2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS suspension

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

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iveo rM P3player). Ifth is dat aiss tore di nt he
ve hicle, youc an dele teitat anyt ime. This data
is sen ttot hirdp arties onlyatyour requ est,par‐
ticular lywhen youu seonlines ervic es inacc ord‐
anc ewitht he settings that youh aves elect ed.
Yo uc an stor eo rchang econvenie nce settings /
ind ividu aliza tionint he vehicle atanyt ime.
Depending onthee quipment, this inc ludes, for
ex am ple:
R Setting sfor thes eat and steer ing wheel posi‐
tion s
R Suspension andclimat econtrol settings
R Cus tomizations suchasinter ior ligh ting
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipped ,you can
conn ectyour smar tphon eoranother mobile end
de vice tothev ehicle. Youc an contro lthis by
means ofthec ontrol element sintegr ated inthe
ve hicle. Imagesand audiofromt hesmar tphone
can beoutput viathem ultimedia system. Cer‐
ta in inf ormatio niss imult aneousl ytransf erredt o
yo ur smar tphon e. De
pen dingo nthe type ofintegr ation, this can
inc lude:
R Gener alvehicle data
R Position data
This allowsyout ou sesele cted apps onyour
smar tphon e,suc hasnavigatio norm usicp lay‐
bac k.Ther eisn ofurther interaction between the
smar tphone andthev ehicle; inpar ticular ,vehi‐
cle dataisn otdirectl yaccessible. Whichtype of
fur ther dat aprocessin goccur sisd eter mined by
th ep rovide rofthe specif icapp used. Whichset‐
ting syou can make,ifan y,depends onthes pe‐
cif icapp andtheo per ating system ofyour
smar tphon e. Onlin
eservices Wi
reless netw orkc onnection
If yo ur vehicle hasawireless networkc onn ec‐
tion, itenables datatob eexchang edbetween
yo ur vehicle andadditional systems. Thewire‐
less networkc onnect ionisenabled viathev ehi‐
cle's transmission andrecep tion unitorviacon‐
nect edmob ilee nd device s(e.g .sma rtphones). Onlin
efunc tion scan be used viathew ireless
ne tworkc onnect ion.This includes onlineserv‐
ices andapplications/ appsprov ided bythem an‐
uf actur eror other prov ider s.
Manu factu rer's services
Re garding onlin eservice softhe manuf acturer,
th ei ndividual functionsaredescr ibedbythe
manuf acturerinas uita ble place (e.g.Operator's
Manual, websit eofthe manuf acturer)along with
th er ele vant data protect ion information .Per‐
sona ldatam aybe used fort he prov ision of
onlin eservice s.Dat aise xchang edvia asecur e
conn ection, e.g.them anuf actur er'sdesignat ed
IT systems. Personal dataisc ollect ed,pro‐
cessed andused viathep rovisi onofser vices
exc lusiv elyo nthe basis ofleg alper missions or
wit hp rior con sent .
The services andfunc tions(some times subject
to afee) can usually beactiv ated ordeactiv ated.
In some cases, this also applies tothee ntire
ve hicle's dataconn ection. Thisexcludes, inpar‐
tic ular ,leg ally prescr ibed functionsand ser vice s. 30
General notes

Dr
ivin g No
teso nM ercedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vethen otes on thef ollo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyoum ayother wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptives portsuspension system
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drivep rograms
R Functio nsofESP ® Sw
itchin gonthe powe rsupp lyor thei gni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. Also
obser vethe" No teso np etsi nt he vehicle".
Re quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edinthev ehicle and
th eS mar tKey batt eryi sn otdisc harged.
R The brak ep edal isno td epr essed. #
Toswitc honthe powe rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo uc an act ivat et he windshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffa gain ifth ef ol‐
lo wing condition sareme t:
R Youo pen thed rive r's door .
R Youp ress but ton1 twice mor e. 17
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Driving and parking

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NO
TEDama gefrom automatic braking If
one ofthef ollo wing function siss witc hed
on, thev ehicle brak es aut omatically incer‐
ta in situat ions:
R ActiveB rake Assi st
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD functio n
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avo iddamag etot he vehicle, deactiv ate
th ese systems inthef ollo wing orsimila rsit‐
uation s: #
Dur ing towing #
Inac arwa sh Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isstatio nary.
R The driver's door isclosed orthes eat belt on
th ed rive r's side isfastened.
R The engine isrunning orhasb eena utomati‐
cally switc hedoffb ythe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. R
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisd eacti ‐
va ted.
R The transmis sionisin position 005B,005Eor005C.
Ac tiv atin gthe HOL Dfunc tion #
Dep ress theb rake pedal andafte ras hort
time quickl yd epr ess further until the00D9
displa yappear sint he multifunction display. #
Release theb rake pedal.
Deactiv atingtheHOLD function #
Depr essthea cceler ator pedal topull away.
or #
Depr esstheb rake pedal untilthe00D9 dis‐
pla yd isappear sfromt hemultifunction dis‐
pla y.
The HOLD functionisdeactiv ated inthef ollo w‐
ing situations:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisa ctiva‐
te d.
R The transmission isswitc hedtoposition 005D.R
The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thev ehicle isheld by
tr ans missi on positio n005D and /or bythee lectr ic
par king brak e:
R The seat beltisunf astened andthed rive r's
door isopened.
R The vehicle isswitc hedoff.
R Ther eisam alfunction inthes ystemo rthe
po we rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt. AI
RMA TIC Fu
nction ofAIRMA TIC
AIRMA TICisan air suspension system withvaria‐
ble dam pingfor improve ddriving comf ort.The
all-r ound leve lc on trol system ensur estheb est
possible suspension andconstant grou nd clea r‐
anc e,eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When driving at
speed, thev ehicle islowe reda utomatic allyto
im prove driving safetya nd toreduce fuelcon‐
sum ption. Youa lso have theo ption ofmanually
adjus tingthev ehicle leve l. 226
Drivin gand par king

AIR
MATIC includes thef ollo wing component s
and function s:
R airsuspension witha utomat icall-r ound leve l
contr ol R
spe ed-d ependent lowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R manuall yselec table high-le vels etting for
gr ea terg round clearance R
ADS PLUS (Ada ptiveD amping System with
con stant dam pingforce adjus tment)
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lb utt on
Av ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ivep rogram Characteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R The vehicle issettot he lowl evel.
R The vehicle isno tlowe reda nyfurther ifyo ua retra veling athigher speeds.
R When drivin gatspeeds below50m ph(80 km/ h)thev ehicle israised again.
A (Comf ort)
; (Econo my) R
The suspension tuningisc omf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R When drivin gatspeeds above77 mph(125k m/h) thev ehicle islowe red.
R When driving atspeeds below50m ph(80 km/ h)thev ehicle israised again.
R When drivin gatspeeds above100m ph(160 km/ h)thev ehicle continues tobe lowe red.
R When driving atspeeds between 75mph(120k m/h) and100m ph(160 km/h) thev ehicle israised again. Dr
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The
vehicle issettot he high leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120k m/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inut es.
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthel ast
activ edrive prog ram.
Lo we ring thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedt ot he height ofthel asta ctiv edrive
pr ogr am. MA
GIC BODY CONT ROL MA
GIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion withvariable dampingfor improve d
dr iving comfort.The all-round leve lc on trol sys‐
te me nsur estheb estp ossible suspension and
con stant groun dclear anc e,eve nw ithal aden
ve hicle. When driving atspeed, thev ehicle is
lo we reda utomatic allyt oimp rove driving safety
and toreduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspen sion
tun ing isadjus tedd ependin gonthe road sur‐
fa ce, vehicle loadandthed rive progr am selec‐
te d. The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea so funevenness inther oad beforey ou drive
ove rthem bymeans ofam ultifu nction camera.
This reduces chassis movements. Youa lso have
th eo ption ofmanually adjustingthev ehicle
le ve l.
The dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfor eac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythef ollo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty R
The road con dition ,e.g.b um ps
R The individual selectiono fthe drivep rogram:
C (Sport),A (Comf ort), N (CURVE)
or ; (Economy)
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLinclude sthe follo wing
com pone ntsa nd func tions:
R ActiveB odyC ontrol ABC
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Automatic leve lc on trol system
R Automatic vehicle stabiliz ationint he eve ntof
si de winds
R Spe ed-de pende ntlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le vels etting for
gr ea terg round clearance
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lb utt on Dr
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Av
ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ivep rogram Characteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R When driving atspeeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and87mph(140k m/h) thev ehicle islowe reds teadil y
and remains atthis leve lu pt ot he maximum vehicle speed.
R When retur ning tospeeds between 87mph(140k m/h) and40mph(65 km/h) thev ehicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
A (Comfort) R
The suspension tuningisc omf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
N (CURVE) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
; (Econom y) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated. 230
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Sy
stem limit s
The 360°Camera willnotfun ction orwill only
par tiall yfun ction inthef ollo wing situations:
R The door sareopen .
R The side mirrors aref olded in.
R The trunk lidisopen.
R Ther eish eavy rain, sno worfog.
R The ambient lightcondit ionsarep oor ,e.g. at
night.
R The camer alens isobs truct ed, dirtyor fog‐
ge du p.
R Ifcamera sorvehicle component sinw hich
th ec amer asarei nstalled ared amag ed.In th
is eve nt,have thec amer as,their position s
and their setting checkeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Do notu se the3 60° Camer aunder suchcircum‐
st anc es.Youc ouldother wise injureother so r
collide witho bject swhen parking ormaneuv er‐
ing thev ehicle.
On vehicles withh eight-adjus table suspension or
if th ev ehicle iscar rying aheavy load, leavingthe
st andar dheigh tcan result ininaccur aciesinthe
guide linesandinthed ispla yofthe gener ated
ima ges,depending ontech nica lcond itions.
The field ofvision andother funct ionsofthe
came rasystem mayberestrict ed due toaddi‐
tio nal attachme ntso nthe vehicle (e.g.license
plat ebrack et,b icyc le rack ).
% The contras tofthe displa ymaybe impair ed
by abr uptd irect sunlight orby other light
sour ces, e.g.when driving outofag arag e. In
th is case, payp artic ular attent ion.
% Have thed ispla yrepair edorreplaced if,for
ex am ple, pixelerro rs consi derablyrestrict its
us e. See
then otes on cleaning the3 60° Camer a
(/ page421).
Selecting aviewf orthe3 60°C amera
Re quirement s:
R The Auto.Rear View Cam. function isselec‐
te di nt he multimedia system. #
Engage reve rseg ear . #
Inthem ultimedia system, select thed esir ed
vie w.
Opening thec am erac ove rofthe rear vie w
camer a
Mul timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g #
Select OpenCamera Cover.
% The camer acover clos esaut omati callyafter
some timeorafte ra nignitio ncycle.
Se tting thec am eraa saf avorite
Yo uc an call upthec amer aviewd irect lyin the
multime diasystem bysettin gita saf avorite . Dr
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