height MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 User Guide

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Toadjus tthe distance tothes teer ing wheel
2 Toadjus tthe height #
Save thes ettings withthe memor yfunc tion
(/ page120). Swi
tching thes teer ing wheel heateron/of f Re
quirement s: R
The powe rsupp lyor thei gnition isswitc hed
on. #
Turn thel eve rint he direction ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thes teer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon.
When yous wit ch thei gnition off,th es teer ing
wheel heaterwill switc hoff. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngthee asy entr yand exitfeatur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendrivi ng
of fw hile ad jus ting thee asy exitfeatur e
‑I fy ou driveo ffwhile thee asy entryand exit
fe atur eism aking adjus tment s,yo uc ould
lose contro lo fthe vehicle. #
Alw aysw aitunt ilth ea djus tmen tproc‐
ess iscom pletebef ored riving off. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting thee asy entryand exit
fe atur e
When thee asy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th es teer ing wheel andthed rive r's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –particular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. #
Dur ing thea djus tmen tprocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esure
th at no oneh asanyb ody partsinthe
sw eep ofthes eat orthes teer ing wheel. 11
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Sea tsand stow ing

EAS
Y-PA CK trunk box Ad
jus tingthe height ofthe EASY-PAC Kt runk
bo xt oa nyposi tion &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
and injuredw hen moving thef loor up
When thef loor movesu p,your han dsma y
bec ome trapped onthef rame oftheE ASY-
PA CK trun kb oxando bject sm aybe throw n
up. #
When thef loor movesu p,mak esure
th at your han dsaren otwit hin the
sw eep ofthef loor . #
Ifsomeon ebecomes trapped, carefully
push thec ent erofthef loor down ward. #
Remo veall obj ect sfromt hefloor
bef orem oving itup. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe npress ing theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
in
When theE ASY-PA CK trunk boxisp ress ed
int ot he retract edpositio n,your han dsma y
bec ome trapped. Children,inp artic ular ,may
inj uret hemselv eswhen doing so. #
When pressing theE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xin, mak esuret hat your han dsare
no tw ithin thes weep oftheE ASY-PA CK
tr unk box. #
When leavingthe vehicle, alwayst ake
th eS mar tKey wit hyou and lockthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama getothee xtende dEASY-
PA CK trunk box The
EASY-PAC Ktrunk boxm aybe dama ged
when itis ex tende d. #
Donotp lace anyo bjects onorpress
do wn ontheE ASY-PA CK trunk box
fr ame. #
Donotc lose thet runk lidwhen the
EAS Y-PA CK trunk boxise xtende d. *
NO
TEDama getotheE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo xb yo bject s Object
sthat ares har p-edged, poin ted, frag‐
ile, round edorhea vyand object sthat roll
can damag ethe EAS Y-PA CK trunk boxa nd be
th ro wn out. #
Donottranspor tobject sthat ares har p-
edg ed, poin ted, round edorfragile and
obj ect sthat rollin theE ASY-PA CK trunk
bo x. #
Alw ayss towa ndsec ures ucho bject s
out side oftheb oxinthet runk . #
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permitt ed
load oftheE ASY-PA CK trunk box. #
Donotu se theE ASY-PA CK trunk box
when ther ear seats aref olded for‐
wa rds. Seats
andstow ing 13
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The
vehicle issettot he high leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120k m/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inut es.
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthel ast
activ edrive prog ram.
Lo we ring thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indicat orlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedt ot he height ofthel asta ctiv edrive
pr ogr am. MA
GIC BODY CONT ROL MA
GIC BODY CONT ROLfun ction
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLisan electr ohydr aulic
suspe nsion withvariable dampingfor improve d
dr iving comfort.The all-round leve lc on trol sys‐
te me nsur estheb estp ossible suspension and
con stant groun dclear anc e,eve nw ithal aden
ve hicle. When driving atspeed, thev ehicle is
lo we reda utomatic allyt oimp rove driving safety
and toreduce fuelconsum ption. Thesuspen sion
tun ing isadjus tedd ependin gonthe road sur‐
fa ce, vehicle loadandthed rive progr am selec‐
te d. The ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function detects
ar ea so funevenness inther oad beforey ou drive
ove rthem bymeans ofam ultifu nction camera.
This reduces chassis movements. Youa lso have
th eo ption ofmanually adjustingthev ehicle
le ve l.
The dam ping istun edindiv iduall yfor eac hwhee l
and isaffect ed bythef ollo wing fact or s:
R The drivi ng style, e.g. spor ty R
The road con dition ,e.g.b um ps
R The individual selectiono fthe drivep rogram:
C (Sport),A (Comf ort), N (CURVE)
or ; (Economy)
MA GIC BODY CONTR OLinclude sthe follo wing
com pone ntsa nd func tions:
R ActiveB odyC ontrol ABC
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN
R Cur veinc linat ionfunc tion CURVE
R Automatic leve lc on trol system
R Automatic vehicle stabiliz ationint he eve ntof
si de winds
R Spe ed-de pende ntlowe ring toreduce fuel
con sum ption
R Manuall yselec table high-le vels etting for
gr ea terg round clearance
R DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc hand leve lb utt on Dr
ivin gand par king229

Ra
ising thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indicat orlam p2 lights up.
The vehicle issettot he high leve l.
Yo ur sele ction issave d. The
vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 75 mph
(1 20 km/ h).
R When driving between 50mph(80 km/h)
and 75mph(120k m/h) fora pproxima tely
th re em inut es.
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthel ast
activ edrive prog ram.
Lo we ring thev ehic le #
Press button1 .
Indica torlam p2 goes out.Thevehicle is
adjus tedt ot he height ofthel asta ctiv edrive
pr ogr am. Pa
rking Assis tPARK TRON IC Fu
nction ofParking Assis tPARK TRON IC Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisan electr onic
pa rkinga ssistanc esystem withu ltrasound. It
monit orst he area around your vehicle using mul‐
tiple sensor s1 onthef ront bum perand onthe
re ar bum per.Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICshows
yo ut he distance betwee ny our vehicle anda
de tected obs tacle visually and audibly .
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisonly anaid. Itis
no tas ubstitutef or your att entio nt ot he sur‐
ro und ings.The responsibili tyfors afem aneu ver‐
ing and parking remains withyou. Mak esure
th at ther ea reno per sons, animals orobjec tsin Dr
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Obser
vethef ollo wing when entering thea ctiv a‐
tion code:
R The activ ation codecanbeused foro ne vehi‐
cle
R The activ ation codeisno ttransf erable
R The activ ation codehassixdigits
In thee vent ofthef ollo wing problems, please
cont actanaut hor ized Mercedes-B enzCent er:
R The multimedia system does nota ccep tthe
activ ation code
R Youh ave lostthe activ ation code
Displa yingthec om pass
Multi media system:
4 Navigation 5
À Route andPosition #
Select Compass.
The com pass displa yshows thef ollo wing
inf ormation:
R thec urrent dire ction oftrave lwithb ear‐
ing (360 °format) andcompass direction
R longitude andlatitud ecoordinat esin
degr ees, minutes and seco nds R
height (rounded )
R number ofGPS satellit esfrom whic ha
sign alcan berecei ved
Se tting them apscale automa tically
Multi media system:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
The map scale isseta utomaticall ydepending on
yo ur drivin gspee d.
Fo rjour neys incit ies withd etailed citym odels ,a
map viewf romt hedriver's perspectiv eisu sed. #
Switc hAuto Zoom on0073 oroff0053.
% The automaticall yselect edmap scale canbe
ch ang edman uallyfor as hor ttime. Theset‐
ting isrese ta utomatically afte raf ewsec ‐
ond s.
Displa yingthes atellit emap
Multi media system:
4 Navigation 5
Z Option s
5 Map Conten t #
Switc hSatellit eMapon 0073 oroff0053.
or #
Ifsat ellit em apdispla y6 isavailable inthe
map menu, switchito n0073or off0053
(/ page333) .
Switc hedon0073:s atell item aps ared isplaye d
in map scales of2m i(2k m) orless.
Swit ched off0053:s atellit em aps aren otdis‐
pla yedi nm apscales from 2m i(2k m) to
10 mi(10k m).
% Satellitem aps fort hese mapscales aren ot
av ailable inall coun tries.
Displ aying weather information
Re quirement s:
R Mer cedes meconnectisa vailable.
R Youh ave auser accoun tfor theM ercedes
me portal.
R The service isavailable.
R The serviceh asbeen activat ed atan aut hor ‐
ize dM erced es-Ben zCent er.
Fu rther information canbefound at:h ttp: //
www .merced es.me 338
Multimed iasystem

#
Allow thee ngine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hoodisopen andthew ind‐
shield wipersaresetinm otion ,you can be
tr appe dbythe wiper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition beforeo pening thee ngine
hood. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease theh ood. #
Push handle 1oftheh ood catchupwards
and liftt he hood byappr oximat ely1 5in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rthe hood andleti tf all from a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in(20 cm). #
Ifth eh ood canstill be lifte ds lightl y,open
th eh ood again and close itwit hal ittle more
fo rc eu ntil iteng ages cor rectl y. 41
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Maint enance andcare

#
When transpor ting,ensur ethat :
R The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th et ranspor terc orrectl y
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swiths uitable tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h)isn otexc eeded
when transpor ting *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterl oa ding, thev ehicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th ev ehicle couldbedamag ed. #
Am inimum distance of4in( 10 cm)
up wa rdsa nd 8in( 20 cm) down wards
mus tbek epttot he transpor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portleve lisn otavailable fort he follo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withM AGICBO DY CONTR OL %
Depending onthem odel, button1 isloca‐
te di nt he contr olpanel between thes teer ing
wheel andthed rive r's door . #
Toactiv atet ranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2i n( 30 mm) com‐
par edtothen ormal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itfora tlea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from ther aised leve lto
th et ranspor tleve l.
The transpor tleve lisr eac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sint he multifunction
displa y.
The vehicle islowe reda gain inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R When driving faster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Afters ele cting adrive progr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedt ot he height of
th el asta ctiv edrive progr am. #
Secur ethe vehicle onallfour wheel safter
loading. #
Todeac tivatet ranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine whenthev ehicle isat as tands till.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . 44
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

#
Press and hold button1 fora tlea st five
seconds.
The vehicle isadjus tedt ot he height ofthe
las tactived rive prog ram. Indicat orlamp 2
goes out. #
Drivet he vehicle offt he transpor ter.
4MA TICvehicl es #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scom e
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nd ueto
inc orrect pos itioning #
Donotp osition thev ehicle abovethe
connecti onpointofthet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eyes torage location To
wing eye1 islocat edwiththe vehicle tool kit
under thet runk floor . Ins
talling thet ow ing eye #
Press them arko ncover 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye cloc kwiseasfara sit
wil lgoa nd tight en.
% Mak esuret hat cover1 eng ages inthe
bum perwhen your emo vethet ow ing eye. Br
eakdo wnassis tance 44
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Pr
eceding letter 1 1:
R Without :passeng ervehicle tires accor dingto
Eur opeanm anufactu ring standar ds.
R "P": passe nger vehicle tires accor dingtoUS
manuf acturingstandar ds.
R "LT": light truc kt ires acc ordin gtoU Sm anu‐
fa ctur ingstandar ds.
R "T": com pact emer gency sparewheels with
high tirep ressur ethat areo nly designe dfor
te mp orar yu seinan emer gency .
As pec tratio 3 3:
Ra tio betwee nt ireh eight and tirew idth inpe r‐
cent (tire height divided bytirew idth ).
Tir ec ode4 4
(tire type ):
R "R"r adial tire
R "D": bias plytire
R "B": bias beltedtires
R "ZR": radial tirew itham aximum speedabove
14 9m ph(240 km/h) (optional) Rim
diame ter5 5
:
The diam eter oftheb ead seat (notthe diame ter
of ther im flang e).The rimd iame teri ss pecif ied
in inc hes (in).
Load-be aring inde x6 6:
Numer icalcode that spec ifies them aximum
load-bear ingcapacity ofat ire( e.g. "91" cor re‐
sponds to1356 lbs (615 kg)).
The load-bear ingcapacity ofthet irem ustb ea t
leas thalf thep ermissible axleload ofyour vehi‐
cle. Donoto verload thet ires by exc eeding the
specif iedload limit.
See also:
R Maximum permissible loadontheT irea nd
Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d(/pag e454)
R Max imum tirel oad (/page461)
R Load index
Speed ratin g7 7:
Spe cifiest he appr ovedm aximum speedofthe
tir e. %
Anelectr onicspeed limi terp reve nts your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of130m ph
(2 10 km/h) .
Ma kesur ethat your tires have ther equir ed
speed rating .You can obtain information onthe
re qu ired speed rating from anauthor ized
Mer cedes-B enzCent er.
Summ ertires Inde
xS peedrating
Qu pto1 00 mph(160k m/h)
Ru pto1 06 mph(170k m/h)
Su pto1 12 mp h(180k m/h)
Tu pto1 18 mp h(190k m/h)
Hu pto1 30 mph(210k m/h)
Vu pto1 49 mph(240k m/h)
Wu pto1 68 mph(27 0k m/h)
Yu pto1 86 mph(300 km/h) Wh
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th
ese arei nstalled onthev ehicle, butdoes not
include passeng erso rlugg age.
Maximum tirel oad: them aximum tirel oad is
th em aximum permissible weight inkilog rams or
lbs forw hich atirei sa ppr ove d.
Maxim umpermissible tirep ressur e:maxi‐
mum permissible tirep ressur efor one tire.
Maxim umload onone tire: maxim umloado n
one tire. This iscalcu lated bydividing them axi‐
mum axleload ofone axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds persquar einc h):st andar dunit of
meas uremen tfor tirep ressu re.
Aspe ctratio :ra tio betwee nt ire height and tire
wi dthi np ercent.
Tir ep ress ure: press urei nsi de thet irea ppl ying
an outw ardf orce toeve rysquar einc ho fthe tire.
The tirep ressur eiss pecif iedinpounds per
sq uar einc h( psi), inkilopascals (kPa)or inbar .
The tirep ressur eshould onlybec orrected whe n
th et ires arec old.
Cold tirep ressur e:thet ires arec old when the
ve hicle hasbeen parkedf or atleas t3h ours wit
hout direct sunli ghtonthet ires orthev ehicle
has been driven forl ess than 1m ile(1.6 km ).
Ti re contact surface: thep arto fthe tiret hat
comes intoc ontact with ther oad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose ofthet ireb ead isto
ensur ethat thet ires its secur elyo nthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores inthet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengthonthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep arto fthe tireb etwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
We ight ofoptiona lequ ipm ent:th ec ombin ed
we ight oftheo ption aleq uipment weighin gmore
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and morethan
5l bs (2.3k g).T his optional equipment, suchas
high-per form anc ebrake s,leve lc on trol system, a
ro of lugg ager acko rhigh-per form anc ebatteries,
is no tincluded inthec urb weight andthew eight
of thea ccessor ies.
TIN (TireI dentif ication Numbe r):au niqu e
ident ificat ion numb erwhic hcan be used bya
tir em anufactu rert oi dent ifytires, fore xamp le,
in ap roduc trecall, andthus iden tifyt he pur‐
ch aser s.The TINismade upofthem anuf actur‐ er's
identit ycode, tires ize, tiret ype code and
th em anuf actur ingdate.
Load-bear inginde x:thel oad-bear inginde xisa
code that con tains them aximum load-bear ing
capacity ofat ire.
Tr actio n:traction istheg ripr esulting from fric‐
tion between thet ires and ther oad surface.
We arindi cator:nar row bars(tread wearbar s)
th at ared istribut edove rthe tirec ontact surface.
If th et iret read isleve lw itht he bar s,thew ear
limit of1/1 6in( 1.6m m)has been reac hed.
Dis tribut ionofvehicl eoccupants: distribu tion
of vehicle occupants over designat edseat posi‐
tion sinav ehicle.
Maximum permissible payload weight :nom i‐
nal load andluggagel oad plus 150lb( 68 kg)
multip liedb ythe number ofseats inthev ehicle. 466
Wheels andtires