#
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. #
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. 398
Maintenanc eand care
R
The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etra nspor tercor rectly
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h) isno tex ceed ed
whe ntransp orting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of4in (10 cm)
up wa rdsand 8in (20 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portle ve lis no tav ailable forth efo llo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withMA GIC BODY CONTR OL %
Depending onthemodel, button1 isloca‐
te din thecon trol panel between thesteer ing
wheel andthedr iver's door . #
Toactiv atetranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2 in (30 mm) com‐
par edtothenor mal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itforat lea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from thera ised leve lto
th etranspor tle ve l.
The transpor tle ve lis reac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sin themultifunc tion
displa y.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedto theheight of
th elas tactiv edr ive pr ogr am. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . #
Todeac tivatetranspo rtleve l:star tth e
engine whentheve hicle isat ast ands till.
If transpo rtleve lis act ivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 428
Break down assis tance
#
Press and hold button1 forat lea stfive
seconds.
The vehicle isadjus tedto theheight ofthe
las tact ive dr ive pr og ram. Indicat orlamp 2
goes out. #
Drive th eve hicle offth etranspor ter.
4MA TICvehicl es #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thesame transpor tatio nve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getothedr ivet ra in due to
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotpos ition theve hicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthetranspor tve hi‐
cle. To
wing eyesto rage location To
wing eye1 islocat edwithth eve hicle tool kit
under thetrunk floor . Ins
talling theto wing eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwiseasfaras it
wil lgo and tight en.
% Mak esur eth at cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 42
9
Pr
eceding letter 1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanma nuf actu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc ktir es acc ordin gto US manu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirepr essur eth at areon lyde signe dfo r
te mp orar yuse inan emer gency .
As pec tra tio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee ntir ehe ight and tirewi dthin pe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirewi dth).
Tir eco de 4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"ra dial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirewit hamaximum speedabove
14 9mp h(2 40 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5:
The diam eter ofthebead seat(notth ediame ter
of therim flang e).The rim dia me teris specif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies themaximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofatir e(e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthetir emus tbe at
leas thalf theper missible axleload ofyour vehi‐
cle. Donotove rload thetir es by exc eeding the
specif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheTire and
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(→ pag e44 2)
R Maximu mtireload (→ page 448)
R Load inde x
Sp eed ratin g7 7:
Spe cifiesth eappr oved maximum speedofthe
tir e. %
Anelectr onicsp ee dlimi terpr eve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130mp h
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur eth at your tires have there qu ired
speed rating .Yo ucan obtain informat iononthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedra tin g
Qu pto 100mp h(1 60 km/h)
Ru pto 106mp h(170 km/h)
Su pto 112mp h(1 80 km/h)
Tu pto 118mp h(1 90 km/h)
Hu pto 130mp h(210 km/h)
Vu pto 149mp h(2 40 km/h)
Wu pto 168mp h(2 70 km/h)
Yu pto 186mp h(3 00 km/h) 450
Wheelsand tires
th
ese areins talled ontheve hicle, butdoes not
include passeng ersor lugg age.
Maximum tireload: themaximum tireload is
th emaximum permissible weight inkilog rams or
lbs forwhi chatir eis appr oved.
Maxim umpermissible tirepr essur e:maxi‐
mum permissible tirepr essur efo rone tire.
Maximum loadonone tire: maximu mloa don
one tire. This iscalcu lated bydividing themaxi‐
mum axleload ofone axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds persquar ein ch ):standar dunit of
meas uremen tfo rtir epr essu re.
Aspe ctratio :ra tio betwee ntire height and tire
wi dthin pe rcent .
Ti re pres sur e:press ureinsi dethetir eappl ying
an outw ardfo rc eto eve rysquar einc hof thetir e.
The tirepr essur eis specif iedinpounds per
sq uar einc h(psi), inkilopascals (kPa)or inbar .
The tirepr essur eshould onlybe cor rected whe n
th etir es arecold.
Cold tirepr essur e:thetir es arecold when the
ve hicle hasbeen parkedfo rat lea st3hou rs wit
hout direct sunli ghtonthetir es ortheve hicle
has been driven forless than 1mile (1.6 km ).
Ti re contact surface: thepar tof thetir eth at
com esintocon tact with thero ad.
Ti re bead: thepur pose ofthetir ebead isto
ensur eth at thetir esits secur elyon thewheel
ri m. Ther ear ese veralwir ecor esinthetir ebead
to preve ntthetir efrom chang inglengthon the
wheel rim.
Side wall:thepar tof thetir ebe tween thetread
and thetir ebead.
We ight ofoptiona leq uipm ent:th ecombin ed
we ight oftheop tion aleq uipment weighin gmor e
th an there placed standar dpar tsand moreth an
5 lbs (2.3kg ).This optional equipment, suchas
high-per form anc ebr ak es, leve lcon trol system, a
ro of lugg agera ck orhigh-per form anc ebat teries,
is no tincluded inthecurb weight andthewe ight
of theaccessor ies.
TIN (Tire Identif ication Numbe r):auni que
ident ificat ion numb erwhic hcan beused bya
tir ema nuf actu rerto ident ifytires, forex am ple,
in apr oduc tre cal l,and thus iden tifyth epur‐
ch aser s.The TINismade upofthemanuf actur‐ er's
identit ycode, tiresize, tiretype code and
th emanuf acturingdate.
Load-bear inginde x:theload-bear inginde xis a
code that con tains themaximum load-bearing
capacity ofatir e.
Tr actio n:traction isthegr ip resulting from fric‐
tion between thetir es and thero ad sur face.
We arindi cator:nar row bars(tr ead wearbar s)
th at aredis tribut edove rth etir econ tact surface.
If th etir etread isleve lwit hth ebar s,thewe ar
limit of1/ 16 in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed.
Dis tribut ionofvehicl eoc cupants: distribu tion
of vehicle occupants over designat edseat posi‐
tion sin ave hicle.
Maximum permissible payload weight :nom i‐
nal load andluggageload plus150lb (68 kg)
multip liedby thenumber ofseats intheve hicle. Wheels
andtires 453
Re
frig er ant filling capacityandPAGoil Sedans,
vehicl es
with alon gwhe el‐
base Re
frig er ant
All model s2 3.3±0.4 oz
(660 ±10 g) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachR efriger ant
All model s2 7.2 ±0.4 oz
(7 70 ±10 g) Sedans,
vehicl es
with alon gwhe el‐
base PA
Goil
All model s3 .9±0.4 oz
(1 10 ±10 g) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachP AGoil
All mode ls 4.2±0. 4oz
(1 20 ±10 g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayva ry as are sult of:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nof thesuspension
R Option aleq uipment Height
whenopened Sedan
1 1
Height
when
opened
S 450 4MATIC 71.0 in
(1 803 mm)
S 560 4MATIC 71.1in
(1 806 mm) Long
wheelbase vehicl es
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
S 450 4MATIC
S 450 70.9
in
(1 803 mm)
All other models 71.1in
(1 806 mm) Mer
cedes‑M aybac h
1 1
Height
when
opened
All models 71.1in
(1 806 mm) Te
ch nica lda ta 47
5
Dr
ive pr ogr ams............ ........................ 175
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 175
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)..176
Sel ecting thedr ive pr og ram ..... .......... ..176
Sho wing ope ratio nfe edbac k......... .......1 76 E
E1 0 ............................................................ 469
Easy entryfe atur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 114
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 115
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 114
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 115
EAS Y-PA CK trunk box<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> ........128
Ad jus ting theheight toanyposit ion.... 126
Car e...... .......................................... .....4 10
Ins talling/ remo ving ............................. 128
EBD (electr onicbrak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes ...... ............................. 196
ECO display
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>174
Re settin g............ ................................. 258 ECO
star t/s topfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 173
Au tomatic engine star t.................. ...... 173
Au tomatic engine stop ..................... ....1 73
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 73
Swi tching off/on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 174
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 88
Applying automatical ly..... ............... .... 188
App lying orreleasing manuall y............ 190
Emerg encybraki ng ............. ............. ....190
Re leasing automat ically.................. .....1 89
Ele ctroni cSt abil ityProg ram
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yPr og ram)
Ele ctroni cs ...............................................464
Emer gency
Ov ervie wof thehelp functions...... ........ 16
Re flect ive saf etyve st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 413
Emer gency braking ................................. 190
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Br akeAssi stSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsy stem
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 430 Emer
gency key
Loc king adoor .......................................6 9
Un loc kin gadoor ...................................6 9
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gth eve hicle ............................. 169
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ............................ 75
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................32
ENE RGIZIN Gcomf ort
Ov ervie wof programs .........................2 99
St artin gth epr ogr am ........................... 300
Engine ECOstar t/ stop funct ion......................1 73
Engi nenum ber............ ........................ 466
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 169
St artin g(R emo teOnline) ..................... 170
St artin g(sta rt/s topbutt on) .................1 68
St artin gassis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ......423
Swi tching off(s ta rt/s topbutt on) ........ 182
Engine data
Dis playing ............................................ 176 550
Index
Inf
ormation ........ ............................. .....3 70
Inf ormatio nabo utSmar tFa vorite s
and TuneS tart <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 374
Logging in..... ....................................... 370
Mo ving ach ann el................................ 373
Music andspor taler tsfunct ion........... 373
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 372
Pa use and playbac kfun ction ...............3 74
Re strictions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............370
Sel ecting acat ego ry<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 373
Sel ecting ach ann el........................ .....3 73
Se tting musicand sportaler ts........ .... 373
Se tting thepar entalcon trol ............ ..... 373
St or ing ach ann el.................................3 73
Swi tching on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 371
SD card
Inser ting/ remo ving ............................. 355
Seat ............................................................ 92
Ad jus ting (electr ica lly)............ ...............93
Ad jus ting are cli ning rear seat ...............9 7
Ad jus ting thefront passeng erseat
fr om thedr iver ’s seat ............................9 5
Ad jus ting thefront passeng erseat
fr om there ar passe nger com part‐
men t.............................................. ........ 95 Con
figur ing these ttings ......................1 09
Cor rect driver's seatpos ition ................ 92
Ma ssa geprogr am overview .................1 09
Oper ating thememor yfunc tion ........... 115
Pa nel hea ting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............112
Re ar (seat comfort) ........................ .......9 7
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin gelec tricall y)...........................9 7
Re settin gth ese ttings .......................... 110
Se tting automatic lateral supp ort
adju stment .......................................... 109
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 12
Se tting thefully recli ned position .......... 98
Wo rkout progr am overview .................. 109
Seat see Chauf feur mod e
Sea t(r ear passeng ercom partmen t)....... 14
Se tting options <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 14
Seat belt..................................................... 34
Pr otect ion ....................................... .......3 4
Seat beltadjustment
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............38
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>37
Seat beltbuckleextender ........................ 38 Seat
beltwarning
see Seat belts
Seat belts ...................................................3 8
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating seat belt
ad jus tment ............................................ 38
Ad jus ting theheight .............................. 37
Belt airba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>...36
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 410
Fa stening ............................................... 37
Re duced protect ion ...............................3 5
Re leasing ...............................................3 8
Sea tbel tad jus tment (function) ............. 37
Sea tbel tbu ckle extende r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 38
Wa rning lam p........................................ 38
Seat cover(C are) ............ .........................410
Seat heating
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............110
Seat ventilat ion
Switc hingon/o ff<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 112
Second telephone ...................................3 30
Connecting .......................................... 330
Fe atur es.............................................. 330
Select ingage ar
see Changing gears In
de x 565