2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica tora nd warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlp anel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatadjus tment .......14
Con trol setting sint he rear passe nger
com partment ................ ................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOperato r'sM anua l......................... 20
Callin gupthe Digit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ion ofthee nvironmen t...... ................2 1
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts. ..... ... .............2 1
Oper ator's Manual ...... ..................................2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety. .......................................... 24
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forw ireless
ve hicle component s...... ...............................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistworks hop ....................... 26
Cor rect useo fthe vehicle ............................. 27
No tesf or per sons withe lectr onic medi‐
cal aids..... ..... ................................... ............ 27
Pr oblems withyour vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tings afet yd efec ts ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y..........................................2 8
QR cod efor rescue card...... ............ .............2 8
Dat astorage .................................................2 8
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elyt ranspor tingchildr eninthev ehi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 9
No teso np etsi nt he vehicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 73 Sid
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Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 1
Anti-t heftprotection .....................................9 2 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 96
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tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St eer ing wheel ............................................ 117
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e......................... 118
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion .................. 120
Memor yfunct ioninther ear passeng er
com partment .............................................. 121
St ow agea reas ............................................ 125
Cup holder.................................................. 135
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 38
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 140
Re frig er ator box...... ...... .............................. 143
Wi reless chargin go fthe mobile phone
and connect ionwiththe exterior ant enna ..145
Ins talling andremo ving thef loor mats ........ 147
Ins talling/ remo ving thep enn ant staf f. .......1 48 2
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Light
andvisibili ty................................... 150
Ext eriorl ighti ng ............ ............ ..................150
Int erior lighting ........ ......................... .......... 155
Wi ndsh ield wipe ra nd windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 157
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Oper ating thes un visor s...... ....................... 162
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 163
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 163 Clim
atec ontr ol......................................... 16 4
Ov ervie wo fclimat econt rols ystems ..........1 64
Oper ating thec limat econtrol system ......... 165 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 172
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........172
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h...... ..................... 183
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 184
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Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 189
Pa rking ........................................................ 191
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............2 00
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 62 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................263
Ins trument Displayove rview. .....................2 63
Ov ervie wo fthe butt ons onthes teer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 64
Oper ating theo n-boar dcom put er.............. 264
Se tting thed esign ...................................... 266
Se tting thea reaf or additional values .........2 66
Ov ervie wo fdisp lays on them ultifunc ‐
tion displa y...... ................................. ..........2 67
Ad jus ting thei nstrument lighting ................2 67
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 268
Head-up Display...... .................................... 274 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 276
No teso no per ating safety. ................ .......... 276
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 277
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Esse ntialvoice commands .........................2 79 Multimedi
asystem .................................. 291
Ov ervie wa ndoper ation .................. ............ 291
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 300 Fit
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Na vig ation ...................... ............................. 314
Te lephon e................................................... 339
On line andI nter ne tfunctions ..................... 361
Medi a....... ....... ...........................................367
Ra dio .......................................................... 379
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Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ................3 89 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................40 7
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla y........4 07
En gine compartment .................................. 408
Cleanin gand car e....................................... 415 Br
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Wheel
sand tires ...... ................................446
No teso nn oise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s..................... .............................. 446
No teso nregular lyinspe cting wheels and
tir es .............................. .............................. 446
No teso nsnowc hains ........................ ........ 447
Ti re pressur e..................................... .........4 48
Loadi ngthev ehicle ...... ..................... ......... 454
Ti re labeling ................................................ 459
Def inition ofterm sfor tires and loading .....464
Changing awhee l..... ...... ............................ 467
Emerg encysparewhee l...... ...... .................. 477 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 478
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Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ........... 478
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview. ...........................4 80
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 482
Ve hicle data...... .......................................... 489 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 492
Displa ymessag es........ .................... ...........4 92 Wa
rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 541 Inde
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