2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS oil

Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkd am age
Mat tefinish
Onlyusecar eproducts approvedfor Mer cedes -Benz. R
Donotp olish thev ehicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyusecar washes that cor respond tothel ates te ngi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotu se car wash progr ams withaf inalhot wa xtreat‐
ment.
R Donotu se paint cleane rs,b uffing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alw aysh avep aintw orkr epair scarried out ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop. No
teso nc leaning decorativefoils Obser
vethen otes on matt efinish care inthe
ch ap ter" No teso np aintw ork/matt efinish pain t‐ wo
rkcar e"(/ page 417). The yalsoa pplyto
matt edecor ativefoils. 41
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Maint enance andcare

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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Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithlukewa rmand soap ywater. R
Donotu se chemical cleaningagents.
R Donotd ryseat belts byheating them toove r176 °F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthes urface car efu llywith am icro fiber clothand asuit‐
able displa ycarep roduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit chofft he displa yand leti tc ool down.
R Donotu se anyo ther agents.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwithad ampm icrofiber cloth.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donota ttac hs tickers,f ilms orsimilar materials.
R Donota llowc osme tics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith thep lastic trim.
Re alwo od/t rime le‐
men ts R
Clea nw itham icro fiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withad ampcloth and
soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notu se solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sorw axes.
Hea dliner
Cleanwithab rush ordrys ham poo.
Car pet
Useacarpe ta nd textil ec leani ng agent recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Maint
enance andcare423

Un
ifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orms tandar dtog rade theq ualit yoftires
wit hregardt ot read qualit y,tiret racti on and
te mp eratur echar acteristics. Thequalit ygradin g
asses smentismade bythem anuf actur erfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU .S.government. The
qu alit ygrade ofat irei simp rint ed on thes ide
wa llof thet ire.
Re comm endedtirep ressu re:th er ecom men‐
ded tirep ress urei st he tirep ressur especif ied
fo rt he tires mount edtothev ehicle atthef ac‐
to ry.
The tirea nd information table con tains ther ec‐
omm ended tirep ress ures forc old tires, them ax‐
imum permissible loadandthem aximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirep ressur etable contains ther ecom men‐
ded tirep ress ures forc old tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of thev ehicle.
Incr eased vehicl eweight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ec ombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable fort he vehicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th ev ehicle ornot.
Rim: thep arto fthe wheel onwhic hthe tirei s
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eight Ratin g):th eG AWR
is them aximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustnever exc eed the
gr os sa xle weight rating .The gross axlew eight
ra ting canbefound onthev ehicle identification
plat eonthe B‑pillar onthed rive r's side.
Speed ratin g:thes peed rating ispa rtof thet ire
identif ication .Its pecif iesthes peed rang ef or
whic hatirei sa ppr ove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight ):th eg ross vehicle
we ight comprises thew eight ofthev ehicle
including fuel,tools, thes par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg agea nd thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight ,ifa pplicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustnotexc eed theg ross vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedonthev ehicle
identif ication plateonthe B‑pillar onthed rive r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthem aximum permitt edgross weight of
thef ully laden vehicle (weight ofthev ehicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thet railer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sv ehicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plateonthe
B‑pi llar on thed rive r's side.
Maxim umweight ofthel ad en vehicl e:the
maximu mweight isthes um ofthec urb weight
of thev ehicle, thew eight ofthea ccesso ries, the
maximu mloada nd thew eight ofoption aleq uip‐
ment installed atthef act ory.
Kilop ascal(kP a): metric unit fort irep ressu re.
6.9 kPac orresponds to1p si.A nother unit for
tir ep ress urei sb ar.1 00 kilop ascal(kP a) equals
1b ar.
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition tothel oad-bear ing
inde x,thel oad indexmayalso beimprint ed on
th es ide wallof thet ire. This specif iesthel oad-
bear ingcapacity ofthet irem orep recisel y.
Cur bw eight :th ew eight ofav ehicle withstand‐
ar de quipme ntinc ludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes thea ir
con ditionin gsystema ndoption aleq uipment if Wheels
andtires 465

The
wearpat tern so nthe front and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eonthe shoulder of
th et ire
R Rear wheels wearmor eatthe cent erofthe
tir e
Do notd rive with tires that have tool ittle tread
dep th.T hiss ignif ica ntlyreduces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thes ame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thet irem anuf actur er'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thet ires every
3,000 to6,000 miles(5,000 to10,000 km),
dependin gonthe wear.E nsuret hat thed irect ion
of rotatio nism aint ained .
Ob servet he instructions andsafetyn otes on
"Changing awheel" when doing so
(/ page471). No
teso ns toring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethef ollo wing
no tes:
R Afterr emo ving wheels, stor et hem inac ool,
dr ya nd prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thet ires from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wo fthe tire-c hang etool kit Apar
tfroms ome country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles aren otequipped withat ire-c hang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nfor mation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arer equir ed and appr ovedfor per form ing a
wheel chang eonyour vehicle, consult aqualif ied
spec ialistworks hop.
Re quired tire-c hang etools mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack
R Choc k
R Lugw renc h
The tire-c hang etool kitislocat edunder the
tr unk floor . 1
Ratche t
2 Alignme ntbolt
3 Jack ing suppor t
4 Jack
5 Lugw renc h
6 Folding choc k 47
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Wheels andtires

#
Screw align mentbolt 1 intot he thre ad
ins tead ofthew heel bolt. #
Unscr ew ther emain ingwheel boltscom‐
ple tely. #
Remo vethew heel. #
Installth en ew wheel (/page475). Mo
untin gan ewwheel Re
quirement s:
R The wheel isremo ved( / pag e474). Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm aynotrecog ‐
niz ed angers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting
bolt thre ads can caus ethe wheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose.
As aresult, youc ouldlose awheel while driv‐
ing . #
Nevero ilor grease thet hreads . #
Inthee vent ofdama getothet hreads ,
cont actaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop
immediat ely. #
Have thed amag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotc ontin ue driving. #
Obser vethei nfor mation onthec hoice of
tir es (/ page467). Fo
rtires wit has pecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro wo nthe side wallof thet irei ndicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob servet he direc‐
tion ofrotatio nw heninstalling. #
Slide thew heel tobe mount edont othe
alig nmen tbolt and push iton . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ight en thew heel bolts orwheel nuts
when thev ehicle israised, thej ackc ould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when thev ehicle ison theg round. #
Besuretoo bser vethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel"
(/ page467). #
Fors afet yr easons, onlyusewheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz andfort he wheel inqu estion . Wheels
andtires 47
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#
Onlyfillthef uel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andtopu pas
soon aspossible withu nleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotd rive atthem aximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. This
mayreduce engine perform anc eand
inc rease fuel consum ption. Neverrefuel using
ga soline withal oweroctane number .
Fu rther information onfuel canbefound:
R atag asstatio n
R ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop
R USAo nly: at http :/ /www .mbusa. com
Inf orma tion onaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). *
NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthew rong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addc leani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben ztot he fuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youu sefuel
br and sthat have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thef uel available maynot
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thef uel injec tionsystem asaresult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation witha na uthor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,t he fuel maybem ixed
wit hthe cleaning additiverecom mende dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be suretoo bser vethen otes
and mixing ratio ss pecified on thec ontainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve Model
Total cap acity
Al lm odels 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hreser ve
All mod els2 .1ga l(8. 0l iter s) Engine
oil No
teso ne ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). 48
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Tech nica ldata

*
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er so ther
th an those whic hmeetthe specif ica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donota lter thee ngine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang einter va ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotu se additiv es. #
Have thee ngine oilchang edafte rt he
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out ataq ualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er si s
av ailable atthef ollo wing locations:
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication sfor
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thed esignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheM ercedes- BenzBeVoapp R
Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Sedan
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
S4 504MA TIC 229.5
229.6*
S5 604MA TIC 229.52
229.6 1* MB-F
reigabe orMB- Appr oval Lo
ng whe elbase
ve hicl es Eng
ineoilspec ifica‐
tions
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 229.5
229.6*
All other models 229.52
229. 61* MB-F
reigabe orMB- Appr oval Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachE ngine oilspecif ica‐
tions
S6 50Mer cedes- May‐
bac h 229.
5
S5 604MA TIC
Mer cedes- Maybac h 229.
52
229. 61* *R
ecom mende dfor lowe stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Ev iscos ityclassineach
case ;observe possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSAE viscosity classe s).
To achie vethel owe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse thee ngine oilspecif i‐
cation smarke di nt he table fort he lowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSAE viscosity classe sm ustb e
obser ved.
S6 50 Mer cedes-Ma ybach:Onl yuseSAE
0W -40 orSA E5 W-40 eng ineoils.
The follo wing values refert oa no ilch ang e,
inc ludin gthe oilfilt er . Te
ch nica ldata 48
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