2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS instrument cluster

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NO
TEImpairment oftheo per ating effi‐
cie ncy ofther estraint systems from
ins talling accessor yparts or from repair s
or we lding Air
bags andEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device s,
as wellas con trol unit sand sen sorsfor the
re stra int systems, maybeinstalled inthef ol‐
lo wing areas ofyour vehicle:
R Door s
R Door pillars
R Doo rsills
R Sea ts
R Cockpit
R Instrument cluster
R Cen terc onsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Donotins tallacc essor yparts suc has
audio systems inthese areas. #
Donotc arry out repair sorw elding. #
Have afte rm arke tins tallation ofacc es‐
sor ies carried out ataq ualif iedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop. Yo
uc ouldjeopar dizethe oper ating safetyo fyour
ve hicle ifyo uu separ ts,t ires and wheel sasw ell
as accessor iesreleva nt tosaf etyw hichh ave not
be en approve dbyM ercedes-Ben z.Saf ety-re le‐
va nt systems, e.g.theb rake system, maym al‐
func tion.Onlyu seMer cedes- BenzGenuine Parts
or par tsof equal qualit y.Onl yusetires, wheels
and accessor iesthat have been specif ically
appr ovedfor your vehicle model.
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Partsa resubject to
st rict qualit ycontrol. Eac hparth as been spe‐
ciall ydeve loped, manufactured orselec tedf or
Mer cedes-Ben zvehicles andfine-tu nedfort hem.
Ther efor e, onl yM ercedes- BenzGenuine Parts
should beused.
Mor ethan 300,000 differe nt Mer cedes-Be nz
Ge nui ne Partsa reavailable forM ercedes-Benz
model s.
All author ized Mercedes-B enzCent ersm aint ain
as upply ofMer cedes-B enzGenuine Partsf or nec
essar yservice andrepair work.Ina ddition,
st ra tegically locatedpar tsdeliv eryc ent ersp ro‐
vide forq uic ka nd reliable partsser vice .
Alw ayss pecify thev ehicle identification number
(VIN) (/page480) when order ing Mer cedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Oper
ator's Manual
This Oper ator's Manual describesallmodels and
all standar dand optio nal equipme ntavailable for
yo ur vehicle atthet ime ofthis Opera tor's Man‐
ua lgoing topress. Countr y-specif icdif fere nces
ar ep ossibl e. No tethat your vehicle maynotbe
eq uipped witha llfe atur esdesc ribed. Thisisalso
th ec ase fors ystems and func tionsrele vant to
saf ety. Ther efor e, thee quipment onyour vehicle
ma ydiffe rf romt hat inthed escr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The original purchase agreement fory our vehicle
cont ains alisto fallof thes ystems inyour vehi‐
cle.
Should youh avea nyquestion sconcer ning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter. 22
Gener alno tes

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ActiveP arking Assisti sk eeping thev ehicle
st atio nary.
This isthec ase ifone ofthef ollo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eisn otins ertedi nt he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfor alengt hyper iod.
When thee lectr icpar king brak ei sa pplied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sint he instrument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak ei sn otaut omaticall y
applied ifth ee ngine isswitc hedoffb ythe ECO
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Electr
icpar king brak ef unction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased whenthe
fo llo wing condition sarefulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eisr unn ing.
R Thet rans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo ud epr ess thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lg roun dw itht he driver's
door closed.
R Ifth et ransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lidmus tbec losed.
R The seat belttongu eisins ertedi ntot he seat
belt buckleofthed rive r's seat.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otins ertedi ntot he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat, thef ollo w‐
ing condition smustb efulfilled:
R Yous hiftfromt ransm issionposi tion005D.
R Youh avep reviou slydriven atspe eds great er
th an 2m ph(3km/h). When
thee lectr icpar king brak ei sr eleased, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in thei nstrument clusterg oes out.
Appl ying/rele asing thee lectr icpa rking
br ak em anuall y
Appl ying 19
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Driving and parking

