2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS display

Opera
tingsystem Overview
General notes !
Do
not use thespace infron tof the dis-
play forstor age. Objec tsplaced herecould
damage thedisplay orimpair itsfunc tion.
Avoid anydirect contact with thedisplay
surface. Pressure onthe display surface
may result inimpairment sto the display,
which couldbeirrever sible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses mayimpair your
ability toread thedisplay.
The display hasanautomatic temperature-
con trolled switch- offfeature. Thebrightn essis
automatic allyreduced ifthe temper atureis
too high. Thedisplay maytempor arilyswitch
off complet ely.
Cleaning instructions !
Do
not touch thedisplay. Thedisplay hasa
very sensit ivehigh-gloss surface;thereisa
risk ofscrat ching .If you have toclean the
screen ,however, useamild cleanin gagent
and asoft ,lint- free cloth .
The display mustbeswitched offand have
cooled downbefore youstart cleanin g.Do not
apply pressure tothe display surface when
cleanin git, as this could cause irreversible
damage tothe display.
Switching themult imedia system
on/off X
Press the0043con trol knob.
Adju sting thevolume X
Turn the0043con trol knob.
The volume isadjusted:
R for the curren tlyselect edmedia source
R during trafficor navigation announcements
R in hands- freemode during anactive call
Switching thesound onoroff X
Press the0063 button onthe control panel.
If the audio output isswitched off,thesta-
tus line willshow the0063 symbol. Ifyou switch
themedia source orset the volume,
the sound isautomatic allyswitched on.
i Navigation
announcementswill beheard
even ifthe sound ismuted.
Functions The
multimedia systemhasthefollowing func-
tion s:
R Radio mode
R Media modewithmedia search
R Sound systems
R Navigation system
R Communicat ionfunc tions
R SIRIUS Weather
R Vehicle functionswith system settings
R Favorit esfunc tions
Controller The
controller inthe cent ercon sole letsyou:
R select menuitemsonthe display
R ent ercharact ers
R select adestin ationonthe map
R save entries
The controller canbe:
R turn ed3
R slid leftorright 1
R slid forwards orback 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed brieflyorpressed andheld7
Back button You
canusethe0038 button toexit amenu or
to call upthe main menu ofthe curren toperat-
ing mode.
X To exit themenu: brieflypressthe0038
button .
The multimedia systemchanges tothe next
higher menulevelinthe curren toperatin g
mode.
X To call upthe main menu: pressthe0038
button forlonger thantwosecon ds.
The multimedia systemchanges tothe main
menu ofthe curren toperatin gmode. Opera
tingsystem
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Mobile
phone:
X Act ivate Bluetooth ®
and, ifnecessary, Blue-
tooth ®
visibili tyfor other devices (seethe
manufacturer's operatinginstructions).
The Bluetooth ®
device names forallofone
manufacturer's productsmightbeidentical. To
make itpossible toclearly identify yourmobile
phone, change thedevice name(seetheman-
ufacturer's operatinginstructions).
If the mobile phonesupports thePBAP (Phone
Book Access Profile) andMAP (Message
Access Profile)Bluetooth ®
profiles, thefollow-
ing information willbetransmit tedafter you
conn ect:
R Phone book
R Call lists
R Text messages ande-mail
i Further
information onsuitable mobile
phones canbefound at:http://
www .mer<004600480047004800560010004500480051005D001100460052005000120046
0052> nnect
i In
the USA, youcan getintouch withthe
Mercedes-Ben zCustomer AssistanceCenter
on 1-80 0-FO R-MERCedes
(1-800 -367-637 2).
In Canada ,you can getintouch withthe
Customer Relations Center on
1-80 0-387-0100.
