warning light MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Service Manual

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

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 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

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

!
Do
not expose drinksbottles inthe cup
holder inthe center console tocont inuous,
strong anddirect sunlight. Thepassenger
compartment inthe area ofthe center con-
sole canotherwise bedamage dbythe con-
centr atedandreflected sunlight.
Cup holder inthe center console X
To open: slidecover 0044back.
X To remove theinsert: slidecatch 0043
inwards onboth sides inthe direction ofthe
arrow.
X Remove thecup holder insertupwards.
X To re-install theinsert: placetheinsert in
the stowage space.
X Slide catch 0043outwards inthe direction of
the arrow untilitengages.
You canremove thecup holder insertfor
cleaning. Cleanwithclear, lukewa rmwater
only. Bottle
holder
Observe the"Important safetynotes" inthe
"Stowage compartment s"section
(Y page 226).
! Make
surethatanybottles weighingmore
than 1.1lb(0.5 kg)that arestored inthe
bottle holder, restonthe vehicle floor.The
bottle holder couldotherwise bedamage d. X
Press theouter edgeofbutton 0043and slide
in the direction ofthe arrow untilthebottle
fits into theopening.
X Insert thebottle intothebottle holder.
The bottle holder issuitabl efor bottles witha
capacity of25 fl.oz. (0.7 l)to 54 fl.oz. (1.5 l).
The bottle holder doesnotsecure thebottles;
it merely prevents themfromtipping over. Sun
visors
Overview G
WARNING
If the mirror coverofthe vanity mirror isfol-
ded upwhen thevehicle isin motion, you
could beblinded byincident light.There isa
risk ofan accident.
Alway skeep themirror coverfolded down
while driving. 0043
Mirror light
0044 Bracket
0087 Retaining strip,e.g.foraparking lotticket
0085 Vanity mirror
0083 Mirror cover Features
229Stowageandfeatur es Z

R
solvents
R cleaning agentscontaining solvents
Do not scrub.
Do not touch thesurfaces andfilms with
hard objects, e.g.rings orice scrapers. Oth-
erwise, youmay scratch ordamage thesur-
faces andfilms.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Regu larcare ofyour vehicle isac ondition for
retaining thequal ityinthe long term.
Use care products andcleaning agentsrecom-
mended andapproved byMercedes-Benz . Washing
thevehicl eand cleani ng
the paintwork
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thereisar isk ofan accident.
Aft erthe vehicle hasbeen washed, brake
carefully whilepayingattent iontothe traffic
conditions untilfullbraking poweris
restored.
! When
DISTRONIC PLUSorthe HOLD func-
tion isactivated, thevehicle brakesauto-
matically incertain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUSandtheHOLD function in
the followi ngorsimilar situations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! It
is preferable touse carwashes with
adjustable high-pressure pre-cleaningthat
corresponds tothe specification forthe
Cabri oletprogram. Incar washes thatuse
high water pressures, thereisar isk that a
small amount ofwater mayleakintothe
vehicle. !
Lock
thecarifyou wash itin an automatic
car wash. Otherwise, thevehicle mightbe
damaged .
! Never
cleanyourvehicle inaT ouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts.
If you have yourvehicle cleaned inah igh-
pressure automatic carwash, small
amounts ofwater mayenter thevehicle.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmission
is in position Nwhen washing yourvehicle
in at ow-through carwash. Thevehicle could
be damaged ifthe transmission isin another
position.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windows androof arecompletely
closed
R the climate controlblower isswitched off
R the windshiel dwiper switch isin position
0
The vehicle mayotherwise bedamaged .
You canclean thevehicle atan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
Preferably cleanthevehicle atautomatic car
washes thatusetextilewashing elements
without brushes. Thisprevents finescratches
from forming onthe paintwork andfilm.
If the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wash itbefore
cleaning itin an automatic carwash.
Aft erusing anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wax from thewindshiel dand the wiper blades.
This willprevent smearsandreduce wiping
noises caused byresidue onthe windshiel d.
i Vehicles
withdecorative film:select a
wash program withouthotwax atthe auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washingbyhand isonly
allow edatspeciall yequip ped washing bays.
Observe thelegal requirements ineach coun-
try.
X Do not use hotwater anddonot wash the
vehicle indirect sunlight.
X Use asoft sponge toclean.
X Use amildcleaning agent,suchasac ar
shampoo approved byMercedes-Benz . Care
247Maintenance andcare Z

