2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC towing

Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
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Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehicle
and itsweight isgre atertha nt he permi ssi-
bl eg ross we ight ofyour veh icle, the :
R the towingeyec ouldde tach itself
R the vehicle/tra iler comb inationc ouldrol l-
ove r.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Wh entow ingortow -sta rtinganothe rvehi-
cle ,its we ight sho uldn otbe gre atertha n
the permi ssibleg ross we ight ofyour veh icle.
Deta ilso nthe permi ssibleg ross veh iclew eigh t
of your veh iclec an be fou ndonthe vehicle
id enti ficati on plate (Ypage 298 ).
! Wh
enActiv eBrake Assi st,Activ eDistance
Assi stDISTR ONICorthe HOLD functio nis
acti vated ,the veh icleb rakes automa tically
in certa insitua tions.
To avoidd amaget ot he veh icle, de acti vate
the sesystem sint he followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
! Onl
ysecuret he tow ropeortow bara tthe
tow ingeyes. Othe rwise, the vehiclec ouldbe
da ma ged.
! Do
not uset he tow ingeyef or reco very,
thi sc ouldda ma gethe vehicle. Ifin do ubt,
reco verthe vehiclew ithac rane.
! Wh
entow ing,pulla wa yslowly and
smo othly.Ifthe tractiv epoweristoo high,
the vehicles cou ldbe dama ged.
! Do
not tow with sling -typ eequipm ent.This
cou ldda ma gethe vehicle.
! Wh
entow ingaway veh icles with KEYL ESS-
GO ,use the key instea dofthe Star t/Stop
bu tton. Theautoma tictransmi ssion may
othe rwises hift to positio n005D when you
op en the driver 'sor fro nt-pa ssenge rdoor,
wh ich cou ldda ma gethe transmi ssion. !
Ma
kesure tha tthe electri cparkin gb rake
is rel eased .Ift he electri cparkin gb rake is
fa ulty, visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op.
! Yo
um aytow thevehiclef or am axim um
di sta nce of30 miles(50 kilome ters).At ow -
ing spee do f30m ph(50 km/h )mustn ot be
exce eded.
For towingdista nces over30m iles
(50 kilome ters),the entireveh iclem ustb e
ra ised and transp orte d.
! Wh
enyoua retow -sta rtingortow ing
ano thervehicle, its weight mu stnot exce ed
the maxim um permi ssibleg ross we ight of
yo ur veh icle.
It is be tter tohave the vehiclet ransp orte d
tha ntoh avei ttow ed away.
The automa tictransmi ssion mu stbe inpo si-
tio n005C when the vehiclei sb eing tow edaway.
The battery mustbe conne ctedandcharged.
Othe rwise, you:
R canno tturnt he Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 in
the igniti onlock
R canno tshift the automa tictransmi ssion to
po sitio n005C
Dea ctivate the automa ticlocking feature
be for ethe veh iclei st ow ed (Ypage 179 ).Yo u
cou ldothe rwiseb eloc ked outw henp ushing
or tow ingthe vehicle. In
stal ling /re mov ingt he tow inge ye
In stal ling the towinge ye G
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The exhaust tai lpipem aybe veryhot. The re
is ar isko fburns when rem oving the rear
cove r.
Do not touchthe exhaust pipe .Takep artic u-
la rc arew henr em oving the rearcove r. 26
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inga nd tow -starti ngBreak downassistanc e

