2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS wheel

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Oper atev ehicle equipment andbecome
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayss ecur ethe vehicle agains troll‐
ing away. #
Bring thev ehicle toas tands tillb ya ppl ying
th eb rake pedal. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnthe front
wheels sothat thev ehicle rolls towa rdst he
cur bifits tartsm oving. #
App lythee lectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inas tatio n‐
ar yv ehicle withthe brak ep edal applied
(/ page186) . #
Switc hoffthee ngine andthei gnition by
pr essing button1. #
Release thes ervice brak es lowl y. #
Getoutofthev ehicle andlockit.
% When youp arkt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anor amic
sliding sunrooffora pproxima tely five
minut esifth ed rive r's door isclosed. Gar
aged oor opener Pr
og rammin gbuttonsfor theg arag ed oor
ope ner &
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ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
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If
th ev ehicle deviat esfrom thed irect ion desir ed
by thed rive r,ES P®
can stabiliz ethe vehicle by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels areb rake d.
R The engine outputisadap teda ccor ding to
th es ituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontin uousl yint he instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywillno longerb eimp rove d.
R Crosswind Assistisn olong eractiv e.
R The drivew heels could spin.
R ETS/4 ETSt raction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youa restill assis‐
te db yESP®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralv ehicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adapty our driving stylet os uit thec urrent
ro ad and weather condition s. R
Donotd eac tivateE SP®
.
R Onlydepr essthea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is ne cessaryw hen pulling away.
Dea ctivateE SP®
in thef ollo wing situations to
im prov et raction :
R When usingsnowchains.
R Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthew heels results inac utting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight supc ontin u‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no ta vailable duetoam alfunc tion.
Obse rvet he follo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page541)
R Display messa ges( / pag e492)
ET S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSystem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
as lippe ryroadw ay. ET
S/4ET Scanimprove thev ehicle's traction by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R The drivew heels areb rake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torq ue istrans ferred tothew heel
or wheels withtraction .
Influenc eofdrive prog rams onESP®
The drivep rogram senableE SP®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sasw ellas
th ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
sele ctthed rive prog rams using theD YNAMI C
SELE CTswitc h(/pag e183). Dr
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and
125m ph(200 km/h)when drivi ng
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lb rake app lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak ef orce dis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Di sc har acterized bythef ollo wing:
R Monit oring and regulating theb rake pressur e
on ther ear wheel s.
R Improve ddriving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyonb ends. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsy ou bytrans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc et ot he steer ing wheel in
th ed irect ion requ ired forv ehicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thef ollo wing situations:
R Both right wheels orboth leftw heels areo n
aw etor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyou
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybeimp aire do rm aynot
fu nctio nint he follo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youw illbe assis ted
fur ther by thee lectr icpo we rsteer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eB rake Assist Ac
tiveB rake Assi stconsi stso fthe follo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t Ac
tiveB rake Assi stcan helpyou tominimize the
ri sk ofac ollision withvehicles orpedes trians or
to reduce thee ffects ofsuc hac ollision .
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas detected arisk ofcoll i‐
sion ,aw arning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight supint he instrument
clus ter.
If yo ud on otreact tothew arning ,autono mous
br akin gcan be init iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallyc ritic alsituat ions,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thew arning lampand warning tone
occu rsimulta ne ou sly with theb raking applica‐
tion .
If yo ua ppl ythe brak ey our self inac ritical situa‐
tio no rappl ythe brak ed uring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbraking assis tance
occu rs.T he brak ep ress urei ncr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pb raking ifnec essar y. Dr
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hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:
The settings canbemade whenthe ignition is
switc hedon.
The follo wing settings area vailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select asetting .
% Your sele ction isretained when thev ehicle is
ne xt star ted.
Deactiv atingActiv eB rake Assist
% Itis recomme ndedthat youa lway sl ea ve
Ac tiveB rake Assi stact ivat ed. #
Select Off.
The distance warning func tion andthea uton‐
omous braking function ared eactiv ated.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:When thev ehicle isne xt star ted, the
mediu msetting isau tomatical lysele cted.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis tisn otavailable.
When thei gnition isne xt star ted, the mediu
msetting issele cted automatical lyand
Ev asiv eSteer ing Assis tisa vailable.
% IfAc tiveB rake Assi stisdeact ivat ed, the
00D4 symbol appearsinthes tatus bar ofthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Speed
controlcruise contr ol Fu
nction ofcruise contr ol
Cr uise controlregulat esthes peed tothev alue
selec tedb ythe driver .
If yo ua ccelerat etoo vertak e, fore xamp le,the
st or ed speed isno td ele ted. Ifyo ur emo veyour
fo ot from thea cceler ator pedal afte ro vertakin g,
cr uise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cr uise controliso per ated using thec orrespond‐
ing steer ing wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
speed above15 mp h(20 km/h)upt ot he maxi‐
mum speed.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
tr ol can neither reduce ther isk ofan acci dent
nor override thel aws ofphysics. Itcan nottak e
int oa ccount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .Cr
uise contr olisonly anaid. The driver is
re sponsible fort he distance tothev ehicle in
fr ont, forv ehicle speed, forb raking ingood time
and fors taying inlane.
Mer cedes‑AM Gvehic les:Cruise control is
av ailable uptoam aximum speedof155 mph
(250 km/h).
Displa ysinthem ultif unct iondisp lay
The status ofcruise control and thes tore d
speed ares hown inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. 1
Cruise contro liss elec ted
2 Spee diss ave d,cruise control isdeactiv ated
3 Speed issave d, cruise control isactiv ated 21
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The segment sbetwe en thes tore ds peed and
th ee nd ofthes egment displaylight upin
th es peedome ter.
Sy stem limit s
Cr uise control ma ybeu nable tomaint ainthe
st or ed speed onuphill gradients. Thestor ed
speed isresumed whentheg radient evensout.
Ch ang eintoal owergear ingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients. Take par ticular
no te ofthis when drivin gal aden vehicle. By
doing so,youw illmak euseofthee ngine' sbrak‐
ing effect. Thisrelie vest he load ontheb rake
sy stem and preve nts theb rake sf romo verheat‐
ing and wearing tooq uickly.
Do notu se cruise contr olinthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R Intraf fics ituations whichrequ iref requ ent
ch ang esofspee d,e.g .inh eavy traf fic, on
wi nding roads.
R Onslippe ryroads. Accel erati ng can cause
th ed rive wheels tolose tract ion and the
ve hicle could then skid.
R Ifyo ua redrivin gw hen visibilit yisp oor . Ope
ratin gc ruisec ontrol &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet os tore d
speed
If yo uc allup thes tore ds peed andthis is
lo we rthan your cur rent spe ed,the vehicle
deceler ates. #
Take intoa ccount thet raffic situat ion
bef orec allin gupthe stor ed speed. Re
quirement s:
R ESP®
mus tbea ctivat ed, but notint er ve ning .
R The driven spe edisat leas t1 5m ph
(20 km/ h).
R The transmission isin position 005B. #
Toactiv atec ruise contr ol: press rock er
switc h1 up. #
Toactiv atec ruise contr ol: press rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -).
The current spe edisstor ed and maint ained
by thev ehicle.
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Press rock er switc h3 up(RES).
The laststore ds peed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
If th el asts tore ds peed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thec urrently driven spe edisstor ed.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stor ed isclear ed. #
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -)to the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1m ph(1km /h).
or #
Pres sr ockers witc h2 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thep ressur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5m ph(10k m/h) .
or #
Accel eratet he vehicle tothed esir edspeed. #
Press rock er switc h2 up(SET +).
If cr uise control isactiv ated and Traf ficS ign
Assi sthas detected aspeed restriction signw ith
am aximum permiss iblespee dand this isdis‐ pla
yedi nt he instrument cluster,yo uc an choose
be tween thef ollo wing options: #
Toadop tthe detected spee d:press rock er
switc h3 up(RES).
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th et raffic sign isstor ed and thev ehicle
maint ainsthis speed. #
Todeac tivatec ruisec ontrol :pr ess rock er
switc h3 down (CNCL). #
Toswitc hoffcruise contr ol:press rock er
switc h1 down.
% Ifyo ub rake ,d eac tivateE SP®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. Ac
tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON IC Fu
nction ofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cm aint ains the
se ts peed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont ared etect ed, thes etdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth ev ehicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthed ista nce tothev ehicle infront and
th es etspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront ares etand save do nthe steer ing
wheel onvehicles without theD riving Assis tance
Pa ckag e, inther ang ebetwe en 15 mp h
(20 km/ h)and 120m ph(200 km/h) and,on 21
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Ac
tiv eS teer ing Assis t Fu
nction ofActiv eS teer ing Assis t
% The follo wing function iscoun try- dependen t
and onlyavailable incon junction withthe
Dr iving Assista nc eP acka ge .
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tiso nlya vailable uptoa
speed of130m ph(210 km/h) .The system helps
yo ut os tayi nt he cent erofthel ane bymeans of
moder ates teer ing interve ntio ns.Dep endingon
th es peed driven, ActiveS teer ing Assis tuses the
ve hicles ahead andlane markings asarefer‐
ence .
