steering wheel adjustment MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2020 Owner's Manual

Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident.
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelandmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. G
WARNING
Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteering wheel.Thereisarisk of
injury.
Never leavechildren unsupervised inthe
vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
The electrically adjustablesteeringwheelcan
still beadjusted whenthereisno SmartK eyin
the ignition lock. Adjust
ingthe steering wheelelectri-
cally 0043
Adjust sthe steering wheelheight
0044 Adjust sthe steering wheelposition (fore-
and-aft adjustment )
i Further relatedsubjects:
R EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature (Ypage 103)
R Stor ingsettin gs(Y page 107) EASY
-ENTR Y/EXITfeatur e
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
If you drive offwhile theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XIT
feature ismaking adjustment s,you could
lose controlofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk of
an accident.
Always waituntil theadjustment processis
complete beforedriving off. G
WARNING
When theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature adjusts
the steering wheel,youand other vehicle
occupants –particularly children–could
become trapped. Thereisarisk ofinjury.
While theEAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature ismak-
ing adjustment s,make surethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe steering
wheel. Steering
wheel
103Seats,steering wheeland mirrors
Z

If
somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismov-
ing.
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
When theEASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature adjusts
the steering wheelandthedriver's seat,you
and other vehicle occupants –particul arly
childre n–could become trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Whil ethe EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature ismak-
ing adjustments, makesurethatnoone has
any body parts inthe sweep ofthe seat and
the steering wheel.
If somebod ybecomes trapped:
R press oneofthe memory function posi-
tion buttons, or
R press oneofthe memory function mem-
ory buttons, or
R move theswitch forsteering wheel
adjustment inthe opposi tedirection to
that inwhich thesteering wheelismoving
The adjustment processisstopped. G
WARNING
If you useopenings inthe body work or
detachab leparts assteps, youcould :
R slip and/or fall
R dama gethe vehicle andcause yourself to
fall .
There isarisk ofinjury.
Alway suse secure climbingaids,e.g. asuit-
abl elad der.
The EASY-E NTRY/EXIT feature makesgetting
in and outofyou rvehicle easier.
You canactivate anddeactiva tethe EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT featureinthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). Posi
tion ofthe steering wheelwhen
the EAS Y-ENTRY/E XITfeature isactive The
steering wheelswings upwhen you:
R remove theSmartKey fromtheignition lock
R open thedriver's doorwithKEYLESS- GOin
positio n1
R open thedriver's doorandtheSmartKey is
in positio n0092 or0047
i The
steering wheelmoves upwards onlyif
it has notalrea dyreached theuppe rsteer-
ing limiter.
Posi tion ofthe steering wheelfor driv-
ing The
steering wheelismoved tothe last selec-
ted positio nwhen:
R the driver's doorisclosed
R you insert theSmartKey intotheignition
lock
or
R you press theStart/St opbutton onceon
vehicle swith KEYLESS- GO
When youclose thedriver's doorwiththeigni-
tion switched on,the steering wheelisalso
automa ticallymoved tothe previou slyset
positio n.
The lastpositio nof the steering columnis
stored whenyouswitch offthe ignition or
when youstore thesetting withthememory
function (Ypage 107).
Crash-responsi veEAS Y-EX ITfeature If
the crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature is
triggered inan accident, thesteering column
wil lmove upwards when thedriver's dooris
opened. Thisoccurs irrespectiveofthe posi-
tion ofthe SmartKey inthe ignition lock.This
makes iteasi erto exit thevehicle andrescue
the occupants.
The crash-responsive EASY-EXITfeature isonly
opera tional ifthe EASY-E XIT/ENTRY featureis
activated inthe on-board computer
(Y page 203). 104
Steering
wheelSeats, steerin gwhe eland mirrors