2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS Owner's Manual

Dr
ivin gsafet ys ystems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p The
yello wA BSwarning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
*ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If th er ei sa na dditional warning tone, EBD isma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GThe reisar isk ofskid ding ifEBD orABS ismalf unct ioning
If EBD orABS ismalf unct ioning, thew heels mayloc kw hen braking.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sa rethus severely im pa ired .The brakin gdista nce inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tionc an increase .Ina dditio n, other driving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Visit aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 55
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Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes whilethev ehicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewheelsh asreac hed itsgrip limit (/page202). #
Adapty our driving stylet os uit ther oad andweather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other driving safetys ystems
ar es witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. 552
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndrivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yoffur ther driving safetys ys‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateE SP®
fora slong asthes ituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notb ea ctivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Obser vethen otes on deactiv atingESP®
(/ page202). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 553

Ti
re pres sur em onitor Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam p
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitor ing system warning lam p(pressur eloss/ malfun ction) flashes fora pproxima tely one
minut eand then remains lit.
*The tirep ressu remonit oring system isdef ective. &
WARNIN GThe reisar isk ofan acci dent ifth et irep ressur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning
If th et irep ressur emonit oring system ismalfunct ioning,itis no ta ble toissue awarning ifth er ei sp ressur eloss
in one ormor eofthe tires.
Un der inflated tires ma y,fore xamp le,impair thed riving, steer ing and braking charact eristic s. #
Have thet irep ressur emonit oring system checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Visit aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0077 Ti re pressur emonit oring
sy stem warning lam plight s
up The
yello wt irep ressur emonitor ing system warning lam p(pressur eloss/ malfun ction) islit.
*The tirep ressur emonitor ing system has detected tirep ress urel ossina tlea st one ofthet ires. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet oinsuf ficie nttirep ress ure
Ti re pressur esthat aret oo lowp ose thef ollo wing hazar ds:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma yw ear excessiv elyand/or unevenly, whic hmaygreatl yimp air tiret raction. 55
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Dis playm essages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
R The driving charact eristic s,as wellas steer ing and braking, maybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc ouldthen lose control of thev ehicle. #
Obser vether ecom mende dtirep ress ure. #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur eifn eces sary. #
Stop thev ehicle, paying attention toroad and trafficc ondi tions . #
Checkt he tirep ressur eand thet ires. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 555

1,
2, 3. ..
4MA TIC..................................................... 188
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 188
12 Vb attery
see Battery( vehicle )
11 5Vs ocket
see Socket(11 5V )
360° Camer a.... ........................................ 241
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 241
Opening thec amer acover (rear view
came ra). ......... ..... ........... ..................... 243
Sel ecting aview. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 243
Se tting favo rite s. ..... ............................2 43 A
A/ Cf uncti on
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ...... 165
Swi tching on/of f(contr olpa nel )......... 165
ABS (Anti-lockBraking System) .............2 01
Ac celer ation
see Kickdo wn Ac
ciden tand break down manag e‐
men t
Mer cedesme connect..................... .... 358
Ac ous ticlocking verificat ion signa l
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............65
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gautomati c
vo lum eadjus tm ent
Bur mes ter®
sur round soun dsystem ...388
Ac tiv eB lind Spo tAssist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 256
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .258
Br ak ea pplica tion ................................. 257
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>256
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 56
Ac tiv eB rake Assist
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 205
Se ttin g...... ....................................... ....2 09
Ac tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ONIC ......... 212
Ac tiveE merg ency Stop Assis t...... ... ....2 22
Ac tiveL aneC hangeA ssist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 221
Ca lling upaspeed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 214
Dis play si nt he Instrument Display...... 223
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>212
Incr easi ng/decr easingspeed ......... .....2 14
Re quiremen ts................................ ...... 214 Ro
ute-based speedadap tatio n. .......... .217
St eer ing wheel buttons ........................ 214
St or ing aspeed .................................... 214
Swi tching off/de activating ........... .......214
Swi tching on/a ctivating <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 214
Sy stem limit ations ...............................2 12
Ac tiv eE me rgency Stop Assis t...............2 22
Ac tiv eh ood( pedes trian protection) ...... 408
Me thod ofoper ation ............................4 08
Re settin g...... ....................................... 408
Ac tiv eL aneC hangeA ssist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 221
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............222
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 221
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist.................... 259
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............261
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thew arning ...2 62
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 259
Se tting thes ensit ivity .......................... 262
Sy stem limits ....................................... 259
Ac tiv eP arkin gA ssis t.............................. 244
Cr oss Traf ficA lert. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ....249
Dr iveA wayA ssist <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 248
Exiti ngaparkin gspace ........................ 247
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 244 556
Index

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
de x 55
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Air
pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 170
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ....................... 170
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 170
Glo vebox. ............................................ 171
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 167
Air -water duct .......................................... 415
Ke eping free ......... ................................ 415
Airb ag........................ .................................4 0
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Bel tairba g. .......... ........... .......................38
Cushio nbag........................................... 40
Fr ont airbag (driver ,f ro nt passeng er)....4 0
Ins tallation locations .............................4 0
Knee airbag.......... ................................. 40
Ov ervie w. ......... ..... ......................... ....... 40
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam p..... 45
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 2
Sid eairba g. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 40Wi
ndo wcurtain airbag ...........................4 0
AIRM ATIC .................................................2 26
Se tting ................................................. 228
Suspe nsion .......................................... 226
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar ms ystem
see ATA( anti-t hef talarm system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ erout e
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 56
Andr oidAuto <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 353
Co nnecting amobilep hone <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 354
Ending <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 354
Inf ormati on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 354
Ov ervie w. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 353
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 354
Tr ans ferred vehicle data...... ................3 55
Ani mals
Pe ts inthev ehicle ........................... ...... 63 Anti-loc
kbraking system
see ABS(Anti-loc kB rakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowchains
Anti-t heftalarm system
see ATA( anti-t hef talarm system)
Anti-t heftprotection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 92
Anticip ator yo ccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yo ccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
......................................... 351
Connec tinganiPhone ®
....................... 352
En ding .................................................3 53
No tes. ..... ............................................ 352
Ov ervie w. ..... ........................................3 51
Sou ndsettings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 353
Tr ans ferred vehicle data...... ................3 55
Ashtr ay
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................... 138
Re ar door .............................................1 39 558
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