2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ABS

X
To reduc ethe tire pres sure :de pre sspre s-
su re release button 0043next topre ssu re
ga ge 0044.
X Whe nthe tire pressu reiscorr ect, unscrew
the fillerh osef rom thevalve ofthe sealed
tire .
X Screw thevalve cap onto thetire valve of
the sealedt ire. X
To rem ove thetire sealant bottle from the
tire inflation comp ressor ,press toge ther the
lo cking tabsonthe yellow cap .
X Pu llthe tire sealant bottle outo fthe tire
infl ation comp ressor .
The fillerh oser em ains atta chedtothe tire
sea lant bottle .
X Driv etot he nea restqualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh opand have the tire changed there.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle and thefiller
hos ereplaced assoo naspossibl ea ta
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
X Hav ethe tire sealant bottle replaced every
fou ryears at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. Battery
(vehi cle) Impo
rtant safetynotes
Spe cialtool sand exp ertknow ledge are
req uired when working onthe battery ,e.g.
rem ovaland installatio n.Yo us houldt her efore
ha ve allw orki nvo lving the battery carriedo ut
at aq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
WAR
NING
Wor kcarrie do utinco rrectly onthe battery
can lead ,for exa mpl e,to as hortcirc uita nd
thu sdam aget he veh iclee lectro nics .This
can lead tofunc tionr estricti onsapplying to
sa fety -releva ntsystem s,e.g .the lighti ng
sy stem ,the ABS (anti-l ock braking system )
or the ESP ®
(El ectro nicStab ility Pro gram).
The opera ting safety ofyour veh iclem aybe
res tricte d.
Yo uc ouldlose contro lofthe veh icle, for
exa mpl e:
R wh en bra king
R in the eventofabrupt stee ring maneu vers
and /or when the vehicle's spe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcond itions
The reisar isko fana ccident.
In the eventofas hortcirc uito ra simil ar
inci dent, conta ctaq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho pimm ediatel y.Do not drive any further .
Yo us houldh avea llwo rkinvo lving the bat-
tery carriedo utataq ualifi ed spe cialist
wo rksh op.
For further informa tiona bout ABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 57)and (Ypage 60). G
WAR
NING
Ele ctros taticbuild -u pc an lead tothe crea -
tio no fspa rks, which cou ldignite thehighl y
exp losive gases ofab attery .The re isar isk
of an exp losion.
Befo rehandl ing the battery ,tou ch the vehi-
cle body torem ove anyexisting electro static
bu ild-u p.
The highl yflamma bleg asmixtu reform swhen
cha rging the battery aswellas when jump -
sta rting . 25
8 Battery
(vehi cle)Breakdo wnassis tan ce

If
the indicator/wa rninglampsdon otlight up
at low temperature s,itis very likely thatthe
discha rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case,
you may neither chargethebattery norjump-
start thevehicle .The service lifeofat hawed -
out battery maybeshorter. Thestarting char-
acteristics canbeimpa ired, particul arlyatlow
temperature s.Have thethawed -outbattery
checked ataq ualifie dspecia listworkshop.
Rea dthe battery charger's operatinginstruc-
tions before charging thebattery.
X Open thehood.
X Connect thebattery charger tothe positive
terminal andground pointinthe same order
as when connecting thedonor battery inthe
jump-starting procedure(Y page 261). Replaci
ngthe 12Vb attery
Observe thenotes onthe 12Vb attery
(Y page 258).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouhave
the 12Vb attery replacedataq ualifie dspe-
ciali stworkshop, e.g.atan authori zed
Mercedes-Benz Center. If
you want torepla cethe battery yourself,
observe thefollow ingnotes:
R Alway srepla cead efective batterywitha
battery whichmeets thespecific require-
ments ofthe vehicle .
The vehicle isequi pped withanAGM
(Absorbent GlassMat) technology battery.
Full vehicle functionality isonly guaranteed
with anAGM battery. Forsafety reasons,
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly
use batteries whichhavebeen tested and
appro vedforyou rvehicle byMercedes-
Benz.
R Use detachab leparts suchasbreather
hoses, angled connecting piecesorterminal
covers fromthebattery whichisto be
repla ced.
R Make surethatthevent hose isalw ays con-
nected tothe origina lopening onthe bat-
tery side.
R Install existing orsupp liedcellcaps topre-
vent gases orbattery acidfrom escapi ng.
R Make surethatthedetachab leparts are
connected againinthe same way. Jump-star
ting
For thejump-starting procedure,use only thejump-starting connectionpointinthe engine com-
partment, consisting ofap ositive terminal andaground point. G
WARNING
Battery acidiscaustic. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Avoid contact withskin, eyesorclothing. Donot inhal eanybattery gases.Don otlea no ver the
battery. Keepchildre nawayfrom batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi atelywithplenty of
clean water andseek medica lattention. G
WARNING
During charging andjump-starting, explosivegases canescape fromthebattery. Thereisa
risk ofan explosi on.
Particul arlyavoid fire,open flames ,creating sparksandsmoking. Ensurethereissufficie nt
ventilation whilecharging andjump-starting. Donot leano ver abattery. G
WARNING
During thecharging process,abattery produceshydro gengas. Ifas hort circuit occurs or
sparks arecreated, thehydro gengascan ignite. Thereisar isk ofan explosi on. Jump-st
arting
261Breakd owna ssis tance
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R
Do not drive with tire sw hich have too little
trea ddepth.T hiss igni fic antl yreduce sthe
tra ctio nonw etroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresafter sixy ears at the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtires(tires with run-f lat
prope rties)
Wi th MOExte ndedtires(tires with runf lat
cha racteri stics) ,you can conti nuetodrive your
veh iclee veni fthe re isat ota llos so fpressu re
in one ormor etires.
MOExte ndedtiresm ayonl ybeu sedi nc on-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu reloss wa rn-
ing system orwith an acti vetire pressu remon-
ito ra nd onwheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note sond rivin gw ithM OExte ndedtiresw itha
fla ttire (Ypage 254 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtiresa re
not equipp ed with aT IREFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedthaty ou additio n-
al ly eq uipy ourv ehiclew ithaT IREFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire sthatd on otfea turerun-flat cha rac-
teri stics, e.g.winter tires.AT IREFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyourv ehiclew inter-p roofed ataq ualifi ed
sp eci alistw orksh opatthe onse tofw inter.
Ob ser vethe note sint he "Cha ngi ng aw heel"
sec tion(Ypa ge 289 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below4 5‡ (+7†),sum mer
tire slos ee last ici ty and therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tire sonyourv ehi-
cle toM+S tires.Us ings umme rtires atvery
cold tempera turescould cause cracks toform,
thereby damagingthetires perma nently.
Mercede s-Benzcannot acceptresponsi bility
for this type ofdama ge. G
WARNING
Damage dtires cancause tireinflati onpres-
sure loss. Asaresul t,you could losecontrol
of you rvehicl e.There isar isk ofaccide nt.
Check thetires regularlyforsigns ofdam-
age and repla ceany dama gedtires immedi -
ately . M+S
tires G
WARNING
M+S tireswithatire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provid esuffici enttraction.
There isar isk ofan accide nt.
M+S tireswithatread depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must berepla cedimmedi ately.
At temperatu resbelo w45‡ (+7†), use win-
ter tires orall-season tires.Bothtypes oftire
are identifi edbythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfla ke
symbo lina ddition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillallow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yinw inter. These tireshave been devel-
oped specifi callyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread on
all whee lsto maintai nsafe handl ingcharacter-
istics.
Alwa ysobserve themaximu mpermis sible
speed specifiedfor the M+S tiresyouhave
mounted.
When youhave mounted theM+S tires:
X Check thetire pressu res(Ypage 274).
X Vehic lesforCanada: restartthetire pres-
sure losswarni ngsystem (Ypage 275).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 275).
Information aboutdrivi ng with anemergency
spare wheel(Y page 294). 270
Winter
operationWheelsand tires

These
tireshave been specially adaptedfor
use with thecont rolsystems, suchasABS
or ESP ®
,a nd are marked asfollows:
R MO =Mercedes- BenzOriginal
R MOE =Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended
(tires featuring run-flatcharact eristics)
R MO1 =Mercedes- BenzOriginal (onlycer-
tain AMG tires)
Mercedes- BenzOriginal Extended tiresmay
only beused onwheels thathave been spe-
cifically approved byMercedes- Benz.
Only usetires, wheels oraccessories tested
and approved byMercedes- Benz.Certain
charact eristics, e.g.handling, vehiclenoise
emissions orfuel consumpt ion,may other-
wise beadversely affected.Inaddition,
when driving withaload, tiredimension var-
iations couldcause thetires tocome into
cont actwith thebodywork andaxle compo-
nent s.This could result indamage tothe
tires orthe vehicle.
Mercedes- Benzaccepts noliabil ityfor dam-
age resulting fromtheuse oftires, wheels
or accessories otherthanthose testedand
approved.
Infor mation ontires, wheels andapproved
combinat ionscanbeobtained fromany
qualified specialist workshop.
! Retreaded
tiresareneither testednor rec-
ommended byMercedes- Benz,since previ-
ous damage cannotalway sbed etect edon
retreaded tires.Asaresult, Mercedes- Benz
cann otguarantee vehiclesafetyifretreaded
tires aremounted. Donot mount usedtires
if you have noinform ationabout theirprevi-
ous usage.
The recomm endedpressures forvarious oper-
ating condit ionscanbefound:
R on the Tire andLoading Information placard
on the B-pillar onthe driver's side
R in the tire pressure tableonthe fuel filler
flap
Observe thenoteson recomm endedtirepres-
sures under various operating conditions
(Y page 271).
Check tirepressures regularly,andonly when
the tires arecold. Comply withthemainte-
nanc erecomm endations ofthe tire manufac-
turer inthe vehicle document wallet. Notes
onthe vehicle equipment –alway s
equip thevehicle:
R with tires ofthe same sizeonagiven axle
(left andright)
R with thesame typeoftires atag iven time
(summer tires,winter tires,MOEx tended
tires)
Exc eption: itis permissible tomount adif-
ferent typeormake inthe event ofaflat
tire. Observe the"MOExt endedtires(tires
with run-flatcharact eristics)" section
(Y page 254).
Vehicles equipped withMOEx tended tiresare
not equipped withaTIREFIT kitatthe factor y.
It is therefor erecomm endedthatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flatcharac-
terist ics,e.g. winter tires.ATIREFIT kitmay be
obtained fromaqualified specialist workshop. Emergency
sparewheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The wheel ortire size aswell asthe tire type
of the spare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel andthewheel tobe replaced maydif-
fer. Mountin gane mergenc yspare wheel
may severely impairthedriving charact eris-
tics. There isar isk ofan accident .
To avoid hazardous situations:
R adapt yourdriving styleaccording lyand
drive carefully.
R never mount morethanonespare wheel
or emergenc yspare wheel thatdiffers in
size.
R only useaspare wheel oremergenc y
spare wheel ofad ifferent sizebriefly.
R do not switch ESP®
off.
R have aspare wheel oremergenc yspare
wheel ofad ifferent sizereplaced atthe
nearest qualified specialist workshop.
Observe thatthewheel andtiredimen-
sions aswell asthe tire type must becor-
rect . 294
Emergency
sparewheelWheels andtires

inf
ormat ionabout recomme ndedadditiv es
can beobtain edfroma nyauthor ized
Merc edes- BenzCent er.
Merc edes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse
bran dedfuels thathave additiv es.
The fuel quality available insome countries
may notbesuffic ient.Residue couldbuildup
in the fuel inject ion syst emasaresult .Ins uch
cases ,and incon sultat ionwith anauthor ized
Merc edes- BenzCent er,the fuel may bemix ed
with theclean ingadditiv erecomme ndedby
Merc edes- Benz.You must observethe notes
and mixing ratio sspec ified onthe contain er. Engine
oil
Gener alnotes !
Do
not use engin eoilor an oilfilter with
spec ificat ionsdeviat ingfromt hose
expr essly require dfor the presc ribed service
int ervals .Don otchan gethe engin eoilor oil
filt er inorder toset replac ementint ervals
long erthan thosepresc ribed. Thiscould
oth erwise causedamage tothe engin eor
exhaus tgas aftert reat men t.
Follow theinstruct ions onthe serv iceinter-
val display forchan gingtheengin eoil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engin eorexhaus tgas aftert reat men t.
When handlin gengin eoil,obser vethe impor -
tan tsafet ynotes on serv iceproduc ts
(Y page 299).
The engin eoilsare matc hedtothe perf orm-
anc eofM ercedes- Benzengin esand service
int ervals .You should therefo reonly useengin e
oils and oilfilters that areapprov edfor vehi-
cles with maint enancesyst ems.
For alist ofapprov edengin eoilsand oilfilters,
con sult anauthor izedMerc edes- BenzCent er. Or
visit thewebsit e
htt p:/ /bev o.mercedes- benz.com .
The table shows whichengineoilshave been
approv edfor your vehic le. Model MB
-Freigabe or
MB -App roval All
mod els 229
.5 i
MB
approv alisindic ated onthe oilcon -
tain ers.
Filling capacities The
followin gvalues refertoa no ilchan ge
inc luding theoilfilter. Model Capa
city SLC
300 6.
7U Sqt(6.3l ) Mer
cedes-AM G
SLC 43 6.
9U Sqt(6.5l ) Add
itives !
Do
not use anyadditiv esinthe engin eoil.
This could damage theengin e. Br
ake fluid G
WARN
ING
The brak efluid constan tlyabsorbs moisture
fro mt heair. This lowers theboiling pointof
the brak efluid. Ifthe boiling pointofthe
brak efluid istoo low, vapor pocketsmay
for mi nthe brak esyst em when thebrak es
are applied hard.Thiswould impair braking
effic iency.There isar isk ofan acc ident .
You should havethebrak efluid renewed at
the spec ified intervals .
When handlin gbrak efluid, obser vethe impor -
tan tsafet ynotes on serv iceproduc ts
(Y page 299).
The brak efluid chan geintervals canbefoun d
in the Maint enanceBook let.
Only usebrak efluid approv edbyMerc edes-
Ben zina ccordan cewith MB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval331.0. 302
Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnica ldata