trunk MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owner's Manual

Stowage
areas Stowage
spaces
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If object sint he passenger compartmen tare
stowed incorrec tly,they canslide orbe
thrown around andhitvehicle occupants. In
addition, cupholders, openstowage spaces
and mobile phonebrackets cannotalways
retain allobject sthey cont ain.There isa
risk ofinjury, particularly inthe event ofsud-
den braking oras udden change indirection.
R Always stowobject ssothat they cannot
be thrown around insuch situations.
R Always makesurethatobject sdon otpro-
trude fromstowage spaces,parcelnetsor
stowage nets.
R Close thelockable stowagespacesbefore
startin gajourney.
R Always stowandsecure heavy,hard,poin-
ted, sharp-edged, fragileorbulky object s
in the trunk .
Glove box X
To open: pullhandle 0043and open glove box
flap 0044.
X To close :fold glove boxflap 0044upuntil it
engages.
The glove boxflap cont ains brackets forcoins,
pens, andcredit andservice cards. The
glove boxcanbelocked andunlocked
using themechanical key.
X To lock: insert themechanical keyinto the
lock andturn itto position 0048.
X To unlock: insertthemechanical keyinto
the lock andturn itto position 0047.
Stowage compartment/telephone
compar tment under thearm rest X
To open: pushbutton 0043upand raise arm-
rest 0044.
The stowage compartmen tcan be locked and
unlocked centrally using theSmartK ey
(Y page 66).
i Depending
onthe vehicle equipment, a
USB portandaMedia Interface isinstalled
in the stowage compartmen t.AM edia Inter-
face isau niversal interfaceformobile audio
equipment, e.g.foraniPod ®
or MP3 Playe r. 226
Stowage
areasStowage andfeatu res

Rev
ersible flo or pane lint he trunk The
trunk floor islevel when youu sethe outer
sid eo fthe reve rsiblef loor panel .Ify ou turn
the floor panel over,yo uc an trans portobje cts
su ch asab evera gecrate onthe undersideo f
the panel .
X To turn over: lift reve rsiblef loor panel 0044
us ing tab 0043.
X Tu rn ove rand then re-insert reversiblef loor
pa nel 0044. Tw
oflexib lestra ps0044 are atta ched tothe
reve rsiblef loor panel ,use thes etos ecu re
obje cts,such aswind scre en0087,w henr eve rsi-
bl ef loor panel 0043hasb eent urne dover. Roo
fcarri er
! Thi
svehiclei sn otdes igned totrans port
item sonthe roo f.Ro ofcarr iers and othe r
dev icesw hich are mou nted onthe roofthat
ha ve not beenspecifi callyap pro ved forthis
mod elby Mer cedes-Be nzmus tnot be used
as they couldda mag ethe veh iclea nd the
retra ctableha rdto p(vario -roof ).
At the time ofgoi ng toprint, Mer cedes-Be nz
doe snotoffe rany roo fcarr iero ro the rroo f-
insta lled dev icesfor this mod el. !
Thi
svehiclei sn otdes igned totrans port
any item sonthe trunk lido rtoa llow lug-
ga ge carr iers or equ ipment ofany kind tobe
insta lled tothe trunk lid. Othe rwisethe vehi-
cle and theretra ctableha rdto pcouldbe
da mag ed. Fe
atures Cup
holder
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If obje ctsinthe passe nger comp artmentare
stow edinco rrectl y,they canslide orbe
throw naround andhitveh icleo ccu pants. In
ad dition, cupholder s,ope nstow ages paces
and mob ilep hone bra ckets canno talway s
reta inallo bje cts they conta in.The reisa
ris ko finju ry, particu larly inthe eventofsud-
den braking oras uddenc hange indirecti on.
R Alw ayss tow obje ctssothat they canno t
be throw naround insuch situ ations.
R Alw aysm ake sure that objectsdonot pro-
trud efrom stow ages paces, parcel nets or
stow agen ets.
R Close thelockab lestow ages paces before
star ting ajou rney .
R Alw ayss tow and secu rehea vy,hard, poin-
ted, sharp-e dged,fra gile or bulky obje cts
in the trunk. G
WARNI
NG
The heating eleme ntsofthe cup holder can
bec ome veryhot.Youc ouldbu rn yours elfo n
them.
The reisar isko finju ry.
Do not touchthe hot heating eleme ntsof
the cup holder .Alway sm ake sure that chil-
dre ncanno tacce ssthe hot heating ele-
ments ofthe cup holder .Neve rlea ve chi l-
dre nunsup ervi sed inthe vehicle.
! Only
uset he cup holder sfor conta inersof
the right size andwhich have lids. The
dri nks couldothe rwisespill. 22
8 Fe
aturesStow ageand features

Setting
thecompass North
America zonemap South
America zonemap
X Set your location usingthezone maps.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 238)forapproximately threesec-
onds.
The zone current lyselected appearsincom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 238).
X To selec tthe zone: pusharound peninto
opening 0087(Ypage 238)untilthedesired
zone isselected.
If, after afew seconds, thedisplay incom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 238)changes direc-
tion, thezone hasbeen selected. Calibrating
thecompass X
Make surethatthere issufficient spacefor
you todrive inac ircle without impeding
traffic.
In order tocalibrate thecompass correctly,do
the following:
R calibrate thecompass inthe open andnotin
the vicinity ofsteel struct uresorhigh-volt-
age transm issionlines.
R switch offelectrical consumers suchasthe
climate control,windshield wipersorrear
window defroster.
R close alldoors andthetrunk lid.
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 238)forapproximately sixseconds,
until symbol C C
is shown incompass dis-
play 0044(Ypage 238).
X Drive yourvehicle inaf ull circle atapprox-
imately 3mph(5km/h) to6m ph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibration hassuccessfully been
completed, thecurrent direction isshown in
compass display0044(Ypage 238). Floo
rmats G
WARNING
Object sint he driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedals orblock a
depressed pedal.Thisjeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
ar isk ofan accident.
Stow allobject ssecurely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well. When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedals. Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. Features
239Stowageandfeatu res Z

so,
cont actyour local waste disposa lcom-
pany. Vehicle
toolkit
General notes The
vehicle toolkitcan befound inthe trunk
or inthe stowage wellunder thetrunk floor.
Apart fromcertain country-specific variations,
the vehicles arenot equip pedwith atire-
change toolkit.Some toolsforchanging a
wheel arespecific tothe vehicle. Formore
information onwhich toolsarerequired toper-
form awheel change onyour vehicle, consulta
qual ified speciali stworkshop.
Necessary tire-changing toolscaninclude, for
example:
R jack
R wheel chock
R lug wrench
R ratchet wrench
R alignment bolt
Vehicle swithaTIREFIT kit 0043
Tire seala ntfiller bottle
0044 Fuse alloca tionchart
0087 Tire inflation compressor
0085 Towing eye
X Lift the trunk floorup.
X Use theTIREFIT kit(Ypage 255).
i Example:
equipment andcountry-specific
variations possible. Vehicle
swithacollapsible spare
wheel The
collapsi blespare wheel canbefound in
the stowage wellunder thetrunk floor
(Y page 228). 0043
Folding wheelchock
0044 Fuse allocation chart
0087 Jack
0085 Sheet forfaulty wheel
0083 Alignment bolt
0084 Lug wrench
006B Towing eye
006C Valve extract or
006D Tire inflation compressor
X Remove thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 295). Flat
tire Prepar
ingthe vehicl e
Your vehicle maybeequip pedwith:
R tires withrun-flat characteristics
(MOExt endedtires)(Ypage 254)
Vehicle preparation isnot necessary on
vehicles withMOExt ended tires.
R an emergency sparewheel (Ypage 294)
Vehicles withtheMercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem: inthe event ofaflat tire,
you can cont actthe Mercedes-Benz emer-
gency callsystem customer center.
Vehicles equippedwith MOExt ended tiresare
not equip pedwith aTIREFIT kitatthe factory.
It is therefore recommended thatyouaddition-
ally equip yourvehicle withaTIREFIT kitifyou
mount tiresthatdonot feature run-flat charac- Flat
tire
253Breakdown assistance

Trans
portingthe vehic le
Veh icle sw itha uto matic transmission !
Wh
enthe vehiclei sloa ded fortransp ort,
the frontand rearaxles mu stbe stationar y
and onthe same transp orta tionv ehicle.
Po sitio ning overthe conne ctionpoint ofthe
tra nsp ortveh iclei sn otpermi tted .The drive
tra inma yothe rwiseb ed amaged .
Al lv eh icle s !
Yo
um ayonl ysecuret he veh icleb ythe
wh eels,n ot by parts ofthe vehicles ucha s
axl eo rstee ringc omp onents. Othe rwise, the
veh iclec ouldbe dama ged.
The towingeyec an be used topullthe vehicle
onto atrailer or tra nsp orte rfor tra nsp orting
pu rpo ses .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005C.
As soon asthe vehic lehas been loade d:
X Pre vent thevehiclef romr olling away by
ap plying the electri cparkin gb rake.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeytop ositio n 0092 inthe igni-
tio nlocka nd rem ove theSma rtKeyfromt he
ig niti onlock.
X Secu rethe vehicle. Tow
-starti ng(emerg ency engine
starti ng)
! Veh
icles with automa tictransmi ssion mu st
not betow -sta rted .You cou ldothe rwise
da ma gethe automa tictransmi ssion. Yo
uc an find informa tiono n"Jump -star ting "at
( Ypa ge261 ). Fu
ses Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo um anipulate orbridgeaf aulty fuse orif
yo ur eplace itwi th afusew ithah ighe r
am perage ,the electri ccablesc ouldbe ove r-
lo ad ed .Thisc ouldres ulti na fire. The reisa
ris ko fana ccident and injury.
Alw aysr eplace faulty fuses with the speci -
fie dn ew fuses havin gthe corr ectamperage .
Blo wn fuses mustbe rep laced with fuses of
the same rating ,which youc an reco gnizeby
the colorand value. The fuse rating sarelisted
in the fuse allo cati oncha rt.
The fuse allo cati oncha rtis locate dint he veh i-
cle tool kitinthe stow agec omp artment under
the trunk floor (Y page 253 ).
If an ewlyins erte dfusea lsob lows ,havet he
cau setraced and recti fieda taq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op,e.g.a na uthor izedM erced es-
Benz Center.
! Onl
yusefuses thathaveb eena pproved
for Merced es-Benz vehicles and which have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con-
cern ed.O the rwise, comp onents orsystem s
cou ldbe dama ged.
! Ma
kesure tha tnom oistu recan ente rthe
fu se boxw hent he cove riso pen.
! Wh
enclosing the cove r,ma kesure tha tit
is lying corr ectlyonthe fuse box.Moi sture
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwisei mp airt he
op era tiono fthe fuses .
The fuses inyour veh icles erve toclo sedown
fa ulty cir cui ts. Ifaf useb lows ,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circui tand the irfunctio nsstop
op era ting . Bef
ore chang ingaf use
X Swi tch offthe engine.
X Swi tch offalle lectri cal cons umers. 26
6 Fu
sesBreak downassistanc e

X
Make surethattheignition isswitched off
(Y page 118).
or
X When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118).
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway
(Y page 134).
All indicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster
must beoff.
The fuses arelocated invarious fuseboxes:
R Fuse boxinthe engine compartmen tonthe
left-hand sideofthe vehicle, whenviewed in
the direction oftravel
R Fuse boxinthe trunk Fuse
boxinthe engine compart ment
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 266). G
WARNING
When thehood isopen andthewindshield
wipers aresetinmotion, youcan beinjured
by the wiper linkage. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Always switchoffthe windshield wipersand
the ignition beforeopening thehood. X
Make surethatthewindshield wipersare
turned off.
X Open thehood.
X Use adrycloth toremove anymoisture
from thefuse box.
X To open: openclamps 0044.
X Remove fuseboxcover 0043forwards. X
To close :check whether theseal islying
correct lyin cover 0043.
X Insert cover0043atthe rear ofthe fuse box
into theretainer.
X Fold down cover 0043and close clamps 0044.
X Close thehood. Fuse
boxinthe trunk
i Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 266). The
fuse boxislocated inthe trunk behind the
partition covering.
X Open thetrunk lid.
X To open: release cover0043onthe right and
left-hand sideswithaflat object .
X Open cover 0043downwards inthe direction
of the arrow. Fuses
267Breakdown assistance Z

Rais
ingt he vehic le G
WARNI
NG
If yo ud on otpos ition the jack corre ctlyat
the appro priate jacki ngpointofthe vehicle,
the jack couldtip ove rwitht he veh icle
rai sed .The re isar isko finju ry.
Only position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. The base ofthe
jack mustbep ositioned vertically,d irectl y
und erthe jacki ngpointofthe vehicle.
! Only
position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. Othe rwise, you
cou ldda mag ethe veh icle.
Obs erve thefollowi ng when raising thevehi-
cle :
R To raise the vehicle, only uset he veh icle-
spe cificjack that hasb eent este dand
ap pro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.Ifus ed inco r-
rectl y,the jack couldtip ove rwitht he veh i-
cle raised .
R The jack isdes igned only toraise and hold
the vehiclef or as horttime whileaw heel
is bei ng cha nged .Itm ustn ot be used for
per formi ngmai ntenance workund erthe
veh icle.
R Avoi dchanging thewheel onuphilla nd
dow nhillslopes .
R Befo reraising thevehicle, secu reitfrom
rol ling away by applying the parking brake
and inserting wheel chocks .Don otdisen-
ga ge the parking brakewhilet he veh iclei s
rai sed .
R The jack mustbep lace do naf irm,flata nd
non-sl ipsurfa ce. Onaloo se surfa ce, alarge ,
fla t,load -bea ring underlay mus tbeu sed. On
as lipp ery surfa ce, anon-sl ipund erlay mus t
be used, e.g. rubber mats .
R Do not usew oodenb locks orsim ilar obje cts
as ajack underlay.O the rwise, the jack will
not beableto ach ieve its load -bea ring capa-
city duet ot he res tricte dheight.
R Ma kesure that thedistance betweenthe
und ersideo fthe tire sand the ground does
not excee d1.2in(3 cm).
R Neve rplace your hands and feetunder the
rai sed vehicle.
R Do not lieu nder the vehicle.
R Do not startthe engi newhen the vehiclei s
rai sed . R
Do not openorclose ad ooro rthe trunk lid
wh en the vehiclei sr aised .
R Ma kesure that noper sons arepresent in
the vehiclew hent he veh iclei sr aised . X
Usi nglugw rench 0043,l oosent he boltson
the wheel youw isht oc hange byabou to ne
ful lturn. Donot unscrew theboltscom-
pl etel y. The
jacki ngpoints are locate djust behindthe
front wheel hou sing sand just infront ofthe
rea rwheelhou sing s(arrow s).
Vehi cles with AMG equipmen t:the vehicle
ha sc ove rsinsta lled topro tect thevehicle
bod ynext tothe jacki ngpoints onthe outer
sil ls. Cha
ngingaw heel
291Whe elsa nd tires Z

!
To
prevent damage tothe paintwork, hold
the wheel securely againstthe wheel hub
while screwing inthe first wheel bolt. X
Clea nthe wheel andwheel hubcont actsur-
faces.
X Slide thewheel tobe mounted ontothe
alignment boltandpush iton.
X Tighten thewheel boltsuntiltheyarefinger-
tight.
X Unscrew thealignment bolt.
X Tighten thelast wheel boltuntil itis finger-
tight.
X Vehicles
withacollapsible sparewheel:
inflate thecollapsi blespare wheel
(Y page 296).
Only thenlower thevehicle.
Low ering thevehicl e G
WARNING
The wheels couldcome looseifthe wheel
bolts orwheel nutsarenot tightened tothe
prescribed tighteningtorque.Thereisar isk
of an accident.
Ensure thatthewheel boltsorwheel nuts
are tightened tothe prescribed tightening
torque.
If you arenot sure, donot move thevehicle.
Contact aqualified speciali stworkshop and
have thetightening torquechecked immedi-
ately.
! Vehicles
withacollapsible spare
wheel :before lowering thevehicle, inflate
the collapsi blespare wheel withthetire
inflation compressor. Thewheel rimcould
otherwise bedamage d. X
Turn thecrank ofthe jack counter-c lockwise
until thevehicle isonce againstanding
firmly onthe ground.
X Place thejack toone side. X
Tighten thewheel boltsevenly inac ross-
wise pattern inthe sequence indicated(0043
to 0083). Thespecified tightening torqueis
96 lb-ft (130 Nm).
X Turn thejack back toits initial position.
X Stow thejack andtherest ofthe vehicle
tools inthe trunk again.
X Vehicles withAMG equipment: insertthe
cover intotheouter sill.
X Check thetire pressure ofthe newly moun-
ted wheel andadjust itifnecessary.
Observe therecommended tirepressure
(Y page 271).
When youaredriving withthecollapsi ble
spare wheel mounted, thetire pressure loss
warning systemorthe tire pressure monitor
cannot function reliably.Only restart thetire
pressure losswarning systemortire pressure
monitor whenthedefective wheelhasbeen
replaced withanew wheel.
Vehicles withatire pressure controlsys-
tem: allinstalled wheelsmustbeequip ped
with functionin gsensors. Wheel
andtirecombination s
You canaskforinformation regardingpermit-
ted wheel/tire combinations atan authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
! For
safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends thatyouonly usetires andwheels
which havebeen approved byMercedes-
Benz specificall yfor your vehicle. Wheel
andtirecombin ations
293Wheels andtires Z

basic
wiring. Besure toobserve themanufac -
turer' sSupplemen twhen installing.
Deviat ionswith respect tofrequen cybands,
maximum transmission outputsoranten na
position smust beapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.
The maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequ
encyband Maxim
um
tr ansm ission
outp ut Shor
twave
3-5 4MHz 100
W 4mw
aveband
74 -88M Hz 30
W 2mw
aveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunk
edradio system/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
communications
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restrictions:
R RF tran smitt erswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF tran smitt erswith transmitt erfrequen cies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband andamaxi-
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(trun kedradio/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/ 4G)
There isno rest riction foranten naposition son
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunk edradio system/ Tetra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Identificat
ionplat es Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver' sdoor.
You willsee vehicle identification plate0043. Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Vehicle model Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identifica-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This 298
Identificat
ionplat esTechnical data