2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS tow

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Alw ayss towt hese items orsimilar
objects carefully sothat they canno tbe
fl ung aroun d,fore xamp lein aloc kable
ve hicle stow agec om par tment . Obse
rvet he noteso nloadi ngthev ehicle.
Re plac ingbatt eries( Re ar Sea tEnter tain‐
me ntSystem)
Bat teries arer equir ed fort he remo tecontr oland
th ec ordless headphones. &
DANG ER Serious damag etoh ealt h
caused byswallo wing batteries
Batt eries cont aintoxic and corrosiv es ub‐
st anc es.Swallo wing batteries ma ycause
ser ious damag etoh ealt h.
Ther eisar iskoffata linj ur y. #
Keep batt eries out ofther eac hofchil‐
dr en. #
Ifbatt eries ares wallowe d,seek medical
att ent ion immediat ely. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALN OTEEn vironme 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. Re
ar Seat Entertai nment System overview The
Rear Seat Entertainm entSystem includes:
R Twor ear displ ays
R Twor emo tecontr ols R
Uptotwoc ordle ssheadph one s
R Blu-ray drive
R Portsf or USB (two)and HDMI
% The funct ionofther emo tecontr oland the
cor dless headph ones canbeimpaired by
ot her radio-based electronic device s,e.g .
mob ilep hones. 39
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Mu ltimed iasystem

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between ther ear shelf andthro ugh- load ski
bag Ov
ervie wo fRear Seat Entertai nment System
por ts 1
HDMI por t
2 USB ports Dep
endingonthev ehicle equipment, thep orts
ar el ocat edinthef ollo wing positions:
R inthes towa ge boxb etwe en ther ear seats or
R inther ear armr est Re
ar seats Ad
jus tingthe rear seats
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
a Seat #
Select SideBolst ersorLumbar . #
Select thes etting.
Memor yfunction #
Save thes eat adjus tmentswit hthe memor y
function (/page121).
Sel ecting them assag eprogram fort he rear
seats
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
a Seat #
Select Massage. #
Select amassag eprogram.
The massag eprogram runs fora pproxima tely
8t o1 8m inutes,depe nding onthes etting. #
Tosetthe massag eintensit y:switc hHigh
Int ensit yon 0073 oroff0053.
Ov ervie wo fmassa geand workout prog ram
Ov ervie wo fmassag eand workout progr ams
(/ page114).
Re setting rear seat settings
Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
a Seat 5
Reset #
Select YesorNo. Se
tting ther ear climat econtrol Re
ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
b Climate Control
Ac tiv atin gthe SYNC functio n #
Select SYNC. #
Switc hthe function on0073 oroff0053. 396
Multimedia system

Ac
tiv atin gthe A/Cf uncti on #
Select A/C . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Contr olling ther ear climat econtrol aut omat‐
ical ly #
Select AUTO . #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Se tting thea irflo w #
Sele ctAir flow. #
Setthe airflow .
Se tting thet em peratu re #
Sele ctTempe rature. #
Setthe temp eratur e.
Se tting thea irdis tribut ion #
Sele ctAir Distributio n. #
Setthe air distribution. St
arting ENER GIZINGcomf ortint he rear
passe nger comp artment Re
ar Seat Entertainm entSystem:
4 System 5
ENE RGIZING Comfort
ENER GIZIN Gcomf ortp rogram overview #
Fora no verviewo fthe available ENERGIZIN G
com fort prog ram( /pag e312).
St arting theE NER GIZIN Gcomf ortp rogram
The ENER GIZING comfortp rogram can only be
st ar tedv iather ear displ ayfort he seat towhic h
th er ear displ aybelon gs. #
Forinfor mation onstar tin gE NERG IZIN G
com fort prog ram( /pag e313).
St arting Powe rN ap fort he rear seats
Fo rthe rear seat sthe Power Napfunction is
av ailable fory ou asan addi tion alEN ERGIZI NG
co mf ortp rogram.
% Powe rN ap can onlybestarted when youa re
dr ivin gduetotheb atteryp owe rreq uir ed. The
progr am runs inthre ep hases:
R Sleep onsetphase: relaxin gmusic ispla yed
in this phase, andthew armed seats prov ide
as ubtle massag e.
R Sleep phase: thea ctiv efunc tion saredeacti‐
va tedo rres trict ed asmuc haspossib le.
R Waking phase: inthis phase, slightlystimu‐
latin gmusic ispla yed, and thea iris pur ified
wit hionizat ionand scen ted. The seat isven‐
til at ed .The vehicle interior isillu minat edwith
st imulatin glight . #
Selec tPower Nap.
The progr am isstar ted.
Conf iguringPowe rN ap #
Callup additional options Ü forPowe r
Nap. #
Tosetthe dur ation: selectDuratio nXXM in. #
Setthe desir edrunning time. #
Toselect thef un ction: switchthef unc tion s
included inthep rogram on0073 oroff0053. Multimedia
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Ifyo uw ould liket oleave thev ehicle whileit
is being washed, makesuret he Smar tKey is
locat edinthev ehicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yengaged.
% If,afte rt he car wash, your emo vethew ax
fr om thew indshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apowe rwasher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
hig h-pr essurec leani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterj et from around-spr aynozzl e(dirt
gr ind er) maycause dama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tv isible.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa ym ayfail
une xpec tedly. #
Donotu se high- press urec leani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smustb ereplaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag etoy ourvehicle, observethef ol‐
lo wing when usingapowerwa sher :
R keep theS mar tKey atleas t10f t(3m )awa y
fr om thev ehicle. Other wise thet runk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadista nce ofat leas t1 1.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle.
R vehicl eswith decorativ efoil: partsof your
ve hicle arec ove redw ithad ecora tivef oil.
Maint ainadista nce ofat leas t2 7.6i n
(70 cm) between thef oil-co veredp arts of the
ve hicle andthen ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r.
Mo vethep owerwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewatert em per atur eofthe
po we rw ashe rmustn otexc eed 140° F
(60 °C).
R obse rvet he information onthec orrect dis‐
ta nce inthee quipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotp oint then ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r
dir ect lyat sensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits, electr
icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing thev ehic leby hand Obser
vethel eg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inan umb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl ypermitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amildcleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washthev ehicle withlukewa rmwateru sing
as oftc ar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosethev ehicle offw ithw ater and
dr yu sing achamoi s.Take car enotto point
th ew ater jetd irectl ytow ards thea irinle t
gr ille belo wthe hood. 41
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Maint enance andcare

Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyv est The
safetyv ests arel ocat edinstow ages pac es
in thef ront door . #
Take thes afet yv estb ag out ofstow age
spac e1. #
Open thes afet yv estb ag and pulloutthe
saf etyv est.
% Safetyv ests can also bestor ed inther ear
door stow ages pac es. 1
Max imum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotb leac h
4 Donotiro n
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotd ryclean
7 This isac lass 2vest
The requ iremen tsdef ined bythel eg alstandar d
ar eo nly fulfille di nt he follo wing cases :
R Ifth es afet yv estist he cor rect size
R The safetyv estisf ullyc losed whilstbeing
wo rn Re
place thes afet yv estint he follo wing cases :
R The reflect ives trip sa redamag edordir ton
th er eflectiv estrip sc an no long erbe
re mo ved
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceed ed
R The fluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teso nflat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oaf lat
tir e
Af lat tires eve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thes teer ing and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ti re sw ithout run-f lat charact eristics : #
Donotd rive on withaf lattire. #
Chang ethe flat tirei mm ediat elyw itha n
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaq ualif iedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. Br
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Pum pupthe tirea gain.
Af teram aximu mofeigh tm inut esthet ire
pr essur emustb ea tleas t180 kPa( 1.8b ar/
26 psi) . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
specif iedtirep ressur enotbeing ach‐
ie ve d
If th es pecif iedtirep ressur eisn otachie ved
af te rt he specif iedtime, thet irei st oo badl y
damag ed.The tires ealant cannotrepair the
tir ei nt his instance.
Dama gedt ires and atirep ressur ethat istoo
lo wc ansign ifican tlyi mp air brakin gand han‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Donotd rive on. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. If
at irep ressur eof180 kPa(1.8b ar/26 psi)
has been attained afte re ight min utes : &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from drivi ng
wi th sealed tires
At iret em por arily sealed withtires ealant
im pair sdriving charact eristic sa nd isno t
suit able forh ighe rspee ds. #
Adapty our driving stylea ccor dinglyand
dr ivec arefull y. #
Donote xceed them aximum speed
limit withat iret hat has been repair ed
using tires ealant. Obser
vethem aximum permissible speedfora
tir es eal ed withtires eal ant 50mph(80 km/h). #
Affixt he upper section oftheT IREFI Tsticker
to thei nstrument clusteri nal ocati onwher e
it wil lbee asilyseen bythed rive r.
* NO
TEStainin gcaus edbyleakin gtire
sealant Af
teru se, excess tires ealant mayleak out
fr om thef illing hose. #
Ther efor e, place thef illing hose inthe
plas ticbag that con tained theT IREFI T
kit. +
ENVIR
ONMEN TALN OTEEn vironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyi rre‐
sponsibl edisposa l Ti
re seala ntcont ains pollu tants. #
Have thet ires ealant bottle disposed of
pr ofessionall y,e.g. atan aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCenter. #
Switc hoffthet irei nflation compressor . #
Unscr ew thef illing hose from thev alveo fthe
fa ulty tire. #
Stow thet ires ealant bottle, thet irei nflation
com pressor andthew arning triang le. #
Pull away imm ediat ely. #
Stop driving afte ra pproxima tely tenm inutes
and checkt he tirep ressur eusing thet ire
inf lation compressor .
The tirep ressur emustn ow beatleas t
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi). 430
Breakd owna ssista nc e

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Dur ing star ting assistance :st ar tt he
engine ofthed onor vehicle andruna tidle
spe ed. #
Connect then egativ epole ofthed onor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 5 ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usin gthe jum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withthe donor batteryf irst . #
During star ting assistance :st ar tt he
engine ofyour ow nv ehicle. #
Dur ing thec har gingproce ss:st ar tt he
ch argin gp roce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tt he engines
ru nf or severalm inut es. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef ored iscon‐
necting thej um per cable, switchonane lec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nv ehicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owdefr ostero rlighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: #
First,r emo vethej um per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 5and negative
pole ofthed onor battery, then from positiv e
clam p4 and positiv epole ofthed onor bat‐ te
ry.B egi ne acht imew itht he cont acts on
yo ur ow nv ehicle firs t. #
Afterr emo ving thej um per cable/c harging
cable, closecover3 ofposi tivec lam p4.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vb attery #
Obs erve then otes on the1 2Vb attery
(/ page431).
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youh avet he
12 Vb atteryr eplaced ataq ualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethef ollo wing notesi fy ou wantto
re place theb atteryy our self:
R Alw aysr eplace afaulty battery wit hab attery
whic hmeets thes pecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped witha nA GM tech nol ‐
ogy batter y( Ab sorbe ntGlas sM at)o ral ith‐
iu m- ionb attery. Fu llve hicle functionality is onl
yguar anteed witha nA GM batteryo rlith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rs afet yr easons,
Mer cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youo nly
use batteries whic hhave been tested and
appr ovedfor your vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rdetac hable parts,s uc ha svent
ho ses, elbowfittingo rterminal covers from
th eb atteryb eing replaced.
R Mak esuret hat thev ent hose isalw aysc on‐
nect edtotheo riginal opening onthes ide of
th eb attery.
Ins tallan ye xisting orsupp lied cellca ps .
Ot he rw ise, gases orbatt erya cid could
escape.
R Mak esuret hat detach able partsarer econ ‐
nec tedi nt he same way. To
ws tarting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Plug-
inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. 436
Breakdo wnassis tance

Mer
cedes-Ben zrecom mends transpor tingy our
ve hicle inthec ase ofab reakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay.
Fo rtow ing, useatow rope ortowb arwit hb oth
axle sonthe ground. Donotu se towb arsystems
(/ page262). *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle duetotow‐
ing away inc orrectly #
Obs erve thei nstruction sand noteso n
to wing away. To
wing withar aisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing com pany.
Pe rm itted towing methods Ve
hicl eequipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle sonthe ground Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles witha utomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
Yes,ifth es teer ing wheel isfixe di n
th ec ent erposition withas teer ing
wheel lock
4MA TICvehicles Yes,maximum 31mile s(50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
No Br
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