2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS low beam

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

Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems ofthev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver ofthev ehicle isresponsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hthe preva iling light andvisibilit ycondition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fics ituation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redl ight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowb eam/high beam
6 005E Switchesther ear fogl ight on/of f
When lowb eam isactiv ated, the0060 parking
lam psindicat orlam pisd eactiv ated and replaced
by the0058 lowb eam indicat orlam p. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewitht he rele‐
va nt lega lstip ulat ions.
* NO
TEBatt eryd isch arging byoper ating
th es tandi ng light s Oper
atingthe standi nglight soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai no nthe batt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchonthe
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
thee vent ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging, the
st andi nglam psorpar kinglam psarea utomat i‐
call yswit ched offt of aci litat et he next engine
st ar t.
The exterior lighting (exc ep ts tandi ng and park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffa utomaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened. 15
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Light andvisib ility

R
Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(/ page155).
Au tomatic drivin gl ights function
The parking lam ps,lowb eam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sw illbe switc hedonaut omatically
depending onthei gnition status andthea mbi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenthe low
beam isswitc hedoffinp oor visibility
When thel ight switc hiss etto 0058 ,the low
beam maynotbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er ei sfog, snoworother causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc hasspray . #
Insuc hcases, turnthe light switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areo nlya na id. You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting.
Switc hingther ear fogl ights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc hisint he 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethec ount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear fogl am ps. Oper
ating thec ombin ation switc hfor the
ligh ts 1
High bea m
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thec ombin ationswitchtoa ctivat et he
desir edfunction . Light
andvisibili ty15
1

Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light function improve sthe illumi‐
nation ofther oadw ayove raw idea nglein the
tur ning dire ction, enabling better vis ibility on
tigh tbend s,fore xamp le.Itcan beact ivat ed only
wh en thel ow beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eint he follo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25m ph(40 km/ h)when
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) whenthes teer ing wheel
is tur ned
Tr af ficc ircle and intersect ionfuncti on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedo nboths ides
based onanevaluatio nofthe cur rent GP Sp osi‐
tio no fthe vehicle. Itwill remain activeuntil afte r
th ev ehicle hasleftthe traffic cir cle orthei nter‐
sect ion. Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assist Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assistf uncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tdoes notrecog ‐
niz ethe follo wing road user s:
R Road user swithout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swithp oor light ing,e.g.
cy clis ts R
Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveH ighbeam
As sis tm ayfailto recogni zeother road user s
wit htheir ownlighti ng, orma yrecog nize
th em tool ate.
In these orsimilar situation s,thea utomatic
high beam isno td eactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit ethe presence ofother road user s. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic car efull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveH ighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
acc ount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Inpoor visibility,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe sensor sorthe sensor s
ar eo bscur ed
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tiso nly anaid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lightingto
th ep reva iling light,visibilit yand traf ficc ondi ‐
tions . Lig
htand visibility 15
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AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tisa vailable onlyin
ve hicles withL ED high perform anc ehead‐
lam ps. The
AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tautomat ically
swit ches between thef ollo wing types oflight :
R Low-beam headlam ps
R High- beam headlam ps At
speeds great erthan 19 mp h(30 km/h):
R Ifno other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16m ph(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user saredetected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely3 1m ph
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam prang eofthe lowb eam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthed ista nce to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ew indshield neartheo verhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eH ighb eam Assisto n/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 position. #
Switc honthe high beam usingthec ombin a‐
tion switc h.
When theh igh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yint he dar k,the 00CE indicat orlam pon
th em ultifunc tiondispla ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombin ationswitch. Switc
hingthed aytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Se
tting thee xter ior ligh ting switc h-of fd ela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ext.Light SwitchOff #
Setthe switc h-offdela ytime. 15
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Light andvisib ility

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Place theKey inthe
Marked SpaceSeeOpera-
tor's Manual *S
mar tKey detection ismal functi oning. #
Chang ethe location oftheS mar tKey inthev ehicle. #
Place theS mar tKey inthem arke ds pace fors tartin gt he engine withthe Smar tKey (/ pag e173).
Á
Don't Forget YourKey *A
warning tone also sou nds. Thism essage reminds yout ot akey our keyw ithy ou when youl eave thev ehicle. Lights
Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Check LeftLow
Beam (exa mp le) *T
hecor responding lightsourceisfaulty . #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
% LED lightbulbs: thed ispla ymessag efor thec orresponding lampappea rsonl yw hen allthel ight-emitt ingdiodes
in thel am parefaulty . 498
Displaym essag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Malfunct ionSee Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0049 Act ive Headla mpsInopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsaremalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0049 Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouared riving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thel ight switc htot he 0058 or0058 position. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 499

00BD
CheckCoolan tLeve lSee Oper‐
at or's Manual ...................................... 505
00B3 CheckEngine OilAtNe xtRe fu‐
eli ng ...... .............................................. 538
00B3 CheckEngi neOilL evel (Add 1
qu art) .................................................. 539
0049 CheckLeftL ow Beam (exa m‐
ple) ...................................................... 498
0077 CheckTires ................................ 536
00B2 CheckWashe rFluid ...................5 05
ÿ Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engi neOff............ ........................ 506
0025 Current lyUn available See
Operat or'sM anual ...............................5 27
00E5 Currentl yU navailable See
Opera tor's Manua l...... .........................529
Á Don't Forget Your Key................ 498
00B3 Engin eO ilLe velC ann otBe
Mea sured <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 541 00B3
EngineOilL eve lLow Stop Vehi‐
cle Turn Engi neOff............ ..................540
00B3 EngineOilP ress ureS top
Switc hOffEngin e................................ 540
00B3 EngineOilR educe OilLevel........ 539
0075 Front LeftM alfunction Service
Re quired (exa mp le) .............................4 93
00B6 FuelLevelL ow ............................ 507
00B6 GasCap Loose ...........................5 07
0025 Inoper ativeSeeOper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................5 28
00E5 Inoper ativeSeeOper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 529
007A Inoper ativeSeeOper ator's
Manu al....... ......................................... 530
0053 Inoper ative....... .......................... 532
0049 Intell.L igh tSystemI noperativ e
... ... .......................................................5 00
Á KeyN otDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 97 Á
KeyN otDe tected (whit ed is‐
pl ay messa ge)...................................... 497
0075 LeftSide Curtain Air bag Mal‐
func tion Service Required (exa mp le) ...4 94
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............518
ä Malfunction Drivea tM ax. 50
mp h..................................................... 517
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual ................................................ 499
¢ Max.Speed 22mph...................5 20
Á ObtainaN ewKey.......................4 96
ç Off....... .......................................526
00D9 Off....... .......................................525
0049 Parking Brak eS eeOpera tor's
Manua l...... ...........................................5 11
0077 Please Correct Tire Pressur e...... 537
0049 Please Release Parking Brak e.....5 14
Á Replace KeyB atte ry <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 497
003D SeeOperator's Manua l..... ......... 533
005D Shif tto' P' ...................................... 509 566
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