2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS stop start

Aud
iosys tem
see Digital Oper ator'sMan ual
Aut horized Mercedes -Benz Cent er
see Qualif iedspec ialist workshop
Aut horized work shop
see Qualif iedspec ialist workshop
AUT Oligh ts
Dis play message ............................ 220
see Ligh ts
Aut oma ticcar wash (care)...............2 74
Automatic enginestart (ECO
start/stop function)....... ................... 130
Automatic engineswitch-off (ECO
start/stop function)....... ................... 129
Automatic headlampmode.............. 109
Automatic transmission
Accelera torped alposi tion ............. 139
Cha nging gear....... ........................139
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 231
Drive program....... .........................139
Drive programdispla y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 136
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 139
DYNAM ICSELECT button (all
veh icles exce ptMer cedes-AM G
veh icles) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 133
DYNAM ICSELECT controller
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) ...... 132,134
Emerg encyrunningmod e.............. 145
Enga ging drive pos ition <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 138
Enga ging neu tral <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 137
Enga ging park pos ition automa ti-
cal ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 137
Enga ging reve rsegear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 137
Enga ging the park pos ition ............ 137
Ge ars hift reco mmend ation ............ 144
Kickd own<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 139
Ma nua lshi fting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 142
Oil temp erature (on-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 205
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 145
Pu lling away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 128
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
Steer ingwheelpa dd leshi fters ...... 142
Tra nsmi ssion pos ition displ ay........ 136
Tra nsmi ssion pos itions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 138Auto
matic transmission eme r-
ge ncymode <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 145 B
Back button<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 247
BAS (Brake Assist Sys tem) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 61
Battery (SmartKe y)
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 77
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 76
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 77
Battery (vehi cle)
Ch arg ing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 287
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 222
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 285
Ju mp starting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 288
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 285
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 288
Bel t
see Seatbe lts
Bel twarn ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 44
Bli nd Spo tAs sist
see Active Blind Spot Assist
Blue tooth®
Sea rchi ngfor amob ile pho ne........ 250
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Tel ephony <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 249
Brake Assist Sys tem
see BAS (BrakeAssi stSys tem)
Brake Assist with cro ss-traffi c
func tion
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 61
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 61
Brake fluid
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 327
Brake forcedis tribu tion
see EBD (electroni cbra keforce
di stri bution)
Brake lamps
Ada ptive <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 65
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Brakes
ABS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 60
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 64
BAS <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 616
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dex

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
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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
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dex

Opening/closing
(all)... .................... 88
Opening/closing (front).................. .8 8
Opening/closing (rear).................... 88
Overview .......................................... 87
Problem (malfunction) ..................... 90
Resetting ......................................... 89
Reversing feature............................. 87
SIRIUS services
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual .................................................. 246
Smar tKey
Changing thebattery ....................... 77
Changing theprogramming ............ .7 5
Chec kingth ebat tery .......................7 7
Dis play mes sage ............ ................234
Doo rcentr allocking /unlo cking ....... 74
Imp orta ntsafety note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 74
Los s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 78
Mech anical key <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 76
Ope ning/ closing theroof................ 92
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 74
Pos itions (igni tion lock) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 78
Starti ngthe engi ne<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 128
SMS
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Sno wcha ins<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 298
So cke ts
Front-p asseng erfoo twe ll............... 258
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 257
Tru nk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
So und
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 247
Spe cial seat beltretrac tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 57
Spe ciali st wo rksho p<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 28
Spe ed,contro llin g
see Cruisecontrol
Spe edomete r
Digi tal<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 196
In the Instru mentcluster <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 33
Segm ents<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 192
Sel ecti ngthe displ ayuni t............... 201
SPO RThandl ingmode
Dea ctiva ting/a ctivating
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) ................ 68
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 241Stan
dinglamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 110
Start/ stopfunc tion
see ECO start/stop function
Startin g(e ng ine) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 127
STE ERCONTROL <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 72
Ste ering
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Ste ering ass istant STEERCON-
TROL
see STEER CONTR OL
Ste ering wheel
Adju sting (electrica lly) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 103
Butto nove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 34
Butto ns(on-boa rdcomp uter)......... 193
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 103
Stori ngsetti ngs(memory func-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 107
Ste ering wheelpaddle shifters ........ 142
Sto pwa tch(RACETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 205
Sto wag eareas <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 252
Sto wag eco mpartmen ts
Armre st(under )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 252
Ce nter conso le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Ce nter conso le(re ar) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 253
Cu phol ders <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 255
Eye glas ses comp artment............... 253
Gl ove box <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 252
Imp orta ntsafety informa tion ......... 252
Re ar <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 254
Stow agenet <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 254
Sto wag ene t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 254
Sto wag espac e
Umb rellahol der<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 253
Sto wag ewe llbe neath the trunk
flo or <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 255
Summe rtire s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 298
Sun visor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 256
Surro undlighti ng(on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 202
Sus pen sion settin gs
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(e xcep tMer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ..170
Active BodyCo ntrol (ABC)
(Me rced es-AM Gveh icles) .............. 173 18
In
dex

