2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS Owners Manual

X
Press emergenc yrelease button0043briefly.
The trunk lidunlocks andopens.
The trunk lidcan beunlocked andopened with
the trunk lidemergenc yrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstation aryorwhile driving.
The trunk lidemergenc yrelease doesnot
unlock thetrunk lidifthe battery isdisconn ec-
ted ordischarged.
Trunk lidemergenc yrelease light:
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minutes afterthetrunk lidisopened
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minutes afterthetrunk lidisclosed Side
windows Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARNIN
G
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or press
theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARNIN
G
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The frontside windows areequipped withan
automatic reversingfeature. Ifasolid object
blocks orrestr ictstheupward movemen tof
one ofthe fron tside windows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNIN
G
The reversin gfeature doesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movemen t
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversin gfeature can-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximit yduring theclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Side
window s
87Opening andclosing Z

Opening
andclosing theside win-
dows
Opening andclosing theside windows
in the front The
switches forthe side windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch for
the fron t-passenger sidewindow onthe fron t-
passenger door.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Left
0044 Right
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
X To open manu ally:press andhold thecor-
respondin gswitch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Autom aticoperation isstart ed.
X To close manually:pullthecorr espondin g
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Autom aticoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautomat icopera tion:press
or pull thecorr espondin gswitch again.
You cancontinue tooperate theside windows
after youswitch offthe engine .This function is
available foruptofive minut esoruntil the
driver's orfron t-passenger doorisopened. Opening/closing
therear side win-
dows X
To open: openthefron tside window onthe
corr espondin gside (Ypage 88).
X Press thecorr espondin gswitch againand
release.
The correspondin grear side window opens
fully.
X To stop therear side windows: brieflypull
the corr espondin gswitch upand release.
X To close: closethefron tside window onthe
corr espondin gside (Ypage 88).
X Pull therespect iveswitch andhold it.
The correspondin grear side window will
con tinue toclose untilyourelease the
switch. Opening
andclosing allside win-
dows
Using theswitch onthe center con-
sole G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximit yduring theclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpress theswitch downtoopen the
side window again.
You canusetheswitch onthe cent ercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecover inthe lower centercon sole.
The switch forallside windows isunder the
cover . 88
Side
windowsOpening andclosi ng

X
To ope nall side windo ws:pre ssbutton 0043
to the point ofres istance .
X To ope nall side windo wsfully: pre ss
sw itch 0043beyond the point ofres istance .
X To clos eall side windo ws:pu llsw itch 0043.
All side windo wsbegin the closing pro ce-
du re simu ltaneou sly. The rearsi de windo ws
clo seafte rthe front side windo ws.
If, afte rop eni ng the windo ws,yo uclo seone
si de windo wus ing the switch inthe door con-
trol panel :
R the front side windo wclo ses first and
R then thecorr espond ingrearsi de windo w
clo ses .
Co nve nien ce clos ingwi th KEYLES S-GO G
WAR
NING
Whe nus ing the conve nience closing fea ture ,
pa rts ofthe body cou ldbe trap pedin the
clo sing are awh en aside windo wisbe ing
clo sed .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Obs ervethe comp lete clo sing pro ced ure
wh en the conve nience closing fea ture is
op era ting .Ma kesure tha tno body parts are
in clo sepro ximi tydu ring theclosing pro ce-
du re.
Pro cee das follows ifsom eone istrap ped:
X Re leas ethe rece ssedsens orsurfa ce on the
do or handl e.
X Imme diate lypu lland holdthe door handl e
and keepthe door handl epu lled .
The side windo wsopen. Wi
th KEYL ESS-GO youcan closeallsi de win-
do ws simu ltaneou sly. The KEYL ESS-GO key
mu stbe outsid ethe vehicle. All the doors
mu stbe closed . X
Tou chrece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe
do or handl eunti lthe side windo wsare fully
clo sed .
i Ma
kesure youonl ytou chrece ssedsens or
su rfa ce 0043.
X To interrupt conve nien ce clos ing: rel ease
rece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe door
ha ndl e. Res
ettingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wcan nolonger beclosed fully,
yo umu stres etit.
X Close allthe doors .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKey topositio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Pu llthe corr espond ingswitch onthe door
contro lpa nel unti lthe side windo wiscom-
pl etel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the side windo wop ens again slig htl y:
X Imme diate lypu llthe corr espond ingswitch
on the door contro lpa nel unti lthe side win-
do wiscomp letel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the respective side windo wrem ains
clo sed afterthe button isrel eased ,then it
ha sbe en set corr ectly.Ifthi sis not the
cas e,rep eatthe step sab ove . Si
de windo ws
89Opening and clos ing Z

Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfunc-
tion. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydraul icsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpect edlyandmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isacomplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstren gth.Youorothers can
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Only have thesoft topclosed manually ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
! Never
siton the rear compartmen ttrim or
stow heavy objectsthere. Youwillotherwise
damage theroof andrear compartmen ttrim
of the vehicle. 90
RoofOpening
andclosing

!
Do
not forget thattheweather canchange
abruptly .Make certain thattheroof is
closed whenyouleave thevehicle. Thevehi-
cle electronics canbedamage difwater
enters thevehicle interior.
! When
opening andclosing theroof, make
sure that:
R there issufficient clearance, asthe roof
swings upwards.
R there issufficient clearance behindthe
vehicle, asthe trunk lidswings backwards
beyond thebumper.
R the trunk isonly loade dto below the
trunk partition.
R the trunk partition isnot pushed upbythe
load.
R the trunk partition isclosed.
R the trunk lidisclosed.
R the outside temperature isabove 5‡
(00F815 †).
You could otherwise damagetheroof, trunk
and other partsofthe vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions foropening/closing
the roof canbefound inthe "Vehicle data"
section (Ypage 330).
Make surethattheroof andrear window are
clean anddrybefore opening theroof. Other-
wise, water ordirt could enterthevehicle inte-
rior ortrunk. Opening
andclosing using theroof
switch
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
When opening orclosing theroof, body
parts could betrapped by,forexample, the
roof mechanism, trunklidorside windows.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When raising orlowering theroof, make
sure thatnobody parts areinthe vicinity of
moving component s.Ifsomeone becomes
trapped, releasethebutton.
For safety reasons, youcan only open orclose
the roof when thevehicle isstationary. !
Operating
theroof while pulling awa y:
R Observe thefollowi ngtraffic carefully .
R Do not drive faster than25mph
(40 km/h).
R Avoid abrupt braking andswerving
maneuvers.
Do not operate theroof when cornering,
driving onuneven surfaces orduring strong
winds. Thevehicle mayotherwise bedam-
aged.
i If
the traffic conditions meanthatyouhave
to drive offwhile opening/closing theroof,
the procedure whichwasstarted whilesta-
tionary canbecont inued atspeeds ofup to
approximately 25mph (40km/h).
Opening andclosing X
Close thetrunk lid(Ypage 81).
If the trunk isloade dcorrect ly,the trunk
partition closesautomaticall y.
X Turn theSmartKey toposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Open thecover inthe lower center console.
Roof switch 0043islocated underthecover.
X To open: pullroof switch 0043until theentire
roof isstowed awayin the trunk.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds.
All ofthe side windows open.
X To clos e:press andhold soft-t opswitch 0043
until thesoft topisfully closed.
The Vario-Roof inOperation Vario-Roof
inOperation message
appea rsinthe multifunction display.Once
the opening procedure iscomplete, the
message disappearsandatone sounds. Roof
91Opening andclosing Z

All
ofthe side windo wsopen.
X To closeallsi de windo ws,pu llthe switch
und erthe cove rof the cente rconso le
(Y page 88) . Ope
ning /closing using the SmartK ey
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
Whe nop eni ng orclo sing the roof,bo dy
pa rts cou ldbe trap pedby ,for exa mpl e,the
roo fmech anism, trunklid or side windo ws.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Whe nra ising orlowe ring theroof,ma ke
su re tha tno body parts arein the vicinity of
movi ngcomp onents. Ifsom eone become s
trap ped, rel ease the button.
Ope ning and clos ing Thi
sfu nctio nis onl yav ailabl e on veh icles with
KEYL ESS-GO orwith roo fcomf ortopera tion.
X Close thetrun klid (Y page 81).
If the trun kha sbe en corr ectlylo ad ed ,the
trun kpa rtiti onisau toma tically clo sed .
X Vehi cles with comfort operatio n:point
the tipofthe Sma rtKeyat the driver 'sdo or
ha ndl e.
X Vehi cles with KEYLES S-GO :the Sma rtKey
mu stbe withi n6 ft (2 m) ofthe vehicle.
X To ope n:pre ssand holdthe 0036 button on
the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully op ene d.
The roofand therearsi de windo wsopen.
The front side windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theopening proc edure:
rel ease the 0036 button.
X To ope nthe fron tsi de windo ws:pre ssthe
0036 button onthe Sma rtKeyag ain.
X To clos e:pre ssand holdthe 0037 button
on the Sma rtKeyunti lthe roofis fully
clo sed .
The roofand theside windo wsclose.
X To
interrupt theclos ingproc edure:
rel ease the 0037 button. Lo
ckingthe roofagai n
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
If yo udo not fully op en/cl osethesofttop,
the soft-top hydra ulics depre ssu rize aftera
sho rttime .Thi scau ses thesofttop tolowe r
une xpected lyand maycau seyouor othe rs
to be trap ped. The reisaris kof inju ry.
Alw aysop en orclo sethe softtop com-
pl ete ly.
The roofis not locked if:
R the 0059 symbo land theVario-Roofin Var
io-Roofin
Ope ration Ope
ration message appe ar inthe multi-
fu nctio ndispl ay
R the 0059 symbo land theOpen/Close Ope
n/Close
Var io-RoofCom pletely Var
io-RoofCom pletelymes sage appe ar
in the multifu nctio ndispl ayand youhea ra
wa rning tone
R youhea ra wa rning toneforuptoten sec-
ond swh en pulling away orwh ile dri ving
Lo cking Yo
ucan lock the roofag ain if it is not locked
fu lly.
X Pu llove rand stop thevehiclesa fel yas soo n
as possi ble, pa ying atte ntionto roa dand
traf ficcond itions.
X Ensu retha tthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048
in the igniti onlock.
X Pre ssthe roofsw itch (Ypage 91). Trunk
partition
Ge neral notes !
To
avoid da ma ging the roofor lugga ge
wh en folding back the roof,yo usho uld:
R onl ylo ad the trun kto below the trun kpa r-
titi on
R not place anyobjects onorinfront ofthe
trun kpa rtiti on
R not place anyobjects onthe cove rbe hind
the rollba rs
R not allo w the cargotopush the trun kpa r-
titi on upwa rds 92
Roo
fOpe ning and clos ing

!
Make
surethetrunk separator iscom-
pletely closed. Otherwise, theroof canbe
blocked whenitis opened orclosed.
The trunk partition canbeused tocover lug-
gage andloads inthe trunk.
Opening andclosing Trunk
partition 0043can beopened andclosed
using button 0044,e.g. tocheck correct loading.
X To open: pressbutton 0044.
X To clos e:press button 0044.
If the trunk isloade dcorrect ly,trunk parti-
tion 0043isautomaticall yclosed tothe full
extent .
When thetrunk lidisopened, trunkparti-
tion 0043opens automaticall y.
Removing andinstalling X
To remove: closetrunk partition 0043
(Y page 93).
X To disconnect theelectric plugconnec tor,
press therelease catchonconnec tor0044
and remove connector0044. X
Unhook net0087from holders 0085onboth
sides andguide itto the rear until itis com-
pletely rolledup. X
Turn catch lever0083down inthe direction of
the arrow onboth sides.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked.
X Slide trunk partition cover0043forwards.
X Pull trunk partition 0043out ofthe two guide s
in the direction ofarrow 0084. X
To install: inserttrunkpartition 0043into the
two guide sin the direction ofarrow 006Bto
the stop.
X Turn catch lever0083upinthe direction of
the arrow onboth sides.
Trunk partition 0043isunlocked. Roof
93Opening andclosing Z

X
Pull thenet forwards andhook intothe
retainer son both sides.
X Push trunk partition cover0043back against
the spring pressure andinsert tothe stop
on both sides. X
Reconn ectconn ector 0044ofthe electric plug
conn ector . Wind
screen
Electric windscreen Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you usethewind screen indarkness orin
other condit ionsofferin gpoor visibility, your
view tothe rear isfurther impaired. Thereis
a risk ofan accident .
Only usethewind screen whenvisibility con-
ditions aregood.
! When
extendingorretrac tingthewind
screen ,make surethere arenoobject son
the rear compart menttrim.Otherwise, the
object scould damage thewind screen .
The wind screen offersprotec tionfrom the
wind when driving withtheroof down. Theroof
must befully open before thewind screen can
be exten ded.
Extending andretracting
X Open theroof (Ypage 90).
X Open thecover inthe lower centercons ole.
The switch forthe electric alwind screen is
under thecover. X
To extend: pressbutton 0043.
X To retr act: press button 0043again. Roller
sunblind forthe panor ama
roof The
roller sunblind protectsyou from exces-
sive glare andheat caused bythe sun shining
through thepanorama glassroof.
X To close: pulltheroller sunblind inthe
direction ofthe arrow usinghandle 0043.
X To open: slidetheroller sunblind inthe
opposite direction tothe arrow usinghan-
dle 0043. MAGIC
SKYCONTR OL
General notes MAGIC
SKYCONTROL isapanorama roof,the
tran sparency ofwhich canbechanged by
applyi ngelectric alvoltage.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL canbeswitched
between darkened andtransparent states.
MAGIC SKYCONTROL darkensautomatically
after ashort period whenyouturn theSmart - 94
RoofOpening
andclosing