light MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 User Guide

Suspension
tuning
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-A MGvehicles) ............... 205
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off .................................................1 22
Swi tchin gon media mode
Via the devi celist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 251 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 192
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 324
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 322
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 321
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 330
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 261
Emerg encycall<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 259
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 258
MB info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
Ro adsid eAssi stance button .......... 260
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Veh icleHea lthCheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 262
Tel epho ne
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifuncti on
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Auth orizing amob ile pho ne(co n-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne(gen-
era linfo rma tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 198
Nu mbe rfrom thephoneboo k........ 199
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Re jecting /endingacal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 199
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Co olant (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205Engine
oil(o n-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Ou tsid etemp erature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 192
Setting (clima tecontrol )................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 205
Timi ng(RA CETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 302
Ch ecki ngmanu ally <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 302
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Re ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 304
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 303
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 245
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 304
Tire -chang etoo lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 281
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 282
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 280
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 284
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 316
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316 In
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19

R
malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ngsitua tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eis serviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eis read outbyemplo yeesof the
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldia gnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio nis obtai nedfrom it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nis dele tedfrom themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein which thistechnical data,in
connection withother informatio n(if neces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree dupo nwith thecustomer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl eas wel l.The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eis equ ippe dwith COMAND or
Mercede sme connect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nof the
vehicl eis compil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede sme connect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lor Digital Operator's
Manua land/or theMercede sme connect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eis equ ippe dwith anevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eis equ ippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort periodof time, typi-
call y30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eis desi gned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewas traveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifanon-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition 30
Data
storageIntroductio n

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

Cent
erconsole, lowersection(Mer 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 Funct
ion Pag
e 006D
Sel
ect spark position 13
7 006E
DYN
AMICSELECT con troller 13
2 006F
0063
Man ualdriv epro gram
for theauto matictrans mis -
sion 14
2 0070
00CC
Adjus tsthesuspe n-
sion settings 17
2 0071
00BB
ESP® 66
0072
Tran
smissio nposi tions 13
8 0073
Sel
ect orleve r 13
5 Cent
erconsole
37Ataglan ce

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
0043
003D
Switchestheleft- hand
reading lampon/off 112
0044
004A
Switchestheinter ior
lighting on/off 112
0087
00B7
Operates MAGICSKY
CONTROL 94
0085
0033
Switchestheauto-
matic interiorlighting con-
trol on/off 112
0083
003D
Switchestheright-
hand reading lampon/off 112 Function Page
0084
00D9
MBInfocall button 261
006B
0053
Emergencycall/SO S
button 259
006C
Rear-view
mirror 106
006D
Butt
ons forthe garage door
opener 265
006E
0052
Breakdown assistanc e
call button 260
006F
Eyeglasses
compartment 25338
Overhea
dcontrol panelAtaglance

Res
traint system warn inglamp
The functi onsofthe restrai ntsystem are
checke dafte rthe igniti onisswi tched onand
at reg ular inter valswh ile the engi neisrunni ng.
The refo re,mal functi onscanbedete cted in
goo dtime .
The 0075 restrai ntsystem warning lamp on
the instru ment cluster lights upwhen the igni-
tion isswi tched on.Itgoe sou tno later than a
few seco ndsafterthe vehicleis star ted. The
res trai ntsystem isope rationa l.
A mal functi onhasoccu rredifthe 0075
res trai ntsystem warning lamp:
R doe snot light upafte rthe igniti onis
swi tched on
R doe snot gooutafte ra few seco ndswith the
engi nerunni ng
R lights upagain wh ile the engi neisrunni ng G
WARNI
NG
If the restrai ntsystem ismal functi oning,
res trai ntsystem components maybetrig -
ger edunintentio nallyor may notbetrig -
ger edasintend edinthe eventofan acci -
dent. Thismay affect the Emerg encyTen-
sio ning Devicesorairba gs, forexa mpl e.
The reisaris kof inju ry.
Have therestrai ntsystem checke dand
rep aired imm ediate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist
wo rksho p. PA
SSE NGER AIRBAG indic ator lamp PASSENG
ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp 0043
and PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp 0044are partof the Occu pant Clas sif ica -
tion System (OCS). The
indicator lamps displ aythe statu sof the
front-p asseng erfront airba g:
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONlights upfor
60 seco nds, subse quently bothindicator
la mps areoff(PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONand
OFF): thefront-p asseng erfront airba gis
ab leto dep loyin the eventofan acci dent.
R PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFlights up:the
front passe nger front airba gis dea ctiva ted.
It wi llthen notbedep loye din the eventof
an acci dent.
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindi-
cato rla mp showsthe statu sof the front-
pa sse nger front airba g. The PASSENG ERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp may belit continu -
ou sly orbe off.
Depe nding on the person inthe front-
pa sse nger seat,the front-p asseng erfront air
ba gmus tei ther bedea ctiva tedorena bled;
see thefollowi ng points. Youmus tmake sure
of this both before and during ajou rney .
R Chi ldre nin achi ldres train tsys tem:
wh ethe rthe front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva teddepends onthe
insta lled childres trai ntsystem, andtheage
and size ofthe child.The refo re,besure to
obs erve thenotes onthe "Occup antClas sif i-
cati onSys tem (OCS)"(Ypage 48)and on
"C hildre nin the vehicle" (Y page 57).
The reyouwi llal so find instr uctions onrea r-
wa rdand forw ard-faci ngchildres trai ntsys-
tems onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R Allothe rpers ons:dep endi ngon the classi-
fica tion ofthe person inthe front-p asseng er
sea t,the front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ena bled ordea ctiva ted(Ypage 48).Be
su re to obs erve thenotes on"Se at
bel ts“ (Ypage 41) and "airba gs"
(Y page 45).The reyoucan also find infor-
mati ononthe corre ctsea tpos ition. Se
at belts
In troduc tion Sea
tbel tsare the most effective meansof
res tricti ngthe move ment ofveh icleoccu pants
in the eventofan acci dent orthe vehiclerol l-
ing over.Thi sred uce sthe riskof veh icleoccu -
pa nts comi nginto conta ctwith parts ofthe
veh icleinter ioror bei ng ejecte dfrom thevehi-
cle .Furth ermore,the seatbel thel pstokeep Oc
cupan tsafe ty
41Safety Z

section
forsecuring objects,luggageorloads
(Y page 252).
Fastening seatbelts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 42)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 43). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 97).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly outofseat belt
guide 0087and engage belttongue 0044into
belt buckle 0043.
The seat beltonthe driver’s seatandthe
front -passenger seatmaybetightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(Y page 44).
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
In order toattach thechild restraint system
securely inthe vehicle, theseat beltonthe
front -passenger seatisequip pedwith aspe-
cial seat beltretractor .Further information on
the "Special seatbeltretractor "(Y page 57).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam- aged
seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop.
X Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the
belt back.
Seat beltadjustment The
seat-belt adjustment isan integral partof
the PRE-SA FE®
conven iencefunction. This
function adjuststhedriver's andfront -
passenger seatbelttothe upper bodyofthe
vehicle occupants.
The belt strap istightened slightlywhen:
R the belt tongue isengaged inthe buckle and
R the ignition isswitched on
The seat-belt adjustment willapply acertain
retraction forceifany slack isdetected
between thevehicle occupant andtheseat
belt. Donot hold ontothe seat belttightly
while itis adjusting.
You canswitch theseat-belt adjustment on
and offinthe on-board computer
(Y page 204).
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle
occupants mustweartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeawarning tone.
Regard lessofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has alread ybeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstarted. Ifthe doors are
closed andthedriver's orfront -passenger seat
belt hasnotbeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upagai nafter thesixsec-
onds. Assoon asthe driver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arefastened orafront
door isopened again,the 0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened after
the engine isstarted, anadditional warning
tone willsound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fastened.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront - 44
Occ
upant safetySafety

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.
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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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OFF):
thefront -passenger frontairbag is
able todeploy inthe event ofan accident.
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFlights up:the
front passenger frontairbag isdeactivated.
It will then notbedeploy edinthe event of
an accident.
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
is off, only thePASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatus ofthe front -
passenger frontairbag. ThePASSE NGERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lampmaybelitcont inu-
ously orbe off.
If the status ofthe front -passenger frontair
bag changes whilethevehicle isin motion, an
air bag displa ymessage appearsinthe instru-
ment cluster (Ypage 218). When thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied, alwayspay atten-
tion tothe PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp. Beawa reofthe status ofthe front -
passenger frontairbag both before andduring
the journey. G
WARNING
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp islit, the front -passenger frontairbag
is disabl ed.Itwill notbedeploy edinthe
event ofan accident andcannot perform its
intended protective function.Aperson inthe
front -passenger seatcould then,forexam-
ple, come intocontactwith thevehicle's
interior, especiallyifthe person issitting too
close tothe dashboa rd.This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
When thefront -passenger seatisoccupied,
alwa ysensure that:
R the classification ofthe person inthe
front -passenger seatiscorrect andthe
front -passenger frontairbag isenabled or
disabl edinaccordance withtheperson in
the front -passenger seat
R the front -passenger seathasbeen moved
back asfar back aspossible .
R the person isseated correctly.
Make sure,bothbefore andduring thejour-
ney, thatthestatus ofthe front -passenger
front airbag iscorrect . G
WARNING
If you secure achild inarearward-facing
child restraint systemonthe front -
passenger seatandthePASSE NGERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lampisoff, thefront -
passenger frontairbag candeploy inthe
event ofan accident. Thechild could be
struck bythe airbag. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatthefront -passenger frontair
bag hasbeen deactivated. ThePASSE NGER
AIR BAG OFFindicator lampmust belit.
NEVER usearearward-facing childrestraint
on aseat protected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRBAG infront ofit;DEA THorSERIOUS
INJURY tothe child canoccur.
If the PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
stays off,donot install arearward-facing child
restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.
You canfind more information onOCS under
"Proble mswith theOccupant Classification
System" (Ypage 51). G
WARNING
If you secure achild inaforward-facing child
restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat
and youposition thefront -passenger seat
too close tothe dashboa rd,inthe event of
an accident, thechild could:
R come intocontactwith thevehicle's inte-
rior ifthe PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampislit, for example
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
is off
This poses anincreased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Alway smove thefront -passenger seatasfar
back aspossible andfully retract theseat
cushion length.Alwaysmake surethatthe
shoulde rbelt strap iscorrect lyrouted from
the vehicle seatbeltguide tothe shoulde r
belt guide onthe child restraint system.The
shoulde rbelt strap mustberouted forwards
and downwards fromtheseat beltguide . Occ
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aysob ser vethe childres trai ntsystem
ma nuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc tions.
If OC Sde term inestha t:
R The front-p asseng ersea tis uno ccup ied, the
PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator lamp
li ghts upafte rthe self-tes tand remains lit.
Thi sind icates thatthe front-p asseng erfront
ai rba gis de acti vated .
R The front-p asseng ersea tis occu pied bya
chi ldof up totwe lvemonth sol d, inasta nd-
ar dchi ldres trai ntsystem ,the PASSENG ER
AIR BAG OFFindicator lamp lights upafte r
the self-tes tand remains lit. Thi sind icates
tha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba gis
de acti vated .
But evenin the caseof atwe lve-month -old
chi ld,in asta nda rdchi ldres trai ntsystem ,
the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp can gooutafte rthe self-tes t.Thi sind i-
cate stha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba g
is ena bled .The resultof the classifica tionis
de pende nton, among othe rfac tors ,the
chi ldres trai ntsystem andthechild's sta t-
ur e. Ma kesure tha tthe cond itions foracor-
rect classifica tionar emet. Ifthe
PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator lamp
rem ains off, donot installa chi ldres trai nt
sy stem onthe front-p asseng ersea t.
R The front-p asseng ersea tis occu pied bya
pe rso nof sma ller sta ture (e.g. atee nag eror
sma llad ult), the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFF
ind icator lamp either lights upand remains
li t afte rthe self-tes tde pendi ng on the result
of the classifica tionor, alterna tively,goe s
ou t.
- Ifthe PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp isoff, move thefront-p asseng ersea t
as far back aspossi ble.
- Ifthe PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp islit, ape rso nof sma ller sta ture
sho uld not usethe front-p asseng ersea t.
R The front-p asseng ersea tis occu pied byan
ad ultor ape rso nof corr espond ingstature ,
the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp goesou tafte rthe self-tes t.Thi sind i-
cate stha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba g
is ena bled .
If chi ldren aretrav eling inthe vehicle, be sure
to obser vethe notes on"Child ren inthe vehi-
cle "(Y page 57) .
Whe nthe Occu pant Clas sifica tionSys tem
(OC S)isma lfunctio ning,the red 0075 restrai nt sy
stem warning lamp onthe instrum entclus-
ter and thePASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindica-
tor lamp light upsimu ltaneo usly.The front-
pa sse nge rfront airba gis de acti vated inthi s
cas eand does not deploy during anacci dent.
Hav ethe Occu pant Clas sifica tionSys tem
(OC S)che cked andrepaired imm ediatel yat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.Mer cedes-B enz
reco mme ndsthatyo uus ean author ized
Mer cedes-B enzCenter forthispu rpo se.
If the front-p asseng ersea t,the seatcove ror
the seatcus hion areda ma ged, have the nec-
ess aryrep airwo rkcar riedou tat aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksh op.Mer cedes-B enzreco m-
mend stha tyo uus ean author izedMer cedes-
Benz Center forthispu rpo se.
For safety reasons ,Mer cedes-B enzreco m-
mend stha tyo uonl yus esea tacce ssoriestha t
ha ve been appro ved byMer cedes-B enz.
Dep loym ent ofthe driver 'sairba gdo es not
mea ntha tthe front-p asseng erfront airba g
de ploy sas well. The Occu pant Clas sifica tion
Sys tem (OCS)cate gorizesthe occu pant on the
front-p asseng ersea t.Dep endingontha t
res ult, the front-p asseng erfront airba gis
ei ther enabled ordeacti vated .
Se lf-ch eckof the Occupant Class ifica-
tio nSys tem (OCS ) G
DA
NGER
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFand
PASSENG ERAIR BAG ONindicator lamps do
not both light upduring theself-tes t,the
sy stem isma lfunctio ning.The front-
pa sse nge rfront airba gmig htbe trig gered
uni ntenti onally or mig htnot betrig geredat
al lin the eventofan acci dent with high
de cel era tion.Thi spo ses anincr eased riskof
inju ryor eve nfata linju ry.
In thi scas ethe front-p asseng ersea tma y
not beused .Do not installa chi ldres trai nt
sy stem onthe front-p asseng ersea t.Hav e
the Occu pant Clas sifica tionSys tem (OCS)
che cked andrepaired imm ediatel yat a
qu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op. G
WA
RNING
If the PASSENG ERAIR BAG OFFindicator
la mp rem ains lit afte rthe self-tes t,the front- 50
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