2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS key

Under
thefollowi ngcircumstances, therear
view camera willnotfunction, orwill function
in alimited manner:
R ifthe trunk lidisopen
R in heavy rain,snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera isexposed tovery bright light
R ifthe area islit by fluorescent bulbsor LED
lighting (thedispla ymay flicker)
R ifthere isasudden changeintemperature,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garagein
winter
R ifthe camera lensisdirty orobstructed.
Observe thenotes oncleaning
(Y page 278)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehicle isdamage d.Inthis
case, havethecamera position andsetting
checked ataqual ified speciali stworkshop.
The field ofvision andother functions ofthe
rear view camera mayberestrict eddue to
additional accessories onthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. license plateholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles with<004B0048004C004A004B0057001000440047004D00580056005700440045004F
0048[ chassis,
leaving thestandard heightcanresult ininac-
curacies inthe guide lines,depending ontech-
nical conditions.
i The
cont rast ofthe displa ymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudden presence ofsunlight or
other lightsources, e.g.when exiting a
garage. Payparticular attentioninthis situa-
tion.
i If
usabi lityisseverely restricted,e.g. due
to pixel errors, havethedispla yrepaired or
replaced.
Activating/ deactivating therear view
camera X
To activate: makesurethattheSmartKey
is in position 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Make surethattheActivation byRgear Activation
byRgear
function isselected inthe multimedia sys-
tem; seetheDigital Operator's Manual.
X Engage reverse gear.
The multimedia systemshowsthearea
behind thevehicle withguide lines.
The image fromtherear view camera is
avail able throughout themaneuvering proc-
ess. To
deactivate: therear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetransmission toposition
005D, orafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segments ofthe warning indicator
are displa yedinred ifthere isacomplete sys-
tem failure.The indicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segments areshown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segments arehidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe multim ediasystem The
rear view camera mayshow adistorted
view ofobstacles, showthemincorrect lyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
objects inthe followi ngpositions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Objects
notatground levelmayappea rto
be further awaythan theyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofaparked vehicle
R the drawba rof atrailer
R the ball coupling ofatrailer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R aslanted post
Use theguide linesonlyfororientation.
Approach objectsnofurther thanthebot-
tom-most guideline. 0043
Yello wguide lineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steering input–
vehicle widthincluding theexterior mirrors
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Driving
systemsDriving andparking

Eith
erno bra king applica tion,or acou rse-cor-
recti ngbra keapplica tionad apted tothe driv-
ing situa tionoccu rsif:
R the reareveh icles orobsta cles,e.g .cra sh
ba rriers ,lo cate don both side sof your veh i-
cle .
R aveh icleap pro ach esyoutoo closelyat the
si de .
R youha ve adop ted asp orty drivin gsty lewith
hi gh corne ringsp ee ds.
R youcle arly bra keoracc elera te.
R adri vin gsa fety system intervenes ,e.g .
ESP ®
or PR E-SAFE ®
Bra ke.
R ESP ®
is sw itch edoff.
R aloss oftire pressu reor ade fecti vetire is
de tecte d.
Sw itchin gon Activ eBli nd Spo tAs sist X
Ma kesure tha tActiv eBli nd Spo tAssi stis
acti vated (Ypage 201 ).
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igni-
tio nlock.
Wa rning lamps 0043inthe exte riormir rors
li ght upred forappro xim ately1.5 second s
and thentur nye llow . Ac
tiv eLan eKe epi ng Assist Ge
neral notes Activ
eLa ne Kee ping Assi stmoni torsthearea
in fro ntofyour veh icleby mea nsofmu ltifu nc-
tio ncam era0043atthe top ofthe winds hield.
Va rio us area sto the front, rearand side of
yo ur veh iclear ealso moni toredwi th the aid of
the rada rsen sor system .Activ eLa ne Kee ping
Assi stdetects lane ma rkin gson the roadand
can warnyoube for eyo uleav eyo ur lane unin-
tenti onally. Ifyo udo not reactto the warning,
a lane-co rrecting applica tionof the brakes can
bri ng the vehicleba ck into theoriginal lane.
Thi sfu nctio nis availa bl e in asp ee dra nge
be twe en40 mph and120 mph (60km/h and
200 km/h ).
For Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stto assist you
wh en drivin g,the rada rsen sor system mustbe
op era tional .
