seats MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 User Guide

Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteering wheel.Thereisarisk of
injury.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
The electrically adjustablesteeringwheelcan
still beadjusted whenthereisno SmartK eyin
the ignition lock. Adjust
ingthe steering wheelelectri-
cally 0043
Adjust sthe steering wheelheight
0044 Adjust sthe steering wheelposition (fore-
and-aft adjustment )
i Further relatedsubjects:
R EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature (Ypage 103)
R Stor ingsettin gs(Y page 107) EASY
-ENTR Y/EXITfeatur e
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive offwhile theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XIT
feature ismaking adjustment s,you could
lose controlofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk of
an accident.
Always waituntil theadjustment processis
complete beforedriving off. G
WARNING
When theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature adjusts
the steering wheel,youand other vehicle
occupants –particularly children–could
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
While theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature ismak-
ing adjustment s,make surethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe steering
wheel. Steering
wheel
103Seats,steering wheeland mirrors
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If
somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismov-
ing.
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
When theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheelandthedriver's seat,you
and other vehicle occupants –particul arly
childre n–could become trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Whil ethe EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature ismak-
ing adjustments, makesurethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe seat and
the steering wheel.
If somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R press oneofthe memory function mem-
ory buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismoving
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
If you useopenings inthe body work or
detachab leparts assteps, youcould :
R slip and/or fall
R dama gethe vehicle andcause yourself to
fall .
There isarisk ofinjury.
Alway suse secure climbingaids,e.g. asuit-
abl elad der.
The EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature makesgetting
in and outofyou rvehicle easier.
You canactivate anddeactiva tethe EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT featureinthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). Posi
tion ofthe steering wheelwhen
the EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature isactive The
steering wheelswings upwhen you:
R remove theSmartKey fromtheignition lock
R open thedriver's doorwithKEYLESS- GOin
positio n1
R open thedriver's doorandtheSmartKey is
in positio n0092 or0047
i The
steering wheelmoves upwards onlyif
it has notalrea dyreached theuppe rsteer-
ing limiter.
Posi tion ofthe steering wheelfor driv-
ing The
steering wheelismoved tothe last selec-
ted positio nwhen:
R the driver's doorisclosed
R you insert theSmartKey intotheignition
lock
or
R you press theStart/St opbutton onceon
vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automa ticallymoved tothe previou slyset
positio n.
The lastpositio nof the steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesetting withthememory
function (Ypage 107).
Crash-responsi veEAS Y-EX ITfeature If
the crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature is
triggered inan accident, thesteering column
wil lmove upwards when thedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespectiveofthe posi-
tion ofthe SmartKey inthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasi erto exit thevehicle andrescue
the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature isonly
opera tional ifthe EASY-E XIT/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). 104
Steering
wheelSeats, steerin gwhe eland mirrors

Mirrors
Exteri
ormirrors
Adjusting theexteri ormirrors G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
The exterior mirroronthe front-passeng er
side reducesthesize ofthe imag e.Visi ble
objects areactua llycloser thantheyappear.
This means thatyoucouldmisjud gethe dis-
tance fromroaduserstraveli ngbehi nd,e.g.
when changi nglane .There isarisk ofan
accide nt.
For this reas on,alwaysmake sureofthe
actua ldista ncefrom theroad userstraveli ng
behi ndbyglancing overyourshou lder. X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Press button 0043for the left exterior mirror
or button 0044for the right exterior mirror.
The indica torlamp inthe correspo ndingbut-
ton lights upinred.
The indica torlamp goesoutagainafter
some time.Youcanadju stthe sele cted exterior
mirrorusing button 0087aslong as
the indica torlamp islit.
X Press button 0087up, dow n,to the right orto
the left.
The exterior mirrormustbeset toaposi tion
that provi desyou with agood overvi ewof
traffic conditions.
The convex exterior mirrorsprovidealarg er
fiel dof visi on.
The exterior mirrorsareautomatica llyhea ted
after starting thevehicl eif the rear windo w
defros terisswi tched onand theoutsi detem-
pera ture islow .Mirror heating lastsup to10
minutes.
i You
canalsohea tup the exterior mirrors
manua llyby swi tching onthe rear windo w
defros ter.
Fo lding theexteri ormirrors inor out
ele ctrical ly X
Make surethattheSmartKey isin posi tion
0047 or0048 inthe ignitio nlock.
X Briefl ypress button 0043.
Both exterior mirrorsfoldinor out.
i Make
surethattheexterior mirrorsare
alw aysfolde dout fullywhi ledrivi ng.They
coul dotherwi sevibra te.
Exteri ormirror pushed outofposi tion If
an exterior mirrorhasbeen pushed outof
posi tion, procee das foll ows:
X Move theexterior mirrorintothecorrect
posi tion manua lly.
The mirror housingisengag edaga inand
you can adju stthe exterior mirrorsasusu al
(Y pag e105) . Mirrors
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Using
reversegear You
canadjust theexterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sidetoaposition thatallows youto
see therear wheel onthat side assoon asyou
engage therever segear. Thissettingcan be
stor edusing memor ybutt onM0085.
X En sure thattheSmart Keyisin position 0048
in the ignit ionlock .
X With theexterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sideactiv ated, usebutton0087 to
adjust theexterior mirror .The rear wheel
and thecurb should bevisible inthe exterior
mirror .
X Press memor ybutt onM0085 and one ofthe
arrows onbutt on0087 within three secon ds.
The parkin gposition isstor edifthe exterior
mirror doesnotmove.
X Ifthe mirror moves outofposition ,repeat
the steps .
Calling upastor edpar king position
sett ing X
Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock.
X Selec tthe exterior mirror onthe fron t-
passenger sideusing button0044.
X En gage reversegear.
The exterior mirror onthe fron t-passenger
side moves tothe stor edparkin gposition .
The exterior mirror onthe fron t-passenger side
moves backtoits original position :
R as soon asyou exceed aspeed of9mph
(1 5km/ h)
R ifyou press button0043 for the exterior mirror
on the drive r'sside Mem
oryfunct ion Stor
ingsett ings G
WARN
ING
If you usethememo ryfunc tion onthe driv-
er's side while driving,you could losecon-
tr ol of the vehic leas aresult ofthe adjust -
men tsbeing made. Thereisarisk ofan acc i-
dent .
Only usethememo ryfunc tion onthe driv-
er's side when thevehic leisstat ionar y. G
WARN
ING
When thememo ryfunc tion adjust sthe seat,
you and othervehic leocc upant s– part icu-
larly childr en–could becom etrapped. There
is arisk ofinjury.
While thememo ryfunc tion ismakin gadjust -
men ts,make surethatnoone hasany body
part sin the sweep ofthe seat.
If someo nebecom estrapped, pressamem-
ory posit ionswitc hor seat adjust ment
switc himmed iately. G
WARN
ING
Children couldbecom etrapped ifthe yact i-
vat ethe memo ryfunc tion,part icularly when
unat tended. There isarisk ofinjury.
Never leavechildrenunsuper visedinthe
vehic le. Mem
oryfunct ion
107Seats,steer ingwheel andmirrors
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When
leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivat edvia
Mercedes meconn ect.
The memory functioncan beactivat edatany
time, e.g.even when theSmart Keyisnot in
the ignition lock.
With thememory function,youcan store upto
three differen tsett ings, e.g.forthree differen t
people.
The following settings arestored asasingle
memory preset:
R Position ofthe seat, backres tand head
restr aint
R Driver 'sside: steerin gwheel position
R Driver 'sside: position ofthe exterior mirrors
on the driver's andfront-passenger sides X
Adj ust the seat electr ically(Ypage 99).
X On the driver's side,adjust thesteerin g
wheel (Ypage 103)andtheexterior mirrors
(Y page 105).
X Press memory buttonMand one ofthe stor-
age position buttons1, 2or 3within three
secon ds.
The settings arestored inthe selected pre-
set position. Aton esounds whentheset-
tings havebeen complet ed. Calling
upastored setting X
Press andhold therelevant storageposition
button 1,2or 3until theseat, steerin g
wheel andexterior mirrors areinthe stored
position.
i The
settingprocedure isinter rupted as
soon asyou release thestorage position
button . 108
Memor
yfunctionSeats, steering wheelandmirrors

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
operating safetyofyour vehicle maybe
restr icted.
You could losecontrolofthe vehicle, for
example:
R when braking
R in the event ofabrupt steeringmaneuvers
and/or whenthevehicle's speedisnot
adapted tothe road condit ions
There isarisk ofan accident .
In the event ofashort circuit orasimilar
incident ,cont actaqualified specialist work-
shop immediately. Donot drive anyfurther.
You should haveallwork involving thebat-
tery carried outataqualified specialist
workshop.
For further informationabout ABSandESP®
,
see (Ypage 60)and (Ypage 65). G
WARNIN
G
Elect rostat icbuild-up canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks, whichcouldignite thehighly
explosive gasesofabattery. Thereisarisk
of an explosion.
Before handling thebattery, touchthevehi-
cle body toremove anyexistin gelectrost atic
build-up.
The highly flammable gasmixt ureforms when
charging thebattery aswell aswhen jump-
start ing.
Always makesurethatneither younorthebat-
tery iselectrost aticallycharged. Abuild-up of
electrost aticcharge canbecaused, forexam-
ple:
R by wearing clothingmade fromsynthet ic
fibers
R due tofrict ionbetween clothingand seats
R ifyou push orpull thebattery acrossthe
carpet orother synthet icmaterials
R ifyou wipe thebattery withacloth G
WARNIN
G
During thecharging process,abattery pro-
duces hydrogen gas.Ifashort circuit occurs
or sparks arecreated, thehydrogen gascan
ignite. Thereisarisk ofan explosion. R
Make surethatthepositive terminalof a
conn ected battery doesnotcome into
cont actwith vehicle parts.
R Never placemetal object sor tools ona
battery.
R Itis important thatyouobserve the
described orderofthe battery terminals
when connectin gand disconn ectingabat-
tery.
R When jump-st arting,makesurethatthe
battery poleswithidentical polarityare
conn ected.
R Itis particularly importanttoobserve the
described orderwhen connectin gand dis-
conn ectin gthe jumper cables.
R Never connectordisconn ectthe battery
termin alswhile theengine isrunnin g. G
WARNIN
G
Batt eryacid iscaustic. Thereisarisk of
injury.
Avoid contactwith skin, eyesorclothin g.Do
not inhale anybattery gases.Donot lean
over thebattery. Keepchildren awayfrom
batteries. Washawaybattery acidimmedi-
ately withplenty ofclean water andseek
medical attention. H
Environmental
note Batt
eries containpollutants.
It is illegal todispose of
them withthehousehold
rubbish. Theymust becol-
lected separately anddis-
posed ofinan environ men-
tally responsible recycling
system. Dispose
ofbatteries inan
environ mentallyresponsible
manner .Take discharged
batteries toaqualified spe-
cialist workshop ortoacol-
lection pointforused bat-
teries. 286
Bat
tery (vehicl e)Breakdown assistance

0043
B-pil lar, dri ver' ssid e Maxi
mum permis siblegros sveh icle
we ight rating X
Speci fication formaxi mum grossvehi cle
we igh t0043 islisted inthe Tireand Loading
Informa tionplaca rd:"The combi nedweigh t
of occu pants and carg oshou ldnever
excee dXXX kilograms orXXX lbs."
The gros swe igh tof allvehi cleoccu pants, load
and lugga gemus tnot excee dthe specified
val ue.
i The
specificati ons show non the Tireand
Loa ding Informa tionplaca rdinthe illu stra-
tion areexampl es.The maxi mum permis si-
bl e gros svehi cleweigh trati ngisvehi cle-
spe cificand may differ from thatinthe illu s-
trati on.You canfind thevalidmaxi mum per-
mis siblegros svehi cleweigh trati ngfor your
vehi cleonthe Tireand Loading Informa tion
pl aca rd. Number
ofseats Maxi
mum numberofsea ts0043 indi cates the
maxi mum numberofoccu pants allow edto
trave lin the vehi cle. Thisinfor mationcan be
fou ndonthe Tireand Loading Informa tion
pl aca rd.
i The
specificati ons show non the Tireand
Loa ding Informa tionplaca rdinthe illu stra-
tion areexampl es.The numb erofsea tsis
vehi cle-s pecificand candiffer from the
deta ils show n.The numb erofsea tsinyour
vehi clecan befou ndonthe Tireand Load-
ing Informa tionplaca rd. De
termin ingthe correct load limit
Step-b y-stepins tructio ns The
follow ing step shav ebee ndev eloped as
req uired ofallmanu facturersunderTitl e49,
Co de ofU.S. Fede ralRegulations, Part575
pu rsu ant tothe "Nationa lTra ffic and Motor
Veh icleSafe tyAct of1966" .
X Step 1:Loca tethe state ment "The com-
bi ned weigh tof occu pants and carg oshou ld
never exceedXXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour
vehi cle’sTir eand Loading Informa tionplac-
ard .
X Step 2:Determi nethe combi nedweigh tof
the driver and passe ngers thatwillbe riding
in your vehi cle.
X Step 3:Sub tract thecombi nedweigh tof
the driver and passe ngers fromXXXkilo-
gra ms orXXX lbs.
X Step 4:The resu lting figure equalsthe avail-
ab leamo untofcarg oand lugga geload
cap acity. For exampl e,ifthe "XXX"amo unt
equ als1400 lbsand there willbe five 150-lb
pa sse ngers inyour vehi cle, theamo untof Lo
ading thevehic le
307Whee lsand tires Z