2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS child seat

The
securing systemofchild restraintsystems
is the seat beltsystem.
If you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front passenger seat,besure toobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
There youwillalso findinform ationondisa-
bling thefront passenger frontairbag.
All child restraintsystems mustmeet thefol-
lowing standards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Canadian MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210. 2
Confirmation thatthechild restraintsystem
correspon dstothe standards canbefound on
an instr uction labelonthe child restraintsys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installation instructions thatareincluded
with thechild restraintsystem.
Observe thewarning labelsinthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraintsystem. Child
restraintsystem onthe front-
passenger seat
General notes If
you install achild restraintsystem onthe
front -passenger seat,alway sobserve the
instr uctions andsafety noteson the "Occu-
pant Classification System(OCS)"(Ypage 48).
You canthus avoid therisks thatcould arise
as aresult of:
R an incorr ectlycategoriz edperson inthe
front -passenger seat
R deactivatin gthe front passenger frontair
bag unint ention ally
R the unsuitable positioningof the child
restr aintsystem, e.g.tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rear ward- facing childrestraintsystem If
circumst ancesrequire youtosecure achild
in arearward-facing childrestraintsystem on
the front -passenger seat,alway smake sure
that thefront passenger frontairbag isdeacti-
vated. Onlyifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lampislit cont inuously (Ypage 41),
is the front passenger frontairbag deactiva-
ted. Always
observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions .
Forward- facingchildrestraintsystem If
you secure achild inaforward-fac ingchild
restr aintsystem onthe front -passenger seat,
alway smove thefront -passenger seatasfar
back aspossible. Fullyretrac tthe seat cushion
length. Theentir ebase ofthe child restraint
system mustalway srest onthe seat cushion
of the front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the child restraintsystem mustlieasflat as
possible againstthebackrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thechild restraintsystem
must nottouch theroof orbe subject edtoa
load bythe head restraint. Adjust theangle of
the seat backrest andthehead restraintposi-
tion according ly.Always makesurethatthe
shoulder beltstrap iscorrec tlyrouted fromthe
front -passenger seatbeltguide tothe shoulder
belt guide onthe child restraintsystem. The
shoulder beltstrap mustberouted forward
and down fromthefront -passenger seatbelt
guide. Ifnecessary, adjustthefront -passenger
seat according ly.
Always observe thechild restraintsystem
manufact urer'sinstallation andoperating
instr uctions . Pets
inthe vehicle G
WARNIN
G
If you leave animals unsupervised orunse-
cured inthe vehicle, theymaypress button s
or switches, forinstan ce.
In this way, animals may:
R activate vehicleequipment andbecome
trapped, forexample
R switch systems onoroff and thereby
endanger otherroadusers
Further more,unsecured animalsmaybe
flung around insidethevehicle inthe event
of an accident orabrupt steeringor braking
maneuver, andthereby injurevehicle occu-
pants. Thereisarisk ofaccident andinjury.
Never leaveanimals unattendedinthe vehi-
cle. Pets
inthe vehicle
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int
erve neinthe secases .There isarisk of
an acc ident .
Always payparticular attent ion tothe traffic
situat ionand beprepar edtobrak e,espe-
cially ifAc tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic
func tion alert syou.
In order tomaint ainthe appropr iatedistance
to the vehic lein fro ntand thus preventacolli-
sion ,you must apply thebrak esyourself . G
WARN
ING
Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic func-
tion does notreact :
R to small people, e.g.childr en
R to animals
R to onc omin gvehic les
R when corner ing
As aresult ,Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-
tr affic function may notwarn youorengag e
in all crit ical situat ions.There isarisk ofan
acc ident .
Always paycaref ulatt ent ion tothe traffic
situat ionand beready tobrak e.
In the even tof sno wfall orheavy rain,therec-
ogn ition canbeimpaired .
Recogn itionbythe radar sensor syst emisalso
impaired if:
R the reisdirt onthe sensors oranyt hing else
cov erin gthe sensors
R the reisint erfe rencebyoth erradar sources
R the reare strong radar reflections ,for exam -
ple inpark inggarages
R anarr owvehic leistravelin gin fro nt,e.g. a
mot orbik e
R avehic leistravelin gin fro nton adiffe rent
line
Recogn itionbythe camer asyst emisalso
impaired inthe even tof:
R dirt onthe camer aor ifthe camer ais cov -
ered
R glare onthe camer asyst em, e.g.fromthe
sun being lowinthe sky R
dark ness
R or if:
- pedest riansmove quickly,e.g. intothe
path ofthe vehic le
- the camer asyst emnolong errec ogn izes a
pedest rianasaperso ndue tospec ial
clot hing oroth erobje cts
- apedest rianiscon cealed byoth er
obje cts
- the typic aloutlin eof apedest rianisnot
dist inguish ablefromthe back groun d
Followin gdamage tothe frontend ofthe vehi-
cle, have theconfigurat ionand operat ionof
the radar sensors checkedataqualified spe-
cialist workshop. Thisalso applies tocollis ions
at slow speeds wherethereisno visible dam-
age tothe frontofthe vehic le.
Followin gdamage tothe windsh ield,have the
con figurat ionand operat ionofthe camer asys-
tem chec kedataqualified specialist work-
shop.
Function X
To acti vateor deact ivate:act ivat eor
deact ivateAc tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-
tr affic function using theon-board computer
(Y page 200).
When ActiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic
func tion isdeact ivated, the 00D4 symbol
appears inthe assist ancegraphic displayof
the multif unction display.
St artin gat aspeed ofaround 4mph (7km /h),
this func tion warns youifyou rapidly approac h
a vehic lein fro nt.An intermit tentwarnin gton e
will thensound andthe00BA distancewarnin g
lamp willlight upinthe instrumen tclust er.
X Brak eimmed iatelytodefuse thesituat ion.
or
X Take evasiv eact ion prov ided itis safe todo
so.
Ac tiveBrak eAss istwith cross-traffic function
can also brakethe vehic leautom atically under
the followin gcon dition s:
R the drive rand frontpassen gerhave their
seat belts fastened
and
R the vehic lespeed isbetwee napprox imately
4 mph (7km /h) and 124 mph (200 km/h) Driving
safety syst ems
71Safety Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine cannot be
started usingtheSmart-
Key. The
on-board voltageistoo low.
X Switch offnon- essential consumers, e.g.seat heating orinterior
lighting, andtrytostart theengine again.
If this does notwork:
X Check thestarter battery andcharge itifnecessary
(Y page 287).
or
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 288).
or
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop. The
engine cannot be
started usingKEYLE SS-
GO. TheSmartK eyisin
the vehicle. The
vehicle islocked.
X Unlock thevehicle andtrytostart thevehicle again. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77).
If this does notwork:
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Start yourvehicle withtheSmartK eyinthe ignition lock. You
have lostaSmart-
Key. X
Have theSmartK eydeactivated ataqual ified specialist work-
shop.
X Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. You
have lostthe
mechanical key. X
Report theloss immediately tothe vehicle insurers.
X Ifnecessary, havethelocks changed aswell. The
side windows can-
not beopened orclosed
using theconven ience
opening/c losingfea-
ture. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77). Doo
rs Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment Additionally,
childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury. Doo
rs
79Opening andclosing
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Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour
seat beltbefore start ing theen gin e. X
Obse rveth esafe tyguidel ineson seat
adj ust men t(Y page 97).
X Mak esure that seat 0087isadj ust edpro perl y.
Ele ctric alseat adjust men t.(Y page 99)
When adjust ing theseat ,mak esure that:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag
as poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R you can fastentheseat beltproperl y
R you have movedtheback restto an almos t
ver ticalposi tion
R you have settheseat cushion angleso that
your thighs aregentlysuppo rted
R you can depr essthepedals properl y
X Chec kwhet herthehead restraint isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
When doingso, mak esure that you have
adj ust edthehead restraint sothat theback of
your head issuppo rted ateye levelby the
cen terof thehead restraint .
X Obse rveth esafe tyno teson steer ing col-
umn adjust men t(Y page 103).
X Mak esure that steer ing wheel 0043isadj us-
te dpro perl y.
Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel electricall y
(Y page 103)
When adjust ing thest eer ing wheel column ,
mak esure that:
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins tru-
men tclus tercle arly
X Obse rveth esafe tyguidel inesfor seat belts
(Y page 42).
X Chec kwhet heryou have fastened seat
belt 0044properl y(Y page 44).
The seat beltshould:
R fit snugly across your body
R be rout edacr oss themidd leof your shoul-
der
R be rout edinyour pelvicarea across thehip
jo int s
X Bef ore start ing off,adj ust therear -view mir-
ror and theex terior mirrors(Y page 105)in
suc haway that you have agood viewof
road andtraff iccon dition s.
X Store theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 107). Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle. Seat
s
97Seat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs Z

The
seats canstillbeadjusted whenthereis
no Smart Keyinthe ignition lock. G
WARNIN
G
When youadjust aseat, youorother vehicle
occupant scould become trapped, e.g.on
the seat guide rail.There isarisk ofinjury.
When adjusting aseat, make surethatno
one hasany body parts inthe sweep ofthe
seat. G
WARNIN
G
If the driver's seatisnot engaged, itcould
move forwards asfar asthe next catchdur-
ing movemen tsuch asbraking orabrupt
changes ofdirection .As aresult, youwould
be pushed againstyourseatbeltbythe
unsecured driver'sseat.
This could cause youtolose controlofthe
vehicle. Theseat beltcann otprotec tas
inten dedandcould result inadditional
injury.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Before everyjourney, makesurethatthe
driver's seatisfully engaged.
Observe thesafety noteson "Air bags"
(Y page 45)and "Children inthe vehicle"
(Y page 57). G
WARNIN
G
If you adjust theseat height carelessly, you
or other vehicle occupant scould betrapped
and thereby injured.Children inparticular
could accident allypress theelectric alseat
adjustmen tbutton sand become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
While moving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the lever assembly ofthe seat adjustmen t
system. G
WARNIN
G
If the head restraints arenot installed ornot
adjusted correctly,they cannotprovide pro-
tect ionasinten ded.There isan increased
risk ofinjury inthe head andneck area, e.g.
in the event ofan accident orwhen braking. Always
drivewiththehead restraints instal-
led. Before driving off,make sureforevery
vehicle occupant thatthecent erofthe head
restr aintsupports theback ofthe head at
about eyelevel. G
WARNIN
G
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine.
! To
prevent damage tothe seats andthe
seat heating, observethefollowing notes:
R Do not spill liquids ontothe seats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossible ifliquid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
switch onthe seat heating. Also,donot
use theseat heating todry the seats.
R Clean theseat covers asrecomm ended;
see the"Inter iorcare" section .
R Do not trans portheavy loadsonthe
seats. Donot place pointed objectson
the seat cushions suchaskniv es,nails or
tools. Where possible, usetheseats only
for carrying passengers.
R When operating theseat heating, donot
cover theseats withinsulating materials,
e.g. blankets ,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of object sbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions, childseats and
protec tivecovers notapproved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobject sin the
footwell underorbehind theseats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobject scould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints cannotbe removed. 98
SeatsSeats,
steering wheelandmirrors

Switching
theseat heating on/off
Switching on/off G
WARNING
Repeatedly switchingonthe seat heating
can cause theseat cushion andbackrest
pads tobecome veryhot.Thehealth ofper-
sons withlimited temperature sensitivityor
a limited abilityto react tohigh tempera-
tures maybeaffected orthey mayeven suf-
fer burn-like injuries.Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Therefore, donot switch theseat heating on
repeatedly.
! When
theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult of
object sbeing placed onthe seats, forexam-
ple, seat cushions, childseats andprotec-
tive covers notapproved byMercedes-B enz.
Ensure thatthere arenoobject son the seat
surface whentheseat heating isswitched
on. Driver's
andfront -passenger seat The
three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Make surethattheSmartK eyisin position
0047 or0048 inthe ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcannot be
switched on.The vehi-
cle's electrical system
voltage istoo low
because toomany elec-
trical consumers are
switched on. Switch
offelectrical consumers thatyoudonot need, suchasthe
rear window defroster orinterior lighting.
Once thebattery issufficiently charged,switchonthe seat heating
again. Seats
101Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
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 startingthe engine. G
WARNING
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteering wheel.Thereisarisk of
injury.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
The electrically adjustablesteeringwheelcan
still beadjusted whenthereisno SmartK eyin
the ignition lock. Adjust
ingthe steering wheelelectri-
cally 0043
Adjust sthe steering wheelheight
0044 Adjust sthe steering wheelposition (fore-
and-aft adjustment )
i Further relatedsubjects:
R EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature (Ypage 103)
R Stor ingsettin gs(Y page 107) EASY
-ENTR Y/EXITfeatur e
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive offwhile theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XIT
feature ismaking adjustment s,you could
lose controlofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk of
an accident.
Always waituntil theadjustment processis
complete beforedriving off. G
WARNING
When theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature adjusts
the steering wheel,youand other vehicle
occupants –particularly children–could
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
While theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature ismak-
ing adjustment s,make surethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe steering
wheel. Steering
wheel
103Seats,steering wheeland mirrors
Z

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