MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Ifliq uid perfume comes intoc ont act
wit hyour eyes orskin ,rins eyour eyes
wit hc lean water. #
Ifsym ptoms continue, consult adoct or. +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue toimproper disposal offull
fl acon s Fu
llflacon smustn otbe dispo sed
of wit hh ouse hold waste. #
Fu
llflacon smustb etaken to
ah armf ulsubs tance collectio npoint. 1
Cap
2 Flacon #
Toinser t:slide thef lacon intot he holder as
fa ra sitw illg o. #
Toremo ve:pu llou tthe flacon .
If yo ud on otuse genui ne Mercede s-Benzinterior
pe rfumes ,obse rvet he manuf acturers' saf ety
no tice sonthe per fume packaging. Dispose
oftheg enu ineMerced es-B enzinterior
pe rfume flacon when itis em ptya nd do notrefill
it.
Re fillable flacon #
Unscr ew thec ap ofthee mp tyflacon . #
Fillthef lacon witham aximum of0.5f l.oz .
(1 5m l). #
Screw thec ap bac kontot he flacon .
Alw aysr efill thee mp tyrefillable flacon withthe
same perfume. Observethes epar atei nfor ma‐
tion shee twitht he flacon . Inf
orma tion onthew indsh ieldheat er The
winds hieldheaterisswit ched on aut omati‐
cally ifth e 0064 buttonisactiv ated.
Af tert he vehicle isstar ted, thew indshield
heat erisswitc hedonaut omatic allyasrequ ired. Climat
econtrol 16
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Air
vents Ad
jus tingthe fron ta irve nts &
WARNIN G‑D ang erofburnso rfrostbit e
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hoto rveryc old airc an flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scouldresult inbur nsorfros tbit eint he
immediat evicin ityofthea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat allvehicle occupants
alw aysm aint ainasufficie ntdist anc eto
th ea irve nts. #
Ifnece ssary,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area ofthev ehicle interior . To
guar anteethef resh air suppl ythrough thea ir
ve nts intot he vehicle interior ,com plyw itht he
fo llo wing:
R Alw aysk eep thev ent sand thev ent ilation
gr ille inthev ehicle interior free.
R Keep thea irinle tfreeo fdeposits
(/ page415). #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 1tothe
lef to rright asfara sitw illg o. #
Toadjus tthe air direct ion:hol da irve nt 2
in thec ent erand moveitup ordown orto
th el efto rright. Ad
jus tingthe rear air vents
Ad jus tingthe rear air vents #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 2coun ‐
te r-cloc kwiseorcloc kwiseasfara sitw illg o. #
Toadjus tthe air direct ion:hol da irve nt 1
in thec ent erand moveitup ordown orto
th el efto rright. 17
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Climat econtrol

Ad
jus tingthe rear side airvents #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 2coun ‐
te r-cloc kwiseorcloc kwise. #
Toadjus tthe air direct ion:hol da irve nt 1
in thec ent erand moveitup ordown orto
th el efto rright. Openin
gorclosing thea irve nt intheg love
bo x
* NO
TEDama getotemp eratur e-sen sitive
objec tsintheg love box Te
mp eratur e-sen sitiveobjec tsstor ed inthe
gl ove boxm aybe damag edbythea irve nt
lo cat edinsidei t. #
Close thea irve nt wh en youh eat the
ve hicle. #
Athigh outside temp eratur es,open the
air vent and switcho nthe A/C func‐
tion. The
automatic climatecontrol mus tbes witc hed
on tocool theg love box. 1
Airvent contr oller
2 Airvent #
Toopen orclose: turnc ontroller 1tothe
lef to rright. Climat
econt rol 17
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Dr
ivin g No
teso nM ercedes- AMGvehicl es Obser
vethen otes on thef ollo wing topics inthe
Sup pleme nt,asyoum ayother wise failto recog‐
nize dangers:
R RACE STAR T
R AMG adaptives portsuspension system
R (DYN AMIC SELECT switch)drivep rograms
R Functio nsofESP ® Sw
itchin gonthe powe rsupp lyor thei gni‐
tion (without engine star t) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s. R
Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. Also
obser vethe" No teso np etsi nt he vehicle".
Re quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edinthev ehicle and
th eS mar tKey batt eryi sn otdisc harged.
R The brak ep edal isno td epr essed. #
Toswitc honthe powe rsupp ly:pr ess but‐
to n1 once .
Yo uc an act ivat et he windshield wipers,for
ex am ple.
The powe rsupp lyis switc hedoffa gain ifth ef ol‐
lo wing condition sareme t:
R Youo pen thed rive r's door .
