Tread
The partof the tire thatcome sinto conta ct
wi th the road.
Bead The tirebead ensu resthatthe tire sits
sec urelyon the wheel.The rearesev eralstee l
wi res inthe bead topre vent thetire from com-
ing loose from thewheelrim .
Si dew all
The partof the tire betwe enthe trea dand the
be ad.
Wei ght ofopti onalextras
The comb inedwe ight ofthos eop tio nal extra s
tha twe igh mor etha nthe replaced standa rd
pa rts and moretha n2.3 kg(5lbs).The se
op tio nal extra s,su ch ashigh-p erform ance
bra kes, level contro l,a roo fra ck orahigh-p er-
form ance battery ,ar enot included inthe curb
we ight and theweight ofthe acce ssories.
TIN (Tire Ide ntificatio nNumbe r)
Thi sis auni queidenti fierwh ich can beused
by atire manuf actu rertoidenti fytire s,for
exa mpl efor apro duct reca ll, and thusid enti fy
the purcha sers.The TINisma de up ofthe
ma nuf actu rer'sidenti tycod e,tire size, tire
typ ecod eand themanuf actu ring date.
Lo ad bearin gin dex
The load bearing index(also load index) isa
cod etha tconta insthe maximu mload bearing
cap acityof atire .
Tracti on
Tra ctio nis the resultof frictio nbe twe enthe
tire sand theroadsu rfa ce.
Treadw earindic ators
Na rro wba rs (tre adwearbars) thatar edistri b-
ute dove rthe tire trea d.Ifthe tire trea dis level
wi th the bars, the wearlimit of00CD in(1.6 mm)
ha sbe en rea che d.
Oc cupant distrib utio n
The distri butio nof occu pants inaveh icleat
thei rde signa ted seating positio ns.
Total load limit
Nom inallo ad and lugga geload plus 68 kg
(15 0lbs) mu ltiplied by the num berof sea tsin
the vehicle. Ch
ang ingawh eel Fl
at tire
The "Breakdo wnassista nce" section
(Y page 252 )conta insinfo rma tionand note s
on how todealwith afla ttire .Info rma tionon
dri ving with MOExte ndedtire sin the eventofa
fla ttire can befou ndund er"M OExtend edtire s
(ti res with run-fla tcha racteri stics"
(Y page 253 ). Rotati
ngthe wheels G
WA
RNING
Ro tati ngthe fron tand rearwh eelsifthe
wh eelsor tire sha ve diffe rent dimens ions
ma ysev erelyimp airthe driving characteri s-
tics .The servicebra keorwh eelsu spe nsion
comp onents mayal so be dama ged. The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Ro tate frontand rearwh eelsonl yif the
wh eelsand tiresar eof the same dimen-
si ons.
! On
veh icles equipp ed with atire pressu re
moni tor,electro niccomp onents arelocate d
in the wheel.
Ti re-m ounting toolssho uld not beused nea r
the valve .Thi scou ldda ma gethe electro nic
comp onents.
Onl yha ve tire scha nge dat aqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op.
Alw ayspa yatte ntionto the instructio nsand
sa fety note swh en cha nging awh eel
(Y page 289 ).
The wearpatterns onthe fron tand reartire s
di ffe r,de pendi ng on the opera ting cond itions.
Ro tate thewheelsbe fore acle arwe arpattern
ha sform edon the tires.Front tirestyp ically
we armor eon the shoulde rand reartire sin
the cente r.
On veh icles tha tha ve the same size front and
rea rwh eels,yo ucan rotatethe wheelsacco rd-
ing tothe intervalsin the tire manuf actu rer's
wa rranty book inyour veh icledo cum ents. Ifno
wa rranty book isavaila bl e, the tiressho uld be
rota tedevery3,0 00 to6,0 00 miles(5,000 to
10, 000 km).Dep endingontire wear,thi sma y
be req uired earlier. Do not change thedirec-
tio nof wh eelrota tion. 28
8 Ch
ang ingawh eelWhe elsand tires
data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide thefron t-passenger seatasfar forward
as possible.
X Fold trim0043upwards.
VIN 0044can beseen.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 297)
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 298) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swith respect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. 298
Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnical data
Do
not mix such fuelswi th the fuel reco m-
mend edfor your veh icle.
! To
ens urethe longe vity and fullpe rfo rm-
ance ofthe engine,onl ypre miu m-gr ade
unl eade dga sol ine mustbe used .
If sta nda rdunl eade dga sol ine isuna vailab le
and youha ve toref uelwi th unl eade dga so-
li ne ofalowe rgra de,ob ser vethe followi ng
pre cau tions:
R Onl yfil lthe fuel tank tohalffu llwi th reg u-
la runl eade dga sol ine and fillthe restwi th
pre miu m-gr adeunl eade dga sol ine assoo n
as possi ble.
R Do not drive atthe maxim um spee d.
R Avoi dsu dd en acc elera tionand engine
sp ee ds ove r3,0 00 rpm .
Yo uwi llus ua lly find informa tionab ou tthe fuel
gra deon the fuel pu mp. Ifyo ucanno tfind the
la be lon the fuel pu mp, askthe gassta tion
sta ff.
i For
furthe rinfo rma tion,cons ulta qu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh oporvis it
http ://w ww.mbu sa.com (USA only).
As atemp orarymea sure, ifthe reco mme nded
fu el isnot availabl e, youma yal so usereg ular
unl eade dga sol ine with an octa nerating of
87 AKI /91 RON.Th ismay reduc een gin eper -
fo rm ance andincr eas efu el co nsump tion.
Avoi ddri vin gat fullthro ttleand sudd en acc el-
era tion.Nev erref uelus ing gasol ine with a
lo we rAKI.
i The
fuelsyo ucan usein your veh iclema y
di ffe rfro mthe inform ation inthe Opera tor' s
Ma nua lde pendi ng on the country .The fuels
tha tha ve been appro ved foryour veh icle
can befou ndonthe instructio nlabe lon the
ins ide of the fuel fillerfla p.
Info rma tionon refueling (Ypage 133 ).
Add itive sin gas olin e
! Op
era ting theenginewith fuel ad ditive s
ad de dlater can lead toeng inefailur e. Do
not mixfu el ad ditive swi th fuel.Thi sdo es
not includead ditive sfor the rem ovaland
pre venti onofres idue buildu p. gasol ine must
onl ybe mixed with additive sreco mme nded
by Me rced es-Benz. Compl ywi th the instruc-
tio ns for useon the product labe l.Mor e
inf orm ation abou treco mme ndedad ditive s
can beobtained fromany author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center. Me
rced es-Benz recomme ndsthatyo uus e
bra nde dfu elstha tha ve additive s.
The fuel qu ality availa bl e in som ecou ntries
ma ynot besufficie nt. Residu ecou ldbu ild up
in the fuel inje ctio nsy ste mas ares ult. In such
cas es,and incons ultati onwith an author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center, thefuel ma ybe mixed
wi th the cleani ng additive reco mme ndedby
Me rced es-Benz. Youmu stob serve the note s
and mixing ratio ssp eci fiedon the conta iner. En
gine oil
Ge neral notes !
Do
not useeng ineoilor an oilfil ter with
sp eci ficati ons devia ting fromthos e
exp ressly req uired forthe prescri bedse rvi ce
inte rvals.Do not change theengineoilor oil
fil ter inord erto setrep lacem entintervals
lo nge rtha nthos epre scri bed. Thi scou ld
othe rwise cau sedama getothe engineor
exh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Fol low the instructio nson the servi ce inte r-
va ldi sp layfor cha nging the engineoil. Thi s
cou ldothe rwise cau sedama getothe
eng ineorexh aust gasaf tertr eatment.
Wh enhandl ing eng ineoil,ob serve the impo r-
tant safety note son servi ce pro ducts
(Y page 298 ).
The engineoils arema tche dto the perfo rm-
ance ofMe rced es-Benz enginesand servi ce
inte rvals.Yo usho uld the refore onlyus eeng ine
oi ls and oilfil ters thatar eap pro ved forveh i-
cle swi th ma inte nanc esy ste ms.
For alist of appro ved engineoils and oilfil ters ,
cons ultan author izedMe rced es-Benz Center.
Or visitthe website
http ://be vo.mercedes-b enz.co m. 300
Service
product sand filling capacitiesTechnical data
The
table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Fr
eigabe or
MB-Ap proval All
models 229.
5 i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fillin gcapacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter. Model Capacity
SLC
300 6.7
USqt(6.3 l) Merce
des-AMG
SLC 43 6.9
USqt(6.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 298 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p or
on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et. Co
olant
Importan tsafe tynotes G
WARNI
NG
If antifr eezecomes intocontact with hot
compo nentsinthe engi necompa rtment, it
may ignite.The reisarisk offire and injury .
Let the engi necool downbefo reyouad d
antifr eeze.Make surethat antifr eezeisnot
spi lled next tothe filler neck. Thoroughly
clea nthe antifr eezefrom compo nents
befo restarti ngthe engi ne.
! Only
addcool antthat hasbeenprem ixed
wi th the desiredantifr eezeprote ction. You
coul dotherw isedamag ethe engi ne.
You canfind additi onal notes onthe cool ant
in the followi ngplaces:
R in the Merce des-Benz Specifications for
Servi ceProd ucts, MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- on the Merce des-Benz BeVoapp
R aqu alifi ed spe cialized workshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui tabl ecool antmixtu re,
even incountri eswhe rehig htempe ratures
prev ail.
Otherw ise,the engi necool ingsystem isnot
suff iciently prote ctedfrom corros ionand
overh eating.
i Have
thecool antregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe
repl acem entconfirm edinthe Maintenance
Bookl et.
Com plywith the important safetynotes for
servi ceprod ucts whenhand ling cool ant
(Y page 298 ). Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
301Tec hnical data Z
The
coolant isamixt ureofwater andanti-
freeze/ corrosion inhibitor.Itis responsible for
the following:
R anti- corrosion protection
R antifr eezeprotec tion
R raising theboiling point
If the coolant hasantifr eezeprotec tiondown
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling pointofthe cool-
ant during operation isapproximately 266‡
(130 †).
The antifr eeze/c orrosion inhibitorconcentra-
tion inthe engine cooling systemshould:
R be atleast 50%.Thiswillprotec tthe engine
cooling systemagainst freezingdown to
approximately -35‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifreez eprotec tiondown
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwise, heatwillnot
be dissipated aseffect ively.
If the vehicle haslost coolant, addequal
amounts ofwater andantifr eeze/c orrosion
inhibitor.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsanantifr eeze/
corrosion inhibitorconcentrateinaccordanc e
with MBSpecific ationsforServic eProducts
310. 1.
i When
thevehicle isfirst delivered, itis fil-
led with acoolant mixturethat ensures ade-
quate antifreezeandanti- corrosion protec-
tion.
i The
coolant ischeck edwith every mainte-
nanc einter valataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Fillin gcapacities Missing
valueswerenotavailabl eat time of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SLC
300 Approx
.8.5 USqt
(8.0 l) Mercedes
‑Benz
SLC 43AMG Approx
.8.2 USqt
(7.8 l) Windshield
washersystem
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Windshield washerconcentrateishighly
flammable. Ifwindshield washerconcentrate
gets ontohot compon entsofthe engine or
the exhaust system,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury.
Make surethatwindshield washerconcen-
trat eis not spilled inthe vicinit yof the filler
neck .
! Only
usewasher fluidwhich issuitable for
lamp lenses, e.g.MBSummerF itor MB Win-
terF it.Unsuitable washerfluidmaydamage
the lamp lenses ofthe headlamps.
! Only
MBSummerF itand MBWinterF it
washer fluidshould bemixed together.The
spray nozzlesmay otherwise become
blocked.
Do not use distilled orde-ioniz edwater. Other-
wise, thelevel sensor maygiveafalse reading.
When handling washerfluid,observe the
important safetynoteson service products
(Y page 298).
At temperat uresabove freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwindshield washerfluid,e.g.
MB SummerF it.
X Add 1part MBSummerF itto 100 parts
water.
At temperat uresbelow freezin g:
X Fill the washer fluidreservoir withamixt ure
of water andwasher fluid,e.g.MBWinterF it.
For thecorrec tmixing ratiorefer tothe
inform ationonthe antifr eezereservoir.
i Add
windshield washerfluid,e.g.MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterF it,to the washer fluid
all year round. 302
Service
products andfilling capacitiesTechnical data
Clim
atecont rolsyst emrefrigera nt
Imp ortant safety notes The
climatecontrol syst emofyour vehicle is
fille dwit href rige rantR‑13 4a.
The instruct ion label regardin gth eref rige rant
type used canbefoun don theradiat orcross
mem ber.
! On
lytheref rige rantR‑1 34aand thePA G
oil appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zmay be
used. Theappro vedPAGoil may notbe
mix edwithany other PAGoil that isno t
appro vedforR-1 34aref rige rant.Ot her wise,
th eclim atecontrol syst emmay bedam-
aged.
Ser vicework ,suc has refillin gwit href rige rant
or repl acin gcom ponentpart s,may onlybe
car ried outbyaqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
All applic ableregulati ons,as well asSAE
st and ard J639,must beadher edto.
Always havework ontheclim atecontrol sys-
te m car ried outataqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.
Ref rigera ntinst ruction label Ex
ample :ref rige rantins truct ion label
0043 Sym bol
0044 Refr igerant filling capac ity
0087 App licab lestand ards
0085 PAGoil part number
0083 Type ofref rige rant
Sym bols 0043advis eyou about :
R Poss ibledangers
R Hav ingservicework carried outataquali-
fied spec ialist workshop Filling
capacit ies Mod
el Ref
rigera nt All
mod els 19
.4±0. 4oz
(55 0±10 g) Mod
el PAG
oil All
mod els 2.
8oz
80 g Veh
icle data Gener
alnot es
Pleas eno te that for thespec ifiedveh icle data:
R The heightsspec ifiedmay varyas ares ult of
- Tire s
- Load
- Con dition ofthesuspe nsion
- Opt ionalequipm ent
R Opt ionalequipm entreduc esthemax imum
payload Dimen
sionsandweight s Mod
el 00430043
Ope ning heigh t Mer
cedes -AMG
SLC 43 70
.75in
(17 97mm ) All
oth ermod els 70
.5in
(17 95mm ) Ve
hicle data
303Tec hnical data Z