2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS brake

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Curre ntly LimitedS ee
Ope rator' sM anual *
Ve hicl eswith theD riving Assis tance Packag e:Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross- traf ficf uncti on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis torP RE‑S AFE®
PL US aret em por arily una vailable oronl ypartiall yavailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theD riving Assis tance Packag e:Ac tiveB rake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypartiall y
av ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sareout side thes ystem limits (/page205). #
Driveo n.
As soon asthea mbient conditions arew ithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw illbecome available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes notd isappear ,stopt he vehicle inaccor dance withthe traffic con dition sand restar t
th ee ngine.
Act ive Brak eAssist Func-
tion sLimited SeeOpera-
tor' sM anual *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross- traf ficf uncti on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis torP RE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:Ac tiveB rake Assi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Rada rSensors DirtySee
Operator's Manual *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes:
R Dirtonthe sensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extende dcountr yd rivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthed eser t Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 53
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Dr
iving systems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
L Wa rning lam pfor dis tance
wa rning func tion The
redd istan cewarning lam plight supw hile thev ehicle isin mo tion.
*T he distance tothev ehicle infront istoos mall fort he speed selected.
If th er ei sa na dditional warning tone, youa reappr oachingano bstacle attooh igh aspeed. #
Beprepar edtobrak ei mmediat ely. #
Incr ease thed ista nce.
Fu nctio nofActiv eBrake Assi st(/ pag e205).
ä Suspens ionwarning lam p The
yello wA IRMA TIC/A ctiveB ody Cont rolw arning lampislit.
*A malfu nction hasoccur redw ithA IRMA TIC/A ctiveB ody Cont rol. #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. 550
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Kic
kdo wn ............................................. 188
Manual gearshif ting. ............................ 186
St eer ing wheel paddle shifters ............ 186
Tr ans miss ionposit iondispla y..............1 84
Tr ans miss ionposit ions........................1 84 B
BA S(Brak eA ssis tSystem) .....................2 02
Batt ery
Cha rging (Remo teOnline) .................... 174
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 66
Batt ery
see Battery( vehicle )
Batt ery( vehicle) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 436
Ch arging <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 435
Ch arging (Remo teOnline) .................... 174
No tes. ..... ............................................. 431
No tes( star tin ga ssis tance and
ch argin g) .............................................4 33
Re placing ............................................ 436
St artin ga ssis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....435
Bel t
see Seatbelt Bel
tairb ag
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ...............................3 8
Bli nd Spo tAssist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 256
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............258
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>256
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 56
Blu-r aydrive( Re ar Sea tEnter tain‐
me ntSystem)
Ov ervie w. ........................................ .... 395
Bl u-ra y/D VDmode
Sel ect ing afilm ortrac k( Re ar Seat
En tertainm entSystem) ........................ 405
Blue tooth®
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 303
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .303
Inf ormatio n....... ....... ............................ 302
Blue tooth®
audio
Ac tivati ng ........... ................................. 378
De-a uthor izing (de-r egiste ring) the
de vice .................................................. 379
Inf ormation ...................................... .... 376
Ov ervie w. ..... .................................... ... 377
Sea rching forat rack ........................... 379 Sea
rching fora nd author izing the
de vice .................................................. 377
Sel ecting amediaplay er ..................... 378
Swi tching device viaNFC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 379
Br ak eA ssistS ystem
see BAS(Brak eA ssistSystem)
Br ak ef luid
No tes. ..... ............................................ 486
Br ak ef orce dis tribut ion
EB D( elec tronic brak ef orce distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 205
Br ak es
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking System) ........... 201
Ac tiveB rake Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 205
BA S(Brak eA ssistSystem) .................. 202
Dr iving tips.......................................... 177
EBD (electr oni cbrake forc ed istribu‐
tion )...... ............................................... 205
HOLD function .....................................2 25
Limi tedb raking effect (sa lt-tr eated
ro ads) .................................................. 177
Ne w/r epla ced brak epad s/brake
discs .................................................... 175
No teso nb reaking-in anew vehicle ..... 175 560
Index

Da
ytim er unnin glights ........................... 154
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154
Deact ivat ing thea larm (ATA ).................... 93
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistworks hop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s...... ..........2 5
Decor ativef oil (cleaning instructions) ..418
Def initions (tiresa nd loading) ............... 464
Designs Menu (on-boar dcom put er) .................. 266
Des tinat ion...... ........................................3 29
Editing intermedi ated estinatio ns....... .319
Edi ting thep reviou sdestin ation s..... ...3 29
Ex tern al ...............................................3 30
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 329
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 329
St or ing am apposition ........................ 329
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................3 15
Ent ering a3w orda ddr ess .............. .....3 20
Ent ering aPOIoradd ress .................... 315
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...3 19
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 320 Select
ingacont act ........................ ..... 320
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 318
Sel ecting from them ap....................... 321
Select ingprev ious destination s....... .... 317
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ 20
Digita lspe edo meter ............ ............. ......269
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......184
Eng aging drivep ositio n. ............ .......... 186
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................185
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 186
Eng aging park position automatic ally. .1 86
Eng aging reve rseg ear .................... .....1 85
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>184
Disp lay( Car e).......................................... 422
Disp lay( mu ltim edi asystem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....3 00
Di spla y(on -boar dcom put er)
Displ ayso nthe multifunction display..2 67 Displa
ycont ent
Se tting thea dditional value rang e. ...... 266
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................492
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 92
No tes. ..... ............................................ 492
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mph.....................................5 26
ç ---mph.....................................5 25
003D 12VB atteryS eeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 533
00CC ABCVehicle Rising Please Wait
Br ief ly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 520
0049 ActiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve .... 499
é ATTENTION ASSISTI noper ative.. 517
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........517
0049 Automatic HeadlampM ode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 499
0027 CheckBrake Flui dLeve l.............. 515
0026 CheckBrake Pads See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ....................................5 16 Inde
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0075
SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 493
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ........... ............................. 503
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elyS eeOper ator's Manual ...503
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011>...534
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ......... ....................................... 534
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooL ow ..... 519
ç Suspend ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 525
0049 SwitchO ffLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 500
0049 SwitchO nHeadlamps ................ 499
0049 Turn On theI gnit iontoRelease
th eP arking Brake.................................5 15
0072 Vehicle Ready toDriveS witch
th eI gnit ionOffB efor eE xiting .............5 02
00CC Vehicle Rising Please Wait.......... 519 00CC
Vehicle Rising ............................. 518
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 537
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 536
ABC Malfunction Stop Vehicle .............5 20
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 23
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistInoper ative.... 524
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yL imited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 531
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 531
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 26
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistInoper ative..... .5 26
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistNo wA vailable
.. ...........................................................5 26
Ac tiveH oodM alfu nctio nSeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 504 Ac
tiveL aneK eeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 522
Ac tiveL aneK eeping AssistCurrentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 22
Ac tiveL aneK eeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 522
Ac tiveP arking Assista nd
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 524
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tCurrentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 21
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......5 21
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tC amer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 500
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tC urrently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 00
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tIno per a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 500 In
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No
teso nb reaking-in anew vehicle ..... 175
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yProgram)
DY NA MIC SELECT
Conf iguring drivep rogram I................. 184
Dis play ing engin edata. .......................1 84
Dis play ing vehicle data...... .................. 184
Dr ivep rogram disp lay. ........... ............ ..183
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... .............................. ........................ ....1 83
Selecti ngthed rive prog ram. ......... ..... .1 83
Sho wing operationfeedbac k...... ... ...... 184 E
E1 0 ............................................................ 483
Easy entryfeat ure
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... .............................. 118
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 119
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... .............................. 118
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 119 EAS
Y-PA CK trunk box<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .......132
Ad jus ting theh eight toanyp osit ion .... 131
Car e................................................. ...4 22
In stallin g/remo ving. ............................ 132
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 205
ECO displa y
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>182
Re settin g...... .................................... ... 270
ECO star t/s topf unc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 180
Au tomatic engine star t. .................. .....1 80
Au tomatic engine stop ..................... ....1 80
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 80
Switc hingoff/on ............................ ..... 181
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 97
App lying automat ically..................... .... 197
App lying orreleasing manuall y............1 98
Emerg encybraking ................... ........... 199
Re leasing automat ically................... .... 198
Ele ctroni cStab ilityP rogram
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................... 478 Emer
gency
Ov ervie wo fthe help function s...... ........ 18
Re flect ives afet yv est. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Eme rgency braki ng .................................1 99
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Brak eA ssistSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsyst em
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 442
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor .......................................7 2
Un loc kin gad oor...................................7 2
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gt he vehicle .............................. 173
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ............................ 78
Emer gency spar ewheel .......................... 477
No tes. ..... ............................................. 477
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
ENE RGIZIN GCOMF ORT
Ov ervie wo fprograms .......................... 312
St artin gt he progr am ........................... 313 57
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Wa rning lam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa rning system
see ATA( anti-t hef talarm system)
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
0025 ABSw arning lamp......................5 51
0027 Brakewarning lamp(US A) .......... 549
004D Brak es warning lam p(Canada) ...5 49
ÿ Coolant wa rning lam p................5 45
003D Electricalmalfu nction warning
lam p................................................. ...5 46
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning lam p..5 46
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p............. 553
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ 552
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .....5 52
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p......... 547
0024 Redindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingb rake applied (Canada only)...5 48 0049
Redindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingb rake applied (USAonly) .... .... 548
0075 Restra int system warning lam p..5 43
0076 Seatbeltwarning lampflashes ..543
0076 Seatbeltw arning lamplight s
up .................................................. ...... 544
ä Suspens ionw arning lamp..........5 50
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te mw arning lampflashes ...................5 54
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te mw arning lamplight sup. ................ 554
L Warning lam pfor dis tance
wa rning func tion ............................ .....5 50
Ù Warning lam pfor elect ric
po we rsteer ing ................................. ... 544
0024 Yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indic ator lam pism alfun ctionin g......... 548
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................5 41
Ov ervie w. ..... .................................... ....5 41
PA SSENGER AIRBAG. ...........................4 5 Wa
rranty ....................................................2 8
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (car e) ...... .....................416
Wa tert an k
see Air-water duct
We ather information ...............................338
We bbrows er
Calling upaw ebpag e......................... 364
Callin gupo ptions ...............................3 65
Ca lling up thes ettings .........................3 65
Dele tingabookma rk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 365
Dele tingbrow ser data...... ...................3 65
Ending ................................................. 365
Mana gingbookma rks. ..... .................... 365
Ov ervie w. ..... ....................................... 364
Sho wing/hiding them enu ...................3 64
We bsit e
Calling up............................................ 364
Sho wing/hidin gthe webb row ser
me nu ....... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ 364 In
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