
Manuf
ac‐
tur er Model
designa‐
tion Ra
dio
eq uip‐
ment
appr oval
number
(if availa‐
ble )
Ve oneer 77V12CRN (rada r
sensor) —
WITTE- Vel‐
ber t SD
HTAG 3NFC
(lo cking system) — Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number overview
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Aonl y)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) 48
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hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The maxim umpermissib legross vehicle weight
is made upoftheve hicle weight ,all vehicle
occupants, thefuel andtheload. Themaximum
gr oss axle weight rating isthemaximum weight
th at can becar ried on one axle (front orrear
axle ). Ne
verexc eed themaximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight orthemaximum gross axle
we ight rating forth efront orrear axle .
VIN intheengine compartmen t 1
VIN (veh icleidenti ficati onnumb er) Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinf ormat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nof emis sions
guideli nesattheU. S. feder alleve las wellas
fo rCa lifor nia
2 VIN (vehicl eidentif icationnumber)
3 Engine number (sta mp edintoth ecr ankc ase) Te
ch nica lda ta 485

#
Donotsw allo w fuel or letit come into
cont actwith skin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th ere fuel ingprocess.
If yo uor other people comeintocont actwith
fuel, obser vethefo llo wing: #
Imm ediat elyrinse fuelof fyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intocont actwithyo ur
ey es, immediat elyrinse them thor‐
oughl ywit hclean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo usw allo wfuel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eint ocon tact with fuel . Fu
el No
teson fuel grades forve hicl eswith aga s‐
oline engine
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6).
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system. #
Onlyre fuel withlow- sulfur gasoline.
This fuelmaycont ainupto10%ethanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foruse with
E1 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. If
th eav ailable fuelisno tsuf ficie ntly low in sul‐
fur ,th is can produce unpleasant odors.
Onl yre fuel withfuel that has atleas tth eoct ane
number specifiedintheinf ormation labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page20 0).
If yo uwa ntmaxim umengine output:onl y
re fuel withpr emiu m-gradeunleadedga soline
wit han oct ane number ofat leas t91 AKI/
95 RON.
As ate mp orarymeasur e,ifth ere comme nded
fue lis no tav ailable, youma yalso useregular
unleaded gasoline withan oct ane number ofat
leas t87 AKI/9 1RO N. Te
ch nica lda ta 48
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*
NO
TEPrema ture wearthro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dre gular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equ ickl yand impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouha ve torefuel using
unle adedre gular gasoline with87 AKI/
91 RON: #
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 isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n R
Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y)
No teson add itivesingasoline (vehicles with
ga soline engine)
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6).
* 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
br and -name fuels withaddit ives.
In som eco unt ries, thefuel available mayno t
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Depo sitscouldbu ild up
in thefuel injec tionsystem asare sult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation withan aut hor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,mix thefuel withth e
cle ani ng additiv ere comme ndedbyMer cedes-
Benz .Obser vetheno tesand mixing ratio sind i‐
cat edon theta nk . In
fo rm ation onfuel grades forve hicl eswith
a dies eleng ine
Gene ralno tes
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6). &
WARNIN GRisk offire from fuel mixtur e
If yo umix dieselfuel withga soline, theflash
poin tof thefuel mixt ureis lowe rth an that of
pur ediese lfuel. #
Neverre fuel using gasoline indiesel
engines. #
Nevermix gasoline withdiesel fuel. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythewr ong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthewr ong fuelcould
re sult indamag eto thefuel system, the
engine andtheemission control system.
Ve hicl eswith adies elpar ticul atefilt er 488
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#
Onlyre fuel using sulfur-free diesel fuel
th at con form sto Eur opeanstandar d
EN 590,or an equiv alen tspec ificat ion.
In coun tries without sulfur -fre ediesel
fuel, refuel using only low- sulfur diesel
fuel withasulfur contentless than
50 ppm.
Ve hicl ewithout dieselpar ticul atefilt er: #
Refuel using only diesel fuel withasul ‐
fur cont entless than 500ppm. #
Onlyrefuel using sulfur-free diesel fuel .
