2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS start stop button

R
the availabi lity of the ECO start/sto pfu nc-
tio n
R the driver assista nce syste ms
R the availabi lity of glid ing mod e
Fur therinf orm ation for automa ticdrive pro -
gra mcha racteri stics (Y page 139 ).
Add itiona lly, in dri ve pro gramIyo ucan confi g-
ur ethe respectiv eveh iclecha racteri stics
us ing the multimed iasyste m. Youcan find
inf orm ation abou tthi sin the DigitalOp era tor' s
Ma nua l.
Each timeyo usta rtthe enginewith the Sma rt-
Key orthe Star t/Stop button, drive pro gramC
is acti vated .For furthe rinf orm ation abou t
sta rtin gthe engine,se e(Y page 127 ). Se
lecti ng the driv eprog ram X
Tu rn DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontro ller 0043 as
ma nytim esasnece ssaryunti lthe desired
dri ve pro gramisse lected .
The symbo lof the selected drive pro gramis
sho wninthe multifu nctio ndisp lay.
In additio n,the current drive pro gramset-
ting sar edisp laye dbri eflyin the multimed ia
sy ste mdisp lay.
The drive pro gramind icator onDYN AMIC
SELEC Tcontro ller 0043 lights upinred .
Add itiona linf orm ation for drive pro grams
(Y page 139 ). Add
ition alsettin gs 0043
ECO start/sto pfu nctio n(Y page 129 )
0044 ESP ®
(Y page 65)
0087 Suspensi on (Ypage 173)
0085 Perma nent activatio nof ma nua lge arshi ft-
ing (Ypage 142)
Wh enyoupre ssbuttons 0043-0085 the corr e-
sp ond ingsetting isse lected .Th eDYN AMIC
SELEC Tcontro ller setting isove rwritte n.
Th esese tting swi llal so be mainta inedifyo u
sw itch todrive pro gramRAC E,S+ ,S or Cwi th
the DYN AMIC SELEC Tcontr oller.
If yo usw itch todrive pro gramI,allstor ed
cha racter istics willbe acc epted .Th isisalso
the caseif yo uha ve pre viouslypre sse dbu t-
tons 0043-0085. DY
NAM ICSELECT butto n(al lve hi-
cl es except Me rce des -AMG vehic les)
Use theDYN AMIC SELEC Tbu tton tocha nge
the drive pro gram.Dep endingonthe drive pro -
gra mselected thefollowi ng veh iclecha racter -
is tics willcha nge :
R the drive (engi ne and transmi ssion manag e-
ment)
R the susp ens ion
R the steering
R the curvetilting functio n(ve hicle swi th
Activ eBod yCo ntrol )
R the contro lthre sholdsof ESP ®
Each timeyo usta rtthe enginewith the Sma rt-
Key orthe Star t/Stop button, drive pro gramC
is acti vated .Fur therinf orm ation abou tsta rtin g
the engine(Ypage 127 ).
Each timeyo usta rtthe enginewith the Sma rt-
Key ,dri ve pro gramCis acti vated .Fur ther DYN
AMIC SELEC Tbutto n(a llve hicles excep tMe rce des-A MG vehicles)
133Driving andpa rki ng Z

Selec
tingthedrive progra m X
Turn DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller 0043as
many times asnecessary untilthedesired
drive program isselected.
The symbol ofthe selected driveprogram is
shown inthe multifunct iondisplay .
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
The drive program indicator onDYNAMIC
SEL ECT controller 0043lights upinred.
Additional information fordrive programs
(Y page 139). Additional
settings 0043
ECO start/ stopfunct ion(Ypage 129)
0044 ESP ®
(Y page 65)
0087 Suspension (Ypage 173)
0085 Permanent activationofmanual gearshift-
ing (Ypage 142)
When youpress buttons 0043-0085 the corre-
sponding settingis selected. TheDYNAMIC
SEL ECT controller settingis overwritten .These
settingswill also bemaintained ifyou
switch todrive program RACE,S+,Sor Cwith
the DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
If you switch todrive program I,all stored
characterist icswill beaccepted. Thisisalso
the case ifyou have previously pressedbut-
tons 0043-0085. Automat
ictransmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmissionposition 003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway sud-
denly. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmissionposition 003A
or 0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake
pedal anddonot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmissionswitches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident.
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapply ingthe
parking brake. Selec
torlever
Overview oftransmission positions All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
! If
the engine speedistoo high orthe vehi-
cle isin motion, donot shift theautomatic
transm issiondirectly from005Bto005E, from
005E to005B ordirectly to005D.
Do not open thedriver's doorwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion. Atlow speeds intransm is-
sion position 005Bor005E, otherwise parkposi-
tion 005Disengaged automatically.
The transm issioncouldbedamaged. Automat
ictransmission
135Drivingandparking Z

With
theSmartKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front-passenge rdoor or
remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio n,the
au tomatic transmissi onshifts to005D automati-
call y.
With KEYLESS-GO :if you then open thedriv-
er's orfront-passenge rdoor, theautomatic
transmissi onshifts to005D automatical ly.
If you want theautomatic transmissi onto
remai nin neutral 005C,e.g. when havingthe
vehicl eclea ned inan automatic carwas hwith
a towing system:
X Vehic leswith KEYLESS-GO :remove the
Start/Stop buttonfromtheignitio nlock.
X Insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock.
X All vehi cles:swi tch the ignitio non.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Shift toneutral 005C.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parkingbrake.
X Switch offthe ignitio nand leavethe Smart-
Key inthe ignitio nlock.
Eng agin gdrive position D X
When thevehicl eis stationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor leverback pastthefirst
point ofresis tance. Transmissio
npositi ons 0045 Park
positi on
This prevents thevehicl efrom roll-
ing awa ywhen stoppe d.
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0045 (Ypag e135) when
the vehicl eis stationa ry.The park-
ing lock shou ldnot beused asa
brake whenparking.Alwa ysapp ly
the electronic parkingbrake inadd i-
tion tothe parki nglock inorder to
secure thevehicl e.
If the SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignitio nlock, thetransmissi onis
locked.
The automatic transmissi onshifts
to 0045 automatical ly:
R when theSmartKey isremoved
from theignitio nlock
R when theengine isswi tched off
with thetransmissi oninposi tion
0046 or003A andone ofthe
doors isopened
In the event ofamalfu nction ofthe
vehicl e'selectronics, thetransmis-
sion may lockinposi tion 0045.
Have thevehicl eelectronics
checked immediatelyat aqua lified
speci alist worksho p. 0046 Reverse
gear
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0046 when thevehicl eis
stationa ry. 138
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking

R
optimal fuelconsumpt ionresulting fromthe
automatic transmissionshifting upsooner.
The vehicle isdriven inthe low engine speed
range andthewheels areless likely tospin.
R gliding modeisavaila ble.
R the ECO start/stop functionisavaila ble.
R ESP ®
provides theoptimum compromise
between tractionand stability. Furtherinfor-
mation aboutESP®
(Y page 66).
Drive programI(Individual)
In drive program Ithe following properties of
the drive program canbeselected:
R the drive (engine management )
R the transm issionmanagement
R ESP ®
R the suspension
Infor mation aboutconfiguring driveprogram I
with themultimedia systemcanbefound in
the Digital Operator's Manual.
i To
permanent lyselect thegears indrive
program Iusing thesteering wheelpaddle
shifters, selecttheM(manual) settingfor
the transm ission. Manua
lgearshift ing
General notes You
canchange gearyourself usingthesteer-
ing wheel paddle shifters. Thetransm ission
must beinposition 005Btodo this.
Depending onwhich steering wheelpaddle
shifter ispulled, theautomatic transmission
immediately shiftsintothenext gear down or
up, ifpermitt ed.
To use manual shifting, youhave twooptions:
R temporary setting
R permanent setting
If you activate manualgearshifting, themulti-
funct iondisplay willshow thecurrent gear
instead oftransm issionposition 005B.
If manual gearshifting isdeactivated, thegears
will beselected automatically. Temp
orarysetting X
To activat e:shift theselector leverto005B.
X Pull steering wheelpaddle shifter0043or0044.
The temporary settingisactive foracert ain
amount oftime. Under certaincondit ions,the
minimum amountoftime isexten ded,e.g.in
the case oflateral acceleration, duringoverrun
mode orwhen driving onsteep terrain.
X To deactivat e:pull steering wheelpaddle
shifter 0044and hold itin place.
or
X Use thelever toswitch thetransm ission
position.
or X All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles): usetheDYNAMI CSEL ECT button to
change thedrive program.
X Mercedes-AMG vehicles:usethe
DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller tochange the
drive program.
Perma nentsetting All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) 142
Automa
tictransmissionDriving andparking

Never
leavechildren unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.
! Alway
ssecure thevehicle correctly against
rolli ngawa y.Otherwise, thevehicle orits
drivetrain couldbedama ged.
To ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolli ngawa yunintentionally :
R the electric parking brakemustbeappl ied.
R the transmission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the SmartKey mustberemoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheel smust beturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillor downhil lgradi ents. Switc
hingoffthe engi ne G
WARNING
The automa tictransmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollawa y.There isa
risk ofan accident.
After switching offthe engine, always switch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrollingawa yby appl ying the
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D
(Y page 137).
X With theSmart Key:turn theSmartKey to
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobil izerisactivated.
X With KEYLESS -GO:press theKEYLESS -GO
Start/S topbutton (Ypage 126).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instrument clustergoout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmartKey position0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart-
Key position 0092(Ypage 126).
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/S topbutton forabou tthree seconds.
This function operates independently ofthe
ECO start/stop automaticengine switch-off
function. Ele
ctric parking brake
General notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupe rvisedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncoming traffic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additional ly,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example ,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautoma tictransmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
transmission toneutral
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe digitalvehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect .
Alway skeep theSmartKey outofreach of
children. Thisalso appliesforthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconnect .
The function ofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isamalfu nction
in the system, itmay notbepossib leto appl y
the relea sedparking brake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing awa y.
X Shift theautoma tictransmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossib leto relea sean appl ied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isamalfu nction inthe system. Contact a
qua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunction
test atregul arintervals whilethe engine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
whil ethis isoccurring arenormal. 148
ParkingDrivi
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
169Drivingandparking Z

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
171Dri ving and parkin g Z

X
Swi tch onthe multime diasy stem. Further
info rma tion canbefou ndinthe Digi talOpe r-
ato r'sManua l.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
The driving dynami csdispl ayappea rsinthe
mul time diasy stem displ ay.
The followi ng info rma tion onthe vehicle's
ope ratingstatu sis displ ayed inthe driving
dy nami csdispl ay:
R Drive programsel ected (Ypage 133 )
R Accel erator ped alpos ition sho wnin%
R Brake pedalpos ition sho wnin%
R Steer ingang le
R Activi tyof the ABC spring stru ts
R Veh iclelevel displ ay(Y page 170)
R Leve lsetti ngsanimati on
R G-FO RCEcross displ aying longitu dinal and
la tera lacce lerati on(onl yava ilab lein Spo rt
or Spo rtPlu sdri ve pro grams) Ac
tive Body Control (ABC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Se tting thevehic leleve l Gen
eral notes
The vehiclelevel can beset using the
DYNAM ICSELECT controller(Y page 132) or
the on-bo ardcomp uter(Y page 172 ).The set-
ting alwa yscorre sponds tothe last sel ected
functi on.
In ord erto red uce fuelconsu mptionand
imp rove thedriving dynami cs,the vehicleis
lo we red asits spe edincre ases. Inthe Spo rt
and SportPlu sdri ve pro grams itis lowe red by
up to0.5 in(13 mm),and inthe Comfort drive
pro gramby up to0.2 in(5 mm )comp aredto
the norma lveh iclelevel .As the speedis
red uce d,the vehicleis rai sed uptothe set
veh iclehei ght.
Each timeyoustar tthe engi newith the Smar t-
Key orthe Start/Sto pbu tton, theComfort
dri ve pro gramisacti vate d.For further informa -
tion abou tstar ting theengi ne,see
(Y page 127).
Sel ect the norma lle vel fornorma lroa dsu rfa -
ces and theraised level fordriving with snow
cha insoron particu larly poo rroa dsu rfa ces. Impo
rtant safetynotes
The vehicleis slightl ylo we red when the engi ne
is swi tched off. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nthe vehicleis bei ng lowe red ,peo ple
cou ldbeco metrap ped ifthei rlimbs are
betw eenthevehiclebod yand thewheel sor
und erne aththe vehicle. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Ma kesure no one isund erne aththe vehicle
or inthe imm ediate vicinity ofthe wheel
arch eswhen the vehicleis bei ng lowe red .
Se tting raisedleve l X
Ma kesure that theengi neisrunni ngorthat
it ha sbee nswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on.
X Ma kesure that aspe edof75 mph
(120 km/h )is not excee ded.
X Ifsymb ol0044 0044
isno tsho wn:pre ss0059
or 0065 onthe stee ring wheel tosel ect the
Driv eAssist Driv
eAssistmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Vehi clelevel Vehi
clelevel.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The followi ng mes sage appea rs:0043 Vehi ‐ Vehi
‐
cle levelPres s'OK' toRais e cle
levelPres s'OK' toRais e.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
If the engi nehasbee nswi tched offbythe
ECO start/stop function,itis now resta rted.
Symb ol0044 appea rs.The vehiclehei ght is
ad juste dto raised level . 17
2 Dri
vin gsys temsDriving and parking