2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S65AMG service indicator

623 Practical hints
What to do if …?
Display Possible cause/consequencePossible solution
PRE-SAFE
inoperative
See Oper. ManualPRE-SAFE® itself has failed. All other occu-
pant safety systems, such as the air bags,
are still available.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as pos-
sible.
Radar sensor
deactivated
See Oper. ManualYou attempt to activate DISTRONIC Plus*,
Park Assist* or PRE-SAFE® Brake* even
though you have switched off the radar sen-
sors* on the vehicle.
Check if the radar sensors* may be switched on (page 282).
Switch on the radar sensors* using the instrument cluster
control system.
Check tire pressures
and then restart
Run Flat Indicator
(Canada only)There was a warning message about a loss
in tire inflation pressure and the Run Flat In-
dicator has not been reactivated yet.Check and adjust tire inflation pressure as required
(
page 560).
Then reactivate the Run Flat Indicator (page 566).
Run Flat Indicator
inoperative
(Canada only)The Run Flat Indicator is malfunctioning.Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer as soon as pos-
sible.
Service X
dueService X must be carried out (page 582).Have the maintenance service carried out by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Service X exceeded
by X days
by XXX mls (km)Service X must be carried within the next ...
or before you have driven ... miles (kilome-
ters) (
page 582).
Have the maintenance service carried out by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible.

738 Index
Children in the vehicle 57
Air bags 57
Indicator lamp front passenger front
air bag off 50, 610
Infant and child restraint systems 58
LATCH-type child seat anchors 62
Override switch for rear passenger
compartment 63
Tether attachment points 61
Cigarette lighter 504
Cockpit 26
COMAND
Adjusting volume 96
Components 85
Controller 88
Display 86
Display illumination 87
Function buttons 86
Main menus 96
Menu overview 90
Navigation system 159
Operating 90
Operating safety 84
Operating seats 259Phone book* 147
Radio, FM/AM 100
Selecting sound settings 97
SMS messages 155
Surround sound 98
Switching off/on the audio
source 99
Switching on or off 85
Swiveling display 87
system settings 235
Telephone keypad* 88
Telephone menu* 132
Vehicle menu 242
Voice Control* settings 237
Combination switch 375
Corner-illuminating lamps 376
High beam flasher 375
Turn signals 393
Windshield wipers 381
Command list (Voice Control*) 315
Address book commands 320
Audio commands 322
General commands 315
Navigation commands 318
Telephone* commands 316Control system instrument cluster 264
Multifunction display 264
Multifunction steering wheel 265
Control system instrument cluster menus
AMG 273
Assistance* 279
Audio 271
Navi 269
Service 280
Settings 281
Telephone* 276
Trip 268
Vehicle status message memory 280
Coolant 547
Adding 548
Anticorrosion/antifreeze mixing ratio
and quantity 730
Checking level 547
Messages in display 645
Temperature 537
Temperature gauge 29, 417
Coolant level
Checking 547
Corner-illuminating lamps 376
Courtesy lighting 380

739 Index
Cruise control 419
Activating 420
Canceling 421
Driving downhill 421
Driving uphill 421
Message in display 614
Setting current speed 420
Setting to last stored speed
(“Resume” function) 423
Cup holder
In front seat armrest 498
In rear seat armrest 498
Curb weight 576
D
Date
Setting (COMAND) 236
Daytime running lamp mode 373
Setting 281
Deceleration
With DISTRONIC Plus* 428
Deep water see Standing water
Defrosting 472
Delayed switch-off
Exterior lighting (COMAND) 242
Interior lighting (COMAND) 248Department of Transportation see DOT
Destination entry (COMAND) 172
Destination memory (COMAND) 217
Difficulties
While driving 393
While starting 391
Digital speedometer 269
Additional speedometer 282
Dimensions, Vehicle 723
Direction of rotation, Tires 553
Displays
Additional speedometer 282
Digital speedometer 269
DISTRONIC Plus* 427
Maintenance service indicator 582
Multifunction display 264
Vehicle status message see
Multifunction display messages
Distance
Decreasing in DISTRONIC Plus* 437
Increasing in DISTRONIC Plus* 437
Setting in DISTRONIC Plus* 436
Distance to Empty (Range) 269
Distance warning lamp* 29, 604DISTRONIC Plus* 424
Activated 429
Activating 430
Calling up settings 428
Cleaning system sensor 589
Deactivated 429
Deactivating 435
Deceleration 428
Decreasing distance 437
Decreasing time interval 436
Displays in the multifunction
display 427
Distance warning lamp 29, 604
Driving hints 437
Increasing distance 437
Increasing time interval 436
Intermittent signal tone 427
Lever 430
Menu 428
Messages in display 615
Sensor cover 589
Setting a higher speed 433
Setting a slower speed 434
Setting following distance 436

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

747 Index
M
Maintenance 15, 582
Automatic Call (Tele Aid) 518
Calling up service indicator
display 583
Clearing service indicator
message 582
Maintenance System 582
Resetting service indicator 584
Service indicator message 582
Service term exceeded 583
Maintenance System 582
Manual headlamp mode 372
Manual shift program (AMG vehicles only)
Deactivating 415
MAXCOOL
Maximum cooling 474
Maximum load rating, Tires 577
Maximum loaded vehicle weight 559,
577
Maximum tire inflation pressure 573,
577
Maximum tire load rating 573
Memory function 365
Messages in display see
Multifunction display messagesMicrophone, Hands-free 33
Minispare wheel 670, 686, 721
Mirrors
Activating exterior rear view mirror
parking position 364
Adjusting 361
Auto-dimming for rear view
mirrors 363
Exterior rear view mirrors 361
Interior rear view mirror 361
Mobile phone see Telephone*
Modifications and alterations,
Operating safety 19
MON 539, 726
MP3
Menu overview (COMAND) 119
Operation (COMAND) 120
Playback options (COMAND) 123
Selecting a folder (COMAND) 122
Selecting a medium (COMAND) 121
Selecting a track (COMAND) 122
MP3 (COMAND) 112
Multicontour rear seats* 356
Multicontour seats*, front
Adjusting (COMAND) 260
Multifunction display 264Multifunction display messages
ABC* 626
ABS 628
Airmatic 642
Batteries, vehicle 644
Brake fluid 630
Brake pads 632
Coolant 646
Coolant level 645
Cruise control 614
DISTRONIC Plus* 615
Doors 648
EBP (Electronic Brake
Proportioning) 631
Electronic parking brake 633
Engine oil 543, 659
ESP
®628, 639
Fog lamps 656
Front passenger front air bag 618
Fuel cap 649
Gear selector lever 617, 622, 624,
625, 667
Headlamps 653
Hood 649
Key, SmartKey 651
Key, SmartKey with

749 Index
OCS 47
Self-test 51
Odometer 268
Oil
Filler neck 546
Oil level see Engine oil
One-touch gearshifting 411
Operating safety 19
Voice Control* 284
Ornamental moldings, Cleaning 588
Outside temperature indicator 29, 418
Overdue maintenance service 583
Overhead control panel 33
Override switch 63P
Paintwork, Cleaning 586
Panic alarm
Audible alarm and flashing exterior
lamps 65
Panic button 65
Panorama roof with power tilt/sliding
panel* 489
Opening/closing 490
Opening/closing in an
emergency 674
Synchronizing 492
Panorama roof with tilt/sliding panel*
Cleaning 593
Parcel net in front passenger
footwell 496
Park Assist* 448
Cleaning system sensors 590
Messages in display 622
System sensors 590
Warning indicators 29, 451
Parking 394, 530
Parking and standing lamps
Replacing bulbs 679Parking lamps
Messages in display 656
Parking position
Exterior rear view mirrors 364
Parktronic system* 444
Parktronic*
Cleaning system sensors 589
Malfunctioning 448
System sensors 589
Warning indicators 29, 446
Parts service 710
PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp see
Front passenger front air bag off indica-
tor lamp
Passenger compartment 535
Passenger safety see Occupant safety
PCMCIA card
Ejecting (COMAND) 118
Loading (COMAND) 117
Pedals 527
Plastic parts, cleaning 593
POIs 196
Poly-V-belt drive 714
Layout 714
Potential problems associated with under-
inflated and overinflated tires 567

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

752 Index
S
S63AMG
Manual shift program mode 413
S65AMG
Manual shift program mode 413
Safety
Driving safety systems 66
Occupant 40
Reporting defects 21
Safety belts see Seat belts
Satellite radio*
Calling SIRIUS Service Center
(COMAND) 111
Channel update (COMAND) 111
Operation (COMAND) 105
Selecting channel (Instrument cluster
control system) 271
Selecting program category
(COMAND) 108
Showing program info
(COMAND) 111
Submenu overview (COMAND) 105
Tuning in channels
(COMAND) 108, 110
Voice Control* 310Seat belts 52
Children in the vehicle 57
Cleaning 594
Fastening 52, 368
Force limiter 55
Messages in display 662
Proper use of 53, 370
Safety guidelines 44
Telltale 29, 54, 605
Seating capacity 554
Seats 347
adjusting front passenger seat from
driver’s seat 350
Adjustment 347
Drive-dynamic multicontour* in the
front, Adjusting (COMAND) 262
Easy entry/exit feature 357
Folding back and placing upright rear
head restraints 354
Head restraints 353
Heating* 351
Lumbar support (COMAND) 260
Memory function 365
Multicontour* in the front, Adjusting
(COMAND) 260Operating via COMAND 259
Setting front passenger seat position
from rear 350
Ventilation* 352
Securing cargo
Cargo tie-down hooks 500
Selector lever
Lock 389
Selector lever see Gear selector lever
Self-test
OCS 51
Tele Aid 511
Service and warranty information 14
Service intervals see Maintenance service
indicator
Service life, Tires 551
Service see Maintenance
Service system see Maintenance System
Service, Parts 710