2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS mirror

Exterio rm irrors
Adjusting th ee xterio rm irrors
G WARNING
You coul dl ose control of your vehicle if you do
th ef ollowin gw hile driving:R
adjust th ed river' ss eat ,h ead restraint,
steering wheel or mirrors R
fasten th es eat belt
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Adjust th ed river' ss eat ,h ead restraint ,s te er-
ing wheel and mirror and fasten your seat belt
before starting th ee ngine.
G WARNING
The exterio rm irror on th ef ront-pa ssenger
side reduces th es iz eoft he image .V isible
object sa re actually closer than they appear.
This mean st ha ty ou coul dm isjudge th ed is-
tance from road user st ra velin gb ehind, e.g.
when changing lane .T her eisar isk of an acci-
dent.
For this reason ,a lways mak es ure of the
actual distanc ef ro mt he road user st ra veling
behin dbyg lancin go ve ry our shoulder.
X
Mak es ure that th eS ma rtKey is in position G
or H in th ei gnition lock.X
Press button C for th el eft exterio rm irror or
button D for th er igh te xterio rm irror.
The indicator lamp in th ec orrespondin gb ut-
to nl ight supinr ed.
The indicator lamp goes out again after some
time. You can adjust th es electe de xterior mirror usin gb utton

the no pe nt he driver's or front-passenger
door.
i The exterio rm ir rors do not fol do ut if they
have been folde dinm an ually.
Exterior mirro rp ushed ou to fp ositionIf an exterio rm ir ro rh as been pushe do ut of
position, procee dasf ollows:X
Vehicle sw it hout electricall yf ol ding exte-
rio rm irrors: mov et he exterio rm ir ro ri nto
the correct positio nm an ually.X
Vehicle sw it he lect ricall yf ol ding exterior
mirrors: press and hol dm ir ror-folding button
unti ly ou hear the mirro rc lick into place
( Y
page 91).
The mirro rh ousing is engaged agai na nd you
can adjus tt he exterio rm ir rors as usual
( Y
page 91).
Automati ca nti-glare mirrors
G WARNING
Electrolyte ma ye sc ap eift he glas sinana ut o-
matic anti-glar em irror breaks. Th ee le ctrolyte
is harmfu la nd cause si rritation. It must not
come into contact with your skin, eyes ,r es-
piratory organs or clothing or be swallowed.
There is ar is kofi njury.
If yo uc ome into contact with the electrolyte,
observe the following: R
Rinse off the electrolyte fro my ou rs kin
immediatel yw it hw at er.R
Immediately rinse the electrolyte ou to f
your eyes thoroughl yw it hc lean water.R
If the electrolyte is swallowed, immediately
rinse your mouth ou tt horoughly. Do not
induce vomiting. R
If electrolyte come si nto contact with your
ski norh ai roriss wallowed ,s ee km edical
attentio ni mm ediately.R
Immediately change ou tofc lothing which
ha sc ome into contact with electrolyte.R
If an allergi cr eactio no ccurs, seek medical
attentio ni mm ediately. The rear-view mirro ra nd the exterio rm ir ro ro n
the driver's side automaticall ygoi nto anti-glare
mod eift he following conditions ar em et simul-
taneously: R
the ignition is switched on and R
incident light fro mh eadlam ps strikes the sen-
sor in the rear-view mirror
The mirrors do not go into anti-glar em od ei f
re v
ers eg ea rise ngaged or if the interio rl ig hting
is switched on.
Parking position fo rt he exterior mir-
ror on the front-passenge rs id e
Settin ga nd storin gt he parking positionUsin gr evers eg ea r
Yo uc an stor et he parking positio noft he front-
passenger-side exterio rm ir ro ru si ng memory
button M

Using the memory button
You can set the front-passenger side exterior
mirror such that you can see the rear wheel on
that side as soon as you engage reverse gear.
This setting can be stored using memor yb utton
M

via the Mercede smec onnect web app .N ever
leave children unsupervise dint he vehicle.
The memory function can be activated at any
time, e.g. even when the SmartKey is not in the
ignitio nl ock.
With the memory function, you can store up to
three different settings, e.g. for three different
people.
The following settings are stored as as ingle
memory preset: R
position of the seat, backrest and head
restraint R
driver' ss ide :s teering whee lp ositionR
driver' ss ide :p osition of the exterior mirrors
on the driver' sa nd front-passenge rs ides
X
Adjust the seat electrically ( Y
pag e8 6).X
On the driver' ss ide ,a djust the steering wheel
( Y
pag e8 9) and the exterior mirrors
( Y
pag e9 1).X
Press memory button M and one of the stor-
age position buttons 1 , 2 or 3 withi nt hree
seconds.
The settings are stored in the selected preset
position. At one sounds when the settings
have been completed. Calling up as tored setting X
Press and hold the relevant storage position
button 1 , 2 or 3 until the seat, steering wheel
and exterior mirrors are in the stored position.
i The setting procedure is interrupted as soon
as you release the storage position button.94
Memory function
Seats, steering wheel and mirrors

Depending on your distance fro mt he parking
space ,t he Please Drive Backward mes-
sage will appear in the multifunctio nd isplay .X
If necessary ,r evers et owards the parking
space .T hi sisi ndicated by an arrow pointing
backwards.
Continu eb ac king up unti ly ou hear at one.
Stop –t he stop positio nh as been reached.
The arrow is white.
The Please Steer Wheel to the Right or
Please Steer Wheel to the Left mes-
sage appear sint he multifunctio nd isplay .
Backin gupi nt ot he parking space
X
Whil et he vehicl eiss tationary, tur nt he steer-
ing whee lint he specifie dd ir ection unti lt he
arrow is white and aw ar ning tone sounds.X
To bac kupi nt oap arking space: maintain
the steerin gw heel angle and back up care-
fully. X
Stop as soo na sy ou hear aw ar ning tone,
The vehicl eh as reache dt he positio ninw hi ch
yo un ee dtoc ountersteer.
The Please Steer Wheel to the Right or
Please Steer Wheel to the Left mes-
sage appear sint he multifunctio nd isplay .X
To countersteer: whil et he vehicl eiss tation-
ary, tur nt he steerin gw heel in the specified
direction unti lt he arrow is white and aw ar n-
ing tone sounds. X
To bac kupi nt oap arking space: maintain
the steerin gw heel angle and back up care-
fully. X
Stop as soo na sy ou hear aw ar ning tone ,S top
as soo na sP ar kin gA ssist PARKTRONIC
sounds the continuous warning tone ,ifn ot
before.
The Parking Guidance Finished message
appear sint he multifunctio nd isplay and a
tone sounds .Y ou ma ybea sk ed to stee rina different direction and the nc hange gear .I n
thi sc ase, furthe rd isplay sint he multifunction
displa yw il ld ir ect yo utot he fina lp osit ion.X
Maneuver if necessary. X
Alway so bs erve the warning message sd is -
played by Parkin gA ssist PARKTRONIC
( Y
page 151).
Cancelin gP arking Guidance X
Press the PARKTRONI Cb ut ton on the center
consol e( Y
page 151).
Parkin gG uida nce is immediatel yc anceled
and Parkin gA ssist PARKTRONI Ciss wi tched
off.
Parkin gG uida nce is canceled automaticall yifi t
is no longe rp os sibl etog uide yo ui nto the park-
ing space ,orifam al functio no ccurs.
The parkin gs pa ce symbo lg oe so ut and aw ar n-
ing tone sounds.
Rea rv ie wc am era
General notes
Rear vie wc amera C is an optica lp ar kin ga nd
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind your
vehicl ew it hg uide lines in the multimedia sys-
tem.
The area behind the vehicl eisd isplayed as a
mirror image ,asint he rea rv ie wm irror.
i The text shown in the multimedia system
displa yd epen ds on the languag es etting. The
following ar ee xamples of rea rv ie wc amera
displays in the multimedia system.154
Driving system s
Dr ivi ng an dp arking

Use the guidelines only for orientation.
Approach objects no further than the bottom-
most guideline.
C
Yello wg uide line at ad istance of approx-
imately 13 ft (4.0 m) from the rear of the
vehicleD
White guide line without steering input –
vehicle width including the exterior mirrors
(static)

Blind Spot Assist monitors the are aupto10f t
(3.0 m) behind your vehicle and directly nex tt o
your vehicle, as shown in the diagram. For this
purpose, Blind Spot Assist uses radar sensor si n
the rear bumper.
If the lanes are narrow, vehicles driving in the
lane beyond the lane nex ttoy our vehicle may be
indicated, especially if the vehicles are not driv-
ing in the middle of their lane. This may be the
case if ther ea re vehicles driving at the inner
edge of their lanes.
Due to the natur eoft he system:R
warning sm ay be issued in error when driving
close to crash barriers or similar solid lane
borders. R
warning sm ay be interrupted when driving
alongside long vehicles, e.g. trucks, for ap ro-
longed time.
Indicator and warning display
C
Yellow indicator lamp/red warning lamp Blind Spot Assist is not activ eats peeds below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). Vehicles in
the monitoring range are then not indicated.
When Blind Spot Assist is activated, indicator
lamp C in the exterior mirror sl ights up yellow
at speeds of up to 20 mph (3 0k m/ h) .Ats peeds
above 20 mph (30 km/h), the indicator lamp
goe so ut and Blind Spot Assist is operational.
If av ehicl eisd etected within the blind spot
monitoring rang eats peeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h), warning lamp C on the correspond-
ing sid el ig hts up red .T hi sw ar ning is always
emitted when av ehicl ee nter st he blind spot
monitoring rang ef rom behind or from the side.
Whe ny ou overtake av ehicle, the warning only
occurs if the difference in speed is less than
7m ph (12 km/h).
The yellow indicator lamp goe so ut if reverse
gea rise ngaged .Int his event, Blind Spot Assist
is no longer active.
The brightness of the indicator/warning lamps
is adjuste da ut omaticall ya ccording to the ambi-
ent light.
Collisio nw arningIf av ehicl eisd etected in the monitoring rang eo f
Blind Spot Assist and yo us witch on the corre-
sponding turn signal ,ad oubl ew ar ning tone
sounds. Re dw ar ning lamp C flashes. If the turn
signal remains on, vehicles detected are indica-
ted by the flashing of red warning lamp C .
There are no further warning tones.
Switchin gonB lind Spo tA ssis tX
Make sure that Blind Spot Assist
( Y
page 171 )i sa ctivate dint he on-board
computer. X
Turn the SmartKey to position H in the igni-
tion lock.
Warning lamps C in the exterio rm irrors light
up red for approximately 1.5 seconds and
then turn yellow.160
Driving systems
Driving and parking

X
Press the d or c button to select the
Automatic Door Lock function.
When the Automatic Door Lock function is
activated, the multifunction display shows the
left-hand vehicle door in orange. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
For further information on the automatic locking
feature, see ( Y
page 71).
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking verification signal If you switch on the Acoustic Lock function, an
acoustic signal sounds when you lock the vehi-
cle. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Vehicle submenu.X
Press v to confirm.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Acoustic Lock function.
If the Acoustic Lock function is activated,
the 7 symbol in the multifunction display
lights up orange. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
Comfort
Activating/deactivating the EASY-
ENTRY/EXI Tf eature
G WARNING
When the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steerin gw heel, you and other vehicle
occupant s–p articularly children –c ould
become trapped. There is ar isk of injury.
While the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature is mak-
ing adjustments, make sure that no one has
any body parts in the sweep of the steering
wheel.
If somebody becomes trapped: R
press one of the memory function position
buttons, or R
move the switch for steerin gw heel adjust-
ment in the opposite direction to that in
which the steerin gw heel is moving.
The adjustmen tp rocess is stopped. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Convenience submenu. X
Press v to confirm. X
Using d or c ,s elect the Easy Entry/
Exit function.
If the Easy Entry/Exit function is activated,
the multifunction display shows the steering
wheel in orange. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
Further information on the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT
feature ( Y
page 89).
Switching the seat belt adjustment on/off X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Convenience submenu. X
Press v to confirm. X
Press the d or c button to select the
Belt Adjustment function.
When the Belt Adjustment function is acti-
vated, the seat belt is displayed in orange in
the multifunction display. X
Press the v button to save the setting.
For further information on belt adjustment, see
( Y
page 42).
Switching the fold-in mirrors when lock-
ing feature on/off This function is only availabl ew hen the vehicle is
equipped with the electrical fold-in function.
This function is only availabl einC anada.
When you activat et he Auto. Mirror Folding
function, the exterior mirrors are folded in when
the vehicle is locked.
If you have switched on the Auto. Mirror
Folding function and you fold in the exterior
mirrors using the button on the door
( Y
page 91), they will not fold out automatically.
The exterior mirrors can then only be folded out
using the button on the door. X
Press the Y or e button on the steering
wheel to select the Sett. menu.X
Press the d or c button to select the
Convenience submenu. X
Press v to confirm.174
Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays