2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

tio nc an be activated and deactivated in the
multimedia system.
Driving Assistance package
General notes The Drivin gA ssistance packag ec onsists of
Blind Spo tA ssist ( Y
page 159 )a nd Lane Keep-
ing Assist ( Y
page 160).
Blind Spo tA ssis tGeneral notes Blind Spo tA ssist monitors the area sone it her
side of the vehicl et ha ta re not visible to the
driver with two lateral, rear-facing rada rs en -
sors. Aw ar ning displa yint he exterio rm ir rors
draws your attentio ntov ehicles detecte dint he
monitore da rea. If yo ut he ns wi tch on the cor-
responding tur ns ig na ltoc hange lane, yo uw il l
also receive an optica la nd audibl ew ar ning.
Blind Spo tA ssist supports yo uf ro mas peed of
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
For Blind Spo tA ssist to assist you, the radar
senso rs ys te mm us tbeo pe rational.
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Blind Spo tA ssist does not react to:R
vehicles overtaken too closely on the side,
placing the mint he blind spot areaR
vehicles which approach with al ar ge speed
differential and overtake your vehicle
As ar esult, Blind Spo tA ssist ma yn ot give
warnings in such situations. There is ar is ko f
an accident.
Alway so bser ve the traffi cc onditions care-
fully, and maintain as af el at era ld is tance.
Blind Spo tA ssist is onl yana id .Itm ay fail to
detect som ev ehicles and is no substitute for
attentiv ed riving. Alway se nsur et ha tt here is
sufficient distance to the side for othe rr oad
users and obstacles.
i USA only:
Thi sd ev ic eh as been approved by the FCC as
a" Vehi cula rR adar System" .T he rada rs en sor
is intende df or us einana ut omotive radar syste mo nly. Removing ,t amperin gw it h, or
altering the devic ew il lv oi da ny warranties,
and is not permitted by the FCC .Don ot tam-
pe rw it h, alter, or us eina ny non-approved
way.
Any unauthorized modification to thi sd ev ice
could voi dt he user’ sa ut hority to operate the
equipment.
Radar sensors Th er adar sensors for Blind Spo tA ssist ar ei nte-
grated into the rea rb um per. Make sure tha tt h e
b umpers ar ef re ef ro md ir t, ice or slush. The
sensors must not be covered ,f or exampl eb y
cycle racks or overhanging loads. Following a
sever ei mpact or in the event of damage to the
bumpers, have the functio noft he rada rs en sors
checked at aq uali fied specialis tw or kshop.
Blind Spo tA ssist ma ynol on ge rw or kp roperly.
Monitoring rang eoft he sensorsIn particular ,t he detection of obstacle sc an be
impaire di f: R
there is dirt on the sensors or anything else
coverin gt he sensors R
poor visibility ,e .g .d ue to fog ,h eavy rain,
sno wors pray R
narrow vehicles ,e .g .m otorcycle sorb icyc lesR
the roa dh as ver yw id el an esR
the roa dh as narrow lanes R
yo ua re not drivin gint he middle of the laneR
there ar eb ar riers or simila rl an eb or ders
Vehicles in the monitoring range ar et he nn ot
indicated.Driving system s 159
Dr ivi ng an dp arking Z

Blind Spot Assist monitors the are aupto10f t
(3.0 m) behind your vehicle and directly nex tt o
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram. For this
purpose, Blind Spot Assist uses radar sensor si n
the rear bumper.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nex ttoy our 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 ea re vehicles driving at the inner
edge of their lanes.
Due to the natur eoft he system:R
warning sm ay be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders. R
the warning is canceled when driving for an
extended period nex ttol ong vehicles, such as
trucks.
