When the HOLD function is activated, the trans-
mission is automatically shifted to positionj
if:
Rthe driver's seat belt is not fastened and the
driver's door is open.
Rthe 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:
Ras ystem malfunction occurs.
Rthe power supply is not sufficient.
If am alfunction in the electric parking brake
occurs,t he transmission may also be shifted
into position jautomatically.
Adaptive damping system
General notes
iMercedes-AMG SLC 43: the adaptive
damping system is called AMG RIDE CON-
TROL sports suspension.
As uspension with the adaptive damping system
provides improved driving comfort and contin-
uously controls the calibration of the dampers.
The damping characteristic sadapt to the cur-
rent operating and driving situation.
The damping is tuned individually to each wheel
and depends on:
Ryour driving style, e.g. sporty
Rthe road surface conditions
Rthe selected drive program (Ypage 121).
Selecting the Comfort or Economy drive
programs
In the Comfort andEconomy drive programs,
the driving characteristic sofyour vehicle are
more comfortable. Select one of these drive
programs if you favor amore comfortable driv-
ing style. Also select these drive programs when
driving fast on straight roads, e.g. on straight
stretches of highway.
In urban traffic and stop-start traffic, drive pro-
gram Cis recommended.
XPress DYNAMIC SELECT button :repeat-
edly until the ComfortorEconomy drive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport mode
The firmer setting of the suspension tunin gin
the Sport drive program ensures even better
contact with the road. Select this drive program
when employing asporty driving style, e.g. on
winding country roads.
XPress DYNAMIC SELECT button :as many
times as necessary until the Sportdrive pro-
gram is selected.
Selecting Sport Plus mode
The firmer suspension settings in the Sport
Plus drive program ensure 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.
XPress DYNAMIC SELECT button :repeat-
edly until the Sport Plusdrive program is
selected.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC
Important safety notes
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is an electronic
parking aid with ultrasound. It monitors the area
around your vehicle using six sensor sinthe
frontb umper and four sensor sinthe rear
bumper. Parking Assist PARKTRONIC visually
and audibly indicates the distanc ebetween your
vehicle and an object.
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is only an aid. It is
not areplacementf or your attention to your
immediate surroundings. You are always
responsible for safe maneuvering, parking and
exitin gaparking space. Make sure that there
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Driving and parking
Z
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the=or; button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board compute r(
Ypage164).
Depending on the vehiclee quipment, you can
select the following menu:
RTripmenu (Ypage1 66)
RNavimenu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Ypage1 67)
RAudiomenu (Ypage168)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage169)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(Ypage1 70)
RServ.menu (Ypage171)
RSett.menu (settings) (Ypage172)
RAMGmenu (Mercedes-AMG SLC 43)
(Ypage1 75)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the %button on the steer-
ing wheelu ntil theTripmenu with trip odom-
eter :and odometer ;appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheeltos elect theTripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select
From Startor From Reset.
The values in the From
Startsubmenu are cal-
culated from the start of ajourney whilst the
values in the From Reset
submenu are calcu-
lated from the las ttime the submenu was reset
(
Ypage1 67).
In the following cases ,the trip compute risauto-
matically reset From Start
:
Rthe ignitionhas been switched off for more
than four hours.
R999 hour shave bee nexceeded.
R9,999 milesh ave been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 milesh ave been
exceeded, the trip computer is automatically
reset From Reset
.
ECOd isplay
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheeltos elect theTripmenu.
XPress the 9or: button to select ECODISPLAY.
If the ignitio nremains switched off for longer
than four hours,t he ECO display willbea uto-
matically reset.
For more information on the ECO display ,see
(
Ypag e135).
Displayingt he range and current fuel
consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steering
wheeltos elect theTripmenu.
XPress9or: to select the display with
approximate range :and current fuel con-
sumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered is
calculated according to you rcurrent driving
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On-board computer and displays
