2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC light

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
The redseat beltw arning lamp lights upafter theengine starts,assoon as
the drive r'sorthe front-passenge rdoor isclosed .
The drive rorfront passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e42).
The warning lamp goesout.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat and stow them inas ecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesout. 00E9
0051
The redseat beltw arning lamp flashes and anintermittent audib lewarni ng
sound s.
The drive rorfront passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.The vehicl eis
bei ng drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )orh as brie flybeen drivenfaster
than 15mph (25km/h) .
X Fasten yourseat belt(Ypag e42).
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat. Thevehicl eisb eing drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )orh as brie flybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat and stow them inas ecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s. 210
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa ltyp e
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEnginew arning lamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ning.
Ther emaybe am alfunc tion,for exam ple:
R in thee ngine man agem ent
R in thef uel inject ion syst em
R in thee xhaust system
R in thei gn ition syst em
R in thef uel syst em
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andthee ngine may beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi taq ualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som estate s, you must immediat elyvisitaq ualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon asthey ellow CheckEnginew arning lamp lightsup.This isdue tothel egal
requi rementsine ffect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,che ck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsa pply inthes tate inwhic hyou are curren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dro pped intot he res erverange.
X Refuel atthen ear est gas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while thev ehicle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,the 00B9 CheckEnginew arning lamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tc losed correctlyorthef uel syst emisleak ing.
X Chec kthatthe fuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth ef uelfiller capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethef uel fillercap.
X Ifth ef uelfiller capisclosed :visi taq ualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thes tart of thes cale.
The temper aturesensor forthec oolant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureisn olon ger bein gmonito red. Thereisar iskofeng ine
damag eifthe coo lant temper atureist oo high .
X Pull overand stop thev ehicle safe lyand switchoff thee ngine ,payin gatten-
tio nt or oad andtraff iccon dition s.Do notc ontin ue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure thev ehicle again stroll ing away (Ypage 134).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. 214
Indica
torand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Ifthe coola nttempera turegage isbel ow the Hmarking (Ypag e169) ,drive
on tothe next qualified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eisinm otion. A
war ning tone alsos ound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl e,ap ede strian oras tationa ryobstacl einy ourline
of travel attoo high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypag e144).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist (Ypag e58). 216
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound in
the Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequipment integrated inthe
vehicle whendriving, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic situation. Youcould also
lose control ofthe vehicle .There isar isk of
an accide nt.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure that
this ispossi ble,park thevehicle paying
attention totraffic conditions andopera te
the equipment whenthevehicle isstation-
ary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements for
the country inwhich youarecurrently driving
when operatingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing
into account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R ad iverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofao ne-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwayso bserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw aysh ave priori tyover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withou tdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysu sethis feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract you
from traffic conditions anddriving, and
increase therisk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled
equ ipment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy
(RF) Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto
OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sofRF
energy thatisdeeme dtoc omply withou tmaxi-
mum permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE).
However, itis recommended toinstall itat a
distance ofat lea st8i nches (approx. 20cm)
betwee nthe radi ation source andaperson's
body (notinclud inglimb ssuch ashands,
wrists, feetandlegs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components,
their software aswel lasw iring can impa ir
their function and/orthefunction ofother
networked components. Inparticu lar,sys-
tems releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffec-
ted. Asaresul t,these maynolonger func-
tion asintended and/orjeopardizethe oper-
ating safety ofthe vehicle .There isan
increase drisk ofan accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel lase lec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataq ualified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin
motion. Youwillnotice this,forexampl e,
becau seeither youwillnot be abletos ele ct
certain menuitemsoram essag ewilla pp ear
to this effect. 218
Func
tionrestrictio nsMultimedia system

