2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS transmission

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Donota ctivate theH OLD function. #
Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e94). #
Dea ctivateA ctiv eBrake Assi st
( / pag e209). #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thee lectr icpar king brak e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet olimi‐
te ds afet y-re lat ed func tionsduring the
to wing proce ss
Saf ety-re lat ed func tionsarelimit edorno lon‐
ge ra vailable inthef ollo wing situations:
R thei gnition isswitc hedoff.
R theb rake system orpowe rsteer ing sys‐
te mi sm alfu nctioning.
R thee ner gysupply ortheo n-boar delectr i‐
cal system ismalfunct ioning.
When your vehicle isthen towe da way,signif ‐
icant lymor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak et han isnor mall yrequir ed. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teer ing wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor et ow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcess ivet racti ve
po we r If
yo up ullaway shar ply, thet ractiv epowe r
ma ybetoo high andthev ehicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pull away slo wlya nd smoo thly. Lo
adi ng the vehicl efor tran spor t #
Obs erve then otes on towing away
( / pag e438). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyet o
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005C.
% The automatic transm ission maybeloc ked
in posit ion005Dinthee vent ofdama getothe electr
ics.Toshif tto005C ,provide theo n-
boar delectr icalsystem withp owe r
( / pag e435). #
Load thev ehicle ontothe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe aut omatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thee lectr icpar king brak et os ecur ethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicl eswith ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eD amping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent when
tr ansp orting vehicles withA dap tive
Dam ping System PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
tr ailer combinatio ntos tart to swing.
As aresult, whentranspor tingvehicles with
th eA dap tiveD ampingS ystemP LUS,the
ve hicle/tr ailercombination maystart to skid.
Conseq uently,yo uc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 43
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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle dueto
inc orrect useo fthe towing eye When
atow ing eyei su sed toreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle maybed amag edinthep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyet ot ow away or
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
w- star ting thev ehic le(em erge ncy engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission duetotows tartin g The
automat ictransm issionmaybe damag ed
in thep rocess oftows tartin gv ehicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles witha utomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Vehicles witha utomatic transmission must
no tb etow -sta rted. Electr
icalfuses No
teso ne lectr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuseorif
yo ur eplace itwit haf usewithah igher
am per age, thee lectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inaf ire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuseswiths pec i‐
fi ed newf uses containin gthe cor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybesignif icant lyim pair ed. #
Onlyusefuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hhave the
cor rect fus erating. Bl
ow nfuses mu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,which youc an recogni zeby the
colo rand fuserating. Thef user atings andf ur‐
th er information tobe obser vedc an be found in
th ef use assignmen tdiagr am.
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turem aycause damagetothee lectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thef use boxiso pen, makesure
th at no mois turec an ent erthef use
bo x. #
When closing thef use box,mak esure
th at thes eal ofthel id isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthef use box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blows,have the
cau setrace dand rectif ieda taq ualifiedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop.
Ensur ethe follo wing beforer eplacing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains trolling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersaresw itched off. 44
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

Se
tting upthef olding chock Pr
epa ring thev ehic leforaw heelch ang e Re
quirement s:
R The requ ired tire-c hang etool kitisavailable.
If yo ur vehicle isno te quipped withthe tire-
ch ang etool kit, consult aqualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop tofind outa bout suitab letools. R
The vehicle isno to nas lope.
R The vehicle ison solid, non-slipper yand leve l
gr ou nd . #
Thee lect ricp arkin gb rake isapplied man‐
uall y. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes trai gh t-ah ead
po sition . #
Shiftt he transmission toposition 005D. #
Vehicl eswith AIRB ODYC ONT ROLo r
MA GIC BODY CONT ROL:Se tthe nor mal
ve hicle leve l. #
Swit chofft he engine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cannotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear ofthew heel that isdiago‐
nall yoppos itet he wheel youw ish tochang e. #
Remo vetheh ub caps ifneces sary
(/ page471). #
Raise thev ehicle (/page472). Re
mo ving and inst alli ng hub caps Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isprepar edforaw heelchang e
(/ page471).
Plas tichub cap #
Toremo ve:tur nthe cent ercovero fthe hub
cap count er-cloc kwise andremo vetheh ub
cap. #
Toins tall: makesuret hat thec ent ercover
of theh ub cap istur ned count er-cloc kwise. Wheels
andtires 47
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B6 Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhasdropped intot he reser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sC apLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tc losed correctly orthef uel system isleaking. #
Close thef uel filler cap. #
Ifth ef uel filler cap wasa lready proper lyclosed :con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Tr
ansmis sion Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Apply Brake toShift from
'P' *
Yo uh ave attem pte dtos hiftthe transmission outofpar kposition 005Dand intoa nother tra nsmiss ionposition . #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselec tPorN,
Depress Brakeand Start
En gine *
Yo uh ave attem pte dtos hiftthe transmission outofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoa nother tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 50
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Chang ethe transmission position. #
Startt he engine.
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
Pa rk position 005Dcan beeng aged onlyw hen thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Tostop, depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission topar kposition 005Dwhile thev ehicle isstatio nary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftto 'R' *
Youh ave attem pte dtos elect transmission position005E. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E.
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transm issionNotinPR isk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingofft he vehicle.
Shift to'P' or'N' toStart
Engin e *
Youh ave attem pte dtos tart thee ngine intransmission position005Bor005E. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Select parkposition 005Dorneutral 005C. #
Startt he engine. 508
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
005D Shift to'P' *
Park position 005Disto be eng aged. #
Stop thev ehicle. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D.
NP erman entlyAc tive Risk
of Rolling Away *
While thev ehicle isrolling orwhile youa redrivin g,ne utral 005Chas been engage d. #
Tostop, depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission topar kposition 005Dwhile thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edrivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dD oN ot
Shif tGears Vis itDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe chang ed. #
When transm issionposit ion 005Bisselec ted, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop anddonotc hang ethe trans‐
mission position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions,parkthe vehicle safely. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbes elect ed. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions . #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 509

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybetem por arilyi mp aired ornotp ossible. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions .Don otcontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ir‐
cums tances. #
Lea vethee ngine running . #
Waitunt ilth ed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor ep ulling away.
Auxi liar yB atte ryMa lfunc-
tio n *T
heauxilia rybatt eryf or thet ransmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Untilthen, alwayss elect parkposition 005Dmanually beforey ou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Beforel eaving thev ehicle, applythee lectr icpar king brak e. 51
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Display messa gesa nd warning/ indic ator lam ps

Sync
hronization function
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 167
Sy stem settings
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating PIN protec‐
tion ................................................ ...... 307
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating voice ampli‐
fi cati ontorear passe nger com part‐
men t....................................................3 02
Re setfunction (multimedia system) ..... 311
Se tting thed istan ceuni t.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 307
Se tting thet ime and dateautomati‐
call y...... ......... ................................. ..... 301
Se tting thet ime zone...... .................... 301
Se tting thet ime/ dateformat .............. 301
Switc hingtransmission ofthev ehicle
position on/off...... ........................ ...... 302
Sy stem settings
see Blue tooth®
see Dataimp ort/e xpor t
see Languag e
see Softwareu pda te
see Wi-Fi T
Ta ble
see Folding table
Ta ilpip es(Car e)........................................ 421
Ta nk cont ent
Fu el ..................................................... 484
Re ser ve(fuel) .................................. .... 484
Te ch nical data
Inf ormation .................................... ...... 478
Ve hicle identif ication plate...... ......... ... 480
Te lephone .........................................2 72,340
Ac tivati ng functio nsduring acall. ....... 345
Ca lland ringt one volume ................ .....3 45
Ca lls wit hs eve ralp artic ipant s............. 345
Co nnecting am obilephone (Near
Fiel dCommu nicatio n(NFC ))....... ........344
Con necting am obile phon e(Pass‐
ke y) ................................................ ...... 341
Con nectingam obile pho ne(Sec ure
Sim plePairing) .....................................3 41
De-a uthor izing am obilep hone ............ 343
Dis conne ctingamobilep hone ............ 343
Im po rting con tacts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..347
Im por ting cont acts (ove rview) ........ .....3 47 Incoming
callduring anexistin gc all .... 346
Inf ormatio n..........................................3 41
Int erch ang ingmobi lephon es.............. 342
Men u(on-bo ardc om put er) .................. 272
Mobile phonevoice recogni tion.......... 345
No tes. ..... ............................................ 339
Oper ating modes ................................. 341
Re cep tion andtransm ission volume .... 344
Swit ching mobile phones(Near Field
Commun ication (NFC)) ........................ 344
Te lephon emenuo verview. ..... .............3 40
Te lephon eopera tion ............................ 345
Usin gNear Field Commun ication
(NFC) ...................................................3 44
Vo ice com mand s(Vo ice Cont rolS ys‐
te m) ..................................................... 284
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon ein
th er ear passeng ercom partment )....... 147
Wi reless chargin g(mob ilephon e)........ 146
Te lephone number
Dialin g(on- boar dcom put er) ................ 272
Te lephon yoper ating mod es
Blue tooth®
Te lephon y..........................3 41
Te lephon yoper ating mod es
see Second telephon e In
de x 589