Searching forand auth orizing (con-
necting) amobile phone Before
usingyourmobile phonewiththemulti-
media system forthe first time, youwillneed
to search forthe phone andthen authorize
(connec t)it. Depending onthe mobile phone,
authorization eithertakesplacebymeans of
Secure SimplePairing orby enterin gapass-
key. Themultimedia systemautomatically
makes theprocedure thatisrelevant foryour
mobile phoneavailable.Themobile phoneis
alwa ysconn ected automatically afterauthori-
zation. Further information onusing amobile
phone withthemultimedia system(seethe
Digital Operator's Manual).
If the multimedia systemdoesnotdetect your
mobile phone, thismay bedue toparticular
security settingson your mobile phone(see
the manufacturer's operatinginstructions).
Only onemobile phonecanbeconn ected to
the multimedia systematany one time.
Searching foramobile phone Multimedia
system:
X Select Tel/ Tel/00A7007BConn. Conn.
Device Device007BSearch
forPhones Search
forPhones007BStart Start
Search Search.
The availa blemobile phones aredisplay ed.
Symbols inthe device list Sym-
bol Explanation
00D3
New
mobile phonefound, notyet
authorized. 00DC
Mobile
phoneisauthorized, butis
not conn ected. Conne
ctingamobile phone
Authorizat ionusing Secure SimplePairing:
X Select mobile phone.
A code isdisplay edinthe multimedia sys-
tem andonthe mobile phone.
X Ifcodes match:select Yes Yes
onthe multime-
dia system.
X Confirm codeonthe mobile phone. Depend-
ing onthe mobile phoneused,confirm the
conn ection tothe multimedia systemand
for the PBAP andMAP Bluetooth ®
profiles.
The prompt toconfirm maytake uptotwo
minutes tobe display ed(see themanufac-
turer's operating instructions).
X Ifthe codes aredifferent: selectNo No
on the
multimedia system.
The process iscanceled.
Repea tauthorization.
Authorizat ionbyenterin gapasskey (pass-
code):
X Select theBluetooth ®
name ofthe mobile
phone.
The input menu forthe passkey isdisplay ed.
X Choose aone tosixteen- digitnumber com-
bination asapasskey.
X Ent erthe passkey onthe multimedia sys-
tem.
X Press 0054toconfirm .
X Ent erand confirm thepasskey onthe
mobile phone. Depending onthe mobile
phone used,confirm theconn ection tothe
multimedia systemandforthe PBAP and
MAP Bluetooth ®
profiles. Theprompt to
confirm maytake uptotwo minutes tobe 250
Operat
ingsystemMultim ediasystem

displayed
(seethemanufac turer'soperatin g
inst ruct ions). Media
mode
General notes If
you wish toplay external media sources, the
appropriate mediamodemustalready be
turn edon. Furt herinfor mation onmedia mode
(see theDigit alOperator 'sManual).
The following external media sources canbe
used:
R Apple ®
devices (e.g.iPhone ®
)
R USB devices (e.g.USBstick,MP3 player)
(Y page 251)
R CD
R DVD (COMAND )
R SD cards
R Via devices connected byBluetoot h®
i Inf
ormat iononsingle CD/DVDdrive or
DVD chang er(see theDigit alOperator 's
Manual).
Selecting usingthedevice list Multimedia
system:
X Select Media Media007B
Devices Device
s.
The available mediasources willbeshown.
The 003Bdot indicat esthe curren tsett ing.
X Select themedia source.
Playable filesareplayed.
Inserting/r emovinganSD card Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
SD cards aresmall parts. Theycanbeswal-
lowed andcause choking.This poses an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Keep theSDcard outofthe reach ofchil-
dren. IfaSD card isswallowed, seekmedi-
cal atte ntion immediately.
! If
the SDcard isno longer inuse, you
should takeitout and remov eit from the
vehicle. Hightemper aturescandamage the
card. Inserting
anSD card
The SDcard slotislocated onthe control
panel.
X Inser tthe SDcard intothe SDcard slotuntil
the SDcard engages. Theside with thecon-
tact smust facedown.
Removing anSD card
X Press theSDcard.
The SDcard isejec ted.
X Remove theSDcard.
Connecting USBdevices X
Connec tthe USB device tothe USB port.
There aretwo USB ports inthe stowage
space underthearmrest .
X Select themedia source (Ypage 251). Oper
ating system
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R
The indicator lampinone ormore ofthe fol-
lowing buttonscont inues tolight upred
after thesystem self-diagnosis:
- SOS button
- 0052 Roadside Assistancecallbutton
- 00D9 MBInfo callbutton
R Aft erthe system self-diagnosis, theInoper‐ Inoper‐
ative ative
orService NotActivated Service
NotActivated mes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
If amalfunct ionisindicated asoutlined above,
the system maynotoperate asexpect ed.In
the event ofan emergenc y,help willhave to
be summoned byother means.
Have thesystem checkedatthe nearest
Mercedes- BenzServic eCenter orcont actthe
following servicehotlines:
R USA: Mercedes- BenzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372 )or 1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-92 3-8367
Emergency call Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
It can bedangerous toremain inthe vehicle,
even ifyou have pressed theSOS button in
an emergenc yif:
R you seesmoke insideoroutside ofthe
vehicle, e.g.ifthere isafire after anacci-
dent
R the vehicle ison adangerous sectionof
road
R the vehicle isnot visible orcann oteasily
be seen byother roadusers, particularly
when darkorinpoor visibility conditions
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Leave thevehicle immediately inthis orsim-
ilar situations assoon asitis safe todo so.
Move toasafe location alongwithother
vehicle occupant s.In such situations, secure
the vehicle inaccordanc ewith national regu-
lations, e.g. with awarning triangle.
A license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated andoperational.
Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton .If any ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation ,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372)or1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-923-8367
General notes
An emergenc ycall isdialed automatically ifan
air bag orEmergen cyTensionin gDevice istrig-
gered.
i You
cann otend anautomatically triggered
emergenc ycall yourself.
An emergenc ycall can also beinitiated man-
ually .
As soon asthe emergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, theindicator lampinthe SOS button
flashes. Themultifunct iondisplay showsthe
Connecting Call Connecting
Callmessage.
The audio output ismuted.
Once theconn ection hasbeen made, the
Call Connected Call
Connected messageappearsinthe mul-
tifunc tiondisplay .
All important informationonthe emergenc yis
transm itted,forexample:
R Current location ofthe vehicle (asdeter-
mined bythe GPS system)
R Vehicle identificat ionnumber
R Infor mation onthe severity ofthe accident
Short lyafter theemergenc ycall has been initi-
ated, avoice connection isautomatically
established betweentheCustomer Assistance
Center andthevehicle occupant s.
R Ifthe vehicle occupant sare responsive, the
Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCenter
attempt sto get more informat iononthe
emergenc y.
R Ifthere isno response fromthevehicle
occupant s,an ambulance isimmediately
sent tothe vehicle.
If no voice connection canbeestablished to
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter, thesystem hasbeen unable toinitiate an
emergenc ycall. Featur
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This
canoccur, forexample, ifthe relevant
mobile phonenetwork isnot availabl e.The
indicator lampinthe SOS button flashes con-
tinuously.
The Call Failed Call
Failed message appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay andmust beconf irmed.
In this case, summon assistance byother
means.
Making anemergency call X
To
initiate anemergency callmanu ally:
press cover 0043briefly toopen.
X Press SOSbutton 0044briefly.
The indicator lampinSOS button 0044flashes
until theemergenc ycall isconc luded.
X Wait foravoice connection tothe
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter.
X Aft erthe emergenc ycall, close cover 0043.
i If
the mobile phonenetwork isunavailable ,
Mercedes meconn ectisnot able tomake
an emergenc ycall. Ifyou leave thevehicle
immediately afterpressing theSOS button ,
you donot know ifMercedes meconn ect
has successfully madetheemergenc ycall.
In this case, alwayssummon assistance by
other means. Br
eakdown assistance callbutt on X
Press Roadside Assistancebutton 0043.
This initiates acall tothe Mercedes- Benz
Customer AssistanceCenter.
The indicator lampinRoadside Assistance
button 0043flashes whilethecall isactive.
The multifunct iondisplay showstheCon‐ Con‐
necting Call necting
Callmessage. Theaudio output
is muted.
If aconn ection canbemade, theCall Con‐ Call
Con‐
nected nected
message appearsinthe multifunct ion
display .
If amobile phonenetwork andGPS reception
are availab le,the system transfersdata tothe
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter,
for example:
R Current location ofthe vehicle
R Vehicle identific ationnumber
i The
COMAND displayindicates thatacall
is active. During thecall, youcan change to
the navigation menubypressing theNAVI
button onCOMAND ,for example.
Voice output isnot availabl e.
A voice connection isestablished betweenthe
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
and thevehicle occupant s.
From theremote malfunct iondiagnosis, the
Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCenter
can ascertain thenature ofthe problem
(Y page 262).
The Mercedes- BenzCustomer AssistanceCen-
ter either sends aqualified Mercedes- Benz
techn icianormakes arrangemen tsfor your
vehicle tobe trans ported tothe nearest
Mercedes- BenzServic eCenter.
You may becharged forservices suchas
repair workand/or towing. 260
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You
canobtain further informat ionfrom your
Merc edes meconnectmanual.
i The syste mhas notbeen abletoinit iate a
Roadside Assistan cecall, if:
R the indic atorlamp forRoadside Assis-
tan cecall button0043 isflashin gcon tinu-
ously.
R no voic econ nection tothe Merc edes-
Ben zCustom erAss istan ceCent erhas
been established.
R
This canoccurifthe relevan tmobile phone
net work isnot available, forexamp le.
The Call Failed Call
Failedmessag eappears inthe
multif unction display.
X To end acall: press the0076 buttononthe
multif unction steerin gwheel.
or X Press thecorrespon dingbuttonfor endin ga
phon ecall onCOMAN D.
MB Info callbutton X
Press MBInfocall button0043.
This initiates acall tothe Merc edes- Benz
Custom erAss istan ceCent er.
The indic atorlamp inMB Infocall button0043
flashes whiletheconnection isbeing made.
The multif unction display showstheCon‐ Con‐
nect ingCall nect
ingCall messag e.The audio system
is mute d.
If acon nection canbemade, theCall Con‐ Call
Con‐
nect ed nect
edmessag eappears inthe multif unction
display. If
amobile phonenet work andGPS receptio n
are available, thesyste mtransf ersdata tothe
Merc edes- BenzCustom erAss istan ceCent er,
for examp le:
R Curren tlocat ionofthe vehic le
R Vehic leident ificationnumbe r
i The
COMAN Ddisplay indicates thatacall
is act ive. Durin gthe call, youcan chan geto
the navig ation menuby press ingthe NAV I
butt ononCOMAN D,for examp le.
Voice output isnot available.
A voic econ nection isest ablished betweenthe
Merc edes- BenzCustom erAss istan ceCent er
and thevehic leocc upant s.
You receive informat ionabout operat ingyour
vehic le,about thenear estMerc edes- BenzSer -
vice Cent erand about otherproduc tsand
serv ices from Mercedes- Benz.
USA only: youcan findfurt her informat ionon
the Merc edes meconnectsyste munder "Own-
ers Onlin e"athtt p:/ /www.m busa.com.
i The syste mhas notbeen abletoinit iate an
MB Infocall, if:
R the indic atorlamp inMB Infocall but-
ton 0043isflashin gcon tinuously.
R no voic econ nection tothe Merc edes-
Ben zCustom erAss istan ceCent erwas
est ablished.
This canoccurifthe relevan tmobile phone
net work isnot available, forexamp le.
The Call Failed Call
Failedmessag eappears inthe
multif unction display.
X To end acall: press the0076 buttononthe
multif unction steerin gwheel.
or X Press thecorrespon dingbuttonfor endin ga
phon ecall onCOMAN D.
