2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS brake

Smar
tKey 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 transmissionoutof
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattended
in the 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. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.This
could cause theengine tobe switched off.
There isarisk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto
the SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings
before insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theigni-
tion lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe
vicinity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
This canaffect thefunct ionality ofthe
SmartK ey. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Locks thevehicle
0044 0054 Opens/c losesthetrunk lid
0087 0036 Unlock sthe vehicle
X To unlock centrally: pressthe0036 but-
ton.
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R anti-t heftprotect ionisreactivated
X To lock centrally: pressthe0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the glove compartmen t
R the stowage compartmen tunder thearm-
rest
R the stowage compartmen tin the rear
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking
and three times whenlocking.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 203).
When itis dark, thesurround lightingalso
comes onifit is activated inthe on-board
computer (Ypage 202). KEY
LESS-GO
General notes Bear
inmind thattheengine canbestarted by
any ofthe vehicle occupants ifthere isaKEY-
LES S-GO keyinthe vehicle (Ypage 128). 74
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

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
Z

The
blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster lightsupwhen thehigh-beam
headlamps areswitched on.
X To
switch offthe high-beam headlamps:
move thecombinat ionswitch backtoits
normal position.
The blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster goesout. Haza
rdwarning lamps X
To
switch onthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
All turn signals flash.Ifyou now switch ona
turn signal usingthecombinat ionswitch,
only theturn signal lamponthe correspon d-
ing side ofthe vehicle willflash.
X To
switch offthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
The hazard warning lampsautomatically
switch onif:
R an air bag isdeployed or
R the vehicle decelerates rapidlyfromaspeed
of above 45mph (70km/ h)and comes toa
standst ill
The hazard warning lampsswitch offautomati-
cally ifthe vehicle reaches aspeed ofabove
6 mph (10km/ h)again afterafull brake appli-
cation.
i The
hazard warning lampsstilloperate if
the ignition isswitched off. Cornering
lightfunction
The corn ering lightfunct ionimproves theillu-
mination ofthe road overawide angle inthe
direction youareturnin g,enabling bettervisi-
bility intight bends, forexample. Thecorn er- ing
light funct ioncan only beactivated when
the low-beam headlamps areswitched on.
Active:
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds below25mph
(40 km/ h)and switch onthe turn signal or
turn thesteerin gwheel
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds between 25mph
(40 km/ h)and 45mph (70km/ h)and turn
the steerin gwheel
The corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisasystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtothe steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger Exterior
lighting
111Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

Repl
acing the wiper blades
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WARNI
NG
If the windsh ield wiper sbeg into move while
yo uare changing thewiper blad es, you
cou ldbe trap ped bythe wiper arm.The reis
a ris kof inju ry.
Alw aysswi tch offthe windsh ield wiper sand
ig niti onbef ore changing thewiper blad es.
! To
avo idda mag ingthe wiper blad es, make
su re that youtou chonly thewiper arm of
the wiper .
! Neve
rope nthe hoodifawi ndsh ield wiper
arm hasbee nfol ded away from thewind-
shi eld.
Neve rfol dawi ndsh ield wiper arm withou ta
wi per blad eba ck onto thewindsh ield .
Hol dthe windsh ield wiper arm firmlywh en
yo ucha nge thewiper blad e. Ifyo urel ease
the windsh ield wiper arm withou ta wi per
bl ad eand itfal lsonto thewindsh ield ,the
wi ndsh ield may bedamag edbythe force of
the impact.
Mer cedes-Be nzreco mmend sthat youha ve
the wiper blad es cha nged ataqu alifi ed spe -
cia list wo rksho p.
! Alw
ayspos ition the windsh ield wiper arms
verti callybef ore folding them away from the
wi ndsh ield .By doing so, youwi llavo idda m-
ag eto the hood.
Cha ngingthe windsh ield wiper blades Mov
ingthe wiper arm toave rtic alpos i-
tio n
On vehic leswi thout KEYLES S-GO :
X Tu rn the Smar tKeytopos ition 0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Set thewindsh ield wiper topos ition 00AA.
X Whe nthe wiper armsare verti caltothe
hoo d,turn theSmar tKeytopos ition 0092 in
the igniti onlock and remo veit.
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from thewind-
shi eld unti lyo ufee lit enga ge. On
vehic leswi th KEYLES S-GO :
X Swi tch offthe engi ne.
X Re move your foo tfrom thebrakeped al.
X Set thewindsh ield wiper tothe 00AA posi-
tion.
X Pre ssthe Start/Sto pbu tton repeatedl yunti l
the windsh ield wiper starts.
X Whe nthe wiper armsare inaverti calpos i-
tion tothe hood,pre ssthe Start/Sto pbu t-
ton.
X Fol dthe wiper arm away from thewind-
shi eld unti lyo ufee lit enga ge.
Remo vingawi per blade X
To
brin gthe wiper blade into pos ition to
be remo ved: hol dthe wiper arm firmlywith
one hand. With the othe rha nd, turn the
wi per blad ein the directi onofarr ow 0087
bey ond thepointofres ista nce.
The wiper blad eenga gesinthe remo val
pos ition with an audible cli ck.
X To remo veawi per blade: firmlypre ss
rel ease knob 0044and pullthe wiper blad e
up wa rds 0043.
In stal ling the wiper blades 11
4 Win
dshi eld wi persLights andwindsh ield wipers

Note
son bre aking-in ane wve hic le Impo
rtant safety notes
Th ese nso rsy ste mof some driving and driving
sa fety syste ms adjus tsautoma tically wh ile a
cer taindista nce isbe ing driven after the vehi-
cle hasbe en deliver edorafter repairs. Full
sy ste meff ecti vene ssisnot reache dunti lthe
end ofthistea ch-i npro ced ure.
New andreplaced brakepads and discs only
rea chthe irop tim um braking effect after sev-
era lhu ndr edkilome ters ofdri ving. Compe n-
sa te for thisby applying gre aterfor ce tothe
bra kepedal. The
first 1000 miles(150 0km)
Th emor eyo ulook after the enginewhen itis
new ,the mor esa tis fied youwi llbe with its
pe rfo rma nce inthe futur e.
R Yo usho uld the refore drive atvarying vehicle
and enginespee ds for the first 1,000 miles
(1, 500 km).
R Avoi dhe avylo ad s,e.g .dri ving atfullthro t-
tle ,du ring thispe riod .
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e,be for ethe tach-
ome ternee dle is 00C3 ofthe wayto the red
ar ea ofthe tachomete r.
R Do not manua lly shi ftto alowe rge ar to
bra kethe vehicle.
R Try toavoid de pre ssing the accelera tor
pe dalbe yond the point ofres istanc e(ki ck-
do wn) .
Add itiona lbre aking-i nnote sfor Merce des-
AMG vehicles :
R Do not drive faste rtha n85 mph (140km/h )
for the first 1,000 miles(1, 500 km).
R Onl yal lo w the enginetorea chama xim um
eng inespee dof 4,5 00 rpm briefly.
R Ide ally,for the first 1000 miles(15 00km),
dri ve inpro gramC.
R Ch ang ege ar ingo od tim e.
After 1000 miles(15 00km) ,yo ucan increase
the enginespee dgra dually and accelera tethe
veh icleto fullsp ee d.
Yo usho uld also observe thesenote son bre ak-
ing inifthe engineorparts ofthe drive train
on your veh icleha ve been rep laced .
Alw aysob serve the maxim um permi ssible
sp ee d. Se
lf-lo ckingrea raxl edif feren tial
(M erc ede s-AMG vehic les)
Yo ur veh icleis eq uipp ed with ase lf-lo cking dif-
fer enti alon the rearaxl e.
Ch ang ethe oilto impro vepro tecti onofthe
rea raxl ediffe rent ial:
R after abre aking-i npe riod of2000 miles
(U SA)
R after abre aking-i npe riod of3000 km(Can-
ad a)
R eve ry30, 000 milesor 3ye ars( USA)
R every 60,000 kmor4years (Canad a)
These oilchanges prolongtheservice lifeof
the differential. Havetheoilchange carried
out ataqual ified speciali stworkshop. Driving
Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Objects inthe driver's footwell mayrestrict
the clearance aroundthepedal sor block a
depressed pedal.This jeopardizes theoper-
ating androad safety ofthe vehicle. Thereis
a risk ofan accident.
Stow allobjects securely inthe vehicle so
that they donot getinto thedriver's foot-
well .When usingfloormats orcarpets, make
sure thatthey areproperly securedsothat
they donot slip orobstruct thepedal s.Do
not place several floormats orcarpets on
top ofone another. G
WARNING
Unsuitable footwearcanhinder correct
usage ofthe pedal s,e.g.:
R shoes withthick soles
R shoes withhigh heels
R slippe rs
There isarisk ofan accident.
Wear suitabl efootwear toensure correct
usage ofthe pedal s. Driving
125Drivingandparking Z

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

Add
itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,they :
R rel ease the parking brake
R shi ftthe automa tictrans mission outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acci dent and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct. G
DA
NGER
Co mbu stion eng inesemi tpo isonou s
exha ustga ses such ascar bonmono xide.
Inha ling thes eexha ustga ses isha zard ousto
hea lthand canresultin po isoni ng. Thereisa
ris kof fata linju ry.The refore ,neve rle av ethe
eng inerunning anencl osedspa cewithou t
ad eq uate venti latio n. G
WA
RNING
Fla mma ble ma teri alsintro duced through
envi ronme ntalinfluence orby ani ma lscan
ig nite ifin conta ctwith the exha ustsy stem
or parts ofthe enginethathea tup .The reis
a ris kof fire.
Ca rry outreg ular che cks toma kesure tha t
ther ear eno flamma ble fore ign ma teri alsin
the enginecomp artment orinthe exha ust
sy stem .
The cata lytic conve rterispre hea ted forupto
30 sec ond saf ter acol dsta rt.The soundofthe
eng inemaycha nge durin gthi stim e.
Au tomati ctrans mission X
Dep ressthe brakepedaland keepit
de pre sse d.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
Tra nsmi ssion positio ndisp lay005D issho wn
in the multifu nctio ndisp lay. i
Yo
ucan startthe engineintra nsmi ssion
po sitio n005D and 005C.
Starti ngproc edurewith the SmartK ey To
sta rtthe engineusing the Sma rtKeyins tea d
of KEY LESS-G O,pullthe Star t/Stop button out
of the igniti onlock.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0049
(Y page 126 )in the igniti onlock and release
it as soo nas the engineisrunning .
Us ingKE YLES S-GO tostart theengine The
Start/Stop button canbeused tosta rtthe
veh iclema nua lly wi thou tins erti ngthe Sma rt-
Key into theigniti onlock. The Start/Stop but-
ton mustbe inserte din the igniti onlock and
the Sma rtKeymu stbe inthe vehicle. Thi s
mod efor startin gthe engineopera tes inde-
pe nde ntly ofthe ECO start/sto pau toma tic
eng inestartfunctio n.
X Dep ressthe brakepedaland keepit
de pre sse d.
X Pre ssthe Star t/Stop button once
(Y page 126 ).
Th eeng inestarts. Pul
ling away
Ge neral notes G
WA
RNING
If the enginespee dis ab ove theidling spee d
and youeng agetra nsmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046 ,the vehiclecou ldpu llaw ay sud-
de nly .The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh eneng aging transmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046, alwa ysfirml yde pre ssthe brake
pe daland donot simu ltaneo uslyacc elera te.
Dep ressthe accelera tor carefully wh en pulling
aw ay.
The vehiclelocks centr ally once youha ve
pu lled away.The locking knobsin the doors
dro pdo wn.
Yo ucan open the doors fromthe inside at any
tim e.
Yo ucan also deacti vate the automa ticlocking
fea ture(Y page 203 ). 12
8 Dr
ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng

It
is only possib leto shift thetransmission
from positio n005D tothe desire dpositio nif you
depres sthe brake pedal.Only thenisthe shift
lock relea sed.
i Upshifts
takeplaceathigher engine
speed safter acold start. Thishelps thecat-
aly tic converter toreach itsopera tingtem-
peratu remore quickly.
Information onthe automa ticrelea seofthe
electric parking brake(Ypage 149).
Hill start assist Hill
start assisthelps youwhen pulling away
forward orinreverse onanuphi llgradi ent.It
holds thevehicle forashort timeafter you
have removed yourfoot from thebrake pedal.
This gives youenough timetomove yourfoot
from thebrake pedalto the accelera torpeda l
and todepres sit before thevehicle beginsto
roll. G
WARNING
After ashort time,hillstart assistwil lno lon-
ger brake yourvehicle anditcould rollawa y.
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Therefore, quickly move yourfoot from the
brake pedalto the accelera torpeda l.Never
lea vethe vehicle whenitis held byhill start
assis t.
Hill start assistisnot active if:
R you arepulling awayon alevel roadoron a
downhi llgradi ent
R the transmission isin positio n005C
R the electric parking brakeisappl ied
R ESP ®
is malfu nctioning ECO
start/stop function
Introductio n The
ECO start/stop functionswitches the
engine offautoma ticallyifthe vehicle isstop-
ped under certain conditions.
The engine startsautoma ticallywhenthe
driver wants topul lawa yaga in.The ECO
start/stop functiontherebyhelpsyouto
reduce thefuel consumption andemissi onsof
you rvehicle . Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If the engine isswitched offautoma tically
and youexit thevehicle ,the engine is
restarted automatically.The vehicle may
begi nmoving. Thereisarisk ofaccident and
injury.
If you wish toexit thevehicle ,alw ays turn
off the ignition andsecure thevehicle
aga inst rollingawa y.
Gene ralnotes 0043
ECO start/stop display
The ECO start/stop functionisactivated
whenever youswitch onthe engine usingthe
SmartKey orthe Start/St opbutton.
If the engine hasbeen switched offautoma ti-
cally bythe ECO start/stop function,the00D6
ECO symbo lis shown inthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y.
Mercede s-AMGvehicles:theECO start/stop
function isonly availablein drive program C.
Automatic engineswi tch-off If
the vehicle isbraked toastandstill withthe
transmission in005B or005C, theECO start/stop
function switches offthe engine automa tically.
The ECO start/stop functionisopera tional
when:
R the indicator lampinthe ECO button islit
green
R the outsid etemperature iswithin therange
that issuita bleforthe system
R the engine isat normal operatingtempera-
ture
R the settemperature forthe vehicle interior
has been reached
R the battery issufficie ntlycharged Drivi
ng
129Drivi ngand parking Z