
&
WARNIN GRisk offire and explosion due
to electr ostatic charge
Ele ctrostat icch arge can ignitefuel vapor . #
Beforeyo uopen thefuel filler cap or
ta ke hold ofthepum pnoz zle, touc hth e
me tallic vehicle body. #
Toavo idcreatin gano ther electr ostatic
ch arge ,do notget intoth eve hicle again
dur ing there fuel ingprocess. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ve
hicles withaga soline engine:
Ev en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur unleade d
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol. Your
ve hicle issuit able foruse withE1 0fuel . Ne
verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Dies el
R Gasoline withmor eth an 10%ethanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withmor eth an 3% methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85 ,M1 00
R Gasoline withadditiv escon tainin gme tal
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. *
NO
TEDo notus ediese lto refuel vehi‐
cles withaga soline engine If
yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel:
R Donotswit chtheignition on.Other wise
fuel canentertheengine. Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuel
could result indamag eto thefuel system
and theengine. Therepair costsarehigh. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Have thefuel tank and fuellines
dr ained complet ely . *
NO
TEDama getothefuel system caused
by ove rfilled fueltank s #
Only fill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. *
NO
TEFuelma yspr ayout when you
re mo vethefuel pum pnoz zle #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum p
noz zleswitc hesoff. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle isunloc ked.
% Donotge tint oth eve hicle again during the
re fuel ingprocess. Other wise,ele ctrostatic
ch arge cou ldbu ild up again. Dr
iving and parking 14
1

Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids andfuel.
On lyrefuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap. Other wise, engineoutput can be
re duced andfuel consum ption increased. 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Brac ketfo rfuel filler cap
3 Tire pressur eta ble 4
QRcode forre scue card
5 Statio naryheat erind icat ion
6 Fueltype #
Press onthebac kar ea offuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thefuel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Insertth efuel filler cap from aboveinto
br ac ket2. #
Comp lete ly inse rtthepum pnoz zleintoth e
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfill th efuel tank unti lth epum pnoz zle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thecap onthefiller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1.
% Close thefuel filler flap bef oreloc kin gth e
ve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking theve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlysecu redve hi‐
cle rolling away
If th eve hicle isno tsecur elyparkedsuf fi‐
cie ntly ,it can rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa yev en ataslight downhill gradient. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnth e
fr ont whee lsso that theve hicle rolls
to wa rdsth ecurb ifit star ts mo ving. #
App lythepar king brak e. #
Switc hth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsy stem parts
Flammable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit e. #
Park theve hicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eint ocon tact with hot
ve hicle component s. 14
2
Driving and parking

Opening/closing
thehood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driv‐
ing withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood
is loc ked. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthehood
The hood maysuddenl ydr op intoth eend
position .
Ther eis arisk ofinjur yfo ran yone inthe
hood's rang eof mo vement. #
Open orclose thehood onlywhen ther e
is nobody inthehood's rang eof mo ve‐
ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Com ponents intheengine compartmen tma y
con tinue running orstar tup sudden ly,ev en if
th eignition isswitc hedoff.
Mak esur eof thefo llo wing beforeper form ing
ta sk sin theengine compartmen t: #
Swi tchth eignition off. #
Neverre ac hint oth edang erzon esur‐
ro und ingmovingco mp onent s,e.g. the
ro tatio nar ea ofthefa n. #
Remo vejewe leryand watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent sunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thefuel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Youco uld
re cei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Neverto uc hco mp onent sof theignition
sy stem orthefuel injec tionsystem
when theignition isswitc hedon. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. Maint
enanc eand care329

Obser
vethemaximum tirepr essur e
(/ page37 8).
Us easu itabl epr es su re gaug eto checkth etir e
pr essur e.The outerappear anceofatir edoes
no tper mit anyre liable conclusion aboutthetir e
pr essur e.
Onl ycor rect tirepr ess ure whe nth etir es are
cold. Condition sfo rcold tires:
R The vehicle hasbeen parkedwit hth etir es
out ofdir ect sunlight forat lea stthre ehour s.
R The vehicle hastrave led less than 1mile
(1 .6 km ).
The vehicle's tires heat upwhen driving. Asthe
te mp eratur eof thetir es incr eases, sotoodoes
th etir epr essur e.
Ve hicl eswith atir epr ess uremonit oring sys‐
te m: Youcan also checkth etir epr essur eusing
th eon- board computer.
The tirepr essur ere comme ndedforincr ease d
loa d/spee din thetir epr essur eta ble can affect
th eride comf ort. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
uns uitable accessories ontireva lve
If yo umoun tuns uitable accessories onto tire
va lves, thetir eva lves ma ybe ove rloaded and
malfunct ion,whic hcan cause aloss oftire
pr essur e.Afterm arke ttir epr es su re monit or‐
ing systems willcause thetir eva lve to
re main open, depending onthedesign. This
can also result inaloss oftirepr essur e. #
Onlyscr ew standar dva lve caps orvalve
cap sspe cifica llyapprove dby
Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle onto
th etir eva lve. Ti
re pres sur etab le The
tirepr ess ureta ble ison theinside ofthe
fuel filler flap.
% The datasho wnintheimag esisexam ple
dat a. If
on eor mor etir esiz es prece deatir epr essur e,
th efo llo wing tirepr essur einf ormatio nis onl y
va lid forth ose tiresizes andtheir respectiv e
load condition.
The load conditions "partially laden" and"fully
laden" aredef ined intheta ble fordif fere nt num ‐
be rs of passeng ersand amounts oflugg age. The
actual number ofseats maydif ferfr om this. 368
Wheels andtires

Un
ifor m Tire Quality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orm standar dto grade thequ alit yof tires
wit hre ga rd totrea dqu alit y,tiretracti onand
te mp eratur ech aract eristic s.The qualit ygr adin g
asses smentismade bythemanuf acturerfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU. S. government. The
qu alit ygr ade ofatir eis im print ed on theside
wa llof thetir e.
Re comm endedtir epr essu re:th ere comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ureis thetir epr essur especif ied
fo rth etir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa c‐
to ry.
The tireand information table con tains there c‐
omme ndedtirepr ess ures forcold tires, themax‐
imum permissible loadandthemaximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble con tains there comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ures forcold tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of theve hicle.
Incr eased vehicl ewe ight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ecombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable forth eve hicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th eve hicle ornot.
Rim: thepar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleWe ight Ratin g):th eGA WR
is themaximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustne verexc eed the
gr os saxle weight rating .The gross axlewe ight
ra ting canbefound ontheve hicle identif ication
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
Speed ratin g:thespeed rating ispa rtof thetir e
identif ication .It specif iesthespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
GV W(Gr oss Vehicl eWe ight ):th egr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle
including fuel,tools, thespar ewheel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg ageand thetrailer
dr aw bar nose weight ,if applicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustno texc eed thegr oss vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedontheve hicle
identif ication plateon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eWe ight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthemaximum permitt edgross weight of
thefully laden vehicle (weight oftheve hicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thetrailer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sve hicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
B‑pil laron thedr iver's side.
Maxim umweight ofthelad envehicl e:the
maximu mwe ight isthesum ofthecurb weight
of theve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccessor ies,the
maximu mloa dand thewe ight ofoption aleq uip‐
men tins talled atthefa ct or y.
Kilop ascal(kP a):metric unit fortir epr essu re.
6.9 kPacor responds to1psi .Ano ther unit for
tir epr es su re isbar .10 0kilop ascal(kP a)equals
1 bar .
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition totheload-bear ing
inde x,theload indexma yalso beimprint ed on
th eside wallof thetir e. This specif iestheload-
bear ingcapacity ofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Cur bwe ight :th ewe ight ofave hicle withstand‐
ar deq uipme ntinc ludin gth emaximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant .It also includes theair
con ditionin gsy stem and option aleq uipment if 382
Wheels andtires

#
Onlyfill th efuel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andtopup as
soon aspossible withunleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotdr ive at themaximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. This
mayre duce engineoutput andincrease fuel
con sum ption. Neverre fuel using gasoline witha
lo we roct ane number .
Fu rther information onfuel canbefound:
R ataga sst atio n
R ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R USAonl y:at http :/ /www .mbusa. com
Inf orma tion onaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page39 9). *
NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthewr ong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addcle ani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben zto thefuel. Mer
cedes- Benzrecomme ndsthat youuse fuel
br and sth at have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,th efuel maybe mix ed
wit hth ecleanin gadditiv ere comme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be sureto obser vetheno tes
and mixing ratio ssp eci fied on thecon tainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve Model
Total cap acity
S 56 02 1.1 ga l(80. 0liter s) Model
ofwhic hre ser ve
fuel
S 560 2.1 ga l(8 .0 lite rs) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page39 9). Te
ch nica lda ta 40
1

*
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er sot her
th an those whic hmee tth especif ica‐
tion sneces saryfo rth epr escr ibed
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Have theengine oilchang edafte rth e
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
oil chang ecar ried out ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Quality
andcapacity ofengine oil Model
MB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
S 560 229.52
229.6 1* *
Re comme ndedforlo we stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Evis cos ityclassineach
case ;obs erve possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse s).
To achie vethelowe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse theengine oilspecif i‐
cation smar kedin theta ble forth elowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Po ssible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSA Evis cos ityclasse smu stbe
obser ved.
The follo wing values referto an oilchang e,
inc ludin gth eoil filt er . Model
Capacity
S 560 9.5US qt(9.0liter s) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page39 9). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
va por pockets form ing inthebr ak esy s‐
te m
The brak efluid constantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om theair .This lowe rstheboiling pointof
th ebr ak efluid. Ifth eboiling pointistoolow,
va por pockets ma yfo rm inthebr ak esy stem
when thebr ak es areapplied hard.
This causes thebr aking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have thebr ak efluid rene we dat the
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve thebr ak efluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
Onl yuse abr ak efluid appr ovedby Mer cedes-
Benz accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval
33 1.0. 402
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
hefanmo toris faulty . #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
00B6
Fuel Level Low *T
hefuel supply hasdropped intoth ere ser verang e. #
Refuel .
00B6
Ga sCa pLoose *T
hefuel filler cap isno tclos edcor rectly orthefuel system isleaking. #
Close thefuel filler cap. #
Ifth efuel filler cap wasalr eady proper lyclosed :con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 422
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps