2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS ignition

If
th er ei sar iskofbeco ming trappe dbythe
st eer ing wheel: #
Movethea djus tmen tleve rofthe steer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped.
If th er ei sar iskofbeco ming trappe dbythe
dr iver's seat: #
Press thes eat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentprocess isstopped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youc an stop
th ea djus tmen tprocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position switc hes. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio no fthe easy entryand
ex itfeatur ebychildr en
If ch ildr enact ivat et he easy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,partic u‐
la rlyw hen unat tende d. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. If
th ee asy entryand exitfeatur eisa ctive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thed riv‐
er's seat willmovebac kint he follo wing situa‐
tion s:
R Yous wit ch thei gnition offw itht he driver's
door open
R Youo pen thed rive r's door withthe ignition
switc hedoff
% The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no ta lready ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yifiti sn ot
alr eady inther ear mos tposit ion.
The steer ing wheel andthed rive r's seat will
mo vebac ktot he lastdrive position inthef ol‐
lo wing cases:
R Yous wit ch thep owe rsupp lyor thei gnition
on when thed rive r's door isclosed
R Youc lose thed rive r's door withthe ignition
switc hedon. The
lastdrive position willbestor ed when:
R Yous wit ch thei gnition off.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youc all
up thes eat settings viathem emor yfunc tion .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Yous ave
th es eat settings viathem emor yfunc tion .
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Press one of
th em emor yfunc tion save dp osition buttons to
st op thea djus tmen tprocess. Se
tting thee asy entr yand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asyst em:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Easy Entry/E xit #
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. Seats
andstow ing 11
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Wi
ndshield wiperandwindshield washer
sy stem Switc
hingthew indsh ieldwiper son/of f 0047
005AWindsh ield wipe ro ff
0048 0062 Intermitt entwiping, normal
0049 0063 Intermitt entwiping, frequent 004A
00AA Continu ousw iping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping,fast #
Turn thec ombin ationswitchtot he cor re‐
sponding position0047-004B. #
Sing lewipe/w ashing: pushtheb utton on
th ec ombin ationswitchint he direction of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Singlewipe
R 00D4 Wipes withw ashe rfluid Changing
thew indsh ieldwiper blades &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th ew indshield wipersareswitc hedon
while wiper blades areb eing replaced
If th ew indshield wipersbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechang ingthew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition beforec hanging the
wiper blades. Mo
ving thew iper arms tother epl acem ent
po sitio n #
Ifth ei gnition hasbeen switchedoff,switc hit
on firs to fall. #
Swi tcht he ignition off. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttononthec ombin ationswitch
fo ra pproxima tely thre es econ ds
(/ page157).
The wiperarms willm ove intot he replace‐
ment position . Light
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Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Push both retainin gclips 1. #
Foldthew iper blade away from thew iper
ar mi nthe direction ofarrow 2. #
Remo vethew iper blade inthed irect ion of
ar row 3. Ins
tallin gthe wip erbla des #
Placerecess 1ofthen ew wiper bladeover
loc kin gclip 5. #
Foldwiper bladeontothe wiper armi nthe
dir ection ofarrow 3untilre tainin gclips 2
eng agei nb rack et 4 . #
Makesur ethat thew iper blade isseat edcor‐
re ctly . #
Foldthew iper armb acko ntot he windshield . #
Switc honthe ignition. #
Press the00D4 buttonon thec ombin ation
switc h(/pag e157).
Th ew iper arms willm ovei ntot he original
position. #
Switc hthe ignition off. Re
plac ingthe windsh ield wiper blades
(MA GIC VISIONC ONTROL ) Mo
vingthe wiper arms tother epl acem ent
po sitio n #
Ifth ei gnition hasbeen switchedoff,switc hit
on firs to fall. #
Swi tcht he ignition off. #
Within around 15seconds, press and hold
th e00D4 buttonfora pproxima tely 3s ec‐
onds( /pag e157).
Th ew iper arms willm ovei ntot he replace‐
ment position . 15
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Light andvisib ility

Re
mo ving the wiper blade s #
Tobring thew iper bladeintop osit ionto
be remo ved: hol dthe wiper armf irml yin
one hand .W itht he other hand, turnthe
wipe rblade inthed irect ion ofarrow 1
be yond thep oint ofresis tance.
The wipe rb lade willeng agei nt he remo val
position withac lick. #
Toremo vethew iper blade:press release
butt on2,p ullthew iper blade inthed irec‐
tion ofarrow 3and remo ve.
Ins tallin gthe wip erbla des #
Pus hthe neww iper blade ontothe wiper arm
in thed irect ion ofarrow 1untilre lease but‐
to n2 eng ages. #
Push thew iper blade beyond thep oint of
re sis tance inthed irect ion ofarrow 3on
th ew iper arm.
The wiper bladewillengagew ithan oticeable
clic kand movefreely again. #
Foldthew iper armb acko ntot he windshield . #
Switc honthe ignition. #
Press the00D4 buttononthec ombin ation
switc h(/pag e157).
Th ew iper arms willm ovei ntot he original
position. #
Switc hthe ignition off. Light
andvisibility 15
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#
Aftern om oret han five seconds, take your
lef tfoo tq uic klyo fftheb rake ,b ut keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once thea ccelera tionproce‐
dur eisc om plete.
Endin goptim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from thea cceler ator pedal. #
React ivat et he ESP ®
.
% Aftery ou pull away wit ho ptim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsofthe drivet ra in can
becom everyh ot,w hic hm eans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybereac hed
ag ain onlyafter afew min utes. No
teso nd riving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationofthe pedals mayberestrict ed
due touns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withp latform soles
R Shoes withh igh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwaysw ear suitable
shoes inorder tobe able tooper atet he
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswitch‐
ing offt he ignition whendriving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whiledriving,
saf etyf un ction sarerestrict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaffect thep owe rsteer ing
sy stem and theb rake forc eb oos ting ,for
ex am ple.
Yo uw illthen need touse consider ablym ore
fo rc et os teer and brak e. #
Donots witc hoffthei gnition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
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R
Vehicles trave ling infront ,oro ncomin gvehi‐
cles, cancreat ew aves whic hmayexc eed the
maximu mpermissi bleheig htofthew ater
The brakin geffect oftheb rake sisr educed afte r
fo rd ing. Brak ecarefull ywhile paying attent ion to
th et raffic con dition suntilbr akin gpowe rhas
been fullyrestor ed. ECO
star t/s topf unc tion Ope
ratio no fthe ECOs tart/sto pfunc tion
Mer cedes -AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Ve hicl eswithout a48Vo n-boar delectr ical
sy stem (EQ Boos ttec hnology)
The engine isswitc hedoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop arem et:
R Youb rake thev ehicle toas tan dstill in trans‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C. If
yo us wit ch on theH OLD function intra nsmis‐
sion position 005Bor005C,t heengine willautomati‐
cally stop inthef ollo wing situations:
R Yous topb ehind avehicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Yous topa tas tops ign when ther ei sn ovehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Yout urnt he steer ing wheel hardatal ow
speed.
% Intra nsmiss ionposition 005E,theengine is
no ts witc hed offa utomaticall yevenw hen
th eH OLD function isswitc hedon.
The engine isrestar teda utomatic allyif:
R Your elease theb rake pedal intra nsmiss ion
position 005Bwhen theH OLD function isno t
activ e.
R Youe ngaget rans mi ssi on positio n005B or005E.
R Youd epr ess thea cceler ator pedal.
R Anautomatic enginestar tisr equir ed bythe
ve hicle. EC
Os tart/s topf unct ionsymbols inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:th ee ngine was
switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s topf unct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:no ta llve hicle condi‐
tions fora ne ngine stop have been met.
R Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when thev ehicle isat as tands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sd etect ed, e.g.as top
sign.
If th ee ngine wasswitc hed offb ythe ECOs tart/
st op funct ionand youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sou nds and thee ngine isno tres tarted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eExiting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in them ultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo ud on otswit ch
of ft he ignition, thei gnition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffa fter thre em inut es. 18
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Ve
hicl eswith a48Vo n-boar delectr ical sys‐
te m( EQ Boo sttech nology)
The engine isswitc hedoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing situat ionsifall vehicle conditions for
an aut omat iceng inestop arem et:
R Youb rake thev ehicle toas tands tillint rans ‐
miss ionposit ion005Bor005C.
R Youd epr ess theb rake pedal whentrave ling
at alow speed.
If yo us wit ch on theH OLD function orselect a
dif fere nt trans mis sion positio nt han 005E,t he
engine willautomatically stop inthef ollo wing
situations:
R Yous topb ehind avehicle that ispullin g
aw ay.
R Yous topa tas tops ign when ther ei sn ovehi‐
cle infront ofyou.
R Yout urnt he steer ing wheel hardatal ow
speed.
The engine isrestar teda utomatic allyif:
R Your elease theb rake pedal intransmission
position 005Bwhen theH OLD function isno t activ
eand one ofthef ollo wing condition sare
me t:
- Drivep rogram A or; isno ts elec‐
te d.
- Drivep rogram A or; isselect ed
but thev ehicle doesnots tart to mo ve.
- Drivep rogram A or; issel ect ed,
th ev ehicle ismo ving atas peed ofmor e
th at 15 mp h(20 km/h) andglide mode is
no ta ctivat ed.
R Youe ngaget rans mi ssi on positio n005B or005E.
R Your elease theb rake pedal, thev ehicle is
no ting lide mode anditstar ts to mo veon a
ge ntle downh illg radien ta ta spe edbelow
2m ph(3km/h).
R Youd epr ess thea ccelera torp eda l.
R Youe ngaged rive prog ram B .
R Anautomatic engine star tisr equir ed bythe
ve hicle. EC
Os tart/s topf unct ionsymbols inthem ulti‐
func tion displa y:
R The 00D6 symbol (green) appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:th ee ngine was
switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s topf unct ion.
R The 00D5 symbol (yello w)appear swhen the
ve hicle isat as tands till:no ta llve hicle condi‐
tions fora ne ngine stop have been met.
R Neit herthe00D6 nor00D5 symbol appears
when thev ehicle isat as tands till:an intelli‐
ge nt stop inhibit orwa sd etect ed, e.g.as top
sign.
If th ee ngine wasswitc hed offb ythe ECOs tart/
st op funct ionand youl eave thev ehicle, awarn‐
ing tone sou nds and thee ngine isno tres tarted.
The Vehicle ReadytoDriv eSwitc hthe Ignit ion
Off Befor eExiting displa ymessag ealso appear s
in them ultifunc tiondispla y.Ifyo ud on otswit ch
of ft he ignition, thei gnition isaut omatic ally
switc hedoffa fter thre em inut es.
Deactiv atingoractiv ating theE CO star t/
sto pfunc tion Dr
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#
Dep ress theb rake pedal andengagen eutral
005C when thev ehicle isstatio nary. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hthe ignition off.
% Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehicle leaving the
Smar tKey inthev ehicle, thea utomatic trans‐
mission remains inneutr al005C.
Eng aging parkpositio nP #
Obser vethen otes on par king thev ehicle
(/ page191). #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthev ehicle is
st atio nary. #
When thev ehicle isstatio nary,press butt on
005D.
Pa rk position isonl yengaged when the
tr ans missi on positio nd ispl ay 005D issho wnin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y.Ifno transmissi on
positio ndispl ay005D appear s,sec uret he vehi‐
cle topreve ntitfrom rolling away. Pa
rk position 005Diseng aged aut omatic allyifo ne
of thef ollo wing condition sism et:
R Yous wit ch offt he ignition whenthev ehicle
is statio naryand thet ransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Bor005E.
R Youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle
is statio naryorw hen drivin gatav eryl ow
speed andthet ransmiss ionisin position 005B
or 005E.
% Tomaneu verw itha no pen driver's door ,
open thed rive r's door while statio naryand
eng aget rans miss ionposit ion005Bor005E
ag ain.
Eng agin gdrive posi tion D #
Depress theb rake pedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rdow np astthe firs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio nd ispl ay 005B is
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y. When
thea utomatic transmiss ionisin transmis‐
sion position 005B,itshif tstheg ear sautomat i‐
call y.This depends, amongother things ,ont he
fo llo wing fact or s:
R The select eddrivep rogram
R The position ofthea ccelera torp eda l
R The driving speed Manual
gearshif ting &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent duet os hifting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow no nslipp eryr oad surfaces to
inc rease thee ngine braking effect, thed rive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donots hif td ow no nslipper yroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. 18
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