2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS wheel

Symbols
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agl ance ....................................................4
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........4 Gene
ralno tes... ............................................ 7
Oper ator's Manual ........................... ............... 7
Oper ating safety.............................................7
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................8
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................9
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 9 Occup
antsafety.... ..................................... 10
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ivin gand parking .................................... 11
Dr iving ............ ........................ ............ .......... 11
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h... ........................... 13
Au tomatic transmiss ion................................14
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems ................1 6
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trum ent Disp layand on-b oard
com puter............ ......................... ...............25
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 25
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter................2 5
Callin gup displ ayson thePe rfor mance
menu ................................................ ............ 26
Displa yingandstar tin gRA CE TIM ERon
th ePe rfor mance menu................................. 28
Fu nctio nof theHead-up Display... ................2 9 Multimedia
system .................................... 31
AMG TRAC KPA CE .........................................3 1 Br
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Ov ervie wof thetir e-c hang eto ol kit .............. 37
Chan gingawheel .........................................3 7
Ins talling/ remo ving thelongitudin al
member panel..............................................3 8 Te
ch nical data............................................ 39
Oper ating fluids ............................................ 39
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 40 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps................................................ 42
Displa ymessag es.........................................4 2
Wa rning and indic ator lam ps........................ 43 Inde
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Contents

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
14
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
25
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p
6 Media display
7 Start/ stop butt on →
11
8 Climat eco ntro lsy stems
9 Glovebox
A Stow agecom partment
B Cup holde r
C Hazardwa rning light s
D ActivePa rking Assist
E AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem →
20
F AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
12
G Touc hpad
H Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
16 I
Manual gearshif ting →
14
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
13
K ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
12
L Control pan elforth emultimedia system
M AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
24
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
O Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter →
25
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
P Diagno stics con nection
Q Open sth ehood
R Elect ric pa rking brak e
S Light switch
T Cont rolpanel for:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t At
aglanc e– Coc kpit 5

&
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif icationsaswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s 8
Gener alno tes

Dr
ivin g Br
eak ing- inno tes To
preser vetheengine during thefirs t
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km):
R drive at varying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R donotdr ive fa ster than 85 mph(1 40 km/h) .
R allo w theengine toreac hamax imum engine
spee dof 4,5 00 rpm (4,500 rpm) onlybr ief ly.
R drive th eve hicle indrive pr ogr am A.
R chang ege ar bef oreth eta ch ome terneedl eis
00C3 ofthewa yto there dar ea oftheta ch ome‐
te r.
R donotshif tdo wn age ar man uallyin order to
br ak e.
R avoidoverstra inin gth eve hicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R donotde pres sth eaccelera torpeda lpas t
th epr essur epoint (kickdo wn).
R onlyincr ease theengine speedgradually and
acceler ateth eve hicle tofull spee daf te r
1, 000 miles(1 ,500 km). This
also app lieswhe nth eengine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced.
Please alsoobser vethefo llo wing breakin g-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsaf etysy stems,
th esensor sadjus taut omaticall ywhile acer‐
tai ndist anc eis bein gdr iven afte rth eve hicle
has been delivered orafte rre pair s.Fu llsy s‐
te m effectiv enes sis no tre ac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads ,br ak edisc sand tires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac h‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralhundr edkilom eter sof driving. Com‐
pensat efo rth ere duced braking effect by
appl ying grea terfo rc eto thebr ak epedal. Fu
nction ofEmo tion Start #
Startth eve hicle withth est ar t/ stop butt on
and simult aneousl ypull one ofsteer ing
wheel gearshif tpaddles 1or2.
R The idlespee dis inc reased brief lywhen
st ar tin gth eengine.
R The exhaus tga sflaps areopen ed(spo rty
ch aract eristic )(/ page12 ).
Obser vetheno teson star tin gth eve hicle inthe
ve hicle Operator's Manual. Dr
iving andparking 11

Oper
ation oftheECO star t/s topfunc tion The
engineisswi tched offau tomatical lyin the
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop areme t:
R Youbr ak eth eve hicle toast ands tillin trans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
If yo uswit chon theHOLD function intransmis‐
sion position 005Bor005C, theengine willautomati‐
call yst op inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R Youstop behind ave hicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Youstop atast op sign when ther eis no vehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Youtur nth esteer ing wheel hardat alow
speed.
% Intra nsmiss ionposition 005E,theengine is
no tswitc hedoffaut omaticall yeve nwh en
th eHOLD function isswitc hedon.
The engine isrestar tedaut omatic allyif:
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theHOLD function isno t activ
eand theve hicle does notst ar tto
mo ve.
R Youshif tfr om trans mis sion position005D.
R Youre lease thebr ak epedal andtheve hicle
st ar ts to mo veon age ntle downh ill gr ad ient
at aspe edbelow 3mp h(5 km/h) .
R Youdepr esstheaccelera torpeda l.
R Youper man ently act ivat eman ualgearshif t‐
ing .
R Youpull thelef t-hand steer ing wheel gear‐
shif tpaddle.
R Anautomat iceng inestar tis nec essar y.
If th eengine wasswitc hedoffby theEC Ostar t/
st op funct ionand youlea vetheve hicle, awa rn‐
ing tone sou nds. TheVehicleRe adyto Driv e
Swi tch the IgnitionOff Befo reExiti ngdispl ay
messa gealso appear sin themultifunc tiondis‐
pla y.Ifyo udo notswit choffth eignition ,th e
ignit ionisaut omat icallyswitc hedoffaf te rone
minut e. AMG
Perfor ma nce adjust able exhaus tsy s‐
te m Fu
nction oftheAMG Perfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem
Chang ingtheposition oftheex haus tga sflaps
allo wsyouto select thesound charact eristic sof
th eAMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem:
R Closed exhaus tga sflaps: comfort ch aract er‐
is tic (balan ced)
R Open exhaus tga sflaps: sportycharact eristic
(po werful)
Ope ratin gthe AMGPe rfor ma nce exhaus t
sy stem 12
Driving and parking

Dep
endingonthedr ive pr og ram sele cted, the
fo llo wing vehicle charact eristic swill chang e:
R Drive:
- Engin eand trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop funct ion
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R Steer ing
R 4MA TIC+ all-wheel drive
R The I(RA CE)drive pr ogr am has thefo l‐
lo wing proper ties:
- The vehicle exhibits driving charact eris‐
tic ssuit edforth era ce trac k.
- Allvehicle systems arese tfo rmaximu m
spor tiness.
- The susp ension exhibits particular lyfirm
spr inging anddam ping settin gs.
- Glid emode isno tav ailable. -
The spor tycharact eristic (Powe rful) is
act ivat ed when theex haus tsy stem is
activ ated.
% Youcan chang eth efo llo wing vehicle charac‐
te rist ics using thebutt ons inthecent ercon ‐
sole:
R Position oftheex haus tga sflaps
R Sus pen sion
R ESP®
R Availabilit yof theEC Ostar t/ stop func‐
tion Displa
yingdynam icdata Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Dyn.Data.
Dynamic datais displa yed, e.g. :
R G-force values
R Torque dist ribution
R Boos t
R Cur rent powe routpu t R
Variable all-wheel drive Au
tomatic trans mis sion Man
ualgearshif ting 14
Driving and parking

#
Toactiv ate/ deacti vate:pr ess button 1.
If ind icatorlam p2 islit, manua lge arshif t‐
ing isact ivat ed. The current gear isdispla yed
in themultifunc tiondispla y.
% Toper manen tly shif tth ege arsman uallyin
dr ive pr og ram = using thesteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles ,selec tth eM (Manual) set‐
ting forth etra nsmiss ion.
* NO
TEDama getotheengine duetoshif t‐
ing uptoolat e The
automatic transmission doesnotshif tup
in manual modeeven when theengine' slim‐
iting speed isreac hed.
The fuel suppl yis int erru pte din order topre‐
ve nt theengine from overrev ving. #
Shif tup bef oreth eengine speedrea‐
ch es there dar ea intheta ch ome ter. #
Toshif tup: pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdo wn: pullsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. If
th eengine speedistoohigh ortoolow, you
canno tch ang ege ar usin gth esteer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddles .In this case, segme nts1
light upred. Gear
shiftre comm endation The
gearshif tre comme ndation assists youin
adop tingan eco nomic aldrivin gst yle. #
Ifge arshif tre comme ndation mess age1 is
sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th ere comme ndedgear. Dr
ivin gand parking 15

%
Gear shiftre comme ndation isacti veonl yif
yo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif tingwit h
th ebutt ononthecent ercon sole. Using
kickdo wn #
Maxim umacceler ation:depresstheaccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thepr essur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothene xt
ge ar when themaximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect theengine from overrev ving.
% Ifyo uha ve act ivat ed man ualgearshif ting
wit hth ebutt oninthecent ercon sole, the
tr ans missi on does notre act tothekic k‐
do wn. Dr
iving anddriving safetysy stems Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her
dr iving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Yo
ucan selectbetween thefo llo wing modes of
ES P®
:
R ESP®
on
R SPO RThandling modeon
R ESP ®
of f Char
acteristics when ESP®
is activ ated
ESP ®
monit orsand improv es driving stabilit yand
tr act ion,par ticular lyin thefo llo wing situat ions:
R When pulling away on wetor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds when youar edr ivin g
fa ster than 43 mph(7 0km/h).
ESP ®
can stabiliz eth eve hicle byinterve ning in
th efo llo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels arebr ak ed.
R The engine outputisadap tedaccor dingto
th esituation .
ES P®
is activ ated everytime theengine isstar‐
te d, rega rdless ofwhe ther ESP®
wa sin SPOR T
handling modeorwa sdeactiv ated bef oreth e
engine wasswitc hedoff.
ESP ®
is int erve ning ifth eES P®
00E5 warning
lam pflashes intheins trument cluster:
R Donotde acti vate ESP ®
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Driving and parking