2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE engine

Instrument displa
yoverview &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tdispla ymalfunction
If th ei nstrument displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotrecognise function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes‑AMG
vehicles: observet he no tesin
th eS upplement .Otherwise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ognise dangers.
If th eo perating saf etyofy ourvehicle is
impaired, par kthe vehicle safel yassoon as pos‐
sible. Contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Instrument display
1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Revc ounter
4 Coolant temp eratur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindica‐
tor
% This displa yisanexamp le. In stead of rev
counter 3other displa ysarea lso possible.
The segment sinspeedome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status fort he following:
R Cruise control (→ page180) R
Limiter (→ page181 )
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 184)
Ve hicles with Traf ficS ign Assis t:de tected
instructions and traf fics igns appea rinthe
speedome ter( → pag e220).
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toexcessively
hig he ngine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. In
revc ounter 3theo verrev ving rang eiss hown
in red. When theo verrev ving rang eisr eached,
th ef uel supply is inter rupte dtop rotect the
engine.
During normal operating conditions ,coolant
te mp eratur edisplay 4mayrise to120° C. Instrument Displ
ayand on-boar dcomputer 231

&
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. Overvie
wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel 1
¤ Backbutton, on-boar dcomputer
2 Touc hC ontrol, on-boar dcompu ter
3 Control panel forc ruisec ontrol/limiter or
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Control panel form ultimedia sy stem:
£ LINGU ATRO NIC or voice control sys‐
tem
ß Displaysf avo urites
VO L: control knob, adjusts thev olume or
switches thes ound off 8
6 Makes/accepts acall ~
Rejects/end sacall
5 ò Callsupt he home screen
6 Touc hC ontrol
7 % Backbutton Overvie
wofdisplaysinthem ultifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Driv eprogram
3 Transmission position
4 Time
5 Displa ysection 232
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

Callin
gupthe Assistance graphic display On-board computer:
, Assistance
% When youh ave setthe styletoProgressive,
yo uc an vie wthe assis tance graphi cmenu
contents in thel eft-hand portion of the
instrumen tdispla y.
The following displa ysarea vailable from the
Assi stanc egraphic menu:
R Assis tance graphic
R Attentio nleve l(→ pag e219 ) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thed ispla ys:swipe
up wa rdsord ownw ards on thel eft-hand
To uc hC ontrol. St
atus displa ysintheA ssis tance graphic:
R é:A TTENTION ASSIS Tdeactivated
R æ:A ctiveBrake Assi stdeactivated
R Light lane markings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tactivated
R Green lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactive R
Grey radar wavesn exttov ehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactivated
R Green radar waves next tovehicle: Blind Spot
Assis tactive
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cdispl ays
( → pag e184). Calling up
displaysint heTrip menu On-boar
dcomputer:
, Trip
% When youh ave thes tyle se ttoProgressive,
yo uc an vie winformation on thej ourne yin
th el eft-hand area of theI nstrument Displa y. #
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rdsont he left-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Displa ysinthe Trip menu:
R standar ddisplay
R rang ea nd cur rent fue lconsu mption
Ar ecuperation displa yisalsoavailable for
cer tain engines. If ther eiso nlyas mall
amount of fuel lef tinthe fuel tank ,the dis‐ 234
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

Vo
ice command Function
Climate control menu To
displa yclimat econtrol settings
Automatic climate control driver on To
switc hont he automatic climat econtrol settings on thed rive r's side
Light menu To
displa ylight settings
Massage menu To
displa ymassag esettings
Massage driver' sseat on To
switc hont he massag efunction fort he driver's seat
Massage driver's seat off To
switc hoffthem assag efunction fort he driver's seat
Outside temperature To
displa ythe outside temp erature
Engine data To
displa yengin edata
Seats menu To
displa yseat adjustmen tsettings
Seat heating fron tpassenger level 2 To
setthe seat heating fort he front passenger seat toleve l2
Consumption menu To
displa yconsum ption
Vehicle data To
displa yvehicle data LINGU
ATRO NIC 253

