2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC door lock

If
you opera tethe roof switch andthe
Trunk Partition Open Trunk
Partition Openmessage appears
in the multifu nctiondisplay,the trunk parti-
tion isnot closed correctly.
X Clos ethe trunk partition.
X To clo se: press andhold soft-top switch0043
until thesoft topisfull yclosed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appe arsinthe multifu nctiondisplay.Once
the opening procedureiscomplete, the
messag edisappea rsand atone sounds.
All ofthe side window sopen.
X To close allside window s,pul lthe switch
under thecover ofthe center console
(Y page 76). Openin
g/closing using theSmart Key
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample ,the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside window s.
There isar isk ofinjury.
When raisingorlowe ringtheroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving components. Ifsomeone becomes
trapped ,relea sethe button.
Openin gand closing This
function isonly availableon vehicle swith
KEYLESS- GOorwith roofcomfort operation.
X Clos ethe trunk lid(Ypage 73).
X Vehicl eswith comfort operation: point
the tipofthe SmartKey atthe driver's door
handle .
X Vehicl eswith KEYLESS -GO:theSmartKey
must bewithin 6ft(2m )ofthe vehicle .
X To open: pressandhold the0036 button on
the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull yopened.
The roof andtherear side window sopen.
The front sidewindow sclose.
X To
interrupt theopeni ngprocedure:
relea sethe 0036 button.
X To open thefront sidewindows: pressthe
0036 button onthe SmartKey again. X
To clo se: press andhold the0037 button
on the SmartKey untiltheroof isfull y
closed.
The roof andtheside window sclose.
X To
interrupt theclosing procedure:
relea sethe 0037 button. Loc
king theroof again
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If you donot fullyopen/close thesoft top,
the soft-top hydraulics depres surizeaftera
short time.Thiscause sthe soft toptolowe r
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped .There isar isk ofinjury.
Alway sopen orclose thesoft topcom-
pletel y.
The roof isnot locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land the Vario-Roof in Vario-Roof
in
Operation Operation
messageappe arinthe multi-
function display
R the 0059 symbo land the Open/Close Open/Close
Vario-Roof Completely Vario-Roof
Completelymessageappe ar
in the multifu nctiondisplayand youhear a
warning tone
R you hear awarning toneforuptoten sec-
onds when pulling awayorw hiled riving
Loc king You
canlock theroof againifit is not locked
full y.
X Pul lover and stop thevehicle safelyassoon
as possib le,pay ing attention toroad and
traffic conditions.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X Press theroof switch (Ypage 79). Trunk
partition
Gene ralnotes !
To
avoid damagingtheroof orlug gage
when foldingback theroof, youshoul d: 80
RoofOpeni
ngand closi ng

or
R you press theStart /Stopbutton onceon
vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automatically movedtothe previously set
position.
The lastposition ofthe steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesettingwith thememory
funct ion(Ypage 95).
Crash- responsive EASY-EXIT featur e If
the crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature is
triggered inan accident ,the steering column
will move upwards whenthedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespect iveofthe posi-
tion ofthe Smart Keyinthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasier toexit thevehicle andrescue
the occupant s.
The crash-r esponsive EASY-EXI Tfeature isonly
operational ifthe EAS Y-EXI T/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 179). Mirr
ors Inside
rearview mirror X
Anti-glare mode:flickanti-glare lever0043
forwards orback. Exterior
mirrors
Adjust ingthe exterior mirrors G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isar isk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
The exter iormirror onthe front -passenger
side reduces thesize ofthe image. Visible
object sareactually closerthantheyappear.
This means thatyoucould misjudge thedis-
tanc efrom road users traveling behind,e.g.
when changing lane.There isar isk ofan
accident .
For this reason, alwaysmake sure ofthe
actual distance fromtheroad users traveling
behind byglancing overyour shoulder. X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Press button 0043for the left exter iormirror
or button 0044for the right exteriormirror.
The indicator lampinthe correspon dingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indicator lampgoesoutagain after
some time.Youcanadjust theselected 92
Mirr
orsSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

ext
erior mirror usingbutton 0087aslong as
the indicat orlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, down, tothe right orto
the left.
The exterior mirror mustbeset toap osition
that provides youwith agood overview of
traff iccon ditions .
The convex exterior mirror sprovide alarger
field ofvision.
The exterior mirror sareautomatic allyheated
after startingthe vehicle ifthe rear window
defrost erisswitched onand theoutside tem-
perature islow. Mirror heating lastsupto10
minutes .
i You
canalso heat upthe exterior mirror s
manually byswitchin gonthe rear window
defrost er.
Folding theexterior mirrorsino rout
electrically X
Make surethattheSmart Keyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X Briefly pressbutton 0043.
Bot hexterior mirror sfold inor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirror sare
alway sfolded outfully while driving. They
could otherwisevibrate.
Folding theexterior mirrorsino rout
aut omat ically If
the "Fold inmirror swhen lockin g"func tion is
activat edinthe on-board comput er
(Y page 180): R
the exterior mirror sfold inautomatic allyas
soon asyou lock thevehicle fromtheout-
side.
R the exterior mirror sfold out again automati-
cally assoon asyou unlock thevehicle and
then open thedriver's orfron t-passenger
door.
i The
exterior mirror sdon otfold outifthey
have been folded inmanually.
Exterior mirror push edout ofposition If
an ext erior mirror hasbeen pushed outof
position ,proceed asfollows:
X Vehicles
withoutelectrically folding
exterior mirrors: move theexterior mirror
into thecorr ectposition manually.
X Vehicles
withelectrically foldingexte-
rior mirrors: press andhold mirror -foldin g
button untilyouhear themirror clickinto
place (Ypage 93).
The mirror housing isengaged againand
you can adjust theexterior mirror sasu sual
(Y page 92). Automa
ticanti- glare mirrors G
WARN
ING
Elect rolyte mayescape ifthe glass inan
automatic anti-glare mirror breaks. Theelec-
trolyt eish armful andcauses irritation.It
must notcome intocontact with your skin,
eyes, respirator yorgans orcloth ingorbe
swallowed. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
If you come intocontact with theelectr o-
lyte, observe thefollowing:
R Rinse offthe electr olytefromyourskin
immediately withwater.
R Immediately rinsetheelectr olyteoutof
your eyes thoroughly withclean water.
R Ifthe electr olyteisswallowed, immedi-
ately rinse yourmouth outthor oughly. Do
not induce vomiting.
R Ifelectr olytecomes intocontact with your
skin orhair orisswallowed, seekmedical
atten tionimmediately. Mirr
ors
93Seats, steering wheelandmirrors
Z

The
high-beam headlamps areswitched on
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster alsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detect edorthe roads are
adequa telylit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitched off
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster goesout.The00CE
indicator lampinthe multifunct iondisplay
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombinat ion
switch backtoits normal position ormove
the light switch toanother position.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
controlpanel
0043 003D Switch esthe left- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0044 0033 Switch esthe automatic interiorlight-
ing cont rolon/of f
0087 003D Switch esthe right- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0085 004A Switch esthe inter iorlighting on/off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order toprevent thevehicle's batteryfrom
discharging, theinter iorlighting functionsare
automatically deactivatedaftersome time, unless
theSmart Keyisin position 0048inthe
ignition lock.
The color andbrightn essofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system
(Y page 178).
Automa ticinterior lighting control X
To switch on:setthe switch tothe cent er
position.
When theautomatic interiorlighting control
is switched on,the switch isflush withthe
overhead controlpanel.
X To switch off:setthe switch tothe 0033
position.
The inter iorlighting automatically switcheson
if you:
R unlock thevehicle
R open adoor
R remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock
The inter iorlighting isswitched onfor aset
time when theSmart Keyisremoved fromthe
ignition lock.Youcanactivate thisdelayed
switch- offusing theon-board computer
(Y page 178). Replacing
bulbs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Bulbs, lampsandconn ector scan get very
hot when operating. Ifyou change abulb,
you could burnyourself onthese compo-
nent s.There isar isk ofinjury.
Allow these compon entstocool down
before changing abulb.
Vehicles withhalogen lamps
Do not use alamp thathasbeen dropped orif
its glass tubehasbeen scratc hed.
The lamp mayexplode if:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you drop it
R you scratc hit
Only operate bulbsinenclosed lamps
designed forthat purpose. Onlyinstall spare Replacing
bulbs
101Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

