2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Eco stop start

The "Raised level" setting is canceled if you:
Rare driving faster than approximately
75 mph (120 km/h).
Rdrive for approximately three minutes at a
speed over 50 mph (80 km/h).
Suspension tuning
General notes
The electronically controlled ABC suspension
system features improved driving dynamics
and ride comfort.
The ABC suspension system is tuned individ-
ually to each wheel and depends on:
Rthe road surface condition, e.g. bumps
Rthe vehicle load
Ryour individual selection of the sporty or
comfort button
Selecting sports tuning
XMake sure that the engine is running or that it has been switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
XIf indicator lamp ;is not lit:press but-
ton :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up. Sports suspen-
sion tuning is selected.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemSPORTmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
The firmer setting of the suspension tuning in
sports mode ensures even better contact
with the road. Select this mode if you prefer a
firmer suspension setting. Selecting comfort tuning
XMake sure that the engine is running or that
it has been switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
XIf indicator lamp ;is lit:press but-
ton :.
Indicator lamp ;goes out. Comfortable
suspension tuning is selected.
The AMG Suspension System COMFORT
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
In comfort mode, the driving characteristics
of your vehicle are more comfortable. Select
this mode if you favor a more comfortable
driving style.
Driving conditions menu in the
COMAND display
You can display some driving systems and
additional information in the COMAND dis-
play.
XCall up the driving conditions menu in the
COMAND display (
Ypage 315).
The corresponding displays appear in the
COMAND display.
198Driving systems
Driving and parking

ATime
BOutside temperature or speed
(
Ypage 233)
XTo display menu bar?:press the =
or ; button on the steering wheel.
If you do not press the buttons any longer,
menu bar ?is faded out after a few sec-
onds.
Text field =shows the selected menu or
submenu and display messages.
iYou can set the time using COMAND.
Possible displays in the multifunction display:
Z Gearshift recommendation when
shifting manually (
Ypage 165)
XjY Active Parking Assist (
Ypage 202)
CRUISE
Cruise control (Ypage 180)
_ Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(
Ypage 128)
è ECO start/stop function
(
Ypage 155)
ë HOLD function (
Ypage 191)
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
Using the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board computer
(
Ypage 223).
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
select the following menu:
RTripmenu (Ypage 225)
RNavimenu (navigation instructions)
(
Ypage 227)
RAudiomenu (Ypage 228)
RTelmenu (telephone) (Ypage 229)
RDriveAssistmenu (assistance)
(
Ypage 230)
RServmenu (Ypage 232)
RSettmenu (settings) (Ypage 232)
RAMGmenu (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
(
Ypage 236)
Trip menu
Standard display
XPress and hold the %button on the
steering wheel until the Trip
menu with
trip odometer :and odometer ;
appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
:Distance
;Driving time
=Average speed
?Average fuel consumption
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
From Start
or From Reset.
The values in the From Start
submenu are
calculated from the start of a journey whilst
the values in the From Reset
submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (
Ypage 227).
In the following cases, the trip computer is
automatically reset From Start
:
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Accepting a call
If someonecall syou when you are in th eTel
menu, adisplay message appear sin th emul-
tifunction display.
You can accept acall at any time, eve nif you
are no tin th eTel
menu.
XPress th e6 buttonon th esteering
whee lto accept an incoming call .
Rejectingorending a call
You can en dor rejec t acall anytime ,eve nif
you are no tin th eTel
menu.
XPress th e~ buttonon th esteering
whee lto rejec tor en d acall.
Selecting an entry in the phonebook
XPress the= or; buttonon th esteer -
ing whee lto select th eTel
menu.
XPress th e9, :ora buttonto
switch to th ephone book .
XAuthorizeaccess to th ephone book on th e
phone .
XPress:or9 to select th enames
on eafter th eother .
or
XTo star trapid scrolling :press and hold
th e: or9 buttonfor longer than
on esecond.
The names in th ephone book are displayed
quickl yon eafter th eother .
Rapid scrollin gstops when you release th e
butto nor reac hth een dof th elist .
XIf only one telephone number is store d
for a name: press th e6 ora button
to start dialing.
or
XIf there is mor ethan one number for a
particular name: pressthe6 ora
butto nto display th enumber s.
XPressthe9 or: buttonto select th e
number you want to dial.
XPress th e6 ora buttonto start dial-
ing .
or
XTo exit th etelephone book :pre ssthe
~ or% button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves th elast names
or number sdialed in th eredial memory.
XPre ssthe= or; buttonon th e steer -
ing whee lto select th eTel
menu.
XPress th e6 buttonto switch to th e
redial memory.
XPre ssthe9 or: buttonto select th e
desired nam eor number .
XPress the6 ora buttonto start dial-
ing .
or
XTo exit th eredial memory :pre ssthe
~ or% button.
Assistance menu
Introd uction
Dependin gon your vehicle's equipment, in
th eAssist .
menu, you hav eth efollowin g
options:
RDisplayin gth eassi stanc egraphic
(
Ypage 231)
RMercedes-AM Gvehicles: setting th evehi-
cle level (
Ypage 197)
RActivating/deactivating PRE-SAF E®Brake
(
Ypage 231)
RActivating/deactivating ATTENTION
ASSIST (
Ypage 231)
230Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
?
CoolantToo Hot
Sto pVehicl eTur n
Engine Off
The coolan tis to ohot .
A warnin gtone also sounds.
GWARNIN G
Do notdrive when your engin eis overheated. This can caus esom e
fluids whic hmay hav eleaked into th eengin ecompartmen tto
catch fire.
Steam from th eoverheated engin ecan also caus eserious burn s
whic hcan occur jus tby openin gth ehood.
There is aris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fth eengine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XLeaveth evehicl eand keep asaf edistanc efrom th evehicl euntil
th eengin ehas cooled down .
XMakesur ethat th eair supply to th eengin eradiato ris no t
blocked, e.g. by snow, slus hor ice .
XDo no tstart th eengin eagain until th edisplay message goe sout
and th ecoolan ttemperature is belo w24 8 ‡ (120†). Other -
wise ,th eengin ecould be damaged.
XPay attention to th ecoolan ttemperature display.
XIf th etemperature increase sagain ,visit aqualified specialist
workshop immediately.
Under normal operating condition sand wit hth especified coolan t
level, th ecoolan ttemperature may ris eto 24 8 ‡(120†).
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SeeOperator' sMan‐
ual
The battery is no tbein gcharged.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
Possibl ecauses are:
Radefective alternato r
Ratorn poly-V-belt
Ramalfunction in th eelectronics
!Do no tcontinue driving. The engin ecould otherwise overheat .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely and switch of fth eengine,
payin gattention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XConsult aqualified specialist workshop .
256Display messages
On-board computer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
ParkAssistInoper ‐
ative
You hav ejus tcarrie dout alarg enumber of turning or parkin g
maneuvers .
Active Parking Assis twill become available again after approx -
imately te nminute s (
Ypage 202).
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSwitc hof fand restar tth eengine.
If th emultifunction display still shows th edisplay message :
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
PARKTRONICis defective.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
ParkAssist Fin ‐
ished
The vehicleis parked. Awarnin gtone also sounds.
The display message disappear sautomatically.
DISTRONIC PLU SOffDISTRONIC PLU Shas been deactivated (Ypage 182).
If it was deactivated automatically, awarnin gtone also sounds.
DISTRONICPLU SNow
Available
DISTRONIC PLU Sis operational again after havin gbeen tempo -
rarily unavailable .You can no wreactivat eDISTRONIC PLU S
(
Ypage 182).
DISTRONICPLU SCur‐
rentlyUnavailable
SeeOperator' sMan‐
ual
DISTRONIC PLU Sis temporarily inoperative. Possibl ecauses are:
Rth erada rsensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi osta-
tion sor other source sof electromagnetic radiation .
Rthesystem is outside th eoperating temperature range.
RThe on-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
Whe nth ecauses state dabov eno longer apply, th edisplay mes -
sage disappears.
DISTRONIC PLU Sis operational again .
If th edisplay message does no tdisappear :
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XRestart th eengine.
262Display messages
On-board computer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
WarningTir eMal ‐
function
The tire pressur ein on eor mor etires has dropped suddenly. The
whee lposition is shown in th emultifunction display.
GWARNIN G
Drivingwit h a flat tire poses aris kof th efollowing hazards :
Raflat tire affects th eabilit yto steer or brak eth evehicle.
Ryou could los econtrol of th evehicle.
Rcontinued drivin gwit h a flat tire will caus eexcessive heat build-
up and possibl y afire.
There is aris kof an accident.
XStop th evehicl ewithout makin gany sudden steerin gor brakin g
maneuvers .Pay attention to th etraffic condition sas you do so.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XCheckth etires and ,if necessary, follow th einstruction sfo r a
flat tire (
Ypage 550).
TirePress. Moni‐
tor Currently
Unavailable
Becaus ethere is interferenc efrom astron gsource of radi owaves,
no signal sfrom th etire pressur esensor sare detected. The tire
pressur emonitor is temporarily malfunctioning.
XDrive on .
The tire pressur emonitor restarts automatically as soo nas th e
problem has been resolved.
TirePress .Sen ‐
sor(s) Missin g
There is no signal from th etire pressur esensor of on eor several
wheels. The pressur eof th eaffecte dtire does no tappea rin th e
multifunction display.
XHav eth efault ytire pressur esensor replaced at aqualified spe -
cialist workshop .
TirePressure Mon ‐
itorInoperative
No Wheel Sensor s
The wheels mounted do no thav e a suitable tire pressur esensor .
The tire pressur emonitor is deactivated.
XMoun twheels wit hsuitable tire pressur esensors.
The tire pressur emonitor is activated automatically after drivin g
fo r a few minutes.
Tir ePress. Moni‐
tor Inoperative
The tire pressur emonitor is faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Display messages265
On-board computer and displays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Phone No ServiceYour vehicleis outside th enetwork provider' stransmitter/
receiver range.
XWait until th emobile phone operational readiness symbol
appears in th emultifunction display.
K
Decrease Speed
You wante dto open th eroo fwhile th evehicl ewas in motion .
XPull overand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XOpe nth eroo f (Ypage 101).
K
Vario-Roo fLower‐
ing
The roo fis no tfull yopened or closed .The hydraulic sare depres-
surized.
XFull yopen or close th eroo f (Ypage 101).
K
Open/Clos eVario-
Roo fCompletel y
The roofis no tlocked.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XPush or pull and hold th eroo fswitch until th eroo fis full yopen
or closed (
Ypage 101).
K
Start Engine See
Operator' sManual
The on-boar dvoltag eis to olow.
XStart th eengine.
XAfte rapproximately te nseconds, repeat th eopenin gor closin g
procedure (
Ypage 101).
The roofhas been opened and closed several times in arow .The
roo fdrive has been switched of fautomatically fo rsafet yreasons.
You can open and close th eroo fagain after approximately te n
minutes.
XSwitc hof fth eignition and tur nit bac kon .
XRepea tth eopenin gor closin gprocedure (Ypage 101).
Close Rea rSid e
Window s
You leav eth evehicl eand at leas ton erear side window is open .
XCloseth eside windows (Ypage 98).
¥
Check Washer Fluid
The washer flui dlevel in th ewasher flui dreservoir has dropped
belo wtheminimum .
XAddwasher flui d (Ypage 539).
268Display messages
On-board computer and displays

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Wiper Malfunction‐
ing
The windshield wipersare malfunctioning.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Hazard Warning
Flashers Malfunc‐
tioning
The hazard warnin glamp sare faulty.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
SmartKey
Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and MSolutions
Â
Key DoesNot
Belong to Vehicl e
You haveput th ewrong SmartKey in th eignition lock.
XUse th ecorrec tSmartKey.
Â
Tak eYourKeyfrom
Ignition
The SmartKey is in th eignition lock.
XRemove th eSmartKey.
Â
Obtain aNew Key
The SmartKey needs to be replaced.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
Â
ReplaceKeyBattery
The SmartKey battery is discharged.
XChange th ebattery (Ypage 86) .
Â
Don't Forget You r
Key
The SmartKey is notin th eignition lock. You hav eopened th e
driver's doo rwit hth eengin eswitched off.
The multifunction display shows th edisplay message amaximum
of 60 seconds and is simply areminder .
XTaketh eSmartKey wit hyou when you leav eth evehicle.
Â
Key Not Detected
(re ddisplay message )
The SmartKey is no tin th evehicle.
A warnin gtone also sounds.
If th eengin eis switched off, you can no longer loc kth evehicl e
centrall yor start th eengine.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XLocate th eSmartKey.
XPress aon thesteerin gwhee lto confirm th edisplay mes -
sage .
Display messages269
On-board computer and displays
Z