light MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Repair 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
135Drivingandparking Z

kine
ticene rgy and cons umesless fuel
(co asting mod e).
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Me rce des -AMG vehic les RAC
Edriv eprog ram
i The
RAC Edri ve pro gramma ynot beused
on norm alroa ds. RAC Emu stonl ybe acti va-
ted and used on dedicate dra ce circui ts, not
on public roa ds.
The RAC Edri ve pro gramischa racteri zedby
the followi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits driving characteri stics
su ita ble for the racetra ck.
R allveh iclesy stem sar eset formaximu m
spo rtine ss.
R the gearshi ftreco mme ndationgives you
info rma tionfor slow lywa rmi ngup the drive
as sem bliesand foradop ting afu el-eff icient
dri ving style(Y page 142) .Yo ucan follow
the gearshi ftreco mme ndations atalltime s
and shiftge ar acco rdingl yus ing the stee ring
wh eelpa dd leshi fter s.On the basis of the
ge arshi ftreco mme ndation,using the stee r-
ing wheelpa dd leshi fter s,yo ucan optimi ze
the drive trainand engineopera ting mod eat
any time .
R ifyo uha ve selecte dage ar ma nua lly, thi s
wi llbe mainta inedunti lthe vehiclespe ed
incr eases ordecrea sesdramatica lly.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availabl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availabl e.
R ESP ®
sw itch estoSPOR Tha ndl ing mod e.
The 0074 SPORTha ndl ing mod ewa rning
la mp inthe instrument cluster lights up.The
SPO RTHandli ngMode SPO
RTHandli ngModemes sage appe arsin
the multifu nctio ndispl ay.Obs ervethe
imp orta ntsafety note sfor the SPOR Tha n-
dl ing mod e(Y page 68).
R ESP ®
onl yimp rovesdriving stability to a
li mite dde gre e.The engine'storq ueisonl y res
tric ted toalimite dde gre eand thedrive
wh eelscan spin.Fur ther informa tionab ou t
ESP ®
(Y page 68) .
Dri veprog ramS+(Sport Plus)
Driv epro gramS+ ischa racteri zedbythe fol-
lo wi ng:
R the vehicleexh ibits partic ular ly spo rtydriv-
ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66) .
Dri veprog ramS(S port)
Driv epro gramSis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicleexh ibits spo rtydriving character-
is tics .
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blybe ing highe r
as ares ultof the later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints .
R the suspe nsion exh ibits partic ular ly firm
da mpi ngsetti ngs.
R glid ing mod eis not availa bl e.
R the ECO start/sto pfu nctio nis not availa bl e.
R ESP ®
pro vides the optimu mcomp romise
be twe entractio nand stability. Fur ther infor-
ma tionab ou tESP ®
(Y page 66).
Dri veprog ramC(C omfo rt)
Driv epro gramCis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclede liver scomf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclepu lls aw ay mor ege ntly in
forw ardand revers ege ars, unl ess theacce l-
era tor pedalis de pre sse dfu lly.
R the vehicleha simp roveddriving stability,
for exa mpl eon slip pe ry roa dsu rfa ces . Au
tomati ctrans mission
141Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

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
WAR
NING
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
WAR
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

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

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
151Dr ivi ng andparki ng Z

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
Driving
tipsDriving andparking

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

Cru
isecont rollever 0043
Tostore thecur ren tspee dor ahigh er
spee d
0044 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor calls upthe
last store dspee d
0087 Tostore thecur ren tspee dor alower
spee d
0085 Todeac tivate cruise control
When youactivat ecr uise control, thest ore d
spee dis sho wninthemult ifunction displ ayfor
fiv esec onds. The spee dis then perm anently
displ ayed inthest atus indicat ortoget her with
th e00B2 symbol.
In veh icleswit hasegm entcir cle inthespee d-
ome ter, thesegm ents bet ween thecur ren tly
st ore dspee dand theen dof thesegm entcir -
cle light up.
St ori ng, maintaini ngand callin gup a
spe ed St
ori ng and maintaini ngaspe ed
X Ac cel erat eth eveh icle tothedesir edspee d.
X Briefl ypres sth ecr uise control leve rup 0043
or down 0085.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
Cruis econ trol isact ivat ed. The vehicle auto -
mat icall ymain tainsth est ore dspee d.
You canstore thecur ren tspee difyou are
driv ingfast erthan 20 mph (30km/h).
i Cruis
econ trol may beunab leto main tain
th est ore dspee don uphill gradients.The
st ore dspee dis res umed whenthegrad ient
eve nsout .Cruis econ trol main tainsth e
st ore dspee don down hillgrad ientsby auto -
mat icall yapplyin gth ebrak es. St
ori ng orcalli ngup aspe ed G
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If you callupthest ore dspee dand itdiff ers
fr om thecur ren tspee d,theveh icle acceler -
ate sor dec eler ates.Ifyou donotkn ow the
st ore dspee d,theveh icle coul dacc eler ate
or brak eune xpectedly. Thereis aris kof an
acc iden t.
Pay attentio nto theroad andtraff iccon di-
tio ns bef ore calli ngup thest ore dspee d.If
you donotkn ow thest ore dspee d,store the
desir edspee dagain .
X Briefl ypull thecr uise control leve rto wards
you 0087.
X Remo veyour footfr om theacc eler ator
pedal.
The first tim ecr uise control isact ivat ed, it
st ore sth ecur ren tspee dor reg ulate sth e
spee dof theveh icle totheprev iously store d
spee d.
Set tingaspe ed G
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Keep inmin dth at itmay takeabrie f
mom entunt ilth eveh icle has made thene c-
ess ary adjust men ts.
In cr ease ordec reas eth eset vehicle spee d
to avalue that theprev ailingroad condition s
and legal speedlimit sperm it.Other wise,
sudde nand unexpected acc eler ationor
dec eler ationof theveh icle coul dcaus ean
acc iden tand /or serious injury toyou and
ot her s.
X To
adjust theset speedin1mp hincr e-
men ts(1 km /h incr emen ts):brie flypres s
th ecr uise control leve rup 0043 tothepres -
sure pointfor ahigh erspee d,or down 0085
for alower speed.
Ev ery timeth ecr uise control leve ris
pres sedupordown ,th elast spee dstore dis
inc reas edorreduc ed.
X To
adjust theset speedin5mp hincr e-
men ts(10 km/h incr emen ts):brie fly
pres sth ecr uise control leve rup 0043 past the 156
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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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Make
surethatyoumaintain asufficiently safe
distance fromthevehicle infront .Adjust the
distance tothe vehicle infront ifnecessary. Cruise
controllever
X To increase: turncontrol0087 toward 0044.
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains agreater distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 toward 0043.
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains ashorter distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC dis-
plays inthe instrum entcluster Displays
inthe speedometer When
Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC is
activated, oneormore segments 0044inthe set
speed rangelightup.
If Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC detectsa
vehicle infront ,segments 0044from speed of
the vehicle infront 0087tostored speed0043light
up.
i For
design reasons, thespeed display ed
on the speedometer maydiffer slightly from the
speed setforActive Distanc eAssist
DISTRONIC.
Display whenActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isdeactivated 0043
Vehicle infront ,if detected
0044 Distanc eindicator, currentdistance tothe
vehicle infront
0087 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front ;adjustable
0085 Your vehicle
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 200).
Display whenActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC isactivated 0043
Vehicle infront ,if detected
0044 Specified minimum distancetothe vehicle
in front ;adjustable
0087 Your vehicle
0085 Active Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC
X Select theAssistance Graphic Assistance
Graphicfunction
using theon-board computer (Ypage 200).
You willinitially seethestored speedfor
approximately fiveseconds whenyouactivate
Act ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC. 162
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