key MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Repair Manual

inf
ormat ionabout startingthe engin e
(Y page 127). X
Press DYNAMICSE LECT butt on0043 asmany
tim esasnec essary untilthe desire ddrive
progr amisselec ted.
The selec teddrive programappears inthe
multif unction display. After ashor tperiod of
tim e,the display goesoutand thesymbol
for the selec teddrive programappears.
In addition ,the curr entdrive programset-
tin gs are displayed brieflyin the multim edia
syst emdisplay.
i In
afew coun tries, theECO start/sto p
func tion isdeact ivatedat the factorydue to
the available fuelgrade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/sto pfunc tion isnot available in
any drive program,regar dless ofthe display
in the multim ediasystemdisplay.
Availa bledrive progra ms: C
Comfo rt Comfo
rtable andecon omi-
cal drivin gchar acterist ics S
Spor t Spor
tydrivin gchar acteris-
tic s S+
Spor tPlus Part
icularly sportydrivin g
char acterist ics I
Ind ividual Ind
ividual settings E
Ec ono my
(vehic leswith
adjust able
dampin g) Part
icularly economical
drivin gchar acterist ics CV
CURVE
(vehic leswith
Ac tiveBody
Cont rol) Part
icularly economical
drivin gchar acterist icswith
cor ner ing func tion Addit
ional informat ionfordrive programs
(Y page 139). DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller
(Mer cedes-AM Gvehicles) Gener
alinfor mation
Selec tthe drive programusing theDYN AMIC
SE LECT con troller.
Availa bledrive progra ms: I
Ind ividual Ind
ividual settings C
Comfo rt Comfo
rt-or ient ed,opti-
mum- economyengin eand
tr ansm ission settings S
Spor t Spor
tyengin eand trans-
missio nset tings S+
Spor tPlus Part
icularly sportytrans-
missio nset tings Ra
ce Maxim
umsport inessand
engin eand transm ission
set tings suitable forthe
racet rack Depe
ndingon the drive programselec tedthe
followin gvehic lechar acterist icswill chan ge:
R the drive (enginemanag ement)
R the transm ission manag ement
R ES P®
R the suspen sion
R the steerin g
R the availability ofthe ECO start/sto pfunc -
tion
R the drive rassist ancesyst ems
R the availability ofgliding mode
Furt herinformat ionforautom aticdrive pro-
gram characterist ics(Ypage 139).
Addit ionally, indrive programIyou can config-
ure therespe ctive vehic lechar acterist ics
using themultim ediasystem. You canfind
inf ormat ionabout thisinthe Digit alOperat or's
Manual.
Eac htim eyou startthe engin ewith theSmar t-
Key orthe Start/ Stop butt on,drive programC
is act ivate d.For further informat ionabout
star tingthe engin e,see (Ypage 127). 134
DYNAMIC
SELECTcontroller(Merced es-AMGvehicles)Driving andparking

Engag
ingpark posi tion P All
vehi cles (excep tMer cedes -AMGvehi -
cles) X
When theveh icle isstatio nary,depr essthe
brak epedal.
X Pre ssbut ton0043.
Mer cedes -AMGvehi cles X
When theveh icle isstatio nary,depr essthe
brak epedal.
X Pre ssbut ton0043.
Engag ingpark posi tion Pau tom ati-
cally Park
position005Disauto maticall yeng aged if:
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm art-
Key and remove theSm artKey
R you switchoff theeng ineusin gth eSm art-
Key orusin gth eSt art /S topbutt onand
open thedriv er'sdoor orfron t-passe nger
door
R you open thedriv er'sdoor when theveh icle
is statio naryor when drivingataver ylow
spee dand thetrans miss ionisin posit ion005B
or 005E Un
der certain condition s,theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsauto maticall yto trans miss ion
posit ion005Difth eHO LD function orActiveDis -
tan ceAssist DISTRO NICisact ivat ed. Obse rve
th einf orm ationon theHO LD function
(Y page 167)and onActiveDis tan ceAssist
DI STRO NIC(Ypage 161).
Engag ingreversegear R !
On
lymov eth eauto matictrans miss ionto
005E when theveh icle isstatio nary.
X De pres sth ebrak eand keep itpres sed.
X Push theselec torleve rfor wards pastthe
fir st poin tof res istanc e.
The ECO start /stopfun ction isno tavailabl e
when revers egear iseng aged. Further infor-
mat ionontheECO start /stopfun ction
(Y page 129).
Shif tingto neut ralN G
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If ch ildre nare left unsuperv isedintheveh i-
cle ,th ey coul d:
R oper atetheveh icle'sequipm ent
Add ition ally, childre ncoul dset theveh icle in
mot ionif,for exam ple,they:
R rele ase thepark ingbrak e
R shif tth eauto matictrans miss ionout of
park position005D
R start theeng ine
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden tand injury.
Nev erleave childre nor anim alsunat tende d
in theveh icle.
When leavingth eveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey with youand lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Vehi cleKey ifth e
"Dig italVehi cleKey" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.
X When theveh icle isstatio nary,depr essthe
brak epedal.
X Push theselec torleve rfor wards orback to
th efir st poin tof res istanc e.
If you switchtheeng ineoffwith thetrans mis-
sion inposit ion005Eor005B, theauto matictrans -
miss ionshiftsto 005C auto maticall y. Aut
oma tictrans mission
137Drivingand parking Z

With
theSmartKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front-passenge rdoor or
remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio n,the
au tomatic transmissi onshifts to005D automati-
call y.
With KEYLESS-GO :if you then open thedriv-
er's orfront-passenge rdoor, theautomatic
transmissi onshifts to005D automatical ly.
If you want theautomatic transmissi onto
remai nin neutral 005C,e.g. when havingthe
vehicl eclea ned inan automatic carwas hwith
a towing system:
X Vehic leswith KEYLESS-GO :remove the
Start/Stop buttonfromtheignitio nlock.
X Insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock.
X All vehi cles:swi tch the ignitio non.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Shift toneutral 005C.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parkingbrake.
X Switch offthe ignitio nand leavethe Smart-
Key inthe ignitio nlock.
Eng agin gdrive position D X
When thevehicl eis stationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor leverback pastthefirst
point ofresis tance. Transmissio
npositi ons 0045 Park
positi on
This prevents thevehicl efrom roll-
ing awa ywhen stoppe d.
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0045 (Ypag e135) when
the vehicl eis stationa ry.The park-
ing lock shou ldnot beused asa
brake whenparking.Alwa ysapp ly
the electronic parkingbrake inadd i-
tion tothe parki nglock inorder to
secure thevehicl e.
If the SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignitio nlock, thetransmissi onis
locked.
The automatic transmissi onshifts
to 0045 automatical ly:
R when theSmartKey isremoved
from theignitio nlock
R when theengine isswi tched off
with thetransmissi oninposi tion
0046 or003A andone ofthe
doors isopened
In the event ofamalfu nction ofthe
vehicl e'selectronics, thetransmis-
sion may lockinposi tion 0045.
Have thevehicl eelectronics
checked immediatelyat aqua lified
speci alist worksho p. 0046 Reverse
gear
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0046 when thevehicl eis
stationa ry. 138
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking

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
6 Ref
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.
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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
147Drivingand parking
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
ParkingDrivi
ngand parking

