2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH towing

Mer
cedes-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rto wing, useato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axle son thegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems
(→ pag e24 9). *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectl y #
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 42
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (→pag e42 4). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R theengine cannotbe star ted
R theelectr icpar king brak ecann otbe released
or applied
R theaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif ted
to position 005Cor005D
% Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( → pag e42 7). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(→ pag e466). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise theaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionautomaticall yshif tsto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(→ pag e429). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(→ pag e68). 426
Breakdo wnassis tance

#
Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e200). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( → pag e426). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon- boar
delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( → pag e423). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at: Br
eak down assis tance 42
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0053 Inoperat ive *A
tle as tone mainfunctio nof theMer cedes meconnect system oroftheSOS emer gency callsy stem ismalfunc‐
tion ing. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Check BrakePadsSee
Operator's Manual *T
hebrak epads have reac hed thewe arlimit . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto restrict ed braki ng powe r
When thebr ak epads have reac hed their wearlimit ,th ebr aking powe rma ybe restrict ed. #
Drive on car efu lly. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving systems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Blind SpotAsst.Not
Available WhenTowing a
Trailer SeeOperator' sMan-
ual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stisuna vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e. 492
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . #
Donotdr ive at speeds great erthan 50 mph(80 km/h). #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Blind SpotAssist NotAvail-
able When Towing aTrailer
See Operator's Manual *W
hen youes tablish theelectr icalconnect iontothetra iler ,Blind SpotAssis tis una vailable. #
Press thelef t-hand Touc hCon trol and ackn ow ledg eth edispla ymessag e.
00CC St op Vehicle Vehicle Too
Low *Y
ouhave pulled away despit eth eve hicle leve lbeing toolow. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions.
The vehicle israised totheselect edvehicle leve l. #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear andawa rning tone also sou nds, AIRMATIC isma lfunctio ning: #
Donotdr ive fa ster than 50 mph(80 km/h) andconsult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
* NO
TEThe tires ofthefront axle orthefront fende rscou ldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements #
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledr iving andlistenfo rscr aping sounds . #
Ifyo uhear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop theve hicle safely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic con‐
di tions ,and seta hig her vehicle leve lif possible . 498
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Def
initions (tiresand loading) ................4 51
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) .................. 254
Des tination ...... .........................................3 17
Edi ting intermed iate des tinations ........ 306
Edit ingthepr ev ious destination s.........3 17
Ext ernal ............ ................................... 317
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ..........3 17
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 317
St or ing amap position .........................3 17
Des tinat ion entry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 302
Ent ering 3wo rdaddr esse s.................. 307
En tering aPOI oraddress <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 302
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ..306
En tering geo-coor dinates..................... 307
Select ingacont act.............................. 307
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 305
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 308
Select ingprev ious destination s...........3 04
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 3
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l.........................1 8 Digita
lsp eedo meter ............ ....................257
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ...................177
Eng aging drive po sitio n............. ........... 178
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................178
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 178
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 178
Eng aging reve rsege ar .................... .....1 78
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>177
Disp lay
Car e................................................ .....4 10
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....2 87
Disp lay(on- boardcom puter)
Dis play son themultifunc tiondispla y.. 255
Displa ycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 254
Di spl aymes sage........... ............ ...............478
Callin gup (on -boardco mp uter) ...........4 78
No tes ................................................... 478
Disp laymes sages
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 501 ç
---mp h.....................................5 00
003D12 VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 504
ABC Malfu nction Stop Vehicle .............5 00
00CCABC Vehicle Rising Please Wait
Br ief ly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 500
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 94
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative.... 499
Ac tiveBli nd Spo tAss t.No tAv ailable
When Towing aTr ailer SeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 492
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 491
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 491
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....5 01
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative.... ... 501 Inde
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Engine
number ........................................ 466
Engine oil.................................................4 00
Ad ditiv es.............................................. 470
Capaci ty...............................................4 71
Chec kingth eoil leve lusing theoil
dips tick......... ................................. ..... 399
Chec kingtheoil leve lusing theon-
boar dcom puter .............................. ..... 399
MB- Freig abe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 71
Qua lity .......... ....................................... 471
To pping up...........................................4 00
Ent ering charact ers
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 285
ESC (Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
ESP ®
Cr osswi ndAssis t..... ............................ 195
ESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityProg ram) ...... 193
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .195
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 193
Ext erior light ing
Car e................................................ .... 409 Ext
erior light ing
see Ligh ts
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154, 155
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... ......1 55
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function ........ 157
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 54
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 115
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 56
Se tting ................................................. 154
Ext ernal device
Loc king(c hild safetyloc k) ...................2 93
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................124 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 83
Ca lling up ....... ................................... ..282
Dele ting .......................................... ..... 283
Mo ving ................................................ 283
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...282
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011>283Fl
aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 163
Flat tire .....................................................4 13
Chan gingawheel ................................ 458
MOE xten ded tires ................................ 414
No tes ................................................... 413
TIREFIT kit............................................ 415
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 143
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar sensor s...................................... 191
Fo lding table ............................................ 124
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 29
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 465
Fr eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 259
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er).....3 8 Inde
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Pa
rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 156
St or ing theposition ofthefront -
passeng eroutside mirrorusi ng
re ve rsege ar ........................................ 156
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 444
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 443
Pe des trian protection
see Activehoo d(p ed estria n pr otect ion)
Pe nnant holder
see Pennant staf f
Pe nnant staf f....... ....................................143
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 163
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 63
Se tting .............. ................................... 163
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er Pe
rm itted towing methods .....................4 24
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................61
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode
Pictur ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............295
Plas tictrim (Care) ....... .............................410
Pla ybac kop tions
Selectin g.......................................... ... 358
POI Selectin g.......................................... ... 305
POI symbols
Selectin g.......................................... ... 322
Po rts(R ear Seat Entertainment Sys‐
te m)
Ov ervie w ............ ................................. 384 Po
we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ..........................................69
Tr unk lid.................................................7 1
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 167
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................4 04
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 6
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 46
PR E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .........46
Re versing measur es.............................. 46
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)................................ 46
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 46
Re versing measur es.............................. 46
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................3 04 Inde
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