2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

656 Practical hints
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Switch off lights
or
remove keyThe exterior lamp switch is set to * and
you have forgotten to take out the
SmartKey. The parking lamps remain
switched on.Switch off the headlamps (page 371).
or
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Front foglamp,
LeftThe left front fog lamp is malfunctioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Front foglamp,
RightThe right front fog lamp is malfunctioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Rear foglamp,
LeftThe left rear fog lamp is malfunctioning.
A substitute bulb is being used.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Rear foglamp,
RightThe right rear fog lamp is malfunctioning.
A substitute bulb is being used.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Parking lamp,
Front LeftThe left front parking lamp is malfunction-
ing. A substitute bulb is being used.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Parking lamp,
Right frontThe right front parking lamp is malfunction-
ing. A substitute bulb is being used.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Reverse lamp,
LeftThe left reverse lamp is malfunctioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Reverse lamp,
RightThe right reverse lamp is malfunctioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.

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Side marker lamp,
Left FrontThe front left side marker lamp is malfunc-
tioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Side marker lamp,
Right FrontThe front right side marker lamp is malfunc-
tioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Side marker lamp,
Rear LeftThe rear left side marker lamp is malfunc-
tioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Side marker lamp,
Rear RightThe rear right side marker lamp is malfunc-
tioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Tail lamp/
brake lamp, LeftThe left tail lamp/brake lamp is malfunc-
tioning.
This message will only appear if a critical
number of light emitting diodes have
stopped working. A substitute bulb is being
used.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Tail lamp/
brake lamp, RightThe right tail lamp/brake lamp is malfunc-
tioning.
This message will only appear if a critical
number of light emitting diodes have
stopped working. A substitute bulb is being
used.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.

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Night View Assist
inoperativeNight View Assist* is malfunctioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter as soon as possible.
Night View Assist
currently unavailableThe temperature of the camera* is too high
(
page 461).
Wait until the message “Night View Assist
available again” appears.
In addition you can:
Swing the camera* cover down
(
page 591).
Adjust the air distribution of the automatic
climate control so that air flows upward
(
page 253).
Night View Assist
Lights must be set
to AUTO or ONYou have tried to switch on Night View As-
sist*, but the light switch is not set to *
or B.Turn the exterior lamp switch to * or
B (
page 371).
Night View Assist
Not in Reverse gearYou have tried to switch on Night View As-
sist* while the automatic transmission was
in position R.Shift the automatic transmission to P, N or D
(
page 399).

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Night View Assist
Lights ON or AUTO,
not in R gearYou have tried to switch on Night View As-
sist* but the light switch is not set to *
or B.
In addition, the automatic transmission is in
positionR.Turn the exterior lamp switch to * or
B (
page 371).
Shift the automatic transmission to P, N or D
(
page 399).
Night View Assist
only when
it is darkYou have tried to switch on Night View As-
sist* by daylight.You can only switch on Night View Assist* when
it is dark.
Engine oil level
Stop vehicle!
Switch engine offS 600 and S 65 AMG only:
There is no oil in the engine. There is a dan-
ger of engine damage.Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt as soon
as it is safe to do so in a safe location.
Engage the electronic parking brake
(
page 395).
Turn off the engine.
Add engine oil (page 546) and check the
engine oil level (
page 543).

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When the message “Check engine oil level
at next refueling” (S 550) or “Add 1.0 qts.
(Canada:1.0 l) engine oil at next refueling”
(S 600 and S 65 AMG) appears while the
engine is running and at operating temper-
ature, the engine oil level has dropped to
approximately the minimum level.When this occurs, the warning will first
come on intermittently and then stay on if
the oil level drops further.
Visually check for oil leaks. If no obvious oil
leaks are noted, continue to drive to the
nearest service station where the engine
oil should be topped to the required level
with an approved oil specified in the Facto-
ry Approved Service Products pamphlet.For information on approved engine oils,
refer to the Factory Approved Service
Products pamphlet (USA only) or contact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Add 1.0 qts. engine oil
at next refueling
(USA only)
Add 1.0 l engine oil
at next refueling
(Canada only)S600 and S65AMG only:
The engine oil level is too low.Check the engine oil level (page 543) and
add engine oil as required (
page 546).
If you must add engine oil frequently, have
the engine checked for possible leaks.
Check engine oil level
at next refuelingS550 and S63 AMG only:
The engine oil level has dropped to approx-
imately the minimum level.Check the engine oil level (page 543) and
add engine oil as required (
page 546).
If you must add engine oil frequently, have
the engine checked for possible leaks.
!The engine oil level warnings should not be
ignored. Extended driving with the symbol dis-
played could result in serious engine damage
that is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limit-
ed Warranty.

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Engine oil level
cannot be
measuredS 600 and S 65 AMG only:
The measuring system is malfunctioning.Have the measuring system checked by an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Engine oil level
Reduce oil levelS 600 and S 65 AMG only:
You have added too much engine oil.
There is a risk of damaging:

the engine

the catalytic converter
Have excess oil siphoned or drained off. Con-
tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Restraint system
malfunction
Visit workshopThere is a malfunction in the supplemental
restraint systems. The air bags or emergen-
cy tensioning devices (ETDs) could deploy
unexpectedly or fail to activate in an acci-
dent.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Malfunction
on front left side
Visit workshopComponents of the driver’s supplemental
restraint system may not work properly.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Malfunction
on Front Right side
Visit workshopComponents of the front passenger’s sup-
plemental restraint system may not work
properly.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Malfunction
on Rear Left side
Visit workshopComponents of the left rear passenger’s
supplemental restraint system may not
work properly.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning!G
In the event that a malfunction of the SRS is
indicated as outlined above, the SRS may
not be operational. For your safety, we
strongly recommend that you contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediately to have the system checked;
otherwise the SRS may not be deployed
when needed in an accident, which could re-
sult in serious or fatal injury, or it might de-
ploy unexpectedly and unnecessarily which
could result in an accident and/or injury to
you or to others.

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Malfunction
in Rear Center
Visit workshopComponents of the center rear passenger’s
supplemental restraint system may not
work properly.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Malfunction
on Rear Right side
Visit workshopComponents of the right rear passenger’s
supplemental restraint system may not
work properly.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Left window curtain
airbag malfunction
Visit workshopThe left side window curtain air bag may not
work properly.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Right window curtain
airbag malfunction
Visit workshopThe right side window curtain air bag may
not work properly.Drive with added caution to the nearest au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning!G
In the event that a malfunction of the SRS is
indicated as outlined above, the SRS may
not be operational. For your safety, we
strongly recommend that you contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
immediately to have the system checked;
otherwise the SRS may not be deployed
when needed in an accident, which could re-
sult in serious or fatal injury, or it might de-
ploy unexpectedly and unnecessarily which
could result in an accident and/or injury to
you or to others.