2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS service

Disp
laym essag es Int
roducti on No
teso nd ispla ymessag es
Displa ymessag esappear onthem ultifunc tion
displa y.
Dis play messa gesw ithg raphic symbols ares im‐
plif ied intheO perator's Manual andmaydiffe r
fr om thes ymbols onthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
The multifunct iondispla yshows high-pr iority dis‐
pla ym essag esinred. Cer tain displa ymessages
ar ea ccom panied byaw arning tone.
Pl ea se act inacco rdanc ewitht he displa ymes‐
sag esand follo wt he additional notesi nt he
Oper ator's Manual.
Fo rs ome displaym essa ges,as ymbol willalso
be sho wn:
R Õ Further information
R 00A4 Hidedispla ymessag e
Yo uc an sele ctthed esir edsymbol byswiping
lef to rright onthel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Pr ess theÕ symbol tosho wfurther information on
them ultifunc tiondispla y.Press the00A4
symbol tohide thed ispla ymessag e.
Yo uc an hide low- prior ity displa ymessag esby
pr essing theP buttonorthel eft-hand Touc h
Con trol. The displ aymessa gesw illthen be
st or ed inthem essag ememor y.
Re ctify thec ause ofad ispla ymessag eas
qu ickl ya sp ossible .
High- prior ity displa ymessages can notb eh id‐
den. Themultif unction displa yshows these dis‐
pla ym essag escon tinuousl yuntil thec ause of
th ed ispla ymessag ehasbeen rectif ied.
Cal ling up stor ed disp laym essages
On -bo ardc om put er:
4 Service5
1M essage
If th er ea reno displa ymessag es,NoMes-
sageswill appearonthem ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Scrollt hr ough thed ispla ymessag esby swip‐
ing upw ards ordown wardso nthe left-hand
To uc hC ontrol. #
Toexitth em essagem emory: press the
P button. 492
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofar estraint system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen thei gnition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight supc ontin uousl yorrepeat edlyduring ajour ney. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcurtai na irba gism alfu nctio ning(/page 34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur yd ue tomalfu nctions inthew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yorm ight notb etrigg ered atall in
th ee vent ofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repair edimmediat elyataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nthough anadult orap erson witha na dult statur eiso nthe front
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es area pplied tothes eat, thew eight thes ystemd etects maybetoo low. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur yd ue toad isable dfront passe nger airbag
If th ef ront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thef ront passeng erairbag willnotb ed eplo yedi nt he event ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ivef unc tion . 49
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
005D Shift to'P' *
Park position 005Disto be eng aged. #
Stop thev ehicle. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Engage par kposition 005D.
NP erman entlyAc tive Risk
of Rolling Away *
While thev ehicle isrolling orwhile youa redrivin g,ne utral 005Chas been engage d. #
Tostop, depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission topar kposition 005Dwhile thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Tocontinu edrivi ng, select transm ission position 005B or005E.
Servi ceRequire dD oN ot
Shif tGears Vis itDeal er *T
hetransmission ismalfunctionin g.The transmission positioncannolong erbe chang ed. #
When transm issionposit ion 005Bisselec ted, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop anddonotc hang ethe trans‐
mission position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions,parkthe vehicle safely. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop orbreakdo wnservice.
Reversing NotPossible
Service Required *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission position005Ecanno tbes elect ed. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Transmission Malfunction
Stop *
The transmission ismalfunctioning. Thetransmission shiftsto neu tral 005C automatical ly. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions . #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 509

Maneuv
ering assis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 249
Pa rking ................................................ 245
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 44
Ac tiv eS ervice System PLUS
see ASSYST PLUS
Ac tiv eS peed Limit Assist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 216
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 216
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 216
Ac tiv eS teer ing Assis t.............................2 19
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............220
Ac tiveE merg ency Stop Assis t...... .......2 22
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 221
Disp lays intheI nstrument Display...... 223
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 219
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 19
Ad aptiv ec ruise contr ol
see ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
Ad aptiv eH ighb eam Assist
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 153
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 154
Ad diti onalvalue rang e
Se tting displa ycont ent ........................ 266 Ad
diti ves.................................................. 484
En gine oil............................................ 484
Fu el ..................................................... 484
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additiv es
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
Ad dres sb ook
see Contacts
Ad jus tingthe bal anc e/fader
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsystem. ..... ........................... ..... 389
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. ..388
Ad jus tingthe bas s,mid- rang ea nd
tr eble
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsystem ................................. ..... 388
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. ..388
Ad jus tingthe mid- rang e,treble and
bass
Burmes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsystem ................................. ..... 388
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. ..388 Ad
jus tingthe sound focus
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. ..388
Ad jus tingthe sound optimi zation
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsystem ...................................... 389
Ad jus tingtreble, mid- rang ea nd bass
se ttings
Bur mes ter®
high-end 3Dsurround
soun dsystem ...................................... 388
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsystem. ..388
ADS PLUS dam ping system
see AIRMA TIC
Af ter-sales service center
see ASSYSTP LUS
Air bag
Re duced protect ion ...............................4 3
Air distribut ion
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 66
Air freshe nersystem
see Perfume atomiz er
Air inle t
see Air-water duct In
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Op
tions ............... ........................... ...... 348
St or ing ................................................ 348
Contr oller
Oper ating ............ ................................ 293
Con venience closing featur e....... ............. 81
Con venience opening ................................ 81
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y............... ...............................4 87
Chec klevel .......................................... 413
No tes. ..... ............................................ 486
Cop yrights
License .................................................. 32
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 32
Co rnering light function .........................1 53
Co ver
see Side windo ws
Cr oss Traf ficA lert.... ...............................2 49
Cr oss wind Ass ist
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 204
Cr osswi ndAssis t
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL Cr
uise control .......................................... 210
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>........211
Callin gupas peed................................2 11
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>210
Re quiremen ts:...................................... 211
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 211
Se tting aspeed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 211
St or ing aspeed .............................. ...... 211
Swi tching off. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 211
Swi tching on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 211
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 10
Cup holder................................................ 135
Ins talling/ remo ving (cent erconsole) ...135
Re ar passe nger com partment (vehi‐
cle sw ithar earbenc hseat) ............ ..... 136
Re ar passe nger com partment (vehi‐
cle sw ithe lectricall yadjus table rear
seat s).............................................. .... 136
Re mo ving/ins talling thei nser t(ve hi‐
cles withe lectr icallyadjus table rear
seat s).............................................. .....1 37
Swi tching thec ooling/ heating func‐
tion on/off. ..... .................................... 138
Cush ionba g................................................ 40
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 7 Cus
tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 7 D
Dam aged etection (parked vehicl e)...... .199
Dashb oard
see Cockpit
Dashb oardlighting
see Instrument clusterl ighting
Dat aacquisiti on
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Data impor t/expor t................................ 307
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 307
Im por ting/e xporting ............................3 07
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............28
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Dat e
Se ttin gthe time anddateautomati‐
call y...... ............................................... 301
Da ytim erunnin glam pm ode
see Daytime running lights 56
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00BD
CheckCoolan tLeve lSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 505
00B3 CheckEngine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 538
00B3 CheckEngi neOilL evel (Add 1
qu art) .................................................. 539
0049 CheckLeftL ow Beam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 498
0077 CheckTires ................................ 536
00B2 CheckWashe rFluid ...................5 05
ÿ Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 506
0025 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sM anual ...............................5 27
00E5 Currentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... .........................529
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 498
00B3 Engin eO ilLe velC ann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 541 00B3
EngineOilL eve lLow Stop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................540
00B3 EngineOilP ress ureS top
Switc hOffEngin e................................ 540
00B3 EngineOilR educe OilLevel........ 539
0075 Front LeftM alfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 93
00B6 FuelLevelL ow ............................ 507
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................5 07
0025 Inoper ativeSeeOper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................5 28
00E5 Inoper ativeSeeOper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 529
007A Inoper ativeSeeOper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 530
0053 Inoper ative....... .......................... 532
0049 Intell.L igh tSystemI noperativ e
... ... .......................................................5 00
Á KeyN otDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 97 Á
KeyN otDe tected (whit ed is‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 497
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...4 94
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............518
ä Malfunction Drivea tM ax. 50
mp h..................................................... 517
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 499
¢ Max.Speed 22mph...................5 20
Á ObtainaN ewKey.......................4 96
ç Off....... .......................................526
00D9 Off....... .......................................525
0049 Parking Brak eS eeOpera tor's
Manua l...... ...........................................5 11
0077 Please Correct Tire Pressur e...... 537
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.....5 14
Á Replace KeyB atte ry <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 497
003D SeeOperator's Manua l..... ......... 533
005D Shif tto' P' ...................................... 509 566
Index

0075
SRSMalfunction Service
Re quired .............................................. 493
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionIncreased
Ph ysical Effort See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ........... ............................. 503
Ù Steer ing Malfunct ionStop
Immediat elyS eeOper ator's Manual ...503
003D Stop Vehicle LeaveEngi neRun‐
ning <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011>...534
003D Stop Vehicle SeeOper ator's
Manual ......... ....................................... 534
00CC Stop Vehicle Vehicle TooL ow ..... 519
ç Suspend ed<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 525
0049 SwitchO ffLig hts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 500
0049 SwitchO nHeadlamps ................ 499
0049 Turn On theI gnit iontoRelease
th eP arking Brake.................................5 15
0072 Vehicle Ready toDriveS witch
th eI gnit ionOffB efor eE xiting .............5 02
00CC Vehicle Rising Please Wait.......... 519 00CC
Vehicle Rising ............................. 518
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 537
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 536
ABC Malfunction Stop Vehicle .............5 20
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 23
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistInoper ative.... 524
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yL imited See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 531
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 531
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 26
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistInoper ative..... .5 26
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistNo wA vailable
.. ...........................................................5 26
Ac tiveH oodM alfu nctio nSeeOpera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 504 Ac
tiveL aneK eeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 522
Ac tiveL aneK eeping AssistCurrentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 22
Ac tiveL aneK eeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 522
Ac tiveP arking Assista nd
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l..... ................................... 524
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tCurrentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 21
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis tInoperativ e.......5 21
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tC amer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operato r's Man‐
ua l...... ................................................. 500
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tC urrently
Un available SeeOper ator' sM anual .....5 00
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tIno per a‐
tiv e ...................................................... 500 In
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Air
Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rato r's Manua l...... .........................501
App lyBrak et oS hiftfrom' P' ............... 507
Apply Brak et oS hiftto' R' ...................5 08
Au xiliary Batt eryM alfuncti on............... 510
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 521
Blind SpotAssis tCurrentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l........... .......523
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative....... ........523
Cr uise Contr olInoper ative....... ........... 526
Cr uise Contr olOff....... ........................527
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 538
Dr iveM oreS lowly ................................518
Dr iver' sD oorO pen&T rans miss ion
No tinPR iskofVehicle Rolling Away ..508
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 94
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 95 Hazard
Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................5 01
Le tfresh air intot he vehicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................5 01
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 532
NP ermanen tlyA ctiv eRisko fRolling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 509
Only Shiftto' P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................5 08
Pla cetheK eyintheM arke dS pace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 498
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSeeOper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 496
Ra dar SensorsD irty See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 531
Re versing NotPossible Service
Re quired .............................................. 509
Ro ad Sur face Scan Inope rativ e ........... 520 Ser
viceR equir ed Do NotShiftG ear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 509
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine .........5 08
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g...................5 10
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 535
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 535
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveN o
Wheel Sensors .................................... 535
Ti re sO verheat ed ................................. 538
To Dese lect Po rN,Depress Brak e
and StartE ngine .................................. 507
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onfora tlea st 3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 506
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aView
Re strict ed See Operato r's Manua l..... ..524
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sM anual ................ 524 568
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