2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS Owners Manual

Mercedes-Ben
z.You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Engine
oil
General notes !
Do
not use engine oiloran oilfilter with
specifications deviatingfromthose
expressly requiredforthe prescribed service
intervals. Donot change theengine oiloroil
filter inorder toset replacement intervals
longer thanthose prescribed. Thiscould
otherwise causedamage tothe engine or
exhaust gasaftertr eatment .
Follow theinstruct ionsonthe service inter-
val display forchanging theengine oil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engine orexhaust gasaftertr eatment .
When handling engineoil,observe theimpor-
tant safety notesonservice products
(Y page 324).
The engine oilsarematched tothe perform-
ance ofMercedes-Ben zengines andservice
intervals. Youshould therefore onlyuseengine
oils and oilfilters thatareapproved forvehi-
cles with maintenanc esystems.
For alist ofapproved engineoilsand oilfilters,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Or visit thewebsite
http: //bevo.m ercedes-benz .com.
The table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Freigabe
orMB-App roval All
models 229.
5 Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles:use only
SAE 0W-40 orSAE 5W-40 engine oils. i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fill ing capacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter.
Missing valueswerenotavaila bleattime of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SL
450 6.9
USqt(6.5l) SL
550 8.5
USqt(8.0l) Merce
des-AMG
SL 63 8.9
USqt(8.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 324 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
or on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
327Tec hnical data Z

repla
cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet. Co
olan t
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If antifreeze comesintocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury.
Let the engine cooldown before youadd
antifreeze. Makesurethatantifreeze isnot
spil led next tothe filler neck. Thorou ghly
clea nthe antifreeze fromcomponents
before starting theengine.
! Only
addcoola ntthat hasbeen premixe d
with thedesi redantifreeze protection. You
could otherwi sedama gethe engine.
You canfind additional notesonthe coola nt
in the follo wing places:
R in the Mercede s-BenzSpecifica tionsfor
Service Products,MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
<004B005700570053001D00120012004500480059005200110050004800550046
0048004700480056[ -benz.com
- on the Mercede s-BenzBeVoapp
R aqua lified specia lizedworkshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui table coolantmixture,
even incountries wherehightempera tures
preva il.
Otherwi se,the engine coolingsystem isnot
suffi ciently protected fromcorrosio nand
overhea ting.
i Have
thecoola ntregu larlyrepla cedata
qua lified specia listworkshop andthe
repla cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet.
Comp lywith theimporta ntsafety notesfor
service productswhen handlingcoola nt
(Y pag e324) .
The coola ntisamixture ofwater andanti-
freeze/corrosi oninhib itor.Itis responsi blefor
the follo wing:
R anti-corrosio nprotection
R antifreeze protection
R rais ingthe boiling point If
the coola nthas antifreeze protection down
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling point ofthe cool-
ant duri ngopera tionisapp roximatel y266 ‡
(130 †).
The antifreeze/corro sioninhib itorconcentra-
tion inthe engine coolingsystem should:
R be atlea st50% .This willprotect theengine
cooli ngsystem against freezing downto
app roximatel y-35 ‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifree zeprotection down
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwi se,heat willnot
be dissi pated aseffectivel y.
If the vehicl ehas lost coola nt,add equal
amou ntsofwater andantifreeze/corro sion
inhib itor.
Mercede s-Benzrecommends anantifreeze/
corrosio ninhib itorconcentrate inaccorda nce
with MBSpecifica tionsforService Products
310.1.
i When
thevehicl eis first delivered, itis fil-
led with acoola ntmixture thatensures ade-
qua teantifreeze andanti-corrosio nprotec-
tion.
i The
coola ntischecked withevery mainte-
nance interval ataqua lified specia listwork-
shop.
Fil lin gcapaci ties Missi
ngvalu eswere notavailable attime of
going toprint. Model Capaci
ty SL
450 Approx.
10.8USqt
(10.2 l) SL
550 Approx.
12.5USqt
(11.8 l) Merce
des‑AMG
SL 63 Merce
des‑AMG
SL 65 Approx.
10.5USqt
(10 l) 32
8 Service
products andfilling capacitiesTechnical data

