2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS stop start

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veprogr am ESP
®
mod e Cha
racte rist ics C
Comf ort
E Ec on omy ES
P®
on This
drive pro gramoff ers thebes tco mpr omise
bet ween tract ion and stabilit y.
Se lec tdri ve pro gramEor Cin dif ficult roa d
co nd ition ssuc has snow and iceoron wet
roa ds. S
Sp ort ES
P®
on This
drive pro gramoff ers thebes tco mpr omise
bet ween tract ion and stabilit y. S+
Sport Plus ES
P®
Sp ort The
vehicle's own overste eri ng and understeer-
ing charac teris tics are emp hasized. This ena-
bles amor eact ive drivin gst yle.
This drive pro gramreq uire sinc reas eddriver
int erac tion .
Se lec tth is dri ve pro gramonlywhen roadco n-
dit ion sare good,e.g. theroa dsare dryand the
rout eis cle ar. Al
ways adapt yourdrivin gst yle and drive pro gramto thepre vaili ngroa dand weat hercond ition s.
Ad dition alinf orm ation for drive pro grams (Ypage 139).
ECO star t/s top funct ion
The ECO start /stopfun ction swit ches the
en gin eoff auto maticallywhen theveh icle
st ops moving.The engin est art sauto matically
when thedri ver wan tsto pull away again.
ES P®
rem ainsin its pre viously selected status ,
e. g. ifES P®
was deac tivat ed bef ore theen gin e
was automaticallyswit ched off.
Deact ivating/a ctivating ESP ®
(excep t
Mer cedes ‑AMGveh icles) Imp
ortant safety notes
i Obs
erveth e"Im portantsaf etyno tes" sec -
ti on (Ypage 60).
You canselectbet ween thefol lowin gst ate sof
ES P®
:
R ES P®
is act ivat ed
R ES P®
is deac tivat ed G
WAR
NING
If you deac tivat eES P®
,ES P®
no longer sta-
biliz estheveh icle. The reisan increas edrisk
of skiddin gand anacc iden t.
On lydeac tivat eES P®
in thesit uati ons
des cribed inthefol lowin g. It
may bebes tto deac tivat eES P®
in thefol -
lowin gsit uati ons:
R when usingsn ow chain s
R in deep snow
R on san dor gra vel
Sp inn ing thewhee lsres ultsin acut ting act ion
whic hpro vides bet tergri p.
i Ac
tivat eES P®
as soo nas thesit uati ons
des cribed aboveno longer apply. ESP®
will
ot her wise notbe able tostabiliz eth eveh icle
if th eveh iclest art sto skid or awhee lst art s
to spin .
! Av
oid spin ningth edri ven whee lsfor an
ex tend ed per iod withES P®
deac tivat ed. You
co uld other wise damag eth edri vet rain . Driv
ingsafety system s
67Safet y Z

Up
toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/h), Active Brake Assist withcross-t raf-
fic function mayreact to:
R stationary objectsinthe path ofyour vehi-
cle, e.g. stopped orparked vehicles
R pedestrians inthe path ofyour vehicle
i If
there isan increased riskofacollision,
preventive passengerprotectionmeasures
(PRE-SAF E®
)are triggered (Ypage 55).
If the risk ofcollision withthevehicle infront
remains andyoudonot brake, takeevasive
action oraccelerate significantly, thevehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking,up
to the point offull brake application. Auto-
matic emergency brakingisnot performed
until immediately priortoan imminent acci-
dent.
You canprevent theintervent ionofAct ive
Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunction atany
time by:
R depressing theaccelerator pedalfurther
R activating kickdown
R releasi ngthe brake pedal
The braking application ofAct ive Brake Assist
with cross-t rafficfunction isended automati-
cally if:
R you maneuver toavoid theobstacle
R there isno longer arisk ofcollision
R an obstacle isno longer detected infront of
your vehicle STEER
CONTROL
General information STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippe ryroad surface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle startstoskid Importa
ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering supportisprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering isfaulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
X To activate withtheSmart Key:remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To activate withKEYLESS-GO: switchthe
ignition offand open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. The
engine canbestarted byanyone withavalid
SmartKey thatisleft inside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged),
the system isnot operational. Contactan
authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerorcall
1-800 -FOR-MERCedes (inthe USA) or
1-800 -387-0100 (inCanada ). ATA
(anti-theft alarmsystem) 72
Protection
againsttheftSafety

X
To arm: lock the vehiclewi th the Sma rtKey
or KEYL ESS-GO .
Indi cato rla mp 0043flashe s.The alarm system
is arm edafte rap pro xima tely15 seco nds.
X To switchoff :unl ock thevehiclewi th the
Sma rtKey orKEYL ESS-GO .
A vis ualand audible alarm istrig geredifthe
al arm system isarm edand youop en:
R ado or
R the vehiclewi th the mech anical key
R the trunk lid
R the hood
R the glove comp artment
R the stow agespa ceund erthe arm rest
R astow agecomp artmentinthe rear
pa sse nger comp artment
X To
sto pthe alarm with the SmartK ey:
pre ssthe 0036 or0037 button onthe
Sma rtKey .
The alarm isstop ped.
or X Inse rtthe Sma rtKey intotheigniti onlock.
The alarm isstop ped.
X To
sto pthe alarm using KEYLES S-GO :
gra spthe outsid edo or handl e.The Sma rt-
Key mustbe outsid ethe vehicle.
The alarm isstop ped.
or
X Pre ssthe Start/ Stopbutton onthe dash-
bo ard .The Sma rtKey mustbe inside the
veh icle.
The alarm isstop ped.
The alarm isnot stop ped, eve nif yo uclo sethe
op en door tha ttrig geredit,for exa mpl e.
If the alarm stayson for more than
30 seco nds,the Mer cedesme conne ct
eme rgency callsy stem automa tically send s
a mes sage tothe Custom erCe nter.
Thi sis do ne either bytext message ordata
conne ction.The eme rgency callsy stem
send sthe mes sage ordata pro vided tha t:
R youha ve subsc ribed toMer cedesme
conne ct
R the Mer cedesme conne ctser vice has
be en acti vate dpro perly
R the nece ssarymob ile pho nenetw orkis
ava ilab le Pro
tectionagai nstthef t
73Safe ty Z

HANDS
-FREEACCESS
Gene ralnote s With
KEYLESS-GO andHANDS-F REEACCESS,
you can open orclose thetrunk lidorstop the
proced urewitho utusi ng you rhands. Thisis
use fulifyou have yourhands full.To do this,
make akicking movement underthebump er
with yourfoot.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Ca rry you rKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou rper-
son. TheSmartKey mustbeatthe rear of
the vehicl ein the detection rangeofKEY-
LESS-GO.
R When making thekicking movement, make
sure thatyouarestanding firmlyonthe
grou ndand that there issuffi cient clearance
to the rear ofthe vehicl e.You couldother-
wis elose yourbal ance, forexampl eon ice.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
The vehicl eexhau stsystem canbecome
very hot.Ifyou useHANDS-F REEACCESS,
you couldburn yourself bytouching the
exhau stsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
Alwa ysensure thatyoumake thekicking
movement onlywithi nthe detection rangeof
the sensors.
! If
the SmartKey iswithi nthe rear detection
range ofKEYLESS-GO, thefollowi ngsitua -
tions, forexampl e,coul dlea dto the unin-
tentional openingofthe trunk lid:
R when using anautomatic carwas h
R when using apow erwas her
Make surethattheSmartKey isat lea st
10 ft(3 m) awa yfrom thevehicl e. R
Alwa ysensure thatyoumake thekicking
movement onlywithi nthe detection range
of sensors 0043.
R Stand atlea st12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
rear area whiledoing so.
R Do not come intocontact withthebump er
whi lemaking thekicking movement. Other-
wis e,the sensors maynotfunction cor-
rectly.
R HANDS-F REEACCESS doesnotfunction
duri ngengine start.
R Dirt caus edbyroad saltand snow build-u p
arou ndsensors 0043may restrict functional -
ity.
R Using theHANDS-F REEACCESS witha
prostheti cleg may restrict functional ity.
R IfaKEYLESS-GO keyisat the rear ofthe
vehicl ein the detection rangeofKEYLESS-
GO, HANDS-F REEACCESS couldbe trig-
gered .The trunk lidcoul dthus beopened or
closed unintentiona lly,for exampl e,ifyou :
- sit on the edge ofthe trunk.
- set somethi ngdow nor lift somethi ngup
behi ndthe vehicl e.
- poli shthe rear ofthe vehicl e.
Do not carry theKEYLESS-GO keyabout
you rperso nin these situations orinsitua -
tions similartothese. Thiswillprevent the
unintentiona lopeni ng/closing ofthe trunk
lid . 84
TrunkOpen
ingand closi ng

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

seat
beltguide .This makes iteasier tomove
the seats forward.
Before youdrive off,theseat beltmust be
inserted intotheseat beltguide .
Observe thesafety guidelinesforseat belts
(Y page 42).
X To remove: openupmagnetic head0044and
fold thetabupinthe direction ofthe arrow.
X Take theseat beltoutofseat beltguide 0043.
X To insert: foldthetabupinthe direction of
the arrow.
X Insert theseat beltback intotheseat belt
guide andfold thetabback down. Adjusting
thehead restra ints G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the followi ngwhile driving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine.
X To adju stthe head restra intheight: slide
the switch forthe head restraint adjust-
ment 0043upordown inthe direction ofthe
arrow. Moving
theseats forward/back G
WARNING
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat.
! Make
surethatthere arenocont ainers in
the cup holder andnoobjects inthe foot-
well orbehind theseats when adjusting the
seats. Otherwise, youcould damage the
seats andtheobjects. You
canmove theseat forwards inorder to
gain better access tothe rear compartment ,
e.g. toreach thestowage compartment inthe
rear passenger compartment .
X Remove theseat beltfrom theseat belt
guide (Ypage 99).
X To move theseat forwards: press0064on
switch 0043.
The seat moves automaticall yto the fore-
most position.
X To move theseat backwards: press0063
on switch 0043.
The seat moves backtothe previous posi-
tion.
X To stop seatmovement: press0064or
0063 inthe opposite direction. Adjusting
themulticontour seat
You canadjust themulticontour seatusing
COMAND (seeDigital Operator's Manual). Adjusting
theactive multicontour
seat
The active multicontour seatcanbeadjusted
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). Adjusting
the4-way lumbar support
You canadjust the4-way lumbarsupport
using COMAND (seetheDigital Operator's
Manual ). 100
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors

If
somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismov-
ing.
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
When theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheelandthedriver's seat,you
and other vehicle occupants –particul arly
childre n–could become trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Whil ethe EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature ismak-
ing adjustments, makesurethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe seat and
the steering wheel.
If somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R press oneofthe memory function mem-
ory buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismoving
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
If you useopenings inthe body work or
detachab leparts assteps, youcould :
R slip and/or fall
R dama gethe vehicle andcause yourself to
fall .
There isarisk ofinjury.
Alway suse secure climbingaids,e.g. asuit-
abl elad der.
The EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature makesgetting
in and outofyou rvehicle easier.
You canactivate anddeactiva tethe EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT featureinthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). Posi
tion ofthe steering wheelwhen
the EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature isactive The
steering wheelswings upwhen you:
R remove theSmartKey fromtheignition lock
R open thedriver's doorwithKEYLESS- GOin
positio n1
R open thedriver's doorandtheSmartKey is
in positio n0092 or0047
i The
steering wheelmoves upwards onlyif
it has notalrea dyreached theuppe rsteer-
ing limiter.
Posi tion ofthe steering wheelfor driv-
ing The
steering wheelismoved tothe last selec-
ted positio nwhen:
R the driver's doorisclosed
R you insert theSmartKey intotheignition
lock
or
R you press theStart/St opbutton onceon
vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automa ticallymoved tothe previou slyset
positio n.
The lastpositio nof the steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesetting withthememory
function (Ypage 107).
Crash-responsi veEAS Y-EX ITfeature If
the crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature is
triggered inan accident, thesteering column
wil lmove upwards when thedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespectiveofthe posi-
tion ofthe SmartKey inthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasi erto exit thevehicle andrescue
the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature isonly
opera tional ifthe EASY-E XIT/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). 104
Steering
wheelSeats, steerin gwhe eland mirrors

X
Push thenew wiper bladeinthe direction of
arrow 0043ontothe wiper armuntil lug0044
engages.
X Push thewiper bladeoutofthe removal
position inthe direction ofarrow 0087beyond
the point ofresistan ce.
The wiper bladedisengages withanaudible
click andisfreely movable again. X
Make surethatthewiper bladeisseated
correc tly.
X Fold thewiper armback ontothe wind-
shield. Problems
withthewindshield wipers Problem
Possible
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Solutions The
windshield wipers
are jammed. Leaves
orsnow, forexample, maybeobstruct ingthe windshield
wiper movemen t.The wiper motor hasbeen deactivated.
X For safety reasons, youshould remove theSmart Keyfrom the
ignition lock.
or X Switc hoff the engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton andopen the
driver's door.
X Remove thecause ofthe obstruct ion.
X Switc hthe windshield wipersbackon. The
windshield wipers
fail completely. The
windshield wiperdriveismalfunct ioning.
X Select another wiperspeed onthe combinat ionswitch.
X Have thewindshield wiperscheckedataqualified specialist
workshop. Windshield
wipers
115Lightsandwindshield wipers Z