Inst
rumen tclus ter Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Sp
eedo meterwit hseg -
men ts 16
7 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: El
ec tric park ingbrak e(re d) 21
2 0049
USAon ly 0024
Canad aon ly 0024
Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 21
2 00BA
Distanc ewarn ing 21
5 00BB
ESP®
OF F 21
1 0025
ABS 21
0 Br
ake s(re d) 21
0 0027
USAon ly 004D
Canad aon ly 0058
Low-beam headlamps 98
0060
Parkinglamp s 98
0057
High-beam headlamps 99
00E5
ESP® 21
1 0044
003E003D
Turnsignals 99
0087
Mult
ifunction disp lay 16
9 0085
Tac
hom eter 16
7 Funct
ion Pag
e Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 0074
SPORT handlingmod e
in theMer cedes- AMG
SL C43 21
2 005E
Rearfoglamp 98
005A
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 00B9
CheckEn gin e 21
3 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 21
6 0075
Restraintsyst em 39
00E9
Seat belt s 20
8 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gage 16
8 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00AC
Coolan t 21
3 0084
Fue
llev elind icat or Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00B6
Reservefuel levelwit h
fuel filler flap location indi-
cat or(rig ht) 21
3 006B
In
st rum entclus terligh ting 16
7 In
for mat ionondisp layin gth eout side tempe ra-
tur ein themult ifunction disp laycan befoun d und
er"Out side tempe rature disp lay"
(Y page 167). 32
Inst
rumen tclust erAtaglan ce
Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched
on even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun -
tr ies, oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due to
legal requirementsand self-impose doblig a-
tio ns. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin g:
R thelight switch
R thecom binatio nswit ch(Ypage 99)
R theon -bo ard com pute r(Y page 176)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A0057 Automatic hea dlam pmod e,contro l-
le d by the light sens or
004B 0058
Low-beam/hi gh-b eam hea dlam ps
0084 005E
Rear fog lamp
If yo uhea ra wa rning tonewhen youleav ethe
veh icle, the lights maysti llbe switch edon.
X Tu rn the light switch to0058. The
exte riorlighti ng(excep tthe parking /
sta ndi ng lamps )sw itch esoff automa tically if
yo u:
R rem ove theSma rtKeyfrom theigniti onlock
R op en the driver 'sdo or wh ile the Sma rtKeyis
in po sitio n0092 inthe igniti onlock
Au tomati chea dlamp mode G
WA
RNING
Whe nthe light switch isset to0058, the
lo w-b eam hea dlam psma ynot beswitch ed
on automa tically if ther eis fog ,snow or
othe rcau ses ofpoor vis ibility dueto the
we ath ercond itions such asspr ay.The reisa
ris kof an acci dent.
In such situa tions, turn thelight switch to
0058.
The automa tichea dlam pfea ture isonl yan aid.
The driver isres ponsi ble for the vehicle's light-
ing atalltime s.
0058 isthe preferred light switch positio n:
R The light setti ngisau toma tically sel ecte d
acco rding tothe brightne ssofthe ambient
li ght (excep tion:po or vis ibility dueto
we ath ercond itions such asfog ,snow or
spr ay).
R Wi th the Sma rtKeyin po sitio n0047 inthe igni-
tio nlock: the parking lamps aresw itch edon
or off automa tically de pendi ng on the bright-
ness ofthe ambient light.
R Wi th the enginerunning :if yo uha ve acti va-
ted thedaytime running lamps functio nvia
the on-b oard comp uter,the daytime running
la mps orthe parking lamps andthelow-
be am headlam psaresw itch edon oroff
au toma tically de pendi ng on the brightne ss
of the ambient light.
X To
switchon auto matic headlamp mode:
turn thelight switch to0058.
Can ada only:
The daytime running lamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour veh icledu ring theday.The daytime
ru nning lamps functio nis req uired bylaw in
Ca nad a.Itcanno tther eforebe deacti vated .
Whe nthe engineisrunning andthevehicleis
sta tionar y:ifyo ushi ftthe automa tictrans mis-
si on from adri ving positio nto positio n005D the
da ytime running lamps orlow-b eam hea d-
la mps gooutafte r3 minu tes. Ex
teri orlighti ng
97Lights andwind shield wipers Z
When
theengine isrunn ing,thevehicle issta-
tionary andinbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position, theday-
time runninglamps andparking lampsswitch
on.
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0058, themanual settings take prec-
edence overthedaytime runninglamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps functionmust be
switched onusing theon-board computer
(Y page 176).
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0060 or0058, themanual settings
take preceden ceover thedaytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps G
WARNIN
G
When thelight switch isset to0058, the
low-beam headlamps maynotbeswitched
on automatically ifthere isfog, snow or
other causes ofpoor visibility duetothe
weather conditionssuch asspray. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
In such situation s,turn thelight switch to
0058.