Windshi
eldwashe rsyste m
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
Winds hieldwa sher concentrate ishigh ly
flam mabl e.Ifwind shieldwa sher concentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsyste m,itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury .
Make surethatwind shieldwa sher concen-
trate isnot spilled inthe vicinity ofthe filler
neck.
! Only
usewasher fluidwhi chissui tabl efor
lam plense s,e.g. MBSummerFi tor MB Win-
terFit. Unsuitablewa sher fluidmay dama ge
the lamplense sof the headlamps.
! Only
MBSummerFi tand MBWinterFit
wa sher fluidshou ldbe mixed together. The
spra ynozzles mayotherw isebecome
blo cked.
Do not use disti lledor de-io nized water. Other-
wis e,the leve lsensor maygiveafals eread ing.
When handlingwasher fluid,obse rvethe
impo rtant safetynotes onservice products
(Y pag e324) .
At tempera turesabovefreezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g.
MB SummerFi t.
X Add 1part MBSummerFi tto 100 parts
wa ter.
At tempera turesbelow freezing:
X Fill the washer fluidreservo irwith amixture
of wa ter and washer fluid,e.g. MBWinterFit.
For thecorrect mixingratiorefer tothe
informa tiononthe antifree zereservo ir.
i Add
wind shieldwa sher fluid,e.g. MBSum-
merFit orMB WinterFit, tothe washer fluid
all yea rround. Cli
mate control syste mrefrige rant
Important safetynotes The
clima tecontrol systemof you rvehicl eis
fill ed with refrig erant R‑134a .
The instructio nlab elrega rding therefrig erant
type usedcan befound onthe radiator cross
membe r.
! Only
therefrig erant R‑134a andthePAG
oil app roved byMerced es-Benz maybe
use d.The approved PAGoilmay notbe
mixed withanyother PAGoilthat isnot
app roved forR-134a refrigerant. Otherwi se,
the clima tecontrol systemmay bedam-
age d.
Service work,suchasrefil ling with refrig erant
or repl acing component parts,mayonlybe
carrie dout byaqua lified speci alist worksho p.
All app licable regu lations, aswel las SAE
standa rdJ639, mustbeadh ered to.
Alwa yshave work onthe clima tecontrol sys-
tem carrie dout ataqua lified speci alist work-
shop.
Refrige rantinstruction label Example
:refrig erant instructio nlab el
0043 Symbo l
0044 Refri gerantfilling capa city
0087 Appli cablestanda rds
0085 PAG oilpart numbe r
0083 Typeof refrig erant
Symbo ls0043 advi seyou about:
R Possi bledange rs
R Having service workcarrie dout ataqua li-
fied speci alist worksho p Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci ties
329Techn ical data Z

Filling
capacit ies Mod
el Ref
riger ant All
mod els 19
.4±0. 4oz
(55 0±10 g) Mod
el PAG
oil All
mod els 4.
2oz
(12 0g) Veh
icle data Gener
alnot es
Pleas eno te that for thespec ifiedveh icledat a:
R theheig htsspec ifiedmay varyas ares ult of
- tires
- load
- co nd ition ofthesusp ension
- opt ionalequipm ent
R opt ionalequipm entred uce sth emax imum
payload Dime
nsion sand weight s Mod
el 00430043
Opening height Mer
cedes ‑AMG
veh icles 75
.6in-76 .1in
(19 20mm -
19 34 mm) All
oth ermod els 75
.7in(19 23mm) Miss
ingvalue swere notavaila bleattime of
goin gto prin t. Mer
cedes ‑AMG
veh icles Veh
icle lengt h 18
2.7in (46 40mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof Veh
icle widt h
inclu dingext erio r
mir rors 82
.6in(20 99mm) Veh
icle heigh t 51
.2in-51 .5in
(13 00mm -
13 08 mm ) Ve
hicle heigh t
when opening/clos -
ing theroof 66
.1in-66 .6in
(16 79mm -
16 91 mm ) Wh
eelbase 10
1.7in (25 84mm ) Tur
ning rad ius All
oth ermod els Veh
icle lengt h,
SL 450 18
2.3in (46 31mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h,
SL 550 18
2.3in (46 31mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof ,SL 450 18
8.5in (47 87mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof ,SL 550 18
8.5in (47 87mm ) Ve
hicle widt h
inclu dingext erio r
mir rors 82
.6in(20 99mm) Veh
icle heigh t 51
.8in(13 15mm) Veh
icle heigh t
when opening/clos -
ing theroof 66
.8in(16 96mm) Wh
eelba se 10
1.8in (25 85mm ) Tur
ning rad ius 36
.2ft(11 .04 m) 330
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dataTechnical data

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