2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

mentioned are not carried out, the system may
not be activated.
If you have questions abou tt he activation, con-
tact one of the following telephone hotlines: R
USA: Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) or 1-866-990-9007 R
Canada: Customer Service at
1-888-923-8367
General notes An emergency call is dialed automatically if an
air bag or Emergency Tensioning Device is trig-
gered.
i You cannot end an automatically triggered
emergency call yourself.
An emergency call can als obei nitiated man-
ually.
As soon as the emergency call has been initi-
ated, the indicator lamp in the SOS button
flashes. The multifunction display shows the
Connectin gC all message.
The audio outpu tism uted.
Once the connection has been made ,t he Call
Connected message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
All important informatio nont he emergency is
transmitted, for example: R
current location of the vehicl e( as determined
by the GPS system) R
vehicl ei dentification numberR
informatio nont he severity of the accident
Shortly after the emergency call has been initi-
ated, av oice connection is automatically estab-
lished betwee nt he Customer Assistance Center
and the vehicl eo ccupants.R
If the vehicl eo ccupants respond, the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
attempts to get more informatio nont he
emergency. R
If there is no response from the vehicl eo ccu-
pants, an ambulance is immediately sent to
the vehicle.
If no voice connection can be established to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
the system has been unable to initiate an emer-
gency call.
This can occur, for example, if the relevant
mobil ep hone network is not available. The indi- cator lamp in the SOS button flashes continu-
ously.
The Call Failed message appears in the mul-
tifunction display and must be confirmed.
In this case, summon assistance by other
means.
Making an emergency call X
To initiate an emergency call manually:
press cover C briefl ytoo pen.X
Press SOS button D briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button D flashes
until the emergency call is concluded. X
Wai tf or av oice connection to the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center. X
After the emergency call ,c lose cover C .
i If the mobil ep hone network is unavailable,
mbrace wil ln ot be abl etom ake the emer-
gency call .Ify ou leave the vehicl ei mmedi-
ately after pressing the SOS button, you will
not know whether mbrace placed the emer-
gency call .Int his case, alway ss ummon assis-
tance by other means.
Roadside Assistanc eb uttonFeatures 223
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X
Press Roadside Assistance button C .
This initiates ac all to the Mercedes-Benz Cus-
tomer Assistance Center.
The indicator lamp in Roadside Assistance
button C flashes while the call is active. The
multifunction display shows the Connect‐
ing Call message. The audio output is
muted.
If ac onnection can be made, the Call Con‐
nected message appears in the multifunction
display.
If am obile phone networ ka nd GPS reception
are available, the system transfers data to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
for example: R
curren tl ocation of the vehicleR
vehicle identification number
i The display of the multimedia system indi-
cates that ac all is active. During the call, you
can change to the navigation menu by press-
ing the NAVI button on COMAND ,f or exam-
ple.
i Voice output is not available.
Av oice connection is established between the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
and the vehicle occupants.
From the remot em alfunction diagnosis, the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
can ascertain the nature of the problem
( Y
page 225).
The Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-
ter either sends aq ualified Mercedes-Benz tech-
nician or makes arrangements for your vehicle
to be transported to the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
You may be charged for services such as repair
work and/or towing.
Further details are availabl einy our mbrace
manual.
i The system has not been able to initiate a
Roadside Assistance call, if: R
the indicator lamp for Roadside Assistance
call button C is flashing continuously.R
no voice connection to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center was estab-
lished.
This can occur if the relevant mobile phone
networ kisn ot available, for example.
The Call Failed message appears in the
multifunction display. X
To end ac all: press the v button on the
multifunction steerin gw heel.
or X
Press the corresponding multimedia system
button for ending ap hone call.
MB Info call button X
Press MB Info call button C .
This initiates ac all to the Mercedes-Benz Cus-
tomer Assistance Center.
The indicator lamp in MB Info call button C
flashes while the connection is being made.
The multifunction display shows the Con‐
necting Call message. The audio system is
muted.
If ac onnection can be made, the Call Con‐
nected message appears in the multifunction
display.
If am obile phone networ ka nd GPS reception
are available, the system transfers data to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center,
for example: R
curren tl ocation of the vehicle R
vehicle identification number
i The display of the multimedia system indi-
cates that ac all is active. During the call, you
can change to the navigation menu by press-
ing the NAVI button on COMAND ,f or exam-
ple.
Voice output is not available.
Av oice connection is established between the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
and the vehicle occupants.
You receive information about operating your
vehicle, about the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center and about other prod-
ucts and services from Mercedes-Benz.224
Features
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USA only: you can find further information on
the mbrace system under "Owners Online" at
http://www.mbusa.com.
i The system has not been able to initiate an
MB Info call, if: R
the indicator lamp in MB Info call button C
is flashing continuously. R
no voice connection to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center was estab-
lished.
This can occur if the relevant mobile phone
network is not available, for example.
The Call Failed message appears in the
multifunction display. X
To end ac all: press the v button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
or X
Press the corresponding multimedia system
button for ending ap hone call.
Call priority When service calls are active, e.g. Roadside
Assistance or MB Info calls, an emergency call
can still be initiated. In this case, an emergency
call will take priority and override all other active
calls.
The indicator lamp of the respective button
flashes until the call is ended.
An emergency call can only be terminated by the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center.
All other calls can be ended by pressing: R
the v button on the multifunction steering
wheel R
the corresponding button on the audi os ys-
tem or on COMAND for ending at elephone
call
i When ac all is initiated, the audi os ystem is
muted. The mobile phone is no longer con-
nected to COMAND. However, if you want to
use your mobile phone, do so only when the
vehicle is stationary and in as afe location.
Vehicle Health Check
With the Vehicle Health Check, the Customer
Assistance Center can provide improved sup-
port for problems with your vehicle. During an
existing call, vehicle data is transferred to the
Customer Assistance Center. The customer ser-
vice representative can use the received data to decide what kind of assistance is required .Y ou
are then, for example, guide dtot he nearest
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or ar ecovery
vehicle is called.
If vehicle data needs to be transferred during an
MB Info call or aR oadside Assistance call, this is
initiated by the Customer Assistance Center.
You will see the Roadside Assistance Con‐
nected message in the COMAND display. If the
vehicle remote malfunction diagnosis can be
started, the Request for vehicle diagno‐
sis received. Start vehicle diagnosis?
message appears in the display. X
Confirm the message with Yes .X
When the Vehicle Diagnosis Please
start ignition message appears, turn the
SmartKey to position 2 in the ignition lock
( Y
page 115). X
When the Please follow the instruc‐
tions received by phone and move
your vehicle to as afe position mes-
sage appears, follow the customer service
representative's instructions.
The message in the displa yd isappears.
If you select Cancel the remote malfunction
diagnosis is canceled completely.
The vehicle operating state check begins. You
will see the Vehicle diagnosis activated
message.
When the diagnosis is completed, the Trans‐
fer vehicle diagnostics data (Voice
connection may be interrupted during
data transfer) message appears. The vehicle
data can now be sent to the Customer Assis-
tance center. X
Press OK to confirm the message.
The voice connection with the Customer
Assistance Center is terminated.
You will see the Vehicle diagnosis:
Transferring data... message.
The vehicle data is sent to the Customer
Assistance Center.
Depending on what the customer service rep-
resentative agreed with you, the voice connec-
tion is re-established after the transfer is com-
plete. If necessary, you will be contacted at a
later time by another means, e.g. by e-mail or
phone.
Another function of the Vehicle Health Check is
the transfer of service data to the Customer
Assistance Center. If as ervice is overdue, theFeatures 225
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COMAND displ ay sho ws am essage about var i-
ous special offers at your worksho p.
US Ao nl y: th is informatio nc an also be calle du p
unde r" Owners On lin e" at http://
www.m busa.co m.
Inform atio nont he dat as to re dint he vehicle
( Y
page 27).
Information on Roadsid eA ss istance
( Y
page 24).
Garage door opener
General notes The HomeLink ®
garag ed oor opener integrated
in th er ear-view mirror allows you to operate up
to three differen td oor and gat es ystems.
Use th ei ntegrate dg arag ed oor opener only on
garag ed oor st ha t:R
have safety stop and revers ef eatures andR
meet curren tU .S .f ederal safety standards
Once programed, th ei ntegrate dg arag ed oor
opener in th er ear-view mirror will assum et he
function of th eg arag ed oor system' sr emote
control. Please also read th eo peratin gi nstruc-
tions for th eg arag ed oor system.
When programmin gag arag ed oor opener, park
th ev ehicle outside th eg arage. Do no tr un the
engine while programming.
Certain garag ed oor drives are incompatible
with th ei ntegrate dg arag ed oor opener. If you
have difficult yp rograming th ei ntegrate dg arage
door opener, contac tana uthorized Mercedes-
Ben zC enter.
Alternatively, you can call th ef ollowin gt el e-
phon ea ssistance services:R
USA: Mercedes-Ben zC ustome rA ss istance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes R
Canada: Custome rS ervic ea t
1-800-387-0100 R
HomeLink ®
hotline 1-800-355-3515 (free of
charge)
Mor ei nformatio nonH omeLink ®
and/or com-
patible product sisa lso availabl eo nl ine at
http://www.homelink.com.
Notes on th ed eclaration of conformity
( Y
page 25).
USA: FCC ID :C B2HMIHL4
Canada: IC: 279B-HMIHL4 Important safety notes
G WARNING
When you operate or program th eg arag ed oor
with th ei ntegrate dg arag ed oor opener, per-
son sint he range of movemen toft he garage
door can become trapped or struc kbyt he
garag ed oor .T her eisar isk of injury.
When usin gt he integrate dg arag ed oor
opener, always mak es ure that nobody is
within th er ange of movemen toft he garage
door.
G WARNING
Combustio ne ngine se mit poisonous exhaust
gases suc hasc arbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is ar isk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
th ee ngine runnin gine nclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation.
Programming
Programmin gb uttonsPay attention to th e" Important safety notes"
( Y
page 226).
Garage door remot ec ontrol

X
To start programmin gm ode: press and
hol do ne of buttons D to

When indicator lamp C flashes green: pro-
gramming was successful. The next step is to
synchronize the rolling code. X
Release button

Compass
Callin gu pt he compass
Compass D displays th ec ompass direction in
whic ht he vehicle is currently traveling: N , NE , E ,
SE , S , SW , W or NW .
To receive ac orrec td isplay in rear-view mir-
ror C ,t he compass must be calibrated and the
magnetic fiel dz on es et. Settin gt he compass
North Americ az on em ap
South Americ az on em apX
Set your locatio nu sin gt he zone maps.X
Push ar oun dp en int oo pening

Calibratin gt he compassX
Mak es ure that there is sufficient spac ef or
you to driv einac ircle without impedin gt ra f-
fic.
In order to calibrat et he compass correctly, do
th ef ollowing: R
calibrat et he compass in th eo pen and no ti n
th ev icinity of steel structures or high-voltage
transmission lines. R
switch off electrical consumers suc hast he
climate control, windshield wiper sorr ear win-
dow defroster. R
close all door sa nd th et ru nk lid.X
Switch on th ei gnition.X
Push ar oun dp en int oo pening