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Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pappear sint he instrument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak ei so nlys ecur ely
applied ifth ei ndicat orlam pislitcon tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon thei gnition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pint he instrument clusterg oes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long asthev ehicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eisd ispla yed.
When thev ehicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th ee lectr icpar king brak ei s
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sint he instru‐
ment cluster. Inf
orma tion ondetectin gdam ageo na
pa rked vehicl e If
ac ollision isde tected whe nthe tow- aw ay
alar misarmed on aloc kedv ehicle, youw ill
re cei vean otificat ion inthem ultimedia system
when yous wit ch on thei gnition .
Yo uw illrecei veinformatio nabout thef ollo wing
points:
R The area ofthev ehicle that ma yhave been
damag ed.
R The forc eo fthe impact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inat wo -
st or yg arag e.
% Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar mino rder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo ud eac ti‐
va te thet ow -awa ya larm, damag edetecti on
will also bedeacti vated.
% Inthec ase ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging,
th ef unc tion ford etecti ngdamag eona pa
rked vehicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated
to facil itat et he next engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirrorist orno ffor thep aint is
damag edbyaS martKe y
R Animpa ct occu rsat lows pee d
R The electric par kingb rake isno ta pplied No
teso np arking thev ehic lefora ne xtended
per iod If
yo ul eave thev ehicle parkedf or long erthan six
we eks,itma ysufferd ama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vb atterym ayalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethen otes on theh igh-
vo ltag eb atteryi nt he Supplement. Other wise,
yo um ayfailto recogni zedangers. Dr
iving and parking 19
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condi
tions andcanserveas aremind ertotake
ex trac arew hile drivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSisa ctivef roms peeds ofappr ox.5m ph
(8 km/ h).
R ABSm aybe impair edorma ynotfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurreda nd they el‐
lo w 0025 ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin ‐
uousl yint he instrument clustera fter the
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Brak eA ssis tSystem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
am alfunc tioninB AS (BrakeA ssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfuncti oning,the braking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking . BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak ef orce.
If yo ud epr ess theb rake pedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatic allyboos tstheb rake pres‐
sur e.
R BASc ansho rten theb raking distance.
R ABS preve nts thew heels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactiv ated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other
dr iving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo ud eac tivateE SP®
,E SP ®
can notc arry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul donly bedeactiva tedi nt he
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gvehic les:besur etoo bser ve
th en otes intheS upplement .Other wise, you
ma yfail torecogni zedangers.
ESP ®
can moni tora nd improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthef ollo wing situations, within
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on aw etor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds from approx .5 0m ph
(80 km/ h). 202
Driving andparking

If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistance haso ccu rred, displa y1
appear sint he multifunction displayand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ras horttime.
If th ea utonomous braking function orthes itua‐
tion -dependen tbraking assis tance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv em easuresf or occup ant
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)m ayalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eofActiv e
Br ak eA ssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lear ly
ident ifyobje ctsa nd com plextraf fics itua‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveB rake Assi stmight :
R Giveaw arning orbrak ew ithout reason
R Notgiveaw arning ornotb rake #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onActiveB rake
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveB rake Assi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasuita ble distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eo rswe rvei fn ec‐
essar y. %
Ifth es ystemi sunavailable, the00D4 displa y
appear sint he multifunction display.
Als oo bserve thes ysteml imits ofActiveB rake
Assi st.
The indiv idua lsub func tions area vailab lein
th ef ollo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awarning
in thef ollo wing situations:
R From appr oximat ely4m ph(7km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoav ehicle or
pedes trian, youw illhear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight supint he instrument cluster.
Br ak ei mme diat ely ortake evasiv eaction ,provi‐
ded itis saf etod osoa nd thet raffic situation
allo wsthis. 206
Drivin gand par king

#
Press rock er switc h3 up(RES).
The laststore ds peed iscalled upand main‐
ta ined bythev ehicle.
If th el asts tore ds peed hasprev iousl ybeen
dele ted, thec urrently driven spe edisstor ed.
% When yous wit ch offt he vehicle, thel ast
speed stor ed isclear ed. #
Toincr ease/r educespeed:pr ess rock er
switc h2 up(SET +)or down (SET -)to the
pr essur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
1m ph(1km /h).
or #
Pres sr ockers witc h2 up(SET +)or down
(SET -)be yond thep ressur epoint .
The stor ed speed isincr eased orreduced by
5m ph(10k m/h) .
or #
Accel eratet he vehicle tothed esir edspeed. #
Press rock er switc h2 up(SET +).
If cr uise control isactiv ated and Traf ficS ign
Assi sthas detected aspeed restriction signw ith
am aximum permiss iblespee dand this isdis‐ pla
yedi nt he instrument cluster,yo uc an choose
be tween thef ollo wing options: #
Toadop tthe detected spee d:press rock er
switc h3 up(RES).
The maximum permissible speedshownby
th et raffic sign isstor ed and thev ehicle
maint ainsthis speed. #
Todeac tivatec ruisec ontrol :pr ess rock er
switc h3 down (CNCL). #
Toswitc hoffcruise contr ol:press rock er
switc h1 down.
% Ifyo ub rake ,d eac tivateE SP®
or ifES P®
int erve nes, cruise contr olisde acti vated. Ac
tiv eD ista nce AssistD ISTR ON IC Fu
nction ofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC Ac
tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cm aint ains the
se ts peed onfree-f lowing roads. Ifve hicles in
fr ont ared etect ed, thes etdis tance isma in‐
ta ined, ifnec essar y,unt ilth ev ehicle comes toa
halt. Thevehicle acceler ates orbrak es depend‐
ing onthed ista nce tothev ehicle infront and
th es etspeed. Thespeed anddistance tothe
ve hicle infront ares etand save do nthe steer ing
wheel onvehicles without theD riving Assis tance
Pa ckag e, inther ang ebetwe en 15 mp h
(20 km/ h)and 120m ph(200 km/h) and,on 21
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Driving and parking

