2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS tow

appear
sin themult ifunction display. Ifyou
have still no tst art ed tosteer and have not
tak enhold ofthest eeri ngwheel afterfivesec -
on ds atthelate st,a warn ingtone also soun ds
to rem indyou totak econ trol of theveh icle.
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isthen swit ched topas-
sive .Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
rem ains active.
Activ ating Activ eSt eeri ngAssist
X Sel ect theAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICwith ActiveSt eeri ngAssist func-
tio nusin gth eon -bo ard com pute r
(Y page 200).
The Active SteeringAssist On Act
ive SteeringAssist Onmes -
sage appear sin themult ifunction display.
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isact ivat ed.
Infor mation inthemu ltifu ncti ondispla y If
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isact ivat edbut not
ready forast eeri nginterv ent ion,st eeri ng
wheel symbo l0043 appear sin gray. Ifth esys-
te m prov ides youwith suppo rtby mean sof
st eeri nginterv ent ions,symbo l0043 isshow nin
gre en.
Deact ivatingActiv eSt eeri ngAssist
X De act ivat eth eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICwith ActiveSt eeri ngAssist func-
tio nusin gth eon -bo ard com pute r
(Y page 200).
The Active SteeringAssist Off Act
ive SteeringAssist Offmes-
sage appear sin themult ifunction display.
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isdeac tivate d.
When ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICis
deac tivate dor notavailabl e,Ac tiveSt eeri ng
As sist isdeac tivate dauto matically. HOLD
functi on
Gener alnot es The
HOL Dfun ction can assis tth edriv erinthe
foll owin gsit uatio ns:
R When pullingaway, especially onsteep
slope s
R When maneuver ingonsteep slope s
R When waitingintraff ic
The vehicle iske pt statio narywith outthe
driv erhavin gto depr essthebrak epedal.
The brak ingeffect iscan celed and theHOL D
fun ction deac tivate dwhen youdepr essthe
acc eler atorpedal topull away.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th eveh icle ison lybrak edusin gth eHOL D
fun ction ,th eveh icle may rollaway inthefol-
lowin gsit uatio nswhen youleave theveh i-
cle :
R ifth ere isamalf unctionin thesyst emor
in thevolt age supply
R ifth eHOL Dfun ction isdeac tivate dby
depr essingtheacc eler atorpedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.by aveh icle occupant
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Always deactivate theHOL Dfun ction and
sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away
befo reyou leave it.
! When
ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
or theHOL Dfun ction isact ivat ed, theveh i-
cle brak esauto matically incer tain situa-
tio ns.
To avoid damage totheveh icle,deac tivate
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICandthe
HOL Dfun ction inthefoll owin gor simi larsit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
De act ivat ing theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 167). 166
Driv
ingsyst emsDriv ingand parking

This
could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an accident .
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopanddeactivate Active Parking
Assist . 0043
Detec tedparking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detec tedparking spaceonthe right
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched onautomati-
cally when driving forwards. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/ h).Whi lein ope ration, the
sy stem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures
pa rking spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R pa ral lelor atright ang lesto the directi onof
trav el
R pa ral lelto the directi onoftrav eland atleas t
59 in(1.5 m)wid e
R pa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and atleas t
39.5 in(1.0 m)longer thanyo ur veh icle
R at right ang lesto the directi onoftrav eland
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)wid ertha nyo ur veh i-
cle
Wh endrivin gat spee ds below 19 mph
(30 km/h ),yo uwi llse epa rki ng symbo l0044 as
a sta tus indicator inthe instrument cluste r.
Wh enapa rki ng space hasbe en detecte d,an
ar row towards the right or the left also
ap pe ars. By default, Activ ePa rki ng Assi stonl y
di sp lays parki ng space son the front-
pa sse nge rsi de .Pa rki ng space son the driver 's
si de aredisp laye das soo nas the turnsigna l
on the driver 'sside isacti vated .Wh enparki ng
on the driver 'sside ,thi smu strem ain acti vated
unti lyo uconfi rmthe useof Activ ePa rki ng
Assi stby pre ssing the 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nste ering wheel.The syste mautoma t-
ica lly de term ineswh eth erthe parki ng space is
pa rallel or atright ang lesto the directi onof
tra vel . A
pa rki ng space isdisp laye dwh ile yo uar e
dri vin gpa st it, and untilyo uar eap pro xim ately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Pa rki ng G
WA
RNI NG
Acti veParki ng Ass istonl ysu pp orts youwi th
ac tiv este ering inte rventio n.Ifyo udo not
ap plythe brakes yourse lf,the reisthe risk of
an accid ent.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfwh ile
ma neu vering and parki ng. G
WA
RNI NG
Th ePa rki ng Packa gewith rea rvi ew camer a
onl ysu pp orts youwi th activ este ering inte r-
ven tion.Ifyo udo not applythe brakes your-
se lf,the reisthe risk ofan accid ent.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfwh ile
ma neu vering and parki ng.
X Stop thevehiclewh en the parki ng space
sy mbo lsho wsthe desired parki ng spacein
the instrumen tclu ste r.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005E.
Th eSta rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK
No: No:
0038 message appe arsin the multifu nc-
tio ndisp lay.
X To canc elthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel
or pullaw ay.
or X To
park using Activ ePark ingAs sist:
pre ssthe 0076 button onthe multifu ncti on
ste ering wheel.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Acceler‐ Par
kingAss ist Active Acceler‐
ate andBrakeObserveSur roundings ate
andBrakeObserveSur roundings
mes sage appe arsin the multifu ncti ondis-
pl ay .
X Let goofthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel.
X Ba ck up the vehicle, be ing readytobra keat
al ltim es.Wh enbackin gup ,dri ve atasp ee d
be low ap pro xim ately6mph (10km/h ).Oth - Dr
ivi ng system s
179Drivi ng andparki ng Z

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

Cha
nge ofdir ection announced without
a lane recom mendation 0043
Road intowhic hth echan geofdire ction
leads
0044 Distan cetochan geofdire ction and visual
dist ancedisplay
0087 Chan ge-of-dire ction symbo l
When achan geofdire ction isann oun ced,you
will see chan ge-of-dire ction symbo l0087 and
dist ancegraph ic0044. The distanceind icat or
shor tens towards theto pof thedisplay asyou
appro achthepoin tof theann oun ced chan ge
of dire ction .
Cha nge ofdir ection announced witha
lane recom mendation 0043
Road intowhic hth echan geofdire ction
leads
0044 Distan cetochan geofdire ction and visual
dist ancedisplay
0087 Lanesnotrec omm ended
0085 Reco mmendedlane andnew lane durin ga
chan geofdire ction
0083 Chan ge-of-dire ction symbo l
On mult ilane roads ,new lane recomm enda-
tio ns can bedisplaye dfor thenex tchan geof
dire ction ifth edigit almap suppo rts th is data.
Dur ing thechan geofdire ction ,new lanesmay
be added.
Lan eno trec omm ended0087: you willnotbe
able tocom pleteth enex tchan geofdire ction
if you stay inthis lane .
Reco mmendedlane andnew lane durin ga
chan geofdire ction 0085: inthis lane youwillbe
able tocom pleteth enex ttwo chan gesof
dire ction with outchan ginglane . Ot
her stat us ind icat ors ofthenav iga-
tion system The
navigat ionsyst emdisplays additional
inf orm ationand theveh icle status .
Poss ibledisplays :
R New Route... New
Route...orCal culatingRoute... Cal
culatingRoute...
A new routeis calc ulate d.
R Roa dNot Mapped Roa
dNot Mapped
The vehicle posit ionisins ide thearea ofthe
digit almap buttheroad isno trec ogn ized,
e.g .new lybuilt street s,car park sor priv ate
land .
R No Route No
Route
No rout ecoul dbe calc ulate dto theselec ted
dest ination.
R 004B
You have reachedthedest inationoran
int erm ediat edest ination. Aud
iomen u
Select ingara dio stat ion 0043
Activest atio nlist
0044 Statio nfrequen cywith mem oryposit ion
The mult ifunction display showsst atio n0044
with statio nfrequen cyorstatio nnam e.The
pres etposit ionison lydisplaye dalon gwith
st atio n0044 ifth is has been store d.
X Swit chon themult imed iasyst emand selec t
radio (seetheDig ital Oper ator'sMan ual).
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eAud io Aud
iomen u. Menu
sand subm enus
197On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp andthered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp lightup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
or X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eauto matically(Y page 148).
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and theyellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
To apply :
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
If th ered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
co ntinu estoflas h:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 317).
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Turn thefron twhee lstoward sth ecur b.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 212
Disp
laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0084 The
trunk lidisopen .
X Clos eth etrunk lid. 0083 The
hoodis open .
G WAR
NING
The open hoodmay blockyour viewwhen theveh icleis in mot ion.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Clos eth ehoo d. 0051 At
least onedoor isopen .A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Clos eall thedoor s. 00CC
Pow erSteering Mal‐ Pow
erSteering Mal‐
fun ctionSee Opera‐ fun
ctionSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
powe rst eer ing ismalf unction ing .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
G WAR
NING
You willneed touse morefor ce tosteer .
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Chec kwhet heryou areable toapply theex tra for ce req uire d.
X Ifyou areabl eto steer safely: careful lydri ve on toaqualif ied
spe cialistwor kshop .
X Ifyou areuna bletosteer safely: donotdri ve on.Con tactth e
ne ares tqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0058
Tru nkPartition Tru
nkPartition
Ope n Ope
n The
trunk partition isopen .
The trunk isloade dto ohigh andtheload ispre ven ting auto matic
clo singof thetrunk partition .
X Stow theload suchth at thetrunk partition can closeunh indere d
and isno tpush edupwar ds.
X Clos eth etrunk partition (Ypage 93). Pho
neNoServic e Pho
neNoServic e Your
vehicleis out side thene two rkpro vider'strans mitter/ rec eiver
ran ge.
X Wait untilth emob ilepho neoper ationalread inesssymb ol
appear sin themult ifunction disp lay. 0059
Dec reaseSpeed Dec
reaseSpeed You
wantedto open theroo fwhile theveh iclewas inmot ion.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Ope nth eroo f(Y page 91). Disp
laymes sage s
233On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp lights upafter theengine starts,assoon as
the drive r'sorthe front-passenge rdoor isclosed .
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e44).
The warning lamp goesout.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesout. 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp flashes and anintermittent audib lewarni ng
sound s.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.The vehicl eis
bei ng drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster
than 15mph (25km/h) .
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e44).
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat. Thevehicl eis bei ng drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
237On-boardcomput erand displays Z

displayed
(seethemanufac turer'soperatin g
inst ruct ions). Media
mode
General notes If
you wish toplay external media sources, the
appropriate mediamodemustalready be
turn edon. Furt herinfor mation onmedia mode
(see theDigit alOperator 'sManual).
The following external media sources canbe
used:
R Apple ®
devices (e.g.iPhone ®
)
R USB devices (e.g.USBstick,MP3 player)
(Y page 251)
R CD
R DVD (COMAND )
R SD cards
R Via devices connected byBluetoot h®
i Inf
ormat iononsingle CD/DVDdrive or
DVD chang er(see theDigit alOperator 's
Manual).
Selecting usingthedevice list Multimedia
system:
X Select Media Media007B
Devices Device
s.
The available mediasources willbeshown.
The 003Bdot indicat esthe curren tsett ing.
X Select themedia source.
Playable filesareplayed.
Inserting/r emovinganSD card Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
SD cards aresmall parts. Theycanbeswal-
lowed andcause choking.This poses an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Keep theSDcard outofthe reach ofchil-
dren. IfaSD card isswallowed, seekmedi-
cal atte ntion immediately.
! If
the SDcard isno longer inuse, you
should takeitout and remov eit from the
vehicle. Hightemper aturescandamage the
card. Inserting
anSD card
The SDcard slotislocated onthe control
panel.
X Inser tthe SDcard intothe SDcard slotuntil
the SDcard engages. Theside with thecon-
tact smust facedown.
Removing anSD card
X Press theSDcard.
The SDcard isejec ted.
X Remove theSDcard.
Connecting USBdevices X
Connec tthe USB device tothe USB port.
There aretwo USB ports inthe stowage
space underthearmrest .
X Select themedia source (Ypage 251). Oper
ating system
251Multimedia system Z