2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE Owner's Manual

Dr
ivin gsaf etysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er eis an additional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
If EBD orABS ismalfunctioning, thewheels mayloc kwhen braking.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sar eth us severely im pa ired .Th ebr akin gdis tance inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tioncan increase .In additio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 495

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pflashes whiletheve hicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewh eelsha sre ac hed itsgrip limit (/page16 9). #
Adaptyo ur drivin gst yle to suit thero ad and weather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wES P®
wa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,ot her driving safetysy stems
ar eswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Drive on car efully . #
Notethemessag eson themultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 496
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wES P®
OFF warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndr ivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcar ryout vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yof fur ther driving safetysy s‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateESP ®
foras long asthesituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notbe act ivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Obser vetheno teson deactiv atingESP®
(/ page16 9). Dis
play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps 49
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Ti
re pres sur emoni tor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes forapp roxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
*The tirepr essu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofan accident ifth etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th etir epr essur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no table toissue awa rning ifth er eis pressur eloss
in one ormor eof thetir es.
Un der inflated tires ma y,forex am ple, impair thedr iving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thetir epr essur emonit oring system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Visit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wtirepr essur emon itor ing system warning lam p(pr essur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirepr essur emon itor ing system has detected tirepr ess urelos sin at leas tone ofthetir es. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto insuf ficie nttirepr ess ure
Ti re pressur esthat areto olow pose thefo llo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma ybur st,especiall yas theload andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma ywe arexc essiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hma ygr eatl yim pair tiretract ion. 498
Displaymess ages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R The driving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybe greatl yim pair ed.
Yo uco uld then lose control of theve hicle. #
Obser vethere comme ndedtirepr ess ure. #
Adjus tth etir epr essur eif neces sary. #
Stop theve hicle, paying attention toroad and traffic condi tions. #
Checkth etir epr essur eand thetir es. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 499

1,
2, 3...
4MA TIC..................................................... 155
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>155
12 Vbatt ery
see Battery(v ehi cle)
360 °Came ra<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 204
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 204
Ope ning thecamer aco ver(r ear view
camer a)..... ............... ...... .....................206
Selecting avie w ..... ..... ...... .................. 206
Se tting favo rite s ..................................2 06 A
A/ Cfuncti on
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ................................................ 134
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )......... 134
ABS (Anti-lockBr ak ing System) .............1 68
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn
Ac ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect.................... .....3 22 Ac
ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............62
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaut omati c
vo lum eadj ustm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...352
Ac tiv eBli nd Spo tAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 219
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .221
Br ak eap plica tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> .............220
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>219
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 19
Ac tiv eBr ak eAs sist
Fu nctio n/no tes .................................... 172
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 176
Ac tiv eDi stance AssistDI ST RO NIC ........ 179
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t......... ....1 89
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 188
Callin gup aspee d...............................1 81
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 190
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>179
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ......... .....1 81
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 181
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio n........... .184
St eer ing wheel buttons .................. ...... 181
St or ing aspeed .................................... 181 Swi
tching off/de activating ........... .......181
Swi tching on/a ctivating <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 181
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 79
Ac tiv eEme rgency Stop Assis t...............1 89
Ac tiv ehoo d(pe des trian protection) ...... 355
Me thod ofoper ation ............................3 55
Re settin g............................................. 355
Ac tiv eLan eCha ngeAs sist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 188
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............189
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>188
Ac tiv eLan eKe eping Assist.................... 222
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............224
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thewa rning ...2 25
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>222
Se tting thesensit ivity.......................... 225
Sy stem limits ....................................... 222
Ac tiv ePa rking Assis t.............................. 207
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....212
Dr ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 211
Exiti ngapa rking space ........................ 210
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>207
Ma neu vering assist anc e...................... 212
Pa rking ................................................ 208
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 07 500
Index

Ac
tiv eSe rvice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eSpe edLimit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 183
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 183
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>183
Ac tiv eSte ering Assis t.............................1 86
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............187
Ac tiveEmerg encyStop Assis t.............1 89
Ac tiveLa ne Chang eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 188
Dis play sin theIns trument Display...... 190
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>186
Sy stem limit ations ...............................1 86
Ad aptiv ecr uise contr ol
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eHighb eamAssist
Fu nctio n<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>123
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 124
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 229
Ad diti ves......... ......................................... 431
En gine oil............................................. 431
Fu el ..................................................... 431 Ad
diti ves(engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves(fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sbo ok
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe balanc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 353
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...352
Ad jus tingthe bass,mid- rang eand
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 352
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...352
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ................................. ..... 352
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...352
Ad jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...352 Ad
jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 353
Ad jus tingtreb le,mid- rang eand bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsy stem ...................................... 352
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsy stem ...352
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTPL US
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 3
Air distribut ion
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 35
Air freshe nersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct
Air pressu re
see Tire pressur e Inde
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1

Air
sus pen sion
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 137
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ....................... 137
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 138
Glo vebox.............................................1 38
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 135
Air -water duct .......................................... 361
Ke eping free ........................................3 61
Airb ag.........................................................4 1
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fr ont passeng er)..... 41
Ins tallation locations .............................. 41
Knee airbag............................................ 41
Ov ervie w ................................................ 41
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p.....4 6
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 2
Sid eairba g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 41
Wi ndo wcur tain airbag ...........................4 1
AIRM ATIC .................................................. 193
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 195
Sus pens ion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 193 Alar
m
see Panic alar m
Al ar m system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ ero ute
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 25
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 316
Con necting amob ilephon e.................3 17
Endi ng............. ..................................... 318
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 317
Ov ervie w .......................................... ....3 16
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 318
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 18
Anim als
Pe ts intheve hicle ........................... ...... 60
Anti-loc kbr aking system
see ABS(An ti-loc kBr akin gSy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowch ains Anti
-thef tala rm system
see ATA(anti-t heftal ar m system)
Anti-t heftpr otection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 89
Anticip ator yoccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yoccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
......................................... 315
Con necting aniPho ne®
........................ 315
Endi ng............. .....................................316
No tes ................................................... 315
Ov ervie w ..............................................3 15
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 316
Tr ans ferred vehicle data......................3 18
Asht ray
Fr ont cent erconsole ............................1 14
Assis tance
Men u(on -boardco mp uter) .................. 231
Assis tance systems
see Drivin gsaf etysy stem 502
Index