2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

Adjusting th es te ering wheel elect ri -
cally
C
Adjusts th es te ering whee lh eightD
Adjusts th es te ering whee lp osition (fore-
and-af ta djustment)
i Further relate ds ubjects :R
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature ( Y
page 87 )R
Storing setting s( Y
page 91 )
EASY-ENTRY/EX IT featu re
Import ant safety notes
G WARNIN G
If you drive off while th eE AS Y-ENTRY/EXIT
feature is making adjustments ,y ou could lose
control of th ev ehicle. There is ar is kofa n
accident.
Always wait until th ea djustmen tp rocess is
complete before drivin go ff .
G WARNIN G
When th eE AS Y-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjust s
th es te ering wheel, you and other vehicl e
occupant s–p articularly children –c ou ld
become trapped .T here is ar is kofi njury.
Whil et he EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak -
ing adjustments ,m ak es ur et ha tnoo ne has
any body part sint he swee poft he steering
wheel. If somebod yb ecome st ra pped :R
press on eoft he memory function position
buttons ,o r R
mov et he switch for steering whee la djust -
men tint he opposit ed irection to that in
whic ht he steering whee lism oving .
The adjustmen tp rocess is stopped.
G WARNIN G
When th eE AS Y-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjust s
th es te ering whee la nd th ed river's seat ,y ou
and other vehicl eo cc upant s–p articularly
children –c ou ld become trapped .T here is a
ris kofi njury.
Whil et he EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak -
ing adjustments ,m ak es ur et ha tnoo ne has
any body part sint he swee poft he seat and
th es te ering wheel.
If somebod yb ecome st ra pped :R
press on eoft he memory function position
buttons ,o r R
press on eoft he memory function memory
buttons ,o r R
mov et he switch for steering whee la djust -
men tint he opposit ed irection to that in
whic ht he steering whee lism oving
The adjustmen tp rocess is stopped.
G WARNIN G
If you use opening sint he bodywork or
detachable part sass te ps, you could:R
slip and/o rf all R
damag et he vehicl ea nd caus ey ourself to
fall.
There is ar is kofi njury.
Always use secure climbin ga ids, e.g. as uita-
ble ladder.
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting in
and out of your vehicl ee asier.
You can activat ea nd deactivat et he EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature in th eo n-bo ard computer
( Y
page 174).Steering wheel 87
Seats ,s teering wheel and mirrors Z

Position of the steering wheel when the
EASY-ENTRY/EXIT featur eisa ctiveThe steering wheel swings upwards when you: R
remove the SmartKey from the ignition lock R
open the driver's door with KEYLESS-GO in
position 1R
open the driver's door and the SmartKey is in
position 0 or 1 in the ignition lock
i The steering wheel only moves upwards if it
has not already reached the upper end stop.
Position of the steering wheel for driv-
ing The steering wheel is moved to the last selected
position when: R
the driver's door is closed R
you insert the SmartKey into the ignition lock
or R
you press the Start/Stop button once on vehi-
cles with KEYLESS-GO
When you close the driver's door with the igni-
tion switched on, the steering wheel is also
automatically moved to the previously set posi-
tion.
The last position of the steering wheel is stored
when you switch off the ignition or when you
store the settin gw ith the memory function
( Y
page 91).
Crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature If the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is trig-
gered in an accident, the steering column will
move upwards when the driver's door is opened.
This occurs irrespective of the position of the
SmartKey in the ignition lock. This makes it eas-
ier to exit the vehicle and rescue the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature is only
operational if the EASY-EXIT/ENTRY feature is
activated in the on-board computer
( Y
page 174). Mirrors
Rear-view mirror X
Anti-glare mode: flick anti-glare lever C for-
wards or back.
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
G WARNING
You could lose control of your vehicle if you do
the following while driving: R
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors R
fasten the seat belt
There is ar isk of an accident.
Adjust the driver's seat, head restraint ,s teer-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt
before startin gt he engine.
G WARNING
The exterior mirror on the front-passenger
side reduces the size of the image. Visible
object sa re actually closer than they appear.
This means that you could misjudge the dis-
tance from road users traveling behind, e.g.
when changing lane. There is ar isk of an acci-
dent.
For this reason, always make sure of the
actual distance from the road users traveling
behind by glancing over your shoulder.88
Mirrors
Seats, steering whee la nd mirrors

X
Make sure that the SmartKey is in position 1
or 2 in the ignition lock.X
Press button C for the left exterior mirror or
button D for the right exterior mirror.
The indicator lamp in the corresponding but-
ton lights up in red.
The indicator lamp goes out again after some
time. You can adjust the selected mirror using
adjustment button

