2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE towing

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
agl ance ....................................................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.......................... 8
Ov erhead control panel ................................ 10
Con trol setting sin there ar passe nger
com partment ................................................ 12
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 14 Digita
lOp erator' sMa nua l......................... 16
Callin gup theDigit alOper ator's Manual ...... 16 Gene
ralno tes... .......................................... 17
Pr otect ing theen vironmen t... ....................... 17
Genui neMer cedes-Ben zpar ts...................... 17
Oper ator's Manual ......... .................. .............1 8
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......... .............. 19
Oper ating safety...........................................2 0
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forwireless
ve hicle component s... ................................... 21
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 21
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop ....................... 22 Cor
rect useof theve hicle ............................2 2
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............... ............ 22
Re por tingsaf etydef ects ...............................2 3
Limit edWarrant y.......................................... 23
QR cod efo rre scue card... ............... .............2 3
Dat ast or ag e... ..............................................2 4
Cop yright ...................................................... 27 Occupant
safety.... .....................................28
Re stra int system .............................. .............2 8
Sea tbel ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 43
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 4
No teson pets intheve hicle ............ .............5 4 Opening
andclosing .................................. 55
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Door s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 63
Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................6 9
Sid ewi ndo ws<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pa nor amicroof ............................................. 74 Anti-t
heftpr otect ion .....................................7 7 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 79
No teson thecor rect driver's seatpos i‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......79
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ..............................................8 8
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e...........................8 9
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion .................... 91
St ow agear eas .............................................. 92
Cup holde r.................................................... 98
As htrayand cigarette light er........................ 99
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 100
Re frig er ator box...... .................................... 101
Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connect ionwithth eex terior ant enna ..103
Ins talling andremo ving thefloor mats ........ 105 Light
andvisibili ty................................... 10 6
Ext eriorlighti ng............. .............................106
Int erior ligh ting ............................................ 111
Wi ndsh ield wipe rand windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 112
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Contents

Oper
ating thesun visor s... .......................... 117
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield...................................................1 17
Infr ared reflect ive windshield function ........ 118 Clim
atecontr ol......................................... 119
Ov ervie wof climat econt rolsy stems ........... 119
Oper ating theclimat econ trol system ......... 119 Dr
ivin gand parking ................................. 126
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ ........126
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... .........................1 34
Au tomatic transmiss ion.............................. 135
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC.............................. 139
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 139
Pa rking ........................................................ 141
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............1 50
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 09 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................210
Ins trument Displayove rview .......................2 10 Ov
ervie wof thebutt ons onthesteer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 11
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter............... 211
Se tting thedesign ....................................... 213
Se tting theadditional value rang e............... 213
Ov ervie wof displa yson themultifunc ‐
tion displa y... .................................... ..........2 14
Ad jus ting theins trument lighting ................2 14
Menus andsubmenus ................................. 215
Hea d-up Display ............ ..............................221 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 222
No teson oper ating safety................ .......... 222
Ope ratio n........... ................................. .......222
Usi ngtheVo ice Cont rolSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Essenti alvoice com mand s.......................... 224 Mult
imed iasystem .................................. 237
Ov ervie wand oper ation .................. ............ 237
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 246
Fit &Hea lthy <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Na vig ation .......................................... ........259
Te lephon e........................................ ...........2 85 Online
andInterne tfunctions ..................... 307
Medi a....... ...................................................312
Ra dio .......................................................... 325
Sound .........................................................3 33 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................336
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y........ 336
En gine compartment .................................. 337
Cleanin gand care.......................................3 43 Br
eakdo wnassi stance ............................ 353
Emerg ency..................................................353
Flat tire....... ................................................ 353
Batt ery(v ehi cle) ....... .................................. 359
To w star tin gor towing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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sand tires ...... ................................374
No teson noise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s...................................................3 74
No teson regular lyinsp ecting wheels and
tir es ............................................................ 374
No teson sno wch ains .................................3 75 Con
tents 3

What
todo intheeve ntofan acci dent
1 QRcod esforaccessi ngthere scue card →
23
2 Safetyve sts →
353
3 Butt onforth eSOS emer gency callsy stem →
304
4 Chec kingandtopping upoper ating fluids →
408
5 Tow- star tin gand towing away →
366
6 Flat tire →
353 7
Startin gassis tance →
363
8 Haza rdwa rning light s →
108
9 Fuelfiller flap withins truct ion labels fortir e
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcodes foraccess‐
ing there scue card →
139
A Tow- star tin gand towing away →
366
B TIREFIT kit →
355 At
aglanc e– Em erge ncie sand brea kdo wns 15

Sy
stem limita tions
Te mp oraryspeed restrictions (e.g.fo ra cer tain
tim eor due towe ather condition s)can notbe
pr oper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaximum
per missible speedapplying fora ve hicle witha
tr ailer isno tde tected bythesy stem. Inthese sit‐
uations youmus tadj ustyo ur spee dyo urself . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as:
R Inthewe tor infog
R When towing atrailer 0007
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. 0007
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation 0009
The availabilit yof thefo llo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
When Distance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ve,th e
function adjuststh espeed depending onthe
ro uteeve nts ahead. Dep endingonthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed,theve hicle negotiatesthero ute
eve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com fortable or
dynam icman ner.When thero uteev ent has been
passed, theve hicle acceler ates again tothe
st or ed speed. Thesetdis tan cetotheve hicle in
fr ont, vehicles detected aheadand speedrestric‐
tions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadj ustm entcan byconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system
(0013 page16 7).
Ro uteeve nts aheadar e:
R Bend s
R T-int ersect ions,tr af fic cir cle sand tollst a‐
tio ns
R Turnsand exits 0009
When theto llst atio nis reac hed, ActiveDis ‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI Cad op ts thespeed as
th estor ed speed.
Also, thespeed isreduced ifth etur nsignal to
ch ang elane sis swit ched on and one ofthefo l‐
lo wing situat ionsisde tected:
R Turning offat intersect ions
R Drivin gon slowing- down lanes
R Drivin gon lanes adjacenttoslo wing-do wn
lanes
The driver isresponsible forch oosing theright
speed andobser vingother road user s.This
applies inpar ticular tointersect ions,traf fic cir‐
cle sand traf fic lights, asroute-based speed
adap tatio ndo es notbr ak eth eve hicle toast and‐
st ill.
When routeguidan ceisact ive, thefirs tsp ee d
ad jus tment iscar ried out automatic ally.If th e
tur nsigna lind icatoris swi tched on,theselect ed
ro uteis co nfirmed andfurther speed adjustment
is activ ated. 16
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Driving and parking

Inf
orma tion onHill StartAss ist Hill
StartAs sis tholds theve hicle fora shor t
time when pulling away on ahill under thefo l‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transmissio nis in posit ion005Bor005E.
R The elect ric pa rking brak eis released.
This gives youen ough timeto mo veyour foot
fr om thebr ak epedal totheaccelera torpeda l
and depr essitbef oreth eve hicle begins toroll. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due totheve hicle rolling away
Af tera shor ttime, HillStartAs sis tno longer
holds theve hicle anditcan rollaw ay. 0007
Ther efor e, swif tly mo veyour foot from
th ebr ak epedal totheacceler ator
pedal. Neveratt em pttolea vetheve hi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillSt artAs sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfun ction holds theve hicle atast and‐
st ill wit hout requ iring youto depr essthebr ak e
pedal, e.g.while waitin gin traf fic.
Sy stem limita tions
The HOL Dfun ction isonl yint end edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno ta su fficien t
mean sof saf eguar dingtheve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustno tbe great erthan 30%.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfunc tion 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto the
HOLD functio nbei ng activ ated whe nyo u
lea vetheve hicle
If yo ulea vetheve hicle while onlyth eHOLD
func tion isbraking theve hicle, theve hicle
can rollaw ay inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Ifth er eis amalfunct ioninthesy stem or
in thepo we rsupp ly. R
Ifth eHOLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing theacceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byave hicle occupant. 0007
Alw aysdeactiv ateth eHOLD function
and secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling
aw ay bef orelea ving theve hicle. 000E
NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking When
ActiveBr ak eAssi st,Ac tiveDis tance
Assi stDIS TRONI Cor theHOLD function are
activ ated, theve hicle brak es aut onomously
in cer tain situat ions.
To avo iddamag eto theve hicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar sit‐
uation s: 0007
Dur ing towing 0007
Inacar wash Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed ortheseat belton
th edr iver's side isfastened. Dr
iving andparking 17
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0007
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveLa ne
Ke eping Assistis activ ated, thelane mark‐
ings aresho wnaslight intheassis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nAc tiveLa ne Keeping Assistis
activ e,thelane marking sar esho wningreen
in theassis tance grap hic.
0009 Dep endingonthecount ry,yo uma yha ve to
pr ess and hold thebutt ontodeactiv ate. Se
tting thesensit ivityof Activ eLan eKe ep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
0018 Vehicle 0019
k Assist ance
0019 Act .Lane Keep. Assist 0007
Select ase tting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning 0007
Swit chLane Depart. Warning on0073 oroff
0053.
Yo udo notre cei veanywa rning when leaving
a lane ifth elane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl eto wing instruct ions
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused forflat towing ording hy
to wing, forex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canlead todamag eon theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withto w bar sys‐
te ms, safedr iving charact eristic scan notbe
guar anteed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywithth eper‐ mitt
edtowing methods (0013 page36 4) and
th eins truction sfo rto wing withbo th axle son the
gr ound (0013 page366). Dr
iving andparking 209

0007
Dur ing star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. 0007
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 5 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. 0007
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. 0007
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. 0007
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. 0007
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owdefr osteror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: 0007
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 5and negative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p4 and positiv epole ofthedonor bat‐ te
ry.Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts on
yo ur ow nve hicle firs t. 0007
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover3 ofposi tiveclam p4.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery 0007
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(0013 page359).
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is onl
yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr oved foryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryover detac hable parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. 36
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Breakdo wnassis tance

Fo
rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems
(0013 page209). 000E
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectly 0007
Obs erve theins truction sand noteson
to wing away. To
wing withara ised axle: towing should be
per form ed byato wing company.
Pe rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eeq uipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle son thegr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles withaut omatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth esteer ing wheel isfixe din
th ecent erposition withast eer ing
wheel lock
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
No Br
eakdo wnassis tance 36
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