2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS warning

Fu
nction ofther ear seat beltbu ckle
ex tender The
seat beltbuckleextende rfor theo uter rear
seat smakes iteasier tofasten thes eat belt.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thes eat belt bucklecan be
ex tende dand retract ed free ly.
Af tert he seat beltisfastened, thes eat belt
buc kleretur ns toits nor mal posit ion.Theseat
belt then lies tight lyacr oss thel ap and thor ax
ar eas. Re
leasing seatbelts #
Press ther elease buttoninthes eat belt
buc kleand guide thes eat belt backwitht he
seat belttongu e. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gseatb elta djus tmen t
vi at he multi mediasystem Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Belt Adjustmen t #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Seat
beltwarning funct ionfort he driver and
fr on tp ass enger The
00E9 seatbeltwarning lam pint he Instru‐
ment Displa yisar emind erthat all vehicle occu‐
pants mustwear their seat belts correctly .
The 00E9 seatbeltw arning lamplight supfor six
secon dseve rytim ethe vehicle isstar ted.
In addition, awarning tone maysound.
Whe nthe driver's andfront passeng er'sdoor s
ar ec losed andthed rive ra nd front passeng er
ha ve fastened their seat belts, thes eat belt
wa rning goes out.
In thef ollo wing cases, thes eat belt warning
light supd uring ajour neyif:
R The vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/ h)and thed rive r's orfront
passeng erseat beltisno tfas tened.
R The driver or front passeng erunf astens their
seat beltwhile thev ehicle isin mo tion. Airbags
Ov
ervie wo fairbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passeng erairbag
4 Windo wcurtain airbag
5 Side airbag
The installation locationofan airbag isident ified
by theA IRB AG symbol.
When enabled, anairbag canprov ide addition al
pr otect ion fort he respectiv evehicle occupant. 40
Occupant safety

The
status ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag is
displa yeda fter thes elf-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO Nlight supfor
60 seco nds, subseq uentlybo th indic ator
lam psareo ff(PAS SENGER AIRB AG ON and
OF F): thef ront passeng erfront airbag isable
to deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGO FFlight supc ontin u‐
ousl y:thef ront passeng erfront airbag isdis‐
abled. Itwill then notb ed eplo yedi nt he
eve ntofan acci dent.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO Nindicat orlam pis
of f,on lytheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat or
lam pshows thes tatus ofthef ront passeng er
fr ont airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam pm aybe litcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p
light upsimultaneousl y,thef ront passeng erseat
ma ynotbe used. Alsointhis case, donotins tall
ac hild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat. Have aut omat icfron tp asse nger fron ta ir‐
bag shut offc hec keda nd repair edimmediat elyat
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. St
atus displa y
If th ef ront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef orea nd dur ing thej our ney,that thes ta‐
tus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rt he cur rent situa tion.
Af teri ns talling arear ward-faci ng child
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :PA SSENGER AIRBAGO FFmus tbelitcon ‐
tin uousl y. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo us ecureac hildinar ear ward-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat andtheP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FFind i‐
cat orlam piso ff,t he front passeng erairbag
can deplo yint he eve ntofan acci dent.
The child could bestru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm ustb elit. NEVER
usearear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHo rSERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheC HILD canoccur . When
installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,obse rvet he vehicle-spe‐
cif icinf ormation (/page60).
Depending onthec hild restra int system and the
st atur eofthe child, theP ASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pm aybe off.In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthef ront passeng erseat.
Ins tead, installth er ear ward-facin gchild
re stra int system onasuitable rear seat .
Af teri ns talling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int system onthef ront passeng er
seat :depen dingonthec hild restra int system
and thes tatur eo fthe child, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybelitcon tinuousl yorbeo ff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollo wing information. 46
Occupant safety

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Awarning tone sou nds whilet he trunk lidis
opening orclosing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsc aused byah ot
ex haus tsystem
The vehicle exhaus tsystemc anbecome very
ho t.Ifyo uu seHA ND S-FRE EACCES S,you
cou ldbu rn yourself bytouc hin gthe exhaus t
sy stem. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat youo nly makea
kic king movement within thed etecti on
ra ng eo fthe sensor s. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle caused by
unin tentio nallyopening thet runk lid R
When usinganaut omatic carwash
R When usingahigh pressur ecleaner #
Deactiv ateK EYLES S-GOormak esure
th at theS mar tKey locat edisat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle in
suc hsituations. When
making thek icking movement, makesure
th at your feet aref irml yo nthe ground, other‐
wise youc ouldlose your balan ce,e.g.onice.
Obs erve thef ollo wing notes:
R The Smar tKey isbehin dthe vehicle.
R Stand atleas t12in( 30 cm) away from the
ve hicle while perform ing thek icking move‐
ment.
R Donotc ome intoc ont act withthe bum per
while making thek icking movement.
R Donotc arry out thek icking movement too
slo wly.
R The kicking movement mustbetow ards the
ve hicle andbackagain. 1
Detection rang eo fthe sensor s
If se veralc on secut ivek ickin gm ovements are
no ts uccessfu l,wa itte ns eco nds.
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing cases:
R The area around thes ensor isdir ty,e .g. due
to road salt orsnow .
R The kicking movement ismade using apros‐
th etic leg. Open
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High
beam #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thec ombin ationswitchbeyond the
point ofresis tance inthed irect ion ofarrow
1 .
When theh igh beam isactiv ated, the0058
lo wb eam indicat orlam pwillbe deactiv ated
and replaced bythe0057 highbeam indica‐
to rlam p. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombin ationswitch
bac ktoits star tin gp osit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thec ombin ationswitchint he direction
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebriefl y:push thec ombin ation
switc hbrief ly to thep oint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turns ignal lightwillflash
th re et imes. #
Toindicat eperma nentl y:push thec ombi‐
nation switchbeyond thep oint ofresis tance
in thed irect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withA ctiv eLaneC hangeA ssist:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythed rive r
can extend fort he dur ation ofthel ane
ch ang e.
R Ifth ed rive rindicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewasnotimmediat ely
possible ,the turns ignal indicat orma y
activ atea utomaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwarnin g
lig hts #
Press button1 .
The hazar dwarning lightswillswitc honauto‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 15
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Light andvisib ility

St
arting thev ehic le(Remo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment duet ou nintentio nalstar tin go fthe
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedu nint entionall yduring
ser vice ormaint enanc ework. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gb efor ec arrying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- thefta larms ystem isno ta ctiv ated.
R The panic alarmisnotactiv ated.
R The hazar dwarning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sareclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsunroof arec losed. #
Startt he vehicle using thes mar tphon e.
Af tere very vehicle star t,th ee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Yo uc an car ryout amaximum oftwoc onsec u‐
tiv es tartin ga ttem pts. The vehicle mustbes tar‐
te do ncew itht he Smar tKey bef oret rying to
st ar tt he vehicle again withthe smar tphone. you
can stop thev ehicle again atanyt ime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingthee ngine agains tstar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tcho nthe hazar dwarning light system.
or #
Unloc kthe door s.
or #
Open aside windo worthe sliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drivea tvarying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drivet he vehicle indrivep rogram A
or ;.
R Shif ttot he next highes tgear atthev eryl at‐
es tw hen then eedle reac hes thel astthir d
bef oret he reda reai nt he tach ome ter.
R Donots hift do wn agear manuall yino rder to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning thev ehicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotd epress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 000 miles(1,500 km).
This also app liesw hent he engine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Dr
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condi
tions andcanserveas aremind ertotake
ex trac arew hile drivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSisa ctivef roms peeds ofappr ox.5m ph
(8 km/ h).
R ABSm aybe impair edorma ynotfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurreda nd they el‐
lo w 0025 ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin ‐
uousl yint he instrument clustera fter the
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Brak eA ssis tSystem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
am alfunc tioninB AS (BrakeA ssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfuncti oning,the braking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking . BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak ef orce.
If yo ud epr ess theb rake pedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatic allyboos tstheb rake pres‐
sur e.
R BASc ansho rten theb raking distance.
R ABS preve nts thew heels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactiv ated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other
dr iving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo ud eac tivateE SP®
,E SP ®
can notc arry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul donly bedeactiva tedi nt he
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gvehic les:besur etoo bser ve
th en otes intheS upplement .Other wise, you
ma yfail torecogni zedangers.
ESP ®
can moni tora nd improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthef ollo wing situations, within
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on aw etor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds from approx .5 0m ph
(80 km/ h). 202
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If
th ev ehicle deviat esfrom thed irect ion desir ed
by thed rive r,ES P®
can stabiliz ethe vehicle by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels areb rake d.
R The engine outputisadap teda ccor ding to
th es ituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontin uousl yint he instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywillno longerb eimp rove d.
R Crosswind Assistisn olong eractiv e.
R The drivew heels could spin.
R ETS/4 ETSt raction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youa restill assis‐
te db yESP®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralv ehicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adapty our driving stylet os uit thec urrent
ro ad and weather condition s. R
Donotd eac tivateE SP®
.
R Onlydepr essthea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is ne cessaryw hen pulling away.
Dea ctivateE SP®
in thef ollo wing situations to
im prov et raction :
R When usingsnowchains.
R Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthew heels results inac utting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight supc ontin u‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no ta vailable duetoam alfunc tion.
Obse rvet he follo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page541)
R Display messa ges( / pag e492)
ET S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSystem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
as lippe ryroadw ay. ET
S/4ET Scanimprove thev ehicle's traction by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R The drivew heels areb rake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torq ue istrans ferred tothew heel
or wheels withtraction .
Influenc eofdrive prog rams onESP®
The drivep rogram senableE SP®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sasw ellas
th ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
sele ctthed rive prog rams using theD YNAMI C
SELE CTswitc h(/pag e183). Dr
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ESP
®
ch aract eristics perdrivep rogram Dr
ivep rogram
ESP®
mo de Ch
aract eristics
C (Spor t)
ESP®
Sp ort This
drivep rogram cont inues tooffers tabilit y
but withas portysetup whic hallows thee nthu‐
sias ticdriver am orea ctiv edriving style.
Select drivep rogram C ingoo droad condi‐
tions, fore xamp leon dryr oads andclear
st re tche so froad.
A (Comfort)
Ve hicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:N
(CUR VE)
; (Econo my) ESP
®
Co mfort The
sedrivep rograms prov ide thei deal balance
be tween traction and stabilit y.
Sel ect drivep rogram A, Nor; indif‐
fi cul troad condit ions,suchassnowo rice, or
when ther oad iswe tfromr ain. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gESP®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance 5
ESP
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm aynotrecog ‐
niz ed angers. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontin uousl yint he instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethei nfor mation onwarning lam psand
displa ymessages whic hmaybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistdetects sudden gustsof
side wind andhelps thed rive rtok eep thev ehi‐
cle inthel ane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistisa ctiv eatvehicle
speeds between appr ox.5 0m ph(80 km/h) 20
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