2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS stop start

Setting
thenormal level X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifsymbol 0044 0044
isshown: press0059
or 0065 onthe steering wheeltoselect the
DriveAssist DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Vehicle level Vehicle
level.
X Press the0076 button.
The following messageappears:0043Vehi‐ Vehi‐
cle level Press'OK'toLower cle
level Press'OK'toLower.
X Press the0076 button.
Icon 0044isfaded out.Thevehicle isadjusted
to normal level
The "Raised level" settingis canceled ifyou:
R are driving fasterthanapproximately
75 mph (120 km/h).
R drive forapproximately threeminutes ata
speed over50mph (80km/h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion.
Suspension tuning General
notes
The electro- hydraulicallycontrolled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comfort .You canalso choose
between aparticularly sportyoracomfort able
tuning.
The suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individual lyand depends on:
R the road surface condition ,e.g. bumps
R the vehicle load
R the drive program selected
Your selection remainssavedevenifyou
remove thekey from theignition lock. Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, thecomfort able
settin gis activated. Forfurther information
about startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 127).
Selec tingsports tuning The
firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
sports modeensures evenbetter contactwith
the road. Select thismode ifyou favor afirmer
suspension setting.
X Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
isnot lit:press but-
ton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.Sports suspen-
sion tuning isselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
Selec tingcomfort tuning In
comfort mode,thedriving characterist icsof
your vehicle aremore comfort able.Select this
mode ifyou favor amore comfort abledriving
style. Driving
systems
173Drivingandparking Z

X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
islit: press button 0043.
Indicator lamp0044goes out.Comfortable
suspension tuningisselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemCOMFORT AMG
Suspension SystemCOMFORT
message appearsinthe multifunction dis-
play .
Activating thedriving dynamicsdis-
play inthe COMAND display Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
information onthe vehicle's operating status.
X Switch onCOMAND. Furtherinformation
can befound inthe Digital Operator's Man-
ual.
The following information onthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 132)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steerin gangle
R Vehicle leveldisplay (Ypage 172)
R Act ivity ofthe ABC spring struts
R Level settingsanimation
R G-FORCE crosstodisplay longitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavaila bleinSport,
Sport PlusandRACE driveprograms)
R Overrun modeanimation Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC
Import antsafety notes Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isan electronic
parking aidwith ultrasound. Itmonitors the
area around yourvehicle usingsixsensors in
the front bumper andsixsensors inthe rear
bumper. ParkingAssistPARKTRONIC visually
and audiblyindicates thedistance between
your vehicle andanobject .
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isonly anaid. Itis
not areplacement foryour attent iontoyour
immediate surroundings. Youarealwa ys
responsible forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting
aparking space.Makesurethatthere
are nopersons, animalsorobject sin the
maneuvering areawhen youaremaneuvering
or parking.
! When
parking, payparticular attentionto
object sabove orbelow thesensors, suchas
flower potsortrailer drawbars.
PARKTRONIC doesnotdetect suchobject s
when theyareinthe immediate vicinityof
the vehicle. Youcould damage thevehicle
or the object s.
The sensors maynotdetect snowandother
object sthat absorb ultrasonic waves.
Ultrasonic sourcessuchasan automatic car
wash, thecompressed-air brakesonatruck
or apneumatic drillcould cause
PARKTRONIC tomalfunction.
PARKTRONIC maynotfunct ioncorrect lyon
uneven terrain.
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isactivated auto-
matically whenyou:
R switch onthe ignition
R shift thetransmission toposition 005B,005Eor
005C
R release theelectric parking brake
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactivated at
speeds above11mph (18km/h) .It is reacti-
vated atlower speeds.
Range ofthe sensors General
notes
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC doesnottake into
account obstacles located:
R below thedetection range,suchaspersons,
animals orobject s
R above thedetection range,e.g.overhanging
loads, tailsections orloading rampsof
truck s 174
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erwise,
Active Parkin gAssist willbecan-
celed.
X Stop assoon asParkin gAssist PARKTRONIC
sounds thecontinuous warning tone,ifnot
before.
Maneuverin gmay berequired intight park-
ing spaces.
The Parking AssistActiveSelectD Parking
AssistActiveSelectD
Observe Surroundings Observe
Surroundingsmessage appearsin
the multifunc tiondisplay.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005Bwhile
the vehicle isstat ionary.
Act ive Parkin gAssist immediately steersin
the other direction.
The Parking AssistActiveAcceler‐ Parking
AssistActiveAcceler‐
ate andBrake Observe Surroundings ate
andBrake Observe Surroundings
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondis-
play.
i You
willachieve thebest results bywaiting
for the steerin gprocedure tocomplet e
before pulling away.
X Drive forwards andbeready tobrake atall
times.
X Stop assoon asParkin gAssist PARKTRONIC
sounds thecontinuous warning tone,ifnot
before.
The Parking AssistActiveSelectR Parking
AssistActiveSelectR
Observe Surroundings Observe
Surroundingsmessage appearsin
the multifunc tiondisplay.
As soon asthe parking procedure iscomplet e,
the Active Parking AssistFinished Active
Parking AssistFinishedmes-
sage appears onthe multifunc tiondisplay and
you hear aton e.The vehicle isnow parked.
Act ive Parkin gAssist nolonger supports you
with steerin ginter ventions. When Active Park-
ing Assist isfinished, youmust steer again
yourself. ParkingAssist PARKTRONIC isstill
available.
Parkin gtips:
R The way your vehicle isposition edinthe
parking spaceafterparking isdependent on
various factors. These include theposition
and shape ofthe vehicles parkedinfron t
and behind itand theconditions ofthe loca-
tion .It may bethe case thatActive Parkin g
Assist guides youtoofarinto aparking
space, ornot farenough intoit.Insome
cases, itmay alsolead youacross oront o the
curb. Ifneces sary,cancelthe parking
procedure withActive Parkin gAssist .
R You canalso preselect transmission position
005B. The vehicle redirect sand does notdrive
as far into theparking space.Should the
tran smission changetakeplace tooearly,
the parking procedure iscanc eled. Asensi-
ble parking position cannolonger beach-
ieved fromthisposition .
Exiting apar king space In
order thatActive Parkin gAssist cansupport
you when exitingthe parking space:
R the border ofthe parking spacemustbe
high enough atthe fron tand therear. A
curb istoo small, forexample.
R the border ofthe parking spacemustnotbe
too wide. Yourvehicle canbemaneuvered
into aposition atamaximum of45° tothe
start ingposition inthe parking space.
R amaneuverin gdistanc eof at least 3.3ft
(1.0 m)must beavailable.
Act ive Parkin gAssist canonly assist youwith
exitin gaparking spaceifyou have parked the
vehicle parallel tothe direct ionoftravel using
Act ive Parkin gAssist .
X Start the engine.
X Release theelectr icparking brake.
X Switc hon the turn signal inthe direct ion
you willdrive outofthe parking space.
X Shift thetran smission toposition 005Bor005E.
The Start Parking Assist?Yes:OK Start
Parking Assist?Yes:OK
No: No:0038
messageappearsinthe multifunc -
tion display.
X To cancel theprocedure: pressthe0038
button onthe multifunc tionsteerin gwheel
or pull away.
or
X To
exit apar king space usingActive
Park ingAssist: pressthe0076 button on
the multifunc tionsteerin gwheel.
The Parking AssistActiveAcceler‐ Parking
AssistActiveAcceler‐
ate andBrake Observe Surroundings ate
andBrake Observe Surroundings
message appearsinthe multifunc tiondis-
play.
X Let goofthe multifunc tionsteerin gwheel.
X Pull away, beingready tobrake atall times.
Do not exceed amaximum speedofapprox-
imately 6mph (10km/ h)when exitinga
parking space.Otherwise, Active Parkin g
Assist willbecanc eled. 180
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systemsDriving andparking

0063
0064 Press
andhold:
R In the Audio Audio
menu: selects apre-
set listorastation listinthe
desired frequency range,selects
an audio trackorvideo scene
using rapidscrolling
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
starts rapidscrolling ifthe phone
book isopen 0076 R
Confirms theselection ordisplay
message
R In the Tel Tel
(Telephone) menu:
switches tothe telephone book
and starts dialingthe selected
number 0038 Press
briefly:
R Back
R Switches offthe Voice Control
System
R Hides display messages orcalls
up the last Trip Trip
menu function
used
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0038 Press
andhold:
R Call sup the standard displayin
the Trip Trip
menu Right
control panel 0076 R
Rejects orends acall
R Exit sthe telephone book/redial
memory 0061 R
Makes oraccepts acall
R Switches tothe redial memory 0081
0082 R
Adjusts thevolume 0063 R
Mute 0059 R
Switches onthe Voice Control
System Further
information onthe Voice Control Sys-
tem isavaila bleinthe separate operating
instruct ions. Multifunction
display 0043
Drive program (Ypage 136)
0044 Transmission position(Ypage 136)
0087 Text field
0085 Menu bar
0083 Time
0084 Outside temperature orspeed
(Y page 201)
Set thetime using themultimedia system;see
the Digital Operator's Manual.
X To display menubar0085:press the0059
or 0065 button onthe steering wheel.
If you donot press thebuttons anylonger,
menu bar0085isfaded outafter afew sec-
onds.
Text field 0087shows theselected menuor
submenu anddisplay messages.
Possible displaysinthe multifu nctiondis-
play:
R 0097Gearshift recommen dation,whenshifting
manually (Ypage 144)
R 005D Active Parking Assist(Ypage 177)
R CRUISE CRUISE
Cruisecontrol(Ypage 155)
R 00CE Adaptive Highbeam Assist
(Y page 112)
R 00D6 ECOstart/ stopfunct ion(Ypage 129)
R 00D9 HOLD function(Ypage 166)
R 004F Active Steerin gAssist (Ypage 157) 194
Displays
andoperat ionOn-board computerand displays

X
Esta blish aBlu eto oth ®
conne ctionto the
mu ltimed iasystem (Ypage 249) .
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Tel Tel
menu .
Yo uwi llsee one ofthe followi ng disp laymes -
sa ge sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay:
R Pho neREADY Pho
neREADYorthe nam eof the netw ork
pro vider: the mob ile ph one hasfou ndanet-
wo rkand isrea dytorece ive.
R Pho neNoService Pho
neNoService:the reisno netw ork
av ailabl e or the mob ile ph one issea rchi ng
for anetw ork.
Ac ceptin gaca ll If
som eone callsyo uwh en youar ein the Tel Tel
menu ,a di sp laymes sage appe arsin the multi-
fu nctio ndisp lay.
Yo ucan accepta cal lat any time regardless of
the menu selecte d.
X Pre ssthe 0061 button onthe stee ringwh eel
to acc eptan inco mingcal l.
Reje cting orendin gaca ll X
Pre ssthe 0076 button onthe stee ringwh eel
to reje ctor end acal l.
Se lecti ng anentry inthe phonebook X
Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Tel Tel
menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063, 0064or0076 button to
sw itch tothe phone book.
X Auth orize acc ess tothe phone book on the
ph one .
X Pre ss0064 or0063 tosel ect the nam esone
af ter the othe r.
or X To start rapid scrol ling :pre ssand hold
the 0064 or0063 button forlonge rtha none
sec ond .
The nam esinthe phone book aredisp laye d
qu ickl yone after the othe r.
Ra pid scro lling stop swh en yourel ease the
bu tton orrea chthe end ofthe list.
X If
on lyon etel eph onenumb erissto red
fo ra name :pre ssthe 0061 or0076 button
to sta rtdialing .
or X
If
the reismore thanonenumb erfora
parti cular name :pre ssthe 0061 or0076
bu tton todisp laythe num bers.
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect the
num beryo uwa ntto dial.
X Pre ssthe 0061 or0076 button tosta rtdial-
ing .
or X To exitthe teleph onebo ok:pre ssthe
0076 or0038 button.
Redi aling The
on-b oard comp utersa ves thelast nam es
or num bers dialed inthe redialmem ory.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Tel Tel
menu .
X Pre ssthe 0061 button tosw itch tothe
red ialmem ory.
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect the
de sired nam eor num ber.
X Pre ssthe 0061 or0076 button tosta rtdial-
ing .
or X To exitthe redi almemo ry:pressthe 0076
or 0038 button. As
sistan cemen u
In trodu ction Dep
endingonyour veh icle's equipme nt,inthe
Dri veAssist Dri
veAssistmenu ,yo uha ve the followi ng
op tio ns:
R Dis play ing the assista nce graphic
(Y page 200 )
R Me rced es-AMG vehicles: setti ngthe vehicle
le vel (Ypage 172 )
R Activ ating/d eactiv ating Activ eStee ring
Assi st(Y page 200 )
R Activ ating/d eactiv ating Activ eBra keAssi st
(Y page 200 )
R Activ ating/d eactiv ating Activ eBra keAssi st
wi th cros s-tra fficfu nctio n(Y page 200 )
R Activ ating/d eactiv ating ATT ENTI ONASSIST
(Y page 200 )
R Activ ating/d eactiv ating Activ eBli nd Spo t
Assi st(Y page 201 )
R Activ ating/d eactiv ating Activ eLa ne Kee ping
Assi st(Y page 201 ) Me
nus and submen us
199On -bo ard computer anddisplay s Z

X
Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Interm. Time Interm.
Time.
X Press 0076toconf irm.
The inter mediate timeappears forfive sec-
onds.
Star ting anew lap 0043
RACE TIMER
0044 Fastest laptime (best lap)
0087 Lap
X Press 0076toconf irmNew Lap New
Lap.
It is possible tostore amaximum ofsixteen
laps. The16thlap can only becompleted with
Finish Lap Finish
Lap.
Stopp ingthe RACE TIMER X
Press the0038 button onthe steerin g
wheel.
X Confirm Yes Yes
with 0076.
The RACE TIMER interrupts timing ifyou stop
the vehicle andturn theSmart Keytoposition
0047 inthe ignition lock.Ifyou turn theSmart -
Key toposition 3and then press 0076tocon-
firm Start Start,
timingiscont inued.
Resetting thecurr entlap
X Stop theRACE TIMER.
X Press the0059 or0065 button toselect
Reset Lap Reset
Lap.
X Press 0076toreset thelaptime to"0". Deleting
alllaps If
you switch offthe engine, theRACE TIMER is
reset to"0" after 30seconds .All laps are
deleted.
You cann otdelete individual storedlaps.Ifyou
have stopped 16laps, thecurren tlap does not
have tobe reset.
X Reset thecurren tlap.
X Press 0076toconf irmReset Reset.
Reset Race-Timer ? Reset
Race-Timer ?appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay.
X Press the0064 button toselect Yes Yes
and
press the0076 button toconf irm.
All laps aredeleted.
Overall statistics 0043
RACETIME Roverall evaluation
0044 Total timedriven
0087 Average speed
0085 Dist ance covered
0083 Maximum speed
If you save atleast onelapand then stop
RACETIME R,an overall evaluation isavailabl e.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing wheel toselect theAMG AMG
menu.
X Press the0063 button repeatedly untilthe
overall evaluation appears. 206
Menus
andsubmenusOn-board computerand display s

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Parking Act
ive Parking
Ass ist Canceled Ass
ist Canceled The
driver 'sdoor isopen andthedri ver 'sseat belthasnotbeen fas-
te ne d.
X Repeat thepark ingprocess wit hth eseat beltfastene dand the
dri ver 'sdoor closed . You
haveina dve rten tly to uch edthemult ifunction steer ing whee l
while steer ing interv ention was active.
X Whil est eer ing interv ention isact ive,mak esur eth at themult i-
fun ction steer ing whee lis no tto uch eduninten tion ally. The
vehiclehas start ed toskid and ESP®
has interv ened.
X Use Active Park ingAssis tagain later (Y page 177). Act
ive Parking Act
ive Parking
Ass ist Inoperati ve Ass
ist Inoperati ve You
havejus tcar riedout alarg enum beroftur nin gor park ing
man euve rs.
Ac tive Park ingAssis twill become available again afterappr ox-
imat elytenmin utes(Y page 177).
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Swi tchoff and restartth een gin e.
If th emult ifunction disp laystill sho wsthedisp laymes sage :
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Ac
tive Park ingAssis tis malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
ive Parking Act
ive Parking
Ass ist Finished Ass
ist Finished The
vehicleis park ed.Awarn ingtone also soun ds.
The displaymes sage disap pearsauto matically. Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist Off Ass
ist Off Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cwas deac tivat ed (Ypage 157).
If it was deac tivat ed auto matically,awarn ingtone also soun ds. Act
ive Distance Act
ive Distance
Ass ist NowAvaila‐ Ass
ist NowAvaila‐
ble ble Ac
tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cis oper ationalagain afterhav ing
been tempo rarilyunav ailable .You cannowreac tivat eAc tive Dis-
tan ceAssis tDI ST RONI C(Y page 157). Disp
laymes sage s
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0059
Var io-RoofLow eri ng Var
io-RoofLow eri ng The
roofis no tfull yopen edorclo sed .The hydr aulic sare depr essur-
iz ed.
X Full yopen orclo setheroo f(Y page 91). 0059
Ope n/CloseVar io- Ope
n/CloseVar io-
Roo fCom pletely Roo
fCom pletely The
roofis no tloc ked.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Push orpull and hold theroo fswit chunt ilth eroo fis full yopen or
clo sed (Ypage 91). 0059
Sta rtEngine See Sta
rtEngine See
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
on-boar dvol tag eis toolow.
X Start theen gin e.
X Afterappr oximat elytensec onds, repeat theopen ingorclo sing
pro cedure (Ypage 91). The
roofhas been openedand closed several times inarow .The
roo fdri ve has been switched off auto maticallyfor safetyreas ons.
You canopen andclosetheroo fagain afterappr oximat elyten
min utes.
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Repeat theopen ingorclo singpro cedure (Ypage 91). Clo
seRearSid e Clo
seRearSid e
Win dows Win
dows You
leaveth eveh icleand atleast onerear side window isopen .
X Clos eth eside windows (Ypage 88). 00B2
Che ckWasher Fluid Che
ckWasher Fluid The
wash erflui dlev elin thewash erfluid reservoir has dropped
belo wthemin imum .
X Ad dwash erflui d(Y page 271). Wip
erMalfunction‐ Wip
erMalfunction‐
ing ing The
windsh ield wiper sare malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Haz
ard Warning Haz
ard Warning
Fla shersMalfunc‐ Fla
shersMalfunc‐
tio ning tio
ning The
hazard warn inglamp sare fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Sm
artKey Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Key DoesNot Key
DoesNot
Bel ong toVehicle Bel
ong toVehicle You
haveput thewro ngSm artKey intheign ition lock.
X Use theco rrec tSm artKey. 00AF
Tak eYou rKey from Tak
eYou rKey from
Ign ition Ign
ition The
SmartKey isin theign ition lock.
X Remo vetheSm artKey. 234
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laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s