2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Start .The rang ed ispl ay ed does notindicat ea
fi xe dr eduction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheD YNAMI CSELECT switch Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELE CTswitc htoc hang e
be tween thef ollo wing drivep rograms:
R =(Ind ividua l):indivi dualsettings
R C(Spor t):spor tydriving style
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gstyle
R Vehicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:
N (CURVE):comfortable drivin gw ith
cur veinc linat ionfunc tion
R ;(Eco): particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle %
The drivep rogram select edappear sint he
multifunction displayofthe on-boar dcom‐
put er.
Depen dingonthed rive prog ram, thef ollo wing
sy stems chang etheir charact eristic s:
R Drive:
- Engin ea nd trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Electricpo we rsteer ing Selecting
thed rive prog ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drivep rogram select edappea rsinthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Dr
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Conf
iguringdrivep rogram I Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT
5 Individual #
Select thei ndividual setting. Switc
hingtheo per ation feedba ckford rive
pr og ramo n/off Mu
ltim ed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, ac orresponding
messag eiss hown inthem edia displa ywhen
ad rive prog rami ssele cted withthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle dataisd ispla yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Engine Data.
% The actual (maximum) values that can be
ac hie vedf or engin eoutpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt hecer tified values
wit hin thec ount ry-spe cificgu ideline sfor
per missible toler anc es(basis: UN-ECE No.
85 orcount ry-spe cificgu ideline s).
Fa ctor st hat can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e
% The values displa yeds erve onl yaso rient a‐
tion. Thevalues fore ngine outputand
engine torq ue show nint he media display
ma ydeviat ef romt heactual values. Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSELECT leve r Fu
nction oftheD IRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oincor‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th ee ngine speed ishigher than thei dle
speed andyoue ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle isat a
st ands till,alw aysd epr ess theb rake
pedal firm lyand donota cceler atea t
th es ame time. 18
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. Use
theD IRECT SELECT leve rtos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. Thecurrent trans mis sion posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reverseg ear 005C
Neutr al
005B Drivep ositio n
En gaging reve rseg ear R #
Depres st he brak ep edal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tthe firs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio nd ispl ay 005E is
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupo rdow ntot he firs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio nd ispl ay 005C is
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towi tawa y.
Pr ocee dasfollo wsifyo uw ant thea utoma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th ei gnit ionisswitc hedoffo rthe driver's
doo riso pened : #
Startt he vehicle. Dr
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#
Dep ress theb rake pedal andengagen eutral
005C when thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hthe ignition off.
% Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving the
Smar tKey inthev ehicle, thea utomatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vethen otes on par king thev ehicle
(/ page191). #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthev ehicle is
st atio nary. #
When thev ehicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yengaged when the
tr ans missi on positio nd ispl ay 005D issho wnin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.Ifno transmissi on
positio ndispl ay005D appear s,sec uret he vehi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away. Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyifo ne
of thef ollo wing condition sism et:
R Yous wit ch offt he ignition whenthev ehicle
is statio naryand thet ransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R Youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is statio naryorw hen drivin gatav eryl ow
speed andthet ransmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verw itha no pen driver's door ,
open thed rive r's door while statio naryand
eng aget rans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdrive posi tion D #
Depress theb rake pedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdow np astthe firs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio nd ispl ay 005B is
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y. When
thea utomatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tstheg ear sautomat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,ont he
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrivep rogram
R The position ofthea ccelera torp eda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting &
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. 18
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When
thea utomatic transmiss ionisshif tedt o
position 005B,youcan manuall yshiftitw itht he
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshiftsto ah igheror
lo we rgear depending onthes teer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uh ave twoo ptions tomanua llys hiftthe aut o‐
matic transmission:
R Temp orar ys etting
R Perm anen tsetting
The gearss hifta utomat icallywhen man ualgear‐
shif tingisd eac tivated.
Te mp orarys etting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingisa ctivat ed foras hort
time. Trans miss ionposit ion0063and thec ur‐
re nt gear appear inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
% Howlong them anual gearshif tings tays acti‐
va tedi sd ependen tonv arious fact or s. Ma n‐
ua lshifting can bedeact ivat ed aut omat ically
when chang ingthed rive prog ram, restar tin g
th ev ehicle whenthet ransmission positionis
eng aged again 005Bordue tothed riving style. #
Toshif tup:pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdow n:pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion 005Bappear sint he
multifunction display.
Pe rm anen tsetting: #
Cha nget od rive prog ram = (/ pag e183) . #
Select drives etting 0063(/ page 184). Plug
-inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Gear
shiftrecomm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif trecom mendatio nassists youi n
adop tinga ne cono mic aldrivin gstyle. Dr
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Ifge arshif trecom mendatio nmessage1 is
sho wnonthem ultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th er ecom mende dgear . Using
kickdo wn Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress thea ccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thep ressur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothen ext
ge ar when them aximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect thee ngine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Wi
th an ant icip ator yd rivin gs tyle,g lide mode
helps yout or educe fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize db ythe follo wing:
R The com bustion engin eisd isco nnect edfrom
th ed rive trai na nd thev ehicle continues to
ro llin neut ral.
R The transmission position005Bisdispla yedi n
gr een inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth ef ollo wing condi‐
tions arem et:
R Drivep rogram ; issel ect ed.
R The spee di sw ithi nas uitable rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.nos teep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youd on otdepr essthea ccelera toro rb rake
peda l.
% Glide mode canalsob eactiv ated ifyo uh ave
select edtheEc ose tting fort he drivew hen
in drivep rogram =.
Glide modeisd eactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Ve
hicl eswith Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cisa ctive,the glide mode function is
re strict ed. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel saredriven
when needed. Toget her withE SP®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sthe traction ofyour vehicle
whene verad rive nw hee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce ther isk ofan acci dent norover‐
ri de thel aw so fphysics. 4MATICcanno ttak e
acc oun tofroad, weather and traf ficc ondi tions .
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youa reresponsible espe‐
cially form aint ainingasafed ista nce from the
ve hicle infront, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good timeandfors taying inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,them aximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedo nlyi fy ou
use wint ertires (M+S tires), withs now
ch ains ifnec essar y. 18
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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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Ne
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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