Ne verre fuel withone ofthefo llo wing fuels:
R Gasoline
R Mar inediesel
R Heat ingoil
R Purefa tty acidme thyl es teror vege table
oil
R Paraffin or kerosene
If yo uha ve acc iden tally re fuel edwithth e
wr ong fuel: #
Donotswit chtheignition on. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. The
recomme ndedfuelgr ad efo ryo ur vehicle
can befound ontheinf ormation labelinthefuel
fi ller flap (/ page20 0).
Inf orma tion onlow out sidete mp eratur es
Re fuel your vehicle withas muc hwint erdiesel
fuel aspossible atthebeginnin gof wint er.
Bef orech ang ingoverto wint erdiesel fuel,the
fuel tank sho uld be em pty, ifpossible .Ke ep the
fuel leve llo w forth efirs tre fuel ingwithwint er
die sel fuel ,e.g. toreser veleve l.The fuel tank
can befilled asusual when next refuel ing.
Fu rther information onfuel isavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R Ataga sst atio n
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
R Onthehtt ps:/ /www .mbusa.c om(USAonl y) Ta
nk cont entand reser vefuel Model
Total cap acity
Al lmo dels 20.1ga l(7 6. 0liter s) Of
whic hre ser ve
All mod els2 .1ga l(8 .0 lite rs) Engine
oil No
teson engine oil
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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*
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 Gasoline
enginesM B-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
S 500 4MATIC 229.51,229.52,
229.6 1
229.7 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 500 4MATIC 8.5US qt(8.0l) No
teson brak efluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6). &
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. 490
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Coolant
No
teson coolant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6). &
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintocon tact with hot
com ponent partsintheengine compart‐
ment ,it ma yignit e. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur eth at no ant ifreez espills out
ne xt to thefiller open ing. #
Thor oughl yclean offan yant ifreeze
fr om com pone ntpar tsbef orest ar tin g
th eve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyus ecool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwithth ere qu ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati ononcool antisavailable atthefo l‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid ete m‐
per atur es If
an inapp ropr iat ecoolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno tsuf ficie ntlypr o‐
te cted agains tov erheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysuse coolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vetheins truction sin the
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forOper‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thecoolant regular lyreplaced ataqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Pr opor tionofantifr eezeconcen trat ein the
engine cooling system:
R Aminimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely-3 5°F (-37°C))
R Amaxim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49°F (-45°C))
Co olant capacity Mode
lC apacity
S 500 4MATIC 18.0 US qt
(1 7.0 liter s) No
teson windshield washer fluid Obser
vetheno teson oper ating fluids
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&
WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. *
NO
TEDama getotheex terior lighting
due touns uitable windshieldwa sher fluid Uns
uitable windshieldwa sher fluid maydam‐
ag eth eplas ticsur face oftheex terior light‐
ing. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid whic h
is also suitable foruse onplastic sur fa‐
ces, e.g.MBSumm erFitor MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwa sher fluids #
Donotmix MBSum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit withot her windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notuse distilled orde- ionizedwa ter.Ot her‐
wise, thefill le ve lsen sor maybe trigg ered erro ‐
neou sly.
Re comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e.g. MBSummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e.g. MBWinterFi t
Fo rth ecor rect mixi ngratio ,re ferto theinf orma‐
tion ontheantif reeze container .
Mix washer fluid withwind shieldwa sher fluid all
ye ar round . Re
frig er ant No
teson refrig er ant
Obser vetheno teson oper ating fluids
(/ page48 6). *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
anon-appr ovedre frig er ant isuse d,thecli‐
mat econ trol system maybe damag ed. #
USA:use onlyR‑1 34a refrig er ant. #
Canada: useonlyR‑1 234yf refrig er ant. *
NO
TEDama getotheclimat econ trol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuse refrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Donotmix theappr ovedre frig er ant
com pressor oilwithadif fere nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon theclimat econ trol system maybe car‐
ri ed out onlyby aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEstand‐
ar dJ63 9,mus tbe adher edto.
The information labelforth eclimat econ trol sys‐
te m rega rding there frig er ant type andthere frig‐ 492
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