If
the indicator/wa rninglampsdon otlight up
at low temperature s,itis very likely thatthe
discha rgedbattery hasfrozen. Inthis case,
you may neither chargethebattery norjump-
start thevehicle .The service lifeofat hawed -
out battery maybeshorter. Thestarting char-
acteristics canbeimpa ired, particul arlyatlow
temperature s.Have thethawed -outbattery
checked ataq ualifie dspecia listworkshop.
Rea dthe battery charger's operatinginstruc-
tions before charging thebattery.
X Open thehood.
X Connect thebattery charger tothe positive
terminal andground pointinthe same order
as when connecting thedonor battery inthe
jump-starting procedure(Y page 261). Replaci
ngthe 12Vb attery
Observe thenotes onthe 12Vb attery
(Y page 258).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouhave
the 12Vb attery replacedataq ualifie dspe-
ciali stworkshop, e.g.atan authori zed
Mercedes-Benz Center. If
you want torepla cethe battery yourself,
observe thefollow ingnotes:
R Alway srepla cead efective batterywitha
battery whichmeets thespecific require-
ments ofthe vehicle .
The vehicle isequi pped withanAGM
(Absorbent GlassMat) technology battery.
Full vehicle functionality isonly guaranteed
with anAGM battery. Forsafety reasons,
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly
use batteries whichhavebeen tested and
appro vedforyou rvehicle byMercedes-
Benz.
R Use detachab leparts suchasbreather
hoses, angled connecting piecesorterminal
covers fromthebattery whichisto be
repla ced.
R Make surethatthevent hose isalw ays con-
nected tothe origina lopening onthe bat-
tery side.
R Install existing orsupp liedcellcaps topre-
vent gases orbattery acidfrom escapi ng.
R Make surethatthedetachab leparts are
connected againinthe same way. Jump-star
ting
For thejump-starting procedure,use only thejump-starting connectionpointinthe engine com-
partment, consisting ofap ositive terminal andaground point. G
WARNING
Battery acidiscaustic. Thereisar isk ofinjury.
Avoid contact withskin, eyesorclothing. Donot inhal eanybattery gases.Don otlea no ver the
battery. Keepchildre nawayfrom batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi atelywithplenty of
clean water andseek medica lattention. G
WARNING
During charging andjump-starting, explosivegases canescape fromthebattery. Thereisa
risk ofan explosi on.
Particul arlyavoid fire,open flames ,creating sparksandsmoking. Ensurethereissufficie nt
ventilation whilecharging andjump-starting. Donot leano ver abattery. G
WARNING
During thecharging process,abattery produceshydro gengas. Ifas hort circuit occurs or
sparks arecreated, thehydro gengascan ignite. Thereisar isk ofan explosi on. Jump-st
arting
261Breakd owna ssis tance
Z

R
Make surethatthepositive terminal ofac onn ected battery doesnotcome intocontactwith
vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sortools onabattery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve thedescribed orderofthe battery terminals whenconnect-
ing and disconnec tingabattery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthebattery poleswithidentical polarityareconn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve thedescribed orderwhenconnecting anddisconnec t-
ing the jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconnec tthe battery terminals whiletheengine isrunning. G
WARNING
Ad ischarged batterycanfreeze attemperatures belowfreezing point.Whenjump-st artingthe
vehicle orcharging thebattery, gasescanescape fromthebattery. Thereisar isk ofan explo-
sion.
Allow thefrozen battery tothaw outbefore charging itor jump-st arting.
! Avoid
repeated andlengthy startingattempt s.Otherwise, thecatalytic convertercould be
damaged bythe non- combusted fuel.
If the indicator/warnin glamps donot light upatlow temperatures, itis very likely thatthedis-
charged batteryhasfrozen .Int his case, youmay neither chargethebattery norjump-st artthe
vehicle. Theservice lifeofat hawed-out batterymaybeshorter. Thestartin gcharacterist icscan
be impaired, particularly atlow temperatures. Havethethawed-out batterycheckedataq uali-
fied specialist workshop.
Do not start thevehicle usingarapid charging device.Ifyour vehicle's batteryisdischarged, the
engine canbejump-st artedfromanother vehicleorfrom adonor battery usingjumper cables.
Observe thefollowing points:
R The battery isnot accessible inall vehicles. Ifthe other vehicle's batteryisnot accessible,
jump-st artthe vehicle usingadonor battery orajump-st artingdevice.
R You may onlyjump-st artthe vehicle whentheengine andexhaust systemarecold.
R Do not start theengine ifthe battery isfrozen .Let the battery thawfirst.
R Only jump-st artfrom batteries witha12V voltage rating.
R Only usejumper cableswhichhaveasufficient cross-sectionandinsulated terminalclamps.
R Ifthe battery isfully discharged, leavethebattery thatisbeing usedtojump-st artconn ected
for afew minutes beforeattempt ingtostart. Thischarges thebattery slightly.
R Make surethatthetwo vehicles donot touch.
Make surethat:
R The jumper cablesarenot damaged.
R Bare parts ofthe terminal clampdonot come intocontactwith other metal partswhile the
jumper cablesareconn ected tothe battery.
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontactwith parts which canmove whentheengine is
running, suchasthe V-belt pulleyorthe fan.
X Secure thevehicle byapply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D.
X Make surethattheignition isswitched off.Allindicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster must
be off. When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 118). 262
Jump
-startingBr eakdown assistance

vehicl
etoah altb yb raking carefully.A void
abru ptsteering movements.
The tirepressu remonitor hasayellow warni ng
lamp inthe instrument clusterforindica ting
pressu reloss oram alfunction. Whether the
warni nglamp flashes orlights upindica tes
whethe ratirepressu reistoo low orthe tire
pressu remonitor ismalfu nctioning:
R ifthe warni nglamp islit continuous ly,the
tire pressu reon one ormore tiresissignifi -
cantly toolow.The tire pressu remonitor is
not malfu nctioning.
R ifthe warni nglamp flashes forapp rox-
imatel yaminute andthen remai nslitcon-
stantly, thetire pressu remonitor ismalfu nc-
tioning.
In add ition tothe warni nglamp ,am essage
app ears inthe multi function display.O bserve
the information ondisp laymessa ges
(Y pag e202) .
It may take uptoten minutes foram alfunc-
tion ofthe tire pressu remonitor tobe indica -
ted. Amalfunction willbeindica tedbythe tire
pressu rewarni nglamp flashing forapp rox-
imatel yone minute andthen remai ninglit.
When themalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
tire pressu rewarni nglamp goesoutafter a
few minutes ofdrivi ng.
The tirepressu revalu esindica tedbythe on-
boa rdcomputer maydiffer fromthose meas-
ured atag asstation withapressu regage .The
tire pressu resshow nbythe on-board com-
puter refertothose measu redatsea level .At
high altitudes, thetire pressu revalu esindica -
ted byap ressu regage arehighe rthan those
show nbythe on-board computer. Inthis case,
do not redu cethe tire pressu res.
The opera tionofthe tire pressu remonitor can
be affected byinterference fromradiotrans-
mitting equipme nt(e.g. radiohead phones,
two-wa yradi os) that may bebeing operatedin
or near thevehicl e.
Chec kingthetire pressure electroni -
call y X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0048 (Ypag e118) inthe ignitio nlock.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing whee ltos ele ctthe Serv. Serv.
menu. X
Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure .
X Press 0076.
The current tirepressu reofeach tireis
show nint he multi function display.
If the vehicl ehasbeen parked forover
20 minutes ,the Tire pressure willbe Tire
pressure willbe
displaye dafter driving afew minutes displaye
dafter driving afew minutes
messa geapp ears.
After ateach-in process, thetire pressu re
monitor automatical lydetects newwhee lsor
new sensors. Aslong asac learallocation of
the tire pressu revalu etot he indivi dualwhee ls
is not possi ble,theTire Pressure Monitor Tire
Pressure Monitor
Active Active
displaymessa geisshow ninstead of
the tire pressu redisp lay.The tire pressu res
are already being monitored.
If an emerge ncyspare wheelism ounted, the
system maycontinue toshow thetire pressu re
of the whee lthat has been removed forafew
minutes. Beawa rethat thevalu edisplayed for
the posi tion where theemerge ncyspare wheel
is fitted isnot thesame asthe current tire
pressu reofthe emerge ncyspare wheel.
Tire pressure monitorwarnin gmes-
sage s The
tirepressu remonitor detectsapressu re
loss inone ormore tires:
R Ifthe tire pressu remonitor detectsapres-
sure lossinone ormore tires,awarni ng
messa geisshow nint he multi function dis-
pla y.The yellow tirepressu rewarni nglamp
then lights up.
R Ifthe Please Correct TirePressure Please
Correct TirePressure
messa geapp ears inthe multi function dis-
pla y,the tire pressu reinat lea stone tireis
too low.The tire pressu remust becorrected
when theoppo rtunity arises.
R Ifthe Check Tires Check
Tiresmessageapp ears inthe
multi function display,the tire pressu reinat
lea stone tirehas dropp edsignifi cantly. The
tires must bechecked.
R Ifthe Warning TireMalfunct ion Warning
TireMalfunct ionmes-
sage appears inthe multi function display,
the tire pressu reinat lea stone tirehas
dropp edsudd enly.The tires must be
checked.
Observe theinstructions andsafety notesin
the disp laymessa gesinthe "Tires" section
(Y pag e202). Tire
pressure
277Wheelsand tires Z