollow-
ing :
Rthev ehicl edelivers comfortable, economical
handlin gcharacteristics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away mor egentl yinf orward
and revers egears, unless th eaccelerato r
pedal is depressed fully.
Rth ev ehicl ehas improved drivin gstability, for
exampl eonslipperyroad surfaces.
Roptimal fuel consumption resulting from th e
automatic transmission shifting up sooner.
The vehicl eisdriven in th elow engin espee d
range and th ewheels are less likely to spin .
Rthes uspension exhibits comfortable damping
setting s(vehicles wit hadaptive adjustable
damping or AM Gsport ssuspension).
Rthes teering exhibits acomfo rtable steering
curve.
Drive program S(Sport )
Drive progra mSis characterized by th efollow-
ing :
Rthev ehicl eexhibits sport ydrivin gcharacter-
istics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away in first gear .
Rthea utomatic transmission shift suplater.
The fuel consumption possibl ybein gh igher
as aresult of th elater automatic transmission
shift points .
Rthes uspension exhibits fir mdamping set -
ting s(vehicles wit hadaptive adjustable
damping or AM Gsport ssuspension).
Rthes teering exhibits asport ysteering curve.
Drive program S+ (Sport Plus)
Drive programS+ is characterized by th efol-
lowing:
Rth ev ehicl eexhibits particularly sport ydrivin g
characteristics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away in first gear .
Rthea utomatic transmission shift suplater.
The fuel consumption possibl ybein gh igher
as aresult of th elater automatic transmission
shift points .
Rthes uspension exhibits particularly fir m
damping setting s(vehicles wit hadaptive
adjustable damping or AM Gsport ssuspen -
sion).
Rth es teering exhibits asport ysteering curve.
Rth eE CO start/sto pfunction is no tavailable.
Drive program I(Individual)
In drive progra mIth ef ollowin gproperties of th e
drive progra mcan be selected:
Rthed rive (engin eand transmission manage-
ment)
Rth es uspension (vehicles wit hadaptive
adjustable damping or AM Gsport ssuspen -
sion )
Rthes teering
Rth ea vailabilit yoftheECO start/sto pfunction
Information about configuring drive progra mI
wit hthe multimedia system can be found in th e
Digital Operator' sManual.
Drive program E(Economy)
Drive progra mEis characterized by th efollow-
ing :
Rthev ehicl eexhibits comfortable, economical
handlin gcharacteristics .
Rthev ehicl epulls away mor egentl yinf orward
and revers egears, unless th eaccelerato r
pedal is depressed fully.
Rth ev ehicl ehas improved drivin gstability, for
exampl eonslipperyroads urfaces.
Roptimal fuel consumption resulting from th e
automatic transmission shifting up sooner.
The vehicl eisdriven in th elow engin espeed
range and th ewheels are less likely to spin .
Rthes uspension exhibits comfortable damping
setting s(vehicles wit hadaptive adjustable
damping or AM Gsport ssuspension).
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Rduring deceleration, the engineisdisconnec-
ted from the drive train .The vehicle uses
kinetic energy and consumes less fuel (coast-
ing mode).
Rthe steering exhibit sacomfortable steering
curve.
Manual gear shifting
General notes
You can chang egear yourself using the steering
wheel paddle shifters. The transmission must be
in position D.
Depending on which steering wheel paddle
shifter is pulled, the automatic transmission
immediately shiftsi ntot he nex tgear down or
up, if permitted.
To use manual shifting, you have two options:
Rtemporary setting
Rpermanen tsetting
If you activate manual gearshifting, the multi-
function display will show the currentg ear
instead of transmission position D.
If manual gearshifting is deactivated, the gears
will be selected automatically.
Temporary setting
XTo activate: shift the selector lever to posi-
tion P.
XPull steering wheel paddle shifter :or;.
Temporary setting will be activ efor ac ertain
amount of time. Under certain condition sthe
minimum amount of time is extended, e.g. in the
case of lateral acceleration, during an overrun
phase or when driving on steep terrain.
XTo deactivate: pull steering wheel paddle
shifter ;and hold it in place.
or
XUse the lever to switch the transmission posi-
tion.
or
XUse the DYNAMIC SELECT butto ntochange
the drive program.
Permanent setting
XTo activate: shift the selector lever to posi-
tion P.
XPress button :.
XTo deactivate: press button:.
Shifting gears
All vehicles (except Mercedes-Benz SLC
43 AMG)
XTo shift up:pull steering wheel paddle
shifter ;.
The automatic transmission shiftsuptot he
nex tgear.
If the maximum engin espeed on the currently
engaged gear is reached and you continue to
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accelerate,the automatic transmission auto-
matically shifts up in orde rtoprevent engine
damage.
XTo shif tdown: pull steering wheel paddle
shifter :.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
th en extg ear.
Automatic down shiftin goccurs when coast-
ing.
If th eengine exceeds th emaximum engine
speedw hen shiftin gdown,t heautomatic
transmission protect sagainst engine damage
by no tshiftin gdown.
Mercedes-Ben zSLC 43 AMG
!If manual gearshiftin gispermanently acti-
vated, th eautomatic transmission does not
shiftupa utomatically even when th eengine
limiting speedf or thecurren tgear is reached.
When th eengine limiting speedisr eached,
th ef uel supply is cut to prevent th eengine
from overrevving .Always makes ure that the
engine speedd oes notreac hthe red area of
th et achometer. Thereiso therwise arisk of
engine damage.
XTo shif tup:pull steering wheel paddle
shifter ;.
The automatic transmission shifts up to the
nex tgear.
XTo shif tdown: pull steering wheel paddle
shifter :.
The automatic transmission shifts down to
th en extg ear.
Automatic down shiftin goccurs when coast-
ing.
If th eengine exceeds th emaximum engine
speedw hen shiftin gdown,t heautomatic
transmission protect sagainst engine damage
by no tshiftin gdown.
Shiftr ecommendation
All vehicles (exceptM ercedes-BenzSLC
43 AMG)
The gearshiftr ecommendations assisty ou in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shownint hemultifunction
display.
XShift to recommended gear ;according to
gearshiftr ecommendation :when showni n
th em ultifunction display of th einstrument
cluster.
Mercedes-Ben zSLC 43 AMG
The gearshiftr ecommendations assisty ou in
adopting an economical driving style. The rec-
ommended gear is shownint hemultifunction
display.
XShift to recommended gear ;according to
gearshiftr ecommendation :when showni n
th em ultifunction display of th einstrument
cluster.
Kickdown
XFor maximum acceleration, depress the
accelerato rpedal beyondt hepressure point.
The automatic transmission shifts to alower
gear dependingont heengine speed.
XShift back up once th edesired speedi s
reached.
During kickdown, you canno tshiftg earsu sing
th es teering wheel paddle shifters.
If you apply full throttle ,the automatic trans-
mission shifts up to th enextg ear when the
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