2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ignition

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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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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Driving and parking

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Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withthe garage door
opener
When youo per ateo rprogram thed oor with
th ei ntegr ated garage door opener ,people in
th er ang eofm ove ment ofthed oor may
become trapped orstru ck bythed oor . #
When usingthei ntegr ated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is wit hin ther ang eofm ove ment ofthe
door . Onl
yoper atet he follo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swithas afet ys topa nd reve rsing fea‐
tur e
R Doorsw hichc onform tothec urrent U.S.
sa fety standar ds
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen parkedo utside the
ga rage oroutside ther ang eofm ove ment of
th ed oor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whenthei gnition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kifthe transmitt erfreq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha st he freq uency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforet he indi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thep reviou slyp ressed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adista nc eo f
0. 4i n( 1c m) to3in( 8c m) towa rdsb utton
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthef ollo wing signals appears:
R Indicat orlam p4 lights upgreen contin ‐
uously .Programming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pro‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, Dr
iving and parking 19
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hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:
The settings canbemade whenthe ignition is
switc hedon.
The follo wing settings area vailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select asetting .
% Your sele ction isretained when thev ehicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eB rake Assist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andthea uton‐
omous braking function ared eactiv ated.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:When thev ehicle isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting isau tomatical lysele cted.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tisn otavailable.
When thei gnition isne xt star ted, the mediu
msetting issele cted automatical lyand
Ev asiv eSteer ing Assis tisa vailable.
% IfAc tiveB rake Assi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthes tatus bar ofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlregulat esthes peed tothev alue
selec tedb ythe driver .
If yo ua ccelerat etoo vertak e, fore xamp le,the
st or ed speed isno td ele ted. Ifyo ur emo veyour
fo ot from thea cceler ator pedal afte ro vertakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cr uise controliso per ated using thec orrespond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
speed above15 mp h(20 km/h)upt ot he maxi‐
mum speed.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
tr ol can neither reduce ther isk ofan acci dent
nor override thel aws ofphysics. Itcan nottak e
int oa ccount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .Cr
uise contr olisonly anaid. The driver is
re sponsible fort he distance tothev ehicle in
fr ont, forv ehicle speed, forb raking ingood time
and fors taying inlane.
Mer cedes‑AM Gvehic les:Cruise control is
av ailable uptoam aximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h).
Displa ysinthem ultif unct iondisp lay
The status ofcruise control and thes tore d
speed ares hown inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. 1
Cruise contro liss elec ted
2 Spee diss ave d,cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated 21
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Itis dar k. 1
Night View Assi stdispla y
2 Standb ysymbo lfor activ epede strian detec‐
tion
3 High lighti ng
4 Pedes trian detected
If ped estria nd etecti onisact ive, standb ysymbo l
2 appear s.Ther eisn osepar ates ymbo lfor ani‐
mals. Detected ped estria ns orani mal sarehig h‐
li ght edbyac olor frame.
Ac tiv atin gordeac tivatin gNight View Assis t
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen star tedo rthe ignition
is switc hedon.
R The light switc hisint he 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R Reverseg ear has notb een engaged. #
Press butt on1.
The appr opriateN ightViewA ssistdispla y
appear sint he multifunction display. %
The infrared headlam psared eactiv ated at
speeds below3mph(5k m/h) .The Night
Vi ew imag econtin ues tobe displa yedu ntil
yo us wit ch itof fb yp ressing button1.
Switc hingautomat icactiv ation on/of f
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e254).
R The roadw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37m ph(60 km/h).
If all ther equir ements aref ulfilled, then ight
vision imageisa utomatic allys hown inthem ulti‐
func tion displa yassoon aspeople oranimals
ar ed etect ed.
Multime diasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Aut. Night ViewAssist #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Spo tlight function
The spotlight function isan additional function
fo rN ight View Assi st.I tr uns intheb ackg round
and flashes theh eadlam psatdetected per sons Dr
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Ifyo uu sethev oice contr olsystem inan
emer gency your voice can chang eand your
te lephon ecall, e.g. anemer gency call,can
th er eb yb eu nnec essar ilydela yed.
R Famili arize yourself withthe voice con trol
sy stem func tionsbefor es tartin gt he jour ney.
R Com plyw itht he loading guidelines
(/ page125). Oper
ation Ov
ervie wo foper ation oftheV oice Contr ol
Sy stem onthem ultif unct ionsteer ing wheel The
Voice Cont rolS ystemi soper ational approx‐
imat elyt hir tyseconds afte rt he ignition is
switc hedon. 1
Press ther ockers witc hup:£ star ts the
Vo ice Cont rolS ystem
2 Press thec ontrol kn ob: 0063 switchesthe
sound offo ro n(ends theV oice Contr olSy s‐
te m)
Tu rn thec ontrol kn ob up/do wn:increases/
decr eases thev olume 3
Press ther ockers witc hup:0061 makes/
accep tsac all
Pr ess ther ockers witc hdown:0076 rejects /
end sac all( en ds theV oice Contr olSy stem) Conducting
adialog withthe Voice Contr ol
Sy stem #
Tostar to rcontinue adialo g:on them ulti‐
func tion steer ing wheel, press the£
ro ck er switc hup.
Yo uc an sayav oice command afte ra n
acou stic sign al. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:sa yt he Correction
vo ice com mand . #
Toselect anentr yfromt heselect ion list:
sa yt he line number orthec ontents. #
Tobrows ethe select ion list:sa yt he Next
or Back voice com mand . #
Tointerru pt thed ialog: sayt he Pause voice
com mand . #
Tocancel thed ialog: sayt he Cancel voice
com mand . Vo
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Con firm chang eswhen exitin gthe menu.
The dateiss etaut omaticall yviaGPS. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gvoice amplif ication
to rear passe nger comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Mer cedes- Maybac hvehicles andvehicles
wit hal ong wheelba seonl y.
R Your vehicle iseq uipped withthe Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsystemo rthe Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround soun dsystem.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
R Door s,side windo wsand thep anor ama roof
wit hp owe rtilt/sli dingpanel arec losed .
Mul timedi asyst em:
4 System 5
Audio
5 Voice Amplific ationtoRear
The func tion suppor tscomm unication between
th ed rive r/f ront passe nger and vehicle occu‐
pants inther ear passeng ercom partment .When
vo ice amplif icat ion torear passe nger com part‐ men
tisa ctivat ed, thes ignals pickedu pbythe
micr ophone area mp lifi ed and playedb acko ver
th es peak ersi nt he rear passe nger com part‐
men t,depen dingupon vehicle noise leve ls. An
aut omat icadjus tment occursb ased onspeak er
vo lume andambien tnois eino rder toimprove
speec hintelligi bility andmaint ainthen atura l‐
ness ofspeec h. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Connectivity
Switc
hingtransmission ofthev ehic lepos i‐
tio no n/off
Mul timedi asystem:
4 System 5
ö Connec tivity #
Select Transm itVehicle Pos.. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Blue
tooth® Inf
orma tion abou tBluet oo th®
Bl ue tooth®
tech nol ogy isas tandar dfor shor t-
ra ng ew irel es sd atat ransf erup toappr oximat ely
32. 8ft(10 m).
Yo uc an use Blue tooth®
to connect your mob ile
phon etot he multimedia system and usethef ol‐
lo wing function s,fore xamp le:
R Han ds-free system witha ccess tothef ollo w‐
ing options:
- cont acts (/page346)
- call lists (/ page348)
- text mes sage (/ pag e349)
R Interne tc onnec tion (/page361)
R Listening tomusi cviaBlue tooth®
audio
R Trans ferring business cards(vCar ds)intot he
ve hicle
Blue tooth®
is ar egis tere dt rademar kofBlue‐
to othS pecial Interes tG roup (SIG) Inc.
% Interne tc onn ection viaBlue tooth®
is no t
av ailable inall coun tries. 302
Multimed iasystem

Se
tting thed istance unit Multi
media system:
4 System 5
% Units #
Select kmormi. #
Inthem ultifunc tiondispla yofthe Instrument
Displa y,switc hthe Additional Speedometer
displa yon0073 . Data
impor tand expor t Dat
aimp ort/e xpor tfunc tion
The follo wing functionsarepossible :
R Trans ferring datafromo nesystem orvehicle
to ano ther system orvehicle.
R Creating abacku pc opyo fyour personal data
and loadingitag ain.
R Protect ing your per son aldat aagains tunw an‐
te de xpo rtwit hP INprotect ion.
% Please note that theN TFS file system isno t
suppor ted. The FAT32 file system isrecom‐
mend ed. Im
por ting /expor tingdata
* NO
TELos sofdatad uetoprematur e
re mo val #
Donotremo vethed atas tora ge
medium whendataisb eing expor ted.
Mer cedes- Benzisn otliable fora ny loss of
dat a. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The ignition isswitc hedonorthev ehicle has
been star ted.
R The SDcardisinser ted( /pag e369) orthe
USB device isconnec ted( / pag e370).
Mul timedi asystem:
4 System 5
System Backup #
Select Import DataorExport Data.
Im por ting #
Select adatas torage medium.
Ap romp tappear sasking whe ther your eall y
wish tooverwr itet he cur rent data.Ifd ata or
igin at es from another vehicle, this isrecog‐
nized during data readin g.
The mult imed iasystem isrestar tedo ncet he
dat ahasbeen impor ted.
% Current vehicle settin gscan beedit edafte r
th ei mp ort.
Expor ting
If PIN protect ion isactiv ated, your PIN isrequ es‐
te d. #
Entert he four -digit PIN. #
Select adatas torage medium.
The dataise xpo rted. The dataexpo rtma y
ta ke severalm inut es. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gPINprotection Re
quirement s
To unlo cktheP IN:
R Ther eisa nInter ne tc onnect ion.
R AM ercedes meaccoun texis tsat http://
ww w.me rcedes.me.
R The Person alization service isactiv e
(/ page309). Multimedia
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