Mercedes-Benz 2013 SL User manual

SL
Operator's Manual
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SL Operator's Manual

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Index ....................................................... 3
Digital Operator's Manual .................. 22
Introduction ......................................... 23
At aglance ........................................... 31
Safety ................................................... 39
Opening and closing ........................... 71
Seats,steering wheel and mirrors .... 94
Lights and windshield wipers .......... 105
Climatecontrol ................................. 113
Driving and parking .......................... 123
On-boardcomputer and displays .... 189
Multimedia system ........................... 240
Stowage and features ...................... 246
Maintenance and care ...................... 261
Breakdown assistance ..................... 271
Wheels and tires ............................... 286
Technicaldata................................... 310
2Contents

1, 2, 3...
12 Vsocket
see Sockets
A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Display message ............................ 205
Function/notes ................................ 58
Important safety notes .................... 58
Warninglamp .................................233
Accident
Automatic measuresafter an acci-
dent ................................................. 54
Activatingmedia mode
General notes ................................ 245
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification ................. 116
Active BlindSpot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 198
Display message ............................ 221
Function/information.................... 183
Active Body Control(ABC)
CURVE........................................... 168
Vehiclelevel .................................. 166
Active Body Control(ABC) (except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
Comfort......................................... 167
Driving dynamics display ............... 168
Normal level .................................. 167
Operation/notes............................ 166
Raisedlevel ................................... 167
Sport.............................................. 167
SportPlus...................................... 167
Vehiclelevel .................................. 166
Active Body Control(ABC)
(Mercedes-AMGvehicles)
Comfort......................................... 170
Driving dynamics display ............... 170
Normal level .................................. 169
Operation/notes............................ 168
Raisedlevel ................................... 169
Sport.............................................. 170
Vehiclelevel .................................. 168
Active Body Control(except
Mercedes-AMG Vehicles)
Displaymessage ............................ 219
Active Body Control(Mercedes-
AMG Vehicles)
Displaymessage ............................ 219
Active Brake Assist
Activating or deactivating .............. 197
Displaymessage ............................ 210
Function/notes................................ 60
Active Brake Assist with cross-
trafficfunction
Activating or deactivating .............. 197
Displaymessage ............................ 211
Function/notes................................ 67
Important safety notes .................... 67
Warning lamp ................................. 238
Active DrivingAssistance package .. 183
Active LaneKeeping Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 198
Displaymessage ............................ 221
Function/information .................... 186
Active light function ......................... 107
Active Parking Assist
Detecting parking spaces .............. 174
Exiting aparking space .................. 176
Function/notes............................. 173
Important safety notes .................. 173
Parking .......................................... 175
Adaptive adjustable damping
Driving dynamics display ............... 166
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ................................. 67
Adaptive Brake Assist
Function/notes................................ 62
Adaptive Damping System
Function/notes............................. 165
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Displaymessage ............................ 216
Function/notes............................. 107
Switching on/off........................... 108
Additives(engine oil) ........................ 315
Address book
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 240
Adjustingthe volume
Audio 20 ........................................ 241
COMAND ....................................... 241
Index 3

Air bags
Deployment..................................... 51
Displaymessage ............................ 214
Frontair bag(driver,front
passenger) ....................................... 45
Headbag ......................................... 46
Important safety notes.................... 44
Introduction ..................................... 44
Knee bag.......................................... 45
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 46
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator
lamps ............................................... 40
Sideimpact airbag .......................... 45
AIRFLOW........................................... 117
Airvents
Glove box ....................................... 121
Important safety notes .................. 121
Setting ........................................... 121
Setting the blower outputofthe
AIRSCARFvents ............................. 122
Setting the center airvents ........... 121
Setting the sideair vents ............... 121
Switching AIRSCARFon/off............ 98
Air-conditioning system
see Climate control
AIRSCARF
Switching on/off.............................. 98
AIRSCARF vents
Setting the blower output.............. 122
Alarm
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 69
Switching off (ATA) .......................... 69
Switching the function on/off
(ATA) ................................................ 69
Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Ambient lighting
Setting the brightness (on-board
computer) ...................................... 199
Setting the color (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 199
AMG menu(on-board computer) ..... 201
Anti-lockbraking system
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-Theft Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Ashtray ............................................... 251
Assistance display (on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 197
Assistance menu(on-board com-
puter) .................................................. 196
ASSYST PLUS
Displaying aservice message ........ 265
Hiding aservice message .............. 265
Resetting the service intervaldis-
play ................................................ 265
Service message ............................ 265
Specialservice requirements ......... 265
ATA (Anti-TheftAlarm system)
Activating/deactivating ................... 69
Function ........................................... 69
Switching off the alarm .................... 69
ATTENTIONASSIST
Activating/deactivating ................. 197
Displaymessage ............................ 220
Function/notes............................. 180
Audio20
Switching on/off........................... 241
Audiomenu(on-board computer) .... 194
Audiosystem
see separate operating instructions
Authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
see Qualifiedspecialist workshop
Authorized workshop
see Qualifiedspecialist workshop
AUTO lights
Displaymessage ............................ 216
see Lights
Automatic car wash(care) ............... 266
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stopfunction) .................................... 128
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/stopfunction) .......................... 127
Automatic headlamp mode .............. 105
Automatic transmission
Accelerator pedalposition ............. 136
Changing gear............................... 136
Displaymessage ............................ 226
Drive program................................ 137
Drive programdisplay .................... 134
Driving tips.................................... 136
DYNAMIC SELECT button (all vehi-
clesexcept Mercedes-AMGvehi-
cles) ............................................... 131
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DYNAMIC SELECTcontroller
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles).............. 132
Emergency running mode.............. 143
Engaging drive position .................. 135
Engaging neutral ............................ 135
Engaging park position automati-
cally ............................................... 135
Engaging reverse gear................... 135
Engaging the park position ............ 134
Gearshift recommendation ............ 141
Kickdown....................................... 137
Manualshifting .............................. 139
Oil temperature (on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AMGvehicles) ..... 201
Overview ........................................ 133
Problem (malfunction) ................... 143
Pulling away ................................... 126
Selector lever ................................ 133
Starting the engine ........................ 126
Steering wheelpaddleshifters ...... 139
Transmission position display ........ 134
Transmission positions .................. 136
Automatic transmission emer-
gencymode ....................................... 143
B
Back button ....................................... 241
BAS (Brake Assist System) ................. 58
Battery (SmartKey)
Checking .......................................... 74
Important safety notes .................... 73
Replacing ......................................... 74
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 277
Displaymessage ............................ 218
Important safety notes .................. 275
Jump starting ................................. 279
Overview ........................................ 275
Belt
see Seatbelts
Blind SpotAssist
see Active Blind Spot Assist
Bluetooth®
Connecting another mobile
phone ............................................ 245
Searching for amobilephone ........ 244
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 240
Telephony ...................................... 243
Brake Assist
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake Assist with cross-traffic
function
Function/notes................................ 59
Important safety notes .................... 59
Brake fluid
Displaymessage ............................ 210
Notes............................................. 315
Brake forcedistribution
see EBD (electronicbrake force
distribution)
Brake lamps
Displaymessage ............................ 216
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 58
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 62
BAS .................................................. 58
Brake Assist with cross-traffic
function ........................................... 59
Brake fluid (notes) ......................... 315
Displaymessage ............................ 205
EBD .................................................. 66
High-performance brake system .... 151
Important safety notes .................. 150
Maintenance .................................. 151
Parking brake ................................ 146
Riding tips...................................... 150
Warning lamp ................................. 232
Breakdown
Where will Ifind...? ........................ 271
see Flattire
see Towing away
Brightness control(instrument
clusterlighting) ................................... 32
C
California
Important notice for retail cus-
tomers and lessees .......................... 24
Calling up amalfunction
see Displaymessages
Car
see Vehicle
Index 5

Care
Car wash ........................................ 266
Exhaust pipe .................................. 270
Exterior lights................................269
Matte finish ...................................268
Notes ............................................. 266
Paint .............................................. 267
Power washer ................................ 267
Rearview camera .......................... 270
Sensors ......................................... 269
Washing by hand ........................... 267
Wheels ...........................................268
Windows ........................................ 269
Wiper blades .................................. 269
CD
see also DigitalOperator's Man-
ual..................................................240
CD player (on-board computer) ........195
Center console
Lowersection .................................. 35
Lowersection (AMG vehicles) .......... 36
Uppersection .................................. 34
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 200
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) ........71
Child
Restraintsystem .............................. 56
Child seat
Forward-facing restraint system ...... 57
On thefront-passenger seat ............ 57
Rearward-facingrestraint system .... 57
Children
Special seat belt retractor............... 55
Cigarettelighter ................................ 251
Cleaning
Mirror turnsignal ...........................269
Climate control
Automatic climate control (dual-
zone) .............................................. 114
Controlling automatically ...............117
Cooling with airdehumidification .. 116
Defrosting the windows ................. 119
Defrosting the windshield .............. 118
General notes ................................ 113
Indicator lamp ................................ 117
Information about using auto-
matic climate control ..................... 115
Maximum cooling .......................... 119
Overview of systems ......................113
Problem with the rear window
defroster ........................................ 120
Problems with cooling with air
dehumidification ............................ 117
Refrigerant ..................................... 316
Refrigerant filling capacity ............. 317
Setting the airdistribution ............. 118
Setting the airvents ......................121
Setting the airflow ......................... 118
Setting the climate mode (AIR
FLOW) ............................................ 117
Setting the temperature ................ 117
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 120
Switching on/off ........................... 116
Switching residualheaton/off ...... 120
Switching the rear window
defroster on/off ............................ 119
Switching the ZONE function on/
off ..................................................118
Cockpit
Overview .......................................... 31
see Instrument cluster
COMAND
Driving dynamics display(except
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) ....... 166, 168
Driving dynamics display
(Mercedes-AMG vehicles) .............. 170
Switching on/off ........................... 241
Combination switch .......................... 106
ConnectingaUSB device
see also DigitalOperator's Man-
ual..................................................240
Consumptionstatistics(on-board
computer) .......................................... 192
Controller ...........................................241
Convenience closing feature .............. 85
Coolant(engine)
Checking the level......................... 263
Display message ............................ 217
Filling capacity ............................... 316
Important safety notes .................. 315
Temperature (on-board computer,
Mercedes-AMG vehicles) ...............201
Temperature gauge ........................ 190
Warning lamp ................................. 236
6Index

Cooling
see Climatecontrol
Copyright .............................................30
Corneringlight function
Display message ............................ 216
Function/notes .............................107
Cruisecontrol
Cruise control lever....................... 153
Deactivating ................................... 154
Display message ............................ 224
Driving system ............................... 152
Function/notes .............................152
Important safety notes .................. 153
Setting aspeed.............................. 154
Storing and maintaining current
speed............................................. 153
Cup holder
Center console .............................. 250
Important safety notes .................. 250
Customer AssistanceCenter
(CAC) ..................................................... 27
Customer Relations Department ....... 27
D
Data
see Technical data
Data carrier
Selecting ........................................ 195
Daytime runninglamps
Display message ............................ 216
Function/notes .............................105
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 199
Declarations of conformity ................. 26
Delayedswitch-off
Exterior lighting (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 199
Interior lighting .............................. 200
Diagnosticsconnection ......................27
Digital Operator's Manual
Help .................................................22
Introduction .....................................22
Digital speedometer .........................193
Display messages
ASSYST PLUS ................................ 265
Calling up (on-board computer) ..... 204
Driving systems .............................219
Engine ............................................ 217
General notes ................................ 204
Hiding (on-board computer) ........... 204
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 230
Lights ............................................. 216
Safety systems .............................. 205
SmartKey ....................................... 229
Tires............................................... 225
Vehicle ...........................................226
DistancePilot DISTRONIC
Activating ....................................... 156
Calling up aspeed......................... 157
Cruisecontrol lever ....................... 156
DisplayMessage ............................ 222
Displays in the instrument cluster .. 159
Driving tips.................................... 160
Function/notes............................. 154
Important safety notes .................. 155
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 158
Stopping ........................................ 158
Storing aspeed .............................. 157
Switching off .................................. 160
Warning lamp ................................. 238
Distance recorder
see Odometer
see Tripodometer
Distance warning(warning lamp) .... 238
Distance warningfunction
Function/notes................................ 61
Doors
Automaticlocking (on-board com-
puter) ............................................. 200
Automaticlocking (switch) ............... 77
Central locking/unlocking
(SmartKey)....................................... 71
Control panel ................................... 38
Displaymessage ............................ 228
Emergency locking ........................... 78
Emergency unlocking ....................... 78
Important safety notes .................... 76
Opening (frominside)...................... 77
Overview .......................................... 76
Power closing .................................. 78
Drinking and driving ......................... 148
Drive program
Automatictransmission ................. 137
Display........................................... 134
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SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 202
Driver's door
see Doors
Drivingabroad
Mercedes-Benz Service ................. 266
Drivingonfloodedroads .................. 152
Drivingsafety system
Active Brake Assist .......................... 60
Drivingsafety systems
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) ....... 58
Active Brake Assist with cross-
traffic function ................................. 67
ADAPTIVEBRAKE............................. 67
Adaptive Brake Assist ...................... 62
BAS (Brake Assist System) .............. 58
Brake Assist with cross-traffic
function ........................................... 59
Distance warning function ............... 61
EBD (electronicbrake force distri-
bution) ............................................. 66
ESP®(Electronic Stability Pro-
gram) ............................................... 63
Important safety information ........... 58
Overview .......................................... 57
STEER CONTROL ............................. 69
Drivingsystem
Active BodyControl (ABC)(except
Mercedes-AMGvehicles) ............... 166
Active BodyControl (ABC)
(Mercedes-AMGvehicles) .............. 168
Distance PilotDISTRONIC with
Steering Pilotand Stop&GoPilot ... 161
RACESTART(Mercedes-AMG
vehicles) ........................................ 164
Drivingsystems
Active Blind Spot Assist ................. 183
Active Driving Assistance pack-
age................................................. 183
Active Lane Keeping Assist ............ 186
Active Parking Assist ..................... 173
Adaptive Damping System ............. 165
ATTENTIONASSIST ........................ 180
Cruise control ................................ 152
Displaymessage ............................ 219
DISTRONIC PLUS........................... 154
HOLD function ............................... 163
PARKTRONIC ................................. 170
Rear viewcamera .......................... 177
Traffic SignAssist .......................... 181
Drivingtips
AMG ceramic brakes ..................... 151
Automatictransmission ................. 136
Brakes ........................................... 150
Break-in period.............................. 123
Distance PilotDISTRONIC ............. 160
Downhillgradient ........................... 150
Drinking and driving ....................... 148
Driving in winter ............................. 152
Driving on floodedroads ................ 152
Driving on wetroads ...................... 152
Exhaustcheck ............................... 148
Fuel................................................ 148
General.......................................... 147
Hydroplaning ................................. 152
Icy roadsurfaces ........................... 152
Limitedbraking efficiency on sal-
ted roads ....................................... 151
Snow chains .................................. 288
Subjecting brakes to aload........... 150
Wet roadsurface ........................... 150
DVD video
Operating (on-board computer) ..... 195
see also Digital Operator's Man-
ual.................................................. 240
DYNAMICSELECT button(allvehi-
cles except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles) .................................................... 131
DYNAMICSELECT controller
(Mercedes-AMGvehicles) ................. 132
E
EASY-ENTRY feature
Activating/deactivating ................. 200
Function/notes................................ 99
EASY-EXIT feature
Crash-responsive........................... 100
Function/notes................................ 99
Switching on/off........................... 200
EBD (electronicbrake forcedistri-
bution)
Displaymessage ............................ 207
Function/notes................................ 66
ECOdisplay
Function/notes............................. 148
On-board computer....................... 192
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