Cent
erconsole Cent
erconsole, upper sect ion Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
COMA
ND 0044
0072
Seatheating 10
1 0087
008E
Seatventilatio n 10
2 0085
00CE
AIRSCA RF 10
2 0083
008F
ParkingAssist
PA RKTRO NIC 17
4 Funct
ion Pag
e 0084
002F
Hazard warn inglamps 11
1 006B
00730074Indicator
lamp 48
006C
00BB
ESP®
(except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) 66
00D6
ECOstart/stop button
(Mercede s-AMGvehicles) 129
i
Invehicle swith theCOMAND multimedia
system, youcan find further information:
R on the multimed iasystem inthe Digital
Operator's Manual
R on the Voice Control System inthe sepa -
rate Operator's Manual Ce
nter conso le
35Ataglanc e

Cent
erconsole, lowersection(excep tMer cedes -AMGvehi cles) Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
St
owage compartmen t 25
3 Cup
holder 25
5 As
htray 25
7 0044
COMA
NDcontroller 0087
Seat
adjust men t 0085
Fav
oritesbut ton 0083
Roof
switch 91
0084
Open
s/clo ses theside win-
dows 88
006B
Ex
tends /retrac tsthewind
sc ree n 94
006C
St
owage compartmen twit h
Media Inte rface Cigare
tte light er 25
2 006D
Sel
ect spark position 13
7 Funct
ion Pag
e 006E
00D6
ECOstart /stopbut ton 12
9 006F
Ac
tivate sth edriv ingdynam -
ics displ ay 16
9 0070
00CC
Adjus tstheveh icle
leve l(veh icleswit hAc tive
Bod yCon trol) 17
0 0071
Ad
jus tsthesuspe nsion set-
tin gs Set
sth esuspe nsion tuning
(veh icleswit hAc tiveBod y
Con trol) 17
0 0072
0063
Man ualdriv epro gram
for theauto matictrans mis -
sion 14
2 0073
Tran
smissio nposi tions 13
8 0074
Sel
ect orleve r 13
5 36
Cent
erconsoleAt aglan ce

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Inthe event ofan accident, the
restraint systemcanalso reduce theforces to
which thevehicle occupants aresubjected.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 43)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 97)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 97).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 45).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 53).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 57). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter fordetails. USAonly:
for further information contactour Customer
Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑3 67‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 40
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seat
belt, ahead bagmay bedeploy edinother
accident situations (Ypage 53).
The head bagonthe front -passenger side
deploy sunder thefollowi ngconditions:
R the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
If the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, thehead bagonthe front -passenger
side deploy sif an appropria teaccident situa-
tion occurs. Inthis case, deploy mentisinde-
pendent ofwhether thefront -passenger seatis
occupied ornot. Occupant
ClassificationSystem
(OCS)
Introduction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe front -passenger
seat. Depending onthat result, thefront -
passenger frontairbag and front -passenger
knee bagareeither enabled ordeactivated.
The system doesnotdeactivate:
R the side impact airbag
R the headba g
R the Emergenc yTensioning Devices
Requirements To
be classified correctly,the front passenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfastened correctly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
agai nstthe seat backrest
R with their feetresting onthe floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the front passenger doesnotobserve these
conditions, OCSmayproduce afalse classifi-
cation, e.g.because thefront passenger:
R transfers theirweight bysupporting them-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch away that their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you install achild restraint systemonthe
front -passenger seat,besure toobserve the
correct positioning ofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjects underorbehind the child
restraint system,e.g.acushion. Fully
retract theseat cushion length.Theentire
base ofthe child restraint systemmustalways
rest onthe seat cushion ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thebackrest ofthe forward-
facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat as
possible againstthe backrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.
The child restraint systemmustnottouch the
roof orbe subjected toaload bythe head
restraint. Adjusttheangle ofthe seat backrest
and thehead restraint positionaccordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguara nteed tofunction
correct ly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufacturer's installationandoperat-
ing instruct ions.
Occupant ClassificationSystem opera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
0044 PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
The indicator lampsinform youwhether the
front -passenger frontairbag isdeactivated or
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stopbutton onceortwice,
or turn theSmartKey toposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesout<00560048004F004900100047004C0044004A0051005200560057004C00460056
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The PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFand
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lampsmust
light upsimultaneousl yfor approximately six
seconds.
Then theindicator lampsdisplaythe status of
the front -passenger frontairbag:
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 seconds, subsequentlybothindicator
lamps areoff(PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONand 48
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upant safetySafety