App
lyingor releas ing manua lly X
To apply :push handle0043.
When theelec tric park ingbrak eis applie d,
th ered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp lightsup intheins tru-
men tclus ter.
The electric park ingbrak ecan also be
applie dwhen theSm artKey isrem oved.
X To releas e:pull handle0043.
The red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp intheins trumen tclus -
te rgoe sout .
The electric park ingbrak ecan onlybe
rel ease d:
R when theSm artKey isin pos ition 0047inthe
ign ition lock(Y page 126)or
R ifth eign ition was switched on usin gth e
St art /S topbut ton
App lyingau tom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eis auto matically
applie dwhen thetrans mis sion isin pos ition
005D and :
R theen gin eis swit ched off or
R thedri ver isno twear ingaseat beltandthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
To pre ven tth eelec tric park ingbrak efrom
bein gauto maticallyapplie d,pull handle0043.
The electric park ingbrak eis also applie dauto -
mat icallyif:
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RONI Cbri ngs
th eveh icleto ast and still or
R theHO LD function iske epin gth eveh icle
st ati onary In
addit ion,at least oneof thefol lowin gco nd i-
ti on smus tbe fulf illed :
R theen gin eis swit ched off
R thedri ver isno twear ingaseat beltandthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
R there isasyst emmalf unction
R thepowe rsupp lyisins ufficien t
R theveh icleis stati onary foralen gthy per iod
The red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp intheins trumen tclus ter
ligh tsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis no tauto matically
applie difth een gin eis swit ched off bythe
ECO start /stopfun ction .
Rel eas ing autom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eis rel ease dauto -
mat icallywhen allofthefol lowin gco nd ition s
are fulfilled :
R theen gin eis run ning
R The seat belttong ue isen gage din thebelt
buc kle
R thetrans mis sion isin pos ition 005Bor005E and
you depr esstheacc eler atorpedal orshif t
fr om position 005Dto005B or005E
R ifth etrans mis sion isin pos ition 005E, the
tr unk lidmus tbe closed
If th eseat belttong ue isno ten gage din the
seat beltbuckle, thefol lowin gco nd ition smus t
be fulf illed :
R thedri ver 'sdoor isclo sed
R you mov eth etrans mis sion outofpos ition
005D oryou havepre viously driven ataspee d
abov e2 mph (3km /h)
R ifth etrans mis sion isin pos ition 005E, the
tr unk lidmus tbe closed
When theelec tric park ingbrak eis rel ease d,
th e0024 indicat orlamp goesoutintheins tru-
men tclus ter.
Eme rgency brak ing The
vehiclecan also bebrak edduri ngan
eme rgencyby usin gth eelec tric park ingbrak e.
X Whil edri vin g,push handle0043oftheelec tric
park ingbrak e.
The vehicleis brak edfor aslon gas thehan -
dle oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis pre sse d.
The longer theelec tric park ingbrak ehan dle
is depr essed, thegre aterth ebrak ingforce. Pa
rking
149Drivingand parki ng Z

Downh
illgrad ient s !
On
long,steep gradie nts, you mus tred uce
th eload onthebra kes.To use engin ebra k-
in g, shi ftto alowe rgear ingoo dtime. This
hel psyou toavo idoverh eating th ebra kes
and wear ing th em out exce ssi vel y.
Whe nmak ing use oftheen gin ebra king
ef fect ,it is pos siblethat adri ve whee lmay
no ttu rn forsom etime, e.g. inthecas eof
sudd enlych ang ing or slip peryro ad sur face
co nd ition s.Thi sco uld causedam agetothe
dri ve train .Thi styp eof dam ageisno tco v-
ere dby theMer cedes -Ben zwarr anty.
Chan geinto alowe rgear ingoo dtime onlong
and steep down hillgradie nts. Thi sis esp ecially
imp ortant ifth eveh icle islade n.
Thi salso appli esifyou haveact ivat edcruise
co ntro lor Active Distanc eAs sis tDI ST RON IC.
Hea vyandligh tloa ds G
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If you restyour foot on thebra kepeda l
whil edri vin g,thebra king sys tem can over-
heat .Thi sin cr ease sth est opp ing dis tanc e
and canevencau sethebra king sys tem to
fail .The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
Nev eruse thebra kepeda las afo ot res t.
Nev erdepr essthebra kepeda land the
acc eler ator peda lat thesam etime.
! De
pre ssing thebra kepeda lco nstant ly
res ultsin exce ssi ve and premat ure wear to
th ebra kepads .
If th ebra keshav ebee nsubj ectedto aheav y
load ,do notst op theveh icle imm ediately, but
dri ve on fora sho rtwhil e.Thi sallow sth eair-
flo wto cool thebra kesmo requic kly.
Wet road s If
you havedri ven fora lon gtime inheav yrain
wit hout braking ,th ere may beadela yedreac-
ti on from thebra keswhen braking forth efir st
ti me. Thismay alsooccur aftertheveh icle has
bee nwash edordriven thro ugh deepwat er.
You then hav eto depr essthebra kepeda l
mo refirmly. Main tain agr eat erdis tanc efrom
th eveh icle in fron t.
Af terdri vin gon awet road orhav ing th eveh i-
cl e wash ed,brakefirmly whilepayin gat te nt ion to
thetraff icco nd ition s.Thi swill warm upthe
bra kediscs,th ere bydryi ngthem morequic kly
and protecting th em again stcorrosi on.
Lim ited brak ing performa nce onsalt-
tr eat edroad s If
you drive on salt edroads, alayer ofsalt resi-
due may form onthebra kediscsand brake
pads .Thi scan result inasig nific ant lylon ger
bra king distanc e.
R In order topre ven tany salt build -up,apply
th ebra kesoc cas ionally whilepayin gat te n-
ti on tothetraff icco nd ition s.
R Care fullydepr essthebra kepeda land the
beg inning and endof ajo urn ey.
R Main tain agr eat erdis tanc eto theveh icle
ahea d.
Ser vici ngthebr ak es !
The
brakeflui dlev elmay betoolow, if:
R ifth ered brakewarn ing lamp lightsup in
th einst rum entcl ust erand
R you hear awarn ing to ne whil eth een gin e
is run ning
Obs erveaddit ionalwarn ing mes sagesinthe
mult ifunction display.
The brakeflui dlev elmay betoolow due to
bra kepad wear orleak ing bra kelines.
Hav eth ebra kesys tem checke dimm edi-
at ely. Consult aqualif iedspecialis twor k-
sho pto arr ang eth is.
! As
theES P®
sys tem ope rates aut omati-
cal ly,theen gin eand theign ition mus tbe
swit ched off(t he Sm artKey mustbe inpos i-
ti on 0092 or0047 intheign ition lockor the
St art /S topbut tonmus tbe inpos ition 0092or
0047), if:
R thepar king bra keistested usin gabra ke
dyn amo meter.
R theveh icle istowed withth efron taxl e
rais ed.
Br ak ing trigg ere daut omatically byESP®
may causesev ere dam agetothebra kesys -
te m.
Al lch ecks and main tenan cewor kon thebra ke
sys tem mus tbe car riedout ataqualif iedspe-
ci alis twor kshop .
Hav ebra kepads inst alled andbrakeflui d
rep laced ataqualif iedspecialis twor kshop . Dri
ving tips
153Driving andpa rki ng Z

The
suspension iscont inuously tunedtoeach
wheel individually anddepends on:
R the road surface condition,e.g. bumps
R the vehicle load
R the drive program selected
Each timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart -
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton ,the Comfort
drive program isactivated. Furtherinformation
about startingthe engine (Ypage 127).
Selecting Comfortmode In
the Comfort driveprogram, thedriving
charact eristics ofyour vehicle aremore com-
fort able. Select thismode ifyou favor amore
comfor tabledriving style.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheComfort drive
program isselected.
Selecting Sportmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport driveprogram ensuresevenbetter
cont actwith theroad. Select thismode ifyou
favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport drive
program isselected.
Selecting SportPlusmode
The firmer settingofthe suspension tuningin
the Sport Plusdrive program ensureseven
better contactwith theroad. Select thismode
if you favor afirmer suspension setting.
X Press DYNAMICSELECT button 0043asmany
times asnecessary untiltheSport Plus
drive program isselected. Selecting
theCURVE setting
In the CURVE driveprogram, thecurve tilting
funct ionisactivated. Thevehicle tiltsbyup to
2.65 degrees intobends. Thetiltfunct ionand
the comfor tsuspension tuningincrease driving
comfor tin corn ers.CURVE isavailab lein the
speed rangebetween 9mph (15km/ h)and
112 mph (180 km/h).Sel ect this mod eon
wi ndi ng roa dsinpa rticu lar. Ou tsid ethis speed
rang e,the CURVE drive pro gramisthe same
as the Comfort drive pro gram.
The curv etil ting functi onmoni torstheroadin
front ofyour veh icleby mea nsofacame ra
atta ched atthe top ofthe windsh ield .Thi s
functi onisau toma tically acti veifyo usel ect
the CURVE drive pro gram.The system is
ope rationa lat spe eds ofup to112 mph
(180 km/h ).
X Pre ssDYNAM ICSELECT button 0043asmany
time sas neces sary unti lthe CURVE drive
pro gramissel ected .
The system isdea ctiva tedifyo usel ect adi ffer -
ent drive pro gram.
The system maybeimp aired ormay notfunc-
tion if:
R youare driving more slowlythan 9mph
(15 km/h )or fas ter than 112mph
(180 km/h ).
R the vehicleis ful lyladen.
R youdri ve with very highlatera lacce lerati on.
Ac tivati ngthe drivi ngdynami csdis -
play Usi
ngthe driving dynami csdispl ayinthe mul-
time diasy stem displ ay,yo ucan seethedrive
pro gramyousel ected aswellas additiona l
info rma tion onthe vehicle's ope ratingstate . Dri
ving sys tems
171Dri ving and parkin g Z

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
WARNI
NG
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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