2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS fuel

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NO
TEDama getothed rive trai na nd
engin ewhen pulling away #
Donotw armu pthe engine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. #
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilthe engine hasreac hed
its operatin gtem per atur e. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic converter
due tonon-com busted fuel The
engine isno trunn ings mo othly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedf uel maygetintot he cat a‐
lytic converter . #
Onlydepr ess thea ccelera torp eda l
slig htly. #
Have thec ause rectif iedi mme diat ely at
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. No
teso nd riving onsalt- treat edroads
The braking effect islimit edon salt-tr eated
ro ads.
Ther efor e, obse rvet he follo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-up ontheb rake discs and
br ak epads, theb raking distan cecan increase
consi derablyor result inbraking onlyono ne
side
R Maint ainam uchg reater saf ed ista nce tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R Brak eo ccasionall ywhile paying attention to
th et raffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr ess theb rake pedal atthee nd
of thej our neya nd when star tin gt he next
jour ney
No teso nh ydr oplaning
Hydr oplani ngcan take place onceac ertain
amount ofwa terh as accumu lated on ther oad
sur face. Obs
erve thef ollo wing notesd uring heavyprecip‐
it ation orinconditions inwhic hhydr opla ning
ma yoccur:
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tirer uts
R Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ec areful ly
% Also obser vethen otes on regular lych ecking
wheels andtires (/ page446).
No teso nd riving through watero nthe road
sur face
Wa terw hich has entered intot he vehicle can
damag ethe engine, electricsand transmission.
Wa terc an alsoe nter thea irint akeo fthe engine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethef ollo wing ifyo um ustd rive thro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm,mayonl yreac hthe
lo we redgeo fthe vehicle body
R Drivea tw alkin gpace atmos t,other wise
wa terc an ent erthev ehicle interior orengine
com partment Dr
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Conf
iguringdrivep rogram I Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT
5 Individual #
Select thei ndividual setting. Switc
hingtheo per ation feedba ckford rive
pr og ramo n/off Mu
ltim ed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, ac orresponding
messag eiss hown inthem edia displa ywhen
ad rive prog rami ssele cted withthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle dataisd ispla yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Engine Data.
% The actual (maximum) values that can be
ac hie vedf or engin eoutpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt hecer tified values
wit hin thec ount ry-spe cificgu ideline sfor
per missible toler anc es(basis: UN-ECE No.
85 orcount ry-spe cificgu ideline s).
Fa ctor st hat can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e
% The values displa yeds erve onl yaso rient a‐
tion. Thevalues fore ngine outputand
engine torq ue show nint he media display
ma ydeviat ef romt heactual values. Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSELECT leve r Fu
nction oftheD IRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oincor‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th ee ngine speed ishigher than thei dle
speed andyoue ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle isat a
st ands till,alw aysd epr ess theb rake
pedal firm lyand donota cceler atea t
th es ame time. 18
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Ifge arshif trecom mendatio nmessage1 is
sho wnonthem ultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th er ecom mende dgear . Using
kickdo wn Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress thea ccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thep ressur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothen ext
ge ar when them aximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect thee ngine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Wi
th an ant icip ator yd rivin gs tyle,g lide mode
helps yout or educe fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize db ythe follo wing:
R The com bustion engin eisd isco nnect edfrom
th ed rive trai na nd thev ehicle continues to
ro llin neut ral.
R The transmission position005Bisdispla yedi n
gr een inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth ef ollo wing condi‐
tions arem et:
R Drivep rogram ; issel ect ed.
R The spee di sw ithi nas uitable rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.nos teep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youd on otdepr essthea ccelera toro rb rake
peda l.
% Glide mode canalsob eactiv ated ifyo uh ave
select edtheEc ose tting fort he drivew hen
in drivep rogram =.
Glide modeisd eactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Ve
hicl eswith Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cisa ctive,the glide mode function is
re strict ed. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel saredriven
when needed. Toget her withE SP®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sthe traction ofyour vehicle
whene verad rive nw hee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce ther isk ofan acci dent norover‐
ri de thel aw so fphysics. 4MATICcanno ttak e
acc oun tofroad, weather and traf ficc ondi tions .
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youa reresponsible espe‐
cially form aint ainingasafed ista nce from the
ve hicle infront, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good timeandfors taying inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,them aximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedo nlyi fy ou
use wint ertires (M+S tires), withs now
ch ains ifnec essar y. 18
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Re
fueli ng Re
fueli ngthev ehic le &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els areh ighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kinga nd creat ion
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and,ifav ailable,
th es tatio nar yheat er,b efor ea nd while
re fuel ingthev ehicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arep oisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donots wa llowf uel orleti tc om einto
co ntact withs kin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th er efueling proces s. If
yo uo rother people comeintoc ont act with
fuel, obser vethef ollo wing: #
Immediat elyr ins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intoc ont act withyour
ey es, immediat elyr ins ethem thor‐
oughl ywithc lean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eintoc ontact with fuel . &
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can crea te spar ksand
th er eb yignit efuel vapor s. #
Beforey ou open thef uel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthep um pn ozzle, touc ht he
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischargesa ny electr ostatic charge
th at ma yhave built up. #
Donotg et intot he vehicle again during
th er efueling proces s.
Ot her wise, electrostatic charge can
bu ildu pagain. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythew rong fuel Ve
hicles withag asolineeng ine:
Ev en sma llamo untsofthe wrong fuelcould
re sult indamag etot he fuel system, the
engine andthee mission control system. #
The RONr equir ement islocat edinthe
fuel filler flap. #
Onlyrefuel withlow -sul furunlead ed
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ain upto10%e thanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foru se wit hE 10 fuel . Dr
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Ne
verrefuel using anyo fthe follo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withm oret han 10%e thanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withm oret han 3%methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85,M 100
R Gasoline witha dditiv escon tainin gm etal
If yo ua cciden tally refuel withthe wrong fuel: #
Donots witc hthe ignition on. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. *
NO
TEDo notu se diese ltor efuel vehi‐
cles withag asolineeng ine If
yo uh ave acciden tallyr efueled withthe
wr ong fuel:
R Donots wit ch thei gnition on.Other wise
fuel canenterthee ngine.
Ev en small amounts ofthew rong fuel
could result indamag etot he fuel system
and thee ngine. Therepair costsareh igh. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fuellin es
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEDama getothef uel system caused
by ove rfilled fueltank s #
Only fill th ef uel tank unti lthe pum p
nozzle switchesoff. *
NO
TEFuelma yspray out when you
re mo vethef uel pum pnozzle #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pum p
nozzle switchesoff. Re
quirement s
Plug- in-hybrid:forv ehicles withag asoline
eng ine,obser vethen otes intheS upplement .
Ot her wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedangers.
R The vehicle isunloc ked( /pag e65).
% Donotg et intot he vehicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ildu pagain. Obs
erve then otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfor fuel filler cap
3 Tire pressur etable
4 QRcode forr escue card
5 Fueltype 19
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#
Press ontheb acka reao ffuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thef uel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Insertt he fuel filler cap from aboveinto
br ac ket2 . #
Comp lete ly inse rtthep um pn ozzle intot he
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pum pnozzle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thec ap on thef iller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1.
% Close thef uel filler flap bef orel oc kin gthe
ve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking thev ehic le &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlys ecu redv ehi‐
cle rolling away.
If th ev ehicle isno ts ecur elyparkeds uffi‐
cie ntly ,itc an rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa ye vena tas light downhill gradient. #
Ensur ethat thep arke dv ehicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains trolling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lord ow nhill gradients, turn
th ef ront wheels sothat thev ehicle
ro lls towa rdst he curb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythep arking brak e.
R Switc hthe transmission toposition
005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc haslea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eifthe yc ome intoc ont act
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow . #
Park thev ehicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eintoc ontact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,don otpar kond rygrass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c. Dr
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hicles withthe Driving Assistance Packag e, in
th er ang ebetwe en 15 mp h(20 km/h) and
13 0m ph(210 km/h) .
Ot her featur esofActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C:
R Adjus tsthed riving styled epending onthe
select eddrivep rogram (fuel efficie nt, com‐
fo rtable ordynam ic)(/ page183)
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:react stos tatio nar yvehicles detected in
urb anspe edrang es (exc ep tb icy cles and
mo torcyc les)
R Initiates acc eler ation tothes tore ds peed if
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonto
ch ang etot he ove rtakin glane
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:take so ne-sided overtakin grestricti ons
int oa cco unt onhighwayso ronm ulti-lane
ro ads withs eparat eroadw ays( countr y-
dependen t)
Ve hicl eswith Activ eP arking Assista nd Driv‐
ing Assis tance Packag e:ifth ev ehicle has
been brak ed toas tands tillo nm ulti-lan e,sepa‐ ra
te roadw aysb yA ctiv eDista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C,itcan automatical lyfollo wt he vehi‐
cle infront driving offa gain wit hin 30seconds. If
ac ritical situation isde tected whe ndrivi ng off,a
vis ualand aco ustic warning isgiv en indic ating
th at thed rive rm ustn ow take contr olof thev ehi‐
cle. The vehicle isno ta cceler ated anyf urther.
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Ciso nly anaid.
The driver isresponsible fork eeping asafed is‐
ta nce tothev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed
and forb raking ingood time.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,ift her eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringreat lyvarying
ambien tlight .
R The windsh ieldinthea reao fthe camer ais
dir ty,f ogg edup, damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er adar senso rsared irty or covered.
R Inpar kingg arag es oron roads withsteep
uphill ordownhill gradients. R
Ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles infront, suchas
bicy cles ormo torcyc les.
In addition ,ons lipper yroads, braking oraccel‐
er ating cancause oneorseveralw heels tolose
tr act ion and thev ehicle couldthen skid.
Do notu se ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cin
th ese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from acce ler‐
ati on orbraki ng byActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cm ayacc el‐
er ateo rbrake inthef ollo wing cases, for
ex am ple:
R Ifth ev ehicle pullsaway usin gActiv eDis‐
ta nce AssistDIS TRONI C.
R Ifth es tore ds peed iscalled upand is
considera blyfaster or slo werthan the
cur rently driven spe ed.
R IfAc tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cno
lo ng er detects avehicle infront ordoes
no treact toreleva nt objects. Dr
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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthef ollo wing function siss witc hed
on, thev ehicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avo iddamag etot he vehicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthef ollo wing orsimila rsit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed orthes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasb eena utomati‐
cally switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisd eacti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress theb rake pedal andafte ras hort
time quickl yd epr ess further until the00D9
displa yappear sint he multifunction display. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt hemultifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthef ollo w‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thev ehicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bythee lectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthed rive r's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eisam alfunction inthes ystemo rthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withvaria‐
ble dam pingfor improve ddriving comf ort.The
all-r ound leve lc on trol system ensur estheb est
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When driving at
speed, thev ehicle islowe reda utomatic allyto
im prove driving safetya nd toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youa lso have theo ption ofmanually
adjus tingthev ehicle leve l. 226
Drivin gand par king