The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon theshoulder of
th etir e
R Rear wheels wearmor eat thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tat eth ewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5 ,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained .
Ob serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
(/ page41 8). No
teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hang eto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edunder the
tr unk floor . 1
Ratche t
2 Alignme ntbolt
3 Jack ing suppor t
4 Jack
5 Lugwr enc h
6 Folding choc k Wheels
andtires 41
7
Ve
hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The permissib legross vehicle weight ismade up
of theve hicle weight ,all vehicle occupants, the
fuel andtheload. Themaximum gross axle
we ight rating isthemaximum weight that can be
car ried on one axle (front orrear axle ). Ne
verexc eed theper missible gross vehicle
we ight orthemaximum gross axle weight rating
fo rth efront orrear axle .
VIN infront ofthefront seat 1
VIN (vehic leiden tificat ion num ber) Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 VIN (vehicl eidentif icationnumber)
3 Engine number (sta mp edintoth ecr ankc ase) 428
Tech nica lda ta
Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donotsw allo wfuel orletit co me into
co ntact withsk in, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐ oughl
ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant Te
ch nica lda ta 429
Onl
yuse products approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Yo ucan iden tifyoperatin gfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zby thefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51)
R MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating flu‐
ids:
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids athttp:/ /bevo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byen tering thedesignation )
R intheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids intheMer cedes- BenzBeVo
app (byent ering thedesignation )
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page42 9). *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 0fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chon theignition . #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel ,th at has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheins truction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page15 6).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withunle adedpr emiu mgrade gasoline
wit hat leas t91 AKI/95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline withan oct ane number ofat
leas t87 AKI/9 1RO N.
* NO
TEPrema turewe arthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline with87 AKI/
91 RON: 430
Tech nica lda ta
#
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
1
*
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
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
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tires Overheated *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. #
Drive mor eslow ly.
Decre aseSpe ed *A
tle as tone tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires aredispl ayed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothelimit value, the
tir es aredisp laye din yello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma ybur st,par ticular lyat high speeds. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. #
Reduce speed sothat thetir es cool down. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lhas dropped totheminimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntengi neoil. 482
Display mess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps