2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC change wheel

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinam anner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsofyour vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R ar egularly serviced vehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which Genuine
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23Introdu ction Z

R
Immedia telychange outofclothing which
has come intocontact withelectroly te.
R Ifan allergic reaction occurs,seekmedi-
cal attention immediately.
The rear-view mirrorandtheexterior mirroron
the driver's sideautoma ticallygointo anti-
glare mode ifthe follow ingconditions aremet
simul taneousl y:
R the ignition isswitched onand
R incident lightfrom headlampsstrikes the
sensor inthe rear-view mirror
The mirrors donot gointo anti-glare modeif
reverse gearisengaged orifthe interior light-
ing isswitched on. Parking
positionfor the exterio rmir-
ror onthe front-passenge rside
Setting andstoring theparking posi-
tion Usin
gthe memory button You
canstore theparking positionofthe front-
passe nger-side exteriormirrorusingmemory
button M0085.T hereverse gearmust notbe
engaged duringthe process.
X Make surethatthevehicle isstationary and
that theSmartKey isin positio n0048 inthe
ignition lock.
X Press button 0044for the exterior mirroron
the front-passenger side. X
Engage reverse gear.
The exterior mirroronthe front-passenger
side moves tothe preset parking position.
X Use button 0087toadjust theexterior mirror
to ap ositio nthat allows youtosee therear
wheel andthecurb.
The parking positioniss tored.
i If
you shift thetransmission toanother
positio n,the exterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidereturns tothe driving posi-
tion.
Usin greverse gear You
canadjust theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersidetoap ositio nthat allows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage thereverse gear.Thissetting canbe
stored usingmemory buttonM0085.
X Ensure thattheSmartKey isin positio n0048
in the ignition lock.
X With theexterior mirroronthe front-
passe ngersideactivated, usebutton 0087to
adjust theexterior mirror.Therear wheel
and thecurb shoul dbevisib lein the exterior
mirror.
X Press memory buttonM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutton 0087within threeseconds.
The parking positioniss tored ifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofpositio n,repea t
the steps. 94
MirrorsSeats,
steerin gwheeland mirrors

The
corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisas ystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtot he steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger
detect sany other vehicles, itreactivat esthe
high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Adaptive Highbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
nize road users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestrians
R who have poorlighting, e.g.cyclists
R whose lighting isblocked, e.g.byab arrier
On very rareoccasions ,Adaptive Highbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situations, theauto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactivated orwill beactivated regardless.
There isar isk ofan accident .
Always carefully observethetraff iccondi-
tions andswitch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistcannottake into
account road,weather ortraff iccondit ions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are responsible foradjusting thevehicle's
lighting tothe prevailing light,visibility and
traff iccondit ions.
In particular, thedetect ionofobstacles canbe
restr icted ifthere is:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensors orthe sensors are
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h):
The headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distance between the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detect ed: 100
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

X
Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
X Re place thecove rint he front wheelh ou sing
(Y page 102 ).
Hig h-be amheadlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps )/co rne ringlamps (Bi-Xe non
hea dlamps ) X
Swi tch offthe lights .
X Ope nthe hoo d.
X Tu rn hou sing cove r0043 cou nter-cl ockwise
and pullit ou t.
X At the bulbhol der,pu sh the bulbup wa rds ,
di sconne ctitand pullit ou to fbulb
hol der0044.
X Inse rtthe new bulbinto bulbhol der0044 at
the top, push itdo wn and securei tinp lace .
X Attach housing cove r0043 and turn itclo ck-
wi se unti lite ngages.
Si de marke rlamps (haloge nh ead-
lamps ) Due
tothei rloc ati on, have the bulbsi nt he
si de marker lamp change dataq ualifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksh op. Win
dshi eldw ipers Sw
itchin gthe winds hieldwipers
on /o ff
! Do
not opera tethe windsh ield wipe rs
wh en the windsh ield isdry ,ast hisc ould
da ma gethe wipe rb lade s.Mor eover ,dust
tha thas col lected onthe windsh ield can
scra tchthe glas sifw ipingt ake splace when
the windsh ield isdry . If
it is nece ssaryto sw itch onthe windsh ield
wi pe rs indry weath ercond itions, alwa ysuse
wa she rfluid wh en opera ting thewindsh ield
wi pe rs.
! If
the windsh ield wipe rs leav es me arso n
the windsh ield afte rthe veh icleh asbeen
wa she dina na utoma ticcar wash, waxo r
othe rres idue sm aybe the reason forthis.
Cl ea nt he windsh ield using washe rfluid
afte rwashing the vehiclei na na utoma tic
car wash.
! Inter
mitte ntwiping with rain sens or:due
to optica linfl uences andthewindsh ield
be comi ngdirty indry weath ercond itions,
the windsh ield wipe rs ma ybea ctivated
ina dve rtentl y.Thi scouldthen dama gethe
wi ndsh ield wipe rb lade so rscra tch the wind-
shi eld.
For thisreason, yous houlda lway ss witch
off the windsh ield wipe rs indry weath er. Co
mbi nati onswitch
0047 003F Windsh ield wipe ro ff
0048 0062 Intermitte ntwipe ,low (rainsens or
set tolows ens itivity )
0049 0063 Intermitte ntwipe ,high( rain sens or
set tohigh sens itivity )
004A 00AA Continu ousw ipe, slow
004B 00A9 Continu ousw ipe, fas t
0084 00D3 Singlewipe /00D4 Wipest he wind-
shi eldu sing washe rfluid
If the wipe rb lade sa rewo rn, the windsh ield
wi llno longe rbew iped pro perly.Thisc ould
pre vent youf rom obser ving thetrafficcond i-
tio ns. Win
dshi eldw ipers
103Lights andwind shield wipers 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

The
temporary settingisactive foracertain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ions,the
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.in
the case oflateral acceleration ,during overrun
mode orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or X Use thelever toswitch thetrans mission
position.
or X Use theDYNA MICSELECT button tochange
the drive program.
Perma nentsetting X
To activat e:shift theselector leverto005B.
X Press button 0043.
X To deactivat e:press button 0043.
Shifting gears All
vehicles (exceptforMercedes-AMG
SLC 43) X
To shift up:pull steerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmission shiftsuptothe
next gear.
If the maximum enginespeedinthe cur-
rent lyengaged gearisreached andyoucon-
tinue toaccelerate, theautomatic transmis-
sion automatically shiftsupinorder topre-
vent engine damage.
X To shift down: pullsteerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmission shiftsdownto
the next gear.
Automat icdown shiftin goccurs whencoast-
ing.
If the engine weretoexceed themaximum
engine speedwhenshiftin gdown, theauto-
matic transmission protectsagainst engine
damage bynot shiftin gdown.
Mercedes-AMG SLC43
! If
manual gearshifting ispermanent lyacti-
vated, theautomatic transmission doesnot
shift upautomatically evenwhen theengine
limiting speedforthe current gearis
reached. Whentheengine limiting speedis
reached, thefuel supply iscut toprevent
the engine fromoverrevv ing.Always make
sure thattheengine speeddoesnotreach
the red area ofthe tachomet er.There isoth-
erwise arisk ofengine damage. X
To shift up:pull steerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0044.
The automatic transmission shiftsuptothe
next gear.
X To shift down: pullsteerin gwheel paddle
shifter 0043.
The automatic transmission shiftsdownto
the next gear. 130
Automa
tictransmissionDriving andparking

The
ECO display consistsofthree section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnecessary accelerationand
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofap ar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electric alconsumer s
These factorsarenot included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher value inthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys atac onst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 172).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 171). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. Driving
tips
139Driving andparking Z

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