2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS snow chains

If
th ev ehicle deviat esfrom thed irect ion desir ed
by thed rive r,ES P®
can stabiliz ethe vehicle by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels areb rake d.
R The engine outputisadap teda ccor ding to
th es ituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontin uousl yint he instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywillno longerb eimp rove d.
R Crosswind Assistisn olong eractiv e.
R The drivew heels could spin.
R ETS/4 ETSt raction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youa restill assis‐
te db yESP®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralv ehicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adapty our driving stylet os uit thec urrent
ro ad and weather condition s. R
Donotd eac tivateE SP®
.
R Onlydepr essthea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is ne cessaryw hen pulling away.
Dea ctivateE SP®
in thef ollo wing situations to
im prov et raction :
R When usingsnowchains.
R Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthew heels results inac utting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight supc ontin u‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no ta vailable duetoam alfunc tion.
Obse rvet he follo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page541)
R Display messa ges( / pag e492)
ET S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSystem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
as lippe ryroadw ay. ET
S/4ET Scanimprove thev ehicle's traction by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R The drivew heels areb rake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torq ue istrans ferred tothew heel
or wheels withtraction .
Influenc eofdrive prog rams onESP®
The drivep rogram senableE SP®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sasw ellas
th ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
sele ctthed rive prog rams using theD YNAMI C
SELE CTswitc h(/pag e183). Dr
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WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object slocat edabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang eo fActiv eParking Assist
If th er ea reobjec tsabo veorbelo wthe
de tection rang e, thef ollo wing situations may
ar ise:
R ActiveP arking Assistm aysteer tooe arly.
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmis‐
sio n:The vehicle maynotstop infront of
th ese objec ts.
This could cause acollision. #
Inthese situation s,do notu se Active
Pa rking Assist. Sn
ow fallor hea vyrain ma ylead toap arkin g
spac ebeingm easured inac curately. Pa rking
spaces that arep artial lyoccupied bytrai le r
dr aw bar sm ight notb eident ified assuc horbe
measur edincor rectly .Only useA ctiv eParking
Ass isto nleve l,high- grip grou nd . Do
notu se ActiveP arking Assisti nt he follo wing
situat ions:
R Inextreme weather condition ssucha sice ,
pac keds nowo rinh eavy rain.
R When transpor tingal oad that protru des
be yond thev ehicle.
R Ifth ep arking space ison asteep downhill or
uphill gradient.
R When snowchains arei nstalled.
Ac tiveP arking Assistm ayalso displa yparkin g
spaces that aren otsuit able forp arking, e.g.:
R Parking spaces whereparkin gisp rohibit ed.
R Parking spaces onunsuit ablesurfaces.
Ac tiveP arking Assistw illno ta ssis tyou with
par king spaces atright anglestothed irect ion of
tr ave lint he follo wing situat ions:
R Iftw op arkin gspaces arel ocat edimmedi‐
at elyn exttoe acho ther.
R Ifth ep arking space isimmediat elyn exttoa
lo wo bstacle such asac urb. Ac
tiveP arking Assistw illno ta ssis tyou with
par king spaces paralle lora tright anglestothe
dir ect ion oftrave lint he follo wing situat ions:
R Ifth ep arking space ison acurb.
R Ifth ep arking space isbor deredbyan obs ta‐
cle ,e.g. atree, ap osto ra trai le r.
Pa rking withA ctive Parking Assis t Dr
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Six
mar ks1 showw herethe bar indicat ors
(ar row )are integr ated intot he tiret read. They
ar ev isible onceat read dep thofappr oximat ely
00CD in(1.6 mm) hasbeen reac hed. No
teso ns nowc hains &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oincor‐
re ct mou nting ofsno wchains
If yo uh ave mount edsno wchains tothef ront
wheels, thes nowc hains maydraga gains t
th ev ehicle bodyorchassis components. This
couldcaus edamag etot he vehicle or
th et ires. #
Neverm ount snowchains onthef ront
wheels. #
Onlym ount snowchains onther ear
wheel sinp airs. *
NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mount edsno wchains If
sno wchains arem oun tedt os teel wheels,
th ew heel trims can bedamag ed. #
Remo vethew heel trims ofsteel wheels
bef orem ount ingsnowchains. Obser
vethef ollo wing when usingthes now
ch ains :
R Snow chains areo nly perm issible forc ertain
wheel/t irec om binat ions.You can obtain
inf ormation aboutthis from anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Center.
R Fors afet yr easons, onlyusesnow chains that
ha ve been specif icallyapproved fory our ve
hicle byMer cedes-Ben z,or sno wchains
wit hthe same qualit ystandar d.
R Ifsn ow chains arei nstalled, them aximum
per missible speedis30 mph(50 km/h).
R Vehicl eswith Activ eP arking Assist: Do
no tu se Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICwh en
sno wchainshave been installed.
R Vehicl eswith AIRB ODYC ONT ROLo r
MA GIC BODY CONT ROL:Ifsn ow chains are
ins talled, onlydrivea traised vehicle leve l.
% Youc an deac tivateE SP®
to pull away
( / pag e204). This allowsthew heels to
spin, achie ving anincr eased driving forc e. Wheels
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Air
pressu re
see Tire pressur e
Air suspension
see AIRMA TIC
Air vents ................................................... 170
Ad jus ting (front) ............ ....................... 170
Ad jus ting (rea r) ............ ........................ 170
Glo vebox. ............................................ 171
Air vents
see Airvents
Ai r-re cir cula tion mode............................ 167
Air -water duct .......................................... 415
Ke eping free ......... ................................ 415
Airb ag........................ .................................4 0
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
Bel tairba g. .......... ........... .......................38
Cushio nbag........................................... 40
Fr ont airbag (driver ,f ro nt passeng er)....4 0
Ins tallation locations .............................4 0
Knee airbag.......... ................................. 40
Ov ervie w. ......... ..... ......................... ....... 40
PA SSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam p..... 45
Pr otect ion ..............................................4 2
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ndo wcurtain airbag ...........................4 0
AIRM ATIC .................................................2 26
Se tting ................................................. 228
Suspe nsion .......................................... 226
Alar m
see Panic alar m
Al ar ms ystem
see ATA( anti-t hef talarm system)
All-wheel drive
see 4MA TIC
Alt ernativ erout e
see Route
Amb ientlighting
Se tting (mult imediasystem) ................1 56
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Tr ans ferred vehicle data...... ................3 55
Ani mals
Pe ts inthev ehicle ........................... ...... 63 Anti-loc
kbraking system
see ABS(Anti-loc kB rakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snowchains
Anti-t heftalarm system
see ATA( anti-t hef talarm system)
Anti-t heftprotection
Imm obiliz er............................................ 92
Anticip ator yo ccupa ntprotection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticip ator yo ccu‐
pa nt protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
Apple CarPla y®
......................................... 351
Connec tinganiPhone ®
....................... 352
En ding .................................................3 53
No tes. ..... ............................................ 352
Ov ervie w. ..... ........................................3 51
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Tr ans ferred vehicle data...... ................3 55
Ashtr ay
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................... 138
Re ar door .............................................1 39 558
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