2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS transmission

Under
thefollowi ngcircumstances, therear
view camera willnotfunction, orwill function
in alimited manner:
R ifthe trunk lidisopen
R in heavy rain,snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera isexposed tovery bright light
R ifthe area islit by fluorescent bulbsor LED
lighting (thedispla ymay flicker)
R ifthere isasudden changeintemperature,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garagein
winter
R ifthe camera lensisdirty orobstructed.
Observe thenotes oncleaning
(Y page 278)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehicle isdamage d.Inthis
case, havethecamera position andsetting
checked ataqual ified speciali stworkshop.
The field ofvision andother functions ofthe
rear view camera mayberestrict eddue to
additional accessories onthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. license plateholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles with<004B0048004C004A004B0057001000440047004D00580056005700440045004F
0048[ chassis,
leaving thestandard heightcanresult ininac-
curacies inthe guide lines,depending ontech-
nical conditions.
i The
cont rast ofthe displa ymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudden presence ofsunlight or
other lightsources, e.g.when exiting a
garage. Payparticular attentioninthis situa-
tion.
i If
usabi lityisseverely restricted,e.g. due
to pixel errors, havethedispla yrepaired or
replaced.
Activating/ deactivating therear view
camera X
To activate: makesurethattheSmartKey
is in position 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Make surethattheActivation byRgear Activation
byRgear
function isselected inthe multimedia sys-
tem; seetheDigital Operator's Manual.
X Engage reverse gear.
The multimedia systemshowsthearea
behind thevehicle withguide lines.
The image fromtherear view camera is
avail able throughout themaneuvering proc-
ess. To
deactivate: therear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetransmission toposition
005D, orafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segments ofthe warning indicator
are displa yedinred ifthere isacomplete sys-
tem failure.The indicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segments areshown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segments arehidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe multim ediasystem The
rear view camera mayshow adistorted
view ofobstacles, showthemincorrect lyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
objects inthe followi ngpositions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Objects
notatground levelmayappea rto
be further awaythan theyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofaparked vehicle
R the drawba rof atrailer
R the ball coupling ofatrailer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R aslanted post
Use theguide linesonlyfororientation.
Approach objectsnofurther thanthebot-
tom-most guideline. 0043
Yello wguide lineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steering input–
vehicle widthincluding theexterior mirrors
(static) 182
Driving
systemsDriving andparking

If
you leaveyou rlane, under certain circum-
stances thevehicle willbrake brieflyon one
side. Thisismeant toassis tyou inbringing the
vehicle backtothe origina llane.
If alane-correcting brakeapplication occurs,
displ ay0043 appe arsinthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y.
A lane-correcting brakeapplication canbe
made afterdriving overalane marking recog-
nized asbeing solidorbroken. Beforethis,a
warning musthavebeen issuedbymeans ofa
vibratio nthrough thesteering wheel.In addi -
tion, alane with lanemarkings onboth sides
must havebeen detected.
In the case ofabroken lanemarking being
detected, alane-correcting brakeapplication
can only bemade ifavehicle hasbeen detec-
ted inthe adjacent lane.Thefollow ingvehicle s
can have aninflue nceonbrake application:
oncoming traffic,vehiclesthat areovertaking
and vehicle sthat aredriving paralleltoyou r
vehicle .
i A
further lane-correcting brakeapplication
can only occur afteryourvehicle has
returned tothe origina llane.
No lane-correcting brakeapplication occursif:
R you clearl yand actively steer,brakeor
accelera te
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend
R you have switched onthe turn signal
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
,PRE-SAFE ®
Brake orActive BlindSpot
Assist
R you have adoptedasporty driving stylewith
high cornering speedsor high rates ofaccel-
eration
R ESP ®
is switched off
R the transmission isnot inpositio n005B R
an obstacle hasbeen detected inthe lane in
which youaredriving
R when aloss oftire pressu reor adefective
tire has been detected anddispl ayed
There isapossib ility that theActive Lane
Keepi ngAssist couldmisjudge thegiven traffic
situa tion. Aninapp ropria tebrake application
may beinterrupted atany time ifyou :
R steer slightlyinthe opposi tedirection
R switch onthe turn signal
R clearl ybrake oraccelera te
A lane-correcting brakeapplication isinterrup-
ted automa ticallyif:
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
,PRE-SAFE ®
Brake orActive BlindSpot
Assist
R lane markings arenolonger detected
Swi tching onActiv eLane Keeping Assist
X Switch onActive LaneKeepi ngAssist using
the on-board computer; todo so, select
Standard Standard
orAdaptive Adaptive
(Ypage 201).
If you drive atspeed sabove 40mph
(60 km/h )and lane markings aredetected,
the lines inthe assis tance graphi cdispl ay
are shown ingreen (Ypage 200). Active
Lane Keepi ngAssist isready foruse.
When Standard Standard
isselected,
No warning vibrationoccurs if:
R you switch onthe turn signal s.In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, such
as ABS, BASorESP ®
.
When Adaptive Adaptive
isselected,
No warning vibrationoccurs if:
R you switch onthe turn signal s.In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.
ABS, BASorESP ®
.
R you accelera tehard, e.g.kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively ,e.g. swerve toavoid an
obstacle orchange lanesquickly.
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend. Drivi
ngsystems
191Drivingand parking Z

0063
0064 Press
andhold:
R In the Audio Audio
menu: selects apre-
set listorastation listinthe
desired frequency range,selects
an audio trackorvideo scene
using rapidscrolling
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
starts rapidscrolling ifthe phone
book isopen 0076 R
Confirms theselection ordisplay
message
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
switches tothe telephone book
and starts dialingthe selected
number 0038 Press
briefly:
R Back
R Switches offthe Voice Control
System
R Hides display messages orcalls
up the last Trip Trip
menu function
used
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press
andhold:
R Call sup the standard displayin
the Trip Trip
menu Right
control panel 0076 R
Rejects orends acall
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0061 R
Makes oraccepts acall
R Switches tothe redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts thevolume 0063 R
Mute 0059 R
Switches onthe Voice Control
System Further
information onthe Voice Control Sys-
tem isavaila bleinthe separate operating
instruct ions. Multifunction
display 0043
Drive program (Ypage 136)
0044 Transmission position(Ypage 136)
0087 Text field
0085 Menu bar
0083 Time
0084 Outside temperature orspeed
(Y page 201)
Set thetime using themultimedia system;see
the Digital Operator's Manual.
X To display menubar0085:press the0059
or 0065 button onthe steering wheel.
If you donot press thebuttons anylonger,
menu bar0085isfaded outafter afew sec-
onds.
Text field 0087shows theselected menuor
submenu anddisplay messages.
Possible displaysinthe multifu nctiondis-
play:
R 0097Gearshift recommen dation,whenshifting
manually (Ypage 144)
R 005D Active Parking Assist(Ypage 177)
R CRUISE CRUISE
Cruisecontrol(Ypage 155)
R 00CE Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Y page 112)
R 00D6 ECOstart/ stopfunct ion(Ypage 129)
R 00D9 HOLD function(Ypage 166)
R 004F Active Steerin gAssist (Ypage 157) 194
Displays
andoperat ionOn-board computerand displays

The
integr atedgarage dooropener iscom-
patible withdevices thathave units which
operate inthe frequency rangeof280 to
433 MHz.
R Replace thebatteries ingarage doorremote
cont rol0083. This increases thelikelihood that
garage doorremote control0083 will trans mit
a stron gand precise signaltothe integr ated
garage dooropener.
R When programming, holdremote control0083
at varying distances andangles frombut-
ton s0044 to0085 which youareprogramming.
Try various anglesatadistance between
2and 8inches (5to20cm) oratthe same
angle butatvarying distances .
R Ifafurther remote control0083 isavailabl efor
the same garage doordrive, repeat the
same programming stepswiththisremote
cont rol0083. Before performin gthese steps,
make surethatnew batteries havebeen
installed ingarage doordrive remote control
0083.
R Note thatsome remote controlsonly trans -
mit foralimited amount oftime (theindica-
tor lamp onthe remote controlgoes out).
Press button 0084onremote control0083 again
before transmission ends.
R Align theanten nacable ofthe garage door
opener unit.Thiscanimprove signalrecep-
tion/ transmission.
Opening/clo singthegara gedoor Aft
erithas been programmed, theintegr ated
garage dooropener performs thefunct ionof
the garage doorsystem remote control.Please
also read theoperating instructions forthe
garage doorsystem.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Press either button 0044,0087or0085 which you
have programmed tooperate thegarage
door.
Garage doorsystem withafixed code: indi-
cator lamp0043lights upgreen.
Garage doorsystem witharolling code:indi-
cator lamp0043flashes green.
The trans mitterwill trans mitasignal aslong
as the button ispressed. Thetrans mission
is halted afteramaximum often seconds
and indicator lamp0043lights upyellow.
X Press button 0044,0087or0085 again ifneces-
sary. Clearing
thememor y Make
surethatyouclear thememory ofthe
integr atedgarage dooropener beforeselling
the vehicle.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Press andhold button s0044 and 0085.
The indicator lampinitially lightsupyellow
and then green.
X Release buttons0044 and 0085.
The memory ofthe integr atedgarage door
opener inthe rear-view mirroriscleared. Compass
Calling upthe compass Compass
0044display sthe compass directionin
which thevehicle iscurrent lytraveling: N N,
NE NE,
E E,
SE SE,
S S,
SW SW,
W W
or NW NW.
To receive acorrec tdisplay inrear-view mir-
ror 0043, thecompass mustbecalibrated and
the magnetic fieldzone set. Featur
es
265Stowage andfeatu res Z

R
solvents
R cleaning agentscontaining solvents
Do not scrub.
Do not touch thesurfaces andfilms with
hard objects, e.g.rings orice scrapers. Oth-
erwise, youmay scratch ordamage thesur-
faces andfilms.
! Do
not park yourvehicle foralong period
of time directly aftercleaning, particularly
after cleaning thewheel rimwith wheel
cleaner. Wheelcleaner canlead tothe
increased corrosionofthe brake discsand
pads. Therefore, driveforafew minutes
after cleaning. Byheating upthe brakes, the
brake discsandpads dry.Thevehicle can
then beparked foralong period oftime.
Regu larcare ofyour vehicle isacondition for
retaining thequal ityinthe long term.
Use care products andcleaning agentsrecom-
mended andapproved byMercedes-Benz . Washing
thevehicl eand cleani ng
the paintwork
Automatic carwash G
WARNING
Braking efficiency isreduced afterwashing
the vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Aft erthe vehicle hasbeen washed, brake
carefully whilepayingattent iontothe traffic
conditions untilfullbraking poweris
restored.
! When
DISTRONIC PLUSorthe HOLD func-
tion isactivated, thevehicle brakesauto-
matically incertain situations.
To avoid damage tothe vehicle, deactivate
DISTRONIC PLUSandtheHOLD function in
the followi ngorsimilar situations:
R when towing thevehicle
R in the carwash
! It
is preferable touse carwashes with
adjustable high-pressure pre-cleaningthat
corresponds tothe specification forthe
Cabri oletprogram. Incar washes thatuse
high water pressures, thereisarisk that a
small amount ofwater mayleakintothe
vehicle. !
Vehicles
withHAND S-FREE ACCESS: ifa
key with KEYLES S-GOiswithin thedetec-
tion range ofthe KEYLES S-GOantenn as,the
trunk lidcould openunintent ionallyinthe
followi ngsituations, forexample:
R when usinganautomatic carwash
R when usingapower washer
Make surethatthekey isat least 6.5ft
(2 m) awa yfrom thevehicle.
! Never
cleanyourvehicle inaTouchless
Automatic CarWash asthese usespecial
cleaning agents.Thesecleaning agentscan
damage thepaintwork orplastic parts.
If you have yourvehicle cleaned inahigh-
pressure automatic carwash, small
amounts ofwater mayenter thevehicle.
! Make
surethattheautomatic transmission
is in position Nwhen washing yourvehicle
in atow-through carwash. Thevehicle could
be damaged ifthe transmission isin another
position.
! Make
surethat:
R the side windows androof arecompletely
closed
R the climate controlblower isswitched off
R the windshiel dwiper switch isin position
0
The vehicle mayotherwise bedamaged .
You canclean thevehicle atan automatic car
wash fromthevery start.
Preferably cleanthevehicle atautomatic car
washes thatusetextilewashing elements
without brushes. Thisprevents finescratches
from forming onthe paintwork andfilm.
If the vehicle isvery dirty, pre-wash itbefore
cleaning itin an automatic carwash.
Aft erusing anautomatic carwash, wipeoff
wax from thewindshiel dand thewiper blades.
This willprevent smearsandreduce wiping
noises caused byresidue onthe windshiel d.
i Vehicles
withdecorative film:select a
wash program withouthotwax atthe auto-
matic carwash.
Washing byhand In
some countries, washingbyhand isonly
allow edatspeciall yequip pedwashing bays. 274
CareMaintenance
andcare

Make
surethat:
R The jumper cablesarenot damaged.
R Bare parts ofthe terminal clampdonot come intocontactwith other metal partswhile the
jumper cablesareconn ected tothe battery.
R The jumper cablescannot comeintocontactwith parts which canmove whentheengine is
running, suchasthe V-belt pulleyor the fan.
X Secure thevehicle byapply ingthe electric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D.
X Make surethattheignition isswitched off.Allindicator lampsinthe instrumen tcluster must
be off. When usingtheSmartK ey,turn theSmartK eytoposition 0092inthe ignition lockand
remove it(Y page 126).
X Switch offallelectrical consumers, e.g.rear window defroster, lighting,etc.
X Open thehood. Position
number0084identifies thecharged batteryofthe other vehicle oran equival entjump-
startin gdevice.
X Press cover0043ofpositive terminal 0044down (inthe direction ofthe arrow) andturn itclock-
wise. Toexpose positive terminal 0044,press cover 0043down further.
X Connect positiveterminal 0044onyour vehicle topositive terminal 0087ofdonor battery 0084using
the jumper cable,alwaysbegin withpositive terminal 0044onyour ownvehicle first.
X Start theengine ofthe donor vehicle andrunitat idling speed.
X Connect negative terminal0085ofdonor battery 0084toground point0083ofyour vehicle usingthe
jumper cable,beginning withdonor battery 0084first.
X Start theengine.
X Before disconnec tingthejumper cables,letthe engine runforseveral minutes.
X First, remove thejumper cablesfromground point0083and negative terminal0085,then from
positive terminal 0044and positive terminal 0087.Begin eachtimeatthe cont acts onyour own
vehicle first.
X Aft erthe jumper cableisremoved, returncover0043ofpositive terminal 0044tothe original posi-
tion. Positive terminal 0044iscovered upand thus insulated again.
X Have thebattery checkedataqual ified specialist workshop.
Jump-starting isnot considered tobe anormal operating condition. 290
Jump
-startingBr eakdown assistance

The
bracket sfor the screw-in towingeyeare
located inthe bumpers. Theyareatthe front
and atthe rear, behind thecovers.
X Remove thetowing eyefrom thevehicle tool
kit (Ypage 280).
X Front bumper:insert afinger intothe
recess onthe botto medge ofcover 0043.
X Pull cover 0043out ofthe bumper towards you
in the direction ofthe arrow.
Cover 0043isattached tothe opening witha
strap.
X Rear bump er:press themark oncover 0043
inwards inthe direction ofthe arrow.
X Remove cover0043from theopening.
X Scr ew inthe towing eyeclock wiseasfar as
it will goand tighten it.
Removing thetowing eye X
Unsc rewand remove thetowing eye.
X Front bumper:position cover0043onthe
opening inthe bumper.
X To close, pressthelower section of
cover 0043.
X Rear bump er:position cover0043with the
tab onthe opening inthe bumper.
X To close, pressthelower section of
cover 0043until itengages.
X Place thetowing eyeinthe vehicle toolkit. Towing
avehicle withboth axles on
the ground G
WARNIN
G
You cannolonger steerthevehicle ifthe
steerin gwheel lockhasbeen engaged.
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always switchoffthe ignition whentowing
the vehicle withatow cable oratow bar.
The automatic transmission shiftstoposition
005D automatically whenyouopen thedriver's
or front -passenger doororwhen youremove
the Smart Keyfrom theignition lock.
In order toensure thattheautomatic trans-
mission staysinposition 005Cwhen towing
away thevehicle, youmust observe thefollow-
ing points:
X Switch onthe hazard warning lamps
(Y page 111).
X Make surethatthevehicle isstation aryand
that theSmart Keyisin position 0092inthe
ignition lock.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
On vehicles withKEYLE SS-GO, usethe
Smart Keyinstead ofthe Start /Stopbutton
(Y page 126).
X Depress andhold thebrake pedal.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005C.
X Release thebrake pedal.
X Release theelectric parking brake.
X Leave theSmart Keyinposition 0048inthe
ignition lock.
In order tosignal achange ofdirection when
towing thevehicle withthehazard warning
lamps switched on,use thecombinat ion
switch asusual. Inthis case, onlytheindicator
lamps forthe direction oftravel flash.When
you reset thecombinat ionswitch, thehazard
warning flashersstartflashing again.
It is important thatyouobserve thesafety
instr uctions whentowing awayyourvehicle
(Y page 291). Permit
tedtowing methods
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endstransportin gyour
vehicle inthe case ofabreakdown, ratherthan
towing itaway . 292
Towing
andtow-sta rtingBr eakdown assistance

When
towing away,useatowing ropeora
towing barwith both axles onthe ground. Do
not use anytow barsystems. Towing
thevehicle withtherear axle
raised
! The
ignition mustbeswitched offifyou
are towing thevehicle withtherear axle
raised. Interven tionbyESP®
could other-
wise damage thebrake system.
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betowed withtherear axle raised. The
vehicle/t railercombin ationmayotherwise
swerve oreven rollover. Tr
anspor tingthevehicle
Vehicles withautomat ictransmission !
When
thevehicle isloaded fortran sport,
the fron tand rear axles mustbestation ary
and onthe same transportat ionvehicle.
Position ingover theconn ection pointofthe
tran sport vehicle isnot permitt ed.The drive
train mayotherwise bedamaged.
All vehicles !
You
may onlysecure thevehicle bythe
wheels, notbyparts ofthe vehicle suchas
axle orsteerin gcompon ents.Other wise, the
vehicle couldbedamaged.
The towing eyecan beused topull thevehicle
ont oatrailer ortran sporter fortran sportin g
purposes. X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005C.
As soon asthe vehicle hasbeen loaded:
X Preven tthe vehicle fromrolling awayby
applying theelectr icparking brake.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005D.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0092inthe igni-
tion lock andremove it.
X Secure thevehicle. Tow-sta
rting (emergency engine
star ting)
! Vehicles
withautomatic transmission must
not betow-s tarted. You could otherwise
damage theautomatic transmission.
You canfind inform ationon"Jump-start ing"at
(Y page 288). Fuses
Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you manipulate orbridge afaulty fuseorif
you replace itwith afuse withahigher
amperage, theelectr iccables couldbeover-
loaded. Thiscould result inafire. There isa
risk ofan accident andinjury.
Always replace faultyfuseswiththespeci-
fied new fuses having thecorr ectamperage.
Blown fusesmustbereplaced withfuses of
the same rating,which youcan recogn izeby
the color andvalue. Thefuse rating sare listed
in the fuse allocation chart.
The fuse allocation chartislocated inthe vehi-
cle tool kitinthe stowage compartmentunder
the trun kfloor (Ypage 280).
If anewly insertedfuse alsoblows, havethe
cause tracedand rectified ataqualified spe-
cialist workshop, e.g.anauthorized Mercedes-
Benz Center .
! Only
usefuses thathave been approved
for Mercedes- Benzvehicles andwhich have
the corr ectfuse rating forthe system con- Fuses
293Breakdown assistance Z