R Youp ress but ton1 twice mor e. 17
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Toswitc honthe ign ition :pr ess button1
twic e.
The indic ator lam psinthei nstrument cluster
light up.
The ignit ionisswitc hedoffa gain ifone ofthe
fo llo wing condition sism et:
R Youd on otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minut esand thet ransmission isin posi‐
tion 005Dorthee lectr icpar king brak ei s
applied.
R Youp ress but ton1 once . St
arting thev ehic le St
arting thev ehic lewit hthe star t/s topb ut‐
to n &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk offire due toflammab le
mat erial inthee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought inby either ani‐
mals orenvironmen talinf luenc esma yignit e
if th ey come intoc ont act with hotp arts of
th ee ngine orexhaus tsyst em. #
Ther efor e, checkr egular lythat ther e
ar en oflammable materials inthe
engine compartmen toro nthe exhaus t
sy stem. Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey islocat edinthev ehicle and
th eS mar tKey batt eryi sn otdisc harged. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andpress butt on
1 onc e. #
Ifth ev ehicle doesnots tart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press butt on1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does nots tart and the
Place theKey inthe Marked SpaceSee
Operator's Manualdisplaymessag ealso
appear sint he multifunction display:star t
th ev ehicle inemer gency operati on mod e.
% Youc an swit chofft he engine whiledriving
by pressing button1 fora bout thre es ec‐
onds orby pressing button1 thre et imes
wit hin thre es econ ds.Besuretoo bser vethe
saf etyn otes under "Driving tips"
(/ page177).
St arting thev ehic lewit hS mar tKey inthe
ma rked spa ce(emer gency oper ation mode)
If th ev ehicle doesnots tart and thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator 'sManual
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle inemer gency
op erati on mod e. Dr
iving and parking 17
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Mak esuret hat mar keds pace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from thek eyring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar keds pace 2.
The vehicle willstar ta fter as hor ttime.
If yo ur emo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2thee ngine continues running .For
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbelocat edinmar keds pace 2during
th ee ntirej our ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkeda taq ualified
spec ialistworks hop.
If th ev ehic ledoe snotstar t: #
Lea veSmar tKey 1 inmar keds pace 2. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andstar tt he vehi‐
cle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep owersuppl yor
th ei gnition withthe star t/ stop butt on. St
arting thev ehic levia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating thev ehic leint erior before
comme ncingyour jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ircon dition ingadjus tment
is activ e.
En sur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estarting via
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed.
R The star terb att eryi ss ufficie ntly charge d. %
Youc an also setthe temp eratur ewithy our
smar tphone. Information onMer cedes me
connec tand other services: https://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno ta vailable fora llmodel s.
Char ging theb attery bef orec ommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If th ev ehicle batteryi sd ischar ged, your eceiv ea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youc an then
st ar tt he vehicle withthe smar tphone tocharge
th eb attery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffa fter tenm inutes.
Ensur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed. 17
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St
arting thev ehic le(Remo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment duet ou nintentio nalstar tin go fthe
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedu nint entionall yduring
ser vice ormaint enanc ework. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gb efor ec arrying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- thefta larms ystem isno ta ctiv ated.
R The panic alarmisnotactiv ated.
R The hazar dwarning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sareclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsunroof arec losed. #
Startt he vehicle using thes mar tphon e.
Af tere very vehicle star t,th ee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Yo uc an car ryout amaximum oftwoc onsec u‐
tiv es tartin ga ttem pts. The vehicle mustbes tar‐
te do ncew itht he Smar tKey bef oret rying to
st ar tt he vehicle again withthe smar tphone. you
can stop thev ehicle again atanyt ime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingthee ngine agains tstar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tcho nthe hazar dwarning light system.
or #
Unloc kthe door s.
or #
Open aside windo worthe sliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drivea tvarying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drivet he vehicle indrivep rogram A
or ;.
R Shif ttot he next highes tgear atthev eryl at‐
es tw hen then eedle reac hes thel astthir d
bef oret he reda reai nt he tach ome ter.
R Donots hift do wn agear manuall yino rder to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning thev ehicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotd epress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 000 miles(1,500 km).
This also app liesw hent he engine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Dr
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Please
alsoobser vethef ollo wing breaking-in
no tes:
R Incer tain drivin gand drivin gsafet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tan ceisbei ng driven afte rt he vehicle
has been delivered orafte rr epair s.Fu llsy s‐
te me ffecti venes sisn otreac hed untilth e
end ofthis teac h-in proce ss.
R Brak epads, brak ed iscsa nd tires that are
eit her newo rhave been replaced onlyach‐
ie ve optimum braking effect and grip afte r
se veralh undr edkilom eter so fdriving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking effect by
appl ying great erforc et ot he brak ep edal. No
teso no ptimiz edacceler ation If
all necess aryr equir ements andactiv ation con‐
ditions aref ulfilled, theb estp ossible accelera ‐
tion canbeachie vedf romas tands till.
Do notu se theo ptimiz edaccelera tiononpublic
ro ads. Individ ualwheels couldspin and you
cou ldlos ec ontr olof thev ehicle. Thereisa n
incr eased risk ofskidding and/oraccident. Be
suretoo bser vethes afet yn otes and informa‐
tion onESP ®
(/ page202). Pulling
away wit hoptim ize da ccel eration &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and having
an acci dent from whe elss pinning
Whe nyou use optimized acceleration,indi‐
vidu alwhee lscould spinandyouc ouldlose
co ntro lo fthe vehicle.
If ESP ®
is deactiv ated, ther ei sar iskofskid ‐
ding andaccident . #
Mak esuret hat noper sons orobs tacl es
ar ei nt he close vicinity ofyour vehicle. Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen brok en in
(/ page175).
R The vehicle andtires arei ng ood condition.
R Youa reon ahigh-gripr oadw ay.
R The engine andtransmission area tnormal
oper ating temp eratur e. *
NO
TEIncr eased weardue tooptimized
acceler ation When
pulling away wit ho ptim ized acceler a‐
tio n,all com ponentsofthe drivet ra in are
subje cted toav eryh igh load.
This canlead toinc reased component wear. #
Donota lway sp ullaway wit ho ptim ized
acc eleration. #
Engage the005B drivep osition (/page186) . #
Movethes teer ing wheel tothes trai gh t-
ah eadp osit ion. #
Selec tthe spor tiestavailable drivep rogram
B orC(/ page183). #
Deactiv ateE SP®
(/ page204) . #
Depr essand hold theb rake pedal firm lywith
yo ur leftfoo t. #
With your right foot ,full yd epr ess thea ccel‐
er ator pedal. 17
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Aftern om oret han five seconds, take your
lef tfoo tq uic klyo fftheb rake ,b ut keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once thea ccelera tionproce‐
dur eisc om plete.
Endin goptim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from thea cceler ator pedal. #
React ivat et he ESP ®
.
% Aftery ou pull away wit ho ptim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsofthe drivet ra in can
becom everyh ot,w hic hm eans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybereac hed
ag ain onlyafter afew min utes. No
teso nd riving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationofthe pedals mayberestrict ed
due touns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withp latform soles
R Shoes withh igh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwaysw ear suitable
shoes inorder tobe able tooper atet he
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswitch‐
ing offt he ignition whendriving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whiledriving,
saf etyf un ction sarerestrict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaffect thep owe rsteer ing
sy stem and theb rake forc eb oos ting ,for
ex am ple.
Yo uw illthen need touse consider ablym ore
fo rc et os teer and brak e. #
Donots witc hoffthei gnition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding and ofan
acci dent duet os hifting down onslipper y
ro ad sur faces
If yo us hiftd ow no nslipp eryr oad surfaces to
inc rease thee ngine braking effect, thed rive
wheels maylose traction . #
Donots hif td ow no nslipper yroad sur‐
fa ces toinc rease thee ngine braking
ef fect. &
DANG ER Risk offata linj ur yd ue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe isbloc kedo rsufficie ntventil a‐
tio nisn otpossi ble, po isonou sexhau stgases
suc hascarbon monoxidemayenter thev ehi‐
cle. This isthec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe andthea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from snoww hen the
engine orthes tatio nar yheat erarer un‐
ni ng. #
Open aw indo wo nthe side ofthev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensur e
an adeq uatesupply offresh air. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tobeing under thei nfluence ofalco‐
hol and drugs while driving
Dr iving when under thei nfluence ofalcohol
and/or drugs isan extreme lydang erous
combin ation.Even small quant ities ofalco hol
or drugs mayaffect your reflexe s,per cep tion
and judgment.
The probabi lityofas erious oreven fata la cci‐
dent greatl yinc reases ifyo ud rive when
und erthei nfluence ofalcohol ordrugs. #
Donotd rink alcohol ortake drugs while
dr iving, anddonota llowa nyone to
dr ivew hohas been drink ing alcohol or
ta king drug s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet ot he
br ak es ystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system mayover‐
heat.
This increases theb raking distance and the
br ak es ystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal asafoo tres t. #
Donotd epress theb rake pedal andthe
acc elerat orpedal atthes ame time
while driving. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continu ously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Donotd epr ess theb rake pedal contin‐
uousl ywhils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking effect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear ingood time. 17
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