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
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
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant Stop Switc hOff
Vehicle *T
hecoolant istooho t. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor dance withth etraf fic condi tions andswitchof fth eengine. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edorwhen ther eis afire intheengine compartmen t,th e
fo llo wing situat ionsmayocc ur:
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withho tga ses.
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withot her hot,escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheove rheat edengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. #
Waitunt ilth eengine hascooled down. #
Mak esur eth at theair supply tothera diat orisno tobs truct ed. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king.
ÿ *T
her eis amalfunction intheengine cooling system. #
Avoiding highloads ontheengine, drive to thenear estqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Indoing so,ensur eth at
th ecoolant temp eratur edispla yre mains belowthere dmar king. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 51
3
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
Engine
Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
ÿ Coolant warning lam p(red) *T
he redcoolant warning lam pis lit while theengine isrunning .
Po ssible causes:
R The temp eratur esensor ismalfunct ioning
R The coolant leve lis toolow
R The airsuppl yto thera diat orisobs truct ed
R The radiat orfanis faulty
R The engin eco olan tpum pis faulty
If th er eis an additional warning tone, thecoolant temp eratur ehas exceeded themaximum permissible temp eratur e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen opening thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine hasoverheat edorwhen ther eis afire intheengine compartmen t,th e
fo llo wing situat ionsmayocc ur:
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withho tga ses.
R Youco uld come intoco ntact withot her hot,escaping operating fluids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowtheove rheat edengine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine compartmen t,ke ep thehood closed andcallthefire ser vice. 558
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps