2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS four wheel drive

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Ifge arshif trecom mendatio nmessage1 is
sho wnonthem ultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th er ecom mende dgear . Using
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cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress thea ccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thep ressur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothen ext
ge ar when them aximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect thee ngine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Wi
th an ant icip ator yd rivin gs tyle,g lide mode
helps yout or educe fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize db ythe follo wing:
R The com bustion engin eisd isco nnect edfrom
th ed rive trai na nd thev ehicle continues to
ro llin neut ral.
R The transmission position005Bisdispla yedi n
gr een inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth ef ollo wing condi‐
tions arem et:
R Drivep rogram ; issel ect ed.
R The spee di sw ithi nas uitable rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.nos teep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youd on otdepr essthea ccelera toro rb rake
peda l.
% Glide mode canalsob eactiv ated ifyo uh ave
select edtheEc ose tting fort he drivew hen
in drivep rogram =.
Glide modeisd eactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Ve
hicl eswith Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cisa ctive,the glide mode function is
re strict ed. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel saredriven
when needed. Toget her withE SP®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sthe traction ofyour vehicle
whene verad rive nw hee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce ther isk ofan acci dent norover‐
ri de thel aw so fphysics. 4MATICcanno ttak e
acc oun tofroad, weather and traf ficc ondi tions .
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youa reresponsible espe‐
cially form aint ainingasafed ista nce from the
ve hicle infront, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good timeandfors taying inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,them aximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedo nlyi fy ou
use wint ertires (M+S tires), withs now
ch ains ifnec essar y. 18
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Driving and parking

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Youh ave driven atvery lowt irep ressur e
or on aflat tire. #
Donotd rive on. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tires ealan t
The tires ealan tish armf uland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do nota llow itto come intoc ont act
wi th thes kin ,eyeso rcloth ing, and donot
sw allo wit.Do notinhale tires ealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from childr en.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tires ealant,
obser vethef ollo wing: #
Rinse offt he tires ealant from your skin
imm ediat elyu singw ater. #
Iftir es eal ant gets int oy our eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wa ter. #
Iftir es eal ant has been swallowe d,
immediat elyr ins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not ind
uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . #
Cha ngeo utofanyc loth es con tamina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediat ely. #
Ifall ergic react ionsoccur,s eek medi cal
att ent ion imm ediat ely. *
NO
TEOverhea ting duet ot he tirei nfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong #
Donotrun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl ong erthan eight minutes wit hout
int erru ption. Com
plyw itht he manuf acturer'ssafetyn otes on
th es tickero nthe tirei nflation compressor .
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced everyfour
ye arsa taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Donotremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve ent ered thet ire. #
Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
ins trument clusterw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision. #
Affixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveo nthe wheel withthe faulty tire. 428
Break down assis tance

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When transpor ting,ensur ethat :
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swiths uitable tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h)isn otexc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterl oa ding, thev ehicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th ev ehicle couldbedamag ed. #
Am inimum distance of4in( 10 cm)
up wa rdsa nd 8in( 20 cm) down wards
mus tbek epttot he transpor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portleve lisn otavailable fort he follo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withM AGICBO DY CONTR OL %
Depending onthem odel, button1 isloca‐
te di nt he contr olpanel between thes teer ing
wheel andthed rive r's door . #
Toactiv atet ranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2i n( 30 mm) com‐
par edtothen ormal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itfora tlea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from ther aised leve lto
th et ranspor tleve l.
The transpor tleve lisr eac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedt ot he height of
th el asta ctiv edrive progr am. #
Secur ethe vehicle onallfour wheel safter
loading. #
Todeac tivatet ranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine whenthev ehicle isat as tands till.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 44
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

The
tirep ressur esarea lready being moni‐
to re d. #
Com parethe tirep ressur ewitht he recom‐
mend edtirep ress uref or thec urrent operat‐
ing cond ition (/ page 449). Observet he
no teso ntiret em per atur e(/pag e448).
% The values displa yedi nt he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose ofthet irep res‐
sur egaug eastheyr efer tosea leve l.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigh erthan those
sho wnbytheo n-boar dcom put er.Int his
case, donotreduce thet irep ressur e.
Mak esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448)
Re star ting thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te m
Re quirement s:
R The recomme ndedtirep ress urei sc orrectl y
se tfor ther espectiv eoper ating condition on
eac hofthe four wheel s(/ pag e448). Re
star tt he tirep ressur emonit oring system in
th ef ollo wing situations:
R The tirep ressur ehaschang ed.
R The wheels ortires have been chang edor
ne wlyi ns talled.
On- boar dcom put er:
4 Service 5
Tires #
Swipe down wardso nTouc hControl on the
lef t-hand sideofthes teer ing wheel.
The Use Current Pressures asNew Refer-
ence Values? messageiss hown inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y. #
Press 0076 toconf irmt herestar t.
The Run FlatIndicat orRest arted mes sageis
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Cur rent wa rning mess ages ared eleteda nd
th e0077 yello ww arning lampgoes out.
Af tery ou have driven foraf ewmin utes, the
sy stem checks whe ther thec urrent tirep res‐
su resa rewit hin thes pecif iedrang e. The cur‐
re nt tirep ress ures aret hen accep teda sref‐
er ence values andmon itor ed. Mak
esuret oo bser vethef ollo wing further rela‐
te ds ubjec t:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) Whe
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