Indicator and warning display
C
Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp
Blind Spot Assist is not activ eats peeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring range are then not indicated.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp C in the exterior mirror sl ights up yellow
at speeds of up to 20 mph (3 0k m/ h) .Ats peeds
above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicator lamp
goe so ut and Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If av ehicl eisd etected within the blind spot
monitoring rang eats peeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp C on the correspond-
ing sid el ig hts up red .T hi sw ar ning is always
emitted when av ehicl ee nter st he blind spot
monitoring rang ef rom behind or from the side.
Whe ny ou overtake av ehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
7m ph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goe so ut if reverse
gea rise ngaged .Int his event, Blind Spot Assist
is no longer active. The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjuste da ut omaticall ya ccording to the ambi-
ent light.
Collisio nw arningIf av ehicl eisd etected in the monitoring rang eo f
Blind Spot Assist and yo us witch on the corre-
sponding turn signal ,ad oubl ew ar ning tone
sounds. Re dw ar ning lamp C flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, vehicles detected are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp C .
There are no further warning tones.
Switchin gonB lind Spo tA ssis tX
Make sure that Blind Spot Assist
( Y
page 171 )i sa ctivate dint he on-board
computer. X
Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition
lock.
Warning lamps C in the exterio rm irrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds and
then turn yellow.
Lan eK ee ping Assist
General notes
Lane Keeping Assist monitors the are ainf ront of
your vehicl ew it hc amera C ,w hi ch is mounted
at the top of the windshield .L ane Keeping Assist
detects lane markings on the roa da nd warns
yo ub efore yo ul ea ve your lane unintentionally.
If yo us elect km on the on-board compute rint he
Display Unit Speed-/Odometer function
( Y
page 172), Lane Keeping Assist is active
starting at as peed of 60 km/h .Ift he miles
display uni ti ss elected ,t he assistance range
begins at 40 mph.
Aw ar ning may be given if af ront wheel passes
ove ral an em arking. It will warn yo ubym eans of
intermittent vibration in the steering wheel for
up to 1.5 seconds.160
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Important safety notes
G WAR NING
Lan eK ee pin gA ss ist may no ta lways clearly
recognize lane markings.
In th is case, Lan eK ee pin gA ss ist may:R
giv eanu nnecessar yw arningR
no tg iv eaw arning
Ther eisar is kofana cc iden t.
Always pay particula ra ttentio ntot he traff ic
situation and stay in lane ,inp articula ri f
warned by Lan eK ee pin gA ss ist.
G WAR NING
The Lan eK ee pin gA ss ist warning does not
return th ev eh icle to th eo riginal lane .T her ei s
ar is kofana cc iden t.
You should always steer ,b rak eora ccelerate
yourself, in particula rifw arned by Lan eK ee p-
ing Assist.
If you fail to adapt your driv ing style, Lan eK ee p-
ing Assist can neither reduce th er is kofana cc i-
den tn or overr ide th el aws of physics .L ane
Kee pin gA ss ist canno tt ak ei nt oa ccoun tt he
road ,t ra ff ic and weather conditions. Lan eK ee p-
ing Assist is merely an aid. You are respon sible
for th ed istanc etot he veh icle in front, for veh i-
cle spee d, for braking in good tim ea nd for stay-
ing in your lane.
The Lan eK ee pin gA ss ist does no tk ee pt he veh i-
cle in th el ane.
The system may be impaired or may no tf unction
if: R
there is poor vis ibilit y, e.g .d ue to insuff icie nt
illumi nation of th er oad ,ord ue to snow, rain,
fog or spray R
there is glare, e.g .f ro mo ncom in gt ra ffic, the
sun or reflections (e.g. when th er oad surface
is wet) R
th ew in dshield is dirt y, fogged up, damaged or
covered, for instance by as ti cker, in th ev ic in-
ity of th ec ameraR
there are no ,s everal or unclear lane markings
for al ane ,e .g .ina reas wit hr oad construction
work R
th el ane markings are worn away, dark or cov-
ere du p, e.g .byd irt or snow R
th ed istanc etot he vehicle in fron tist oo small
and th el ane markings thus canno tbed etec-
ted R
th el ane markings chang eq uickly, e.g. lanes
branch off ,c ro ss on ea nother or mergeR
th er oad is narrow and winding R
there are stron gs hadows cas tont he road
Switching on Lane Keeping Assist X
Swit ch on Activ eL an eK eepin gA ss ist using
th eo n-bo ard computer; to do so, select
Standard or Adaptive ( Y
page 171).
If you driv eats pee ds abov e4 0m ph
(60 km/ h) and lane markings are detected,
th el ine sint he assistance graphic sd isplay
( Y
page 171) are show ning reen. Lan eK eep-
ing Assist is ready for use.
Standard If Standard is selected, no warning vibration
occurs if: R
you switch on th et ur ns ignals. In this event,
th ew arning sa re suppresse df or ac ertain
period of time. R
ad riving safety system intervenes, suc ha s
ABS, BA SorE SP ®
.
Adaptive When Adaptive is selected, no warning vibra-
tio no ccurs if: R
you switch on th et ur ns ignals. In this event,
th ew arning sa re suppresse df or ac ertain
period of time. R
ad riving safety system intervenes, e.g .A BS ,
BA SorE SP ®
. R
you accelerate hard ,e .g .k ickdown.R
you brak eh ard. R
you steer actively, e.g .s werve to avoid an
obstacle or chang el ane sq uickly.R
you cut th ec orner on as har pb end.
In orde rt ha ty ou are warned only when neces-
sary and in good tim eify ou cross th el ane mark-
ing ,t he system recognize sc ertain conditions
and warn sy ou accordingly.
The warning vibratio no ccurs earlie ri f:R
you approach th eo uter lane markin gona
bend. R
th er oad has ver yw ide lanes, e.g .ah ighway.R
th es ystem recognize ss olid lane markings.Driving systems 161
Driving and parking Z

The warning vibration occurs later if: R
the road has narrow lanes. R
you cut the corner on ab end.
162
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Important safety notes
G WARNIN G
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen ti ntegrate dint he vehi-
cle while driving ,y ou will be distracte df ro m
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of th ev ehicle. Ther eisar is kofana ccident.
Only operate th ee quipmen tw hen th et ra ffic
situation permits. If you are no ts ur et ha tt hi s
is possible ,p ark th ev ehicl ep ayin ga ttention
to traffic condition sa nd operate th ee quip-
men tw hen th ev ehicl eiss ta tionary.
You must observ et he legal requirements for th e
country in whic hy ou are currentl yd riving when
operating th eo n-bo ard computer.
G WARNIN G
If th ei nstrumen tc luste rh as faile dorm al-
functioned, you may no tr ecognize function
restriction sins ystems relevan ttos afety. The
operating safet yofy our vehicl em ay be
impaired .T her eisar is kofana ccident.
Drive on carefully. Hav et he vehicl ec hecked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows message so r
warning sf ro mc ertai ns ystems in th em ultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor em ak es ur e
your vehicl eiso perating safely at all times .
If th eo perating safet yofy our vehicl ei s
impaired ,p ull ove rass oo nasitiss af etodos o.
Contac taq ualified specialist workshop.
Fo rano verview, see th ei nstrumen tp anel illus-
tration ( Y
page 31).
Display sa nd operation
Instrumen tc luster lighting
The lighting in th ei nstrumen tc luster, in th ed is-
plays and th ec ontrols in th ev ehicl ei nterior can
be adjusted usin gt he brightness control knob.
The brightness control knob is locate dont he
botto ml ef toft he instrumen tc luste r
( Y
page 31). X
Turn th eb rightness control knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If you tur nt he ligh ts witch ( Y
page 93 )t ot he
X , ` or X position ,t he brightness
will depend upon th eb rightness of th ea mbi -
en tl ight.
The ligh ts ensor in th ei nstrumen tc luste r
automatically control st he brightness of th e
multifunction display. In daylight, th ed isplays
in th ei nstrumen tc luste ra re no ti lluminated.
Speedometer with segments The segments in th es peedometer indicat e
whic hs pee dr ange is available. R
Cruis ec ontro la ctivated ( Y
page 138):
The segments ligh tupf ro mt he store ds pee d
to th em aximum speed. R
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONI Cisa ctivated
( Y
page 140):
On eort wo segments in th es et spee dr ange
ligh tu p. R
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONI Cd etects av ehicl ei n
fron tm oving mor es lowly than th es to re d
speed:
The segments between th es pee doft he vehi-
cle in fron ta nd th es to re ds pee dl igh tu p.
Tachometer
! Do no td riv eint he overrevving range, as this
could damag et he engine.
The red ban dint he tachometer indicates th e
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel suppl yisi nterrupted to protect th e
engin ew hen th er ed ban disr eached.
Outsid et emperatur ed isplayYou should pay special attention to road condi-
tion sw hen temperatures are aroun df re ezing
point.
Bea rinm in dt ha tt he outside temperature dis-
play indicates th et em perature measured and
does no tr ecord th er oad temperature.
The outside temperature display is in th em ulti-
function display ( Y
page 165).
Ac ha ng eint he outside temperature is shown in
th em ultifunction display after ad elay.Display sa nd operation 163
On-boar dc omputer and displays Z

Coolan tt emperatur eg auge
G WARNING
Opening th eh ood when th ee ng in eiso ver-
heated or when there is af ir eint he engine
compartmen tc oul de xp ose you to hot gases
or other servic ep roducts. Ther eisar is ko f
injury.
Let an overheate de ng in ec oo ld own before
opening th eh ood .Ift he re is af ir eint he
engin ec ompartment, keep th eh ood closed
and contac tt he fir ed epartment.
! Ad isplay message is shown if th ec oolant
temperatur eist oo high.
If th ec oolant temperatur eiso ve r2 48 ‡
(12 0† ), do no tc ontinue driving .T he engine
will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperatur eg age is in th ei nstru-
men tc luste ront he right-han ds ide ( Y
page 31).
The H markin gint he coolant temperatur eg auge
corresponds to ac oolant temperatur eo f
approximately 24 8‡ (12 0† ).
Under normal operatin gc ondition sa nd at the
correc tc oolant level, th ec oolant temperature
gauge may ris etot he H marking. Operatin gt he on-boar dc omputer
Overview
C
Multifunction display D
Right control panel

c
d Press and hold: R
In the Audio menu: selects ap re-
set list or as tation list in the
desired frequency range, selects
an audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling R
In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open
v R
Confirms the selection or display
message R
In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
8 Press briefly: R
Back R
Switches off voice-operated navi-
gation or the Voice Control System R
Hides display messages or calls up
the last Trip menu function usedR
Exit st he telephone book/redial
memory
8 Press and hold: R
Call supt he standard display in the
Trip menu
Right control panel v R
Rejects or ends ac allR
Exit st he telephone book/redial
memory
a R
Makes or accepts ac allR
Switches to the redial memory

Menus and submenus
Menu overview Using the Y or e button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board compute r( Y
pag e1 64).
Depending on the vehicl ee quipment, you can
select the following menu: R
Trip menu ( Y
pag e1 66)R
Navi menu (navigatio ni nstructions)
( Y
pag e1 67)R
Audio menu ( Y
pag e1 68)R
Tel menu (telephone) ( Y
pag e1 69)R
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
( Y
pag e1 70)R
Serv menu ( Y
pag e1 72)R
Sett menu (settings) ( Y
pag e1 72)R
AMG menu (Mercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG)
( Y
pag e1 75)
Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 8 button on the steer-
ing whee lu ntil the Trip menu with trip odom-
eter C and odometer D appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
C
Distance
D
Driving time