four wheel drive MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

Menus
andsubmen us Menu
overview
Using the0059 or0065 button onthe steering
whee l,open themenu bar.
Opera tingtheon-board computer
(Y pag e193).
Dependi ngon the vehicl eequ ipme nt,you can
sele ctthe followi ngmenu:
R Trip Trip
menu (Ypag e195)
R Navi Navi
menu (navigatio ninstructions)
(Y pag e196)
R Audio Audio
menu(Ypag e197)
R Tel Tel
menu (telephone) (Ypag e198)
R DriveAs sist DriveAs
sistmenu (assistance)
(Y pag e199)
R Serv. Serv.
menu(Ypag e201)
R Sett. Sett.
menu(settings) (Ypag e201)
R AMG AMG
menu (Merce des-AMG vehicles)
(Y pag e205) Trip
menu
Standard display X
Press andhold the0038 button onthe
steering wheeluntil theTrip Trip
menu withtrip
odome ter0043and odome ter0044app ears .
Trip computer "FromStart"or"From
Rese t" 0043
Distance
0044 Driving time 0087
Average speed
0085 Average fuelconsumpti on
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing whee lto sele ctthe Trip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
From Start From
Start orFrom Reset From
Reset.
The valuesinthe From Start From
Start submenu are
calcu lated fromthestart ofajourney whilst
the valu esinthe From Reset From
Reset submenu are
calcu lated fromthelasttime thesubmenu was
reset (Ypag e196) .
In the followi ngcases ,the trip compute ris
au tomatica llyreset From Start From
Start:
R the ignitio nhas been switched offfor more
than fourhours.
R 999 hourshave been exceede d.
R 9,999 mileshave been exceede d.
When 9,999 hoursor 99,999 mileshave been
exceede d,the trip compute ris au tomatica lly
reset From Reset From
Reset.
EC Odisplay The
ECO displayisnot available inMercede s-
AMG vehicl es.
X Press the0059 or0065 button onthe steer-
ing whee lto sele ctthe Trip Trip
menu.
X Press the0063 or0064 button tosele ct
ECO DISPLAY ECO
DISPLAY .
If the ignitio nremai nsswi tched offfor longer
than fourhours,the ECO displaywillbe auto-
matica llyreset.
For more informa tiononthe ECO display,see
(Y pag e151) .
Di splayin gthe range andcurrent fuel
co nsumption Mercede
s-AMGvehicles:the menu onlydis-
pla ysapp roxima terange 0043. Menus
andsubmen us
195On-bo ardcomput erand displays Z

Gross
AxleWeig htRating (GAWR) :the maxi-
mum permiss iblewei ght that canbecarried by
one axle (front orrear axle) .
To ensure thatyourvehicle doesnotexceed
the maximu mpermiss iblevalu es(gross vehi-
cle weight and maximu mgross axleweight rat-
ing), have yourloa ded vehicle (includingdriver,
occupa ntsand theload)wei ghed onasuita ble
vehicle weighbrid ge. All
about wheelsand tires Unifo
rmTire Quality Grading Stand-
ards
Overvie wof Tire Quality Grading
Standards Uniform
TireQual ityGrad ingStandards are
U.S. government specifications. Theirpurpose
is to provid edrivers withuniform reliableinfor-
mation ontire performa ncedata. Tiremanu-
facturers havetograde tiresusing threeper-
formance factors:0043tread weargrade ,0044
traction gradeand0087temperatu regrade .
These regulations donot applyto Cana da.
Neverthele ss,alltires soldinNorth America
are provid edwith thecorrespondi ngqua lity
gradi ngmarkings onthe sidew allofthe tire.
Qual itygrade scan befound, whereapplicable,
on the tire sidew allbetwee ntread shoulder
and maximu msection width.
Example:
R Treadwear grade:200
R Traction grade:AA
R Temperatur egrade: A
All passe ngercartires must conform tothe
statutory safetyrequirements inadd ition to
these grades. i
The
actual valuesfor tires arevehicle -spe-
cific andmay devia tefrom thevalu esinthe
ill ustration.
Treadwear The
treadw eargrade isacompara tiverating
base don the wea rrate ofthe tire when tested
under controlled conditions onaspecifi edU.S.
government course.Forexampl e,atire grade d
150 wouldwea rone andone-half timesaswel l
on the government testtrack asatire grade d
100.
The relative performa nceoftires depends
upon theactual conditions oftheir use,how-
ever, andmay depa rtsignifi cantly fromthe
norm duetovaria tions indriving habits,ser-
vice practices anddifferences inroad charac-
teristics andclimate.
Traction G
WARNING
The traction gradeassigned tothis tireis
base don straight-ahe adbraking traction
tests, anddoes notinclud eaccelera tion,
cornering, hydroplaning, orpeak traction
characteris tics.
! Avoid
wheelspin.This canleadto dama ge
to the drive train.
The traction grades– from highe stto lowe st–
are AA, A,Band C.Those gradesreprese ntthe
tire's ability tostop onwet paveme ntas meas-
ured under controlled conditions onspecifi ed
government testsurface sof aspha ltand con-
crete. Atire marked Cmay have poortraction
performa nce.
The safe speed onawet, snow covered oricy
road isalw ayslowe rthan ondry road surfa-
ces.
You shoul dpay specia lattention toroad con-
ditions whentemperatu resare arou ndfreezing
point.
Mercedes -Benzrecommends aminimum tread
depth of00CF in(4 mm) onallfour winter tires.
Observe thelega llyrequi redminimum tire
tread depth (Ypage 297). Winter tirescan
reduce thebraking distance onsnow-covered
surface sin compari sonwith summer tires.The
braking distance isstill much further thanon Al
labout wheelsand tires
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