2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS check oil

Engine
oil Chec
kingthee ngine oilleve lu sing theo il
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm aynotrecog nizedan‐
ge rs.
Re quirement s:
R The engin emusth ave anoildips tick.Ifno t,
th ee ngine oilleve lc an be checkedo nlyw ith
th eo n-boar dcom put er(/ page411).
Dependi ngon thee ngine, theo ildips tickm aybe
ins talled inthee ngine compartmen tind iffe re nt
lo cati ons. The
waitin gtimeb efor ec hec king theo ille ve l
when thee ngine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eisf ivem inut es. #
Park thev ehicle onalevel sur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outa nd wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intot he guide
tube tothes top, and take itout again afte r
appr oximat elyt hree seconds.
R Oilleve lisc orrect:o ille ve lisb etwe en 2
and 3.
R Oilleve ltoo low: oil leve lisa t3or
belo w.
R Oilleve ltoo high: oilleve lisa bove 2 . #
Ifth eo ille ve list oo low, add 1.1U Sqt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eo ille ve list oo high, have thee xcess
engi neoilremo veda ssoon aspossible ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Chec kingthee ngine oilleve lu sing theo n-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehaswarmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedo nal evel sur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoilleve lisd eter mined during driving.
De term inin gthe engine oilleve lc an take up to Maint
enance andcare 41
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30
minut eswit han ormal driving stylea nd eve n
long erwit ha na ctived rivin gs tyle.
On -boa rdcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uw illsee oneo fthe follo wing mess ages on
th em ultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theo ille ve lisn otyetp ossibl e. #
Repeat ther eques tafter am aximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand theb ardispla yfor
indicating theo ille ve lo nt he multifunction
displa yisg reen and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theo ille ve lisc orrect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0 land theb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isbelo w"min": #
Add1 .1US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andtheb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offa ny excess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc honthe ignition tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst em Inoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close theh ood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryf rom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Mak esuret hat noengine oilisspil led
ne xt to thef iller open ing. #
Allo wthe engine tocool offa nd thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oilfrom com po‐
nen tparts bef ores tartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er s
whic hdonotcor respond tothes pecif i‐
cation sexpl icitly prescr ibed fort he
ser vice interva ls. #
Donota lter thee ngine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang einter va ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotu se additiv es. 41
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Maint enance andcare

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tires Overheated *A
tlea st one tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires ared ispl ay ed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothel imit value, the
tir es ared ispl ay ed inyello w. #
Drivem ores lowl y.
Decre aseS peed *A
tlea st one tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires ared ispl ay ed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothel imit value, the
tir es ared ispl ay ed inyello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma yburst,p artic ular lyat high speeds. #
Reduce speed sothat thet ires cool down. #
Reduce speed sothat thet ires cool down. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lh as dropped tothem inimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsufficie ntengi neoil. 538
Displaym essages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Chec kthe engine oilleve lw hen next refuel ing.
Ad de ngin eoil(/ page412).
No teso ne ngine oil(/ page484).
00B3
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymessageo nlyf or cer taine ngines:
The engineoilleve lhas dropped tothem inimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nnextrefueling, add1.1U Sqt(1l )o fengine oil(/ page412).
No teso ne ngine oil(/ page484).
00B3
Engine OilRedu ceOil Level *D
ispla ymessageo nlyf or cer tain engin es:
The engin eoille ve list oo high.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withe xcess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit he xcess engi neoil. #
Consul taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop immediat elya nd have thee ngine oilleve lreduced. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 539

Da
ytim er unnin glights ........................... 154
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Deact ivat ing thea larm (ATA ).................... 93
Dealer ship
see Qualif iedspec ialistworks hop
Dec laration ofconf ormity
Wi reless vehicle component s...... ..........2 5
Decor ativef oil (cleaning instructions) ..418
Def initions (tiresa nd loading) ............... 464
Designs Menu (on-boar dcom put er) .................. 266
Des tinat ion...... ........................................3 29
Editing intermedi ated estinatio ns....... .319
Edi ting thep reviou sdestin ation s..... ...3 29
Ex tern al ...............................................3 30
Sa ving (current vehicle position) ......... 329
Sa ving asglobal favo rite <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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St or ing am apposition ........................ 329
Des tinat ionentr y.....................................3 15
Ent ering a3w orda ddr ess .............. .....3 20
Ent ering aPOIoradd ress .................... 315
Ent ering anintermed iate des tination ...3 19
Ent ering geo-coor dinates.................... 320 Select
ingacont act ........................ ..... 320
Select ingaPOI .............................. ...... 318
Sel ecting from them ap....................... 321
Select ingprev ious destination s....... .... 317
De tectin ginat tentiv eness
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Diagnos ticsconnec tion............................2 6
Digita lOperato r'sM anua l........................ 20
Digita lspe edo meter ............ ............. ......269
Di ng hy towing
see Tow- bar system
DIRECT SELECT leve r............ ............. ......184
Eng aging drivep ositio n. ............ .......... 186
Eng aging neu tral ............. .....................185
Eng aging park position .................. ...... 186
Eng aging park position automatic ally. .1 86
Eng aging reve rseg ear .................... .....1 85
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp lay( Car e).......................................... 422
Disp lay( mu ltim edi asystem)
Se ttings .......................................... .....3 00
Di spla y(on -boar dcom put er)
Displ ayso nthe multifunction display..2 67 Displa
ycont ent
Se tting thea dditional value rang e. ...... 266
Di spl aymes sage........... ..........................492
Ca lling up(on-bo ardcom puter) ..... ......4 92
No tes. ..... ............................................ 492
Displa ymessag es
00B2 ---mph.....................................5 26
ç ---mph.....................................5 25
003D 12VB atteryS eeOper ator's
Manual ................................................ 533
00CC ABCVehicle Rising Please Wait
Br ief ly <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 520
0049 ActiveH eadlamps Inoperati ve .... 499
é ATTENTION ASSISTI noper ative.. 517
é ATTENTION ASSIST: Take a
Br ea k! <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>........517
0049 Automatic HeadlampM ode
Inoper ative..... ..................................... 499
0027 CheckBrake Flui dLeve l.............. 515
0026 CheckBrake Pads See Oper a‐
to r's Manua l..... ....................................5 16 Inde
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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
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