2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions #
Adjust the tyre pressure if necessar y. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. #
Check the tyre pressure and the tyres. 566
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

1,
2, 3 ...
3D driver display Function/no tes..................................... 291
3D in stru ment clus ter
see 3D driver display
4MATIC Function................................................ 205
12 V battery
see Battery (vehicle)
48 V on-board electrical sy stem
see EQ Boo sttech nology
230 V so cket
see Soc ket (230 V)
360° Camera Activating using GPS (r eversing cam‐
era)........................................................ 267
But ton.................................................. .266
Care ...................................................... 356
Fu nction................................................ 262
Opening the camera co ver (r eve rsing
camera)................................................. 267
Selecting a view................................... .267
Setting (r eversing camera).................... 267 Switching automatic operation
on/off (r eversing camera).................... .267 A
A/C function Activating/deactivating (MBUX mul‐
timedia sy stem).....................................1 74
ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem) .............. .221
Ac celeration
see Kickdown
Ac cident and Breakdown Manage‐
ment
Mercedes me connect........................... 325
Ac oustic locking verification signal
Ac tivating/deactivating........................... 78
Ac tivating a commuter route................... 318
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 255
Brake application.................................. 254
Fu nction................................................ 251
Sy stem limitations................................. 251
Tr ailer operation.................................... 254 Ac
tive bonn et(pedestrian pr otection)
Operation............................................. .348
Ac tive Brake Assi st
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 24 3
Setting................................................... 247
Ac tive Di stance Assist DISTRO NIC
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assis t............... 239
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................... 24 0
Calling up a spee d................................. 232
Fu nction................................................ 229
Increasing/decreasing speed................ 232
Re quirements:...................................... .232
Ro ute-based speed adap tatio n.............. 235
Selecting............................................... 232
St eering wheel buttons......................... 232
St oring a speed.....................................2 32
Switching off/deactivating.................... 232
Switching on/activating........................ 232
Sy stem limitations................................. 229
Ac tive Eme rgency Stop Assist ................ .239
Ac tive headlamps...................................... 15 5
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 24 3
Fu nction................................................ 24 0 Index
567

Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 257
Ac tivating/deactivating thewa rning.....2 57
Fu nction................................................ 255
Setting the sensitivity............................2 57
Sy stem limits.........................................2 55
Tr ailer operation.................................... 255
Ac tive Parking Assist
Cross traf fic wa rning............................. 281
Drive AwayAssi st.................................. 280
Exiting a pa rking space......................... .275
Fu nction................................................ 271
Manoeuvring brake function.................. 281
Pa rking................................................. .273
Sy stem limitations................................. 271
Ac tive Se rvice Sy stem PLUS
see AS SYST PLUS
Ac tive Speed Limit Assi st
Displ ay.................................................. 234
Fu nction................................................ 234
Ac tive Steering Assist
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 239
Ac tive Emergency Stop Assis t............... 239
Ac tive Lane Change Assi st.................... 24 0Fu
nction................................................ 237
Sy stem limits.........................................2 37
Ac tive Traf fic Jam Assist
Fu nction................................................ 236
Ad aptive brake lights................................ 226
Ad aptive cruise control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Fu nction................................................ 15 9
Switching on/of f................................... 16 0
Ad Blue ®
Ad ditives...............................................4 84
Capacity................................................ 485
No tes....................................................2 09
Purity..................................................... 484
To pping up............................................. 210
Ad ditional door lo ck.................................... 81
Ad diti ves
Ad Blue ®
................................................ 484
Engine oil.............................................. 485
Fu el....................................................... 482
Ad diti ves (AdBlue ®
)
see AdBlue ® Ad
diti ves (engine oil)
see Additives
Ad diti ves (fuel)
see Fuel
ADS PLUS damping sy stem
see AIRMATIC
Af ter-sales service centre
see ASS YST PLUS
Air conditioning menu Calling up............................................... 174
Air distribution Setting................................................... 172
Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem)........ 174
Air freshener sy stem
see Frag rance sy stem
Air inlet see Air-water duct
Air pressure see Tyre pressure
Air suspension see AIRMATIC
Air vents
Ad justing (front).................................... 185568
Index

Ad
justing (rear)..................................... .186
Glove box.............................................. .187
Air vents
see Air vents
Ai r-conditioning sy stem
see Climate control
Air-recirculation mode.............................. 175
Air-water duct Keeping free.......................................... 353
Airbag Activation................................................. 41
Belt airbag............................................... 44
Centre airbag (driver, front passen ger)....47
Fr ont airbag (driver, front passenger)...... 47
Ins tallation locations.............................. .47
Knee airbag............................................ .47
Overview................................................. 47
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp....... 52
Pr otection................................................ 48
Re duced pr otection.................................49
Side airba g.............................................. 47
Wi ndow airba g......................................... 47
Airflow Setting................................................... 172AIRM
ATIC
Setting.................................................. .258
Suspension........................................... 258
Alarm sy stem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
All-wheel drive see 4MATIC
Alternative route
see Route
Ambient lighting Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem)....... 16 2
Android Auto
see Smartphone integration
Animals Pets in theve hicle................................... 76
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door loc k................................ .81
Immobiliser........................................... 104Anti-theft pr
otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay ®
see Smartphone integration
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YST PLUS
Battery disconnection pe riods.............. 348
Displaying the service due dat e............. 347
Fu nction/no tes..................................... 347
Re gular maintenance work.................... 347
Special service requ irements................ 347
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem)
Deactivating the alarm.......................... 105
Fu nction................................................ 104
Fu nction of interior pr otection............... 105
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion........................................................ 106 Index
569

Priming/deactivating
tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction................................................... 105
To w- aw ay protection function................1 05
AT TENTION ASSI ST
Setting................................................... 228
Sy stem limits.........................................2 26
AT TENTION ASSI STwith microsleep
de tection
Fu nction................................................ 226
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST with micro‐
sleep de tection
Au gmented reality
Fu nction on the head-up displa y............ 294
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ...........................15 3
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function)............................................ 19 6
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function)............................................ 19 6Au
tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag deacti vation sy stem
see Automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff
Au tomatic front passen ger front air‐
bag shu toff
Fu nction of the automatic front
passenger front airbag deactivation
sy stem..................................................... 50
PA SSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamp....... 52
Au tomatic lateral support adjustment
Setting................................................... 12 3
Au tomatic measures af ter an accident..... 56
Au tomatic mir rorfo lding function
Ac tivating/deactivating......................... 17 0
Au tomatic seat adjustment
Setting................................................... 12 2
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................. 201
Drive program displa y........................... 200
Drive programs...................................... 19 9
DY NA MIC SELECT button......................1 99
Engaging drive position......................... 203
Engaging neutral................................... 202 Engaging park position.......................... 203
Engaging
reve rsege ar........................... 202
Kickdown............................................. .205
Manual gear changing.......................... .204
St eering wheel gearshift paddles.......... 204
Tr ansmission position displa y................ 201
Tr ansmission position s.......................... 201
Axle load Perm issible............................................ 478
Tr ailer operation.................................... 491 B
Bad weather light...................................... 157
Bag hook.................................................... 13 9
Ball ne ck
Extending/r etra cting............................ .283
Extending/r etra cting (MBUX multi‐
media sy stem)....................................... 285
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem)....................... 222
Battery Remo tecontrol (s tationary heater)........ 183
Battery see Battery (vehicle) 57 0
Index

Battery (k
ey)
Re placing................................................ 79
Bat tery (vehicle)
Charging................................................ 372
Charging (Remo teOnline)...................... 19 0
No tes....................................................3 68
No tes (s tarting assis tance and
ch arging)............................................... 370
Re placing...............................................3 73
St arting assis tance................................ 372
Belt see Seat belt
Belt airbag Activation................................................. 41
Fu nction/no tes....................................... 44
Bic ycle rack
Load capacity........................................ 490
Tr ailer operation.................................... 288
Blo wer
see Climate control
BlueTEC see AdBlue ® Boot box
see EAS Y-PA CK boot box
Boot lid Activating/deactivating the boot lid
opening limiter........................................ 93
Closing....................................................88
HANDS-FREE ACCES S............................. 90
Locking separately.................................. 92
Opening................................................... 87
Opening dimensions.............................. 488
Po we r closing function............................ 88
Un locking (emer gency key)..................... 92
Brake Assist Sy stem
see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Brake fluid Notes....................................................4 86
Brake forc e distribution
EBD (Elect ronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion).......................................................2 24
Brakes ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem).............2 21
Ac tive Brake Assi st................................ 24 3
Ad aptive brake light s............................ .226
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem).................... 222 Driving tips............................................
19 2
EBD (Electronic Brake forc e Distribu‐
tion)....................................................... 224 HOLD function.......................................2 24
Limited braking ef fect (salt-trea ted
ro ads).................................................... 19 2
New/replaced brakepads/brake discs.. 191
Po st-collision brake................................. 56
Ru nning-in no tes.................................... 191
Braking assistance see BAS (Brake Assi stSystem)
Breakdown Overview of the help functions................ 18
To w- starting.......................................... 378
To wing away.......................................... 375
Tr ansporting theve hicle........................ 376
Wheel chang e....................................... .391
Breakdown see Flat tyre C
Calls Mercedes me........................................ 326 Index
571

Camera
see 360° Camera
see Driver camera
see Reversing camera
Car key
see Key
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care)......................................... 353
Car-to-X-Communication Displaying hazard warnings.................. .320
Care 360° camera......................................... 356
Air-water duct........................................ 353
Au tomatic car wash...............................3 53
Carp et................................................... 358
Decorati vefoil...................................... .356
Displ ay.................................................. 358
EAS Y-PA CK boot bo x............................. 358
Exterior lighting..................................... 356
High-pressure cleaner........................... 354
Pa int wo rk.............................................. 355
Plastic trim............................................ 358
Re alwo od/trim elements..................... 358 Re
versing camera................................. .356
Ro of lining.............................................3 58
Seat belt............................................... .358
Seat co ver............................................. 358
Senso rs................................................. 356
St eering wheel...................................... 358
Ta ilpipes................................................ 356
Tr ailer hit ch........................................... 356
Wa shing byhand................................... 355
Wheels/rims.........................................3 56
Wi ndo ws................................................ 356
Wi per blades.........................................3 56
Carpet (Care)............................................. 358
Centre airbag (driver, front passen ger)..... 47
Changing gears
Manually. ............................................... 204
Changing hub caps................................... 392
Cha rging
Bat tery (vehicle).................................... 372
Mobile phone (wireless).........................1 48
USB port................................................ 14 5
Chauf feur mode
Fo lding the head restra int back/up...... .116
Information............................................ 11 3Moving
the front passenger seat into
th ech auf feur position........................... .114
Moving the front passenger seat into
th e normal position................................ 11 7
Child saf ety lock
Re ar door................................................ .74
Re ar side wind ows................................... 76
Child seat App rova l categories................................ .62
At tach ing (no tes).....................................62
Basic instructions.................................... 57
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes)...................72
Fr ont passenger seat (without auto‐
matic airbag shutoff)...............................72
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting).............................. 66
No tes on risks and dangers..................... 58
Re commended child restra int sy stems.... 60
Seats suitable for belt-secu redch ild
re stra int sy stems..................................... 69
Seats suitable for i‑Size child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 65
Seats suitable for ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems..................................... 64
Secu ring on the co-driver seat................. 73
Secu ring on there ar seat........................ 71572
Index

To
pTe ther............................................... 68
Children Avoiding dangers in theve hicle............... 58
Basic instructions.................................... 57
Chock Storage location.................................... 391
Chock see Chock
City lighting................................................ 157
Cleaning see Care
Climate control Activating/deactivating (rear operat‐
ing unit)................................................ .174
Ac tivating/deactivating the A/C
function (MBUX multimedia sy stem)...... 174
Ac tivating/deactivating the synchro‐
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
sy stem).................................................. 175
Air-reci rculation mode.......................... .175
Au tomatic control.................................. 174
Calling up the air conditioning menu...... 174
Demi sting the windscreen..................... 172
Demi sting windo ws................................ 175Fr
ont air vents....................................... 185
Glo vebox air vent.................................. 187
Immedia tepre-entry climate control.....1 80
Information on the windscreen heater... 17 7
Inserting/removing theflacon (fra‐
gr ance sy stem)...................................... 176
Ionisation............................................... 176
No te....................................................... 172
Pre-ent ryclimate control at depar‐
ture time................................................ 178
Re ar air vents........................................ 186
Re ar operating unit................................ 173
Re sidual heat......................................... 175
Re sidual heat (rear operating unit)......... 176
Setting (MBUX multimedia sy stem)........ 174
Setting the air distribution..................... 172
Setting the air flow ................................. 172
Setting the fragrance sy stem.................1 76
Setting thete mp eratur e........................ 172
St ationary heater/ ventilation................ 181
Switching on/of f................................... 173
Switching there ar wind owheater
on/off....................................................1 72
THERMOTRONIC contro l panel..............172
Ve ntilating theve hicle (con venience
opening).................................................. 95 Co
ckpit
Overview................................................... 6
Co ffee cup symbol
see ATTENTION ASSIST with micro‐
sleep de tection
Collision de tection (pa rked vehicle)
Information............................................ 217
Combination switch .................................. 154
Consum ption indicator
Calling up.............................................. 201
Content sharing menu Overview............................................... 299
Control elements Touch-sensitive........................................ 23
Con venience closing ................................... 95
Con venience opening ..................................95
Coolant (engine) Check le vel............................................ 352
No tes..................................................... 487
Cooling see Climate control
Co pyright..................................................... 39 Index
573