warning MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Manual PDF

If
you leaveyou rlane, under certain circum-
stances thevehicle willbrake brieflyon one
side. Thisismeant toassis tyou inbringing the
vehicle backtothe origina llane.
If alane-correcting brakeapplication occurs,
displ ay0043 appe arsinthe multifu nctiondis-
pla y.
A lane-correcting brakeapplication canbe
made afterdriving overalane marking recog-
nized asbeing solidorbroken. Beforethis,a
warning musthavebeen issuedbymeans ofa
vibratio nthrough thesteering wheel.In addi -
tion, alane with lanemarkings onboth sides
must havebeen detected.
In the case ofabroken lanemarking being
detected, alane-correcting brakeapplication
can only bemade ifavehicle hasbeen detec-
ted inthe adjacent lane.Thefollow ingvehicle s
can have aninflue nceonbrake application:
oncoming traffic,vehiclesthat areovertaking
and vehicle sthat aredriving paralleltoyou r
vehicle .
i A
further lane-correcting brakeapplication
can only occur afteryourvehicle has
returned tothe origina llane.
No lane-correcting brakeapplication occursif:
R you clearl yand actively steer,brakeor
accelera te
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend
R you have switched onthe turn signal
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
,PRE-SAFE ®
Brake orActive BlindSpot
Assist
R you have adoptedasporty driving stylewith
high cornering speedsor high rates ofaccel-
eration
R ESP ®
is switched off
R the transmission isnot inpositio n005B R
an obstacle hasbeen detected inthe lane in
which youaredriving
R when aloss oftire pressu reor adefective
tire has been detected anddispl ayed
There isapossib ility that theActive Lane
Keepi ngAssist couldmisjudge thegiven traffic
situa tion. Aninapp ropria tebrake application
may beinterrupted atany time ifyou :
R steer slightlyinthe opposi tedirection
R switch onthe turn signal
R clearl ybrake oraccelera te
A lane-correcting brakeapplication isinterrup-
ted automa ticallyif:
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.
ESP ®
,PRE-SAFE ®
Brake orActive BlindSpot
Assist
R lane markings arenolonger detected
Swi tching onActiv eLane Keeping Assist
X Switch onActive LaneKeepi ngAssist using
the on-board computer; todo so, select
Standard Standard
orAdaptive Adaptive
(Ypage 201).
If you drive atspeed sabove 40mph
(60 km/h )and lane markings aredetected,
the lines inthe assis tance graphi cdispl ay
are shown ingreen (Ypage 200). Active
Lane Keepi ngAssist isready foruse.
When Standard Standard
isselected,
No warning vibrationoccurs if:
R you switch onthe turn signal s.In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, such
as ABS, BASorESP ®
.
When Adaptive Adaptive
isselected,
No warning vibrationoccurs if:
R you switch onthe turn signal s.In this
event, thewarnings aresupp ressed fora
certain periodoftime.
R adriving safetysystem intervenes, e.g.
ABS, BASorESP ®
.
R you accelera tehard, e.g.kickdown.
R you brake hard.
R you steer actively ,e.g. swerve toavoid an
obstacle orchange lanesquickly.
R you cutthe corner onasharp bend. Drivi
ngsystems
191Drivingand parking Z

Lap
statistics 0043
Lap
0044 Lap time
0087 Average lapspeed
0085 Lap length
0083 Top speed duringlap This
function isonl yavailable ifyou have
st ored atleast twolaps andhave stopped the
RACE TIMER.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eAMG AMG
men u.
X Pres sth e0063 buttonrepe atedlyunt ilth e
lap evaluat ionisshown .
Eac hlap isshown inasepar atesubme nu.
The fastestlapisindi catedbyflash ingsym-
bol 0043.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec ta
diff eren tlap evaluat ion. Displa
ymes sages Intr
odu ction
Gener alnotes Dis
play messages appear inthemult ifunction display.
Dis play messages withgraph icdisplays maybeshown insimp lified formintheOper ator'sMan -
ual and may theref oredifferfro mthemult ifunction display.
Please respon din acc ordan cewith thedisplay messages andfollowtheaddit ionalnot esinthis
Oper ator'sMan ual.
Cert aindisplay messages areaccompan iedbyan audible warningtone oracon tinuous tone.
When youstop and park theveh icle,please observethenot eson:
R HOL Dfun ction (Ypage 166)
R Park ing(Ypage 147)
Hid ing displa ymes sages X
Pres sth e0076 or0038 buttononthest eerin gwheel.
The mult ifunction display hidesthedisplay message.
High -priorit ydisplay messages areshown inred inthemult ifunction display. Somehigh- priority
display messages cannot behidden .
The mult ifunction display showsthese mes sages continuously untilth ecause sfor themes sages
have been remedied.
Messa gemem ory The
on-board compute rsave scer tain display messages inthemes sage memory.You cancall
up thedisplay messages :
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eerin gwheel toselec tth eSer v. Ser
v.men u.
If th ere aredisplay messages ,th emult ifunction display shows2Mes sages 2
Mes sages,forexam ple.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoselec tth eent ry,e.g.2 Mes sages 2
Mes sages.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0063 or0064 buttontoscr ollthrough thedisplay messages . Displa
ymes sages
207On-boardcomp uter and displays Z

Safety
systems Display
messages Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 002500E5
Currently Unavaila‐ Currently
Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator's ble
SeeOperator's
Manual Manual ABS
(Anti- lockBraking System) andESP®
(Electronic StabilityPro-
gram) aretemporarily notavail able.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
In addition, the00E5, 00BBand0025 warning lampslightupinthe
instrument cluster.
Possible causesare:
R Self-diagnosis isnot yetcomplete
R The on-board voltagemaybeinsufficient
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Carefu llydrive asuitabl edistance, makingslightsteering move-
ments ataspeed above12mph (20km/h ).
If the displa ymessage disappears,thefunctions mentioned
above areavail able again.
If the multifunction displaystill shows thedispla ymessage:
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . 002500E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ABS
andESP®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfunc-
tion.
The 0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canad aonly), 00E5, 00BBand0025
warning lampsinthe instrument clusteralsolight up.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally, butwithout the
functions listedabove. Thewheels couldtherefore lockifyou brake
hard, forexample.
The steerabili tyand braking characteristics maybeseverely affec-
ted. Thebraking distance inan emergency brakingsituation can
increase.
If ESP ®
is not operational, ESP®
is unable tostabilize thevehicle.
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncarefully .
X Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop immediately . Dis
play messages
209On-boardcomp uter anddisplays Z

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00E5
Cur rently Unavaila‐ Cur
rently Unavaila‐
ble SeeOperator' s ble
SeeOperator' s
Man ual Man
ual ES
P®
is tempo rarilyunav ailable .
Ot her drivin gsyst ems anddrivin gsaf etysyst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,th e00E5 and00BB warninglamp sligh tup intheins tru-
men tclus ter.
The self-diagn osis function mightnotbe compl ete, for exampl e.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.
The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan thus
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Caref ullydrive asuit able distance,mak ingslightsteer ing mov e-
men tsat aspe edabov e12 mph (20km/ h).
If the displ aymessage disappea rs,the functions mentioned
above areavai lableaga in.
If the multifu nctiondisplaystill shows thedispl aymessag e:
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 00E5
Inoperative See Inoperative
See
Operator's Manual Operator's
Manual ESP
®
is malfu nctioning.
Other driving systems anddriving safetysystems mayalsomalfu nc-
tion.
In addi tion, the00E5 and00BB warning lampsligh tup inthe instru-
ment cluster.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but withou tthe
functions listedabove.
The braking distance inan emergency brakingsituationcanthus
increase.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional, ESP®
is unabl eto stabil izethe vehicle .
There isan increased riskofskidding andanaccident.
X Drive oncareful ly.
X Visit aqua lifiedspecia listworkshop immediately. 210
Di
splay message sOn-boardcompu terand displays

Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 007A
0025
00E5 Ino perativeSee Ino
perativeSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual EB
D(elec tron icbrak efor ce dist ribution),AB Sand ESP®
are mal-
fun ction ing.
Ot her drivin gsyst ems anddrivin gsaf etysyst ems mayalsomalfunc-
ti on .
In addit ion,th e00E5, 00BBand0025 warninglamp sligh tup inthe
ins trumen tclus terand awarn ingtone soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The brak esyst emcontinu estofun ction norm ally, butwithout the
fun ction slist ed abov e.The fron tand rear whee lsco uld there fore
loc kif you performafull brak eapplic ation,for exampl e.
The steer abilit yand brak ingcharac teris tics may besev erelyaff ec-
te d. The brak ingdist ancein an eme rgencybrak ingsituati oncan
inc reas e.
If ES P®
is no toper ational, ESP®
is unab leto stabiliz eth eveh icle.
The reisan increas edriskof skiddin gand anacc iden t.
X Dr ive oncar eful ly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Tur nOn the Igni‐ Tur
nOn the Igni‐
tio nto Release tio
nto Release
the ParkingBra ke the
ParkingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp lights
up.
You attemp tedto release theelec tric park ingbrak ewhile theign i-
ti on was switched off.
X Sm artKey :tur nth eSm artKey topos ition 0047intheign ition lock.
X KEYLESS -GO: swit chon theign ition . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Ple ase Release Ple
ase Release
Par kingBra ke Par
kingBra ke The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.Aco nd ition forauto matic
rel ease oftheelec tric park ingbrak eis no tfulf illed (Ypage 148).
You aredrivin gwit hth eelec tric park ingbrak eapplie d.
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually. The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and awarn ingtone soun ds.
You areusin gth eelec tric park ingbrak efor eme rgencybrak ing
(Y page 148). 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keSee Par
kingBra keSee
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To apply :
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Pre sstheelec tric park ingbrak ehan dleforatleast tensec onds.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp andthered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp lightup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
or X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eauto matically(Y page 148).
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
red0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
flas hes and theyellow 0024warninglamp lightsup.
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
To releas e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
To apply :
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
If th ered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp
co ntinu estoflas h:
X Do notdri ve on.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 317).
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Turn thefron twhee lstoward sth ecur b.
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 212
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. The red0049 (USAon ly)
or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes forabout tensec onds
aft ertheelec tric park ingbrak ehas been applie dor release d.Itth en
goe sout orrem ainslit .
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply theelec tric park ingbrak e.
If it is no tpos sibleto apply theelec tric park ingbrak e:
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
If it is no tpos sibleto release theelec tric park ingbrak e:
X Releas eth eelec tric park ingbrak eauto matically(Y page 148).
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. Ifyou man ually apply or
rel ease theelec tric park ingbrak e,thered 0049 (USAon ly) or0024
(Can adaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes .
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing .It is no tpos sibleto
apply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D, astheelec tric park ing
brak eis no tapplie dauto matically.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0049
(USA
on ly) 0024 (Canada
on ly)
Par kingBra keInop‐ Par
kingBra keInop‐
era tive era
tive The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup. The red0049 (USAon ly)
or 0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes forabout tensec onds
aft ertheelec tric park ingbrak ehas been applie dor release d.Itth en
goe sout orrem ainslit .
The electric park ingbrak eis malf unction ing ,e. g. bec ause ofove r-
vol tag eor und ervoltage.
X Remo vethecaus efor theove rvolt age orund ervoltage, e.g. by
ch arg ing thebat tery or res tarting theen gin e.
X Ap ply orrelease theelec tric park ingbrak e.
If it rem ainsimp ossible toapply orrelease theelec tric park ing
brak e:
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Ap ply orrelease theelec tric park ingbrak e.
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe release d:
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
If th eelec tric park ingbrak est ill can notbe applie d:
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Disp
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions The
yellow 0024warninglamp lightsup and thered 0049 (USA
on ly) or0024 (Canadaonly) ind icat orlamp flashes .
It is no tpos sibleto apply theelec tric park ingbrak eman ually.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . 0027
(USAon ly)
004D (Canadaonly)
Che ckBrakeFluid Che
ckBrakeFluid
Lev el Lev
el The
reisno ten ough brakefluid inthebrak efluid reservoir.
In addit ion,th e0027 (USAon ly) or004D (Canadaonly) warn ing
lamp lightsup intheins trumen tclus terand awarn ingtone soun ds.
G WAR
NING
The brak ingeffectmay beimp aire d.
The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.Do notco ntinu edri vin g
und erany circum stanc es.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualif iedspecialistwor kshop .
X Do notadd brak efluid .This does notco rrec tth emalf unction . 0026
Che ckBrakePad Che
ckBrakePad
Wea r Wea
r The
brak epads /linin gshav ereac hedtheir wear limit.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . PRE
-SAFEInopera‐ PRE
-SAFEInopera‐
tiv eSee Opera‐ tiv
eSee Opera‐
tor 'sManual tor
'sManual Im
por tantfun ction sof PRE -SAF E®
hav efail ed. Allot her occup ant
saf etysyst ems ,e. g. air bags ,rem ainavail able.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. Act
ive Brake Act
ive Brake
Ass ist Functions Ass
ist Functions
Cur rently Limited Cur
rently Limited
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual Ac
tive Brake Assis tis tempo rarily ino per ative.
Pos siblecaus esare:
R theradar sensor syst emistempo rarily ino per ative, e.g. due to
elec tromag netic radi ation emi tted bynearby TVorradi ostati ons
or other sour cesof elec tromag netic radi ation
R thesyst emisout side theoper ating tempe rature range
R theon -boar dvol tag eis toolow
Whe nth ecaus esstate dabov eno longer apply, thedisp laymes sage
disap pears.
Ac tive Brake Assis tis oper ationalagain .
If th edisp laymes sage does notdisap pear:
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Rest arttheen gin e. 214
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0075
SRS Malfunction SRS
Malfunction
Ser viceReq uir ed Ser
viceReq uir ed The
restrain tsyst emismalf unction ing .The 0075 warninglamp also
ligh tsup intheins trumen tclus ter.
G WAR
NING
The airbags orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic es may either betrig-
ger eduninten tion ally or,intheeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe
tr igge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Fur ther inform ation about theres train tsyst em(Ypage 41). 0075
Fro ntLeftMal func‐ Fro
ntLeftMal func‐
tio nSer vice tio
nSer vice
Req uired Req
uiredorFro nt Fro
nt
Rig htMalfunction Rig
htMalfunction
Ser viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired The
restrain tsyst emhas malf unction ed atthefron ton thelef tor
rig ht.The 0075 warninglamp alsolightsup intheins trumen tclus -
te r.
G WAR
NING
The airbags orEm erg ency Ten sion ingDevic es may either betrig-
ger eduninten tion ally or,intheeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe
tr igge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. 0075
Lef tSid eCur tai n Lef
tSid eCur tai n
Air BagMalfun c‐ Air
BagMalfun c‐
tio nSer vice tio
nSer vice
Req uired Req
uiredorRig ht Rig
ht
Sid eCur tainAir Sid
eCur tainAir
Bag Malfunction Bag
Malfunction
Ser viceReq uir ed Ser
viceReq uir ed The
reisamalf unction inthelef t-han dand /orrig ht-hand head bag.
The 0075 warninglamp alsolightsup intheins trumen tclus ter.
G WAR
NING
The leftor right head bagmay either betrigge reduninten tion ally or,
in theeve ntofan acc iden t,may notbe trigge red.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely. Disp
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 0059
Var io-RoofLow eri ng Var
io-RoofLow eri ng The
roofis no tfull yopen edorclo sed .The hydr aulic sare depr essur-
iz ed.
X Full yopen orclo setheroo f(Y page 91). 0059
Ope n/CloseVar io- Ope
n/CloseVar io-
Roo fCom pletely Roo
fCom pletely The
roofis no tloc ked.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Push orpull and hold theroo fswit chunt ilth eroo fis full yopen or
clo sed (Ypage 91). 0059
Sta rtEngine See Sta
rtEngine See
Ope rator'sMan ual Ope
rator'sMan ual The
on-boar dvol tag eis toolow.
X Start theen gin e.
X Afterappr oximat elytensec onds, repeat theopen ingorclo sing
pro cedure (Ypage 91). The
roofhas been openedand closed several times inarow .The
roo fdri ve has been switched off auto maticallyfor safetyreas ons.
You canopen andclosetheroo fagain afterappr oximat elyten
min utes.
X Swi tchoff theign ition and turnit bac kon .
X Repeat theopen ingorclo singpro cedure (Ypage 91). Clo
seRearSid e Clo
seRearSid e
Win dows Win
dows You
leaveth eveh icleand atleast onerear side window isopen .
X Clos eth eside windows (Ypage 88). 00B2
Che ckWasher Fluid Che
ckWasher Fluid The
wash erflui dlev elin thewash erfluid reservoir has dropped
belo wthemin imum .
X Ad dwash erflui d(Y page 271). Wip
erMalfunction‐ Wip
erMalfunction‐
ing ing The
windsh ield wiper sare malf unction ing .
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Haz
ard Warning Haz
ard Warning
Fla shersMalfunc‐ Fla
shersMalfunc‐
tio ning tio
ning The
hazard warn inglamp sare fault y.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Sm
artKey Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions 00AF
Key DoesNot Key
DoesNot
Bel ong toVehicle Bel
ong toVehicle You
haveput thewro ngSm artKey intheign ition lock.
X Use theco rrec tSm artKey. 00AF
Tak eYou rKey from Tak
eYou rKey from
Ign ition Ign
ition The
SmartKey isin theign ition lock.
X Remo vetheSm artKey. 234
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