2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 trunk

723 Technical data
Main dimensions and weights
Main dimensions and weights
Main dimensions
Weights
ModelS 550 (221.171)
S 550 4MATIC (221.186)
S 600 (221.176)
S 63 AMG (221.077)
S 65 AMG (221.179)
Overall vehicle length205.0 in (5 210 mm)
Overall vehicle width (exterior rear view mirrors folded out)83.2 in (2 113 mm)
Overall vehicle width (exterior rear view mirrors folded in)73.7 in (1 871 mm)
Overall vehicle height58.0 in (1 473 mm)
Wheelbase124.6 in (3 165 mm)
Track, front63.2 in (1 604 mm)
Track, rear63.3 in (1 606 mm)
Max. roof load 220 lb (100 kg)
Max. trunk load220 lb (100 kg)

737 Index
B
Backup lamps
Replacing bulbs 679
Bar 576
BAS 68
Batteries, SmartKey
Checking battery condition 340
Replacing 676
Batteries, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO*
Checking battery condition 340
Replacing 676
Batteries, vehicle 692
Charging 695
Discharged, Jump starting 697
Disconnecting 694
For electrical consumers 692
For starter 692
Message in display 644
Reconnecting 696
Removing 695
Bead 576
Beverage holder see Cup holder
Bluetooth
®
Settings (COMAND) 239Brake assist system (BAS Plus) 69
Brake assist system (BAS) 68
Brake fluid 540, 725, 728
Brake lamp bulbs 679
Brake lamp, high mounted 679
Brake pads
Message in display 632
Brake warning lamp 29
Brakes 528
High-performance brake system
(AMG vehicles only) 529
Warning lamp 29, 599
Break-in period 526
Bulbs, replacing 678
Additional turn signals 679
Brake lamps 679
Fog lamps 679
Front lamps 679
High beam 679
High mounted brake lamp 679
License plate lamps 679
Low beam 679
Parking and standing lamps 679
Rear fog lamp 679
Turn signal lamps 679C
California retail buyers and lessees,
important notice for 15
Can holder see Cup holder
Capacities and recommended
fuel/lubricants 724
Cargo area see Trunk
Cargo tie-down hooks 500
Carpets, Cleaning and care of 594
Catalytic converter 536
CD
Ejecting (COMAND) 117
Loading (COMAND) 115
Menu overview (COMAND) 119
Playback options (COMAND) 123
Selecting a medium (COMAND) 121
Selecting a track (COMAND) 122
CD (COMAND) 112
Central locking
Automatic 342
Locking/unlocking from inside 343
Central locking/unlocking switches 343
Certification label 712
Change of address or ownership 16

741 Index
Dynamic Rear View Monitor* 453
Camera lens 590
Cleaning camera lens 590
Parallel parking 458
Reverse parking
(back-in parking) 456
Switching on 456
View through the camera 454
E
Easy-entry/exit feature 357
COMAND menu 246
EBP 71
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical outlet see Power outlet
Electrical system, Technical Data 722
Electronic Brake Proportioning see EBP
Electronic parking brake 395
Indicator lamp 29, 600
Mechanically releasing 673
Messages in display 633
Warning lamp 29, 600
Electronic Stability Program see ESP
®
Electronic traction system 72
Emergency call system 510
Emergency calls, Tele Aid 511
Emergency engine shut-down 707
Emergency operation
(limp-home mode) 416
Emergency operations
Locking the vehicle 671
Mechanically releasing the electronic
parking brake 673
Releasing from inside 484
Remote door lock 517
Remote door unlock 517
Tilt/sliding sunroof or tilt/sliding
panel* 674
Unlocking the trunk 672
Unlocking the vehicle 671
Emergency tensioning device see ETDEmergency, In case of
Battery, Jump starting 697
First aid kit 668
Flat tire 686
Fuses 704
Roadside Assistance 16
Roadside Assistance (Tele Aid) 513
Towing the vehicle 700
Emission control 536
Emission control information label 713
Emission control system warranties 14
Engine
Belt layout 714
Cleaning 587
Compartment 541
Coolant 547, 726, 730
Malfunction indicator lamp 29, 602
Number 712, 713
Oil 546, 724, 728
Oils 543
Residual heat and ventilation 476
Starting 389
Technical data 715
Turning off 397

745 Index
J
Jack 669, 687
Jacking up the vehicle 687
Jump starting 697
K
Key, Mechanical 671
Loss of 340
Key, SmartKey 332
Battery check lamp 332, 334
Factory setting 333
Global locking and unlocking 333
Lock button 332
Locking and unlocking 332
Loss of 340
Messages in display 651
Opening button for trunk 332
Panic button 65
Remote control 332
Restoring to factory setting 334
Selective setting 334
Starting the engine 390
Switching on ignition with 344
Turning off engine 397
Unlock button 332Key, SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* 335
Battery check lamp 335, 339
Closing, Trunk 479
Factory setting 338
Global locking and unlocking 338
Important notes on using
KEYLESS-GO* 336
Lock button 335
Locking and unlocking 335
Loss of 340
Messages in display 650
Opening button for trunk 335
Panic button 65
Remote control 335
Restoring to factory setting 340
Selective setting 339
Starting the engine 390
Switching on ignition with 346
Turning off engine 398
Unlock button 335
Kickdown 406
Kilopascal 577L
Labels 712
Certification 712
Emission control information 713
Tire and Loading Information 554
Vacuum line routing diagram 713
Lamp bulbs, exterior 678
Lamps, exterior
Front 679
Light sensor 654
Rear 679
Lamps, indicator and warning
ABS 29, 66, 598
Air bag Off 46
Battery check lamp (SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 339
Battery check lamp (SmartKey) 334
Brake warning lamp 29
Brakes 599
Combination low tire pressure* mal-
function telltale 29, 608
Distance warning lamp* 29, 604
DISTRONIC Plus* 29, 427, 604
Electronic parking brake 29, 600
Engine diagnostics 29, 602
Engine malfunction 29, 602

746 Index
ESP®29, 599, 604
Front passenger front air bag off 50,
610
Fuel reserve 605
High beam headlamp 29
Maintenance service indicator 582
Park Assist* 29
Parktronic* 29
Seat belt telltale 29, 605
SRS 29, 607
TPMS* malfunction telltale 29, 608
Turn signals 29
Language (COMAND) 238
LATCH-type child seat anchors see
Children in the vehicle
Lever
For automatic transmission
(gear selector lever) 399
For cruise control 420
For DISTRONIC Plus* 430
License plate lamps
Messages in display 655
Replacing bulbs 679
Light alloy wheels, Cleaning 593Light sensor
Message in display 654
Lighter see Cigarette lighter
Lighting 371
Automatic headlamp mode 372
COMAND display illumination 87
Corner-illuminating lamps 376
Courtesy lighting 380
Daytime running lamp mode 373
Door entry lamps 379
High beam flasher 375
Instrument cluster illumination 417,
463
Interior 378
Manual headlamp mode 372
Trunk 380
Limp-home mode 416
Loading see Vehicle loading
Locator lighting (COMAND) 243
Lock button
Door handle (KEYLESS-GO*) 338,
388
Key, SmartKey 332
Key, SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 335Locking 394
Automatic central locking
(COMAND) 245
Vehicle in an emergency 672
Locking knob 341
Loss of
Key, Mechanical 340
Key, SmartKey 340
Key, SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 340
Service and Warranty Information
Booklet 711
Low beam headlamps
Replacing bulbs 679
Lowering
Vehicle 690
Lubricants 724
Lumbar support (COMAND) 260

