2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS Owners Manual

When ATTENTION ASSIST is deactivated, the

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is no longer active.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
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Lane Keeping Assist General notes
Lan eK eeping Assist monitors th ea rea in front of
your vehicle with camera C ,w hic hism ounted
at th et op of th ew indshield. Lan eK eeping Assist
detect sl ane marking sont he road and warns
you before you leave your lane unintentionally.
If you select km on th eo n-board compute rint he
Displa yU ni tS peed-/Odometer function
( Y
page 172), Lan eK eeping Assist is active
starting at as peed of 60 km/h. If the miles
display unit is selected ,t he assistance range
begin sa t40m ph.
Aw arning may be give nifaf ront wheel passes
over al ane marking .Itw ill warn you by mean so f
intermittent vibratio nint he steerin gw heel for
up to 1. 5s econds.
Important safety notes
G WARNING
Lan eK eeping Assist cannot always clearly
detect lane markings.
In such cases, Lan eK eeping Assist can:R
give an unnecessar yw arningR
not give aw arning
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Always pay particular attention to th et ra ffic
situatio na nd kee pw ithin th el ane, especially
if Lan eK eeping Assist alert sy ou.
G WARNING
The Lan eK eeping Assist warning does not
return th ev ehicle to th eo riginal lane. Ther ei s
ar isk of an accident. You should always steer, brak eora ccelerate
yourself, in particular if warned by Lan eK eep-
ing Assist.
If you fail to adapt your driving style, Lan eK eep-
ing Assist can neither reduc et he risk of an acci-
den tn or override th el aws of physics. Lane
Keeping Assist cannot tak ei nt oa ccount the
road, traffic and weather conditions. Lan eK eep-
ing Assist is merely an aid. You are responsible
for th ed istanc etot he vehicle in front ,f or vehi-
cle speed ,f or braking in good tim ea nd for stay-
ing in your lane.
The Lan eK eeping Assist does not kee pt he vehi-
cle in th el ane.
The system may be impaired or may not function
if: R
there is poor visibility, e.g .d ue to insufficient
illuminatio noft he road, or due to snow, rain,
fog or spray R
there is glare ,e .g .f ro mo ncomin gt ra ffic, the
sun or reflection s( e.g. when th er oad surface
is wet) R
th ew indshiel disd irty, fogged up, damage do r
covered ,f or instance by as ti cker, in th ev icin-
ity of th ec amera R
there are no, several or unclear lane markings
for al ane, e.g .ina reas with road construction
work R
th el ane marking sa re worn away, dark or cov-
ered up, e.g .byd irt or snow R
th ed istanc etot he vehicle in front is to os mall
and th el ane marking st hu sc annot be detec-
ted R
th el ane marking sc hange quickly, e.g .l anes
branch off ,c ro ss one another or merge R
th er oad is narrow and winding R
there are stron gs hadows cast on th er oad
Switching on Lane Keeping Assist X
Switch on Lan eK eeping Assist usin gt he on-
board computer; to do so, select Standard
or Adaptive ( Y
page 171).
If you driv eats peed sa bove 40 mph
(60 km/ h) and lane markings are detected,
th el ine sint he assistance graphic sd isplay
( Y
page 170) are show ning reen. Lan eK eep-
ing Assist is ready for use.Driving systems 161
Driving and parking Z

