ESP MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

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WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom laserradi‐
ation from theB lu-ra ydrive
The Blu-ra ydrive isac lass 1laser product. If
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Multimedia system

ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inte rv al dis pla y Fu
nction oftheA SSYSTP LUSs ervice inte rv al
displa y The
ASSYSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla yonthe
Ins trument Displayprovide sinfor matio nonthe
re maini ngtime ordis tance before then ext
ser vice duedate.
Yo uc an hide this ser vice displa yusing theb ack
butt ononthel eft-hand sideofthes teer ing
wheel.
Depen dingonhowt he vehicle isused, the
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla ymay
shor tent he ser vice interva l,e.g. inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Mainl yshor t-dis tance drivi ng
R Whe nthe engine isoftenl eftidling forl ong
per iods
R Inthee vent offreq uent col ds tart phase s
Mer cedes-Ben zrecom mends avoiding such
oper ating condit ions.
Yo uc an obt ain informat ionconcernin gthe ser v‐
icing ofyour vehicle from aqualif iedspec ialist wo
rkshop, e.g.anaut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er. Displa
yingthes ervice dued ate On
-boa rd com puter:
4 Service 5
ASS YST PLUS
The next ser vice duedateisd ispla yed. #
Toexitth ed isplay: press theb ackb utton
on thel eft-hand sideofthes teer ing wheel.
Be suretoa lso paya ttent ion tothef ollo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Oper ating theo n-boar dcom put er
(/ page264). Inf
ormat iononregular maintenance work *
NO
TEPrema turew ear thro ugh failur eto
obser veser vice duedates Ser
vice workwhic hisn otcar ried out atthe
ri ght time orincom pletely can lead to
inc reased wearand damag etot he vehicle. #
Alw ayso bser vethep rescr ibed service
int erva ls. #
Alw aysh ave thep rescr ibed service
wo rkcar ried out ataq ualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Special
service requ irement s The
prescr ibed service interva lisb ased onnor ‐
mal opera tionofthev ehicle. Maintenance work
will needtob eperform ed mor eoften ifth ev ehi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads.
The ASSYSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla yiso nly
an aid. Thedriver ofthev ehicle bearsresponsi‐
bility asrega rdst ow hether maint enanc ework
needs tobe per form ed mor eoften than spec i‐
fi ed based onthea ctual operating conditions
and/or loads.
Ex am ples ofarduous operating conditions :
R regular citydriving withfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops
R mainly short-distance drivi ng Ma
intena nce and care40
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30
minut eswit han ormal driving stylea nd eve n
long erwit ha na ctived rivin gs tyle.
On -boa rdcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uw illsee oneo fthe follo wing mess ages on
th em ultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theo ille ve lisn otyetp ossibl e. #
Repeat ther eques tafter am aximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand theb ardispla yfor
indicating theo ille ve lo nt he multifunction
displa yisg reen and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theo ille ve lisc orrect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0 land theb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isbelo w"min": #
Add1 .1US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andtheb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offa ny excess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc honthe ignition tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst em Inoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close theh ood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryf rom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Mak esuret hat noengine oilisspil led
ne xt to thef iller open ing. #
Allo wthe engine tocool offa nd thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oilfrom com po‐
nen tparts bef ores tartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er s
whic hdonotcor respond tothes pecif i‐
cation sexpl icitly prescr ibed fort he
ser vice interva ls. #
Donota lter thee ngine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang einter va ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotu se additiv es. 41
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Maint enance andcare

Cleani
ngand careA voiding paintworkd am age
Mat tefinish
Onlyusecar eproducts approvedfor Mer cedes -Benz. R
Donotp olish thev ehicle andalloywheels.
R Onlyusecar washes that cor respond tothel ates te ngi‐
neer ingstandar ds.
R Donotu se car wash progr ams withaf inalhot wa xtreat‐
ment.
R Donotu se paint cleane rs,b uffing orpolishi ng prod ucts ,
gl oss preser vers,e .g. wax.
R Alw aysh avep aintw orkr epair scarried out ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop. No
teso nc leaning decorativefoils Obser
vethen otes on matt efinish care inthe
ch ap ter" No teso np aintw ork/matt efinish pain t‐ wo
rkcar e"(/ page 417). The yalsoa pplyto
matt edecor ativefoils. 41
8
Maint enance andcare

