2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS low beam

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

auto
maticheadlam pmode isact ivat ed
(Y page 109).
R ext erio rlight ingdela yedswit ch-off:th e
ext erio rlight ingrem ains litfor 60sec onds
aft ertheeng ineisswit ched off.If you close
all thedoor sand thetrunk lid,theext erio r
light inggoes offafter15 sec onds.
De pen dingon your vehicle'sequipm ent,when
th esurr oundlight ingand delayed switch-off
ext erio rlight ingare on,th efoll owin glight up:
R park inglamps
R low- beam headlam ps
R dayti merunninglamps
R side markerlamps
R surr oundlight ingintheext erio rmir rors
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eint erio r
light ingdela yedswit ch-off
If you activat eth eInt eriorLighting Int
eriorLighting
Del ay Del
ayfun ction ,th eint erio rlight ingrem ains
on for 20sec onds afteryou remove theSm art-
Key from theign ition lock.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Lig ht Lig
htsubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Int eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun ction .
When theInt eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun c-
tio nis act ivat ed, theveh icle interio ris dis-
played inoran geinthemult ifunction dis-
play.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
Veh icle Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eau tom atic
door locking mechanism
If you activat eth eAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc k
fun ction ,th eveh icle iscen trally lockedabov e
a spee dof appro ximately9mph (15km/h).
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm. X
Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction .
When theAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction
is act ivat ed, themult ifunction display shows
th eleft -hand vehicle door inoran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
For further inform ationon theauto maticloc k-
ing feat ure, see(Ypage 81).
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eacou stic
locking verifica tion signa l
If you switchon theAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction ,
an acous ticsign alsoun dswhen youlockth e
veh icle.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet tings Set
tingsmen u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction .
If th eAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction isact ivat ed,
th e0037 symbo lin themult ifunction display
light sup oran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
X Mult imed iasyst em: 0080 00DA0080S et-
tin gs 0080Ve hicle0080 Acoust icLoc k
i Plea
senot e:theset tingselec tedfor the
acous ticlockin gver ificatio nsign almust
com plywith therele vantnat ionalroad traf-
fic rules .In som ecoun tries, includin gGer-
man y,usin gth eaudible lockin gcon firma-
tio nis for bidden bytraff iclaws (inacc ord-
anc ewith §16Para. 1and §30 Para. 1of
th eGerm annat ionalroad traff icreg ula-
tio ns).The driveroftheveh icle isres pon si-
ble forens urin gcom plian cewith these
rules .In coun tries inwhic hth euse ofthis
fun ction isproh ibited, thefun ction will be
disable din your vehicle and youwillnotbe
perm itted toenab leit.
Comf ort Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eEASY-
ENT RY/EXIT feature G
WAR
NING
When theEA SY- ENTRY/E XITfeat ure adjus ts
th est eeri ngwheel andthedriv er'sseat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s– part icular ly Menu
sand subm enus
203On-boar dcomp uter and displa ys
Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Ada
ptiveHighbe am Ada
ptiveHighbe am
Ass ist Currently Ass
ist Currently
Una vailableSee Una
vailableSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual Ad
apt ive Highbea mAssis tis deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per a-
ti ve.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R The windsh ield inthecam era'sfie ldof vis ion isdir ty.
R Vis ibilit yis imp aire ddue toheav yrain ,sn ow orfog .
X Clean thewin dsh ield.
If th esyst emdetects that thecam eraisfull yoper ationalagain ,th e
Ada ptiveHighbeamAssist NowAvailable Ada
ptiveHighbeamAssist NowAvailable message isdis-
played .
Ad apt ive Highbea mAssis tis oper ationalagain . Ada
ptiveHighbe am Ada
ptiveHighbe am
Ass ist Inoperati ve Ass
ist Inoperati ve Ad
apt ive Highbea mAssis tis fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Engin
e Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AC
Che ckCoolant Che
ckCoolant
Lev elSee Opera‐ Lev
elSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
coolan tlev elistoolow.
! Av
oid longer journ eys when there isins ufficien tco olan tin the
en gin eco olin gsyst em. You could other wise damag eth een gin e.
X Ad dco olan t,obs erving thewarn ingnotesbef ore doin gso
(Y page 270).
X Ifyou need toadd coolan tmor eoft en than usual, haveth een gin e
co olan tsyst emchecke dat aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 00AC The
fanmot orisdef ective.
X Ifth eco olan tte mpe rature gage isbelo wtheH mar king
(Y page 193), drive on tothene xt qualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Av oid heav yloads ontheen gin eas you doso, e.g. dri vin gin
moun tainous terrain and stop- and -gotraff ic. Disp
laymes sage s
221On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z