2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS key

Protection
againsttheft
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarmsystem) ......... 72
Immobilizer ...... ................................ 72
Protection ofthe environment
General notes..................................2 4
Pulling away
General notes................................ 128
Pulling away(automa tictrans-
mission) ............... .............................. 128 Q
QR code
Mercedes-B enzGuid eApp ................. 1
Rescue card.....................................2 9
Qualified specialist workshop ........... 28 R
RACE START
Act ivating ......... .............................. 168
Act ivation conditions..................... 168
Import antsafety notes.................. 167
RACE START (Mercedes-AMG
vehicles) ............................................. 167
RACE TIMER (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles).................. 205
Rad io
Select ingastation .........................1 97
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Radio mode
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... .............. .............................246
Radio-w averece ption/ transmis-
sio nin the vehi cle
Decla rationof conformity ................28
Readin glamp .....................................112
Rear foglamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Rear lamps
see Ligh ts
Rear viewcamera
Cl eani nginstructio ns....... .............. 278
Displ ayinthe multimedi asys tem ..182
Function/notes .............................181
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 182
Rear window defros ter
Gene ralnotes ................................ 121 Prob
lem(malfunction) ................... 121
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 121
Rear-vie wmirror
Dippi ng(automa tic)....... ................106
Refrig erant(air-conditioningsys-
tem)
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 329
Refue ling
Fuel gauge....... ................................ 33
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 145
Ref ueling proces s....... ................... 146
see Fuel
Remote control
Progra mming (garage door
opene r)....... ................................... 263
Replac ingbulb s
Gene ralnotes ................................ 113
Reportin gsafety defects....... ............. 29
Resc uecard ......................................... 29
Rese rve(fue ltank)
see Fuel
Rese rvefuel
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 224
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 242
Resi dual heat (climate control) ........122
Restrain tsyste m
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 217
Introducti on....... ..............................40
Warni nglamp ....... .......................... 241
Warni nglamp (function) ................... 41
Reve rsegear (selector lever) ....... ....137
Reve rsing feature
Side windows ................................... 87
Trunk lid....... ....................................82
Reve rsinglamps (displa ymes-
sag e)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Roads ideAssistanc e(b reakdo wn).... 26
Rol lbar
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ ..216
Ope ration<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ ...............52
Rol lersun blind<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ ..........94
Roo f
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ ..233
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 90
Ope ning/cl osing (with roof
swi tch) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[91
Ope ning/cl osing (with Smar tKey).... 92 16
In
dex

Opening/closing
(all)... .................... 88
Opening/closing (front).................. .8 8
Opening/closing (rear).................... 88
Overview .......................................... 87
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 90
Resetting ......................................... 89
Reversing feature............................. 87
SIRIUS services
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 246
Smar tKey
Changing thebattery ....................... 77
Changing theprogramming ............ .7 5
Chec kingth ebat tery .......................7 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................234
Doo rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 74
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 74
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 78
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 92
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 78
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 298
So cke ts
Front-p asseng erfoo twe ll............... 258
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 257
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 247
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 57
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 196
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 33
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 192
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 201
SPO RThandl ingmode
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) ................ 68
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241Stan
dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
STE ERCONTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 72
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ste ering ass istant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTR OL
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 103
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 34
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 193
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 103
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 142
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 205
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 252
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Ce nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 253
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 255
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 253
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 252
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 252
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 254
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 254
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 254
Sto wag espac e
Umb rellahol der<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Sto wag ewe llbe neath the trunk
flo or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 255
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 298
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 256
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 202
Sus pen sion settin gs
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 173 18
In
dex

Important
safetynotes.................... 81
Locking separately ........................... 86
Opening/closi ng(au tomaticall y
from inside ).... .................................. 85
Opening/closi ng(au tomaticall y
from outsid e).... ............................... 83
Opening/closi ng(from outsid e,
HANDS -FREEACCESS) .................... 84
Opening/closi ng(manua llyfrom
outsid e).... ........................................ 82
Overview .......................................... 81
Powe rclosing .................................. 81
Trunk lid
Displa ymessag e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ope ning dimens ions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 330
Trunk partition
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 92
Insta lling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 93
Ope ning/ closing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 93
Re movi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 93
Turn sign als
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Two -wayradio
Freq uencie s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 322
Insta llati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 322
Tra nsmi ssion outpu t(ma ximu m).... 322
Type identificatio nplate
see Vehicleidentif ication plate U
Umbre lla hol der <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 253
Un locki ng
Emerg encyunlocki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 81
From insidethe vehicle(ce ntral
unl ocki ngbutton) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 80
Ups hiftin dic ator (on-b oard com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehic les) ....... 205
USB devices
Co nnecting tothe Med iaInter-
face <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 251V
Vehi cle
Co rrect use<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 28
Data acquisiti on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29Disp
laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 231
Ele ctroni cs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 322
Equ ipment <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 25
Indi vidualsetti ngs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Lim itedWa rranty <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Loa ding <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 306
Locki ng(in an eme rgency) ............... 81
Locki ng(Sma rtKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 74
Low ering <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 320
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 26
Pa rking foralong perio d................ 150
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Ra ising <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 317
Re por ting problems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 29
Secu ringfrom rolling away ............ 317
Tow -star ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 291
Tow ingaway <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 291
Tra nspo rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 293
Unlo cking (in an eme rgency) ........... 81
Unlo cking (SmartKey )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 74
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 330
Vehi cle batte ry
see Batte ry(ve hicle )
Vehi cle data <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 330
Vehi cle dime nsions<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 330
Vehi cle eme rgencylo cki ng ................ 81
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nnumb er
see VIN
Vehi cle ide ntificatio nplate .............. 323
Vehi cle le ve l
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 172
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Vehi cle too lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 280
Vide o
Ope ratingthe DVD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 198
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
VIN
Sea t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 324
Ty pe plate <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 323 W
Warni ngand indic ator lamps
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 239 In
dex
21

Int
rod uction
The printedOper ator'sMan ualprovide sinf or-
mat ionabout thesaf eoper ation ofyour vehi-
cle .The Digit alOper ator'sMan ualprovide s
co mpr ehen siveand spec ifically adapt edinfor-
mat iononyour vehicle's equipm entand mult i-
med iasyst em. You cancalluptheDi git al
Oper ator'sMan ualviathemult imed iasyst em.
i You
willnotinc urany costswhen calling
up theDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualwor kswit hout conn ect-
ing totheIn te rn et.
Ther eare three ways toacc ess theto pic sof
th eDi git alOper ator'sMan ual:
R Vis ualsea rch
The visual sear challows youtoexplor eyour
veh icle"vir tual ly". Start ing from either the
veh icleex terio rvie wor interio rvie w, you
can access man yof thedif fer entto pic sco v-
ere dby theDi git alOper ator'sMan ual.To
acc ess theveh icleint erio rsec tion ,sele ct
th e"Veh icleint erio r"vie w.
R Keywor dsea rch
The keyword searchallows youtosear chfor
a ke yword byenterin gch arac ters.
R Cont ents
You canselectind ivid ual section sin the
co nten ts.
i The
Digit alOper ator'sMan ualisdeac tiva-
te dfor safetyreas onswhile driving. Op
era tion Call
inguptheDigit alOp era tor's
Ma nua l
X Pre ssthe00D4 buttonin thece nter con-
sole .
The overview relating totheveh icleappear s.
X Se lec tth e"Oper ator'sMan ual" menuitem
by turnin g3 orpre ssin g7 theco ntrol -
ler.
X Con firm 7 themes sage about thewarn ing
and safetyno tes.
The basic menufor theDi git alOper ator's
Man ualappear s. Op
era ting theDigit alOp era tor's
Ma nua l
Gener alnot es Pleas
eobs erveth einf orm ation about the
oper ation oftheco ntrol ler (Ypage 247).
Cont entpages The
conten tpages canbeacc essedbymean s
of avis ual sear ch,a ke yword searchorusin g
th eco nten ts. X
To scr ollforwar ds/bac kwards: tur n3
th eco ntrol ler.
X To
dis pla yin full-scr een orani ma tion:
slide 8 theco ntrol ler tothelef t0043.
X To
select inform ation textsor sav ebook -
ma rks: slide 9 theco ntrol ler tothe
rig ht 0044.
X To select alink :slide 6theco ntrol ler
down wards 0087.
X To exit acont entpage: sele ct0038 sym-
bol 0085.
X To
call upthebas icmen uof theDigit al
Op era tor'sMa nua l:sele ct00DA symbol
0083.
X To
swit chfunct ions tothemu ltim edi a
sys tem using thebut tonson thecent er
consol e:pre ssthe002A, 002B,00FDor
00BE button.
The selected men uappear s.The Digit al
Oper ator'sMan ualrem ainsopen inthe
bac kgroun d. Digit
alOp era tor'sMa nua l
23

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Inthe event ofan accident, the
restraint systemcanalso reduce theforces to
which thevehicle occupants aresubjected.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 97)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 97).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 45).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 53).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 57). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter fordetails. USAonly:
for further information contactour Customer
Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑3 67‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 40
Occ
upantsafetySafety

If
achild younger thantwelve yearsold and
under 5ft (1.5 0m) inheight istravelin gin the
vehic le:
R always securethe child inachild restraint
syst emsuitable forthis Merc edes- Benz
vehic le.The child restraint systemmust be
appropr iatetothe age, weight andsize of
the child.
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson "Children inthe vehic le"
(Y page 57)inaddition tothe child
rest raint systemmanuf acturer' sinst allation
and operat inginst ruct ions
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson the "Occ upant Classific ationSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 48) G
WARN
ING
Seat belts maynotbeable toperf orm their
prot ective func tion inthe followin gsitua-
tion s,in part icular:
R The seat beltisdamaged, modified,
ext reme lydirt y,bleache dor dyed
R The seat beltbuck leisdamaged or
ext reme lydirt y
R Modific ationshave been performe don the
Em ergen cyTens ionin gDev ice, belt
anc horage oriner tiareel
Seat belts maybedamaged inan acc ident ,
althoug hthe damage maynotbevisible, e.g.
due tosplint ersofglass. Modifie dor dam-
aged seatbelts maytearorfail, e.g. inan
acc ident .Modifie dEm ergen cyTens ionin g
Dev ices could accident allytrigger ornot
func tion asintended .This poses an
inc reased riskofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Never modifythe seat belts ,Em ergen cyTen-
sion ingDev ices, beltanchorage sor iner tia
reels. Make surethattheseat belts are
undamage d,not worn outand clean .Have
the seat belts checkedimmed iatelyata
qualified specialist workshop afteran acc i-
dent .
Only useseat belts thathave been approv ed
for your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz. Prop
eruse oftheseat belts Obser
vethe safet ynot eson the seat belt
(Y page 42).
Ev ery vehic leocc upant mustobservethe fol-
lowing notestoens ure aproper lyworn seat
belt canprov idefull prot ection. Also make
sure thatallvehic leocc upant sare always
wearin gthe seat beltcorrectlywhile thevehi-
cle isin mot ion.
When fastenin gthe seat belt, always make
sure that:
R the seat beltbuck leton gue isinse rted only
int othe belt buck lebelon gingtothat seat
R the seat beltispulled tightacro ssyour body
Av oid wearin gbulky clothing ,e.g. awint er
coat .
R the seat beltisnot twist ed
Only thencan theforces which occurbe dis-
tr ibuted overthearea ofthe belt.
R the shoulder sectionofthe belt isrout ed
acro ssthe centerofyour shoulder
The shoulder sectionofthe seat beltshould
not touc hyour neckor be rout edunder your
arm orbehin dyour back.
R the lapbelt istaut andpasses acrossyour
lap aslow down aspossible
The lapbelt must always berout edacro ss
your hipjointsand notacro ssyour abdo-
men .This applies particularly topregn ant
women .If nec essary, pushthelapbelt down
to your hipjointand pullittigh tusing the
shoulder sectionofthe belt.
R the seat beltisnot rout edacro sssharp,
point edorfragile objects
If you have such itemslocat edon orinyour
clot hing ,e.g. pens ,keys oreyeglasses ,
sto rethe seinasuitable place.
R only oneperso nis using aseat belt
Inf ant sand childr enmust nevertravel sit-
tin gon the lapofavehic leocc upant .In the
even tof an acc ident ,the ycould becrus hed
betwee nthe vehic leocc upant andseat belt.
R obje ctsare neversecur edwith aseat beltif
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone of
the vehic le'soccupant s
Also ensure that thereare neverobje cts
betwee naperso nand theseat, e.g.cush-
ions .
Seat belts areonly intended tosecur eand
rest rain vehic leocc upant s.Always observethe
not esinthe "Stowage options/com partmen ts" Occupa
ntsaf ety
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seat
belt, ahead bagmay bedeploy edinother
accident situations (Ypage 53).
The head bagonthe front -passenger side
deploy sunder thefollowi ngconditions:
R the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
If the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, thehead bagonthe front -passenger
side deploy sif an appropria teaccident situa-
tion occurs. Inthis case, deploy mentisinde-
pendent ofwhether thefront -passenger seatis
occupied ornot. Occupant
ClassificationSystem
(OCS)
Introduction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe front -passenger
seat. Depending onthat result, thefront -
passenger frontairbag and front -passenger
knee bagareeither enabled ordeactivated.
The system doesnotdeactivate:
R the side impact airbag
R the headba g
R the Emergenc yTensioning Devices
Requirements To
be classified correctly,the front passenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfastened correctly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
agai nstthe seat backrest
R with their feetresting onthe floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the front passenger doesnotobserve these
conditions, OCSmayproduce afalse classifi-
cation, e.g.because thefront passenger:
R transfers theirweight bysupporting them-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch away that their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you install achild restraint systemonthe
front -passenger seat,besure toobserve the
correct positioning ofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjects underorbehind the child
restraint system,e.g.acushion. Fully
retract theseat cushion length.Theentire
base ofthe child restraint systemmustalways
rest onthe seat cushion ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thebackrest ofthe forward-
facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat as
possible againstthe backrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.
The child restraint systemmustnottouch the
roof orbe subjected toaload bythe head
restraint. Adjusttheangle ofthe seat backrest
and thehead restraint positionaccordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguara nteed tofunction
correct ly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufacturer's installationandoperat-
ing instruct ions.
Occupant ClassificationSystem opera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
0044 PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
The indicator lampsinform youwhether the
front -passenger frontairbag isdeactivated or
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stopbutton onceortwice,
or turn theSmartKey toposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesout<00560048004F004900100047004C0044004A0051005200560057004C00460056
0011[
The PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFand
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lampsmust
light upsimultaneousl yfor approximately six
seconds.
Then theindicator lampsdisplaythe status of
the front -passenger frontairbag:
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 seconds, subsequentlybothindicator
lamps areoff(PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONand 48
Occ
upant safetySafety

Child
reninthevehi cle Imp
ortant safety notes
If ach ild youn gerthan twe lveyears oldand
unde r5 ft (1. 50 m)inheig htistraveli nginthe
veh icle:
R always secure thech ild inach ild res traint
syst emsuitable forMer cedes-Ben zveh icles.
The child res traint systemmust beappro pri-
ate totheage, weigh tand sizeof thech ild.
R be sure toobse rveth eins truct ionsand
safe tyno tesin this sec tionin addit iontothe
ch ild res traint systemman ufacturer'sins tal-
lati on instruct ions.
R always observeth eins truct ionsand safety
no teson the"Oc cupan tClassi ficatio nSys -
te m (OCS )"(Y page 48) G
WAR
NING
If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh i-
cle ,th ey coul d,inpart icular :
R Open doors,there byendan gering other
pers onsor road users
R Get outand bestruc kby oncom ingtraff ic
R Oper atevehicle equipm entand become
tr apped, forexample
In addit ion,ch ildre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ion,for example ,if th ey:
R Release thepark ingbrak e.
R Chan gethetrans mis sion position
R Start theveh icle
Ther eis aris kof acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nuns uperv isedinthe
veh icle.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.
Keep theSm artKey outofthereac hof chil-
dren . G
WAR
NING
If pers ons,part icular lych ildre nare subj ec-
te dto pro longed exposur eto extreme heat
or col d,there isaris kof injury, poss ibly
eve nfat al. Nev erleave childre nunat tende d
in theveh icle. G
WAR
NING
If th ech ild res traint systemissubj ectedto
dire ctsun light ,part smay getveryhot .Chil-
dren mayburn thems elveson these parts,
part icular lyon themet alpart sof thech ild
res traint system. Ther eis aris kof injury.
If you leave theveh icle,tak ing thech ild with
you, always ensure that thech ild res traint
syst emisno tex pose dto dire ctsun light .
Pro tect itwit hablan ket,for example .If th e
ch ild res traint systemhas been expose dto
dire ctsun light ,let itcoo ldown before secur-
ing thech ild init. Nev erleave childre nunat -
te nde din theveh icle.
Always ensure that all veh icle occupan tshave
th eir seat beltsfast ened cor rectlyand aresit-
tin gpro perl y.Part icular attentio nmust bepaid
to childre n.
Obse rveth esafe tyno teson theseat belt
(Y page 42)and theno teson cor rectuse of
seat belts(Y page 43).
A boos terseat maybeneces sary toach ieve
pro per seat beltpositionin gfor childre nove r
40 lbs (18 kg)unt ilth ey reac haheig htwher e
a th ree -point seat beltcanbepro perlyfas-
te ne dwit hout aboos terseat . Sp
ecial seatbelt retractor G
WAR
NING
If th eseat beltisrele ased while driving,th e
ch ild res traint systemwill nolonger be
sec ured properly.The spec ialseat belt
ret rac toris disabl edand theine rtia real
draws inapor tionof theseat belt.The seat
belt cannotbe imm ediat elyrefast ened.
Ther eis an increas edriskof injury, poss ibly
eve nfat al.
St op theveh icle imm ediat ely,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff icco nd ition s.React i-
vat eth espec ialseat beltretrac torand
sec ure thech ild res traint systemproperly.
The seat beltonthefron t-pass enger 'sside is
equipp edwithaspec ialseat beltretrac tor.
When activat ed, thespec ialseat beltretrac tor Child
reninthevehi cle
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