2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS tow

Symbols
........................................................ 5 At
ag lanc e... ........... ....... ...............................6
Coc kpit ....... ..................... ..................... ..........6
Indica tora nd warning lam ps.........................1 0
Ov erhead controlp anel ................................ 12
Doo rcontr olpa nel and seatadjus tment .......14
Con trol setting sint he rear passe nger
com partment ................ ................................ 16
Emerg enciesand brea kdo wns ............ .......... 18 Digita
lOperato r'sM anua l......................... 20
Callin gupthe Digit alOper ator's Manual ...... 20 Gener
alno tes... .......................................... 21
Pr otect ion ofthee nvironmen t...... ................2 1
Mer cedes-Ben zGenuine Parts. ..... ... .............2 1
Oper ator's Manual ...... ..................................2 2
Ser vice andvehicle operation ......................2 3
Oper ating safety. .......................................... 24
Decl arati on ofconf ormity forw ireless
ve hicle component s...... ...............................2 5
Dia gno stics con nection .................. .............. 26 Qualif
iedspec ialistworks hop ....................... 26
Cor rect useo fthe vehicle ............................. 27
No tesf or per sons withe lectr onic medi‐
cal aids..... ..... ................................... ............ 27
Pr oblems withyour vehicle ............... ............ 27
Re por tings afet yd efec ts ...............................2 8
Limit edWarrant y..........................................2 8
QR cod efor rescue card...... ............ .............2 8
Dat astorage .................................................2 8
Cop yright ...................................................... 32 Occup
antsafety.... .....................................33
Re stra int system .............................. .............3 3
Sea tbelts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Airb ags.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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PR E-S AFE ®
sy stem ....................................... 48
Saf elyt ranspor tingchildr eninthev ehi‐
cle ...... ..........................................................4 9
No teso np etsi nt he vehicle ............ .............6 3 Opening
andclosing .................................. 64
Smar tKey <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011> 64
Doo rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Tr unk ................................................ ............ 73 Sid
ew indo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Sli ding sunroof <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 83
Ro ller sun blinds ...........................................9 1
Anti-t heftprotection .....................................9 2 Seats
andstowing ..................................... 96
No teso nthe cor rect driver's seatposi‐
tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>.......96
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>....96
St eer ing wheel ............................................ 117
Eas yentr yand exitfeatur e......................... 118
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion .................. 120
Memor yfunct ioninther ear passeng er
com partment .............................................. 121
St ow agea reas ............................................ 125
Cup holder.................................................. 135
Ashtr ayand cigarette light er.......................1 38
Soc kets ........... ............................................ 140
Re frig er ator box...... ...... .............................. 143
Wi reless chargin go fthe mobile phone
and connect ionwiththe exterior ant enna ..145
Ins talling andremo ving thef loor mats ........ 147
Ins talling/ remo ving thep enn ant staf f. .......1 48 2
Contents

Light
andvisibili ty................................... 150
Ext eriorl ighti ng ............ ............ ..................150
Int erior lighting ........ ......................... .......... 155
Wi ndsh ield wipe ra nd windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 157
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Oper ating thes un visor s...... ....................... 162
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 163
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 163 Clim
atec ontr ol......................................... 16 4
Ov ervie wo fclimat econt rols ystems ..........1 64
Oper ating thec limat econtrol system ......... 165 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 172
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........172
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h...... ..................... 183
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 184
Fu nctio nof4MA TIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........188
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 189
Pa rking ........................................................ 191
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............2 00
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 62 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................263
Ins trument Displayove rview. .....................2 63
Ov ervie wo fthe butt ons onthes teer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 64
Oper ating theo n-boar dcom put er.............. 264
Se tting thed esign ...................................... 266
Se tting thea reaf or additional values .........2 66
Ov ervie wo fdisp lays on them ultifunc ‐
tion displa y...... ................................. ..........2 67
Ad jus ting thei nstrument lighting ................2 67
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 268
Head-up Display...... .................................... 274 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 276
No teso no per ating safety. ................ .......... 276
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 277
Using theV oice Contr olSy stem effec‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...278
Esse ntialvoice commands .........................2 79 Multimedi
asystem .................................. 291
Ov ervie wa ndoper ation .................. ............ 291
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 300 Fit
&H ealt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Na vig ation ...................... ............................. 314
Te lephon e................................................... 339
On line andI nter ne tfunctions ..................... 361
Medi a....... ....... ...........................................367
Ra dio .......................................................... 379
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ................3 89 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................40 7
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla y........4 07
En gine compartment .................................. 408
Cleanin gand car e....................................... 415 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011> 425
Fla ttire. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Batt ery( vehicle ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To ws tartin go rtow ing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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tents 3

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
186
2 Comb inationswit ch →
151
3 Instrument Display →
263
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
184
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam ps →
45
6 Media display →
291
7 Start/ stop butt on →
173
8 Climat econtrol systems →
165
9 Glovebox →
128
A Stow agec om par tment →
127
B Cup holder →
135
C Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
152
D Extend sthe rear seat head restra int s →
110
E Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC →
237
F Touc hpad →
292
G ActiveP arking Assist →
245
H Setsthev ehicle leve l →
228 I
DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
183
J ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
181
K Control pan elfort he multimedia system →
264
L Adjus tsthes teer ing wheel →
117
Swi tches thes teer ing wheel heateron/ off →
118
M Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom put er →
264
Cr uise control →
211
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C →
214
N Diagno stics con nection →
26
O Open sthe hood →
409
P Electr icpar king brak e →
197
Q Light switch →
150
R Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis t →
220
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
261
Night View Assi st →
255 At
ag lanc e–C ockpi t 7

1
Blu-ray /D VD drive →
395
2 Ciga rettel ight er →
139
12 Vsocket →
140
3 Cup holder →
136
4 Stow agec om par tment inther ear armr est →
129
5 Stow ageb oxinthes eat backres t →
129
Re frig er ator box →
143
6 Selects thef ront passeng erseat →
99
7 Switc hesther ear seat heating on/off →
114
8 Switches ther ear seat ventil ation on/o ff →
116
9 Setsthef ore-an d-aftposition oftheh ead
re stra int →
102 A
Adjus tstheh eight oftheh ead restra int →
102
B Adjus tsthes eat backres tinclin ation →
102
C Setsthec ombin edseat cushion inclination
and lengt h →
102
D Setsthec ombin edseat cushion inclination
and lengt h →
102
E Adjus tsthea ngleof thel eg rest →
102
F Adjus tsthef ore-an d-aftposition ofthel eg
re st →
102
G Memor yfunct ioninther ear passeng ercom‐
par tment →
121
H Setsthef ullyr ecline dposition →
102 At
ag lanc e–C ontrol setting sint he rear passe nger com partment 17

1
QRcode fora ccessi ngther escue card →
28
2 Safetyv ests →
425
3 mebutt onand SOS button →
355
4 Chec kingandadding operatingfluids →
482
5 Tow- star tin ga nd towing away →
438
6 Flat tire →
425
7 Startin ga ssis tance →
435 8
Haza rdwa rning light s →
152
9 Fuelfiller flap withinstruct ion labels fort ire
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode fora ccessi ng
th er escue card →
189
A Tow- star tin ga nd towing away →
438
B TIREFIT kit →
427 At
ag lanc e–E mergenc iesandb reak do wns 19

Uni
tedS tateso fAme rica Diagn
ostics connect ion
The diagn ostic sc onnec tioniso nly inte nde dfor
th ec onnect ionofdiagnos ticdevices ataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oc on‐
necting device stot he diagnos ticscon‐
nect ion
If yo uc onnec tequipme nttoad iagn ostic s
con nectionint he vehicle, itma yaffect the
oper ation ofvehicle systems.
As aresult, theo per ating safetyo fthe vehi‐
cle could beaffect ed. #
Onlyconnect thev ehicle diagnos tics
conn ection todevices whichhaveb een
te sted withregardt ot heir useand are
consider edsafe. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. *
NO
TEBatt eryd isch arging from using
de vice sconne cted tothed iagnos tics
con nect ion Using
devices atthed iagnos ticsconnect ion
dr ains theb attery. #
Chec kthe charge leve lo fthe batt ery. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow ,charg ethe
batt ery, e.g. bydriving aconsider able
dis tance. Co
nnecti ngequip ment tothed iagnos ticscon‐
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation beingrese t,fore xamp le.This maylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ iremen tsof
th en exte missions inspectionduring them ain
inspect ion. Qualif
iedspecialis tworks hop
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Ithas then eces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionstoc or‐
re ctly carryout thew orkr equir ed on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks. 26
Gener alno tes

The
comp onent softhe restra int system can
be act ivat ed ordep loye di nde pendentlyo f
eac hother: Com
pone nt Detected dep loy‐
men tsitua tion
Em erge ncy Tensi on‐
ing Device s Fr
ont alim pact, rear
im pact ,side impact ,
ro llo ver Dr
iver' sa irba g,front
pa sse nger airba g Fr
ont alim pact Knee
airbag Front alim pact Side
airbag Sideimpact
Wi ndo wcurtain air‐
bag Side
impact ,rollo ver,
fr ont alim pact Belt
airbag Front alim pact Cushionbag
Front alim pact The
front passeng erairbag canonlybed eplo yed
in an acc ident ifth eP ASSENGER AIRBAGO FF
ind icat orlam piso ff.I ft he front passeng erseat is
occupied, makesure, bo th bef orea nd dur ing
th ej our ney,that thes tatus ofthef ront
passeng erairbag iscor rect (/ page 45). &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otair bag
com ponents
The airbag partsareh otafte ra na irbag has
been deployed. #
Donottouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda irbag replaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop assoon
as possible . Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop
af te ra na ccide nt.Take this int oa ccount ,partic ‐
ular lyifan Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device istrig ‐
ge redo rana irbag deployed.
If th eE mer gency Tensi oni ng Device saretrig ‐
ge redo rana irbag isdeplo yed, youw illhear a
ban g,and asmal lamoun tofpow der mayalso be
re leased:
R The bang willnotg ene rallya ffect your hear ‐
ing . R
Ingener al,t he powder released isno th az‐
ar dous tohealt hbutma ycause short-term
br eat hing difficul ties toper sons suffering
fr om asthma orother pulmonar yconditions .
Pr ov ided itis saf etod oso,lea vethev ehicle
immediat elyoropen thew indo wino rder to
pr eve ntbrea thing difficul ties .
Airb agsa nd pyrotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng
De vice scont ainp erch lor atem ater ial, whic hmay
re qu ires pec ialhandlin gorenvironm entalpro‐
te ction measures. Na tional guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mustbeo bser ved. InCalif ornia,
see http:// www .dtsc. ca.go v/Hazar dousW aste/
Pe rchlor ate/inde x.cfm. Seat
belts Pr
otection prov ided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat beltcorrectly bef ore
st ar tin gaj ourney .As eatb eltc an only prov ide
th eb estlev el of protect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y. Occupant
safety 35

Modif
iedordamag edseat belts could tear or
fa ilin thee vent ofan acci dent, fore xamp le.
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device smay
be deploy ed unint entionall yornotfunc tion
as intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge so rseat belt retract ors. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts aren ot
damag ed,aren otwo rnand arec lean. #
Alw aysh ave thes eat belts checked
immed iatelya fter an acci dent ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop. Onl
yuseseat belts that area ppr ove dfor your
ve hicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot ec hni cEmerg ency Ten‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployeda reno long eroper a‐
tion aland areu nable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ivef unc tion . #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedp yrot ec hni c
Em erge ncy Tensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataq ualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop
af te ra na ccide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybecome trap pe dint he door orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw ayse nsur ethat anunused seatbelt
is full yretra cted . In
fo rm ation ontheb elt airbag inther ear
se at belt Th
eB ELTB AG ident ificat ion indic ates that ar ear
seat beltiseq uippe dwithab eltairbag .
When activat ed, theb elt airbag increases the
pr otect edarea ofthev ehicle occupant's ribcag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat h
th ro ugh theu seofan on-appr ovedchild
re stra int system
In an acciden t,th eb elt air bag maydamag e
an on-appr ovedornon-aut horized child
re stra int system.
As aresult, thec hild restra int system may
no tb ea ble toprov ide thei ntended leve lo f
pr otect ion. #
Ther efor e, alw aysu seLATC Ho rLATCH -
type (ISOFIX )tof astenac hildseat
eq uippe dwitha nintegr ated restra int
sy stem. #
Forv ehicles equipped withthe optional
re ar seat -beltair bags ("belt bag"), only
use aMerced es-Ben zappr oved boos ter
seat withintegr ated bac kres t. #
Neveru se an air bag equip ped seat belt
to fasten afront or rear-facin gchild
seat oran on-appr ovedboos ters eat. #
Plea secont actanauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent erfori nfor mation
on app rove dc hild restra int systems. 38
Occupant safety