2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheels mustbeturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillordownhill gradients. Switching
offthe engine G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D
(Y page 126).
X With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With KEYLESS-GO: presstheKEYLE SS-GO
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 118).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmart Keyposition 0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart -
Key position 0092(Ypage 118).
The engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forabout threeseconds.
This funct ionoperates independent lyof the
ECO start/stopautomatic engineswitch-off
funct ion. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangerin gother
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncom ingtraff ic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
trans mission toneutral
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accident andinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe digital vehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
Always keeptheSmart Keyoutofreach of
children. Thisalso applies forthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconn ect.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isam alfunct ion
in the system, itmay notbepossible toapply
the released parkingbrake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing away .
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossible torelease anapplied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isam alfunct ioninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunct ion
test atregular intervalswhile theengine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
while thisisoccurrin garenormal. Par
king
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App
lyingorreleas ing manua lly X
To apply :push handle0043.
When thee lectric park ingbrak eisa pplie d,
th er ed 0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp lightsup inthei nstru-
men tclus ter.
The electric park ingbrak ecan also be
applie dwhen theS martKey isrem oved.
X To releas e:pull handle0043.
The red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp inthei nstrumen tclus -
te rg oeso ut.
The electric park ingbrak ecan onlybe
rel ease d:
R when theS martKey isin pos ition 0047inthe
ign ition lock(Ypage 118)or
R ifth ei gn ition was switched on usin gthe
St art /S topb utto n
App lyingautom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eisa uto mat ically
applie dwhen thet rans mis sion isin pos ition
005D and :
R thee nginei ss wit ched off or
R thed river isno tw ear ing aseat belt andthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
To pre ven tthe elec tric park ingbrak efrom
bein gauto mat icallyapplie d,pull handle0043.
The electric park ingbrak eisa lso applie dauto -
mat icallyif:
R Ac tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ONI Cbring s
th ev ehiclet oas tand still or
R theH OLDf unction iske epin gthe veh icle
st ati onary In
addit ion,atleast oneo fthe followin gcondi-
ti on sm ustb efulfilled :
R thee nginei ss wit ched off
R thed river isno tw ear ing aseat belt andthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
R there isas yst em malf unction
R thep owe rsupp lyisins ufficien t
R thev ehiclei ss tation ary foralen gthy per iod
The red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp inthei nstrumen tclus ter
ligh tsup.
The electric park ingbrak eisn otauto matically
applie difthe engin eiss wit ched off bythe
ECO start /stopf unction .
Rel eas ing autom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eisr elease dauto -
mat icallywhen allofthef ollowin gcondition s
are fulfilled :
R thee nginei sr unnin g
R The seat belttong ue isen gage dint he belt
buc kle
R thet rans mis sion isin pos ition 005Bor005E and
you depr essthea cceler atorpedal orshif t
fr om position 005Dto005B or005E
R ifth et rans mis sion isin pos ition 005E,t he
tr unk lidmus tbec losed
If th es eat belt tong ue isno te ngage dint he
seat beltbuckle, thef ollowin gcondition sm ust
be fulf illed :
R thed river 'sdoor isclo sed
R you mov ethe trans mis sion outofpos ition
005D oryou haveprevio usly driven atas pee d
abov e2m ph(3km /h)
R ifth et rans mis sion isin pos ition 005E,t he
tr unk lidmus tbec losed
When thee lectric park ingbrak eisr elease d,
th e0024 indicat orlamp goesoutinthei nstru-
men tclus ter.
Eme rgency brak ing The
vehiclec an also bebrak edduri ngan
eme rgencyb yusingthe elec tric park ingbrak e.
X Whil edrivin g,push handle0043ofthee lectric
park ingbrak e.
The vehiclei sb rak edfor aslon gasthe han -
dle ofthee lectric park ingbrak eisp resse d.
The longer thee lectric park ingbrak ehandle
is depr essed, theg reate rthe brak ingforce. 136
Pa
rkingDriv ingand parki ng

Dur
ing braking :
R aw arning tone sounds
R the ReleaseParkin gBrake Rel
easeParkin gBrake mes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleh asbeen bra ked toas tand-
sti ll,t he electri cparkin gb rake isap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic leforal ongp eriod
If yo ul eave the vehiclep arked forlonge rtha n
fou rweeks,the battery maybed amaged by
exh austive disch arging.
If yo ul eave the vehiclep arked forlonge rtha n
si xw eeks,the veh iclem aysuffe rd am agea sa
res ulto flac ko fuse.
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh opand
see kadvice.
i Yo
uc an obtaininfo rma tiona bout tric kle
cha rgersfro maq ualifi ed speci alistw ork-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo us witch offthe igniti onwhiled rivin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareo nlya vailab le
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scould
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringa nd
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youw illr eq uire
cons idera blym oree ffort tostee rand bra ke.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhiled rivin g. G
WA
RNING
Mob ilec omm unicati ons equipme ntdistra cts
the driver fromt rafficc ond itions. Inaddi-
tio n,the driver couldlose contro lofthe
veh icle. The reisar isko fana ccident. As
adriver ,use mob ilec omm unicati ons
eq uipme ntonl yw hent he veh iclei sa ta
sta nds till.
As avehicleo ccu pant, usem obilec omm uni-
cati ons equipme ntonl yint he designa ted
ar ea ,e .g.t he rea rpasse nge rcomp artment.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youa redrivin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tt he driver fromu sing am obilep hone
wh iled rivin gav ehicle.
If yo um akeac allw hile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freem ode.Onl yoperate the telephon e
wh en the traffics itua tio np ermi ts. Ifyo ua re
uns ure, pu llove rtoas afel oc ati on and stop
be for eo perating thetelephon e.
Bea rinm indt hata ta spee do fonly3 0m ph
(a pp roxi mately5 0k m/h ),the vehiclec ove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately1 4m )per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –s avef uel Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipstos avef uel:
R The tiresshoulda lway sb einfl ate dtothe
reco mme ndedtire pre ssu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlowe ngine spee ds.
R Avoi dfrequ ent accelera tiono rbraking .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletorint he ser viceinte rvaldis-
pl ay .H avea llthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAGr egulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dw eather, instop -starttra ffica nd inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
WA
RNING
Drin king anddrivin ga nd/or takingdru gs
and drivin ga rever ydangerou scomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,percep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of as erious oreve nfatal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youd rink
or take drugsand drive. Dr
ivi ng tips
137Dr ivi ng andp arki ng
Z

Do
not drink ortake drugsand drive orallo w
any one todrive whoh asbeen drinking or
taki ngdru gs.
Emi ssionc ontro l G
DA
NGE R
Co mbu stion eng inesemitp oiso no us
exh aust gases such ascar bonm onoxide.
Inha ling the seexh aust gases isha zar dous to
he alth and canresulti np oiso ning. Thereisa
ris ko ffatal inju ry.T he ref ore ,neve rlea ve the
eng inerunning anencl osedspace withou t
ad eq uate venti latio n.
Ce rta ineng inesystem saredesigne dtok eep
the level ofpoisono uscomp onents inexh aust
fu mes withi nlegallimits .
The sesystem sonlyw orka tpeake ffici ency if
the yareser viced exa ctly inacc ordance with
the manuf actu rer'ssp eci ficati ons. Alwaysh ave
wo rkon the enginecarriedo utataq ualifi ed
sp eci alistw orksh op.M erced es-Benz recom-
mend sthaty ou usea na uthor izedM erced es-
Benz Center forthisp urpo se. Inpartic ular ,
wo rkreleva ntto safety oron safety -related
sy stem smustb ec arrie do utataq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
The enginesetti ngsmustnot becha nge d
und erany circum stances .Furthe rmo re,all
sp eci fic ser vicew orkm ustb ec arrie do utat
reg ular inte rvalsand inacc ordance with the
Me rced es-Benz servicerequirem ents .Deta ils
can befou ndinthe Mainte nance Booklet. EC
Od isplay
The ECO disp lays hows youh ow eco nomi cal
yo ur drivin gs tyle is.T he ECO disp laya ssists
yo ui na chievin gthe mos teconomi caldrivin g
sty lefor the selecte dsetti ngs and prevailing
cond itions. Your drivin gs tyle can signi ficantl y
infl uence thevehicle's cons umption. 0043
Accel eration
0044 Coasting
0087 Consta nt
0085 Add itiona lran ge ach ieved
Ra nge 0085issho wnund erBon usfr. Start Bon
usfr. Start
and represents theadditio nal range achieved
si nce thebeginning ofthe journey asaresult
of an adapted drivin gs tyle.
If the fuel level hasd ropp ed into thereserve
ra nge ,the Fue lLow Fue
lLowmes sage issho wninthe
mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay instea dofran ge 0085.T he
00B6 warning lamp inthe instrument cluster
al so lights up(Ypage 214 ). 13
8 Dr
ivi ng tipsDrivi ng andp arki ng

The
ECO display consistsofthree section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnecessary accelerationand
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofap ar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electric alconsumer s
These factorsarenot included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher value inthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys atac onst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 172).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 171). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. Driving
tips
139Driving andparking Z

Downh
illgrad ient s !
On
long,steep gradie nts, you mus tred uce
th el oad ontheb rake s.To use engin eb rak-
in g, shi ftto alowe rgear ingoo dtime. Thi s
hel psyou toavo idoverh eatingt he bra kes
and wear ingt hemo utexce ssi vel y.
Whe nmakingu seofthee ngineb raking
ef fect ,iti sp ossib lethat ad rive whee lmay
no tturnf or som etime,e.g. inthec aseo f
sudd enlych ang ingo rslipper yroads urfac e
co nd ition s.Thi scouldcau sedam agetothe
dri ve train .Thist ypeo fdam age isno tc ov-
ere dbythe Mer cedes -Ben zw arrant y.
Chan geinto alowe rgear ingoo dtimeo nlon g
and steep down hillgradie nts. Thi sise spec ially
imp ortant ifth ev ehicle islade n.
Thi salso appli esifyou haveactivat edcruise
co ntro lo rA ctiveD istan ceAssis tD ISTR ON IC.
Hea vyandligh tloa ds G
WAR
NING
If you restyour foot on theb rake peda l
whil edrivin g,theb raking sys temc anover-
heat .Thisi nc rea sest he stopp ingd ista nc e
and canevencause theb raking sys temt o
fail .The re isar isko fana cciden t.
Nev eruse theb rake peda lasaf ootre st.
Nev erdepr esstheb rake peda land the
acc eler ator peda latthe sam etime.
! De
pre ssing theb rake peda lcon stan tly
res ultsine xces sive and premat ure wear to
th eb rake pads .
If th eb rake sh aveb eens ubj ectedt oa heav y
load ,don otstop thev ehicle imm ediately, but
dri ve on foras hortwhil e.Thi sallow sthe air-
flo wt ocoolthe bra kesm oreq uickly.
Wet road s If
you havedriven foral ongt imeinh eav yrain
wit hout braking ,the re may beadelayed reac-
ti on from theb rake sw hen braking fort he first
ti me. Thism ayalso occur afterthev ehicle has
bee nwash edordriven thro ugh deepwater.
You then hav etod epr ess theb rake peda l
mo refirmly. Main tain ag reater dis tanc ef rom
th ev ehicle in fron t.
Af terd rivin go naw etroad orhav ingt he veh i-
cl ew ash ed, brakefirmly whilepayin gattenti on to
thet raffic co nd ition s.Thi sw illwarm upthe
bra kediscs,the reby dryi ngthem morequic kly
and protectingt hema gain stcorrosi on.
Lim ited brak ing performa nce onsalt-
tr eat edroad s If
you drive on salt edroads, alayer ofsalt resi-
due may form ontheb rake discsand brake
pads .Thisc an res ult inas igni fic ant lylon ger
bra king distanc e.
R In order topre ven tany salt build -up,apply
th eb rake so ccasion ally whilepayin gatten-
ti on tothet raffic co nd ition s.
R Care fullydepr ess theb rake peda land the
beg inning and endo faj ourney.
R Main tain ag reater dis tanc et ot he veh icle
ahea d.
Ser vici ngtheb rake s !
The
brakeflui dlevel may betool ow, if:
R ifth er ed bra kewarn ingl amp lightsup in
th ei nstru ment clust erand
R you hear awarningt onew hilet he engin e
is run ning
Obs erveaddit ionalwarn ingm essag esinthe
mult ifunction display.
The brakeflui dlevel may betool ow due to
bra kepad wear orleak ingb rake lines.
Hav ethe bra kesys temc hecked imm edi-
at ely. Consult aqualif iedspecialis twork-
sho ptoa rrang ethis.
! As
theE SP®
sys temo perat es aut omati-
cal ly,thee nginea nd thei gn ition mus tbe
swit ched off( theS martKey mustbeinp osi-
ti on 0092 or0047 inthei gn ition lock),ift he
elec tric par king bra keistested on abraking
dyn amo meter(ma ximum 10sec onds).
Br ak ingt rigg ere dautom atically byESP®
may causesev ere dam agetotheb rake sys -
te m.
Al lc he cksa nd main tenan cewor konthe bra ke
sys temm ustb ec arrie do utataq ualif iedspe-
ci alis tworks hop .
Hav ebrake pads inst alled andbrakeflui d
rep laced ataq ualif iedspecialis tworks hop .
If th eb rake sys temh asonlybee nsubj ectto
mo der atel oad s,you should test thef unction -
alit yofyour brakesa treg ular inte rvals.
In fo rm ation onBAS(Brak eA ssist) (Y page 57). 140
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ving tipsDri ving andp ark ing

Mercedes-Ben
zrecommen dsthat youonly
have brake pads/linings installedonyour vehi-
cle which havebeen approved forMercedes-
Benz vehicles orwhich correspond toan
equival entqual itystandard. Brakepads/
linings whichhavenotbeen approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles orwhich arenot ofan
equival entqual itycould affect yourvehicle's
operating safety.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommen dsthat youonly use
brake fluidthathasbeen specially approved
for your vehicle byMercedes-Ben z,or which
corresponds toan equival entqual itystandard.
Brake fluidwhich hasnotbeen approved for
Mercedes-Ben zvehicles orwhich isnot ofan
equival entqual itycould affect yourvehicle's
operating safety.
High-perf ormance brakesystem
(exce ptMercedes-AMG SLC43) AMG
brake systems aredesigned forheavy
loads andhave componen tswith correspond-
ing properties. Thismay lead tonoise when
braking. Thiswilldepend on:
R Speed
R Braking force
R Ambient condition s,e.g. temperature and
humidity
The wear ofindividual componen tsof the
brake system, suchasthe brake pads/linings
or brake discs, depends onthe individual driv-
ing style andoperating conditions.
For this reason, itis impossible tostate amile-
age that willbevalid under allcircumstan ces.
An aggressive drivingstylewilllead tohigh
wear. Youcanobtain moreinformation onthis
from aqualified specialist workshop.
New andreplaced brakepadsanddiscs only
reach theiroptimum brakingeffectaftersev-
eral hundred kilometers ofdriving. Compen-
sate forthis byapply inggreater forcetothe
brake pedal. Keepthisinmind, andadapt your
driving andbraking accordingly duringthis
break-in period.
Exc essive heavybraking resultsincorrespond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrumen tcluster
and note anybrake status messages inthe
multifunction display.Especially forhigh per-
formance driving,itis important tomaintain
and have thebrake system checkedregularly . Driving
onwet roads
Hydr oplaning If
water hasaccumulated toac ertain depthon
the road surface, thereisad anger ofhydro-
planing occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
condition sinw hich hydropla ningmayoccur,
you must driveinthe following manner:
R lower yourspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid sudden steering movement s
R brake carefully
Driving onflooded roads !
Do
not drive through floodedareas.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
through it.Drive slowly through standing
water. Otherwise, watercouldenterthe
vehicle interior orengine compartmen t.It
can then damage theengine's orautomatic
transmission' selectronic componen ts.It
can also besucked inby the engine's air
intake connection andcause engine dam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARNING
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccidents.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. G
DANGER
If the exhaust pipeisblocked oradequ ate
ventilation isnot possible, poisonous gases
such ascarbon monoxide (CO)mayenter
the vehicle. Thisisthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi-
cle becomes trappedinsnow. Thereisar isk
of fatal injury.
If you leave theengine orthe auxilia ryheat-
ing running, makesuretheexhaust pipeand
area around thevehicle areclear ofsnow. Driving
tips
141Driving andparking
Z

To
ensure anadequa tesupply offresh air,
open awindow onthe side ofthe vehicle
that isnot facing intothewind.
Have yourvehicle winter-proofed ataq ualified
specialist workshop atthe onset ofwinter.
Drive particularly carefullyonslippery road
surfaces. Avoidsudden acceleration ,steerin g
and braking maneuvers. Donot use cruise
cont rol.
If the vehicle threatenstoskid orcann otbe
stopped whenmoving atlow speed:
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
The outside temperat ureindicator isnot
designed toserve asan ice-warnin gdevice
and istherefor eunsuitable forthat purpose.
Changes inthe outside temperat urearedis-
played afterashort delay.
Indicat edtemperat uresjustabove thefreezin g
point donot guarantee thattheroad surface is
free ofice. The road maystillbeicy, especially
in wooded areasoron bridges. Thevehicle
could skidifyou failtoadapt yourdriving
style. Always adaptyourdriving styleanddrive
at as peed tosuit theprevailing weathercondi-
tions.
You should payspecial attentiontoroad con-
ditions whentemperat uresarearound freezing
point.
For more inform ationondriving withsnow
chains, see(Ypage 271).
For more inform ationondriving withsummer
tires, see(Ypage 270).
Observe thenotesinthe "Winter operation"
section (Ypage 270). Driving
systems Cruise
control
General notes Cruise
controlmaintains aconst antroad
speed foryou. Itbrakes automatically inorder
to avoid exceeding thesetspeed. Onlong and
steep downhill gradients, especiallyifthe vehi-
cle isladen, youmust select alower gearin
good time. Bydoing so,you willmake useof
the braking effectofthe engine. Thisrelieves
the load onthe brake system andprevent sthe brakes
fromoverheating andwearing too
quickly.
Use cruise controlonly ifroad andtrafficcon-
ditions makeitappropriate tomaintain a
steady speedforaprolonged period.Youcan
store anyroad speed above20mph
(30 km/ h).
Import antsafety notes If
you failtoadapt yourdriving style,cruise
cont rolcan neither reducetherisk ofan acci-
dent noroverride thelaws ofphysics. Cruise
cont rolcann ottake intoaccount theroad,
traff icand weather conditions.Cruise control
is only anaid. You areresponsible forthe dis-
tanc etot he vehicle infront ,for vehicle speed,
for braking ingood timeandforstaying in
lane.
Do not use cruise control:
R in road andtrafficcondit ionswhich donot
allow youtomaintain aconst antspeed e.g.
in heavy trafficor on winding roads
R on slippery roadsurfaces. Brakingoraccel-
erating couldcause thedrive wheels tolose
tract ionand thevehicle couldthenskid
R when thereispoor visibility, e.g.due tofog,
heavy rainorsnow
If there isac hange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Tostore thecurrent speedorah igher
speed
0044 Tostore thecurrent speedorcalls upthe
last stored speed
0087 Tostore thecurrent speedoralower
speed
0085 Todeactivate cruisecontrol 142
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