2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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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Please
alsoobser vethef ollo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tan ceisbei ng driven afte rt he vehicle
has been delivered orafte rr epair s.Fu llsy s‐
te me ffecti venes sisn otreac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak ed iscsa nd tires that are
eit her newo rhave been replaced onlyach‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralh undr edkilom eter so fdriving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking effect by
appl ying great erforc et ot he brak ep edal. No
teso no ptimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryr equir ements andactiv ation con‐
ditions aref ulfilled, theb estp ossible accelera ‐
tion canbeachie vedf romas tands till.
Do notu se theo ptimiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin and you
cou ldlos ec ontr olof thev ehicle. Thereisa n
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident. Be
suretoo bser vethes afet yn otes and informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page202). Pulling
away wit hoptim ize da ccel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elss pinning
Whe nyou use optimized acceleration,indi‐
vidu alwhee lscould spinandyouc ouldlose
co ntro lo fthe vehicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther ei sar iskofskid ‐
ding andaccident . #
Mak esuret hat noper sons orobs tacl es
ar ei nt he close vicinity ofyour vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page175).
R The vehicle andtires arei ng ood condition.
R Youa reon ahigh-gripr oadw ay.
R The engine andtransmission area tnormal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit ho ptim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsofthe drivet ra in are
subje cted toav eryh igh load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donota lway sp ullaway wit ho ptim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drivep osition (/page186) . #
Movethes teer ing wheel tothes trai gh t-
ah eadp osit ion. #
Selec tthe spor tiestavailable drivep rogram
B orC(/ page183). #
Deactiv ateE SP®
(/ page204) . #
Depr essand hold theb rake pedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfoo t. #
With your right foot ,full yd epr ess thea ccel‐
er ator pedal. 17
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Aftern om oret han five seconds, take your
lef tfoo tq uic klyo fftheb rake ,b ut keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once thea ccelera tionproce‐
dur eisc om plete.
Endin goptim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from thea cceler ator pedal. #
React ivat et he ESP ®
.
% Aftery ou pull away wit ho ptim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsofthe drivet ra in can
becom everyh ot,w hic hm eans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybereac hed
ag ain onlyafter afew min utes. No
teso nd riving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationofthe pedals mayberestrict ed
due touns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withp latform soles
R Shoes withh igh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwaysw ear suitable
shoes inorder tobe able tooper atet he
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswitch‐
ing offt he ignition whendriving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whiledriving,
saf etyf un ction sarerestrict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaffect thep owe rsteer ing
sy stem and theb rake forc eb oos ting ,for
ex am ple.
Yo uw illthen need touse consider ablym ore
fo rc et os teer and brak e. #
Donots witc hoffthei gnition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent duet os hifting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow no nslipp eryr oad surfaces to
inc rease thee ngine braking effect, thed rive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donots hif td ow no nslipper yroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj ur yd ue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe isbloc kedo rsufficie ntventil a‐
tio nisn otpossi ble, po isonou sexhau stgases
suc hascarbon monoxidemayenter thev ehi‐
cle. This isthec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe andthea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from snoww hen the
engine orthes tatio nar yheat erarer un‐
ni ng. #
Open aw indo wo nthe side ofthev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under thei nfluence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under thei nfluence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaffect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment.
The probabi lityofas erious oreven fata la cci‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo ud rive when
und erthei nfluence ofalcohol ordrugs. #
Donotd rink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonota llowa nyone to
dr ivew hohas been drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
br ak es ystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system mayover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking distance and the
br ak es ystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal asafoo tres t. #
Donotd epress theb rake pedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continu ously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Donotd epr ess theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking effect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear ingood time. 17
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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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R
Vehicles trave ling infront ,oro ncomin gvehi‐
cles, cancreat ew aves whic hmayexc eed the
maximu mpermissi bleheig htofthew ater
The brakin geffect oftheb rake sisr educed afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecarefull ywhile paying attent ion to
th et raffic con dition suntilbr akin gpowe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. ECO
star t/s topf unc tion Ope
ratio no fthe ECOs tart/sto pfunc tion
Mer cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Ve hicl eswithout a48Vo n-boar delectr ical
sy stem (EQ Boos ttec hnology)
The engine isswitc hedoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop arem et:
R Youb rake thev ehicle toas tan dstill in trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C. If
yo us wit ch on theH OLD function intra nsmis‐
sion position 005Bor005C,t heengine willautomati‐
cally stop inthef ollo wing situations:
R Yous topb ehind avehicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Yous topa tas tops ign when ther ei sn ovehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Yout urnt he steer ing wheel hardatal ow
speed.
% Intra nsmiss ionposition 005E,theengine is
no ts witc hed offa utomaticall yevenw hen
th eH OLD function isswitc hedon.
The engine isrestar teda utomatic allyif:
R Your elease theb rake pedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theH OLD function isno t
activ e.
R Youe ngaget rans mi ssi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youd epr ess thea cceler ator pedal.
R Anautomatic enginestar tisr equir ed bythe
ve hicle. EC
Os tart/s topf unct ionsymbols inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:th ee ngine was
switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s topf unct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:no ta llve hicle condi‐
tions fora ne ngine stop have been met.
R Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when thev ehicle isat as tands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sd etect ed, e.g.as top
sign.
If th ee ngine wasswitc hed offb ythe ECOs tart/
st op funct ionand youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sou nds and thee ngine isno tres tarted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eExiting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in them ultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo ud on otswit ch
of ft he ignition, thei gnition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffa fter thre em inut es. 18
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hicl eswith a48Vo n-boar delectr ical sys‐
te m( EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop arem et:
R Youb rake thev ehicle toas tands tillint rans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Youd epr ess theb rake pedal whentrave ling
at alow speed.
If yo us wit ch on theH OLD function orselect a
dif fere nt trans mis sion positio nt han 005E,t he
engine willautomatically stop inthef ollo wing
situations:
R Yous topb ehind avehicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Yous topa tas tops ign when ther ei sn ovehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Yout urnt he steer ing wheel hardatal ow
speed.
The engine isrestar teda utomatic allyif:
R Your elease theb rake pedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theH OLD function isno t activ
eand one ofthef ollo wing condition sare
me t:
- Drivep rogram A or; isno ts elec‐
te d.
- Drivep rogram A or; isselect ed
but thev ehicle doesnots tart to mo ve.
- Drivep rogram A or; issel ect ed,
th ev ehicle ismo ving atas peed ofmor e
th at 15 mp h(20 km/h) andglide mode is
no ta ctivat ed.
R Youe ngaget rans mi ssi on positio n005B or005E.
R Your elease theb rake pedal, thev ehicle is
no ting lide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh illg radien ta ta spe edbelow
2m ph(3km/h).
R Youd epr ess thea ccelera torp eda l.
R Youe ngaged rive prog ram B .
R Anautomatic engine star tisr equir ed bythe
ve hicle. EC
Os tart/s topf unct ionsymbols inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:th ee ngine was
switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s topf unct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:no ta llve hicle condi‐
tions fora ne ngine stop have been met.
R Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when thev ehicle isat as tands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sd etect ed, e.g.as top
sign.
If th ee ngine wasswitc hed offb ythe ECOs tart/
st op funct ionand youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sou nds and thee ngine isno tres tarted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eExiting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in them ultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo ud on otswit ch
of ft he ignition, thei gnition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffa fter thre em inut es.
Deactiv atingoractiv ating theE CO star t/
sto pfunc tion Dr
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#
Press butt on1.
If indicat orlam p2 lights up,theE CO star t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated.
% Depending onthem odel andthev ehicle
eq uipment, theb utton mayalso belocat ed
at ad iffe re nt positio nint he cent erconsole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOd ispla ysummar izesyour drivin gchar‐
act eristics from thes tart of thej our neyt oits
com pletion andassis tsyoui na chievin gthe
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo uc an influen ceconsum ption bydoing thef ol‐
lo wing:
R driving withp artic ular care
R drivin gthe vehicle indrivep rogram ;
R obser vingtheg ear shif trecom mendatio ns The
innersegme ntwill light upand theo uter
segment willfill up when thef ollo wing driving
st ylei sa dop ted:
R 1 Moder atea ccelera tion
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rsegment willno tlight up and theo uter
segment willemptyw hen thef ollo wing driving
st ylei sa dop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluct uations inspeed
The ECOd ispla ywillsho wyouwhen youh ave
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre eo uter segment sarecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R The ECOd ispla ylight sup
The addition alrang ea chieve da sar esult ofyour
dr ivin gstyle in comp arison withad rive rw itha
ve ry spor tydriving stylei ss hown under Bonus 18
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