2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG service

located in
the cup holder 2during the entire
journe y. #
Have theke y1 checked at a qualified spe‐
cialist workshop.
If th eve hicle does not star t: #
Lea vetheke y1 inthe cup holder 2. #
Depress the brake pedal and start theve hi‐
cle using thest art/ stop button.
% You can also swit chon the po wer supp lyor
th e ignition with thest art/ stop button.
Obser veany information rega rding display mes‐
sages that can be displa yed in the driver displa y.St
arting theve hicle via Remo teOnline Serv‐
ices Cooling or heating
theve hicle interior before
st arting the jou rney
Ensu rethefo llowing before starting the engine:
R the legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone. R
it is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R the fuel tank is su fficiently full.
R thest ar ter battery is suf ficiently charge d.
Charging thest ar ter battery be fore starting
th e jou rney
If th eve hicle battery is dischar ged, you can
re cei vea message on your smartphone. You can
th en start theve hicle with the smartphone to
ch arge the batter y.The vehicle is automatically
switched off af terte n minu tes.
Ensure thefo llowing before starting the engine:
R the legal stipulations in the area where your
ve hicle is par ked allow engine starting via
smartphone.
R it is safe tostart and runth e engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
R the fuel tank is su fficiently full. St
arting theve hicle (Remo teOnline) &
WARNING Risk of crushing or entrap‐
ment due tounin tentional starting of the
engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star ted unintentionally during
service or maintenance work. #
Alw ays secure the engine against unin‐
te ntional starting before car rying out
maintenance or repair work. Re
quirements:
R park position jis selected.
R the anti- theft alarm sy stem is not activated.
R the panic alarm is not activated.
R the hazard warning light sy stem is switched
off.
R the bonn etis closed.
R the doors are closed and loc ked.
R the windo wsand sliding sun roof are closed. 19 0
Driving and pa rking

#
Insert the fuel filler cap from abo veinto
brac ket2. #
Comp lete ly inse rtthe pump nozzle into the
ta nk filler nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Only fill th e fuel tank until the pump nozzle
switches off.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: theta nk
fi ller neck is designed forre fuelling at diesel
fi lling pumps.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: whenthe
fuel tank is compl etely em pty, top up with at
least 5 litres of diesel.
% Vehicles with a diesel engine: use afiller
neck with a lar gediame terfo rve hicles with
a diesel engine when topping up fuel from a
fuel can. Otherwise, thefiller neck cannot
slide into theta nk. #
Replace the cap on thefiller neck and turn
clockwise until it engages audibl y.#
Close fuel filler flap 1. Ad
Blue ®
(vehicles with a diesel engine on ly) Note
s onrefilling AdBlue ®
Ad Blue ®
is a wate r-soluble fluid forth e NOx
ex haust gas af tertre atment of diesel engines. In
order forth eex haust gas af tertre atment tofunc‐
tion proper ly, only use AdBlue ®
in accordance
wi th ISO 222 41 .
Ad Blue ®
is ch aracterised bythefo llowing:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-flammable
If yo u open theAd Blue ®
tank, small amounts of
ammonia vapour may be released. Only fill the
Ad Blue ®
tank in well-ventilated areas.
Do not let AdBlue ®
come into contact wi thskin,
ey es or clo thes. Keep AdBlue ®
aw ay from chil‐
dren.
Do not ingest AdBlue ®
. If AdBlue ®
is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out thoroughly.
Drink plenty of water.Seek medical attention at
once. Obser
vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 480).
Ad Blue ®
is available here:
R AdBlue ®
can be topped up byfast service at
a qu alified specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
R AdBlue ®
is available at many filling stations
from AdBlue ®
filling pumps.
R Alternativel y,Ad Blue ®
is available at qualified
specialist workshops, e.g. Mercedes-Benz
Service Centres, and at many filling stations
in Ad Blue ®
re fill canis ters or AdBlue ®
re fill
bottles.
% Ensure the connection between there fill
con tainer and vehicle filler neck does not
drip. Driving and parking
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To
p up AdBlue ®
* NOTEEngine dama gedue toAd Blue ®
being in the fuel #
AdBlue ®
must not be used tofill the
fuel tank. #
Only use AdBlue ®
to fill th eAd Blue ®
ta nk. #
Do not overfill theAd Blue ®
tank. *
NO
TEContamination of theve hicle inte‐
ri or due toAd Blue ®
lea kage #
Afterto pping up, carefully close the
Ad Blue ®
re fill con tainer. #
Avoid car rying AdBlue ®
re fill con tainers
permanently in theve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked. The
following messages appear in order in the
driver display when theAd Blue ®
tank requ ires
to pping up:
R Refill AdBlue See Owner’s Manual The
Ad Blue ®
leve l has fallen below there ser ve
ra nge. Top up AdBlue ®
immediately.
R Top up AdBlue Emergency op. in XXX km
See Owner's ManualThe low AdBlue ®
level
will lead tolimited per form ance af terthe
re maining dis tance displ ayed has been
driven. Top up AdBlue ®
immediately.
R XX,X l Top up AdBlue Emerg. op.: max. XXX
km/h Start not poss. in XXX kmThe low
Ad Blue ®
leve l will lead tolimited per form‐
ance from the speed displa yed. Af terthe
re maining dis tance displ ayed has been cov‐
ered, it will no longer be possible tostart the
engine. Top up with at least the amount of
Ad Blue ®
displ ayed.
R XX,X l Top up AdBlue Ignition ON, wait 60s,
or engine start not possible. The AdBlue ®
ta nk is em pty. Yo u can no lon gerst art the
engine. Top up with at least the amount of Ad
Blue ®
displ ayed. Switch on the ignition
and waitfor appro ximately 60 seconds. Start
th e engine.
Yo u can see theAd Blue ®
ra nge and the le vel in
th eService menu in the driver displa y.
% The AdBlue ®
ra nge shown depends strongly
on the driving style and operating condi‐
tions. The actual range can therefore deviate
from the calculated range. 210
Driving and pa rking

#
Bring theve hicle toast andstill bypressing
th e brake pedal. #
On gradients, turn the front wheels so that
th eve hicle will rollto wa rdsth eke rb if it
st arts moving. #
App lythe electric parking brake. #
Enga getransmission position jin a station‐
ary vehicle with the brake pedal applied
(/ page 203). #
Switch off the engine and the ignition by
pressing the1 button. #
Release the service brake slowl y. #
Get out of theve hicle and lock it.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still
opera tethe side windo wsand the panoramic
sliding sunroof for appro ximately four
minutes if the driver's door is closed. Garage door opener
Prog
ramming buttons for the garage door
opener &
DANG ER Risk of death caused by
ex haust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaust gases is hazardous tohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Never lea vethe engine or, if present,
th e auxiliary heating running in an
enclosed space wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen opening
or closing a door with thega rage door
opener
When you operate or program the door with
th e integrated garage door opener, persons
in thera nge of mo vement of the door may
become trapped or be stru ck bythe door. #
Alw ays make sure that nobody is within
th era nge of mo vement of the door. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle has been par ked outside the
ga rage or outside thera nge of mo vement of
th e door.
R The engine is switched off.
R The ignition is switched on.
% The garage door opener function is alw ays
av ailable when the ignition is switched on. Driving and parking
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St
andby mode (extension of the star ter bat‐
te ry 's period out of use) St
andby mode function
% This function is not available for all models.
If standby mode is activated, ene rgy loss will be
minimised during extended pe riods of non-oper‐
ation.
St andby mode is characterised bythefo llowing:
R The star ter battery is preser ved.
R The maximum non-operational time appears
inthe driver's displa y.
R The connection toonline services is inter rup‐
te d.
If th efo llowing conditions are fulfilled, standby
mode can be activated or deactivated using the
multimedia sy stem:
R The engine is switched off.
R The ignition is switched on.
Exceeding theve hicle's displa yed non-opera‐
tional time may cause incon venience; i.e. it can‐
not be guaranteed that thest ar ter battery will
re liably start the engine. Charge
thest ar ter battery in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R The vehicle's non-operational time must be
ex tended.
R The star ter battery charge leve l is insuf ficient
fo rst andby mode.
% Standby mode is automatically deactivated
when the ignition is switched on.
Ac tivating/deactivating standby mode (park‐
ing up theve hicle)
Re quirements:
R The engine is switched off.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Opening/closing #
Activate or deacti vate Standby mode. Driving and driving saf
ety sy stems Driving sy
stems and your responsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped with driving sy stems
which assist you in driving, parking and manoeu‐
vring theve hicle. The driving sy stems are only
aids. They are not a substitute foryo ur attention
to the sur roundings and do not relie ve you of
yo ur responsibility per taining toroad traf fic la w.
The driver is alw aysre sponsible for maintaining
a safe dis tance totheve hicle in front, forve hicle
speed, for braking in good time and forst ay ing
in lane. Pay attention tothe tra ffic conditions at
all times and inter vene when necessa ry. Be
aw are of the limitations rega rding the safe use of
th ese sy stems.
Driving sy stems can neither reduce therisk of
accident if youfa ilto adapt your driving style nor
ove rride the la wsof ph ysics. They cannot alw ays
ta ke into account road, weather or traf fic condi‐
tions. Driving and pa
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WARNING Danger due toinsuf ficient
view of theve hicle sur roundings
If yo u manoeuv re, park or exit a parking
space with theve hicle using Remo teParking
Assist, obser vethefo llowing: #
Make sure that you ha vethe best view
possible of theve hicle and theve hicle's
sur roundings. #
Make sure that no persons, animals or
objects are in the path of your vehicle. #
Make sure that you main tain a suitable
dis tance totheve hicle and that nei ther
yo u nor other road users could be
endangered. #
Beaware of theve hicle's sur roundings
at all times and identify possible dan‐
ge rs. #
If necessar y,cancel the parking proce‐
dure. No persons or pets are permitted
toremain in
th eve hicle during the parking procedure.
Obser vethe sy stem limits at all times. If neces‐ sar
y,cancel the parking procedure. Alw ays make
sure that others can access their vehicles. #
Toactivate the "Remo teParking Assist"
service on the Mercedes me Homepage:
https://www.me.mercedes-benz.com /. #
Auth orise the mobile phone using the
Re mo teParking Assist App in theve hicle
(/ page 279).
Selec ting the parking manoeuv rein advance
while inside theve hicle #
Stop theve hicle and select transmission
position j. #
Press button 1. Driving and parking
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Scrolling on
the menu bar 1
Back button
2 Main menu button
3 Touch Control
The content of the driver display is controlled
using the control elements on the left side of the
st eering wheel. Touch Control 3is used tonavi‐
ga te in a vertical and horizon tal direction with one
finger. Confirm the selection bypressing the
To uch Control.
% Tooperate Touch Control 3inthe most
ef fective way,use the tip of your thumb if
possible. You can also set the sensitivity of
th eTo uch Control on the cent ral display
(/ page 311). #
Brie fly press main menu but ton2. #
Select a menu byswiping tothe left or right
on Touch Control 3. #
Press Touch Control 3toconfirm. Menus on the driver displ
ay Note
s onthe menus on the driver display &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. Obser
vethe legal requ irements forth e count ry
in which you are cur rently driving when operat‐
ing the driver displa y.
The following menus can be called up via the
menu bar on the driver display:
R Understated
R Sport
R Exclusive
R Classic
R Navigation
R Assistance
R Service
In some of these menus, you can choose
between dif fere nt displ aycontent on the cent re
display area. 292
Driver display

Yo
ure cei vea message when the camera is
av ailable again.
R The camera is co vered or dirty, mis ted up or
scratched.
Wa it until the camera has cooled down
before cleaning the camera co ver.
The Interior Assistant is temporarily unavaila-
ble. Please refer to the Owner's Manual mes‐
sage appears.
Clean the outside of the camera co ver with a
dry or damp cotton clo th. Do not use microfi‐
bre clo ths. Do notremo vethe co ver when
cleaning.
R Ave hicle occupant is very large. Cl othing
being worn(glo ves, hat, scarf, colour of
clo thing) or objects car ried on a person, for
ex ample a watch wi tha lar geface, are af fect‐
ing the camera vie w.Or the de tection range
of the camera is restricted.
The Availability of the Interior Assistant is
limited for the driver. Please see the Own-
er's Manual message appea rs.
Ke ep the camera's field of vision clear. R
The camera is not operational.
The Interior Assistant unavailable. Please
visit a workshop. message appears.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz service cent re. Anticipatory
exitwa rning (SAFETY/reactive) Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Active Blind
Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning.
R Active Blind Spot Assi stis activated
(/ page 255).
R The vehicle is equipped with active ambient
lighting or ambient lighting.
% Obser vethe information on the sy stem limits
of Active Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
(/ page 251).
The function can warnvehicle occupants about a
possible collision with an approaching vehicle or
bicycle when they ex itth eve hicle. As soon as
the driver or front passenger mo ves
th eir hand towa rdsth e door handle, depending
on theve hicle equipment, thefo llowing warnings
are issued:
R The active ambient lighting or ambient light‐
ing flashes red.
R The warning lamp in the outside mir ror
fl ashes red.
R When the door is opened, a warning tone
sounds.
% The visual warning is thus already given
before the door is opened.
% Further information on Active Blind Spot
Assi stwith exitwa rning (/ page 251) and
on ambient lighting (/ page162). Switching
there ading light and sear chlight
and on or off Re
quirements:
R For the reading light: the driver's and front
passenger's hand mo vement take s place
under the inside rearview mir ror. 304
MBUX multimedia sy stem