2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE light

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Automatic transmission: shiftthet ransmis‐
sion toposition B. #
Mak esuret hat thei gnition and all electrical
consumer sareswitched off. #
Open thee ngine bonn et.
% Right-hand-driv evehicles: thej ump-s tart‐
ing connection point smaybe on theo ppo‐
sit es ide. #
Vehicles with ear th point co ver:turn
sc rews 2 from ear thpoint co ver1anti-
clockwise and remo veear thpoint co ver1. #
Slide co ver3of positiv eclamp 4onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow. #
Connect positiv eclamp 4onyour vehicle to
positiv epole of thed onor batter yusing the
jum plead/ charging cable .Alway sb egin with
positiv eclamp 4onyour ow nv ehicle firs t. #
During thes tarting assistance proce‐
du re: star tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed. #
Connect then egativ epole of thed onor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 5ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usin gthe jum plead/charging cable. Begin
wit hthe donor batter yfirst. #
During starting assi stance: star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle. #
During thec hargin gproce ss: star tt he
ch argin gprocess. #
During starting assi stance: lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes. #
During starting assi stance: beforediscon‐
necting thej um plead, switc honanelectrical
consumer in your ow nv ehicle, e.g. ther ear
windo wheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete: #
First,r emo vethej um plead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 5and negativ epole of the
donor batter y,then from positiv eclamp 4
and positiv epole of thed onor batter y.Begin 386
Breakdown assis tance

ve
hicle/trailer combination ma ystart to skid.
Consequentl y,yo uc ould lose cont rolofy our
ve hicle. #
When transporting, ensur ethat:
R thev ehicle has been loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectly
R thev ehicle is secured at all four
wheel swiths uitable tensioning
st ra ps
R them aximum permissible speed of
60 km/hisn otexc eeded when
transporting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing it incor rectly #
Afterl oading, thev ehicle mus tbe
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehicle could be damaged. #
Am inimum dis tance of 10cm up wards
and 20 cm down wardsm ustbek eptto
th et ranspor tplatform. %
Transpor tleve lisn otavailable fort he follow‐
ing vehicles:
R Mercedes‑AMG vehicles
R Vehicles wit hMAGICBO DY CONTROL #
Toactivat etranspo rtleve l:press button
1.
Indicator lamp 2lights up. The
vehicle is raised by40 mm compared to
th en ormal le vel. #
Press button 1again and hold it foratl east
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle is raised from ther aised le velto
th et ranspor tleve l.
The transpor tleve lisr eached when indicator
lamp 2flashes and theMax. speed
35 km/h displaymessag eappear sinthe
multifunction displa y.
Load thev ehicle and lash it down at all four
wheels. Otherwise, thev ehicle could be dam‐
aged.
% Am inimum dis tance of 10cm up wardsa nd
20 cm down wardsm ustbek epttot he trans‐
por tplatform.
The vehicle is lo wereda gain in thef ollowing sit‐
uations:
R When driving fasterthan 35 km/h.
R Afters electing adrive program using the
DY NA MIC SELECT switch. 390
Breakdown assis tance

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befor eembarkin gonalonger journey
R if operating condition schange, e.g. off-
ro ad driving #
Adjus tthe tyr epressur easn ecessar y. Driving wi
thtyr ep ressur ethat is tooh igh or too
lo wc an:
R Sho rten thes ervice lif eofthe tyres.
R Cause increased tyr edamage.
R Adverselya ffect driving characteristic sand
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due toaquaplaning. &
WARNING Risk of accident from repea‐
te dt yrep ressur edrop
If th et yrep ressur edrops repeatedl y,the
wheel, valveort yrem aybe damaged.
Insuf ficient tyr epressur ecan cause thet yres
to bur st. #
Inspect thet yref or signs of fore ign
objects. #
Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak. #
Ifyo ua reunable torectify thed amage,
conta ctaq ualified specialis tworks hop. Information on
ther ecommende dtyrep ressure
fo rt he vehicle's factor y-fitted tyres can be found
on thet yrep ressur etable on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap (→ page400).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tyre
pressure. The outer appearance of atyred oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet yre
pressure.
Ve hicles with atyrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m: youc an also checkt he tyr epressur eusing
th eo n-boar dcomputer.
Onl ycorrect tyr epressures whe nthe tyres are
cold. Conditions forc old tyres:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tyres
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr avelled less than 1.6k m.
Ar ise in thet yret emperatur eof10°Ci ncreases
th et yrep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa(0.1b ar/ 1.
5p si).Tak et his int oaccount when checking
th et yrep ressur eofw armt yres. Ty
re pressur etable The tyr
epressure table is on thei nside of the
fuel filler flap. The tyr
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tyr ep ressur efor all tyres appr ovedfor this vehi‐ 398
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.The recommended tyr epressures apply for
cold tyres under various operating conditions,
i.e. loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izes precede atyrep res‐
sure, thet yrep ressur einformation following is
onl yvalid fort hose tyr esizes.
If th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures.
Thes etyrep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle's
ri de comfort. Fuel consum ption ma ythen
increase slightly.
The load conditions "partially laden" and "fully
laden" ar edefined in thet able ford iffe re nt num‐
be rs of passenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydiffe rf romt his.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther
re lated subjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397) Ty
re pressur emonitoring sy stem Fu
nction of thet yrep ress urem onitoring sys‐
tem
The sy stem checks thet yrep ressur eand the
tyr etemperatur eofthe tyres fitted tothev ehicle
by means of atyrep ressu resensor.
Ne wt yrep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tyres,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught-in thef irst tim etheya re
driven.
If th er eisas ubstantia lpressur elossorift he
tyr etemperatur eisexcessive, awarning will be
given:
R Viad ispla ymessages (→ page458).
R Viat he h warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter( →pag e488).
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressur etotherecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operating situation. Se tthe tyre
pressur efor cold tyres using atyrep ressu re
ga uge. Notethat thec orrect tyr epressur efor
th ec urrent operating situatio nmustfirst be
ta ught-in tothet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m. In mos
tcases, thet yrep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utom atically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tyr epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (→ page402).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et yrep ressur eiss etincor rectl y.
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex ample, byaforeign object penetrating the
tyre.
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(→pag e397)
Checking thet yrep ress urew itht he tyre
pressur emonitoring sy stem
Requ irement:
R The ignition is switched on. Wheels and tyres
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Screw unio nnut1 oftheh ose ont othe
va lve.
Mak esureona nd offswitch 3ofthet yre
inflation compressor is se tto0. #
Inser tplug 4intot he cigar ette lighter
soc ket(→pa ge112) or in toa12Vs ocket
( → pag e113)iny our vehicle. #
Switc hont he powersupp ly (→pag e146). #
Press on and of fswitch 3onthet yrei nfla‐
tion compressor toI.
The tyr einflation compressor is switched on.
The tyr eisinflated. The tyr epressur eis
shown on manome ter2. #
Pum pthe tyr etothe specified tyr epressure.
The specified tyr epressur eisp rinted on the
ye llo wl abel of thec ollapsible spar ewheel. #
When thes pecified tyr epressur ehas been
re ached, press on and of fswit ch 3 onthe
tyr einflatio ncompressor to0. #
Ifth et yrep ressur eish igher than thes peci‐
fi ed pressure, press pressur erelease valve
bu tton 5unti lthe cor rect tyr epressur ehas
bee nreached. 416
Wheels and tyres

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ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
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÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
aret emporaril yunavailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abilisation.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nce may
increase in an emergency braking situation. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. 430
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
÷ currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other drivin gand drivin gsafet ys yst ems ma yalso be malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilisation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv eonasuitablestre tchofr oad, making slight steering mo vements at aspeed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully. 432
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
6 Restraint sys. malfunction
Consult workshop *T
herestra int sy stem is faulty . &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toam alfunctio nintherestra int sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem components ma ybetriggered unintentionally or
might no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an accident. Thi smayaffect thes eat belt tensioner or airbag, for
ex ample. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately at aqualified specialis tworks hop. De
tection of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R The 6 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedl yduring ajourne y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.442
Displaymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps