Re
placement amount Mode
lR eplacement
amount
S4 50 4MATIC 6.5l
All other models 9.0 lNote
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(→ pag e421). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va pour poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid cons tantl ya bsorbs moi sture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va pour poc kets ma yformint he brak esys‐
te mw hen theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This impair sthe braking ef fect. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. Ha
ve theb rake fluid regularly changed at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Onl yuse brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brak efluid:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids at http://be vo.mercedes-
benz.com
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Coolant
Note
sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on service products
(→ pag e421). &
WARNING Risk offire ‑a nd inju ryfrom
antifreeze
If antifreeze comes int ocontact wit hhot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment ,itmayignite. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down before
yo ut op up thea ntifre eze. #
Mak esuret hat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean thea ntifre eze from
componen tparts befor estartin gt he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant #
Onlyadd coolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Fu rther information on coolant:
R IntheM ercedes-Benz Specification sfor
Operating Fluids 310.1, e.g. online at
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com.
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, the
engine cooling sy stem is no tsufficientl ypro‐ Te
ch nica ldata 425
Displa
ymessages Int
roduction Note
sond isplaymessages
Displa ymessages appear on them ultifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessa gesw ithg raphic symbols ar esim‐
plified in theO wner's Manual and ma ydiffer
from thes ymbols on them ultifunction displa y.
The multifunction displa yshows high-priority dis‐
pla ym essages in red. Cer tain displa ymessages
ar ea ccompanied byaw arning tone.
Please respond in accordance wit hthe display
messages and follo wt he additional no tesint his
Owner's Manual.
Fo rs ome displa ymessa ges,as ymbol is also
shown:
R ¤ Further information R
O Hide displa ymessage
Yo uc an select thed esired symbol byswiping
lef torr ight on thel eft-hand touc hc ontrol .Press
the ¤ symbol tosho wfurther information on
th em ultifunction displa y.Press theO symbol
to hide thed ispla ymessage.
Yo uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages by
pressing the¤ button or thel eft-hand touch
cont rol. The displa ymessages ar ethen stored in
th em essag ememor y.
Re ctify thec ause of adispla ymessag eas
qu ickl yasp ossible.
High-priority displa ymessages canno tbehid‐
den. The multifunction displa yshows th ese dis‐
pla ym essages continuousl yuntil thec ause of
th em essag ehas been rectified. Calling up
storedd ispl aymessages
On-boa rdcompu ter:
, Service .
1m essage
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, No messages
appear sonthe multifunction displa y. #
Scrol lthrough thed ispla ymessages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wardsont he left-hand
to uc hc ontrol. #
Toexitth em essag ememor y:press the
¤ button. 428
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps
Engine
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Top up coolant See Own-
er’s Manual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine dama gedue toinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Addc oolant .
?
Coolant Stop vehicle
Switc hengin eoff *T
he coolant is tooh ot. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, you
could come int ocontact wi thhotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine bonn etclosed and cal lthe fire service. #
Wait until thee ngine has cooled down. #
Mak esuret hat thea ir supply tother adiator is no tobstructed. #
Avoiding high loads on thee ngine, driv eontothe neares tqualified specialis tworks hop. In doing so, ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w1 20 °C. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning/indicator lamps 453
Key
Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
 Replace key *T
hekeyn eeds tobe replaced. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Replace key See Owner's
Manual *
Ve hicles with adigital vehicl ekeyinthes ma rtphone: onlyafew or no authorisations remain fors tartin gt he
engine. #
Mak esuret hat theI nterne tconnection is no tlimited bycer tain mobile phon esettings. #
Open theM ercedes me connect weba pp http://www.mercedes.me. and call up the" Digital Car Keyint he
smartphone" service. #
Deactivat ethe service firs ta nd then activat eitagain. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag estilla ppears, con tact theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer Assis tance Center (C AC).
 Change key batteries *T
hekeyb atte ry is dischar ged. #
Replace theb atter y. 460
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps
Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
? Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam pislit while thee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor is malfunctioning
R Coolant le veltoo low
R The air suppl ytotheradiator is obstructed
R The radiator fani sfaulty
If th er eisana dditional warning tone, thec oolant temp eratur ehasexceeded 120° C. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen thee ngine has overheated or during afireint he engine compartment, you
could come int ocontact wi thhotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep thee ngine bonn etclosed and cal lthe fire service. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions ,and switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethem essages in them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet emperatur escale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 484
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps
Fu
nctio n.............................................. 187
Setting ................................................. 222
Ac tiv eS teering Assist ............................ .190
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .192
Ac tiveE mergency Stop Assis t.............1 93
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist .................. 19 2
Displ aysint he Instrument Displa y.......1 94
Fu nctio n.............................................. 19 0
Sy stem limitations ...............................1 90
Ad aptiv ebrake lights .............................. 180
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tPlus
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .125
Fu nctio n............................................... 124
Ad ditional doo rlock .................................. 66
Ad diti ves .................................................. 424
Engine oil ............................................. 424
Fu elling ................................................ 423
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuelling Ad
dres sbook
see Contacts
Ad justin gthe balance/ fader
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem. ..................................... 356
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 355
Ad justin gthe bass, mid- rang ea nd
treble
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 356
Ad justin gthe mid- range, treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 356
Ad justin gthe sound focus
Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. .. 356
Ad justin gthe sound optimisation
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 357
Ad justin gtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
settings
Burmes ter®
high-end 3D sur round
soun dsystem ...................................... 356 ADS PLUS damping sy
stem
see AI RBODYC ONTROL
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YSTP LUS
AIR BODY CONT ROL................................ 197
Setting ................................................. 19 8
Suspensio n.......................................... 197
Air distribution Setting (multimedia sy stem) ................1 36
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air suspension see AIR BODY CONTROL
Air vents ................................................... 14 3
Ad justing (front) .................................. 14 3
Ad justing (rear) .................................... 14 4
Ad justing theA IRSCARF vents ............. 14 5
Glo vebox. ............................................ 14 4
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-re circulation mode ............................ 137
Airbag ........................................................ .37
Ac tivation .............................................. 31 Index
489
Fr
ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) ....37
Ins tallation locations ............................ .37
Knee airbag ........................................... 37
Overvie w............................................... 37
Pr otection ..............................................38
Re duced pr otection ...............................39
Sid eimp acta irba g. ................................ 37
Wi ndowbag ............................................ 37
AIRS CARF
Switching on/of f................................... 97
AIRS CARF vents
Ad justing ............................................. 14 5
Alarm see Panic alarm
Alar msystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Alternativ eroute
see Route
Ambient lighting ...................................... 12 6
Android Auto ............................................ 316
Connecting amobile phon e................. 316
Ending .................................................. 317
No te ..................................................... 316Overvie
w..............................................3 16
Sound settings ..................................... 317
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a....................... 317
Animals Pets in thev ehicle ................................. 60
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-thef talar ms ystem
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anti-thef tprotection
Ad ditional door loc k............................. .66
Immobiliser ...........................................85
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( anti-thef talarm system)
Anticipator yoccupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipator yoccu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ........................................3 14
Connecting an iPhone ®
........................ 315
Ending .................................................. 316
No tes. .................................................. 315Overvie
w..............................................3 14
To ne settings ....................................... 315
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a....................... 317
Asht ray
Fr ont centre console ............................ 11 2
Assistance graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 234
Assistanc esystems
see Drivin gsafet ys yst em
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................... 358
Batter ydisconnectio nperiods .. ...........3 59
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........... 358
Fu nction/no tes. .................................. 358
Re gular maintenance work .................. 358
Specia lservice requ irements .............. 358
ATA (anti-thef talarm system) .................. 85
Ac tivating/deactivating interio rpro‐
te ction ................................................... 87
Deactivating thea larm. ......................... 85
Fu nctio n................................................ 85
Fu nctio nofi nterio rprotection ............... 86
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 86
To w- aw ay protection function ................86 490
Index
Editing ................................................
.281
Entering ............................................... 280
St artin gana utomatic filling station
sear ch................................................. 280
St artin gthe automatic service sta‐
tio ns ear ch .......................................... 285
In tern et
Del eting abookmar k........................... 329
Deleting br owser dat a.........................3 29
Managing bookma rks. ......................... 329
Interne tconnection
Cancelling permission .........................3 27
Connection status .............................. .327
Displ aying thec onnection status ........ 328
Editin gaccess dat a............................. 327
Es tablishing .........................................3 27
Information .......................................... 323
Mobilep hone details .......................... .327
Re strictions ......................................... 323
Setting access da ta............................. 325
Setting up (Blue tooth®
). ...................... 325
Settin gup(business telephony) .......... 324
Swit ching Blue tooth®
profile (DUN/
PA N) .................................................... 326
Vi aB luetooth ®
..................................... 325 Vi
ac ommunication modul e................. 324
Vi aW i-Fi.............................................. 324
In tern etradio
Calling up ............................................ 330
Deleting stations ................................ .331
Logging in ............................................ 331
Logging out .......................................... 331
Overvie w............................................. 330
Saving stations .................................... 331
Selecting and connectin gtoastation
............................................................ .331
Selecting stre am .................................. 331
Setting options .................................... 331
Te rm sofu se ........................................3 31
Ionisation ................................................ .137
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay™
ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem .......... 48
Fittin g................................................... .49
No tes. .................................................... 48
Seats suitable fora ttaching ................... 56 J
Jack Declaration of Conformity .................... .22
St orag elocation ..................................4 08
Jump-star tconnection ............................ 384 K
Key .............................................................. 62
Batter y.................................................. 64
Emergency keye lemen t....................... .64
Energy consumptio n.............................. 63
Fe atures ................................................ 62
Ke yr ing at tach ment .............................. 64
Overvie w............................................... 62
Pa nic alar m........................................... 63
Proble m................................................ .65
Un lockin gsetting .................................. 63
KEYLESS-GO Lockin gthe vehicle ................................ 68
Problem .................................................69
Un lockin gsetting .................................. 63
Un lockin gthe vehicle ............................68
Kickd own.................................................1 59
Using ................................................... 15 9 Index
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