Call priorit y When
servicecalls areactive, e.g. Roadside
Ass istan ceorMB Infocalls, anemerg encycall
can stillbeinit iated. Inthis case, anemer-
genc ycall willtakeprior ityand over ride all
oth eract ive calls.
The indic atorlamp ofthe respec tivebutt on
flashes untilthe call isended .
An emerg encycall can only beterminat edby
the Merc edes- BenzCustom erAss istan ceCen-
ter . Featu
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The
integr atedgarage dooropener iscom-
patible withdevices thathave units which
operate inthe frequency rangeof280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatteries ingarage doorremote
cont rol0083. This increases thelikelihood that
garage doorremote control0083 will trans mit
a stron gand precise signaltothe integr ated
garage dooropener.
R When programming, holdremote control0083
at varying distances andangles frombut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogramming.
Try various anglesatadistance between
2and 8inches (5to20cm) oratthe same
angle butatvarying distances .
R Ifafurther remote control0083 isavailabl efor
the same garage doordrive, repeat the
same programming stepswiththisremote
cont rol0083. Before performin gthese steps,
make surethatnew batteries havebeen
installed ingarage doordrive remote control
0083.
R Note thatsome remote controlsonly trans -
mit foralimited amount oftime (theindica-
tor lamp onthe remote controlgoes out).
Press button 0084onremote control0083 again
before transmission ends.
R Align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/ transmission.
Opening/clo singthegara gedoor Aft
erithas been programmed, theintegr ated
garage dooropener performs thefunct ionof
the garage doorsystem remote control.Please
also read theoperating instructions forthe
garage doorsystem.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Press either button 0044,0087or0085 which you
have programmed tooperate thegarage
door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:indi-
cator lamp0043flashes green.
The trans mitterwill trans mitasignal aslong
as the button ispressed. Thetrans mission
is halted afteramaximum often seconds
and indicator lamp0043lights upyellow.
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 again ifneces-
sary. Clearing
thememor y Make
surethatyouclear thememory ofthe
integr atedgarage dooropener beforeselling
the vehicle.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Press andhold button s0044 and 0085.
The indicator lampinitially lightsupyellow
and then green.
X Release buttons0044 and 0085.
The memory ofthe integr atedgarage door
opener inthe rear-view mirroriscleared. Compass
Calling upthe compass Compass
0044display sthe compass directionin
which thevehicle iscurrent lytraveling: N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To receive acorrec tdisplay inrear-view mir-
ror 0043, thecompass mustbecalibrated and
the magnetic fieldzone set. Featur
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Setting
thecompass North
America zonemap South
America zonemap
X Set your location usingthezone maps.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 265)forapproximately threesec-
onds.
The zone current lyselected appearsincom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 265).
X To selec tthe zone: pusharound peninto
opening 0087(Ypage 265)untilthedesired
zone isselected.
If, after afew seconds, thedisplay incom-
pass display 0044(Ypage 265)changes direc-
tion, thezone hasbeen selected. Calibrating
thecompass X
Make surethatthere issufficient spacefor
you todrive inacircle without impeding
traffic.
In order tocalibrate thecompass correctly,do
the following:
R calibrate thecompass inthe open andnotin
the vicinity ofsteel struct uresorhigh-volt-
age transm issionlines.
R switch offelectrical consumers suchasthe
climate control,windshield wipersorrear
window defroster.
R close alldoors andthetrunk lid.
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Push around peninto opening 0087
(Y page 265)forapproximately sixseconds,
until symbol C C
is shown incompass dis-
play 0044(Ypage 265).
X Drive yourvehicle inafull circle atapprox-
imately 3mph (5km/h) to6mph
(10 km/h).
When thecalibration hassuccessfully been
completed, thecurrent direction isshown in
compass display0044(Ypage 265). Floo
rmats G
WARNING
Object sin the driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedals orblock a
depressed pedal.Thisjeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
a risk ofan accident.
Stow allobject ssecurely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well. When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedals. Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. 266
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