ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

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kwheel sand tires for damag eat least
on ce amon th.Chec kwheel sand tires after
driv ingoff-road oron roug hroad s.Dam aged
wheel scan caus ealoss oftirepre ssur e.Pay
part icular attentio nto damag esuc has:
R cut sin thetir es
R punc tures inthetir es
R tears inthetir es
R bulges ontires
R def orm ationor sev ere corrosio non wheel s
Regular lych eck thetir etread dept hand the
co ndi tionof thetread across thewhole width
of all tires (Y page 297). Ifne ces sary, turnth e
fr on twheel sto full lockin ord erto ins pec tth e
inn erside ofthetir esurf ace.
All wheel smust haveavalv ecap topro tect
th evalv eagain stdirt and mois ture.Do not
moun tanyt hingon to thevalv eot her than the
st and ard valvecap orother valvecaps
appro vedbyMer cedes-Ben zfor your vehicle.
Do notuse anyother valvecaps orsyst ems ,
e.g .tir epre ssur emon itorin gsyst ems .
Regular lych eck thepre ssur eof all thetir es
part icular lyprio rto lon gtrips. Adjus tth etir e
pre ssur eas neces sary (Ypage 299).
The servicelife oftires depen ds,amon got her
th ing s,on thefoll owin gfac tors:
R Dr ivin gst yle
R Tire pressur e
R Dis tan cecover ed Not
eson tiretread G
WAR
NING
If th ere isins ufficie nttiretread, thetir etrac-
tio ndec reas es.The tiretread isno longer
able todiss ipatewate r.This increas esthe
ris kof hydr oplan ingwhen theroad surface
is wet ,part icular lywhen theveh icle'sspee d
is no tadapt edtotheroad condi tions.Ther e
is aris kof an acc iden t.
When thetir epre ssur eis toohigh ortoo
low, tires may wear differe ntly at diff ere nt
poin tson thetir etread. Therefore, regularly
ch eck thetir etread dept hand theco ndi tion
of thetread across thewhole widthof all
tir es. Min
imum tiretread dept hon :
R Sum mer tires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm)
For safe tyreas ons,have thetir es rep lace d
bef ore they reac hth elegally prescribe dmin -
imum tiretread dept h. Mark
ing0043sho wswher eth ebar indicat orfor
tr ead wear (arrow) isint egr atedint oth etir e
tr ead.
Tre adwear indicat ors (TWI )are required by
law. Sixindicat ors are posi tionedon thetir e
tr ead. They arevisible once atread dept hof
appr oximat ely00CD in(1.6 mm)ha sbe en
re ach ed. Ifth is isthecas e,thetir eis so worn
th at itmust berepl aced . Select
ing,mou nting and replacing
tir es
Tire sand wheels
R On lymoun ttir es and wheels ofthesame
type andmake.
Ex cep tion:itis perm issibleto moun ta dif-
fer ent type ormak ein theeven tof aflat
tir e. Obse rveth e"MOE xtend edtires (tires
with run-flat charac terist ics)"sec tion
(Y page 281).
R On lymoun ttir es ofthecor rectsiz eon to the
wheels .
R Break innew tires atmode ratespee dsfor
th efir st 60 miles (100km). Thenew tires
on lyreac hth eir full perf ormanceaft erthis
dist ance. Oper
ation
297Wheels andtires Z

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city All
models 19.8
USgal
(75 .0l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
3.7 USgal
(14.0 l) Al
lot her models Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Gasol
ine Fue
lgrade
! Do
not use diesel torefue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accid entall yrefue lwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system .Even smallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresu ltin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworksho pand have thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng premi um-gra deunle aded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstanda rdEN 228 oran equ iva-
lent speci ficatio n.
Fuel ofthis speci ficatio ncan contain upto
10% ethanol .You rvehicl eis E10-compati-
ble .You canrefue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dto increas edwea ras wel las dama geto
the fuel system ,engine andexhau stsystem .
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system ,engine andexhau st
system .
Observ ethe notes onopera tingfluids.
! Never
refuelusi ng:
R Diesel
R Reg ulargaso linewith anoctane number
low erthan 91RON Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci ties
325Techn ical data Z

repla
cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet. Co
olan t
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If antifreeze comesintocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury.
Let the engine cooldown before youadd
antifreeze. Makesurethatantifreeze isnot
spil led next tothe filler neck. Thorou ghly
clea nthe antifreeze fromcomponents
before starting theengine.
! Only
addcoola ntthat hasbeen premixe d
with thedesi redantifreeze protection. You
could otherwi sedama gethe engine.
You canfind additional notesonthe coola nt
in the follo wing places:
R in the Mercede s-BenzSpecifica tionsfor
Service Products,MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
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0048004700480056[ -benz.com
- on the Mercede s-BenzBeVoapp
R aqua lified specia lizedworkshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui table coolantmixture,
even incountries wherehightempera tures
preva il.
Otherwi se,the engine coolingsystem isnot
suffi ciently protected fromcorrosio nand
overhea ting.
i Have
thecoola ntregu larlyrepla cedata
qua lified specia listworkshop andthe
repla cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet.
Comp lywith theimporta ntsafety notesfor
service productswhen handlingcoola nt
(Y pag e324) .
The coola ntisamixture ofwater andanti-
freeze/corrosi oninhib itor.Itis responsi blefor
the follo wing:
R anti-corrosio nprotection
R antifreeze protection
R rais ingthe boiling point If
the coola nthas antifreeze protection down
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling point ofthe cool-
ant duri ngopera tionisapp roximatel y266 ‡
(130 †).
The antifreeze/corro sioninhib itorconcentra-
tion inthe engine coolingsystem should:
R be atlea st50% .This willprotect theengine
cooli ngsystem against freezing downto
app roximatel y-35 ‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifree zeprotection down
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwi se,heat willnot
be dissi pated aseffectivel y.
If the vehicl ehas lost coola nt,add equal
amou ntsofwater andantifreeze/corro sion
inhib itor.
Mercede s-Benzrecommends anantifreeze/
corrosio ninhib itorconcentrate inaccorda nce
with MBSpecifica tionsforService Products
310.1.
i When
thevehicl eis first delivered, itis fil-
led with acoola ntmixture thatensures ade-
qua teantifreeze andanti-corrosio nprotec-
tion.
i The
coola ntischecked withevery mainte-
nance interval ataqua lified specia listwork-
shop.
Fil lin gcapaci ties Missi
ngvalu eswere notavailable attime of
going toprint. Model Capaci
ty SL
450 Approx.
10.8USqt
(10.2 l) SL
550 Approx.
12.5USqt
(11.8 l) Merce
des‑AMG
SL 63 Merce
des‑AMG
SL 65 Approx.
10.5USqt
(10 l) 32
8 Service
products andfilling capacitiesTechnical data