2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS ESP

Locking/u
nlockingcentr ally You
canstart ,loc kor unlo cktheveh icle usin g
KE YLE SS-GO .To do this, you onlynee dcar ry
th eSm artKey with you.Youcancom bine the
fun ction sof KE YLE SS-GO with those ofacon -
ven tional SmartKey. Unloc kth eveh icle by
usin gKE YLE SS-GO ,for instan ce, and lockit
usin gth e0037 buttonontheSm artKey.
The driver'sdoor andthedoor atwhic hth e
han dleisused, mustbothbe closed. The
Sm artKey must beouts idetheveh icle.When
loc kin gor unlo cking with KEYLE SS-GO ,th e
dist ancebet ween thekey and thecor respon d-
ing door handlemust notbegreat erthan 3ft
(1 m).
A che ckwhic hperio dicall yest ablishe sa radio
con nectionbet ween theveh icle and the
Sm artKey determ ineswhet heravalid Smart-
Key isin theveh icle.This occurs, forexam ple:
R when start ing theeng ine
R while driving
R when usingHA ND S-FRE EACCE SS
R when theext ern aldoor handles aretouche d X
To unlock thevehicl e:touch theinn ersur-
fac eof thedoor handle.
X To lock thevehicl e:touch sensor sur-
fac e0043 or0044.
Mak esure that you donot touch theinn er
surf ace ofthedoor handle.
X Convenien ceclosing feature: touch
rec esse dsen sor surf ace 0044for anext end ed
perio d.
Fur ther inform ationon thecon venience
clo singfeat ure (Ypage 89). Deact
ivatingand activat ing If
you donot intend touse aSm artKey foran
ext end edperio dof tim e,you can deac tivate
th eKE YLE SS-GO function ofthekey. The
Sm artKey willthen use verylitt lepower ,
th ereb ycon servingbatt erypower .For thepur-
poses ofact ivat ion/de activat ion,th eveh icle
must notbenear by.
X To dea ctiv ate: pres sth e0037 buttonon
th eSm artKey twicein rapid successio n.
The batterychecklamp (Ypage 77)of the
Sm artKey flash estwic ebrief lyand light sup
onc e,then KEYLE SS-GO isdeac tivated .
X To act ivat e:pres sany buttonontheSm art-
Key.
or X Inser tth eSm artKey intoth eign itio nloc k.
KE YLE SS-GO andallofits assoc iatedfea-
tur es are available again. Cha
nging thesett ings ofthelocking
syst em
You canchan getheset tings oftheloc kin g
syst em. This mean sonl yth edriv er'sdoor ,th e
lock able stowage compartmen tsintheveh icle
int erio rand thefuel filler flapareunlo cked
when theveh icle isunlo cked. This isusef ulif
you frequen tlytravel alone.
X To cha nge thesett ing: pressand hold
down the0036 and0037 buttons simult ane-
ously forabout sixsec ond sunt ilth ebatt ery
indi catorlamp (Ypage 77)flash estwic e.
If th eset tingof theloc kin gsyst emischan ged
with inthesign alran geoftheveh icle,pres sing
th e0037 or0036 button:
R lock sor
R unlo cksth eveh icle
The SmartKey now function sas follo ws:
X To unlock :pres sth e0036 buttononc e.
X To unlock centrally:pres sth e0036 button
twic e.
X To lock centr ally:pres sth e0037 button. Sm
artKey
75Openingand closing Z

The
KEYLE SS-GO funct ionischanged asfol-
lows:
X To unlock thedriver 'sdoor: touch the
inner surface ofthe door handle onthe driv-
er's door.
X To unlock centrally: touchtheinner sur-
face ofthe driver orfront -passenger door
handle.
X To lock centrally: touchtheouter sensor
surface onone ofthe door handles.
X To restor ethe factory settings: pressand
hold down the0036 and0037 button s
simultaneously forapproximately sixsec-
onds untilthebattery checklamp
(Y page 77)flashes twice. Mechanical
key
General notes If
the vehicle cannolonger belocked or
unlocked withtheSmart Keyorwith KEYLE SS-
GO, usethemechanic alkey.
If you usethemechanic alkey tounlock and
open thedriver's doororthe trunk lid,the
anti- theft alarm system willbetriggered.
Switch offthe alarm (Ypage 72).
Removing themechanical key X
Push release catch0043 inthe direction ofthe
arrow andatthe same timeremove
mechanic alkey 0044from theSmart Key.
For further informationabout:
R unlockin gthe driver's door(Ypage 81)
R unlockin gthe trunk (Ypage 86)
R lockin gthe vehicle (Ypage 81) Inserting
themechanical key X
Push mechanic alkey 0044completely intothe
Smart Keyuntil itengages andrelease
catc h0043 isback inits basic position. Smar
tKeybattery
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
Batt eries containtoxicand corrosiv esub-
stanc es.Ifbatteries areswallowe d,itcan
result insevere healthproblems. Thereisa
risk offatal injury.
Keep batteries outofthe reach ofchildren.
If abattery isswallowe d,seek medical
atten tionimmediately. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner .Take discharged
batteries toaqualified spe-
cialist workshop ortoacol-
lection pointforused bat-
teries.
The Smart Keybatteries containperchlorate
material, whichmayrequire specialhandling
and regard forthe environ ment.National
guidelines mustbeobserved duringdisposal.
In California, seewww .dtsc.ca.gov/
Haza rdousW aste/Perchlora te/index.cfm.
Mercedes- Benzrecomm endsthatyouhave
the batteries replacedataqualified specialist
workshop. 76
Sma
rtKeyOpening andclosing

!
Only
close thetrunk oncetheroof islow-
ered completely. Otherwise,youcould dam-
age theroof.
If you close thetrunk lidbefore theroof is
lowered completely, theloadi ngaid switch
lights upand awarning tonesounds.
The opening dimensions ofthe trunk lidcan be
found inthe "Vehicle data"section
(Y page 330).
With theroof open, youcan usetheloadi ng
aid toraise thefolded roofinthe trunk to
make loadingeasier (Ypage 254). Thetrunk
partition opensautomaticall y.
You canunlock thetrunk lidifthe vehicle is
stationary andtheroof iscompletely openor
closed.
Do not leave theSmartKey inthe trunk. You
could otherwise lockyoursel fout.
The trunk lidcan be:
R opened/closed fromoutside
R opened andclosed automaticall yfrom out-
side (vehicles withtrunk lidremote closing
feature)
R opened andclosed automaticall yfrom
inside (vehicles withtrunk lidremote closing
feature)
R opened, closedorstopped duringoperation
without theuse ofyour hands (vehicles with
KEYLES S-GOandHAND S-FREE ACCESS)
R locked separately
R opened withtheemergency releasebutton
R unlocked withthemechanical key
You should preferably placeluggageorloads
in the trunk. Tru
nklidreversing feature
The trunk lidisequip pedwith anautomatic
reversing feature.Itreacts ifasolid object
obstructs orrestrict sthe trunk lidduring the
closing procedure. Thetrunk lidopens again
automaticall y.The automatic reversingfunc-
tion isonly anaid and isnot asubstitute for
your attent iveness tothe trunk lidwhile itis
closing. G
WARNING
The reversing featuredoesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin objects, e.g.fingers
R over thelast 1/3 in(8 mm) ofthe closing
movement
The reversing featurecannotprevent some-
one being trapped inthese situations inpar-
ticular. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximity duringtheclosing procedure.
If somebody becomestrapped:
R press the0054 button onthe SmartKey,
or
R pull orpress theremote operating switch
on the driver's dooror
R press theclosing orlocking buttononthe
trunk lid,or
R pull onthe trunk lidhandle Opening/
closing from outside
Opening X
Press the0036 button onthe SmartKey.
X Pull handle 0043.
X Lift the trunk lid.
If the trunk partition wasclosed, itopens
automaticall yand remains open.
With theroof open, youcan usetheloadi ng
aid toraise thefolded roofinthe trunk to
make loadingeasier (Ypage 254). Thetrunk
partition opensautomaticall y. 82
Tr
unkOpening andclosing

X
Press emergenc yrelease button0043briefly.
The trunk lidunlocks andopens.
The trunk lidcan beunlocked andopened with
the trunk lidemergenc yrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstation aryorwhile driving.
The trunk lidemergenc yrelease doesnot
unlock thetrunk lidifthe battery isdisconn ec-
ted ordischarged.
Trunk lidemergenc yrelease light:
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minutes afterthetrunk lidisopened
R Emergen cyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minutes afterthetrunk lidisclosed Side
windows Impor
tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARNIN
G
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or press
theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARNIN
G
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The frontside windows areequipped withan
automatic reversingfeature. Ifasolid object
blocks orrestr ictstheupward movemen tof
one ofthe fron tside windows duringtheclos-
ing process, theside window opensagain
automatically. Duringthemanual closingproc-
ess, theside window onlyopens againauto-
matically afterthecorrespon dingswitch is
released. However, theautomatic reversing
feature isonly anaid and does notrelieve you
of the responsibility ofpaying attentionwhen
closing aside window. G
WARNIN
G
The reversin gfeature doesnotrespond:
R to soft, lightandthin object s,e.g. fingers
R over thelast 1/6 in(4 mm) ofthe closing
movemen t
R while adjusting
R when closing theside window againman-
ually immediately afterautomatic revers-
ing
This means thatthereversin gfeature can-
not prevent someone beingtrapped inthese
situations. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximit yduring theclosing procedure. If
someone becomestrapped,pressthe
switch toopen theside window again. Side
window s
87Opening andclosing Z

Opening
andclosing theside win-
dows
Opening andclosing theside windows
in the front The
switches forthe side windows arelocated
on the driver's door.There isalso aswitch for
the fron t-passenger sidewindow onthe fron t-
passenger door.
The switches onthe driver's doortakeprece-
dence. 0043
Left
0044 Right
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
X To open manu ally:press andhold thecor-
respondin gswitch.
X To open fully: press theswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Autom aticoperation isstart ed.
X To close manually:pullthecorr espondin g
switch andhold it.
X To close fully:pulltheswitch beyond the
pressure pointandrelease it.
Autom aticoperation isstart ed.
X To interr uptautomat icopera tion:press
or pull thecorr espondin gswitch again.
You cancontinue tooperate theside windows
after youswitch offthe engine .This function is
available foruptofive minut esoruntil the
driver's orfron t-passenger doorisopened. Opening/closing
therear side win-
dows X
To open: openthefron tside window onthe
corr espondin gside (Ypage 88).
X Press thecorr espondin gswitch againand
release.
The correspondin grear side window opens
fully.
X To stop therear side windows: brieflypull
the corr espondin gswitch upand release.
X To close: closethefron tside window onthe
corr espondin gside (Ypage 88).
X Pull therespect iveswitch andhold it.
The correspondin grear side window will
con tinue toclose untilyourelease the
switch. Opening
andclosing allside win-
dows
Using theswitch onthe center con-
sole G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody parts areinclose
proximit yduring theclosing procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpress theswitch downtoopen the
side window again.
You canusetheswitch onthe cent ercon sole
to close allside windows simultaneously.
X Open thecover inthe lower centercon sole.
The switch forallside windows isunder the
cover . 88
Side
windowsOpening andclosi ng

