1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
148
2 ä Suspens ion (red) →
565
ä Suspens ion (yel lo w) →
565
3 003D Electrica lmal functi on →
558
4 Ù Powe rst eer ing (red) →
556
Ù Powe rst eer ing (yello w) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (red) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (yello w) →
556
5 0075 Restra int system →
554
6 00E9 Seatbelt →
554
7 L Distance warning →
565
8 0025 ABS →
566
9 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
569
A 00B9 CheckEn gine →
558
B 00BB ESP®
OFF →
566
00E5 ESP®
→
566 C
ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
558
D Coolant temp eratur edispla y
E 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
562
F Elec tric par kingbr ak e(red) →
562
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
G Brak es(red) →
562
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
562
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
562
H 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
558
I Fuelleve l
J 0057 Highbeam →
148
0058 Lowbeam →
147
0060 Parking light s →
147 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(sta nda rd) 9
1
003E003D Turn signal lights →
148
2 00E9 Seatbel t →
554
3 L Distance warning →
565
4 0075 Restra int system →
554
5 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
569
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
566
00E5 ESP®
→
566
7 0025 ABS →
566
8 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
558
9 Coolant temp eratur edispla y
A 0024 Electric pa rking brak e(yello w) →
562
B Elec tric par kingbr ak e(red) →
562
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
C Brak es(red) →
562
0027 USAonl y 004D
Canada only
00C6 Recup erati ve Brak eSy stem, USAonl y →
562
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
562
D 00B6 Reser vefuel withfuel filler flap locatio n
ind icat or →
558
E Fuelleve l
F 005E Rear foglight →
148
G 0057 Highbeam →
148
0058 Lowbeam →
147
0060 Parking light s →
147
H H Mercedes-Ben zemer gency callsy stem →
569
I 003D Electrical mal functi on →
558
J 00B9 CheckEngine →
558
K Ù Powe rst eer ing (red) →
556
Ù Powe rst eer ing (yello w) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (red) →
556
Ù Rear axle steer ing (yello w) →
556 At
aglanc e– Indicat orand warning lam ps(wit hdr iver camer a)13
#
Press 0058 ontheclimat ebar onthecent ral
displa y. Switc
hingair-recir culation modeon/off Multimedia
system:
4 Climate Menu5
First RowofSeats #
Press 0072.
The interior airwill berecir cul ated.
Air -reci rculati onmod ewill automat icallyswit ch
to fresh airmode afte ra whi le.
% Ifair -recir cula tion mode isswitc hedon,the
windo wsmayfo gup mor equ ickl y. Swi tchon
ai r-re cir cul ation mod eonly briefly. Switc
hingresidual heaton/of f Re
quirement s:
R The residua lheat function isavailable.
R The vehicle ispar ked.
R The coolant temp eratur eis suf ficie ntlyhig h. It
is pos sibleto mak euse ofthere sidua lheat
fr om theengine tocontinu ehea ting orventil at‐
ing thefront com partmen tof theve hicle for
appr oximat ely30 min utes, depen dingonthe
te mp eratur ese t. #
Toswitc hon: select Residual Heatonthe
cli mat eba ron thecent raldispla y.
Re sidua lheat willbeswitc hedoffaut omaticall y.
% Ifre sidua lengine heatutilization isactiv a‐
te d, thetw obutt ons forse tting thete mp era‐
tur eand airdistribution areaut omaticall y
deactiv ated. Switc
hingresidual heaton/of fvia there ar
oper ating unit Re
quirement s:
R The residua lheat function isavailable.
R The vehicle ispar ked.
R The coolant temp eratur emus tbe suf ficie ntly
hig h.
Whe nth ere sidua lheat oftheengine isactiv ated
in there ar passe nger com partment ,yo ucan heat
orventil ateth efront and rear passe nger
com partment sfo rapp roxima tely 15 minut es. #
Press the004B button. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gio ni zatio n Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Climate Menu5
Air Quality
Ioniz ation improve sth equ alit yof theve hicle's
int erior air.Ionization oftheint erior airisodor‐
less. #
Select Ionization.
% The func tion canonlybe per form ed ifth e
AU TO mode isactiv ated ortheair distribu‐
tion issetto theside airvent. The functio nis
re strict ed ifth eside airvents onthedr iver's
side areclosed. Fr
ag rance system Se
tting thefrag rance system
Re quirement s:
R Aflacon isins erted. Climat
econ trol 17
3
Chec
kingthecoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
If yo uopen thecap, youco uld bescalded. #
Letth emo torcool down beforeopening
th ecap. #
When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Onlyha ve thecoolant checkedor refilled ata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Re
filling thewindsh ieldwasher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntpar tsintheengine com‐
par tmen tcan bevery hot,e.g. theengine,
th ecooler andpartsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
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. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b. #
Addwa sher fluid.
% Further information aboutthewindshield
wa sher fluid (/ page49 1) 33
4
Main tenance andcare
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
Oper
ating fluids No
teson oper ating fluids &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybe pois onous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thete xt on theor iginal con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw aysst or eoper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw ayske ep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. +
ENV
IRON MEN TALNO TEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tally irre ‐
sponsible disposal #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thefo llo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat eco ntro lsy stem refrig er ant
Only useprodu ctsapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben z.
Damag ecaused bytheuse ofproducts that have
no tbe en approve dis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zwa rrant yor good willgestur es.
The oper atingfluids approvedby Mer cedes-Ben z
can beidentif iedbythefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
Yo ucan iden tifyoper atingfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zby thefo llo wing inscript ions on
th econ tainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51)
R MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l229 .51) Fu
rther information onappr ovedoper ating flu‐
ids:
R IntheMer cedes- BenzSpecif ication sfo r
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thedesignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheMer cedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els arehighl yflammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kingand creat ion
of spar ksmus tbe avo ided. #
Swit choffth eignition and,ifav ailable,
th est atio naryheat er,bef oreand while
re fuel ingtheve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arepoisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. 486
Tech nica lda ta
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
(/ page48 6). Te
ch nica lda ta 49
1
Engine
Displa
ymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
To switch vehicle off,press
and hold Start/S topbut-
ton foratleast 3secon ds
or press 3times *Y
ouhave pressed thest ar t/ stop butt onwhile theve hicle isin mo tion. #
Information aboutswitchingoffth eengine whiledriving (/page18 2).
Can notStart VehicleSee
Ope rator'sManua l *T
hevehicle canno tbe star ted. #
Switc hth eignition offand switc hit bac kon. #
Ifth edispla ymessag est ill appear s,con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
00BD
Check CoolantLevel See
Operator's Manual *T
hecoolant leve lis toolow.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toinsuf ficie ntcool ant #
Avoid long journeys wit hins ufficie ntcool ant. #
Addcoolant (/page334 ). #
Have theengine cooling system checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. 51
2
Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps