2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS display

If
you need todo any work inside theengine
compartment:
R switch offthe ignition
R never reach intothearea where thereisa
risk ofdanger frommoving components,
such asthe fanrotation area
R remove jewelryandwatches
R keep items ofclothing andhair, forexam-
ple, awayfrom moving parts G
WARNING
The cooling systemispressu rized,particu-
larl ywhen themotor iswarm. Ifyou open
the cap, youcould bescalde difhot coolant
spray sout. There isarisk ofinjury.
Let the engine cooldown before youopen
the cap. Wear protective glovesandprotec-
tive eyew earwhen opening. Openthecap
slow lyto relea sepressu re. Example
X Park thevehicle onalevel surface.
Only check thecoolant levelwhen thevehi-
cle ison alevel surface andtheengine has
cooled down.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
On vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO,press the
Start/St opbutton twice(Ypage 126).
X Check thecoolant temperature gageinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
The coolant temperature mustbebelow
158 ‡(70 †).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0092
(Y page 126)inthe ignition lock. X
Slowl yturn cap0044half aturn counter-clock-
wise toallow excess pressureto escape .
X Turn cap0044further <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
If the coolant isat the level ofmarker bar
0087 inthe fillerneck when cold,there is
enough coolant incoolant expansion
tank 0043.
If the coolant levelisappro ximately 0.6in
(1.5 cm)above marker bar0087inthe filler
neck when warm, thereisenough coolant in
expansion tank0043.
X Ifnecessary ,add coolant thathasbeen tes-
ted and appro vedbyMercedes-Benz.
X Repl acecap 0044and turn itclockwise asfar
as itwil lgo.
Further information oncoolant (Ypage 328).
Windshie ldwashe rsystem G
WARNING
Certai ncomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the follow ing. G
WARNING
If you open thehood when thedrive system
has overhea tedorduri ngafire inthe engine
compartment, youcould come intocontact
with hotgases orother escapi ngopera ting
flui ds. There isarisk ofburns.
Let the overhea tedcomponents cooldown
before opening thehood. Inthe event ofa
fire inthe engine compartment, keepthe
hood closed andcallthefire service. G
WARNING
Windshi eldwash erconcentrate ishighl y
flamma ble.Ifwindshi eldwash erconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury. Eng
inecompar tment
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Make
surethatwindshield washerconcen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck . Example
X To open: pullcap 0043upwa rdsbythe tab.
X Add thepremixed washerfluid.
X To close :press cap0043onto thefiller neck
until itengages.
If the washer fluidlevel drops below therec-
ommended minimumfluidlevel of1US qt
(1 liter), amessage appearsinthe multifunc-
tion display prompting youtoadd washer fluid
(Y page 234).
Further information onwindshield washer
fluid/antifreeze (Ypage 329). Overview
ofthe engine compart -
ment Example
engine
0043 Oildipstick
0044 Brake fluidreservoir
0087 Engin eoil cap
0085 Coolant expansion tank
0083 Washer fluidreservoir ASSYST
PLUS Service
display
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayindi-
cates theremaining timeperiod orthe remain-
ing distance tothe next regular service due
date.
Inform ationonthe type ofservice andservice
intervals (seetheseparate Maintenanc eBook-
let).
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter orat
http: //www.mbusa.com (USAonly).
i The
ASSYST PLUS service interval display
does notshow anyinformation onthe
engine oillevel. Observe thenotes onthe
engine oillevel (Ypage 269).
The multifunction displayshowsaservice dis-
play forafew seconds, e.g.:
R Service Ain ..Days Service
Ain ..Days
R Service ADue Service
ADue
R Service AExceeded by..Days Service
AExceeded by..Days
Depending onthe operating conditionsof the
vehicle, theremaining timeordistance until
the next service duedate isdisplay ed.
The letter A A
or B B,
possibly inconn ection witha
number oranother letter,shows thetype of
service. A A
stands foraminor service andB B
for
a major service.
You canobtain further information froman
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Depending onhow thevehicle isused, the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displaymay
reduce theservice interval, e.g.inthe follow-
ing situations:
X the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
X ifthe engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
X ifthere arefrequent coldstart phases
Mercedes-Ben zrecommen dsyou avoid such
operating conditions.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displaydoes
not take intoaccount anyperiods oftime dur-
ing which thebattery isdisconnec ted. 272
ASSY
STPLUSMaintenance andcare

Maintaining
thetime-dependent servicesched-
ule:
X Note down theservice duedate display edin
the multifunction displaybeforedisconnec t-
ing the battery.
or X Aft erreconn ectingthebattery, subtract the
battery disconnec tionperiods fromtheser-
vice date shown onthe display . Hiding
service displays
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing wheel. Showing
servicedisplays
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect theASSYST ASSYST
PLUS PLUS
submenu andconfirm bypressing the
0076 button.
The service duedate appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Informat
ionabout Service
Resetting theASSYST PLUSservice
interval display !
If
the ASS YST PLUS service interval dis-
play hasbeen inadvertent lyreset, thisset-
ting canbecorrect edataqual ified special-
ist workshop.
Have service workcarried outasdescribed
in the Maintenanc eBooklet. Thismay other-
wise leadtoincreased wearanddamage to
the major assemblies orthe vehicle.
A qual ified specialist workshop, e.g.anauthor-
ized Mercedes-Ben zCenter, willreset the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displayafterthe
service workhasbeen carried out.Youcan
also obtain further information onmainte-
nance work,forexample. Special
servicerequirements The
specified maintenanc einterval takesonly
the normal operation ofthe vehicle into
account. Serviceworkwillneed tobe per-
formed moreoften ifthe vehicle isoperated
under arduou scondition sor increased loads.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayis
only anaid. Thedriver ofthe vehicle isrespon-
sible forwhether serviceworkwillneed tobe
performed morefrequently thanrequired asa
result ofthe actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples ofarduou soperating conditions:
R regular citydriving withfrequent intermedi-
ate stops
R the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
R frequent useinmountainous terrainoron
poor roadsurfaces
R the engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
R particularly dustycondition s,or ifair-recir-
culation modeisfrequently used
In these orsimilar operating conditions,have
the interior filter,airfilter, engine oiland oilfil-
ter, forexample, changedmorefrequently.
Under arduou soperating conditions,the tires
must becheck edmore often. Further informa-
tion canbeobtained ataqual ified specialist
workshop.
Driving abroad An
exten siveMercedes-Ben zService network
is also availa bleinother countr ies.You can
obtain further information fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zService Center. Care
Notes
oncare H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofempty packaging andcleaning
cloths inan environm entallyresponsible
manner.
! When
cleaning yourcar,donot use:
R dry, coarse orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagents Care
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Overinflated
tiresmay:
R increase thebraking distance
R adversely affecthandling
R wear excessively and/orunevenly
R have anadverse effectonride comfort
R be more susceptible todamage
Maximum tirepressures 0043
Example: maximum permissibletire pres-
sure
Never exceed themaximum permissibletire
inflation pressure. Alwaysobserve therecom-
mended tirepressure foryour vehicle when
adjusting thetire pressure (Ypage 299).
i The
actual valuesfor tires arevehicle-spe-
cific andmay deviate fromthevalue sin the
illu stration. Checki
ngthe tire pressures
Importa ntsafety notes The
tirepressure monitordoesnotwarn you
of:
R incorrect lyset tire pressure
R sudden lossoftire pressure, e.g.from afor-
eign object thathaspenetrated thetire
Observe thenotes ontire pressure
(Y page 299).
Information onair pressure forthe tires on
your vehicle canbefound:
R on the vehicle's TireandLoading Informa-
tion placard onthe B-pillar
R on the tire pressure tableinthe fuel filler
flap
R in the "Tire pressure" section Checki
ngtire pressures manually To
determine andsetthe correct tirepressure,
proceed asfollows:
X Remove thevalve capofthe tire that isto
be checked.
X Press thetire pressure gaugesecurely onto
the valve.
X Read thetire pressure andcompare itto the
recommended valueonthe Tire andLoading
Information placardorthe tire pressure
table (Ypage 299).
X Ifthe tire pressure istoo low, increase the
tire pressure tothe recommended value.
X Ifthe tire pressure istoo high, release air.
To do so, press downthemetal pininthe
valve, usingthetipofapen forexample.
Then check thetire pressure againusing the
tire pressure checker.
X Screw thevalve caponto thevalve.
X Repea tthese stepsforthe other tires. Tire
pressure monitor
General notes If
atire pressure monitorisinstalled, thevehi-
cle's wheels havesensors thatmonitor thetire
pressures inall four tires. Thetirepressure
monitor warnsyouifthe pressure dropsinone
or more ofthe tires. Thetirepressure monitor
only functions ifthe corresponding sensors
are installed inall wheels.
Information ontire pressures isdispla yedin
the multifunction display.After afew minutes
of driving, thecurrent tirepressure ofeach tire
is shown inthe Serv. Serv.
menuofthe multifunc-
tion displa y. Example:
currenttirepressure display
For information onthe message display,refer
to the "Checking thetire pressure electroni-
cally "section (Ypage 304). 302
Tire
pressur eWheels andtires

stantly,
thetire pressure monitorismalfunc-
tioning.
In addition tothe warning lamp,amessage
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Observe
the information ondispla ymessages
(Y page 230).
It may take uptoten minutes foramalfunc-
tion ofthe tire pressure monitortobe indica-
ted. Amalfunction willbeindicated bythe tire
pressure warninglampflashing forapprox-
imately oneminute andthen remaining lit.
When themalfunction hasbeen rectified, the
tire pressure warninglampgoesoutafter a
few minutes ofdriving.
The tirepressure valuesindicated bythe on-
board computer maydiffer fromthose meas-
ured atagas station withapressure gage.The
tire pressures shownbythe on-board com-
puter refertothose measured atsea level. At
high altitudes, thetire pressure valuesindica-
ted byapressure gagearehigher thanthose
shown bythe on-board computer. Inthis case,
do not reduce thetire pressures.
The operation ofthe tire pressure monitorcan
be affected byinterferen cefrom radio trans-
mitting equipment (e.g.radio headphones,
two-way radios)thatmay bebeing operated in
or near thevehicle.
Checki ngthe tire pressure electroni-
cally X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin position
0048 (Ypage 126)inthe ignition lock.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Tire Pressure Tire
Pressure.
X Press 0076.
The current tirepressure ofeach tireis
shown inthe multifunction display.
If the vehicle hasbeen parked forover
20 minutes, theTire pressure willbe Tire
pressure willbe
displayed afterdriving afew minutes displayed
afterdriving afew minutes
message appears.
Aft erateach-in process, thetire pressure
monitor automatically detectsnewwheels or
new sensors. Aslong asaclear allocation of
the tire pressure valuetothe individua lwheels
is not possible ,the Tire Pressure Monitor Tire
Pressure Monitor
Active Active
displaymessage isshown instead of
the tire pressure display.The tirepressures
are alread ybeing monitored. Tire
pressure monitorwarning mes-
sages The
tirepressure monitordetectsapressure
loss inone ormore tires:
R Ifthe tire pressure monitordetectsapres-
sure lossinone ormore tires,awarning
message isshown inthe multifunction dis-
play .The yellow tire pressure warninglamp
then lights up.
R Ifthe Please Correct TirePressure Please
Correct TirePressure
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play ,the tire pressure inat least onetireis
too low. Thetirepressure mustbecorrect ed
when theopportunity arises.
R Ifthe Check Tires Check
Tiresmessage appearsinthe
multifunction display,the tire pressure inat
least onetirehas dropped significantly. The
tires must bechecked.
R Ifthe Warning TireMalfunction Warning
TireMalfunction mes-
sage appea rsinthe multifunction display,
the tire pressure inat least onetirehas
dropped suddenly .The tires must be
checked.
Observe theinstruct ionsandsafety notesin
the displa ymessages inthe "Tires" section
(Y page 230).
If the wheel positions onthe vehicle arerota-
ted, thetire pressures maybedispla yedfor
the wrong positions forashort time.Thisis
rectified afterafew minutes ofdriving, andthe
tire pressures aredispla yedforthe correct
positions.
Restart ingthe tire pressure monitor When
yourestart thetire pressure monitor,all
existing warning messages aredeleted andthe
warning lampsgoout. Themonitor usesthe
currently settire pressures asthe reference
values formonitoring. Inmost cases, thetire
pressure monitorwillautomaticall ydetect the
new reference valuesafteryouhave changed
the tire pressure. However, youcan also set
reference valuesmanuall yas described here.
The tirepressure monitorthenmonitors the
new tirepressure values.
X Set thetire pressure tothe value recom-
mended forthe corresponding drivingsitua-
tion onthe Tire andLoading Information
placard onthe driver's sideB-pillar
(Y page 299). 304
Tire
pressur eWheels andtires

Add
itiona ltire pressu revalues for differ ent
lo ad scan also be fou ndonthe tire pressu re
tab leon the inside of the fuel fillerfla p
(Y page 299 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe tire pressu reiscorr ect
on allfou rwh eels.
X Ensu retha tthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048
in the igniti onlock.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Serv. Ser
v.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure.
X Pre ss0076.
The multifu nctio ndispl aysho wsthe current
tire pressu refor the individu altire sor the
Tir epre ssurewillbe displayed Tir
epre ssurewillbe displayed
aft erdrivingafew minutes aft
erdrivingafew minutesmes sage.
X Pre ssthe 0064 button.
The Use Curren tPre ssures asNew Use
Curren tPre ssures asNew
Ref erence Values Ref
erence Values message appe arsin the
mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay.
If yo uwi sh toconfi rm the restart:
X Pre ss0076.
The TirePre ss. MonitorRes tarted Tir
ePre ss. MonitorRes tarted
mes sage appe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
After driving forafew minu tes,thesystem
che cks whethe rthe current tirepressu res
ar ewi thi nthe specified range .The new tire
pre ssu res arethen acceptedas refere nce
va lues and moni tored.
If yo uwi sh tocan celthe restart:
X Pre ss0038.
The tirepressu revalues stor edatthe last
res tart willconti nuetobe moni tored. Radio
typeapprov alforthe tire pres -
sure monitor Co
untry Radio
typeappro valnumb er USA FCC
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comp lies with part15 ofthe
FCC rulesand with licens e
exe mpt RSS standa rds ofIndu s-
try Canad a.Ope ratio nis su bje ct
to the followi ng cond itions. (1)
Thi sde vice maynot cause
ha rmfu linte rference ,and (2)
Thi sde vice mustacce ptany
inte rference received,incl uding
inte rference thatma ycau se
und esired opera tion.Le pre sent
ap parei lest confo rmed'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap parei lsradio exe mpts de
li cence .L'e xploitati onest
au thor isee auxde ux cond itions
su iva ntes. (1)L'appareilne doit
pa spro duire debro uillag e, et
(2) L'autisatue rde l'ap parei l
do itacce ptertou tbro uillag e
ra dioe lectriq uesubi,mem esi le
bro uillag eest susce ptible d'e n
comp romettrelefoncti onne-
ment. WARNING :Ch ang esor
mod ificati ons notexpressly
ap pro ved bythe party responsi -
bl e for comp liance couldvoi d
the user' sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.The term "IC:"
be fore theradio certi fication
num beronl ysigni fiesCa nad a
tech nicalspe cificati ons were
met.
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de vice comp lies with part15 of
the FCC rulesand with licens e
exe mpt RSS standa rds ofIndu s-
try Canad a.Ope ratio nis su bje ct
to the followi ng cond itions. (1)
Thi sde vice maynot cause
ha rmfu linte rference ,and (2)
Thi sde vice mustacce ptany
inte rference received,incl uding
inte rference thatma ycau se
und esired opera tion.Le pre sent
ap parei lest confo rmed'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap parei lsradio exe mpts de Tire
pres sure
305Whe elsand tires Z

Mercedes-Ben
z.You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Engine
oil
General notes !
Do
not use engine oiloran oilfilter with
specifications deviatingfromthose
expressly requiredforthe prescribed service
intervals. Donot change theengine oiloroil
filter inorder toset replacement intervals
longer thanthose prescribed. Thiscould
otherwise causedamage tothe engine or
exhaust gasaftertr eatment .
Follow theinstruct ionsonthe service inter-
val display forchanging theengine oil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engine orexhaust gasaftertr eatment .
When handling engineoil,observe theimpor-
tant safety notesonservice products
(Y page 324).
The engine oilsarematched tothe perform-
ance ofMercedes-Ben zengines andservice
intervals. Youshould therefore onlyuseengine
oils and oilfilters thatareapproved forvehi-
cles with maintenanc esystems.
For alist ofapproved engineoilsand oilfilters,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Or visit thewebsite
http: //bevo.m ercedes-benz .com.
The table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Freigabe
orMB-App roval All
models 229.
5 Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles:use only
SAE 0W-40 orSAE 5W-40 engine oils. i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fill ing capacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter.
Missing valueswerenotavaila bleattime of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SL
450 6.9
USqt(6.5l) SL
550 8.5
USqt(8.0l) Merce
des-AMG
SL 63 8.9
USqt(8.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 324 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
or on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
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