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

Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothedecor ative fo il
R Forclea ning, useplenty ofwa terand amild cleaning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.a car shampooappr ovedfo r
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,wher epossible, whilstavo iding rubbing
to ohar d.Ther eis other wise arisk ofdamagi ngthedecor ativefo il
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er eis dir ton thefinis hor ifth edecor ativefo ilis dull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo verand rinse offth etreat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birddr oppin gs:soak withwa terand rinse offaf te rw ards.
R Toprev ent waterst ains ,dr ya fo il-wr apped vehicle withasof t,
absorbent clothafte reve rycar wash. R
The service life and color ofdecor ativefo ils areim pair edby:
- sunlight
- temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- weather condition s
- stone chipping sand dirt
- chemical cleaningag ent s
- oily products
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecor ativefo il. Po lishin gwill have theef fect
of shi ning thefo il-wrapped surface.
R Donottr ea tmatt eor stru ctur eddeco rativ efo ils wit hwa x.Pe rm anen t
st ains mayocc ur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv edeposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno tal wa ys be com pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Yo ucan obtain mor einf ormat iononcar eand
cle anin gpr oduc tsfrom themanuf acturer. In
thecase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldi f‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbe twee nth esur faces that
we renotpr otect edbyadec orativ efo ilaf te r
re mo ving adecor ativefo il. %
Have wo rkor repair sto decor ativefo ils car‐
ri ed out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
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Cleani
ngNig htView Assis t Cam
erabehi ndthewindsh ield
* NO
TEDama getothecamer alens when
cleanin g If
yo ucle an thecamer alens yourself orspra y
gl ass cleaner onthecamer alens, youco uld
damag eth ecamer alens. #
When cleanin gth efield ofvision ofthe
dr iving systems, donotspr ayglass
cle aner onthecamer alens. #
Ifth ecamer alens isdir ty,please con‐
ta ct aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Folddo wn thecamer aco verby handle
re cess 1. #
Use aclo thtocle an thewindshield infront of
th ecamer a. Camer
ain thera diat orgrill Camer
alens 2isclean edatregular interva ls
by oper ating thewindshield washer system. #
Use clear waterand asof tclo thtocle an
came ralens 2when itis very dir ty. 408
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No
teson car eof vehicl epar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sar eswit ched on while
th ewindshield isbeing cleaned
If th ewindshield wipersar ese tin mo tion
while youar ecle anin gth ewindshield or
wiper blades, youcan betrapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and theignition beforecleanin gth e
winds hieldorwiper blades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. #
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. Obs
erve thefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewaterand acid-free whee lclea ners. R
Donotuse acidicwhee lclea nersto remo vebrak edus t.
This could damag ewheel boltsandbrak ecom ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion ofthebr ak ediscs andbrak epads, drive
th eve hicle fora fe w min utes afte rclea ning beforepar king
it. The brak ediscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryout .
Wi ndo ws
Cleanthewindo wsontheinside andoutside usingadam p
clo thand cleanin gag ent sre comme ndedbyMer cedes-Ben z.Do
notuse dryclo thsor abr asiv eor sol vent-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an theinside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thewiper blades andclean them using adam pclo th.D ono tclean thewiper blades tooof ten. Ma
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No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthelenses withawe tsp ong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car shampoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents orcleaning clothsth at aresuit able
fo rpla stic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthesensor sin thefront and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit hasof tclo thand carsham poo. When
usingapo we rwa sher ,maint ainaminimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wcamer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia system
(→ pag e23 1).
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an thecamer alens. Do
notuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithclean ingagent sre comme ndedbyMer cedes-Ben z,
par ticular lyin thewint erand afte rwa shing theve hicle. Do
notuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When
theairbags aredeplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. 41
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Obser
vethefo llo wing informa tion: No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter. R
Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yseat belts byheating them toove r17 6°F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber clothand asuit ‐
able displa ycar epr oduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit choffth edispla yand letit cool down.
R Donotuse anyot her cleaning products.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwit hadam pmicr ofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar materials.
R Donotallo wcos metics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith theplas tictrim.
Re alwo od/t rim
in se rts R
Clean withamic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withadam pclo thand
soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: usecarepr odu ctrecomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notuse solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sor wa xes.
Headliner Cleanwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
Usecarpetand textil ecle ani ng agents recomme ndedfor
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No
teson cleaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Genui neleather
seat covers R
Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe withadr yclo th.
R Leat hercare:use leather car eag ent sth at have been rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotall ow theleat her tobecome toodam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
DIN AMIC Asea tco v‐
er s Clean
withadam pclo th.D ono tuse amicr ofiber cloth.
Imita tionleather
seat covers Clean
withadam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter. Donotus eamic rofiber cloth.
Clo thseat covers
Cleanwithadam pmic rofiber clothand 1%soap ywa terand
all ow todry.
EAS Y-PA CK trun k
bo x Cl
ea nwi th adam pclo th.D ono tuse anyalcohol-based thinn ers, ga soline orabr asiv e
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Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyve st The
safetyve stsar elocat edinstow agespac es
in thefront door . #
Take thesaf etyve st bag outofstow age
spac e1. #
Open thesaf etyve st bag and pulloutthe
saf etyve st.
% Safetyve stscan also bestor ed inthere ar
door stow agespac es. 1
Max imum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotbleac h
4 Donotiron
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotdr yclean
7 This isaclass 2ve st
The requ iremen tsdef ined bytheleg alstandar d
ar eon lyfulfille d in thefo llo wing cases :
R ifth esaf etyve st isthecor rect size
R thesaf etyve st isfull yclos edwhils tbeing
wo rn Re
place thesaf etyve st inthefo llo wing cases :
R there flect ive st rips aredamag edordir ton
th ere flect ive st rips can nolong erbe
re mo ved
R themaximum numberofwa shes isexc eeded
R thefluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teson flat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto aflat
tir e
A flat tirese verely affects thedr iving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thesteer ing and braking
of theve hicle.
Ti re swith outrun-f lat charact eristics : #
Donotdr ive on withaflat tire. #
Chan getheflat tireimm ediat elywit han
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Br
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Ti
re swith run-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rveth einf ormation andwarning
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
theeve ntofaflat tire, thefo llo wing option s
ar eav ailable dependingon your vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtir es: itis pos‐
sibl eto continu eth ejour neyfo ra shor t
per iod oftime. Makesur eyo uobse rveth e
no teson MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire)
(→ pag e41 4).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit: youcan repair
th etir es so that itis poss ibletocontinu eth e
jou rney fora shor tper iod oftime. Todo this,
use theTIREFI Tkit (→ pag e41 5).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeacal lfo rRo adside Assis tance via
th eove rhead control panel inthecase ofa
br eakdo wn(→ pag e34 4).
R Allvehicl es:chang eth ewheel
(→ pag e458). No
teson MOExt ended tires (run-fl attire) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,thehan‐
dling charact eristic sar eim pair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. #
Donotexc eed theper missible maxi‐
mum speed forMOExt ended tires. #
Avoid anyabr uptst eer ing and driving
maneuv ersas wellas drivin gove r
obs tacle s(cu rbs, pothol es, off-r oa d).
Thi sap plies, in pa rticular ,to aloaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving intheemer gency mod eif
yo uno tic e:
R ban gingno ise
R vehicle vibration
R smok ewhic hsmells likeru bber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intireside walls #
Afterdr iving inemerg encymode have
th erims checkedby aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop withre ga rd totheir further
use. #
The defective tir emus tbe replaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youcan
co ntinue todrive yo ur vehicle evenif th er eis a
tot alloss ofpressur ein on eor mor etir es. How‐
eve r,th etir eaf fect ed mus tno tsho wan ycle arly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo ucan recogni zeMOExt endedtir es by the
MOExt ended marking whichappea rson theside
wa llof thetir e.
Ve hicl eswith tirepr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionwi th an act ivat ed tirepr essur emon itor‐
ing system.
If apr essur eloss warning mess ageappear sin
th emultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kth etir efo rdama ge.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethefo llo wing notes. 41
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