2018 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN steering

Emergency
Re moving the saf etyve st
The saf etyve sts are located in door stowage
compartments 1inthe front door.
#To remo ve:pull out the saf etyve st bag con‐
ta ining the saf etyve st.
#Open the saf etyve st bag and pull out the
saf etyve st.
% Safetyve sts can also be stored in there ar
door stowage compartments.
1Maximum number of washes
2Maximum wash temp erature
3Do not bleach
4Do not iron
5Do not use a laundry dr yer
6Do not dr y-clean
7This is a class 2 vest
The requ irements defined bythe legal standard
are only fulfille difth e saf etyve st isthe cor rect
size and is fully closed.
Re place the saf etyve st if:
RIt is damaged or dirt on there flective strips
can no longer be remo ved
RThe maximum number of washes is exceeded
RThe fluorescence of the saf etyve st has faded
Flat tire
Note s onflat tires
&
WARNING Risk of accident due toaflat
tire
A flat tire se verely affects the driving charac‐
te rist ics as well as thesteering and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re s without run-flat characteristics:
#Do not drive on with a flat tire.
#Change theflat tire immediately with
th e emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel. Alternativel y,consult a qualified
specialist workshop.
Ti re s with run-flat characteristics:
#Observ eth e information and warning
no tes on MOExtended tires (run-flat
tires).
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Intheeve nt of a flat tire, thefo llowing options
are available depending on your vehicle's equip‐
ment:
RVe hicles with MOExtended tires: it is pos‐
sible tocontinue the journey for a short
period of time. Make sure you observ eth e
no tes on MOExtended tires (run-flat tires)
(
→page 394).
RVe hicles with a TIREFIT kit: you can repair
th e tire so that it is possible tocontinue the
journ eyfor a short period of time. Todo this,
use the TIREFIT kit (
→page 395).
RVe hicles with Mercedes-Benz
mbrace®(USA only): you can make a call for
Ro adside Assis tance via theove rhead control
panel in the case of a breakdown
(
→page 328).
RAll vehicles: change the wheel
(→page 437).
MOExtended tires (tires with run-flat proper‐
ties)
& WARNING Risk of accident when driving
in li mp-home mode
When driving in emergency mode the han‐
dling characteristics are impaired, e.g. when
cornering, when accelerating stronglyand
when braking.
#Do not exceed the specified maximum
speed.
#Av oid any abrupt steering and driving
maneuvers as well as driving over
obs tacles (curbs, pot holes, off-road).
This applies, in part icular,toa loaded
ve hicle.
#Stop driving in the emer gency mode if
yo u notice:
Rbanging noise
Rvehicle vibration
Rsmoke which smells like rubber
Rcontinuous ESP®inter vention
Rcrac ksin tire side walls
#After driving in emergency mode ha ve
th erims checkedby aqu alified special‐
ist workshop with rega rd totheir fur ther
use.
#The defective tire must be replaced in
eve rycase.
With MOExtended tires (run-flat tires), you can
continue todrive your vehicle even if there is a
tot al loss of pressure in one or more tires. How‐
eve r,th e tire af fected must not show any clearly
visible damage.
Yo u can recognize MOExtended tires bythe
MOExtended marking which appears onthe side
wa ll of the tire.
Ve hicles with tire pressure monitoring sys‐
te m: MOExtended tires may only be used in con‐
junction wi than activated tire pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem.
If a pressure loss warning message appears in
th e multifunction display:
RCheck the tire for dama ge.
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#Toreduce the tire pressure: press pressure
re lease button 1next tomanome ter2.
#When the tire pressure is cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of the sealed
tire.
#Scr ew theva lve cap onto the tire valve of the
sealed tire.
#Pull the tire sealant bottle out of the tire
inflation compressor.
The filling hose stay s on the tire sealant bot‐
tle.
#Drive tothe nearest qualified specialist work‐
shop and ha vethe tire, tire sealant bottle and
fi lling hose replaced there.
Bat tery (vehicle)
Note s onthe12 V battery
Plug-in hybrid: be sure toobser vethe no tes in
th e Supplement. Otherwise, you may not recog‐
nize dangers.
& WARNING Risk of an accident due to
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on the bat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectly on the battery
can, forex ample, lead toa short circuit. This
can lead tofunction restrictions in saf ety-re l‐
eva nt sy stems, forex ample the lighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lock braking system) or ESP
®
(Elect ronic Stability Program). The operating
saf etyof your vehicle may be restricted.
Yo u could lose cont rol of theve hicle in the
fo llowing situations:
Rwhen braking
Rin theeve nt of ab rupt steering maneuvers
and/or when theve hicle's speed is not
adap tedto thero ad conditions
#In theeve nt of a short circuit or a simi‐
lar incident, contact a qualified special‐
ist workshop immediately.
#Do not continue driving.
#Alw ays ha vewo rkon the battery car ried
out at a qualified specialist workshop.
RFu rther information on ABS (→page 189)
RFurther information on ESP®(→page 189)
Fo r saf etyre asons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at you only use batte ries which ha vebeen tes‐
te d and appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMercedes-
Benz. These batteries pr ovide inc reased impact
pr otection toprev ent vehicle occupants from
suf fering acid bu rns should the battery be dam‐
aged in theeve nt of an accident.
Breakdown assist ance399

Perm itted towing me thods
Ve hicle equipment/to wing
me thod
Bo th axles on thegr oundFront axle raisedRe ar axle raised
Ve hicles with automatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
Yes, if thesteering wheel is fixe d in
th e center position with a steering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 31miles (50 km) at
31 mp h (50 km/h) No
No
Towing wit h araised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing compan y.
Towing theve hicle with bo thaxles on the
gr ound
#Obser vethe no tes on the permitted towing
me thods (→page 404).
#Make sure that the battery is connected and
ch arge d. When
the battery is dischar ged:
Rthe engine cannot bestar ted.
Rth e electric parking brake cannot bereleased
or applied.
Rth e automatic transmission cann otbe shif ted
to position iorj.
% Ifth e automatic transmission cannot be shif‐
te dto position i, transport theve hicle
(
→page 407). A towing vehicle with lifting equipment is
requiredforve hicle transpor ta‐
tion.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces
The driv etra in could be damaged when tow‐
ing at excessively high speeds or over long
dis tances.
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#Atowing speed of 30 mph (50 km/h)
must not be exceeded.
#Atowing dis tance of 30 miles (50 km)
must not be exceeded.
&
WARNING Risk of accident when towing
a ve hicle which is too heavy
If th eve hicle being tow- star ted or towe d
aw ay is heavier than the permissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thefo llowing situations
can occur:
RThe towing eye may become de tach ed.
RThe vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve nov erturn.
#If ano ther vehicle is tow- star ted or
to we daw ay, its weight must not exceed
th e permissible gross mass of your ow n
ve hicle.
If a vehicle must be tow- star ted or towe daw ay,
its weight must not exceed the permissible gross
mass of theto wing vehicle.
#Information on the permissible gross mass of
th eve hicle can be found on theve hicle iden‐
tification plate (
→page 445).
#Do not open the driver's door or front
passenger door, otherwise the automatic
transmission automatically shifts toposition
j.
#Ins tallth eto wing eye (→page 409).
#Attach theto w bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion
#Only connect theto w rope or tow bar to
th eto wing eyes.
#Deactivate the automatic locking mechanism
(→page 64).
#Do not activate the HOLD function.
#Deactivate Active Brake Assi st(→page 196).
#Shift the automatic transmission toposition
i.
#Re lease the electric parking brake.
&
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d saf ety-re lated functions during the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated functions are limited or no lon‐
ge rav ailable in thefo llowing situations:
Rth e ignition is switched off.
Rthe brake sy stem or po werst eering sys‐
te m is malfunctioning.
Rth e energy supply or the on-board electri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe daw ay, signif‐
icantly more ef fort may be requ ired tosteer
and brake than is no rmally requ ired.
#Use a tow bar.
#Make sure that thesteering wheel can
mo vefreely, before towing theve hicle
aw ay.
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ing condition (→page416). Observ eth e
no tes on tire temp erature (→page 414).
% The values displa yed in the multifunction dis‐
play may deviate from those of the tire pres‐
sure gauge as they referto sea le vel.At high
altitudes, the tire pressure values indicated
by pressure gauges are higher than those
shown bythe on-board computer. In this
case, do not reduce the tire pressure.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
RNotes on tire pressure (→page 414)
Rest arting the tire pressure moni toring sys‐
te m
Requ irements:
RTherecommended tire pressure is cor rectly
set forth ere spective operating condition on
each of thefo ur wheels (
→page 414).
Re start the tire pressure monitoring sy stem in
th efo llowing situations:
RThe tire pressure has changed.
RThe wheels or tires ha vebeen changed or
newly ins talled.
On-board computer:
,6HUYLFH.7LUHV
#Swipe down wards on theTo uch Control on
th e left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
The 8VH &XUUHQW 3UHVVXUHV DV 1HZ 5HIHU
HQFH 9DOXHV message is shown in the multi‐
function displa y.
#Pressatoconfirm there start.
The 5XQ )ODW ,QGLFDWRU 5HVWDUWHG message is
shown in the multifunction displa y.
Cur rent wa rning messages are dele ted and
th eh yellow warning lamp goes out.
Af teryo u ha vedriven for a few minutes, the
sy stem checks whe ther the cur rent tire pres‐
sure s are within the specified range. The cur‐
re nt tire pressures are then accep ted as ref‐
erence values and monitored.
Make sure toobser vethefo llowing fur ther rela‐
te d subjec t:
RNotes on tire pressure (→page 414) Ra
dio-equipment appr oval of the tire pres‐
sure moni toring sy stem
Ra dio equipment appr oval numbers
Countr yRadio equipment appr oval
number
Canada
USA FCC ID: MRX
AG5SP4
FCC ID: MRXMFR
IC: 2546A -AG5SP4
Fu rther information on the declaration of con‐
fo rm ity for wireless vehicle components
(
→page 23).
Loading theve hicle
Tire and Loading Information placard
&
WARNING Risk of accident from overloa‐
ded tires
Overloaded tires may overheat and bur stas a
consequence. Overloaded tires can also
impair thesteering and handling characteris‐
tics and lead tobrake failure.
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Wheels and tires

Displaymessages
Int roduction
Note s on display messages
Display messages appear in the multifunction
displa y.
Displ aymessage s with graphic symbols are sim‐
plified in the Operator's Manual and may dif fer
from the symbols in the multifunction displa y.
The multifunction display sho wshigh-priority dis‐
play messages in red. Cer tain display messages
are accompanied byawa rning tone.
Please respond in accordance with the display
messages and follow the additional no tes in this
Opera tor's Manual.
Fo r some display message s, a symbol is also
shown:
R¤ Further information
RO Hide display message
Yo u can select the desired symbol byswiping
left or right on the left-hand side of Touch Con‐
trol. Press the¤ symbol toshow fur ther
information. Press theO symbol tohide the
display message.
Yo u can hide lo w-priority display messages by
pressing the% button or the left-hand side of
To uch Control. The display messages arethen
st ored in the message memor y.
Re ctify the cause of a display message as
qu ickly as possible.
High-priority display messages cannot be hid‐
den. The multifunction display sho ws these dis‐
play messages continuously until the cause for
th e message has been rectified. Calling up
stored displ aymessages
On-boa rdcompute r:
,6HUYLFH. 0HVVDJH
If th ere are no display messages, 1R 0HVVDJHV
appears in the multifunction displa y.
#Scrollthro ugh the display messages byswip‐
ing upwards or down wards on Touch Control
on the left-hand side of thesteering wheel.
#To exitth e message memor y:press the
% button.
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Safety sy stems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and MSolutions
!
÷
,QRSHUDWLYH 6HH 2SHUDWRU
V
0DQXDO*
ABS and ESP
®are malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etysy stems may also malfunction.
&
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP®are malfunctioning
If ABS and ESP
®are malfunctioning, the wheels could lock when braking and ESP®cannot carryout vehicle
st abilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristics are thus se verely impaired .Th ebr aking dis tance in an emer‐
ge ncy braking situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etysy stems are switched off.
#Drive on carefull y.
#Have ABS and ESP®checked immediately at a qualified specialist workshop.
#Drive on carefully.
#Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
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Display messages and warning/indicator lamps