2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS coolant

Ins
trum ent Disp layo verview &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oa n
ins trumen tdispla ymalfunc tion
If th eI nstrument Displayhasfailed ormal‐
func tioned,youm aynotrecog nizefunction
re strictions applyi ngtosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyo fyour vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediat ely
at aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Mer
cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Plu g-inh ybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
If th eo per ating safetyo fyour vehicle is
im pair ed,parkthe vehicle safelya ssoon aspos‐
sible. Contactaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Ins
trument Display 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan ttem per atur egaug e
5 Fuelleve la nd fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r
% This displa yisa ne xamp le.Other displa ys
ar ep oss ible instead oftach ome ter3 .
The segments inspee dome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status fort he follo wing:
R Cruise control (/ page210) R
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
Ve hicl eswith Traf ficS ign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fics igns willap pea ronthe
speedome ter( /pag e251).
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexcess ively
hig he ngine spe eds The
enginewillbe damag edifyo ud rive wit h
th ee ngine intheo verrev ving rang e. #
Donotd rive with thee ngine intheo ver‐
re vving rang e. The
overrev ving rang eiss hown inredo ntach‐
ome ter3 .W hen theo verrev ving rang eis
re ac hed, thef uel suppl ywillbe interru pted to
pr otect thee ngine.
Dur ing normal oper ating conditions ,coolant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise to248° F
(1 20 °C). Ins
trument Displayand on-bo ardc om put er 263

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Followt he instructions inthes ervice
int erva ld ispla yregarding theo il
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
om uche ngine oilcan damag ethe engine
or thec atalytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo veda ta
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop. %
Depending onthee ngine, thec ap maybe
ins talled inthee ngine compartmen tind if‐
fe re nt locati ons. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Adde ngin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnitc loc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kthe oilleve la ga in (/ page411). Che
cking thec oolant leve l &
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 ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen thee ngine iswa rm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ouldbe scalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letthe engine cooldown beforeo pen‐
ing thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowlyt or elease pres‐
sur e. Maint
enance andcare 41
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Park thev ehicle onalevel sur face. #
Checkt he coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
ins trument cluster.
The coolant temp eratur emustb eint he bot‐
to mq uartero fthe temp eratur edispla y. #
Ifnecessar y,remo vethec over. #
Slowly turnc ap 1 cou nter-cloc kwiseto
re lie ve ove rpressur e. #
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Ifth ee ngine iscold, uptomar kerb ar2.
R Ifth ee ngine iswa rm,upt o0 .6in(1.5 cm)
ov er mar kerb ar2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Ben z.
R Further information oncoolant (/page486) Re
filling thew indsh ieldwasher system &
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 GDang erofburnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheat edordur ing afirei nt he engine
com partment, youc ouldcome intoc ontact
wit hh otgases orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeo pen ingtheh ood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent ofafirei nt he engine com‐
par tment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice. &
WARNIN G‑R isko ffirea nd injuryf rom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat ei sh ighl y
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. 41
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Maint enance andcare

Un
ifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orms tandar dtog rade theq ualit yoftires
wit hregardt ot read qualit y,tiret racti on and
te mp eratur echar acteristics. Thequalit ygradin g
asses smentismade bythem anuf actur erfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU .S.government. The
qu alit ygrade ofat irei simp rint ed on thes ide
wa llof thet ire.
Re comm endedtirep ressu re:th er ecom men‐
ded tirep ress urei st he tirep ressur especif ied
fo rt he tires mount edtothev ehicle atthef ac‐
to ry.
The tirea nd information table con tains ther ec‐
omm ended tirep ress ures forc old tires, them ax‐
imum permissible loadandthem aximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirep ressur etable contains ther ecom men‐
ded tirep ress ures forc old tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of thev ehicle.
Incr eased vehicl eweight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ec ombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable fort he vehicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th ev ehicle ornot.
Rim: thep arto fthe wheel onwhic hthe tirei s
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eight Ratin g):th eG AWR
is them aximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustnever exc eed the
gr os sa xle weight rating .The gross axlew eight
ra ting canbefound onthev ehicle identification
plat eonthe B‑pillar onthed rive r's side.
Speed ratin g:thes peed rating ispa rtof thet ire
identif ication .Its pecif iesthes peed rang ef or
whic hatirei sa ppr ove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight ):th eg ross vehicle
we ight comprises thew eight ofthev ehicle
including fuel,tools, thes par ew heel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg agea nd thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight ,ifa pplicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustnotexc eed theg ross vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedonthev ehicle
identif ication plateonthe B‑pillar onthed rive r's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthem aximum permitt edgross weight of
thef ully laden vehicle (weight ofthev ehicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thet railer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sv ehicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plateonthe
B‑pi llar on thed rive r's side.
Maxim umweight ofthel ad en vehicl e:the
maximu mweight isthes um ofthec urb weight
of thev ehicle, thew eight ofthea ccesso ries, the
maximu mloada nd thew eight ofoption aleq uip‐
ment installed atthef act ory.
Kilop ascal(kP a): metric unit fort irep ressu re.
6.9 kPac orresponds to1p si.A nother unit for
tir ep ress urei sb ar.1 00 kilop ascal(kP a) equals
1b ar.
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition tothel oad-bear ing
inde x,thel oad indexmayalso beimprint ed on
th es ide wallof thet ire. This specif iesthel oad-
bear ingcapacity ofthet irem orep recisel y.
Cur bw eight :th ew eight ofav ehicle withstand‐
ar de quipme ntinc ludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant. Italso includes thea ir
con ditionin gsystema ndoption aleq uipment if Wheels
andtires 465

Oper
ating fluids No
teso no per ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybep oisonous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thet exto nthe original con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw ayss tore oper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw aysk eep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els areh ighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kinga nd creat ion
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and,ifav ailable,
th es tatio nar yheat er,b efor ea nd while
re fuel ingthev ehicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arep oisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donots wa llowf uel orleti tc om einto
co ntact withs kin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th er efueling proces s.
If yo uo rother people comeintoc ont act with
fuel, obser vethef ollo wing: #
Immediat elyr ins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intoc ont act withyour
ey es, immediat elyr ins ethem thor‐ oughl
ywithc lean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eintoc ontact with fuel . +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyi rre‐
sponsibl edisposa l #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thef ollo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak ef luid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat econtrol system refrig er ant 482
Tech nica ldata

#
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
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- 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
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
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
ine Di
spla ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 505

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
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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Dis play messa gesa nd warning/ indic ator lam ps