% Depe nding onthec ount ry,int he lowe r
speed rang eA ctiv eSteer ing Assis tcan use
th es urround ingtraf fica sa refere nce. Ifnec‐
ess ary, Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tcan then also
pr ov ide assis tance when drivi ng away from
th ec ent erofthel ane toform arescue lane,
fo re xamp le.
When thes ystemi sactiv elysteer ing, theà
symbol issho wningreen inthem ultifunc tion
displa y.
If th ed etecti onoflane markingsand vehicles
ahead isim pair ed,ActiveS teer ing Assis t switc
hestopassiv emode. Thesystem prov ides
no suppor tint his case. During thet ransit ion
fr om activ etop assiv estatus ,the à symbol is
sho wnasenlar geda nd flashin g.On ce thes ys‐
te mi spass ive, theà symbol issho wnas
gr ay inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Ste ering and touc hd etection
The driver isrequ ired tokeep their hands onthe
st eer ing wheel atall times andbeable tointer‐
ve ne atanyt ime tocor rect thec our seofthe
ve hicle andkeep itin lane. Thedriver mus t
ex pect achang efroma ctivet op assiv emode or
vice versaa tany tim e. If
th es ystemd etects that thed rive rh as not
st eer edthev ehicle forac onsider ablep eriod of
time orhas remo vedt heir hands from thes teer‐
ing wheel, anoptical warning isgiv en firs t. Dis ‐
pl ay 1 appear sint he multifunction display.If
th ed rive rs tilld oes nots teer thev ehicle, or
giv es no conf irmation tothes ystem, aw arning
to ne sou nds inad ditio nt ot he visual warning
mess age.
The warning isno tissued, orisstopped, when
th ed rive rg ives con firm atio ntot he system:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle.
R The driver presses asteer ing wheel buttonor
oper ates Touc hC ontrol.
If Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tdetects that as ystem
limit hasbeen reac hed, avisual warning is
issued andawarning tone sou nds.
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tiso nlya na id. The driver is
re sponsible fort he distance tothev ehicle in
fr ont, forv ehicle speed, forb raking ingood time
and fors taying inlane. Beforec hanging lanes,
th ed rive rm ustm akes uret hat then eighbor ing
lane isfree (glance overthe shoulder). Dr
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Sy
stem limit s
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis thas alimit edsteer ing tor‐
qu ef or lateral guidance. Insome cases,the
st eer ing interve ntio nisn otsufficien ttok eep the
ve hicle inthel ane ortodrivet hrough exits.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing instances:
R The reispoor visibilit y,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, hea vyspr ay,g reatl yv arying ambien t
light orstro ng sha dows onther oadw ay.
R Ther eisg lare,e.g. from oncom ingtraffic,
di re ct sunli ght orreflect ions.
R Insuf ficie ntroad illumin ation.
R The wind shieldisdir ty,f ogg edup, damag ed
or coveredi nt he vicinity ofthec amer a,e.g.
by asticker.
R No, orseveralu nclear ,lane markingsare
pr esen tfor one lane, orthem arking schang e
qu ickl y, e.g. inac onstru ction areaoratinter‐
secti ons.
R The lane mar kings arew orna way,dar kor
co veredu p,e.g. bydirtorsnow. R
The distance tothev ehicle infront istoo
small andthel ane marking sthus canno tbe
de tected.
R The road isnar row and wind ing.
R Ther eareobs tacle so nthe lane orprojecting
out intot he lane, suchasobjec tmarke rs.
The system does notp rovide assista nce inthe
fo llo wing condition s:
R Ontigh tbends andwhen turnin g.
R When crossin ginter sect ions.
R Attraf ficc ircle so rtoll statio ns.
R When activel yc hanging lanewithout switc h‐
ing onthet urns ignal indicat or.
R When thet irep ressur eist oo low.
Dep endingonthes elect edvehicle settin gs,
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tmaybe una vailable.
Obser vethes tatus displa yofActiv eSteer ing
Assis tint he multifunction display
(/ page223). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tunexpect edlystops func‐
tionin g
If th es ystem limits ofActiveS teer ing Assis t
ar er eac hed ther ei sn og uar anteethat the
sy stem will remain activeorwillk eep the
ve hicle inlane. #
Alw aysk eep your han dson thes teer ing
wheel andobser vethet raffic car efull y. #
Alw ayss teer thev ehicle paying atten‐
tion totraf ficc ondi tions . &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifAc tive
St eer ing Assis tunexpect edlyinterve nes
Am alfu nctio nint he detection oflane mar k‐
ings andobje ctscan occu r.
This could cause unexpect edsteer ing inter‐
ve ntio n. #
Steer accor dingtotraf ficc ondi tions . Ac
tiv atin gActive Ste ering Assis t
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