MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

Problems
withyour vehicle
If you should experience aproblem withyour
vehicle, particularly onethat youbelieve may
affect itssafe operation, weurge youtocon-
tact anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter
immediately tohave theproblem diagnosed
and rectified. Ifthe problem isnot resolved to
your satisfaction ,please discuss theproblem
again withanauthorized Mercedes-B enzCen-
ter or,ifnecessary, contactusatone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC
Customer AssistanceCenter
One Mercedes-B enzDrive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
In Canada
Mercedes-B enzCanada, Inc.
Customer RelationsDepartmen t
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toront o,Ontario M4G4C9 Report
ingsafety defects
USA only:
The following textispublished asrequired of
manufacturers underTitle49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations, Part575pursuant tothe
"National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyAct
of 1966".
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause
injury ordeath, youshould immediately inform
the National Highway TrafficSafety Adminis-
tration (NHTSA )in addition tonotifying
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints, itmay
open aninvestigation ,and ifit finds thata
safety defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, it
may order arecall andremedy campaign.
However, NHTSAcannotbecome involved in
individual problemsbetweenyou,your dealer,
or Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-88 8-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-91 53);go to
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov;or write to:
Administ rator,NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet,
SW., Washington, DC20590 . You
canalso obtain otherinformation about
motor vehicle safetyfrom
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Man-
ual regarding thecorrect operation ofyour
vehicle andpossible damagetothe vehicle.
Damage tothe vehicle whichiscaused by
violation ofthese notes isnot covered by
the Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe
new orused-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident, rescueservices canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate
rescue cardforyour vehicle. Thecurrent res-
cue card contains themost important informa-
tion about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.
the routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more information athttp: //
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005D[ .de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformation about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformation docu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsof system componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose of
its individual componen ts,e.g. number of
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0047000F[ decelerationin
movement ,lateral acceleration, accelerator
pedal position Data
storage
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R
malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ngsitua tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eis serviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eis read outbyemplo yeesof the
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldia gnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio nis obtai nedfrom it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nis dele tedfrom themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein which thistechnical data,in
connection withother informatio n(if neces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree dupo nwith thecustomer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl eas wel l.The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eis equ ippe dwith COMAND or
Mercede sme connect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nof the
vehicl eis compil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede sme connect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lor Digital Operator's
Manua land/or theMercede sme connect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eis equ ippe dwith anevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eis equ ippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort periodof time, typi-
call y30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eis desi gned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewas traveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifanon-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition 30
Data
storageIntroductio n

to
the vehiclema nuf actu rer,othe rpa rtie stha t
ha ve the speci aleq uipme nt,such aslaw
enfo rcem ent,canreadthe inform ation by
acc essing the vehicleor the EDR.
EDR data ma ybe used inciv iland criminal
ma tters asatoo lin acc ident reco nstru ction,
acc ident claimsand vehiclesa fety .Since the
Cr ashData Retrie valCDR tooltha tis us ed to
extra ctdata fro mthe EDR iscomm ercially
av ailabl e, Me rced es-Benz USA,LLC("MBU SA")
exp ressly di scl aims any and allliab ility arising
fro mthe extra ctionof thisinf orm ation by
una uthorized Merced es-Benz perso nnel .
MBU SAwillnot shareEDR data with othe rs
wi thou tthe cons entofthe vehicleow ners or,
if the vehicleis leas ed ,wi thou tthe cons entof
the lesse e.Excep tions tothisrep resenta tion
incl uderes ponse sto subp oenas bylaw
enfo rcem ent;byfed era l,sta teor local gover n-
ment; inconne ctionwi th or arising outof liti-
ga tio ninv olvin gMBU SAorits subs idiarie sand
af filiates ;or, asreq uired bylaw.
Wa rning: The EDR isacomp onentofthe
Re stra intSys tem Module. Tampe ringwi th,
al teri ng, mod ifying orrem oving the EDR com-
po nent mayres ultin ama lfunctio nof the
Re stra intSys tem Module and othe rsy ste ms.
State laws orreg ulati ons regarding EDRs that
confl ictwith fed era lreg ulati on arepre -emp -
ted .Thi smea nstha tin the eventofsuch con-
fli ct, the federa lreg ulati on gover ns. Asof
Dece mber2016, 17states have ena cted laws
rel ating toEDRs . In
fo rmatio non copyri ght Ge
neral info rmatio n
Info rma tionon licens efor freeand open-
sou rce softwa reused inyour veh icleand its
el ectro niccomp onents isavailabl e on the fol-
lo wi ng website :
http ://w ww.mer cedes-be nz.com /opensource In
fo rmatio non copyri ght
31Introduc tion Z

Cockp
it Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
St
eer ing wheel paddle shift-
ers 14
2 0044
Comb
inationswit ch 11
0 0087
Adj
uststh est eer ing wheel
elec tricall y 10
3 0085
Hor
n 0083
In
st rum entclus ter 33
0084
Park
ingAssist PARKTRO NIC
warn ingdispl ay 17
4 006B
Ove
rheadcon trol pan el 38 Funct
ion Pag
e 006C
Climat
econ trol syst ems 11
6 006D
Ign
ition lock 12
6 St
art /S topbut ton 12
6 006E
Cruis
econ trol leve r 15
6 006F
Ele
ctric park ingbrak e 14
8 0070
Ligh
tswit ch 10
9 0071
Diag
nostics con nection 28
0072
Open
sth ehood 26
8 32
Cockp
itAtaglan ce

Inst
rumen tclus ter Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Sp
eedo meterwit hseg -
men ts 19
2 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: El
ec tric park ingbrak e(re d) 24
1 0049
USAon ly 0024
Canad aon ly 0024
Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 24
1 00BA
Distanc ewarn ing 24
4 00BB
ESP®
OF F 23
9 0025
ABS 23
9 Br
ake s(re d) 23
8 0027
USAon ly 004D
Canad aon ly 0058
Low-beam headlamps 11
0 0060
Parkinglamp s 11
0 0057
High-beam headlamps 11
0 00E5
ESP® 23
9 0044
003E003D
Turnsignals 11
0 0087
Mult
ifunction disp lay 19
4 0085
Tac
hom eter 19
2 Funct
ion Pag
e Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 0074
SPORT handlingmod e
in Mer cedes- AMGveh icles 24
1 005E
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 005A
Thisindicat orlamp
has nofun ction 00B9
CheckEn gin e 24
2 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 24
5 0075
Restraintsyst em 41
00E9
Seat belt s 23
6 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gage 19
3 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00AC
Coolan t 24
2 0084
Fue
llev elind icat or Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00B6
Reservefuel levelwit h
fuel filler flap location indi-
cat or(rig ht) 24
2 006B
In
st rum entclus terligh ting 19
2 In
for mat ionondisp layin gth eout side tempe ra-
tur ein themult ifunction disp laycan befoun d und
er"Out side tempe rature disp lay"
(Y page 192). Inst
rume ntclust er
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Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 194
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087 0059
Switches
onthe Voice Con-
trol System 0063
Mute
00810082
Adju
ststhe volum e 0076
Re
jects orend sa cal l 198
Exits
thetelephone book/
red ialmem ory 0061
Ma
kes oracce ptsacal l Swi
tche sto the redialmem -
ory Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00590065
Sel
ects amenu 193
00630064
Sel
ects asu bme nuor
scrol lsthrou ghlists 193
0076
Co
nfirm sa sel ectio n 193
Hid
esdispl aymes sages 207
0038
Back 193
Swi
tches offthe VoiceCon-
trol System i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions 34
Multi
functionste ering wheelAt agl anc e

Cent
erconsole Cent
erconsole, upper sect ion Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
COMA
ND 0044
0072
Seatheating 10
1 0087
008E
Seatventilatio n 10
2 0085
00CE
AIRSCA RF 10
2 0083
008F
ParkingAssist
PA RKTRO NIC 17
4 Funct
ion Pag
e 0084
002F
Hazard warn inglamps 11
1 006B
00730074Indicator
lamp 48
006C
00BB
ESP®
(except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) 66
00D6
ECOstart/stop button
(Mercede s-AMGvehicles) 129
i
Invehicle swith theCOMAND multimedia
system, youcan find further information:
R on the multimed iasystem inthe Digital
Operator's Manual
R on the Voice Control System inthe sepa -
rate Operator's Manual Ce
nter conso le
35Ataglanc e

Cent
erconsole, lowersection(excep tMer cedes -AMGvehi cles) Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
St
owage compartmen t 25
3 Cup
holder 25
5 As
htray 25
7 0044
COMA
NDcontroller 0087
Seat
adjust men t 0085
Fav
oritesbut ton 0083
Roof
switch 91
0084
Open
s/clo ses theside win-
dows 88
006B
Ex
tends /retrac tsthewind
sc ree n 94
006C
St
owage compartmen twit h
Media Inte rface Cigare
tte light er 25
2 006D
Sel
ect spark position 13
7 Funct
ion Pag
e 006E
00D6
ECOstart /stopbut ton 12
9 006F
Ac
tivate sth edriv ingdynam -
ics displ ay 16
9 0070
00CC
Adjus tstheveh icle
leve l(veh icleswit hAc tive
Bod yCon trol) 17
0 0071
Ad
jus tsthesuspe nsion set-
tin gs Set
sth esuspe nsion tuning
(veh icleswit hAc tiveBod y
Con trol) 17
0 0072
0063
Man ualdriv epro gram
for theauto matictrans mis -
sion 14
2 0073
Tran
smissio nposi tions 13
8 0074
Sel
ect orleve r 13
5 36
Cent
erconsoleAt aglan ce

Cent
erconsole, lowersection(Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles) Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
St
owage compartmen t 25
3 Cup
holder 25
5 As
htray 25
7 0044
COMA
NDcontroller 0087
Seat
adjust men t 0085
Fav
oritesbut ton 0083
Roof
switch 91
0084
Open
s/clo ses theside win-
dows 88
006B
Ex
tends /retrac tsthewind
sc ree n 94
006C
St
owage compartmen twit h
Media Inte rface Cigare
tte light er 25
2 Funct
ion Pag
e 006D
Sel
ect spark position 13
7 006E
DYN
AMICSELECT con troller 13
2 006F
0063
Man ualdriv epro gram
for theauto matictrans mis -
sion 14
2 0070
00CC
Adjus tsthesuspe n-
sion settings 17
2 0071
00BB
ESP® 66
0072
Tran
smissio nposi tions 13
8 0073
Sel
ect orleve r 13
5 Cent
erconsole
37Ataglan ce

Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
0043
003D
Switchestheleft- hand
reading lampon/off 112
0044
004A
Switchestheinter ior
lighting on/off 112
0087
00B7
Operates MAGICSKY
CONTROL 94
0085
0033
Switchestheauto-
matic interiorlighting con-
trol on/off 112
0083
003D
Switchestheright-
hand reading lampon/off 112 Function Page
0084
00D9
MBInfocall button 261
006B
0053
Emergencycall/SO S
button 259
006C
Rear-view
mirror 106
006D
Butt
ons forthe garage door
opener 265
006E
0052
Breakdown assistanc e
call button 260
006F
Eyeglasses
compartment 25338
Overhea
dcontrol panelAtaglance