2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC stop start

When the HOLD function is activated, the trans-
mission is shifted automatically to position P if:R
the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open. R
the engine is switched off, unless it is auto-
matically switched off by the ECO start/stop
function.
The electric parking brake secures the vehicle
automatically if the HOLD function is activated
when the vehicle is stationary and: R
as ystem malfunction occurs. R
the power supply is not sufficient.
If am alfunction in the electric parking brake
occurs ,t hen the transmission may also be shif-
ted into position Pa utomatically.
Adaptive Damping System
General notes
i Mercedes-Benz SLC 43 AMG: the adap-
tive adjustable damping is called AMG sports
suspension.
As uspension with the Adaptive Damping Sys-
tem provides improved driving comfort and con-
tinuously controls the calibration of the damp-
ers. The damping characteristic sa dapt to the
curren to perating and driving situation.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on: R
your driving style, e.g. sporty R
the road surface conditions R
the selected drive program ( Y
page 121).
Selecting the Comfort or Economy drive
programs In the Comfort and Economy drive programs,
the driving characteristic sofy our vehicle are
more comfortable. Select one of these drive
programs if you favor am ore comfortable driv-
ing style. Also select these drive programs when
driving fast on straight roads, e.g. on straight
stretches of highway. X
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button C repeat-
edly until the Comfort or Economy drive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport mode The firmer setting of the suspension tunin gi n
the Sport drive program ensures even better
contact with the road. Select this drive program
when employing as porty driving style, e.g. on
winding country roads. X
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button C as many
times as necessary until the Sport drive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport Plus mode The firmer suspension settings in the Sport
Plus drive program ensures even better contact
with the road. Select this mode when employing
as porty driving style, e.g. on winding country
roads or, ideally ,w hen driving on closed race
circuits. X
Press DYNAMIC SELECT button C repeat-
edly until the Sport Plus drive program is
selected.
PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes PARKTRONIC is an electronic parking aid with
ultrasonic sensors. It monitors the area around
your vehicle using six sensor sint he front
bumper and four sensor sint he rear bumper.
PARKTRONIC indicates visually and audibly the
distanc eb etween your vehicle and an object.
PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is not ar eplace-
ment for your attention to your immediate sur-
roundings .Y ou are alway sr esponsible for safe
maneuvering, parking and exitin gap arking
space. When maneuvering, parking or pulling
out of ap arking space, make sure that there are
no persons ,a nimals or object sint he area in
which you are maneuvering.Driving systems 149
Driving and parking Z

You will see one of the followin gd isplay mes-
sages in the multifunction display: R
Phon eR EADY or the name of the network
provider: the mobile phon eh as foun dan et-
work and is ready to receive. R
Phon eNoS ervice :t here is no network
available or the mobile phon eiss earching for
an etwork.
Accepting ac allIf someone calls you when you are in the Tel
menu, ad isplay messag ea ppears in the multi-
function display.
You can accept ac all at any tim er egardless of
the men us elected.X
Press the a button on the steerin gw heel
to accept an incomin gc all.
Rejecting or ending ac allX
Press the v button on the steerin gw heel
to reject or end ac all.
Selecting an entr yint he phone bookX
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Tel menu.X
Press the c , d or v button to
switc htot he phon eb ook.X
Authoriz ea ccess to the phon eb ook on the
phone. X
Press d or c to select the names one
afte rt he other.
or X
To start rapid scrolling: press and hold
the d or c button for longe rt han one
second.
The names in the phon eb ook are displayed
quickly one afte rt he other.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list. X
If only one telephone number is stored for
an ame: press the a or v button to
star td ialing.
or X
If there is mor et ha no ne number for a
particula rn ame: press the a or v
button to display the numbers. X
Press the c or d button to select the
numbe ry ou want to dial. X
Press the a or v button to star td ialing.
or X
To exit th et elephone book: press the v
or 8 button.
Redialing The on-board computer saves the last names or
numbers dialed in the redial memory. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to selec tt he Tel menu.X
Press the a button to switc htot he redial
memory. X
Press the c or d button to selec tt he
desired name or number. X
Press the a or v button to star td ialing.
or X
To exit th er edial memory: press the v
or 8 button.
Assistance menu
Introduction Depending on your vehicle's equipment, in the
DriveAssist menu, you have the following
options: R
Displayin gt he assistanc eg raphic
( Y
page 171) R
Activatin gord eactivatin gA ct iv eB rak eA ssist
( Y
page 171) R
Activating/deactivatin gA TTENTIO NA SS IST
( Y
page 171) R
Activating/deactivatin gB lin dS pot Assist
( Y
page 171) R
Activating/deactivatin gL ane Keepin gA ssist
( Y
page 171)170
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
The yellow $ warning lamp lights up and th er ed I (US Ao nl y)
or $ (Canada only) indicator lamp flashes .
It is no tp ossibl etoa pply th ee lectric parking brak em anually.X
Shift th et ra nsmission to position P .X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
' (USA
only)
M (C anada
only)
Check Brake Fluid
Level There is no te no ugh brak ef luid in th eb rak ef luid reservoir .
In addition ,t he ' (US Ao nl y) or M (Canada only) warning lamp
lights up in th ei nstrumen tc luste ra nd aw arning tone sounds.
G WARNIN G
The braking effec tm ay be impaired.
There is ar is kofana ccident.X
Pull ove ra nd stop th ev ehicl es afely as soo nasp ossible, payin g
attention to roa da nd traffic conditions. Do no tc ontinue drivin g
under any circumstances. X
Secur et he vehicl ea gainst rollin ga way ( Y
page 131).X
Consult aq ualified specialist workshop .X
Do no ta dd brak ef luid .T his does no tc orrect th em alfunction .
& Check Brake Pad Wea r The brak ep ads/linings hav er eached their wear limit.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
S Inoperative On eorm or em ain features of th em brace system are malfunctioning .X
Hav et he mbrace system checke dataq ualified specialist work-
shop.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐
tiv e See Operator' s
Manual Importan tf unction sofP RE-SAF E ®
hav ef ailed. Al lo th er occupant
safet ys ystems ,e .g .a ir bags ,r emain available.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop immediately.
Active Brake Assist
Functions Currently
Limite dS ee Opera‐
tor's Manual Active Brake Assis tist 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.
Whe nt he causes state da bov enol onger apply, th ed isplay message
disappears.
Active Brake 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
Restart th ee ng ine.184
Display messages
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Active Brake Assist
Functions Limite d
See Operator' sM an ‐
ual Active Brake Assis tisu navailable due to am alfunction .X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop .
Radar Sensor s Dirty
See Operator' sM an ‐
ual The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl ec auses are: R
Dirt on sensor sR
Heavy rain or snow R
Whe nd rivin goni nter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on ed rivin gs ystem or drivin gs afet ys ystem is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :R
Active Brake Assis tR
Distanc eP ilo tD ISTR ONI C
Once th ec aus eoft he problem is no longer present, th ed rivin ga nd
drive safet ys ystems will be available again .T he display message dis-
appears.
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
Switc ho ff th ee ng ine.X
Clean all sensor s( Y
page 240).X
Restart th ee ng ine.
The display message disappears.
u SRS Malfunction Ser ‐
vic eR equired The restrain ts ystem is malfunctioning .T he u warning lamp also
lights up in th ei nstrumen tc luster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th ee vent of an accident, may no tbet ri ggered .
There is an increased ris kofi njury.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo rf urther information about th er estrain ts ystem, see ( Y
page 37) .
u Front Lef tM alfunc‐
tio nS ervic e
Required or Fr on t
Right Malfunction
Servic eR equired The restrain ts ystem has malfunctioned at th ef ront on th el ef torr ight .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th ei nstrumen tc luster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th ee vent of an accident, may no tbet ri ggered .
There is an increased ris kofi njury.X
Visit aq ualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages 18 5
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays Z

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

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
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
Display messages
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays

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
Displa ym essages
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays

Display messages
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
On-boar dc omputer an dd isplays Z