2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS engine

Wheel
sand tires ...... ................................446
No teso nn oise orunusua lhandling char‐
act eristic s..................... .............................. 446
No teso nregular lyinspe cting wheels and
tir es .............................. .............................. 446
No teso nsnowc hains ........................ ........ 447
Ti re pressur e..................................... .........4 48
Loadi ngthev ehicle ...... ..................... ......... 454
Ti re labeling ................................................ 459
Def inition ofterm sfor tires and loading .....464
Changing awhee l..... ...... ............................ 467
Emerg encysparewhee l...... ...... .................. 477 Te
ch nical data.......................................... 478
No teso ntechni cal data.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 478
Ve hicle electr onics ...... ..................... ........... 478
Ve hicle identif ication plate,VIN and
engine number overview. ...........................4 80
Opera tingfluids ............ .................. ............ 482
Ve hicle data...... .......................................... 489 Displa
ymessag esand warning/indi‐
cat orlam ps.............................................. 492
Displa ymessag es........ .................... ...........4 92 Wa
rning and indic ator lam ps...................... 541 Inde
x......................................................... 556 4
Contents

1
Spee dometer →
263
2 ä Suspension malfunction →
550
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
151
4 Multifunction display →
267
5 Tach ome ter →
263
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
551
00E5 ESP®
→
551
7 0057 Highbeam →
151
0058 Lowb eam →
150
0060 Parking lam ps →
150
8 ÿ Coolan ttoo hot/c old →
545
9 Coolan ttem per atur edispla y →
263
A 00CC Electricp owe rsteer ing malfunct ion →
544
B L Distance warning →
550
C 003D Electrical malfun ction →
545
D Brak es (red) →
548 0027
USAo nly
004D Canada only
E 00E9 Seatbeltnotfas tened →
543
F Fuelleve lindic ator
G 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
545
H 005E Rear fogl ight →
151
I 0075 Restra int system →
543
J 00B9 CheckEngine →
545
K Electricpa rking brak ea pplied (red) →
548
0049 USAo nly
0024 Canada only
L 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
554
M 0025 ABSm alfunc tion →
551
N 0024 Electricp arkin gb rake (yello w) →
548 At
ag lanc e–I ndicat orand warning lam ps 11

Pr
otection ofthee nvironmen t
Plug- inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tooper ating condit ionsand
per sonal driving style The
pollut antemission ofthev ehicle is
dir ectl yrelat edtothew ayyouo perat ethe
ve hicle.
Oper atey our vehicle inan environment ally
re sponsible mannertohelp protect thee nvi‐
ro nment. Plea se obser vethef ollo wing rec‐
omme ndations onope rating cond itions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Oper ating conditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressur eisc or‐
re ct. #
Donotc arry anyu nnece ssar yweight
(e.g. roof lugg ager acks once youn o
lon gern eed them). #
Adher etot he ser vice interva ls.
Ar egular lyser viced vehicle willcont rib‐
ut et oe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alw aysh ave maint enance workcar ried
out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Donotd epr ess thea ccelera torp eda l
when star tin gt he engine. #
Donotw armu pthe engine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Drivec arefu llyand maintainas uita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle infront. #
Avoid freq uent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang egear ingood timeanduseeach
ge ar onlyup to00C3 ofits maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine instatio narytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gthe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. #
Drivef uel-ef ficie ntly .Observe theE CO
displa yfor afuel -efficie ntdrivi ng style. En
vir onmental issuesandrecomm endations
It is recomme ndedthat your e-u seorrecy cle
mat erials ins tead ofjus tdispo singo fthem.
The releva nt environme ntal gu ideline sand regu‐
lations servetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
mus tbes trictl yobserve d. Mer
cedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed bynotu sing recy cle d
re condi tionedcom pone nts Mercedes-Be
nzAG offers recy cle drecon di‐
tio ned components andpartswit hthe same
qu alit yasn ew parts.T he same entitlemen t
fr om theL imit edWarrant yisv alid asforn ew
par ts. #
Recycle drecon dition edcom ponents
and partsfrom Mer cedes-Be nzAG . Gene
raln otes 21

The
Oper ator's Manual andMaint enanc eBookle t
ar ei mp ortant docum ents andshouldb ekeptin
th ev ehicle. Ser
vice andvehicl eoper ation Ve
hicl eoper ation outside theU SAorCana da When
youa reabr oad withyour vehicle, observe
th ef ollo wing points:
R service points orreplacemen tparts ma ynot
be available immediat ely.
R unle aded fuelmaynotbe available forv ehi‐
cles withac atalytic converter .L eaded fuel
ma ycause damag etot he cat alytic converter .
R thef uel mayhavea ne xtreme lylowo ctane
num ber.Un suit able fuelcancause engine
damag e.
Some Mercedes-Benz modelsarea vailable in
Eur ope thro ugh ourEuropean DeliveryP rogram.
Fo rm orei nfor mation, pleaseconsult anauthor‐
ized Mercedes‑B enzservice center,o rw rite to
one ofthef ollo wing address:
in theU SA: Mer
cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Eur opea nDeliveryD epar tment
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
in Canada:
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
Eur opea nDeliveryD epar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Mai
nten anc e Yo
ur cus tomer advisorconf irms thes ervice in
th es ervice repor t. Ro
adside Assistan ce The
Mercedes -Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gr am offers tech nica lhelpi nt he case ofa
br eakdo wn.Your calls tothet oll-fr eeRoadside
As sis tance Hotline area nswe redb youragents
24 hour sad ay,3 65 days ay ear .
1-80 0-FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)(US A) 1-8
00-387-0 100( Canada)
Yo uc an find further information inthe
Mer cedes-Ben zRoadsi deAssis tance Progr am
br oc hu re (US A)orthe" Roadside Assistance"
secti onintheS ervice andWarrant ybook let
(Canad a).Youw illfind both inthev ehicle docu‐
ment wallet. Chang
eofadd ress orchang eofowner ship In
thee vent ofac hang eofaddr ess, please send
us the" No tification ofaddr esschang e"inthe
Ser vice andGuarant eeboo kletorsimply callthe
Mer cedes-Ben zCustomer Assis tance Center
(US A)on theh otline number
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-38 7-0100. We
can then reac hy ou inat imelyf ashi on,ifnec es‐
sar y.
If yo us ellyour Mer cedes,pleas eleave all liter a‐
tur eint he vehicle sothat itis available tothe
ne xt ow ner .Ify ou have pur chased aused vehi‐
cle, please sendusthe" No tice ofPur chase of
Used Car"intheS ervice andGuar anteebookle t
or sim plyc all theM ercedes- BenzCustomer Gener
alno tes 23

#
Tounlo ck:tur nthe emer gency keyc ounter-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Toloc k:tur nthe emer gency keyc lock wise to
position 0047. #
Carefully press thec ove rontot he lockc ylin‐
der until iteng ages and isseat edfirm ly. Tr
unk Openi
ngthet runk lid Plug-
inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can enterthev ehicle interior ifth e
tr unk lidi so penw hent he engine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe trunk lidopen. *
NO
TEDama getothet runk lidbyobs ta‐
cle sabove thev ehicle The
trunk lidswings upwards when itis
opened. #
Ther efor e, mak esuret hat ther ei ss uffi‐
cie ntcle arance above thet runk lid. Yo
uh ave thef ollo wing options foro pening
the trunk lid: #
Pullth et runk lidhandle. #
Vehicl eswith HANDS -FREEACCESS: Make
ak ickin gm ovement withyour foot belo wthe
bum per(/ page76).
Ve hicl eswith trunk lidconve nience closing Opening
andclosing 73

#
Press butt on1.
% Dependin gonthe model, button1 isloca‐
te do nthe door contr olpanel onthed rive r's
side. Ext
ending orretracti ngfrom the rear
passe nger comp artment
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject s #
Mak esuret hat ther oller sunblind can
mo vefreely . #
Toextend: pull switc h1. #
Toretract: press switch1. Whe
nthe child safetyl oc kf or ther ear passeng er
com partment sidewindo wsisact ivat ed, switc h
1 can notb eo pera ted. Anti-t
heftprotection Fu
nction ofthei mm obiliz er The
immo bilizerpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect Smar tKey .
The immobilizer isaut omaticall yactiv ated when
th ei gnition isswitc hedoffa nd deactiv ated when
th ei gnition isswitc hedon.
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst aket he Smar t‐
Ke yw ithy ou and lockthe vehicle. Anyone can
st ar tt he engine ifav alid Smar tKey has been left
inside thev ehicle.
% Inthee vent thee ngine cannotbe star ted
(y et thev ehicle ’sbatt eryi sc harg ed),the
sy stem isno to per ational. Contactan
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenteror call
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (intheU SA)or
1-8 00-387-0 100( inCanada). 92
Openin gand closin g

ATA
(anti-thef talarm system) Fu
nction oftheA TAsystem
If th eA TAsystem isarmed, avisual andaudible
alar mistrigg ered inthef ollo wing situations:
R When adoor isopen ed
R When thet runk lidisopened
R When theh ood isopened
R When thei nter ior motion sensor istrigg ered
(/ page94)
R Whenthet ow -awa ya larmi strigg ered
(/ page94)
Th eA TAsystem isarmed automaticall yafter
appr oximat elyt en seconds inthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle withthe Smar tKey
R Afterl oc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-GO Indicat
orlam p1 flashes whentheA TAsystem
is armed.
The ATAs ystem isdeactiv ated aut omaticall yin
th ef ollo wing situations:
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle withthe Smar t‐
Ke y
R Afteru nloc king thev ehicle usingKEYLES S-
GO R
Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton withthe
Sma rtKe yint he stow agec om par tment
(/ page173)
% WhentheM ercedes‑ Benzemergency call
sy stem isactiv eand thea larms tays on for
mor ethan 30seconds, amessag eisa uto‐
mat icall ysenttot he Cus tomer Assis tance
Ce nter (/ page 360) .
% Inthec ase ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging,
th ea nti- thefta larms ystemi sautomatic ally
deactiv ated tofacil itat et he next engine
st ar t.
Deact ivat ing theA TA #
Press theÜ ,ß or008B buttononthe
Smar tKey .
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton withthe Smar t‐
Ke yint he mar keds pace (/page173)
De activ ating thea larm using KEYLESS-GO #
Grasp theo utside doorhandle withthe
Sma rtKe yo utside thev ehicle. Opening
andclosing 93

Callin
gup #
Press butt on1.
When thei ndicat orlam plights up,thef ront
passeng erseat isselect ed. Ex
am ple: vehicles without areclini ngrear seat #
Press and hold ther ele vant prese tposition
bu tton 1,2o r3u ntilboth seats arei nt he
st or ed position.
% The prese tpositions inthea reaf or the
ch auf feur mod ecan onlybe setw hent he
con ditions fort he chauf feur mod earefulf il‐
led . %
Seatadjus tm entisi nter ru pte dassoon as
yo ur elease thep rese tp osition button.
The adjus tmentofthe activ emulticon tour
seat isstill car ried out.
% Youc an use ther ear -com partment child
saf etyl oc kt od isable this func tion
(/ page63). St
ow agea reas No
teso nloading thev ehic le &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can enterthev ehicle interior ifth e
tr unk lidi so penw hent he engine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening thet runk lid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe trunk lidopen. Seats
andstow ing 12
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