2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Remo vecap 1bythet ab, place onthee dge
of thef iller open ingand engagei np lace. #
Refilling washer fluid. Ke
eping thea ir-w ater duct free #
Keep thea reab etwe en theh ood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e .g.ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teso nw ashin gthe vehicl einac arwa sh &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
re duced braking effect afte rw ashi ngthe
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rw ashi ng
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ec arefully whilepaying attention to
th et raffic co nd ition suntilthe braking
ef fect hasb eenf ully restor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Befored riving intoac arwa sh mak e
sur ethat thec arwa sh issuit able for
th ev ehicle dimensions . #
Ensur ether eiss ufficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theu nderbody andthe
guide rails ofthec arwa sh. #
Ensur ethat thec lear ance widthofthe
car wash, inpar ticular thew idtho fthe
guide rails, issuf ficie nt. To
avo iddamag etoy ourvehicle whenusinga
car wash, ensur ethe follo wing beforehand:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Candthe
HOLD functio naredea ctivated.
R The 360° Camer aorthe rear vie wc amerai s
swit ched off.
R The side windo wsand slidin gsunroof are
com pletely clos ed.
R The blow erfort he ventil ation/he ating is
sw itched off.
R The windsh ield wipe rs witchi sinp osition
005A .
R Incar washes withac onveyo rs yst em: neu‐
tr al 005C iseng aged.
R The Smar tKey isat ad ista nce ofat leas t
10 ft(3 m) away from thev ehicle, other wise
th et runk lidcould openunintentionall y. Maint
enance andcare 41
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Ifyo uw ould liket oleave thev ehicle whileit
is being washed, makesuret he Smar tKey is
locat edinthev ehicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yengaged.
% If,afte rt he car wash, your emo vethew ax
fr om thew indshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apowe rwasher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
hig h-pr essurec leani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterj et from around-spr aynozzl e(dirt
gr ind er) maycause dama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tv isible.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa ym ayfail
une xpec tedly. #
Donotu se high- press urec leani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smustb ereplaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag etoy ourvehicle, observethef ol‐
lo wing when usingapowerwa sher :
R keep theS mar tKey atleas t10f t(3m )awa y
fr om thev ehicle. Other wise thet runk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadista nce ofat leas t1 1.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle.
R vehicl eswith decorativ efoil: partsof your
ve hicle arec ove redw ithad ecora tivef oil.
Maint ainadista nce ofat leas t2 7.6i n
(70 cm) between thef oil-co veredp arts of the
ve hicle andthen ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r.
Mo vethep owerwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewatert em per atur eofthe
po we rw ashe rmustn otexc eed 140° F
(60 °C).
R obse rvet he information onthec orrect dis‐
ta nce inthee quipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotp oint then ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r
dir ect lyat sensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits, electr
icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing thev ehic leby hand Obser
vethel eg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inan umb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl ypermitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amildcleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washthev ehicle withlukewa rmwateru sing
as oftc ar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosethev ehicle offw ithw ater and
dr yu sing achamoi s.Take car enotto point
th ew ater jetd irectl ytow ards thea irinle t
gr ille belo wthe hood. 41
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Maint enance andcare

No
teso np aint work/ma ttef inish paintworkcar e Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkd am age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo vera nd rinse offt he
tr eat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birdd roppin gs:soak withw ater andr ins eo ffafte rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl yw ithac loth soak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak ef luid: remo vewit had ampcloth and
cle an water.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax:uses ilico ne remo ver. R
Donota ttac hs tickers,f ilms orsimilar materials.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossi ble. Maint
enanceand care 41
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Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkd am age
Mat tefinish
Onlyusecar eproducts approvedfor Mer cedes -Benz. R
Donotp olish thev ehicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyusecar washes that cor respond tothel ates te ngi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotu se car wash progr ams withaf inalhot wa xtreat‐
ment.
R Donotu se paint cleane rs,b uffing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alw aysh avep aintw orkr epair scarried out ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop. No
teso nc leaning decorativefoils Obser
vethen otes on matt efinish care inthe
ch ap ter" No teso np aintw ork/matt efinish pain t‐ wo
rkcar e"(/ page 417). The yalsoa pplyto
matt edecor ativefoils. 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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Cleani
ngNig htView Assis t Cam
erab ehi nd thew indsh ield
* NO
TEDama getothec amer alens when
cleanin g If
yo uc lean thec amer alens yourself orspra y
gl ass cleaner onthec amer alens, youc ould
damag ethe camer alens. #
When cleanin gthe field ofvision ofthe
dr iving systems, donots pray glass
cle aner onthec amer alens. #
Ifth ec amer alens isdir ty,p lease con‐
ta ct aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Folddo wn thec amer acove rbyh andle
re cess 1. #
Use acloth tocle an thew indshield infront of
th ec amer a. Camer
aint he radiat orgrill Camer
alens 2isclean edatregular interva ls
by oper ating thew indshield washer system. #
Use clear watera nd asoftc loth tocle an
came ralens 2when itis very dir ty. 420
Maintenanc eand car e

No
teso nc areo fvehic lepar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield isbeing cleaned
If th ew indshield wipersaresetinm otion
while youa recle anin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition beforec leanin gthe
wind shield orwipe rblades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romt hetail‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come intoc ontact wit
hthese partsof thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyour self. #
Alw aysb ep articular lycareful arou nd
th et ailpipe andthet ailpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyi n
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gthem. Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewatera nd acid -free whee lclea ner s. R
Donotu se acid icwhee lclea ner stor emo vebrak ed ust.
This could damag ewheel bolts andbrak ec om ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion oftheb rake discs andbrak epads, drive
th ev ehicle foraf ewmin utes afte rc lea ning beforep arking
it. The brak ed iscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanwindowsinside andoutside withad ampcloth and with
ac leanin gagent recomme ndedforM ercedes-Benz. Do
notu se dryc loth so rabrasiv eorsolve nt-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an thei nside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thew iper blades andclean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften. Maint
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No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthel enses withaw etspong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yusecleaning agents orcleaning clothst hat ares uitable
fo rp last ic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthes ensor sint he front and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit has oftc loth and carsham poo. When
usingap owerwashe r,maint ainam inimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wc amer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sys‐
te m(/ page243) .
R Use cleanwater andas oftc loth tocle an thec amer alens. Do
notu se ap owe rwashe r.
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithac leaningagent recomme ndedforM ercedes-
Benz, especiallyin thew inter and afte rw ashi ngthev ehicle. Do
notu se acidic cleaning agents. No
teso nc areo fthe interior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin goffafte rt he use ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcareprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthec ockpit to
become porous. When
thea irbags ared eplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybreak away. #
Donotu se anyc areo rcleani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le,caus eseat belt sto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverb lea ch ordyes eat belts. 422
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