2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS keyless

Limited
braking efficiency onsal-
ted roads ....................................... 153
Snow chains .................................. 298
Subjecting brakestoaloa d.... ....... 153
Wet road surface ........................... 153
DVD video
Opera ting(on-board computer) .....1 98
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
DY NAMI CSEL ECTbutton (all
vehi cles exc ept Merce des-AMG
vehi cles) ....... ......................................133
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er.... 132, 134
DY NAMI CSEL ECTco ntroll er
(Me rcede s-AMG vehicles) ....... ..132, 134 E
EA SY-E NTRY feature
Activating/d eactivating .................203
Function/notes .............................103
EA SY-E XITfeature
Cra sh-resp onsive........................... 104
Function/notes .............................103
Switchi ngon/off ........................... 203
EBD (elec tronic brakeforcedistri-
butio n)
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 211
Function/notes ................................69
EC Odisplay
Function/notes .............................151
On-boa rdcompu ter....... ................195
EC Ostart/stop function
Automa ticengine start.................. 130
Automa ticengine switch-off ..........129
Deactiva ting/activa ting....... ..........130
Gene ralinforma tion.......................129
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 129
Introducti on....... ............................ 129
Ele ctroni cStabil ityProgram
see ESP®
(Electroni cStabi lityProgra m)
Emerge ncy
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................56
Emer gency release
Dr iver 'sdoor .................................... 81
Trun k...............................................8 6
Vehicle .............................................8 1 Emer
gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivatio n.........................................5 3
Emis sions control
Ser viceand warran tyinf orm ation.... 25
Engine
Chec kEn gin ewarn inglamp ...........2 42
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 221
ECO start/stop function................129
Engine number....... ........................324
Irregu larrunning ............................ 131
Ju mp-starti ng....... .......................... 288
Overvi ew....... ................................. 272
Starting problems .......................... 131
Starting theengine with the
SmartKey .......................................128
Starting with KEYLESS-GO ............. 128
Switchi ngoff ....... ........................... 148
Tow -starting (vehicle)....... .............. 293
Eng ineelectroni cs
Notes .............................................322
Prob lem(malfunction) ................... 131
Eng ineoil
Adding ...........................................269
Additi ves....... ................................. 327
Che cking theoilleve l....... .............. 269
Che cking theoilleve lusi ng the
dip stick .......................................... 269
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 223
Fill ing capa city....... ........................327
Gene ralnotes ................................ 327
Notes aboutoil grad es....... ............ 327
Notes onoilleve l/consu mption....269
Temp erature(on-boa rdcom-
pute r,Merced es-AMG vehicles) .....205
Ente ring anaddress
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ...........................................246
ESP ®
(E lec tronic StabilityPro-
gram)
AMG menu (on-boa rdcompu ter)...205
Cha racteri stics................................. 66
Deactiva ting/activa ting(button
in Merced es-AMG vehicles) ............. 68
Deactiva ting/activa ting(excep t
Merced es‑AMG vehicles) .................67
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 209
Function/notes ................................65
Gene ralnotes .................................. 65 10
In
dex

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

Up
toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/h), Active Brake Assist withcross-t raf-
fic function mayreact to:
R stationary objectsinthe path ofyour vehi-
cle, e.g. stopped orparked vehicles
R pedestrians inthe path ofyour vehicle
i If
there isan increased riskofacollision,
preventive passengerprotectionmeasures
(PRE-SAF E®
)are triggered (Ypage 55).
If the risk ofcollision withthevehicle infront
remains andyoudonot brake, takeevasive
action oraccelerate significantly, thevehicle
may perform automatic emergency braking,up
to the point offull brake application. Auto-
matic emergency brakingisnot performed
until immediately priortoan imminent acci-
dent.
You canprevent theintervent ionofAct ive
Brake Assist withcross-t rafficfunction atany
time by:
R depressing theaccelerator pedalfurther
R activating kickdown
R releasi ngthe brake pedal
The braking application ofAct ive Brake Assist
with cross-t rafficfunction isended automati-
cally if:
R you maneuver toavoid theobstacle
R there isno longer arisk ofcollision
R an obstacle isno longer detected infront of
your vehicle STEER
CONTROL
General information STEE
RCONTROL helpsyoubytransmitt inga
noticeable steeringforcetothe steering wheel
in the direction requiredforvehicle stabiliza-
tion.
This steering assistance isprovided inparticu-
lar if:
R both right wheels orboth leftwheels areon
a wet orslippe ryroad surface whenyou
brake
R the vehicle startstoskid Importa
ntsafety notes i
Observe
the"Important safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypage 60).
No steering supportisprovided fromSTEER
CONTROL, if:
R ESP ®
is deactivated
R ESP ®
is malfunctioning
R the steering isfaulty
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youwillbeassisted
further bythe electrical powersteering. Protection
againsttheft Immobilizer
X To activate withtheSmart Key:remove
the SmartKey fromtheignition lock.
X To activate withKEYLESS-GO: switchthe
ignition offand open thedriver's door.
X To deactivate: switchonthe ignition.
The immobili zerprevents yourvehicle from
being started without thecorrect SmartKey.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. The
engine canbestarted byanyone withavalid
SmartKey thatisleft inside thevehicle.
i The
immobili zerisalwa ysdeactivated
when youstart theengine.
In the event thattheengine cannot bestar-
ted (yet thevehicle's batteryischarged),
the system isnot operational. Contactan
authorized Mercedes-Benz Centerorcall
1-800 -FOR-MERCedes (inthe USA) or
1-800 -387-0100 (inCanada ). ATA
(anti-theft alarmsystem) 72
Protection
againsttheftSafety

Problems
withtheSmar tKey Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using theSmartK ey. The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 81)orlock (Ypage 81)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 81)orlock (Ypage 81)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. The
SmartK eyisfaulty.
X Unlock (Ypage 81)orlock (Ypage 81)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have theSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist workshop. You
cannolonger lock
or unlock thevehicle
using KEYLE SS-GO. KEYLE
SS-GO was deactivated.
X Reactivate KEYLESS-GO (Ypage 74). The
SmartK eybattery isdischarged ornearly discharged.
X Check theSmartK eybattery (Ypage 77)and replace itifneces-
sary (Ypage 77).
If this does notwork:
X Unlock (Ypage 81)orlock (Ypage 81)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. There
isinterf erence fromapowerful sourceofradio waves.
X Unlock (Ypage 81)orlock (Ypage 81)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key. KEYLE
SS-GO ismalfunction ing.
X Lock/ unlock thevehicle usingtheremote controlfunct ionofthe
SmartK ey.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist
workshop.
If the vehicle canalso notbelocked/unlock edusing theremote
cont rolfunct ion:
X Unlock (Ypage 81)orlock (Ypage 81)thevehicle usingthe
mechanical key.
X Have thevehicle andSmartK eycheck edataquali fiedspecialist
workshop. 78
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing

Never
leavechildren oranimal sunattended
in the vehicle.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect . Unlo
cking andopeni ngdoors from
the inside
! The
side window swil lnot open/close if
the battery isdischarge dor ifthe side win-
dows haveicedup.Itwil lthen notbepossi-
ble toclose thedoor. Donot attempt to
force thedoor closed. Youcould otherwise
dama gethe door orthe side window .
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If the vehicle haspreviou slybeen locked from
the outside ,opening adoor from theinside
wil ltrigger theanti-theft alarm system. Switch
off the alarm (Ypage 72). X
Pull door handle 0044.
If the door islocked, lockingknob0043pops
up. The door isunlocked andcanbe
opened.
When adoor isopened, theside window on
that side opens slightly .When thedoor is
closed, theside window closesagain. Cen
trally locking andunloc kingthe
vehic lefrom theinside
You cancentrally lockorunlock thevehicle
from theinside. Forexample ,you can unlock the
front- passe ngerdoor from theinside or
lock thevehicle beforeyoupullawa y. X
To unloc k:press button 0043.
X To loc k:press button 0044.
If the front- passe ngerdoor isclosed, the
vehicle locks.
The central locking buttondoesnotlock or
unlock thefuel fillerflap orthe stowage com-
partments, suchasthe glove box.
You cannot unlockthevehicle centrally from
the inside ifthe vehicle hasbeen locked with
the SmartKey orKEYLESS- GO.
You canopen adoor from inside thevehicle
even ifit has been locked.
If alocked doorisopened fromtheinside, the
previou sunlock statusofthe vehicle willbe
taken intoconsideration if:
R the vehicle waslocked usingthelocking
button forthe central locking, or
R ifthe vehicle waslocked automa tically
The vehicle willbe fullyunlocked ifit had pre-
viousl ybeen fullyunlocked. Ifonly thedriver's
door hadbeen previou slyunlocked, onlythe
door which hasbeen opened fromtheinside is
unlocked. 80
Do
orsOpeni ngand closi ng

Closing
X
Pull thetrunk liddown usingrec ess 0043.
X Loc kth eveh icle ifne ces sary withth e0037
but tonon theSm artKey orwit hKE YLE SS-
GO.
It does notloc kif aSm artKey withKE YLE SS-
GO isdet ectedinthetrunk . Ope
ning/clos ingautom atically from
th eout side
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Part sof thebody couldbec ome trapped
durin gauto maticclo singof thetrunk lid.
Mor eover,peopl e,e.g .ch ildre n,may be
st and ingintheclo singarea ormay enterth e
clo singarea durin gth eclo singpro ces s.
Ther eis aris kof injury.
Mak esure that nobody isin thevic inity of
th eclo singarea durin gth eclo singpro ces s.
Use oneof thefoll owin gopt ionsto stop the
clo singpro ces s:
R pres sth e0054 buttonon theSm artKey.
R pull orpres sth erem oteoper atingswit ch
on thedriv er'sdoor .
R pres sth eclo singor loc kin gbut tonon the
tr unk lid.
R pull thetrunk lidhan dle
! The
trunk lidswin gsupward swhen
open ed.Ther efore, mak esure that there is
suff icientcle aran ceabov eth etrunk lid. The
open ingdime nsion sof thetrunk lidcan be
foun din the"Veh icledata"sec tion
(Y page 330).
Ope ning autom atically You
canauto maticall yopen thetrunk lidusin g
th etrunk lidhan dle.
X Ifth etrunk lidisunlo cked, pull thetrunk lid
han dleand letitgo again immediat ely.
When theroo fis open ,th etrunk partition
clo ses auto maticall y.
If th etrunk partition was closed, itopen s
auto maticall yand remains open .
Veh icles withthetrunk lidrem oteclosing
fea ture: thetrunk lidcan also beopen ed
auto maticall ywit hth eSm artKey.
X Pre ssand hold the0054 buttonon the
Sm artKey untilth etrunk lidopen s.
Closing autom atically X
Pre ssand release closingbut ton0043 onthe
tr unk lid.
Veh icles withtrunk lidrem oteclosing fea-
tu re and KEYLESS- GO:
X Ifth edriv er'sdoor isclo sed, youcan simul-
tan eousl yclo sethetrunk lidand lockth e
veh icle.The KEYLE SS-GO keymust beinthe
rear detection rangeoftheveh icle.
X Pre ssloc kin gbut ton0044 inthetrunk lid.
The trunk partition ,th eloadin gaid and the
tr unk lidare closed.
If aKE YLE SS-GO keyis det ectedout side the
veh icle,th etrunk lidcloses and theveh icle
loc ks.
If aKE YLE SS-GO keysdet ectedinthetrunk ,
th etrunk lidopen sagain afteritis clo sed. It
does notloc k. Tr
unk
83Opening andclosing Z

HANDS
-FREEACCESS
Gene ralnote s With
KEYLESS-GO andHANDS-F REEACCESS,
you can open orclose thetrunk lidorstop the
proced urewitho utusi ng you rhands. Thisis
use fulifyou have yourhands full.To do this,
make akicking movement underthebump er
with yourfoot.
Observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Ca rry you rKEYLESS-GO keyaboutyou rper-
son. TheSmartKey mustbeatthe rear of
the vehicl ein the detection rangeofKEY-
LESS-GO.
R When making thekicking movement, make
sure thatyouarestanding firmlyonthe
grou ndand that there issuffi cient clearance
to the rear ofthe vehicl e.You couldother-
wis elose yourbal ance, forexampl eon ice.
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
The vehicl eexhau stsystem canbecome
very hot.Ifyou useHANDS-F REEACCESS,
you couldburn yourself bytouching the
exhau stsystem. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
Alwa ysensure thatyoumake thekicking
movement onlywithi nthe detection rangeof
the sensors.
! If
the SmartKey iswithi nthe rear detection
range ofKEYLESS-GO, thefollowi ngsitua -
tions, forexampl e,coul dlea dto the unin-
tentional openingofthe trunk lid:
R when using anautomatic carwas h
R when using apow erwas her
Make surethattheSmartKey isat lea st
10 ft(3 m) awa yfrom thevehicl e. R
Alwa ysensure thatyoumake thekicking
movement onlywithi nthe detection range
of sensors 0043.
R Stand atlea st12 in(30 cm) awayfrom the
rear area whiledoing so.
R Do not come intocontact withthebump er
whi lemaking thekicking movement. Other-
wis e,the sensors maynotfunction cor-
rectly.
R HANDS-F REEACCESS doesnotfunction
duri ngengine start.
R Dirt caus edbyroad saltand snow build-u p
arou ndsensors 0043may restrict functional -
ity.
R Using theHANDS-F REEACCESS witha
prostheti cleg may restrict functional ity.
R IfaKEYLESS-GO keyisat the rear ofthe
vehicl ein the detection rangeofKEYLESS-
GO, HANDS-F REEACCESS couldbe trig-
gered .The trunk lidcoul dthus beopened or
closed unintentiona lly,for exampl e,ifyou :
- sit on the edge ofthe trunk.
- set somethi ngdow nor lift somethi ngup
behi ndthe vehicl e.
- poli shthe rear ofthe vehicl e.
Do not carry theKEYLESS-GO keyabout
you rperso nin these situations orinsitua -
tions similartothese. Thiswillprevent the
unintentiona lopeni ng/closing ofthe trunk
lid . 84
TrunkOpen
ingand closi ng

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