Problems
withthewindshield wipers Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
windshield wipers
are jammed. Leaves
orsnow, forexample, maybeobstruct ingthe windshield
wiper movement .The wiper motor hasbeen deactivated.
X For safety reasons, youshould remove theSmartK eyfrom the
ignition lock.
or X Switch offthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton andopen the
driver's door.
X Remove thecause ofthe obstruct ion.
X Switch thewindshield wipersbackon. The
windshield wipers
fail completely. The
windshield wiperdriveismalfunction ing.
X Select another wiperspeed onthe combination switch.
X Have thewindshield wiperscheckedataq uali fied specialist
workshop. The
windshield washer
fluid from thespray noz-
zles nolonger hitsthe
cent erofthe wind-
shield. The
spray nozzlesare misaligned.
X Have thespray nozzlesadjusted ataq uali fied specialist work-
shop. Windshield
wipers
105Lightsandwindshiel dwipers Z

ignit
eifinc ontac twith the exhaus tsyst em
or part softhe engin ethat heat up.There is
ar isk offire.
Carry outregular checkstomake surethat
the reare noflamm ableforeign mate rialsin
the engin ecom part men torint he exhaus t
syst em.
Durin gacoldstar t,the engin eruns athigher
speeds toenable thecatalytic convert erto
reach itsoperat ingtem perat ure.Thesound of
the engin emaychan gedurin gthis time.
Autom atic transm ission X
Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Shif tthe transm ission toposit ion005D.
Tran smiss ionposit iondisplay 005Disshown
in the multif unction display.
i You
canstartthe engin eint ransm ission
posit ion005Dand 005C.
Sta rting procedur ewiththeS ma rtKey To
star tthe engin eusing theSmar tKey inst ead
of KE YLE SS-GO, pulltheStart/ Stop butt onout
of the ignit ionlock .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0049
(Y page 118)inthe ignit ionlock andrelease
it as soon asthe engin eisr unn ing.
Using KEYLESS-GO tosta rtthee ngine The
Start/ Stop butt oncan beused tostar tthe
vehic lemanually withoutinse rting the Smar t-
Key intot he ignit ionlock .The Start/ Stop but-
ton must beinse rted inthe ignit ionlock and
the Smar tKey must beinthe vehic le.This
mode forstar tingt he engin eoperat esinde-
pende ntly of the ECO start/sto pautom atic
engin estartfunc tion .
X Depr essthebrak epedal andkeep it
depres sed.
X Press theStart/ Stop butt ononc e
(Y page 118).
The engin estarts. Pulling
away
Gener alnotes G
WARN
ING
If the engin espeed isabove theidling speed
and youengag etransm ission position003A
or 0046,t hevehic lecould pullaway sud-
denly. Thereisar isk ofan acc ident .
When engagingtransm ission position003A
or 0046,a lwaysfirmlydepres sthe brak e
pedal anddonot simult aneously accelerat e.
! Change
gearingood timeand avoid spin-
nin gthe wheels. Youcould otherwise dam-
age thevehic le.
Depr esstheaccelerat orcaref ullywhen pulling
away.
The vehic lelock scentrally onceyou have
pulled away.Thelockingknobs inthe doors
drop down.
You canopen thedoors fromt heinsid eatany
tim e.
You canalso deact ivatethe autom aticlocking
feat ure (Ypage 179).
It is only possible toshift thetransm ission
fro mp osition 005Dtothe desired positionifyou
depres sthe brak epedal. Onlythenist he shift
lock released .
i Upshif
tstak eplace athigher engine
speeds afterac old star t.This helps thecat-
alytic convert erto reach itsoperat ingtem -
perat uremore quickly.
Inf ormat iononthe autom aticrelease ofthe
elect ricpark ingbrak e(Ypage 136).
Hill startassist Hill
star tassist helps youwhen pulling away
for ward orinreve rseonanuphill gradien t.It
holds thevehic lefor ashor ttim ea fter you
have removedyour footfromt hebrak epedal.
This gives youenoug htimet om ove your foot
fro mt hebrak epedal tothe accelerat orpedal
and todepres sitb efor ethe vehic lebegin sto
roll. 120
DrivingDriving
andparking

