2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS service

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laying satellit eradio serviceinfor ma tion
Multime diasystem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio Source
5 SiriusXM Radio5
Z Option s #
Select ServiceInformation. Sound
To
ne settings Inf
ormat ionabout thes ound system
The soun dsystemh asatotal out put of100W
and iseq uippe dwitht en speak ers. Itis available
fo ra llfunctions inther adio andmedia modes.
Calli ngup thes ound menu
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsareavailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdjust men t
R Other Soun dSettin gs #
Select asoun dm enu.
Ad jus tingtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass set‐
tings
Multimedia system:
4 Media 5
à Sound 5
Equalizer #
Select Treble, MidRange orBass. #
Chang ethe settings.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gautomati cvolum e
adj ustm ent
Multime diasystem:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Autom aticVolume Adjustmen t
Au tomatic volume adjustment com pens ates for
dif fering volumes whenchang ingbetween audio
sour ces. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
Ad jus tingthe bal anc e/fader
Mu ltimed iasystem:
4 Media 5
à Sound
5 Balance andFader #
Adjus tthe balance andfader . #
Toexitth em enu :pr ess the0038 button. Bur
mes ter®
sur round soun dsystem Inf
orma tion abou tthe Bur mes ter®
sur round
soun dsystem
The Burmes ter®
sur round soun dsystemh asa
to ta lo utput of590 Wandiseq uipped with1 3
speak ers. Itis available fora llfunctions inthe
ra dio and media modes.
Calling upthes ound menu inthe
Bu rm ester®
sur round soun dsystem
Multi media system:
4 Media 5
à Sound
The follo wing functionsareavailable:
R Equal izer
R Balan ceand Fade r
R Automat icVolum eAdjust men t
R Surroun dSoun d
R Soun dFocus
R Other Soun dSettin gs #
Select afunction . Mult
imed iasystem 38
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ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inte rv al dis pla y Fu
nction oftheA SSYSTP LUSs ervice inte rv al
displa y The
ASSYSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla yonthe
Ins trument Displayprovide sinfor matio nonthe
re maini ngtime ordis tance before then ext
ser vice duedate.
Yo uc an hide this ser vice displa yusing theb ack
butt ononthel eft-hand sideofthes teer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowt he vehicle isused, the
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla ymay
shor tent he ser vice interva l,e.g. inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nthe engine isoftenl eftidling forl ong
per iods
R Inthee vent offreq uent col ds tart phase s
Mer cedes-Ben zrecom mends avoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo uc an obt ain informat ionconcernin gthe ser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqualif iedspec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingthes ervice dued ate On
-boa rd com puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateisd ispla yed. #
Toexitth ed isplay: press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand sideofthes teer ing wheel.
Be suretoa lso paya ttent ion tothef ollo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Oper ating theo n-boar dcom put er
(/ page264). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turew ear thro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic hisn otcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag etot he vehicle. #
Alw ayso bser vethep rescr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Alw aysh ave thep rescr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataq ualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lisb ased onnor ‐
mal opera tionofthev ehicle. Maintenance work
will needtob eperform ed mor eoften ifth ev ehi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla yiso nly
an aid. Thedriver ofthev ehicle bearsresponsi‐
bility asrega rdst ow hether maint enanc ework
needs tobe per form ed mor eoften than spec i‐
fi ed based onthea ctual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
intena nce and care40
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30
minut eswit han ormal driving stylea nd eve n
long erwit ha na ctived rivin gs tyle.
On -boa rdcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uw illsee oneo fthe follo wing mess ages on
th em ultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theo ille ve lisn otyetp ossibl e. #
Repeat ther eques tafter am aximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand theb ardispla yfor
indicating theo ille ve lo nt he multifunction
displa yisg reen and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theo ille ve lisc orrect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0 land theb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isbelo w"min": #
Add1 .1US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andtheb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offa ny excess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc honthe ignition tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst em Inoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close theh ood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryf rom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Mak esuret hat noengine oilisspil led
ne xt to thef iller open ing. #
Allo wthe engine tocool offa nd thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oilfrom com po‐
nen tparts bef ores tartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er s
whic hdonotcor respond tothes pecif i‐
cation sexpl icitly prescr ibed fort he
ser vice interva ls. #
Donota lter thee ngine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang einter va ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotu se additiv es. 41
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Maint enance andcare

Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothed ecor ativef oil
R Forc lea ning, useplenty ofwa tera nd am ildclea ning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.ac arsha mpooappr ovedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,w her epossible, whilstavoiding rubbing
to oh ard. Ther eiso ther wise arisk ofdama gingthed ecor ativefoil
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe finis ho rift he decor ativefoil isdull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfor Mer cedes -Benz.
R Insec tremain s:soak withinsect remo vera nd rinse offt he treat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birdd roppin gs:soak withw ater andr ins eo ffafte rw ards.
R Toprev ent waters tains ,dry afoil-wr apped vehicle withas oft,
absorbent clothafte re very car wash. R
The service lifea nd color ofdecor ativefoils arei mp aired by:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hota irblo wer
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilyp roduct s
R Donotu se polish onmatt edecorativ efoil. Polishin gwillha ve thee ffect
of shinin gthe foil-wrapped surface.
R Donottreat matt eorstruct ured deco rativ ef oils withw ax. Perm anen t
st ains mayoccur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv ed eposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno talway sb ec om pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Yo uc an obt ain mor einfor mat iononcar eand
cle anin gproduc tsfrom them anuf actur er. In
thec ase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldif‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbetwe en thes urfaces that
we renotp rotected byad ecorativ efoil afte r
re mo ving adecor ativefoil. %
Have wo rkor repair stod ecor ativefoils car‐
ri ed out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare 41
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng asign iting
Ab atteryg ene ratesh ydr ogen gasd uring the
ch argin gp roce ss. Ifth er ei sas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar tt of orm, ther ei sad angerofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnect edbatt eryd oes notc ome
int oc ontact with vehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bje ctso rtools ona
batt ery. #
When connectin gand disconn ectingthe
batt ery, yo um usto bse rvet he descr i‐
bed order fort he batt eryc lam ps. #
When giving star tin ga ssis tance, alwa ys
mak esuret hat youo nly con nectbat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin ga ssis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he descr ibedorder forc on‐
necting anddisconnecting thej um per
cables. #
Donotc onnect ordiscon necttheb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gp roce ss and star tin ga ssis tance
Dur ing thec har ging process andstar tin g
assis tance, theb atterym ayrelease anexplo‐
siv eg asmix ture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther ei ss ufficie ntventi‐
la tio nd uringt he chargin gp roce ss and
dur ing star tin ga ssis tance. #
Donotlea no verab attery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atterym ayfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabove orbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin ga ssis tance orbatter yc harg‐
ing, batteryg as ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out firs t
bef orec harging itor per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th ei ndicat or/warning lampsinthei nstrument
clus terd on otlight up atlowt em per atur es,itis
ve ry likelyt hat thed ischar gedb atteryh asfro‐
zen .Int his case youm ayneither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge theb attery.
The service lifeo fab atteryt hat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gc har acteristics maybeimp aired, espe ‐
ciall yatlow temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
Plug-in hybrid: besur etoo bser vethen otes in
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Al lv ehic les
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou so r
ex tende dattem ptst os tart thee ngine Nu
me rous orextende dattem ptst os tart the
engine maydamag ethe cat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. 43
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Breakdo wnassis tance

allo
wthe TPMS tocontinu etof unction prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires installed onthev ehicle
by means ofat irep ressu resensor .
Ne wt irep ressur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught -indur ing thef irst jou r‐
ne yt heya reused.
The tirep ressur eand thet iret em per atur e
appear inthem ultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page452).
If th er ei sas ubstantia lpress urel osso rift he
tir et em per atur eise xcessiv e,youw illbe warned
in thef ollo wing ways:
R Viad ispla ymessag es(/ page535)
R Viat he 0077 warning lam pint he instrument
clus ter( /pag e554)
The tirep ressu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thed rive r's responsibili tyto setthe tire
pr essur etot he recomme ndedcoldtirep ress ure
su itab lefort he oper ating situation. Setthe tire
pr essur efor cold tires using atirep ressu re ga
ug e. No tethat thec orrect tirep ress uref or the
cur rent operati ng situa tionm ustfirst be taught -
in to thet irep ressur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonit oring sys‐
te mw illa utom atical lyupd atet he newr efer enc e
va lues afte ry ou have chang edthet irep ressur e.
Yo uc an,h ow ever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gt he tirep ressur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(/ pag e453).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R The tirep ressur ehasbeen setinc orrectl y
R The reisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tir e
R Ther eisam alfu nctio ncausedb yanother
ra dio signal source
Be suretoa lso paya ttent ion tothef ollo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) Che
ckingt he tirep ressur ewitht he tirep res‐
sur em onitoring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom put er:
4 Service 5
Tires
One ofthef ollo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirep ress ureo feachw heel: R
Tire pres sure willbedisplayed afterdriv inga
few minutes
R Tire Pres sure MonitorA ctive:t heteac h-in
pr oce ssofthes ystemi snotyetc omple te. 452
Wheels andtires

The
tirep ressur esarea lready being moni‐
to re d. #
Com parethe tirep ressur ewitht he recom‐
mend edtirep ress uref or thec urrent operat‐
ing cond ition (/ page 449). Observet he
no teso ntiret em per atur e(/pag e448).
% The values displa yedi nt he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose ofthet irep res‐
sur egaug eastheyr efer tosea leve l.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigh erthan those
sho wnbytheo n-boar dcom put er.Int his
case, donotreduce thet irep ressur e.
Mak esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
Re star ting thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirep ress urei sc orrectl y
se tfor ther espectiv eoper ating condition on
eac hofthe four wheel s(/ pag e448). Re
star tt he tirep ressur emonit oring system in
th ef ollo wing situations:
R The tirep ressur ehaschang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyi ns talled.
On- boar dcom put er:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardso nTouc hControl on the
lef t-hand sideofthes teer ing wheel.
The Use Current Pressures asNew Refer-
ence Values? messageiss hown inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Press 0076 toconf irmt herestar t.
The Run FlatIndicat orRest arted mes sageis
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Cur rent wa rning mess ages ared eleteda nd
th e0077 yello ww arning lampgoes out.
Af tery ou have driven foraf ewmin utes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tirep res‐
su resa rewit hin thes pecif iedrang e. The cur‐
re nt tirep ress ures aret hen accep teda sref‐
er ence values andmon itor ed. Mak
esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) Whe
elsand tires 453

1
Haza rdand servicew arning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGo ilpar tnum ber
5 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethef ollo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Having maint enance workcar ried out ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop Fi
lling capacityforr efr iger ant and PAGo il Sedans,
vehicl es
with alon gw heel‐
base Re
frig er ant
All model s2 3.3±0.4oz
(660 ±10g) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachR efriger ant
All model s2 7.2±0 .4oz
(7 70 ±10g) Sedans,
vehicl es
with alon gw heel‐
base PA
Go il
All model s3 .9±0 .4oz
(1 10 ±1 0g) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachP AGoil
All mode ls 4.2±0 .4oz
(1 20 ±10g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayvarya sar esult of:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nofthe suspension
R Optional equipment Te
ch nica ldata 48
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