2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS oil

Key
isin the vehicle .This occurs, forexampl e,
when starting theengine.
To start thevehicle withoutactively usingthe
SmartKey:
R the Start/St opbutton mustbeinserted in
the ignition lock.
R the SmartKey mustbeinthe vehicle .
R the vehicle mustnotbelocked withthe
SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO(Ypage 74).
Do not keep theSmartKey:
R with electronic devices,e.g.amobil ephone
or another SmartKey.
R with metall icobjects, e.g.coins ormetal
foil.
R inside metallicobjects, e.g.ametal case.
This canimpa irthe functionali tyof the KEY-
LESS- GOkey.
If you lock thevehicle withtheSmartKey's
remote controlorwith KEYLESS- GO,after a
short time:
R you willnot beableto switch onthe ignition
with theStart/St opbutton.
R you willnot beableto start theengine with
the Start/St opbutton untilthevehicle is
unlocked again.
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressi ngand holdi ngthe
Start/St opbutton forthree seconds. This
function operatesindepe ndently ofthe ECO
start/stop automaticengine switch-off func-
tion.
Key positio nswith KEYLESS-GO 0043
Start/St opbutton
0044 Ignition lock
As soon asthe ignition isswitched on,allthe
indicator lampsin the instrument clusterlight
up. Further information onsitua tions where an
indicator lampeither failsto go out after start- ing
the engine orligh tsup whil edriving
(Y page 238).
If Start/St opbutton 0043has notyetbeen
pressed ,this corresponds tothe key being
removed fromtheignition.
X To swi tch onthe powe rsupply: press
Start/St opbutton 0043once.
The powe rsupp lyisswitched on.You can
now activate thewindsh ieldwipers, for
exampl e.
The powe rsupp lyisswitched offaga inif:
R the driver's doorisopened and
R you press Start/St opbutton 0043twice
when inthis positio n
X To swi tch onthe ignition: press Start/
Stop button 0043twice.
The ignition isswitched on.
If you press Start/St opbutton 0043once
when inthis positio n,the ignition is
switched offaga in.
Removing theStart/Stop button
You canremove theStart/St opbutton from
the ignition lockandstart thevehicle asnor-
mal using theSmartKey.
X Remove Start/Stopbutton 0043from ignition
lock 0044.
You donot have toremove theStart/St opbut-
ton from theignition lockwhen youleavethe
vehicle .You shoul d,howeve r,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouwhen leaving thevehicle .
As long asthe SmartKey isin the vehicle :
R the vehicle canbestarted usingtheStart/
Stop button
R the electrical lypowe redequi pment canbe
opera ted Starting
theengi ne
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If childre nare left unsup ervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could :
R opera tethe vehicle 'sequi pment Drivi
ng
127Drivi ngand parking
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Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehicles):it is only partly
possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionisin position 005C.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:itis only possible toshift intosecond
gear andreverse gear.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:if005B isselected, thetransm ission
shifts tosecond gearif005E isselected, thetransm issionshifts
into reverse gear.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
a risk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted. Refueling
145Drivingandparking
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Acti
vation cond itions You
canactivat eRACE START if:
R thedoor sare closed.
R theen gin eis run ningand ithas reac hedan
oper ating tempe rature ofappr oximat ely
16 0‡ (71 †). This isthecas ewhen theoil
te mpe rature gage inthemult ifunction dis-
play issho wninwhit e.
R theen gin eis run ningand theen gin eand
tr ans mis sion areatoper ating tempe rature.
This isthecas ewhen theoil tempe rature
gage inthemult ifunction disp layissho wnin
whit e(Y page 205).
R ES P®
is fun ction ing correc tly (Y page 66)
R thedri ve pro gram S,S+ orRa ce issele cted
(Y page 132)
R thest eer ing whee lis in thest raig ht-ah ead
pos ition
R theveh icleis stati onary and thebrak epedal
is depr essed(lef tfoo t)
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005B
Acti vating RACE START i
When
manualmod e(Y page 142)isact ive,
th etrans mis sion automaticallyshif tsup in
th eRACE START drive pro gram .This func-
ti on supp ortsmax imum acceler ation with
RACE START .Af tergoin gth roug han acc el-
erat ingprocess once from ast ati onary posi-
ti on ,th is fun ction isauto maticallydeac tiva-
te d.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal withyour leftfoo t
and keep itdepr essed.
X Pull and hold bothsteer ing whee lpaddl e
shif ters.
X The RACESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP RAC
ESTA RTConfirm:Paddle UP
Can cel:Pad dle DOWN Can
cel:Pad dle DOWNmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction disp lay.
X Releas ebot hsteer ing whee lpaddl eshif ters.
i If
th eact ivat ion cond ition sare nolonger
fulf illed ,RACE START iscan celed. The
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage appear sin
th emult ifunction disp lay. X
To canc el:pull thelef t-han dsteer ing whee l
paddl eshif ter(Y page 142).
or X To conf irm: pull therig ht-hand steer ing
whee lpaddl eshif ter(Y page 142).
The RACESTA RTavailable Depress RAC
ESTA RTavailable Depress
acc ele rator acc
ele ratormes sage appear sin themult i-
fun ction disp lay.
i If
you donotdepr esstheacc eler atorpedal
wit hin afew seconds, RACE START iscan -
ce led. Themult ifunction disp laysho wsthe
RAC ESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage .
X De pre sstheacc eler atorpedal comple tely,
unt ilth een gin espee dstops increas ing.
The RACESTA RTReleasebra keto RAC
ESTA RTReleasebra keto
sta rt sta
rtmes sage appear son themult ifunc-
ti on disp lay.
i If
you donotrel ease thebrak epedal
wit hin fivesec onds, RACE START iscan -
ce led. TheRACESTA RTCanceled RAC
ESTA RTCanceledmes sage
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay.
X Tak eyour footoff thebrak e,but keep the
acc eler atorpedal depressed.
The vehiclepulls away atmax imum acceler -
ati on.
The RACESTA RTactive RAC
ESTA RTactive message appear s
in themult ifunction disp lay.
RACE START isdeac tivat ed when theveh icle
reac hesaspee dof appr oximat ely30mph
(Can ada: 50km/h).
RACE START isdeac tivat ed imm ediat elyifyou
rel ease theacc eler atorpedal duringRACE
ST ART orifany oftheact ivat ion cond ition sare
no longer fulfilled .The RACESTA RTNot Pos‐ RAC
ESTA RTNot Pos‐
sib leSee Operator'sMan ual sib
leSee Operator'sMan ual orRAC E RAC
E
STA RTCanceled STA
RTCanceledmes sage appear sin themul-
ti fun ction disp lay.
i If
RACE START isused repeatedly within a
sho rtper iod oftime, itis on lyavail able
again aftertheveh iclehas been driven a
ce rtain dist ance. Ada
ptive damp ing system
Gene ralnot es A
susp ension withth eadapt ivedamp ingsys-
te m pro vides impr oveddri vin gco mf ort and
co ntinu ously control sth ecali brat ionofthe
damp ers.The damp ingcharac teris tics adapt
to thecur ren toper ating and drivin gsit uati on. 168
Driv
ingsystem sDriv ingand parki ng

AMG
menu(Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Wa rm-up 0043
Digit alspee dometer
0044 Gear indicat or
0087 Ups hiftind icat or
0085 Engin eoil tempe rature
0083 Coolan tte mpe rature
0084 Tran smission oiltempe rature
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
Up shi ftind icat or:upsh iftind icat orUP UP
0087
ind icat esthat theen gin ehas reac hedthe
ove rrevv ing rangewhen intheman ualdrive
pro gram .
Engin eand trans mission oiltem pera-
tu re: when theen gin eand trans mis sion are
at norm aloper ating tempe rature, oiltem-
per atur e0085 and 0084are disp layed inwhit ein
th emult ifunction disp lay.
If th emult ifunction disp laysho wsoiltem-
per atur e0085 or0084 inblue, theen gin eor the
tr ans mis sion arenotyet atnorm aloper ating
te mpe rature. Avoid drivin gat full engin eout -
put duringthis time.
SET UP 0043
Engin emod eC C,
S S,
S+ S+
orM M
0044 Suspen sion setting SPO RT SPO
RTorCOM FORT COM
FORT
0087 Tran smission pos ition D D/
M M
0085 ESP®
mod e(On On/O
ff Off
) SE
TUP displays thefol lowin ginf orm ation,
fun ction sand setting s:
R thedigit alspee dometer
R thegear indicat or
R theen gin emod e
R thesusp ension mode
R thetrans mis sion position
R theES P®
(Elec tron icStabilit yPro gram )
mod e
X Pre ss0059 or0065 onthest eer ing whee l
to sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ss0063 repeatedly untilSE TUP appear s.
RACE TIMER Disp
laying and star ting RACE TIMER
The RACE TIMERison lyint ended foruse ona
clo sed racecir cuit .Do notuse thefun ction on
public roads. 0043
Lap
0044 RACE TIMER
You canstart theRACE TIMERwhen the
en gin eis run ningor ifth eSm artKey isin pos i-
ti on 0048 intheign ition lock.
X Pre ssthe0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
ing whee lto sele cttheAMG AMG
men u.
X Pre ssthe0063 buttonrep eatedly untilth e
RACE TIMERappear s.
X To star t:pre ssthe0076 buttonto start the
RACE TIMER.
Disp laying theint erm ediatetime Menu
sand submen us
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 003D
Sto pVeh icleSee Sto
pVeh icleSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
battery isno longer bein gch arg edand theco nd ition ofcharg e
is toolow.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Obs erveth eins truct ionsin the003D SeeOperator'sMan ual See
Operator'sMan ual
disp laymes sage .
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
At NextRef uel ing At
NextRef uel ing The
engin eoil levelhas dropped tothemin imum level.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 269).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 269).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Che ckEngine Oil Che
ckEngine Oil
Lev el(Add1 qua rt) Lev
el(Add1 qua rt) Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien ten gin eoil. You
co uld other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Chec kth eoil levelwhen next ref uelin g,at thelat est
(Y page 269).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 269).
X Hav eth een gin ech ecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop ifyou
ne ed toadd engin eoil mor eoft en than usual.
In for mat iononappr oveden gin eoils can beobt ained from aquali-
fie dspe cialistwor kshop oron theIn te rn et athttp :/ /
bev o.mer cedes -ben z.co m. 00B2
Eng ine OilLevel Eng
ine OilLevel
Low StopVeh icl e Low
StopVeh icl e
Tur nEng ine Off Tur
nEng ine Off Mer
cedes -AMG vehicles:
The engin eoil levelistoolow.
The reisaris kof engin edamag e.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely and switchoff theen gin e,
payin gatt ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Chec kth een gin eoil level(Y page 269).
X Ifne cessar y,add engin eoil (Ypage 269). Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00B6
Fue lLev elLow Fue
lLev elLow The
fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on. 00A8 The
reison lyaver ysma llamou ntoffuel inthefuel tank.
X Refue lat thene ares tgas stati on without fail. 00B6
Gas CapLoose Gas
CapLoose The
fuel filler cap isno tclo sed correc tly or thefuel systemisleak -
ing .
X Chec kth at thefuel filler cap isco rrec tly clo sed .
If th efu el fill er cap isnot correctly closed :
X Clos eth efuel filler cap .
If th efu el fill er cap iscor rectly closed :
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Dri
ving system s Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions ABC
Malfunction ABC
Malfunction The
Active Body Con trol (ABC) function isres trict ed.
G WAR
NING
The vehicle's susp ension setting smay beaffected.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Do notdri ve atspe eds abov e50 mph (80km/h).
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. ABC
Malfunction ABC
Malfunction
Sto pVeh icle Sto
pVeh icle The
Active Body Con trol (ABC) vehiclelev elistoolow.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
Af tera few seconds, theveh iclelev elisadj ust edand thedisp lay
mes sage disap pears. The
vehicleis leak ingoil.
The mult ifunction disp laycontinu ousl ysho wsthedisp laymes sage .
G WAR
NING
The vehicle's susp ension setting smay beaffected.
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.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service
imm ediat ely. 224
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

X
Reac hint oth egap, pullhoodcat chhan -
dle 0044upand lifthoo d0043.
If you liftthehoo dby appr oximat ely15in
(40 cm), thehoo dis open edand held open
auto maticallyby thegas- filled strut .
Closin gth ehood X
Lowe rth ehoo dand letitfall from aheig ht
of appr oximat ely8in (20 cm).
X Chec kth at thehoo dhas engage dpro perly.
If th ehoo dcan berais edslig htly, itis no t
pro perlyen gage d.Open itagain andcloseit
wit halit tle mor efor ce. Engine
oil
Not eson theoil level De
pen dingon your drivingstyle, theveh icle
co nsumes upto0.9US qt(0.8 lite rs)of oilpe r
60 0mi les(1 ,000 km).Th eoilco nsumpt ion
may behigh erthan this when theveh icle is
ne wor ifyou frequen tlydriv eat high engin e
spee ds.
De pen dingon theen gin e,theoil dipst ickmay
be inadiff ere ntloc atio n.
When check ing theoil leve l:
R park theveh icle onaleve lsurf ace
R theen gin esho uld beswit ched off for
appr oximat elyfivemin utesif th een gin eis
at norm aloper atingte mpe rature
R ifth een gin eis no tat norm aloper atingte m-
per atur e,e.g .if th een gin ewas onlystart ed
brie fly,wait about 30min utesbef ore carry-
ing out themeas urement Check
ingtheoil level usingth eoil dip -
st ick G
WAR
NING
Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
On lytouch thefoll owin gco mpo nentsdesc ri-
bed.
If work isbein gcar ried outonpublic roads,
pay attentio nto theroad andtraff icco nd ition s
and secure thearea asappr opriate . Ex
ample
X Pull outoildipst ick0043.
X Wipe offoildipst ick0043.
X Slo wly slide oildipst ick0043intoth eguide
tub eas far asitwill go,and takeit out
again .
If th eleve lis bet ween MINmark0087 and
MA Xmar k0044, theoil leve lis co rrect .
X Ifth eoil leve lhas dropped toMIN mark0087
or below, add1.1US qt(1l)of engin eoil.
Add ingengine oil G
WAR
NING
Cert aincompo nentsin theen gin eco mpar t-
men t,suc has theen gin e,radiat orand parts
of theex haust system, canbecome very
hot .Wor kingin theen gin eco mpar tment
pose sa ris kof injury.
Wher eposs ible, lettheen gin eco ol down
and touch onlytheco mpo nentsdesc ribedin
th efoll owin g. Engine
compartm ent
269Maintenan ceand care Z

G
WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.If the oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lis at or bel ow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga inwith theoildip stick
(Y pag e269) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e327) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gco olan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents 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 followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio nis off.
There isarisk ofinjury . 270
Eng
inecompar tmentMainten anceandcare