2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS key

Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteering wheel.Thereisarisk of
injury.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
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.
The electrically adjustablesteeringwheelcan
still beadjusted whenthereisno SmartK eyin
the ignition lock. Adjust
ingthe steering wheelelectri-
cally 0043
Adjust sthe steering wheelheight
0044 Adjust sthe steering wheelposition (fore-
and-aft adjustment )
i Further relatedsubjects:
R EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature (Ypage 103)
R Stor ingsettin gs(Y page 107) EASY
-ENTR Y/EXITfeatur e
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive offwhile theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XIT
feature ismaking adjustment s,you could
lose controlofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk of
an accident.
Always waituntil theadjustment processis
complete beforedriving off. G
WARNING
When theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature adjusts
the steering wheel,youand other vehicle
occupants –particularly children–could
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
While theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature ismak-
ing adjustment s,make surethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe steering
wheel. Steering
wheel
103Seats,steering wheeland mirrors
Z

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

Mirrors
Exteri
ormirrors
Adjusting theexteri ormirrors G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
The exterior mirroronthe front-passeng er
side reducesthesize ofthe imag e.Visi ble
objects areactua llycloser thantheyappear.
This means thatyoucouldmisjud gethe dis-
tance fromroaduserstraveli ngbehi nd,e.g.
when changi nglane .There isarisk ofan
accide nt.
For this reas on,alwaysmake sureofthe
actua ldista ncefrom theroad userstraveli ng
behi ndbyglancing overyourshou lder. X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Press button 0043for the left exterior mirror
or button 0044for the right exterior mirror.
The indica torlamp inthe correspo ndingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indica torlamp goesoutagainafter
some time.Youcanadju stthe sele cted exterior
mirrorusing button 0087aslong as
the indica torlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, dow n,to the right orto
the left.
The exterior mirrormustbeset toaposi tion
that provi desyou with agood overvi ewof
traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg er
fiel dof visi on.
The exterior mirrorsareautomatica llyhea ted
after starting thevehicl eif the rear windo w
defros terisswi tched onand theoutsi detem-
pera ture islow .Mirror heating lastsup to10
minutes.
i You
canalsohea tup the exterior mirrors
manua llyby swi tching onthe rear windo w
defros ter.
Fo lding theexteri ormirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Briefl ypress button 0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhi ledrivi ng.They
coul dotherwi sevibra te.
Exteri ormirror pushed outofposi tion If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushed outof
posi tion, procee das foll ows:
X Move theexterior mirrorintothecorrect
posi tion manua lly.
The mirror housingisengag edaga inand
you can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y pag e105) . Mirrors
105Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

Aut
oma tic ant i-glar emi rrors G
WAR
NING
El ec trolyt emay escape ifth eglas sin an
auto maticant i-glare mirror breaks .The elec-
tr olyt eis har mfuland caus esirritati on.It
mus tno tco me intoco ntact withyour skin,
eyes, respirato ryorg ans orclo thing orbe
swallo wed.Thereisaris kof injury.
If you come intoco ntact withth eelec tro-
lyt e, obs erveth efol lowin g:
R Rins eoff theelec trolyt efrom your skin
imm ediat elywithwat er.
R Im med iately rinse theelec trolyt eout of
your eyes thoro ughly withcle an wat er.
R Ifth eelec trolyt eis swallo wed,immedi-
ate lyrin se your mout hout thoro ughly. Do
no tind uce vom iting .
R Ifelec trolyt eco mes intoco ntact withyour
sk in or hair orisswallo wed,seekmed ical
att ention imm ediat ely.
R Im med iately chang eout ofclo thing whic h
has come intoco ntact withelec trolyt e.
R Ifan aller gicreac tion occur s,see kmed i-
cal attention imm ediat ely.
The rear-view mirror and theex terio rmir ror on
th edri ver 'sside automaticallygo intoant i-
glar emod eif th efol lowin gco nd ition sare met
sim ultane ously:
R theign ition isswit ched on and
R inc iden tligh tfr om head lampsst rik es the
sen sor intherear -view mirror
The mirrorsdo notgo intoant i-glare mod eif
rev ers egear isen gage dor ifth eint erior ligh t-
ing isswit ched on. Pa
rking position fortheext erior mir-
ror onthefront -pass enger side
Set ting and stori ng thepa rking posi-
ti on Usin
gth emem orybutton You
canstore thepark ingposition ofthefron t-
pass enger -side exterio rmir ror usin gmem ory
but tonM 0085. The revers egear mustno tbe
en gage dduri ngthepro cess.
X Mak esur eth at theveh icleis stati onary and
th at theSm artKey isin pos ition 0048inthe
ign ition lock.
X Pre ssbut ton0044 for theex terio rmir ror on
th efron t-pass enger side .
X En gage revers egear .
The exterio rmir ror onthefron t-pass enger
side movestothepre set park ingposition .
X Use button0087 toadj ust theex terio rmir ror
to apos ition that allows youtosee therear
whee land thecur b.
The park ingposition isstore d.
i If
you shiftth etrans mis sion toano ther
pos ition ,th eex terio rmir ror onthefron t-
pass enger side return sto thedri vin gpos i-
ti on . 106
Mir
rorsSea ts,ste ering wheel andmirro rs

Using
reversegear You
canadjust theexterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sidetoaposition thatallows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage therever segear. Thissettingcan be
stor edusing memor ybutt onM0085.
X En sure thattheSmart Keyisin position 0048
in the ignit ionlock .
X With theexterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sideactiv ated, usebutton0087 to
adjust theexterior mirror .The rear wheel
and thecurb should bevisible inthe exterior
mirror .
X Press memor ybutt onM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutt on0087 within three secon ds.
The parkin gposition isstor edifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofposition ,repeat
the steps .
Calling upastor edpar king position
sett ing X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Selec tthe exterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sideusing button0044.
X En gage reversegear.
The exterior mirror onthe fron t-passenger
side moves tothe stor edparkin gposition .
The exterior mirror onthe fron t-passenger side
moves backtoits original position :
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(1 5km/ h)
R ifyou press button0043 for the exterior mirror
on the drive r'sside Mem
oryfunct ion Stor
ingsett ings G
WARN
ING
If you usethememo ryfunc tion onthe driv-
er's side while driving,you could losecon-
tr ol of the vehic leas aresult ofthe adjust -
men tsbeing made. Thereisarisk ofan acc i-
dent .
Only usethememo ryfunc tion onthe driv-
er's side when thevehic leisstat ionar y. G
WARN
ING
When thememo ryfunc tion adjust sthe seat,
you and othervehic leocc upant s– part icu-
larly childr en–could becom etrapped. There
is arisk ofinjury.
While thememo ryfunc tion ismakin gadjust -
men ts,make surethatnoone hasany body
part sin the sweep ofthe seat.
If someo nebecom estrapped, pressamem-
ory posit ionswitc hor seat adjust ment
switc himmed iately. G
WARN
ING
Children couldbecom etrapped ifthe yact i-
vat ethe memo ryfunc tion,part icularly when
unat tended. There isarisk ofinjury.
Never leavechildrenunsuper visedinthe
vehic le. Mem
oryfunct ion
107Seats,steer ingwheel andmirrors
Z

When
leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivat edvia
Mercedes meconn ect.
The memory functioncan beactivat edatany
time, e.g.even when theSmart Keyisnot in
the ignition lock.
With thememory function,youcan store upto
three differen tsett ings, e.g.forthree differen t
people.
The following settings arestored asasingle
memory preset:
R Position ofthe seat, backres tand head
restr aint
R Driver 'sside: steerin gwheel position
R Driver 'sside: position ofthe exterior mirrors
on the driver's andfront-passenger sides X
Adj ust the seat electr ically(Ypage 99).
X On the driver's side,adjust thesteerin g
wheel (Ypage 103)andtheexterior mirrors
(Y page 105).
X Press memory buttonMand one ofthe stor-
age position buttons1, 2or 3within three
secon ds.
The settings arestored inthe selected pre-
set position. Aton esounds whentheset-
tings havebeen complet ed. Calling
upastored setting X
Press andhold therelevant storageposition
button 1,2or 3until theseat, steerin g
wheel andexterior mirrors areinthe stored
position.
i The
settingprocedure isinter rupted as
soon asyou release thestorage position
button . 108
Memor
yfunctionSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

Ext
erio rlight ing Gener
alnot es
For reas onsof safe ty,Mer cedes-Ben zrec om-
men dsthat you drivewith thelight sswit ched
on even duringth edayti me.Insom ecoun -
tr ies, oper ationof theheadlam psvar ies due to
legal requirementsand self-impose doblig a-
tio ns. Set
tingth eext erio rlight ing
Set tingopt ions Ex
terior light ingcan beset usin g:
R thelight switch
R thecom binatio nswit ch(Ypage 110)
R theon -bo ard com pute r(Y page 202)
Light switch Oper
ation 0047
0063
Left-han dstandi nglamps
0048 0064
Right-hand standi nglamps
0049 0060
Parkinglamps ,lice nseplat eand
ins trumen tclus terlight ing
004A 0058
Automat icheadlam pmod e,con trol-
led bythelight sensor
004B 0058
Low-beam/ high-beam headlam ps
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
0084 005E
Rearfoglamp
If you hear awarn ingtone when youleave the
veh icle,th elight smay still be swit ched on.
X Turn thelight switchto0058. The
exterio rlight ing(excep tth epark ing/
st andi nglamps )swit ches off auto maticall yif
you:
R rem ove theSm artKey from theign ition lock
R open thedriv er'sdoor while theSm artKey is
in posit ion0092intheign ition lock
Aut oma tichea dlamp mod e G
WAR
NING
When thelight switchisset to0058, the
low- beam headlam psmay notbe swit ched
on auto maticall yif th ere isfog ,sn ow or
ot her caus esofpoor visibilit ydue tothe
weat hercondition ssuc has spr ay. Ther eis a
risk ofan acc iden t.
In suc hsit uatio ns,tur nth elight switchto
0058.
The auto maticheadlam pfeat ure ison lyan aid.
The driverisres pon sible fortheveh icle'slight -
ing atall tim es.
0058 isthepref erred light switchposit ion:
R The light settingis auto maticall yselec ted
acc ording tothebrig htnes sof theambie nt
light (excep tion:poor visibilit ydue to
weat hercondition ssuc has fog ,sn ow or
spr ay).
R Wit hth eSm artKey inposit ion0047intheign i-
tio nloc k:thepark inglamps areswit ched on
or off auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig ht-
nes sof theambie ntlight .
R Wit hth eeng inerunning:ifyou have activa-
te dth edayti merunninglamps function via
th eon -bo ard com pute r,thedayti merunning
lamps orthepark inglamps andthelow-
beam headlam psare swit ched on oroff
auto maticall ydepen dingon thebrig htnes s
of theambie ntlight .
X To
swit chon autom atic hea dlamp mod e:
tur nth elight switchto0058.
Cana daonly:
The dayti merunninglamps improvethevisi bil-
ity ofyour vehicle durin gth eday. Thedayti me
run ninglamps function isrequi redbylaw in
Canada. Itcan notth eref orebedeac tivate d.
When theeng ineisrun ningand theveh icle is
st atio nary:ifyou shiftth eauto matictrans mis-
sion from adriv ingposit iontoposit ion005Dthe
dayti merunninglamps orlow- beam head-
lamps goout after3min utes. Ext
erior lighting
109Light sand windsh ieldwiper s Z

When
theengine isrunn ing,thevehicle issta-
tionary andinbright ambient light:ifyou turn
the light switch tothe 0060 position, theday-
time runninglamps andparking lampsswitch
on.
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0058, themanual settings take prec-
edence overthedaytime runninglamps.
USA only:
The daytime runninglamps improve thevisibil-
ity ofyour vehicle duringtheday. Todo this,
the daytime runninglamps functionmust be
switched onusing theon-board computer
(Y page 202).
If the engine isrunn ingand youturn thelight
switch to0060 or0058, themanual settings
take preceden ceover thedaytime running
lamps.
Low-beam headlamps G
WARNIN
G
When thelight switch isset to0058, the
low-beam headlamps maynotbeswitched
on automatically ifthere isfog, snow or
other causes ofpoor visibility duetothe
weather conditionssuch asspray. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
In such situation s,turn thelight switch to
0058.
Even ifthe light sensor doesnotdetect thatit
is dark, theparking lampsandlow-beam head-
lamps switch onwhen theignition isswitched
on and thelight switch isset tothe 0058 posi-
tion. Thisisaparticularly usefulfunctioninthe
event ofrain andfog.
X To
switch onthe low-beam headlamps:
turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock orstart theengine.
X Turn thelight switch to0058.
The green 0058indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Park inglamp s
! If
the batter ycharge isvery low,thepark-
ing lamps orstandin glamps areautomati-
cally switched offtoenable thenext engine
start .Always parkyourvehicle safelyandin
a well litarea, inaccordan cewith therele-
vant legal stipulations. Avoidusingthe0060
parking lampsoveraperiod ofseveral hours.
Ifpossible, switchonthe right- hand
0064 orleft- hand 0063 standin glamps.
X To switch on:turn thelight switch to0060.
The green 0060indicator lampinthe instru-
ment cluster lightsup.
Stand inglamp s
Switc hingonthe standin glamps ensures the
corr esponding sideofthe vehicle isillumina-
ted.
X To switch onthe stand inglamp s:the
Smart Keyisnot inthe ignition lockoritis in
position 0092inthe ignition lock.
X Turn thelight switch to0063 (left-hand side
of the vehicle) or0064 (right- handsideof
the vehicle). Combination
switch 0043
High-beam headlamps
0044 Turn signal, right
0087 High-beam flasher
0085 Turn signal, left
X To indicate briefly:pressthecombin ation
switch brieflytothe pressure pointinthe
direct ionofarrow 0044or0085.
The corresponding turnsignal flashes three
times.
X To indicate: pressthecombin ationswitch
beyond thepressure pointinthe direct ionof
arrow 0044or0085.
X To
switch onthe high-beam headlamps:
turn thelight switch to0058 or0058.
X Press thecombin ationswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionofarrow 0043.
In the 0058 position, thehigh-beam head-
lamps areonly switched onwhen itis dark
and theengine isrunn ing. 110
Exterior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers