2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE towing

To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page383). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncan notbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e386). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page42 7). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise theaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionautomatic allyshiftsto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page388). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page68). Br
eakdo wnassis tance 38
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Donotacti vate theHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page91 ). #
Deac tivateAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ pag e17 6). #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto limi‐
te dsaf ety-re lat ed func tionsdur ing the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsar elimit edorno lon‐
ge rav ailable inthefo llo wing situat ions:
R theignition isswitc hedoff.
R thebr ak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys‐
te m ismalfu nctioning.
R theener gysupply ortheon- boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe daw ay,signif ‐
icant lymor eef fort ma ybe requ ired tosteer
and brak eth an isno rm allyre qu ired. #
Use ato w bar . #
Mak esur eth at thesteer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,bef oreto wing theve hicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ive tracti ve
po we r If
yo upull away shar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlyand smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efo rtr ans port #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e385). #
Connec tth eto w bar totheto wing eyeto
load theve hicle. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C.
% The automatic transmis sionmaybe locked
in posit ion005Dintheeve ntofdama getothe
electr ics.Toshif tto 005C ,pr ov ide theon- boar
delectr icalsystem withpo we r
( / pag e382). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etra nspor ter. #
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSPL US (Adap tiveDam ping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withAd aptive
Dam pingSy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on theve hicle
being transpor tedcan cause theve hicle/
tr ailer combination tostar tto swing.
As are sult, when transpor tingvehicles with
th eAd aptiveDam pingSy stem PLUS, the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination mayst ar tto skid.
Conseq uently,yo uco uld lose contro lof your
ve hicle. #
When transpor ting,ensur eth at: 386
Break down assis tance

#
(1): Locateth est at emen t"The combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ewill befive 150lb pas ‐
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac ityis
65 0lbs. (140 0-75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
The weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din Step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to yo
ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howthis reduces theav ailable cargo
and luggageload capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno texc eed the
maximu mper missi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate. Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Calculation exam ple forde term inin gth emax‐
imum load(/page403)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page40 1)
R Tire pressur eta ble (/ page396)
R Vehicle identif ication plate Calculation
exam ple forde term ining the
ma ximum load The
follo wing table showsexam ples ofhowto
cal cul atetot aland load capac ities wit hva rying
seatin gcon figur ations anddiffere nt num bers
and sizes ofocc upant s.The follo wing exam ples
use amax imum loadof1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is forillus tratio npur pos esonly.Mak esur e
yo uar eusin gth eactual loadlimit foryo ur vehi‐
cle stat ed on your vehicle's Tire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar d(/ page40 1).
The high erthewe ight ofall theoccupant s,the
smaller themaximum loadforlug gage . Wheels
andtires 403

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Dam agede tection (parked vehicl e)...... .166
Dashb oard
see Cockpit
Dashb oardlig hting
see Instrument clusterlig hting
Dat aacq uisiti on
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Data impor t/expor t................................ 269
Fu nctio n/no tes ................................... 269
Im por ting/e xporting ........................... 269
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............28
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle ............................................. ..... 28
Dat e
Se ttin gth etime anddateaut omati‐
call y........................ ........................ ..... 264
Da ytim eru nning lampmode
see Daytime running lights
Da ytime running lights ............................1 24
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 124 Deact
ivat ing theala rm (ATA ).................... 90
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistwo rkshop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s......... .......2 5
Decor ative fo il(cleaning instructions)
.. ...... .. .........................................................3 65
De finitions (tiresand loading) ................4 11
Design s
Men u(on -boar dco mp uter) ............ ...... 229
Des tination .............................................. 292
Ed iting intermed iatedes tinatio ns........ 282
Ed iting thepr ev ious destination s.... .... 293
Ex tern al ...............................................2 93
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 292
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 293
St or ing amap position ........................ 292
Des tinat ionentr y.................................... 278
Ent ering a3 wo rdaddr ess .............. .....2 83
Ent ering aPOI oradd ress .................... 278
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ..282
En tering geo-coor dinates.................... 283
Select ingacont act........................ ..... 283 Select
ingaPOI .................................... 281
Select ingfrom themap ....................... 284
Select ingprev ious destination s...........2 80
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOp erator' sMa nua l........................ 20
Digita lsp eedo meter ............. ..................232
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............. ..................151
Eng aging drive po sitio n............ ........... 153
Eng aging neu tral ............ ...................... 152
Eng aging park position ........................ 153
Eng aging park position automatic ally .. 153
Eng aging reve rsege ar .........................1 52
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>151
Disp lay(Car e).......................................... 369
Disp lay(m ult imedi asy stem)
Se ttings ...............................................2 63
Di spla y(on -boar dco mp uter)
Displ ayson themultifunc tiondispla y.. 230 508
Index

Callin
gup ............................................ 258
De letin g...............................................2 59
Mo ving ................................................ 259
Ov ervie w ....... ................................... ...258
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>259
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ......................... .... 136
Flat tire .....................................................3 72
Chan gingawheel .................................4 18
MOExt ended tires ................................ 373
No tes ................................................... 372
TIREFIT kit............................................ 374
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 119
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors.............. 167
Fr ag rance
see Perfume atomiz er
Fr ee sof tware ............................................ 32
Fr eq uencies
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................... 426 Fr
eq uency band
Dialin g(on -boardcom puter) ................ 234
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)...... 41
Fr ont passeng erseat ................................ 96
Ad jus ting from thedr iver's seat ...... ...... 96
Fr ont passeng erseat
see Seat
Fu el ...........................................................4 31
Ad ditiv es........................................ ...... 431
E1 0 ...................................................... 430
Fu elreser ve <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 431
Ga sol ine <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 430
Qua lity (gas oline )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 430
Re fuel ing ............................................. 156
Sul fur cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 430
Ta nk cont ent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..............431
Fu elconsum ption
On- boar dcom puter .............................2 32
Fu nction seat
see Door controlpanel
Fu nction seat(rear passeng ercom‐
par tment)
see Seat (rear passeng ercom partmen t) Fu
ses ........................................................ 389
Bef orere placing afuse ........................ 389
Dashboar dfuse box.............................3 91
Fu se assignment diagram...................3 89
Fu se boxin theengine compartmen t.. 390
Fu se boxin thefront -passen gerfo ot ‐
we ll...................................................... 391
Fu se boxin thetrunk ........................... 392
No tes .................................................. 389
Fu ses
see Fuses G
Gar agedoor opener
Clea ring thememor y........................... 162
Opening orclosing thedoor ................1 62
Pr ogr ammi ngbutt ons .......................... 159
Ra dio equipment approval num bers.... 162
Re sol ving problems .............................. 161
Sync hronizi ngthero lling code .............1 61
Gas station search
St artin gaut omat icsear ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 281
Swi tching automatic searchon/of f..... 287
Using automatic search<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 287 Inde
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PA
SSEN GERAIRBAGstatus displa y
see Automatic front pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 403
De term inin gth emaximum .................. 402
Pe des trian protection
see Activehoo d(p ed estria n pr otect ion)
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 136
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon .............1 36
Se tting ................................................. 136
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................3 83
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile
Pe ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................60
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur efo rm ats
see Video mode Pictur
ese ttings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............270
Plas tictrim (Care) ....... ............................ 369
Pla ybac kop tion s
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...335
POI Selecti ng....... ................................... ...281
POI symbo ls
Selecti ng....... ................................... ...298
Po we rcl os ingfun ction
Doo r............ ............. .......................... ...69
Tr unk lid.......................................... .......7 1
Po we rsupp ly
Swi tching on(Start/S topbutt on) ........ 140
Po we rwa sher (care)...............................3 62
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccupant
pr otection) .................................................4 8
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011>48PR
E-S AFE ®
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .........48
Re versing measur es.............................. 49
PRE- SAFE®
PL US (ant icipa tory occu‐
pa nt protection plus)................................ 49
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 49
Re versing measur es.............................. 49
Pr ev entat ive occupa ntprotection sys‐
te m
see PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryoccu‐
pant protect ion)
Pr ev ious destina tions
Selec ting.............................................2 80
Pr otecting theen vir onmen t
No tes ..................................................... 21
Pr otection agains tcollision
see Drive Aw ayAssi st
Pr otection agains tth eft
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Pulling away
see Notes 52
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