MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS (anti-lo ckbraki ngsystem) ismalfu nctioning.
If there isan add itiona lwar ning tone, theEBD (electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion) ismalfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately.
If the ABS control unitisdefective ,there isals oapossi bility that other systems ,
such asthe naviga tionsystem orthe automatic transmissi on,willnot beava ila-
ble . 0027004D
00E500BB
0025 0051
0027 (USAonly),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andthe
yel low ESP®
,ESP ®
OFF andABS warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
239On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e68) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e66) . 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning orthe
ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted, e.g.Active
Blind SpotAssist. Thesystem doesnotperform course-correcting brakeappli-
cations.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e68) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e66).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Have ESP®
checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p. 240
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e68) . 00490024
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orislit and/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake islit.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e41). Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
241On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa lty pe
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
Ther emay beamalf unction,for exam ple:
R in theeng ineman agem ent
R in thefuel inject ion syst em
R in theexh aust system
R in theign ition syst em
R in thefuel system
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andtheeng inemay beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som est ate s,you must immediat elyvisita qualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon astheyellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup. This isdue tothelegal
requi rementsin eff ect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,ch eck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsapply inthest ate inwhic hyou arecurren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refuel atthenear estgas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while theveh icle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,th e00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tclo sed correctlyorthefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth efu el filler capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethefuel fillercap.
X Ifth efu el filler capisclosed :visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thest art ofthesc ale.
The temper aturesen sor forthecoo lant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureis no longer bein gmon itored. Thereis arisk ofeng ine
damag eif th ecoo lant temper atureis toohigh .
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff iccon dition s.Do notcon tinue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. 242
Indica
torand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairflowtothe engine radiator may beblocked
or the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e147).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e270) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera turegage isbel ow the
H marking (Ypag e193) .Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola nttempera turegage hasexceede dthe Hmarking (Ypag e193). The
airfl owtothe engine radiator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo
low .
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive when yourengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancaus esome fluidswhi ch
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalsocaus eserio usburns whichcan
occur justbyopeni ngthe hood.
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e147) .
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e270).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
243On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Ifthe coola nttempera turegage isbel ow the Hmarking (Ypag e193) ,drive
on tothe next qualified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion. A
war ning tone alsosound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl e,apede strian orastationa ryobstacl ein you rline
of travel attoo high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypag e157).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist (Ypag e63).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist withcross-traffic function
(Y pag e70) . 244
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Tire
s Warn
ing/
in dic ato r
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Po ssible cause s/consequ encesand 0050 0050
So luti ons 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)is
li t.
The tirepressu remoni torhasde tecte daloss ofpre ssu reinat leas tone ofthe
tire s.
G WA
RNING
Ti re pre ssu res thatar etoo low po se the followi ng hazar ds:
R the yma ybu rst, especially as the load and vehiclesp ee dincr ease
R the yma ywe arexce ssivel yand /or unevenl y,wh ich maygre atlyimp airtire
tra ctio n.
R the drivin gcha racteri stics, aswellas stee ringand braking ,ma ybe gre atly
imp aired
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Stop thevehiclewi thou tma king anysudd en stee ringor bra king maneu vers.
Pa yatte ntionto the trafficcond itions asyoudo so.
X Secu rethe vehicleag ainst rolling away (Y page 147 ).
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Ch eck thetiresand ,if nece ssary,fol low the instructio nsfor afla ttire
(Y page 281 ).
X Ch eck thetire pressu re(Y page 302 ).
X Ifnece ssary,corr ectthe tire pressu re. 0077
0051
The yellow tire pressu remoni torwarning lamp (pres sure loss/m alfu nctio n)
fla she sfor appro xim atelyone minute and thenrem ains lit.
The tirepressu remoni torisfaulty.
G WA
RNING
The system ispo ssi blyuna ble to reco gnizeorreg ister low tire pressu re.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
X Ob ser vethe additio nal disp laymes sage sin the multifu nctio ndisp lay.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel y. In
dic ator andwarninglamps
245On -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s Z

Gene
ralnotes
The multime diasystem section inthis Opera -
tor's Manua ldescrib esthe basi cprincipl esfor
opera tion.More information canbefound in
the Digital Operator'sManua l. Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you opera teinformation systemsandcom-
municatio nequ ipment integrated inthe
vehicle whendriving, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic situation. Youcould also
lose control ofthe vehicle .There isarisk of
an accide nt.
Only opera tethis equipment whenthetraffic
situa tionpermits. Ifyou arenot sure that
this ispossi ble,park thevehicle paying
attention totraffic conditions andopera te
the equipment whenthevehicle isstation-
ary .
You must observe thelega lrequ irements for
the country inwhich youarecurrently driving
when operatingthemultime diasystem.
The multime diasystem calculates theroute to
the destinati onwithou ttaking thefollo wing
into account, forexampl e:
R traffic lights
R stop andyieldsigns
R parking orstopping restrictions
R road narrowi ng
R other roadandtraffic rulesand regul ations
The multime diasystem maygiveincorrect nav-
iga tion recommendati onsifthe actual street/
traffic situationdoes notcorrespond withthe
digi talmap's data.
For exampl e:
R adiverted route
R the road layout orthe direction ofaone-way
street hasbeen changed
For this reaso n,you must alwaysobserve road
and traffic rulesand regul ations duringyou r
journey. Roadand traffic rulesand regul ations
alw ayshave priorityover multime diasystem
driving recommendati ons. Navig
ation announcements areintended to
direct youwhiledriving withoutdiverting your
attention fromtheroad anddriving.
Plea sealw aysuse this feature instead ofcon-
sul ting themap displayfordirections. Looking
at the icons ormap displaycan distract you
from traffic conditions anddriving, and
increase therisk ofan accide nt.
This equipment complieswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolled
equ ipment andmeets theFCC radiofreque ncy
(RF) Exposure Guideli nes inSuppl ement Cto
OET65.
This equipment hasvery lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply withoutmaxi-
mum permis siveexposu reeval uation(MPE).
However, itis recommended toinstall itat a
distance ofat lea st8inches (approx. 20cm)
betwee nthe radiation source andaperson's
body (notinclud inglimb ssuch ashands,
wrists, feetandlegs) . G
WARNING
Modi fications toelectronic components,
their software aswel las wiri ngcan impa ir
their function and/orthefunction ofother
networked components. Inparticu lar,sys-
tems releva ntto safety couldalsobeaffec-
ted. Asaresul t,these maynolonger func-
tion asintended and/orjeopardizethe oper-
ating safety ofthe vehicle .There isan
increase drisk ofan accide ntand injury.
Never tamper withthewiringaswel las elec-
tronic components ortheir software .You
shoul dhave allwork toelectrica land elec-
tronic equipment carried outataqua lified
specia listworkshop . Func
tionrestrictio ns
For safety reasons,some functions arerestric-
ted orunava ilable whil ethe vehicle isin
motion. Youwillnotice this,forexampl e,
becau seeither youwillnot beableto sele ct
certain menuitemsoramessag ewil lapp ear
to this effect. 246
Func
tionrestrictio nsMultimedia system

Opera
tingsystem Overview
General notes !
Do
not use thespace infron tof the dis-
play forstor age. Objec tsplaced herecould
damage thedisplay orimpair itsfunc tion.
Avoid anydirect contact with thedisplay
surface. Pressure onthe display surface
may result inimpairment sto the display,
which couldbeirrever sible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses mayimpair your
ability toread thedisplay.
The display hasanautomatic temperature-
con trolled switch- offfeature. Thebrightn essis
automatic allyreduced ifthe temper atureis
too high. Thedisplay maytempor arilyswitch
off complet ely.
Cleaning instructions !
Do
not touch thedisplay. Thedisplay hasa
very sensit ivehigh-gloss surface;thereisa
risk ofscrat ching .If you have toclean the
screen ,however, useamild cleanin gagent
and asoft ,lint- free cloth .
The display mustbeswitched offand have
cooled downbefore youstart cleanin g.Do not
apply pressure tothe display surface when
cleanin git, as this could cause irreversible
damage tothe display.
Switching themult imedia system
on/off X
Press the0043con trol knob.
Adju sting thevolume X
Turn the0043con trol knob.
The volume isadjusted:
R for the curren tlyselect edmedia source
R during trafficor navigation announcements
R in hands- freemode during anactive call
Switching thesound onoroff X
Press the0063 button onthe control panel.
If the audio output isswitched off,thesta-
tus line willshow the0063 symbol. Ifyou switch
themedia source orset the volume,
the sound isautomatic allyswitched on.
i Navigation
announcementswill beheard
even ifthe sound ismuted.
Functions The
multimedia systemhasthefollowing func-
tion s:
R Radio mode
R Media modewithmedia search
R Sound systems
R Navigation system
R Communicat ionfunc tions
R SIRIUS Weather
R Vehicle functionswith system settings
R Favorit esfunc tions
Controller The
controller inthe cent ercon sole letsyou:
R select menuitemsonthe display
R ent ercharact ers
R select adestin ationonthe map
R save entries
The controller canbe:
R turn ed3
R slid leftorright 1
R slid forwards orback 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed brieflyorpressed andheld7
Back button You
canusethe0038 button toexit amenu or
to call upthe main menu ofthe curren toperat-
ing mode.
X To exit themenu: brieflypressthe0038
button .
The multimedia systemchanges tothe next
higher menulevelinthe curren toperatin g
mode.
X To call upthe main menu: pressthe0038
button forlonger thantwosecon ds.
The multimedia systemchanges tothe main
menu ofthe curren toperatin gmode. Opera
tingsystem
247Multimedia system Z

Fav
orites button You
canassignpre definedfun ction susin gth e
007D favoritesbut tonand callthem upby
pre ssin gth ebut ton(Y page 248). Fav
orites
Calli ngup and exitingfavor ites X
To call up:pre ssthe007D buttonon the
co ntrol ler.
X Se lec ta fav orite,e. g. Veh icle Veh
icle.
The favoritesare disp layed.
X To exit :pre ssthe007D buttonagain .
Add ingfavor ites Add
ingpredef ined favor ites
X Pre ssthe007D button.
X Sli de 6 theco ntrol ler.
X Se lec tRea ssign Rea
ssign.
The categor iesare disp layed.
X Se lec ta cat egor y.
The favoritesare disp layed.
X Se lec ta fav orite.
X To add thefav oriteto thedesi redposi tion ,
tur nand presstheco ntrol ler.
If afav oritehas already been added atthis
pos ition ,it will beove rwritte n.
Add ingyou rown favor ites
You canadd climat eco ntrol asafav orite,for
ex ampl e.
X Se lec tVeh icle Veh
icle007BV ehicle Settings Veh
icleSet tings.
X Pre ssand hold the007D buttonunt ilth e
fav oritesare disp layed.
X Ad dafav oriteto thedesi redposi tion .
If afav oritehas already been added atthis
pos ition ,it will beove rwritte n. Na
viga tion mod e
Imp ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedin the
veh iclewhen driving,you may bedist racted fr
om thetraff icsit uati on.You could also
lose control oftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsure that
th is ispos sible ,park theveh iclepayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th eequipm entwhen theveh icleis stati on-
ary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor
th eco unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ing
when operating thenav igat ionsyst em.
Gener alnot es Am
ongot her thing s,co rrect function ing ofthe
nav igat ionsyst emdepe ndson GPS recept ion.
In cer tainsit uati ons,GPS recept ion may be
impa ired,th ere may beinterf ere nceor there
may beno rec ept ion atall, e.g. intun nelsor
park inggarag es.
Fur ther inform ation can befoun din theDig ital
Oper ator'sMan ual.
Select ingarou tetype and route
opt ions Mult
imed iasyst em:
X Se lec tNav i Nav
i007BN avigation Nav
igation.
The map showstheveh icle's curren tposi -
ti on .
X Sli de 6 theco ntrol ler.
X Se lec tOpt ions Opt
ions007BR outeSet tings Rou
teSettings.
Not esfor rout etyp es:
R Eco Route Eco
Route
R Dyn amicTra fficRou te Dyn
amicTra fficRou te
Traf ficrep ortson therout efor therout e
guidan ceare takenintoacc oun t(n ot availa -
ble inall count ries ).
R Dyn amicTRF .Rou teAfterRequest Dyn
amicTRF .Rou teAfterRequest
You candecide whet herornotcur ren ttr af-
fic rep ortssho uld beincluded intherout e
calc ulation(not availa bleinall count ries ).
R Cal cul ate AlternativeRoutes Cal
cul ate AlternativeRoutes
Dif ferentrout esare bein gcalc ulated.In
ord erto do so, instead ofSta rt Sta
rt,sele ctthe
men uitem Continue Con
tinue. 248
Op
era ting syst emMultim edia system