2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS oil

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R Open thecamer aco verwit hth emultimedia
sy stem (/ page260).
R Use clean waterand asof tclo thtocle an the
came ralens .
R Donotuse apo we rwa sher .
Ta ilpip es
R Clean withaclean ingagent recomme nded
fo rMer cedes-Benz, especiallyin thewint er
and afte rwa shing theve hicle.
R Donotuse acidic cleaning agents. No
teson car eof theint erior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin gof faf te rth euse ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcarepr od ucts
Ca reand cleanin gpr oduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthecoc kpit to
become porous. When theairbags are
deplo yed, plas ticpar tsma ybr eak away. #
Donotus ean ycar eor cle ani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, forex am ple, caus eseat beltsto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverblea chordyeseat belts. To
avo iddamag eto theve hicle, observethefo l‐
lo wing noteson cleaning andcare:
Seat belts
R Clea nwit hluk ewa rmand soap ywa ter.
R Donotus ech emical cleaningag ent s.
R Donotdr yby heating them toove r17 6°F
(80°C )or exposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
R Switc hof fth edispla yand letit cool down. R
Clean thesur face car efu llywith amic rofiber
clo thand asuit able displa ycar epr oduc t
(TF T-LC D).
R Donotus ean yot her agents.
Head-up Display
R Clea nwit hasof t,non- static ,lint -fre eclo th.
R Donotus ecle ani ng agents .
Pl as tic trim
R Clea nwi th adam pmic rofiber cloth.
R Forhea vysoil ing: Use aclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotatt achsticke rs,fi lms orsimilar mate‐
ri als.
R Donotallo wcos metics,ins ect repellent or
sun cream tocome incont actwith theplas‐
tic trim.
Re alwo od and trim elemen ts
R Clean withamic rofiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: Clean withadam p
clo thand soap ywa ter.
R Forhea vysoil ing: Use aclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz. 34
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Maint enance andcare

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Donotus esol vent-ba sedcleani ng agents,
po lishe sor wa xes.
Headliner R Clea nwit habr ush ordrysham poo.
Car pet
R Use acar petand textil ecle ani ng agent rec‐
omme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
Ste ering wheel madeofgenuine leather or
DIN AMIC A
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bywrong clean ers #
Donotuse solvent-bas edclean ing
ag ent ssuc has tarre mo veror whee l
clea ner;neit her shou ldyouuse pol‐
ishe sor wa xes. Ot her wise youma y
damag eth efinis h. R
Clea nwi th adam pclo thand 1%soap ywa ter
solution andthen wipe withadr yclo th.
R Forhea vysoil ing: Use aclea nerrecomme n‐
ded forMer cedes-Benz.
R Leat hercare:Use alea ther car eag ent that
has been recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz. R
Donotall ow theleat her tobecome too
dam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
% Leat herisanatur alproduct. Ithas natur al
sur face prope rties, suchas differe nces in
st ru ctur e,mar kscau sed bygrow thand
inj uryor subt lecol ordiffere nces.
Gen uinele ather seat covers
R Clean withadam pclo thand then wipe witha
dr yclo th.
R Leat hercare:Use alea ther car eag ent that
has been recomme ndedforMer cedes-Benz.
R Donotall ow theleat her tobecome too
dam p.
R Donotuse amicr ofiber cloth.
DIN AMIC Asea tco vers
R Clean withadam pclo th.
R Donotus eamic rofiber cloth.
Fa bric seat covers
R Clean withadam pmic rofiber clothand 1%
soap ywa terand allow todry. EAS
Y-PA CK trun kbo x
R Clea nwi th adam pclo th.
R Donotus ean yal coh ol-ba sedth inn ers, ga so‐
line orabr asiv ecleaning agents. Maint
enance andcare34
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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

The
wheel brak es orsuspension component s
ma yalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areof thesame dimen‐
sions. The
wearpat tern son thefront and rear wheels
dif fer:
R Front wheels wearmor eon thetir eshoulder
R Rear wheels wearmor ein thecent erofthe
tir e
Do notdr ive wi th tires that have toolittle tread
dep th.Thi ssig nifica ntlyre duces traction onwet
ro ads (hydr oplan ing).
On vehicles that have thesame sizefront and
re ar wheels ,ro tate thewheels accordingtothe
int erva ls in thetir emanuf acturer'swarrant y
book inyour vehicle documents. Ifth is isno t
av ailable, rotate thetir es every
3000 to6000 miles(500 0to 10,000 km),
dependin gon thewe ar.En sur eth at thedir ect ion
of rotatio nis ma intained . Ob
serveth eins truction sand safetyno teson
"Cha nging awheel" whendoing so
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teson sto ring wheels When
stor ing wheels, observethefo llo wing
no tes:
R Afterre mo ving whee ls,stor eth em inacool,
dr yand prefer ably darkplace.
R Protect thetir es from contact with oil, grease
or fuel. Ov
ervie wof thetir e-c han getool kit Apar
tfr om some country- specif icvariant s,vehi‐
cles areno teq uipped withatir e-c hang eto ol kit.
Fo rmor einf ormation onwhi chtire-c hangi ng
to ols arere qu ired and appr ovedfo rper form ing a
wheel chang eon your vehicle, consult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop.
Re quired tire-c hangin gto ols mayinclude, for
ex am ple:
R Jack R
Choc k
R Lugwr enc h
The tire-c hang eto ol kit islocat edintool bag 1
on thetrunk floor . The
tool bag cont ains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Lugwr enc h
R Alignmen tbolt
R Folding choc k
R Ratche tfo rjac k Whee
lsand tires 38
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#
Screw align mentbolt 1intoth eth re ad
ins tead ofthewheel bolt. #
Unscr ew there maini ngwhee lbolts com‐
ple tely. #
Remo vethewheel. Ins
talling ane wwheel &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from losing a
whe el
Oil ed, grea sed ordamag edwhe elbol t/whe el
nut thre ads orwheel hub/wheel mounting bolt
thre ads can caus eth ewheel bolts/
wheel nutstocome loose. #
Neveroil orgrease theth re ads. #
Intheeve ntofdama getotheth re ads,
con tact aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
immediat ely. #
Have thedamag edwheel boltsordam‐
ag ed hub thre ads replaced. #
Donotcon tinue driving. #
Obser vetheinf ormation onthech oice of
tir es (/ page38 4).
Fo rtir es wit haspecif ieddirection ofrotatio n,an
ar ro w on theside wallof thetir eindicat esthe
cor rect dire ction ofrotatio n.Ob serveth edir ec‐
tion ofrotatio nwh en installing. #
Slide thewheel tobe mount edont oth e
align mentbolt andpush iton . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom tight ening
whee lbol tsand nuts
If yo utig hten thewheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle israised, thejac kcould tip. #
Onlytight enwheel boltsorwheel nuts
when theve hicle ison thegr ound. #
Besureto obser vetheins truction sand
saf etyno teson "Cha nging awheel"
(/ page38 4). #
Forsaf etyre ason s,on lyuse wheel bolts
whic hha ve been approvedby Mer cedes-
Benz andforth ewheel inqu estion .
* NO
TEDama getopaintw orkof thewheel
ri m when screwing inthefirs twh eelbo lt If
th ewheel hastoomuc hpla ywhen screw‐
ing inthefirs twh eelbo lt, thewheel rim pai nt
can bedama ged. #
Press thewheel firm lyag ains tth e
wheel hubwhen screwing inthefirs t
wheel bolt. Wheels
andtires 39
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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
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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
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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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