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

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

&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
specif iedtirep ressur enotbeing reac hed
If th es pecif iedtirep ressur eisn otreac hed
af te rab rief drive, thet irei st oo badly dam‐
ag ed. The tires ealant cannotrepair thet ire
in this ins tan ce.
Dama gedt ires and tirep ressur ethat istoo
lo wc ansign ifican tlyi mp air theb raking prop‐
er ties and theh andling charact eristic s. #
Donotc ontin ue drivin g. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. In
cases suchasthe one mentioned above,c on ‐
ta ct an author ized Mercedes-B enzCent er.O r
call 1-80 0-FOR-MER Cedes (intheU SA)or
1-8 00- 387-0 100( inCanada). #
Cor rect thet irep ressur eifiti ss tilla tleas t
13 0k Pa(1.3 bar/1 9psi).Y ou will find the
va lues intheT irea nd Loadi ngInfo rm atio n
placar donthe B-pillar onthed rive r's side or
in thet irep ressur etable inthef uel filler flap. #
Toincr ease thet irep ressur e:swit chon
th et irei nflation compressor . #
Toreduce thetirep ress ure: press press ure
re lease button1 next to manome ter2 . #
When thet irep ressur eisc orrect, unscr ew
th ef illing hose from thev alveo fthe sealed
tir e. #
Screw thev alvec ap ont othe valveo fthe
sealed tire. #
Pull thet ires ealant bottle out ofthet ire
inf lation compressor .
The filling hose stay so nthe tires ealant bot‐
tle. #
Drivet ot he near estq ualif iedspec ialistwork‐
shop andhave thet ire, tires ealant bottle
and filling hose replaced ther e. Bat
tery (vehicle) No
teso nthe 12Vb attery &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
wo rkcar ried out incor rectly ontheb at‐
te ry
Wo rkcar ried out incor rectl yo nthe batt ery
can, fore xamp le,lead toas hor tcircuit .This
can lead tofunction restrictions insaf ety-re l‐
eva ntsystems, fore xamp lethel ighting sys‐
te m, ABS (anti-lo ckbraking system) orESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram). Theoperating
saf etyo fyour vehicle mayberestrict ed.
Yo uc ouldlose contro lo fthe vehicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R when brakin g
R inthee vent ofabrupt steer ing maneuv ers
and/or whenthev ehicle's speedisno t
adap tedt ot he road con dition s #
Inthee vent ofas hortcir cui tora sim i‐
la ri nci dent, contactaqualif iedspec ial‐
is tw orks hop immediat ely. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 43
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#
Donotc onti nue drivi ng. #
Alw aysh ave workon theb atteryc arried
out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. R
Further information onABS (/page201)
R Further information onESP ®
(/ page202)
Fo rs afet yr easons, Mercedes- Benzrecomme nds
th at youo nly use batteries whic hhave been tes‐
te da nd appr ovedfor your vehicle byMer cedes-
Benz .These batteries prov ide increased impact
pr otect ion topreve ntvehicle occupants from
suf fering acidb urns sho uld theb atteryb ed am‐
ag ed inthee vent ofan acci dent.
Al lv ehic lesexceptv ehic leswithal ithium-
ion batt ery &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion duetoelec‐
tr os tatic charge
Ele ctrostatic charge can causespa rksw hich
ma yignit ethe highl yflammable gasm ixtur e
in theb attery. #
Todisc hargeanye lectros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up,touc ht he metal ve
hicle body beforeh andling theb at‐
te ry. The
highly flammab legasm ixtur eisc reated
while theb atteryi sc har ging andduring star tin g
assis tance. &
WARNIN GDang erofchemical burns
fr om theb atterya cid
Batt erya cid iscaus tic. #
Avoid cont actwiththe skin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Donotlean overthe batt ery. #
Donotinh aleb attery gases. #
Keep childr enaway from theb attery. #
Immedia tely rinse batter ya cido ffthor‐
oughl ywithp lenty ofclean watera nd
seek medica lattention immediately . All
vehicl es
+ ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed byimproper disposal of
batt eries Bat
teries con tain polluta nts. Itis
illeg alto dispose ofthem withthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose
ofbatt eries inan
en vironmen tallyr esponsibl emanner .
Ta ke disc hargedb atteries toaq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop ortoac ollec tion
poin tfor used batteries. If
yo uh ave todiscon nectthe 12 Vb attery, con‐
ta ct aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Com plyw iths afet yn otes and take protect ive
measur eswhen handling batteries. 432
Breakdo wnassis tance

&
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng asign iting
Ab atteryg ene ratesh ydr ogen gasd uring the
ch argin gp roce ss. Ifth er ei sas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar tt of orm, ther ei sad angerofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnect edbatt eryd oes notc ome
int oc ontact with vehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bje ctso rtools ona
batt ery. #
When connectin gand disconn ectingthe
batt ery, yo um usto bse rvet he descr i‐
bed order fort he batt eryc lam ps. #
When giving star tin ga ssis tance, alwa ys
mak esuret hat youo nly con nectbat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin ga ssis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he descr ibedorder forc on‐
necting anddisconnecting thej um per
cables. #
Donotc onnect ordiscon necttheb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gp roce ss and star tin ga ssis tance
Dur ing thec har ging process andstar tin g
assis tance, theb atterym ayrelease anexplo‐
siv eg asmix ture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther ei ss ufficie ntventi‐
la tio nd uringt he chargin gp roce ss and
dur ing star tin ga ssis tance. #
Donotlea no verab attery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atterym ayfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabove orbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin ga ssis tance orbatter yc harg‐
ing, batteryg as ma ybereleased. #
Alw ayst hawaf roze nb atte ry out firs t
bef orec harging itor per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th ei ndicat or/warning lampsinthei nstrument
clus terd on otlight up atlowt em per atur es,itis
ve ry likelyt hat thed ischar gedb atteryh asfro‐
zen .Int his case youm ayneither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge theb attery.
The service lifeo fab atteryt hat has been
th awe dmaybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gc har acteristics maybeimp aired, espe ‐
ciall yatlow temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youh ave athawe db at‐
te ry checkeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
Plug-in hybrid: besur etoo bser vethen otes in
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Al lv ehic les
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou so r
ex tende dattem ptst os tart thee ngine Nu
me rous orextende dattem ptst os tart the
engine maydamag ethe cat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. 43
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Breakdo wnassis tance