2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC fuel

Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swilln ot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dorift he side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 64). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passenger doorisclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partment inthe center console.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If al ocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock status ofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbef ullyu nlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 72
Do
orsOpeni ngand closi ng

G
WARNING
After ashort time, hillstart assistwil lnol on-
ger brake yourvehicl eand itcoul droll awa y.
There isar isk ofan accide ntand injury .
There fore,quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedaltot he accele ratorpedal.Never
lea vethe vehicl ewhen itis held byhillstart
assi st.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayonal evelroad oron a
dow nhill gradient
R the transmissi onisin posi tion 005C
R the electric parkingbrake isapp lied
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning EC
Os tart/stop function
Introduc tion The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautomatical lyifthe vehicl eiss top-
ped under certain conditions.
The engine startsautomatica llywhen the
drive rwants topul lawa ya gain. The ECO
start/stop functiontherebyhelpsyou to
redu cethe fuel consumpti onand emiss ionsof
you rvehicl e.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the engine isswi tched offautomatica lly
and youexit thevehicl e,the engine is
restarted automatical ly.T he vehicl emay
begi nmoving. Thereisar isk ofaccide ntand
injury .
If you wishtoe xitthe vehicl e,alw ayst urn
off the ignitio nand secure thevehicl e
aga inst rolling awa y. Gene
ralnote s 0043
ECO start/stop display
The ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted
whene veryou switch onthe engine using the
SmartKey orthe Start/Stop button.
If the engine hasbeen switched offautomati-
call ybythe ECO start/stop function,the00D6
ECO symb olisshow nint he multi function dis-
pla y.
Automatic engineswitch-off If
the vehicl eisb raked toas tandstil lwith the
transmissi onin005B or005C,t heECO start/stop
function switches offthe engine automatical ly.
The ECO start/stop functionisopera tional
when:
R the indica torlamp inthe ECO button islit
green
R the outsi detempera tureiswithi nthe range
that issui table forthe system
R the engine isat normal operatingtempera -
ture
R the settempera tureforthe vehicl einterior
has been reache d
R the battery issuffi ciently charged
R the system detects thatthewinds hieldis
not fogged upwhen theair-condi tioningsys-
tem isswi tched on
R the hood isclosed
R the drive r'sdoor isclosed andthedrive r's
seat beltisf astened
All ofthe vehicl e'ssystems remainactive
when theengine isstoppe dautomatical ly.
Automatic engineswitch-off cantake placea
maximu moffour times inar ow (initi alstop,
then three subsequ entstops).
The HOLD function canbeactiva tedifthe
engine hasbeen switched offautomatical ly.I t
is then notnecessa ryto continue applying the
brakes duringthe automatic stopphase.When
you depre ssthe accele ratorpedal,the engine Drivi
ng
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Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 152)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 150).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isam alfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isam alfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 0092inthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again(Ypage 119). Avoid excessively long
and frequent attemptstos tart theengine asthese willdrain the
battery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 261).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptstoj ump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isam alfunction inthe engine electron icsorinam echanical
componen tofthe engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataq uali fied specialist
workshop. Driving
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 243). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 265)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 265). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutton
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension orthe adaptive adjustable
damping onlyonvehicles withAMG RIDE
CONTROL sportssuspension
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 119). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .After as hort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
af ew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
In city traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded. 124
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt onDriving andparking

0044 Neut
ral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to
0044 whiled riving .The automa tic
tra nsmi ssion cou ldothe rwiseb e
da ma ged.
No powe rist ransmi ttedfromt he
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakepedalw illa llow
yo ut om ovet he veh iclef reely, e.g .
to push itor tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topositio n0044 if
the vehiclei sind angero fskidd ing ,
e.g .onicy roa ds.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion
cha nge sgeara utoma tically. All
for wa rdgearsa reavailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingg ear The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ught he
ind ividu alge arsa utoma ticallyw henitisi n
tra nsmi ssion positio n005B.T hisa utoma ticgear
shi fting behavio risd eterm inedb y:
R the selecte ddrive pro gram
R the positio no fthe acce lera tor pedal
R the roadspeed
Ac celerator pedalposition Yo
ur sty leof dri ving influences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:early up shi fts
R mor ethro ttle :lat eu pshifts Ki
ck dow n Use
kickd ownfor ma xim um accelera tion.
X Dep ressthe acc elera tor pedalbeyond the
pre ssu repoint.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts toalow er
ge ar dependi ng on the enginespeed.
X Eas eoffthe accelera tor pedalonce the
de sired speedisrea che d.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts back up. Dri
veprog rams
Dri veprog ramC(Comfo rt) In
city traffica nd stop -starttra ffic, dri ve pro -
gra mCis reco mme nded.
Driv eprogra mCis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicled elive rscomf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay mor egently in
for wa rdand revers egears,u nless theaccel-
era tor pedalisd epresse dfully.
R the vehicleh asimp roveddriving stability,
for exa mpl eonslipper yroads urfaces .
R op tima lfue lcons umption resulting fromt he
au toma tictransmi ssion shifting upsoo ner.
The vehiclei sd riven inthe lowe ngine spee d
ra nge and thewheelsarel esslikel yt os pin.
R thes uspe nsi on exh ibits comf ortabled amp-
ing setti ngs(ada pti ve dampi ngsystem only
in veh icles with AMG RIDE CONTR OLsports
su spe nsion) .
R the stee ring exhibits comf ortables tee ring
cha racteri stics.
Dri veprog ramS(Sport) Driv
eprogra mSis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclee xhibits spo rtydriving character-
is tics .
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blyb eing highe r
as aresulto fthe later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints . 12
8 Au
tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andp arki ng

R
the susp ens ione xhibits firmd amping set-
ting s(vehicle sw itha daptive dampi ngsys-
tem orAMG sports susp ens ion).
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus) Dri
vepro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehiclee xhibits partic ular ly sp orty driv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blyb eing highe r
as aresulto fthe later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ione xhibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetting s(vehicle sw itha daptive
da mpi ngsyste mo rAMG sports susp en-
si on) .
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R the ECO start/sto pfunctio nisn otavailabl e.
Dri veprog ramI(Individual ) In
dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramc anbe selected :
R the drive (engi ne and transmi ssion manag e-
ment)
R the susp ens ion( vehicle sw itha daptive
da mpi ngsyste mo rAMG sports susp ens ion)
R the steering
R the availabi lity of the ECO start/sto pfunc-
tio n
Info rma tiona bout confi gurin gd rive pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mc anbe fou ndin
the DigitalO perator' sM anual.
Dri veprog ramE(Econ om y) Dri
vepro gramEis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclee xhibits partic ular ly eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay mor egently in
for wa rdand revers egears,u nles st he acc el-
era tor pedalisd epresse dfully.
R the vehicleh asimpro ved drivin gs tability,
for exa mpl eonslipper yroads urfaces . R
op timal fuel cons umption resulting fromt he
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gupsooner.
Th ev ehiclei sd riven inthe lowe ngine spee d
ra nge and thewheelsarel esslikel yt os pin.
R the susp ens ione xhibits comf ortabled amp-
ing setting s(vehicle sw itha daptive dampi ng
sy ste mo rAMG sports susp ens ion).
R du rin gd ecelera tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfromt hedrive train. Thev ehicleu ses
kine ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R the steering exh ibits comf ortables teeri ng
cha racteris tics. Man
ualgearshift ing
Ge neral notes Yo
uc an cha nge gear yourse lfus ing the steer-
ing wheelp ad dles hifter s.Th et ransmi ssion
mu stbe inpo sitio n005B todo this.
Dep endingonwhich steering wheelp ad dle
shi fter ispu lled ,the automa tictransmi ssion
im med iatel ys hifts into thenext gear down or
up ,ifp ermi tted .
To usem anualshiftin g,youh avet wo optio ns:
R temp orarysetting
R pe rma nent setting
If yo ua ctivate ma nua lgea rshiftin g,the multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay willsho wthe cur rent gear
ins tea doftransmi ssion positio n005B.
If ma nua lgea rshiftin gisd eacti vated ,the gears
wi llbe selected automa tically.
Tempo rarysettin g X
To activ ate :shi ftthe selector lever to005B.
X Pu llste ering wheelp ad dles hifter 0043or0044. Au
tomati ctrans mission
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The
temporary settingisactive foracertain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ions,the
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.in
the case oflateral acceleration ,during overrun
mode orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or X Use thelever toswitch thetrans mission
position.
or X Use theDYNA MICSELECT button tochange
the drive program.
Perma nentsetting X
To activat e:shift theselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
Shifting gears All
vehicles (exceptforMercedes-AMG
SLC 43) X
To shift up:pull steerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmission shiftsuptothe
next gear.
If the maximum enginespeedinthe cur-
rent lyengaged gearisreached andyoucon-
tinue toaccelerate, theautomatic transmis-
sion automatically shiftsupinorder topre-
vent engine damage.
X To shift down: pullsteerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmission shiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automat icdown shiftin goccurs whencoast-
ing.
If the engine weretoexceed themaximum
engine speedwhenshiftin gdown, theauto-
matic transmission protectsagainst engine
damage bynot shiftin gdown.
Mercedes-AMG SLC43
! If
manual gearshifting ispermanent lyacti-
vated, theautomatic transmission doesnot
shift upautomatically evenwhen theengine
limiting speedforthe current gearis
reached. Whentheengine limiting speedis
reached, thefuel supply iscut toprevent
the engine fromoverrevv ing.Always make
sure thattheengine speeddoesnotreach
the red area ofthe tachomet er.There isoth-
erwise arisk ofengine damage. X
To shift up:pull steerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmission shiftsuptothe
next gear.
X To shift down: pullsteerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmission shiftsdownto
the next gear. 130
Automa
tictransmissionDriving andparking

Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
It is only partly possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionis
in position 005C.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is ar isk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
ar isk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted.
Do not getinto thevehicle againduring the
refueling process.Otherwise, electrostatic
charge couldbuildupagain. 132
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andparking