2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC door lock

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
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Tow
inga nd tow -starti ng Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
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
WA
RNING
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
4 Tow
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
G
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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