2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS heating

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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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Driving and parking

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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
iving and parking 19
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Vo
ice comm and Function
Scen tmenu To
displa yfragr ance settings
En ergy flow To
displa yener gyflow settin gs
Ionization menu To
displa yioniz ation settings
Climate control menu To
displa yclimat econtrol settings
Auto matic climate control driver on To
switc honthe aut omatic climatecontrol settings onthed rive r's side
Light menu To
displa ylight settings
Massage menu To
displa ymassag esettings
Massage driver'sseat on To
switc honthe massag efunc tion fort he driver's seat
Massage driver'sseatoff To
switc hoffthem assag efunc tion fort he driver's seat
Outside temperature To
displa ythe outside temp eratur e
En gine data To
displa yengin edata
Seats menu To
displa yseat adjus tmentsettings
Seat heating frontpassenger level"2" To
setthe seat heating fort he front passeng erseat toleve l2 Vo
ice Cont rolS ystem 289

Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithlukewa rmand soap ywater. R
Donotu se chemical cleaningagents.
R Donotd ryseat belts byheating them toove r176 °F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthes urface car efu llywith am icro fiber clothand asuit‐
able displa ycarep roduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit chofft he displa yand leti tc ool down.
R Donotu se anyo ther agents.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwithad ampm icrofiber cloth.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donota ttac hs tickers,f ilms orsimilar materials.
R Donota llowc osme tics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith thep lastic trim.
Re alwo od/t rime le‐
men ts R
Clea nw itham icro fiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withad ampcloth and
soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notu se solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sorw axes.
Hea dliner
Cleanwithab rush ordrys ham poo.
Car pet
Useacarpe ta nd textil ec leani ng agent recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Maint
enance andcare423

Ti
re pres sur e No
teso ntirep ressur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oinsuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ivet irep ress ure
Under inflate do roverinf late dt ires pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma yw ear excessiv elya nd/or
une venly, whic hmaygrea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gchar acteristics, aswellas
st eer ing and braking, maybeg reatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywiththe recomme ndedtire
pr ess urea nd checkt he tirep ressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amonth
R when thel oad chang es R
beforee mbar kingo nal ongerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .off-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur easneces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high ortool ow can:
R Shor tent he ser vice lifeo fthe tires.
R Cause increased tired amag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sa nd
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
insuf ficie nttirep ress ure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat istool ow can over‐
heat andburstas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso sufferf rome xcessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,w hic hc an sign ifican tly
im pair theb raking proper tiesand theh an‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylowt irep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lowc ancause:
R Tire faults asaresult ofoverheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etirep ressur e
Ti re sw ithe xcessiv elyh igh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they ared amag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po th oles etc.
In addition, they also sufferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an sign ifican tlyi mp air theb rak‐
ing proper tiesand theh andling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high cancause:
R Increased brakin gdista nce
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear 44
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Wheels andtires

and
one-h alftim esaswellon theg ove rnment
te st trac ka sat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoftires depen dsupon
th ea ctual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tlyf romt henor md ueto
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicep ractice sand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sa nd clim ate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngrade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atet raction
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tirei s
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does notinclude either acceler a‐
tion, corner ing, hydroplaning orpeak traction
ch aract eristic s. #
Alw aysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
dr ivea tas peed tosuit thep reva ilin g
traf fica nd weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nf rom
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction classes, from highes ttol owe st,a re
AA ,A,Ba ndC.Tho segrad es repr esent thet ire's
ability tostop onwetpave ment asmeasu red
unde rcontrol ledc ondition sonspec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir em arke dCm ayhave poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur eg rade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtiref ailur e
The temp eratur egrade fort his tirei se stab‐
lishe dfor atiret hat isproper lyinf lated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, orexc essiv eloading, either separ ately
or incombin ation,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tiref ailur e. #
Obser vether ecom mende dtirep res‐
su resa nd regular lych eckt he tirep res‐ sur
eofalltir es including thes par e
wheel. #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur easneces sary. The
temp eratur egrades areA( theh ighes t),B
and C.The yrepr esent thet ire's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
as pecif iedindoor laborator yt estw heel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause them ater ial
of thet iret od egener atea nd reduce tirel ife, and
exc essiv etem per atur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.Grade Ccorresponds toaleve lofp er‐
fo rm anc ewhicha llpasse nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rthe Feder alMo torS afet yS tandar d
No. 109. Grade sBa ndArepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eonthe labor ator yt estw heel
th an them inimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TIN) US
tirer egulations stipulat ethat everytire man‐
uf actu rero rretre ad er mu stimprint aTINinor
on thes ide wallof eac htirep roduced. 460
Wheels andtires

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Thor oughly cleanoffa ny antifr eeze
fr om com ponent partsbef ores tarting
th ev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyadd cool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwiththe requ ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati onon cool antisavailable atthef ol‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
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R Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid etem‐
per atur es If
an inap propr iatec oolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno ts ufficie ntlyp ro‐ te
cted agains to verheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysu secoolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vethei nstruction sint he
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forO per‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regular lyreplaced ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ei nt he engine cooling system should
be:
R am inimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely- 35 °F(-37° C))
R am axim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) Co
olant capacity Se
dan Capacity
S4 504MA TIC 13.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Long
wheelba se
ve hicl es Capaci
ty
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 13
.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
All other models 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hC apacity
S6 50Mer cedes -May‐
bac h 16
.9 US qt
(1 6.0 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC
Mercedes -Maybach 15
.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Te
ch nica ldata 48
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand acciden tdue toan insufficie ntsupply offresh air
If th ec limat econtrol system ismalfunct ioning,carbon dioxide leve ls ma yinc rease inthev ehicle interior .
Br eat hing incarbon dioxide maycause dizziness. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsur ethat ther ei sas ufficie ntsupply offresh air. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsur eana deq uatesuppl yoffresh air. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely. Ve
hicl e Dis
playm essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Before Exiting *Y
ouarel eaving thev ehicle whenitis in ar eady -to-dr ives tate. #
When youl eave thev ehicle, switchoffthei gnition ,secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away and takethe Smar t‐
Ke yw ithy ou. #
Ifyo ud on otlea vethev ehicle, switchoffthee lectr icalconsumer s,e.g. thes eat heating. Other wise, the1 2V
batt erym aydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tt he vehicle onlyw itht he aid ofas econ dbattery
(s ta rting assis tance) . 50
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Disp laym essage sa nd warning/ indic ator lam ps