2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE open hood

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WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b, place ontheedg e
of thefiller open ingand engagein place. #
Refilling washer fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. Maint
enance andcare36
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R
Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance maybe perfor med using
onl ybatt eries withanominal voltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Vehicl eswith aga soline engine: Jump-
st ar tth eve hicle onlywhen theengine and
ex haus tsy stem arecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The transmission isin position 005D.
R The ignition andallelectr icalconsumer sar e
switc hedoff.
R The hood isopen. #
Slide cover3 ofposi tiveclam p4 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p4 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p4 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. 38
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e

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The ignition isswitc hedoff.
The electr icalfuses arelocat edinthefo llo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (/page390)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(/ page39 1)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page39 1)
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright- hand side
of theve hicle, when viewe din thedir ect ion
of trave l(/ page392 ) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page389).
R Have thefo llo wing tools readil yav ailable:
- Adr yclo th
- Ascr ewdriver Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. 390
Breakdo wnassi stanc e

#
Remo veanyex istin gmois turefrom thefuse
bo xusing adr yclo th. #
Loosen screws4, and remo vefuse boxlid
3 from theto p.
Closing #
Chec kwhe ther theseal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 3. #
Inser tlid 3 intoth ebr ac ketat there ar of
th efuse box. #
Folddo wn lid3 ofthefuse boxand tight en
scr ews4. #
Inser tco ver2 onboth sides andengage
re tainin gclips 1. #
Close thehood. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
coc kpit Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page389). #
Open cover1 inthedir ect ion ofthear row
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin thefront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(/ page389). Br
eakdo wnassis tance 39
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Coolant
capacit y Mod
el Capacity
S 56 04MA TIC 15.0 US qt(14.2 l) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 9). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa teras thefill
le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix thewa sher fluid withth ewindshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 9). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse there frig er ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelontheclimat econ trol sys‐
te m forth ere frig er ant type andthere frig er ant
com pressor oilisloca tedon theinside ofthe
hood. 43
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Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Hood Malfunct ion
See Operator' sManual *T
heactiv ehood (pedes trian protect ion) ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0083 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth eengine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kedengin ehood mayopen upwhen theve hicle isin mo tion andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverunla tchth eengine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at theengine hoodislatc hed. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus tga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus tga ses can enterthe
ve hicle interior ifth etrunk lidisopen when theengine isrunning ,esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 44
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Engine
Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BD Check Coolant LevelSee
Operator' sManual *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page359 ). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
ÿ
Coola ntToo HotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tim pair ed. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 45
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Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant warning lam p The
redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*P oss ible cau ses:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R Coolant leve lto olow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceed edthemaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edordur ing afire intheengine compartmen t,yo uco uld
co me intoco ntact withho tga ses orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. Donotcon tinue
dr iving under anycir cums tances. #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y.
If th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yis at thelowe rend ofthete mp eratur escale: Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 489