2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS ABS

#
Toreduce thetirepr es sur e:press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2. #
When thetir epr essur eis cor rect, unscr ew
th efilling hose from theva lve of thesealed
tir e. #
Screw theva lve cap ontoth eva lve of the
sealed tire. #
Pull thetir esealant bottle out ofthetir e
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay son thetir esealant bot‐
tle. #
Drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rk‐
shop andhave thetir e, tiresealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teson the12 Vbatt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent dueto
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly onthebat‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yon thebatt ery
can, forex am ple, lead toashor tcir cuit .This
can restrict functi onsreleva nt forsaf etysy s‐
te ms and impai rth eoper ating safetyof your
ve hicle.
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R When brakin g
R Intheeve ntofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whentheve hicle's speedisno t
adap tedto thero ad con dition s #
Intheeve ntofasho rtcir cui tor asim i‐
la rinci dent, contactaqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop immediat ely. #
Donotdr ive on. #
Alw aysha ve wo rkon thebatt erycar ried
out ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. R
Further information onABS (/page21 2)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page21 3)
Fo rsaf etyre ason s,Mer cedes-Ben zre comme nds
th at youon lyuse batteries whic hha ve been tes‐
te dand appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .
All vehicl esexc eptve hicl eswith alithium-
ion batt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can ignitethehighly
ex plosiv ega smixtur ein thebatt ery. #
Todisc hargeanyelec tros tatic charge
th at ma yha ve built up,touc hth eme tal
ve hicle body beforehandling thebat‐
te ry. Br
ea kdo wnassista nce 34
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Cha
nging awheel No
teson selecting, installing andreplac ing
tir es &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct size sof whe elsand tires
If whe elsand tires ofthewr ong size are
ins talled, thewheel brak es orcom ponen tsin
th ebr ak esy stem and inthewheel suspen‐
sion maybe damag ed. #
Alw aysre place wheels andtires wit h
th ose that fulf illthespecif ication sof
th eor iginal part.
Fo rwhee ls,payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Des ignat ion
R Type
Fo rtir es, payatt ention tothefo llo wing:
R Des ignat ion
R Manuf acturer
R Type &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thespecif iedtireload-bear ingcapa‐
city ortheper missible speedrating
Ex cee ding thespecif iedtireload rating or
th eper missible speedrating mayle ad totire
da ma geand tothetir es bur sting. #
Ther efor e, onl yuse tiretypes andsizes
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model. #
Obser vethetir eload rating andspee d
ra ting requ ired foryo ur vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle andtiredamag eth ro ugh
tir etyp esand sizes that have notbe en
ap prove d Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse tires, wheel s
and accessories whic hha ve been speciall y
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben zfo ryo ur vehicle.
These tires arespecially adaptedto the
act ive saf etysy stems, suchas ABS ,ES P®
and 4MA TIC,andmarkedas follo ws :
R MO =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal R
MOE =Mer cedes-Ben zOr iginal Extended
(r un-f lattireonl yfo rcer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mer cedes -Benz Original (onlycer ‐
ta in AMG tires)
Ot her wise, certain proper ties,suc has han‐
dling charact eristic s,vehicle noise emis‐
sions, consum ption, etc. cou ldbe adversely
af fect ed. Further mor e,other tiresizes could
re sult inthetir es rubbing agains tth ebody
and axle componen tswhen loaded. This
could result indamag eto thetir eor theve hi‐
cle.
Onl yuse tires, wheels andaccessor iesthat
ha ve been checkedand recomme ndedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. *
NO
TERisk todriving safetyfrom retrea ‐
de dtir es Re
trea de dtir es arenei ther tested nor recom‐
mend edbyMer cedes-Ben z,since prev ious
damag ecan notalw aysbe detected on
re trea de dtir es . 38
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Wh eelsand tires

*
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
Tech nica lda ta

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Parking Assistand
PARKTRONIC Inoperative
See Operator' sManual *A
ctivePa rking Assistand Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Caremalf unction ing .
On ce thecause ofthepr oblem isno long erpresent ,th esy stem will beavailable again. #
Con tinue drivin gwhile paying attent ion totheve hicle's surround ings.
or #
Stop theve hicle inaccor dance withth etra ffic con dition sand restar tth eve hicle. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving safetysy stems Displa
ymess ages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ABS andESP®
arete mp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsy stems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be temp orarily una vailable.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
The wheelsma yloc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 539

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Drive car efull yon asuit able stre tchof road, mak ingsligh tst eer ing movements ataspeed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth edispla ymessag edoes notdisappear ,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.Dr ive car e‐
full y. 0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
ABS andESP®
aremalfu nctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning.
The brak esy stem will continue tooper atenor mally .Br aking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braki ng situa ‐
tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifABS andESP®
aremal functi oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have ABS andESP®
ch eckedimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 54
0
Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
EBD ,ABS andESP®
aremalfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetysy stems (e.g. BAS)ma yal so be mal functi oning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
The wheelsma ybl oc kdu ring braki ng and ESP®
do es notpe rfor m anyve hicle stabiliz ation.
The steer ability andbraking charact eristic sar ehea vilyim pair edand thebr aking distance mayincr ease. Inaddi‐
tio n,other driving safetysy stems areswitc hedoff. #
Drive on car efull y. #
Have thebr ak esy stem checkedimmediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently LimitedSee
Operator's Manual *F
orvehicles withth eDr iving Assistance Packag e, thefo llo wing functionsma ybe temp orarily una vailable oronl y
par tiall yav ailable:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi stwit hcr oss- traffic functi on
R Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t
R PRE‑S AFE®
PL US
The ambient conditions areoutside thesy stem limits (/page23 1). 54
2
Dis play messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning and indicat orlam ps Ov
ervie wof indicat orand warning lam ps Som
esy stems willperform aself -tes twhen the
ignit ionisswitc hedon.Som eindic ator and
wa rning lam psma ybr ief lylight uporflash. This
beha viorisno n-cr itical. Thes eind icat orand
wa rning lam psindic ateamalfun ction onlyif th ey
light uporflash afte rth eengine hasbeen star‐
te dor dur ing ajour ney.
Dr iver dis pla y Dr
iver dis pla ywit hdr iver cam era Ind
icat orand warning lam ps:
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page55 4)
00E9 Seat
belt(/page55 4)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (yello w)
(/ page556)
Ù Powe rst eer ing (red) (/ page556)
Ù Rear axle steer ing (yello w)
(/ page556)
Ù Rear axle steer ing (red)
(/ page556)
ÿ Coolanttemp eratur e(/ page558) 00B9
En
gine diagnos tics(/page558)
003D Elect
rical mal functi on(/ page 558)
00B6 Re
ser vefuel withfuel filler flap loca‐
tio nind icat or(/ page55 8)
0049 US
A:elec tric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page56 2)
0024 Canada:
electric par kingbr ak e(red)
(/ page56 2)
0024 Ele
ctric pa rking brak e(yello w)
(/ page562 )
00C6 US
A:Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem
(/ page562)
004D Canada:
brak es (yello w)
(/ page562)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page562)
004D Canada:
brak es (red) (/ page562)
L Distance warning (/ page565 )
ä AIRMA TIC/E -ACTIV EBO DY CON‐
TR OL (/ page565)
0025 ABS
(/page566)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page566) Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 553

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ä Suspension warning lam p
(r ed) *T
he redAIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OLwarning lam pis lit.
A malfun ction has occurredin AIRMA TIC/E-ACTIV EBO DY CONTR OL.
* NO
TEThe vehicle's driving charact eristic swill have chang edsign ifican tly. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Dr
iving safetysy stems Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0025 ABS warning lam p *T
he yello wAB Swa rning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
ABS isma lfunctio ning.
If an additio nal warning tone sou nds, EBDisma lfunctio ning.
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetysy stems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. #
Notethemessag eson thedr iver displa y. &
WARNIN GThe reisarisk ofskidding ifEBD orABS ismalfunctioning
The wheels mayloc kdur ing braking. 566
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps