warning MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Workshop Manual

Selec
tingthedrive progra m X
Turn DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller 0043as
many times asnecessary untilthedesired
drive program isselected.
The symbol ofthe selected driveprogram is
shown inthe multifunct iondisplay .
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
The drive program indicator onDYNAMIC
SEL ECT controller 0043lights upinred.
Additional information fordrive programs
(Y page 139). Additional
settings 0043
ECO start/ stopfunct ion(Ypage 129)
0044 ESP ®
(Y page 65)
0087 Suspension (Ypage 173)
0085 Permanent activationofmanual gearshift-
ing (Ypage 142)
When youpress buttons 0043-0085 the corre-
sponding settingis selected. TheDYNAMIC
SEL ECT controller settingis overwritten .These
settingswill also bemaintained ifyou
switch todrive program RACE,S+,Sor Cwith
the DYNAMI CSEL ECT controller.
If you switch todrive program I,all stored
characterist icswill beaccepted. Thisisalso
the case ifyou have previously pressedbut-
tons 0043-0085. Automat
ictransmission Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If the engine speedisabove theidling speed
and youengage transmissionposition 003A
or 0046, thevehicle couldpullaway sud-
denly. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
When engaging transmissionposition 003A
or 0046, alwaysfirmly depress thebrake
pedal anddonot simultaneously accelerate. G
WARNING
The automatic transmissionswitches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident.
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapply ingthe
parking brake. Selec
torlever
Overview oftransmission positions All
vehicles (exceptMercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
! If
the engine speedistoo high orthe vehi-
cle isin motion, donot shift theautomatic
transm issiondirectly from005Bto005E, from
005E to005B ordirectly to005D.
Do not open thedriver's doorwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion. Atlow speeds intransm is-
sion position 005Bor005E, otherwise parkposi-
tion 005Disengaged automatically.
The transm issioncouldbedamaged. Automat
ictransmission
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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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Z

Never
leavechildren unsupervisedinthe
vehicle.
! Alway
ssecure thevehicle correctly against
rolli ngawa y.Otherwise, thevehicle orits
drivetrain couldbedama ged.
To ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolli ngawa yunintentionally :
R the electric parking brakemustbeappl ied.
R the transmission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the SmartKey mustberemoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheel smust beturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillor downhil lgradi ents. Switc
hingoffthe engi ne G
WARNING
The automa tictransmission switchestoneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollawa y.There isa
risk ofan accident.
After switching offthe engine, always switch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrollingawa yby appl ying the
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetransmission toposition 005D
(Y page 137).
X With theSmart Key:turn theSmartKey to
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobil izerisactivated.
X With KEYLESS -GO:press theKEYLESS -GO
Start/S topbutton (Ypage 126).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instrument clustergoout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmartKey position0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart-
Key position 0092(Ypage 126).
The engine canbeswitched offwhil ethe vehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholdi ngthe
Start/S topbutton forabou tthree seconds.
This function operates independently ofthe
ECO start/stop automaticengine switch-off
function. Ele
ctric parking brake
General notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupe rvisedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncoming traffic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additional ly,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example ,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautoma tictransmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
transmission toneutral
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
When leavingthe vehicle, always take the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicle. This
also appliesforthe digitalvehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"function isactivated via
Mercedes meconnect .
Alway skeep theSmartKey outofreach of
children. Thisalso appliesforthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconnect .
The function ofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isamalfu nction
in the system, itmay notbepossib leto appl y
the relea sedparking brake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing awa y.
X Shift theautoma tictransmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossib leto relea sean appl ied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isamalfu nction inthe system. Contact a
qua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunction
test atregul arintervals whilethe engine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
whil ethis isoccurring arenormal. 148
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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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If
the brake system hasonly been subject to
modera teload s,you shoul dtest thefunction-
ali ty of you rbrakes atregul arintervals.
Information onBAS (Brake Assist) (Ypage 61)
and onBrake Assist withCross-Tra fficAssist
(Y page 61).
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly
have brake pads/linings installedon you rvehi-
cle which havebeen appro vedforMercedes-
Benz vehicle sor which correspond toan
equi valent qualitystandard. Brakepads/
linings whichhavenotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which arenot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
Mercedes-Benz recommendsthatyouonly use
brake fluidthat hasbeen specia llyappro ved
for you rvehicle byMercedes-Benz, orwhich
corresponds toan equi valent qualitystandard.
Brake fluidwhich hasnotbeen appro vedfor
Mercedes-Benz vehiclesor which isnot ofan
equi valent qualitycould affect yourvehicle 's
opera tingsafety.
High-performance andceramic brake
system (Mercedes-AMG vehicles) The
AMG brake systems aredesig nedfor
heavy loads.This may leadto noise when
braking. Thiswilldepend on:
R Speed
R Braking force
R Ambient conditions, e.g.temperature and
humid ity
The wearof individ ualcomponents ofthe
brake system, suchasthe brake pads/linings
or brake discs, depends onthe individ ualdriv-
ing style andopera tingconditions.
For this reason, itis impossi bletostate amile-
age that willbe vali dunder allcircumstances.
An aggres sivedriving stylewilllea dto high
wea r.You canobtain moreinformation onthis
from aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop.
New andrepla cedbrake padsanddiscs only
reach theiroptimum brakingeffectaftersev-
eral hundred kilometers ofdriving. Compen-
sate forthis byappl ying greater forcetothe
brake pedal.Keep thisinmind, andadaptyou r
driving andbraking accordingly duringthis
break-in period.
Excessive heavybraking resultsincorrespond-
ingly highbrake wear.Observe thebrake sys-
tem warning lampinthe instrument cluster and
note anybrake status messag esinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.Especial lyfor high per-
formance driving,itis important tomaintain
and have thebrake system checked regularly. Drivin
gon wetroads
Hydroplaning If
water hasaccumul atedtoacertain depthon
the road surface, thereisadanger ofhydro -
pla ning occurring.
For this reason, inthe event ofheavy rainorin
conditions inwhich hydroplaning mayoccur,
you must driveinthe follow ingmanner:
R lowe ryou rspeed
R avoid ruts
R avoid suddensteering movements
R brake careful ly
Drivin gon floo ded roads !
Do
not drive through floodedarea s.Check
the depth ofany water before driving
through it.Drive slowlythrough standing
water. Otherwise ,water couldenterthe
vehicle interior orengine compartment. It
can then dama gethe engine's orautoma tic
transmission's electroniccomponents. It
can also besucked inby the engine's air
intake connection andcause engine dam-
age. Winter
driving G
WARNING
If you shift down onaslip pery road surface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect, thedrive wheel scould losetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccidents.
Do not shift down foraddi tional engine brak-
ing onaslip pery road surface. G
DA
NGER
If the exhau stpipe isblocked oradeq uate
ventilation isnot possib le,poiso nous gases
such ascarbon monoxide (CO)mayenter
the vehicle .This isthe case, e.g.ifthe vehi- 154
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pressure
pointforahigher speed, or
down 0085for alower speed.
Ever ytime thecruise control lever is
pressed upordown, thelast speed storedis
incr eased orreduced.
i The
speed indicat edinthe speedomet er
may differ slightly fromthespeed stored.
i Cruise
control isnot deactiv atedifyou
depress theaccelerat orpedal. Forexample,
if you accelerat ebriefly toovert ake,cruise
con trol adjusts thevehicle's speedtothe
last speed storedafter youhave finished
overt aking.
Deactivat ingcruise control There
areseveral waystodeactiv atecruise
con trol:
X Brief lypress thecruise control lever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brak e.
Cruise control isautomatic allydeactiv atedif:
R you engage theelect ricparkin gbrake
R you aredriving atless than 20mph
(30 km/ h)
R ES P®
int erven esoryou deactiv ateESP®
R Brak eAssist interven es
R you move outoftran smission position005B
If cruise control isdeactiv ated,youwillhear a
warning tone.You willsee theCruise Con‐ Cruise
Con‐
trol Off trol
Offmessage inthe multifun ction dis-
play forapproximat elyfive secon ds.
i When
youswitch offthe engin e,the last
speed storediscleared. Active
Distance AssistDISTRON IC
General notes Ac
tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC regulates
the speed andautomatic allyhelps youmain-
tain thedistanc efrom thevehicle detectedin
fron t.Vehicles aredetec tedwith theaidofthe
radar sensor system. Active Distance Assist
DIS TRONIC brakesautomatic allytoavoid
exc eeding thesetspeed ortomaint ainthe
designat eddistanc efrom thevehicle infron t.
You must select alower gearingood timeon
long andsteep downhill gradients,especially if
the vehicle isladen. Bydoing so,you willmake
use ofthe brakin geffec tof the engin e.This
relieves theload onthe brake system andpre-
vent sthe brakes fromoverheat ingand wear-
ing too quickly.
If Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC detects
that thereis arisk ofacollision withthevehi-
cle infron t,you willbewarned visuallyand
audibly. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC
cann otpreven ta collision withoutyourinter-
vent ion. Anintermit tentwarning tonewill then
sound andthedistanc ewarning lampwilllight
up inthe instrument cluster.Brak eimmedi-
ately inorder toincr ease thedistanc efrom
the vehicle infron t,or take evasive action,pro-
vided itis safe todo so.
For Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC to
assist youwhen driving ,the radar sensor sys-
tem must beoperation al.
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC operates in
the speed rangebetween 0mph (0km/ h)and
120 mph (200 km/h).
Do not useActiv eDis tance AssistDISTR ONIC
wh ile dri vin gon roa dswith stee pgra dients .
As Activ eDis tance AssistDISTR ONICtra ns-
mits rada rwa ves ,it can resemb lethe rada r
de tecto rsof the responsi ble au thor ities. You
can referto the releva ntcha pterin the Opera -
tor' sMa nua lif qu esti ons areas ked abou tthi s.
i USA
only:
Thi sde vic eha sbe en appro ved bythe FCC
as a"V eh icu larRa darSys tem" .The rada r
sen sor isinte ndedfor usein an automo tive
ra da rsy stem only.Re mov ing,tam perin g
wi th, oralteri ngthe devic ewi llvoi dany war-
ra ntie s,and isnot permi tted bythe FCC .Do
not tamperwi th, alter, orusein any non-
ap pro ved way. Dr
ivi ng system s
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Any
unauthorized mod ificati ontothisde vice
cou ldvoi dthe user' sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.
i Ca
nad aonl y:Thi sde vice comp lies with
RSS-2 10ofIndu stry Canad a.Ope ratio nis
su bje ctto the followi ng two cond itions:
1. Thi sde vice maynot causeinte rference ,
and
2. Thi sde vice mustacce ptany interference
rece ived,incl uding inte rference thatma y
cau seund esired opera tionof the device .
Re mova l,tamp ering, oralteri ngofthe
de vice willvoi dany warrantie s,and isnot
pe rmi tted .Do not tamp erwith, alter, oruse
in any non-a pprove dwa y.
Any unauthorized mod ificati ontothisde vice
cou ldvoi dthe user' sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WA
RNING
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICdo es not
rea ctto:
R pe op leor ani ma ls
R sta tionar yob jects inthe road,e.g .stop -
pe dor parked vehicles
R onco ming vehicles and crossing traf fic
As ares ult, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICma ynei ther give warning snor
inte rveneinsuch situa tions. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Alw ayspa ycar efulatte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand berea dytobra ke. G
WA
RNING
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICdo es not
rea ctto:
R pe op leor ani ma ls
R sta tionar yob jects inthe road,e.g .stop -
pe dor parked vehicles (ve hicle swi thou t
the Driv ingAssi stance packag e)
R sta tionar yob jects inthe road,e.g .stop -
pe dor parked vehicles, ifsu fficie ntdetec-
tio nis not possi ble (ve hicle swi th the Driv -
ing Assi stance packag e)
R onco ming vehicles and crossing traf fic As
ares ult, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICma ynei ther give warning snor
inte rveneinsuch situa tions. The reisaris k
of an acci dent.
Alw ayspa ycar efulatte ntionto the traffic
si tua tionand berea dytobra ke. G
WA
RNING
Dis tance keeping assista ntcanno tal wa ys
cle arly identi fyothe rroa dus ers and com-
pl ex traf ficsitua tions.
In such cas es, dista nce keeping assista nt
can:
R acce lera te or bra kethe vehicleune xpect-
ed ly
R inte rveneune xpected ly
The reisaris kof an acci dent.
Co ntinu eto drive car efully and berea dyto
bra ke, especially ifdista nce keeping assis-
tant warns you. G
WA
RNING
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICbra kes
yo ur veh iclewi th up to50% ofthe maximu m
po ssi ble de cel era tion.Ifthi sde cel era tionis
not sufficie nt, Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICalerts youwi th avis ualand
aco ustic warning .The reisaris kof an acci -
de nt.
Adju styour spe edinthes ecas esand main-
tai nsu fficie ntdista nce.
App lythe brakes yoursel fand /or take eva-
si ve acti on.
! Whe
nActive Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
or the HOLD functio nis acti vated ,the vehi-
cle brakes automa tically in certa insitua -
tio ns.
To avoid da ma getothe vehicle, de acti vate
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICand the
HOLD functio nin the followi ng orsimil arsit-
ua tio ns:
R wh en tow ingthe vehicle
R in the carwash
Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICcan neither
red uce theriskof an acci dent ifyo ufai lto 15
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ving sys temsDrivi ng andparki ng

In
aspeed rangefrom0-37 mph
(0 -60 km/h ),Active Steering Assistfocuses
on the vehicle infront, taking intoaccount
lane markings, e.g.when followingvehicle sin
a traffic jam.
At speed sof more than37mph (60km/h),
Active Steering Assistfocuses onclear lane
markings (leftandright), onlyfocusing onthe
vehicle infront ifdetected lanemarkings are
not present atspeed sof up to80 mph
(130 km/h).
If these conditions arenot present, Active
Steering Assistcannot provide assistance.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC mustbe
active inorder forthe function tobe avai lable.
Important safetynotes
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcanneither reducetherisk of
an accident ifyou failtoada ptyou rdriving
style, noroverride thelawsof phys ics.Itcan-
not take intoaccount road,weather ortraffic
conditions. ActiveDistance AssistDISTRONIC
with Active Steering Assistisonly anaid.You
are responsib lefor the distance tothe vehicle
in front, forvehicle speed,for braking ingood
time andforstayi nginyou rlane.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistdoesnotdetect roadandtraf-
fic conditions anddoes notdetect allroad
users. Ifyou arefollow ingavehicle whichis
driving towards theedge ofthe road, your
vehicle couldcome intocontact withthecurb
or other roadbounda ries.Beparticul arly
awa reofother roadusers, e.g.cyclists, that
are directly nexttoyou rvehicle .
Obstacles suchasreflector postsinthe lane
or projecting outinto thelane arenot detec-
ted.
An inapp ropria testeering intervention, e.g.
after youhave intentionally drivenoveralane
marking, canbecorrected atany time ifyou
steer slightlyinthe opposi tedirection.
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC withActive
Steering Assistcannot continuously keepyour
vehicle inlane. Insome cases, thesteering
intervention isnot sufficie ntto bring thevehi-
cle back tothe lane. Insuch cases, youmust
steer thevehicle yourself toensure thatit
does notleavethe lane. The
supp ortprovide dby the system canbe
impa iredif:
R there ispoor visibility, e.g. due toinsuffi-
cient illuminatio nof the road, ordue to
snow, rain,fogorheavy spray
R there isglare ,e.g. from oncoming traffic,
the sun orreflection fromother vehicle s
(e.g. ifthe road surface iswet)
R the windshi eldisdirty, fogged up,dama ged
or covered, forinstance byasticker, inthe
vicinity ofthe camera
R there arenolane markings, orseveral
unclea rlane markings arepresent, e.g.
arou ndconstruction sites
R the lane markings areworn away,dark or
covered up,e.g. bydirt orsnow
R the distance tothe vehicle infront istoo
short andthus thelane markings cannotbe
detected
R the lane markings changequickly, e.g.lanes
branch off,cross oneanother ormerge
R the road isnarrow andwindi ng
R there arehighl yvaria bleshade conditions
on the roadw ay
The system isswitched topassi veand nolon-
ger assi stsyou byperforming steeringinter-
ventions if:
R you actively changelane
R you switch onthe turn signal
R you take yourhands offthe steering wheel
or do not steer foraprolonge dperiod of
time
i Once
youhave finished changing lanes,
Active Steering Assistautoma ticallyreacti-
vates.
Active Steering Assistcannot provide assis-
tance:
R on very sharp corners
R when aloss oftire pressu reor adefective
tire has been detected anddispl ayed
Observe theimportant safetynotesonActive
Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypage 158).
The steering interventions arecarried outwith
a limi ted steering moment. Thesystem
requi resthe driver tokeep hishands onthe
steering wheelandtosteer himsel f.
If you donot steer yourself orifyou take your
hands offthe steering wheelforaprolonge d
period oftime, thesystem willfirst alertyou
with avisua lwarning. Asteering wheelsymbo l Drivi
ngsystems
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0043
Senso rsinthe front bumpe r,left-ha ndside
(e xamp le)
The sens orsmus tbe free from dirt, ice or
slu sh. The ycan othe rwisenot functi oncor-
rectl y.Clea nthe sens orsregularl y,taki ngcare
not toscra tchordamag ethem (Ypage 278 ).
Rang e Front
sensors Ce
nter Appr
ox.40in(appr ox.
100 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.24in(appr ox.
60 cm) Re
ar sens ors Ce
nter Appr
ox.48in(appr ox.
120 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.32in(appr ox.
80 cm) Mini
mum distance Ce
nter Appr
ox.8in (appr ox.
20 cm) Co
rners Appr
ox.6in (appr ox.
15 cm) If
there isan obs tacl ewi thin thisrang e,the
rel eva ntwa rning displ ayslight upand awa rn-
ing tone sounds. Ifthe distance fallsbel ow the
mini mum ,the distance maynolonger be
sho wn.
Warni ngdisplays Wa
rning displ ayfor the front area
0043 Segm entsonthe left-ha ndsideof the vehi-
cle
0044 Segm entsonthe right-ha ndsideof the
veh icle
0087 Ope rationa lrea diness segments
The warning displ ayssho wthe distance
betw eenthesens orsand theobstacl e.The
wa rning displ ayfor the front areais locate don
the dashb oard above thecenter airvents. The
wa rning displ ayfor the rearare ais locate don
the cove rbeh indthe seatsinthe rear
pa sse nger comp artme nt.
The warning displ ayfor each sideof the vehi-
cle isdivid ed into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. Ifye llow ope rationa lrea diness seg-
ments 0087light up,Pa rking AssistPAR KTRONIC
is ope rationa l. Dri
vin gsys tems
175Dri ving and parking Z

The
selected transmission position andthe
direction inwhich thevehicle isrolling deter-
mine which warning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunnin g. Tra
nsmission posi-
tion War
ning display 005B
Fron
tarea active 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isrolling back-
wards Rear
andfront areas
active 005D
No
areas active One
ormore segment slight upasthe vehicle
approaches anobstacle, depending onthe
vehicle's distancefromtheobstacle. Inaddi-
tion, warning tonesare issued.
When thedistance tothe obstacle issufficient ,
you willhear aninter mittentwarning tone.The
shorter thedistance tothe obstacle, the
shorter thefrequency ofthe inter mittentwarn-
ing tonesbecomes. Whentheminimum dis-
tanc eis reached, youhear acont inuous warn-
ing tone. <00270048004400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A0012004400460057
004C005900440057>
ingPark ingAssist
PARKTRON IC 0043
Deact ivates/act ivatesParking Assist
PARKTRONIC
0044 Indicat orlamp
If indicator lamp0044lights up,Parking Assist
PARKTRONIC isdeactivated. Active Parking
Assist isthen alsodeactivated.
i Parking
AssistPARKTRONIC isautomati-
cally activated whenyouturn theSmart Key
to position 0048inthe ignition lock. 176
Driving
systemsDriving andparking