Merce
des-AMGSLC 43 0043
Transmi ssionposition
0044 Drive progra m
The current transmissi onposi tion anddrive
progra mappear inthe multi function display.
Eng aging parkpositi onP X
When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Press button 0043.
Eng aging parkpositi onPautomati-
call y Park
position 005Disau tomatical lyengag edif:
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key and remove theSmartKey
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key orusi ng the Start/Stop buttonand
open thedrive r'sdoor orfront-passenge r
door
R you open thedrive r'sdoor when thevehicl e
is stationa ryor when drivingatav ery low
spee dand the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B
or 005E
Under certain conditions, theautomatic trans-
missi onshifts automatical lyto transmissi on
posi tion 005Difthe HOLD function orActive Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC isactiva ted.Observe
the informati onon the HOLD function (Y
pag e152) and onActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (Ypag e148).
Eng aging reverse gearR !
Only
move theautomatic transmissi onto
005E when thevehicl eiss tationa ry.
X Depress thebrake andkeep itpresse d.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdspast the
first point ofresis tance.
The ECO start/stop functionisnot available
when reverse gearise ngag ed.Further infor-
mation onthe ECO start/stop function
(Y pag e121) .
Shiftin gton eutral N G
WARNING
If child renareleft unsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R opera tethe vehicl e'sequ ipme nt
Additio nally,child rencoul dsetthe vehicl ein
motion if,for exampl e,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout of
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accide ntand injury .
Never leavechild renoranima lsunattended
in the vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw ayst ake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oa ppliesf or the Digita lVehicl eKeyifthe
"Digi talVehicl eKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede smeconnect.
X When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdsorback to
the first point ofresis tance.
If you switch the engine offwith thetransmis-
sion inposi tion 005Eor005B,t heautomatic trans-
missi onshifts to005C automatical ly.
With theSmartKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front-passenge rdoor or
remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio n,the
au tomatic transmissi onshifts to005D automati-
call y. 126
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking

With
KEYLESS-GO :if you then open thedriv-
er's orfront-passenge rdoor, theautomatic
transmissi onshifts to005D automatical ly.
If you want theautomatic transmissi onto
remai ninn eutral 005C,e.g.when havingthe
vehicl ecleaned inan automatic carwas hwith
at owing system:
X Vehic leswith KEYLESS-GO :remove the
Start/Stop buttonfromtheignitio nlock.
X Insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock.
X All vehi cles:swi tch the ignitio non.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Shift toneutral 005C.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parkingbrake.
X Switch offthe ignitio nand leavethe Smart-
Key inthe ignitio nlock.
Eng agin gdrive position D X
When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor leverback past thefirst
point ofresis tance. Transmissio
npositi ons 0045 Park
positi on
This prevents thevehicl efrom roll-
ing awa ywhen stoppe d.
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0045 (Ypag e125) when
the vehicl eiss tationa ry.The park-
ing lock shou ldnot beused asa
brake whenparking.Alwa ysapp ly
the electronic parkingbrake inadd i-
tion tothe parki nglock inorder to
secure thevehicl e.
If the SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignitio nlock, thetransmissi onis
locked.
The automatic transmissi onshifts
to 0045 automatical ly:
R when theSmartKey isremoved
from theignitio nlock
R when theengine isswi tched off
with thetransmissi oninposi tion
0046 or003A andone ofthe
doors isopened
In the event ofam alfunction ofthe
vehicl e'selectronics, thetransmis-
sion may lockinposi tion 0045.
Have thevehicl eelectronics
checked immediatelyataq ualified
speci alist worksho p. 0046 Reverse
gear
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0046 when thevehicl eis
stationa ry. Automatic
transmissio n
127Drivi ngand parking Z