2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Break

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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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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

&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng asign iting
Ab atteryg ene ratesh ydr ogen gasd uring the
ch argin gp roce ss. Ifth er ei sas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar tt of orm, ther ei sad angerofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnect edbatt eryd oes notc ome
int oc ontact with vehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bje ctso rtools ona
batt ery. #
When connectin gand disconn ectingthe
batt ery, yo um usto bse rvet he descr i‐
bed order fort he batt eryc lam ps. #
When giving star tin ga ssis tance, alwa ys
mak esuret hat youo nly con nectbat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin ga ssis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he descr ibedorder forc on‐
necting anddisconnecting thej um per
cables. #
Donotc onnect ordiscon necttheb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gp roce ss and star tin ga ssis tance
Dur ing thec har ging process andstar tin g
assis tance, theb atterym ayrelease anexplo‐
siv eg asmix ture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther ei ss ufficie ntventi‐
la tio nd uringt he chargin gp roce ss and
dur ing star tin ga ssis tance. #
Donotlea no verab attery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atterym ayfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabove orbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin ga ssis tance orbatter yc harg‐
ing, batteryg as ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out firs t
bef orec harging itor per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th ei ndicat or/warning lampsinthei nstrument
clus terd on otlight up atlowt em per atur es,itis
ve ry likelyt hat thed ischar gedb atteryh asfro‐
zen .Int his case youm ayneither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge theb attery.
The service lifeo fab atteryt hat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gc har acteristics maybeimp aired, espe ‐
ciall yatlow temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
Plug-in hybrid: besur etoo bser vethen otes in
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Al lv ehic les
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou so r
ex tende dattem ptst os tart thee ngine Nu
me rous orextende dattem ptst os tart the
engine maydamag ethe cat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. 43
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Breakdo wnassis tance

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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

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

Obser
vethef ollo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Onlyusetires and wheels ofthes ame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thes ame make.
R Onlyins tal lw heels ofthes ame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wh eelsizei nt he eve ntofaflat tirei no rder
to drivet ot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthec orrect size ontothe
whee ls.
R Vehicl eswith atirep ress urem onit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbee quip‐
ped withfunc tion ingsensorsfor thet ire
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45°F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires orall-seaso ntirem arke dM +Sfora ll
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak es ym‐
bol inaddition totheM +Smar king prov ide
th eb estp ossible grip inwintr yroad condi‐
tions. R
ForM +Stires, only usetires wit hthe same
tr ead.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speedfor
th eM +Stires installed.
If th is isbelo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindic ated byan appr opriate
label inthed rive r's field ofvision.
R Break inne wt ires atmoder ates peeds for
th ef irst 60 miles( 10 0k m).
R Replace thet ires afte rs ixyearsa tthe latest,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfea‐
tu re run-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires aren otequipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthef act ory. Eq uipt he vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kitafte rr eplacing withtires
th at do notfeatur erun- flat charact eristic s,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nfor mation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
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 size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e462)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449)
R Noteso nthe emer gency sparewheel
(/ page477) No
teso nrotating whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthef ront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yseve rely im pa irth ed riving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsm ayalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areo fthe same dimen‐
sions. Wheels
andtires 469

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
005D Shift to'P' *
Park position 005Disto be eng aged. #
Stop thev ehicle. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D.
NP erman entlyAc tive Risk
of Rolling Away *
While thev ehicle isrolling orwhile youa redrivin g,ne utral 005Chas been engage d. #
Tostop, depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission topar kposition 005Dwhile thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edrivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dD oN ot
Shif tGears Vis itDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe chang ed. #
When transm issionposit ion 005Bisselec ted, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop anddonotc hang ethe trans‐
mission position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions,parkthe vehicle safely. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbes elect ed. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions . #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 509

Dr
ivin gsystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
é ATTE NTION ASSISTInoper-
ative *A
TTENTION ASSISTi sm alfunct ioning. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Break! *A
TTENTION ASSISTh asdetected fatig ue oran incr easing lack ofconc entration onthep arto fthe driver
(/ page250). #
Ifneces sary,take ab reak .
ä
Malfun ction Drive atMax .
50 mph *A
IRMA TICisfunctioning onlytoalimit edextent. The vehicle's handling charact eristic sm aybe affect ed.
* NO
TEThe tires on thef ront axle orthef end ersc ouldbe damag edbylarge steer ing movements #
Avoid larg esteer ing movements whiledriving andlistenf or scr aping sound s. #
Ifyo uh ear scraping sounds, pulloverand stop thev ehicle inaccor dance withthe traffic con dition s,and
se tah igher vehicle leve lifp ossible . #
Drivei nam annerappr opriatef or thec urrent leve l,but donote xceed 50mph(80 km/h). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
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