Impo rtant safety notes
If yo ufa ilto adaptyo ur drivin gsty le,Activ e
La ne Kee ping Assi stcan neithe rred uce the
ris kof acc ident nor override the laws ofphys-
ics .Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stcanno ttake
into account roa d,we ath eror tra fficcond i-
tio ns. Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stisonl yan
ai d. Yo uar eres ponsi ble for the dista nce tothe
veh iclein fro nt, for veh iclesp ee d, for braking
in go od time andforstaying inyour lane.
Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stcanno tconti nu-
ou sly kee pyo ur veh iclein its lane. G
WA
RNING
Activ eLa ne Kee ping Assi stcanno tal wa ys
cle arly de tect lane ma rkin gs. Dr
ivi ng system s
189Drivi ng andparki ng
Z

X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Instrument Cluster Instrument
Clustersubmenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Permanent Display: Permanent
Display:function.
The curren tsett ing, Outside Temperatur e Outside
Temperatur e
or Speedomete r[km/h] Speedomete
r[km/h] orSpeedomete r Speedomete
r
[mph] [mph],
appears.
X To change thesetting: press0076again.
Lights Setting
thedayt imerunning lamps
This funct ionisnot availabl ein Canada.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Light Light
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction.
If the Daytime RunningLights Daytime
RunningLightsfunction
has been switched on,the cone oflight and
the 0086 symbol inthe multifunc tiondisplay
are shown inorange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Further informationondaytime runninglamps
(Y page 109).
Setting thebright nessofthe ambient
lighting
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Light Light
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Amb. Light +/- Amb.
Light +/-funct ion.
The curren tsett ingappears.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toadjust the
brightn esstoany level from Off Off
toLevel 5 Level
5
(bright).
X Press the0076 or0038 button tosave the
sett ing. Setting
theambient lightingcolor
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Light Light
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Amb. Light Col. Amb.
Light Col.function.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toset the
color toSOLAR SOLAR,
SOLAR Orange SOLAR
Orange orSOLAR SOLAR
Red Red.
X Press the0076 or0038 button tosave the
sett ing.
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C00590044> tingsurround light-
ing and exterior lightingdelayed switch-
off
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theSett. Sett.
menu.
X Press the0064 or0063 button toselect the
Lights Lights
submenu.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
X Press 0064or0063 toselect theSur‐ Sur‐
round Lighting round
Lighting function.
If the Surround Lighting Surround
Lightingfunctionisacti-
vated, themultifunc tiondisplay showsthe
light cone andthearea around thevehicle in
orange.
X Press the0076 button tosave thesetting.
Deact ivating exteriorlighting delayed switch-
off temporarily:
X Before leaving thevehicle, turntheSmart -
Key toposition 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
Ex terior lighting delayed switch-offisdeacti-
vated.
Ex terior lighting delayed switch-offisreactiva-
ted thenext time youstart theengine.
If you have activat edthe Surround Lighting Surround
Lighting
funct ionand youturn thelight switch to0058,
the following functionsareactivat edwhen itis
dark:
R surr ound lighting: theexter iorlighting
remains litfor 40seconds afterunlockin g
with theSmart Key.Ifyou start theengine,
the surround lightingisswitched offand 202
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s

auto
maticheadlam pmode isact ivat ed
(Y page 109).
R ext erio rlight ingdela yedswit ch-off:th e
ext erio rlight ingrem ains litfor 60sec onds
aft ertheeng ineisswit ched off.If you close
all thedoor sand thetrunk lid,theext erio r
light inggoes offafter15 sec onds.
De pen dingon your vehicle'sequipm ent,when
th esurr oundlight ingand delayed switch-off
ext erio rlight ingare on,th efoll owin glight up:
R park inglamps
R low- beam headlam ps
R dayti merunninglamps
R side markerlamps
R surr oundlight ingintheext erio rmir rors
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eint erio r
light ingdela yedswit ch-off
If you activat eth eInt eriorLighting Int
eriorLighting
Del ay Del
ayfun ction ,th eint erio rlight ingrem ains
on for 20sec onds afteryou remove theSm art-
Key from theign ition lock.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Lig ht Lig
htsubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Int eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun ction .
When theInt eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun c-
tio nis act ivat ed, theveh icle interio ris dis-
played inoran geinthemult ifunction dis-
play.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
Veh icle Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eau tom atic
door locking mechanism
If you activat eth eAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc k
fun ction ,th eveh icle iscen trally lockedabov e
a spee dof appro ximately9mph (15km/h).
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm. X
Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction .
When theAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction
is act ivat ed, themult ifunction display shows
th eleft -hand vehicle door inoran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
For further inform ationon theauto maticloc k-
ing feat ure, see(Ypage 81).
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eacou stic
locking verifica tion signa l
If you switchon theAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction ,
an acous ticsign alsoun dswhen youlockth e
veh icle.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet tings Set
tingsmen u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction .
If th eAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction isact ivat ed,
th e0037 symbo lin themult ifunction display
light sup oran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
X Mult imed iasyst em: 0080 00DA0080S et-
tin gs 0080Ve hicle0080 Acoust icLoc k
i Plea
senot e:theset tingselec tedfor the
acous ticlockin gver ificatio nsign almust
com plywith therele vantnat ionalroad traf-
fic rules .In som ecoun tries, includin gGer-
man y,usin gth eaudible lockin gcon firma-
tio nis for bidden bytraff iclaws (inacc ord-
anc ewith §16Para. 1and §30 Para. 1of
th eGerm annat ionalroad traff icreg ula-
tio ns).The driveroftheveh icle isres pon si-
ble forens urin gcom plian cewith these
rules .In coun tries inwhic hth euse ofthis
fun ction isproh ibited, thefun ction will be
disable din your vehicle and youwillnotbe
perm itted toenab leit.
Comf ort Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eEASY-
ENT RY/EXIT feature G
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NING
When theEA SY- ENTRY/E XITfeat ure adjus ts
th est eeri ngwheel andthedriv er'sseat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s– part icular ly Menu
sand subm enus
203On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys
Z

AMG
menu(Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Wa rm-up 0043
Digit alspee dometer
0044 Gear indicat or
0087 Ups hiftind icat or
0085 Engin eoil tempe rature
0083 Coolan tte mpe rature
0084 Tran smission oiltempe rature
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
Up shi ftind icat or:upsh iftind icat orUP UP
0087
ind icat esthat theen gin ehas reac hedthe
ove rrevv ing rangewhen intheman ualdrive
pro gram .
Engin eand trans mission oiltem pera-
tu re: when theen gin eand trans mis sion are
at norm aloper ating tempe rature, oiltem-
per atur e0085 and 0084are disp layed inwhit ein
th emult ifunction disp lay.
If th emult ifunction disp laysho wsoiltem-
per atur e0085 or0084 inblue, theen gin eor the
tr ans mis sion arenotyet atnorm aloper ating
te mpe rature. Avoid drivin gat full engin eout -
put duringthis time.
SET UP 0043
Engin emod eC C,
S S,
S+ S+
orM M
0044 Suspen sion setting SPO RT SPO
RTorCOM FORT COM
FORT
0087 Tran smission pos ition D D/
M M
0085 ESP®
mod e(On On/O
ff Off
) SE
TUP displays thefol lowin ginf orm ation,
fun ction sand setting s:
R thedigit alspee dometer
R thegear indicat or
R theen gin emod e
R thesusp ension mode
R thetrans mis sion position
R theES P®
(Elec tron icStabilit yPro gram )
mod e
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthest eer ing whee l
to sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ss0063 repeatedly untilSE TUP appear s.
RACE TIMER Disp
laying and star ting RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMERison lyint ended foruse ona
clo sed racecir cuit .Do notuse thefun ction on
public roads. 0043
Lap
0044 RACE TIMER
You canstart theRACE TIMERwhen the
en gin eis run ningor ifth eSm artKey isin pos i-
ti on 0048 intheign ition lock.
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ssthe0063 buttonrep eatedly untilth e
RACE TIMERappear s.
X To star t:pre ssthe0076 buttonto start the
RACE TIMER.
Disp laying theint erm ediatetime Menu
sand submen us
205On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

X
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Interm. Time Interm.
Time.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
The inter mediate timeappears forfive sec-
onds.
Star ting anew lap 0043
RACE TIMER
0044 Fastest laptime (best lap)
0087 Lap
X Press 0076toconf irmNew Lap New
Lap.
It is possible tostore amaximum ofsixteen
laps. The16thlap can only becompleted with
Finish Lap Finish
Lap.
Stopp ingthe RACE TIMER X
Press the0038 button onthe steerin g
wheel.
X Confirm Yes Yes
with 0076.
The RACE TIMER interrupts timing ifyou stop
the vehicle andturn theSmart Keytoposition
0047 inthe ignition lock.Ifyou turn theSmart -
Key toposition 3and then press 0076tocon-
firm Start Start,
timingiscont inued.
Resetting thecurr entlap
X Stop theRACE TIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Reset Lap Reset
Lap.
X Press 0076toreset thelaptime to"0". Deleting
alllaps If
you switch offthe engine, theRACE TIMER is
reset to"0" after 30seconds .All laps are
deleted.
You cann otdelete individual storedlaps.Ifyou
have stopped 16laps, thecurren tlap does not
have tobe reset.
X Reset thecurren tlap.
X Press 0076toconf irmReset Reset.
Reset Race-Timer ? Reset
Race-Timer ?appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay.
X Press the0064 button toselect Yes Yes
and
press the0076 button toconf irm.
All laps aredeleted.
Overall statistics 0043
RACETIME Roverall evaluation
0044 Total timedriven
0087 Average speed
0085 Dist ance covered
0083 Maximum speed
If you save atleast onelapand then stop
RACETIME R,an overall evaluation isavailabl e.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
overall evaluation appears. 206
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andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual EB
D(elec tron icbrak efor ce dist ribution),AB Sand ESP®
are mal-
fun ction ing.
Ot her drivin gsyst ems anddrivin gsaf etysyst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,th e00E5, 00BBand0025 warninglamp sligh tup inthe
ins trumen tclus terand awarn ingtone soun ds.
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The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron tand rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kif you performafull brak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nOn the Igni‐ Tur
nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Release tio
nto Release
the ParkingBra ke the
ParkingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedto release theelec tric park ingbrak ewhile theign i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nth eSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon theign ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingBra ke Par
kingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.Aco nd ition forauto matic
rel ease oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis no tfulf illed (Ypage 148).
You aredrivin gwit hth eelec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually. The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.
You areusin gth eelec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencybrak ing
(Y page 148). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keSee Par
kingBra keSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To apply :
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Pre sstheelec tric park ingbrak ehan dleforatleast tensec onds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0059
Var io-RoofLow eri ng Var
io-RoofLow eri ng The
roofis no tfull yopen edorclo sed .The hydr aulic sare depr essur-
iz ed.
X Full yopen orclo setheroo f(Y page 91). 0059
Ope n/CloseVar io- Ope
n/CloseVar io-
Roo fCom pletely Roo
fCom pletely The
roofis no tloc ked.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Push orpull and hold theroo fswit chunt ilth eroo fis full yopen or
clo sed (Ypage 91). 0059
Sta rtEngine See Sta
rtEngine See
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
on-boar dvol tag eis toolow.
X Start theen gin e.
X Afterappr oximat elytensec onds, repeat theopen ingorclo sing
pro cedure (Ypage 91). The
roofhas been openedand closed several times inarow .The
roo fdri ve has been switched off auto maticallyfor safetyreas ons.
You canopen andclosetheroo fagain afterappr oximat elyten
min utes.
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Repeat theopen ingorclo singpro cedure (Ypage 91). Clo
seRearSid e Clo
seRearSid e
Win dows Win
dows You
leaveth eveh icleand atleast onerear side window isopen .
X Clos eth eside windows (Ypage 88). 00B2
Che ckWasher Fluid Che
ckWasher Fluid The
wash erflui dlev elin thewash erfluid reservoir has dropped
belo wthemin imum .
X Ad dwash erflui d(Y page 271). Wip
erMalfunction‐ Wip
erMalfunction‐
ing ing The
windsh ield wiper sare malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Haz
ard Warning Haz
ard Warning
Fla shersMalfunc‐ Fla
shersMalfunc‐
tio ning tio
ning The
hazard warn inglamp sare fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Sm
artKey Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Key DoesNot Key
DoesNot
Bel ong toVehicle Bel
ong toVehicle You
haveput thewro ngSm artKey intheign ition lock.
X Use theco rrec tSm artKey. 00AF
Tak eYou rKey from Tak
eYou rKey from
Ign ition Ign
ition The
SmartKey isin theign ition lock.
X Remo vetheSm artKey. 234
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