technical data MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Problems
withyour vehicle
If you should experience aproblem withyour
vehicle, particularly onethat youbelieve may
affect itssafe operation, weurge youtocon-
tact anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter
immediately tohave theproblem diagnosed
and rectified. Ifthe problem isnot resolved to
your satisfaction ,please discuss theproblem
again withanauthorized Mercedes-B enzCen-
ter or,ifnecessary, contactusatone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC
Customer AssistanceCenter
One Mercedes-B enzDrive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
In Canada
Mercedes-B enzCanada, Inc.
Customer RelationsDepartmen t
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toront o,Ontario M4G4C9 Report
ingsafety defects
USA only:
The following textispublished asrequired of
manufacturers underTitle49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations, Part575pursuant tothe
"National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyAct
of 1966".
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause
injury ordeath, youshould immediately inform
the National Highway TrafficSafety Adminis-
tration (NHTSA )in addition tonotifying
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints, itmay
open aninvestigation ,and ifit finds thata
safety defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, it
may order arecall andremedy campaign.
However, NHTSAcannotbecome involved in
individual problemsbetweenyou,your dealer,
or Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-88 8-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-91 53);go to
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov;or write to:
Administ rator,NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet,
SW., Washington, DC20590 . You
canalso obtain otherinformation about
motor vehicle safetyfrom
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Man-
ual regarding thecorrect operation ofyour
vehicle andpossible damagetothe vehicle.
Damage tothe vehicle whichiscaused by
violation ofthese notes isnot covered by
the Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe
new orused-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident, rescueservices canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate
rescue cardforyour vehicle. Thecurrent res-
cue card contains themost important informa-
tion about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.
the routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more information athttp: //
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005D[ .de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformation about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformation docu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsof system componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose of
its individual componen ts,e.g. number of
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movement ,lateral acceleration, accelerator
pedal position Data
storage
29Introdu ction Z

R
malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ngsitua tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eis serviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eis read outbyemplo yeesof the
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldia gnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio nis obtai nedfrom it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nis dele tedfrom themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein which thistechnical data,in
connection withother informatio n(if neces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree dupo nwith thecustomer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl eas wel l.The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eis equ ippe dwith COMAND or
Mercede sme connect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nof the
vehicl eis compil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede sme connect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lor Digital Operator's
Manua land/or theMercede sme connect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eis equ ippe dwith anevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eis equ ippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort periodof time, typi-
call y30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eis desi gned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewas traveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifanon-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition 30
Data
storageIntroductio n

Infor
mation reg ardin gtech nicalda ta
i The
datast ate dher espec ifically refers to
a veh iclewit hstand ard equipm ent.Con sult
an auth orizedMer cedes- BenzCen terfor the
dat afor allveh iclevar iantsand trim levels. Veh
icle elect ronics Ta
mp ering with theengin eelect ron-
ics
! Hav
eth een gin eelec tron ics and asso ci-
ate dpart s,suc has control unit s,sen sors,
act uati ngcompo nentsor elec tric cab les
ser viced onlyat aqualif iedspec ialist work-
sho p.Veh icleco mpo nentsmay other wise
wear morequic klyand theveh icle's oper at-
ing permit may beinvalidat ed. Inst
alling two- way radio sand mob ile
ph ones (RFtrans mitters ) G
WAR
NING
The electromag netic radi ation from two-way
radi oscan interf ere withth eveh icleelec -
tr on ics iftwo -way radiosare man ipulat edor
ret rofitte dinc orrectly. This could jeopar dize
th eoper ating safetyof theveh icle. Ther eis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
You should haveall wor kon elec trical and
elec tron icco mpo nentscar ried outata
qualif iedspec ialist workshop. G
WAR
NING
If you incorrectly oper atetwo-way radiosin
th eveh icle, theelec tromag netic radi ation
may interf ere withth eveh icleelec tron ics ,
for exampl eif:
R thetwo -way radiois no tco nn ectedto an
ex terio rant enna
R theex terio rant enna isno tco rrec tly
moun tedor isno tlow- reflec tion
This could jeopar dizeth eoper ating safetyof
th eveh icle. Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t. Hav
eth elow- reflec tion exterio rant enna
ins talled ataqualif iedspec ialist workshop.
Alw ays conn ecttwo -way radiostothelow-
ref lec tion exterio rant enna when operating
in theveh icle.
! The
oper ating per mit may beinvalidat edif
th eins truct ionsfor installation and useof
two -way radiosare notobs erved.
In part icular,thefol lowin greq uire men ts
must becompli edwith:
R on lyappr ovedwave bandsmay beused
R obs erveth emax imum permis sible output
in these wave bands
R on lyappr ovedant enna pos ition smay be
used
Ex ce ssiv elev els ofelec tromag netic radi ation
may causedamag eto your healthand the
healt hof other s.Usi nganexterio rant enna
tak esintoacc oun tcur ren tsc ien tific disc us-
sion srel ating tothepos sible healthhaz ards
th at may result from elec tromag netic fie lds.
The followin gant enna pos ition smay beused if
RF trans mitters hav ebeen properlyins talled: Ap
pro ved antenna pos ition s
0043 Rear fender s
i On
therear fender s,itis rec omm ended to
ins tallth eant enna on theside oftheveh icle
clo ses tto thece nter oftheroad .
Use theTec hnical Specific ation ISO/ TS 21609
when retrofitti ng RF trans mitters (Road Vehi-
cle s-EM Cguide lines for installation ofaft er-
mar ketradi ofrequen cytrans mitting equip-
men t).Obs erveth elegal require men tsfor
acc essory part s.
If your vehiclehas installation sfor two -way
radi oequipm ent,use thepower supplyor
ant enna conn ection sint ended foruse withth e 322
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icle electr onicsTechnical data

basic
wiring. Besure toobserve themanufac -
turer' sSupplemen twhen installing.
Deviat ionswith respect tofrequen cybands,
maximum transmission outputsoranten na
position smust beapproved byMercedes -
Ben z.
The maximum transmission output(PEAK)at
the base ofthe anten namust notexceed the
following values: Frequ
encyband Maxim
um
tr ansm ission
outp ut Shor
twave
3 -54 MHz 100
W 4
m waveband
74 -88 MHz 30
W 2
m waveband
144 -174 MHz 50
W Trunk
edradio system/
Tetra
380 -460 MHz 10
W 70
cm waveband
400 -460 MHz 35
W Mobile
communications
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W The
following canbeused inthe vehicle with-
out restrictions:
R RF tran smitt erswith amaximum transmis-
sion output ofup to100 mW
R RF tran smitt erswith transmitt erfrequen cies
in the 380 -410 MHz waveband andamaxi-
mum transmission outputofup to2W
(trun kedradio/Tet ra)
R Mobile phones (2G/3G/ 4G)
There isno rest riction foranten naposition son
the outside ofthe vehicle forthe following fre-
quency bands:
R Trunk edradio system/ Tetra
R 70 cm waveband
R 2G/3G/ 4G Identificat
ionplat es Vehicle
identification platewith
vehicle identification number(VIN) X
Open thedriver' sdoor.
You willsee vehicle identification plate0043. Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(USA only)
0043 VIN
0044 Vehicle model Ex
ample: vehicle identification plate(Canada
only)
0043 VIN
0044 Paint code
i The
data shown onthe vehicle identifica-
tion plate isused onlyasan example. This Identificat
ionplat es
323Technical data Z

data
isdifferen tfor every vehicle andcan
deviate fromthedata shown here.Youcan
find thedata applicable toyour vehicle on
the vehicle identification plate. Vehicle
identification number(VIN) X
Move thefron t-passenger seatasfar back
as possible.
X Fold upfloor cover ing0043infron tof the
fron t-passenger seat.
You willsee VIN 0044.
The VINcanalso befound inthe following
location s:
R on the lower edgeofthe windshield
(Y page 324)
R on the vehicle identification plate
(Y page 323) Engine
number 0043
Emiss ioncontrol infor mation plate,includ-
ing the cert ification ofboth federal and
Californian emissionsstan dards
0044 Engine number (stamped intothe cran k-
case)
0087 VIN (onthe lower edgeofthe windshield) Service
product sand filling capaci-
ties Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
Serv iceproduct smay bepoisonous andhaz-
ardous tohealth. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
Comply withinstruct ions onthe use, storage
and disposal ofservic eproduct son the
labels ofthe respect iveoriginal container s.
Always storeservic eproduct ssealed intheir
original container s.Always keepservic e
product sout ofthe reach ofchildren . H
Environm
entalnote
Dispose ofservic eproduct sin an envir on-
ment allyrespon siblemann er.
Serv iceproduct sinclude thefollowing:
R Fuels
R Lubrican ts(e.g. engin eoil, tran smission oil)
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washerfluid
R Climate control system refrigerant
Comply withallvalid regulation swith respect
to handling, storing, and disposing ofservic e
fluids.
Componen tsand servic eproduct smust
matc h.You should therefore onlyuseproduct s
that have been testedand approved by
Mercedes -Benz.
Inf ormat ionabout testedand approved prod-
ucts canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes -BenzCenter oron the Internet at
htt p:// bevo.m ercedes- benz.com.
You canident ifyserv iceproduc tsapprove dby
Merc edes- Benzby the followin ginsc riptions
on the contain er:
R MB- Freigabe (e.g.MB-Freigabe 229.51)
R MB- Appr oval(e.g. MB-Appr oval229.51)
Oth erdesign ationsor rec omme ndations indi-
cat ealevel ofquality oraspecif ication in
acco rdanc ewith anMB Shee tNumber (e.g.
MB 229 .51). They have notnecessarily been
approve dby Merc edes- Benz. 324
Serv
iceproduct sand filling capacitiesTechnical data

repla
cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet. Co
olan t
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If antifreeze comesintocontact withhot
components inthe engine compartment, it
may ignite. Thereisarisk offire and injury.
Let the engine cooldown before youadd
antifreeze. Makesurethatantifreeze isnot
spil led next tothe filler neck. Thorou ghly
clea nthe antifreeze fromcomponents
before starting theengine.
! Only
addcoola ntthat hasbeen premixe d
with thedesi redantifreeze protection. You
could otherwi sedama gethe engine.
You canfind additional notesonthe coola nt
in the follo wing places:
R in the Mercede s-BenzSpecifica tionsfor
Service Products,MBBeVo 310.1
- on the Internet at
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0048004700480056[ -benz.com
- on the Mercede s-BenzBeVoapp
R aqua lified specia lizedworkshop
! Alwa
ysuse asui table coolantmixture,
even incountries wherehightempera tures
preva il.
Otherwi se,the engine coolingsystem isnot
suffi ciently protected fromcorrosio nand
overhea ting.
i Have
thecoola ntregu larlyrepla cedata
qua lified specia listworkshop andthe
repla cement confirmed inthe Maintenance
Booklet.
Comp lywith theimporta ntsafety notesfor
service productswhen handlingcoola nt
(Y pag e324) .
The coola ntisamixture ofwater andanti-
freeze/corrosi oninhib itor.Itis responsi blefor
the follo wing:
R anti-corrosio nprotection
R antifreeze protection
R rais ingthe boiling point If
the coola nthas antifreeze protection down
to -35 ‡(-37 †),theboiling point ofthe cool-
ant duri ngopera tionisapp roximatel y266 ‡
(130 †).
The antifreeze/corro sioninhib itorconcentra-
tion inthe engine coolingsystem should:
R be atlea st50% .This willprotect theengine
cooli ngsystem against freezing downto
app roximatel y-35 ‡(-37 †).
R not exceed 55%(antifree zeprotection down
to -49 ‡[-45 †]). Otherwi se,heat willnot
be dissi pated aseffectivel y.
If the vehicl ehas lost coola nt,add equal
amou ntsofwater andantifreeze/corro sion
inhib itor.
Mercede s-Benzrecommends anantifreeze/
corrosio ninhib itorconcentrate inaccorda nce
with MBSpecifica tionsforService Products
310.1.
i When
thevehicl eis first delivered, itis fil-
led with acoola ntmixture thatensures ade-
qua teantifreeze andanti-corrosio nprotec-
tion.
i The
coola ntischecked withevery mainte-
nance interval ataqua lified specia listwork-
shop.
Fil lin gcapaci ties Missi
ngvalu eswere notavailable attime of
going toprint. Model Capaci
ty SL
450 Approx.
10.8USqt
(10.2 l) SL
550 Approx.
12.5USqt
(11.8 l) Merce
des‑AMG
SL 63 Merce
des‑AMG
SL 65 Approx.
10.5USqt
(10 l) 32
8 Service
products andfilling capacitiesTechnical data

Filling
capacit ies Mod
el Ref
riger ant All
mod els 19
.4±0. 4oz
(55 0±10 g) Mod
el PAG
oil All
mod els 4.
2oz
(12 0g) Veh
icle data Gener
alnot es
Pleas eno te that for thespec ifiedveh icledat a:
R theheig htsspec ifiedmay varyas ares ult of
- tires
- load
- co nd ition ofthesusp ension
- opt ionalequipm ent
R opt ionalequipm entred uce sth emax imum
payload Dime
nsion sand weight s Mod
el 00430043
Opening height Mer
cedes ‑AMG
veh icles 75
.6in-76 .1in
(19 20mm -
19 34 mm) All
oth ermod els 75
.7in(19 23mm) Miss
ingvalue swere notavaila bleattime of
goin gto prin t. Mer
cedes ‑AMG
veh icles Veh
icle lengt h 18
2.7in (46 40mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof Veh
icle widt h
inclu dingext erio r
mir rors 82
.6in(20 99mm) Veh
icle heigh t 51
.2in-51 .5in
(13 00mm -
13 08 mm ) Ve
hicle heigh t
when opening/clos -
ing theroof 66
.1in-66 .6in
(16 79mm -
16 91 mm ) Wh
eelbase 10
1.7in (25 84mm ) Tur
ning rad ius All
oth ermod els Veh
icle lengt h,
SL 450 18
2.3in (46 31mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h,
SL 550 18
2.3in (46 31mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof ,SL 450 18
8.5in (47 87mm ) Ve
hicle lengt h
when opening/clos -
ing theroof ,SL 550 18
8.5in (47 87mm ) Ve
hicle widt h
inclu dingext erio r
mir rors 82
.6in(20 99mm) Veh
icle heigh t 51
.8in(13 15mm) Veh
icle heigh t
when opening/clos -
ing theroof 66
.8in(16 96mm) Wh
eelba se 10
1.8in (25 85mm ) Tur
ning rad ius 36
.2ft(11 .04 m) 330
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