2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH brake

Ov
ervie wof driving systems anddriving
saf etysy stems In
this sect ion, youwill find informa tionab ou t
th efo llo wing drivin gsy stems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(→ pag e228)
R ABS (Anti-loc kBra king System)
(→ pag e19 2)
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
(→ page 203)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(→ pag e21 5)
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st(→ pag e19 6)
R ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist(→ pag e24 6)
R ATTENTION ASSIST(→ pag e23 7)
R BAS(Brak eAssis tSys tem) (→ pag e19 2)
R Hill StartAs sis t(→ pag e21 4)
R EBD (Ele ctronic Brakeforc eDis tribution)
(→ pag e19 6)
R ESP ®
(E lectr oni cSta bility Program)
(→ pag e19 3)
R ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st(→ pag e206) R
HOLD function (→pag e21 4)
R STEER CONTR OL(→ page 196)
R ActiveSt eer ing Assis t(→ pag e208)
R MAGIC BODY CONTR OL(→ pag e21 7)
R Nigh tVi ew Assi st(→ pag e24 0)
R ActivePa rking Assist(→ pag e23 1)
R Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C(→ pag e22 2)
R Rear vie wcam era(→ pag e22 6)
R Cruise control (→ pag e20 0)
R Blin dSpo tAs sis tand ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
( → pag e24 3)
R Traf fic Sign Assist(→ pag e239 ) Fu
nction ofABS (Anti-loc kBr aking System) AB
Sre gulat esthebr ak epr essur ein critical driv‐
ing situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak eapplication
or insuf ficie nttiretracti on, thewheels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed. If
ABS interve nes when braki ng, youwill feel a
pulsing inthebr ak epedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road
con dition sand canserveas are minder totake
ex tra car ewh ile dr ivi ng.
Sy stem limita tions
R ABSis act ive from speeds ofappr ox.5 mp h
(8 km/ h).
R ABSma ybe impair edorma yno tfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurredand theye l‐
lo w 0025 ABSwa rning lam plight sup con tin‐
uousl yin theins trument clusteraf te rth e
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Br akeAssis tSy stem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
a malf unctionin BA S(Br akeAssi stSys‐
te m)
If BA Sis mal functi oning,th ebr aking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. 19
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Driving and parking

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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
(Canada only)
Turn Onthe Ignit ionto
Release theParking Brake
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Parking BrakeSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
The yello w0024 indicator lam pis lit. The elect ric pa rking brak eis malfun ctionin g.
To appl y: #
Swi tchof fth eignition andswitc hit bac kon. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak emanually (→pag e19 0).
If it is no tpo ssi ble to appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Wher enecessar y,also safeguar dth epar kedve hicle agains tro lling away.
The yello w0024 andthere d 0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam psarelit. The elect ric pa rking
br ak eis malfun ctionin g.
To release: #
Swit choffth eignition andswitc hit bac kon. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually (→pag e19 0).
or #
Release theelectr icpar king brak eaut omaticall y(→ pag e18 9).
If it is still no tpossible torelease theelectr icpar king brak e: #
Donotcon tinue driving under anycir cums tances. Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 480
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 (US Aonl y)
0024 (Canada only)
Please Release Parking
Brake *
The red0049 (USAonl y)or 0024 (Canada only)indicat orlam pflashes .
The electric par kingbr ak eis applied whileyouar edr ivin g:
R Aco ndi tionfo rau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak eis no tfulf illed (→pag e18 9).
R Youar eper form ing emer gency braki ng using theelectr icpar king brak e(→ pag e19 0). #
Che ckthat thecon ditions forau tomatic release oftheelectr icpar king brak ear efulf illed. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak emanually .
007A
0025
00E5
Inoper ativeSeeOperator 's
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunct ioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso malfunct ion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
If EBD, ABSandESP®
aremal functi oning,th ewheels canlockwhen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase. Inadditio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 483

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0027
(US Aonl y)
004D (Canada only)
Check BrakeFluid Level *T
her eis insuf ficie ntbrak efluid inthebr ak efluid reser voir. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto low brak efluid leve l
If th ebr ak efluid leve lis toolow, thebr aking effect and thebr aking charact eristic sma ybe impair ed. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Donotadd brak efluid. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.Do not
continu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Donotad dbr ak efluid. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Rada rSensors DirtySee
Operator's Manual *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes are:
R Dirton thesensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w 48
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Disp lay mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited SeeOpera-
tor's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAss istanc ePa ckag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Act ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *
Ve hicl eswith theDr iving Assistance Packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traf fic functi on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis tor PRE‑S AFE®
PL US arete mp orarily una vailable oronl ypar tiall yav ailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theDr iving Assistance packag e:Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcon dition sar eouts idethesy stem limits . #
Drive on.
As soon astheambient conditions arewit hin thesy stem limits, thesy stem will become available again. #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,st op theve hicle while paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions
and restar tth eengine.
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee
Operator 'sManual *
PRE‑S AFE®
func tionsar emalfunct ioning. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Mercedes meconn ect
Services LimitedSeeOper-
ator's Manual *S
ervice limited.
At leas tone ofthemain functionsof theMer cedes meconnect system ismalfunct ioning. #
Obser vetheno teson thediagnos ticsconnect ion(→pag e23). #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 49
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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 #
Lea vetheengine running . #
Waitunt ilth edispla ymessag edisappear sbef orepulling away.
To Deselect Por N,
Depress BrakeandStart
Eng ine *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofposition 005Dor005C intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal. #
Startth eengine.
Apply Braketo Shift from
'P' *
Yo uha ve attem pte dto shif tth etra nsmiss ionout ofposition 005Dand intoano ther transmission position. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal.
Serv iceRequired DoNot
Shift Gears VisitDealer *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe shif ted. #
When thetransmission isin position 005B,consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop anddonotch ang eth etra ns‐
mission position. #
Forall other transmission positions,parkth eve hicle safely. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.Re versege ar can nolongerbe eng aged. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Auxiliary BatteryMalfunc-
tion *T
heauxilia rybatt eryfo rth etra nsmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Untilthen, manuall yse tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dbeforeyo uswit choffth eengine. #
Beforelea ving theve hicle, apply theelectr icpar king brak e. Displa
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Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
N Permanen tlyAct ive Risk
of Rolling Away *
While theve hicle isrolling orwhile youar edr ivin g,thetra nsmiss ionhas been shiftedto position 005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal tostop and, when theve hicle isstatio nary,shif tth etransmission toposition 005D. #
Tocontinu eyo ur jour ne y,shif tth etransmission toposition 005Bor005E.
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationar y *
The transmis sioncanonlybe shif tedto position 005Dwhen theve hicle isstatio nary.
Driv er'sDoo rOp en &
Tra nsmi ssion Not inPRi sk
of Veh icleRo lling Awa y *
The driver' sdo or isno tfu lly clo sed and thetransmission isin position 005E,005Cor005B. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dwhen youpar kth eve hicle.
To Engage Transmiss. Posi-
tion RFirst Depress the
Brake *
Youha ve trie d to switc hto trans missi on positio n005E. #
Dep ress thebr ak epedal. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005E.
Shift to'P' *
Shif tth eselect orleve rto position 005D. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D.
Shift to'P' or'N' toStart
En gine *
Youha ve trie d to star tth eengine intra nsmiss ionposition 005Dor005C. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005Dor005C. 51
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps