2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE air condition

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freq uent operation inmount ainouste rrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nth eengine isoftenleft idling forlong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rly dus tycond ition s
and /orif air -rec ircula tion mod eis freq uen tly
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,ha ve the
int erior airfilt er ,engin eair clean er,engin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efreq uent ly.The
tir es mus tbe checkedmor efreq uentl yif th e
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Batt
erydisconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTPL US service interva ldisp lay
can onlycalculat eth eser vice dueda te when
th ebat tery isconnect ed. #
Notedown theser vice duedatedispla yedon
th eins trument displaybef orediscon necting
th ebatt ery(/ page35 4). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) Oper
ation oftheact ive hood (pedestrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,th erisk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bytheactuation
of theactiv ehood. Therear area ofthehood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely80 mm.
Fo rth edr ive to thewo rkshop, rese tth etrig‐
ge redactiv ehood yourself .Af terth eactiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
A qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop mustre -ins tate
th efull func tionality oftheactiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno tav ailable inall coun tries.
Re setting theact ive hood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down active hood
1 inthear ea around thehing eson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood musteng agein position. #
Ifth eactiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th ere ar inthear ea ofthehing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. Maint
enance andcare355

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:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hotair blower
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilypr oduct s
R Donotuse polish onmatt edecorativ efo 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. 366
Maintenance andcare

Ti
re pres sur e No
teson tirepr essur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto insuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ive tir epr ess ure
Under inflate dor ove rinf late dtir es pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas the
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or
une venly, whic hma ygr ea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gch aract eristic s,as wellas
st eer ing and braking, maybe greatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywithth ere comme ndedtire
pr ess ureand checkth etir epr essur eof
all tires including thespar ewheel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amont h
R when theload chang es R
beforeembar kingon alon gerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .of f-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eas neces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh ortoolow can:
R Shor tenth eser vice life of thetir es.
R Cause increased tiredamag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sand
th us drivin gsaf ety, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re swit hpr essur eth at istoolow can over‐
heat andburstas are sult.
In addition, they also sufferfr om excessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,whic hcan significan tly
im pair thebr aking proper tiesand thehan‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylow tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toolow can cause:
R Tire faults asare sult ofoverheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etir epr essur e
Ti re swit hexc essiv elyhigh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they aredamag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po tholes etc.
In addition, they also sufferfr om irre gular
we ar,whic hcan significan tly im pair thebr ak‐
ing proper tiesand thehandling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirepr essur esin
all thetir es, including thespar ewheel. Ti
re pressur ewhic his toohigh cancause:
R Increased brakin gdis tance
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear Whee
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R Hea vyrain, sno wor fog
Dr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems maybe malfunct ioningortemp orarily una vailable.
Onc eth ecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th edr iving systems anddriving safetysy stems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear : #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Clea nth ewindshield.
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunct ioning *T
hehazar dwa rning lam pswitc his malfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Climat
econtr ol Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Air Condition ingMalfunc-
tion SeeOperator' sManual *O
peration oftheclimat econ trol system istemp orarily restrict ed. Airflow and fresh airsuppl yar ese tto aut omat ic
mode . #
Have theclimat econ trol system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Let fresh airinto thevehi-
cle interior. AirCondition-
ing Malf. VisitWorkshop *T
heclimat econt rolsy stem ismalfunct ioning. 44
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Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... ..................... ............................. 466
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 66
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ............... ....................................... 466
Ac tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 468
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 64
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......4 65
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ........... ............................. 445
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 445
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 445 Air
Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rator's Manua l...... ........................ 446
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 453
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ................... 453
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 455
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 465
Blind SpotAssis tCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 467
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative...... .........467
Cr uis eContr olInoper ative...... .............470
Cr uise Contr olOff....... .........................471
Decr ease Spe ed............ ............. .........482
Dr ive More Slowly ............ ...................463
Dr iver' sDoo rOp en &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..453
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 39
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 440 Haza
rdWa rning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................4 46
Le tfr esh airint oth eve hicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 46
Mer cedes meconnect Services Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 476
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
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Only Shiftto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 53
Pla cetheKe yin theMar kedSpace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 443
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSee Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 441
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual .................................................4 75
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 455 In
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Q
QR code
Re scue card.......................................... 28
Qualif iedspecialis two rkshop ................. 26 R
Ra dar and ultrasonic senso rs
Dam age ............ ............ ....................... 167
Ra dio
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 343
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating radio text ....... 346
Ca lling upthest atio nlis t.....................3 45
Dele tingstatio ns.................................3 45
Dir ect freq uency entry....... .................345
Displ aying informatio n.........................3 46
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Edi ting statio npr ese ts.................... .....3 45
Menu (on-boa rdcom puter) ...... ............ 234
Mo ving statio ns...................................3 45
Ov ervie w ....... ....... ............................ ...344
Sear ching forst atio ns.........................3 45
Se tting ach ann el................................ 345
Se tting thewa veband .......................... 345
St or ing radio statio ns.......................... 345 Swit
ching theHD Radio func tion
on/ off.................................................3 45
Ta gging music trac ks <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Vo ice com mand s(V oice ControlSy s‐
te m) .................................................. ... 247
Ra dio station s
Dial ing(on-boa rdcom puter) ..... ...........2 34
Ra inclosing function
Slidin gsunr oof ...................................... 83
Ra nge
Displa ying....................................... ..... 232
Re ading light
see Interior lighting
Re alwo od (Car e).....................................3 69
Re ar climat eco ntr ol
Se tting ................................................. 135
Re ar foglam p
Switc hingon/off............................ .....1 21
Re ar vie wcamer a....... .............................201
Car e................................................ .... 368
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Ope ning thecamer aco ver(360°
Ca mer a)..... ........................................ .2 06 Se
tting favo rite s(360° Camer a)......... 206
Re ar windo w
Ro ller sunblin d.......................................8 7
Re fle ctive sa fety vest <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes .................................................. 434
Re frig er ator box
Re mo ving/ins talling .............................1 17
Using .................................................... 115
Re fueli ng
Re fuel ingtheve hicle ........................... 156
Re mo teOnline
Char ging thebatt ery ............................1 42
Coo ling orhea ting theve hicle inte‐
ri or .......................................................1 42
St artin gth eve hicle ............................. 143
Re por ting safetydef ects .......................... 27
Re scue card............................................... 28
Re ser ve
Fu el ..................................................... 431
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ...... 274
Re sidual heat...........................................1 35 Inde
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