2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS high beam

Glove
box.......... ................................. 252
Goog le™LocalSearch
see alsoDigital Operator'sMan-
ua l..... ............................................. 246 H
HANDS-F REEACCES S..... .....................8 4
Harmful substanc es
Information ...................................... 27
Hazard warninglamps
Displ aymessa ge..... ....................... 234
Switching on/off........................... 111
Head bags
Displ aymessa ge..... ....................... 217
Opera tion.........................................4 7
Head levelheating (AIRSC ARF) ........ 102
Head restraints
Adjusting ....................................... 100
see NECK-PRO headrestrai nts
Headlamps
see Automatic headlamp mode
Heating
see Climate control
High beam flasher..... ........................ 110
High-be amheadlamps
Displ aymessa ge..... ....................... 220
Switching on/off........................... 110
Hill start assist..... ............................. 129
HOLD functio n
Activating ....................................... 167
Activation conditions .....................1 67
Deactiva ting....... ............................ 167
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 225
Gene ralnotes ................................ 166
Home address
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... .............. .............................246
Hoo d
Cl osing ...........................................269
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 233
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 268
Openi ng....... .................................. 268
Horn ..................... ................................. 32
Hydroplan ing....... ..............................154 I
Ign itio nloc k
see Key positions
Immobi lizer....... ................................... 72
Indi cator lamps
see Warni ngand indicator lamps
Indi cators
see Turn signa ls
Ins trument cluster
Overvi ew....... ................................... 33
Ins trument cluster lighting .............. 192
Inte rior lighting
Automa ticcontrol .......................... 113
Dela yedswi tch-off (on-boa rd
compu ter)....... ...............................203
Rea ding lamp ....... .......................... 112
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ......................................202
iPo d®
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246 J
Jack Storage location ............................ 281
Using .............................................317
Jump starting (engi ne) ....... ...............288 K
Ke yposi tions
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 126
SmartKey .......................................126
KE YLESS -GO
Activating ......................................... 74
Conve nience closingfeatu re....... ..... 89
Deactiva tion.....................................74
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 235
Locking ............................................74
Rem oving theStart/Stop button...127
Start/Stop button.......................... 126
Starting theengine ........................128
Unlocking ......................................... 74
Ki ckdo wn
Driving tips....... .............................139
Manu algea rshifti ng....... ................144 12
In
dex

Knee
bag.............................................. 47 L
Lam ps
see Warn ingand indicat orlamps
Lane Keepi ngAssis t
see Active Lan eKee pingAs sist
Lap time(RACET IMER)...................... 205
License platelam p(di splay mes -
sag e)...................................................2 20
Lig htfunc tion,activ e
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Lig htsen sor (display messag e)....... 220
Lig hts
Activating/d eactivating theinte-
rior lighting delayed swi tch-off .......203
Active light function .......................111
Automa tichea dlamp mode ............ 109
Corne ringlight function .................111
Hazard warning lamps ................... 111
High beamflasher .......................... 110
High-b eamheadlamps ................... 110
Ligh tswi tch ....... ............................ 109
Low-b eamheadlamps .................... 110
Parki nglamps ................................110
Setting thebrightness ofthe
amb ient lighting (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ....... ...............................202
Standing lamps ..............................110
Switchi ngthe daytime running
la mps on/off (on-boa rdcom-
pute r)....... ....... ...............................202
Switchi ngthe exterio rlig hting
del ayed swi tch-off on/off (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 202
Switchi ngthe surro undlighting
on/off (on-boa rdcompu ter)....... ...202
Turn signa ls....... ............................ 110
see Interior lighting
see Replacing thebulbs
Lo ading aid(trunk)
Ra ising/low eringtheroof .............. 254
Lo cki ng
see Centra llocking
Lo cki ng (doo rs)
Automa tic....... ................................. 81
Emergency locking........................... 81 From
inside(central lockingbut-
ton) ..................................................80
Locking centrally
see Cent rallock ing
Locking verifica tion signa l(on-
boar dcomp uter) ...............................2 03
Lo w-be amheadlamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 220
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 110
Lugg agecover
see Trunk partition M
M+S tires ............................................298
MAGI CSKY CONTROL ......................... 94
Malfunc tionmessag e
see Displ aymessa ges
Matte finish(clean inginstruc-
tion s)....... ...........................................276
Mec hanic alkey
Function/notes ................................76
Gene ralnotes .................................. 76
Inserting .......................................... 76
Locking vehicle....... .........................81
Rem oving ......................................... 76
Unlocking thedrive r'sdoor .............. 81
Media Interface
see Digita lOpera tor'sManu al
Memory card(audio )....... ..................198
Memory function ...............................107
Merce desmeconne ct
Ca llprio rity....... .............................261
Gene ralnotes ................................ 258
Info callbutton ..............................261
Merced es-Benz emergencycall..... 259
Rem oteVehi cleHeal thChe ck....... 262
Roa dside Assista ncecallbutton ....260
Self-di agnosis....... ......................... 258
System .......................................... 258
Merce des-Be nzInte lligen tDriv e
Active BlindSpotAssist .................186
Active Distance Assist
DISTRONI Cwi th Active Steering
Assist .............................................164
Active LaneKeepingAssist ............ 189
ATTENTION ASSIST........................185 In
dex
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Inst
rumen tclus ter Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Sp
eedo meterwit hseg -
men ts 19
2 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: El
ec tric park ingbrak e(re d) 24
1 0049
USAon ly 0024
Canad aon ly 0024
Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 24
1 00BA
Distanc ewarn ing 24
4 00BB
ESP®
OF F 23
9 0025
ABS 23
9 Br
ake s(re d) 23
8 0027
USAon ly 004D
Canad aon ly 0058
Low-beam headlamps 11
0 0060
Parkinglamp s 11
0 0057
High-beam headlamps 11
0 00E5
ESP® 23
9 0044
003E003D
Turnsignals 11
0 0087
Mult
ifunction disp lay 19
4 0085
Tac
hom eter 19
2 Funct
ion Pag
e Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 0074
SPORT handlingmod e
in Mer cedes- AMGveh icles 24
1 005E
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 005A
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 00B9
CheckEn gin e 24
2 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 24
5 0075
Restraintsyst em 41
00E9
Seat belt s 23
6 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gage 19
3 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00AC
Coolan t 24
2 0084
Fue
llev elind icat or Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00B6
Reservefuel levelwit h
fuel filler flap location indi-
cat or(rig ht) 24
2 006B
In
st rum entclus terligh ting 19
2 In
for mat ionondisp layin gth eout side tempe ra-
tur ein themult ifunction disp laycan befoun d und
er"Out side tempe rature disp lay"
(Y page 192). Inst
rume ntclust er
33Ataglan ce

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

The
blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster lightsupwhen thehigh-beam
headlamps areswitched on.
X To
switch offthe high-beam headlamps:
move thecombinat ionswitch backtoits
normal position.
The blue 0057 indicator lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster goesout. Haza
rdwarning lamps X
To
switch onthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
All turn signals flash.Ifyou now switch ona
turn signal usingthecombinat ionswitch,
only theturn signal lamponthe correspon d-
ing side ofthe vehicle willflash.
X To
switch offthe haza rdwarning lamps:
press button 0043.
The hazard warning lampsautomatically
switch onif:
R an air bag isdeployed or
R the vehicle decelerates rapidlyfromaspeed
of above 45mph (70km/ h)and comes toa
standst ill
The hazard warning lampsswitch offautomati-
cally ifthe vehicle reaches aspeed ofabove
6 mph (10km/ h)again afterafull brake appli-
cation.
i The
hazard warning lampsstilloperate if
the ignition isswitched off. Cornering
lightfunction
The corn ering lightfunct ionimproves theillu-
mination ofthe road overawide angle inthe
direction youareturnin g,enabling bettervisi-
bility intight bends, forexample. Thecorn er- ing
light funct ioncan only beactivated when
the low-beam headlamps areswitched on.
Active:
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds below25mph
(40 km/ h)and switch onthe turn signal or
turn thesteerin gwheel
R ifyou aredriving atspeeds between 25mph
(40 km/ h)and 45mph (70km/ h)and turn
the steerin gwheel
The corn ering lampmayremain litfor ashort
time, butisautomatically switchedoffafter no
more thanthree minutes.
Cornering lightfunction withtraffic circle
function:
The corn ering lightfunct ionisactivated on
both sides before enteringatraff iccircle
through anevaluation ofthe current GPSposi-
tion ofthe vehicle. Itremains activeuntilafter
the vehicle hasleftthetraff iccircle. Inthis
way, pedestrians crossingthe road, forexam-
ple, areilluminated byyour vehicle ingood
time. Active
lightfunction
The active lightfunct ionisasystem that
moves theheadlamps accordingtothe steer-
ing movemen tsof the front wheels. Inthis
way, relevant areasremain illuminated while
driving. Thisallows youtorecogn izepedes-
trians, cyclists andanimals sooner.
Active: whenthelights areswitched on.
Vehicles withLane Keeping Assist:the active
light funct ionevaluates thecourse ofthe lane
in which youaredriving andpre-empt ively
cont rolstheactive lightfunct ion. Adapt
iveHighbeam Assist
General notes You
canusethis funct iontoset the headlamps
to change between lowbeam andhigh beam
automatically. Thesystem recognizesvehicles
with their lights on,either approaching from
the opposite direction ortraveling infront of
your vehicle, andconsequent lyswitches the
headlamps fromhighbeam tolow beam.
The system automatically adaptsthelow-beam
headlamp rangedepending onthe distance to
the other vehicle. Oncethesystem nolonger Exterior
lighting
111Lightsandwindshield wipers Z

detec
tsany other vehicles, itreact ivates the
high-beam headlamps.
The system' soptic alsensor islocated behind
the windshield neartheoverhead control
panel.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistdoesnotrecog-
niz eroad users:
R who have nolights, e.g.pedestr ians
R who have poorlightin g,e.g. cyclist s
R whose lightingis block ed,e.g. byabarrier
On very rareoccasions, AdaptiveHighbeam
Assist mayfailtorecogn izeother roadusers
that have lights, ormay recogn izethem too
late. Inthis, orinsimilar situation s,the auto-
matic high-beam headlamps willnotbe
deactiv atedorwill beactiv ated regardless.
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Always carefully observethetrafficcon di-
tion sand switch offthe high-beam head-
lamps ingood time.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistcannottake into
accoun troad, weather ortraf ficcon dition s.
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assistisonly anaid. You
are respon sibleforadjustin gthe vehicle's
lightin gto the prevailing light,visibility and
traf ficcon dition s.
In partic ular,thedetec tionofobstac lescan be
rest rictedifther eis:
R poor visibility, e.g.due tofog, heavy rainor
snow
R dirt onthe sensor sor the sensor sare
obscured
Switching AdaptiveHighbeam Assist
on/off X
To switch on:turn thelight switch to0058.
X Press thecombin ationswitch beyond the
pressure pointinthe direct ionofarrow 0043.
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display lightsupwhen itis dark andthelight
sensor activates thelow-beam headlamps.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h): The
headlamp rangeisset automatic ally
dependin gon the distanc ebetween the
vehicle andother roadusers.
If you aredriving atspeeds aboveapprox-
imately 19mph (30km/ h)and noother
road users havebeen detec ted:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edon
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clusteralsolights up.
If you aredriving atspeeds belowapprox-
imately 16mph (25km/ h)or other road
users havebeen detec tedorthe roads are
adequately lit:
The high-beam headlamps areswitch edoff
automatic ally.The0057 indicat orlamp in
the instrument clustergoesout.The00CE
indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction display
remains lit.
X To switch off:move thecombin ation
switch backtoits norm alposition ormove
the light switch toanot herposition .
The 00CE indicat orlamp inthe multifun ction
display goesout. Interior
lighting Overview
ofinterior lighting Overhead
control panel
0043 003D Switchestheleft- hand reading lamp
on/ off
0044 004A Switchestheinterior lightin gon
0087 0033 Switchestheinterior lightin g/auto-
matic interior lightin gcon trol off
0085 003D Switchestheright -handreading lamp
on/ off
0083 Switc hestheautomatic interior lightin g
con trol on 112
Interior
lightingLightsandwindshield wipers

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