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#
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andtopup as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. This
mayre duce engineper form anc eand
inc rease fuel consum ption. Neverre fuel using
ga soline withalowe roct ane number .
Fu rther information onfuel canbefound:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonl y:at http :/ /www .mbusa. com
Inf orma tion onaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 9). *
NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer .
Ta nk cont entand fuel reser ve
The totalcapac ityofthefuel tank mayva ry,
dependin gon theve hicle equipment. Model
Total cap acity
S 56 04M ATIC 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hre ser ve
S 560 4MATIC 2.1 ga l(8 .0 lite rs) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 9). Te
ch nica lda ta 43
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NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er sis
av ailable atthefo llo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp R
Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Model
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
S 560 4MATIC 229.52
229.6 1* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Capa
city Model
Capacity
S 560 4MATIC 9.5US qt(9.0liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. 432
Tech nica lda ta
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Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
hefanmo toris faulty . #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
To switch engineoff, press
and hold Start/ Stop but-
ton foratleast 3secs. or
press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile driving. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page14 1).
00B6 Fu elLe velLo w *T
hefuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sCa pLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap. #
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 452
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Indi
catorand warning lam ps:
0058 Lo
wbeam (/page12 0)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page12 0)
0057 Hi
gh beam (/ page12 1)
003E003D Tu
rn signal light(/page12 1)
005E Re
ar foglight (/page12 0)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page48 7)
00E9 Seat
beltnotfa stened (/page48 7)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page492)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page492)
0024 Elect
ric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page492)
0049 US
A:elect ric pa rking brak eapplied
(r ed) (/ page492)
0024 Canada:
electric pa rking brak e
applied (red) (/ page492)
0025 AB
Smalfun ction (/ page495)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page495)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page495)
L Distance warning (/ page49 4) Ù
Electric po we rst eer ing malfunct ion
(/ page488)
ä AIRMATIC/Active Body Controlmal‐
func tion (/page49 4)
00B9 Chec
kEn gine (/page489)
003D Elect
rical mal functi on(/ page 489)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page489 )
ÿ Coolanttooho tor cold
(/ page489)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page498 ) 486
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
Page 493 of 542
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam plight sup while drivin g.
*Ther ehas been pressur eloss inthefuel system. Thefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleak‐
ing. #
Close thefuel filler cap.
If th efuel filler cap hasalready been closedcor rectl y: #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00B6 Fu elreser vewarning lam p The
yello wfuel reser vewarning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*T he fuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel . Displ
aymessa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 49
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Disp
laycont ent
Se tting theadditional value rang e ....... 229
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................437
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ...... 437
No tes ............ ....................................... 437
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mp h...................................... 470
ç ---mp h.....................................4 69
003D 12VBatt erySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 477
0049 ActiveHea dlamps Inoperati ve .... 444
é ATTENTION ASSISTInoper ative
... ..........................................................4 62
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........462
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 444
0027 CheckBr ak eFluid Level.............4 60
0026 CheckBrak ePa ds See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l...... ................................... 461 00BD
CheckCool antLevelSee Oper‐
at or's Manual .......................................4 51
00B3 CheckEn gin eOil AtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 482
00B3 CheckEngi neOilLe vel(A dd 1
qu art) .................................................. 483
0049 CheckLef tLo wBeam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 443
0077 CheckTire s ................................ 480
00B2 CheckWa sher Fluid ...................4 50
ÿ Coolant TooHo tSt op Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ............. ........... 451
0025 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sMan ual...............................4 71
00E5 Currentl yUna vailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... ......................... 473
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 443
00B3 EngineOilLe velCann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>...485 00B3
Engine OilLevelLo wStop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................484
00B3 EngineOilPr es su re Stop
Switc hOf fEngin e................................ 484
00B3 EngineOil Reduce OilLevel........ 483
0075 Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 38
006F Front LeftSeat Backres tNo t
Lo cked (Exam ple) ................................ 450
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 452
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................4 52
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manu al....... .......................................... 472
00E5 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ............................................ 473
007A Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ............................................ 474
0053 Inoper ative.... .............................4 76
0049 Intell. Light System Inoperativ e
... ..........................................................4 45 Inde
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