MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 AMG Owner's Manual

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Bef oreyo ufirs tdr ive of f,re ad this Oper ator's
Manual carefull yand famili arize yourself with
yo ur vehicle. Foryo ur ow nsa fety and along er
op erati ng life span oftheve hicle, follo wthe
ins truct ions andwarning notic es inthis Opera ‐
to r's Manua l.Disr egarding them maylead to
damag eto theve hicle orinjur yto people.
Damag eto theve hicle resulting from thedisr e‐
ga rd oftheins truction sis no tco veredby the
Mer cedes-Ben zLimit edWarrant y.
The standar deq uipme ntor produc tdesc ript ion
of your vehicle mayva ry and depen dson thefo l‐
lo wing fact or s:
R Mod el
R Order
R National version
R Availabilit y
Mer cedes-AM Greser vesth eright tointroduce
ch ang esinthefo llo wing areas:
R Des ign
R Equipmen t R
Tech nica lfe atur es
The equipme ntinyour vehicle mayth er efor edif‐
fe rfr om that sho wninthedescr iption sand illus‐
tra tion s.
The follo wing docum entsar eint egralpar tsof
th eve hicle:
R Digit alOper ator's Manual
R Print ed Oper ator's Manual
R Maint enance Booklet
R Eq<0058004C00530050004800510057001000470048005300480051004700480051
0057> Supplements
Ke ep these documen tsintheve hicle atall
times. Ifyo usell theve hicle, alwayspass allof
th edocumen tson tothene wow ner .
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Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
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Oper ator's Manual ........................... ............... 7
Oper ating safety.............................................7
Qua lified speci alistwo rkshop .........................8
Cor rect useof theve hicle ...............................9
Limit edWarrant y............................................ 9 Occup
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com puter............ ......................... ...............25
No teson theIns trument Displayand on-
boar dcom puter.............................. .............. 25
Oper ating theon- boar dcom puter................2 5
Callin gup displ ayson thePe rfor mance
menu ................................................ ............ 26
Displa yingandstar tin gRA CE TIM ERon
th ePe rfor mance menu................................. 28
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system .................................... 31
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Chan gingawheel .........................................3 7
Ins talling/ remo ving thelongitudin al
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Oper ating fluids ............................................ 39
Ve hicle data... ............................................... 40 Displa
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Contents

In
this Oper ator's Manual, youwill find thefo l‐
lo wing symbols : &
DANG ER Dan gerdue tonotob ser ving
th ewa rning notic es
Wa rning notic es draw your att entio nto haz‐
ar ds that ma yend angeryour healt hor life, or
th ehealt hor life of other s. #
Obser vethewa rning notic es. +
ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tofailur eto obser veenvi‐
ro nment alno tes En
vironme ntal no tesinclude information on
en vironment allyresponsible behaviororenvi‐
ro nment ally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmen talno tes. *
NO
TEDama getoproper tydue tofailur e
to obser venoteson mat erial damag e No
teson mat erial damag einf orm youof
ri sk swhic hma ylead toyour vehicle being
damag ed. #
Obser venoteson mat erial damag e. %
Useful instructions orfur ther information
th at coul dbe helpf ulto you.
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Display Inf
ormation onthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla y/media display
+ Highestmenu leve l,whic his to be
select edinthemultimedia system
* Corresponding submenus, whichar e
to be select edinthemultimedia sys‐
te m
*M arks acaus e Sym
bols 3

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t-hand drive ve hicles (Coupe ) 4
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

1
Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
14
2 Comb inationswit ch
3 Instrument Display →
25
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam p
6 Media display
7 Start/ stop butt on →
11
8 Climat eco ntro lsy stems
9 Glovebox
A Stow agecom partment
B Cup holde r
C Hazardwa rning light s
D ActivePa rking Assist
E AMG adaptivespor tsuspen sionsystem →
20
F AMG Perfor mance exhaus tsy stem →
12
G Touc hpad
H Activates /de activatesESP ®
→
16 I
Manual gearshif ting →
14
J DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
13
K ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
12
L Control pan elforth emultimedia system
M AMG steer ing-wheel buttons →
24
N Adjus tsthesteer ing wheel
Switc hesthesteer ing wheel heateron/ off
O Contr olpanel for:
On-boar dcom puter →
25
Cr uise control
Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
P Diagno stics con nection
Q Open sth ehood
R Elect ric pa rking brak e
S Light switch
T Cont rolpanel for:
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assis t At
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Ac
tiveLa ne Keeping Assist
Pa rking AssistPA RK TRONI C
Nigh tVi ew Assi st Hea
d-up Display →
29
Se tstheve hicle leve l →
22 6
Ataglanc e– Coc kpit

