MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owners Manual

Ind
icat orand warning lamps Gener
alnot es
So me syst ems carryout aself-diagn osis when thei gn ition isswit ched on.Ther efore, som eind i-
cat orand warn inglamp smayligh tupo rflas htem porar ily. This behav iorisno n-cr itical .Thes e
ind icat orand warn inglamp sonlyi nd icat eam alfunc tion ifth ey ligh tupo rflas ha fter start ing the
en gin eo rwhils tdriving . Saf
ety
Sea tbelts Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecauses/con sequenc esand 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E9
0051
Afters tarting thee ngine, ther ed seat beltwarn inglamp lightsup for sixsec -
on ds.
The seat beltwarn inglamp remindsthe driv erand fron tp ass enger tofas ten
th eir seat belts.
X Fas teny our seat belt(Ypage 42). 00E9
0051
Afters tarting thee ngine, ther ed seat beltwarn inglamp lightsup. Inaddit ion,
aw arning tone soun dsfor uptosix sec onds.
The driver'ss eat belt isno tfas tene d.
X Fas teny our seat belt(Ypage 42).
The warn ingtone ceases . Indicat
orand warning lamps
209On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
The redseat beltw arning lamp lights upafter theengine starts,assoon as
the drive r'sorthe front-passenge rdoor isclosed .
The drive rorfront passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e42).
The warning lamp goesout.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat and stow them inas ecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesout. 00E9
0051
The redseat beltw arning lamp flashes and anintermittent audib lewarni ng
sound s.
The drive rorfront passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.The vehicl eis
bei ng drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )orh as brie flybeen drivenfaster
than 15mph (25km/h) .
X Fasten yourseat belt(Ypag e42).
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat. Thevehicl eisb eing drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )orh as brie flybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat and stow them inas ecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s. 210
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Safety
systems Warning/
indicator
lamp 00510051
Signal type
Possible causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canada only):thered brake system warning lamp
is lit while theengine isrunning. Awarning tonealsosounds.
G WARNING
There isnot enough brakefluidinthe brake fluidreservoir.
The braking effectmaybeimpaired.
There isar isk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tionto
road andtraffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 134).
X Do not add brake fluid.Adding morewillnotcorrect themalfunction .
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0027
0051
USA only: thered brake system warning lampislit while theengine isrun-
ning. Themultifunct iondisplay alsoshows adisplay message withthe0026
symbol.
The brake pads/linings havereached theirwear limit.
X Visit aquali fied specialist workshop. 0025
0051
The yellow ABSwarning lampislit while theengine isrunning.
ABS (anti-lock brakingsystem) ismalfunction ing.
If there isan additional warningtone,theEBD (electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion) ismalfunction ing.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunction .
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunct ionnormally, butwithout thefunct ionslis-
ted above. Thefront andrear wheels couldtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexample.
The steerability andbraking characterist icsmay beseverely affected. Thebrak-
ing distance inan emergency brakingsituation canincrease.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay .
X Drive oncarefully.
X Visit aquali fied specialist workshop immediately.
If the ABS controlunit isdefective, thereisalso apossibili tythat other systems,
such asthe navigation systemorthe automatic transmission,willnotbeavaila -
ble. Indicator
andwarning lamps
211On-board computerand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0027004D
00E500BB
0025 0051
0027 (USAonly),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andthe
yel low ESP®
,E SP ®
OFF andABS warning lamp sarelitwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsom alfunction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi taq ualified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eisinm otion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isar isk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalasf ar as necessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhile the vehicl eisinm otion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ng style tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e61)itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e61). 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sarelitwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsom alfunction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi taq ualified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 212
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning orthe
ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e61)itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e61).
X Adapt yourdrivi ng style tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Have ESP®
checked ataq ualified speci alist worksho p. 0074
0051
Only Mercede s-AMGSLC43:
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
"s ection (Ypag e61). 00490024
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orislit and/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake islit.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sorEmergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqualified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e39). Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
213On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa ltyp e
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEnginew arning lamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ning.
Ther emaybe am alfunc tion,for exam ple:
R in thee ngine man agem ent
R in thef uel inject ion syst em
R in thee xhaust system
R in thei gn ition syst em
R in thef uel syst em
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andthee ngine may beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi taq ualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som estate s, you must immediat elyvisitaq ualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon asthey ellow CheckEnginew arning lamp lightsup.This isdue tothel egal
requi rementsine ffect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,che ck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsa pply inthes tate inwhic hyou are curren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dro pped intot he res erverange.
X Refuel atthen ear est gas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while thev ehicle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,the 00B9 CheckEnginew arning lamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tc losed correctlyorthef uel syst emisleak ing.
X Chec kthatthe fuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth ef uelfiller capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethef uel fillercap.
X Ifth ef uelfiller capisclosed :visi taq ualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsupw hile thee ngine isrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thes tart of thes cale.
The temper aturesensor forthec oolant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureisn olon ger bein gmonito red. Thereisar iskofeng ine
damag eifthe coo lant temper atureist oo high .
X Pull overand stop thev ehicle safe lyand switchoff thee ngine ,payin gatten-
tio nt or oad andtraff iccon dition s.Do notc ontin ue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure thev ehicle again stroll ing away (Ypage 134).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. 214
Indica
torand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve list oo low .
If the coola ntleve lisc orrect, theairflowtothe engine radiator may beblocked
or the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover and stop thevehicl esafel yand swi tch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eagainst rolling awa y(Ypag e134).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil the engine
has coole ddown.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e243) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera turegage isbel ow the
H marking (Ypag e169) .Otherwi se,the engine couldbedama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqualified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola nttempera turegage hasexceede dthe Hmarking (Ypag e169). The
airfl owtothe engine radiator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmaybe too
low .
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive when yourengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancaus esome fluidswhi ch
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalsoc aus eserio usburns whichcan
occur justbyopeni ngthe hood.
There isar isk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp lay messa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover and stop thevehicl esafel yand swi tch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eagainst rolling awa y(Ypag e134) .
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil the engine
has coole ddown.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e243).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
215On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Ifthe coola nttempera turegage isbel ow the Hmarking (Ypag e169) ,drive
on tothe next qualified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblec ause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eisinm otion. A
war ning tone alsos ound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl e,ap ede strian oras tationa ryobstacl einy ourline
of travel attoo high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypag e144).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist (Ypag e58). 216
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesa nd 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasd etecte dalosso fpressu reinat leas to ne ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatare too lowp oset he followi ng hazar ds:
R the ym ayburst, especially as the load and vehicles peed incr ease
R the ym aywearexce ssivel ya nd/or unevenl y,wh ich maygreatl yimp airt ire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gc haracteri stics, aswellas stee ringa nd bra king ,maybe gre atly
imp aired
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Stop thevehiclew ithou tmaking any sudd en stee ringo rbraking maneu vers.
Pa ya ttentio ntot he trafficc ond itions asyoud oso.
X Secu rethe vehiclea gainst rol ling away (Y page 134 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Ch eck thetiresand,ifn ece ssary,f ollowt he instructio nsfor aflatt ire
(Y page 253 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 275 ).
X Ifnece ssary,c orr ect the tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyu nablet or eco gnizeorreg ister lowt ire pre ssu re.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laym essage sint he mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay .
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh opimm ediatel y. In
dic ator andwarninglamps
217On -bo ard compu terand displa ys Z

Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound in
the Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequipment integrated inthe
vehicle whendriving, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic situation. Youcould also
lose control ofthe vehicle .There isar isk of
an accide nt.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure that
this ispossi ble,park thevehicle paying
attention totraffic conditions andopera te
the equipment whenthevehicle isstation-
ary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements for
the country inwhich youarecurrently driving
when operatingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing
into account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R ad iverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofao ne-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwayso bserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw aysh ave priori tyover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withou tdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysu sethis feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract you
from traffic conditions anddriving, and
increase therisk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled
equ ipment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy
(RF) Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto
OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sofRF
energy thatisdeeme dtoc omply withou tmaxi-
mum permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE).
However, itis recommended toinstall itat a
distance ofat lea st8i nches (approx. 20cm)
betwee nthe radi ation source andaperson's
body (notinclud inglimb ssuch ashands,
wrists, feetandlegs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components,
their software aswel lasw iring can impa ir
their function and/orthefunction ofother
networked components. Inparticu lar,sys-
tems releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffec-
ted. Asaresul t,these maynolonger func-
tion asintended and/orjeopardizethe oper-
ating safety ofthe vehicle .There isan
increase drisk ofan accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel lase lec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataq ualified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin
motion. Youwillnotice this,forexampl e,
becau seeither youwillnot be abletos ele ct
certain menuitemsoram essag ewilla pp ear
to this effect. 218
Func
tionrestrictio nsMultimedia system