2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pappear sint he instrument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak ei so nlys ecur ely
applied ifth ei ndicat orlam pislitcon tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon thei gnition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pint he instrument clusterg oes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long asthev ehicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eisd ispla yed.
When thev ehicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th ee lectr icpar king brak ei s
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sint he instru‐
ment cluster. Inf
orma tion ondetectin gdam ageo na
pa rked vehicl e If
ac ollision isde tected whe nthe tow- aw ay
alar misarmed on aloc kedv ehicle, youw ill
re cei vean otificat ion inthem ultimedia system
when yous wit ch on thei gnition .
Yo uw illrecei veinformatio nabout thef ollo wing
points:
R The area ofthev ehicle that ma yhave been
damag ed.
R The forc eo fthe impact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inat wo -
st or yg arag e.
% Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar mino rder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo ud eac ti‐
va te thet ow -awa ya larm, damag edetecti on
will also bedeacti vated.
% Inthec ase ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging,
th ef unc tion ford etecti ngdamag eona pa
rked vehicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated
to facil itat et he next engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirrorist orno ffor thep aint is
damag edbyaS martKe y
R Animpa ct occu rsat lows pee d
R The electric par kingb rake isno ta pplied No
teso np arking thev ehic lefora ne xtended
per iod If
yo ul eave thev ehicle parkedf or long erthan six
we eks,itma ysufferd ama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vb atterym ayalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethen otes on theh igh-
vo ltag eb atteryi nt he Supplement. Other wise,
yo um ayfailto recogni zedangers. Dr
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St
andb ymode (ext ens ion ofthe star terb at‐
te ry 's per iod out ofuse) St
andb ymode functi on
% This function isno ta vailable fora llmodel s.
If standb ymode isact ivat ed, energyl oss willbe
min imiz eddur inge xtende dperiods ofnon-op er‐
at ion.
St andb ymode isch aract erize db ythe follo wing:
R thes tarter batt eryi sp reser ved.
R them aximum non-opera tionaltime appear s
in them edia displa y.
R thec onnect iontoonline services isint erru p‐
te d.
R theA TA(anti-t heftalarm system) isno ta vail‐
able.
R thei nter ior motion sensor andtow- aw ay
alar mfunction sarenota vailable.
R thef unc tion ford etecti ngdamag eona
pa rked vehicle isno ta vailable. If
th ef ollo wing condition sarefulf illed, standb y
mode canbeact ivat ed ordeac tivated usin gthe
multimedia system:
R thee ngine isswitc hedoff.
R thei gnition isswitc hedon.
Ex ceeding thev ehicle's displayedn on-opera ‐
tion altime maycause incon venie nce, i.e.itc an‐
no tb eg uarant ee dt hat thes tarter batt eryw ill
re liably star tt he engine.
The star terb att erym ustb ec harg edfirs ti nt he
fo llo wing situat ions:
R The vehicle's non-oper ational timemustbe
ex tende d.
R The Batte ryCh arg eInsu fficie ntfor Stand by
Mod emes sage appear sint he media display.
% Standb ymode isaut omat icallydeac tivated
when thei gnition isswitc hedon.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gstan dbym ode
Mul timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Standby Mode
% This function isno ta vailable fora llmodel s. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
When youa ctivat et he function ,apromp t
appear s. #
Select Yes.
St andb ymode isact ivat ed. Dr
iving anddriving safetys ystems Dr
iving systems andyour responsibility Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withd riving systems
whic hassis tyou indriving, parking andmaneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. Thedriving systems area ids
and donotrelie veyouo fyour responsibili typer‐
ta inin gtor oad trafficl aw .Pay attention tothe
tr af ficc ondi tions atallt ime sand interve ne
wh en nece ssary.B ea wareofthel imit ations
re ga rding thes afeu seofthese systems. Inf
ormat iononradar and ultrasonic senso rs Some
drivi ng and drivi ng safety systems use
ra dar orultr asonic sensorstom onit orthea rea
in front of,behind ornext to thev ehicle (depend‐
ing onthev ehicle's equipment). 200
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Dep
endingonthev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegr ated behind theb um per s
and/or behindther adiat orgrill. The ultrasonic
senso rsarel ocat edinthef ront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page421).The sensor smustn otbe cov‐
er ed, fore xamp leby bicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,foil orfoils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Addition allicense platebrack et
can like wise impair thef unc tion oftheu ltrasonic
sensor s.In thee vent ofdamag etot he bum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th eb um per sorradiat orgrill, have thef unc tion
of thes ensor schec keda taq ualifiedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth es ensor saredamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetys ystems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wo fdriving systems anddriving
saf etys ystems In
this sect ion, youw illfind informa tiona bout
th ef ollo wing driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/pag e241) R
ABS (Anti-l ockBrak ingSystem)
(/ page201)
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page226)
R ActiveB rake Assi st(/ pag e205)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist(/pag e259)
R ATTENTION ASSIST( / pag e250)
R BAS(Bra ke Assis tSys tem) (/ page202)
R Hill StartA ssist( / pag e225)
R EBD( Elec tron icBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page205)
R ESP®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(/ page202)
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assist(/ pag e204)
R ActiveS peed Limi tA ssist(/ pag e216)
R HOLD function (/page225)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 205)
R ActiveS teer ing Assis twithr escue lanefunc‐
tion (/page219)
R MAGICB ODYC ONTR OL(/ page229) R
Night View Assi st(/ pag e254)
R ActiveE merg ency Stop Assis t(/ pag e222)
R ActiveP arking Assist( /pag e244)
R Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233)
R Rear vie wc amera( /pag e238)
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist(/ pag e221)
R Cruise control (/ page210)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( / pag e256)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st(/ pag e251) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBrake System (ABS )regulat esthe
br ak ep ressur einc ritical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak ea pplication
or insuf ficie nttiret racti on, thew heels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youw illfeel a
pulsing intheb rake pedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road 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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and
125m ph(200 km/h)when drivi ng
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lb rake app lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak ef orce dis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Di sc har acterized bythef ollo wing:
R Monit oring and regulating theb rake pressur e
on ther ear wheel s.
R Improve ddriving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyonb ends. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsy ou bytrans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc et ot he steer ing wheel in
th ed irect ion requ ired forv ehicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thef ollo wing situations:
R Both right wheels orboth leftw heels areo n
aw etor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyou
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybeimp aire do rm aynot
fu nctio nint he follo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youw illbe assis ted
fur ther by thee lectr icpo we rsteer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eB rake Assist Ac
tiveB rake Assi stconsi stso fthe follo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t Ac
tiveB rake Assi stcan helpyou tominimize the
ri sk ofac ollision withvehicles orpedes trians or
to reduce thee ffects ofsuc hac ollision .
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas detected arisk ofcoll i‐
sion ,aw arning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight supint he instrument
clus ter.
If yo ud on otreact tothew arning ,autono mous
br akin gcan be init iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallyc ritic alsituat ions,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thew arning lampand warning tone
occu rsimulta ne ou sly with theb raking applica‐
tion .
If yo ua ppl ythe brak ey our self inac ritical situa‐
tio no rappl ythe brak ed uring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbraking assis tance
occu rs.T he brak ep ress urei ncr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pb raking ifnec essar y. Dr
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If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistance haso ccu rred, displa y1
appear sint he multifunction displayand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ras horttime.
If th ea utonomous braking function orthes itua‐
tion -dependen tbraking assis tance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv em easuresf or occup ant
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)m ayalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eofActiv e
Br ak eA ssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lear ly
ident ifyobje ctsa nd com plextraf fics itua‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveB rake Assi stmight :
R Giveaw arning orbrak ew ithout reason
R Notgiveaw arning ornotb rake #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onActiveB rake
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveB rake Assi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasuita ble distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eo rswe rvei fn ec‐
essar y. %
Ifth es ystemi sunavailable, the00D4 displa y
appear sint he multifunction display.
Als oo bserve thes ysteml imits ofActiveB rake
Assi st.
The indiv idua lsub func tions area vailab lein
th ef ollo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awarning
in thef ollo wing situations:
R From appr oximat ely4m ph(7km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoav ehicle or
pedes trian, youw illhear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight supint he instrument cluster.
Br ak ei mme diat ely ortake evasiv eaction ,provi‐
ded itis saf etod osoa nd thet raffic situation
allo wsthis. 206
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