2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

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Ù St eering Malfunct ion
Inc reased Physical Effort
See Operator' sManual *T
hepowe rsteer ing assis tance isma lfunctio ning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet oa lter ed steer ing charact eristic s
If th ep owe rassi stanc eofthe steer ing fails par tiall yorcom pletely,y ou will need touse moreforce tosteer . #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, driveo ncarefully . #
Visit orconsult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely. #
Ifsaf esteer ing ispossible, driveo ncarefully . #
Visit orconsult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
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Steer ingMalfunction Stop
Imme diate lySee Opera-
tor's Manua l *T
hesteer ing ismalfunct ioning.Steer ing capability issignif icantlyim pair ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifsteer ing capability isim pair ed
If th es teer ing does notfunc tion asintended, thev ehicle's operating safetyi sj eo par dized. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc ondi tions .
Do notc ontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ircums tances. #
Consu ltaq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions .Don otcontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ir‐
cums tances. #
Consu ltaq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
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Act ive Hood Malfunct ion
See Operator' sManual *T
heactiv ehood (pedes trian protect ion) ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeafter having already been trigg ered. #
Cons ultaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0051 *A
tlea st one door isop en. #
Close alld oo rs.
0083 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ee ngine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood mayopen upwhen thev ehicle isin mo tion andblockyour view. #
Neveru nla tcht he engine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforee very trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hoodislatc hed. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions . #
Close theh ood.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus tgases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus tgases canenterthe
ve hicle interior ifth et runk lidisopen when thee ngine isrunning ,especi ally ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. 50
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Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine beforeo pening thet runk lid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe trunk lidopen. #
Close thet runk lid.
00B2
Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid leve lint he washer fluid reser voirhas dropped belowthe minimum. #
Refill wa sher fluid (/ page414). Eng
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00BD Check Coolant LevelSee
Operator' sManual *T
hecoolant leve list oo low.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsufficie ntcool ant. #
Addc oolant (/page413). #
Have thee ngine cooling system checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
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ÿ Coolant TooHotStop Vehi-
cle Turn Engine Off *T
hecoolant istooh ot. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions andswitcho ffthee ngine. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine hasoverheat edordur ing afirei nt he engine compartment, youc ould
co me intoc ontact wit hh otgases orother escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeo pen ingtheh ood, allowthe engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent ofafirei nt he engine compartment, keep theh ood closed andcallthef ires ervice. #
Waitunt ilth ee ngine hascooled down. #
Mak esuret hat thea irsupply tother adiat orisno timp aired. #
Avoiding highloads onthee ngine, drivet ot he near estq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Indoing so,ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo wt he redm arkin g.
ÿ *T
hefanm otorisf aulty . #
Avoiding highloads onthee ngine, drivet ot he near estq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Indoing so,ensur ethat
th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yremain sbelo wt he redm arkin g.
To switch engineoff,press
and hold Start/ Stop but-
ton foratleast 3secs. or
press 3times. *Y
ouhave pressed thes tart/s topb utton while driving. #
Information aboutswitchingofft he engine whiledriving (/page173). 50
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00B6 Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel suppl yhasdropped intot he reser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sC apLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tc losed correctly orthef uel system isleaking. #
Close thef uel filler cap. #
Ifth ef uel filler cap wasa lready proper lyclosed :con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Tr
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spla ymessag es
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Apply Brake toShift from
'P' *
Yo uh ave attem pte dtos hiftthe transmission outofpar kposition 005Dand intoa nother tra nsmiss ionposition . #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C.
To Deselec tPorN,
Depress Brakeand Start
En gine *
Yo uh ave attem pte dtos hiftthe transmission outofpar kposition 005Dorneutral 005Cand intoa nother tra nsmiss ion
position . #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. Displa
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Disp
laym essag es
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Chang ethe transmission position. #
Startt he engine.
Only Shift to'P' when Vehi-
cle isStationary *
Pa rk position 005Dcan beeng aged onlyw hen thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Tostop, depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission topar kposition 005Dwhile thev ehicle isstatio nary.
App lyBra ketoShi ftto 'R' *
Youh ave attem pte dtos elect transmission position005E. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Select transmiss ionposition 005E.
Driver 'sDoor Open &
Transm issionNotinPR isk
of Vehicle RollingAway *
The driver's door isno tfully closed andtransmiss ionposition 005B,005Eorneutr al005C isselect ed. #
Select parkposition 005Dwhen switchingofft he vehicle.
Shift to'P' or'N' toStart
Engin e *
Youh ave attem pte dtos tart thee ngine intransmission position005Bor005E. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal. #
Select parkposition 005Dorneutral 005C. #
Startt he engine. 508
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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
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laym essag es
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Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybetem por arilyi mp aired ornotp ossible. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions .Don otcontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ir‐
cums tances. #
Lea vethee ngine running . #
Waitunt ilth ed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor ep ulling away.
Auxi liar yB atte ryMa lfunc-
tio n *T
heauxilia rybatt eryf or thet ransmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Untilthen, alwayss elect parkposition 005Dmanually beforey ou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Beforel eaving thev ehicle, applythee lectr icpar king brak e. 51
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