!
Do
not expose drinksbottles inthe cup
holder inthe center console tocont inuous,
strong anddirect sunlight. Thepassenger
compartment inthe area ofthe center con-
sole canotherwise bedamage dbythe con-
centr atedandreflected sunlight.
Cup holder inthe center console X
To open: slidecover 0044back.
X To remove theinsert: slidecatch 0043
inwards onboth sides inthe direction ofthe
arrow.
X Remove thecup holder insertupwards.
X To re-install theinsert: placetheinsert in
the stowage space.
X Slide catch 0043outwards inthe direction of
the arrow untilitengages.
You canremove thecup holder insertfor
cleaning. Cleanwithclear, lukewa rmwater
only. Bottle
holder
Observe the"Important safetynotes" inthe
"Stowage compartment s"section
(Y page 226).
! Make
surethatanybottles weighingmore
than 1.1lb(0.5 kg)that arestored inthe
bottle holder, restonthe vehicle floor.The
bottle holder couldotherwise bedamage d. X
Press theouter edgeofbutton 0043and slide
in the direction ofthe arrow untilthebottle
fits into theopening.
X Insert thebottle intothebottle holder.
The bottle holder issuitabl efor bottles witha
capacity of25 fl.oz. (0.7 l)to 54 fl.oz. (1.5 l).
The bottle holder doesnotsecure thebottles;
it merely prevents themfromtipping over. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNING
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfol-
ded upwhen thevehicle isin motion, you
could beblinded byincident light.There isa
risk ofan accident.
Alway skeep themirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Bracket
0087 Retaining strip,e.g.foraparking lotticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover Features
229Stowageandfeatur es Z

i
When
driving athigh speeds withtheside
window orroof open:
If you have insert edacarpark ticketinto
retainin gstrip 0087,m akesure thatitis not
blown awaybythe wind. Ashtr
ay X
To open: pushthelower sectionof
cover 0043.
The cover opens.
X To remove theinsert: liftinsert 0087up0044
and out.
X To re-inst allthe insert: pressinsert 0087
into theholder untilitengages. Cigarett
elighter G
WARNIN
G
You canburn yourself ifyou touch thehot
heating element orthe sock etofthe ciga-
rett elighter.
In addition, flammable materialscanignite
if:
R the hot cigarett elighter falls
R ac hild holds thehot cigarett elighter to
object s,for example
There isar isk offire and injury.
Always holdthecigarett elighter bythe
kn ob. Always makesurethatthecigarett e
lighter isout ofreach ofchildren. Never
leave children unsupervised inthe vehicle. Your
attentionmust alway sbefocused onthe
traff iccondit ions.Onlyusethecigarett e
lighter whenroadandtrafficcondit ionsper-
mit.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To open: pushthelower sectionof
cover 0043.
The ashtray opens.
X Press incigarett elighter 0044.
Cigarette lighter0044will pop outautomati-
cally when theheating element isred-hot . 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
The sock etscan beused foraccessor ieswith
am aximum drawof180 W(15 A). Acc essories
include suchitems aschargers formobile
phones.
If you usethesock etsforlong periods when
the engine isswitched off,thebatter ymaydis-
charge.
i An
emergen cycut- out ensures thattheon-
board voltage doesnotdrop toolow. Ifthe
on- board voltage istoo low, thepower to
the sock etsisautomatically cut.This
ensures thatthere issufficien tpower to
start theengine. 230
Featur
esStowage andfeatures

Socket
inthe front center console X
To open: pushthelower section of
cover 0043.
The stowage compartmen topens.
X Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0044. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes Al
icense agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372)or1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-92 3-8367
Short lyafter successfully registeringwiththe
service, auser IDand password willbesent to
you bypost.
USA only: youcan usethis password tolog
onto theMercedes meconn ectarea under
"Owners Online"athtt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100500045005800560044001100460052
0050>.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phone network is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R as ervice subscription isavaila ble
R the starter battery issufficiently charged i
Determ iningthelocation ofthe vehicle on
am apisonly possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded to
the Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or X Use thevolume controller ofthe audio sys-
tem/COMA ND.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
USA only: youcan find information anda
description ofall availa blefeatures under
"Owners Online"athttp: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, the
system carriesoutaself-diagnosis.
Am alfunction inthe system hasbeen detec-
ted ifone ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button does
not come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ebutton doesnotlight upduring
self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagno-
sis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttons continues tolight upred
after thesystem self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadsid eAssistanc ecallbutton
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R Aft erthe system self-diagnosis, theInoper‐ Inoper‐
ative ative
orService NotActivated Service
NotActivated mes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
If am alfunction isindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpected. In
the event ofan emergency, helpwillhave to
be summoned byother means. Features
231Stowageandfeatu res Z

