2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS air condition

R
freq uent operation inmount ainousterrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nthe engine isoftenl eftidling forl ong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rlyd usty cond ition s
and /orifa ir-r ec ircula tion mod eisf requ ently
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,havet he
int erior airfilt er ,e ngin eairclean er,e ngin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efrequ ent ly.T he
tir es mus tbec hec kedm oref requ entl yifthe
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop. Batt
eryd isconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTP LUSs ervice inte rv al dis pla y
can onlycalculat ethe ser viced ue date when
th eb attery isconnect ed. #
Notedown thes ervice duedatedispla yedo n
th ei nstrument displaybefor ed iscon necting
th eb attery( /pag e407). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv eh ood( pedes trian protection) Oper
ation ofthea ctiveh ood (ped estrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,the risk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ehood. Therear area oftheh ood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely8 0m m.
Fo rthe drivet ot he workshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ehood yourself .After thea ctiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
Aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop mustre-i nstate
th ef ull func tionality ofthea ctiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
Re setting thea ctiveh ood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down activeh ood
1 inthea reaa round theh ingeson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood mustengagei np osition. #
Ifth ea ctiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th er ear inthea reao fthe hing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 408
Maintenanc eand car e

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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Ti
re pres sur e No
teso ntirep ressur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oinsuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ivet irep ress ure
Under inflate do roverinf late dt ires pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma yw ear excessiv elya nd/or
une venly, whic hmaygrea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gchar acteristics, aswellas
st eer ing and braking, maybeg reatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywiththe recomme ndedtire
pr ess urea nd checkt he tirep ressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amonth
R when thel oad chang es R
beforee mbar kingo nal ongerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .off-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur easneces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high ortool ow can:
R Shor tent he ser vice lifeo fthe tires.
R Cause increased tired amag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sa nd
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
insuf ficie nttirep ress ure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat istool ow can over‐
heat andburstas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso sufferf rome xcessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,w hic hc an sign ifican tly
im pair theb raking proper tiesand theh an‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylowt irep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lowc ancause:
R Tire faults asaresult ofoverheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etirep ressur e
Ti re sw ithe xcessiv elyh igh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they ared amag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po th oles etc.
In addition, they also sufferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an sign ifican tlyi mp air theb rak‐
ing proper tiesand theh andling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high cancause:
R Increased brakin gdista nce
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear 44
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Wheels andtires

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R Hea vyrain, sno worfog
Dr ivin gs ystems anddriving safetys ystems maybem alfunct ioningortemp orarilyu navailable.
Onc ethe cause ofthep roblem isno long erpresent ,the driving systems anddriving safetys yst ems willbeavailable
ag ain.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes notd isappear : #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc ondi tions . #
Clea nt he windshield .
Hazard Warning Flashers
Malfunctioning *T
hehazar dwarning lampswitc hism alfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Climat
econtr ol Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Air Condition ingMalfunc-
tion SeeOperator' sManual *O
peration ofthec limat econtrol system istemp orarily restrict ed. Airflow and fresh airsuppl yaresettoa utomat ic
mode . #
Have thec limat econtrol system checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
Let fresh airinto thevehi-
cle interior. AirCondition-
ing Malf. VisitWorkshop *T
heclimat econt rols ystemi sm alfunct ioning. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 50
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Air
Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rato r's Manua l...... .........................501
App lyBrak et oS hiftfrom' P' ............... 507
Apply Brak et oS hiftto' R' ...................5 08
Au xiliary Batt eryM alfuncti on............... 510
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 521
Blind SpotAssis tCurrentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l........... .......523
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative....... ........523
Cr uise Contr olInoper ative....... ........... 526
Cr uise Contr olOff....... ........................527
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 538
Dr iveM oreS lowly ................................518
Dr iver' sD oorO pen&T rans miss ion
No tinPR iskofVehicle Rolling Away ..508
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 94
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 95 Hazard
Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................5 01
Le tfresh air intot he vehicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................5 01
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 532
NP ermanen tlyA ctiv eRisko fRolling
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Only Shiftto' P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................5 08
Pla cetheK eyintheM arke dS pace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 498
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSeeOper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 496
Ra dar SensorsD irty See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 531
Re versing NotPossible Service
Re quired .............................................. 509
Ro ad Sur face Scan Inope rativ e ........... 520 Ser
viceR equir ed Do NotShiftG ear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 509
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine .........5 08
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g...................5 10
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 535
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 535
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveN o
Wheel Sensors .................................... 535
Ti re sO verheat ed ................................. 538
To Dese lect Po rN,Depress Brak e
and StartE ngine .................................. 507
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onfora tlea st 3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 506
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aView
Re strict ed See Operato r's Manua l..... ..524
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sM anual ................ 524 568
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Re
ar comp artment Interne tfuncti ons
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ............................ ...399
Re ar displa y
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............306
Loc king (chil ds afet yl oc k) .............. .....3 06
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ............................ ....391
Se tting thea ngle ................................. 391
Re ar door (child safetyl oc k) .....................6 1
Re ar fogl am p
Switc hingon/off. ............................ .....1 51
Re ar Seat Entertai nment System
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... ........... ..403
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thep anel
heating ............ .................................... 398
Ad jus ting thea mbient lighting ......... ....3 98
Ad jus ting ther ear seats ...................... 396
Blu-ra ydrive ........................................ 395
Blu- rayf un ction soverview. .................4 03
Blu- ray/D VDmen u..............................4 04
Clima tecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp laying des tina tion informati on
(na vigation) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............399
Dyna micrang elim itati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ENER GIZIN Gcomf ort. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ertainm ent System settings ...... ..... 398
Headphones overview. .................... .... 393
In fo rm atio nabout dyna micrang e
li mit ation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Inf orma tiona bout med iamod e........... 400
Inse rting adisc .............................. ...... 402
Int erne tc onnec tivity status .................3 99
Int erne tfunctions overvie w. ..... ...... ..... 399
Oper ating safety. .................................3 89
Ov ervie w. ........................................ .... 390
Ov erview ofmass agea nd workout
pr ogr ams ............................................. 396
Ov ervie wo fthe rear displa ys............... 391
Ov ervie wo fthe sound settings ........... 405
Pla ybac koption inBlu-ra y/DVD
mode ............................................. ...... 404
Po rtso verview. ................................ .... 396
Re mo tecontr olove rview. ................ .... 391
Re settin gthe rear seat .................. ...... 396
Sel ect ing afilm ortrac ki nB lu-
ra y/D VDmod e....................................4 05
Se lec ting am assag eprogram ........ .....3 96
Selecti ngthes cen e/c hapteri nB lu-
ra y/D VDmod e....................................4 04
Se ttin gt he languag e...... .................. ... 398
Switc hingnavig ation on......................3 99 Switc
hingofft he displa y...... ............... 398
Switc hingonther adio ........................ 405
Switc hingthed ispla yon/off. ..... ......... 392
Switc hingtoHDMI mode ............ .........405
Re ar vie wc amer a....... .............................238
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011001100110011> 421
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ope ning thec amer acover (360 °
Camer a).......... ..... ................................243
Se tting favo rite s( 360° Camer a)..........2 43
Re ar windo w
Ro ller sunblin d....................................... 91
Re fle ctives afet yv est.............................4 25
Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes. ..... ............................................ 488
Re frig er ator box
Re mo ving/ins talling ............................ 145
Using ................................................... 143
Re fueli ng
Re fuel ingthev ehicle ........................... 189
Re mo tecont rol(Re ar Seat Entertain‐
ment System)
Ov ervie w. .............................................3 91 In
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