2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER light

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veBod yCont rolABC (excep t
Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Set ting theveh icle level Gene
ralnot es
The vehiclelev elcan beset usin gth e
DY NA MIC SELECT but ton(Y page 133)or the
lev elbut ton. The setting always correspo nds
to thelast selected fun ction .
In ord erto red uce fuel consumpt ionand
impr ovethedri vin gdyn amic s,theveh icleis
lower edasits spee dinc reas es.IntheSp ort
and Sport Plusdri ve pro gram s,itis lower ed
by up to0.5in (13 mm)co mp ared totheno r-
mal vehicle level.In theComf ortand CURV E
driv eprog rams,itis lower edbyup to0.2in
(5 mm) compared totheno rm alveh icle level.
As thespee dis reduc ed,theveh icle israise d
up totheset vehicle heigh t.
Sel ect theno rm alleve lfor norm alroad surfa-
ces and theraise dleve lfor driv ingwith snow
ch ains oron part icular lypoor roadsurfaces .
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
The vehicle islower edsligh tlyinthefoll ow-
ing situatio ns:
R theSPO RTsuspe nsion settingis selec ted
at theno rm alveh icle level
R theeng ineisswit ched off
Pers onsin thevic init yof thewheel archor
th eunde rbodymay thus bec ome trapped.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Mak esure that nobody isin thevic init yof
th ewheel archor theunde rbodywhen you
swit choff theeng ine. Set
tingra ised level X
Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Mak esure that aspee dof 75 mph
(12 0km /h) isno texc eeded .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
isnot lit:pres sbut-
to n0043.
If th eeng inehas been switched off bythe
ECO start /stopfun ction ,it is no wres tarted.
In dicat orlamp 0044light sup. The vehicle is
raise dby 1.2in (31 mm).
Set tingth enor mallevel
X Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
islit:pres sbutt on0043.
In dicat orlamp 0044goes out.The vehicle is
adjus tedto norm alleve l
The "Raised level"set tingis can celed ifyou:
R are drivingfast erthan appro ximately
75 mph (120km/ h).
R drive forapproximat elythree minut esata
speed over50mph (80km/ h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion .
Suspension tuning General
notes
The elect ro-hydraulically controlled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comf ort.You canalso choose
between asport y,apartic ularly sporty,acom-
fort able andacomf ortable modewithcurve
tilt ing func tion (CURVE). 170
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X
Swi tch onthe multime diasy stem. Further
info rma tion canbefou ndinthe Digi talOpe r-
ato r'sManua l.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
The driving dynami csdispl ayappea rsinthe
mul time diasy stem displ ay.
The followi ng info rma tion onthe vehicle's
ope ratingstatu sis displ ayed inthe driving
dy nami csdispl ay:
R Drive programsel ected (Ypage 133 )
R Accel erator ped alpos ition sho wnin%
R Brake pedalpos ition sho wnin%
R Steer ingang le
R Activi tyof the ABC spring stru ts
R Veh iclelevel displ ay(Y page 170)
R Leve lsetti ngsanimati on
R G-FO RCEcross displ aying longitu dinal and
la tera lacce lerati on(onl yava ilab lein Spo rt
or Spo rtPlu sdri ve pro grams) Ac
tive Body Control (ABC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Se tting thevehic leleve l Gen
eral notes
The vehiclelevel can beset using the
DYNAM ICSELECT controller(Y page 132) or
the on-bo ardcomp uter(Y page 172 ).The set-
ting alwa yscorre sponds tothe last sel ected
functi on.
In ord erto red uce fuelconsu mptionand
imp rove thedriving dynami cs,the vehicleis
lo we red asits spe edincre ases. Inthe Spo rt
and SportPlu sdri ve pro grams itis lowe red by
up to0.5 in(13 mm),and inthe Comfort drive
pro gramby up to0.2 in(5 mm )comp aredto
the norma lveh iclelevel .As the speedis
red uce d,the vehicleis rai sed uptothe set
veh iclehei ght.
Each timeyoustar tthe engi newith the Smar t-
Key orthe Start/Sto pbu tton, theComfort
dri ve pro gramisacti vate d.For further informa -
tion abou tstar ting theengi ne,see
(Y page 127).
Sel ect the norma lle vel fornorma lroa dsu rfa -
ces and theraised level fordriving with snow
cha insoron particu larly poo rroa dsu rfa ces. Impo
rtant safetynotes
The vehicleis slightl ylo we red when the engi ne
is swi tched off. G
WARNI
NG
Whe nthe vehicleis bei ng lowe red ,peo ple
cou ldbeco metrap ped ifthei rlimbs are
betw eenthevehiclebod yand thewheel sor
und erne aththe vehicle. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Ma kesure no one isund erne aththe vehicle
or inthe imm ediate vicinity ofthe wheel
arch eswhen the vehicleis bei ng lowe red .
