2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS wheel

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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
com partment Dr
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R
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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Driving and parking

Ve
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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Dep ress theb rake pedal andengagen eutral
005C when thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hthe ignition off.
% Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving the
Smar tKey inthev ehicle, thea utomatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vethen otes on par king thev ehicle
(/ page191). #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthev ehicle is
st atio nary. #
When thev ehicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yengaged when the
tr ans missi on positio nd ispl ay 005D issho wnin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.Ifno transmissi on
positio ndispl ay005D appear s,sec uret he vehi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away. Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyifo ne
of thef ollo wing condition sism et:
R Yous wit ch offt he ignition whenthev ehicle
is statio naryand thet ransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R Youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is statio naryorw hen drivin gatav eryl ow
speed andthet ransmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verw itha no pen driver's door ,
open thed rive r's door while statio naryand
eng aget rans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdrive posi tion D #
Depress theb rake pedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdow np astthe firs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio nd ispl ay 005B is
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y. When
thea utomatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tstheg ear sautomat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,ont he
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrivep rogram
R The position ofthea ccelera torp eda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting &
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. 18
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Driving and parking

When
thea utomatic transmiss ionisshif tedt o
position 005B,youcan manuall yshiftitw itht he
st eer ing wheel gearshif tpaddle. Ifper mitted, the
aut omat ictransm issionshiftsto ah igheror
lo we rgear depending onthes teer ing wheel
ge arshif tpaddle beingpulled.
Yo uh ave twoo ptions tomanua llys hiftthe aut o‐
matic transmission:
R Temp orar ys etting
R Perm anen tsetting
The gearss hifta utomat icallywhen man ualgear‐
shif tingisd eac tivated.
Te mp orarys etting: #
Toactiv ate: pul lsteer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1or2.
Man ualgearshif tingisa ctivat ed foras hort
time. Trans miss ionposit ion0063and thec ur‐
re nt gear appear inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
% Howlong them anual gearshif tings tays acti‐
va tedi sd ependen tonv arious fact or s. Ma n‐
ua lshifting can bedeact ivat ed aut omat ically
when chang ingthed rive prog ram, restar tin g
th ev ehicle whenthet ransmission positionis
eng aged again 005Bordue tothed riving style. #
Toshif tup:pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2. #
Toshif tdow n:pull steer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 1. #
Todeac tivate: pullst eer ing wheel gearshif t
paddle 2and hold itin place .
The transm issionposit ion 005Bappear sint he
multifunction display.
Pe rm anen tsetting: #
Cha nget od rive prog ram = (/ pag e183) . #
Select drives etting 0063(/ page 184). Plug
-inhybrid: 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. Gear
shiftrecomm endation Mer
cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
The gearshif trecom mendatio nassists youi n
adop tinga ne cono mic aldrivin gstyle. Dr
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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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Driving and parking

#
Press ontheb acka reao ffuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thef uel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Insertt he fuel filler cap from aboveinto
br ac ket2 . #
Comp lete ly inse rtthep um pn ozzle intot he
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pum pnozzle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thec ap on thef iller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1.
% Close thef uel filler flap bef orel oc kin gthe
ve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking thev ehic le &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlys ecu redv ehi‐
cle rolling away.
If th ev ehicle isno ts ecur elyparkeds uffi‐
cie ntly ,itc an rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa ye vena tas light downhill gradient. #
Ensur ethat thep arke dv ehicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains trolling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lord ow nhill gradients, turn
th ef ront wheels sothat thev ehicle
ro lls towa rdst he curb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythep arking brak e.
R Switc hthe transmission toposition
005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc haslea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eifthe yc ome intoc ont act
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow . #
Park thev ehicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eintoc ontact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,don otpar kond rygrass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c. Dr
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