fuel MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
All vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehicles):it is only partly
possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionisin position 005C.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:itis only possible toshift intosecond
gear andreverse gear.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles:if005B isselected, thetransm ission
shifts tosecond gearif005E isselected, thetransm issionshifts
into reverse gear.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataquali fiedspecialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is arisk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
a risk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted. Refueling
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Do
not getinto thevehicleag ain du rin gthe
ref ueling pro ces s.Othe rwise, electro static
cha rge couldbu ild up again.
Do not getinto thevehicleag ain du rin gthe
ref ueling pro ces s.Othe rwise, electro static
cha rge couldbu ild up again.
! Do
not usediese lto ref uelveh icles with a
ga sol ine eng ine.Do not switch onthe igni-
tio nif yo uacc identa lly ref uelwi th the wrong
fu el.Othe rwise, the fuel willente rthe fuel
sy stem .Even smallam ounts ofthe wrong
fu el cou ldres ultin da ma getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine.Noti fyaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh opand have the fuel tank and
fu el lines drainedcomp letel y.
! Ove
rfilling the fuel tank couldda ma gethe
fu el system .
! Ta
ke car enot tospill any fuel on painte d
su rfa ces .Yo ucou ldothe rwise da ma gethe
pa intw ork.
! Use
afilter when adding fuel fro mafu el
can. Thefuel lines and/or thefuel inje ctio n
sy stem couldothe rwise be blocke dby parti-
cle sfro mthe fuel can.
If yo uove rfillthe fuel tank, fuel cou ldspray
ou twh en the fuel pu mp nozzl eis rem oved.
For furthe rinfo rma tionon fuel and fuel qu ality
(Y page 325 ). Ref
ueling
Ge neral info rmatio n The
fuel fillerfla pis unl ocke dor locked auto-
ma tica lly wh en youunl ock orlock the vehicle
wi th the Sma rtKeyor using KEYL ESS-G O.
The positio nof the fuel fillercap isdisp laye d
00B6 inthe instrument cluster .The arrow next
to the filling pump indicates the side ofthe
veh icle. On
the inside of the fuel fillercap ,yo uwi llfind
info rma tionon the reco mme ndedfu el.
Ope ning the fuelfil lerfla p 0043
Toopen the fuel fillerfla p
0044 Toinsert the fuel fillercap
0087 Tire pre ssu retab le
0085 Instr uctionlabe lfor fuel typ eto be refu-
el ed
X Swi tch the engineoff.
X Re mov ethe Sma rtKeyfro mthe igniti on
lo ck.
X Pre ssthe fuel fillerfla pin the directi onof
ar row 0043.
The fuel fillerfla psw ing sup .
X Tu rn the fuel fillercap counter-c lockwi se
and remove it.
X Inse rtthe fuel fillercap into theholder
bra cket onthe inside of fuel fillerfla p0044.
X Co mpl etelyins ert the fillerneck ofthe fuel
pu mp nozzl einto thetank, hookin place
and refuel.
X Onl yfil lthe tank untilthe pump nozzl e
sw itch esoff.
i Do
not addany morefu el after the pump
stop sfil ling for the first time .Othe rwise, fuel
ma yle ak out. 14
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uelingDr ivi ng andparki ng

Closing
thefu el filler flap X
Replac eth ecap onthefille rne ck and turn
clo ckwise untilit en gages audibly.
X Close thefuel fillerflap.
i Close
thefuel fillerflap before lockin gth e
veh icle. i
If
you aredrivingwithth efuel fillercap
open ,th e00B6 reservefuel warn inglamp
flas hes. The00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn ing
lamp mayalsolight up.Ames sage appear s
in themult ifunction displ ay(Y page 224).
For further inform ationon warn ingand indi-
cat orlamps intheins trumen tclus ter, see
(Y page 242). Pr
oblem swith fuel and thefu el tank Pr
oblem Possi
blecauses/con sequences and0050 0050
Solu tions Fuel
isleak ingfrom the
veh icle. The
fuel lineor thefuel tankis fault y.
G WAR
NING
Risk ofexplos ionorfire.
X Turn theSm artKey imm ediat elytoposi tion0092 intheign ition lock
(Y page 126)and remove it.
X Do notres tartth een gin eunde rany circum stanc es.
X Con sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop. The
fuel fillerflap can-
no tbe open ed. The
fuel fillerflap isno tunlo cked.
X Un loc kth eveh icle (Ypage 74). The
SmartKey battery isdisc harg edornearly discharg ed.
X Un loc kth eveh icle usin gth emec hanical key(Y page 76). The
fuel fillerflap isunlo cked, but theopen ingmec hanism isjam -
med.
X Con sult aqualif iedspec ialist workshop. Par
king Imp
ortant safety notes G
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Flam mable material suchas leave s,gras sor
twi gsmay ignite ifth ey com eint ocon tact
wit hhot part sof theex haust systemor
ex haust gasflow .Ther eis aris kof fire.
Park theveh icle sothat no flam mable mate-
rials comeint ocon tactwit hpart sof the
veh icle whic hare hot.Tak epart icular care
no tto park ondry gras slandor harv ested
grain fields. G
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NING
If you leave childre nuns uperv isedinthe
veh icle,th ey coul dset itin mot ionby,for
ex ample :
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e.
R shif tth eauto matictrans mis sion outof
th epark ingposi tionP.
R start theen gin e.
In addit ion,th ey may operatevehicle equip-
men tand become trapped. Thereis aris kof
an acc iden tand injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle. Par
king
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Dur
ing braking :
R awa rning tone sounds
R the ReleasePar kingBra ke Rel
easePar kingBra kemes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleha sbe en bra ked toasta nd-
sti ll, the electri cpa rkin gbra keisap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic lefora lo ng peri od
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
fou rwe eks ,the battery maybe dama gedby
exh austive disch arging.
If yo uleav ethe vehiclepa rked forlonge rtha n
si x we eks ,the vehiclema ysu ffe rda ma geasa
res ultof lack ofuse.
X Visita qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh opand
see kad vic e.
i Yo
ucan obtaininfo rma tionab ou ttric kle
cha rgersfro maqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo usw itch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareonl yav ailabl e
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scou ld
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringand
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youwi llreq uire
cons idera blymor eeff ort tostee rand brake.
The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhile dri vin g. G
WA
RNING
Mob ile comm unicati ons equipme ntdistra cts
the driver fromtra fficcond itions. Inaddi-
tio n,the driver couldlose contro lof the
veh icle. The reisaris kof an acc ident. As
adri ver ,us emob ile comm unicati ons
eq uipme ntonl ywh en the vehicleis at a
sta nds till.
As aveh icleoccu pant, usemob ile comm uni-
cati ons equipme ntonl yin the designa ted
ar ea ,e.g .the rearpa sse nge rcomp artment.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youar edri vin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tthe driver fromusing amob ile ph one
wh ile dri vin gaveh icle.
If yo uma keacal lwh ile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freemod e.Onl yop era tethe telephon e
wh en the trafficsitua tionpe rmi ts.Ifyo uar e
uns ure, pu llove rto asa fe locati onand stop
be for eop era ting thetelephon e.
Bea rin min dtha tat asp ee dof onl y30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h ),the vehiclecove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately14 m)per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –sav efue l Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipsto save fuel:
R The tiressho uld alwa ysbe inflate dto the
reco mme ndedtire pressu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlow eng inespee ds.
R Avoi dfre quent accelera tionor bra king .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletor inthe serviceinte rvaldi s-
pl ay .Hav eallthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAG regulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dwe ath er, instop -starttra fficand inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
WA
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Drin king anddrivin gand /or takingdru gs
and drivin gar ever yda nge rouscomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,pe rcep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of aser ious oreve nfa tal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youdri nk
or take drugsand drive. 15
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ivi ng tipsDrivi ng andparki ng

Do
not drink ortake drugsand drive orallo w
any one todrive whoha sbe en drinking or
taki ngdru gs.
Emi ssion co ntro l G
DA
NGE R
Co mbu stion eng inesemi tpo isono us
exh aust gases such ascar bonmono xide.
Inha ling the seexh aust gases isha zar dous to
he alth and canresultin po isoni ng. Thereisa
ris kof fatal inju ry.The refore ,neve rle av ethe
eng inerunning anencl osedsp ace withou t
ad eq uate venti latio n.
Ce rta ineng inesystem sar ede signe dto kee p
the level ofpoisono uscomp onents inexh aust
fu mes withi nlega llimits .
The sesystem sonl ywo rkatpeak efficiency if
the yar eser viced exa ctly inacc ordance with
the manuf actu rer'ssp eci ficati ons. Alwaysha ve
wo rkon the enginecarriedou tat aqu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh op.Me rced es-Benz recom-
mend stha tyo uus ean author izedMe rced es-
Benz Center forthispu rpo se. Inpartic ular ,
wo rkreleva ntto safety oron safety -related
sy stem smu stbe car riedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
The enginesetti ngsmustnot becha nge d
und erany circum stances .Fur thermo re,all
sp eci fic ser vicewo rkmu stbe car riedou tat
reg ular inte rvalsand inacc ordance with the
Me rced es-Benz servicereq uirem ents .Deta ils
can befou ndinthe Mainte nance Booklet. EC
Odis play
The ECO disp laysho wsyouhow economi cal
yo ur drivin gsty leis.The ECO disp layas sists
yo uin ach ievin gthe mos teco nomi caldrivin g
sty lefor the selecte dsetti ngsand prevailing
cond itions. Your drivin gsty lecan signi ficantl y
infl uence thevehicle's cons umption. 0043
Accel eration
0044 Coasting
0087 Consta nt
0085 Add itiona lra nge achieved
Ra nge 0085issho wnund erBon usfr. Start Bon
usfr. Start
and represents theadditio nal range achieved
si nce thebeginning ofthe journey asares ult
of an adapted drivin gsty le.
If the fuel level hasdro pped into thereserve
ra nge ,the FuelLow Fue
lLow message issho wninthe
mu ltifu nctio ndisp layins tea dof range 0085.The
00B6 warning lamp inthe instrument cluster
al so lights up(Ypage 242 ). Dr
ivi ng tips
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The
ECO display consistsof three section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnec essary acceleration and
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofapar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electric alconsumer s
These factorsare not included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher valueinthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys ataconst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 196).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 195). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. 152
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tipsDriving andparking

Acti
veBod yCont rolABC (excep t
Mer cedes -AMGveh icles)
Set ting theveh icle level Gene
ralnot es
The vehiclelev elcan beset usin gth e
DY NA MIC SELECT but ton(Y page 133)or the
lev elbut ton. The setting always correspo nds
to thelast selected fun ction .
In ord erto red uce fuel consumpt ionand
impr ovethedri vin gdyn amic s,theveh icleis
lower edasits spee dinc reas es.IntheSp ort
and Sport Plusdri ve pro gram s,itis lower ed
by up to0.5in (13 mm)co mp ared totheno r-
mal vehicle level.In theComf ortand CURV E
driv eprog rams,itis lower edbyup to0.2in
(5 mm) compared totheno rm alveh icle level.
As thespee dis reduc ed,theveh icle israise d
up totheset vehicle heigh t.
Sel ect theno rm alleve lfor norm alroad surfa-
ces and theraise dleve lfor driv ingwith snow
ch ains oron part icular lypoor roadsurfaces .
Imp ortant safety notes G
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The vehicle islower edsligh tlyinthefoll ow-
ing situatio ns:
R theSPO RTsuspe nsion settingis selec ted
at theno rm alveh icle level
R theeng ineisswit ched off
Pers onsin thevic init yof thewheel archor
th eunde rbodymay thus bec ome trapped.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury.
Mak esure that nobody isin thevic init yof
th ewheel archor theunde rbodywhen you
swit choff theeng ine. Set
tingra ised level X
Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Mak esure that aspee dof 75 mph
(12 0km /h) isno texc eeded .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
isnot lit:pres sbut-
to n0043.
If th eeng inehas been switched off bythe
ECO start /stopfun ction ,it is no wres tarted.
In dicat orlamp 0044light sup. The vehicle is
raise dby 1.2in (31 mm).
Set tingth enor mallevel
X Mak esure that theeng ineisrun ningor that
it has been switched off bytheECO start /
st op fun ction .
X Ifind icat orlam p0044 0044
islit:pres sbutt on0043.
In dicat orlamp 0044goes out.The vehicle is
adjus tedto norm alleve l
The "Raised level"set tingis can celed ifyou:
R are drivingfast erthan appro ximately
75 mph (120km/ h).
R drive forapproximat elythree minut esata
speed over50mph (80km/ h).
R or switch tothe drive program whilethe
vehicle isin motion .
Suspension tuning General
notes
The elect ro-hydraulically controlled suspension
features improved drivingdynamics, driving
safety andride comf ort.You canalso choose
between asport y,apartic ularly sporty,acom-
fort able andacomf ortable modewithcurve
tilt ing func tion (CURVE). 170
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X
Swi tch onthe multime diasy stem. Further
info rma tion canbefou ndinthe Digi talOpe r-
ato r'sManua l.
X Pre ssbutton 0043.
The driving dynami csdispl ayappea rsinthe
mul time diasy stem displ ay.
The followi ng info rma tion onthe vehicle's
ope ratingstatu sis displ ayed inthe driving
dy nami csdispl ay:
R Drive programsel ected (Ypage 133 )
R Accel erator ped alpos ition sho wnin%
R Brake pedalpos ition sho wnin%
R Steer ingang le
R Activi tyof the ABC spring stru ts
R Veh iclelevel displ ay(Y page 170)
R Leve lsetti ngsanimati on
R G-FO RCEcross displ aying longitu dinal and
la tera lacce lerati on(onl yava ilab lein Spo rt
or Spo rtPlu sdri ve pro grams) Ac
tive Body Control (ABC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Se tting thevehic leleve l Gen
eral notes
The vehiclelevel can beset using the
DYNAM ICSELECT controller(Y page 132) or
the on-bo ardcomp uter(Y page 172 ).The set-
ting alwa yscorre sponds tothe last sel ected
functi on.
In ord erto red uce fuelconsu mptionand
imp rove thedriving dynami cs,the vehicleis
lo we red asits spe edincre ases. Inthe Spo rt
and SportPlu sdri ve pro grams itis lowe red by
up to0.5 in(13 mm),and inthe Comfort drive
pro gramby up to0.2 in(5 mm )comp aredto
the norma lveh iclelevel .As the speedis
red uce d,the vehicleis rai sed uptothe set
veh iclehei ght.
Each timeyoustar tthe engi newith the Smar t-
Key orthe Start/Sto pbu tton, theComfort
dri ve pro gramisacti vate d.For further informa -
tion abou tstar ting theengi ne,see
(Y page 127).
Sel ect the norma lle vel fornorma lroa dsu rfa -
ces and theraised level fordriving with snow
cha insoron particu larly poo rroa dsu rfa ces. Impo
rtant safetynotes
The vehicleis slightl ylo we red when the engi ne
is swi tched off. G
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Whe nthe vehicleis bei ng lowe red ,peo ple
cou ldbeco metrap ped ifthei rlimbs are
betw eenthevehiclebod yand thewheel sor
und erne aththe vehicle. The reisaris kof
inju ry.
Ma kesure no one isund erne aththe vehicle
or inthe imm ediate vicinity ofthe wheel
arch eswhen the vehicleis bei ng lowe red .
Se tting raisedleve l X
Ma kesure that theengi neisrunni ngorthat
it ha sbee nswi tched offbythe ECO start/
stop functi on.
X Ma kesure that aspe edof75 mph
(120 km/h )is not excee ded.
X Ifsymb ol0044 0044
isno tsho wn:pre ss0059
or 0065 onthe stee ring wheel tosel ect the
Driv eAssist Driv
eAssistmenu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Vehi clelevel Vehi
clelevel.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
The followi ng mes sage appea rs:0043 Vehi ‐ Vehi
‐
cle levelPres s'OK' toRais e cle
levelPres s'OK' toRais e.
X Pre ssthe 0076 button.
If the engi nehasbee nswi tched offbythe
ECO start/stop function,itis now resta rted.
Symb ol0044 appea rs.The vehiclehei ght is
ad juste dto raised level . 17
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
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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 arenotsur eth at
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 theon -board comput er. G
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If th eins trumen tclus terhas faile dor mal-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sin syst ems relevantto saf ety.
The oper ating safetyof your vehiclemay be
impa ired.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav eth eveh iclech ecke d
at aqualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.You should there foremak e
sur eyour vehicleis oper ating safely atall
ti mes .
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicleis
impa ired,pull overas soo nas itis saf eto do
so. Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ran ove rview, seetheins trumen tpan el
illust ration (Ypage 33). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint erior
can beadjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control
kn ob. The
brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 33).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If you turnth eligh tswit ch(Ypage 109)to
th e0058, 0060or0058 position ,th ebrig ht-
ne ss will depe ndupon thebrig htne ss ofthe
ambi entligh t.
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus ter
auto maticallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthe
mult ifunction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edis-
plays intheins trumen tclus terare notillu-
min ated. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Cruis eco ntrol activat ed(Ypage 155):
The segmen tsligh tup from thest ore d
spee dto themax imum speed.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 157):
On eor two segmen tsintheset spee dran ge
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron tmov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thespee dof the
veh iclein fron tand thest ore dspee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The fuel suppl yis int err upt edtopro tect the
en gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t. 192
Disp
laysand oper ationOn- boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Menus
andsubmen us Menu
overview
Using the0059 or0065 button onthe steering
whee l,open themenu bar.
Opera tingtheon-board computer
(Y pag e193).
Dependi ngon the vehicl eequ ipme nt,you can
sele ctthe followi ngmenu:
R Trip Trip
menu (Ypag e195)
R Navi Navi
menu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Y pag e196)
R Audio Audio
menu(Ypag e197)
R Tel Tel
menu (telephone) (Ypag e198)
R DriveAs sist DriveAs
sistmenu (assistance)
(Y pag e199)
R Serv. Serv.
menu(Ypag e201)
R Sett. Sett.
menu(settings) (Ypag e201)
R AMG AMG
menu (Merce des-AMG vehicles)
(Y pag e205) Trip
menu
Standard display X
Press andhold the0038 button onthe
steering wheeluntil theTrip Trip
menu withtrip
odome ter0043and odome ter0044app ears .
Trip computer "FromStart"or"From
Rese t" 0043
Distance
0044 Driving time 0087
Average speed
0085 Average fuelconsumpti on
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing whee lto sele ctthe Trip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
From Start From
Start orFrom Reset From
Reset.
The valuesinthe From Start From
Start submenu are
calcu lated fromthestart ofajourney whilst
the valu esinthe From Reset From
Reset submenu are
calcu lated fromthelasttime thesubmenu was
reset (Ypag e196) .
In the followi ngcases ,the trip compute ris
au tomatica llyreset From Start From
Start:
R the ignitio nhas been switched offfor more
than fourhours.
R 999 hourshave been exceede d.
R 9,999 mileshave been exceede d.
When 9,999 hoursor 99,999 mileshave been
exceede d,the trip compute ris au tomatica lly
reset From Reset From
Reset.
EC Odisplay The
ECO displayisnot available inMercede s-
AMG vehicl es.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing whee lto sele ctthe Trip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
ECO DISPLAY ECO
DISPLAY .
If the ignitio nremai nsswi tched offfor longer
than fourhours,the ECO displaywillbe auto-
matica llyreset.
For more informa tiononthe ECO display,see
(Y pag e151) .
Di splayin gthe range andcurrent fuel
co nsumption Mercede
s-AMGvehicles:the menu onlydis-
pla ysapp roxima terange 0043. Menus
andsubmen us
195On-bo ardcomput erand displays Z