clock MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

1,
2,3...
12 Vsocket
see Sockets A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System )
Display message ............................ 209
Func tion/notes .............................. .. 60
Import antsafety notes.................... 60
Warnin glamp .................................2 39
Ac cident
Automa ticmeas uresafter an
accid ent....... ....................................56
Acoust iclockin gver ifica tionsig-
nal
Activat ing/de activat ing (mult i-
med iasyst em) ...............................2 03
Ac tivatin gmedia mode
Gene ralnotes ................................ 251
Ac tivatin g/deactivating cooli ng
wi th air dehumidif ication .................118
Ac tive BlindSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 201
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 226
Function/inform ation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 186
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
CU RVE<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC) (exc ept
Merc edes-AMG vehic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 171
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 170
Spor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 171
Spor tPl us <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 171
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 170
Ac tive Body Contro l(A BC)
(Me rcedes -AM Gve hic les)
Co mfor t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
Drivi ngdynami csdispl ay............... 174
Norm allevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 173
Ope ration/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 172
Ra ise dlevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 172Spor
t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
Veh iclelevel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 172
Ac tive Body Contro l(e xc ept
Merc edes-AMG Vehi cles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ac tive Body Contro l(Me rcedes -
AMG Vehicles )
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 224
Ac tive Brake Assist
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 214
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Ac tive Brake Assist with cro ss-
traffi cfunc tion
Activa tingordeacti vating.............. 200
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 215
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 70
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 70
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 244
Ac tive Distan ceAssist
DI STRONI C
Ca lling upaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 159,160
Cru ise control lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 159
Dea ctiva ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 163
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 227
Disp lays inthe multifuncti ondis-
pl ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 162
Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 163
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 157
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 158
Indi cato rand warning lamp ........... 244
Setting thespecified mini mum
di sta nce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 161
Stopp ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011001100110011> 161
Stori ngaspe ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 160
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 244
Ac tive Drivin gAs sistan cepack -
age <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 186
Ac tive LaneKe epi ng Assist
Activa ting/d eactiva ting(on-
boa rdcomp uter)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 201
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 226
Functi on/inform ation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 189
Ac tive light func tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 111
Ac tive Parki ngAssist
Ca ncel ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 181
Detecti ngparking spaces .............. 178
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2274
In
dex

Opening
andclosing X
To open: pullremot eoperatin gswitch 0043
for the trun klid until thetrun klid opens.
If the trun kpartit ionwas closed, itopens
automatic allyand remains open.
X To close: pressremoteoperatin gswitch 0043
for the trun klid until thetrun klid isclosed.
When theroof isopen, thetrun kpartit ion
closes automatic ally.
You canopen andclose thetrun klid from the
driver's seatwhen thevehicle isstat ionary and
unlock ed. Locking
thetrunk separ ately
You canlock thetrun kseparately. Ifyou then
unlock thevehicle centrally, thetrun kremains
locked andcann otbe opened.
X Close thetrun klid.
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 76). X
Inser tthe mechan icalkey into thetrun klid
lock asfar asitwill go.
X Turn themechan icalkey clock wisefrom
position 0047toposition 0048. X
Remove themechan icalkey.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart -
Key. Unlocking
thetrunk (mechanical
key)
! The
trunklid swings upwards when
opened. Therefore,make surethatthere is
sufficien tclearanc eabove thetrun klid.
If the trun kcann otbe unlock edwith the
Smart KeyorKEYLE SS-GO, usethemechan ical
key.
If you usethemechan icalkey tounlock and
open thetrun klid, the anti- theftalarm system
will betrigger ed.Switc hoff the alarm
(Y page 72).
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 76).
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into thetrun klid
lock asfar asitwill go. X
Turn themechan icalkey from position 0047
count er-clockwise asfar asitwill gotoposi-
tion 0048.Simultan eouslypullthetrun klid
handle.
The trunkis unlock ed.
X Turn themechan icalkey back toposition
0047 and remove it.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart -
Key. Emergency
releaseforthe trunk
You canunlock thetrun klid from theinside
with theemergen cyrelease button. 86
Tr
unkOpening andclosi ng

Problems
withthe"Cool ingwith airdehum idification" function Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
indicator lampin
the 005A button flashes
three times orremains
off. The "Cooli ngwith
air <00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[
funct ioncannot be
switched on. Cooling
withairdehumidification hasbeen deactivated duetoa
malfunction .
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. Setting
climate controltoautom atic
General notes In
automatic mode,thesettemperature is
maintained automatically ataconst antlevel.
The system automatically regulatesthetem-
perature ofthe dispensed air,the airflow and
the airdistribution.
The automatic modefunctionsoptimally when
the "Cooli ngwith air<00470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C004600440057004C00520051
0005[ func-
tion isactivated. Ifnecessary, coolingwithair
dehumidification canbedeactivated.
If you deactivate the"Cooli ngwith air-dehu-
midification" function,theairinside thevehicle
will notbecooled. Theairinside thevehicle
will also notbedehumidified .The windows can
fog upmore quickly. Therefore, deactivate the
cooling with<0044004C0055001000470048004B00580050004C0047004C0049004C00460044
0057004C00520051[ functiononly
briefly.
Automat iccontrol X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Set thedesired temperature.
X To activate: pressthe0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button lights
up. Automatic airdistribution andairflow are
activated.
i When
automatic modeisenabled, thecli-
mate mode canbeselected (Ypage 119).
X To switch tomanua lmode: pressthe
008F button.
or X Press the0095 or0097 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0058 button goes
out. Adjust
ingthe climate modesettings
You canselect thefollowing climatemodeset-
tings inautomatic mode:
FOCUS highairflow, slightlycoolersetting
MEDI UMmedium airflow,standard setting
DIFF USE lowairflow, slightlywarmer and
draft-f reesettin g
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Press the0058 button.
X Press the00F0 button repeatedly untilthe
desired climatemodeappears inthe dis-
play . Setting
thetemp eratu re
Setting thetemp eratu re Differen
ttemperatures canbeset forthe driv-
er's andfront -passenger sides.
X Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Turn control0043 or0044 counter -clockwiseor
clockwise.
Only change thetemperature settingin
small incremen ts.Start at72 ‡(22 †).
i If
you turn controls0043and 0044counter -
clockwise tothe lowest temperature setting,
<0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modemayswitch onauto-
matically, depending onthe outside temper-
ature. Operat
ingthe climate controlsystems
119Climat econ trol

Setting
theairdistr ibution
<002400460057004C005900440057004C0051004A001200470048004400460057
004C005900440057004C0051004A> X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Press the008F button repeatedly untilthe
desired symbolappears inthe display .
Air distr ibution settings The
following airdistribution settingscan be
selected:
009C Directsair through thecent erand side
air vent s
009B Directsair through thefootwell air
vent s
009F Directsair through thecent er,side and
footwell vents
0061 Directsair through thedefroster vents
0087 Directsthe airflow through the
defroster, centerand side airvent s
(Canada only)
0086 Directsair through thedefroster and
footwell vents
008F Directsthe airflow through the
defroster vents,the cent erand side air
vent sas well asthe footwell airvent s
(Canada only)
i Regardle
ssofthe airdistribution setting,
airflow isalwa ysdirected throughtheside
air vent s.The side airvent scan only be
closed whentheadjuster inthe side airvent
is turned clockwise. Setting
theairflow
Setting theairflow X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X To increase: pressthe0097 button.
X To reduce: pressthe0095 button. Switching
theZONE function on/off
X To switch on:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button lights
up. The temperature settingfor the driver's side
isnot adopted forthe front -passenger
side.
X To switch off:press the00D6 button.
The indicator lampinthe 00D6 button goes
out. Thetemperature settingfor the driver's
side isadopted forthe front -passenger side. Defrosting
thewindshield
General notes You
canusethis funct iontodefrost thewind-
shield ortodefrost theinside ofthe wind-
shield andtheside windows.
Switch offthe "Windshield defrosting"function
as soon asthe windshield isclear again.
Switching the"windshield defrosting"
function onoroff X
Turn theSmartK eytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X To switch on:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button lights
up.
The climate controlsystem switches tothe
following functions:
R high airflow
R high temperature
R air distribution tothe windshield andfront
side windows
R <0044004C00550010005500480046004C005500460058004F00440057004C0052
0051[ modeoff
X To switch off:press the0064 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Thepreviously selectedsettingsare
restored. Air-recirculation moderemains
deactivated.
or X Press the0058 button.
The indicator lampinthe 0064 button goes
out. Airflow andairdistribution aresetto
automatic mode.
or X Turn temperature control0043 or006C counter -
clockwise orclockwise (Ypage 116).
or X Press the0097 or0095 button. 120
Operat
ingthe climate controlsystemsClimat econ trol

In
order toensure thedirect flowoffresh air
through theairvents intothevehicle interior,
plea seobserve thefollow ingnotes:
R keep theairinlet grilleon the hood andin
the engine compartment onthe front-
passe ngersidefreeofblockage s,such as
ice, snow orlea ves.
R never covertheairvents orair intake grilles
in the vehicle interior.
i You
canmove theadjusters forthe air
vents verticall yor horizontally toset the
direction ofthe airflow.
i For
optimal climatecontrolinthe vehicle ,
open theairvents completely andsetthe
adjusters tothe central position. Setting
thecenterairvents X
To open thecenterairvents: turnthe
adjuster inone ofcenter airvents 0043coun-
ter-clockwise.
X To clo sethe centerairvents: turnthe
adjuster inone ofcenter airvents 0043clock-
wise untilitengages . Setting
theside airvents 0043
Side window defroster vent
0044 Side airvent
X To open aside airvent: turntheadjuster
in the side airvent 0044tothe left.
X To clo seaside airvent: turntheadjuster
in the side airvent 0044tothe right untilit
engages . Setting
theglovebox airvent
! Clo
sethe airvent when heating thevehi-
cle.
At high outsid etemperature s,open theair
vent andactivate the"cooli ngwith airdehu -
midifi cation" function. Otherwise ,tempera-
ture-sensitive itemsstored inthe glove box
could bedama ged. 0043
Airvent control
0044 Airvent
When theclimate controlsystem isactivated,
the glove boxcanbeventilated, forinstance to
cool itscontent s.The level ofairfl owdepends
on the airflowand airdistribu tionsettings.
X To open orclo se: turn thumbwh eel0043to
the right orleft. Setting
theairvents
123Climate control Z

Add
itiona lly, chi ldren couldset the vehiclein
moti onif,for exa mpl e,they :
R rel ease the parking brake
R shi ftthe automa tictrans mission outof
pa rk positio n005D
R sta rtthe engine
The reisaris kof an acci dent and injury.
Nev erleav echi ldren orani ma lsuna ttend ed
in the vehicle.
Whe nleav ing the vehicle, alwa ystake the
Sma rtKeywi th youand lock the vehicle. Thi s
al so appliesfor the DigitalVeh icleKey ifthe
"Di gital Veh icleKey "fu nctio nis acti vated via
Mer cedesme conne ct. G
DA
NGER
Co mbu stion eng inesemi tpo isonou s
exha ustga ses such ascar bonmono xide.
Inha ling thes eexha ustga ses isha zard ousto
hea lthand canresultin po isoni ng. Thereisa
ris kof fata linju ry.The refore ,neve rle av ethe
eng inerunning anencl osedspa cewithou t
ad eq uate venti latio n. G
WA
RNING
Fla mma ble ma teri alsintro duced through
envi ronme ntalinfluence orby ani ma lscan
ig nite ifin conta ctwith the exha ustsy stem
or parts ofthe enginethathea tup .The reis
a ris kof fire.
Ca rry outreg ular che cks toma kesure tha t
ther ear eno flamma ble fore ign ma teri alsin
the enginecomp artment orinthe exha ust
sy stem .
The cata lytic conve rterispre hea ted forupto
30 sec ond saf ter acol dsta rt.The soundofthe
eng inemaycha nge durin gthi stim e.
Au tomati ctrans mission X
Dep ressthe brakepedaland keepit
de pre sse d.
X Shi ftthe transmi ssion topositio n005D.
Tra nsmi ssion positio ndisp lay005D issho wn
in the multifu nctio ndisp lay. i
Yo
ucan startthe engineintra nsmi ssion
po sitio n005D and 005C.
Starti ngproc edurewith the SmartK ey To
sta rtthe engineusing the Sma rtKeyins tea d
of KEY LESS-G O,pullthe Star t/Stop button out
of the igniti onlock.
X Tu rn the Sma rtKeyto positio n0049
(Y page 126 )in the igniti onlock and release
it as soo nas the engineisrunning .
Us ingKE YLES S-GO tostart theengine The
Start/Stop button canbeused tosta rtthe
veh iclema nua lly wi thou tins erti ngthe Sma rt-
Key into theigniti onlock. The Start/Stop but-
ton mustbe inserte din the igniti onlock and
the Sma rtKeymu stbe inthe vehicle. Thi s
mod efor startin gthe engineopera tes inde-
pe nde ntly ofthe ECO start/sto pau toma tic
eng inestartfunctio n.
X Dep ressthe brakepedaland keepit
de pre sse d.
X Pre ssthe Star t/Stop button once
(Y page 126 ).
Th eeng inestarts. Pul
ling away
Ge neral notes G
WA
RNING
If the enginespee dis ab ove theidling spee d
and youeng agetra nsmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046 ,the vehiclecou ldpu llaw ay sud-
de nly .The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Wh eneng aging transmi ssion positio n003A
or 0046, alwa ysfirml yde pre ssthe brake
pe daland donot simu ltaneo uslyacc elera te.
Dep ressthe accelera tor carefully wh en pulling
aw ay.
The vehiclelocks centr ally once youha ve
pu lled away.The locking knobsin the doors
dro pdo wn.
Yo ucan open the doors fromthe inside at any
tim e.
Yo ucan also deacti vate the automa ticlocking
fea ture(Y page 203 ). 12
8 Dr
ivi ngDr ivi ng andparki ng

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If you oper ateinform ation syst ems andcom-
mun ication equipm entint egr atedin the
veh iclewhen driving,you may bedist racted
fr om thetraff icsit uati on.You could also
lose control oftheveh icle. Ther eis aris kof
an acc iden t.
On lyoper atethis equipm entwhen thetraff ic
sit uati onper mits.Ifyou arenotsur eth at
th is ispos sible ,park theveh iclepayin g
att ention totraff icco nd ition sand oper ate
th eequipm entwhen theveh icleis stati on-
ary.
You must observeth elegal require men tsfor
th eco unt ryinwhic hyou arecurren tly driv ing
when operating theon -board comput er. G
WAR
NING
If th eins trumen tclus terhas faile dor mal-
fun ction ed, you may notrec ogn izefunction
res trict ion sin syst ems relevantto saf ety.
The oper ating safetyof your vehiclemay be
impa ired.Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Dr ive oncar eful ly.Hav eth eveh iclech ecke d
at aqualif iedspec ialist workshop immedi-
ate ly.
The on-board comput eronlysho wsmes sage s
or warn ingsfrom certain syst ems inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.You should there foremak e
sur eyour vehicleis oper ating safely atall
ti mes .
If th eoper ating safetyof your vehicleis
impa ired,pull overas soo nas itis saf eto do
so. Con tacta qualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Fo ran ove rview, seetheins trumen tpan el
illust ration (Ypage 33). Disp
laysand oper ation Inst
rumen tclus terligh ting
The lighting intheins trumen tclus ter, in the
disp lays andtheco ntrol sin theveh icleint erior
can beadjust edusin gth ebrig htne ss control
kn ob. The
brightne ss control knob isloc ate don the
bot tom leftof theins trumen tclus ter
(Y page 33).
X Turn thebrig htne ss control knob clockwise
or count er-clo ckwise.
If you turnth eligh tswit ch(Ypage 109)to
th e0058, 0060or0058 position ,th ebrig ht-
ne ss will depe ndupon thebrig htne ss ofthe
ambi entligh t.
The lightsen sor intheins trumen tclus ter
auto maticallyco ntrol sth ebrig htne ss ofthe
mult ifunction disp lay.Indayligh t,th edis-
plays intheins trumen tclus terare notillu-
min ated. Sp
eedom eterwith segm ents
The segmen tsinthespee dometer ind icat e
whic hspee dran geisavaila ble.
R Cruis eco ntrol activat ed(Ypage 155):
The segmen tsligh tup from thest ore d
spee dto themax imum speed.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cact ivat ed
(Y page 157):
On eor two segmen tsintheset spee dran ge
ligh tup.
R Ac tive Distanc eAs sist DIST RONI Cdet ects a
veh iclein fron tmov ingmor eslow lythan the
st ore dspee d:
The segmen tsbet ween thespee dof the
veh iclein fron tand thest ore dspee dligh t
up. Ta
chom eter
! Do
notdriv ein theove rrevv ing range, as
th is co uld damag eth een gin e.
The redbandin thetac hom eter ind icat esthe
en gin e's overrevv ing range.
