2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS steering

Menus
andsubmen us Menu
overview
Using the0059 or0065 button onthe steering
whee l,open themenu bar.
Opera tingtheon-board computer
(Y pag e193).
Dependi ngon the vehicl eequ ipme nt,you can
sele ctthe followi ngmenu:
R Trip Trip
menu (Ypag e195)
R Navi Navi
menu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Y pag e196)
R Audio Audio
menu(Ypag e197)
R Tel Tel
menu (telephone) (Ypag e198)
R DriveAs sist DriveAs
sistmenu (assistance)
(Y pag e199)
R Serv. Serv.
menu(Ypag e201)
R Sett. Sett.
menu(settings) (Ypag e201)
R AMG AMG
menu (Merce des-AMG vehicles)
(Y pag e205) Trip
menu
Standard display X
Press andhold the0038 button onthe
steering wheeluntil theTrip Trip
menu withtrip
odome ter0043and odome ter0044app ears .
Trip computer "FromStart"or"From
Rese t" 0043
Distance
0044 Driving time 0087
Average speed
0085 Average fuelconsumpti on
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing whee lto sele ctthe Trip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
From Start From
Start orFrom Reset From
Reset.
The valuesinthe From Start From
Start submenu are
calcu lated fromthestart ofajourney whilst
the valu esinthe From Reset From
Reset submenu are
calcu lated fromthelasttime thesubmenu was
reset (Ypag e196) .
In the followi ngcases ,the trip compute ris
au tomatica llyreset From Start From
Start:
R the ignitio nhas been switched offfor more
than fourhours.
R 999 hourshave been exceede d.
R 9,999 mileshave been exceede d.
When 9,999 hoursor 99,999 mileshave been
exceede d,the trip compute ris au tomatica lly
reset From Reset From
Reset.
EC Odisplay The
ECO displayisnot available inMercede s-
AMG vehicl es.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing whee lto sele ctthe Trip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
ECO DISPLAY ECO
DISPLAY .
If the ignitio nremai nsswi tched offfor longer
than fourhours,the ECO displaywillbe auto-
matica llyreset.
For more informa tiononthe ECO display,see
(Y pag e151) .
Di splayin gthe range andcurrent fuel
co nsumption Mercede
s-AMGvehicles:the menu onlydis-
pla ysapp roxima terange 0043. Menus
andsubmen us
195On-bo ardcomput erand displays Z

Disp
laying theas sist ance grap hic X
Press the0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
in g whee lto sel ectth eDri veAssist Dri
veAssistmen u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ect
Ass ist.Gra phi c Ass
ist.Gra phi c.
X Press 0076 toconfirm your selection .
The mult ifunction display showstheDi s-
ta nc eAs sis tDI ST RON ICdis tanc edis play in
th eass istanc egr aphi cdis play.
The assistanc egr aphi csho wsyou thest at us
of and /orin fo rm ation from other drivin g
sys tems ordrivin gsaf etysys tems :
R Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON IC(Y page 157)
R Ac tive Brak eAs sis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun c-
ti on (Ypage 70)
R AT TENTI ON ASSIST (Ypage 185)
R Ac tive Lan eKee pingAs sis t(Y page 189)
X Press 0064 todis play theAT TEN-
TIO NAS SIST ass ess men t.
Act ivating ordea ctivating Act ive
St eer ing Assis t X
Press the0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
in g whee lto sel ectth eDri veAssist Dri
veAssistmen u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ect
Act ive SteeringAssist Act
ive SteeringAssist.
X Con firm by pre ssing 0076 onthest eer ing
whee l.
The curren tsel ection appe ars.
X To act ivate/de activate:pre ssthe0076
but tonagain .
Whe nAc tive Steer ing As sis tis act ivat ed, the
mult ifunction display displays theAct ive Act
ive
Ste eringAssist Ste
eringAssist On On
mes sage.
Fur ther info rm ation onActive Steer ing As sis t
(Y page 199). Act
ivating/d eactivating Act ive Brak e
Assis t You
canusethis fun ction toact ivat eor deac ti-
vat eAc tive Brak eAs sis t.
You canusethefun ction toact ivat eor deac ti-
vat eAc tive Brak eAs sis tor ,on veh icles with
th eDr iving Assis tanc ePlus package, toact i-
vat eor deac tivat eAc tive Brak eAs sis twit h
cr oss -traf fic fun ction .
X Press the0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
in g whee lto sel ectth eDri veAssist Dri
veAssistmen u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ect
Bra keAssist Bra
keAssist.
X Press 0076 toconfirm .
The curren tsel ection appe ars.
X To act ivate/de activate:pre ssthe0076
but tonagain .
Whe nAc tive Brak eAs sis tor Active Brak e
As sis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction isdeac tiva-
te d, the00D4 symbolappe arsinthemult i-
fun ction display intheass istanc egr aphi c
dis play.
Fur ther info rm ation onActive Brak eAs sis t
(Y page 63).
Fur ther info rm ation about Active Brak eAs sis t
wit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction (Ypage 70).
Set ting ATT ENTIO NASSIS T X
Press the0059 or0065 buttonon thest eer -
in g whee lto sel ectth eDri veAssist Dri
veAssistmen u.
X Press the0063 or0064 buttonto sel ect
Att ention Assist Att
ention Assist.
X Press 0076 toconfirm .
The curren tsel ection appe ars.
X Press 0076 toconfirm .
X Press the0064 or0063 buttonto set Off Off
,
Sta ndard Sta
ndardorSen sitive Sen
sitive.
X Press the0076 buttonto sav eth eset ting .
Whe nAT TENTI ON ASSIST isdeac tivat ed, the
00D7 symbolappe arsinthemult ifunction
dis play intheass istanc egr aphi csdis play.
Fur ther info rm ation onATTENTI ON ASSIST
(Y page 185). 200
Men
usandsu bm enu sOn-boa rdcom puteran ddis pla ys

Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System) andESP®
(Electronic StabilityPro-
gram) aretemporarily notavail able.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
In addition, the00E5, 00BBand0025 warning lampslightupinthe
instrument cluster.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive asuitabl edistance, makingslightsteering move-
ments ataspeed above12mph (20km/h ).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned
above areavail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS
andESP®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
The 0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly), 00E5, 00BBand0025
warning lampsinthe instrument clusteralsolight up.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . Dis
play messages
209On-boardcomp uter anddisplays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Steering Act
ive Steering
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ac
tive Steer ing Assis tis tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R thewin dsh ield inthecam era'sfie ldof vis ion isdir ty
R vis ibilit yis imp aire ddue toheav yrain ,sn ow orfog
R there havebeen nolanemar king sfor anextend ed per iod
R thelan emar king sare wornaway, darkorcover edup, e.g. by dirt
or snow
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Steer ing Assis tis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
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 Clean thewin dsh ield. Act
ive Steering Act
ive Steering
Ass ist Inoperati ve Ass
ist Inoperati ve Ac
tive Steer ing Assis tis fault y.
Ho weve r,theAc tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cfun ction sare still
avail able.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Cru
ise ControlOff Cru
ise ControlOff Cruis
eco ntrol has been deactivat ed.
If awarn ingtone also soun ds,cruise control has deac tivat ed auto -
mat ically(Y page 155). Cru
ise Control-- Cru
ise Control--
- mph -
mph Cruis
eco ntrol can notbe act ivat ed, since notall oftheact ivat ion
co nd ition shav ebeen met.
X Chec kth eact ivat ion cond ition sfor cruise control (Ypage 155). Cru
ise Control Cru
ise Control
Ino perative Ino
perative Cruis
eco ntrol ismalf unction ing .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
laymes sage s
229On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

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

Socket
inthe front- passenger footwell X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043.
Socket inthe trunk X
Lift upthe cover ofsocket 0043. Mercedes
meconne ct
General notes A
license agreement mustbeinplace inorder
to activate theMercedes meconn ectservice.
Make surethatyour system isactivated and
operational. Toregister, pressthe00D9 MB
Info callbutton. Ifany ofthe steps mentioned
are not carried out,thesystem maynotbe
activated.
If you have questions abouttheactivation,
cont actone ofthe following telephone hot-
lines:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
(1-80 0-367-6372)or1-86 6-990-9007
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-88 8-92 3-8367 Short
lyafter successfully registeringwiththe
service, auser IDand password willbesent to
you bypost.
USA only: youcan usethis password tolog
onto theMercedes meconn ectarea under
"Owners Online"athtt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100500045005800560044001100460052
0050>.
The system isavaila bleif:
R ithas been activated andisoperational
R the correspondin gmobile phonenetwork is
availa blefortransm ittingdatatothe Cus-
tomer Center
R aservice subscription isavaila ble
R the starter battery issufficiently charged
i Determ iningthelocation ofthe vehicle on
a map isonly possible if:
R GPS reception isavaila ble
R the vehicle position canbeforwarded to
the Customer AssistanceCenter
The Mercedes meconne ctsystem To
adjust thevolume duringacall, proceed as
follows:
X Press the0081 or0082 button onthe multi-
funct ionsteering wheel.
or
X Use thevolume controller ofCOMAND.
The system offersvarious services, e.g.:
R Automatic andmanual emergency call
R Roadsid eAssistanc ecall
R MB Info call
USA only: youcan find information anda
description ofall availa blefeatures under
"Owners Online"athttp: //www.mbusa.com.
System self-test Aft
eryou have switched onthe ignition, the
system carriesoutaself-diagnosis.
A malfunction inthe system hasbeen detec-
ted ifone ofthe following occurs:
R The indicator lampinthe SOS button does
not come onduring thesystem self-test .
R The indicator lampinthe 0052 Roadsid e
Assistanc ebutton doesnotlight upduring
self-diagnosis ofthe system.
R The indicator lampinthe 00D9 MBInfo call
button doesnotlight upduring self-diagno-
sis ofthe system. 258
FeaturesStowage
andfeatu res

Maintaining
thetime-dependent servicesched-
ule:
X Note down theservice duedate display edin
the multifunction displaybeforedisconnec t-
ing the battery.
or X Aft erreconn ectingthebattery, subtract the
battery disconnec tionperiods fromtheser-
vice date shown onthe display . Hiding
service displays
X Press the0076 or0038 button onthe steer-
ing wheel. Showing
servicedisplays
X Switch onthe ignition.
X Press 0059or0065 onthe steering wheel
to select theServ. Serv.
menu.
X Press 0063or0064 toselect theASSYST ASSYST
PLUS PLUS
submenu andconfirm bypressing the
0076 button.
The service duedate appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Informat
ionabout Service
Resetting theASSYST PLUSservice
interval display !
If
the ASS YST PLUS service interval dis-
play hasbeen inadvertent lyreset, thisset-
ting canbecorrect edataqual ified special-
ist workshop.
Have service workcarried outasdescribed
in the Maintenanc eBooklet. Thismay other-
wise leadtoincreased wearanddamage to
the major assemblies orthe vehicle.
A qual ified specialist workshop, e.g.anauthor-
ized Mercedes-Ben zCenter, willreset the
ASS YST PLUS service interval displayafterthe
service workhasbeen carried out.Youcan
also obtain further information onmainte-
nance work,forexample. Special
servicerequirements The
specified maintenanc einterval takesonly
the normal operation ofthe vehicle into
account. Serviceworkwillneed tobe per-
formed moreoften ifthe vehicle isoperated
under arduou scondition sor increased loads.
The ASSYST PLUS service interval displayis
only anaid. Thedriver ofthe vehicle isrespon-
sible forwhether serviceworkwillneed tobe
performed morefrequently thanrequired asa
result ofthe actual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Examples ofarduou soperating conditions:
R regular citydriving withfrequent intermedi-
ate stops
R the vehicle isprimarily usedtotravel short
distances
R frequent useinmountainous terrainoron
poor roadsurfaces
R the engine isoften leftidling forlong peri-
ods
R particularly dustycondition s,or ifair-recir-
culation modeisfrequently used
In these orsimilar operating conditions,have
the interior filter,airfilter, engine oiland oilfil-
ter, forexample, changedmorefrequently.
Under arduou soperating conditions,the tires
must becheck edmore often. Further informa-
tion canbeobtained ataqual ified specialist
workshop.
Driving abroad An
exten siveMercedes-Ben zService network
is also availa bleinother countr ies.You can
obtain further information fromanyauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zService Center. Care
Notes
oncare H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofempty packaging andcleaning
cloths inan environm entallyresponsible
manner.
! When
cleaning yourcar,donot use:
R dry, coarse orhard cloths
R abrasive cleaningagents Care
273Maintenance andcare Z

The
operating safetyofyour vehicle maybe
restr icted.
You could losecontrolofthe vehicle, for
example:
R when braking
R in the event ofabrupt steeringmaneuvers
and/or whenthevehicle's speedisnot
adapted tothe road condit ions
There isarisk ofan accident .
In the event ofashort circuit orasimilar
incident ,cont actaqualified specialist work-
shop immediately. Donot drive anyfurther.
You should haveallwork involving thebat-
tery carried outataqualified specialist
workshop.
For further informationabout ABSandESP®
,
see (Ypage 60)and (Ypage 65). G
WARNIN
G
Elect rostat icbuild-up canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks, whichcouldignite thehighly
explosive gasesofabattery. Thereisarisk
of an explosion.
Before handling thebattery, touchthevehi-
cle body toremove anyexistin gelectrost atic
build-up.
The highly flammable gasmixt ureforms when
charging thebattery aswell aswhen jump-
start ing.
Always makesurethatneither younorthebat-
tery iselectrost aticallycharged. Abuild-up of
electrost aticcharge canbecaused, forexam-
ple:
R by wearing clothingmade fromsynthet ic
fibers
R due tofrict ionbetween clothingand seats
R ifyou push orpull thebattery acrossthe
carpet orother synthet icmaterials
R ifyou wipe thebattery withacloth G
WARNIN
G
During thecharging process,abattery pro-
duces hydrogen gas.Ifashort circuit occurs
or sparks arecreated, thehydrogen gascan
ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explosion. R
Make surethatthepositive terminalof a
conn ected battery doesnotcome into
cont actwith vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools ona
battery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve the
described orderofthe battery terminals
when connectin gand disconn ectingabat-
tery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthe
battery poleswithidentical polarityare
conn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve the
described orderwhen connectin gand dis-
conn ectin gthe jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconn ectthe battery
termin alswhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNIN
G
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothin g.Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean
over thebattery. Keepchildren awayfrom
batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. 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. 286
Bat
tery (vehicl e)Breakdown assistance