AUX MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

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
145Drivingandparking
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cle
beco mestrapped insnow .The reisaris k
of fata linju ry.
If yo uleave theengi neorthe auxiliary hea t-
ing runni ng,make sure the exha ustpi pe and
are aaro und thevehi cleare clearofsnow .
To ensu rean adequ ate suppl yof fres hair,
ope nawi ndow onthe sideof the vehi cle
that isnot facinginto thewind.
Have your vehi clewinter-pro ofedataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wo rksho pat the onse tof winter.
Drive particu larly care fullyon slippe ryroa d
su rface s.Avoi dsu dde nacce lerati on, stee ring
and braking mane uvers.Do not usecrui se
control .
If the vehi clethrea tenstoskid orcannot be
stop pedwhenmovi ngatlow speed:
X Shif tthe transm ission topos ition 005C.
The outsid etempe ratureindi cator isnot
des igne dto serv eas an ice-wa rning device
and isthere foreunsu itable for that purpo se.
Ch ange sin the outsid etempe ratureare dis-
pl ay ed afte ra sho rtdel ay.
Indi cated tempe raturesjust above thefree zing
poi ntdo not guara ntee thattheroadsu rface is
free ofice .The roadmay stillbe icy,esp ecially
in wo ode dare asoron bridge s.The vehicle
cou ldskid ifyo ufai lto adaptyo ur driving
styl e.Alw aysad aptyo ur driving styleand drive
at aspe edtosuitthe prevailing weathe rcondi -
tions .
You should pa yspe cialattenti ontoroa dcon-
di tions whentempe raturesare around freezing
poi nt.
For more informa tion ondriving with snow
cha ins, see (Ypage 298).
For more informa tion ondriving with summer
tire s,see (Ypage 298 ).
Obs erve thenotes inthe "Winter operation"
secti on(Ypage 298 ). Dri
vin gsys tems Crui
secontrol
Gen eral notes Cru
isecontrol maintai nsaconsta ntroa d
spe edfor you. Itbra kes automa tically in ord er
to avo idexcee ding the setspeed. Onlong and stee
pdow nhillgra dients, especially ifthe vehi -
cle isladen, youmus tsel ect alow ergea rin
goo dtime .By doing so, youwi llmake useof
the braking effectof the engi ne.Thisrel ieves
the loadon the brakesystem andprevents the
bra kes from overheating andwearing too
qu ickl y.
Use cruisecontrol onlyifroa dand traffi ccon-
di tions make itap pro priate tomai ntai na
stea dyspe edfor apro long edper iod.You can
store anyroadspe edabove 20mph
(30 km/h ).
Impo rtant safetynotes If
yo ufai lto adaptyo ur driving style,crui se
control canneith erred uce theriskof an acci -
dent norover ridethe laws ofphy sics .Cru ise
control cannottakeintoacco unttheroad,
traffi cand weathe rcondi tions.Cru isecontrol
is only anaid. You areresp onsible for the dis-
tance tothe vehi cleinfront, forvehi clespe ed,
for braking ingoo dtime andforstay ingin
la ne.
Do not usecrui secontrol :
R in roa dand traffi ccondi tions whichdo not
al low youto mai ntai naconsta ntspe ede.g.
in hea vytraffi cor on winding roads
R on slippe ryroa dsu rface s.Braki ngoracce l-
era ting couldcau sethe drive whe elsto los e
tracti onand thevehi clecou ldthen skid
R whe nthere ispoo rvis ibility ,e.g. dueto fog,
hea vyrainor snow
If there isacha nge ofdri vers ,ad vis ethe new
dri ver ofthe speedstore d. Dri
vin gsys tems
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Disp
laymes sages Poss
iblecauses/co nsequences and 0050 0050
Solu tions Onl
ySel ect Park Onl
ySel ect Park
(P) WhenVeh icle (P)
WhenVeh icle
is Stationary is
Stationary The
vehicleis mov ing.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D. App
lyBraketo App
lyBraketo
Sel ect R Sel
ect R You
haveatt emp tedto shi ftfrom position 005Btopos ition 005E.
X De pre ssthebrak epedal .
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005E. Ser
viceReq uired Ser
viceReq uired
Do Not ShiftGears Do
Not ShiftGears
Vis itDealer Vis
itDealer You
cannotch ang eth etrans mis sion position due toamalf unction .
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
If trans mis sion position 005Bissele cted:
X Dr ive toaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop without shifting thetrans -
mis sion from position 005B.
If pos ition 005E, 005Cor005D issele cted:
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Rev
ersing NotPos‐ Rev
ersing NotPos‐
sib leService sib
leService
Req uired Req
uired You
cannolonger shiftto trans mis sion position 005Edue toamal-
fun ction .
Tran smission pos ition s005D, 005Cor005B continu eto be avail able.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop . Tra
nsmission Mal‐ Tra
nsmission Mal‐
fun ctionStop fun
ctionStop A
malf unction has occur red inthemec hanical trans mis sion compo -
ne nts.
A warn ingtone also soun ds.The trans mis sion shifts auto matically
to pos ition 005C.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Sh ift thetrans mis sion topos ition 005D.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Not ifyaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop orbre akd own service. Sto
pVeh icleLea ve Sto
pVeh icleLea ve
Eng ine Running Eng
ine Running
Wai tTra nsmission Wai
tTra nsmission
Coo ling Coo
ling The
trans mis sion hasoverheated.Pullin gaway canbetempo rarily
imp aire dor notpos sible.
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 Wait untilth edisp laymes sage disap pearsbef ore pullin gaway. Aux
iliary Battery Aux
iliary Battery
Mal function Mal
function The
auxiliary battery for theauto matictrans mis sion isno longer
bein gch arg ed.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop atthene xt oppo rtuni ty.
X Un tilth en ,always shiftthetrans mis sion topos ition 005Dbefore
you switchoff theen gin e.
X Be for eleav ingtheveh icle, apply theelec tric park ingbrak e. 232
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laymes sage sOn -boar dcomp uter anddi sp lay s

Add
itiona ltire pressu revalues for differ ent
lo ad scan also be fou ndonthe tire pressu re
tab leon the inside of the fuel fillerfla p
(Y page 299 ).
X Ma kesure tha tthe tire pressu reiscorr ect
on allfou rwh eels.
X Ensu retha tthe Sma rtKeyis in po sitio n0048
in the igniti onlock.
X Pre ssthe 0059 or0065 button onthe stee r-
ing wheelto sel ect the Serv. Ser
v.menu .
X Pre ssthe 0063 or0064 button tosel ect
Tir ePre ssure Tir
ePre ssure.
X Pre ss0076.
The multifu nctio ndispl aysho wsthe current
tire pressu refor the individu altire sor the
Tir epre ssurewillbe displayed Tir
epre ssurewillbe displayed
aft erdrivingafew minutes aft
erdrivingafew minutesmes sage.
X Pre ssthe 0064 button.
The Use Curren tPre ssures asNew Use
Curren tPre ssures asNew
Ref erence Values Ref
erence Values message appe arsin the
mu ltifu nctio ndispl ay.
If yo uwi sh toconfi rm the restart:
X Pre ss0076.
The TirePre ss. MonitorRes tarted Tir
ePre ss. MonitorRes tarted
mes sage appe arsin the multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay .
After driving forafew minu tes,thesystem
che cks whethe rthe current tirepressu res
ar ewi thi nthe specified range .The new tire
pre ssu res arethen acceptedas refere nce
va lues and moni tored.
If yo uwi sh tocan celthe restart:
X Pre ss0038.
The tirepressu revalues stor edatthe last
res tart willconti nuetobe moni tored. Radio
typeapprov alforthe tire pres -
sure monitor Co
untry Radio
typeappro valnumb er USA FCC
ID:MRXMW 2433A
FCC ICID:MR XGG4 Thisde vice
comp lies with part15 ofthe
FCC rulesand with licens e
exe mpt RSS standa rds ofIndu s-
try Canad a.Ope ratio nis su bje ct
to the followi ng cond itions. (1)
Thi sde vice maynot cause
ha rmfu linte rference ,and (2)
Thi sde vice mustacce ptany
inte rference received,incl uding
inte rference thatma ycau se
und esired opera tion.Le pre sent
ap parei lest confo rmed'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap parei lsradio exe mpts de
li cence .L'e xploitati onest
au thor isee auxde ux cond itions
su iva ntes. (1)L'appareilne doit
pa spro duire debro uillag e, et
(2) L'autisatue rde l'ap parei l
do itacce ptertou tbro uillag e
ra dioe lectriq uesubi,mem esi le
bro uillag eest susce ptible d'e n
comp romettrelefoncti onne-
ment. WARNING :Ch ang esor
mod ificati ons notexpressly
ap pro ved bythe party responsi -
bl e for comp liance couldvoi d
the user' sau thor itytoopera te
the equipme nt.The term "IC:"
be fore theradio certi fication
num beronl ysigni fiesCa nad a
tech nicalspe cificati ons were
met.
FCC ID:MR XMC34MA4 This
de vice comp lies with part15 of
the FCC rulesand with licens e
exe mpt RSS standa rds ofIndu s-
try Canad a.Ope ratio nis su bje ct
to the followi ng cond itions. (1)
Thi sde vice maynot cause
ha rmfu linte rference ,and (2)
Thi sde vice mustacce ptany
inte rference received,incl uding
inte rference thatma ycau se
und esired opera tion.Le pre sent
ap parei lest confo rmed'indu s-
trie Canad aap plica bles aux
ap parei lsradio exe mpts de Tire
pres sure
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Count
ry Ra
dio type approval number lice
nce. L'ex ploit ationest
auth oriseeaux deux condition s
suivan tes.(1) L'app areilnedoit
pas prod uiredebrouil lage,et
(2) L'aut isatuer del'appar eil
doit acceptertout brouil lage
radioe lectrique subi,memesi le
brouil lageestsusc eptible d'en
com prom ettrelefon ction ne-
men t.WARN ING:Chang esor
modi ficatio nsnot expressly
appro vedbythepart yres pon si-
ble forcom plian cecould void
th euser' sauth orityto oper ate
th eequipm ent.The term"IC: "
befo retheradio certificat ion
num beronlysign ifies Canada
tec hnical spec ificatio nswere
met . Canada IC:
2546A-MW2 433A
IC: 2546A-GG4 Thisdevic ecom -
plies withpart15oftheFCC
rules andwith licenseexe mpt
RSS standar dsofIndust ryCan-
ada. Oper ationis subj ecttothe
follo wing condition s.(1) This
devic emay notcause harmful
int erf eren ce,and (2)This devic e
must accept any interf eren ce
rec eived ,inc ludin gint erf eren ce
th at may cause undesiredoper -
atio n.Le pres entappare ilest
con forme d'indust rieCanada
applic ablesauxappare ilsradio
exe mpt sde lice nce. L'ex ploit a-
tio nest auth oriseeaux deux
con dition ssuivan tes.(1) L'ap-
pareil nedoit pasprod uirede
brouil lage,et(2) L'aut isatuer de
l'appar eildoit acceptertout
brouil lageradioe lectrique subi,
mem esi le brouil lageestsus-
cep tibled'en comprom ettrele
fon ction nem ent.WARN ING:
Chang esormodi ficatio nsnot
exp ressly appro vedbythepart y
res pon sible forcom plian ce
could voidtheuser' sauth ority
to oper atetheequipm ent.The
ter m"IC: "befo retheradio cer-
tif icat ion num beronlysign ifies
Canada technical spec ificatio ns
were met. Count
ry Ra
dio type approval number IC:
2546A-MC34 MA4 Load
ingthevehicle Inst
ruction labels fortires and loads G
WAR
NING
Ove rloade dtir es can over heat ,causi nga
blowout .Ove rloade dtir es can also impair
th est eerin gand drivingchar acteris ticsand
lead tobrak efailur e.Ther eis arisk ofacc i-
den t.
Obse rvetheload rating ofthetir es. The load
rat ing must beatleast halfoftheGAWR of
your vehicle.Nev erover load thetir es by
exc eedin gth emax imum load.
Two instruct ion labels onyour vehicle show
th emax imum possibleload.
(1) TheTire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
is on theB- pillar onthedriv er'sside. The
Tire andLoadin gIn for mat ionplacar d
shows themax imum permissiblenum ber
of occ upant sand themax imum permissi-
ble vehicle load. Italso contain sdet ails of
th etir esiz es and correspon ding pressures
for tires moun tedatthefac tory.
(2) Thevehicle iden tificat ion plat eis on the
B- pillar onthedriv er'sside. Thevehicle
iden tificat ion plat einf orm syou ofthe
gro ssveh icle weight rating .It is made up
of theveh icle weight ,all veh icle occu-
pant s,thefuel andthecar go. You canalso
fin dinf orm ationabout themax imum gross
axle weight rating onthefro ntand rear
axle.
The maximum grossaxle weight rating is
th emax imum weight that can becar ried
by one axle (front orrear axle) .Nev er
exc eed themax imum loadorthemax i-
mum grossaxle weight rating forthefro nt
or rear axle. 306
Load
ingthevehicleWh eels andtires

Other
identifications, forexample:
R 0W-30
R 5W-30
R 5W-40 Fuel
Importa ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammabl e.Improper handling
of fuel creates arisk offire and explosion.
Avoid fire,open flames, smoking andcreat-
ing sparks underallcircumstances. Switch
off the engine and,ifappli cable, theauxili ary
heating beforerefueling. 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
awa yfrom fuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process.
If you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowi ngpoints:
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 swallowed. Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. Tank
capacity Model Total
capa-
city All
models 19.8
USgal
(75 .0l) Model Of
whic h
reserve Merce
des‑AMGvehic les Approx.
3.7 USgal
(14.0 l) Al
lot her models Approx.
2.4 USgal
(9.0 l) Gasol
ine Fue
lgrade
! Do
not use diesel torefue lvehicl eswith a
gaso lineengine. Donot switch onthe igni-
tion ifyou accid entall yrefue lwith thewrong
fuel .Otherwi se,the fuel willenter thefuel
system .Even smallamou ntsofthe wrong
fuel couldresu ltin dama getothe fuel sys-
tem andtheengine. Notifyaqua lified spe-
cial istworksho pand have thefuel tank and
fuel lines drained comple tely.
! Only
refue lusi ng premi um-gra deunle aded
gaso linewith atlea st95 RON thatconforms
to Europe anstanda rdEN 228 oran equ iva-
lent speci ficatio n.
Fuel ofthis speci ficatio ncan contain upto
10% ethanol .You rvehicl eis E10-compati-
ble .You canrefue lyou rvehicl eusi ng E10
fuel .
Fuel thatdoes notconform toEN 228 can
lea dto increas edwea ras wel las dama geto
the fuel system ,engine andexhau stsystem .
! Only
usethefuel recommende d.Opera ting
the vehicl ewith other fuelscan leadto dam-
age tothe fuel system ,engine andexhau st
system .
Observ ethe notes onopera tingfluids.
! Never
refuelusi ng:
R Diesel
R Reg ulargaso linewith anoctane number
low erthan 91RON Servi
ceproducts andfilling capaci ties
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