The fuel suppl yis int err upt edtopro tect the
en gin ewhen thered bandis reac hed. Out
sidetem peratur edis pla y
You should pay spec ialattention toroad con-
dit ion swhen tempe ratures arearoun dfreez ing
poin t. 192
Disp
laysand oper ationOn- boar dcomp uter and displa ys

auto
maticheadlam pmode isact ivat ed
(Y page 109).
R ext erio rlight ingdela yedswit ch-off:th e
ext erio rlight ingrem ains litfor 60sec onds
aft ertheeng ineisswit ched off.If you close
all thedoor sand thetrunk lid,theext erio r
light inggoes offafter15 sec onds.
De pen dingon your vehicle'sequipm ent,when
th esurr oundlight ingand delayed switch-off
ext erio rlight ingare on,th efoll owin glight up:
R park inglamps
R low- beam headlam ps
R dayti merunninglamps
R side markerlamps
R surr oundlight ingintheext erio rmir rors
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eint erio r
light ingdela yedswit ch-off
If you activat eth eInt eriorLighting Int
eriorLighting
Del ay Del
ayfun ction ,th eint erio rlight ingrem ains
on for 20sec onds afteryou remove theSm art-
Key from theign ition lock.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Lig ht Lig
htsubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Int eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun ction .
When theInt eriorLightingDelay Int
eriorLightingDelayfun c-
tio nis act ivat ed, theveh icle interio ris dis-
played inoran geinthemult ifunction dis-
play.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
Veh icle Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eau tom atic
door locking mechanism
If you activat eth eAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc k
fun ction ,th eveh icle iscen trally lockedabov e
a spee dof appro ximately9mph (15km/h).
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet t. Set
t.men u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm. X
Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction .
When theAut omatic DoorLoc k Aut
omatic DoorLoc kfun ction
is act ivat ed, themult ifunction display shows
th eleft -hand vehicle door inoran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
For further inform ationon theauto maticloc k-
ing feat ure, see(Ypage 81).
Activ ating/d eactivatingth eacou stic
locking verifica tion signa l
If you switchon theAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction ,
an acous ticsign alsoun dswhen youlockth e
veh icle.
X Pres sth e0059 or0065 buttononthest eer-
ing wheel toselec tth eSet tings Set
tingsmen u.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Veh icle Veh
iclesubm enu.
X Pres s0076 tocon firm.
X Pres sth e0064 or0063 buttontoselec tth e
Aco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction .
If th eAco usticLock Aco
usticLockfun ction isact ivat ed,
th e0037 symbo lin themult ifunction display
light sup oran ge.
X Pres sth e0076 buttontosave theset ting.
X Mult imed iasyst em: 0080 00DA0080S et-
tin gs 0080Ve hicle0080 Acoust icLoc k
i Plea
senot e:theset tingselec tedfor the
acous ticlockin gver ificatio nsign almust
com plywith therele vantnat ionalroad traf-
fic rules .In som ecoun tries, includin gGer-
man y,usin gth eaudible lockin gcon firma-
tio nis for bidden bytraff iclaws (inacc ord-
anc ewith §16Para. 1and §30 Para. 1of
th eGerm annat ionalroad traff icreg ula-
tio ns).The driveroftheveh icle isres pon si-
ble forens urin gcom plian cewith these
rules .In coun tries inwhic hth euse ofthis
fun ction isproh ibited, thefun ction will be
disable din your vehicle and youwillnotbe
perm itted toenab leit.
Comf ort Activ
ating/d eactivatingth eEASY-
ENT RY/EXIT feature G
WAR
NING
When theEA SY- ENTRY/E XITfeat ure adjus ts
th est eeri ngwheel andthedriv er'sseat ,you
and other vehicle occupant s– part icular ly Menu
sand subm enus
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WARNING
If engine oilcomes intocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury .
Make surethatengine oilisnot spilled next
to the filler neck. Letthe engine cooldown
and thoroug hlyclea nthe engine oiloff the
components beforestarting theengine. H
Envi
ronmental note
When addingoil,take carenottospil lany. If
oil enters thesoil orwate rways,itis harmfu l
to the environment.
! Use
only engine oilsand oilfilters thatare
app roved forvehicl eswith aservice system.
A list ofthe engine oilsand oilfilters that
have been tested andapproved inaccord-
ance withMercede s-BenzSpecifications for
Service Productsisava ilable atany author-
ized Mercede s-BenzCenter.
The followi ngcaus eengine failure ordam-
age tothe exhau stsystem:
R Use ofengine oilsand oilfilters thathave
not been express lyapp roved forthe ser-
vice system
R Rep lace ment ofengine oiland oilfilter
after thereplacement intervalspecified
by the service system hasexpire d
R Use ofengine oiladd itives
! Do
not add toomuch oil.If the oilleve lis
abo vethe "ma x"mark onthe dipstick, too
much oilhas been added. This canleadto
dama getothe engine orthe catal yticcon-
verter. Haveexcess oilsiph oned off. Example
:engine oilcap X
Turn cap0043counter-clockwi seand remove
it.
X Add engine oil.
If the oilleve lis at or bel ow the MIN mark
on the oildip stick, add1.1USqt(1.0 liter)
of engine oil.
X Rep lace cap0043onthe filler neck andturn
clockwis e.
Ensure thatthecap locks intoplace
secure ly.
X Che ckthe oilleve laga inwith theoildip stick
(Y pag e269) .
Further informati ononengine oil
(Y pag e327) . Che
ckin gand adding otherservice
products
Che ckin gco olan tlev el G
WARNING
Certa incomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury .
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the followi ng. G
WARNING
Opening thehood when theengine isover-
hea ted orwhen thereisafire inthe engine
compartment couldexpose youtohot gase s
or other service products.There isarisk of
injury .
Let anoverhe atedengine cooldownbefore
openi ngthe hood. Ifthere isafire inthe
engine compartment, keepthehood closed
and contact thefire depa rtment. G
WARNING
The engine compartment containsmoving
components. Certaincomponents, suchas
the radiator fan,may continue torun orstart
aga insud denly whentheignitio nis off.
There isarisk ofinjury . 270
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If
you need todo any work inside theengine
compartment:
R switch offthe ignition
R never reach intothearea where thereisa
risk ofdanger frommoving components,
such asthe fanrotation area
R remove jewelryandwatches
R keep items ofclothing andhair, forexam-
ple, awayfrom moving parts G
WARNING
The cooling systemispressu rized,particu-
larl ywhen themotor iswarm. Ifyou open
the cap, youcould bescalde difhot coolant
spray sout. There isarisk ofinjury.
Let the engine cooldown before youopen
the cap. Wear protective glovesandprotec-
tive eyew earwhen opening. Openthecap
slow lyto relea sepressu re. Example
X Park thevehicle onalevel surface.
Only check thecoolant levelwhen thevehi-
cle ison alevel surface andtheengine has
cooled down.
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0048 inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
On vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO,press the
Start/St opbutton twice(Ypage 126).
X Check thecoolant temperature gageinthe
multifu nctiondisplay.
The coolant temperature mustbebelow
158 ‡(70 †).
X Turn theSmartKey topositio n0092
(Y page 126)inthe ignition lock. X
Slowl yturn cap0044half aturn counter-clock-
wise toallow excess pressureto escape .
X Turn cap0044further <004600520058005100570048005500100046004F00520046004E005A004C0056
0048[ and
remove it.
If the coolant isat the level ofmarker bar
0087 inthe fillerneck when cold,there is
enough coolant incoolant expansion
tank 0043.
If the coolant levelisappro ximately 0.6in
(1.5 cm)above marker bar0087inthe filler
neck when warm, thereisenough coolant in
expansion tank0043.
X Ifnecessary ,add coolant thathasbeen tes-
ted and appro vedbyMercedes-Benz.
X Repl acecap 0044and turn itclockwise asfar
as itwil lgo.
Further information oncoolant (Ypage 328).
Windshie ldwashe rsystem G
WARNING
Certai ncomponents inthe engine compart-
ment, suchasthe engine, radiator andparts
of the exhau stsystem, canbecome very
hot. Working inthe engine compartment
poses arisk ofinjury.
Where possible,let the engine cooldown
and touch onlythecomponents describedin
the follow ing. G
WARNING
If you open thehood when thedrive system
has overhea tedorduri ngafire inthe engine
compartment, youcould come intocontact
with hotgases orother escapi ngopera ting
flui ds. There isarisk ofburns.
Let the overhea tedcomponents cooldown
before opening thehood. Inthe event ofa
fire inthe engine compartment, keepthe
hood closed andcallthefire service. G
WARNING
Windshi eldwash erconcentrate ishighl y
flamma ble.Ifwindshi eldwash erconcentrate
gets onto hotcomponents ofthe engine or
the exhau stsystem, itcan ignite. Thereisa
risk offire and injury. Eng
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