weight MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

Suspension
tuning
SETUP (on-board computer,
Mercedes-A MGvehicles) ............... 205
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off .................................................1 22
Swi tchin gon media mode
Via the devi celist<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 251 T
Tach ometer<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 192
Tail lamps
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 220
see Lights
Tank conte nt
Fue lga ug e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 33
Tec hnical data
Ca paciti es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 324
Infor mation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 322
Ti res /wh eels<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 321
Veh icleda ta <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 330
TEL EAID
Ca llpri ority<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 261
Emerg encycall<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 259
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 258
MB info callbu tton <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 261
Ro adsid eAssi stance button .......... 260
Sel f-test <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Sys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 258
Veh icleHea lthCheck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 262
Tel epho ne
Accep tingacal l(mu ltifuncti on
stee ring wheel)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 199
Auth orizing amob ile pho ne(co n-
necti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 250
Co nnecting amob ile pho ne(gen-
era linfo rma tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 249
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 233
Menu (on-boa rdcomp uter)............ 198
Nu mbe rfrom thephoneboo k........ 199
Re dialing <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 199
Re jecting /endingacal l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 199
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Tempe rature
Co olant <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193
Co olant (on-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205Engine
oil(o n-boa rdcomp uter,
Mer cedes-AM Gveh icles) ............... 205
Ou tsid etemp erature <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 192
Setting (clima tecontrol )................ 119
Tra nsmi ssion oil(o n-boa rdcom-
pu ter, Mercedes-AM Gveh icles) ..... 205
Timi ng(RA CETIME R)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Tire pres sure
Ca lling up(on-boa rdcomp uter)..... 302
Ch ecki ngmanu ally <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Ma ximu m<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 302
Not reached (TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 301
Re ach ed(TIR EFIT) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 284
Re comme nded<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 299
Tire pres sure monitor
Ch ecki ngthe tire pressu reelec-
troni cally<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 304
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 302
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 303
Ra dio typ eap pro val forthe tire
pre ssu remoni tor<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 305
Re sta rting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 304
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 245
Wa rning message <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 304
Tire -chang etoo lkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 281
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 282
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 282
Stora gelocati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 280
Ti re pre ssu renot reached .............. 284
Ti re pre ssu rerea ched <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 284
Tire s
Aspe ctrati o(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Avera geweight ofthe vehicle
occu pants (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Bar (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ang ingawh eel<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316
Ch ara cteri stics <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Ch ecki ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
Cu rbwe ight (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 315
Defi nitionofterms <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 314
Dire ctionof rota tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 316
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 230
Distr ibuti on ofthe vehicleoccu -
pa nts (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 316 In
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DOT
(Departme ntofTra nsp orta -
tio n)(defi niti on) ............ .................314
DOT, Tire Ide ntif icationNu mbe r
(T IN) ............ ................................... 313
GAW R(G ros sAxle Weight Rat-
ing )(d efi niti on) ............ ..................314
GV W(Gros sVe hicle Weight) (def-
ini tio n)............ ...............................314
GV WR (Gros sVe hicle Weight
Ra ting )(d efi niti on) ............ .............314
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 296
Increase dvehi cleweight due to
optio nalequ ipme nt(de finitio n)...... 314
Informati onondrivi ng....... ............. 296
Kil opa scal (kPa)(de finitio n)....... .... 315
Lab eling (ove rview )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 310
Loa dbe ari ng index(defi niti on) ...... 315
Loa dind ex<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 312
Loa dind ex(defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 315
M+S tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 298
Ma ximu mload on atire (defi ni-
tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mload ed veh iclewe ight
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ma ximu mpermi ssible tire pres-
su re (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ma ximu mtire load <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 313
Ma ximu mtire load (defi niti on) ....... 315
MOExte ndedtires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 298
Opti onaleq uipme ntwe ight (defi -
niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 315
Ove rview <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 296
PSI (pou nds persqu are inch )
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Re placi ng <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 316
Servi celife <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 297
Sid ewall(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Spe edrati ng(defi niti on) ................ 314
Stori ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Structu reand characte ristics
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 314
Sum mer tires<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 298
Tem peratu re<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 310
TIN (Tire Identifi cationNumbe r)
(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 315
Ti re bead (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 315
Ti re pre ssu re(defi niti on) ................ 315
Ti re pre ssu res (recomme nded)...... 314 Ti
re size (data )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 321
Ti re size designa tion, load -be ar-
ing capacity, spe edrati ng.............. 310
Ti re trea d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 297
Ti re trea d(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 315
Tota llo ad limit (defi niti on) ............. 316
Tra ctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 309
Tra ctio n(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011[ 315
Tre adwear<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 309
Unif orm Tire Qua lity Gra ding
Stand ards(d efi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
Wea rind icator (defi niti on) ............. 316
Whe eland tirecomb ination ........... 321
Whe elrim (defi niti on) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 314
see Flattire
Tow -starti ng
Emerg encyenginestarting ............ 293
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 291
Tow ing
Per mitte dtow ingmeth ods............ 292
Tow ingawa y
Imp orta ntsafety guideline s........... 291
Insta lling the towingeye................ 291
Re movi ngthe towingeye............... 292
Tra nspo rting thevehicle................ 293
Wi th both axles on the ground ....... 292
Wi th the rearaxl erai sed ................ 293
Traffi crepo rts
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 246
Traffi cSi gn Assist
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 225
Trans mission
Ove rview oftrans mission pos i-
tions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 135
Sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 135
see Auto matictrans mission
Trans mission pos ition display ......... 136
Trans portingthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 293
Trip computer (on-b oard com-
puter) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 195
Trip odomete r
Ca lling up<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 195
Re setti ng(on-boa rdcomp uter)...... 196
Trunk
Emerg encyrelease <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 8620
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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

If
achild younger thantwelve yearsold and
under 5ft (1.5 0m) inheight istravelin gin the
vehic le:
R always securethe child inachild restraint
syst emsuitable forthis Merc edes- Benz
vehic le.The child restraint systemmust be
appropr iatetothe age, weight andsize of
the child.
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson "Children inthe vehic le"
(Y page 57)inaddition tothe child
rest raint systemmanuf acturer' sinst allation
and operat inginst ruct ions
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson the "Occ upant Classific ationSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 48) G
WARN
ING
Seat belts maynotbeable toperf orm their
prot ective func tion inthe followin gsitua-
tion s,in part icular:
R The seat beltisdamaged, modified,
ext reme lydirt y,bleache dor dyed
R The seat beltbuck leisdamaged or
ext reme lydirt y
R Modific ationshave been performe don the
Em ergen cyTens ionin gDev ice, belt
anc horage oriner tiareel
Seat belts maybedamaged inan acc ident ,
althoug hthe damage maynotbevisible, e.g.
due tosplint ersofglass. Modifie dor dam-
aged seatbelts maytearorfail, e.g. inan
acc ident .Modifie dEm ergen cyTens ionin g
Dev ices could accident allytrigger ornot
func tion asintended .This poses an
inc reased riskofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Never modifythe seat belts ,Em ergen cyTen-
sion ingDev ices, beltanchorage sor iner tia
reels. Make surethattheseat belts are
undamage d,not worn outand clean .Have
the seat belts checkedimmed iatelyata
qualified specialist workshop afteran acc i-
dent .
Only useseat belts thathave been approv ed
for your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz. Prop
eruse oftheseat belts Obser
vethe safet ynot eson the seat belt
(Y page 42).
Ev ery vehic leocc upant mustobservethe fol-
lowing notestoens ure aproper lyworn seat
belt canprov idefull prot ection. Also make
sure thatallvehic leocc upant sare always
wearin gthe seat beltcorrectlywhile thevehi-
cle isin mot ion.
When fastenin gthe seat belt, always make
sure that:
R the seat beltbuck leton gue isinse rted only
int othe belt buck lebelon gingtothat seat
R the seat beltispulled tightacro ssyour body
Av oid wearin gbulky clothing ,e.g. awint er
coat .
R the seat beltisnot twist ed
Only thencan theforces which occurbe dis-
tr ibuted overthearea ofthe belt.
R the shoulder sectionofthe belt isrout ed
acro ssthe centerofyour shoulder
The shoulder sectionofthe seat beltshould
not touc hyour neckor be rout edunder your
arm orbehin dyour back.
R the lapbelt istaut andpasses acrossyour
lap aslow down aspossible
The lapbelt must always berout edacro ss
your hipjointsand notacro ssyour abdo-
men .This applies particularly topregn ant
women .If nec essary, pushthelapbelt down
to your hipjointand pullittigh tusing the
shoulder sectionofthe belt.
R the seat beltisnot rout edacro sssharp,
point edorfragile objects
If you have such itemslocat edon orinyour
clot hing ,e.g. pens ,keys oreyeglasses ,
sto rethe seinasuitable place.
R only oneperso nis using aseat belt
Inf ant sand childr enmust nevertravel sit-
tin gon the lapofavehic leocc upant .In the
even tof an acc ident ,the ycould becrus hed
betwee nthe vehic leocc upant andseat belt.
R obje ctsare neversecur edwith aseat beltif
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone of
the vehic le'soccupant s
Also ensure that thereare neverobje cts
betwee naperso nand theseat, e.g.cush-
ions .
Seat belts areonly intended tosecur eand
rest rain vehic leocc upant s.Always observethe
not esinthe "Stowage options/com partmen ts" Occupa
ntsaf ety
43Safety Z

facing
childrestrai ntsystem .The front-
pas senger frontairbag isdisa bledwhen the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlam pis
lit continuou sly(Ypag e41).
R Alwa ysobse rvethe instructions andsafety
notes onthe "Occu pantClassifi cation Sys-
tem (OCS)"(Ypag e48) and on"Children
in the vehicl e"(Y pag e57) inadd ition to
the child restrai ntsystem manufacturer's
instal lation and opera tinginstructions.
Objec tsinthe vehi cleinteri ormay restrict
the airbag from functi oningcorrectly. To
avoi drisks resulting from thespee dof the air
bag asitdepl oys,vehicl eoccupa ntsmust
ensure thefollowi ngpoints.
Before commencing yourjourney ,ensure that:
R there arenopeop le,anima lsor objects
betwe enthe vehicl eoccupa ntsand anair
bag
R there arenoobjects betweenthe seat,door
and B-pill ar
R there arenohard objects, e.g.coat hange rs,
hangi ngon the grab handl esorcoat hooks
R no accesso ries,such ascup hold ers, are
attached tothe vehicl ewithi nthe depl oy-
ment areaofan air bag ,e.g. todoors orside
wind ows
R no hea vy,sharp -edged orfragi leobjects are
in the pockets ofyou rclothing. Storesuch
objects inasui tabl epla ce G
WARNING
If you modi fythe cover ofan air bag oraffix
objects suchasstickers toit,the airbag
can nolonge rperform itsintended function.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
Never modifythe cover ofan air bag oraffix
objects toit. G
WARNING
Sensors tocontrol theairbag sare loca ted
in the doors .Modi ficatio nsorwork notper-
formed correctly tothe doors ordoor panel -
ing, aswel las dama geddoors ,can leadto
the function ofthe sensors being impa ired.
The airbag smight therefore notfunction
prope rlyanymo re.Conse quently, theair
bag scannot protect vehicleoccupa ntsas
they aredesi gned todo. There isan
increas edrisk ofinjury . Never
modifythe doors orparts ofthe
doors .Alwa yshave work onthe doors or
door panel ingcarrie dout ataqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.
Fron tair bags !
Do
not placehea vyobjects onthe front-
pas senger seat.This couldcaus ethe sys-
tem toide ntify theseatas bei ng occupi ed.
In the event ofan accid ent,therestrai nt
system son the front-passe ngersidemay be
trigger edand have tobe repl aced . Driver's
airbag 0043depl oysinfront ofthe
steering wheel.Front-passeng erfront air
bag 0044depl oysinfront ofand abovethe glove
box.
When deployed,the front airbag soffer addi-
tional headand thorax protection forthe occu-
pants inthe drive r'sand front-passe nger
sea ts.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlam p
informs youaboutthe status ofthe front-
pas senger frontairbag (Ypag e41).
The front-passe ngerfront airbag willonly
depl oyif:
R the system ,bas edon the OCS weight sen-
sor read ings, detects thatthefront-
pas senger seatis occupi ed(Ypag e48).
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lam pis not lit(Y pag e48)
R the restrai ntsyste mcontrol unitpredi ctsa
high accid entseveri ty 46
Oc
cupant safetySafety

seat
belt, ahead bagmay bedeploy edinother
accident situations (Ypage 53).
The head bagonthe front -passenger side
deploy sunder thefollowi ngconditions:
R the OCS system detects thatthefront -
passenger seatisoccupied or
R the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front -passenger seat
If the belt tongue isengaged inthe belt
buckle, thehead bagonthe front -passenger
side deploy sif an appropria teaccident situa-
tion occurs. Inthis case, deploy mentisinde-
pendent ofwhether thefront -passenger seatis
occupied ornot. Occupant
ClassificationSystem
(OCS)
Introduction The
Occupant Classification System(OCS)cat-
egorizes theperson inthe front -passenger
seat. Depending onthat result, thefront -
passenger frontairbag and front -passenger
knee bagareeither enabled ordeactivated.
The system doesnotdeactivate:
R the side impact airbag
R the headba g
R the Emergenc yTensioning Devices
Requirements To
be classified correctly,the front passenger
must sit:
R with theseat beltfastened correctly
R in an almost upright position withtheir back
agai nstthe seat backrest
R with their feetresting onthe floor, ifpossi-
ble
If the front passenger doesnotobserve these
conditions, OCSmayproduce afalse classifi-
cation, e.g.because thefront passenger:
R transfers theirweight bysupporting them-
selves onavehicle armrest
R sits insuch away that their weight israised
from theseat cushion
If you install achild restraint systemonthe
front -passenger seat,besure toobserve the
correct positioning ofthe child restraint sys-
tem. Never placeobjects underorbehind the child
restraint system,e.g.acushion. Fully
retract theseat cushion length.Theentire
base ofthe child restraint systemmustalways
rest onthe seat cushion ofthe front -
passenger seat.Thebackrest ofthe forward-
facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat as
possible againstthe backrest ofthe front -
passenger seat.
The child restraint systemmustnottouch the
roof orbe subjected toaload bythe head
restraint. Adjusttheangle ofthe seat backrest
and thehead restraint positionaccordingly.
Only thencanOCS beguara nteed tofunction
correct ly.Always observe thechild restraint
system manufacturer's installationandoperat-
ing instruct ions.
Occupant ClassificationSystem opera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
0044 PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
The indicator lampsinform youwhether the
front -passenger frontairbag isdeactivated or
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stopbutton onceortwice,
or turn theSmartKey toposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesout<00560048004F004900100047004C0044004A0051005200560057004C00460056
0011[
The PASSE NGERAIRBAG OFFand
PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONindicator lampsmust
light upsimultaneousl yfor approximately six
seconds.
Then theindicator lampsdisplaythe status of
the front -passenger frontairbag:
R PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 seconds, subsequentlybothindicator
lamps areoff(PASSE NGERAIRBAG ONand 48
Occ
upant safetySafety

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunctionin g.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Roll
bar G
DANGER
If the rollbar has developed amalfunction, it
may notfunct ion,e.g. inthe event ofan
accident. Therollbars maythen notprotect
the vehicle occupants asinten ded.This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
Have rollbars check edimmediately ata
quali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you place object sor clothing onthe roll
bar covers, thesecouldimpair rollbar exten -
sion. Therollbars maythen notprotect the
vehicle occupants asinten ded.Inaddition,
object scould endanger thevehicle occu-
pants whentherollbar isexten ding.This
poses anincreased riskofinjury oreven
fatal injury.
Ensure thatthemovement areaofthe roll
bar covers iskept clear. Always stowall
object sin the vehicle correctly. 52
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upantsafetySafety

i
Jumper
cablesand further inform ationregar dingjum p-startingcan beobt aine dat any quali-
fied spec ialist workshop. Towing
andtow- star tin g Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
When towing ortow-s tartingano ther veh icle
and itsweight isgreat erthan theperm issi-
ble grossweight ofyour vehicle,th e:
R theto wing eyecould detach itself
R theveh icle/trailer combinatio ncould roll-
over .
Ther eis arisk ofan acc iden t.
When towing ortow-s tartingano ther veh i-
cle, itsweight shouldno tbe great erthan
th eperm issiblegro ssweight ofyour vehicle.
Det ails ontheperm issiblegro ssveh icle weight
of your vehicle can befoun don theveh icle
iden tificat ion plat e(Y page 323).
! When
ActiveBr ake Assist ,Ac tiveDis tan ce
As sist DISTRO NICortheHOL Dfun ction is
act ivat ed, theveh icle brak esauto matically
in cer tain situatio ns.
To avoid damage totheveh icle,deac tivate
th ese systems inthefollo wing orsimi larsit-
uatio ns:
R when towing theveh icle
R in thecar wash
! On
lysec ure theto w rope ortow bar atthe
to wing eyes. Other wise, theveh icle could be
damage d.
! Do
notuse theto wing eyeforrecover y,
th is could damage theveh icle.If in doubt ,
rec over theveh icle with acr ane.
! When
towing ,pull away slowly and
smo othly. Ifth etract ive power istoohigh ,
th eveh iclescould bedamage d.
! Do
notto w with sling-type equipm ent.This
could damage theveh icle.
! When
towing away vehicleswith KEYLE SS-
GO, usethekey instead oftheSt art /S top
butt on.The auto matictrans miss ionmay
ot her wise shiftto posit ion005Dwhen you open
thedriv er'sor fron t-passe nger door ,
whic hcoul ddamage thetrans miss ion.
! Mak
esure that theelec tric park ingbrak e
is rele ased. Ifth eelec tric park ingbrak eis
fault y,visi ta qualifie dspec ialist workshop.
! You
may tow theveh icle foramax imum
dist anceof 30 miles (50kilomet ers). Ato w-
ing speed of30 mph (50km/h) must notbe
exc eeded .
For towing distancesover 30miles
(50 kilomet ers), theent ireveh icle must be
raise dand trans port ed.
! When
youaretow-s tartingor towing
ano ther veh icle,its weight mustnotexc eed
th emax imum permissiblegro ssweight of
your vehicle.
It is bet terto have theveh icle trans port ed
th an tohave itto wed away.
The auto matictrans miss ionmust beinposi-
tio n005C when theveh icle isbein gto wed away.
The batterymust becon nectedand char ged.
Ot her wise, you:
R can nottur nth eSm artKey toposit ion0048in
th eign itio nloc k
R can notshif tth eauto matictrans miss ionto
posit ion005C
De act ivat eth eauto maticloc kin gfeat ure
befo retheveh icle istowed (Ypage 203). You
coul dot her wise belocked outwhen pushin g
or towing theveh icle. Inst
allin g/rem ovingthetowing eye
Inst allin gth etowing eye G
WAR
NING
The exhaust tailpipe maybeveryhot .Ther e
is arisk ofburn swhen removin gth erear
cov er.
Do notto uch theexh aust pipe. Takepart icu-
lar carewhen removin gth erear cover. Towing
andtow- star tin g
291Break down assistance Z

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

availabl
ecar goand luggage loadcapac ityis
65 0lbs (1400-75 0(5 x15 0)=65 0lbs).
X Step 5:De term ine thecom bined weigh tof
luggage andcargobein gloaded ontheveh i-
cle .That weigh tmay notsafe lyexc eed the
availabl ecar goand luggage loadcapac ity
calc ulate din step 4. Exam
ple:steps 1to 3
The followin gtab leshow sexam plesonhow to
calc ulate total and cargoload capac ities with
var ying seatingcon figur ationsand num berand
siz eof occ upant s.The followin gexam plesuse
a load limit of15 00 lbs (680kg). Thisisfor
illus trat ion purposes only. Makesure you
are usin gth eact ual load limit foryour vehicle
st ate don your vehicle'sTire andLoadi ngInfor -
mat ionplacar d(Y page 306).
The greaterth ecom bined weigh tof theocc u-
pant s,thelower themax imum luggage load.
St ep 1 Exam
ple1 Exam
ple2 Comb
inedmax-
imu mweight
of occup ants
and cargo
(da tafrom the
Tir eand Load -
ing Infor ma-
tion placar d) 15
00 lbs
(68 0kg) 15
00 lbs
(68 0kg) St
ep 2 Exam
ple1 Exam
ple2 Nu
mb erofpeo-
ple inthevehi -
cle (driver and
occup ants) 1 2
Weigh
tof the
occup ants Oc
cu-
pant 1:
17 5lbs
(80 kg) Oc
cu-
pant 1:
17 5lbs
(80 kg)
Oc cu-
pant 2:
19 5lbs
(88 kg) Gr
oss weight
of all occu-
pa nts 17
5lbs
(80 kg) 37
0lbs
(16 8kg) St
ep 3 Exam
ple1 Exam
ple2 Per
mis sible
load (maxi-
mu mgro ss
vehi cleweight
ra tin gfrom
th eTir eand
Load ingInfor -
ma tion plac-
ar dmin usthe
gro ssweight
of all occu-
pa nts ) 15
00 lbs
(68 0kg) 00F8
17 5lbs
(80 kg)=
13 25 lbs
(60 0kg) 15
00 lbs
(68 0kg) 00F8
37 0lbs
(16 8kg) =
11 30 lbs
(51 2kg) Veh
icle iden tificat ionplate
Ev en ifyou have calculate dth eto tal car go
car efully, youshoul dstill mak esure that the
gro ssveh icle weigh trat ing and thegro ssaxle
weigh trat ing are notexc eeded .De tail scan be
foun don theveh icle iden tificat ion plat eon the
B- pillar onthedriv er'sside oftheveh icle
(Y page 306).
Per mis sible grossvehi cleweight :th egro ss
weigh tof theveh icle,all passe ngers and the
load must notexc eed theperm issiblegro ss
veh icle weigh t. 308
Load
ingthevehicleWh eels andtires