ignition MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owner's Manual

Key
positions with KEYLESS- GO 0043
Start /S topb utto n
0044 Ignition lock
As soo nasthe ignition isswit ched on,allth e
ind icat orlamps inthei nstrumen tclus terligh t
up. Further inform ation onsituati onsw herean
ind icat orlamp either fails togo out afterstart -
ing thee ngineo rligh tsup while driving
(Y page 211).
If St art /S topb utto n0043 has notyet been
pre sse d,this co rrespo ndstot he keyb ein g
rem ovedfromt heignition .
X To swit chon thep ower supply:pre ss
St art /S topb utto n0043 once.
The power supplyiss wit ched on.Y ou can
no wa ctivat ethe win dsh ield wiper s,for
ex ample .
The power supplyiss wit ched off again if:
R thed river' sd oor isopen edand
R you pressStart /S topb utto n0043 twice
when inthis posi tion
X To swit chon thei gnit ion: pressStart /
St op but ton0043 twice.
The ignition isswit ched on.
If you pressStart /S topb utto n0043 once
when inthis posi tion ,the ignition is
swit ched off again .
Rem oving theS tart/ Stop but ton
You canremove theS tart/S topb utto nf rom
th ei gn ition locka nd start thev ehiclea snor-
mal usingthe Sm artKey.
X Remo veStart /S topb utto n0043 from ignition
loc k0044. You
donoth ave torem ove theS tart/S topb ut-
to nf romt heignition lockw hen youleavethe
veh icle. You should, howe ver,always takethe
Sm artKey withyou when leavingthev ehicle.
As longasthe Sm artKey isin thev ehicle:
R thev ehiclec an be start ed usin gthe Start /
St op but ton
R thee lectrical lypower edequipm entc an be
oper ated St
artin gthe engine
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If ch ildr enare leftu nsuper vised inthev ehi-
cle ,the yc ould:
R oper atethev ehicle's equipm ent
Ad dition ally, childr encould set thev ehiclei n
mot ionif,for example ,the y:
R rele ase thep ark ing brak e
R shif tthe auto matictrans mis sion outof
park position005D
R start thee ngine
Ther eisar isko fana cciden tand injury.
Nev erleav echildr en oranim alsunat tend ed
in thev ehicle.
When leavingthev ehicle, always takethe
Sm artKey withyou and lockthe veh icle. This
also applie sfor theD igita lV ehicleK eyifth e
"Di gitalVeh icleK ey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme conn ect . G
DANG
ER
Comb ustion engin esemit poisonous
ex haust gasessucha scarbon mon oxide.
In halin gthese exhaust gasesish azardo usto
healt hand can result inpois oning .Ther eisa
ris ko ffatal inj ury. Ther efore, never leav ethe
en gin erunnin gane nclosed spac ewithout
adequat eventilati on. G
WAR
NING
Flam mable materialsint rod uce dthroug h
en viron men talinfluen ceorby anim alscan Driv
ing
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Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 152)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 150).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isam alfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isam alfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 0092inthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again(Ypage 119). Avoid excessively long
and frequent attemptstos tart theengine asthese willdrain the
battery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 261).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptstoj ump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isam alfunction inthe engine electron icsorinam echanical
componen tofthe engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataq uali fied specialist
workshop. Driving
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Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
It is only partly possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionis
in position 005C.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is ar isk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
ar isk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted.
Do not getinto thevehicle againduring the
refueling process.Otherwise, electrostatic
charge couldbuildupagain. 132
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To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheels mustbeturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillordownhill gradients. Switching
offthe engine G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D
(Y page 126).
X With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With KEYLESS-GO: presstheKEYLE SS-GO
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 118).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmart Keyposition 0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart -
Key position 0092(Ypage 118).
The engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forabout threeseconds.
This funct ionoperates independent lyof the
ECO start/stopautomatic engineswitch-off
funct ion. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangerin gother
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncom ingtraff ic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
trans mission toneutral
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accident andinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe digital vehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
Always keeptheSmart Keyoutofreach of
children. Thisalso applies forthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconn ect.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isam alfunct ion
in the system, itmay notbepossible toapply
the released parkingbrake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing away .
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossible torelease anapplied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isam alfunct ioninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunct ion
test atregular intervalswhile theengine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
while thisisoccurrin garenormal. Par
king
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Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electron ic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitor sthe
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andfour sensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audib lyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour atten tiontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingand
exiting aparking space. Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sint he
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or ap neumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction .
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransm issiontoposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h). Itis reacti-
vated atlower speeds. Range
ofthe sensors General
notes
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC doesnottake into
account obstacles located:
R below thedetect ionrange, suchaspersons,
animals orobject s
R above thedetect ionrange, e.g.overhanging
loads, tailsection sorloading rampsof
truck s 0043
Sensors inthe front bumper, left-hand side
(example)
The sensors mustbefree from dirt,iceor
slush. Theycanotherwise notfunct ioncor-
rectly. Cleanthesensors regularly ,taking care
not toscratc hordamage them(Ypage 251).
Range 154
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shorter
thedistance tothe obstacle, the
shorter thefrequency ofthe intermitt entwarn-
ing tones becomes. Whentheminimum dis-
tance isreached, youhear acont inuous warn-
ing tone.
Deac <0057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057004C005900440057
004C0051004A> ParkingAssist
PARKTRONIC 0043
Deactivates/act ivatesParking Assist
PARKTRONIC
0044 Indicator lamp If
indicator lamp0044lights up,Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeactivated. ParkingGuidance
is also deactivated.
i Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isautomati-
cally activated whenyouturn theSmartKey
to position 0048inthe ignition lock. 156
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Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sarelit. You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeacti-
vated afterapprox-
imately 20seconds and
the indicator lampin
the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
aq uali fied specialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sarelit. Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 251).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatad ifferent
location. Parking
Guidance
Import antsafety notes Parking
Guidanceisan electron icparking aid
with ultrasound. Ultrasoundisused tomeas-
ure theroad onboth sides ofthe vehicle. A
suitable parkingspaceisindicated bythe
parking symbol. Youreceive steering instruc-
tions when parking. Youcanalso stilluse
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC (Ypage 154).
Parking Guidanceisonly anaid. Itis not a
replacement foryour atten tiontoyour immedi-
ate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsible
for safe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatthere areno
persons, animalsorobject sint he maneuver-
ing area when youaremaneuvering orparking. G
WARNING
If object sarelocated abovethedetect ion
range, Parking Guidancemay provide steer- ing
instruct ionstoosoon. Youmay cause a
collision asaresult. There isar isk ofan
accident.
If object sarelocated abovethedetect ion
range, stopandswitch offParking Assist.
! If
they cannot beavoided, driveover
obstacles suchascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isswitched
off, Parking Guidanceisalso unavaila ble.
Parking Guidancemay alsodisplay spaces not
suitable forparking, e.g.:
R where parking orstopping isprohibited
R in front ofdriveways orentr ances andexits
R on unsuitable surfaces Driving
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Bea
rinm indthat theoutsid etempe raturedis-
pl ay indi cates thetempe raturemea suredand
doe snotrecor dthe roa dtempe rature.
The outsid etempe raturedispl ayisin the mul-
tifu nction displ ay(Y page 170 ).
Ac hang eint he outsid etempe ratureisshow n
in the multifunction displ ayafte rad elay . Co
olant temperature gage G
WARNI
NG
Ope ning thehoodwhent he engi neisover -
hea ted orwhe nthere isaf ire inthe engi ne
compa rtment couldexpo seyout oh otgases
or other serviceprod ucts. Thereisar isk of
inju ry.
Let anover heated engi necool downbefore
ope ning thehood.Ifthere isaf ire inthe
engi necompa rtment, keepthehoodclosed
and contact thefire departme nt.
! Ad
ispl ay mess ageiss how nifthe cool ant
tempe ratureistoo high.
If the cool anttempe ratureisover 248‡
(120 †),donot continu edriving. The
engi newillother wise be damag ed.
The coolanttempe raturegage isin the instru -
ment cluster onthe right-ha ndside
(Y page 32).
The Hmarki nginthe cool anttempe rature
ga ug ec orre sponds toac ool ant tempe rature
of approxi mate ly248 ‡(120 †).
Unde rnorma lope rati ngcondi tions andatthe
corre ctcool antlevel, the cool anttempe rature
ga ug em ayrise tothe Hmarki ng. Ope
rating theon-bo ard computer
Ove rview 0043
Multifunctio ndispl ay
0044 Right control panel
0087 Left control panel
X To acti vate theon-bo ard computer: turn
the SmartKe ytop ositio n0047 inthe ignition
lock.
You cancontrol themultifunction displ ayand
the setting sint he on-bo ardcompu terusing
the buttons onthe multifunction steering
whe el.
Le ftco ntrol panel 0059
0065 R
Ca llsu pthe menu andmenu bar 0063
0064 Pres
sbriefly:
R Scrol lsin lists
R Sele ctsasubmenu orfuncti on
R In the Audi o Audi
omenu :selects the
pre vious ornext station,whe n
the preset list or stati onlist is
acti ve,oran audiot rack orvid eo
scene
R In the Tel Tel
(teleph one) menu :
swi tches tothe phoneboo kand
sel ects aname ortele pho ne
numb er Di
splay sand ope ration
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SETUP
0043
Engin emode Eco Eco/Comfort Comfort/Sport Sport/
Sport + Sport
+/Manual Manual
0044 Steerin gComfort Comfort/Sport Sport
0087 ESP ®
On On/Off Off
orSPORT handling mode
Sport Sport
SETUP displaysthe following information ,
funct ionsandsettin gs:
R the digital speedometer
R the gear indicator
R the engine mode
R the steering setting
R the settin gofthe ECO start/ stopfunct ion
R the ESP ®
(Electr onicStability Program)
mode
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press 0063repeatedly untilSETUP appears.
RACE TIMER Displaying
andstarting RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMER isonly inten dedforuse ona
closed racecircuit. Donot use thefunct ionon
public roads. 0043
Lap
0044 RACE TIMER You
canstart theRACE TIMER whenthe
engine isrunning orifthe SmartK eyisin posi-
tion 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
RACE TIMER appears.
X To star t:press the0076 button tostart the
RACE TIMER.
Displaying theintermed iatetime X
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Interm. Time Interm.
Time.
X Press 0076toconfirm .
The intermediate timeappears forfive sec-
onds.
Star ting anew lap 0043
RACE TIMER
0044 Fastest laptime (best lap)
0087 Lap
X Press 0076toconfirm NewLap New
Lap.
It is possible tostore amaximum ofsixteen
laps. The16th lapcan only becompleted with
Finish Lap Finish
Lap.
Stopping theRACE TIMER Menus
andsubmenus
181On-boardcomputerand displays Z

X
Press the0038 button onthe steerin g
wheel.
X Confirm Yes Yes
with 0076.
The RACE TIMER interrupts timing ifyou stop
the vehicle andturn theSmart Keytoposition
0047 inthe ignition lock.Ifyou turn theSmart -
Key toposition 3and then press 0076tocon-
firm Start Start,t
imingiscont inued.
Resetting thecurr entlap
X Stop theRACE TIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Reset Lap Reset
Lap.
X Press 0076toreset thelaptime to"0".
Deleting alllaps If
you switch offthe engine, theRACE TIMER is
reset to"0" after 30seconds .Alllaps are
deleted.
You cann otdelete individual storedlaps.Ifyou
have stopped 16laps, thecurren tlap does not
have tobe reset.
X Reset thecurren tlap.
X Press 0076toconf irmReset Reset.
Reset Race-Timer ? Reset
Race-Timer ?appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay.
X Press the0064 button toselect Yes Yes
and
press the0076 button toconf irm.
All laps aredeleted.
Overall statistics 0043
RACETIME Roverall evaluation
0044 Total timedriven 0087
Average speed
0085 Dist ance covered
0083 Maximum speed
If you save atleast onelapand then stop
RACETIME R,an overall evaluation isavailabl e.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
overall evaluation appears.
Lap statistics 0043
Lap
0044 Lap time
0087 Average lapspeed
0085 Lap length
0083 Top speed during lap
This funct ionisonly availabl eify ou have
stored atleast twolaps andhave stopped the
RACETIME R.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
lap evaluation isshown.
Each lapisshown inas eparate submenu.
The fastest lapisindicated byflashing sym-
bol 0043.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect a
different lapevaluation. 182
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s