2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH engine

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Pe rm itted towing methods ............................3 7 Te
ch nical data............................................ 39
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview .................. .............3 9
Oper ating fluids .... .......................... .............. 40
Ve hicle data... ......... ...................................... 41 Disp
laymes sagesand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps...... .......................................... 43
Displa ymessag es............................ .............4 3
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps.........................5 1 Inde
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tents 3

The
com ponent sof thehigh-v oltageon- boar d
electr icalsystem aremar kedwit hye llo wwa rn‐
ing sticke rs.The cablesof thehigh-v oltageon-
boar delectr icalsystem areor ang e.
Ve hicles withan electr icmo torge ner atemu ch
less drivin gnois eth an vehicles withint ernal
combus tionengines. Asare sult, your vehicle
ma yno tbe hear dby other road user sin cer tain
situat ions.This canhappen ,fo rex am ple, when
yo uar epar kingand your vehicle isno tseen by
ot her road user s.This requ ires youto adop ta
par ticular lyant icip ator ydr ivin gst yle, as itis
neces saryto allo wforth epossibility that other
ro ad user sma ybeha veunpredic tably. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
Alw aysha ve thefo llo wing workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop:
R Workreleva nt tosaf ety
R Service andmaintena nce work
R Repair work
R Modif ications aswellas installation sand
con versions R
Workon electr oniccomponent s
R Workon thehy brid system Cor
rect 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.
When usingtheve hicle, observethefo llo wing
inf ormatio n:
R thesaf etyno tesin this manual
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
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No
teson plug-in hybrid oper ation &
WARNIN GRisk ofchemical burnsand
poisonin gfrom damag edhigh-v oltage
batt ery
If th ehousing ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryhas
been damag ed,electr olyt eand gases may
leak out. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin ,ey es or
clo thing. #
Imm ediat elyrinse electr olytesplashes
of fwit hwa terand seek medica latt en‐
tion stra ight away. &
DANG ER Risk ofexplosion from exces‐
siv eint ernal press ureof thehigh-v oltage
batt ery
In theev ent ofave hicle fire ,th eint ernal
pr essur eof thehigh-v oltagebatt erycould
exc eed acr itical value. Inthis case, flamma‐
ble gasescapes thro ugh ableed valve in the
ve hicle's underbody .
The gascan ignit e. #
Lea vethedang erzon eimmediat ely. #
Secu rethedang erzon eat asuit able
dis tance, whilst obser vinglegalrequ ire‐
men ts. The
hybrid system combin esacombus tion
engine withan electr icmo tor.
Charact eristic swhen theve hicle isat ast and‐
st ill:
R thecombus tionengine isge ner ally switc hed
of f.
R engine idlingonlyoccur sin cer tain ins tan‐
ces.
Ch aract eristics when star tin gth eve hicle:
R ifth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d, theve hicle canbestar tedwit hth e
electr icdrive wit hout thecombus tionengine
(noiseless star t).
R ifth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryis no tsuf ficie ntly
ch arge dor theoper ating temp eratur eof the
comb ustion enginehasno tbee nre ac hed,
th eve hicle canstar twit hth ecombus tion
engine. Char
acteristics withmoder atepo we routpu t
re qu iremen ts:
R thecombus tionengine isswitc hedoffas
of tenas possi ble du ring thejour ney.
R theve hicle canbeacceler ated electr icallyup
to speeds ofappr oximat ely87 mph
(1 40 km/ h).
Char acteristic swit hhigh powe routpu tre qu ire‐
men ts:
R theelectr icmo torsupp orts thecombus tion
engine (boostef fect), e.g. whenpu lling away
or acceler ating.
R thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis disc harging.
Char acteristics when releasing theaccelera tor
pedal during thejour ney:
R theelectr icmo toris oper ated asaalt ernat or
when inoverru nmod eand during braki ng.
R thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis ch argin g.
No teson electr icdriving:
R vehicles withhy brid systems gener atesigni fi‐
cantly less nois eth an vehicles withcombus‐
tion engines. 6
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R
when drivin gin elec tric mode theve hicle
ma yno tbe hear dby other road user sdue to
th esignif icantlyless noisege ner ated .
R dependi ng on theve hicle's equipment and
national legislation,theve hicle maybe
eq uipped withAc ous ticVehicle Indication.
Inf ormation onAcous ticVehicle Indication:
R Acous ticVehicle Indication gener ates acer‐
ta in sound ataspeed between 0and 19mp h
(30 km/ h).
R this helps other road user s,par ticular ly
pe destrians and bikerider s,to hear your
ve hicle better .
R abo vethis speed, natural vehicle noise issuf‐
fi cie ntforth eve hicle tobe hear din good
time byother road user s.
R thesound canalso behear din theve hicle
int erior .
R thevo lume depen dson theengine speed,
th espeed andtheacceler ator pedal position .
R Acous ticVehicle Indication switchesoffat a
speed ofover 19 mp h(30 km/h) because
th enatura lve hicle noise issuf ficie nt. Sw
itchin gof fthe hybrid system manua lly &
DANG ER Risk offata linj uryby touc hin g
damag edhigh -volt ageco mp onent s
The vehicle's high-voltageon-boar delectr ical
sy stem isunder highvoltag e. Ifyo umod ify
co mp onent partsintheve hicle's high-volt‐
ag eon-boar delectr icalsystem ortouc hdam‐
ag ed comp onent parts,youma ybe elec tro‐
cut ed.
The comp onent partsintheve hicle's high-
vo ltag eon- boar delect rical system maybe
damag edinan acciden t,alt hough thedam‐
ag eis no tvisible. #
Afteran accide nt,donotto uc han y
high -volt ageco mp onent sand never
modify theve hicle's high-voltageon-
boar delectr icalsystem. #
Afteran accide nt,have theve hicle
tr anspor tedaw ay. #
Have thehigh-v oltageon- boar delectr i‐
cal system checkedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Onl
ydeactiv ateth ehy brid system manually in
th efo llo wing situat ions:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam p
light sup intheins trument cluster,e.g. afte r
an acc iden t.
R The vehicle isbadly damag ed,e.g. afte ran
accide nt,and there stra int system com po‐
nen tswe renotacti vated. Gener
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Fu
nctions oftheoper ating mod es
The operating modedeterm ines thedr ive type of
th eplug-in hybrid vehicle.
The follo wing operating mod esareav ailab le:
HYBRID Foreconomica ldr iving withav ailabilit yof all hybrid func tions
R Default setting when star tin gth eve hicle.
R Alldrive types (combus tionengine, electricdrive, boos tand recup erati on) areavailable.
R The hybrid system select sth emos tsuit able drive type accor dingtothedr iving situation androad con dition s.
E- MOD ED riving byelectr icpropulsion only
R Driving byelectr icpropulsion ispossible uptothepr essur epoint ofthehap ticaccelera torpeda l.
R Beyond thepr essur epoint ofthehap ticaccelera torpeda l,th ecombus tionengine isactiv ated.
R Use: ininner city/low emission zoneor when thech arge leve lof thebatt eryper mits useoftheelectr icdrive. Oper
ating modes 15

E-S
AVET hecharge leve lof thebatt eryis maint ained
R Use oftheelectr icdrive and boos tis restrict ed.
R The charge leve lof thehigh-v oltagebatt eryis maint ained, e.g.forsubs equent useintheinner city/low emis‐
sion zone.
CH ARGE Thebatter yis ch arge dby thecombus tionengine whiledriving
R Onlyth ecombus tionengine isavailable. Theelectric mo toris oper ating asan alternat or.Consu mptionincr ea‐
se s.
R Use :if ahigh batter ych arge leve lis requ ired forsections ofthejour neyahead. R
Indrive pr og rams A and; alloper at‐
ing modes areav ailable.
R The HYBRIDoper atingmode isact ive dur ing
man ualgearshif ting.
R Intheaut omatic drive pr ogr am C the
HYBR IDope rating mod eis acti ve.
Sy stem limita tions
An oper atingmode mayno tbe available under
th efo llo wing circums tances:
R The high-v olta ge batt ery's charge leve lis too
high ortoolow. R
The combus tionengine isno tye tat operat‐
ing temp eratur e.
R The outside temp eratur eis toohigh ortoo
lo w.
R The self-diagnosis functionsareactiv e. 16
Operating modes

Fu
nction ofthepo we rdis pla yof the elec ‐
tr ic mo tor R
Area 1 -2 showstheoutput inelectr ic
mode orboos tef fect. The POWER displ ay
suppor tsyouin elec tric- on lymode.
R Area 3 -4 showsthere cup erated outpu t.
R From point 4,themaximum recup erated
ou tpu tha sbee nre ac hed. During great er
dec eleration ,th emec hanical service brak e
int erve nes increasing lyto deceler ateth e
ve hicle.
R The current charge leve lof high- voltag ebat‐
te ry 5 isdispla yed. Fu
nction ofthepo we rme ter R
The powe rme tersupp orts youin elec tric-
on lymode anddisplays thepo we robt ained
fr om thehy brid system.
R Recup erated energy issho wninarea 1 –
2.
R Whe nth epo we rme terneedl eis on posi tion
3, theve hicle isswitc hedoff.The combus‐
tion engine andtheelectr icmo torar e
swi tched off.
R Powe rra ng e1 –4 showsthecombin ed
output ofthehy brid system. Displa
yingthepo we rme ter #
Navig ateup ordown withTo uc hCon trol on
th elef t-hand sideofthesteer ing wheel until
th epo we rme teris disp laye d.
Obser vetheno teson Touc hCon trol intheve hi‐
cle Oper ator's Manual. Fu
nction ofthero ut e-base doper ating-
mode stra tegy
When routeguidan ceisact ive, dat aon theplan‐
ned routeis anal yzed.
The mult imed iasystem prov ides thefo llo wing
dat a:
R Road cat egor ies
R Spe edlimit ations
R Heig htdat a
The hybrid system adjus tstheoper ating- mode
st ra tegy accor dingly:
R The useofelectr icalener gyand thecombus‐
tion engine aredis tribut edinthebes tpossi‐
ble way. Dis
play sand oper ation 23

R
The instructions forhandl ingthech argin g
cable andcontrols onthech argin gcable
ha ve been follo we d. #
Ifth ech argin gcable orchargin gcable
con nectorbecomes tooho t,ha ve the
mains powe rsupp lyeq uipment
ch ecked. #
Press socketflap 1.
Soc ketflap 1 swin gsopen . #
Press catch3 tothelef t.
Soc ketco ver5 isopen. #
Char ging atamains socket(mo de2):
ins ertth emains plugintoth emains socket
of theex tern al po we rsourc eto thestop. #
Setth emaximum chargin gcur rent if
re qu ired. #
Insertth ech argin gcable connectorint ove hi‐
cle socket2 tothestop.
Mak esur eth at thech argin gcable isno tta ut
when inserted.
Indic ator lam p4 firs tflashes orang eand
th en green assoon asthehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry isbeing charge d. #
Char ging atawa llbo x/charging station
(mode 3):inser tth ech argin gcable connec‐
to rint ove hicle socket2 tothestop.
Mak esur eth at thech argin gcable isno tta ut
when inserted. Indic
ator lam p4 firs tflashes orang eand
th en green assoon asthehigh-v oltagebat‐
te ry isbeing charge d.
If th ech argin gcable iscon nectedto theve hicle,
th eengine cannotbe star tedand theve hicle
canno tbe mo ved.
At thest ar tof thech argin gpr oce ss,thech arg‐
ing side issho wnintheins trument clusterwit ha
ch argin gpr edic tion.The chargin gpr edic tion
eit her refers to thepr edict edcharge leve lat the
se tdepar turetime, orthetime atwhic hth e
high-v oltagebatt erywill befully charge d.
% Depen dingonthete mp eratur e,thefa nand
ba tter ycoo ling system mayaudibl yswitc h
on dur ing thech argin gpr oce ss. 32
Chargingth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery