2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS oil

Dep
endingonthev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegr ated behind theb um per s
and/or behindther adiat orgrill. The ultrasonic
senso rsarel ocat edinthef ront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page421).The sensor smustn otbe cov‐
er ed, fore xamp leby bicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,foil orfoils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Addition allicense platebrack et
can like wise impair thef unc tion oftheu ltrasonic
sensor s.In thee vent ofdamag etot he bum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th eb um per sorradiat orgrill, have thef unc tion
of thes ensor schec keda taq ualifiedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth es ensor saredamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetys ystems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wo fdriving systems anddriving
saf etys ystems In
this sect ion, youw illfind informa tiona bout
th ef ollo wing driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/pag e241) R
ABS (Anti-l ockBrak ingSystem)
(/ page201)
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page226)
R ActiveB rake Assi st(/ pag e205)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist(/pag e259)
R ATTENTION ASSIST( / pag e250)
R BAS(Bra ke Assis tSys tem) (/ page202)
R Hill StartA ssist( / pag e225)
R EBD( Elec tron icBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page205)
R ESP®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(/ page202)
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assist(/ pag e204)
R ActiveS peed Limi tA ssist(/ pag e216)
R HOLD function (/page225)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 205)
R ActiveS teer ing Assis twithr escue lanefunc‐
tion (/page219)
R MAGICB ODYC ONTR OL(/ page229) R
Night View Assi st(/ pag e254)
R ActiveE merg ency Stop Assis t(/ pag e222)
R ActiveP arking Assist( /pag e244)
R Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233)
R Rear vie wc amera( /pag e238)
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist(/ pag e221)
R Cruise control (/ page210)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( / pag e256)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st(/ pag e251) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBrake System (ABS )regulat esthe
br ak ep ressur einc ritical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak ea pplication
or insuf ficie nttiret racti on, thew heels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youw illfeel a
pulsing intheb rake pedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road Dr
ivin gand par king 20
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Menus
andsubmenus Call
ingupfunctio nson theS ervice menu of
th eo n-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom put er:
4 Service #
Toselect thef un ction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardso nthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(/pag e492)
R Tires :
- Chec kthe tirep ressur ewitht he tirep res‐
sur em onit or(/ page452)
- Restar tt he tirep ressur emonit or
(/ page453)
R ASSYST PLUS:c allup thes ervice duedate
(/ page407)
R Engine oilleve l Callin
gupthe ass istan tdisp lay On
-bo ardc om put er:
4 DriveA ssist
% When youh ave setthe stylet oClassi c,y ou
can viewt he assis tant displ aymenu con‐
te nts inthel eft-hand area oftheI nstrument
Displa y.
The follo wing displa ysarea vailable onthea ssis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attentio nleve l(/ pag e250) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thed isplays :sw ipe
up wa rdso rdow nwards on thel eft-hand
To uc hC ontrol. St
atus displa yson thea ssis tant displ ay:
R 00D7 :ATTENTION ASSISTd eactiv ated
R Light lanemarkings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tenabled
R Green lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactiv e
R Gray radar wavesnext to vehicle: BlindSpot
Assis tenabled 268
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom put er

R
freq uent operation inmount ainousterrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nthe engine isoftenl eftidling forl ong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rlyd usty cond ition s
and /orifa ir-r ec ircula tion mod eisf requ ently
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,havet he
int erior airfilt er ,e ngin eairclean er,e ngin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efrequ ent ly.T he
tir es mus tbec hec kedm oref requ entl yifthe
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop. Batt
eryd isconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTP LUSs ervice inte rv al dis pla y
can onlycalculat ethe ser viced ue date when
th eb attery isconnect ed. #
Notedown thes ervice duedatedispla yedo n
th ei nstrument displaybefor ed iscon necting
th eb attery( /pag e407). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv eh ood( pedes trian protection) Oper
ation ofthea ctiveh ood (ped estrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,the risk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ehood. Therear area oftheh ood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely8 0m m.
Fo rthe drivet ot he workshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ehood yourself .After thea ctiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
Aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop mustre-i nstate
th ef ull func tionality ofthea ctiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
Re setting thea ctiveh ood &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. #
With your han dflat, push down activeh ood
1 inthea reaa round theh ingeson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood mustengagei np osition. #
Ifth ea ctiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th er ear inthea reao fthe hing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 408
Maintenanc eand car e

Engine
oil Chec
kingthee ngine oilleve lu sing theo il
dip stick &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm aynotrecog nizedan‐
ge rs.
Re quirement s:
R The engin emusth ave anoildips tick.Ifno t,
th ee ngine oilleve lc an be checkedo nlyw ith
th eo n-boar dcom put er(/ page411).
Dependi ngon thee ngine, theo ildips tickm aybe
ins talled inthee ngine compartmen tind iffe re nt
lo cati ons. The
waitin gtimeb efor ec hec king theo ille ve l
when thee ngine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eisf ivem inut es. #
Park thev ehicle onalevel sur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outa nd wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intot he guide
tube tothes top, and take itout again afte r
appr oximat elyt hree seconds.
R Oilleve lisc orrect:o ille ve lisb etwe en 2
and 3.
R Oilleve ltoo low: oil leve lisa t3or
belo w.
R Oilleve ltoo high: oilleve lisa bove 2 . #
Ifth eo ille ve list oo low, add 1.1U Sqt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eo ille ve list oo high, have thee xcess
engi neoilremo veda ssoon aspossible ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Chec kingthee ngine oilleve lu sing theo n-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehaswarmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedo nal evel sur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoilleve lisd eter mined during driving.
De term inin gthe engine oilleve lc an take up to Maint
enance andcare 41
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30
minut eswit han ormal driving stylea nd eve n
long erwit ha na ctived rivin gs tyle.
On -boa rdcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uw illsee oneo fthe follo wing mess ages on
th em ultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theo ille ve lisn otyetp ossibl e. #
Repeat ther eques tafter am aximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand theb ardispla yfor
indicating theo ille ve lo nt he multifunction
displa yisg reen and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theo ille ve lisc orrect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0 land theb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isbelo w"min": #
Add1 .1US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andtheb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offa ny excess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc honthe ignition tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst em Inoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close theh ood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryf rom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Mak esuret hat noengine oilisspil led
ne xt to thef iller open ing. #
Allo wthe engine tocool offa nd thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oilfrom com po‐
nen tparts bef ores tartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er s
whic hdonotcor respond tothes pecif i‐
cation sexpl icitly prescr ibed fort he
ser vice interva ls. #
Donota lter thee ngine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang einter va ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotu se additiv es. 41
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Maint enance andcare

#
Followt he instructions inthes ervice
int erva ld ispla yregarding theo il
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
om uche ngine oilcan damag ethe engine
or thec atalytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo veda ta
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop. %
Depending onthee ngine, thec ap maybe
ins talled inthee ngine compartmen tind if‐
fe re nt locati ons. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Adde ngin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnitc loc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kthe oilleve la ga in (/ page411). Che
cking thec oolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine ,the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen thee ngine iswa rm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ouldbe scalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letthe engine cooldown beforeo pen‐
ing thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowlyt or elease pres‐
sur e. Maint
enance andcare 41
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%
Ifyo uw ould liket oleave thev ehicle whileit
is being washed, makesuret he Smar tKey is
locat edinthev ehicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yengaged.
% If,afte rt he car wash, your emo vethew ax
fr om thew indshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apowe rwasher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
hig h-pr essurec leani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterj et from around-spr aynozzl e(dirt
gr ind er) maycause dama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tv isible.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa ym ayfail
une xpec tedly. #
Donotu se high- press urec leani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smustb ereplaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag etoy ourvehicle, observethef ol‐
lo wing when usingapowerwa sher :
R keep theS mar tKey atleas t10f t(3m )awa y
fr om thev ehicle. Other wise thet runk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadista nce ofat leas t1 1.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle.
R vehicl eswith decorativ efoil: partsof your
ve hicle arec ove redw ithad ecora tivef oil.
Maint ainadista nce ofat leas t2 7.6i n
(70 cm) between thef oil-co veredp arts of the
ve hicle andthen ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r.
Mo vethep owerwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewatert em per atur eofthe
po we rw ashe rmustn otexc eed 140° F
(60 °C).
R obse rvet he information onthec orrect dis‐
ta nce inthee quipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotp oint then ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r
dir ect lyat sensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits, electr
icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing thev ehic leby hand Obser
vethel eg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inan umb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl ypermitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amildcleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washthev ehicle withlukewa rmwateru sing
as oftc ar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosethev ehicle offw ithw ater and
dr yu sing achamoi s.Take car enotto point
th ew ater jetd irectl ytow ards thea irinle t
gr ille belo wthe hood. 41
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Maint enance andcare

No
teso np aint work/ma ttef inish paintworkcar e Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: Cleaning
andcareA voiding paintworkd am age
Pa intw ork R
Insect remains: soakwithinsect remo vera nd rinse offt he
tr eat edareas afte rw ards.
R Birdd roppin gs:soak withw ater andr ins eo ffafte rw ards.
R Tree resin, oils, fuels andgreases: remo veby rubbing gen‐
tl yw ithac loth soak edinpe troleum ether orlight erfluid.
R Coolan tand brak ef luid: remo vewit had ampcloth and
cle an water.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax:uses ilico ne remo ver. R
Donota ttac hs tickers,f ilms orsimilar materials.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely, wher epossi ble. Maint
enanceand care 41
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