cal
lint he eve ntofab reak do wn oras imilar sit‐
ua tio n.
Di spl aysi nt he media display :
SOS READY :eCa llav ailable
SO SN OTREA DY:t heignition isno to no reCall
is no ta vailable.
Dur ing anact ivee mer gency call,0053 appe ars
in thed ispla y.
Yo uc an find mor einfor ma tiono nthe regional
av ailabilit yofeCall at:h ttps ://ww w.me rced es-
ben z-mobi le.com /extra /eca ll/
% Ifth er ei sam alfunct ioninthee mer gency
cal lsyst em (e.g. amalfunct ionwiththe
speak er,m icrophone, airbag,SOS butt on), a
cor responding messageappea rsinthem ul‐
tifun ction displa yofthe instrument cluster.
Tr igg ering anaut omat icemer gency call
Re quirement s
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
R The star terb att eryi ss ufficie ntlyc har ged.
If re stra int systems suchasairbags orEmer ‐
ge ncy Tensi oni ng Device shave been activated af
te ra na ccide nt,theM ercedes- Benzemer‐
ge ncy callsystemm ayaut omaticall yinitiat ean
emer gency call.
The eme rgency callhas been made:
R Avoice connec tionismade totheM ercedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Am essage witha cciden tdatai st ransm itted
to theM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit thev ehicle position datatoo ne
of thee mer gency callcent ers.
The SOS button intheo verhead control panel
fl ashes untilth ee mer gency callisf inished.
It is no tp ossibl et oimmed iatelye nd anaut o‐
matic emergency call.
If no conne ctioncan be made tothee mer gency
ser vice seithe r,ac orresponding message
appea rsinthem edia displa y. #
Dialthe local emergency num bero ny our
mobile phone. If
an emer gency callhas been initiat ed:
R Remain inthev ehicle ifth er oad andtraffic
condi tions permit yout od osou ntil avoice
connec tionises tablished withthe emer‐
ge ncy callcent eroperator.
R Bas edon thec all, theo per ator decides
whe ther itis neces sarytoc allr escue teams
and/ orthep olice tothea cciden tsite.
R Ifno vehicle occupant answers, an ambu‐
lance issent tothev ehicle immediat ely.
Tr igg ering am anual emer gency call #
Press and hold theS OS butt onintheo ver‐
head controlpanel fora tlea st one second.
The emer gency callhas been ma de:
R Avoice connec tionismade totheM ercedes-
Benz emergency callcent er.
R Am essage witha cciden tdatai st ransm itted
to theM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er.
The Mercedes-Be nzeme rgency callcent er
can trans mit thev ehicle position datatoo ne
of thee mer gency callcent ers. 36
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Mu ltimed iasystem

To
wing thev ehic lewit hbotha xlesonthe
gr ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitt edtowing
me thods (/page436). #
Mak esuret hat theb atteryi sc onnect edand
ch arge d.
When theb atteryi sd ischar ged, thef ollo wing
actions cannotbep erform ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ec ann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncanno tb es hif‐
te dt op osition 005Cor005D
% Ifth ea utomatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dt op osition 005C,orthe multifunction dis‐
pla yint he instrument clusterd oes nots how
an ything, have thev ehicle transpor teda way
( / pag e439). Atow ing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forv ehicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyh igh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atow ing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whentow ing
av ehicle whichist oo hea vy
If th ev ehicle beingtow- star tedo rtowe d
aw ay ishea vier than thep ermissible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thef ollo wing situations
can occur :
R The towing eyem aybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve novertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedo r
to we da way,its weight mustnotexc eed th
ep ermissible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
av ehicle mustbetow -sta rted ortowe da way,
its weight mustnotexc eed thep ermissible gross
mass ofthet ow ing vehicle. #
Information onthep ermissible gross mass of
th ev ehicle canbefound onthev ehicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/pag e480). #
Donoto pen thed rive r's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,other wise thea utomatic
tra nsmiss ionautomaticall yshiftsto position
005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e441). #
Fasten thet ow bar.
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion ofthet ow bar #
Onlyconnect thet ow rope ortowb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deact ivat et he aut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page71). 438
Break down assista nce