2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ABS

1
Spee dometer →
263
2 ä Suspension malfunction →
550
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
151
4 Multifunction display →
267
5 Tach ome ter →
263
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
551
00E5 ESP®
→
551
7 0057 Highbeam →
151
0058 Lowb eam →
150
0060 Parking lam ps →
150
8 ÿ Coolan ttoo hot/c old →
545
9 Coolan ttem per atur edispla y →
263
A 00CC Electricp owe rsteer ing malfunct ion →
544
B L Distance warning →
550
C 003D Electrical malfun ction →
545
D Brak es (red) →
548 0027
USAo nly
004D Canada only
E 00E9 Seatbeltnotfas tened →
543
F Fuelleve lindic ator
G 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
545
H 005E Rear fogl ight →
151
I 0075 Restra int system →
543
J 00B9 CheckEngine →
545
K Electricpa rking brak ea pplied (red) →
548
0049 USAo nly
0024 Canada only
L 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
554
M 0025 ABSm alfunc tion →
551
N 0024 Electricp arkin gb rake (yello w) →
548 At
ag lanc e–I ndicat orand warning lam ps 11

#
When driving onunpavedr oads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckt he vehicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dp lants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er ei sd amag e,con sult aqualif ied
spec ialistworks hop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle In
thef ollo wing situations, inpar ticular ,ther e
is ar isk ofdama getothev ehicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedr oad
R The vehicle isdriven toof asto vera n
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe ed bump orpot‐
hole
R Aheavy object strike st he underbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc hasthis, theb ody ,the
underbody ,chassi scom pon ents,wheels or
tir es coul dbedamag edwithout thed amag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis wa
yc an une xpec tedly failor ,int he case of
an accident, maynotabsorb thel oads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eu nderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchaslea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theu nderbody and
th eu nderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eifthe yc ome intoc ont act with hot
par tson thee xhau stsystem. #
Have thev ehicle checkeda nd repair ed
immediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyi simp aired while con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th ev ehicle immediat elyi na ccor dance
wit hthe traf ficc ondi tions ,and cont act
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Dec
laration ofconf ormity forw irel es sv ehi‐
cle com ponent s
US A:"The wireless devic es ofthis vehicle com‐
ply withP art1 5o fthe FCC Rules. Opera tionis subje
ctto thef ollo wing twoc ondition s:1) These
de vice smaynotc ause harmful interfere nce, and
2) The sedevice smusta ccep ta ny interfere nce
re cei ved, includin ginter fere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired operation .Chan geso rm odif ications
no te xpr essly approve dbythe par tyresponsible
fo rc om pliance could void theu ser's author ityto
oper atet he equipment."
Canada: "Thewireless devices ofthis vehicle
com plyw ithI ndus tryC anada license-e xemp t
RSS standar d(s).Operationiss ubj ect tothef ol‐
lo wing twoc ondition s:(1) These device smay
no tc ause interfere nce, and(2)The sedevice s
mu stacc epta ny interfere nce, including interfer‐
ence that ma ycaus eunde sired oper ationofthe
de vice."
US A:"W ireless chargin gsystemf ormobile devi‐
ces (Model: D-WMI20 15A): this de vice complies
wit hP art1 8o fthe FCC Rules."
The name andaddr essofther esponsibl eparty
is:
Continent alAu tomo tiveS ystems USInc.
24 00 Executiv eHillsD rive
Au bur nH ills, MI483 26-298 0 Gener
alno tes 25

Dep
endingonthev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegr ated behind theb um per s
and/or behindther adiat orgrill. The ultrasonic
senso rsarel ocat edinthef ront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page421).The sensor smustn otbe cov‐
er ed, fore xamp leby bicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,foil orfoils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Addition allicense platebrack et
can like wise impair thef unc tion oftheu ltrasonic
sensor s.In thee vent ofdamag etot he bum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th eb um per sorradiat orgrill, have thef unc tion
of thes ensor schec keda taq ualifiedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth es ensor saredamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetys ystems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wo fdriving systems anddriving
saf etys ystems In
this sect ion, youw illfind informa tiona bout
th ef ollo wing driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/pag e241) R
ABS (Anti-l ockBrak ingSystem)
(/ page201)
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page226)
R ActiveB rake Assi st(/ pag e205)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist(/pag e259)
R ATTENTION ASSIST( / pag e250)
R BAS(Bra ke Assis tSys tem) (/ page202)
R Hill StartA ssist( / pag e225)
R EBD( Elec tron icBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page205)
R ESP®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(/ page202)
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assist(/ pag e204)
R ActiveS peed Limi tA ssist(/ pag e216)
R HOLD function (/page225)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 205)
R ActiveS teer ing Assis twithr escue lanefunc‐
tion (/page219)
R MAGICB ODYC ONTR OL(/ page229) R
Night View Assi st(/ pag e254)
R ActiveE merg ency Stop Assis t(/ pag e222)
R ActiveP arking Assist( /pag e244)
R Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233)
R Rear vie wc amera( /pag e238)
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist(/ pag e221)
R Cruise control (/ page210)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( / pag e256)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st(/ pag e251) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBrake System (ABS )regulat esthe
br ak ep ressur einc ritical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak ea pplication
or insuf ficie nttiret racti on, thew heels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youw illfeel a
pulsing intheb rake pedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road Dr
ivin gand par king 20
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condi
tions andcanserveas aremind ertotake
ex trac arew hile drivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSisa ctivef roms peeds ofappr ox.5m ph
(8 km/ h).
R ABSm aybe impair edorma ynotfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurreda nd they el‐
lo w 0025 ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin ‐
uousl yint he instrument clustera fter the
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Brak eA ssis tSystem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
am alfunc tioninB AS (BrakeA ssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfuncti oning,the braking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking . BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak ef orce.
If yo ud epr ess theb rake pedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatic allyboos tstheb rake pres‐
sur e.
R BASc ansho rten theb raking distance.
R ABS preve nts thew heels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactiv ated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other
dr iving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo ud eac tivateE SP®
,E SP ®
can notc arry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul donly bedeactiva tedi nt he
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gvehic les:besur etoo bser ve
th en otes intheS upplement .Other wise, you
ma yfail torecogni zedangers.
ESP ®
can moni tora nd improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthef ollo wing situations, within
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on aw etor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds from approx .5 0m ph
(80 km/ h). 202
Driving andparking

Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothed ecor ativef oil
R Forc lea ning, useplenty ofwa tera nd am ildclea ning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.ac arsha mpooappr ovedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,w her epossible, whilstavoiding rubbing
to oh ard. Ther eiso ther wise arisk ofdama gingthed ecor ativefoil
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe finis ho rift he decor ativefoil isdull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfor Mer cedes -Benz.
R Insec tremain s:soak withinsect remo vera nd rinse offt he treat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birdd roppin gs:soak withw ater andr ins eo ffafte rw ards.
R Toprev ent waters tains ,dry afoil-wr apped vehicle withas oft,
absorbent clothafte re very car wash. R
The service lifea nd color ofdecor ativefoils arei mp aired by:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hota irblo wer
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilyp roduct s
R Donotu se polish onmatt edecorativ efoil. Polishin gwillha ve thee ffect
of shinin gthe foil-wrapped surface.
R Donottreat matt eorstruct ured deco rativ ef oils withw ax. Perm anen t
st ains mayoccur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv ed eposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno talway sb ec om pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Yo uc an obt ain mor einfor mat iononcar eand
cle anin gproduc tsfrom them anuf actur er. In
thec ase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldif‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbetwe en thes urfaces that
we renotp rotected byad ecorativ efoil afte r
re mo ving adecor ativefoil. %
Have wo rkor repair stod ecor ativefoils car‐
ri ed out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare 41
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
specif iedtirep ressur enotbeing reac hed
If th es pecif iedtirep ressur eisn otreac hed
af te rab rief drive, thet irei st oo badly dam‐
ag ed. The tires ealant cannotrepair thet ire
in this ins tan ce.
Dama gedt ires and tirep ressur ethat istoo
lo wc ansign ifican tlyi mp air theb raking prop‐
er ties and theh andling charact eristic s. #
Donotc ontin ue drivin g. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. In
cases suchasthe one mentioned above,c on ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.O r
call 1-80 0-FOR-MER Cedes (intheU SA)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100( inCanada). #
Cor rect thet irep ressur eifiti ss tilla tleas t
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).Y ou will find the
va lues intheT irea nd Loadi ngInfo rm atio n
placar donthe B-pillar onthed rive r's side or
in thet irep ressur etable inthef uel filler flap. #
Toincr ease thet irep ressur e:swit chon
th et irei nflation compressor . #
Toreduce thetirep ress ure: press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2 . #
When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveo fthe sealed
tir e. #
Screw thev alvec ap ont othe valveo fthe
sealed tire. #
Pull thet ires ealant bottle out ofthet ire
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay so nthe tires ealant bot‐
tle. #
Drivet ot he near estq ualif iedspec ialistwork‐
shop andhave thet ire, tires ealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teso nthe 12Vb attery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly ontheb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yo nthe batt ery
can, fore xamp le,lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, fore xamp lethel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram). Theoperating
saf etyo fyour vehicle mayberestrict ed.
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R inthee vent ofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whenthev ehicle's speedisno t
adap tedt ot he road con dition s #
Inthee vent ofas hortcir cui tora sim i‐
la ri nci dent, contactaqualif iedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop immediat ely. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 43
1

#
Donotc onti nue drivi ng. #
Alw aysh ave workon theb atteryc arried
out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. R
Further information onABS (/page201)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page202)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes- Benzrecomme nds
th at youo nly use batteries whic hhave been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedfor your vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidb urns sho uld theb atteryb ed am‐
ag ed inthee vent ofan acci dent.
Al lv ehic lesexceptv ehic leswithal ithium-
ion batt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highl yflammable gasm ixtur e
in theb attery. #
Todisc hargeanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up,touc ht he metal ve
hicle body beforeh andling theb at‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atteryi sc har ging andduring star tin g
assis tance. &
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om theb atterya cid
Batt erya cid iscaus tic. #
Avoid cont actwiththe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overthe batt ery. #
Donotinh aleb attery gases. #
Keep childr enaway from theb attery. #
Immedia tely rinse batter ya cido ffthor‐
oughl ywithp lenty ofclean watera nd
seek medica lattention immediately . All
vehicl es
+ ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tallyr esponsibl emanner .
Ta ke disc hargedb atteries toaq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop ortoac ollec tion
poin tfor used batteries. If
yo uh ave todiscon nectthe 12 Vb attery, con‐
ta ct aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Com plyw iths afet yn otes and take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. 432
Breakdo wnassis tance

Cap
acity Seda
nC apacity
S4 504MA TIC 6.9USqt(6.5 liter s)
S5 604MA TIC 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Lo
ng whe elbase
ve hicl es Capaci
ty
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 6.9
USqt(6.5 liter s)
All other models 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachC apacity
S6 50Mer cedes -May‐
bac h 11
.1 US qt
(1 0.5 liter s)
S5 604MA TIC
Mer cedes-Ma ybach 9.5
USqt(9.0 liter s) No
teso nb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
va por pockets form ing intheb rake sys‐
te m
The brak ef luid cons tantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om thea ir.T his lowe rstheb oiling pointof
th eb rake fluid. Ifth eb oiling pointistool ow ,
va por pockets ma yformi nthe brak es ystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we da tthe
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve theb rake fluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Onl yusebrak ef luid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0. Yo
uc an obt ain further information onbrak ef luid
in thef ollo wing places :
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication sfor
Oper ating Fluids
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheM ercedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop Cool
ant No
teso nc oolant
Obser vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). &
WARNIN G‑R isko ffirea nd injuryf rom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur ethat noantifr eezespillsout
ne xt to thef iller open ing. 486
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