Oper
ator's Manua l
This Supplement prov ides informatio non allthe
im por tant func tions ofyour AM Gve hicle that are
eit her notdesc ribed ordifferfr om thedescr ip‐
tion sin theve hicle Operator's Manual. This
inf ormation supplements orreplaces thecor re‐
sponding sectionsintheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. Under nocircums tances does theSupple‐
ment replace theOper ator's Manual.
This Supplement describesallmodels, and
st andar dand optio nal equipme ntforyo ur vehi‐
cle, asavailable atthetime ofgoing topress.
Countr y-specif icdif fere nces arepo ssi ble. Bea r
in mind that your vehicle mayno tfe atur eall
fun ction sdesc ribed here.This isalso thecase
fo rsy stems andfunc tionsre leva nt tosaf ety.
Ther efor e, theeq uipment onyour vehicle may
dif ferfr om that inthedescr iption sand illustra‐
tion s.
The original purchase contract documen tation
fo ryo ur vehicle contains alis tof all ofthesy s‐
te ms inyour vehicle. Should
youha ve anyqu estion scon cerning
eq uipment andoper ation, please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCenter.
The Oper ator's Manual, theSupplement andthe
Maint enance Bookletar eim por tant docum ents
and should be kept intheve hicle. Oper
ating safety &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s
car ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjuryas
a re sult ofincor rect mod ifica tions to
electr oniccomponen tpar ts
Modif ication toelectr oniccomponen ts,their
sof twareor wir ing could impair their func tion
and/or thefunc tion ofother networke dcom‐
ponen tpar ts.Inpar ticular ,sy stems releva nt
to saf etyco uld also beaffect ed.
As are sult, they ma yno long erfunction as
int ended and/or endangertheoper ating
saf etyof theve hicle. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing and elec‐
tr onic componen tpar tsor their soft‐
wa re. #
Yousho uld have all workon electr ical
and electr oniccomponent scar ried out
at aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Obser
vethe"On-boar delectr onics"sect ionin
"T ec hnical data"intheve hicle Operator's Man‐
ual. Gener
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&
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erials onhotpar tsof theex haus t
sy stem
Flammable material suc has lea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eif th ey come intocont act
wi th hotpar tsof theex haus tsy stem. #
When driving onunpavedro ads oroff-
ro ad, regular lych eckth eve hicle under‐
side. #
Remo vetrap pe dplants orother flam‐
mable material. #
Ifth er eis damag e,con sult aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle In
thefo llo wing situat ions,in par ticular ,th er e
is arisk ofdamag eto theve hicle:
R The vehicle becomes grounded, e.g.ona
high curb oran unpavedro ad R
The vehicle isdriven toofa st over an
obs tacle ,e.g. acurb ,spe edbump orpot‐
hole
R Ahea vyobject strike sth eunderbody or
ch assis components
In situatio nssuc has this, thebody ,th e
und erbody ,ch assis components,wheels or
tir es coul dbe damag edwithout thedamag e
being visible. Componen tsdamag edinthis
wa ycan unexpec tedly failor ,in thecase of
an acciden t,ma yno tabsorb theloads that
ar ise asintend ed.
If th eunderbody panelingisdamag ed,flam‐
mable materials suchas lea ves, grass or
twigs cancollect between theunderbody and
th eunderbody paneling.Thesematerials may
ignit eif th ey come intocont actwith hot
par tson theex haus tsy stem. #
Have theve hicle checkedand repair ed
immediat elyat aqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop.
or #
Ifdr iving safetyis im pair edwhile con‐
ti nui ng your jour ne y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediat elyin accor dance
wit hth etraf fic condi tions,and cont act
a qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Qualif
iedspecialis two rkshop
An author ized Mercedes-B enzCent erisaqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Ithas theneces sary
special skills,tools and qualif icat ionsto cor‐
re ctly carryout thewo rkrequ ired on your vehi‐
cle. This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt
wo rks.
Fo rth efo llo wing, alwaysha ve your vehicle
ch eckedat an aut hor ized Mercedes- BenzCen‐
te r:
R safety-re leva nt wo rks
R service andmaint enance work
R repair work
R modif icationsaswellas installation sand
con versions
R workon electr oniccomponent s 8
Gener alno tes