2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

Dep
endingonthec ount ry,a ts peeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) theh azar dwarning lights
switc honautomat ically.
When thev ehicle isstatio nary,thef ollo wing
actions arec arried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cise nded
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R Ifpossib le,an emer gency callisp lace dt o
th eM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lthe deceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthef ollo wing actions:
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing asteer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hC ontrol
R Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysinthei nstrum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hica nd thes tatus displa y
sho wthe status ofthef ollo wing function sint he
ins trument cluster:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveS teer ing Assis t Assis
tantdispla y 1
Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eofrout e
eve nt
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspecifiedd ista nc e
5 Own vehicle Dr
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Ac
tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON ICstatus dis‐
pla yand route-base dspee dadap tatio n 1
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cselect ed,
se ts pecified distance (numbe rofsegments
be lowt he vehicle)
2 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cdeacti va‐
te d, speed stor ed 3
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, novehicle detected (brigh t
ve hicle symbol)
4 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cactive,
speed stor ed, vehicle detected (green vehi‐
cle symbol)
5 ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Candroute-
based speedadap tatio na ctive,s peed stor ed
% Onhighw ayso rhigh-speed major roads, the
gr een ç vehicle symbol isdispla yedc ycli‐
cally when thev ehicle isready topull away.
% Ifyo ud epr ess thea cceler ator pedal beyond
th es etting oftheA ctiv eDista nce Assist
DIS TRONI C,thes ystemi sswitc hed topas‐
siv em ode. Theç Suspended message
appear sint he multifunction display.
Speedome ter
The stor ed speed ishighlight edon thes peedom‐
et er.Ift he speed ofthev ehicle infront orthe
speed adjustment isless than thes tore ds peed
due tother out eevent ahead, thes egment sin
th es peedome terl ight up. Deactiv ationofActive
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C,as wellas altera‐
tion stot he speed duetomanua lora utom atic adop
tionofthes peed limit,ared ispla yedi nt he
con trol feedbac kofthe multifunction displayon
as ing leline.
Ac tiv eS teer ing Assis tstat us disp lay 1
Gray steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand passiv e
2 Green steer ing wheel: ActiveS teer ing Assis t
switc hedonand activ e
3 Flashing steer ing wheel: prom pttothed rive r
to act ivel yc onfirm ortransition from activ e
to passiv estatus ,systeml imits detected
Dur ing thet ransition from activ etop assiv esta‐
tus ,symbo l3 issho wnasenl arge da nd flash‐ 22
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ing.
Oncethe system ispassiv e,symbol 1is
sho wnasgray inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahillunder thef ol‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transm issionisin position 005Bor005E.
R The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
This gives youe nough timetom ovey our foot
fr om theb rake pedal tothea ccelera torp eda l
and depr essitbef oret he vehicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tothev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, HillStartA ssistn olon ger
holds thev ehicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tlym ove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea cceler ator
pedal. Nevera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillStart As sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfunction holds thev ehicle atas tand‐
st ill wit hout requ iring yout od epr ess theb rake
pedal, e.g.while waitin gint raffic.
Th eH OLD functi onisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility fort he vehicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hthe driver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfunction isonl yintend edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno tas ufficien t
mean sofsafeguar dingthev ehicle agains trolling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustnotbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet ot he
HOLD function being activatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle whileonlythe HOLD
function isbraking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollo wing situations:
R Ifth er ei sam alfunct ioninthes ystemo r
in thep owersupply .
R Ifth eH OLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing thea cceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byavehicle occupant. #
Alw aysd eactiv atet he HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay bef orel eaving thev ehicle. Dr
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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthef ollo wing function siss witc hed
on, thev ehicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avo iddamag etot he vehicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthef ollo wing orsimila rsit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed orthes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasb eena utomati‐
cally switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisd eacti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress theb rake pedal andafte ras hort
time quickl yd epr ess further until the00D9
displa yappear sint he multifunction display. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt hemultifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthef ollo w‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thev ehicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bythee lectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthed rive r's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eisam alfunction inthes ystemo rthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withvaria‐
ble dam pingfor improve ddriving comf ort.The
all-r ound leve lc on trol system ensur estheb est
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When driving at
speed, thev ehicle islowe reda utomatic allyto
im prove driving safetya nd toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youa lso have theo ption ofmanually
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AIR
MATIC includes thef ollo wing component s
and function s:
R airsuspension witha utomat icall-r ound leve l
contr ol R
spe ed-d ependent lowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le vels etting for
gr ea terg round clearance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptiveD amping System with
con stant dam pingforce adjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lb utt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ivep rogram Characteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R The vehicle issettot he lowl evel.
R The vehicle isno tlowe reda nyfurther ifyo ua retra veling athigher speeds.
R When drivin gatspeeds below50m ph(80 km/ h)thev ehicle israised again.
A (Comf ort)
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuningisc omf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R When drivin gatspeeds above77 mph(125k m/h) thev ehicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50m ph(80 km/ h)thev ehicle israised again.
R When drivin gatspeeds above100m ph(160 km/ h)thev ehicle continues tobe lowe red.
R When driving atspeeds between 75mph(120k m/h) and100m ph(160 km/h) thev ehicle israised again. Dr
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Se
tting thev ehic leleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve list oo high
If yo ud rive atah ighervehicle leve l,th ed riv‐
ing charact eristic sm aybe impair eddue to
th eh igher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrifto utw ards, fore xamp le,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle leve lw hic his
suit edtothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs areb etwe en
th ev ehicle bodyandthet ires orunder neath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esuren oo neisunder neaththe
ve hicle orinthei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel arch es when thev ehicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lc ontr ol:
When youu nload lugg ageo rlea ve thev ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle firs tr ises slightly and then
re tur ns tothes etleve ls hor tlya fter wa rds.
Yo uo ranyo neelse inthev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe reda fter bein g
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, makesure
th at nobody isin thev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rtso fthe body could bedamag edwhen
th ev ehicle islowe red. #
Mak esuret hat ther ea reno obs tacles
suc hascurbs under neathorint he
immediat evicin ityoftheb ody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustnotbe mo ving faster than
50 mph(80 km/h).
Ra ising thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indica torlam p2 lights up. 228
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The
vehicle issettot he high leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120k m/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inut es.
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthel ast
activ edrive prog ram.
Lo we ring thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedt ot he height ofthel asta ctiv edrive
pr ogr am. MA
GIC BODY CONT ROL MA
GIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion withvariable dampingfor improve d
dr iving comfort.The all-round leve lc on trol sys‐
te me nsur estheb estp ossible suspension and
con stant groun dclear anc e,eve nw ithal aden
ve hicle. When driving atspeed, thev ehicle is
lo we reda utomatic allyt oimp rove driving safety
and toreduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspen sion
tun ing isadjus tedd ependin gonthe road sur‐
fa ce, vehicle loadandthed rive progr am selec‐
te d. The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea so funevenness inther oad beforey ou drive
ove rthem bymeans ofam ultifu nction camera.
This reduces chassis movements. Youa lso have
th eo ption ofmanually adjustingthev ehicle
le ve l.
The dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfor eac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythef ollo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty R
The road con dition ,e.g.b um ps
R The individual selectiono fthe drivep rogram:
C (Sport),A (Comf ort), N (CURVE)
or ; (Economy)
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLinclude sthe follo wing
com pone ntsa nd func tions:
R ActiveB odyC ontrol ABC
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Automatic leve lc on trol system
R Automatic vehicle stabiliz ationint he eve ntof
si de winds
R Spe ed-de pende ntlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le vels etting for
gr ea terg round clearance
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lb utt on Dr
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ivep rogram Characteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R When driving atspeeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and87mph(140k m/h) thev ehicle islowe reds teadil y
and remains atthis leve lu pt ot he maximum vehicle speed.
R When retur ning tospeeds between 87mph(140k m/h) and40mph(65 km/h) thev ehicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
A (Comfort) R
The suspension tuningisc omf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
N (CURVE) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
; (Econom y) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated. 230
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