2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Owner's Manual

vehicle and do not stand near the vehicle until
the engine has cooled down.
The coolant temperature gauge is in the
instrument cluster on the left-hand side.
Under normal operating conditions and with
the specified coolant level, the coolant
temperature may rise to 248 ‡ (120 †).
! Adisplay message is shown if the coolant
temperature is too high.
If the coolant temperature is over
248 ‡(120 †), do not continue driving. The
engine will otherwise be damaged. Tachometer
The red band in the tachometer indicates the
engine's overrevving range.
! Do not drive in the overrevving range, as
this could damage the engine.
The fuel supply is interrupted to protect the
engine when the red band is reached. Outside temperature display
The outside temperature display is in the
multifunction display (Y page 376).G
WARNING
The outside temperature indicator is not
designed to serve as an ice-warning device
and is therefore unsuitable for that purpose.
Indicated temperatures just above the
freezing point do not guarantee that the road
surface is free of ice. The road may still be icy,
especially in wooded areas or on bridges.
Changes in the outside temperature are
displayed after a shor tdelay. Operating the on-board computer
The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you turn the SmartKey to position 2in the
ignition lock. You can control the multifunction display and
the settings in the on-board computer using
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
0002
Multifunction display
0003
001F
Rejects or ends a call
Exits phone book/redial memory
0027
Makes or accepts a call
Switches to the redial memory
000F0010
Adjusts the volume or operates the
RACETIMER in AMG vehicles
0029
Mute
0026
001B
Switches on the Voice Control
System; see the separate operating
instructions Displays and operation
375On-board computer and displays Z

0025
0001Press briefly:
Back
Switches off the Voice Control
System; see the separate operating
instructions
Hides display messages or calls up
the last
Trip menu function used
0001Press and hold:
Calls up the standard display in the
Trip
menu
0023
0009000C
Selects a menu
000A000BPress briefly:
Selects a function or scrolls through
lists
In the
Audio menu: selects a stored
station, an audio track or a video
scene
In the Telephone menu: switches to
the phone book and selects a name
or a telephone number 000A000BPress and hold:
In the
Audio menu: selects a station
from the alphabetical list of stations,
starts station search or starts rapid
scrolling through an audio/video
disc
In the Telephone menu: starts rapid
scrolling through the phone book 0011
Confirms selections and display
messages
In the
Telephone menu: switches to
the phone book and starts dialing
In the Audio menu: stops the station
search function at the desired station Multifunction display
Values and settings as well as display
messages are shown in the multifunction
display. 0002
Menu bar
0003 Description field 376
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

Menus and submenus
Menu overview
The number of menus show ndepends on the optional equipment in the vehicle. Function
0002
Trip menu (Y
page 378) 0003
Navi menu (navigation instructions) (Y
page 379)0026
Audio menu (Y
page 380) 0025
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 381)0023
Telephone menu (Y
page 384) 0024
DriveAssist menu (Y
page 385) 0014
Service menu (Y
page 387)
R calling up display messages ( Ypage 390)
R checking the tire pressure electronically (Y page 505)
R calling up a service due date (Y page 469)
R oil level chec k(Ypage 463) 0015
Settings menu (Y
page 387) Menus and submenus
377On-board computer and displays Z

Trip menu
Standard display X
Press and hold the 0001button on the
steering wheel until the Trip menu with
odometer 0002and trip odometer 0003is
shown.
Trip computer "From Start" or "From
Reset" The values in the
From Start submenu are
calculated fro mthe start of a journey, while
the values in the From Reset submenu are
calculated from the last time the submenu
was reset (Y page 379).
X Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 000Aor000B button to select
After start or
After reset .
Example: trip computer "From start"
0002
Distance
0003 Time
0026 Average speed
0025 Average fuel consumption
The From Start trip computer is reset
automatically when: R
the ignition has been switched off for more
than four hours.
R 999 hours have been exceeded.
R 9999 miles have been exceeded.
When 9,999 hours or 99,999 miles have been
exceeded, the trip computer is automatically
reset From Reset .
Displaying the range and current fuel
consumption X
Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 000Aor000B button to select
Range .
You can see the current fuel consumption
(except for AMG vehicles) and the
approximate range. The approximate range that can be covered
depends on the fuel level and your current
driving style. If there is only a small amount
of fuel left in the fuel tank, the display shows
a vehicle being refueled
0009instead of the
range.
Digital speedometer X
Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press 000Aor000B to select the digital
speedometer. 378
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

0002
Digital speedometer
Resetting values You can reset the values of the following
functions:
R trip odometer
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
X Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 000Aor000B button to select the
functio nthat you wish to reset.
X Press 0011. Resetting the trip odometer (example)
X
Press 000Bto select Yes and press
0011
to confirm. Navigation menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. Further
information (Y page 154).
X Activate COMAND (Y page 137).
X Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Navi menu.Route guidance not active
0002
Direction of travel
0003 Current street
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
0002
Distance to the destination
0003 Symbol "follow the road's course"
0026 Distance to the next change of direction
0025 Current street
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation 0002
Road into which the change of direction
leads
0003 Symbol for change of direction
0026 Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distance Menus and submenus
379On-board computer and displays Z

display
0026nex tto the symbol for the change
of direction 0003.This decreases in size as you
approach the announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map. 0002
Road into which the change of direction
leads
0003 Symbol for change of direction
0026 Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
0025 Lane recommendation
On multiple-lane roads, COMAND can provide
lane recommendation 0025for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed. 0002
Uninterrupted lane
0003 New lane during a change of direction
0026 Lane recommended for the change of
direction Other status indicators of the
navigation system R
000C:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route ... :C
OMAND is calculating the
new route.
R Direction of Dest. Off map or
Direction of Dest. Off mapped road :
the vehicle position is outside the area of
the digital map (off-map position).
R Direction of Dest. No Route : no route
could be calculated to the selected
destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station i
SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on satellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on COMAND and select Radio
(Y page 215).
X Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
0002
Memory slot (only if the statio nis stored)
0003 Station
0026 Waveband 380
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

X
To select astore dstation: briefly press
the 000A or000B button.
X To select a station from the station
list: press and briefly hold the 000Bor
000A button.
X To select astation using station
search 18
:press and briefly hold the 000A
or 000B button.
X Press 0011to stop the statio nsearch
function at the desired station.
Operating audio player or audio media Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the
equipment installed in the vehicle.
X Switch on COMAND and select audio
device or audio medium (Y page 225).
X Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
CD player display (example)
0002
Current title
0003 Medium (disc number only for DVD
changer)
X To select the next/previous track:
briefly press the 000Aor000B button.
X To select a track from the track list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
000A or000B button until the desired track
has been reached.
If you press and hold the 000Aor000B
button, the rapid scrollin gspeed is increased.
Not all audio drives or data carriers support
this function. If track information is stored on the audio
device or medium, the multifunction display
will show the number and name of the track.
The curren
ttrack does not appear in audio
AUX mode (Auxiliary audio mode: external
audio source connected).
Video DVD operation X
Switch on COMAND and select video DVD
(Y page 245).
X Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
0002
Current scene
0003 Medium (disc number only for DVD
changer)
X To selectt he nextorprevious scene:
briefly press the 000Aor000B button.
X To select ascene from the scene list
(rapid scrolling): press and hold the
000A or000B buttonuntil the desired
scene has been reached. AM
Gm enu in AMG vehicles
AMG displays X
Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to selec tthe AMG menu.
18 Only if no station list is received. Menus and submenus
381On-board computer and displays Z

0002
Gear indicator
0003 Upshif tindicator
0026 Engine oil temperature
0025 Coolant temperature
Upshift indicator up 0003
indicates tha tthe
engine has reached the overrevving range
when in the manual gearshift program.
Upshift indicator up 0003
fades out other
messages until you have shifted up.
When the engine oil temperature is below
80 †, the oil temperature is shown in blue.
Avoid driving at full engine output during this
time.
i S 63 AMG: the status of the ECO start/
stop function (Y page 310) is also shown.
RACETIMER Displaying and starting RACETIMER
G
WARNING
The RACETIMER feature is only for use on
roads and in conditions where high speed
driving is permitted. Racing on publicr oads is
prohibited under all circumstances. The driver
is and must always remain responsible for
following posted speed limits.
You can use the RACETIMER to store lap
times.
With RACETIMER, you cannot use the 000F
and 0010 buttons on the steering wheel to
adjust the volume.
X Press the 0009or000C button on the
steering wheel to select the AMG menu.
X Press the 000Abutton repeatedly until the
RACETIMER is shown. 0002
Gear indicator
0003 Seconds indicator
0026 RACETIMER
0025 Lap
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engine is running or if the SmartKey is in
position 2in the ignition lock.
X To start: press the 000Fbutton to start the
RACETIMER.
X To display the intermediate time: press
the 0010 button to show the intermediate
time.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X To stop: press the 000Fbutton to stop the
RACETIMER.
The RACETIMER interrupts timing when you
stop the vehicle and turn the SmartKey to
position 1in the ignition lock. When you turn
the SmartKey to position 2or 3and then
press the 000Fbutton, timing is continued.
Storing the lap time and starting anew lap
It is possible to store a maximum of sixteen
laps.
X Press the 0010button on the steering
wheel to show the intermediate time during
timing.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X Press the 0010button again within five
seconds.
The displayed intermediate tim eis stored
as a lap time. 382
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays