2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS ECO mode

If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunction-
ali ty of you rbrakes atregul arintervals.
Information onBAS (Brake Assist) (Ypage 61)
and onBrake Assist withCross-Tra fficAssist
(Y page 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly
have brake pads/linings installedon you rvehi-
cle which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-
Benz vehicle sor which correspond toan
equi valent qualitystandard. Brakepads/
linings whichhavenotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which arenot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro ved
for you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich
corresponds toan equi valent qualitystandard.
Brake fluidwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
High-performance andceramic brake
system (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) The
AMG brake systems aredesig nedfor
heavy loads.This may leadto noise when
braking. Thiswilldepend on:
R Speed
R Braking force
R Ambient conditions, e.g.temperature and
humid ity
The wearof individ ualcomponents ofthe
brake system, suchasthe brake pads/linings
or brake discs, depends onthe individ ualdriv-
ing style andopera tingconditions.
For this reason, itis impossi bletostate amile-
age that willbe vali dunder allcircumstances.
An aggres sivedriving stylewilllea dto high
wea r.You canobtain moreinformation onthis
from aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
New andrepla cedbrake padsanddiscs only
reach theiroptimum brakingeffectaftersev-
eral hundred kilometers ofdriving. Compen-
sate forthis byappl ying greater forcetothe
brake pedal.Keep thisinmind, andadaptyou r
driving andbraking accordingly duringthis
break-in period.
Excessive heavybraking resultsincorrespond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrument cluster and
note anybrake status messag esinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.Especial lyfor high per-
formance driving,itis important tomaintain
and have thebrake system checked regularly. Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
water hasaccumul atedtoacertain depthon
the road surface, thereisadanger ofhydro -
pla ning occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
conditions inwhich hydroplaning mayoccur,
you must driveinthe follow ingmanner:
R lowe ryou rspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid suddensteering movements
R brake careful ly
Drivin gon floo ded roads !
Do
not drive through floodedarea s.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
through it.Drive slowlythrough standing
water. Otherwise ,water couldenterthe
vehicle interior orengine compartment. It
can then dama gethe engine's orautoma tic
transmission's electroniccomponents. It
can also besucked inby the engine's air
intake connection andcause engine dam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARNING
If you shift down onaslip pery road surface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect, thedrive wheel scould losetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccidents.
Do not shift down foraddi tional engine brak-
ing onaslip pery road surface. G
DA
NGER
If the exhau stpipe isblocked oradeq uate
ventilation isnot possib le,poiso nous gases
such ascarbon monoxide (CO)mayenter
the vehicle .This isthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi- 154
Drivi
ngtipsDrivi ngand parking

The
damping istuned individually toeach
wheel anddepends on:
R your driving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface conditions
R the selected driveprogram (Ypage 133).
Selecting theComfort orEcono my
dr ive program s In
the Comfort andEcono mydrive programs,
the driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
more comfor table.Select oneofthese drive
programs ifyou favor amore comfor tabledriv-
ing style. Alsoselect thesedriveprograms
when driving fastonstraight roads,e.g.on
straight stretches ofhighway.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theComfort orEcono mydrive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode The
firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thisdrive pro-
gram when employing asporty driving style,
e.g. onwinding countryroads.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode The
firmer suspension settings inthe Sport
Plus drive program ensureevenbetter contact
with theroad. Select thismode whenemploy-
ing asporty driving style,e.g.onwinding coun- try
roads or,ideally ,when driving onclosed
race circuits.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theSport Plusdrive program is
selected.
Activating thedriving dynam icsdis-
play Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
inform ationonthe vehicle's operating state.
X Switch onthe multimedia system.Further
inform ationcanbefound inthe Digital Oper-
ator's Manual.
X Press button 0043.
The driving dynamics displayappears inthe
multimedia systemdisplay.
The following informationonthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 133)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steer ingangle
R Damping settingselected
R G-FORCE crossdisplay inglongitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavailabl ein Sport
or Sport Plusdrive programs) Driving
systems
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Acti
veBod yCont rolABC (excep t
Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Set ting theveh icle level Gene
ralnot es
The vehiclelev elcan beset usin gth e
DY NA MIC SELECT but ton(Y page 133)or the
lev elbut ton. The setting always correspo nds
to thelast selected fun ction .
In ord erto red uce fuel consumpt ionand
impr ovethedri vin gdyn amic s,theveh icleis
lower edasits spee dinc reas es.IntheSp ort
and Sport Plusdri ve pro gram s,itis lower ed
by up to0.5in (13 mm)co mp ared totheno r-
mal vehicle level.In theComf ortand CURV E
driv eprog rams,itis lower edbyup to0.2in
(5 mm) compared totheno rm alveh icle level.
As thespee dis reduc ed,theveh icle israise d
up totheset vehicle heigh t.
Sel ect theno rm alleve lfor norm alroad surfa-
ces and theraise dleve lfor driv ingwith snow
ch ains oron part icular lypoor roadsurfaces .
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
The vehicle islower edsligh tlyinthefoll ow-
ing situatio ns:
R theSPO RTsuspe nsion settingis selec ted
at theno rm alveh icle level
R theeng ineisswit ched off
Pers onsin thevic init yof thewheel archor
th eunde rbodymay thus bec ome trapped.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Mak esure that nobody isin thevic init yof
th ewheel archor theunde rbodywhen you
swit choff theeng ine. Set
tingra ised level X
Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Mak esure that aspee dof 75 mph
(12 0km /h) isno texc eeded .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
isnot lit:pres sbut-
to n0043.
If th eeng inehas been switched off bythe
ECO start /stopfun ction ,it is no wres tarted.
In dicat orlamp 0044light sup. The vehicle is
raise dby 1.2in (31 mm).
Set tingth enor mallevel
X Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
islit:pres sbutt on0043.
In dicat orlamp 0044goes out.The vehicle is
adjus tedto norm alleve l
The "Raised level"set tingis can celed ifyou:
R are drivingfast erthan appro ximately
75 mph (120km/ h).
R drive forapproximat elythree minut esata
speed over50mph (80km/ h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion .
Suspension tuning General
notes
The elect ro-hydraulically controlled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comf ort.You canalso choose
between asport y,apartic ularly sporty,acom-
fort able andacomf ortable modewithcurve
tilt ing func tion (CURVE). 170
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systemsDriving andparking

The
suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individually anddepends on:
R the road surface condition,e.g. bumps
R the vehicle load
R the drive program selected
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart -
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton ,the Comfort
drive program isactivated. Furtherinformation
about startingthe engine (Ypage 127).
Selecting Comfortmode In
the Comfort driveprogram, thedriving
charact eristics ofyour vehicle aremore com-
fort able. Select thismode ifyou favor amore
comfor tabledriving style.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheComfort drive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thismode ifyou
favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport Plusdrive program ensureseven
better contactwith theroad. Select thismode
if you favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport Plus
drive program isselected. Selecting
theCURVE setting
In the CURVE driveprogram, thecurve tilting
funct ionisactivated. Thevehicle tiltsbyup to
2.65 degrees intobends. Thetiltfunct ionand
the comfor tsuspension tuningincrease driving
comfor tin corn ers.CURVE isavailab lein the
speed rangebetween 9mph (15km/ h)and
112 mph (180 km/h).Sel ect this mod eon
wi ndi ng roa dsinpa rticu lar. Ou tsid ethis speed
rang e,the CURVE drive pro gramisthe same
as the Comfort drive pro gram.
The curv etil ting functi onmoni torstheroadin
front ofyour veh icleby mea nsofacame ra
atta ched atthe top ofthe windsh ield .Thi s
functi onisau toma tically acti veifyo usel ect
the CURVE drive pro gram.The system is
ope rationa lat spe eds ofup to112 mph
(180 km/h ).
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELECT button 0043asmany
time sas neces sary unti lthe CURVE drive
pro gramissel ected .
The system isdea ctiva tedifyo usel ect adi ffer -
ent drive pro gram.
The system maybeimp aired ormay notfunc-
tion if:
R youare driving more slowlythan 9mph
(15 km/h )or fas ter than 112mph
(180 km/h ).
R the vehicleis ful lyladen.
R youdri ve with very highlatera lacce lerati on.
Ac tivati ngthe drivi ngdynami csdis -
play Usi
ngthe driving dynami csdispl ayinthe mul-
time diasy stem displ ay,yo ucan seethedrive
pro gramyousel ected aswellas additiona l
info rma tion onthe vehicle's ope ratingstate . Dri
ving sys tems
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Setting
thenormal level X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifsymbol 0044 0044
isshown: press0059
or 0065 onthe steering wheeltoselect the
DriveAssist DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Vehicle level Vehicle
level.
X Press the0076 button.
The following messageappears:0043Vehi‐ Vehi‐
cle level Press'OK'toLower cle
level Press'OK'toLower.
X Press the0076 button.
Icon 0044isfaded out.Thevehicle isadjusted
to normal level
The "Raised level" settingis canceled ifyou:
R are driving fasterthanapproximately
75 mph (120 km/h).
R drive forapproximately threeminutes ata
speed over50mph (80km/h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion.
Suspension tuning General
notes
The electro- hydraulicallycontrolled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comfort .You canalso choose
between aparticularly sportyoracomfort able
tuning.
The suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individual lyand depends on:
R the road surface condition ,e.g. bumps
R the vehicle load
R the drive program selected
Your selection remainssavedevenifyou
remove thekey from theignition lock. Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, thecomfort able
settin gis activated. Forfurther information
about startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 127).
Selec tingsports tuning The
firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
sports modeensures evenbetter contactwith
the road. Select thismode ifyou favor afirmer
suspension setting.
X Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
isnot lit:press but-
ton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.Sports suspen-
sion tuning isselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
Selec tingcomfort tuning In
comfort mode,thedriving characterist icsof
your vehicle aremore comfort able.Select this
mode ifyou favor amore comfort abledriving
style. Driving
systems
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X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
islit: press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.Comfortable
suspension tuningisselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Activating thedriving dynamicsdis-
play inthe COMAND display Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
information onthe vehicle's operating status.
X Switch onCOMAND. Furtherinformation
can befound inthe Digital Operator's Man-
ual.
The following information onthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 132)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steerin gangle
R Vehicle leveldisplay (Ypage 172)
R Act ivity ofthe ABC spring struts
R Level settingsanimation
R G-FORCE crosstodisplay longitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavaila bleinSport,
Sport PlusandRACE driveprograms)
R Overrun modeanimation Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electronic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitors the
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andsixsensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audiblyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour attent iontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting
aparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sin the
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction.
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransmission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h) .It is reacti-
vated atlower speeds.
Range ofthe sensors General
notes
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC doesnottake into
account obstacles located:
R below thedetection range,suchaspersons,
animals orobject s
R above thedetection range,e.g.overhanging
loads, tailsections orloading rampsof
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X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theTrip Trip
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect thedisplay
with approximate range0043and curren tfuel
cons umption 0044.
Approx imaterange 0043that canbecovered
is calculated accordingto your curren tdriv-
ing style andtheamount offuel inthe tank .
If there isonly asmall amount offuel leftin
the fuel tank ,a vehicle beingrefueled 00A8
appears insteadofapproximate range0043.
Recuperation display0087shows youif
energy hasbeen recuperated fromthe
kinet icenergy inoverrun modeandsaved in
the battery. Recuperation display0087
depends onthe engine installed andis
theref orenot availabl ein all vehicles.
Digital speedomet er X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theTrip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect the
digital speedometer.
A gearshift recommendation 0097may also
appear inthe display.
Observe theinform ationongearshift recom-
mendation whenshiftin gmanually
(Y page 144).
Mercedes- AMGvehicles: agearshift recom-
mendation isshown inthe status barofthe
multifunc tiondisplay andnotinthe digital
speedometer display.
Resetting values X
Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theTrip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect the
funct ionthat youwish toreset.
X Press 0076toconf irmyour selection .
X Press 0064toselect Yes Yes
andpress 0076to
conf irm.
You canreset thevalues ofthe following func-
tions:
R Trip odometer
R "From Start"trip computer
R "From Reset" tripcomputer
R ECO display
If you reset thevalues inthe ECO display, the
values inthe "From Start"trip computer arealso
reset. Ifyou reset thevalues inthe "From
Start "trip computer ,the values inthe ECO dis-
play arealso reset. Naviga
tionsystem menu
Displaying navigation instructions In
the Navi Navi
menu, themultifunc tiondisplay
shows navigation instruction s.
Observe theadditional informationonnaviga-
tion inthe Digital Operator's Manualofthe
multimedia system.
X Switc hon the multimedia system(seethe
Digital Operator's Manual)
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theNavi Navi
menu.
Rout eguidance notactive 0043
Direct ionoftravel
0044 Current road
Rout eguidance active No
change ofdirection announced 0043
Dist ance todestinat ion
0044 Dist ance tothe next change ofdirection
0087 Current road
0085 "Follow theroad's course" symbol 196
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s

auto
maticheadlam pmode isact ivat ed
(Y page 109).
R ext erio rlight ingdela yedswit ch-off:th e
ext erio rlight ingrem ains litfor 60sec onds
aft ertheeng ineisswit ched off.If you close
all thedoor sand thetrunk lid,theext erio r
light inggoes offafter15 sec onds.
De pen dingon your vehicle'sequipm ent,when
th esurr oundlight ingand delayed switch-off
ext erio rlight ingare on,th efoll owin glight up:
R park inglamps
R low- beam headlam ps
R dayti merunninglamps
R side markerlamps
R surr oundlight ingintheext erio rmir rors
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eint erio r
light ingdela yedswit ch-off
If you activat eth eInt eriorLighting Int
eriorLighting
Del ay Del
ayfun ction ,th eint erio rlight ingrem ains
on for 20sec onds afteryou remove theSm art-
Key from theign ition lock.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Lig ht Lig
htsubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Int eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun ction .
When theInt eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun c-
tio nis act ivat ed, theveh icle interio ris dis-
played inoran geinthemult ifunction dis-
play.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
Veh icle Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eau tom atic
door locking mechanism
If you activat eth eAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc k
fun ction ,th eveh icle iscen trally lockedabov e
a spee dof appro ximately9mph (15km/h).
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm. X
Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction .
When theAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction
is act ivat ed, themult ifunction display shows
th eleft -hand vehicle door inoran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
For further inform ationon theauto maticloc k-
ing feat ure, see(Ypage 81).
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eacou stic
locking verifica tion signa l
If you switchon theAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction ,
an acous ticsign alsoun dswhen youlockth e
veh icle.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet tings Set
tingsmen u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction .
If th eAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction isact ivat ed,
th e0037 symbo lin themult ifunction display
light sup oran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
X Mult imed iasyst em: 0080 00DA0080S et-
tin gs 0080Ve hicle0080 Acoust icLoc k
i Plea
senot e:theset tingselec tedfor the
acous ticlockin gver ificatio nsign almust
com plywith therele vantnat ionalroad traf-
fic rules .In som ecoun tries, includin gGer-
man y,usin gth eaudible lockin gcon firma-
tio nis for bidden bytraff iclaws (inacc ord-
anc ewith §16Para. 1and §30 Para. 1of
th eGerm annat ionalroad traff icreg ula-
tio ns).The driveroftheveh icle isres pon si-
ble forens urin gcom plian cewith these
rules .In coun tries inwhic hth euse ofthis
fun ction isproh ibited, thefun ction will be
disable din your vehicle and youwillnotbe
perm itted toenab leit.
Comf ort Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eEASY-
ENT RY/EXIT feature G
WAR
NING
When theEA SY- ENTRY/E XITfeat ure adjus ts
th est eeri ngwheel andthedriv er'sseat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s– part icular ly Menu
sand subm enus
203On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys
Z