locat
edon the door drive unitonthe garage
ceilin g.
Familiar izeyourself withthegarage doordrive
operat inginst ruct ions ,e.g. under "Program-
min gaddition alremo tecon trols", befor ecarry-
ing out thefollowin gsteps.
Your vehic lemust bewithin reachofthe
garage doororgate openerdrive .Make sure
that neither your vehic lenor any perso ns/
obje ctsa represen twithin thesweep ofthe
door orgate.
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X Get outofthe vehic le.
X Press theprogr ammin gbutton onthe door
drive unit.
Usually, younow have 30seco ndstoinit iate
the nextstep.
X Get intot he vehic le.
X Press previously programed button0044, 0087
or 0085 onthe integrat edgarage dooropener
repeat edlyuntilthe door closes.
The rollin gcode sync hronization isthe n
com plete .
Not eson progra mmingther em ote con-
tr ol
Canadian radiofrequenc ylaws require a
"break "(or interrupt ion)ofthe transm ission
sign alsafterbroadc astingfor afew seco nds.
There fore,the sesign alsmay notlast long
enoug hfor the integrat edgarage dooropener.
The signalisnot recogn ized durin gprogr am-
min g.Comparable withCanadian law,some
U.S .garage dooropenersalso feature a
"break ".
Proc eedasfollows:
R ifyou liveinCanada.
R ifyou have difficulties programmin gthe
garage dooropener(regar dlessofwhere
you live) when followin gthe progr ammin g
ste ps.
X Press andhold oneofbutt ons 0044to0085 on
the integrat edgarage dooropener.
Af ter ashor ttim e,indic atorlamp 0043light s
up yellow.
X Release thebutt on.
Ind icat orlamp 0043flashes yellow.
X Press button0084 ofgarage doorremotecon -
tr ol 0083 for two seco nds, thenrelease itfor
two seco nds. X
Press button0084 again fortwo seco nds.
X Repeat thissequen ceon butt on0084 of
remo tecon trol 0083 untilindic atorlamp 0043
light supg reen .
When indicatorlamp 0043light supg reen :
progr ammin gisf inished.
When indicatorlamp 0043flashes green:pro-
gramm ingwas succ essful.The nextstepi s
to sync hronizethe rollin gcode.
X Release button0084 ofremo tecon trol 0083 of
the garage doordrive.
When indicatorlamp 0043light supred:
repeat theprogr ammin gproc ess forthe cor-
respo ndingbutton onthe rear- view mirror.
When doingso,vary thedistancebetwee n
remo tecon trol 0083 and therear- view mirror.
The require ddistanc ebetwee nremo tecon -
tr ol 0083 and theintegrat edgarage door
open erdepen dson the garage doordrive
syst em. Several attempt smight benec es-
sary. Youshould testever yposit ion forat
least 25seco ndsbefor etrying anot herposi-
tion .
Problem swhen progra mming
If you areexper iencingproblem sprogr ammin g
the integrat edgarage dooropeneron the rear-
view mirror,takenoteo fthe followin ginst ruc-
tion s:
R Check thetransm itter freq uenc yused by
garage doordrive remotecon trol 0083 and
wheth eritis support ed.The transm itter fre-
quenc ycan usually befoun donthe back of
remo tecon trol 0083 for the garage doordrive.
The integrat edgarage dooropeneriscom -
patible withdevic esthat have unitswhich
operat eint he freq uenc yrang eof280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatt eries ingarage doorremote
con trol 0083.T hisincreases thelikelih oodthat
garage doorremotecon trol 0083 will transm it
as trong andprec isesign alto the integrat ed
garage dooropener.
R When programmin g,hold remo tecon trol 0083
at varyin gdistanc esand angles fromb ut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogr ammin g.
Try various anglesatad istanc ebetwee n
2and 8inches (5to2 0cm) oratthe same
angle butatvaryin gdistanc es.
R Ifaf urt her remo tecon trol 0083 isavailable for
the same garage doordrive,repeat the
same programmin gsteps with thisremo te
con trol 0083.B efore perf ormin gthese ste ps, Featu
res
237Stowage andfeatures Z