2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Thor oughly cleanoffa ny antifr eeze
fr om com ponent partsbef ores tarting
th ev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyadd cool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwiththe requ ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati onon cool antisavailable atthef ol‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
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- IntheM ercedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid etem‐
per atur es If
an inap propr iatec oolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno ts ufficie ntlyp ro‐ te
cted agains to verheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysu secoolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vethei nstruction sint he
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forO per‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regular lyreplaced ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ei nt he engine cooling system should
be:
R am inimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely- 35 °F(-37° C))
R am axim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) Co
olant capacity Se
dan Capacity
S4 504MA TIC 13.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Long
wheelba se
ve hicl es Capaci
ty
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 13
.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
All other models 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hC apacity
S6 50Mer cedes -May‐
bac h 16
.9 US qt
(1 6.0 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC
Mercedes -Maybach 15
.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Te
ch nica ldata 48
7

No
teso nw indshield washer fluid Obser
vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). &
WARNIN G‑R isko ffirea nd injuryf rom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat ei sh ighly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign itei fitc om esinto
con tact with hote ngine component partsor
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat nowindshi eldwasher
concen trat es pills outnext to thef iller
open ing. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwashe rfluids #
Donotm ixMB Sum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit witho ther windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notu se distilled orde- ionizedw ater as thef ill
le ve ls en sor maybetrigg ered erro neou sly. Re
comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e .g. MB SummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e .g. MB WinterFi t
Fo rthe cor rect mixi ngratio ,refer tothei nfor ma‐
tion onthea ntif reeze container .
Mix thew ashe rfluid withthe windshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teso nrefr iger ant
Obs erve then otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482).
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
an on-appr ovedrefr iger ant isused, thec li‐
mat econtrol system maybed amag ed. #
Onlyusether efr iger ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getothec limat econtrol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuserefrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedbyM ercedes-Ben z. #
Donotm ixthea ppr ove drefr iger ant
com presso roilwit had iffe re nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon thec limat econtrol system maybec ar‐
ri ed out onlybyaq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEs tand‐
ar dJ 63 9,mus tbea dher edto.
The information labelonthec limat econtrol sys‐
te mf orther efr iger ant type andther efr iger ant
com presso roilis loca tedo nthe inside ofthe
hood. 488
Tech nica ldata

1
Haza rdand servicew arning symbols
2 Refrig er ant filling capac ity
3 Applic ablestandar ds
4 PAGo ilpar tnum ber
5 Refrig er ant type
Symbo ls1 indica tethef ollo wing:
R Possible dangers
R Having maint enance workcar ried out ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop Fi
lling capacityforr efr iger ant and PAGo il Sedans,
vehicl es
with alon gw heel‐
base Re
frig er ant
All model s2 3.3±0.4oz
(660 ±10g) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachR efriger ant
All model s2 7.2±0 .4oz
(7 70 ±10g) Sedans,
vehicl es
with alon gw heel‐
base PA
Go il
All model s3 .9±0 .4oz
(1 10 ±1 0g) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachP AGoil
All mode ls 4.2±0 .4oz
(1 20 ±10g) Ve
hicl edata Ve
hicl edimens ions The
heightsspeci fied mayvarya sar esult of:
R Tire s
R Load
R Conditio nofthe suspension
R Optional equipment Te
ch nica ldata 48
9

Heig
htwhe nopen ed Sedan
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
All model s7 1.1i n
(1 806 mm) Lo
ng whe elbase vehicl es
1 1
Heig ht
whe n
open ed
S4 504MA TIC
S4 50 70.9
in
(1 803 mm)
All other models 71.1in
(1 806 mm) Mer
cedes‑M aybac h
1 1
Height
when
opened
All models 71.2 in
(1 808 mm) Ve
hicl edimens ions Sedan
Ve hicle length2 01.8 in
(5 12 5m m)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.9
in
(2 13 0m m)
Ve hicle widthwithout outside
mir rors 74
.8 in
(1 899 mm)
Whe elba se 119.5 in
(3035 mm) Lo
ng whe elbase vehicl es
Ve hicle length2 06.9in
(5255 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.9
in
(2 13 0m m)
Ve hicle widthwithout outside
mir rors 74
.8 in
(1 899 mm)
Whe elba se 124.6 in
(3 16 5m m) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybach
Ve hicle length2 15in
(5 462 mm)
Ve hicle widthincluding out‐
side mirrors 83.9
in
(2 13 0m m)
Ve hicle widthwithout outside
mir rors 74
.8 in
(1 899 mm)
Whe elba se 132.5 in
(3365 mm) Ve
hicl eheight Sedan
All model s5 9.0in(1499 mm) 490
Tech nica ldata

Long
wheelba se
ve hicl es
S4 504MA TIC
S4 50 58.8
in(149 4m m)
All other models 58.9in(149 7m m) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybach
All models 59in(1500 mm) We
ight sand loads Please
note that fort he specif iedvehicle data:
R Items ofoptional equipment increase the
curb weight andreduce thep ayload. Ro
ofload All
mod els(Seda n)
Maxim umroof load 220lb(100 kg) All
other models
(v ehic leswith a
lon gw heelb ase)
Maximu mroof load 220lb(100 kg) Te
ch nica ldata 49
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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

Occupant
safety Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0075 SRS Malfunct ionServic e
Required *T
herestra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inther estra int system
If th er estraint system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybetrigg ered unint entionally orma y
no td eplo yasintended during anacciden t.This mayaffect theE mer gency Tensi oni ng Device sorairba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have ther estra int system checkeda nd repair edimmediat elyataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Re
cogni tionofar estra int 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
Front LeftMalfuncti on
Servi ceRequire d(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding restra int system ismalfunct ioning(/page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomalfu nctions inther estra int system
If th er estraint system ismalfunct ioning,restra int system com ponen tsma ybetrigg ered unint entionally orma y
no td eplo yasintended during anacciden t.This mayaffect theE mer gency Tensi oni ng Device sorairba gs, for
ex am ple. #
Have ther estra int system checkeda nd repair edimmediat elyataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 493

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