2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS key

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Jumper
cablesand further inform ationregar dingjum p-startingcan beobt aine dat any quali-
fied spec ialist workshop. Towing
andtow- star tin g Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When towing ortow-s tartingano ther veh icle
and itsweight isgreat erthan theperm issi-
ble grossweight ofyour vehicle,th e:
R theto wing eyecould detach itself
R theveh icle/trailer combinatio ncould roll-
over .
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
When towing ortow-s tartingano ther veh i-
cle, itsweight shouldno tbe great erthan
th eperm issiblegro ssweight ofyour vehicle.
Det ails ontheperm issiblegro ssveh icle weight
of your vehicle can befoun don theveh icle
iden tificat ion plat e(Y page 323).
! When
ActiveBr ake Assist ,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICortheHOL Dfun ction is
act ivat ed, theveh icle brak esauto matically
in cer tain situatio ns.
To avoid damage totheveh icle,deac tivate
th ese systems inthefollo wing orsimi larsit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
! On
lysec ure theto w rope ortow bar atthe
to wing eyes. Other wise, theveh icle could be
damage d.
! Do
notuse theto wing eyeforrecover y,
th is could damage theveh icle.If in doubt ,
rec over theveh icle with acr ane.
! When
towing ,pull away slowly and
smo othly. Ifth etract ive power istoohigh ,
th eveh iclescould bedamage d.
! Do
notto w with sling-type equipm ent.This
could damage theveh icle.
! When
towing away vehicleswith KEYLE SS-
GO, usethekey instead oftheSt art /S top
butt on.The auto matictrans miss ionmay
ot her wise shiftto posit ion005Dwhen you open
thedriv er'sor fron t-passe nger door ,
whic hcoul ddamage thetrans miss ion.
! Mak
esure that theelec tric park ingbrak e
is rele ased. Ifth eelec tric park ingbrak eis
fault y,visi ta qualifie dspec ialist workshop.
! You
may tow theveh icle foramax imum
dist anceof 30 miles (50kilomet ers). Ato w-
ing speed of30 mph (50km/h) must notbe
exc eeded .
For towing distancesover 30miles
(50 kilomet ers), theent ireveh icle must be
raise dand trans port ed.
! When
youaretow-s tartingor towing
ano ther veh icle,its weight mustnotexc eed
th emax imum permissiblegro ssweight of
your vehicle.
It is bet terto have theveh icle trans port ed
th an tohave itto wed away.
The auto matictrans miss ionmust beinposi-
tio n005C when theveh icle isbein gto wed away.
The batterymust becon nectedand char ged.
Ot her wise, you:
R can nottur nth eSm artKey toposit ion0048in
th eign itio nloc k
R can notshif tth eauto matictrans miss ionto
posit ion005C
De act ivat eth eauto maticloc kin gfeat ure
befo retheveh icle istowed (Ypage 203). You
coul dot her wise belocked outwhen pushin g
or towing theveh icle. Inst
allin g/rem ovingthetowing eye
Inst allin gth etowing eye G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe maybeveryhot .Ther e
is arisk ofburn swhen removin gth erear
cov er.
Do notto uch theexh aust pipe. Takepart icu-
lar carewhen removin gth erear cover. Towing
andtow- star tin g
291Break down assistance Z

The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 280).
X Front bumper:insert afinger intothe
recess onthe botto medge ofcover 0043.
X Pull cover 0043out ofthe bumper towards you
in the direction ofthe arrow.
Cover 0043isattached tothe opening witha
strap.
X Rear bump er:press themark oncover 0043
inwards inthe direction ofthe arrow.
X Remove cover0043from theopening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Front bumper:position cover0043onthe
opening inthe bumper.
X To close, pressthelower section of
cover 0043.
X Rear bump er:position cover0043with the
tab onthe opening inthe bumper.
X To close, pressthelower section of
cover 0043until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
In order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 111).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation aryand
that theSmart Keyisin position 0092inthe
ignition lock.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 126).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 291). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway . 292
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

