2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC fuel

Rim
Thi sist he partof the whe elon whi chthe tire
is mou nted.
GAW R(Gro ssAxleWei ght Ratin g)
The GAW Risthe maxi mum grossaxlew eigh t
rati ng. The actu alloa do nana xlem ustn eve r
excee dthe gros saxlew eigh trati ng. The gros s
axl ew eigh trati ng can befou ndonthe vehi cle
id entif ication plate onthe B-pi llar on the driv-
er's side.
Spe edrating
The speedrati ngispa rtof the tire identif ica-
tion. Itspe cifiesthe speedrang efor whi chthe
tire isap pro ved .
GVW (GrossVehi cleW eight)
The gros svehi cle weigh tincl udes the weigh t
of the vehi cleincluding fuel,tool s,the spare
whe el,a cce ssoriesinsta lled, occu pants, lug-
ga ge and thedrawbarnose weigh t,ifap plica -
bl e. The gros svehi cle weigh tm ustn ot excee d
the gros svehi cle weigh trati ng GVW Rasspeci-
fie do nthe vehi cleidentif ication plate onthe
B-pi llar on the driver' sside.
GVWR (GrossVehi cleW eight Ratin g)
The GVW Risthe maxi mum permis siblegros s
we igh tofa fullyloa ded vehicle(the weigh tof
the vehi cleincluding alla cce ssories,occu -
pa nts, fuel,lu gga geand thedrawbarnose -
we igh t,ifap plica ble). The gros svehi cle weigh t
rati ngisspe cified on the vehi cleidentif ication
pl ate onthe B-pi llar on the driver' sside.
Maxi mum loaded vehicle we ight
The maxi mum weigh tist he sumo f:
R the curb weigh tofthe vehi cle
R the weigh tofthe acce ssories
R the loadlim it
R the weigh tofthe facto ryinsta lled opti onal
equ ipment
Ki lopasc al(kP a)
Metri cunitf or tire pressu re.6.9 kPa corre -
spo nds to1p si.A nother unitfor tire pressu re
is ba r.100 kilopa scals(kPa )are the equivalent
of 1b ar. Lo
ad index
In addition tothe load-be aring index, the load
ind exmay also be imp rinte donthe sidewallo f
the tire.Thiss pecifi esthe load-be aring cap a-
city more precise ly.
Curb weight
The weigh tofa vehi clewith stand ardequip-
ment including the maxi mum capacityof fue l,
oil and coolant. Italso incl udes the air-condi -
tioni ngsystem andoptionalequ ipment ifthes e
are insta lled inthe vehi cle,but doe snot
incl udep asse ngers orlugga ge.
Maxi mum load rating
The maxi mum loadrating isthe maxi mum per-
mis siblewe igh tink ilogra msorlbsf or whi cha
tire isap pro ved .
Maxi mum permis sibl et ire press ure
Ma ximu mpermis sibletire pressu refor one
tire .
Maxi mum load on onet ire
Ma ximu mloado nonetire .Thisi sc alcul ate d
by divid ing the maxi mum axleloa do fone axle
by two.
PSI (pounds persquare inch)
As tand ardunitofm easure for tire pressu re.
As pec tratio
Re lations hipbetw eentireheight and tirewidth
in per cent.
Tire press ure
Thi sisp ressu reinsi dethe tire applying anout-
wa rdforce toeach squ are inch ofthe tire's
su rfa ce. The tirepressu reisspe cified in
pou nds persquare inch (psi) ,ink ilopa scal
(kPa )orinb ar.T he tire pressu resho uldo nly
be corre ctedwhenthe tire sarecold .
Co ldtire press ure
The tiresarecold :
R ifthe vehi clehasb eenp arked with the tires
ou to fdirect sunli ght foratleas tthree hours
and
R ifthe vehi clehasn otbee ndriven further
than 1mile( 1.6 km) 288
Al
la bo ut wh eelsand tiresWhee lsand 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

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
301Technicaldat a Z

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