2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS warning

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Free-f lowing traffic (gre en line)
R Displa yfor traf ficd elay so nthe routel astin g
at leas tone min ute
R Warning mess ages ymbols :
- Symbo lÔ
- Addition alroad safetyn otes when
appr oaching atraffic incide nt,e .g. the
end ofat raffic jam
If th ev ehicle approaches adang erarea
on ther out e,aw arning mess agei sd is‐
pla yedo nthe map. Awarning mess age
ma yalso beissued (/page332).
Displa yingtraf fici ncid ents
Mult imed iasystem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Map Conten t #
Activate0073 TrafficI nci dents .
Ro adw orks ,road blocks,local area repor ts
(e.g. fog) and warning mess ages ared is‐
pla yed. Ac
tiv atin gfreef lowa ndtraf ficd ispla y #
Activate0073 FreeFlowi ng Tra fficand Traffic
Del ays.
% The traf ficd elay isdispla yedf or thec urrent
ro ute. Traf ficd elay sl asting oneminut eor
long eraret aken into consi deratio n.
Di spl aying details #
Displa ysthet raffic ma p(/pa ge331). #
Movest he map (/page334). #
When atraffic repor tsymbol isunder the
cr oss hair,p ress on thec ent ralc on trol ele‐
men t.
The trafficr epor tdetails ared ispla yed.
or #
Press onthec ent ralc on trol elemen t. #
Selec tInf ormat iononTraff icReport s.
The map showsthet raffic repor tsymbols in
th ev icinit y.
Tr af ficr epor tinfor mation isdispla yedi nt he
st atus line:
R Traf ficr epor tsymbol R
Reason fort he traffic repor t,e.g. traffic
con gestion
R Warning mess age( highligh tedi nr ed) #
Toselect atraffic repor tsymb ol:sel ect
Next orPre vious. #
Press onthec ent ralc on trol elemen t.
The trafficr epor tdetails ared ispla yed.
Issuing hazardw arnin gs
Mul timedia system:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Announc ement s #
Activate0073 Annou nceTrafficW arnings .
Wa rning mess ages arei ssued andtailbac ks
whic hpose arisk area nnounced. 332
Multimedia system

Map
andcom pass Map
andcom pass overview 1
Savest he cur rent vehicle position
2 Movest he map
3 Selects them aporient ation andmap view
4 Select sthe function depending onthee quip‐
ment :
•S ends ahazar dwarning viaCar -to-X . •F
ilter st he displa yofPOIs inthev icinit y
accor dingtoPOI categor y
5 Switc hesthed ispla yofpersonal POIsym‐
bols onthem apon oroff
6 Switc hesone ofthef ollo wing displa yson or
of fd epending onthee quipment :
•W eather information
•S atellit em ap
•T raffic incide nts
7 Switchest he traffic map displa yono roff
The map andsatellit eimag esares hown inglobe
pr oject ion.This allowsforar ealis ticmap display
in all map scales. Themap uses elevatio nm odel‐
ing .
Dep endingonthem apdat a,im por tant buildi ngs
in ma nyciti esared epicted realis ticallyo nthe
map insmall mapscales (e.g.1/32 mi(20 m),
1/1 6mi(50 m)). Other buildings ares hown as
model s.
% Youc an setthe unit ofmeasur ementofthe
map scale (/page307). If
online information isavailable, fuelprice sand
th ea vailabilit yofparkin gspac esinpar king
ga rage ared ispla yed, fore xamp le.
% Requiremen ts:
R Mer cedes meconnectisa vailable.
R Youh ave auser accoun tfor the
Mer cedes meportal.
R The service hasbeen activat ed atan
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz Cent er.
Fu rther information canbefound at:h ttp: //
www .merced es.me
% The onlinei nfor mat ionisno ta vailable inall
coun tries.
If Dis play inCOMA NDisact ivat ed inTraf ficS ign
Assi st(/ pag e253) ,speed limits andovertak‐
ing restrictions ared ispl ay ed on them ap. Multimedia
system 333

Ti
re sw ithrun-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rvet he information andwarning
no teso nM OExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
thee vent ofaflat tire, thef ollo wing options
ar ea vailable depen dingo nyour vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtires: itis pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe jour neyfor as hor t
per iod oftime. Makesurey ou obser vethe
no teso nM OExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page426).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo uc an repair
th et ires othat itis possibl etoc ontinu ethe
jour neyfor as hor tperiod oftime. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit(/ page427).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeac allf or breakdo wnassis tanc ev ia
th eo verhead control panel inthec ase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page355).
R Allvehicl es:chang ethe wheel
(/ page471). %
The emerg encysparewheel isonl yavailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teso nM OExt ended tires (run-fl attire) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendrivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,theh an‐
dling charact eristic sa reimpair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. #
Donote xceed thep ermissible maxi‐
mum speed forM OExt ended tires. #
Avoid anya brup tsteer ing and driving
maneuv ersa sw ellasdriving over
obs tacle s(curbs, poth oles, off-r oa d).
Thi sapplies ,inp artic ular ,t oal oaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving inthee mer gency mod eif
yo un otice:
R ban gingn oise
R vehicle vibration R
smok ewhichs mells liker ubber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intires ide walls #
Afterd riving inemerg encymode have
th er ims checkedb yaq ualifiedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop withregardt ot heir further
use. #
The defectivet irem ustb ereplaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youc an
co ntinue todrivey our vehicle evenifther eisa
tot alloss ofpressur eino neormor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffect edmus tnotsho wanyclearly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo uc an recogni zeMOExt endedtires by the
MOExt ended marking whichappear sonthe side
wa llof thet ire.
Ve hicl eswith tirep ress urem onit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionw itha na ctivat ed tirep ressur emonitor‐
ing system. 426
Breakdo wnassis tance

If
ap ressur eloss warning mess agea ppear sin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kthe tiref or damag e.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethef ollo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rt he pres sur elossw arnin g: Loa
dcondit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu llyl aden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi blei ne me rgency
mod emayvary dependin gonthe driving style.
Obser vethem aximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If at ireh asgone flat and cannotb ereplaced
wit ha nM OEx tende dtire, youc an use astand‐
ar dt irea sat empor arym easur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thet runk floor .
Mer cedes vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi nt he
Supplement. Other wise, youm aynotrecog nize
dang ers.
Plug- inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm aynotrecog nizedan‐
ge rs. 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theT IREFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R Enc losed TIREFIT sticke r
R Tire inflation compressor
R Disp osable glov es
Yo uc an use TIRE FITt ires ealan ttos eal perfora ‐
tio nd amageo fupt o0 .16i n( 4m m),particular ly
th ose inthet irec ontact surface. Youc an use
TIRE FITi no utside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
tir es ealant
In thef ollo wing situations inpar ticular ,the
tir es ealan tisu nablet op rovide sufficie nt
br ea kdo wnassista nce, asitis una blet os eal
th et irep roper ly:
R Ther earecuts orpunct ures inthet ire
lar gerthan those prev iousl ymention ed.
R The wheel rimi sdama ged. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 42
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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

Fu
rther relat ed subje cts:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449)
R Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page454) Ti
re pres sur em onitoring system Fu
nction ofthet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinc or‐
re ct tirep ress ure
Eac htire, incl uding thes par etire( ifpr esent ),
should becheckeda tleas tonceam onth
when coldandthen inflated tothep ressur e
re comme ndedbythev ehicle manufacturer
(see theT irea nd Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplac‐
ar do nthe driver's side B‑pillar orthet ire
pr essur etableon thei nside ofthef uel filler
fl ap ofyour vehicle). Ifyo ur vehicle hastires
of ad iffe re nt size than thes ize indicat edon
th eT irea nd Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar dor th
et irep ressur etable, youm ustfind out the
cor rect tirep ress ures fort hese tires.
As anadded safetyf eatur e,your vehicle has
been equipped withat irep ressur emonit or‐
ing system (TPMS) that illumin ates alow tire
pr essur eind icat orlam pwhen oneo rm oreo f
yo ur tires ares ign ifican tlyu nderinf lated.
Ac cor ding ly,i ft he lowt irep ressur eindicat or
lam plights up,yous hould stop and check
yo ur tires assoo nasposs ible, andinflate
th em tothec orrect press ure. Driving on a
sig nifica ntly underinf late dt irec auses thet ire
to ove rheat and canlead totiref ailur e.
Und erinf lation alsoincreases fuelconsum p‐
tion ,reduces thel ifee xpe ctan cy ofthet ire
and mayadversely affect theh andling and
br aking charact eristic so fthe vehicle. Please
no te that theT PMS isno tas ubstitutef or
pr oper tirem aint enanc e,and itis thed rive r's
re sponsibili tyto maint aincorrect tirep res‐
su re,e veni fu nder inflation hasnotreac hed
th el eve ltot rigg er illum inati on oftheT PMS
lo wt irep ressur eindicat orlam p. Yo
ur vehicle hasalso been equipped witha
TPMS malfunction indicatortoindic atew hen
th es ystemi snotoper ating proper ly.T he
TPMS malfunct ionindicat oriscombin edwith
th el ow tirep ressur eindicat orlam p.When
th es ystemd etects amalfuncti on,thei ndica‐
to rlamp willflash fora pproxima tely am inut e
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence willcontinue upon subseq uent
ve hicle star t-ups aslon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunct ionindicat orisillumina‐
te d, thes ystemm aynotb ea ble todetect or
sig nal lowt irep ress urea sintende d.TPM S
mal functi onsmayoccu rfor av ariety of rea‐
son s,inc ludin gthe installation ofinc om pati‐
ble replacemen toralter nat etires orwheels
on thev ehicle that prev ent theT PMS from
func tioningproper ly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction warning
lam pafter replacing oneormor etires or
wheels onyour vehicle toensur ethat the
re placemen toralter nat etires and wheels Wheels
andtires 45
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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

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