When
towing away,useatowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Interven tionbyESP®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombin ationmayotherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Tr
anspor tingthevehicle
Vehicles withautomat ictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortran sport,
the fron tand rear axles mustbestation ary
and onthe same transportat ionvehicle.
Position ingover theconn ection pointofthe
tran sport vehicle isnot permitt ed.The drive
train mayotherwise bedamaged.
All vehicles !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteerin gcompon ents.Other wise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortran sporter fortran sportin g
purposes. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicle fromrolling awayby
applying theelectr icparking brake.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005D.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle. Tow-sta
rting (emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-s tarted. You could otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
You canfind inform ationon"Jump-start ing"at
(Y page 288). Fuses
Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectr iccables couldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorr ectamperage.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating,which youcan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse rating sare listed
in the fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartislocated inthe vehi-
cle tool kitinthe stowage compartmentunder
the trun kfloor (Ypage 280).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause tracedand rectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center .
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con- Fuses
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cerned
.Other wise, comp onents orsystems
cou ldbe damag ed.
! Ma
kesure that nomoi stur ecan enter the
fus ebox whenthe cover isope n.
! Whe
nclos ingthe cover ,make sure that it
is lying corre ctlyonthe fusebox. Moistur e
see ping inor dirt cou ldothe rwiseimp airthe
ope rationofthe fuses.
The fusesinyour vehi cleserv eto clos edow n
fau ltycircu its.Ifafus eblow s,allthe comp o-
nents onthe circu itand theirfuncti onsstop
ope rating. Befo
rechan ging afuse
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Swi tch offallel ectri calconsu mers.
X Ma kesure that theignition isswi tched off
(Y page 126 ).
or X Whe nus ing the SmartK ey,turn theSmart-
Key topos ition 0092 inthe ignition lock and
remo veit(Y page 126 ).
X Secu rethe vehi cleagainst rolling away
(Y page 147 ).
All indi cator lamps inthe instru ment cluster
mus tbe off.
The fusesare loca tedinvari ousfus eboxe s:
R Fus ebox inthe engi necomp artme nton the
rig ht-ha ndsideof the vehi cle,whe nvie we d
in the directi onoftrave l
R Dash boardfus ebox
R Fus ebox inthe rearcomp artme nton the
rig ht-ha ndsideof the vehi cle,whe nvie we d
in the directi onoftrave l Das
hboard fuse box
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 293 ).
! Do
not useapoi nted objectsuch asa
screw driver toope nthe cover inthe dash-
boa rd.You couldda mag ethe dashb oard or
the cover . X
Ope nthe driver' sdoo r.
X To ope n:pullcover 0043outwa rds inthe
di recti onofthe arrow and remo veit.
X To clos e:clipin cover 0043onthe front ofthe
da shb oard.
X Fold cover 0043inw ardsunti lit enga ges. Fus
ebo xin the engine compartment
i Obs
erve the"Important safety notes" sec-
tion (Ypage 293 ). G
WARNI
NG
Whe nthe hoodis ope nand thewindsh ield
wi per sare setinmotio n,youcan beinju red
by the wiper linkage .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Alw aysswi tch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
the ignition before opening thehood. X
Ope nthe hood.
X Use adry cloth toremo veany moistur e
from thefusebox.
X To ope n:ope ncla mps 0044.
X Fold cover 0043ofthe fusebox upinthe
di recti onofthe arrow and remo veit. 294
Fus
esBreakdo wnassi stanc e

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
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X
Shif tthe trans missionto pos ition 005D.
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Vehi cles without KEYLES S-GO :remo ve
the Smar tKeyfrom theigniti onlock.
X Vehi cles with KEYLES S-GO :ope nthe driv-
er's door.
The vehicleelectro nicsnow have statu s0.
Thi sis the same asthe Smar tKeyhaving
bee nremo ved.
X Vehi cles with KEYLES S-GO :remo vethe
Start/Sto pbu tton from theigniti onlock
(Y page 126 ).
X Ifincl uded inthe vehicleequ ipment, remove
the tire-cha nge tool kitfrom thevehicle.
X Safe guard thevehicleag ainst rolling away.
Se curi ngthe vehic leto preve ntitfrom
rol ling awa y If
yo ur veh icleis equ ipped with awh eel chock,
it can befou ndinthe tire-cha nge tool kit
(Y page 280 ).
The folding wheel chock isan additiona lsa fety
mea sure to pre vent thevehiclefrom rolling
aw ay,for exa mpl ewh en cha nging awh eel .
X Fol dboth plate sup wa rds 0043.
X Fol dou tlo we rpl ate 0044.
X Gu ide the lugs on the lowe rpl ate fullyinto
the openings inba se plate 0087. X
Place chocks orothe rsu ita ble item sund er
the front andrearof the wheel that isdiag o-
nal lyopp ositethe wheel youwi sh to
cha nge.
Rais ingthe vehic le G
WARNI
NG
If yo udo not position the jack corre ctlyat
the appro priate jacki ngpointofthe vehicle,
the jack couldtip ove rwi th the vehicle
rai sed .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Only position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. The base ofthe
jack mustbe pos itioned vertically,di rectl y
und erthe jacki ngpointofthe vehicle.
! Only
position the jack atthe appro priate
jacki ngpointofthe vehicle. Othe rwise, you
cou ldda mag ethe vehicle.
Obs erve thefollowi ng when raising thevehi-
cle :
R To raise the vehicle, only usethe vehicle-
spe cificjack thathasbee nteste dand
ap pro ved byMer cede s-Benz. Ifus ed incor -
rectl y,the jack couldtip ove rwi th the vehi-
cle raised .
R The jack isdes igned only toraise and hold
the vehiclefor asho rttime while awh eel
is bei ng cha nged .It mus tnot beused for
per formi ngmai ntenance workund erthe
veh icle.
R Avoi dcha nging thewheel onuphilland
dow nhillslo pes .
R Befo reraising thevehicle, secu reitfrom
rol ling away by applying the parking brake
and inserting wheel chocks .Do not disen-
ga ge the parking brakewhile the vehicleis
rai sed . Chan
ging awh eel
317Whee lsand tires Z