The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 253).
X Press themark oncover 0043inwards inthe
direction ofthe arrow.
X Take cover 0043offthe opening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Attach cover 0043tothe bumper andpress
until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
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You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock. In
order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 99).
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 118).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 264). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofab reakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway .
When towing away,use atowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Intervent ionbyESP ®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombinat ionmay otherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Towing
andtow-sta rting
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Trans
portingthe vehic le
Veh icle sw itha uto matic transmission !
Wh
enthe vehiclei sloa ded fortransp ort,
the frontand rearaxles mu stbe stationar y
and onthe same transp orta tionv ehicle.
Po sitio ning overthe conne ctionpoint ofthe
tra nsp ortveh iclei sn otpermi tted .The drive
tra inma yothe rwiseb ed amaged .
Al lv eh icle s !
Yo
um ayonl ysecuret he veh icleb ythe
wh eels,n ot by parts ofthe vehicles ucha s
axl eo rstee ringc omp onents. Othe rwise, the
veh iclec ouldbe dama ged.
The towingeyec an be used topullthe vehicle
onto atrailer or tra nsp orte rfor tra nsp orting
pu rpo ses .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C.
As soon asthe vehic lehas been loade d:
X Pre vent thevehiclef romr olling away by
ap plying the electri cparkin gb rake.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0092 inthe igni-
tio nlocka nd rem ove theSma rtKeyfromt he
ig niti onlock.
X Secu rethe vehicle. Tow
-starti ng(emerg ency engine
starti ng)
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not betow -sta rted .You cou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe automa tictransmi ssion. Yo
uc an find informa tiono n"Jump -star ting "at
( Ypa ge261 ). Fu
ses Impo
rtant safety notes G
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If yo um anipulate orbridgeaf aulty fuse orif
yo ur eplace itwi th afusew ithah ighe r
am perage ,the electri ccablesc ouldbe ove r-
lo ad ed .Thisc ouldres ulti na fire. The reisa
ris ko fana ccident and injury.
Alw aysr eplace faulty fuses with the speci -
fie dn ew fuses havin gthe corr ectamperage .
Blo wn fuses mustbe rep laced with fuses of
the same rating ,which youc an reco gnizeby
the colorand value. The fuse rating sarelisted
in the fuse allo cati oncha rt.
The fuse allo cati oncha rtis locate dint he veh i-
cle tool kitinthe stow agec omp artment under
the trunk floor (Y page 253 ).
If an ewlyins erte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cau setraced and recti fieda taq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op,e.g.a na uthor izedM erced es-
Benz Center.
! Onl
yusefuses thathaveb eena pproved
for Merced es-Benz vehicles and which have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.O the rwise, comp onents orsystem s
cou ldbe dama ged.
! Ma
kesure tha tnom oistu recan ente rthe
fu se boxw hent he cove riso pen.
! Wh
enclosing the cove r,ma kesure tha tit
is lying corr ectlyonthe fuse box.Moi sture
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwisei mp airt he
op era tiono fthe fuses .
The fuses inyour veh icles erve toclo sedown
fa ulty cir cui ts. Ifaf useb lows ,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circui tand the irfunctio nsstop
op era ting . Bef
ore chang ingaf use
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Swi tch offalle lectri cal cons umers. 26
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sesBreak downassistanc e

When
usinganemergen cyspare wheel or
spare wheel ofad ifferen tsize, you must not
exceed themaximum speedof50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Sno wchains mustnotbemount edon emer-
gency sparewheels. General
notes
You canaskforinform ationregarding permit-
ted emergen cyspare wheels atan authorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter .
You should regularly checkthepressure ofthe
emergen cyspare wheel, particularly priorto
long trips, andcorrectthe pressure asneces -
sary (Ypage 271). Thevalue onthe wheel is
valid.
An emergen cyspare wheel mayalsobemoun-
ted against thedirect ionofrotat ion.Observe
the time restriction onuse aswell asthe
speed limitation specifiedonthe emergen cy
spare wheel.
Replace thetires after sixyears atthe latest,
regardless ofwear. Thisalso applies tothe
emergen cyspare wheel.
When youaredriving withthecollapsible
spare wheel mounted,the tire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cann otfunct ionreliably. Onlyrestart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monit orwhen thedefect ivewheel hasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withtirepressu remonitor :after
mount inganemergen cyspare wheel, thesys-
tem may stilldisplay thetire pressure ofthe
removed wheelforafew minutes .The value
displayed forthe mount edemergen cyspare
wheel isnot thesame asthe curren ttire pres-
sure ofthe emergen cyspare wheel. Removing
theemergency spare
wheel
Vehicles withacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsible sparewheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrun kfloor
(Y page 228). X
Turn retainin gscrew 0044count er-clockwise
and remove it.
X Remove collapsible sparewheel 0043.
Always observe theinstruction sand safety
not esinthe "Mountin gawheel" section
(Y page 290). Stowing
theemergency sparewheel
! Only
place thecollapsible sparewheel in
the vehicle whenitis dry. Other wise, mois-
ture may getinto thevehicle.
Take thefollowing stepstostow aused col-
lapsible sparewheel. Otherwise, thecollapsi-
ble spare wheel willnotfitinthe trun kint he
inten dedmann er.Mercedes- Benzrecom-
mends thatyouhave thiswork carried outata
qualified specialist workshop.
X Unsc rewthevalve capfrom thevalve.
X Ifpossible, unscrewthe valve insert from
the valve andrelease theair.
Fully deflating thetires cantake afew
minutes .
X Scr ew the valve insert backintothevalve.
X Scr ew the valve capback on.
X Pull theprotec tivesheet provided withthe
spare wheel overthecollapsible spare
wheel.
X Stow the collapsible sparewheel inthe
emergen cyspare wheel wellunder the
trun k.
X Use theretainin gscrew topierce thepro-
tect ivesheet andfasten thecollapsible
spare wheel inplace. Emergency
sparewheel
295Wheels andtires Z