Aut oma ti ca nti-glar em irror s
G WARNIN G
Electrolyt em ay escape if th eg las sinana uto -
matic anti-glare mirror breaks .T he electrolyt e
is harmful and causes irritation .Itm us tn ot
come int oc ontac tw it hy our skin, eyes ,r es -
piratory organs or clothing or be swallowed.
There is ar is kofi njury.
If you come int oc ontac tw it ht he electrolyte,
observ et he following:R
Rins eo ff th ee lectrolyt ef ro my our skin
immediately wit hw ater.R
Immediately rinse th ee lectrolyt eo ut of
your eyes thoroughly wit hc lean water.R
If th ee lectrolyt eiss wallowed, immediately
rinse your mout ho ut thoroughly. Do no t
induce vomiting .R
If electrolyt ec om es int oc ontac tw it hy our
skin or hair or is swallowed, see km edical
attention immediately. R
Immediately chang eo ut of clothing whic h
has come int oc ontac tw it he lectrolyte.R
If an allergic reaction occurs, see km edical
attention immediately.
The rear-view mirror and th ee xter io rm irror on
th ed river's side automatically go int oa nti-glare
mod eift he followin gc onditi on sa re met simul-
taneously: R
th ei gnition is switched on andR
inciden tl igh tf ro mh eadlamp ss tr ikes th es en -
sor in th er ear-view mirror
The mirror sdon ot go int oa nti-glare mod ei f
revers eg ear is engage dorift he interior lighti ng
i s switched on . Pa rk ing position for th ee xteri or mir-
ror on th ef ro nt-passenger side
Setting and st ori ng th ep arki ng positionUsin gr evers eg ear
You can store th ep arking position of th ee xte-
rio rm irror on th ef ront-pa ssenger side usin g
memory butto n M

You can position the front-passenger side exte-
rior mirror in such aw ay that you can see the
rear wheel on that side as soon as you engage
reverse gear. This settin gc an be stored using
memory button M

X
Adjust the sea te le ctrically ( Y
page 84).X
On the driver's side ,a dj us tt he steering wheel
( Y
page 87 )a nd the exterio rm irrors
( Y
page 88).X
Press memory button M and one of the stor-
ag ep osit io nb ut tons 1 , 2 or 3 withi nt hree
seconds.
The settings ar es tored in the selecte dp reset
position. At one sounds when the settings
have been completed.
Calling up as tored setting
X
Press and hol dt he relevant storag ep osition
button 1 , 2 or 3 unti lt he seat, steering wheel
and exterio rm irrors ar eint he stored position.
i The setting procedur eisi nterrupte dass oon
as yo ur elease the storag ep osition button.92
Memory function
Seats, steering wheel an dm irrors

Exterio rl ighting
General notes For reason sofs afety, Mercedes-Ben zr ecom-
mends that you driv ew ith th el ight ss witched on
even durin gt he daytime. In som ec ountries,
operatio noft he headlamps varies due to legal
requirement sa nd self-impose do bligations.
Settin gt he exterio rl ighting
Settin go ptionsExterior lighting can be set using: R
th el ight switchR
th ec ombinatio ns witch ( Y
page 94)R
th eo n- board compute r( Y
page 172)
Light switch
Operation
G c
Left-han ds ta nding lampsH d
Right-hand standing lampsI `
Parking lamps ,l icens ep lat ea nd
instrumen tc luste rl ightingJ X
Automatic headlam pm ode, controlled
by th el ight sensor
K X
Low-beam/high-beam headlamps

The daytime runnin gl amps improve the visibility
of your vehicle during the day. To do this, the
daytime runnin gl amps function must be
switched on using the on-board computer
( Y
page 172).
If the engine is runnin ga nd you turn the light
switch to ` or X ,t he manual settings
take precedenc eo ver the daytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps
G WARNING
When the light switch is set to X ,t he low-
beam headlamps may not be switched on
automatically if there is fog, snow or other
causes of poor visibility due to the weather
conditions such as spray. There is ar isk of an
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
X .
Even if the light sensor does not detect that it is
dark, the parking lamps and low-beam head-
lamps switch on when the ignition is switched on
and the light switch is set to the X position.
This is ap articularly useful function in the event
of rain and fog. X
To switch on the low-beam headlamps:
turn the SmartKey in the ignition lock to posi-
tion 2 or start the engine.X
Turn the light switch to X .
The green X indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Rear fog lamp
The rear fog lamp improves visibility of your
vehicle for the traffic behind in the event of thick
fog. Please take not eoft he country-specific
regulations for the use of rear fog lamps. X
To switch on the rear fog lamps: turn the
SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock or
start the engine. X
Turn the light switch to X or X .X
Press the ^ button.
The yellow ^ indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up. X
To switch off the rear fog lamp: press the
^ button.
The yellow ^ indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster goes out. Parking lamps
! If the battery charge is very low, the parking
lamps or standin gl amps are automatically
switched off to enable the next engine start.
Always park your vehicle safely and suffi-
ciently lit according to legal standards. Avoid
using the parking lamps ` over ap eriod of
several hours. If possible, switch on the right-
hand d or left-hand c standin gl amp.X
To switch on: turn the light switch to ` .
The green ` indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Standing lamps Switching on the standin gl amps ensures the
corresponding side of the vehicle is illuminated. X
To switch on the standing lamps: the
SmartKey is not in the ignition lock or it is in
position 0 . X
Turn the light switch to c (left-han ds ide of
the vehicle) or d (right-hand side of the
vehicle).
Combination switch
C
High-beam headlamps D
Turn signal, right