2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SALOON LONG Owners Manual

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TEThe vehicle's suspension and damping behaviour is restric ted. The vehicle body may tilt heavily tothe
side during cornering. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Reduce speed considerably before taking a bend. #
Avoid sudden steering mo vements. #
Drive on careful ly. #
Reduce speed considerably before taking a bend. #
Avoid sudden steering mo vements.
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t least one main function of the E- ACTIVE BODY CONTROL system is malfunctioning.
The system is deactivated.
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TE The vehicle's suspension and damping behaviour has changed signi/cantl y,theve hicle body may tilt
heavily tothe side during cornering. #
Reduce vehicle speed. Drive on carefull y. #
Reduce theve hicle speed considerably before taking a cur ve. #
Avoid sudden steering mo vements. #
Continue driving careful lyand do not exceed 80 km/h. 550
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If possible, stop in accordance with the tra1c conditions and switch theve hicle o. and on again. #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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here is a serious malfunction a.ecting thehy draulics of the E- ACTIVE BODY CONTROL system.
The system is deactivated.
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TE The vehicle's driving characteristics ha vechanged signi/cantl y. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Stop theve hicle immediately in accordance with the tra1c conditions. Do not continue driving. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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Max. speed 20km/h *A
IRM ATIC is functioning only toa limi tedex tent. The vehicle's handling characteristics may be a.ected. #
The cur rent le vel is too high. Do not drive at speeds greater than 20 km/h. #
Consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
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STOP Vehicle level too low *Y
ou ha vepulled away despite theve hicle le vel being too lo w. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions.
The vehicle will be raised tothe selected vehicle le vel. #
Wait until the display message disappears before pulling away. Display messages and
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If th e display message does not disappear and a warning tone also sounds, AIRMATIC is malfunctioning: #
Do not drive at speeds greater than 80 km/h and consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.
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TE The tyres on the front axle or thefe nders could be damaged bylarge stee ring mo vements #
Avoid lar gestee ring mo vements while driving and lis tenfo r scraping sounds. #
Ifyo u hear scraping sounds, pull over and stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions, and set a
higher vehicle le vel if possible. #
Set a higher vehicle le vel (/ page 305).
Depending on the malfunction, theve hicle will be raised.
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hevehicle le vel is too lo w.The vehicle will be raised tothe selected vehicle le vel. #
Wait until the display message disappears before pulling away.
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Compressor is cooling *D
uetofrequent le velch anges within a short space of time, the compressor /rst needs tocool down in order toset the
selected vehicle le vel.
When the compressor has cooled down, theve hicle will continue rising tothe selected vehicle le vel. #
Drive on in a manner appropriate forth e cur rent le vel. Make sure that there is su1cient ground clearance. 552
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Limited availability of
Active Parking Assist
manoeuvring assistant See
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ctive Parking Assist ’smanoeuv ring assistant is temp orarily una vailable or only partially available. #
Clean all senso rsof the parking and camera system (/ page 433). #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
PARKTRONIC and manoeu-
vring assistant not availa-
ble at rear when towing a
trailer *W
hen you establish the electrical connection tothe trailer, there ar Parking Assist PARKTRONIC and manoeuvring
assistant will be una vailable. #
Press the leT-hand Touch Control and ackno wledge the display message.
PARKTRONIC inoperative
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arking Assist PARKTRONIC is malfunctioning.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the system will be available again. #
Continue driving while paying attention totheve hicle's sur roundings.
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Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart theve hicle. #
Ifth e display message still appears, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop.
Active Parking Assist and
PARKTRONIC inoperative
See Owner's Manual *A
ctive Parking Assist and Parking Assist PARKTRONIC are malfunctioning.
Once the cause of the problem is no longer present, the system will be available again. #
Continue driving while paying attention totheve hicle's sur roundings.
or #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra1c conditions and restart theve hicle. Displ
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ABS and ESP ®
are temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be temp orarily una vailable.
The brake system will continue tooperate normall y.Braking distance may inc rease in an emer gency braking situation. &
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ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may lock during braking and ESP ®
does not per form any vehicle stabilisation.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addi-
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. #
Drive carefully on a suitable str etch of road, making slight steering mo vements at a speed abo ve30 km/h. #
Ifth e display message does not disappear, consult a quali/ed specialist workshop immediatel y.Drive care-
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inoperative See Owner's
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ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) ma y also be malfunctioning.
The brake sy stem will continue tooperate normall y.Braking distance may inc rease in an emer gency braking situation. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may block during braking and ESP ®
does not per form any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addi-
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch ecked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. ÷
currently unavailable See
Owner's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety sy stems (e.g. BAS) ma y also be malfunctioning. &
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ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP is malfunctioning ®
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are
swit ched o.. #
Drive carefully on a suitable str etch of road, making slight steering mo vements at a speed abo ve30 km/h. Display message
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ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving sa fety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning.
The brake system will continue tooperate normall y.Braking distance may inc rease in an emer gency braking situation. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, ESP ®
cannot carr y outvehicle stabilisation. In addition, other driving saf ety sy stems are
swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch ecked at a quali/ed specialist workshop. 556
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EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning.
Other driving systems and driving saf ety systems (e.g. BAS) may also be malfunctioning. &
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ARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning
The wheels may block during braking and ESP ®
does not per form any vehicle stabilization.
The steerability and braking characteristics are heavily impaired and the braking distance may increase. In addi-
tion, other driving saf ety sy stems are swit ched o.. #
Drive on carefull y. #
Have the brake system checked immediately at a quali/ed specialist workshop. Active Brake Assist Func-
tions currently limited See
Owner's Manual
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orvehicles with the Driving Assistance Package, thefo llowing functions may be temp orarily una vailable or only parti-
ally available:
R Active Brake Assist with cross-t ra1c function
R Evasive Steering Assist
R PRE‑SAFE ®
PLUS
The ambient conditions are outside the system limits (/ page 290). #
Drive on
As soon as the ambient conditions are within the system limits, the system will become available again.
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