Batter
ydisconnection periods The AS
SYST PLUS service inter vald isplay
can onl ycalculat ethe servic edue date when
th eb attery is connected. #
Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedon
th ei nstrument displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(→pag e358). Engine compartment
Ac
tiv eb onne t(pedestrian pr otection) Operation of
thea ctiv ebonne t(pedestrian
pr otection)
In cer tain accident situations ,the risk of injury
to pedestrians can be reduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ebonnet .The rear area of thee ngine
bonn etisraised byappr oximatel y80m m.
Fo rthe driv etotheworkshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ebonn etyourself .Ifthe activ ebonnet
has been triggered, pedestrian pr otection may
be limited.
Aq ualified specialis tworks hop mus tre-ins tate
th ef ull functionality of thea ctiv ebonnet. The activ
ebonne tisnotavailable in all coun‐
tries.
Re setting thea ctiv ebonnet &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: #
With your han dflat, push down activ ebonnet
1 inthea reaa round theh inges on bo th
sides (ar rows).
The engine bonne tmuste ngag einp osition. #
Ifth ea ctiv ebonnet can be raised slight lyat
th er ear in thea reaoft he hinges, repeat the
st ep until it engages cor rectl y. Maintenance and care
359

Opening/closing
theb onnet &
WARNING Risk of accident du etodriv‐
ing wit hthe engine bonne tunlo cked
An unloc kede ngin ebonn etma yopen up
when thev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour
vie w. #
Neveru nloc kthe engine bonne twhen
driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat the
engine bonn etis loc ked. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closing thee ngine
bonn et
When opening or closing thee ngine bonn et,
it ma ysuddenly drop int othe end position.
Ther eisar isk of inju ryfora nyo ne in the
engine bonn et's rang eofm ovement. #
Onlyopen or close thee ngine bonn et
when ther ea reno persons in the
engine bonn et's rang eofm ovement. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tain component sinthe engine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent pa rts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe ller yand watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
co mp onent parts under voltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection
sy stem workunder high voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunder voltage,
yo uc ouldrecei vean electric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcomponents of thei gnition
sy stem or thef uel injection sy stem
when thei gnition is switched on. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine, 360
Maintenanc eand care

th
er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windscreen wiper swhile thee ngine bon‐
ne tiso pen
When thee ngine bonn etis open ,and the
windscreen wiper saresetinm otion, youc an
be trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indscreen wip‐
er sa nd ignition befor eopening the
engine bonn et. #
Toopen: pull lever1torelease thee ngine
bonn et. #
Push bonne tcatch 1upwards and lif tthe
bonne tbyapproximatel y40cm. #
Toclose: lowe rthe bonne tand le titfall from
ah eight of appr oximatel y20cm. #
Ifth eb onnet canstill be lif teds lightl y,open
th eb onnet again and close it wit halittle
mor eforce until it engages cor rectly. Maintenance and care
361

Engine oil
Checking
thee ngine oil le velu sing theo il
dip stick(S4 50 4MATIC) &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: Depending on
thee ngine, theo il dipstic kmaybe
ins talled in thee ngine compartmen tindiffe re nt
locations.
Wa itin gtimeb efor echecking theo il le vel:
R engin eatn ormal operatin gtemperature: five
minutes. #
Park thev ehicle on aflat sur face. #
Pull oil dipstick 1outa nd wipe off. #
Slowly slide oil dipstick 1intot he guide
tube tothes top, and pull it out again af ter
appr oximatel ythree seconds.
R Oil le velisc orrect:o il le velisb etwe en 2
and 3.
R Oil le veltoo low: oil le velisat 3or
belo w. R
Oil le veltoo high: oil le velisa bove 2 . #
Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,topupw ith1 lof
engin eoil. #
Ifth eo il le velist oo high, ha vethee xcess
engine oil remo vedass oon as possible at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Checking thee ngine oil le velu sing theo n-
boar dcompu ter( exc eptS4 50 4MATIC)
The engine oil le velisd etermined during driving.
The oil le veld ispla yiso nlya vailable af terad riv‐
ing time of up to30 minutes and if thei gnition is
switched on, depending on thed riving profile.
It is no tpossible tocor rectl ym easu retheo il
le ve lif:
R thev ehicle is no tleve lduring them easuring
process.
R theb onnet wasp reviousl yopened.
The engin emustber estarted and thee ngine oil
le ve lw ill be de term ined again during driving. 362
Maintenance and care