2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC window

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
RefuelingDriving
andparking

To
ensure anadequa tesupply offresh air,
open awindow onthe side ofthe vehicle
that isnot facing intothewind.
Have yourvehicle winter-proofed ataq ualified
specialist workshop atthe onset ofwinter.
Drive particularly carefullyonslippery road
surfaces. Avoidsudden acceleration ,steerin g
and braking maneuvers. Donot use cruise
cont rol.
If the vehicle threatenstoskid orcann otbe
stopped whenmoving atlow speed:
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
The outside temperat ureindicator isnot
designed toserve asan ice-warnin gdevice
and istherefor eunsuitable forthat purpose.
Changes inthe outside temperat urearedis-
played afterashort delay.
Indicat edtemperat uresjustabove thefreezin g
point donot guarantee thattheroad surface is
free ofice. The road maystillbeicy, especially
in wooded areasoron bridges. Thevehicle
could skidifyou failtoadapt yourdriving
style. Always adaptyourdriving styleanddrive
at as peed tosuit theprevailing weathercondi-
tions.
You should payspecial attentiontoroad con-
ditions whentemperat uresarearound freezing
point.
For more inform ationondriving withsnow
chains, see(Ypage 271).
For more inform ationondriving withsummer
tires, see(Ypage 270).
Observe thenotesinthe "Winter operation"
section (Ypage 270). Driving
systems Cruise
control
General notes Cruise
controlmaintains aconst antroad
speed foryou. Itbrakes automatically inorder
to avoid exceeding thesetspeed. Onlong and
steep downhill gradients, especiallyifthe vehi-
cle isladen, youmust select alower gearin
good time. Bydoing so,you willmake useof
the braking effectofthe engine. Thisrelieves
the load onthe brake system andprevent sthe brakes
fromoverheating andwearing too
quickly.
Use cruise controlonly ifroad andtrafficcon-
ditions makeitappropriate tomaintain a
steady speedforaprolonged period.Youcan
store anyroad speed above20mph
(30 km/ h).
Import antsafety notes If
you failtoadapt yourdriving style,cruise
cont rolcan neither reducetherisk ofan acci-
dent noroverride thelaws ofphysics. Cruise
cont rolcann ottake intoaccount theroad,
traff icand weather conditions.Cruise control
is only anaid. You areresponsible forthe dis-
tanc etot he vehicle infront ,for vehicle speed,
for braking ingood timeandforstaying in
lane.
Do not use cruise control:
R in road andtrafficcondit ionswhich donot
allow youtomaintain aconst antspeed e.g.
in heavy trafficor on winding roads
R on slippery roadsurfaces. Brakingoraccel-
erating couldcause thedrive wheels tolose
tract ionand thevehicle couldthenskid
R when thereispoor visibility, e.g.due tofog,
heavy rainorsnow
If there isac hange ofdrivers, advisethenew
driver ofthe speed stored.
Cruise control lever 0043
Tostore thecurrent speedorah igher
speed
0044 Tostore thecurrent speedorcalls upthe
last stored speed
0087 Tostore thecurrent speedoralower
speed
0085 Todeactivate cruisecontrol 142
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0059
Ope n/CloseV ario- Ope
n/CloseV ario-
Roo fC omple tel y Roo
fC omple tel y The
roofisn otloc ked.
X Pull overand stop thev ehicles afely assoo naspossibl e,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Push orpull and hold ther oofswit ch unt ilth er oofisf ullyo pen or
clo sed (Ypage 79). 0059
Sta rtEngine See Sta
rtEngine See
Ope rator'sM anual Ope
rator'sM anual The
on-boar dvoltag eist oo low.
X Start thee ngine.
X Aftera ppr oximat elytens econ ds, repeat theo pen ingorclo sing
pro cedure (Ypage 79). The
roofhas been openedand closed several times inar ow .The
roo fdrive has been switched off auto maticallyfor safetyr eas ons.
You canopen andclosether oofa gain afterappr oximat elyten
min utes.
X Swi tcho ffthei gn ition and turnitb acko n.
X Repeat theo pen ingorclo singp roce dure (Ypage 79). Clo
seRearS ide Clo
seRearS ide
Win dows Win
dows You
leavethe veh iclea nd atleast oner ear side window isopen .
X Clos ethe side windows (Ypage 76). 00B2
Che ckWasher Fluid Che
ckWasher Fluid The
wash erflui dlevel in thew ash erfluid reservoir has dropped
belo wthe min imum .
X Ad dw asherflui d(Ypage 244). Wip
erMalfuncti on‐ Wip
erMalfuncti on‐
ing ing The
windsh ield wiper saremalf unction ing .
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Haz
ard Warning Haz
ard Warning
Fla shersMalfun c‐ Fla
shersMalfun c‐
tio ning tio
ning The
hazard warn inglamp sarefault y.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Sm
artKey Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Key DoesN ot Key
DoesN ot
Bel ong toVehicl e Bel
ong toVehicl e You
haveputthew rong Sm artKey inthei gn ition lock.
X Use thec orrect Sm artKey. 00AF
Tak eY ourK eyfro m Tak
eY ourK eyfro m
Ign ition Ign
ition The
SmartKey isin thei gn ition lock.
X Remo vetheS martKey. 00AF
Obt ain aNewKey Obt
ain aNewKey The
SmartKey needs tobe rep lace d.
X Vis itaq ualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
207On -boar dcomp uter andd ispla ys Z

i
When
driving athigh speeds withtheside
window orroof open:
If you have insert edacarpark ticketinto
retainin gstrip 0087,m akesure thatitis not
blown awaybythe wind. Ashtr
ay X
To open: pushthelower sectionof
cover 0043.
The cover opens.
X To remove theinsert: liftinsert 0087up0044
and out.
X To re-inst allthe insert: pressinsert 0087
into theholder untilitengages. Cigarett
elighter G
WARNIN
G
You canburn yourself ifyou touch thehot
heating element orthe sock etofthe ciga-
rett elighter.
In addition, flammable materialscanignite
if:
R the hot cigarett elighter falls
R ac hild holds thehot cigarett elighter to
object s,for example
There isar isk offire and injury.
Always holdthecigarett elighter bythe
kn ob. Always makesurethatthecigarett e
lighter isout ofreach ofchildren. Never
leave children unsupervised inthe vehicle. Your
attentionmust alway sbefocused onthe
traff iccondit ions.Onlyusethecigarett e
lighter whenroadandtrafficcondit ionsper-
mit.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
X To open: pushthelower sectionof
cover 0043.
The ashtray opens.
X Press incigarett elighter 0044.
Cigarette lighter0044will pop outautomati-
cally when theheating element isred-hot . 12
Vsockets
General notes X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 118).
The sock etscan beused foraccessor ieswith
am aximum drawof180 W(15 A). Acc essories
include suchitems aschargers formobile
phones.
If you usethesock etsforlong periods when
the engine isswitched off,thebatter ymaydis-
charge.
i An
emergen cycut- out ensures thattheon-
board voltage doesnotdrop toolow. Ifthe
on- board voltage istoo low, thepower to
the sock etsisautomatically cut.This
ensures thatthere issufficien tpower to
start theengine. 230
Featur
esStowage andfeatures

Setting
thecompass North
America zonemap South
America zonemap
X Set your location usingthezone maps.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 238)forapproximately threesec-
onds.
The zone current lyselected appearsincom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 238).
X To selec tthe zone: pusharound peninto
opening 0087(Ypage 238)untilthedesired
zone isselected.
If, after afew seconds, thedisplay incom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 238)changes direc-
tion, thezone hasbeen selected. Calibrating
thecompass X
Make surethatthere issufficient spacefor
you todrive inac ircle without impeding
traffic.
In order tocalibrate thecompass correctly,do
the following:
R calibrate thecompass inthe open andnotin
the vicinity ofsteel struct uresorhigh-volt-
age transm issionlines.
R switch offelectrical consumers suchasthe
climate control,windshield wipersorrear
window defroster.
R close alldoors andthetrunk lid.
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 238)forapproximately sixseconds,
until symbol C C
is shown incompass dis-
play 0044(Ypage 238).
X Drive yourvehicle inaf ull circle atapprox-
imately 3mph(5km/h) to6m ph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibration hassuccessfully been
completed, thecurrent direction isshown in
compass display0044(Ypage 238). Floo
rmats G
WARNING
Object sint he driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedals orblock a
depressed pedal.Thisjeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
ar isk ofan accident.
Stow allobject ssecurely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well. When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedals. Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. Features
239Stowageandfeatu res Z

R
solvents
R cleaning agentscontaining solvents
Do not scrub.
Do not touch thesurfaces andfilms with
hard objects, e.g.rings orice scrapers. Oth-
erwise, youmay scratch ordamage thesur-
faces andfilms.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Regu larcare ofyour vehicle isac ondition for
retaining thequal ityinthe long term.
Use care products andcleaning agentsrecom-
mended andapproved byMercedes-Benz . Washing
thevehicl eand cleani ng
the paintwork
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thereisar isk ofan accident.
Aft erthe vehicle hasbeen washed, brake
carefully whilepayingattent iontothe traffic
conditions untilfullbraking poweris
restored.
! When
DISTRONIC PLUSorthe HOLD func-
tion isactivated, thevehicle brakesauto-
matically incertain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUSandtheHOLD function in
the followi ngorsimilar situations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! It
is preferable touse carwashes with
adjustable high-pressure pre-cleaningthat
corresponds tothe specification forthe
Cabri oletprogram. Incar washes thatuse
high water pressures, thereisar isk that a
small amount ofwater mayleakintothe
vehicle. !
Lock
thecarifyou wash itin an automatic
car wash. Otherwise, thevehicle mightbe
damaged .
! Never
cleanyourvehicle inaT ouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts.
If you have yourvehicle cleaned inah igh-
pressure automatic carwash, small
amounts ofwater mayenter thevehicle.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmission
is in position Nwhen washing yourvehicle
in at ow-through carwash. Thevehicle could
be damaged ifthe transmission isin another
position.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windows androof arecompletely
closed
R the climate controlblower isswitched off
R the windshiel dwiper switch isin position
0
The vehicle mayotherwise bedamaged .
You canclean thevehicle atan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
Preferably cleanthevehicle atautomatic car
washes thatusetextilewashing elements
without brushes. Thisprevents finescratches
from forming onthe paintwork andfilm.
If the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wash itbefore
cleaning itin an automatic carwash.
Aft erusing anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wax from thewindshiel dand the wiper blades.
This willprevent smearsandreduce wiping
noises caused byresidue onthe windshiel d.
i Vehicles
withdecorative film:select a
wash program withouthotwax atthe auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washingbyhand isonly
allow edatspeciall yequip ped washing bays.
Observe thelegal requirements ineach coun-
try.
X Do not use hotwater anddonot wash the
vehicle indirect sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge toclean.
X Use amildcleaning agent,suchasac ar
shampoo approved byMercedes-Benz . Care
247Maintenance andcare Z

X
Swi tch offalle lectri cal consu mers,e.g. rea rwindow defroste r,lighti ng,etc.
X Ope nthe hoo d. Pos
ition numb er0084 identif iest he cha rgedbattery ofthe othe rvehicleo rane quiva lent jump -
star ting device.
X Sli de cove r0043 ofpos itive termi nal0044inthe directi onofthe arrow .
X Co nnect positive termi nal0044onyour veh iclet op ositive termi nal0087ofdono rbattery 0084using
the jump ercab le,a lway sb egin with pos itive termi nal0044onyour ow nv ehiclef irst.
X Start theengi neofthe dono rvehiclea nd run itat idling spe ed.
X Co nnect negativetermi nal0085ofdono rbattery 0084togro und point0083 ofyour veh icleu sing the
jump ercab le,b eginni ngwith dono rbattery 0084first.
X Start theengi ne.
X Befo redisconne ctingthejump ercab les, lett he engi nerun forseve ralminu tes.
X Firs t,remo vethe jump ercab lesf rom ground point0083 and nega tivetermi nal0085,t henfrom
pos itive termi nal0044and positive termi nal0087.B egine acht ime atthe contac tson your ow n
veh iclef irst.
X Close cove r0043 ofpos itive termi nal0044afte rremo ving thejump ercab les.
X Have thebattery checke dataq ualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p.
Ju mp-sta rtingisnot consi deredtobe anorma lope rati ngcondi tion.
i Ju
mpe rcablesa nd further informa tion regard ing jump -startingcanbeobta ineda tany quali-
fie ds pecia list wo rksho p. Jump-startin
g
263Breakdo wnassistanc e Z

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