X
To ope nall side windo ws:pre ssbutton 0043
to the point ofres istance .
X To ope nall side windo wsfully: pre ss
sw itch 0043beyond the point ofres istance .
X To clos eall side windo ws:pu llsw itch 0043.
All side windo wsbegin the closing pro ce-
du re simu ltaneou sly. The rearsi de windo ws
clo seafte rthe front side windo ws.
If, afte rop eni ng the windo ws,yo uclo seone
si de windo wus ing the switch inthe door con-
trol panel :
R the front side windo wclo ses first and
R then thecorr espond ingrearsi de windo w
clo ses .
Co nve nien ce clos ingwi th KEYLES S-GO G
WAR
NING
Whe nus ing the conve nience closing fea ture ,
pa rts ofthe body cou ldbe trap pedin the
clo sing are awh en aside windo wisbe ing
clo sed .The reisaris kof inju ry.
Obs ervethe comp lete clo sing pro ced ure
wh en the conve nience closing fea ture is
op era ting .Ma kesure tha tno body parts are
in clo sepro ximi tydu ring theclosing pro ce-
du re.
Pro cee das follows ifsom eone istrap ped:
X Re leas ethe rece ssedsens orsurfa ce on the
do or handl e.
X Imme diate lypu lland holdthe door handl e
and keepthe door handl epu lled .
The side windo wsopen. Wi
th KEYL ESS-GO youcan closeallsi de win-
do ws simu ltaneou sly. The KEYL ESS-GO key
mu stbe outsid ethe vehicle. All the doors
mu stbe closed . X
Tou chrece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe
do or handl eunti lthe side windo wsare fully
clo sed .
i Ma
kesure youonl ytou chrece ssedsens or
su rfa ce 0043.
X To interrupt conve nien ce clos ing: rel ease
rece ssedsens orsurfa ce 0043 onthe door
ha ndl e. Res
ettingthe side windo ws
If aside windo wcan nolonger beclosed fully,
yo umu stres etit.
X Close allthe doors .
X Tu rn the Sma rtKey topositio n0047 or0048 in
the igniti onlock.
X Pu llthe corr espond ingswitch onthe door
contro lpa nel unti lthe side windo wiscom-
pl etel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the side windo wop ens again slig htl y:
X Imme diate lypu llthe corr espond ingswitch
on the door contro lpa nel unti lthe side win-
do wiscomp letel yclo sed (Ypage 88).
X Hol dthe switch foranadditio nal seco nd.
If the respective side windo wrem ains
clo sed afterthe button isrel eased ,then it
ha sbe en set corr ectly.Ifthi sis not the
cas e,rep eatthe step sab ove . Si
de windo ws
89Opening and clos ing Z

Problems
withtheside window s G
WARNING
If you close aside window againimmediately afterithas been blocked, theside window closes
with increased ormaximum force.Thereversing functionisthen notactive. Partsofthe body
could betrapped inthe closing areainthe process. Thisposes anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Make surethatnoparts ofthe body areinthe closing area.Tostop theclosing process,
release theswitch orpush theswitch againtoreopen theside window. Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions A
side window cannot
be closed because itis
blocked byobject s,e.g.
leaves inthe window
guide. X
Remove theobject s.
X Close theside window. A
side window cannot
be closed andyoucan-
not see thecause. If
aside window isobstruct edduring closing andreopens again
slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed withincreased force.
If aside window isobstruct edagain during closing andreopens
again slightly:
X Immediately afterthewindow blocks,pullthecorrespondin g
switch againuntiltheside window hasclosed.
The side window isclosed without theautomatic reversingfunc-
tion. 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). Roof
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you donot fully open/close thesoft top,
the soft- tophydraul icsdepressurize aftera
short time.Thiscauses thesoft toptolower
unexpect edlyandmay cause youorothers
to be trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Always openorclose thesoft topcom-
pletely. G
WARNING
Closing theroof manually isacomplicated
and techn ically demanding procedure,which
requires alot ofstren gth.Youorothers can
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Only have thesoft topclosed manually ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
! Never
siton the rear compartmen ttrim or
stow heavy objectsthere. Youwillotherwise
damage theroof andrear compartmen ttrim
of the vehicle. 90
RoofOpening
andclosing

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