2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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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
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When transpor ting,ensur ethat :
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swiths uitable tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h)isn otexc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterl oa ding, thev ehicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th ev ehicle couldbedamag ed. #
Am inimum distance of4in( 10 cm)
up wa rdsa nd 8in( 20 cm) down wards
mus tbek epttot he transpor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portleve lisn otavailable fort he follo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withM AGICBO DY CONTR OL %
Depending onthem odel, button1 isloca‐
te di nt he contr olpanel between thes teer ing
wheel andthed rive r's door . #
Toactiv atet ranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2i n( 30 mm) com‐
par edtothen ormal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itfora tlea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from ther aised leve lto
th et ranspor tleve l.
The transpor tleve lisr eac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedt ot he height of
th el asta ctiv edrive progr am. #
Secur ethe vehicle onallfour wheel safter
loading. #
Todeac tivatet ranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine whenthev ehicle isat as tands till.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 44
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Press and hold button1 fora tlea st five
seconds.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthe
las tactived rive prog ram. Indicat orlamp 2
goes out. #
Drivet he vehicle offt he transpor ter.
4MA TICvehicl es #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nd ueto
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotp osition thev ehicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eyes torage location To
wing eye1 islocat edwiththe vehicle tool kit
under thet runk floor . Ins
talling thet ow ing eye #
Press them arko ncover 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye cloc kwiseasfara sit
wil lgoa nd tight en.
% Mak esuret hat cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen your emo vethet ow ing eye. Br
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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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The ignition isswitc hedoff.
The electr icalfuses arel ocat edinthef ollo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxint he engine compartment onthe
dr iver's side (/page443)
R Fuse boxo nthe driver's side ofthec ockpit
(/ page444)
R Fuse boxint he front passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page444)
R Fuse boxint he trunk onther ight- hand side
of thev ehicle, whenviewe dint he direction
of tra vel(/ pag e445) Ope
ningand clos ing the fuseboxinthe
en gine comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Obser vethen otes on electr icalfuses
(/ page442).
R Have thef ollo wing tools readil yavailable:
- Adryclo th
- Ascrew driver Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hoodisopen andthew ind‐
shield wipersaresetinm otion ,you can be
trap ped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition beforeo pening thee ngine
hood. #
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. Br
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Remo veanye xisting mo istu re from thef use
bo xu sing adryclo th. #
Loosen screws4 ,and remo vefuse boxlid
3 from thet op.
Closing #
Chec kwhether thes eal isposition edcor‐
re ctly inlid 3. #
Inser tlid 3 intot he brac keta tthe rear of
th ef use box. #
Folddo wn lid3 ofthef use boxa nd tight en
scr ews4 . #
Inser tcove r2 onboth sides andengage
re tainin gclips 1. #
Close theh ood. Opening
andclosing thef useb oxinthe
coc kpit Re
quirement s:
R Obser vethen otes on electr icalfuses
(/ page442) . #
Ope ncove r1 inthed irect ion ofthea rrow
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thef useb oxinthef ront
pa sseng erfoot we ll Re
quirement s:
R Obser vethen otes on electr icalfuses
(/ page442) . 444
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Open cover1 inthed irect ion ofthea rrow
and remo veit. Opening
andclosing thef useb oxinthe
tr unk Re
quirement s:
R Obser vethen otes on electr icalfuses
(/ page442) . #
Foldcover1 down inthed irect ion ofthe
ar row . Br
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No
teso nn oise orunusua lhand ling charac‐
te rist ics
While driving ,pay attent ion tovibr ations, noises
and unusu alhandl ingcharact eristic s,e.g .pullin g
to one side. Thismayindicat ethat thew heels or
tir es ared amag ed.Ifyo us uspe ctthat at irei s
def ective, reduce your spee dimm ediat ely. Stop
th ev ehicle assoon aspossible tocheckt he
whee lsand tires ford ama ge.H idden tired am‐
ag ec ouldalso be cau sing theu nusual handling
ch aract eristic s.Ifyo uf ind nosign sofdam age,
ha ve thet ires and wheels checkeda taq ualified
spec ialistworks hop. No
teso nregular lyinspect ingwheels and
tir es &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from dam‐
ag ed tires
Dama gedt ires can cause tirep ressur eloss.
As aresult, youc ouldlose contro lo fyour
ve hicle. #
Chec kthe tires regular lyfors igns of
dama geand replace anyd amag edtires
immediat ely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofaquaplani ng duet o
insuf ficie nttiret read
Insu fficien ttiret read will result inreduced
tir eg rip. The tiret read isno long erable to
dissipat ewater.
This mean sthat inhea vyrain or slush the
ri sk ofhydroplaning isincr eased, inpar ticu‐
lar ifve hicle speed isno ta dap tedt os uit the
condi tions.
If th et irep ressur eist oo high ortool ow ,
tir es ma yexhib itdif fere nt leve ls of we arat
dif fere nt locati ons onthet irec ontact sur‐
fa ce. #
Thu s,yo us hould regular lych eckt he
tr ead depthand thec ondition ofthet ire
con tact surface across thee ntirew idth
of all tires. Minimum
tread depthfor:
R Summ ertires: 00CEin(3 mm)
R M+S tires: 00CFin(4 mm) #
Fors afet yr easons, replace thet ires
bef oret he legally prescr ibed limit for
th em inimum tread depthisreac hed. Car
ryout thef ollo wing checks on allwheels reg‐
ular ly,a tleas tonce amonthorasrequir ed, e.g.
pr ior toalon gjou rney ordrivin goff-roa d:
R Chec kthe tirep ressur e(/pag e448) .
R Visual lyinspect wheelsandtires ford ama ge.
R Chec kthe valvec aps.
The valves mus tbep rotected agains tmois‐
tur ea nd dirtbythe valvec aps appr oved
especiall yfor your vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Visual checko fthe tiret read dep thand the
tir ec ont act surface across thee ntirew idth.
The minimum tread depthfors ummer tires is
00CE in(3 mm) andforw inter tires 00CF in
(4 mm). 44
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Wheels andtires