2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS weight

Pr
otection ofthee nvironmen t
Plug- inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
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+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tooper ating condit ionsand
per sonal driving style The
pollut antemission ofthev ehicle is
dir ectl yrelat edtothew ayyouo perat ethe
ve hicle.
Oper atey our vehicle inan environment ally
re sponsible mannertohelp protect thee nvi‐
ro nment. Plea se obser vethef ollo wing rec‐
omme ndations onope rating cond itions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Oper ating conditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressur eisc or‐
re ct. #
Donotc arry anyu nnece ssar yweight
(e.g. roof lugg ager acks once youn o
lon gern eed them). #
Adher etot he ser vice interva ls.
Ar egular lyser viced vehicle willcont rib‐
ut et oe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alw aysh ave maint enance workcar ried
out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Donotd epr ess thea ccelera torp eda l
when star tin gt he engine. #
Donotw armu pthe engine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Drivec arefu llyand maintainas uita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle infront. #
Avoid freq uent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang egear ingood timeanduseeach
ge ar onlyup to00C3 ofits maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine instatio narytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gthe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. #
Drivef uel-ef ficie ntly .Observe theE CO
displa yfor afuel -efficie ntdrivi ng style. En
vir onmental issuesandrecomm endations
It is recomme ndedthat your e-u seorrecy cle
mat erials ins tead ofjus tdispo singo fthem.
The releva nt environme ntal gu ideline sand regu‐
lations servetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
mus tbes trictl yobserve d. Mer
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da ma gecau sed bynotu sing recy cle d
re condi tionedcom pone nts Mercedes-Be
nzAG offers recy cle drecon di‐
tio ned components andpartswit hthe same
qu alit yasn ew parts.T he same entitlemen t
fr om theL imit edWarrant yisv alid asforn ew
par ts. #
Recycle drecon dition edcom ponents
and partsfrom Mer cedes-Be nzAG . Gene
raln otes 21

St
atus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction ofthea utoma ticfront passeng er
air bag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erairbag shutoffis
able todetect whe ther thef ront passeng erseat
is occupied byap erson orac hild restra int sys‐
te m. The front pass engerairb agisenabl edor
disa bled accor dingly.
When installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysm akes ureo fthe
fo llo wing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(/pag e49).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverp lace objects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthec hild restra int system.
R Fully retract thes eat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int system
mus talway sr esto nthe sitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe front
passeng erseat.
R The child restra int system mus tnottouc ht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra int s.Ad jus tthe seat backres tinclin a‐
tion andtheh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting surface and
th ec hild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thes itting surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thef unc ‐
tion ofthea utomatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthef ront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tion ingasintended during an
acciden t. #
Donotp lace anyo bjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr esto nthe sitting
sur face ofthef ront passeng erseat. #
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ‐
ble, beresting onthes eat backres to f
th ef ront passeng erseat. #
Alw aysc om plyw itht he child restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Ap
erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
obser vethef ollo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/pag e35).
R Sitinan almos tupright seatposi tion with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backres t.
R Sitwiththeir feet resting onthef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayother wise be
disable dbym ista ke ,for exam ple inthef ollo wing
situations:
R The front passeng ertransf erst heir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson avehicle armr est. 44
Occupant safety

R
The front passeng ersits insuc haw aythat
th eir weight israised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
deactiv ated front passeng erairbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pislit,t he front passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill notb ed eplo yedi nt he event of
an acciden tand cann otper form itsintended
pr otect ivef unc tion .
Ap erson inthef ront passeng erseat could
th en, fore xamp le,com eintoc ontact with
th ev ehicle interior ,especially ifth ep erson is
sitt ing tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat :
R The classif ication ofthep erson inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tisc orrect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble dina ccor dance withthe per son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farb acka spossi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Ensu re,b othb efor ea nd dur ing thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, thec las‐
sif ication ofthep erson orchild restra int system
on thef ront passeng erseat take sp lace afte rt he
fr ont passeng erairbag shutoffs elf-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam psdispla ythe
st atus ofthef ront passeng erairbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam ps
(/ page45). Fu
nction oftheP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erfront
air bag shutoff
When thei gnition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hthe twoP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO NandOFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly. Occu
pant safety 45

Gene
rict erm" child restra int system"
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Oper ator's Manual. Achild restra int sys‐
te mi s,fore xamp le:
R Ababyc arseat
R Arear ward-faci ng child seat
R Aforwa rd-facin gchild seat
R Achild boos ters eat withab ackres ta nd seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing achild
boos ters eat withab ackres t.
The child restra int system mus tbea ppr opr iate
to thea ge,w eight andsize ofthec hild.
Obser vinglaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw ayso bser vethel eg alrequ iremen tswhen
using achild restra int system inthev ehicle. Obser
vingstandar dsforc hild restra int sys‐
te ms
All child restra int systems mustmeetthe follo w‐
ing standar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torV ehicle SafetyS tandar ds
21 3a nd 225
R Canadi anMo torV ehicle SafetyS tandar ds
21 3a nd 210.2
Conf irmatio nthat thec hild restra int system
com plies withthe standar dscan befound onan
ins truct ion label onthec hild restra int system.
This confirm atio ncan also befound inthei nstal‐
lation instruct ions that arei nc luded withthe
ch ild restra int system. De
tectin grisk s,avo iding danger Secur
ingsystems forc hild restra int systems
in thev ehic le
Onl yusethef ollo wing secur ingsystems forc hild
re stra int systems:
R The LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
R The vehicle's seatbeltsystem R
The TopT ether anchorages
Ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem isprefer red.
Sim plya ttac hing tothes ecur ingrings onthe
ve hicle canreduce ther isk ofins talling thec hild
re stra int system incor rectl y.
When securingachild withthe integr ated seat
belt oftheL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem, alwaysc om ply withthe per missible
gr oss weight fort he child and child restra int sys‐
te m( /pag e55).
Ab oos ters eat mayben ecessar ytoa chieve
pr oper seatbeltposition ingforc hildr enove r
40 lbs (18k g)inwe ight orunt ilth ey reac ha
heigh twher eat hree-point seatbeltcanbefitt ed
pr op erly wit hout aboos ters eat.
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsasuita blec hild
boos ters eat withab ackres ta nd seat beltguide.
Ad vantag eofar earward-faci ng child
re stra int system
It is prefer able totrans portab abyo ras mall
ch ild inas uitable rear wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem. Inthis case, thec hild sitsintheo ppo‐ 50
Occupant safety

&
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems inthev ehicle
If object s,lugg ageo rloads aren otsecur ed
or nots ecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove rorb ethrow na roun da nd ther eb yh it
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar iskofinju ry,p articular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking oras udden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round . #
Beforet he jour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo ud on otadeq uatelys towo bject sint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ouldslipo rbetossed
ar ound andther eb ys trik ev ehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebrack etsc ann ot alw
aysr estra intheo bjec tsthey cont aini n
th ee vent ofan acciden t.
Ther eisar iskofinju ry,p articular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking oras udden chang e
in dir ect ion. #
Alw ayss towo bject sins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed aboutinthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat object sdon ot
pr oject from stow ages pac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages pac es
bef ores tarting ajou rney . #
Alw ayss towa ndsec ureo bject sthat
ar eh eavy,h ard, poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortool arg eint he trunk . Obser
vethen otes on thec up holder s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romt hetail‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come intoc ontact wit
hthese partsof thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyour self. #
Alw aysb ep articular lycareful arou nd
th et ailpipe andthet ailpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyi n
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gthem. The
driving charact eristic so fyour vehicle are
dependent onthed istribution ofthel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollo wing in
mind when loadin gthe vehicle:
R Nevere xceed thep ermissible gross mass or
th eg ross axle weight rating fort he vehicle
(including occupants). Thevalues ares pec i‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plateonthe
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R The load mustnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eofthe seat backres ts.
R Alw aysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. 12
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Sea tsand stow ing

#
Tofold in: fold thet able panel stogether and
swing inthef olding table.
Opening thes towa ge com partmen tint he
re ar armr est Ve
hicles withar earbenc hseat #
Folddo wn ther ear armr est. #
Toopen: press release catch1 and swin g
th ec over ofthea rmrest upw ards. Ve
hicles withe lectr ically adjustable outerseats #
Folddo wn ther ear armr est. #
Toopen: pullhand le1 and fold thec over of
th ea rmrest upw ards. Opening
thes towa ge com partmen tint he
re ar-co mp artment center conso le Ve
hicles withindividual rear seat s #
Pull handle1and fold thec over ofthea rm‐
re st upw ards.
Ope ning thes towa ge boxint he bac kres tin
th er ear passeng ercom partment
* NO
TEDama getother ear armr estd ue to
body weight When
folded out,ther ear armr estc an be
damag edbybody weight . Seat
sand stow ing 12
9

To
wing thev ehic lewit hbotha xlesonthe
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitt edtowing
me thods (/page436). #
Mak esuret hat theb atteryi sc onnect edand
ch arge d.
When theb atteryi sd ischar ged, thef ollo wing
actions cannotbep erform ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ec ann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncanno tb es hif‐
te dt op osition 005Cor005D
% Ifth ea utomatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dt op osition 005C,orthe multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clusterd oes nots how
an ything, have thev ehicle transpor teda way
( / pag e439). Atow ing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forv ehicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyh igh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whentow ing
av ehicle whichist oo hea vy
If th ev ehicle beingtow- star tedo rtowe d
aw ay ishea vier than thep ermissible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thef ollo wing situations
can occur :
R The towing eyem aybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve novertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mustnotexc eed th
ep ermissible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mustbetow -sta rted ortowe da way,
its weight mustnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass ofthet ow ing vehicle. #
Information onthep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle canbefound onthev ehicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/pag e480). #
Donoto pen thed rive r's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,other wise thea utomatic
tra nsmiss ionautomaticall yshiftsto position
005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e441). #
Fasten thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion ofthet ow bar #
Onlyconnect thet ow rope ortowb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deact ivat et he aut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71). 438
Break down assista nce

Ra
dio -equipme ntappr oval of thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring system
Ra dio equipme ntappr oval number s Co
untr yR adiotype approval number
Ca nada IC:2546A -GG4T
IC: 2546A -DG6W2D4
IC: 2546A -MC34MA4
Le présent appareil estc onf orme
au xC NR d'Indu strieC anada
applicables auxappar eilsradio
exe mptsde licence .L'expl oita ‐
tio ne stautorisée aux deux con‐
ditions suivantes:
(1) l'appa reilne doit pasproduir e
de brouillag e,et
(2) l'utilisat eurdel'appar eildoit
accep tert out brouil lageradioé‐
lectr ique subi, même sile
br ouill agee stsuscep tibled'en
com prome ttre lefonctio nneme nt. Co
untr yR adiotype approval number
US AF CCID:M RXGG4 T
FCC ID:M RXD G6W2 D4
FCC ID:M RXM C34MA4
This devic ec om pliesw ithP art1 5
of theF CC Rules. Opera tionis
subje ctto thef ollo wing twoc on‐
dition s:
(1) This device maynotcause
har mful interfere nce, and
(2) Thisd evice mustacc epta ny
int erfere nce recei ved, includin g
int erfere nce that ma ycaus e
unde sired oper ation. Load
ingthev ehic le No
teso nT irea nd Loading Information plac‐
ar d &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from overloa‐
ded tires
Ov erloaded tires ma yoverheat and burstas a
con sequenc e.Ov erloaded tires can also
im pair thes teer ing and handling charact eris‐
tic sa nd lead tobrak ef ailur e. #
Obser vethel oad-bear ingcapacity of
th et ires. #
The load-bear ingcapacity mustbea t
leas thalf theg ross axle weight rating of
th ev ehicle. #
Nevero verload thet ires by exc eeding
th em aximum load. The
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar diso n
th eB -pillar onthed rive r's side ofthev ehicle. 45
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Wheels andtires