2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS ESP

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0084 The
trunk lidisopen .
X Clos eth etrunk lid. 0083 The
hoodis open .
G WAR
NING
The open hoodmay blockyour viewwhen theveh icleis in mot ion.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Clos eth ehoo d. 0051 At
least onedoor isopen .A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Clos eall thedoor s. 00CC
Pow erSteering Mal‐ Pow
erSteering Mal‐
fun ctionSee Opera‐ fun
ctionSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
powe rst eer ing ismalf unction ing .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
You willneed touse morefor ce tosteer .
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Chec kwhet heryou areable toapply theex tra for ce req uire d.
X Ifyou areabl eto steer safely: careful lydri ve on toaqualif ied
spe cialistwor kshop .
X Ifyou areuna bletosteer safely: donotdri ve on.Con tactth e
ne ares tqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0058
Tru nkPartition Tru
nkPartition
Ope n Ope
n The
trunk partition isopen .
The trunk isloade dto ohigh andtheload ispre ven ting auto matic
clo singof thetrunk partition .
X Stow theload suchth at thetrunk partition can closeunh indere d
and isno tpush edupwar ds.
X Clos eth etrunk partition (Ypage 93). Pho
neNoServic e Pho
neNoServic e Your
vehicleis out side thene two rkpro vider'strans mitter/ rec eiver
ran ge.
X Wait untilth emob ilepho neoper ationalread inesssymb ol
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay. 0059
Dec reaseSpeed Dec
reaseSpeed You
wantedto open theroo fwhile theveh iclewas inmot ion.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Ope nth eroo f(Y page 91). Disp
laymes sage s
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Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS (anti-lo ckbraki ngsystem) ismalfu nctioning.
If there isan add itiona lwar ning tone, theEBD (electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion) ismalfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately.
If the ABS control unitisdefective ,there isals oapossi bility that other systems ,
such asthe naviga tionsystem orthe automatic transmissi on,willnot beava ila-
ble . 0027004D
00E500BB
0025 0051
0027 (USAonly),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andthe
yel low ESP®
,ESP ®
OFF andABS warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
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Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e68) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e66) . 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning orthe
ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted, e.g.Active
Blind SpotAssist. Thesystem doesnotperform course-correcting brakeappli-
cations.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e68) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e66).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Have ESP®
checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p. 240
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e68) . 00490024
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orislit and/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake islit.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e41). Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
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Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasde tecte daloss ofpre ssu reinat leas tone ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atlyimp airtire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma ybe gre atly
imp aired
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king maneu vers.
Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 147 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla ttire
(Y page 281 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 302 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyuna ble to reco gnizeorreg ister low tire pressu re.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel y. In
dic ator andwarninglamps
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Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound in
the Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequ ipment integrated inthe
vehicle whendriving, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic situation. Youcould also
lose control ofthe vehicle .There isarisk of
an accide nt.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure that
this ispossi ble,park thevehicle paying
attention totraffic conditions andopera te
the equipment whenthevehicle isstation-
ary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements for
the country inwhich youarecurrently driving
when operatingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing
into account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R adiverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofaone-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwaysobserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw ayshave priorityover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withoutdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysuse this feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract you
from traffic conditions anddriving, and
increase therisk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled
equ ipment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy
(RF) Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto
OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply withoutmaxi-
mum permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE).
However, itis recommended toinstall itat a
distance ofat lea st8inches (approx. 20cm)
betwee nthe radiation source andaperson's
body (notinclud inglimb ssuch ashands,
wrists, feetandlegs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components,
their software aswel las wiri ngcan impa ir
their function and/orthefunction ofother
networked components. Inparticu lar,sys-
tems releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffec-
ted. Asaresul t,these maynolonger func-
tion asintended and/orjeopardizethe oper-
ating safety ofthe vehicle .There isan
increase drisk ofan accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel las elec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataqua lified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin
motion. Youwillnotice this,forexampl e,
becau seeither youwillnot beableto sele ct
certain menuitemsoramessag ewil lapp ear
to this effect. 246
Func
tionrestrictio nsMultimedia system

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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X
To avo id/use route options:sel ect
Avo idOptions Avo
idOptions.
X Sel ect arou teoptio n.
Note sfor routeoptio ns:
R Use TollRoa ds Use
TollRoa ds
The routecal cul ation incl udes roa dswhich
req uire youto paya us ag efee (toll).
R Num ber ofOccupants inthe Vehicle: Num
ber ofOccupants inthe Vehicle:
(o nly availab lein the USA)
Pre requisite: your veh iclemee tsthe acce ss
cond itions forcarpoollanes.
Ca rpo ollanes willbe incl uded ifthe carpool
la nes optio nis acti vate d.
En teri nganaddres s Mu
ltimed iasystem :
X Sel ect Navi Nav
i007BN avigation Nav
igation.
The mapsho wsthe vehicle's current posi-
tio n.
X Sli de 6 thecontro ller.
X Sel ect Destination Des
tination007B AddressEnt ry Add
ressEnt ry.
Enter anaddre ss, e.g.as follows :
R city orZIP code,stre et,hou senum ber
R sta te/p rovince, cityorZIP code
R city orZIP code,cente r
R stre et,city orZIP code,inte rsectio n
X Sel ect City Cit
y.
The cityinwh ich the vehicleis cur rentl y
lo cate d(cu rrentveh iclepo sitio n)isat the
top. Below this,yo uwi llsee locati ons for
wh ich routeguidance hasal rea dybeen car -
rie dou t.
X Enter thecity.
The 0043symbo l:the locati onisconta inedon
the digital map multiple time s.
X To switchto the list: slid e 5 thecontro l-
le r.
X Sel ect the locati on.
If ava ilab le,the ZIPcodeis sho wn. Ifther e
are differ ent ZIPcodesava ilab lefor the
lo cati on, the corr espond ingdigits are dis-
pl ay ed with an X X.
X Enter thestre etand housenum ber.
The addre ssisin the menu .
Furth eropti onsfor des tinatio nen try:
R sea rch forakey word The
keywordsea rch findsde stina tions using
fra gme ntsofwo rds .
R sel ect the last destina tion
R sel ect aconta ct
R sel ect aPOI
Yo ucan search foraPOI bylocati on, nam e
or telephone number.
R sel ect destina tionon the map
R enter interme diate destina tion
Yo ucan mapthe routeto the destina tion
yo ursel fwi th up tofou rinte rme diate desti-
nati ons.
R sel ect destina tions from Mercedes-B enz
App s
R sel ect geo-coo rdinate s
Cal culatin gthe route Pre
requisite: the addre sshasbe en enter ed
and isin the menu .
X Sel ect Start Sta
rtorCon tinue Con
tinue.
The routeiscal cul ate dwi th the selecte d
rou tetyp eand theselecte drou teoptio ns.
If rou teguidance hasal rea dybeen acti va-
ted ,a pro mpt willap pe ar asking whethe r
yo uwi sh toend thecurrent routeguidance .
X Sel ect Cancel Active RouteGuidance Can
cel Active RouteGuidanceor
Set asIntermediate Destination Set
asIntermediate Destination.
Can cel Active RouteGuidance Can
cel Active RouteGuidancecance ls
the current routeguidance andstarts rou te
cal cul ation tothe new destina tion.
Set asIntermediate Destination Set
asIntermediate Destinationadds
the new destina tionin ad ditio nto the exist-
ing destina tionand opens theinterme diate
de stina tions list. Co
nnectin gamob ile phon e
(C OMA ND)
Requ iremen ts For
telephony viathe Bluetoo th®
inte rface, you
req uire aBlu etoo th®
-cap ablemob ile pho ne.
The mob ile pho nemu stsupp ort Hand s-Free
Pro file 1.0 orabove .
Mu ltimed iasystem :
X Sel ect Vehicle Veh
icle007BS ystemSet‐ Sys
tem Set‐
tin gs tin
gs007B ActivateBluetooth Act
ivateBluetooth.
X Activa teBlu etoo th®
0073. Ope
ratin gsys tem
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