2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS towing

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

#
Donota ctivate theH OLD function. #
Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e94). #
Dea ctivateA ctiv eBrake Assi st
( / pag e209). #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thee lectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet olimi‐
te ds afet y-re lat ed func tionsduring the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsarelimit edorno lon‐
ge ra vailable inthef ollo wing situations:
R thei gnition isswitc hedoff.
R theb rake system orpowe rsteer ing sys‐
te mi sm alfu nctioning.
R thee ner gysupply ortheo n-boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe da way,signif ‐
icant lymor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak et han isnor mall yrequir ed. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor et ow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ivet racti ve
po we r If
yo up ullaway shar ply, thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybetoo high andthev ehicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlya nd smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efor tran spor t #
Obs erve then otes on towing away
( / pag e438). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybeloc ked
in posit ion005Dinthee vent ofdama getothe electr
ics.Toshif tto005C ,provide theo n-
boar delectr icalsystem withp owe r
( / pag e435). #
Load thev ehicle ontothe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thee lectr icpar king brak et os ecur ethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eD amping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withA dap tive
Dam ping System PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
tr ailer combinatio ntos tart to swing.
As aresult, whentranspor tingvehicles with
th eA dap tiveD ampingS ystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination maystart to skid.
Conseq uently,yo uc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 43
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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle dueto
inc orrect useo fthe towing eye When
atow ing eyei su sed toreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle maybed amag edinthep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyet ot ow away or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- star ting thev ehic le(em erge ncy engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission duetotows tartin g The
automat ictransm issionmaybe damag ed
in thep rocess oftows tartin gv ehicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles witha utomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Vehicles witha utomatic transmission must
no tb etow -sta rted. Electr
icalfuses No
teso ne lectr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuseorif
yo ur eplace itwit haf usewithah igher
am per age, thee lectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inaf ire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuseswiths pec i‐
fi ed newf uses containin gthe cor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybesignif icant lyim pair ed. #
Onlyusefuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hhave the
cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,which youc an recogni zeby the
colo rand fuserating. Thef user atings andf ur‐
th er information tobe obser vedc an be found in
th ef use assignmen tdiagr am.
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turem aycause damagetothee lectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thef use boxiso pen, makesure
th at no mois turec an ent erthef use
bo x. #
When closing thef use box,mak esure
th at thes eal ofthel id isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blows,have the
cau setrace dand rectif ieda taq ualifiedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop.
Ensur ethe follo wing beforer eplacing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains trolling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersaresw itched off. 44
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

#
(1): Locatet he stat emen t"The com bined
we ight ofocc upant sand car goshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thec ombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng erst hat will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthec ombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersf romX XXkgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eequals thea vailable
amoun tofcargo and luggagel oad capac ity.
Fo re xamp le,ifth e" XXX" amount equals
14 00 lbs. and ther ew illbe five 150lbp as‐
seng ersi ny our vehicle, thea mount ofavaila‐
ble cargoand luggagel oad capac ityis
65 0lbs. (140 0-7 50(5x1 50) =650lbs.) #
(5):De term ine thec ombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded onthev ehicle.
The weight maynotsaf elye xceed thea vaila‐
ble cargoand luggagel oad capac itycalc ula‐
te di nS tep4 . #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to yo
ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howt his reduces thea vailable cargo
and luggagel oad capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notallve hicles arep ermitt edtotowa
trailer .Tow ing atrailer isonl ypermit tedi fa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uh ave
an yq ues tion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uh avec alcul ated thet otal load care‐
full y,yo us hould still mak esuret hat them axi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthem axi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no te xceeded. Details can befound onthev ehi‐
cle identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –weighed onavehicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues maynotexc eed the
maximu mpermissi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate. Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Calculation exam ple ford eter minin gthe max‐
imum load(/page456)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page454)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449)
R Vehicle identif ication plate Calculation
exam ple ford eter mi ning the
ma ximum load The
follo wing table showsexam ples ofhowt o
cal cul atet otal and load capac ities wit hvarying
seatin gconfigur ations anddiffere nt num bers
and sizes ofocc upant s.The follo wing exam ples
use amaximum loadof1500 lbs (680 kg).This
is fori llus tratio npurpos esonly.Mak esure
yo ua reusin gthe actual loadlimit fory our vehi‐
cle stat ed on your vehicle's Tire and Loadi ng
In fo rm atio nplacar d(/pag e454).
The high erthew eight ofall theo ccupant s,the
smaller them aximum loadforl ug gage . 456
Wheels andtires

Da
ytim er unnin glights ........................... 154
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154
Deact ivat ing thea larm (ATA ).................... 93
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistworks hop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s...... ..........2 5
Decor ativef oil (cleaning instructions) ..418
Def initions (tiresa nd loading) ............... 464
Designs Menu (on-boar dcom put er) .................. 266
Des tinat ion...... ........................................3 29
Editing intermedi ated estinatio ns....... .319
Edi ting thep reviou sdestin ation s..... ...3 29
Ex tern al ...............................................3 30
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 329
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 329
St or ing am apposition ........................ 329
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................3 15
Ent ering a3w orda ddr ess .............. .....3 20
Ent ering aPOIoradd ress .................... 315
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...3 19
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 320 Select
ingacont act ........................ ..... 320
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 318
Sel ecting from them ap....................... 321
Select ingprev ious destination s....... .... 317
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ 20
Digita lspe edo meter ............ ............. ......269
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......184
Eng aging drivep ositio n. ............ .......... 186
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................185
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 186
Eng aging park position automatic ally. .1 86
Eng aging reve rseg ear .................... .....1 85
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>184
Disp lay( Car e).......................................... 422
Disp lay( mu ltim edi asystem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....3 00
Di spla y(on -boar dcom put er)
Displ ayso nthe multifunction display..2 67 Displa
ycont ent
Se tting thea dditional value rang e. ...... 266
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................492
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 92
No tes. ..... ............................................ 492
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mph.....................................5 26
ç ---mph.....................................5 25
003D 12VB atteryS eeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 533
00CC ABCVehicle Rising Please Wait
Br ief ly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 520
0049 ActiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve .... 499
é ATTENTION ASSISTI noper ative.. 517
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........517
0049 Automatic HeadlampM ode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 499
0027 CheckBrake Flui dLeve l.............. 515
0026 CheckBrake Pads See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ....................................5 16 Inde
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Engine
ECOs tart/s topf unct ion......................1 80
Engine number....... ....... ......................480
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) ...... ............................................ 173
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ............... ...... 175
St artin g(star t/ stop butt on) ............ .....1 73
St artin ga ssis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....435
Swi tching off(star t/ stop butt on) .........1 91
Engine data
Dis playing ...... ...................................... 184
Engine number ........................................ 480
Engine oil.................................................. 412
Ad ditiv es...... .................................. .....4 84
Capaci ty.............................................. 485
Chec kingthe oilleve lu sing theo il
dips tick. ..... ...... .............................. ...... 411
Chec kingthe oilleve lu sing theo n-
boar dcom put er .............................. ..... 411
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 85
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 485
To pping up...........................................4 12
Ent ering charact ers ....... ......................... 298
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 298 ESC
(Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assist. ......... ....................... 204
ESP ®
(El ectr onicStab ilityP rogram) ......2 02
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .204
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 202
Ext erior lighting
Car e...... .......................................... ..... 421
Ext erior lighting
see Lights
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 160, 161
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... .......161
Au tomatic mirrorf olding function ........ 162
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 60
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion ........... 120
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 61
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 160
Ext ernal device
Loc king(child safetyl oc k) ...................3 06
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................128 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 96
Ca lling up ....... .....................................295
Dele ting ............................................... 296
Mo ving ................................................ 296
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ...............................295
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>296
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 168
Flat tire .....................................................4 25
Cha nging awheel ....... ......................... 471
MOExt ended tires ................................ 426
No tes. ..... ............................................ 425
TIREFIT kit...........................................4 27
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 147
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors..............2 00
Fo lding table ............................................ 128 Inde
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Pa
rking
see Elec tric par kingb rake
Pa rking aid
see Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC
Pa rking Assis tPARK TRON IC .................. 233
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 237
Ad jus ting warning tones <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 238
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 233
Pr ob lems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>235
Sid eimp actp rotection ..................... ... 236
Switc hingoff. ..... ................................. 237
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 33
Pa rking assis tance systems
see ActiveP arking Assist
Pa rking brak e
see Elec tric par kingb rake
Pa rking fora ne xtended period .............. 199
Pa rking light s...........................................1 50
Pa rking posit ion
Ex terior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 161
St or ing thep osition ofthef ront-
passeng eroutside mirroru sing
re ve rseg ear .........................................1 62 PA
RK TRONI C
Ma lfunction <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .............235
PA SSEN GERAIRBAGs tatus disp lay
se eA utoma ticf ront pass engerfront
airb agshut off
Pa yload
Calculat ionexam ple ............................ 456
De term inin gthe maximum .................. 455
Pe des trian protection
see Activeh ood( pedestrian protect ion)
Pe nnant holder
see Pennant staf f
Pe nnant staf f....... ....................................148
Pe rfume
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rfume atomizer .................................... 168
Inser ting/r emoving thef lacon .............1 68
Se tting ................................................. 168
Pe rfume vial
see Perfume atomiz er
Pe rm itted towing methods .....................4 36
Pe rsonaliz ation
see User profile Pe
ts inthe vehicl e...... ...............................63
Phone book
see Cont acts
Pictur eforma ts
se eV ideo mode
Pictur esettings
see Video mode
PIN protection
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............307
Plas tictrim (Car e)................................... 422
Pla ybac koptions
Selectin g...... ........................................3 71
POI Selectin g...... ........................................3 18
POI symbols
Selectin g...... ....................................... 335
Po rts( Re ar Seat Entertainment Sys‐
te m)
Ov ervie w. ........... ................................. 396
Po we rclosing fun ction
Doo r............ ............ ..............................72
Tr unk lid.................................................7 4 Inde
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