2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

0007
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. 0007
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( 0013 page15 9). 0007
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. 0007
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. 0007
Use ato w bar . 0007
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. 000E
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. 0007
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port 0007
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( 0013 page366). 0007
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle. 0007
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
0009 The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon- boar
delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( 0013 page363). 0007
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. 0007
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. 0007
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. 0007
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 0007
When transpor ting,ensur eth at: Br
eak down assis tance 36
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R
The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etra nspor tercor rectly
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h) isno tex ceed ed
whe ntransp orting 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y 0007
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. 0007
Aminimum distance of4in (10 cm)
up wa rdsand 8in (20 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portle ve lis no tav ailable forth efo llo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withMA GIC BODY CONTR OL 0009
Depending onthemodel, button1 isloca‐
te din thecon trol panel between thesteer ing
wheel andthedr iver's door . 0007
Toactiv atetranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2 in (30 mm) com‐
par edtothenor mal leve l. 0007
Press butt on1 again and hold itforat lea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from thera ised leve lto
th etranspor tle ve l.
The transpor tle ve lis reac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sin themultifunc tion
displa y.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedto theheight of
th elas tactiv edr ive pr ogr am. 0007
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . 0007
Todeac tivatetranspo rtleve l:star tth e
engine whentheve hicle isat ast ands till.
If transpo rtleve lis act ivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 368
Break down assis tance

0007
Press and hold button1 forat lea stfive
seconds.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. Indicat orlamp 2
goes out. 0007
Drive th eve hicle offth etranspor ter.
4MA TICvehicl es 0007
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle. 000E
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning 0007
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 islocat edwithth eve hicle tool kit
under thetrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye 0007
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. 0007
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
0009 Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
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000E
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect useof
th eto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. 0007
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) 000E
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. 0007
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . 0007
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. 000E
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect fus es Incor
rect fus esma ycau sedamag eto electr i‐
cal com ponen tsor systems. 0007
Onlyuse Mercedes- Benzapproved
fuse swit hth ecor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐ th
er information tobe obser vedar elis tedin the
fuse assignment diagram.
000E NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. 0007
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. 0007
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off
R The igniti onissw itched off 37
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

The
electr icalfuses arelocat edinthefo llo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (0013 page37 1)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(0013 page37 2)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(0013 page37 2)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright- hand side
of theve hicle when viewe din thedir ect ion of
tra vel(0013 page37 3) Op
eni ng andclos ing the fuse boxin the
en gine comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page37 0).
R Have thefo llo wing tools readil yav ailable:
- adr yclo th
- asc rewdr iver Open
ing 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. 0007
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e37
1

0007
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. 0007
Loosen screws4, and remo vefuse boxlid
3 from theto p.
Closing 0007
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 3. 0007
Inser tlid 3 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar of
th efuse box. 0007
Folddo wn lid3 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews4. 0007
Inser tco ver2 onboth sides andengage
re tainin gclips 1. 0007
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page37 0). 0007
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page37 0). 37
2
Brea kdo wnassista nce

0007
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
tr unk Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(0013 page37 0). 0007
Foldcover1 down inthedir ect ion ofthe
ar row . Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 37
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No
teson noise orunusua lhand lingcharac‐
te rist ics
While driving ,pa yatt ent ion tovibr ations, noises
and unusu alhandl ingcharact eristic s,e.g .pullin g
to one side. Thismayindicat eth at thewheels or
tir es aredamag ed.Ifyo ususpe ctthat atir eis
def ective, reduce your spee dimm ediat ely. Stop
th eve hicle assoon aspossible tocheckth e
wheels andtires fordama ge.Hid den tireda m‐
ag ecou ldalso be cau sing theunusual handling
ch aract eristic s.Ifyo ufind nosigns ofdamag e,
ha ve thetir es and wheels checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. No
teson regular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from dam‐
ag ed tires
Dama gedtir es can cause tirepr essur eloss.
As are sult, youco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. 0007
Chec kth etir es regular lyforsigns of
dama geand replace anydamag edtires
immediat ely. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofaquaplani ng dueto
insuf ficie nttiretrea d
Insu fficien ttir etread willresult inreduced
tir egr ip. The tiretread isno long erable to
dissipat ewa ter.
This means that inhea vyrain or slush the
ri sk ofhydroplaning isincr eased, inpar ticu‐
lar ifve hicle speed isno tadap tedto suit the
condi tions.
If th etir epr essur eis toohigh ortoolow,
tir es ma yex hibit differe nt leve ls of we arat
dif fere nt locati ons onthetir econ tact sur‐
fa ce. 0007
Thu s,yo usho uld regular lych eckth e
tr ea dde pthand thecon dition ofthetir e
con tact surface across theent ire widt h
of all tires. Minimum
tread depthfor:
R Summ ertires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm) 0007
Forsaf etyre ason s,replace thetir es
bef oreth eleg ally prescr ibed limit for
th eminimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thefo llo wing checks on allwheels reg‐
ular ly,at leas tonce amont hor as requ ired, e.g.
pr ior toalon gjo ur ne yor drivin gof f-ro ad:
R Chec kth etir epr essur e(0013 page37 5).
R Visual lyinspect tires and wheels fordama ge.
R Chec kth eva lve caps.
The valves mus tbe protect edagains tmois‐
tur eand dirtby theva lve caps approved
especiall yfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Visual checkof thetir etread depthand the
tir econt actsurface across theent ire widt h.
The minimum tread depthforsummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforwint ertires 00CF in
(4 mm). 37
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Wheels andtires