2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

All ve hicles exc ept ve hicles with a lithium-
ion battery
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WA RNING Risk of ex plosion due to elec‐
tros ta tic ch ar ge
Electros tat ic ch ar ge can cause spa rk s which
may ignite th e highly fl ammable ga s mixture
in th e batter y.

We ar saf et y gl asses.
Ke ep ch ildren aw ay .
Obser ve th is Opera to r's Manual.
If yo u do not intend to use th e ve hicle ove r an
ex te nded pe ri od of time:R
Ac tivate st andby mode, orR
Connect th e battery to a bat te ry ch ar ge r
appr ove d by Mercedes-Benz, orR
Consult a qu alified specialist wo rk shop to
disconnect th e battery St arting assi st ance and ch arging th e 12 V
battery
Ve hicles with a lithium-ion battery

is connec te d to th e battery/jump-s ta rt con‐
nection point. R
The jumper cable/cha rg ing cable must not
come into con ta ct wi th any parts which may
mo ve when th e engine is ru nning.R
Alw ay s make sure th at nei th er yo u nor th e
battery is elect rost atically ch ar ge d.R
Ke ep aw ay from fi re and open fl ames.R
Do not lean ove r th e batter y.R
When ch arging: only use battery ch ar ge rs
te st ed and appr ove d by Mercedes-Benz, and
please re ad th e battery ch ar ge r's operating
instructions before ch arging th e batter y.
Obser ve th e additional fo llowing points during
st arting assis ta nce:R
St arting assis ta nce may only be pr ov ided
using batteries with a nominal vo ltage of 12
V. R
The ve hicles must not to uch.R
Ga soline engine: On ly accept st arting assis‐
ta nce if th e engine and ex haust sy st em are
cold.

Pe rm itted to wing me th ods
Ve hicle equipment/ to wing
me th od
Bo th axles on th e gr ound Fr ont axle ra ised Re ar axle ra ised
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion Ye s, maximum 31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No Ye s, if th e st eering wheel is fi xe d in
th e center position with a st eering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC ve hicles Ye s, maximum 31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No No
To wing wit h a ra ised axle: to wing should be
per fo rm ed by a to wing compan y.
To wing th e ve hicle with bo th axles on th e
gr ound