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetect thatit
is dark, theparking lampsandlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignition isswitched
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion. Thisisaparticularly usefulfunctioninthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamps:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Rear foglamp
The rear foglamp improves visibilityofyour
vehicle forthe traff icbehind inthe event of
thick fog.Please takenoteof the count ry-spe-
cific regulations forthe use ofrear foglamps. X
To switch onthe rear foglamp :turn the
Smart Keytoposition 0048inthe ignition lock
or start theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press the005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
X To switch offthe rear foglamp :press the
005E button .
The yellow 005Eindicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster goesout.
Park inglamp s
! If
the batter ycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstandin glamps areautomati-
cally switched offtoenable thenext engine
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccordan cewith therele-
vant legal stipulations. Avoidusingthe0060
parking lampsoveraperiod ofseveral
hours. Ifpossible, switchonthe right- hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standin glamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Stand inglamp s
Switc hingonthe standin glamps ensures the
corr esponding sideofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignition lockoritis in
position 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). 98
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers
Comb
inationswit ch 0043
High-beam headlam ps
0044 Turn signal,righ t
0087 High-beam flasher
0085 Turn signal,left
X To ind icat ebr iefly :pres sth ecom binatio n
swit chbrie flytothepres sure pointin the
dire ction ofarr ow 0044or0085.
The correspon dingtur nsign alflas hes three
tim es.
X To ind icat e:pres sth ecom binatio nswit ch
beyon dth epres sure pointin thedire ction of
arr ow 0044or0085.
X To
swit chon thehigh -beamhea dlamp s:
tur nth elight switchto0058 or0058.
X Pre ssthecom binatio nswit chbeyon dth e
pres sure pointin thedire ction ofarr ow 0043.
In the0058 position,thehigh -beam head-
lamps areonlyswit ched on when itis dark
and theen gin eis run ning.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp intheins tru-
men tclus terlight sup when thehigh -beam
headlam psare swit ched on.
X To
swit choff thehigh -beamhea dlamp s:
mov eth ecom binatio nswit chback toits
no rm alposi tion.
The blue 0057 indicat orlamp intheins tru-
men tclus tergoes out. Ha
zard war ning lamps X
To
swit chon theha zard war ning lamps:
pres sbut ton0043.
All turnsign alsflas h.Ifyou nowswit chon a
tur nsign alusin gth ecom binatio nswit ch,
on lythetur nsign allamp onthecor respon d-
ing side oftheveh icle willflash.
X To
swit choff theha zard war ning lamps:
pres sbut ton0043.
The hazard warn inglamps automaticall y
swit chon if:
R an air bag isdeplo yedor
R theveh icle deceler atesrapid lyfrom aspee d
of abov e45 mph (70km/h) and comestoa
st and still
The hazard warn inglamps switchoff auto mati-
cally ifth eveh icle reac hesaspee dof abov e
6 mph (10km/h) again afterafull brak eappli-
cat ion.
i The
hazard warn inglamps still oper ateif
th eign ition isswit ched off. Corn
ering ligh tfu nct ion
The cornerin glight function impr ovesth eillu-
min atio nof theroad overa wide anglein the
dire ction you areturnin g,en ablin gbet tervis i-
bilit yin tig ht ben ds,forexample .The corner-
ing light function can onlybe act ivat edwhen
th elow- beam headlam psare swit ched on.
Activ e:
R ifyou aredrivingatspee dsbelow 25mph
(40 km/h) and switchon thetur nsign alor
tur nth est eer ing wheel
R ifyou aredrivingatspee dsbet ween 25mph
(40 km/h) and 45mph (70km/h) and turn
th est eer ing wheel Ext
erior light ing
99Lightsand winds hieldwiper s Z
The
corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisasystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingto the steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger
detect sany other vehicles, itreactivat esthe
high-beam headlamps.
The system's opticalsensorislocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel. Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Adaptive Highbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
nize road users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestrians
R who have poorlighting, e.g.cyclists
R whose lighting isblocked, e.g.byabarrier
On very rareoccasions ,Adaptive Highbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situations, theauto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactivated orwill beactivated regardless.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always carefully observethetraff iccondi-
tions andswitch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistcannottake into
account road,weather ortraff iccondit ions.
Adaptive Highbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are responsible foradjusting thevehicle's
lighting tothe prevailing light,visibility and
traff iccondit ions.
In particular, thedetect ionofobstacles canbe
restr icted ifthere is:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensors orthe sensors are
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombinat ionswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direction ofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h):
The headlamp rangeisset automatically
depending onthe distance between the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detect ed: 100
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers
The
high-beam headlamps areswitched on
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster alsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detect edorthe roads are
adequa telylit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitched off
automatically. The0057 indicator lampin
the instr ument cluster goesout.The00CE
indicator lampinthe multifunct iondisplay
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombinat ion
switch backtoits normal position ormove
the light switch toanother position.
The 00CE indicator lampinthe multifunct ion
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
controlpanel
0043 003D Switch esthe left- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0044 0033 Switch esthe automatic interiorlight-
ing cont rolon/of f
0087 003D Switch esthe right- hand reading lamp
on/of f
0085 004A Switch esthe inter iorlighting on/off Interior
lighting control
General notes In
order toprevent thevehicle's batteryfrom
discharging, theinter iorlighting functionsare
automatically deactivatedaftersome time, unless
theSmart Keyisin position 0048inthe
ignition lock.
The color andbrightn essofthe ambient light-
ing are setviathe multimedia system
(Y page 177).
Automa ticinterior lighting control X
To switch on:setthe switch tothe cent er
position.
When theautomatic interiorlighting control
is switched on,the switch isflush withthe
overhead controlpanel.
X To switch off:setthe switch tothe 0033
position.
The inter iorlighting automatically switcheson
if you:
R unlock thevehicle
R open adoor
R remove theSmart Keyfrom theignition lock
The inter iorlighting isswitched onfor aset
time when theSmart Keyisremoved fromthe
ignition lock.Youcanactivate thisdelayed
switch- offusing theon-board computer
(Y page 177). Replacing
bulbs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Bulbs, lampsandconn ector scan getvery
hot when operating. Ifyou change abulb,
you could burnyourself onthese compo-
nent s.There isarisk ofinjury.
Allow these compon entstocool down
before changing abulb.
Vehicles withhalogen lamps
Do not use alamp thathasbeen dropped orif
its glass tubehasbeen scratc hed.
The lamp mayexplode if:
R you touch it
R itis hot
R you drop it
R you scratc hit
Only operate bulbsinenclosed lamps
designed forthat purpose. Onlyinstall spare Replacing
bulbs
101Lightsandwindshield wipers Z
bulbs
ofthe same typeandthespecified volt-
age.
Marks onthe glass tubereduce theservic elife
of the bulbs. Donot touch theglass tubewith
your bare hands. Ifnec essary, cleantheglass
tube when coldwithalcohol orspirit andrubit
off with alint- free cloth.
Prot ectbulbs frommoist ureduring operation .
Do not allow bulbs tocome intocon tact with
liquids.
Only replace thelamps listed(Ypage 102).
Have thebulbs thatyoucann otreplace your-
self replaced ataqualified specialist work-
shop.
If you require assistan cereplacing lamps,con-
sult aqualified specialist workshop.
If the new lamp stilldoes notlight up,consult
a qualified specialist workshop.
Bulbs andlamps areanimport antaspect of
vehicle safety.Youmust therefore make sure
that these function correctlyat all times. Have
the headlamp settingchec kedregularly.
Vehicles withLEDhead lamp s
The frontand rear light cluster sof your vehicle
are equipped withLEDlight bulbs. Donot
replace thebulbs yourself. Contactaqualified
specialist workshopwhich hasthenecessary
specialist knowledge andtools tocarry outthe
work required. Overview:
replacingbulbs/bulb
typ es Halogen
headlamps
0043 Low-beam headlamp: H755W
0044 High- beam headlamp: H755W Repla
cingthefront bulbs
Removing/m ountingthecover inthe
front wheel housing X
To rem ove: switch offthe lights.
X Turn thefron twheels inwards.
X Slide cover 0043upand remov eit.
X To install: reinsertcover 0043and slide it
down untilitengages.
Low-beam headlamp s(halogen head-
lamp s) X
Remove thecover inthe fron twheel hous-
ing (Ypage 102).
X Turn housing cover0043count er-clock wise
and pullitout.
X Push bar0044upwards.
X Remove connector0087with thebulb.
X Pull thebulb outofcon nector0087.
X Inser tthe new bulb intocon nector0087and
place inthe brack etofbar 0044.
Make surethatthebulb isposition edcor-
rect ly.
X Push bar0044downwards. 102
Repla
cingbulbsLights andwindshield wipers
Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Ada
ptiveHighbeam Ada
ptiveHighbeam
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ad
apt ive Highbea mAssis tis deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per a-
ti ve.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R The windsh ield inthecam era'sfie ldof vis ion isdir ty.
R Vis ibilit yis imp aire ddue toheav yrain ,sn ow orfog .
X Clean thewin dsh ield.
If th esyst emdetects that thecam eraisfull yoper ationalagain ,th e
Ada ptiveHighbeamAssist NowAvailable Ada
ptiveHighbeamAssist NowAvailable message isdis-
played .
Ad apt ive Highbea mAssis tis oper ationalagain . Ada
ptiveHighbeam Ada
ptiveHighbeam
Ass ist Inoperative Ass
ist Inoperative Ad
apt ive Highbea mAssis tis fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Engin
e Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AC
Che ckCoolant Che
ckCoolant
Lev elSee Opera‐ Lev
elSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
coolan tlev elistoolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien tco olan tin the
en gin eco olin gsyst em. You could other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Ad dco olan t,obs erving thewarn ingnotesbef ore doin gso
(Y page 242).
X Ifyou need toadd coolan tmor eoft en than usual, haveth een gin e
co olan tsyst emchecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00AC The
fanmot orisdef ective.
X Ifth eco olan tte mpe rature gage isbelo wtheH mar king
(Y page 168), drive on tothene xt qualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Av oid heav yloads ontheen gin eas you doso, e.g. dri vin gin
moun tainous terrain and stop- and -gotraff ic. 194
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s