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Emer
gency spar ewheel No
teso nthe eme rgency sparewheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent caused by
inc orrect whe eland tired imensi ons
The wheelor tires ize and thet iret ype ofthe
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel and
th ew heel tobe replaced maydiffe r. Mount‐
ing anemer gency sparewheel/ sparewheel
ma yseve rely im pa irth ed riving charact eris‐
tic s.
To preve nthazardous situa tions: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccor dinglyand
dr ivec arefull y. #
Neverm ount morethan one emer gency
spa rewheel orspar ewheel that dif fers
in size . #
Onlyusean emer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofad iffe re nt size briefly. #
Donots witcho ffESP ®
. #
>Ha vethee mer gency sparewheel or
spar ewheel ofad iffe re nt size replaced
at then ear estq ualif iedspec ialistwork‐ shop.
Theneww heel musthave the
cor rect dimensi ons. Ch
eckt he tirep ressur eofthe emer gency spare
wheel installed. Correct thep ressur easneces ‐
sar y.
The maximum permissible speedwitha ne mer‐
ge ncy sparewheel installed is50 mph
(80 km/ h).
Do notins tallth ee mer gency sparewheel with
sn ow chains .
Re place thee mer gency sparewheel afte rs ix
ye arsa tthe latest,re ga rdless ofwe ar.
% Ve
hicl eswith atirep ress urem onit oring
sy stem: Ifan emer gency sparewheel is
ins talled thet irep ressur emonit oring system
cann otfunction reliabl y.Fo raf ewmin utes
af te ra ne mer gency sparewheel isins talled,
th es ystemm aystill displa ythe tirep ressur e
of ther emo vedw heel. Onlyrestart thes ys‐
te ma gain when thee mer gency sparewheel
has been replaced withan ewwheel. Be
suretoa lso obse rvet he follo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page454)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449) Whe
elsand tires 47
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#
Thor oughly cleanoffa ny antifr eeze
fr om com ponent partsbef ores tarting
th ev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyadd cool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwiththe requ ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati onon cool antisavailable atthef ol‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheM ercedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid etem‐
per atur es If
an inap propr iatec oolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno ts ufficie ntlyp ro‐ te
cted agains to verheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysu secoolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vethei nstruction sint he
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forO per‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regular lyreplaced ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ei nt he engine cooling system should
be:
R am inimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely- 35 °F(-37° C))
R am axim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) Co
olant capacity Se
dan Capacity
S4 504MA TIC 13.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Long
wheelba se
ve hicl es Capaci
ty
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 13
.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
All other models 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hC apacity
S6 50Mer cedes -May‐
bac h 16
.9 US qt
(1 6.0 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC
Mercedes -Maybach 15
.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Te
ch nica ldata 48
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Long
wheelba se
ve hicl es
S4 504MA TIC
S4 50 58.8
in(149 4m m)
All other models 58.9in(149 7m m) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybach
All models 59in(1500 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
note that fort he specif iedvehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thep ayload. Ro
ofload All
mod els(Seda n)
Maxim umroof load 220lb(100 kg) All
other models
(v ehic leswith a
lon gw heelb ase)
Maximu mroof load 220lb(100 kg) Te
ch nica ldata 49
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Steering AssistCur-
rent lyUnavailable See
Operator' sManual *A
ctiv eSteer ing Assis tist em por arilyu navailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutside thes ysteml imits (/page219). #
Driveo n.
As soon asthea mbient conditions arew ithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw illbecome available again. #
Ifnec essar y,cle an thew indshield inthec amer a'sfield ofvision. #
Chec kthe tirep ressur eifn eces sary.
Active SteeringAssistInop -
era tive *A
ctiveSteer ing Assis tism alfunct ioning. ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cremain savailable. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Ø *A
ctiveSteer ing Assis thas reac hed thes ysteml imits (/page219).
Yo uh ave nots teer ed independen tlyf or ac onsider ablep eriod oftime. #
Take ove rthe steer ing and driveo nina ccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions .
Begi nning Emerg encyStop *Y
our hands aren oton thes teer ing wheel. Anemer gency stop isinitiat ed(/ page222). #
Put your han dsbac konthe steer ing wheel.
Yo uc an can celthed eceler ationatanyt ime byper form ing one ofthef ollo wing actions:
R Steer ing
R Braking oraccelera ting
R Pressing asteer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hC ontrol Dis
playm essag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 52
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Cruise Control Off *C
ruise con trol has been deact ivat ed.
If th er ei sa na dditional warning tone, cruise contr olha sb eend eacti vateda utomatic ally(/ page210). Dr
ivin gs afet ys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
aret em por arilyu navailable.
Ot her drivin gsystems and driving safetys ystems mayalso betemp orarily una vailable.
The brak es ystemw illcon tinue tooper aten ormally .Braking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
arem alfuncti oning
If ABS andESP®
arem alfuncti oning,the wheels couldlockw hen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sa rethus severely impa ired .The brakin gdista nce inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tionc an incr ease. Inadditio n,other driving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedi mmediat elyataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 52
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drivec arefull yonas uitable stre tcho froad, making slightsteer ing movements atas peed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes notd isappear ,con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.D rive car efully .
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
ABS andESP®
arem alfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning.
The brak es ystemw illcon tinue tooper aten ormally .Braking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
arem alfuncti oning
If ABS andESP®
arem alfuncti oning,the wheels couldlockw hen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sa rethus severely impa ired .The brakin gdista nce inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tionc an incr ease. Inadditio n,other driving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedi mmediat elyataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely. 528
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
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 driving safetys ystems
ar es witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
EBD, ABSandESP®
arem alfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetys yst ems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
If EBD, ABSandESP®
arem alfuncti oning,the wheels canlockw hen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sa rethus severely im pa ired .The brakin gdista nce inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tionc an incr ease. Inadditio n,other driving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. 530
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
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Ti
re pres sur em onitor Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tire Press. MonitorCur-
rent lyUnavailable *T
her eisinter fere nce from apowe rful radio signal source.Asaresult, nosignals from thet irep ressur esensor sare
being recei ved. The tirep ressur emonit oristemp orarily una vailable. #
Driveo n.
The tirep ressur emonitor will restar ta utomat icallyassoon asthec ause hasbeen rectif ied.
Tir eP ress. Moni torInope ra-
tive *T
hetirep ressur emonit orismalfunctionin g. &
WARNIN GThe reisar isk ofan acci dent ifth et irep ressur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th et irep ressur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no ta ble toissue awarning ifth er ei sp ressur eloss
in one ormor eofthe tires.
Un der inflated tires ma y,fore xamp le,impair thed riving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thet irep ressur emonit oring system checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Tire Pressure MonitorInop-
erative NoWheel Sensors *T
hewheels installed donoth ave suitable tirep ressur esensor s.The tirep ressur emonit orisdeactiv ated. #
Installwheels withs uitable tirep ressur esensor s. Disp
laym essages and warning/ indic ator lam ps 535