ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2016 R231 Owner's Guide

The "Raised level" setting is canceled if you:
Rare driving faster than approximately
75 mph (120 km/h).
Rdrive for approximately three minutes at a
speed over 50 mph (80 km/h).
Suspension tuning
General notes
The electronically controlled ABC suspension
system features improved driving dynamics
and ride comfort.
The ABC suspension system is tuned individ-
ually to each wheel and depends on:
Rthe road surface condition, e.g. bumps
Rthe vehicle load
Ryour individual selection of the sporty or
comfort button
Selecting sports tuning
XMake sure that the engine is running or that it has been switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
XIf indicator lamp ;is not lit:press but-
ton :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up. Sports suspen-
sion tuning is selected.
The AMG
SuspensionSystemSPORTmes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
The firmer setting of the suspension tuning in
sports mode ensures even better contact
with the road. Select this mode if you prefer a
firmer suspension setting. Selecting comfort tuning
XMake sure that the engine is running or that
it has been switched off by the ECO start/
stop function.
XIf indicator lamp ;is lit:press but-
ton :.
Indicator lamp ;goes out. Comfortable
suspension tuning is selected.
The AMG Suspension System COMFORT
message appears in the multifunction dis-
play.
In comfort mode, the driving characteristics
of your vehicle are more comfortable. Select
this mode if you favor a more comfortable
driving style.
Driving conditions menu in the
COMAND display
You can display some driving systems and
additional information in the COMAND dis-
play.
XCall up the driving conditions menu in the
COMAND display (
Ypage 315).
The corresponding displays appear in the
COMAND display.
198Driving systems
Driving and parking

Useful information
i
This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional equip-
ment of your vehicle available at the time of
publication of the Operator's Manual.
Country-specific differences are possible.
Please note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features described. This
also applies to safety-related systems and
functions.
iRead the information on qualified special-
ist workshops (
Ypage 34).
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving
when operating the on-board computer.
GWARNING
If the instrument cluster has failed or mal-
functioned, you may not recognize function
restrictions in systems relevant to safety. The
operating safety of your vehicle may be
impaired. There is a risk of an accident.
Drive on carefully. Have the vehicle checked
at a qualified specialist workshop immedi-
ately.
The on-board computer only shows messages
or warnings from certain systems in the mul-
tifunction display. You should therefore make sure your vehicle is operating safely at all
times.
If the operating safety of your vehicle is
impaired, pull over as soon as it is safe to do
so. Contact a qualified specialist workshop.
For an overview, see the instrument panel
illustration (
Ypage 41).
Displays and operation
Instrument cluster lighting
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the
displays and the controls in the vehicle inte-
rior can be adjusted using the brightness con-
trol knob.
The brightness control knob is located on the bottom left of the instrument cluster
(
Ypage 41).
XTurn the brightness control knob clockwise
or counter-clockwise.
If you turn the light switch to Ã,Tor
L, the brightness is dependent upon
the brightness of the ambient light.
iThe light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of
the multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not illuminated.
Speedometer with segments
The speedometer is divided into segments
only on vehicles with DISTRONIC PLUS.
The segments in the speedometer indicate
which speed range is available.
RDISTRONIC PLUS activated (Ypage 182):
One or two segments in the set speed
range light up.
RDISTRONIC PLUS detects a vehicle in front
that is driving at a slower speed than the
stored speed:
222Displays and operation
On-board computer and displays

Rthe ignition has been switched off for morethan four hours.
R999 hours have been exceeded.
R9,999 miles have been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 miles have been
exceeded, the trip computer is automatically
reset From Reset
.
ECO display
The ECO display is not available in Mercedes-
AMG vehicles.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
ECO DISPLAY
.
If the ignition remains switched off for longer
than four hours, the ECO display will be auto-
matically reset.
For further information on the ECO display,
see (
Ypage 175).
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the menu only dis-
plays approximate range :.
XPress the=or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
menu.
XPress9or: to select the display
with approximate range :and current fuel
consumption ;.
Approximate range :that can be covered
is calculated according to your current driv-
ing style and the amount of fuel in the tank.
If there is only a small amount of fuel left in
the fuel tank, a vehicle being refueled C
appears instead of approximate range :.
Recuperation display =shows you if
energy has been recuperated from the
kinetic energy in overrun mode and saved
in the battery. Recuperation display =
depends on the engine installed and is
therefore not available in all vehicles.
Digital speedometer
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Trip
menu.
XPress the9or: button to select
digital speedometer ;.
Gearshift recommendation :Zcan also
appear in the display.
Observe the information on gearshift rec-
ommendation :when shifting manually
(
Ypage 165).
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: a gearshift rec-
ommendation is shown in the status bar of
the multifunction display and not in the dig-
ital speedometer display.
226Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

XPress the:or9 button to set the
color to SOLAR
,SOLAR Orangeor SOLAR
Red.
XPress the aor% button to save the
setting.
Activating/deactivating surround light-
ing and exterior lighting delayed switch-
off
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Light
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress :or9 to select the Sur‐
round Lightingfunction.
If the Surround
Lightingfunction is acti-
vated, the multifunction display shows the
light cone and the area around the vehicle
in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Deactivating delayed switch-off of the exte-
rior lighting temporarily:
XBefore leaving the vehicle, turn the Smart-
Key to position 0in the ignition lock.
XTurn the SmartKey to position 2in the igni-
tion lock.
The exterior lighting delayed switch-off is
deactivated.
Delayed switch-off of the exterior lighting is
reactivated the next time you start the
engine.
If you have activated the Surround Light‐
ingfunction and you turn the light switch to
Ã, the following functions are activated
when it is dark:
Rsurround lighting: the exterior lighting
remains lit for 40 seconds after unlocking
with the SmartKey. If you start the engine,
the surround lighting is switched off and
automatic headlamp mode is activated
(
Ypage 122).
Rexterior lighting delayed switch-off: the
exterior lighting remains lit for 60 seconds
after the engine is switched off. If you close all the doors and the trunk lid, the exterior
lighting goes off after 15 seconds.
iDepending on your vehicle's equipment,
when the surround lighting and delayed
switch-off exterior lighting are on, the fol-
lowing light up:
RParking lamps
RLow-beam headlamps
RDaytime running lamps
RSide marker lamps
RSurround lighting in the exterior mirrors
Activating/deactivating the interior light-
ing delayed switch-off
If you activate the Interior Lighting
Delayfunction, the interior lighting remains
on for 20 seconds after you remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock.
XPress the =or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Light
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
XPress the :or9 button to select the
Interior Lighting Delay
function.
If the Interior
LightingDelayfunction
is activated, the multifunction display
shows the vehicle interior in orange.
XPress the abutton to save the setting.
Vehicle
Activating/deactivating the automatic
door locking mechanism
If you activate the Automatic Door Lock
function, the vehicle is centrally locked above
a speed of approximately 9 mph (15 km/h).
XPress the=or; button on the steer-
ing wheel to select the Sett.
menu.
XPress the:or9 button to select the
Vehicle
submenu.
XPress ato confirm.
234Menus and submenus
On-board computer and displays

The example describes how to set the sur-
round sound for radio mode.
XTo switch surround sound on/off:press
the $ button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
XSelect Soundby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Surroundand press Wto confirm.
XSelect Logic7®OnorLogic7®Offby turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu is
exited.
XTo exit the menu without saving: press
the k back button or slide XVYthe
COMAND controller.
iPlease note the following: for the opti-
mum audio experience for all passengers
when Logic7
®is switched on, the balance
should be set to the center of the vehicle
interior.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing video DVD media.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/ s.
Surround sound playback does not func-
tion for mono signal sources, such as for
AM radio mode.
If radio reception is poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7
®, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from conven-
tional stereo playback.
iThe Logic7®Onfunction creates a sur-
round sound experience for every
passenger when playing stereo recordings, for example. It enables optimum playback
of music and films on CD or video DVD with multichannel audio formats, such as MLP,
dts or Dolby Digital. This results in sound
characteristics like those intended by the
sound engineer when the original was
recorded.
iIf you select
Logic7®Off, the sound sys-
tem plays the tracks as stored on the
medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
all passengers.
Bang & Olufsen sound system
You can optimize the sound in the vehicle with
the Bang & Olufsen sound system and the
True
Image™ sound technology. The Sound
Modefunction enables you to focus the selec-
ted sound setting within the vehicle.
The example describes how to set the opti-
mum sound for radio mode.
Selecting the sound setting for True
Image™
XPress a number key, such as $.
XSelectSoundby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Bang&Olufsenand press Wto con-
firm.
A menu appears. A #dot marks the current
setting for True Image™.
XSelect referenceorsurroundand press
W to confirm.
Rreference
300At a glance
COMAND

This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio atmos-
phere in your vehicle.
Rsurround
This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos.
:Current position of the sound setting
For the optimum musical enjoyment, you can
focus the sound image precisely on one seat.
This means you are right at the center of the
listening experience, with all system param-
eters being precisely calculated for the selec-
ted position. The result is authentic music
reproduction inside the vehicle.
Focusing the sound setting
XPress the $button.
XSelect Soundby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Bang&Olufsenand press Wto con-
firm.
A menu appears. A #dot marks the current
setting for Sound Mode.
Depending on the vehicle model series
XSelect left,allor rearand press Wto
confirm.
or
XSelect left,allor rightand press Wto
confirm.
XTo exit the menu: press thekback
button or slide XVYthe COMAND control-
ler.
iPlease note the following: you will achieve
the best sound results on your Bang & Oluf-
sen sound system by playing high-quality
CDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
224 kbit/s.
When playing using an iPod
®, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s.
For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the “EQ” setting on the
iPod®.
Surround-sound playback does not func-
tion for mono signal sources, such as the
medium wave range (MW) in radio mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from conven-
tional stereo playback.
Character entry (telephony)
Example: entering characters
: *Switches the character bar to upper-
case/lowercase letters
;pSwitches the character bar from
uppercase/lowercase letters to dig-
its
= BChanges the language of the char-
acter bar
?2Deletes a character/an entry
The example describes how to enter the sur-
name “Schulz”.
At a glance301
COMAND
Z

Display settings
Setting th ebrightness
The brightness detecte dby th edisplay ligh t
sensor affects th esetting option sfo rthis
function .
XPressW.
XSelectSettingsby turnin gcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelec tDispla yand press Wto confirm .
XSelectBrightnes sand pressWto con-
firm.
XAdjust th ebrightness by turnin gcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller and press Wto con-
firm.
Display design
Your COMAN Ddisplay feature soptimize d
design sfo roperation durin gdaytime and
night-time hours. You can customiz eth e
design by manually selecting day or night
design ,or opt fo ran automatic setting .
XPressW.
XSelectSettingsby turnin gcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelec tDispla yand press Wto confirm .
XSelectDay Mod e,Night Mod eorAuto‐
maticby turnin gcVd theCOMAN Dcon-
trolle rand press Wto confirm .
A dot indicates th ecurren tsetting .
DesignExplanation
Day Mod eThe display is set perma-
nently to day design .
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design .
AutomaticIf theAutomaticsetting
is selected, COMAN D
evaluates th ereadings
from th eautomatic vehi-
cl eligh tsensor and auto-
matically switches
between th edisplay
designs.
Time settings
General information
If COMAN Dis equipped wit h anavigation sys-
te m and has GPS reception ,COMAN Dauto-
matically set sth etime and date. You can
chang eth etime in minut eincrements. The
dat ecan also be changed.
iIf you adjust th etime in minut eincre-
ments ,any time zone setting sand setting s
fo rchangin gbetween summer and stand -
ard time are lost. Switchin gbetween sum -
mer and standard time (
Ypage 309).
iThe following navigation system function s
require th etime, time zone and summer /
standard time to be set correctl yin order to
wor kproperly:
Rrout eguidanc eon routes wit htime-
dependen ttraffic guidanc e
Rcalculation of expecte dtime of arrival
iWit hthis function ,you can set th etime fo r
every display in th evehicle.
Setting th etime/date forma t
XPress theW button.
XSelectTim eby turnin gcVd the COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
308System settings
COMAND

ded before selling or transferring ownership
of your vehicle, for example.
Data on the internal hard drive, e.g. music
files in the MUSIC REGISTER, will be deleted.
You can also delete music files from the
MUSIC REGISTER using the "Delete all music
files" function (
Ypage 459).
XPress theWfunction button.
XSelect Systemby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Resetand press Wto confirm.
A warning message appears asking
whether you wish to reset.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, a prompt will appear again
asking whether you really wish to reset to
the factory settings.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset and restarted.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Vehicle functions
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described.
Climate control status display
The climate status display in the COMAND display
(example)
If you change the settings of the climate con-
trol system, the climate status display
appears for three seconds at the bottom of
the screen in the COMAND display. You will
see the current settings of the various climate
control functions.
Overview of climate control systems, see the
separate vehicle operating instructions.
The climate status display appears when:
XYou turn the temperature control and set
the temperature.
or
XYou turn the control to set the airflow.
or
XYou press one of the following buttons:
K Increases air flow
I Decreases air flow
¿ Switches climate control on/off
á Switches the ZONE function on/off
à Controls the air conditioning auto-
matically
ñ Sets the climate control style in auto-
matic mode (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE)
_ Sets the air distribution
M, PorO Sets the air distribu-
tion
¬ Turns on the defrost function
Ù Turns on maximum cooling
314Vehicle functions
COMAND

COMAND can give incorrect navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traff icsituation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. Dig ital maps donot cover all areas nor
all routes inan area. For example, a route may
have been diverted or the direction of a one-
way street may have changed.
For th isreason, you must always observe
road and traff icrules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Navigation announcements are intended to
dire ct you whiledriving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-
sulting the map display for directions. Look-
ing at the icons or map display can distract
you from traffic cond itions and driving, and
increase the risk of an accident.
General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation
system
The navigation system must determine the
position of the vehicle before first use or
whenever operational status isrestored.
Therefore, you may have to drive for a while
before precise route guidance ispossible.
GPS reception
Among other things, correct functioning of
the navigation system depends on GPS recep-
tion. Incertain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may beinterference or
there may beno reception at all,e.g. in tun-
ne lsor parking garages.
iUsing roof carriers may impair the correct
functioning of a roof antenna (phone, sat-
ellit e radio, GPS).
Entry restriction
On veh icles for certain countries, there isa
restriction on entering data.
The restriction isactive from a vehicle speed
of above approximately 3 mph (5 km/h).As soon as the speed falls below approximately
2 mph (3 km/h), the restriction becomes
inactive.
When the restriction is active, certain entries
cannot be made. This will be indicated by the
fact that certain menu items are grayed out
and cannot be selected.
The following entries are not possible, for
example:
Rentering the destination city and street
Rentering a destination via the map
Rentering POIs in the vicinity of a city or via a
name search
Rediting entries
Rusing the number keypad for direct entry
Other entries are possible, such as entering
points of interest in the vicinity of the desti-
nation or current position.
Switching to navigation mode
Map showing the menu; route guidance inactive
:
Status bar
;Main function bar
=Current vehicle position
?Navigation menu bar
XPress the Øfunction button.
The map is displayed with the menu either
shown or hidden.
or
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The map is displayed with the menu shown.
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COMAND
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XTo create a new category:selectNewand
press Wto confirm.
XEnter the name of the category. Character
entry (
Ypage 301).
XSelect the ¬icon and press Wto con-
firm.
A list with icons appears. You can assign an
icon to the category.
XSelect a symbol by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
You have created a new category with a
name and icon. This category appears
when selecting the display on the map or
when selecting the destination.
XTo rename a category, to change an
icon: select Rename
orChange Iconand
press Wto confirm.
XProceed as described under "To create a
new category".
XTo delete a category: selectDeleteand
press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the cat-
egory should be deleted.
iIf you delete a category, all points of inter-
est of this category are also deleted.
XSelect Yesand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, the category will be
deleted.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed. Managing personal POIs
XCall up the "Personal POIs" menu
(
Ypage 341).
XSelect
Manage Categories for Per‐
sonal POIsin the menu and press Wto
confirm.
XSelect Not Classified,COMANDor your
own category and press Wto confirm.
XSelect a personal POI and press Wto con-
firm.
The personal point of interest is displayed.
For further information on managing personal
POI categories (
Ypage 344):
RRenaming
RChanging the category
RDeleting
Saving personal POIs
There are three ways to save personal points
of interest. You must insert an SD memory
card to do so. The No
MemoryCardmessage
otherwise appears.
Personal POIs and routes are saved on the
memory card in the same data format in
which the geographical data is stored. This
format is based on the open GPX ( GPS
Exchange) format.
Option 1
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 447).
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XHide the menu to show the map in full
screen mode (
Ypage 322).
XPress Wthe COMAND controller for longer
than two seconds.
The current position of the vehicle is saved
as a personal POI on the SD memory card in
the Not Classified
category.
iThe crosshair position is saved in the
scrolling map function (
Ypage 367).
Navigation343
COMAND
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