MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System) andESP®
(Electronic StabilityPro-
gram) aretemporarily notavail able.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
In addition, the00E5, 00BBand0025 warning lampslightupinthe
instrument cluster.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive asuitabl edistance, makingslightsteering move-
ments ataspeed above12mph (20km/h ).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned
above areavail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS
andESP®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
The 0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly), 00E5, 00BBand0025
warning lampsinthe instrument clusteralsolight up.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . Dis
play messages
209On-boardcomp uter anddisplays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E5
Cur rently Unavaila‐ Cur
rently Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator' s ble
SeeOperator' s
Man ual Man
ual ES
P®
is tempo rarilyunav ailable .
Ot her drivin gsyst ems anddrivin gsaf etysyst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,th e00E5 and00BB warninglamp sligh tup intheins tru-
men tclus ter.
The self-diagn osis function mightnotbe compl ete, for exampl e.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.
The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan thus
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Caref ullydrive asuit able distance,mak ingslightsteer ing mov e-
men tsat aspe edabov e12 mph (20km/ h).
If the displ aymessage disappea rs,the functions mentioned
above areavai lableaga in.
If the multifu nctiondisplaystill shows thedispl aymessag e:
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 00E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ESP
®
is malfu nctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfu nc-
tion.
In addi tion, the00E5 and00BB warning lampsligh tup inthe instru-
ment cluster.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but withou tthe
functions listedabove.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituationcanthus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP®
is unabl eto stabil izethe vehicle .
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 210
Di
splay message sOn-boardcompu terand displays

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual EB
D(elec tron icbrak efor ce dist ribution),AB Sand ESP®
are mal-
fun ction ing.
Ot her drivin gsyst ems anddrivin gsaf etysyst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,th e00E5, 00BBand0025 warninglamp sligh tup inthe
ins trumen tclus terand awarn ingtone soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron tand rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kif you performafull brak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nOn the Igni‐ Tur
nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Release tio
nto Release
the ParkingBra ke the
ParkingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedto release theelec tric park ingbrak ewhile theign i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nth eSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon theign ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingBra ke Par
kingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.Aco nd ition forauto matic
rel ease oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis no tfulf illed (Ypage 148).
You aredrivin gwit hth eelec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually. The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.
You areusin gth eelec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencybrak ing
(Y page 148). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keSee Par
kingBra keSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To apply :
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Pre sstheelec tric park ingbrak ehan dleforatleast tensec onds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp andthered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp lightup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
or X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eauto matically(Y page 148).
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and theyellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
To apply :
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
If th ered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
co ntinu estoflas h:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 317).
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Turn thefron twhee lstoward sth ecur b.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 212
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. The red0049 (USAon ly)
or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes forabout tensec onds
aft ertheelec tric park ingbrak ehas been applie dor release d.Itth en
goe sout orrem ainslit .
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak e.
If it is no tpos sibleto apply theelec tric park ingbrak e:
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
If it is no tpos sibleto release theelec tric park ingbrak e:
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eauto matically(Y page 148).
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. Ifyou man ually apply or
rel ease theelec tric park ingbrak e,thered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes .
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .It is no tpos sibleto
apply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D, astheelec tric park ing
brak eis no tapplie dauto matically.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keInop‐ Par
kingBra keInop‐
era tive era
tive The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. The red0049 (USAon ly)
or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes forabout tensec onds
aft ertheelec tric park ingbrak ehas been applie dor release d.Itth en
goe sout orrem ainslit .
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing ,e. g. bec ause ofove r-
vol tag eor und ervoltage.
X Remo vethecaus efor theove rvolt age orund ervoltage, e.g. by
ch arg ing thebat tery or res tarting theen gin e.
X Ap ply orrelease theelec tric park ingbrak e.
If it rem ainsimp ossible toapply orrelease theelec tric park ing
brak e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply orrelease theelec tric park ingbrak e.
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe applie d:
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup and thered 0049 (USA
on ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes .
It is no tpos sibleto apply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0027
(USAon ly)
004D (Canadaonly)
Che ckBrakeFluid Che
ckBrakeFluid
Lev el Lev
el The
reisno ten ough brakefluid inthebrak efluid reservoir.
In addit ion,th e0027 (USAon ly) or004D (Canadaonly) warn ing
lamp lightsup intheins trumen tclus terand awarn ingtone soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The brak ingeffectmay beimp aire d.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Do notadd brak efluid .This does notco rrec tth emalf unction . 0026
Che ckBrakePad Che
ckBrakePad
Wea r Wea
r The
brak epads /linin gshav ereac hedtheir wear limit.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . PRE
-SAFEInopera‐ PRE
-SAFEInopera‐
tiv eSee Opera‐ tiv
eSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Im
por tantfun ction sof PRE -SAF E®
hav efail ed. Allot her occup ant
saf etysyst ems ,e. g. air bags ,rem ainavail able.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Cur rently Limited Cur
rently Limited
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual Ac
tive Brake Assis tis tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Brake Assis tis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Rest arttheen gin e. 214
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laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Lim itedSee Opera‐ Lim
itedSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Ac
tive Brake Assis tis unav ailable duetoamalf unction .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Cur rently Limite d Cur
rently Limite d
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual Ac
tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction orPRE ‑SAF E®
PLU Sis
deac tivat ed and tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R Mer cedes -AMG vehicles: ESP®
is deac tivat ed
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction and PRE‑SAFE®
PLU S
are function alagain .
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Rest arttheen gin e.
X Mer cedes -AMG vehicles: swit chESP®
on again (Ypage 68). Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Lim itedSee Opera‐ Lim
itedSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Ac
tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction orPRE ‑SAF E®
PLU Sis
no tavail able duetoamalf unction .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Rad
arSensors Rad
arSensors
Dir tySee Opera‐ Dir
tySee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual The
radar sensor syst emismalf unction ing .
Pos siblecaus esare:
R dir ton sen sors
R heav yrain orsnow
R when drivin gon inter- urban roadswithout traff icor infras truct ure,
e. g. indes ert-like area s
At least onedri vin gsyst emordrivin gsaf etysyst emismalf unction -
ing oristempo rarilyunav ailable :
R Ac tive Brake Assis t
R Ac tive Brake Assis twit hcr oss -traf fic fun ction
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI C
R Ac tive Steer ing Assis t
R Ac tive Lan eKee pingAs sis t
R Ac tive Blind Spot Assis t
R PRE -SAF E®
PLU S
If th eradar sensor syst eminfron tis dir ty, Active Blind Spot Assis t
will notper formaco urs e-co rrec ting brak eapplic ation.
On ce thecaus eof thepro blem isno longer presen t,th edri vin gand
dri ve saf etysyst ems willbeavail able again .The displaymes sage
disap pears.
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Swi tchoff theen gin e.
X Clean allsen sors(Y page 278).
X Rest arttheen gin e.
The displaymes sage disap pears. 0067
Mal functionSer‐ Mal
functionSer‐
vic eReq uired vic
eReq uired The
rollbars arefault y.
G WAR
NING
The rollbars willthen pos siblyno tbe extend ed intheeve ntofan
acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 216
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iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0075
SRS Malfunction SRS
Malfunction
Ser viceReq uir ed Ser
viceReq uir ed The
restrain tsyst emismalf unction ing .The 0075 warninglamp also
ligh tsup intheins trumen tclus ter.
G WAR
NING
The airbags orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic es may either betrig-
ger eduninten tion ally or,intheeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe
tr igge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Fur ther inform ation about theres train tsyst em(Ypage 41). 0075
Fro ntLeftMal func‐ Fro
ntLeftMal func‐
tio nSer vice tio
nSer vice
Req uired Req
uiredorFro nt Fro
nt
Rig htMalfunction Rig
htMalfunction
Ser viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired The
restrain tsyst emhas malf unction ed atthefron ton thelef tor
rig ht.The 0075 warninglamp alsolightsup intheins trumen tclus -
te r.
G WAR
NING
The airbags orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic es may either betrig-
ger eduninten tion ally or,intheeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe
tr igge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0075
Lef tSid eCur tai n Lef
tSid eCur tai n
Air BagMalfun c‐ Air
BagMalfun c‐
tio nSer vice tio
nSer vice
Req uired Req
uiredorRig ht Rig
ht
Sid eCur tainAir Sid
eCur tainAir
Bag Malfunction Bag
Malfunction
Ser viceReq uir ed Ser
viceReq uir ed The
reisamalf unction inthelef t-han dand /orrig ht-hand head bag.
The 0075 warninglamp alsolightsup intheins trumen tclus ter.
G WAR
NING
The leftor right head bagmay either betrigge reduninten tion ally or,
in theeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe trigge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. Disp
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iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Fro
nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagDisabled Air
BagDisabled
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are disab ledduri ngthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R an adult
or
R aper son oftheco rresp ondin gst atur eis on thefron t-pass enger
seat
If addit ionalfor cesare applie dto theseat ,th esyst emmay interp ret
th eoc cup ant'sweigh tas lower than itact ually is.
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
may notbe trigge redintheeve ntofan acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Hav eth eoc cup ant onthefron t-pass enger seat getout ofthe
veh icle.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS hasdisab ledthefron t-pass enger fron tair bag and
fr on t-pass enger knee bag (Ypage 48)
R theFro nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi-
cat orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs erveth eaddit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 48). 218
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