MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: Cleaning
Avoiding dama getothed ecor ativef oil
R Forc lea ning, useplenty ofwa tera nd am ildclea ning agent without
add itivesorabr asive subs tances, e.g.ac arsha mpooappr ovedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Remo vedirtimmediat ely,w her epossible, whilstavoiding rubbing
to oh ard. Ther eiso ther wise arisk ofdama gingthed ecor ativefoil
ir re par ably .
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe finis ho rift he decor ativefoil isdull: usethe
Pa int Cleaner recomme ndedandapprove dfor Mer cedes -Benz.
R Insec tremain s:soak withinsect remo vera nd rinse offt he treat ed
ar eas afte rw ards.
R Birdd roppin gs:soak withw ater andr ins eo ffafte rw ards.
R Toprev ent waters tains ,dry afoil-wr apped vehicle withas oft,
absorbent clothafte re very car wash. R
The service lifea nd color ofdecor ativefoils arei mp aired by:
- Sunl ight
- Temp eratur e,e.g. hota irblo wer
- Weather condition s
- Stone chipping sand dirt
- Chemic alclean ingagent s
- Oilyp roduct s
R Donotu se polish onmatt edecorativ efoil. Polishin gwillha ve thee ffect
of shinin gthe foil-wrapped surface.
R Donottreat matt eorstruct ured deco rativ ef oils withw ax. Perm anen t
st ains mayoccur. Sc
ratche s,cor rosiv ed eposits, areas affect ed by
cor rosion anddamag ecaused byinc orrect car e
canno talway sb ec om pletely repair ed.Insuc h
cases, visitaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Yo uc an obt ain mor einfor mat iononcar eand
cle anin gproduc tsfrom them anuf actur er. In
thec ase offoil-wrapped surfaces, optica ldif‐
fe re nces mayoccu rbetwe en thes urfaces that
we renotp rotected byad ecorativ efoil afte r
re mo ving adecor ativefoil. %
Have wo rkor repair stod ecor ativefoils car‐
ri ed out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop,
e.g. inan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz Center. Maint
enance andcare 41
9

Cleani
ngNig htView Assis t Cam
erab ehi nd thew indsh ield
* NO
TEDama getothec amer alens when
cleanin g If
yo uc lean thec amer alens yourself orspra y
gl ass cleaner onthec amer alens, youc ould
damag ethe camer alens. #
When cleanin gthe field ofvision ofthe
dr iving systems, donots pray glass
cle aner onthec amer alens. #
Ifth ec amer alens isdir ty,p lease con‐
ta ct aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Folddo wn thec amer acove rbyh andle
re cess 1. #
Use acloth tocle an thew indshield infront of
th ec amer a. Camer
aint he radiat orgrill Camer
alens 2isclean edatregular interva ls
by oper ating thew indshield washer system. #
Use clear watera nd asoftc loth tocle an
came ralens 2when itis very dir ty. 420
Maintenanc eand car e

No
teso nc areo fvehic lepar ts &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
winds hieldwiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield isbeing cleaned
If th ew indshield wipersaresetinm otion
while youa recle anin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythe
wiper arm. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition beforec leanin gthe
wind shield orwipe rblades. &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romt hetail‐
pipe andtailpipe trims
The exhaus ttailpipe andtailpipe trims can
becom everyh ot.Ify ou come intoc ontact wit
hthese partsof thev ehicle, youc ould
bur nyour self. #
Alw aysb ep articular lycareful arou nd
th et ailpipe andthet ailpipe trims and
super visechildr enespec iallycloselyi n
th is area. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hin gthem. Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Wheel s/rims
Usewatera nd acid -free whee lclea ner s. R
Donotu se acid icwhee lclea ner stor emo vebrak ed ust.
This could damag ewheel bolts andbrak ec om ponen ts.
R Toavoid corrosion oftheb rake discs andbrak epads, drive
th ev ehicle foraf ewmin utes afte rc lea ning beforep arking
it. The brak ed iscs andbrak epa dswarm upand dryo ut.
Wi ndo ws
Cleanwindowsinside andoutside withad ampcloth and with
ac leanin gagent recomme ndedforM ercedes-Benz. Do
notu se dryc loth so rabrasiv eorsolve nt-ba sedcleani ng
ag ents tocle an thei nside ofwindo ws.
Wi per blades
Foldout thew iper blades andclean them using adam pcloth .D onotclean thew iper blades tooo ften. Maint
enance andc are 42
1

No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthel enses withaw etspong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yusecleaning agents orcleaning clothst hat ares uitable
fo rp last ic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthes ensor sint he front and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit has oftc loth and carsham poo. When
usingap owerwashe r,maint ainam inimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wc amer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sys‐
te m(/ page243) .
R Use cleanwater andas oftc loth tocle an thec amer alens. Do
notu se ap owe rwashe r.
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithac leaningagent recomme ndedforM ercedes-
Benz, especiallyin thew inter and afte rw ashi ngthev ehicle. Do
notu se acidic cleaning agents. No
teso nc areo fthe interior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin goffafte rt he use ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcareprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthec ockpit to
become porous. When
thea irbags ared eplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybreak away. #
Donotu se anyc areo rcleani 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, fore xamp le,caus eseat belt sto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverb lea ch ordyes eat belts. 422
Maintenance andcare

Obser
vethef ollo wing informa tion: No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Seat belts
Cleanwithlukewa rmand soap ywater. R
Donotu se chemical cleaningagents.
R Donotd ryseat belts byheating them toove r176 °F
(80 °C) orexposing them todirect sunlight .
Displa y
Cleanthes urface car efu llywith am icro fiber clothand asuit‐
able displa ycarep roduc t(TF T/L CD). R
Swit chofft he displa yand leti tc ool down.
R Donotu se anyo ther agents.
Plas tictrim R
Clea nwithad ampm icrofiber cloth.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. R
Donota ttac hs tickers,f ilms orsimilar materials.
R Donota llowc osme tics,inse ctrepellent orsun cream to
come incont actwith thep lastic trim.
Re alwo od/t rime le‐
men ts R
Clea nw itham icro fiber cloth.
R Blackpiano-lac quer look: clean withad ampcloth and
soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soil ing: useacarep rodu ct recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Do
notu se solvent-ba sedcleani ng agents, polishe sorw axes.
Hea dliner
Cleanwithab rush ordrys ham poo.
Car pet
Useacarpe ta nd textil ec leani ng agent recomme ndedfor
Mer cedes-Ben z. Maint
enance andcare423

No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Genui neleather
seat covers R
Clean withad ampcloth and then wipe withad ryclo th.
R Leat hercare:use alea ther car eagent that has been rec‐
omme ndedforM ercedes-Benz. R
Donota llow thel eat her tobecome tood amp.
R Donotu se am icrofiber cloth.
DIN AMIC Aseatc ov‐
er s Clean
withad ampcloth .D onotuse amicrofiber cloth.
Imita tionleather
seat covers Clean
withad ampcloth and 1%soap ywater.D onotuseam icro fiber cloth.
Clo thseat covers
Cleanwithad ampm icro fiber clothand 1%soap ywater and
al lo wt od ry.
EAS Y-PA CK trun k
bo x Cl
ea nw ithad ampcloth .D onotuse anya lcohol-based thinn ers, ga soline orabr asiv e
cleaning agents. 42
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Maint enance andcare

Emer
gency Re
mo ving the safetyv est The
safetyv ests arel ocat edinstow ages pac es
in thef ront door . #
Take thes afet yv estb ag out ofstow age
spac e1. #
Open thes afet yv estb ag and pulloutthe
saf etyv est.
% Safetyv ests can also bestor ed inther ear
door stow ages pac es. 1
Max imum numberofwa shes
2 Maximum wash temp eratur e
3 Donotb leac h
4 Donotiro n
5 Donottumble dry
6 Donotd ryclean
7 This isac lass 2vest
The requ iremen tsdef ined bythel eg alstandar d
ar eo nly fulfille di nt he follo wing cases :
R Ifth es afet yv estist he cor rect size
R The safetyv estisf ullyc losed whilstbeing
wo rn Re
place thes afet yv estint he follo wing cases :
R The reflect ives trip sa redamag edordir ton
th er eflectiv estrip sc an no long erbe
re mo ved
R The maximum numberofwa shes isexceed ed
R The fluor esc ence has faded Flat
tire No
teso nflat tires &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oaf lat
tir e
Af lat tires eve rely affects thed riving charac‐
te rist ics aswellas thes teer ing and braking
of thev ehicle.
Ti re sw ithout run-f lat charact eristics : #
Donotd rive on withaf lattire. #
Chang ethe flat tirei mm ediat elyw itha n
emer gency sparewheel orspar ewheel.
Alt ernat ivel y, consu ltaq ualif iedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 42
5

Ti
re sw ithrun-flat charact eristics : #
Obse rvet he information andwarning
no teso nM OExt ended tires (run-f lat
tir es). In
thee vent ofaflat tire, thef ollo wing options
ar ea vailable depen dingo nyour vehicle's equip‐
ment :
R Vehicl eswith MOExt endedtires: itis pos‐
sibl etoc ontinu ethe jour neyfor as hor t
per iod oftime. Makesurey ou obser vethe
no teso nM OExt ended tires (run-f lattires)
(/ page426).
R Vehicl eswith aTIREF ITkit :yo uc an repair
th et ires othat itis possibl etoc ontinu ethe
jour neyfor as hor tperiod oftime. Todo this,
use theT IREFI Tkit(/ page427).
R Vehicl eswith Mercedes meconne ct:you
can makeac allf or breakdo wnassis tanc ev ia
th eo verhead control panel inthec ase ofa
br eakdo wn(/ page355).
R Allvehicl es:chang ethe wheel
(/ page471). %
The emerg encysparewheel isonl yavailable
in cer tain coun tries. No
teso nM OExt ended tires (run-fl attire) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendrivi ng
in eme rgency mode
When driving inemer gency mod e,theh an‐
dling charact eristic sa reimpair ed.e.g.when
cor ner ing,when accelerating stro ng lyand
when brakin g. #
Donote xceed thep ermissible maxi‐
mum speed forM OExt ended tires. #
Avoid anya brup tsteer ing and driving
maneuv ersa sw ellasdriving over
obs tacle s(curbs, poth oles, off-r oa d).
Thi sapplies ,inp artic ular ,t oal oaded
ve hicle. #
Stop driving inthee mer gency mod eif
yo un otice:
R ban gingn oise
R vehicle vibration R
smok ewhichs mells liker ubber
R con tinuous ESP®
int erve ntio n
R crac ks intires ide walls #
Afterd riving inemerg encymode have
th er ims checkedb yaq ualifiedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop withregardt ot heir further
use. #
The defectivet irem ustb ereplaced in
eve rycase . Wi
th MOExt ended tires (run-f lattire), youc an
co ntinue todrivey our vehicle evenifther eisa
tot alloss ofpressur eino neormor etires. How‐
eve r,th et irea ffect edmus tnotsho wanyclearly
vis ible da mag e.
Yo uc an recogni zeMOExt endedtires by the
MOExt ended marking whichappear sonthe side
wa llof thet ire.
Ve hicl eswith tirep ress urem onit oring sys‐
te m: MOExt endedtires ma yonly beused incon‐
junc tionw itha na ctivat ed tirep ressur emonitor‐
ing system. 426
Breakdo wnassis tance

If
ap ressur eloss warning mess agea ppear sin
th em ultifunc tiondispla y,proceed asfollo ws :
R Chec kthe tiref or damag e.
R Ifdr iving on,obser vethef ollo wing notes.
Dr iving distance possible inemer gency
mode afte rt he pres sur elossw arnin g: Loa
dcondit ion Driving distance pos‐
sible inemer gency
mode
Pa rtiall yladen 50miles (80km)
Fu llyl aden 19mile s(30 km) The
driving distance possi blei ne me rgency
mod emayvary dependin gonthe driving style.
Obser vethem aximum permissible speedof
50 mph(80 km/h).
If at ireh asgone flat and cannotb ereplaced
wit ha nM OEx tende dtire, youc an use astand‐
ar dt irea sat empor arym easur e. TIREFIT
kitstorage location The
TIREF ITkit islocat edunder thet runk floor .
Mer cedes vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi nt he
Supplement. Other wise, youm aynotrecog nize
dang ers.
Plug- inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm aynotrecog nizedan‐
ge rs. 1
Tire seala ntbottle
2 Tire inflation compressor Using
theT IREFIT kit Re
quirement s:
R Tire seala ntbottle
R Enc losed TIREFIT sticke r
R Tire inflation compressor
R Disp osable glov es
Yo uc an use TIRE FITt ires ealan ttos eal perfora ‐
tio nd amageo fupt o0 .16i n( 4m m),particular ly
th ose inthet irec ontact surface. Youc an use
TIRE FITi no utside temp eratur esdown to-4 °F
(-20 °C). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
tir es ealant
In thef ollo wing situations inpar ticular ,the
tir es ealan tisu nablet op rovide sufficie nt
br ea kdo wnassista nce, asitis una blet os eal
th et irep roper ly:
R Ther earecuts orpunct ures inthet ire
lar gerthan those prev iousl ymention ed.
R The wheel rimi sdama ged. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 42
7

R
Youh ave driven atvery lowt irep ressur e
or on aflat tire. #
Donotd rive on. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand poiso ning
fr om tires ealan t
The tires ealan tish armf uland caus esirrita ‐
tio n.Do nota llow itto come intoc ont act
wi th thes kin ,eyeso rcloth ing, and donot
sw allo wit.Do notinhale tires ealant fumes.
Ke ep thet ires ealant away from childr en.
If yo uc om eintoc ontact wit hthe tires ealant,
obser vethef ollo wing: #
Rinse offt he tires ealant from your skin
imm ediat elyu singw ater. #
Iftir es eal ant gets int oy our eyes, thor‐
oughl yrins eo utthee yesu sing clean
wa ter. #
Iftir es eal ant has been swallowe d,
immediat elyr ins eo utthem ouththor‐
oughl yand drink plenty ofwa ter.Do not ind
uce vomiting andseek medica l
att ention immedi ately . #
Cha ngeo utofanyc loth es con tamina‐
te dw itht ires ealant immediat ely. #
Ifall ergic react ionsoccur,s eek medi cal
att ent ion imm ediat ely. *
NO
TEOverhea ting duet ot he tirei nfla‐
tion compressor running tool ong #
Donotrun thet irei nflation compressor
fo rl ong erthan eight minutes wit hout
int erru ption. Com
plyw itht he manuf acturer'ssafetyn otes on
th es tickero nthe tirei nflation compressor .
Ha ve thet ires ealant bottle replaced everyfour
ye arsa taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Donotremo veanyforeign object swhich
ha ve ent ered thet ire. #
Affixp art1 oftheT IREFI Tstickertot he
ins trument clusterw ithin thed rive r's field of
vision. #
Affixp art2 oftheT IREFI Tstickern ear the
va lveo nthe wheel withthe faulty tire. 428
Break down assis tance