2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS engine

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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
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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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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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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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Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withthe garage door
opener
When youo per ateo rprogram thed oor with
th ei ntegr ated garage door opener ,people in
th er ang eofm ove ment ofthed oor may
become trapped orstru ck bythed oor . #
When usingthei ntegr ated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is wit hin ther ang eofm ove ment ofthe
door . Onl
yoper atet he follo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swithas afet ys topa nd reve rsing fea‐
tur e
R Doorsw hichc onform tothec urrent U.S.
sa fety standar ds
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen parkedo utside the
ga rage oroutside ther ang eofm ove ment of
th ed oor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whenthei gnition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kifthe transmitt erfreq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha st he freq uency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforet he indi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thep reviou slyp ressed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adista nc eo f
0. 4i n( 1c m) to3in( 8c m) towa rdsb utton
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthef ollo wing signals appears:
R Indicat orlam p4 lights upgreen contin ‐
uously .Programming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pro‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, Dr
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