2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH AMG Owner's Manual

Oper
ator's Manua l
This Supplement prov ides informatio non allthe
im por tant func tions ofyour AM Gve hicle that are
eit her notdesc ribed ordifferfr om thedescr ip‐
tion sin theve hicle Operator's Manual. This
inf ormation supplements orreplaces thecor re‐
sponding sectionsintheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. Under nocircums tances does theSupple‐
ment replace theOper ator's Manual.
This Supplement describesallmodels, and
st andar dand optio nal equipme ntforyo ur vehi‐
cle, asavailable atthetime ofgoing topress.
Countr y-specif icdif fere nces arepo ssi ble. Bea r
in mind that your vehicle mayno tfe atur eall
fun ction sdesc ribed here.This isalso thecase
fo rsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt tosaf ety.
Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle may
dif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illustra‐
tion s.
The original purchase contract documen tation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains alis tof all ofthesy s‐
te ms inyour vehicle. Should
youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual, theSupplement andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should be kept intheve hicle. Oper
ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s
car ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent orinju rydue
to inc orrect mod ifica tion ofelectr onic
com pone ntsand parts
Modif ication toelectr oniccomponen ts,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion
and/or thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar ts.Inpar ticular ,sy stems releva nt
to saf etyco uld also beaffect ed.
As are sult, these mayno long erfunc tion
pr oper lyand/ orjeopar dizeth eoper ating
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth eve hicle's wiring,
electr oniccomponent sor sof tware. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. Gener
alno tes 7

#
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad
R The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis wa
ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐ re
ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s
Mer cedes‑A MGrecomme ndsaMercedes‑Be nz
ser vice center. Co
rrect use oftheve hicl e
If yo ure mo veanywa rning sticke rs,yo uor other s
could failto recogni zecer tain dang ers. Lea ve
wa rning sticke rs inposit ion.
Obser vethefo llo wing informatio nin par ticular
when drivin gyo ur vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual 8
General notes

R
tech nica lda ta forth eve hicle
R traf fic ru les and regulations
R laws and safetyst andar dsper tainin gto
mo torve hicles Limit
edWa rranty
* NO
TEDama getotheve hicle arising
fr om violation ofthese oper ating instruc‐
tion s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from viola‐
tion ofthese oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Ben zim plied warrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheins truction sin these oper at‐
ing instruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi‐
cle damag e. Gener
alno tes 9

Re
duce dpr otection
The AMG sportseat isdesign edforth est andar d
th re e-point seatbelt. Ifyo uins talla dif fere nt
mu ltipo int sea tbe lt, e.g .spo rtor racing seat
bel ts, there stra int system cann otprov ide the
int ended leve lof protect ion.
Depen dingonthetype ofseat, ther ema ybe
opening sin theseat backres t.These opening s
ha ve no func tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ury
due tomodif iedseat beltsystems
If yo ufe ed seat belts thro ugh theopening in
th eseat backres t,th eseat backres tma ybe
damag edorma yeve nbr ea kin theeve ntof
an acci dent. #
Only useth est andar dth re e-point seat
belt. #
Nevermodify theseat beltsystem. Fu
nction oftheseat beltextender
The seat beltextende rfo rth efront seat helps
yo ufa sten your seat belt.When thedoor is
closed, theseat beltextende rex tends.
The seatbe ltex tende rre tracts again in thefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R theseat belttongu eis eng aged intheseat
belt buckle
R The seat belttongu eis no teng aged inthe
seat beltbucklewithin 60seconds
R The respectiv edoor isopened
R Youfo ld theseat backres tfo rw ards
R Nobody issitt ing inthefront passeng erseat
The seat beltextende rmu stalw aysbe retract ed
wh ile th eve hicle isin mo tion. 10
Seatbel ts

Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
10 00 mile s(1 500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R donotdr ive fa ster than 87 mph(1 40 km/h).
R onlybr ief lyallo wtheengine toreac hamax i‐
mum enginespee dof 45 00 rpm (450 0rp m).
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoid overstrai ning theve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde pres sth eacceler ator pedal past
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
10 00 mile s(1 500 km). This
also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance isbe ing driven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R brak epads, brak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying great erforc eto thebr ak epedal. Oper
ation oftheECO star t/s topfunc tion The
engineisau tomatical lyswitc hedoffif th e
fo llo wing condition sar eme t:
R youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C. R
ifall vehicle conditions foran automatic
engine stop areme t.
The 00D6 symbol appearsin themultifunc tion
displa ywhen theve hicle isstatio nary.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R youre lease thebr ak epedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t
activ e.
R youshif tfr om transm issionposi tion005D.
R youen gage trans missi on positio n005B or005E.
R youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter.
R youch ang eth eve hicle leve l.
R anaut omat icengin est ar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds. TheVehicleOpe rationa lSwi tch
the IgnitionOff Befo reExiti ngdispl aymessa ge
also appear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo u Dr
iving and parking 11

do
notswitc hof fth eignition ,th eignition is
aut omaticall yswitc hedoffaf te rone minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus tsy s‐
te m Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Th eAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus tsy stem is
onl yav ailab leforthe
Me rcedes‑ AMGS63 4MA TIC+ model.
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflap
allo wsyouto select thevo lume oftheAMG Per‐
fo rm anc eex haus tsy stem. Oper
ating theAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem #
Press butt on1.
If indic ator lam p2 light sup, theloudes t
se tting isselect ed. No
tesfo rthe AMGhig h-pe rfor ma nce brak e
sy stem and theAMG ceramichigh -per form ‐
ance comp osit ebr ak esy stem The
brak esy stem isdesigned forhea vyloa ds.
This maylea dto noi sewhen braki ng. Thisef fect
can also occu raf te rwa shing theve hicle.
The noise depends onthefo llo wing fact or s:
R Spee d
R Brak efo rc e
R Environme ntal cond itions, e.g.te mp eratur e
and airhumidity
Ha ve thebr ak esy stem checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop afte rit has been subject ed
to extreme use. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheDY NA MIC SELECT switch Use
theDY NA MIC SELE CTswitc hto chang e
be tween thefo llo wing drive pr og rams:
R = (Individual) :indivi dualse ttings 12
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R
A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomi‐
cal drivin gst yle
R C (Spor t):spor tydrivin gst yle
R B (Spor tPlus): particular lyspor tydrivin g
st yle
R Mer cede s-AMG S65 Coupe :N
(CU RVE): com fortable drivin gwit hcur ve
inc linat ionfunc tion
R Mer cedes- AMGS63 4MA TIC+: I
(RA CE): drivin glik eon ara ce trac k
% Drive pr ogr am I mayno tbe used on nor‐
mal roads. Drive pr og ram I mayonl ybe
activ ated and used ondedi catedrace cir‐
cui ts, noton public roads.
% Mer cedes-AM Grecomme ndsselecting the
dr ive pr og ram A when incity traf fic or
st op-and-go traf fic.
Depe nding onthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive (en gineman agemen t)
R Trans miss ionman agemen t
R ESP® R
Sus pen sion
R Mer cedes -AMG S63 4MA TIC+ :posi tion of
th eex haus tga sflaps
R Steer ing
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Driver assis tance systems
R Mer cedes- AMGS63 4MA TIC+: availabilit y
of glide mode
R Mer cedes- AMGS63 4MA TIC+: 4MATIC+
% Youcan also chang eth efo llo wing vehicle
ch aract eristic susin gth ebutt ons inthecen‐
te rconsole:
R Mer cede s-AMG S63 4MA TIC+ :posi tion
of theex haus tga sflaps
R ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
R ESP ®
R Suspension
R Manual gearshif ting Displ
aying dyna micdata Multime
diasystem:
, Vehicle .
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Dyn.Data.
Dynamic datais displa yed, e.g. :
R G-force values
R Torque dist ribution
R Boos t
R Cur rent powe routpu t
R Variable all-wheel drive Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent dueto shif ting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo ushif tdo wn onslipp eryro ad sur faces to
inc rease theengine braking effect, thedr ive
wheels maylose traction . Dr
iving andparking 13

#
Donotshi ftdo wn onslipper yro ad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease theengine braking
ef fect. #
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y. %
Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
paddle shifters,select theM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel paddle
shif ter2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel paddle
shif ter1. If
th eengine speedbecomes toohigh ortoolow,
yo ucan notch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
paddle shifters.In this case, segme nts1 light
up red. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. 14
Driving and parking