Standard If Standard is selected, no warning vibration
occurs if: R
you switch on the turn signals. In this event,
the warnings are suppressed for ac ertain
period of time R
ad riving safety system intervenes, such as
ABS ,B AS or ESP ®
Adaptive When Adaptive is selected, no warning vibra-
tion occurs if: R
you switch on the turn signals. In this event,
the warnings are suppressed for ac ertain
period of time R
ad riving safety system intervenes, e.g. ABS,
BAS or ESP ®
R
you accelerate hard, e.g. kickdown R
you brake hard R
you steer actively, e.g. swerve to avoid an
obstacle or change lanes quickly R
you cut the corner on as harp bend
In order that you are warned only when neces-
sary and in good time if you cross the lane mark-
ing, the system recognizes certain conditions
and warns you accordingly.
The warning vibration occurs earlier if: R
you approach the outer lane marking on a
bend R
the road has very wide lanes, e.g. af reewayR
the system recognizes solid lane markings
The warning vibration occurs later if: R
the road has narrow lanes R
you cut the corner on ab end162
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Important safety notes
G WARNIN G
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipmen ti ntegrate dint he vehi-
cle when driving ,y ou may be distracte df ro m
th et ra ffic situation .Y ou could also lose con-
trol of th ev ehicle. Ther eisar is kofana cci-
dent.
Only operate this equipmen tw hen th et ra ffic
situation permits. If you are no ts ur et ha tt hi s
is possible ,p ark th ev ehicl ep ayin ga ttention
to traffic condition sa nd operate th ee quip-
men tw hen th ev ehicl eiss ta tionary.
You must observ et he legal requirements for th e
country in whic hy ou are currentl yd riving when
operating th eo n-bo ard computer.
G WARNIN G
If th ei nstrumen tc luste rh as faile dorm al-
functioned, you may no tr ecognize function
restriction sins ystems relevan ttos afety. The
operating safet yofy our vehicl em ay be
impaired .T her eisar is kofana ccident.
Drive on carefully. Hav et he vehicl ec hecked
at aq ualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows message so r
warning sf ro mc ertai ns ystems in th em ultifunc-
tion display. You should therefor em ak es ur e
your vehicl eiso perating safely at all times .
If th eo perating safet yofy our vehicl ei s
impaired ,p ull ove rass oo nasitiss af etodos o.
Contac taq ualified specialist workshop.
Fo rano verview, see th ei nstrumen tp anel illus-
tration ( Y
page 32).
Display sa nd operation
Instrumen tc luster lighting
The lighting in th ei nstrumen tc luster, in th ed is-
plays and th ec ontrols in th ev ehicl ei nterior can
be adjusted usin gt he brightness control knob.
The brightness control knob is locate dont he
botto ml ef toft he instrumen tc luste r
( Y
page 32). X
Turn th eb rightness control knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If you tur nt he ligh ts witch ( Y
page 95 )t ot he
X , ` or X position ,t he brightness
will depend upon th eb rightness of th ea mbi -
en tl ight.
The ligh ts ensor in th ei nstrumen tc luste r
automatically control st he brightness of th e
multifunction display. In daylight, th ed isplays
in th ei nstrumen tc luste ra re no ti lluminated.
Speedometer with segments The segments in th es peedometer indicat e
whic hs pee dr ange is available. R
Cruis ec ontro la ctivated ( Y
page 138):
The segments ligh tupf ro mt he store ds pee d
to th em aximum speed. R
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONI Cisa ctivated
( Y
page 140):
On eort wo segments in th es et spee dr ange
ligh tu p. R
Distanc eP ilot DISTRONI Cd etects av ehicl ei n
fron tm oving mor es lowly than th es to re d
speed:
The segments between th es pee doft he vehi-
cle in fron ta nd th es to re ds pee dl igh tu p.
Tachometer
! Do no td riv eint he overrevving range, as this
could damag et he engine.
The red ban dint he tachometer indicates th e
engine's overrevving range.
The fuel suppl yisi nterrupted to protect th e
engin ew hen th er ed ban disr eached.
Outsid et emperatur ed isplayYou should pay special attention to road condi-
tion sw hen temperatures are aroun df re ezing
point.
Bea rinm in dt ha tt he outside temperature dis-
play indicates th et em perature measured and
does no tr ecord th er oad temperature.
The outside temperature display is in th em ulti-
function display ( Y
page 165).
Ac ha ng eint he outside temperature is shown in
th em ultifunction display after ad elay.Display sa nd operation 163
On-boar dc omputer and displays Z

Coolan tt emperatur eg auge
G WARNING
Opening th eh ood when th ee ng in eiso ver-
heated or when there is af ir eint he engine
compartmen tc oul de xp ose you to hot gases
or other servic ep roducts. Ther eisar is ko f
injury.
Let an overheate de ng in ec oo ld own before
opening th eh ood .Ift he re is af ir eint he
engin ec ompartment, keep th eh ood closed
and contac tt he fir ed epartment.
! Ad isplay message is shown if th ec oolant
temperatur eist oo high.
If th ec oolant temperatur eiso ve r2 48 ‡
(12 0† ), do no tc ontinue driving .T he engine
will otherwise be damaged.
The coolant temperatur eg age is in th ei nstru-
men tc luste ront he right-han ds ide ( Y
page 32).
The H markin gint he coolant temperatur eg auge
corresponds to ac oolant temperatur eo f
approximately 24 8‡ (12 0† ).
Under normal operatin gc ondition sa nd at the
correc tc oolant level, th ec oolant temperature
gauge may ris etot he H marking. Operatin gt he on-boar dc omputer
Overview
C
Multifunction display D
Right control panel

c
d Press and hold: R
In the Audio menu: selects ap re-
set list or as tation list in the
desired frequency range, selects
an audio track or video scene using
rapid scrolling R
In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
starts rapid scrolling if the phone
book is open
v R
Confirms the selection or display
message R
In the Tel (Telephone) menu:
switches to the telephone book
and starts dialing the selected
number
8 Press briefly: R
Back R
Switches off voice-operated con-
trol for navigation or the Voice
Control System R
Hides display messages or calls up
the last Trip menu function usedR
Exit st he telephone book/redial
memory
8 Press and hold: R
Call supt he standard display in the
Trip menu
Right control panel v R
Rejects or ends ac allR
Exit st he telephone book/redial
memory
a R
Makes or accepts ac allR
Switches to the redial memory

Menus and submenus
Menu overview Using the Y or e button on the steering
wheel, open the menu bar.
Operating the on-board compute r( Y
pag e1 64).
Depending on the vehicl ee quipment, you can
select the following menu: R
Trip menu ( Y
pag e1 66)R
Navi menu (navigatio ni nstructions)
( Y
pag e1 67)R
Audio menu ( Y
pag e1 68)R
Tel menu (telephone) ( Y
pag e1 69)R
DriveAssist menu (assistance)
( Y
pag e1 70)R
Serv. menu ( Y
pag e1 71)R
Sett. menu (settings) ( Y
pag e1 72)R
AMG menu (Mercedes-AMG SLC 43)
( Y
pag e1 75)
Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 8 button on the steer-
ing whee lu ntil the Trip menu with trip odom-
eter C and odometer D appears.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset"
C
Distance
D
Driving time