ABS MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Do not drive with tire swh ich have too little
trea dde pth .Thi ssigni ficantl yred uce sthe
tra ctio non wetroa ds(hyd rop laning ).
R Re place thetiresaf ter six ye arsat the lat-
est, regardless ofwe ar. MOE
xtende dtire s(ti res with run-f lat
prope rties)
Wi th MOExte ndedtire s(ti res with runfla t
cha racteri stics) ,yo ucan conti nuetodrive your
veh icleeve nif the reisatota llo ss ofpre ssu re
in one ormor etire s.
MOExte ndedtire sma yonl ybe used incon-
juncti onwith an acti vetire pressu remoni tor
and onlyon wheelssp eci fically teste dby
Me rced es-Benz.
Note son drivin gwi th MOExte ndedtire swi th a
fla ttire (Ypage 281 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore reco mme ndedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitcan be
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Win
terope ratio n Ge
neral notes
Hav eyo ur veh iclewi nter-p roofed ataqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opatthe onse tof winter.
Ob ser vethe note sin the "Cha ngi ng awh eel"
sec tion(Y page 316 ). Dri
ving with summe rtire s
At temp eratures below 45 ‡(+7 †),su mme r
tire slo se elas tici tyand therefore tractio nand
bra king powe r.Ch ang ethe tireson your veh i-
cle toM+S tires.Us ing su mmer tiresatvery
cold tempera turescould cause cracks toform,
thereby damagingthetires perma nently.
Mercede s-Benzcannot acceptresponsi bility
for this type ofdama ge. G
WARNING
Damage dtires cancause tireinflati onpres-
sure loss. Asaresul t,you could losecontrol
of you rvehicl e.There isarisk ofaccide nt. Check
thetires regularlyforsigns ofdam-
age and repla ceany dama gedtires immedi -
ately . M+S
tires G
WARNING
M+S tireswithatire tread depth ofless than
00CF in(4 mm) arenot suitable foruse inwin-
ter and donot provid esuffici enttraction.
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
M+S tireswithatread depth ofless than 00CF
in (4 mm) must berepla cedimmedi ately.
At temperatu resbelo w45 ‡(+7 †), use win-
ter tires orall-season tires.Bothtypes oftire
are identifi edbythe M+S marking.
Only winter tiresbearing the004D snowfla ke
symbo lin add ition tothe M+S marking provide
the best possi blegrip inwintry roadcondi-
tions.
Only these tireswillall ow drivi ngsafety sys-
tems suchasABS andESP®
to function opti-
mall yin winter. Thesetireshave been devel-
oped specifi callyfor drivi nginsnow.
Use M+S tiresofthe same make andtread on
all whee lsto maintai nsafe handl ingcharacter-
istics.
Alwa ysobserve themaximu mpermis sible
speed specifiedfor the M+S tiresyouhave
mounted.
When youhave mounted theM+S tires:
X Check thetire pressu res(Ypage 302).
X Resta rtthe tire pressu remonitor
(Y page 304). Snow
chains G
WARNING
If snow chains areinstall edtothe front
whee ls,they maydrag against thevehicl e
body orchassi scomponents. Thiscould
cause damagetothe vehicl eor the tires.
There isarisk ofan accide nt. 298
Winter
operationWheelsand tires

tor
cann otfunctio nrel iabl y. Onl yres tartthe
tire pressu remoni torwhen the defecti ve
wh eelha sbe en rep laced with anew wheel.
All mou nted wheelsmu stbe equipp ed with
fu nctio ningsenso rsfor the tire pressu remoni -
tor. Whe
eland tirecombi nati ons
Yo ucan askfor inform ation reg arding permi t-
ted wheel/ti recomb inations atan author ized
Me rced es-Benz Center.
! For
safety reason s,Me rced es-Benz recom-
mend stha tyo uonl yus etire sand wheels
wh ich have been appro ved byMe rced es-
Benz speci fically for your veh icle.
The setire sha ve been speci ally ad ap ted for
us ewi th the contro lsy ste ms, such asABS
or ESP ®
,and arema rked asfollows :
R MO =Me rced es-Benz Original
R MOE =Me rced es-Benz Original Extend ed
(ti res featuring run-fl atcha racteri stics)
R MO1 =Me rced es-Benz Original (only cer-
tai nAMG tires)
Me rced es-Benz Original Extend edtire sma y
onl ybe used on wheelstha tha ve been spe-
cif ica lly ap pro ved byMe rced es-Benz.
Onl yus etire s,wh eelsor acc essor iestes ted
and appro ved byMe rced es-Benz. Certa in
cha racteri stics, e.g.ha ndl ing,veh iclenoi se
emi ssions orfuel cons umption, mayothe r-
wi se be adver selyaffecte d.Inadditio n,
wh en drivin gwi th aload ,tire dimens ion va r-
ia tio ns cou ldcau sethe tiresto come into
conta ctwith the bodywo rkand axlecomp o-
nents .Thi scou ldres ultin da ma getothe
tire sor the vehicle.
Me rced es-Benz accepts no liab ility for dam-
ag eres ulting fromthe useof tire s,wh eels
or acc essor iesothe rtha nthos etes ted and
ap pro ved .
Info rma tionon tire s,wh eelsand appro ved
comb inations can beobtained fromany
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
! Re
trea dedtire sar enei the rtes ted nor rec-
omm endedbyMe rced es-Benz, since previ-
ou sda ma gecann otalwa ysbe detecte don
retr eade dtire s.As ares ult, Me rced es-Benz
cann otguarante eveh iclesa fety ifretr eade d
tire sar emou nted .Do not mou ntused tire s if
yo uha ve no inform ation abou tthe irpre vi-
ou sus ag e.
Th erec omm endedpre ssu res forvario us oper-
ati ng cond itions canbefou nd:
R on the Tire and Loading Info rma tionplaca rd
on the B-pi llar on the driver 'sside
R in the tire pressu retab leon the fuel filler
fla p
Ob serve the note son rec omm endedtire pres-
su res und ervario us opera ting cond itions
(Y page 299 ).
Ch eck tirepressu res regular ly,and onlywh en
the tiresar ecol d.Co mpl ywi th the mainte -
nanc erec omm endations ofthe tire manuf ac-
tur erinthe vehicledo cum entwallet.
Note son the vehicleeq uipme nt–alwa ys
eq uip the vehicle:
R with tire sof the same size on agiven axle
(l eft and right)
R with the same typeof tire sat agiven time
(s um mer tires,winter tires,MOExte nded
tire s)
Excep tion:itis pe rmi ssible to mou ntadi f-
fer ent typeor ma keinthe eventofafla t
tire .Ob serve the "MOExte ndedtire s(ti res
wi th run-fl atcha racter istics )"se ctio n
(Y page 281 ).
Veh icles equipp ed with MOExte ndedtire sar e
not equipp ed with aTIR EFIT kitatthe factory .
It is the refore recomm endedtha tyo uad ditio n-
al ly eq uip yo ur veh iclewi th aTIR EFIT kitifyo u
mou nttire stha tdo not featureru n-fl atcha rac-
teri stics, e.g.wi nter tires.ATIR EFIT kitmaybe
ob tained fromaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Whe
eland tirecombi nati ons
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Mercedes-Ben
z.You must observe thenotes
and mixing ratiosspecified onthe cont ainer. Engine
oil
General notes !
Do
not use engine oiloran oilfilter with
specifications deviatingfromthose
expressly requiredforthe prescribed service
intervals. Donot change theengine oiloroil
filter inorder toset replacement intervals
longer thanthose prescribed. Thiscould
otherwise causedamage tothe engine or
exhaust gasaftertr eatment .
Follow theinstruct ionsonthe service inter-
val display forchanging theengine oil.This
could otherwise causedamage tothe
engine orexhaust gasaftertr eatment .
When handling engineoil,observe theimpor-
tant safety notesonservice products
(Y page 324).
The engine oilsarematched tothe perform-
ance ofMercedes-Ben zengines andservice
intervals. Youshould therefore onlyuseengine
oils and oilfilters thatareapproved forvehi-
cles with maintenanc esystems.
For alist ofapproved engineoilsand oilfilters,
consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Or visit thewebsite
http: //bevo.m ercedes-benz .com.
The table shows whichengine oilshave been
approved foryour vehicle. Model MB-Freigabe
orMB-App roval All
models 229.
5 Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles:use only
SAE 0W-40 orSAE 5W-40 engine oils. i
MB
approval isindicated onthe oilcon-
tainers.
Fill ing capacities The
following valuesrefertoan oilchange
including theoilfilter.
Missing valueswerenotavaila bleattime of
going toprint. Model Capacity
SL
450 6.9
USqt(6.5l) SL
550 8.5
USqt(8.0l) Merce
des-AMG
SL 63 8.9
USqt(8.5 l) Ad
diti ves !
Do
not useany additive sin the engi neoil.
Thi scou ldda mag ethe engi ne. Brake
fluid G
WARNI
NG
The brakefluidconsta ntlyabsorb smoi stur e
from theair. Thi slo we rsthe boiling pointof
the brakefluid.If the boiling pointofthe
bra kefluidistoo low, vap orpocke tsmay
form inthe brakesystem when the brakes
are applied ha rd. Thiswo uld imp airbra king
effi ciency. Thereisaris kof an acci dent.
Yo usho uld ha ve the brakefluidrene wedat
the specified inter vals.
Whe nha ndl ing brakefluid,obs erve theimpor-
tant safety notes onservice products
(Y page 324 ).
The brakefluidcha nge inter valscan befou nd
in the Maintena nceBookl et.
Only usebra kefluidap pro ved byMer cedes-
Benz inacco rdance with MB-Fre igab eor MB-
Appr oval331.0.
Infor mationabou tap pro ved brakefluidcan be
obta inedat any qualifi ed spe cialist wo rksho p
or on the Interne tat
http://b evo.merce des-benz.co m.
i Have
thebrakefluidregu larly repl aced ata
qu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop andthe Servi
ceproducts andfilling capac ities
327Tec hnical data Z