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

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 Currently Unavailable See
Operator' sManual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Ot her drivin gsystems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other driving safetys ystems
ar es witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Drivec arefully onasuitable stre tcho froad, making slightsteer ing movements atas peed above19 mp h
(30 km/ h). #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes notd isappear ,con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.D rive car efully .
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manual *
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning.
The brak es ystemw illcon tinue tooper aten ormally .Braking distance mayincr ease inan eme rgency braking situa‐
tion . Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 529

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other driving safetys ystems
ar es witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
007A
0025
00E5
Inoperative SeeOperator's
Manua l *
EBD, ABSandESP®
arem alfunctioning.
Ot her driving systems anddriving safetys yst ems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifEBD, ABSandESP®
are malfuncti oning
If EBD, ABSandESP®
arem alfuncti oning,the wheels canlockw hen braking andESP®
cann otcar ryout vehicle
st abiliz ation.
The steer ing capability andbraking charact eristic sa rethus severely im pa ired .The brakin gdista nce inan eme r‐
ge ncy braki ng situa tionc an incr ease. Inadditio n,other driving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. 530
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Indi
catorand warning lam ps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/page150)
0060 Pa
rking lam ps(/ page150)
0057 Hig
hbeam( /pag e151)
003E003D Tu
rn signal light(/page151)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/page150)
0075 Re
stra int system (/ page543)
00E9 Seat
beltnotfastened (/page543)
0027 US
A:brak es (red) (/ page548)
004D Ca
nada: brak es (red) (/ page548)
0024 Electr
icpar king brak e( yello w)
(/ page548)
0049 US
A:ele ctricpar king brak ea pplied
(r ed) (/ page548)
0024 Ca
nada: electricpar king brak e
app lied( red) (/ page548)
0025 ABS
malfu nction (/page551)
00E5 ESP®
(/ page551)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/page551)
L Distance warning (/ page550) Ù
Electric po we rsteer ing malfunct ion
(/ page544)
ä AIRMATIC/ActiveBody Contr olmal ‐
function (/page550)
00B9 Che
ckEngi ne(/ page 545)
003D Electr
icalmalfunction (/page545)
00B6 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indic ator (/ page545)
ÿ Coola nttooh otor cold
(/ page545)
0077 Ti
re pressur emonit or(/ page554) 54
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Dis play messa gesa nd warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam pflashes The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pflashes whilethev ehicle isin mo tion.
*O neormor ewheelsh asreac hed itsgrip limit (/page202). #
Adapty our driving stylet os uit ther oad andweather condition s.
00E5 ES P®
wa rning lam plight s
up The
yello wE SP®
wa rning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is mal func tioning .
Ot her drivi ng systems anddriving safetys ystems mayalso bemalfunct ioning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other driving safetys ystems
ar es witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Driveo ncarefully . #
Notethem essag eson them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. 552
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Wa
rning/indicat orlam p
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lam p The
yello wE SP®
OFF warning lam pislitwhile thee ngine isrunning .
* ESP ®
is de acti vated. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding whe ndrivi ng with ESP ®
de acti vated
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliz ation.The availabilit yoffur ther driving safetys ys‐
te ms isals olimi ted. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Onlydeactiv ateE SP®
fora slong asthes ituation requ ires.
If ES P®
can notb ea ctivat ed, ESP®
is malfun ctionin g. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediat elya taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop. #
Obser vethen otes on deactiv atingESP®
(/ page202). Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 553

Air
Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rato r's Manua l...... .........................501
App lyBrak et oS hiftfrom' P' ............... 507
Apply Brak et oS hiftto' R' ...................5 08
Au xiliary Batt eryM alfuncti on............... 510
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 521
Blind SpotAssis tCurrentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l........... .......523
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative....... ........523
Cr uise Contr olInoper ative....... ........... 526
Cr uise Contr olOff....... ........................527
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 538
Dr iveM oreS lowly ................................518
Dr iver' sD oorO pen&T rans miss ion
No tinPR iskofVehicle Rolling Away ..508
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 94
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 95 Hazard
Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................5 01
Le tfresh air intot he vehicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................5 01
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 532
NP ermanen tlyA ctiv eRisko fRolling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 509
Only Shiftto' P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................5 08
Pla cetheK eyintheM arke dS pace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 498
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSeeOper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 496
Ra dar SensorsD irty See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 531
Re versing NotPossible Service
Re quired .............................................. 509
Ro ad Sur face Scan Inope rativ e ........... 520 Ser
viceR equir ed Do NotShiftG ear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 509
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine .........5 08
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g...................5 10
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 535
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 535
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveN o
Wheel Sensors .................................... 535
Ti re sO verheat ed ................................. 538
To Dese lect Po rN,Depress Brak e
and StartE ngine .................................. 507
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onfora tlea st 3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 506
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aView
Re strict ed See Operato r's Manua l..... ..524
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sM anual ................ 524 568
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Tr
af ficS ign Assi stInoper ative..... ........ 524
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 509
Displa yonthe win dshiel d
see Head-up Display
Dis tance control
see ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
Di stance recor der
see Trip dis tance
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ilds afet yl oc k( rear door) ............ .......6 1
Loc king (emerg encykey) ................ .......7 2
Opening (from thei nside) ......................6 9
Po we rclosing function ..........................72
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 72
Un loc kin g(from thei nside) ...................6 9
Door controlp anel .....................................1 4
Door controlp anel(rear passeng er
com partment) ............................................ 16
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TIN) ... 460 Dr
aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 177
Dr ink shold er
see Cup holder
Dr iveA wayA ssis t.... ................................ 248
Dr ivep osition
In ser ting ........................................ ...... 186
Dr ivep rogram displa y..... .............. ......... .183
Dr iver 's se at
se eS eat
Dr ivin gligh ts
see Automatic driving lights
Dr ivin gsafet ys ystem .............................2 00
ABS (Anti-loc kBraking System) ........... 201
Ac tiveB rake Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 205
BA S(Brak eA ssistSystem) ............... ... 202
EBD (electr onicbrak ef orce distribu‐
tion) ..................................................... 205
ESP ®
Cr osswind Assist...... .................. 204
Ov ervie w. ..... .................................... ....2 01
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors......... .....2 00
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 200 ST
EER CONTR OL............ .....................205
Dr ivin gs ystem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
see ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveE merg ency Stop Assis t
see ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ActiveP arking Assist
see ActiveS peed Limi tA ssist
see ActiveS teer ing Assis t
see AIRMA TIC
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetys ystem
see HOLD function
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL
see Night View Assi st
see Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC
se eR ear viewc amera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Dr ivin gtips
Dr ink ing and drivin g............................. 177
Gene rald rivin gtips .............................1 77 Inde
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No
teso nb reaking-in anew vehicle ..... 175
Dr ow siness detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Dynamic handlingcontrolsystem
see ESP®
(Ele ctro nic Stabilit yProgram)
DY NA MIC SELECT
Conf iguring drivep rogram I................. 184
Dis play ing engin edata. .......................1 84
Dis play ing vehicle data...... .................. 184
Dr ivep rogram disp lay. ........... ............ ..183
Oper ating (DYN AMIC SELECTswitc h)
... .............................. ........................ ....1 83
Selecti ngthed rive prog ram. ......... ..... .1 83
Sho wing operationfeedbac k...... ... ...... 184 E
E1 0 ............................................................ 483
Easy entryfeat ure
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... .............................. 118
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 119
Easy exitfeatur e
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... .............................. 118
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 119 EAS
Y-PA CK trunk box<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> .......132
Ad jus ting theh eight toanyp osit ion .... 131
Car e................................................. ...4 22
In stallin g/remo ving. ............................ 132
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istribu‐
tion)
Functio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 205
ECO displa y
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>182
Re settin g...... .................................... ... 270
ECO star t/s topf unc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 180
Au tomatic engine star t. .................. .....1 80
Au tomatic engine stop ..................... ....1 80
Me thod ofoper ation ............................1 80
Switc hingoff/on ............................ ..... 181
Electr icpa rking brak e.............................1 97
App lying automat ically..................... .... 197
App lying orreleasing manuall y............1 98
Emerg encybraking ................... ........... 199
Re leasing automat ically................... .... 198
Ele ctroni cStab ilityP rogram
see ESP®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................... 478 Emer
gency
Ov ervie wo fthe help function s...... ........ 18
Re flect ives afet yv est. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Eme rgency braki ng .................................1 99
Emer gency braking
see BAS(Brak eA ssistSystem)
Emer gency callsystem
see Mercede s-Benz emer gency callsyst em
Emer gency engine star t....... .................. 442
Emer gency key
Loc king adoor .......................................7 2
Un loc kin gad oor...................................7 2
Emer gency oper ation mode
St artin gt he vehicle .............................. 173
Emer gency release
Tr unk lid(from inside) ............................ 78
Emer gency spar ewheel .......................... 477
No tes. ..... ............................................. 477
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivati on ........... ...................................34
ENE RGIZIN GCOMF ORT
Ov ervie wo fprograms .......................... 312
St artin gt he progr am ........................... 313 57
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Engine
ECOs tart/s topf unct ion......................1 80
Engine number....... ....... ......................480
St artin g(eme rgency operation
mode) ...... ............................................ 173
St artin g(Re mo teOnline) ............... ...... 175
St artin g(star t/ stop butt on) ............ .....1 73
St artin ga ssis tance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> .....435
Swi tching off(star t/ stop butt on) .........1 91
Engine data
Dis playing ...... ...................................... 184
Engine number ........................................ 480
Engine oil.................................................. 412
Ad ditiv es...... .................................. .....4 84
Capaci ty.............................................. 485
Chec kingthe oilleve lu sing theo il
dips tick. ..... ...... .............................. ...... 411
Chec kingthe oilleve lu sing theo n-
boar dcom put er .............................. ..... 411
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval ...............4 85
Qua lity ....... .......................................... 485
To pping up...........................................4 12
Ent ering charact ers ....... ......................... 298
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 298 ESC
(Electronic Stabil ityContr ol)
see ESP®
(Electr onicStabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assist. ......... ....................... 204
ESP ®
(El ectr onicStab ilityP rogram) ......2 02
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ........... .204
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 202
Ext erior lighting
Car e...... .......................................... ..... 421
Ext erior lighting
see Lights
Ext erior mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 160, 161
Anti-g lare mode (automatic) .......... .......161
Au tomatic mirrorf olding function ........ 162
Fo lding in/out .....................................1 60
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion ........... 120
Pa rking posit ion.............................. .....1 61
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 160
Ext ernal device
Loc king(child safetyl oc k) ...................3 06
Ey eg lass escomp artment .......................128 F
Fa tig ue detection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Fa vo rite s
Ad ding .................................................2 96
Ca lling up ....... .....................................295
Dele ting ............................................... 296
Mo ving ................................................ 296
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ...............................295
Re nam ing<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>296
Fl aco n
Inse rting/ remo ving ............................. 168
Flat tire .....................................................4 25
Cha nging awheel ....... ......................... 471
MOExt ended tires ................................ 426
No tes. ..... ............................................ 425
TIREFIT kit...........................................4 27
Flat towing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats................................................ 147
Fo ilco vering
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors..............2 00
Fo lding table ............................................ 128 Inde
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W
Wa rning lam ps
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Wa rning system
see ATA( anti-t hef talarm system)
Wa rning/indicat orlam p
0025 ABSw arning lamp......................5 51
0027 Brakewarning lamp(US A) .......... 549
004D Brak es warning lam p(Canada) ...5 49
ÿ Coolant wa rning lam p................5 45
003D Electricalmalfu nction warning
lam p................................................. ...5 46
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning lam p..5 46
00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam p............. 553
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes ........ 552
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .....5 52
00B6 Fuelreser vewarning lam p......... 547
0024 Redindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingb rake applied (Canada only)...5 48 0049
Redindicat orlam p,elect ric
par kingb rake applied (USAonly) .... .... 548
0075 Restra int system warning lam p..5 43
0076 Seatbeltwarning lampflashes ..543
0076 Seatbeltw arning lamplight s
up .................................................. ...... 544
ä Suspens ionw arning lamp..........5 50
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te mw arning lampflashes ...................5 54
0077 Tire pressur emonit oring sys‐
te mw arning lamplight sup. ................ 554
L Warning lam pfor dis tance
wa rning func tion ............................ .....5 50
Ù Warning lam pfor elect ric
po we rsteer ing ................................. ... 544
0024 Yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake
indic ator lam pism alfun ctionin g......... 548
Wa rning/indicat orlam ps.......................5 41
Ov ervie w. ..... .................................... ....5 41
PA SSENGER AIRBAG. ...........................4 5 Wa
rranty ....................................................2 8
Wa sher fluid
see Windsh ield wa sher fluid
Wa shing byhand (car e) ...... .....................416
Wa tert an k
see Air-water duct
We ather information ...............................338
We bbrows er
Calling upaw ebpag e......................... 364
Callin gupo ptions ...............................3 65
Ca lling up thes ettings .........................3 65
Dele tingabookma rk<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 365
Dele tingbrow ser data...... ...................3 65
Ending ................................................. 365
Mana gingbookma rks. ..... .................... 365
Ov ervie w. ..... ....................................... 364
Sho wing/hiding them enu ...................3 64
We bsit e
Calling up............................................ 364
Sho wing/hidin gthe webb row ser
me nu ....... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ 364 In
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