2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS seats

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alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 23
In troduc tion...........................................2 3
Operation .......................................... ..... 23 Introduction
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Protect ingthe environment ...................2 4
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 4
Operator's Manual................................. 25
Service andvehicle operation ................2 5
Operating safety.............................. ...... 27
QR code forrescue card........................ 29
Data storage .......................................... 29
Information oncopyright ....................... 31 At
aglance ........................................... 32
Cockpit .................................................. 32
Instr ument cluster ................................. 33
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 34
Center console ...................................... 35
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 8
Doo rcontro lpa nel ............ .....................39 Saf
ety ............ .......................................40
Pa nic alar m ............ ................................40
Occu pant safety ............ ........................ 40
Ch ildre nin the vehicle............ ...............57
Pe tsinthe vehicle............ ..................... 59
Dri ving safety syste ms ............ ...............60
Pro tecti onagainst theft............ .............72 Opening
andclosing ........................... 74
Smart Key............................................... 74
Doors ..................................................... 79
Trunk ..................................................... 81
Side windows ......................................... 87
Roof ................................................ .......9 0 Seats,
steering wheelandmir-
rors ..................... .................................. 97
Correct driver'sseatposition ................9 7
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Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...116
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DYNAM ICSELECT controller............... 132
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Indi cato rand warning lamps ............... 236 Multi
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Co
nte nts

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

Door
controlpa nel Fun
ction Pa
ge 0043
Ope
nsthedoo r 80
0044
00360037Unlocks/lock
s
the vehicle 80
0087
Adjusts
theseats 97
0085
008D
003700380040
Stores seat,exteri ormirr or
and steering column adjust-
ment settings 107
0096
Adjuststhe front-
pa sse nger seatfrom the
dri ver’ ssea t 99 Fun
ction Pag
e 0083
008A
Opens/clo sesthe
trunk lid 85
0084
006200700071
Adjuststhe
exteri ormirr orselectri cally 105
006B
0062
Opens/clo sestheside
wi ndow s 87Do
orcontrol panel
39Atagl anc e

passenger
seatbelts arenot fasten ed,awarn-
ing tonesounds. Awarning tonealso sounds
with increasing intensit yfor 60secon dsor
until thedriver orfron tpassenger havefas-
ten edtheir seatbelts.
If the driver orfron tpassenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourn ey,the seat belt
warning isactiv ated again. Air
bags
Introd uction The
installation pointofan airbag canberec-
ogniz edbythe AIRB AGmarkin g.
An airbag complem entsthe corr ectlyfasten ed
seat belt. Itis no substit uteforthe seat belt.
When deployed, anairbag canincrease the
prote ction provided forthe respect ivevehicle
occ upant.
Not allairbags aredeployed inan acciden t.
The various airbags workindepen dentlyof
each other (Ypage 53).
However ,no system available todaycancom-
pletely eliminate injuries andfatalities .
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan airbag duetothe high speed at
which theairbag mustbedeployed.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If the fron tpassenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe fron tpassenger seat
may behit bythe fron tpassenger airbag in
the event ofan acciden t.There isarisk of
inj ury orfatal injury.
NEV ERuse arearward-f acingchildrestraint
system onaseat prote cted byan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG;DEATH orSERIOUS INJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
When installing achild restraint system onthe
fron tpassenger seatobserve thevehicle- spe-
cific notes(Y page 59).Youmust observe
the noteson rearward andforward- facingchild
rest raint systems onthe fron t-passenger seat. G
WARN
ING
If you deviate fromthecorr ectseat position ,
the airbag cann otperfor mits intended pro- tec
tive func tion anddeployment mayeven
cause furtherinjuries. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid anyrisks ,each vehicle occupant
must always makesureofthe following:
R Faste nthe seat beltcorrectly.Inthe case
of pregnan twomen inpartic ular,make
sure thatthelapbelt isnever routed
across thestom achorabdomen.
R Adopt thecorr ectseat position andkeep
as far away aspossible fromtheairbags.
R Observe thefollowing notes.
Always makesurethatthereare noobjec ts
between theairbag and vehicle occupant.
All vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow-
ing notestoavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdeploys.
R Adj ust the seats properly beforebeginning
your journ ey.Always makesurethatthe
seat isin an almost upright position .The
cen terofthe head restraint must support
the head atabout eyelevel.
R Move thedriver' sand front-passenger seats
as far back aspossible. Thedriver' sseat
position mustallow thevehicle tobe driven
safely.
R Only holdthesteer ingwheel onthe outside.
This allows theairbag tobe fully deployed.
R Always leanagainst thebackr estwhile driv-
ing. Donot lean forward orlean against the
door orside window. Youmay other wisebe
in the deployment areaofthe airbags.
R Always keepyourfeetinthe foot well in
fron tof the seat. Donot putyour feetonthe
dashboard, forexample. Yourfeetmay oth-
erwise beinthe deployment areaofthe air
bag.
R For this reason, alwayssecurepersonsless
than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuitable restraint
systems .Up tothis height, theseat belt
cann otbe worn correctly.
If achild istraveling inyour vehicle, also
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always securechildren undertwelve years
of age and less than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuit-
able child restraint systems .
R Secur eachild tothe fron t-passenger seat
only when thefron t-passenger frontair bag
is disabled, andthen onlyinarearward- Occupant
safety
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R
setting amore favorable seatposition for
the front -passenger seat.
R vehicles withamulticontour seat:increasing
the airpressure inthe side bolsters ofthe
seat backrest.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwell orbehind theseats. Thereisadan-
ger that theseats and/or objects couldbe
damaged whenPRE-SA FE®
is activated.
Should anaccident notoccur, thepreventative
measures takenarereversed. Certainsettings
must bemade yoursel f.
X Ifthe seat beltpre-tensionin gis not
reduced, movetheseat backrest back
slightly.
Seat beltpre-tensionin gis released . PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS (anticipatory occu-
pant protection systemPLUS)
Introduction PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS isonly available invehicles
with theDriving Assistance package.
Using theradar sensor system, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS isable todetect thatahead-on orrear-
end collision isimminent. Incertain hazardous
situations, PRE-SAFE®
PLUS takes pre-emptive
measures toprotect thevehicle occupants.
Importa ntsafety notes The
intervent ionofPRE-SA FE®
PLUS cannot
prevent animminent collision.
The driver isnot warned abouttheintervent ion
of PRE-SA FE®
PLUS.
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS doesnotintervene ifthe
vehicle isbacking up.
When driving, orwhen parking orexiting a
parking spaceusingActive Parking Assist,
PRE-SA FE®
PLUS willnotapply thebrakes.
Function PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS intervenes incertain situa-
tions ifthe radar sensor system detects an
imminent head-onorrear-end collision. PRE-SA
FE®
PLUS takes thefollowi ngmeas-
ures depending onthe hazardous situation
detected:
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
head-on collision isimminent, theseat belts
are pre-tensioned.
R ifthe radar sensor system detects thata
rear-end collisionisimminent:
- the brake pressure isincreased ifthe
driver appliesthe brakes whenthevehicle
is stationary.
- the seat belts arepre-tensioned.
The PRE-SA FE®
PLUS braking application is
canceled:
R ifthe accelerator pedalisdepressed whena
gear isengaged
R ifthe risk ofacollision passesorisno lon-
ger detected
R ifAct ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC indi-
cates anintent iontointervene
If the hazardous situationpasseswithout
resulting inan accident, theoriginal settings
are restored. Automatic
measuresafteranacci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident, thefollowi ng
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergency lightingisactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the electrically adjustablesteeringwheelis
raised whenthedriver's doorisopened
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergency call 56
Occ
upant safetySafety

The
seats canstillbeadjusted whenthereis
no Smart Keyinthe ignition lock. G
WARNIN
G
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupant scould become trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat. G
WARNIN
G
If the driver's seatisnot engaged, itcould
move forwards asfar asthe next catchdur-
ing movemen tsuch asbraking orabrupt
changes ofdirection .As aresult, youwould
be pushed againstyourseatbeltbythe
unsecured driver'sseat.
This could cause youtolose controlofthe
vehicle. Theseat beltcann otprotec tas
inten dedandcould result inadditional
injury.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Before everyjourney, makesurethatthe
driver's seatisfully engaged.
Observe thesafety noteson "Air bags"
(Y page 45)and "Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 57). G
WARNIN
G
If you adjust theseat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupant scould betrapped
and thereby injured.Children inparticular
could accident allypress theelectric alseat
adjustmen tbutton sand become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
While moving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the lever assembly ofthe seat adjustmen t
system. G
WARNIN
G
If the head restraints arenot installed ornot
adjusted correctly,they cannotprovide pro-
tect ionasinten ded.There isan increased
risk ofinjury inthe head andneck area, e.g.
in the event ofan accident orwhen braking. Always
drivewiththehead restraints instal-
led. Before driving off,make sureforevery
vehicle occupant thatthecent erofthe head
restr aintsupports theback ofthe head at
about eyelevel. G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine.
! To
prevent damage tothe seats andthe
seat heating, observethefollowing notes:
R Do not spill liquids ontothe seats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossible ifliquid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Also,donot
use theseat heating todry the seats.
R Clean theseat covers asrecomm ended;
see the"Inter iorcare" section .
R Do not trans portheavy loadsonthe
seats. Donot place pointed objectson
the seat cushions suchaskniv es,nails or
tools. Where possible, usetheseats only
for carrying passengers.
R When operating theseat heating, donot
cover theseats withinsulating materials,
e.g. blankets ,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of object sbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions, childseats and
protec tivecovers notapproved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobject sin the
footwell underorbehind theseats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobject scould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints cannotbe removed. 98
SeatsSeats,
steering wheelandmirrors

For
more information,contact aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop . Adjusti
ngthe seats elec trical ly 0043
Hea drestra intheight
0044 Seathei ght
0087 Seatcush ionangl e
0085 Seatcush ionleng th
0083 Seatfore -and-a ftad justme nt
0084 Backre stangl e
i Furthe rrel ated subjects:
R You canstore theseatsetting susi ng the
memo ryfuncti on(Ypage 107 ).
R IfPR E-SAFE ®
is trigg ered,the front-
pa sseng ersea twi llbe move dto abetter
pos itionif it wa spre viousl yin an unfa vor-
ab lepos ition(Y page 55). Adjusti
ngthe fron tpasse ngerse at
from thedrive r’sseat G
WARNI
NG
The front-ai rba gs for cou ldalso injur ethe
vehi cleoccup antsinthe front Ifthe front
sea tsare positioned tooclos eto the dash-
boa rdorsteer ingwhe el.Thispos esan
increa sedrisk ofinjur yor even fatalinjur y.
Alw aysad just thefront seatsso that they
are asfar from thefront airba gs aspos si-
ble .Also observe thenotes onthe corre ct
ad justme ntofthe seats.
! Do
not move thefront-pa ssengersea tful ly
forw ardsif there areobje ctsinthe parcel net
inthe front-pa ssengerfootw ell.The
obje ctscou ldother wise be damag ed. You
canusetheseatswi tches onthe driver's
sid eto adjust thefront-pa ssengersea t.
X To acti vate/ deactivate :pre ssbutton 0043.
Whe nthe indicator lamp inbu tton 0043lights
up ,for the front-pa ssengersea tyo ucan:
R sea tad justme nt
R cal lup the memo ryfuncti on Remo
vingthe seat beltfrom thebelt
gui de G
WARNI
NG
Whe ndri ving off-roa d,your bod yis sub ject
to force sfrom alldir ectio ns,dueto the
unev ensur face .You couldbe throw nfrom
yo ur sea t,for insta nce. Thereisarisk of
injur y.
Alw ayswe arasea tbel t,even whendri ving
off-roa d. Both
thedriver's seatbel tand thefront-
pa sseng ersea tbel tcan beremo vedfrom the Se
ats
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seat
beltguide .This makes iteasier tomove
the seats forward.
Before youdrive off,theseat beltmust be
inserted intotheseat beltguide .
Observe thesafety guidelinesforseat belts
(Y page 42).
X To remove: openupmagnetic head0044and
fold thetabupinthe direction ofthe arrow.
X Take theseat beltoutofseat beltguide 0043.
X To insert: foldthetabupinthe direction of
the arrow.
X Insert theseat beltback intotheseat belt
guide andfold thetabback down. Adjusting
thehead restra ints G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the followi ngwhile driving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine.
X To adju stthe head restra intheight: slide
the switch forthe head restraint adjust-
ment 0043upordown inthe direction ofthe
arrow. Moving
theseats forward/back G
WARNING
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat.
! Make
surethatthere arenocont ainers in
the cup holder andnoobjects inthe foot-
well orbehind theseats when adjusting the
seats. Otherwise, youcould damage the
seats andtheobjects. You
canmove theseat forwards inorder to
gain better access tothe rear compartment ,
e.g. toreach thestowage compartment inthe
rear passenger compartment .
X Remove theseat beltfrom theseat belt
guide (Ypage 99).
X To move theseat forwards: press0064on
switch 0043.
The seat moves automaticall yto the fore-
most position.
X To move theseat backwards: press0063
on switch 0043.
The seat moves backtothe previous posi-
tion.
X To stop seatmovement: press0064or
0063 inthe opposite direction. Adjusting
themulticontour seat
You canadjust themulticontour seatusing
COMAND (seeDigital Operator's Manual). Adjusting
theactive multicontour
seat
The active multicontour seatcanbeadjusted
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). Adjusting
the4-way lumbar support
You canadjust the4-way lumbarsupport
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). 100
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors