MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Manual PDF
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Check
ingtheb atter y X
Pre ssthe0037 or0036 button.
The battery iswork ingproperl yifb atte ry
ch eck lamp 0043light supb riefly.
The battery isdisc harg edifbat tery check
lamp 0043does notlight upbrie fly.
X Chan getheb atte ry (Y page 69).
If th eS martKey battery isch eck edwithin the
sign alrec ept ion rangeofthev ehicle ,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R loc ksor
R unlo ckst he veh icle
i You
cangetabatte ry at any qualif iedspe-
ciali stwork shop.
Rep lacin gthe bat tery You
requi reaC R2 0253V cellbatte ry.
X Tak ethe mec hanical keyo utoftheS mart-
Key (Ypage 68). X
Pre ssmec hanical key0044 intot he Sm artKey
open inginthed irection ofthea rrow until
bat tery com partmen tcover 0043 open s.Do
no th old battery com partmen tcover 0043
clo sed while doingso.
X Remo vebat tery com partmen tcover 0043. X
Repeat edlytaptheS martKey again styour
palm untilbat tery 0087 falls out.
X Inser tthe newb atte ry wit hthe posi tivet er-
min alfac ing upward s.Use alint-fr ee cloth
to do so.
X Mak esure that thes urface oftheb atte ry is
fr ee oflint,gre ase and other contam inan ts.
X Inser tthe fron ttab so fbatte ry com partmen t
cov er0043 intot he hous ingand then pres sto
clo seit.
X Inser tm echan ical key0044 intot he Sm artKey
(Y page 68).
X Chec kthe fun ction ofall Sm artKey buttons
on thev ehicle . Sm
artKey
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Problems
withtheSmar tKey Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using theSmartK ey. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. The
SmartK eyisfaulty.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have theSmartK eycheck edataq uali fied specialist workshop. You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. KEYLE
SS-GO was deactivated.
X Reactivate KEYLESS-GO (Ypage 66). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunction ing.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataq uali fied specialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 73)orlock (Ypage 73)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataq uali fied specialist
workshop. 70
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Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 260).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 261).
or
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataq ualified specialist work-
shop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69). Doo
rs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accident andinjury. Doo
rs
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Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swilln ot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dorift he side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 64). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passenger doorisclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partment inthe center console.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If al ocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock status ofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbef ullyu nlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 72
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orsOpeni ngand closi ng
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Aut
oma ticl ocki ngfea ture X
To dea ctivate: pressand hold button0043 for
about fives econ ds unt ilat ones oun ds.
X To act ivate: pressand hold button0044 for
about fives econ ds unt ilat ones oun ds.
If you pressoneo fthe two buttons and donot
hear atone,ther elevan tsetting has already
been selected.
The vehiclei sloc keda uto mat icallywhen the
ign ition isswit ched on and thew hee lsare
tur nin g.
You could there foreloc ky ours elfout if:
R thev ehiclei sb ein gp ush ed.
R thev ehiclei sb ein gtow ed.
R thev ehiclei so nar oller dyn amom eter.
You canalso switchthea uto mat icloc king
fun ction onand offusin gthe on-board com-
put er(Y page 179). Unlock
ing/lockingthe driver 'sdoor
usi ng them echa nica lkey
i If
you want tocentrally lockthe veh icle
usin gthe mec hanical key,begi nbypressi ng
th el oc king but tonf or thei nteri or loc king
mec hanism while thed river 'sdoor isopen .
The nlockt he driver 'sdoor usingthe
mec hanical key. X
To unl ock: turnthe mec hanical keyc oun-
te r-clo ckwise asfar asitwill gotopos ition
0047.
X To lock: turnthe mec hanical keyc lock wise
as far asitwill gotopos ition 0047.
If you usethem echan ical keyt ou nloc ka nd
open thed river 'sdoor ,the ant i-thef talarm
syst emwill betrigge red.Switcho ffthea larm
(Y page 64). Tr
unk Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If obj ects,luggag eorloads arenotsecured
or notsecured sufficien tly, they could slip,
ti po vero rb eflun garou ndand there byhit
veh icleo ccup ant s.The reisar isko finjury,
part icularly inthee vent ofsudd enbrak ing
or as udd enchang eind irec tion .
Alw ays store objects so that they can notb e
flun garou nd.S ecureo bjec ts,luggag eor
loads againstslip pingo rtippin gb efore the
jo urn ey.
! The
trunk lidswin gsupwar dswhen
open ed.Therefore ,makes uret hatthe re is
suf ficien tclearan ceabov ethe trunk lid.
! On
lyclo sethet runk once ther oofisl ow-
ere dcom pletely. Other wise ,you could dam-
age ther oof.
If you closethet runk lidbef ore ther oofis
lower edcomple tely, thel oadi ngaid swit ch
ligh tsup and awarning tone soun ds. Tr
unk
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The
opening dimensions ofthe trunk lidcan be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 305).
Do not leave theSmart Keyinthe trunk .You
could otherwise lockyourself out.
The trunk lidcan be:
R opened/c losedfromoutside
R opened automatically fromoutside
R locked separately
R opened withtheemergenc yrelease button
R unlocked withthemechanic alkey
You should preferably placeluggage orloads
in the trunk . Opening/clo
singfrom outside
Opening X
Press the0036 button onthe Smart Key.
X Pull handle 0043.
X Lift the trunk lid.
Closing X
Pull thetrunk liddown usingrecess 0043.
X Lock thevehicle ifnecessary withthe0037
button onthe Smart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-
GO.
It does notlock ifaS mart Keywith KEYLE SS-
GO isdetect edinthe trunk . Locking
thetrunk separ ately
You canlock thetrunk separately. Ifyou then
unlock thevehicle centrally, thetrunk remains
locked andcann otbe opened.
X Close thetrunk lid.
X Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 68). X
Insert themechanic alkey into thetrunk lid
lock asfar asitwill go.
X Turn themechanic alkey clock wisefrom
position 0047toposition 0048.
X Remove themechanic alkey.
X Insert themechanic alkey into theSmart -
Key. Unlocking
thetrunk (mechanical
key)
! The
trunk lidswings upwards when
opened. Therefore, makesurethatthere is
sufficient clearance abovethetrunk lid.
If the trunk cannotbe unlocked withthe
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO, usethemechanic al
key.
If you usethemechanic alkey tounlock and
open thetrunk lid,the anti- theft alarm system
will betriggered. Switchoffthe alarm
(Y page 64). 74
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unkOpening andclosing
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X
Take themechanic alkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 68).
X Insert themechanic alkey into thetrunk lid
lock asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechanic alkey from position 0047
count er-clockwise asfar asitwill gotoposi-
tion 0048.S imultaneously pullthetrunk lid
handle.
The trunk isunlocked.
X Turn themechanic alkey back toposition
0047 and remove it.
X Insert themechanic alkey into theSmart -
Key. Emergency
releaseforthe trunk
You canunlock thetrunk lidfrom theinside
with theemergenc yrelease button. X
Press emergenc yrelease button 0043briefly.
The trunk lidunlocks andopens.
The trunk lidcan beunlocked andopened with
the trunk lidemergenc yrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstation aryorwhile driving.
The trunk lidemergenc yrelease doesnot
unlock thetrunk lidifthe battery isdisconn ec-
ted ordischarged. Trunk
lidemergenc yrelease light:
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minutes afterthetrunk lidisopened
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minutes afterthetrunk lidisclosed Side
windows Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARNIN
G
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isar isk ofinjury.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or
press theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARNIN
G
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisar isk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The front sidewindows areequipped withan
automatic reversingfeature.Ifas olid object
blocks orrestr ictstheupward movemen tof Side
window s
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one
ofthe front sidewindows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movement
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversing featurecan-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Opening
andclosi ngthe side win-
dows inthe front
The switches forthe front sidewindows are
located onthe driver's door.There isalso a
switch forthe front -passenger sidewindow on
the front -passenger door.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Left
0044 Right
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
X To open manua lly:press andhold thecor-
responding switch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To close manua lly:pull thecorrespon ding
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Automat icoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautom aticoperat ion:press
or pull thecorrespon dingswitch again.
You cancont inue tooperate theside windows
after youswitch offthe engine. Thisfunct ionis
availa bleforuptofive minutes oruntil the
driver's orfront -passenger doorisopened. Opening
andclosin gallside win-
dows
Using theswitch onthe center con-
sole G
WARNING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isar isk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpress theswitch downtoopen the
side window again. 76
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You
canusetheswitc honthe cen tercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecoverinthe lower centercon sole.
The switc hfor all side windows isunder the
cov er. X
To open allside windows: pressbutton0043
to the point ofresist ance.
X To open allside windows fully:press
switc h0043 beyond thepoint ofresist ance.
X To close allside windows: pullswitc h0043.
All side windows begintheclosin gproc e-
dure simult aneously. Therear side windows
close afterthe fron tside windows.
If, afte ropenin gthe windows, youclose one
side window usingtheswitc hint he door con-
tr ol panel:
R the fron tside window closesfirs ta nd
R the nthe cor respon dingrearside window
close s.
Convenience closingwithKEYLESS-GO G
WARN
ING
When usingtheconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure,
part softhe body could betrapped inthe
closin garea when aside window isbeing
close d.There isar isk ofinjury.
Obser vethe com plete closin gproc edure
when theconvenienc eclosin gfeat ure is
operat ing.Make surethatnobody partsare
in close proximityduring theclosin gproc e-
dure. Proc
eedasfollows ifsomeo neistrapped:
X Release therecessed sensorsurfac eonthe
door handle.
X Imm ediately pulland hold thedoor handle
and keep thedoor handle pulled.
The side windows open.
With KEYLE SS-GO youcan close allside win-
dows simult aneously. TheKEYLE SS-GO key
must beoutsid ethe vehic le.All the doors
must beclose d. X
Touch recessed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe
door handle untilthe side windows arefully
close d.
i Make
sureyouonly touchrecessed sensor
surfac e0043.
X To inter rupt convenience closing:release
rec essed sensorsurfac e0043 onthe door
handle. Reset
tingthes ide windows
If as ide window cannolonge rbec lose dfully,
you must reset it.
X Close allthe doors .
X Turn theSmar tKey toposit ion0047or0048 in
the ignit ionlock .
X Pull thecorrespon dingswitc honthe door
con trol panel untilthe side window iscom -
pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the side window opensagainslightly:
X Imm ediately pullthecorrespon dingswitc h
on the door control panel untilthe side win-
dow iscom pletely closed(Ypage 76).
X Hold theswitc hfor an addition alseco nd.
If the respec tives ide window remains
close dafterthe butt onisreleased, thenit Side
windows
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has
been setcorrect ly.Ifthis isnot the
case, repeat thesteps above. Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions As
ide window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. As
ide window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
as ide window isobstructed duringclosing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If as ide window isobstructed againduring closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorresponding
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfunc-
tion. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/closing fea-
ture. The
SmartKey batteryisdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartKey battery(Ypage 69)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 69). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydrau licsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpectedly andmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisar isk ofinjury. Always
openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isac omplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstrengt h.You orothers can
become trapped. Thereisar isk ofinjury. 78
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andclosing