748 Index
KEYLESS-GO* 650
Lamps, exterior 653
License plate lamps 655
Light sensor 654
Night View Assist* 658
Park Assist* 622
Parking lamps 656
PRE-SAFE
®623, 629
Restraint systems 662
Side marker lamps 657
SRS 662
Tail lamps 657
Tele Aid 664
Trunk 667
Windshield washer fluid 667
Multifunction steering wheel 265N
Navigation system
Menu overview (COMAND) 165
Navigation system (COMAND) 159
Basic settings 168
Destination entry 172
Destination memory 217
Detour function (COMAND) 216
Driving maneuver 207
Hiding/showing the menu
system 166
Last destinations 223
Map display 166
Operation 166
POI entry 196
Real-time traffic 204
Route guidance 207
Navigation system (Instrument cluster
control system) 269
Driving maneuver 270
Navigation system (Voice Control*) 296
Neutral gear position, Automatic
transmission 399, 403
New vehicle break-in 526Night View Assist* 461
Cleaning the windshield in front of the
camera 591
Dirty or fogged-up windshield 463
Image on multifunction display 462
Malfunction 465
Messages in display 658
Removing condensation 464
Switching on or off 462
Normal occupant weight 577
Number, Vehicle Identification (VIN) 713
O
Occupant Classification System see OCS
Occupant distribution 577
Occupant safety 40
Air bags 42
Children and air bags 57
Children in the vehicle 57
Fastening the seat belt 368
Front passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp 50
Infant and child restraint systems 58
LATCH-type child seat anchors 62
Seat belts 44, 368

750 Index
Power assistance 527
Power closing assist for doors and trunk
lid 342
Power folding exterior rear view
mirrors 362
Power outlet 506
Power tilt/sliding sunroof 486
Emergency operations 674
Opening/closing 486
Opening/closing in an
emergency 674
Synchronizing 488
Power washer 586
Power windows 383
Blocking of rear window operation 63
Cleaning 592
Opening/closing 383Practical hints 612, 668
Premium unleaded gasoline 539, 726,
729
PRE-SAFE
®56
Message in display 623
Messages in display 629
PRE-SAFE
® Brake*
Intermittent signal tone 79
Preventive occupant safety see PRE-SAFE
®
Problems
While driving 393
With vehicle 20
Product information 13
Production options weight 577
Program mode see Automatic transmis-
sion, Automatic shift program
Program mode selector switch
Automatic shift program 409
Proper use of the vehicle 19
PSI 577
Push-start see Tow-startR
RACETIMER see Control system instru-
ment cluster menus, AMG
Radio
FM/AM operation (COMAND) 100
Saving stations, FM/AM
(COMAND) 103
Selecting satellite radio* channel
(Instrument cluster control
system) 271
Selecting stations 271
Submenu overview, FM/AM
(COMAND) 100
Switching wavebands, FM/AM
(COMAND) 101
Tuning in stations/channels 101
Voice Control* 309
Radio transmitters, control and
operation 535
Range (distance to empty) 269
Reading lamps in the front 379
Reading lamps in the rear 379
Real-time traffic (COMAND) 204
Rear door window
Blocking operation 63

751 Index
Rear fog lamp
Replacing bulbs 679
Rear lamps see Tail lamps
Rear seats
Adjustment 347
Folding back and placing upright rear
head restraints 354
Head restraints 353
Heating* 351
Multicontour* 356
Setting front passenger seat position
from rear 350
Ventilation* 352
Rear view mirrors see Mirrors
Rear window defroster 473
Activating 473
Deactivating 473
Recommended inflation pressure 577
Recovery services, Stolen vehicle
(Tele Aid) 518
Refrigerant, Air conditioning 727, 728
Refueling 538
Regular checks 540Remote
Door lock with Tele Aid 517
Door unlock with Tele Aid 517
Trunk opening/closing* switch 479
Remote control, SmartKey 332
Remote control, SmartKey with
KEYLESS-GO* 335
Replacing
Bulbs 678
Front lamp bulbs 680
Rear lamp bulbs 679
Reporting safety defects 21
Reset (COMAND) 241
Residual engine heat and ventilation 476
Rest tool
Depository 675
Restraint systems
Messages in display 662
See Children in the vehicle
See SRS
Reverse gear position, Automatic
transmission 399, 403
Rims 577
And Tires 718
Tires and wheels 550Roadside Assistance 16
Tele Aid 514
RON 539, 726
Roof rack* 493
Route guidance (COMAND) 207
Route guidance (Instrument cluster control
system) 269
Rubber parts, cleaning 593
Run Flat Indicator (Canada only) 565