2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC Owners Manual

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
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Infla
ting thec olla psible sparew heel
! In
flat ethe collaps iblespar ewhee lusin g
th et irei nflat ion compr essorbef ore lower ing
th ev ehicle. The whee lrim could other wise
be damag ed.
! Do
noto per ate thet irei nflat ion compr es-
sor forlonger than eigh tminute satat ime
wit hout abreak. Itmay other wise overheat.
The tire inflat ion compr essorcan beoper -
ate dagain once ithas cooled down .
X Moun tthe collaps iblespar ewhee lasd esc ri-
bed (Ypage 290).
The collaps iblespar ewhee lmust bemoun -
te db efore itis inf lat ed.
X Remo vethet irei nflat ion compr essorfrom
th es towage spaceunder thet runk floor
(Y page 253). X
Pull plug 0085out oftheh ous ing.
X Tak ethe filler hos eoutoftheh ous ing.
X Inser tthe yellow hoseconnect orofthef iller
hos eintot he guide intheh ous ing and push
it int ot he fixtur eu ntilth eh osec onnect or
en gage s.
X Remo vethec ap from thev alveo nthe col-
lapsi blespar ewhee l.
X Sc rew unio nnut0043 onthef iller hos eonto
th ev alve.
X Mak esuret he tire inflat ion compr essor's
on /o ffswit ch0083 isset toOFF .
X Inser tplug 0085intot he soc keto fthe ciga-
ret teligh tero rint oa1 2Vp ower socketin
your vehicle.
X Turn theS martKey topos ition 0047inthei gn i-
ti on lock(Ypage 118). X
Pre sson/o ffswit ch0083 onthet irei nflat ion
co mpr essortoON .
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched on.
The tire isinf lat ed. The tire pre ssur eis
sho wnonpre ssur egauge 0087.
X Inflat ethe tire to thes pec ifiedtirep ressur e.
The spec ifiedtirep ressur eisp rintedo nthe
yellow labelofthee me rge ncys par ew hee l.
X When thes pec ifiedtirep ressur ehasbeen
reac hed, presson/o ffswit ch0083 toOFF ,on
th et irei nflat ion compr essor.
The tire inflat ion compr essorisswit ched off.
X Turn theS martKey topos ition 0092inthei gn i-
ti on lock.
X Ifth et irep ressur eish igh erthan thes pec i-
fie dp ressur e,pre sspre ssur erelease but-
to n0044 untilth ec orrect tire pre ssur ehas
been reached.
X Un screw unio nnut0043 onthef iller hos e
fr om thev alve.
X Sc rew thec ap onto thev alveo fthe collaps i-
ble spar ewhee lagain . X
To rem ove thef iller hos efromt hetire infla-
ti on compr essor,push down ther ocker
swit chon theh osec onnect orand pullout
th ef iller hos e.
X Stow plug 0085and thef iller hos eint he lower
sec tion ofthec om press orhous ing.
X Stow thet irei nflat ion compr essorinthe
veh icle. 296
Emer
gency sparew heelWh eels andtire s

Infor
mation reg ardin gtech nica ldata
i The
datastate dh eres pec ifically refers to
av ehiclew iths tand ard equipm ent.Con sult
an auth orizedM erce des- BenzCenterf or the
dat afor all veh iclev arian tsand trim levels. Veh
icle elect ronics Ta
mp ering with thee ngin eelect ron-
ics
! Hav
ethe engin ee lectron ics and asso ci-
ate dparts,suc hascontro lunit s,sen sors,
act uati ngcompo nentso relec tric cab les
ser viced onlyat aq ualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.Veh iclec om ponentsm ayother wise
wear morequickly and thev ehicle's oper at-
ing permit may beinvalidat ed. Inst
alling two- way radio sand mob ile
ph ones (RFtrans mitters ) G
WAR
NING
The electromag neticr adi ation from two-way
radi oscan interf ere withthe veh iclee lec-
tr on ics iftwo -way radiosare man ipulat edor
ret rofitte di ncorr ectly. This could jeopar dize
th eo per ating safetyo fthe veh icle. Ther eis
ar isko fana cciden t.
You should haveallwor kone lectrical and
elec tron icco mpo nentsc arried outata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you incorrectlyo per ate two-way radiosin
th ev ehicle, thee lectromag neticr adi ation
may interf ere withthe veh iclee lectron ics ,
for exampl eif:
R thet wo -way radioisn otconn ectedt oa n
ex terio ra nten na
R thee xter iora nten na isno tc orrectly
moun tedo risn otlow- reflec tion
This could jeopar dizethe oper ating safetyo f
th ev ehicle. Ther eisar isko fana cciden t. Hav
ethe low- reflec tion exterio ra nten na
ins talled ataq ualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Alw ays conn ecttwo -way radiostothel ow-
ref lec tion exterio ra nten na when operating
in thev ehicle.
! The
oper ating per mit may beinvalidat edif
th ei nstruct ionsfor ins tallation and useof
two -way radiosare noto bserv ed.
In part icular,thef ollowin grequire men ts
must becompli edwith:
R on lyappr ovedwaveban dsmay beused
R obs ervethe max imum permis sible output
in these wave bands
R on lyappr ovedanten na pos ition sm aybe
used
Ex ce ssiv elevels ofelec tromag neticr adi ation
may causedamag etoy our healt hand the
healt hofothers. Usi nganexterio ra nten na
tak esintoa ccoun tcurren tscien tific disc us-
sion srelati ng tothep ossible healthhazards
th at may result from elec tromag neticf ields.
The followin ganten na pos ition sm aybe used if
RF trans mitters hav ebeen properlyins talled: Ap
pro ved antenna pos ition s
0043 Rear fender s
i On
ther ear fender s,itis rec omm ended to
ins tallthe ant enna on thes ide ofthev ehicle
clo ses ttot he center ofther oad .
Use theT echn ical Specific ation ISO/ TS 21609
when retrofitting RF trans mitters (Road Vehi-
cle s-E MCguide lines for installation ofaft er-
mar ketradi ofrequen cytrans mitting equip-
men t).O bserv ethe legal require men tsfor
acc essory part s.
If your vehicleh asinstallation sfor two -way
radi oequipm ent,use thep ower supplyor
ant enna conn ection sinten ded foruse withthe Veh
icle electr onics
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basic
wiring. Besure toobserve themanufac -
turer' sSupplemen twhen installing.
Deviat ionswith respect tofrequen cybands,
maximum transmission outputsoranten na
position smust beapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.
The maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequ
encyband Maxim
um
tr ansm ission
outp ut Shor
twave
3-5 4MHz 100
W 4mw
aveband
74 -88M Hz 30
W 2mw
aveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunk
edradio system/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
communications
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restrictions:
R RF tran smitt erswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF tran smitt erswith transmitt erfrequen cies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband andamaxi-
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(trun kedradio/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/ 4G)
There isno rest riction foranten naposition son
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunk edradio system/ Tetra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Identificat
ionplat es Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver' sdoor.
You willsee vehicle identification plate0043. Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Vehicle model Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identifica-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This 298
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ionplat esTechnical data

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Slide thefron t-passenger seatasfar forward
as possible.
X Fold trim0043upwards.
VIN 0044can beseen.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 298)
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 299) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intot he cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smaybe poisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct sonthe
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product soutofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sina ne nvir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil,tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swithrespect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzbythe followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsorrec omme ndations indi-
cat eal evel ofquality oras pecif ication in
acco rdanc ewithanMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dbyM ercedes- Benz. Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacities
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Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W -30
R 5W -30
R 5W -40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. 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
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
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 swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city SLC
300 18.5
USgal
(70 .0l) Merce
des‑AM Gvehic les 15.8
USgal
(60.0 l) Model Of
whic h
reserve SLC
300 Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Merce
des‑AM Gvehic les Approx.
2.1 USgal
(8.0 l) Gasol
ine Fuel
grade
! Do
not use dieselto refue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accide ntallyrefuelwith the wrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system. Evensmallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresul tind ama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqualified spe-
cial istworkshop andhave thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusing premi um-gra deunlea ded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstandard EN228 oran equ iva-
lent specifi cation.
Fuel ofthis specifi cation cancontain upto
10% ethanol .Yourv ehicl eisE 10-compati-
ble. You canrefue lyou rv ehicl eusing E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dtoincrease dweara sw ella sd ama geto
the fuel system, engineandexhau stsystem.
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewithother fuelscan leadtod am-
age tothe fuel system, engineandexhau st
system.
Observe thenotes onopera tingfluids. 300
Servic
eproducts andfilling capaci tiesTechn ical data

!
Never
refuelusing:
R Diesel
R Regu largasoli newith anoctane number
lower than91RON
R Gasol inewith more than10vol. %etha-
nol, e.g. E15, E20, E85,E100
R Gasol inewith more than3vol. %m etha-
nol, e.g. M15, M30
R Gasol inewith metalliferou sadditives
If you accidentally refuelwiththewrong
fuel:
R Do not switch theignition on
R Consult aqualified speciali stworkshop.
Do not mix such fuels withthefuel recommen-
ded foryour vehicle.
In accordance withEuropean standardEN
16942, youcan find thefollowi ngcompatibili ty
label sfor fuel:
R on the instruction labelonthe fuel filler flap
of your vehicle
R on the fuel pump orpump nozzlefor your
vehicle, throughout Europe 0043
For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of5%b yvolume
0044 For gasoli newith amaximum ethanolcon-
tent of10 %b yvolume
! Damage
tothe emission controlsystem
caused byfuel with excessive sulfurcontent
R Only usesulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent ≤
10 ppm ). i
In
some countries, theavail able gasoli ne
may notbesufficiently lowinsulfur. This
fuel cantemporarily produceunpleasa nt
odors, especial lyon short journeys. Assoon
as sulfur-free fuel(sulfu rcont ent <10p pm)
is used forrefueling, theodors arereduced.
i The
fuels youcan useinyour vehicle may
differ fromtheinformation inthe Operator's
Manual depending onthe country. Thefuels
that have been approved foryour vehicle
can befound onthe instruction labelonthe
inside ofthe fuel filler flap.
E4 00 4MATIC: observetheinformation on
sulfur contentonthe instruction labelonthe
fuel filler flap.
All models: therecommended octanenumber
for your vehicle canbefound onthe instruc-
tion label onthe fuel filler flap.
E3 00, E350, E350 4MATIC: onlyrefuel
using super unleade dgasoli newith atleast
98 RON, ifyou wish toachieve maximum
engine output. Alternatively, youcan also
refuel usingpremium gradegasolinewith at
least 95RON.
All models: asatemporary measure,ifthe
recommended fuelisnot avail able, youmay
also useunleade dregula rgasoli newith at
least:
R E1 80, E250, E300 e:93 RON
R All other models: 91RON
Additives ingasolin e
! Operating
theengine withfueladditives
added latercanlead toengine failure.Do
not mix fuel additives withfuel. Thisdoes
not include additives forthe removal and
prevention ofresidue buildup. gasoli nemust
only bemixed withadditives recommended
by Mercedes-Benz .Comply withtheinstruc-
tions foruse onthe product label.More Service
productsand fillingcapacities
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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
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iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnica ldata