Se tting raisedleve l X
Ma kesure that theengi neisrunni ngorthat
it ha sbee nswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on.
X Ma kesure that aspe edof75 mph
(120 km/h )is not excee ded.
X Ifsymb ol0044 0044
isno tsho wn:pre ss0059
or 0065 onthe stee ring wheel tosel ect the
Driv eAssist Driv
eAssistmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Vehi clelevel Vehi
clelevel.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The followi ng mes sage appea rs:0043 Vehi ‐ Vehi
‐
cle levelPres s'OK' toRais e cle
levelPres s'OK' toRais e.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
If the engi nehasbee nswi tched offbythe
ECO start/stop function,itis now resta rted.
Symb ol0044 appea rs.The vehiclehei ght is
ad juste dto raised level . 17
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Setting
thenormal level X
Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifsymbol 0044 0044
isshown: press0059
or 0065 onthe steering wheeltoselect the
DriveAssist DriveAssist
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button toselect
Vehicle level Vehicle
level.
X Press the0076 button.
The following messageappears:0043Vehi‐ Vehi‐
cle level Press'OK'toLower cle
level Press'OK'toLower.
X Press the0076 button.
Icon 0044isfaded out.Thevehicle isadjusted
to normal level
The "Raised level" settingis canceled ifyou:
R are driving fasterthanapproximately
75 mph (120 km/h).
R drive forapproximately threeminutes ata
speed over50mph (80km/h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion.
Suspension tuning General
notes
The electro- hydraulicallycontrolled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comfort .You canalso choose
between aparticularly sportyoracomfort able
tuning.
The suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individual lyand depends on:
R the road surface condition ,e.g. bumps
R the vehicle load
R the drive program selected
Your selection remainssavedevenifyou
remove thekey from theignition lock. Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, thecomfort able
settin gis activated. Forfurther information
about startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 127).
Selec tingsports tuning The
firmer settingof the suspension tuningin
sports modeensures evenbetter contactwith
the road. Select thismode ifyou favor afirmer
suspension setting.
X Make surethattheengine isrunning orthat
it has been switched offbythe ECO start/
stop funct ion.
X Ifindicator lamp0044 0044
isnot lit:press but-
ton 0043.
Indicator lamp0044lights up.Sports suspen-
sion tuning isselected.
The AMG Suspension SystemSPORT AMG
Suspension SystemSPORTmes-
sage appears inthe multifunct iondisplay .
Selec tingcomfort tuning In
comfort mode,thedriving characterist icsof
your vehicle aremore comfort able.Select this
mode ifyou favor amore comfort abledriving
style. Driving
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0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice or
slu sh. The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncor-
rectl y.Clea nthe sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare
not toscra tchordamag ethem (Ypage 278 ).
Rang e Front
sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(appr ox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(appr ox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(appr ox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(appr ox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (appr ox.
20 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (appr ox.
15 cm) If
there isan obs tacl ewi thin thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rn-
ing tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the
mini mum ,the distance maynolonger be
sho wn.
Warni ngdisplays Wa
rning displ ayfor the front area
0043 Segm entsonthe left-ha ndsideof the vehi-
cle
0044 Segm entsonthe right-ha ndsideof the
veh icle
0087 Ope rationa lrea diness segments
The warning displ ayssho wthe distance
betw eenthesens orsand theobstacl e.The
wa rning displ ayfor the front areais locate don
the dashb oard above thecenter airvents. The
wa rning displ ayfor the rearare ais locate don
the cove rbeh indthe seatsinthe rear
pa sse nger comp artme nt.
The warning displ ayfor each sideof the vehi-
cle isdivid ed into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. Ifye llow ope rationa lrea diness seg-
ments 0087light up,Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC
is ope rationa l. Dri
vin gsys tems
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The
selected transmission position andthe
direction inwhich thevehicle isrolling deter-
mine which warning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunnin g. Tra
nsmission posi-
tion War
ning display 005B
Fron
tarea active 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isrolling back-
wards Rear
andfront areas
active 005D
No
areas active One
ormore segment slight upasthe vehicle
approaches anobstacle, depending onthe
vehicle's distancefromtheobstacle. Inaddi-
tion, warning tonesare issued.
When thedistance tothe obstacle issufficient ,
you willhear aninter mittentwarning tone.The
shorter thedistance tothe obstacle, the
shorter thefrequency ofthe inter mittentwarn-
ing tonesbecomes. Whentheminimum dis-
tanc eis reached, youhear acont inuous warn-
ing tone. <00270048004400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057
004C005900440057>
ingPark ingAssist
PARKTRON IC 0043
Deact ivates/act ivatesParking Assist
PARKTRONIC
0044 Indicat orlamp
If indicator lamp0044lights up,Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeactivated. Active Parking
Assist isthen alsodeactivated.
i Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isautomati-
cally activated whenyouturn theSmart Key
to position 0048inthe ignition lock. 176
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Problems
withParking AssistPARKTRONIC Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.You also
hear awarning tonefor
approximately twosec-
onds.
Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeacti-
vated afterapprox-
imately fiveseconds
and theindicator lamp
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC hasmalfunction edand hasbeen deac-
tivated.
X Ifproblems persist,haveParking AssistPARKTRONIC checkedat
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. Only
thered segments
in the Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC warning
display sare lit.Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC is
deactivated after
approximately fivesec-
onds. The
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC sensorsaredirty orthere isinter-
ferenc e.
X Clean theParking AssistPARKTRONIC sensors(Ypage 278).
X Switch theignition backon. The
problem maybecaused byan extern alsource ofradio orultra-
sound waves.
X Check tosee ifParking AssistPARKTRONIC worksatadifferent
location. Active
Parking Assist
General notes Act
ive Parking Assistisan electron icparking
aid with ultrasound. Itmeasures theroad on
both sides ofthe vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parkingspace.Active
steering intervention canassist youduring
parking andwhen exiting aparking space.You
can also stilluse Parking AssistPARKTRONIC
(Y page 174).
Import antsafety notes Act
ive Parking Assistismerely anaid. Itis not
a replacement foryour atten tiontoyour imme-
diate surroundings. Youarealwa ysresponsi-
ble forsafe maneuvering, parkingandexiting a
parking space.Makesurethatnopersons, ani-
mals orobject sare inthe path ofyour vehicle.
When Parking AssistPARKTRONIC isdeactiva-
ted, Active Parking Assistisalso unavaila ble. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the
Act ive Parking Assistparking procedure. G
WARNING
While parking orpulli ngout ofaparking
space, thevehicle swingsoutand candrive
onto areas ofthe oncomin glane. Thiscould
cause youtocollide withother roadusers or
object s.There isarisk ofan accident.
Pay atten tiontoother roadusers orobject s.
Stop thevehicle ifnecessary orcancel the Driving
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X
Dep endingonthe mes sage oras req uired ,
shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005B or005E
wh en the vehicleis sta tionar y.
Activ ePa rkin gAssi stimm ediatel ystee rsin
the othe rdi recti on.The ParkingAss ist Par
kingAss ist
Act ive Accelerateand Brake Act
ive Accelerateand Brake
Obs erveSur roundings Obs
erveSur roundings message appe ars
in the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
i Yo
uwi llach ieve the best res ults by waiting
for the stee ringpro ced ureto comp lete
be for epu lling away.
If yo uba ck up after acti vatio n,the stee ring
wh eelis mov edtothe stra ight-a head posi-
tio n.
X Driv efor wa rds and revers eas pro mpte dby
the Parkin gAssi stPAR KTRONICwa rning
di sp lays ,sev eraltime sif nece ssary.
Once youha ve exited theparkin gsp ace com-
pl ete ly,the stee ringwh eelis mov edtothe
stra ight-a head positio n.Yo uhe ar atone and
the Active ParkingAss ist Finished Act
ive ParkingAss ist Finishedmes -
sa ge appe arson the multifu nctio ndisp lay. Yo u
wi llthe nha ve tostee rand mergeinto traffic
on your ow n.Parkin gAssi stPAR KTRONICis
sti llav ailabl e. Yo ucan take overthe stee ring
be for ethe vehicleha sexi ted theparkin g
sp ace comp letel y.Thi sis us efu l,for exa mpl e
wh en youreco gnizetha tit is alrea dypossi ble
to pullou tof the parkin gsp ace .
Ca ncelin gAc tiv eParki ngAssist Yo
ucan canc elActiv ePa rkin gAssi stat any
time .
X Stop themov eme ntofthe multifu nctio n
stee ringwh eelor stee ryo ursel f.
Activ ePa rkin gAssi stwillbe canc eled at
once .The Active ParkingAss ist Can‐ Act
ive ParkingAss ist Can‐
cel ed cel
edmes sage appe arsin the multifu nctio n
di sp lay.
or X Pre ssthe "Parking AssistPAR KTRONIC"but-
ton onthe cente rcons ole (Y page 176) .
Pa rkin gAssi stPAR KTRONICis sw itch edoff
and Activ ePa rkin gAssi stisimm ediatel y
canc eled .The Active ParkingAss ist Act
ive ParkingAss ist
Can celed Can
celedmes sage appe arsin the multi-
fu nctio ndisp lay. Activ
ePa rkin gAssi stiscanc eled automa tically
if:
R pa rkin gus ing Activ ePa rkin gAssi stisno
lo nge rpo ssi ble
R youar edri vin gfa ster than6 mph (10km/h )
R awh eelsp ins ,ESP ®
inte rvenes orfails. The
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp lights upinthe
ins trument cluster .
A wa rning tone sounds .The parkin gsy mbo l
di sa pp ears and theActive Parking Act
ive Parking
Ass ist Canceled Ass
ist Canceledmes sage appe arsin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
Wh enActiv ePa rkin gAssi stiscanc eled ,yo u
mu stalwa ysstee rag ain yo ursel f. Rea
rvi ew camera
Ge neral notes Re
ar vie wcam era0043isan optica lpa rkin gand
ma neu vering aid. Itsho wsthe area behind
yo ur veh iclewi th guide lines inthe multimed ia
sy stem .
The area behind the vehicleis disp laye das a
mir ror ima ge,as inthe rearvie wmir ror.
i The
text showninthe multimed iasystem
di sp layde pends onthe langu agesetti ng.
The followi ng areexa mpl esofrea rvie w
cam eradisp lays inthe multimed iasystem .
Impo rtant safety notes The
rearvie wcam eraisonl yan aid. Itis not a
rep laceme ntfor your atte ntionto your imm edi-
ate surro und ings.Yo uar ealwa ysres ponsi ble
for safe ma neu vering and parkin g.Ma kesure
tha tthe reareno perso ns, anima lsor objects
in the maneu vering area when youar ema neu -
ver ing orparkin g. Dr
ivi ng system s
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Under
thefollowi ngcircumstances, therear
view camera willnotfunction, orwill function
in alimited manner:
R ifthe trunk lidisopen
R in heavy rain,snow orfog
R at night orinvery dark places
R ifthe camera isexposed tovery bright light
R ifthe area islit by fluorescent bulbsor LED
lighting (thedispla ymay flicker)
R ifthere isasudden changeintemperature,
e.g. when driving intoaheated garagein
winter
R ifthe camera lensisdirty orobstructed.
Observe thenotes oncleaning
(Y page 278)
R ifthe rear ofyour vehicle isdamage d.Inthis
case, havethecamera position andsetting
checked ataqual ified speciali stworkshop.
The field ofvision andother functions ofthe
rear view camera mayberestrict eddue to
additional accessories onthe rear ofthe vehi-
cle (e.g. license plateholder, bicycle rack).
On vehicles with<004B0048004C004A004B0057001000440047004D00580056005700440045004F
0048[ chassis,
leaving thestandard heightcanresult ininac-
curacies inthe guide lines,depending ontech-
nical conditions.
i The
cont rast ofthe displa ymay beaffec-
ted bythe sudden presence ofsunlight or
other lightsources, e.g.when exiting a
garage. Payparticular attentioninthis situa-
tion.
i If
usabi lityisseverely restricted,e.g. due
to pixel errors, havethedispla yrepaired or
replaced.
Activating/ deactivating therear view
camera X
To activate: makesurethattheSmartKey
is in position 0048inthe ignition lock.
X Make surethattheActivation byRgear Activation
byRgear
function isselected inthe multimedia sys-
tem; seetheDigital Operator's Manual.
X Engage reverse gear.
The multimedia systemshowsthearea
behind thevehicle withguide lines.
The image fromtherear view camera is
avail able throughout themaneuvering proc-
ess. To
deactivate: therear view camera deacti-
vates ifyou shift thetransmission toposition
005D, orafter driving forwards ashort distance.
The inner segments ofthe warning indicator
are displa yedinred ifthere isacomplete sys-
tem failure.The indicator lampinthe
PARKTRONIC buttonlightsup.
If the system failsatthe rear ofthe vehicle:
R the rear segments areshown inred when
backing up.
R the rear segments arehidden whendriving
forwards.
Displays inthe multim ediasystem The
rear view camera mayshow adistorted
view ofobstacles, showthemincorrect lyor
not atall. The rear view camera doesnotshow
objects inthe followi ngpositions:
R very close tothe rear bumper
R under therear bumper
R in close range above thehandle onthe trunk
lid
! Objects
notatground levelmayappea rto
be further awaythan theyactually are,e.g.:
R the bumper ofaparked vehicle
R the drawba rof atrailer
R the ball coupling ofatrailer towhitch
R the rear section ofan HGV
R aslanted post
Use theguide linesonlyfororientation.
Approach objectsnofurther thanthebot-
tom-most guideline. 0043
Yello wguide lineatadistance ofapprox-
imately 13ft(4.0 m)from therear area
0044 White guidelinewithout steering input–
vehicle widthincluding theexterior mirrors
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