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

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ve lcon trol system ensur esthebes tpossible
suspension andconstant groun dcle aranc e,eve n
wit haladen vehicle. When driving atspeed, the
ve hicle islowe redaut omatic allytoimprove driv‐
ing safetyand toreduce fuelconsum ption. The
suspen siontuning isadjus teddependin gon the
ro ad sur face, vehicle loadandthedr ive pr ogr am
select ed.The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function
de tects area sof une venness inthero ad bef ore
yo udr ive ove rth em bymeans ofamultifu nction
camer a.This reduces chassis movements. The
op tion ofmanua llyadju sting theve hicle leve lis
also available. The
dam pingis tun edindividual lyforeac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythefo llo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty
R The road con dition ,e.g .bum ps
R The individual selectionof thedr ive pr ogr am:
A (Comf ort), C (Sport),B (Sport+)
or N (CURVE)
AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system com pri‐
ses:
R ActiveBod yCo ntr olABC
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN R
Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Automatic leve lcon trol system
R Automatic vehicle stabiliz ationin theeve ntof
si de winds
R Spe ed-de pende ntlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le velse tting for
gr ea tergr ound clearance
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lbutt on
R Suspen siontuning butt on Dr
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ive pr og ramC haracteristics
A (Comfort) R
The susp ension tuningiscomf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds between 75mph(120 km/h) and100mp h(1 60 km/h) theve hicle islowe redsteadily .
R When driving atspeeds between 100mp h(1 60 km/h) and75mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
C (Sport)
B (SportPlus) R
The suspe nsion tuning isfirm er.
R When driving atspeeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and62mph(1 00 km/h) theve hicle islowe redsteadily .
R When driving atspeeds between 62mph(1 00 km/h) and40mph(6 5km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
N (CURVE) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issetto thenor mal leve l.
R When drivin gat speeds between 75mph(120 km/h) and100mp h(1 60 km/h) theve hicle islowe redsteadily .
R When driving atspeeds between 100mp h(1 60 km/h) and75mph(120 km/h) theve hicle israised again.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive. 24
Driving and parking

Fu
nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno tav ailable inall coun tries. RO
AD SUR FACE SCAN :
R Mon itor sth ero ad infron tof theve hicle
using multifunction camera1.
R Isactiv ewhen oneofdrive pr ogr ams A
(Comf ort)or N (CURVE)isselect ed. R
Detects une venness inthero ad sur face, e.g.
bu mp s,bef oreth eve hicle drives ove rth em.
R Reduces chassis movements.
Sy stem limita tions
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth ero adw ayisinsuf ficie ntlylit, e.g. at
nigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,if th er eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth ewindshield inthear ea ofmultifunc tion
camer a1 isdir ty,fo gg ed up, damag edor
co vered.
R Ifth ero ad sur face hasno optic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifth edis tance totheve hicle infront istoo
shor t.
R Ifsections ofthero uteha ve ave ry small
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing dynam icdrivi ng ma neu ver,e.g. ifyo u
acc elerat eor brak eth eve hicle sharply. R
Atspeeds below5mp h(7 km/h) orabo ve
11 2mp h(1 80 km/h) .
R Ifth eve hicle isat ara ised leve lor indrive
pr og ram C (Sport)or B (SportPlu s).
Obser vetheno teson cleaning themultifunc tion
camer a.
AMG adaptive spor tsusp ension system,
selecti ngthesusp ension setting Dr
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Toselect theComf ortsusp ension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3goout.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem COMFOR T
messa geappear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.
In "Co mfort" mode, thedr iving charact eris‐
tic sof your vehicle arecomf ortable. #
Toselect theSpor tsusp ension setting:
pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam p3 lights up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem SPORTmes‐
sag eappear sin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rt"dr ivin gmod een sur esafirm ersus‐
pension tuning. #
Toselect theSpor tPlus suspension set‐
ting :pr ess butt on1 repeat edly until indica‐
to rlam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspe nsionSystem SPORT+mes‐
sag eapp earsin themultifunc tiondispla y.
"Spo rtPlus" driving mode ensuresave ry
fi rm suspension tuning. Selec
tingCurvemode
In "Curve "mod e,thedr iving charact eristic sof
yo ur vehicle aremor ecomf ortable and thecur ve
inc linat ionfunc tion isact ivat ed. Selec tth is
mode ifyo upr efer amor eco mf ortable drivin g
st yle. #
Press butt on1 repeat edly until indicat or
lam ps2 and 3light up.
The AMG Suspens ionSystem CURVEmes‐
sag eappear son themultifunc tiondispla y.
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
If yo udr ive at ahigh ervehicle leve l,th edr iv‐
ing charact eristic sma ybe impair eddue to
th ehigher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysch oose ave hicle leve lwhic his
suit edtothedr iving style and thero ad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when youlowe rth e
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRBO DY CONT ROLor
le ve lcontr olsystem: When youunlo adlug‐
ga ge orlea vetheve hicle, theve hicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothese tle ve l
shor tly af te rw ards.
Yo uor anyone else inthevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. 26
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#
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicinit yof the
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustno tbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(8 0km/h). Ra
ising theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle issetto thehigh leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h). R
When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120 km/h) forapp roxima tely
th re eminut es.
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthelas t
activ edr ive pr og ram.
Lo we ring theve hicl e #
Press butt on1.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. Dr
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No
teson theIns trum ent Displa yand on-
boar dcom puter
Ad dition alno tesre ga rding your Mer cedes-AM G
ve hicle:
R Vehicl eswith anIns trument Display
(s tandar d)onl y:Ifyo usele ctthePerform -
ance menu, theupshif tbar appear son the
multifu nctiondisplay.
R Ifyo uswit chon theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
and select drive pr ogram A,theengine
electr onics switchfrom 8-cylinder mode to4-
cy lind ermode ,if necessa ry.The multifunc‐
tion displ aysho wsthe/ symbol inthe
st atus area.
R Addition alno te rega rding thewa rning and
indic ator lam ps:theve hicle isalso equipped
wit hth e. SPORThandling modewarning
and indic ator lam p(→ pag e44 ).
R Youcan selectthefo llo wing displa ycon tent
in Mercede s-AMG vehicles withWi descr een
Coc kpit:
- Tach ome ter(cla ssic display se tting) -
Tach ome terand gear displa y(clas sicdis‐
pla yse tting )
- Date(pr ogr essi vedispla yse tting)
- Dateand gear displa y
- Warm-up
- Engi nedata
- G-Me ter
- Trip com puter
- Navig ation Call
ingupdispla yson thePe rfor ma nce
menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
, Performance #
Toselect adispla y:swipe upwards ordown‐
wa rdson thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
Dis playson thePerform ancemenu:
R Warm-up
R SETUP
R G-M eter R
RACETIME R
R Engine data Ex
am ple: warm-up
1 Digital spe edome ter
2 Gear displa y
3 Engin eoil temp eratur e
4 Trans miss ionoiltemp eratur e
5 Boos tpr essur e 28
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter

If
th eengine ortransmission areno tat oper at‐
ing temp eratur e,themultifunc tiondispla ysho ws
te mp eratur e3 or4 inblue. Avoid using the
full engine powe routpu tdur ing this tim e. Ex
am ple: SETUP inMer cedes -AMG vehicles
1 Drive sy stem setting (depending onthe
select eddrive pr ogra mA, CorB)
2 Exhaus tsy stem (depending ontheselect ed
dr ive pr og ram A, orC)
3 ESP®
status (On/Offor SPOR Thandling
mode)
4 Trans miss ionposit ion
5 Suspen sion tuning (depe nding on theselec‐
te ddr ive pr og ram A, CorB) Ex
am ple: G-me ter
While theve hicle isin mo tion, theG-me ter
sho wsthefo rc es that areex ertedon theve hicle
occupants both laterally and inthedir ect ion of
tra vel.The maxim umvalues appear inredin the
coordinat esy stem. #
Torese tth eG-m eter: press thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Select Yes. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol.
If yo upr ess and hold thelef t-hand Touc hCon ‐
tr ol, thefunc tion willberese timmediat ely. Ex
am ple: engine data
1 Current powe routpu t
2 Current torq ue Dis
playin gand star ting RACETIMER inthe
Pe rfor ma nce menu
On -bo ardcom puter:
, Performance
% The RACETI MERfun ction isavailable onlyin
ve hicles without AMG TRACKPACE. In
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The
follo wing functionsar epossible inRA CE‐
TIME R:
R Disp laying andstar tin g
R Stopping
R Startin gane wlap
R Displaying lapstatis tics
R Resettin g 1
Lap
2 Lap time
RA CETIMER isint ended onlyfo ruse onadesi g‐
nat edrace trac ks.Do notus eth efunc tion on
public roads. #
Toselect adispla yand star t:swipe upor
do wn onthelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select Start and press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Tosto p:sel ect Stop andpress thelef t-hand
To uc hCon trol. #
Tostar ta ne wlap: afte rth efirs tst or ed lap,
pr ess thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol. #
Select New Lap.
A max imum of32 laps maybe stor ed. Ex
am ple: RACETIMER
1 Lap
2 Elapsed time
3 Averag espeed
4 Distance covered #
Todispl aythelap statis tics:af te rat lea st
tw ostor ed laps, press thelef t-hand Touc h
Con trol. #
Select Lap List.
The lapstatis ticswill bedispla yed. 30
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom puter