2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER wheel

appear
sin themult ifunction display. Ifyou
have still no tst art ed tosteer and have not
tak enhold ofthest eeri ngwheel afterfivesec -
on ds atthelate st,a warn ingtone also soun ds
to rem indyou totak econ trol of theveh icle.
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isthen swit ched topas-
sive .Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
rem ains active.
Activ ating Activ eSt eeri ngAssist
X Sel ect theAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICwith ActiveSt eeri ngAssist func-
tio nusin gth eon -bo ard com pute r
(Y page 200).
The Active SteeringAssist On Act
ive SteeringAssist Onmes -
sage appear sin themult ifunction display.
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isact ivat ed.
Infor mation inthemu ltifu ncti ondispla y If
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isact ivat edbut not
ready forast eeri nginterv ent ion,st eeri ng
wheel symbo l0043 appear sin gray. Ifth esys-
te m prov ides youwith suppo rtby mean sof
st eeri nginterv ent ions,symbo l0043 isshow nin
gre en.
Deact ivatingActiv eSt eeri ngAssist
X De act ivat eth eAc tiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NICwith ActiveSt eeri ngAssist func-
tio nusin gth eon -bo ard com pute r
(Y page 200).
The Active SteeringAssist Off Act
ive SteeringAssist Offmes-
sage appear sin themult ifunction display.
Ac tiveSt eeri ngAssist isdeac tivate d.
When ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICis
deac tivate dor notavailabl e,Ac tiveSt eeri ng
As sist isdeac tivate dauto matically. HOLD
functi on
Gener alnot es The
HOL Dfun ction can assis tth edriv erinthe
foll owin gsit uatio ns:
R When pullingaway, especially onsteep
slope s
R When maneuver ingonsteep slope s
R When waitingintraff ic
The vehicle iske pt statio narywith outthe
driv erhavin gto depr essthebrak epedal.
The brak ingeffect iscan celed and theHOL D
fun ction deac tivate dwhen youdepr essthe
acc eler atorpedal topull away.
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th eveh icle ison lybrak edusin gth eHOL D
fun ction ,th eveh icle may rollaway inthefol-
lowin gsit uatio nswhen youleave theveh i-
cle :
R ifth ere isamalf unctionin thesyst emor
in thevolt age supply
R ifth eHOL Dfun ction isdeac tivate dby
depr essingtheacc eler atorpedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.by aveh icle occupant
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
Always deactivate theHOL Dfun ction and
sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away
befo reyou leave it.
! When
ActiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
or theHOL Dfun ction isact ivat ed, theveh i-
cle brak esauto matically incer tain situa-
tio ns.
To avoid damage totheveh icle,deac tivate
Ac tiveDis tan ceAssist DISTRO NICandthe
HOL Dfun ction inthefoll owin gor simi larsit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
De act ivat ing theHOL Dfun ction (Ypage 167). 166
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ingsyst emsDriv ingand parking

The
damping istuned individually toeach
wheel anddepends on:
R your driving style,e.g.sporty
R the road surface conditions
R the selected driveprogram (Ypage 133).
Selecting theComfort orEcono my
dr ive program s In
the Comfort andEcono mydrive programs,
the driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
more comfor table.Select oneofthese drive
programs ifyou favor amore comfor tabledriv-
ing style. Alsoselect thesedriveprograms
when driving fastonstraight roads,e.g.on
straight stretches ofhighway.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theComfort orEcono mydrive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode The
firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thisdrive pro-
gram when employing asporty driving style,
e.g. onwinding countryroads.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode The
firmer suspension settings inthe Sport
Plus drive program ensureevenbetter contact
with theroad. Select thismode whenemploy-
ing asporty driving style,e.g.onwinding coun- try
roads or,ideally ,when driving onclosed
race circuits.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043repeat-
edly until theSport Plusdrive program is
selected.
Activating thedriving dynam icsdis-
play Using
thedriving dynamics displayinthe mul-
timedia systemdisplay,you can seethedrive
program youselected aswell asadditional
inform ationonthe vehicle's operating state.
X Switch onthe multimedia system.Further
inform ationcanbefound inthe Digital Oper-
ator's Manual.
X Press button 0043.
The driving dynamics displayappears inthe
multimedia systemdisplay.
The following informationonthe vehicle's
operating statusisdisplay edinthe driving
dynamics display:
R Drive program selected (Ypage 133)
R Acc elerator pedalposition shownin%
R Brake pedalposition shownin%
R Steer ingangle
R Damping settingselected
R G-FORCE crossdisplay inglongitudinal and
lateral acceleration (onlyavailabl ein Sport
or Sport Plusdrive programs) Driving
systems
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Acti
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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systemsDriving andparking

The
suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individually anddepends on:
R the road surface condition,e.g. bumps
R the vehicle load
R the drive program selected
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart -
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton ,the Comfort
drive program isactivated. Furtherinformation
about startingthe engine (Ypage 127).
Selecting Comfortmode In
the Comfort driveprogram, thedriving
charact eristics ofyour vehicle aremore com-
fort able. Select thismode ifyou favor amore
comfor tabledriving style.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheComfort drive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thismode ifyou
favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport Plusdrive program ensureseven
better contactwith theroad. Select thismode
if you favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport Plus
drive program isselected. Selecting
theCURVE setting
In the CURVE driveprogram, thecurve tilting
funct ionisactivated. Thevehicle tiltsbyup to
2.65 degrees intobends. Thetiltfunct ionand
the comfor tsuspension tuningincrease driving
comfor tin corn ers.CURVE isavailab lein the
speed rangebetween 9mph (15km/ h)and
112 mph (180 km/h).Sel ect this mod eon
wi ndi ng roa dsinpa rticu lar. Ou tsid ethis speed
rang e,the CURVE drive pro gramisthe same
as the Comfort drive pro gram.
The curv etil ting functi onmoni torstheroadin
front ofyour veh icleby mea nsofacame ra
atta ched atthe top ofthe windsh ield .Thi s
functi onisau toma tically acti veifyo usel ect
the CURVE drive pro gram.The system is
ope rationa lat spe eds ofup to112 mph
(180 km/h ).
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELECT button 0043asmany
time sas neces sary unti lthe CURVE drive
pro gramissel ected .
The system isdea ctiva tedifyo usel ect adi ffer -
ent drive pro gram.
The system maybeimp aired ormay notfunc-
tion if:
R youare driving more slowlythan 9mph
(15 km/h )or fas ter than 112mph
(180 km/h ).
R the vehicleis ful lyladen.
R youdri ve with very highlatera lacce lerati on.
Ac tivati ngthe drivi ngdynami csdis -
play Usi
ngthe driving dynami csdispl ayinthe mul-
time diasy stem displ ay,yo ucan seethedrive
pro gramyousel ected aswellas additiona l
info rma tion onthe vehicle's ope ratingstate . Dri
ving sys tems
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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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vin gsys temsDriving and parking

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
systems
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parkin
gprocedure withtheParkin gPackage
with rearview camera.
! If
they cannotbe avoided, driveover
obstac lessuch ascurbs slowly andatan
obtuse angle.Otherwise, youmay damage
the wheels ortires.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist mayalsoshow parkin g
spaces whicharenot suitable forparkin g,for
example:
R where parkingor stoppin gis prohibited
R in fron tof driveways orent ranc esand exits
R on unsuitable surfaces
Parkin gtips:
R on narro wroads, driveasclose tothe park-
ing space aspossible
R parkin gspaces thatarelittered orover-
grown mightbeident ifiedormeasured
incor rectly
R parkin gspaces thatarepartially occupied
by trailer drawbars mightnotbeident ified
as such orbe measured incorrectly
R snowfall orheavy rainmay lead toaparkin g
space beingmeasured inaccurately
R pay attention tothe warning messages of
Parkin gAssist PARKTRONI Cduring the
parkin gprocedure (Ypage 175)
R you can interven ein the steer ingprocedure
to corr ectitat any time. Active Parkin g
Assist willthen becanc eled
R when transport ingaload which protrudes
from yourvehicle, youshould notuse Active
Parkin gAssist
R never useActive Parkin gAssist whensnow
chains areinstalled
R make surethatthetire pressures arealways
corr ect.This hasadirect influen ceon the
parkin gcharact eristicsof the vehicle
Use Active Parkin gAssist forparkin gspaces:
R parallel oratright angles tothe direct ionof
trav el
R on straight roads, notbends
R on the same levelasthe road, e.g.noton
the pavement
Detecting parking spaces Objec
tslocated abovethedetec tionrange of
Ac tive Parkin gAssist willnotbedetec ted
when theparkin gspace ismeasured. These are
not taken intoaccoun twhen theparkin g
procedure iscalculated, e.g.overhan ging
loads, tailsect ions orloading rampsoftruc ks.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist maytherefore guide you
int othe parkin gspace tooearly. G
WARN
ING
If ther eare objec tsabove thedetec tion
range:
R the Parkin gPackage withrearview cam-
era may steer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
objec ts
This could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an acciden t.
If objec tsare located abovethedetec tion
range, stopanddeactiv atethe Parkin gPack-
age with rearview camera.
Furt herinfor mation aboutthedetec tionrange
(Y page 174).
Ac tive Parkin gAssist doesnotassist youpark-
ing inspaces perpendic ulartothe direct ionof
trav elif:
X Two parkin gspaces arelocated directlynex t
to one anot her.
X The parkin gspace isdirect lynex tto alow
obstac lesuch asalow curb.
X You park forwards.
Ac tive Parkin gAssist doesnotassist youpark-
ing inspaces thatareparallel oratright angles
to the direct ionoftrave lif:
R the parkin gspace ison acurb
R the system readstheparkin gspace asbeing
block ed,forexample byfoliage orgrass
paving blocks
R the area istoo small forthe vehicle to
maneuver into
R the parkin gspace isbordered byan obsta-
cle, e.g. atree, apost oratrailer G
WARN
ING
If ther eare objec tsabove thedetec tion
range:
R Ac tive Parkin gAssist maysteer tooearly
R the vehicle maynotstop infron tof these
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This
could cause acollision. Thereisarisk
of an accident .
If object sare located abovethedetect ion
range, stopanddeactivate Active Parking
Assist . 0043
Detec tedparking spaceonthe left
0044 Parking symbol
0087 Detec tedparking spaceonthe right
Act ive Parking Assistisswitched onautomati-
cally when driving forwards. Thesystem is
operational atspeeds ofup toapproximately
22 mph (35km/ h).Whi lein ope ration, the
sy stem indepe ndentl ylo cate sand measures
pa rking spaces onboth sides ofthe vehicle.
Active Parking Assistwillonly detectparking
spa ces:
R pa ral lelor atright ang lesto the directi onof
trav el
R pa ral lelto the directi onoftrav eland atleas t
59 in(1.5 m)wid e
R pa rallel to the directi onoftra vel and atleas t
39.5 in(1.0 m)longer thanyo ur veh icle
R at right ang lesto the directi onoftrav eland
at leas t39.5 in(1.0 m)wid ertha nyo ur veh i-
cle
Wh endrivin gat spee ds below 19 mph
(30 km/h ),yo uwi llse epa rki ng symbo l0044 as
a sta tus indicator inthe instrument cluste r.
Wh enapa rki ng space hasbe en detecte d,an
ar row towards the right or the left also
ap pe ars. By default, Activ ePa rki ng Assi stonl y
di sp lays parki ng space son the front-
pa sse nge rsi de .Pa rki ng space son the driver 's
si de aredisp laye das soo nas the turnsigna l
on the driver 'sside isacti vated .Wh enparki ng
on the driver 'sside ,thi smu strem ain acti vated
unti lyo uconfi rmthe useof Activ ePa rki ng
Assi stby pre ssing the 0076 button onthe mul-
tifu nctio nste ering wheel.The syste mautoma t-
ica lly de term ineswh eth erthe parki ng space is
pa rallel or atright ang lesto the directi onof
tra vel . A
pa rki ng space isdisp laye dwh ile yo uar e
dri vin gpa st it, and untilyo uar eap pro xim ately
50 ft(15 m)awa yfrom it.
Pa rki ng G
WA
RNI NG
Acti veParki ng Ass istonl ysu pp orts youwi th
ac tiv este ering inte rventio n.Ifyo udo not
ap plythe brakes yourse lf,the reisthe risk of
an accid ent.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfwh ile
ma neu vering and parki ng. G
WA
RNI NG
Th ePa rki ng Packa gewith rea rvi ew camer a
onl ysu pp orts youwi th activ este ering inte r-
ven tion.Ifyo udo not applythe brakes your-
se lf,the reisthe risk ofan accid ent.
Alw aysap plythe brakes yourse lfwh ile
ma neu vering and parki ng.
X Stop thevehiclewh en the parki ng space
sy mbo lsho wsthe desired parki ng spacein
the instrumen tclu ste r.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005E.
Th eSta rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK Sta
rtParkingAss ist?Yes :OK
No: No:
0038 message appe arsin the multifu nc-
tio ndisp lay.
X To canc elthe proc edure:pressthe 0038
bu tton onthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel
or pullaw ay.
or X To
park using Activ ePark ingAs sist:
pre ssthe 0076 button onthe multifu ncti on
ste ering wheel.
Th ePar kingAss ist Active Acceler‐ Par
kingAss ist Active Acceler‐
ate andBrakeObserveSur roundings ate
andBrakeObserveSur roundings
mes sage appe arsin the multifu ncti ondis-
pl ay .
X Let goofthe multifu ncti onsteering wheel.
X Ba ck up the vehicle, be ing readytobra keat
al ltim es.Wh enbackin gup ,dri ve atasp ee d
be low ap pro xim ately6mph (10km/h ).Oth - Dr
ivi ng system s
179Drivi ng andparki ng Z