2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
= See Operator' sM an ‐
ual The battery is no tb ein gc ha rged.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Possibl ec auses are: R
af ault ya lternato rR
at or np oly-V-belt R
am alfunction in th ee lectronics
! Do no tc ontinue driving. The engin ec ou ld otherwise overheat.X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely and switch off th ee ng ine, pay-
ing attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Consult aq ualified specialist workshop .
= Sto pV ehicl eS ee
Operator' sM anual The battery is no longer bein gc ha rged and th ec onditi on of charg ei s
to ol ow.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely and switch off th ee ng ine, pay-
ing attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Observ et he instruction sint he display message = See Oper‐
ator's Manual .X
Consult aq ualified specialist workshop .

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Lan eK eepin gA ss is tisd eactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl ec auses are: R
th ew indshield in th ec amera' sf ield of vision is dirtyR
visibilit yisi mpaire dd ue to heav yr ain ,s no worf ogR
there hav eb een no lan em arking sf or an extended periodR
th el an em arking sa re worn, dark or covered, e.g. by dir tors no w
Whe nt he causes state da bov enol onger apply, th ed isplay message
disappears.
Lan eK eepin gA ss is tiso perational again .
If th ed isplay message does no td isappear :X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Clean th ew indshield.
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Inoperative Lan eK eepin gA ss is tisf aulty.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Blind Spo tA ssist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Blind Spot Assis tist em porarily inoperative.
Possibl ec auses are: R
function is impaire dd ue to heav yr ain or snowR
th er adar sensor system is outside th eo perating temperature rangeR
th er adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cr adiation emitted by nearby TV or radi os ta tion so r
other source sofe lectromagneti cr adiation
The yellow c indicator lamp sa lso ligh tupint he exterio rm irrors.
Whe nt he causes state da bov enol onger apply, th ed isplay message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis tiso perational again .
If th ed isplay message does no td isappear :X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Clean th es ensor s( Y
page 240).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
Blind Spo tA ssist
Inoperative Blind Spot Assis tisf aulty.
The yellow c indicator lamp sa lso ligh tupint he exterio rm irrors.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Parkin gG uidance
Inoperative Parking Guidance is malfunctioning ( Y
page 152).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
If th em ultifunction display still shows th ed isplay message :X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .Display messages 19 3
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays Z

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Parkin gG uidance
Canceled Parking Guidance is deactivated.
Possibl ec auses are: R
th ev ehicl eiss ki dding.R
th es ensor sa re dirty.R
am alfunction has occurred .
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Reactivat eP arking Guidance later ( Y
page 152).
If th em ultifunction display does no ts ho wt he parking spac es ymbol at
speeds belo w19m ph (30 km/h):X
Clean th es ensor s( Y
page 240).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
If th em ultifunction display still does no ts ho wt he parking spac es ym-
bol at speeds belo w19m ph (30 km/h):X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Parking Guidance has been deactivated because you are no longer
followin gt he recommended path.X
Park again and ,w hile doin gs o, observ et he display message sint he
multifunction display.
Parkin gG uidance
Finished The vehicl eisp arked. Aw arning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear sa utomatically.
Distance Pilot Off Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cisd eactivated ( Y
page 140).
If it was deactivated automatically, aw arning tone also sounds.
Distance Pilot Now
Available Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Ciso perational again after having been tem-
porarily unavailable .Y ou can no wr eactivat eD istance Pilo t
DISTRONI C( Y
page 140).
Distance Pilot Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' sM an ‐
ual Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cist em porarily inoperative.
Possibl ec auses are: R
th er adar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti cr adiation emitted by nearby TV or radi os ta tion so r
other source sofe lectromagneti cr adiationR
th es ystem is outside th eo perating temperature rangeR
th eo n-bo ar dv oltag eist oo low.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
Whe nt he causes state da bov enol onger apply, th ed isplay message
disappears.
Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Ciso perational again .
If th ed isplay message does no td isappear :X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Restart th ee ng ine.194
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Distance Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI Cisf aulty.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Pas ‐
siv e You hav ed epressed th ea ccelerato rp edal .D istance Pilo tD ISTR ONI C
is no longer controllin gt he speed of th ev ehicle.X
Remove your foo tf ro mt he accelerato rp edal .
Distance Pilot -- -
mph Ac ondition for activating Distance Pilot DISTRONIC has not been met. X
Check the activation conditions for Distance Pilot DISTRONIC
( Y
page 140).
Cruise Control Off Cruise control has been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, cruise control has deactivated auto-
matically ( Y
page 138).
Cruise Control --
-m ph Cruise control cannot be activated, since not all of the activation con-
ditions have been met. X
Check the activation conditions for cruise control ( Y
page 138).
Cruise Control Inop‐
erative Cruise control is faulty.
Aw arning tone also sounds. X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop. Display messages 195
On-board computer and displays Z

Tires Display messages
Possible causes/consequence sa nd P Solutions
Check Tire Pressure
Soon Canad ao nly:
The tire pressure loss warning system ha sd et ecte das ig nificant loss
in pressure.
Aw ar ning tone also sounds.
Possibl ec auses: R
yo uh av ec hange dt he positions of the wheels and tire sori nstalled
new wheels and tires R
the tire pressure in one or mor et ire sh as dropped
G WARNING
Tire pressures tha ta re too lo wp os et he following hazards:R
the ym ay burst, especially as the load and vehicl es peed increaseR
the ym ay wear excessivel ya nd/or unevenly, which ma yg reatly
impai rt ire traction. R
the drivin gc haracteristics, as well as steerin ga nd braking ,m ay be
greatl yi mpaired
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop the vehicl ew it hou tm ak ing any sudden steerin gorb raking
maneuvers. Pa ya ttentio ntot he traffi cc onditions as yo udos o.X
Secure the vehicl ea gain st rolling away ( Y
page 131).X
Check the tire sa nd ,ifn ecessary ,f ollo wt he instructions for af lat
tire ( Y
page 241). X
Check the tire pressures and ,ifn ecessary ,c orrect the tire pressure.X
Restart the tire pressure loss warning system when the tire pres-
sure is correct ( Y
page 262).
Check Tire Pressure
The nR estar tR un
Fla tI ndicator Canad ao nly:
The tire pressure loss warning system generated ad isplay message
and ha sn ot been restarted since. X
Set the correct tire pressure in al lf ou rt ires.X
Restart the tire pressure loss warning system ( Y
page 262).
Run Fla tI ndicator
Inoperative Canad ao nly:
The tire pressure loss warning system is faulty. X
Visi taq uali fied specialis tw or kshop.
Please Correct Tire
Pressure USA only:
The tire pressure is too lo winatl east one of the tires, or the tire
pressure differenc eb et ween the wheels is too great.X
Check the tire pressures at the next opportunity ( Y
page 262).X
If necessary ,c orrect the tire pressure.X
Restart the tire pressure monitor ( Y
page 264).196
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Tir eP ressure Soo n The tire pressur eino ne or mor et ir es has dropped significantly. The
whee lp osition is shown in th em ultifunction display.
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNIN G
Tir ep ressures that are to ol ow pos et he followin gh azards :R
they may burst, especially as th el oad and vehicl es peed increas eR
they may wear excessivel ya nd/o ru nevenly, whic hm ay greatl y
impair tire traction .R
th ed rivin gc ha racteristics ,asw ell as steering and braking ,m ay be
greatl yi mpaire d
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop th ev ehicl ew ithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .P ay attention to th et ra ffic condition sasy ou do so.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Chec kt he tires and ,ifn eces sary, follow th ei nstruction sf or af lat
tire ( Y
page 241). X
Chec kt he tire pressur e( Y
page 262).X
If necessary, correc tt he tire pressure.
Warnin gT ir eM al ‐
function The tire pressur eino ne or mor et ir es has dropped suddenly. The whee l
position is shown in th em ultifunction display.
G WARNIN G
Drivin gw it haf lat tire poses ar is koft he followin gh azards :R
af lat tire affects th ea bilit yt os te er or brak et he vehicl eR
you could lose control of th ev ehicle.R
continued drivin gw it haf lat tire will caus ee xces sive heat build-up
and possibl yaf ir e
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Stop th ev ehicl ew ithout making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers .P ay attention to th et ra ffic condition sasy ou do so.X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Chec kt he tires and ,ifn eces sary, follow th ei nstruction sf or af lat
tire ( Y
page 241).
Tir e Press. Monito r
Currently Unavaila‐
ble Becaus et he re is interferenc ef ro mas tr on gs ource of radi ow aves, no
signals from th et ir ep ressur es ensor sa re detected. The tire pressur e
monitor is temporarily malfunctioning .X
Drive on .
The tire pressur em onitor restarts automatically as soo nast he
problem has been resolved.
TirePress .S en ‐
sor(s) Missin g There is no signal from th et ir ep ressur es ensor of on eors everal
wheels. The pressur eoft he affecte dt ir ed oes no ta ppear in th em ul-
tifunction display. X
Hav et he fault yt ir ep ressur es ensor replace dataq ualified special -
ist workshop . Display messages 19 7
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Tir eP ressure Moni‐
tor Inoperative No
Wheel Sensor s The wheels mounte ddon ot hav eas uitable tire pressur es ensor .T he
tire pressur em onitor is deactivated.X
Moun tw heels wit hs uitable tire pressur es ensors.
The tire pressur em onitor is activated automatically after drivin gf or
af ew minutes.
Tir e Press. Monito r
Inoperative The tire pressur em onitor is faulty.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Vehicle Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Shift to 'P' or 'N'
to Start Engine You hav ea ttempte dtos ta rt th ee ng in ew it ht he transmission in posi-
tion R or D . X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position P or N .
Apply Brake to
Shift fro m' P' You hav ea ttempte dtom ov et he transmission selector lever to posi-
tion D , R or N without depressing th eb rak ep edal .X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .
To Shift out of P
or N, Depres s Brake
and Start Engine Wit ht he engin es witched off ,y ou hav ea ttempte dtos hift th et ra ns -
mission out of position P or N int oa nother transmission position .X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .X
Start th ee ng ine.
Ris kofR ollin g
Awa y Vehicl e Not in
'P' The driver's door is no tf ully closed and th et ra nsmission is in position
R , N or D .
Aw arning tone also sounds.
G WARNIN G
The vehicl em ay rol la way.
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Whe np arking th ev ehicle, shift th et ra nsmission to position P .
Onl yS hift to 'P'
whe n Vehicl e is Sta ‐
tionar y The vehicl eism oving .X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions.X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position P .
Apply Brake to
Select R You attempte dtos hift from position D to position R .X
Depress th eb rak ep edal .X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position R .198
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