2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH ECO mode

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

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

AMG
adaptiv espo rtsuspension system,
selectin gth esusp ension setting #
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.
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 Dr
iving and parking 21

#
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
Driving andparking

A
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
AMG Men u(on -boardcom puter) .................... 28
AMG adaptiv espor tsus pens ionsys‐
te m ........... .............................................21,25
Sel ecting Curvemode ........................... 26
Select ingthesuspension setting ..... 21,25
Se tting ............................................ .2 1,26
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 19
AMG adaptiv espo rtsuspension sys‐
te m (M erce des ‑AMG S65 )
Sus pensi on ........... ................................. 22
AM Gce ramic high-pe rfor ma nce com‐
posit ebr ak esy stem .................................. 12
AMG high-per form ance brak esy stem .....1 2
AMG Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus t
sy stem ........................................................ 12
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 12
Oper ating ............ ................................... 12
AMG TRAC KPA CE
Conf iguring ............ ................................ 35 Drag
Race <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>33
Ge ner alinf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...32
Te leme try displa y............................ ...... 34
Tr ac kRa ce <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011>32
Au thorized Mercedes- BenzCenter
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Au thorized workshop
see Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop
Au tomatic engine star t(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic engine sto p(E CO star t/
sto pfunc tion) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> ..........11
Au tomatic trans mis sion
Dr ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ ..12
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h......................1 2
Kic kdo wn ...............................................15
Manual gearshif ting...............................1 3
Oil temp eratur e(on- boar dcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters .............. 13 B
Boo stpres sur e(o n-bo ardco mp uter,
Pe rfor ma nce menu ).................................. 28 Br
ak es
AMG ceramic high-perform anc e
com posit ebr ak esy stem ........................ 12
AMG high-p erform anc ebr ak esy stem ....1 2
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brakediscs ..11
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle .......1 1 C
Cha nging awheel
In stallin g/remo vingth elongitudin al
member panel....................................... 39
Changing gears ....... ................................... 13
Manually ................................................ 13
Choc k.........................................................3 8
St or ag elocation .................................... 38
Choc k
see Choc k
Climat econtr ol
Filling capacity forPA Goil .....................4 1
Re frig er ant filling capac ity.....................4 1
Coc kpit .........................................................4
Ov ervie w .................................................4 46
Index

S
Seat beltextender .....................................1 0
Seat belts
Re duced protect ion ...............................1 0
Sea tbel tex tende r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........10
Selec tingage ar
see Changing gears
Ser vice center
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
SETUP (on-boar dcom puter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 28
Shif tpa dd les
see Steer ing wheel paddle shifters
Shif ting gears
Gea rshif tre comme ndation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 14
Specialis two rkshop .................................... 8
SPORT handlingmode
Fu nctio n/no tes .....................................1 5
Spor tPlus suspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system
Spor tsuspension setting
see AMG adaptivespor tsuspension system Spor
tsexhaus t
see AMG Perfor mance adjustable
ex haus tsy stem
St art/s topfunc tion
see ECOstar t/ stop funct ion
Ste ering wheel padd leshif ters ................ 13
Sulfur content............................................ 40
Suspension AMG adaptivespor tsuspension sys‐
te m ..... ............................................. ......1 9
AMG adaptivespo rtsuspension sys‐
te m (Mer cedes‑AMG S65) .................... 22
Selecting Curvemode ........................... 26
Select ingthesuspension setting ..... 21,25
Se tting thesuspension leve l............ 21,26
Susp ension leve l
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 21,26 T
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ........................................................ 41
Re ser ve(fuel) .................................. .......4 1 Te
leme try disp lay
Calling up.............................................. 34
Te mp eratur e
En gine oil(on -boardcom puter,Pe r‐
fo rm anc emen u).................................... 28
Tr ans miss ionoil(on -boardcom puter,
Pe rfor mance menu) ...............................2 8
Ti re inf lation com pressor
see TIREF ITkit
Ti re -chang eto ol kit
Ov ervie w ...............................................3 8
TIRE FITkit <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>..37
St or ag elocation .................................... 37
Ti re s
Ins talling ................................................ 38
Re mo ving ..............................................3 8
To ol
see Vehicle tool kit
To rque (on-b oard comp uter,Pe rfor m‐
ance menu )................................................ 28
Tr ac kRa ce
Se tting ...................................................3 2 Inde
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