MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owner's Manual

Dis
tribu tio no fthe veh icleo ccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) ............ ................289
DOT (Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................287
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationN umber
(T IN) ............ ............ ....................... 286
GAW R(GrossA xle Weight Rat-
ing )(de finiti on) ............ ..................288
GV W( GrossV ehicleW eigh t)(def-
ini tio n)............ ............ ...................288
GV WR (Gros sVehicleW eigh t
Ra ting )(de finiti on) ............ .............288
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 268
Increase dvehi cle weight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 287
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 268
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 288
Lab eling (ove rview ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Loa dbearing index(defi niti on) ...... 289
Loa dind ex <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 286
Loa dind ex (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 288
M+S tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
Ma ximu mloado na tire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mloaded vehiclew eigh t
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Ma ximu mpermi ssi blet ire pre s-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 288
Ma ximu mtireload <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 286
Ma ximu mtireload (defi niti on) ....... 288
MOExte ndedtires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Opti onalequ ipm ent weight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 289
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
PSI (pou nds pers quare inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 288
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 289
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 269
Sid ewall( de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 288
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 287
Sum mer tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 270
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 283
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 289
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 289Ti
re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 288
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 287
Ti re size (data ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 284
Ti re trea d.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 269
Ti re trea d(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 289
Tota lloa dlim it(d efi niti on) ............. 289
Tra ctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 283
Tra ctio n(definiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 283
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 282
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(de finiti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 287
Wea rind ica tor (defi niti on) ............. 289
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 293
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 288
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 266
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 264
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ing meth ods............ 265
Tow inga way
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 264
Insta lling the towingeye. ............... 264
Re movi ngthe towingeye. .............. 265
Tra nspo rting thevehicle. ............... 266
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 265
Wi th the rearaxler aised ................ 265
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 125
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 125
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans missionp osition display ......... 125
Transporti ngthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 266
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 171
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 171
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 172
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74 In
dex
19

Important
safetynotes.................... 73
Locking separately ........................... 74
Opening/closi ng(manua llyfrom
outsid e).... ........................................ 74
Overview ............ .............................. 73
Trunk lid
Displa ymessag e.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 305
Trunk partition
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 206
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 80
Ope ning/ closing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 81
Turn sign als
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 99
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 297
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 297
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 297
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehiclei de ntif ication plate U
Un locki ng
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 73
From insidethe vehicle( central
unl ocki ngbutton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 72
Ups hiftind icator
(o n-boa rdcomp uter,Mer cedes-
AMG SLC43)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 180
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 225V
Vehi cle
Co rrect use. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 27
Data acquisiti on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 204
Ele ctroni cs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 297
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 24
Indi vidualsetti ngs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 177
Lim itedW arranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 280
Locki ng(ina ne me rge ncy) ............... 73
Locki ng(Sma rtKey ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 66
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 293Ma
inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 25
Pa rking foralon gp eriod. ............... 137
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 120
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 291
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 290
Tow -star ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 264
Tow ingaway <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 264
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 266
Unlo cking (ina ne me rge ncy) ........... 73
Unlo cking (SmartKey ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 66
Veh icled ata. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 305
Vehi cleb atte ry
see Batte ry(ve hicle )
Vehi cled ata <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 305
Vehi cled ime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Vehi clee me rge ncyloc king ................ 73
Vehi clei de nti ficatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi clei de nti ficatio nplate .............. 298
Vehi clet oolkit<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 253
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 174
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
VIN
Sea t.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 299
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 298 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 211
Active BrakeAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 216
Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 216
Bra kes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 211
Ch eck Engine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 214
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 214
Dista ncewarning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 216
ESP ®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 212
ESP ®
OFF <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 213
Fue ltank <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 214
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 209
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 213
PASSENG ERAIR BAG <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 39
Re ser vefue l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 214
Re stra intsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 213
Sea tbelt. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 20920
In
dex

SPOR
Thandling mod e.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 213
Ti re pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 217
Warranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 24
Washe rflui d
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 207
Wea ther display (COMA ND)
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 218
Whe eland tirecombin ations
Ti res <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 293
Whe elbo lttig hten ingt orque ........... 293
Whe elcho ck<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 290
Whe els
Ch ang ingawheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 289
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Emerg encysparewh eel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 294
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 268
Infor mationondriving <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 268
Interch anging/cha nging ................ 289
Mou nting anew wheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 292
Mou nting awheel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 290
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 268
Re movi ngaw heel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 292
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 290
Ti ghte ning torque<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Whe elsize /tire size<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 293
Win dscree n
Inse rting andremo ving<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 81
Pre paring forinsta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 81
see AIRG UIDE
Win dow s
see Sidew indow s
Win dshi eld
Defro sting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 112
Win dshi eldw asher fluid
see Windsh ield wa she rsystem
Win dshi eldw asher system
Addi ngwashe rfluid <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 244
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 304
Win dshi eldw ipers
Disp laym essage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 207
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 105
Re placi ng the wipe rb lade s............ 104
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 103
Win terdrivi ng
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 270
Sli pp ery roadsurfaces <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 141Snow
chains<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 271
Win terope ratio n
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Win tertire s
M+S tires.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 270
Wipe rblades
Cl ea ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 104
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 104
Work shop
see Qualifie ds pecia list wo rksho p Z
ZONE function
Swi tching on/off.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 112 In
dex
21

Int
rod uction
The printedO perator'sMan ualprovide sinfor-
mat ionabout thes afeo per ation ofyour vehi-
cle .The Digit alOper ator'sMan ualprovide s
co mpr ehen sivea nd spec ifically adapt edinfor-
mat iononyour vehicle's equipm enta nd mult i-
med iasyst em. You cancalluptheD igital
Oper ator'sMan ualviathem ultimed iasyst em.
i You
willnotinc ur any costsw hen calling
up theD igital Oper ator'sMan ual.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualwor kswit hout conn ect-
ing totheI nterne t.
Ther earethree ways toacc ess thet opicso f
th eD igital Oper ator'sMan ual:
R Vis ualsea rch
The visual sear challows youtoexplor eyour
veh icle" virtual ly". Start ing from either the
veh iclee xter iorv iewo rint erio rview, you
can access man yofthe differ enttop icsc ov-
ere dbythe Digit alOper ator'sMan ual.To
acc ess thev ehiclei nterio rsection ,sele ct
th e" Veh iclei nteri or" view.
R Keywor dsearch
The keyword searchallows youtosear chfor
ak eyword byenterin gc harac ters.
R Cont ents
You canselectind ivid ual section sint he
co nten ts.
i The
Digit alOper ator'sMan ualisdeac tiva-
te df or saf etyr eas onsw hile driving. Op
era tion Call
inguptheD igitalOp era tor's
Ma nua l
X Pre ssthe00D4 buttoni nt he center con-
sole .
The overview relating tothev ehiclea ppear s.
X Se lec tthe "Oper ator'sMan ual" menuitem
by turnin g3 orpre ssin g7 thec ontro l-
ler.
X Con firm 7 them essage about thew arning
and safetyn otes .
The basic menufor theD igital Oper ator's
Man ualappear s. Op
era ting theD igitalOp era tor's
Ma nua l
Gener alnot es Pleas
eobserv ethe inform ation about the
oper ation ofthec ontro ller (Y page 219).
Cont entpages The
conten tp ages canbeacc essedbymean s
of av isual sear ch,ak eyword searchorusin g
th ec ontent s. X
To scr ollforwar ds/bac kwards: tur n3
th ec ontro ller .
X To
dis pla yinf ull-scr een orani ma tion:
slide 8 thec ontro ller to thel eft0043.
X To
select inform ation textsor sav ebook -
ma rks: slide 9 thec ontro ller to the
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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
Mercedes-Benz parts
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have
notbeen approved byMercedes-Ben z.
This could leadtomalfunctions insafety-rele-
vant systems, e.g.thebrake system. Useonly
genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts orparts ofequal
qual ity.Only usetires, wheels andaccessories
that have been specifically approvedforyour
vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts aresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed, manufactured orselected
for and adapted toMercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts areavaila blefor
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply ofgenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddi-
tion, strategically locatedpartsdelivery cen-
ters provide quickandreliabl eparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-
Benz parts (Ypage 298). Operat
or'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmod-
els and allstandard andoptional equipment
of your vehicle availableatthe time ofgoing
to print. Country-specific differencesare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle may
not feature allfunct ionsdescribed here.
This also appli estosafety-relevant systems
and funct ions. Theequipment inyour vehi-
cle may therefore differfromthatshown in
the descriptions andillustrations .
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenanc e
Booklet areimportant documents andshould
be kept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Warr
anty
The implied warranty foryour vehicle applies
in accordance withthewarranty termsand
conditions inthe Service andWarranty Infor-
mation booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter will
replace andrepair allfactory-in stalledpartsin
accordance withthefollowing warrantyterms
and conditions :
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemWarranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R Cali fornia, Connect icut,Maine, Massachu-
setts, NewYork, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland
and Vermont Emission ControlSystem War-
ranty
R State warranty enforcem entlaws (lemon
laws)
Repla cement partsandaccessories arecov-
ered bythe Mercedes-Ben zParts andAcces-
sories warranties. Theseareavaila bleatany
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
i Should
youlose your Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet, haveanauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter arrange fora
replacement. Thenew Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet willbeposted toyou. Informat
ionforcustomers inCalifor-
nia
Under California lawyou may beentit ledtoa
replacement ofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter areason-
able number ofrepair attempt sMercedes-
Benz USA, LLCand/or itsauthorized repairor
service facilities failtofix one ormore sub-
stant ialdefects ormalfunctions inthe vehicle
that arecovered byits express warranty.
During theperiod of18 mont hsfrom original
delivery ofthe vehicle orthe accumulation of
29,000 km(approximately 18,000miles)on
the odometer ofthe vehicle, whichever occurs
first, areasonable numberofrepair attempt s
is presumed foraretail buyer orlessee ifone
or more ofthe following occurs:
(1) thesame substantial defectormalfunc-
tion results inac ondition thatislikely to 24
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andvehicl eoperat ionIntroduct ion

cau
sedea thor seri ousb odilyi nju ryifthe
vehi cleisdri ven, thatdefect ormal func-
tion hasb eens ubject torep airt wo or
more times,and youh aved irectl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz USA,LLCinwri ting ofthe
need foritsrep air.
(2) thesam esubsta ntia ldefect ormal func-
tion ofalesss eriousn atu rethan categ ory
(1) hasb eens ubject torep airf ou ro rm ore
time sand youh aved irectl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz inwri ting ofthe need for
its rep air.
(3) thevehi cleisou to fserv ice byrea son of
rep airo fthe sam eordiffere ntsubsta ntial
def ects ormal functi onsforacumu lative
total ofmore than30calenda rdays.
Ple ase send your wri tten notice to:
Merce des-Benz USA,LLC
Cu stome rAssistance Center
One Merce des-Benz Drive
Sand ySprings, GA30328 Main
tenance
The Servi ceand Warranty Bookl etdes crib esall
the neces sarym aintenance workwhi chsho uld
be done atregu lari nterv als.
Alw aysh avet he Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et
wi th youw heny ou bring the vehi cletoan
au thori zedMerce des-Benz Center. Theservice
ad vis orwillrecor devery serv iceforyoui nt he
Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et. Roads
ideAssis tanc e
The Merce des-Benz Roadsid eA ssistance Pro-
gra mo fferstechni calhelpint he eve ntofa
bre akd own.Ca llst ot he toll -free Roadsid e
Assi stance Hotlineare answ eredbyouragents
24 hou rsad ay,3 65 days ay ear.
1-8 00-FOR-MERC edes(1-8 00-367 -6372)
(U SA )
1-8 00-387 -0100(Canada)
For additiona linfo rma tion, refertot he
Merce des-Benz Roadsid eA ssistance Program
bro chu re(USA) orthe "Roa dsi de Assi stance "
secti oninthe Servi ceand Warranty boo klet
(C ana da).You willfind both inyour vehi clelit-
era ture portfoli o. Chan
geofaddress orchan geofow n-
ersh ip
In the eventofac hange ofaddre ss, plea se
send usthe "Notificati onofAddr essChange "
in the Servi ceand Guara ntee booklet orsim ply
cal lthe Merce des-Benz Custome rAssistance
Ce nter (USA) atthe hotlinenumb er
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367 -6372)or
Cu stom erServ iceCenter (Cana da)a t
1-800-38 7-0100.Thisw illa ssistu sinc onta ct-
ing youi nat imelymanne rshouldt he nee d
ari se.
If yo us elly ou rM erced es,plea se leave the
enti relitera ture inthe vehicles othatiti s
ava ilab leto the next owner.
If yo uh avep urcha sed ausedc ar,p leas es end
us the "Noti fica tiono fUsedC arPurcha se"in
the Serv iceand Guara ntee bookletorsimply
cal lthe Mer cedes-Be nzCustom erAssi stance
Ce nter (USA)atthe hotlinenum ber
1-800-FO R-MERC edes(1-80 0-367-63 72)or
Cu stom erServ ice(Cana da)a t
1-800-38 7-0100. Vehi
cleo peratio nouts ide the USA
and Canada
Whe nyou are abroa dw ithy ourv ehicle,
obs erve thefollowi ng points:
R Serv icefaciliti es orrep laceme ntparts may
not berea dily ava ilab le.
R Lea d-fre efuelfor veh icles with ac ata lytic
conve rtermay notbeava ilab le.L eade df uel
can causedamag etot he cata lytic con-
verte r.
R The fuelmayhave ac onsi derab lylowe r
octa nenum ber.Unsu itablef uelcan cau se
engi nedamag e.
Some Mercedes-Be nzmod elsa reava ilab lefor
de livery inEuro pethro ugho urEuro pean Del iv-
ery Program.For detai ls,c onsu ltan author ized
Mer cedes-Be nzCenter orwri teto one ofthe
fol lowi ng addre sse s.
In the USA
Mer cedes-Be nzUSA, LLC
Euro pean Del iveryDep artm ent
One Mercedes-Be nzDriv e
Sand ySprings, GA30328
In Can ada
Mer cedes-Be nzCanad a,Inc. Se
rvic eand vehic leope ratio n
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To ronto ,Onta rio M4G 4C9 Po
ssible dang erdue tosub stan ces
hazardo ustohealth
In comp liance with Pro positio n6 5(“Prop65 ”),
the followi ng detach ablelabe lhas been adde d
to each veh icles oldi nC alifor nia : Ope
ratin gsafety Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo ud on othave the prescri beds ervic e/
ma inte nance workor any required repairs
car riedo ut,thisc an res ulti nm alfu nctio ns
or system failur es. The reisar isko fana cci-
de nt.
Alw aysh avet he pre scri beds ervic e/ma inte-
nance workas wellas any required repairs
car riedo utataq ualifi ed speci alistw ork-
sho p. G
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RNING
Fla mma blem ateri alsuch asleav es, grassor
twi gsma yign ite ifthe ycome intoconta ct
wi th hot parts ofthe exhaust system .The re
is ar isko ffire.
Wh endrivin go nanu npaved roa doroff-
roa d,che ckthe vehicleu nders ider egular ly.
In partic ular ,r em ove trapped plant parts or
othe rflamma blem ateri al.C ontact aquali- fie
ds pecial istw orksh opimm ediatel yifd am -
ag eisd etecte d. G
WA
RNING
Mod ificati ontoelectro niccomp onents, their
sof twa reor wirin gc ouldimp airt he irfunc-
tio na nd/or thefunctio nofothe rnetw orke d
comp onents. Inpartic ular ,s ystem sreleva nt
to safety couldalso be affecte d.As aresult,
the sema ynolon gerfun ctio nprope rly
and /or jeopardi ze the opera ting safety of
the vehicle. The reisan incr eased risko f
acc ident and injury.
Yo um ustn ot tam perw ithw irin g, electro nic
comp onents, orthe irsof twa re.Yous hould
ha ve allw orko ne lectri cal and electro nic
comp onents carriedo utataq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
! The
reisar isko fdam aget ot he veh iclei f:
R the vehicleb ecome sstuck, e.g.ona high
cur boranu npaved roa d
R youd rive too fast ove rano bstacle ,e.g.a
cur b,as peed bump orap othol eint he
roa d
R ah eavy object strikes theunderbodyo r
pa rts ofthe chassis
In situa tions like this,the body,the und er-
bo dy,c ha ssi sp arts, wheelsor tire scouldbe
da ma gedw ithou tthe dama gebeing visible.
Co mpo nents dama gedi nt hisw aycan unex-
pe cted lyfailor, inthe caseofana ccident,
no longe rwithsta ndthe load st heya re
de signe dto.
If the underbodyp aneling isda ma ged, com-
bu stiblem ateri alss ucha slea ves, gra ssor
twi gscan gathe rbetwe en the underbody
and theunderbodyp aneling .Ift he se ma teri -
al sc ome inconta ctwith hot parts ofthe
exh aust system ,the yc an catc hfire.
In such situa tions, have the vehiclec hecked
and repaired imm ediatel ya taq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.Ifo nc onti nuing your jou r-
ney youn otice tha tdrivin gs afety is
imp aired ,pullo vera nd stop thevehicle
imm ediatel y,pa ying atte ntiontor oada nd
tra fficc ond itions. Insuch cas es, cons ulta
qu alifi ed speci alistw orksh op. 26
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Decla
rations ofconf ormi ty
Ve hicl ecom pon entsw hich receive
an d/o rtrans mi trad iowav es USA:
"Thewireles sdevices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywithP art1 5o fthe FCC Rules .Opera-
ti on issubj ecttot he twof ollow ingt wo cond i-
ti on s:1) The sedev ices may notc ause har mful
in te rfere nce, and 2)The sedev ices mus t
acc ept any inte rfere ncer eceiv ed, includin g
in te rfere ncet hatm aycau seund esired opera-
ti on .C han ges ormo dificat ion snotexpre ssly
appr oved bythep arty res pon sibleforc om pli-
anc ecouldvoid theu ser ’saut hor ityt oo perat e
th ee quip men t."
Can ada:"The wireles sdevices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywithI nd ust ryCan ada licen se- exemp t
RSS stand ard(s).O perat ion issubj ecttot he
fo llow ingt wo cond ition s:(1) The sedev ices
may notc ause inte rfere nce, and (2)The se
dev ices mus taccept any inte rfere nce, includ-
in gi nterfe renc et hatm aycau seund esired
ope ration ofthed evice. " Diag
nosticsconne ction
The diagnosticsc onnect ioni su sed forc on-
ne ctingd iagnostic equip mentataq ualified
spe cialis tworks hop . G
WAR
NING
If you conn ecte quip men ttoad iagnostics
co nn ection inthev ehicle, itmay affectthe
ope ration ofveh icle sys tems .Asar esult ,
th eo perat ings afet yo fthe veh icle co uld be
aff ected. The reisar isko fana cciden t.
On lyco nn ecte quip men ttoad iagnostics
co nn ection inthev ehicle, whic hisa ppr oved
fo ry our vehicle by Mer cedes -Ben z. G
WAR
NING
Obj ects inthed river 'sfoot well may restric t
th ec lear anc earound thep eda lsor bloc ka
depr essedpeda l.Thi sjeo par dizes theo per-
at inga nd road safetyo fthe veh icle. The reis
ar isko fana cciden t.
St ow allobj ects sec urelyin thev ehicle so
th at they do notg et into thed river 'sfoot -
well. Whenusingfloor mat sorcarpet s,mak e sur
ethatthe ya repro perlysec uredsothat
th ey do notslip orobs truct thep eda ls.Do
no tp lac es evera lfloor mat sorcarpet son
to po fone ano ther.
! If
th ee nginei ss wit ched offa nd equip -
men tonthe diag nosticsc onnect ioni su sed ,
th es tarter bat tery may discharg e.
Con nectinge quip men ttot he diag nosticsc on-
ne ction can lead toemi ssionsm onitor ing
in fo rm ation bein greset,for examp le.Thism ay
lead tothev ehicle fail ingt om eetthe req uire -
men tsof then exte missi onstestd uringt he
main inspe ction . Qu
alified specia listwor kshop
An author ized Mer cedes -Ben zC enterisa
qualif iedspecialis tworks hop .Ith as then eces-
sar yspecialis tknowle dge ,too lsand qualif ica-
ti on stoc orrectly car ryout thew orkr equire d
on your vehicle. Thisise spec ially thec asef or
wor kreleva ntto saf ety.
Obs ervethe notesi nt he Main tenan ceBook-
let .
Al ways havethe follow ingw orkc arrie do utat
an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zC enter:
R wor kreleva ntto saf ety
R ser vicea nd main tenan cewor k
R rep airwor k
R alt era tion s,inst allat ionwor kand mo difica-
ti on s
R wor kone lectron icco mpo nents Cor
rect use
If you removea nywarn ings tick ers, you oroth-
ers could failtorec ogn izec ertai nd anger s.
Lea vewarn ings tick ersi np osition .
Obs ervethe follow ingi nfor mati onwhen driv-
in gy our vehicle:
R thes afet yn otes inthis man ual
R tech nical datafor thev ehicle
R traff icrule sand reg ulat ions
R laws andsafetys tand ard spertainingt o
mo torv ehicles Op
erating safet y
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Problems
withyour vehicle
If you should experience aproblem withyour
vehicle, particularly onethat youbelieve may
affect itssafe operation, weurge youtocon-
tact anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter
immediately tohave theproblem diagnosed
and rectified. Ifthe problem isnot resolved to
your satisfaction ,please discuss theproblem
again withanauthorized Mercedes-B enzCen-
ter or,ifnecessary, contactusatone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC
Customer AssistanceCenter
One Mercedes-B enzDrive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
In Canada
Mercedes-B enzCanada, Inc.
Customer RelationsDepartmen t
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toront o,Ontario M4G4C9 Report
ingsafety defects
USA only:
The following textispublished asrequired of
manufacturers underTitle49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations, Part575pursuant tothe
"National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyAct
of 1966".
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause
injury ordeath, youshould immediately inform
the National Highway TrafficSafety Adminis-
tration (NHTSA )ina ddition tonotifying
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints, itmay
open aninvestigation ,and ifit finds thata
safety defect existsinag roup ofvehicles, it
may order arecall andremedy campaign.
However, NHTSAcannotbecome involved in
individual problemsbetweenyou,your dealer,
or Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-88 8-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-91 53);got o
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov;orw rite to:
Administ rator,NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStreet,
SW., Washington, DC20590 . You
canalso obtain otherinformation about
motor vehicle safetyfrom
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0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Man-
ual regarding thecorrect operation ofyour
vehicle andpossible damagetothe vehicle.
Damage tothe vehicle whichiscaused by
violation ofthese notes isnot covered by
the Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe
new orused-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident, rescueservices canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate
rescue cardforyour vehicle. Thecurrent res-
cue card contains themost important informa-
tion about yourvehicle inac ompact form,e.g.
the routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more information athttp: //
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storage Data
storage
Aw iderange ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformation about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformation docu-
ment sthe state ofac omponen t,am odule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsofsystem componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose of
its individual componen ts,e.g. number of
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