2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG service

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Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk offatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. Ov
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ervie
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w of r ecommended c
ecommended c hild r
hild res
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems
ems %
Further information on the cor rect child
re straint system can be ob tained at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you use a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre forth is purpose.
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V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h belt airbags:
h belt airbags: When securing a
child in a child restraint system
on an ou terre ar seat, it is essential toobser vethe
fo llowing inst ructions:
R Weight category 0, 0+ or I: thech ild restraint
system must be installed on the ISOFIX or i-
Size child seat anchor.
R Weight category II/III: only use the appr oved
KIDFIX XP and AMG KIDFIX XP child seats.
R Secure a rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te m with the ISOFIX or the i-Size child seat
anchor.
R Secure a forw ard-facing child restraint system
wi th th e ISOFIX or the i-Size child seat anchor
and, if present, theTo pTe ther anchorage.
R Obser vethe no tes in "Belt airbag in rear seat
belt" (/ page 50). Secur
Secur
ing wit
ing wit h ISOFIX
h ISOFIX
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eight cat egor
egory 0+ (up t
y 0+ (up t o 13 k
o 13 kg and up to
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appro
appro x. 15 mont
x. 15 mont hs)
hs) T
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ype
ype 1
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BAB
AB Y S
Y S AFE plus
AFE plus
Size catego ry E
Appro valE 1 04 301 146
Order number 2
B6 6 86 8224
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. W
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DUO plus
DUO plus
Size categor yB1
Appro valE 1 04 301 133
Order number 2
A 000 970 43 02
1 Manufacturer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. Occupant saf
ety
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If t
If t
he v
he v ehicle does no
ehicle does no t st
t start:
art: #
Leavetheke y1 inthe cup holder 2. #
Depress the brake pedal and start theve hicle
using the start/s top button.
% You can switch on the po wer supply or the
ve hicle with the start/s top button.
Obser veany information rega rding display mes-
sages that can be displ ayed on the driver's dis-
pla y. S
S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle via R
ehicle via R emot
emote Online Ser
e Online Ser vices
vices Cooling or heating t
Cooling or heating t
he v
he vehicle int
ehicle int er
erior bef
ior bef ore
ore
st
st ar
ar ting t
ting t he jour
he jour ney
ney
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 su1cient lyfull.
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d. Char
Char
ging t
ging t he st
he start
arter batt
er batt er
ery bef
y bef or
ore st
e st ar
arting t
ting t he
he
jour
jour ney
ney
Yo u can receive a message on your smartphone
when the state of charge ofthe star ter battery is
lo w. You can then start theve hicle with the smart-
phone tocharge the batter y.The vehicle is auto-
matically switched o. aTer ten minutes.
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 su1cient lyfull.
St
St ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle (R
ehicle (R emot
emote Online)
e Online) &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of crushing or entra pment
due tounintentional starting of the engine
Limbs could be crushed or trapped if the
engine is star ted unintentionally during service
or maintenance work. #
Always secure the engine against unin-
te ntional starting before ca rrying out
main tenance or repair work. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Park position jis selected.
R The anti-theT alarm system is not activated.
R The hazard warning light system is switched
o..
R The bonnet is closed.
R The doors are closed and loc ked.
R The windo wsand sliding sunroof are closed. #
Start theve hicle using the smartphone.
ATer every engine start, the engine runs for
te n minutes.
Yo u can car ryout a maximum of two consecutive
starting attem pts. You must start the engine with
th eke y before trying tostart theve hicle again
with the smartphone.
Yo u can switch o. theve hicle at any time as fol-
lo ws:
R Viath e Smartphone App Driving and parking
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R
con verts th e kinetic energy of theve hicle into
elect ric energy
% Ifyo u brake hard, the mechanical brake is
also used. This means that the maximum
re cuperative energy cannot be reco vered. The
more you drive and brake in an anticipatory
manner, the more e1cient lyenergy can be
re cuperated.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The braking e.ect of the electric mo tor during
re cuperation in overrun mode may be reduced or
may not be available at all in thefo llowing situa-
tions:
R when the high-voltage battery charge level
increases
R ifth e high-voltage battery is not yet at a nor-
mal operating temp erature
R when driving at speeds close tozero
R in transmission position i
R during and aTer ESP ®
inter venes In
these cases, the desired deceleration is set by
th e brake control system. Also brake with the
service brake if necessar y.
Manuall
Manuall y se
y setting r
tting r ecuper
ecuper ativ
ative deceler
e deceler ation
ation
% You can use the steering wheel gearshiT pad-
dles toadjust the intensity of recuperation in
th en, oandÎ drive prog rams. The
following recuperation le vels are available:
R hà Intelligent and anticipa tory recupera-
tion with ECO Assist (/ page 221, 224)
R hq: no recuperation; theve hicle rolls freely
R h: normal recuperation R
h±: increased recuperation; st rong decel-
eration in overrun mode, e.g. for driving on
downhill gradients
St andard setting:
R hÃ: if the ECO Assist function is activa-
te d in the multimedia system (/ page 225).
R h: if the ECO Assist function is deactivated
in the multimedia system.
% hà is onlyavailable if the ECO Assist
function is activated in the multimedia system
and if the function of thera dar sensors is not
impaired. Also obser vethe information on
ve hicle senso rsand cameras in theve hicle
Owner's Manual. #
T
To incr
o incr ease r
ease r ecuper
ecuper ation:
ation:brie0y pull gearshiT
paddle 1. #
T
To r
o r educe r
educe r ecuper
ecuperation:
ation:brie0y pull gearshiT
paddle 2. #
S
St
tandar
andar d se
d setting:
tting: pull and hold gearshiT pad-
dle 1 or2 or engage transmission position
h again. Driving and parking
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Insert fuel /ller cap from abo veinto brac ket
2 . #
Comple tely insert the pump nozzle into the
ta nk /ller nec k,hook in place and refuel. #
Only /ll the fuel tank until the pump nozzle
switches o..
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: theta nk /ller
neck is designed forre fuelling at diesel /lling
pumps.
% V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: whenthe fuel
ta nk is comple tely em pty, top up with at least
5 litres of diesel.
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Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine:
h a diesel engine: use a /ller neck
with a lar gediame terfo rve hicles with a diesel
engine when topping up fuel from a fuel can.
Otherwise, the /ller neck cannot slide into the
ta nk. #
Replace the cap on the /ller neck and turn
clockwise until it engages audibl y.#
Close fuel /ller 0ap 1. A
A
dBlue
dBlue ®
®
(v
(vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a diesel engine onl
h a diesel engine onl y)
y) N
No
ot
tes on
es on r
re/lling
e/lling A
AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
Ad Blue ®
is a water-soluble 0uid forth e NOx
ex haust gas aTertreatment of diesel engines. In
order forth eex haust gas aTertreatment tofunc-
tion proper ly, only use AdBlue ®
in accord ance
with ISO 22241.
Ad Blue ®
is ch aracterised bythefo llowing:
R non-t oxic
R colourless and odourless
R non-0ammable
If yo u open theAd Blue ®
tank, small amounts of
ammonia vapour may be released. Only /ll the
Ad Blue ®
tank in well-ventilated areas.
Do not let AdBlue ®
come into contact with skin,
ey es or clo thes. Keep AdBlue ®
awa y from chil-
dren.
Do not ingest AdBlue ®
. If AdBlue ®
is swallo wed,
immediately rinse your mouth out thoroughl y.
Drink plenty of water. Seek medical at tention at
once. Obser
vethe no tes on operating 0uids
(/ page 481).
Ad Blue ®
is available here:
R AdBlue ®
can be topped up byfast service at a
quali/ed specialist workshop, e.g. a
Mercedes-Benz Se rvice Centre.
R AdBlue ®
is available at many /lling stations
from AdBlue ®
/lling pumps.
R Alternati vely,Ad Blue ®
is available at quali/ed
specialist workshops, e.g. Mercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centres, and at many /lling stations in
Ad Blue ®
re/ll canis ters or AdBlue ®
re/ll bot-
tles.
% Ensure the connection between there /ll con-
ta iner and vehicle /ller neck does not drip.
T T opping up A
opping up A dBlue
dBlue®
®
* NO
NOTE
TEEngine damage due toAd Blue ®
being in the fuel #
AdBlue ®
must not be used to/ll the fuel
ta nk. Driving and parking
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Only use AdBlue ®
to /ll theAd Blue ®
ta nk. #
Do not over/ll theAd Blue ®
tank. *
N
NOOTE
TE Contamination of theve hicle inte-
ri or due toAd Blue ®
lea kage #
ATer topping up, carefully close the
Ad Blue ®
re/ll con tainer. #
Avoid car rying AdBlue ®
re/ll con tainers
permanently in theve hicle. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
The following message s appear in order in the
driver's 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 ®
immediatel y.
R Top up AdBlue Emergency op. in XXX km
See Owner's ManualThe low AdBlue ®
level
will lead tolimited per form ance aTer the re
maining distance displa yed has been driven.
To p up AdBlue ®
immediatel y.
R XX,X l Top up AdBlue Emerg. op.: max. XXX
km/h Start not poss. in XXX kmThe low
AdBlue ®
leve l will lead tolimited per form ance
from the speed displa yed. ATer there maining
distance displa yed has been co vered, it will no
longer be possible tostart theve hicle. Top up
with at least the amount of AdBlue ®
displa yed.
R XX,Xl Top up AdBlue Switch vehicle on, wait
60 sec. or engine start not poss. TheAdBlue ®
ta nk is em pty. Yo u can no longer start the
ve hicle. Top up with at least the amount of
Ad Blue ®
displa yed. Switch on theve hicle and
wa itfor appr oximately 60 seconds. Start the
ve hicle.
Yo u can see theAd Blue ®
range and le vel in the
Service menu in the driver's displa y.
% The AdBlue ®
range show n depends strongly
on the driving style and operating conditions.
The actual range can therefore deviate from
th e calculated range. Opening t Opening t
he A
he AdBlue
dBlue ®
®
/ller
/ller cap
cap #
Press on the back area of fuel /ller 0ap 1. #
Turn AdBlue ®
/ller cap 2anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
% You can also store theAd Blue ®
/ller cap in
th e fuel /ller cap holder in the fuel /ller 0ap
hinge arm. 240
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R
Extended periods without charging
R The maximum available charge cur rent of the
ch arging facility N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c har
harging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
age batt
e batt er
ery at t
y at t he
he
mains soc ke
mains soc ket (mode 2)
t (mode 2) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injury from incor-
re ctly ins talled component parts
Connecting thech arging cable toa mains
soc ket using incor rectly ins talled component
parts could cause a /re or an electric shoc k,
fo rex ample. #
Only connect thech arging cable to a
mains soc ketth at:
R Has been proper lyinstalled and
R Has been inspected byaqu ali/ed elect ri-
cian #
For saf etyre asons, only use thech arging
cable supplied with theve hicle or an
original Mercedes-Benz charging cable. #
Purchase these parts at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre and obtain advice
th ere.
Mercedes-Benz thoroughly tests these original
ch arging cables forth eir suitability for high-
vo ltage charging of your vehicle. #
Never use a damaged charging cable. #
Do not use:
R Extension cables
R Extension reels
R Multiple soc kets #
Never use soc ket ada pters toconnect
th ech arging cable tothe mains soc ket.
The only exception being if the adap ter
has been tested and appro vedby the
manufacturer forch arging the high-volt-
age battery of an electric vehicle. #
Obser vethe saf ety no tes in the operat-
ing inst ructions forth e soc ket ada pter. Only
thefo llowing charging cables may be used:
R The charging cable supplied with theve hicle. R
Ach arging cable that has been appr ovedfor
th eve hicle.
The charging process can vary depending on the
po we r supply equipment.
Shor terch arging times can be achie ved in thefo l-
lowing ways:
R Charging at a wallbox.
R Charging at a charging station.
When doing so, alw ays obser vethe local informa-
tion.
Do not lea vethech arging cable cont rols hanging
loose from a mains soc ket.
Do not liT the controls bythefo llowing compo-
nent parts:
R The charging cable connector.
R The mains plug.
When charging, pr otect thech arging cable cont rol
element from excessive heat such as direct sun-
light. Otherwise, thech arging process may be
cancelled. 244 244
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For saf etyre asons, only use thech arging
cable supplied with theve hicle or an
original Mercedes-Benz charging cable.
Mercedes-Benz thoroughly tests these
original charging cables forth eir suitabil-
ity for high-voltage charging of your vehi-
cle. Pur chase these parts at a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre and obtain advice
th ere. #
Check the maximum charging cur rent
using thech arging capacity shown in the
driver's displa y. The
charging cable supplied is set toa countr y-
speci/c maximum charging cur rent value. When
ch arging abroad, the maximum value may exceed
th e permitted value forth at countr y. #
Before charging at a mains soc ket, ha vethe
maximum permissible charging cur rent forthe
re leva nt mains soc ket or the building inspec-
te dby aqu ali/ed elect rician. #
When abroad, obser vethe count ry-speci/c
la ws when charging. If
yo u ha vequestions concerning thech arging
cur rent or if there is a malfunction, please contact
a quali/ed specialist workshop. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he c
he char
harging cable contr
ging cable contr ol panel
ol panel The
charging cable cont rol panel sho ws the cur-
re nt status of thech arging process. 1
Supply voltage indicator
2 Charging process indicator
3 Temp erature monitor indicator
4 Safety sy stem indicator Suppl
Suppl
y v
y volt
oltag
age indicat
e indicat or
or1
1 Display
Display
Meaning
Meaning
Lights up whit eThe supplyvoltage is
connected. Char
Char
ging pr
ging pr ocess indicat
ocess indicat or
or2
2 Display
Display
Meaning
Meaning
Flashes green The high-voltage bat-
tery isch arging. Driving and parking
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Bring theve hicle toa standstill bypressing the
brake pedal. #
Ongradients, turn the front wheels so that the
ve hicle will rollto wa rdsth eke rb if it starts
moving. #
Apply the electric parking brake. #
Engage transmission position jin a station-
ary vehicle with the brake pedal applied
(/ page 232). #
Switch o. theve hicle bypressing the1 but-
to n. #
Release the service brake slo wly. #
Get out of theve hicle and lock it.
% When you park theve hicle, you can still oper-
ate the side windo wsand the panoramic slid-
ing sunroof for appr oximately four minutes if
th e driver's door is closed. Gar
Gar
ag
age door opener
e door opener Pr
Pr
ogr
ogr amming butt
amming butt ons f
ons for t
or the g
he g ar
arag
ag e door opener
e door opener &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatal injuries 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 vetheve hicle or, if present, the
stationa ryheater running in an enclosed
space without su1cient ventilation. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury bybecoming
trapped when opening and closing a
ga rage door
When you operate or prog ram a garage door
with an integ ratedga rage door opener, per-
sons can become trapped or struck bythe
ga rage door if they stand wi thin its range of
mo vement. #
Always make sure that nobody is within
th era nge of thega rage door's mo ve-
ment. Before prog
ramming thega rage door opener, park
th eve hicle outside thega rage . Make sure that the
ve hicle is switched on but not star ted.
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle has been par ked outside the
gar age or outside thera nge of mo vement of
th e door. 260
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Driving and parking