2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS steering

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

Mirrors
Exteri
ormirrors
Adjusting theexteri ormirrors G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
The exterior mirroronthe front-passeng er
side reducesthesize ofthe imag e.Visi ble
objects areactua llycloser thantheyappear.
This means thatyoucouldmisjud gethe dis-
tance fromroaduserstraveli ngbehi nd,e.g.
when changi nglane .There isarisk ofan
accide nt.
For this reas on,alwaysmake sureofthe
actua ldista ncefrom theroad userstraveli ng
behi ndbyglancing overyourshou lder. X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Press button 0043for the left exterior mirror
or button 0044for the right exterior mirror.
The indica torlamp inthe correspo ndingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indica torlamp goesoutagainafter
some time.Youcanadju stthe sele cted exterior
mirrorusing button 0087aslong as
the indica torlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, dow n,to the right orto
the left.
The exterior mirrormustbeset toaposi tion
that provi desyou with agood overvi ewof
traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg er
fiel dof visi on.
The exterior mirrorsareautomatica llyhea ted
after starting thevehicl eif the rear windo w
defros terisswi tched onand theoutsi detem-
pera ture islow .Mirror heating lastsup to10
minutes.
i You
canalsohea tup the exterior mirrors
manua llyby swi tching onthe rear windo w
defros ter.
Fo lding theexteri ormirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Briefl ypress button 0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhi ledrivi ng.They
coul dotherwi sevibra te.
Exteri ormirror pushed outofposi tion If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushed outof
posi tion, procee das foll ows:
X Move theexterior mirrorintothecorrect
posi tion manua lly.
The mirror housingisengag edaga inand
you can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y pag e105) . Mirrors
105Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

When
leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivat edvia
Mercedes meconn ect.
The memory functioncan beactivat edatany
time, e.g.even when theSmart Keyisnot in
the ignition lock.
With thememory function,youcan store upto
three differen tsett ings, e.g.forthree differen t
people.
The following settings arestored asasingle
memory preset:
R Position ofthe seat, backres tand head
restr aint
R Driver 'sside: steerin gwheel position
R Driver 'sside: position ofthe exterior mirrors
on the driver's andfront-passenger sides X
Adj ust the seat electr ically(Ypage 99).
X On the driver's side,adjust thesteerin g
wheel (Ypage 103)andtheexterior mirrors
(Y page 105).
X Press memory buttonMand one ofthe stor-
age position buttons1, 2or 3within three
secon ds.
The settings arestored inthe selected pre-
set position. Aton esounds whentheset-
tings havebeen complet ed. Calling
upastored setting X
Press andhold therelevant storageposition
button 1,2or 3until theseat, steerin g
wheel andexterior mirrors areinthe stored
position.
i The
settingprocedure isinter rupted as
soon asyou release thestorage position
button . 108
Memor
yfunctionSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

G
WARNING
If you switch offthe ignitio nwhi ledrivi ng,
safety -releva ntfunctions areonly available
with limitations, ornot atall.This could
affect, forexampl e,the pow ersteering and
the brake boostingeffect. Youwillrequ ire
conside rablymore effort tosteer andbrake.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Do not switch offthe ignitio nwhi ledrivi ng. G
WARNING
If the parki ngbrake hasnotbeen fully
rele ased when driving,the parki ngbrake
can:
R overhe atand caus eafire
R lose itshold function.
There isarisk offire and anaccide nt.
Rel ease theparki ngbrake fullybefore driv-
ing off.
! Do
not warmup the engine whilestation-
ary .Pul lawa yimmed iately.Avoid high
engine speedsand fullthrottle untilthe
engine hasreache dits opera tingtempera -
ture.
In vehicl eswith automatic transmissi on,
engag eposi tions Pand Ronly when the
vehicl eis stationa ry.
Where possible,avoi dspinning thedrive
whee lswhen pulling awayon slip pery roads.
You couldotherwi sedama gethe drive train.
! Merce
des-AMGvehi cles:at low engine
oil tempera turesbelow 68‡(+20 †),the
maximu mengine speedis restricted in
order toprotect theengine. Toprotect the
engine andmaintai nsmooth engineopera-
tion, avoiddrivi ngatfull throttle whenthe
engine iscold. Ke
ypositi ons
SmartKey 005A
Toremove theSmartKey
0047 Powe rsup plyforsome consumers ,such
as the winds hieldwip ers
0048 Ignition (powersup plyforallconsumers )
and drive position
0049 Tostart theengine
i The
SmartKey canbeturned inthe ignitio n
lock even ifit is not thecorrect SmartKey
for the vehicl e.The ignitio nis not switched
on. The engine cannot bestarted.
KE YLESS-GO Gene
ralnotes
Vehi cles with KEYLESS-GO areequipped with
a SmartKey featuringanintegrated KEYLESS-
GO start function andadetacha bleStart/Stop
button.
The Start/Stop buttonmustbeinserted inthe
ignitio nlock andtheSmartKey mustbeinthe
vehicl e.
When youinsert theStart/Stop buttoninto
the ignitio nlock, thesystem needsapprox-
imatel ytwo seconds recognitio ntime. Youcan
then usetheStart/Stop button.
Pressi ngthe Start/Stop buttonseveraltimes
in successi oncorrespo ndstothe differ entkey
posi tions inthe ignitio nlock. Thisisonly the
case ifyou arenot depre ssing thebrake pedal.
If you depre ssthe brake pedaland press the
Start/Stop button,theengine startsimmed i-
ately .
A check whichperi odica llyestabl ishesa radi o
connection betweenthe vehicl eand the
SmartKey determineswhethe ra vali dSmart- 126
Drivi
ngDrivi ngand parking

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isamalfunction inthe engine electron icsorinamechanical
componen tof the engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataqual ified specialist
workshop. The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 270). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 292)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 292). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller General
informat ion
Select thedrive program usingtheDYNAMIC
SELE CTcont roller. Available
driveprogra ms: I
Individual Individual
settings C
Comfort Comfort-
oriented, opti-
mum-econ omyengine and
transmission settings S
Sport Sporty
engine andtrans-
mission settings S+
Sport Plus Particularly
sportytrans-
mission settings Race
Maximum
sportiness and
engine andtransmission
settin gssuitable forthe
racetrack Depending
onthe drive program selected the
following vehiclecharacterist icswill change:
R the drive (engine management)
R the transmission management
R ESP ®
R the suspension
R the steering 132
DY
NAMIC SELECTcontrolle rDrivingandparking

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

R
the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optim um comp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur therinf or-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66) .
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus)
Dri vepro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly sp orty driv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the susp ens ion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetting s(ve hicle swi th adap tive
da mpi ngsyste m).
R the susp ens ion exh ibits firm dampi ngset-
ting s(ve hicle swi th Activ eBod yCo ntrol ).
R the steering exh ibits sporty steering cha rac-
teri stics.
R ESP ®
emp hasizes thevehicle'sow nove r-
ste ering and understee ringcha racteri stics.
Thi sena bles amor eacti vedrivin gsty le.Thi s
dri ve pro gramreq uires incr easeddri ver
inte ractio n.Fur therinf orm ation abou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
i Onl
yse lect thi sdri ve pro gramifthe road
cond itions arego od ,e.g .the roadis dry and
the routeaheadis cle arly vis ible.
Dri veprog ramI(I ndi vidual )
In dri ve pro gramIthe followi ng pro pertie sof
the drive pro gramcan beselected :
R the drive (engi ne and transmi ssion manag e-
ment)
R the susp ens ion
R the steering
R the contro lthre sholdsof ESP ®
Info rma tionab ou tconfi gurin gdri ve pro gramI
wi th the multimed iasyste mcan befou ndin
the DigitalOp era tor' sMa nua l. Veh
icle swi th adapti vedampi ngsys tem:
driv eprog ramE(E co no my)
Dri vepro gramEis cha racter izedby the follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits comf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
Th eveh icleis dri ven inthe low eng inespee d
ra nge and thewheelsareless likel yto spin.
R the susp ens ion exh ibits comf ortable da mp-
ing setting s.
R the steering exh ibits comf ortable ste ering
cha racter istics .
R du rin gde cel era tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfro mthe drive train. Theveh icleus es
kine ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R ESP ®
pro vides the optim um comp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur therinf or-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Veh icle swi th Activ eBody Contro l:
CU RVE driveprog ram
The CURVE drive pro gramischa racter izedby
the followi ng:
R incr easeddri vin gcomf ortonbends .
R the vehicletil ts acti velyinto thebend. Fur-
the rinf orm ation onthe curvetilting functio n
(Y page 170 ).
R the vehicleexh ibits comf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing character istics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
for wa rdand revers ege ars, unl essthe accel-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R comf ortable su sp ens ion se tting .
R the steering exh ibits comf ortable ste ering
cha racter istics .
R op tim alfuel cons umption resulting fromthe
au toma tictransmi ssion shiftin gup soo ner.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shiftin gup
soo ner. Thisres ults inthe vehiclebe ing
dri ven atlowe reng inespee ds and the
wh eelsbe ing less likel yto spin.
R du rin gde cel era tion,the engineisdisco n-
necte dfro mthe drive train. Theveh icleus es 14
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tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andparki ng