MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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
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ailab lesuspe nsion settings Dr
ivep rogram Characteristics
C (Sport) R
The susp ension tuningisfirm er.
R When driving atspeeds between 40mph(65 km/h) and87mph(140k m/h) thev ehicle islowe reds teadil y
and remains atthis leve lu pt ot he maximum vehicle speed.
R When retur ning tospeeds between 87mph(140k m/h) and40mph(65 km/h) thev ehicle israised again.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated.
A (Comfort) R
The suspension tuningisc omf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
N (CURVE) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R The curveinc linat ionfunc tion isact ive.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isact ive.
; (Econom y) R
The suspe nsion tuning isco mf ortable.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R ROAD SUR FACE SCAN isdeac tivated. 230
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Cr
osswind Assist
Cr osswi ndstabiliz ationhasthef ollo wing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The stabiliz ationoperat esby chang ingwheel
loads thro ugh adjustin gt he ABC spring
st ru ts.
R Disruptions when drivin gstrai gh ta head are
re duced.
R Count ersteer ing issuppor ted.
R Crosswind Assistisa ctiv eatvehicle speeds
be tween 50mph(80 km/h) and130m ph
(2 10 km/h) when drivi ng stra ight ahead or
cor ner ing slight ly.
Fu nction ofRO AD SUR FACE SCAN
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries. The
ROAD SUR FACE SCAN function mon itor st he
ro ad infron to fyour vehicle using amultifunc‐
tion camer a1.R OADS URFACE SCAN detects
une venness inther oad surface, e.g. bump s,
bef oret he vehicle drives ove rthem. Chassis
mo vements arer educed anddriving comfortis
incr eased. RO
AD SUR FACE SCAN isaut omat icallyactivat ed
if th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R Drivep rogram A (Comf ort)or N
(C UR VE)iss ele cted.
R The vehicle issettot he nor mal leve l.
R Youa redrivin gatas peedbetwe en 4m ph
(7 km/ h)and 112m ph(180 km/h).
Sy stem limit s
RO AD SUR FACE SCAN can beimpair edinthe
fo llo wing situat ionsorcan stop funct ioning:
R Ifth er oadw ayisinsuf ficie ntly lit, e.g. at
nigh t.
R Insno w,rain, fog, hea vyspr ay,ift her eis
gl ar e, indir ect sunlight oringrea tly varying
ambien tlight .
R Ifth ew indshield inthea reao fm ultifunc tion
camer a1 isdir ty,f ogg edup, damag edor
co vered.
R Ifth er oad surface hasn oo ptic stru ctur eor
re flect slight.
R Ifyo ua redrivin gtoo close tothev ehicle in
fr ont. Dr
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Ifsections ofther out ehave averys mall
ra dius ofcur vatur e.
R Dur ing abrupt driving maneuv ers, e.g. heavy
br aking orsudden acceleration.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning them ultifunc tion
camer a(/pag e421).
Se tting thev ehic leleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve list oo high
If yo ud rive atah ighervehicle leve l,th ed riv‐
ing charact eristic sm aybe impair eddue to
th eh igher vehicle centerofgrav ity .
The vehicle candrifto utw ards, fore xamp le,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Alw aysc hoose avehicle leve lw hic his
suit edtothed riving stylea nd ther oad
sur face condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs areb etwe en
th ev ehicle bodyandthet ires orunder neath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esuren oo neisunder neaththe
ve hicle orinthei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel arch es when thev ehicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du et ot he vehicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRB ODYC ONT ROLo r
le ve lc ontr olsystem: when youu nload lug‐
ga ge orlea vethev ehicle, thev ehicle firs t
ri ses slightly andthen retur ns tothes etleve l
shor tlya fter wa rds.
Yo uo ranyo neelse inthev icinit yofthe
whee larches ortheu nderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe reda fter bein g
loc ked. #
When leaving thev ehicle, makesure
th at nobody isin thev icin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheu nderbody . Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted.
R The vehicle mustnotbe mo ving faster than
75 mph(120k m/h) .
R Onl ylowe rthe vehicl e:when thev ehicle is
st atio nary,all thed oor shave tobe closed. 232
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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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th
em aneuv ering area while maneuv ering and
par king in/exitingparking spaces.
In thes tandar dsetting ,ani nter mit tent wa rning
to ne sou nds from adista nc eo fappr oximat ely
1. 0f t(0.3 m)toan obs tacle infront and approx ‐
imat ely3 .3ft(1.0 m) toan obs tacle beh ind. A
continu ousw arning tone sou nds from adista nc e
of appr oximat ely0 .7ft(0.2 m).Using theWarn
Early setting inthem ultimedia system, thew arn‐
ing tones forf ront and side impact protect ion
can besettos ound atag reater dis tance of
ap prox imat ely3 .3ft(1.0 m) infront and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)onthes ides (/page238).
% The Warn Earlysetting isalw aysa ctiv efor
th er ear ofthev ehicle.
If Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisde act ivat ed ,
Ac tiveP arking Assisti su navailable. Pa
rking Assis tPARK TRON ICdisp layi nt he
mu ltim edia system Ve
hicles withA ctiv eParking Assistw ithout a
360 °Camer a Ve
hicles withA ctiv eParking Assista nd a360°
Camer a
If Ac tiveP arking Assisti sd eact ivat ed and an
obs tacle isde tected inthep atho fthe vehicle, a
pop-up windowforParking AssistP ARK TRON IC
1 appe arsi nt he multimedia system atspeeds
belo w6m ph(10k m/h).
The color ofthei ndividual segmentsofthe warn‐
ing displa yisb ased onthed ista nce tothed etec‐
te do bstacle :
R Yello ws egment s:obs tacle satad ista nc e
be tween appr ox.2 .0 ft(0.6 m)and 3.3ft
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Orang esegments: obstacle satad ista nc e
be tween appr ox.1 .0 ft(0.3 m)and 2.0ft
(0.6 m)
R Reds egme nts: obstacle satav erys hor t
dis tance ofapprox .1 .0 ft(0.3 m)orless
Sy stem limit s
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdoes notn ecessa‐
ri ly take intoa ccount thef ollo wing obstacle s:
R Obs tacle sb elow thed etecti onrang e, e.g .
pe rsons, animals orobject s.
R Obs tacle sabove thed etecti onrang e, e.g .
ove rhang ingloads, overhang sorloadin g
ra mp softruck s. The
sensor smustb efreeo fdirt, ice and slush.
Ot her wise, they ma ynotfunction correctl y.
Clean thes ensor sregular ly,t aki ng care notto
scr atc ho rdamag ethem.
Pr oblems withParking Assis tPARK TRON IC Ve
hicles without 360° Camer a Ve
hicles with3 60° Camer a Pr
oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. The é sym‐ Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisma lfunctio ningand has been deactiva tedd uetosignal interfere nce. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Chec kifP arking AssistP ARK TRON ICiswo rking atad iffe re nt locati on. Dr
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oblem
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
bol appear sint he multifunction dis‐
pla y.
Re ar segm ents1 orall-r oundseg‐
men ts2 light upred. At thes ame
time, awarning tone sou nds for
appr oximat elyt wo seco ndseverytim e
th ev ehicle isstar ted. The é symbol
appear sint he multifunction display. The
sensor saredir ty. #
Clean thes ensor sand obser vethen otes on car eofvehicle parts(/ page421).
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON IChasb een deac tiva tedd uetoam alfunc tion. #
Startt he vehicle again. #
Ifth ep roblem persists, con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Fu
nction ofthep assiv es ide impact protec‐
tion
Pa ssiv eside impact protect ion isan additional
Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICfunctio nwhich
wa rnst he driver about obstacle satthe side of
th ev ehicle. Awarning isissued whenobstacle s
ar ed etect edbetween thef ront and rear detec‐
tion rang e. In orde rfor an objec tonthe side to
be detected, thes ensor sint he front and rear
bum permus tfirst detect theo bjec twhile you
ar ed rivin gp astit. Dur
ing thep arking procedur eorm aneuv ering,
objec tsared etect edasthev ehicle drives pas t.
If yo us teer inthed irect ion ofad etect edobs ta‐
cle and ther ei sar iskofalater al collision, a
wa rning isissued. Thesegme ntso nthe sides
light upyello wo rred, depending onthed ista nce
to theo bstacle . Seg
ment colord epe ndin gond istan ce
Co lorL ater al dis tan ce
Ye llo wA pprox.1 .0 -2 .0ft
(30 -60c m)
Re dA pprox.< 1.0f t
(30 cm) In
order forl ater al front orrear segm entstob e
displa yed, thev ehicle mustfirst trave lad ista nce
of at leas th alfo fthe vehicle length.Once the
ve hicle hastrave led thel engt hofthe vehicle, all 236
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thel ater al front and rear segm entscan be dis‐
pla yed. Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdispl ay:v ehicles
wit hout a360° Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle detected atthef ront right (yello w)
and rear (red) Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICdispl ay:v ehicles
wit ha3 60°Camer a
1 Oper ational front and rear
2 Operation alfron t,re ar and sides
3 Obstacle sd etect edatthef ront right (red)
Sa vedo bstacle so nthe sides ared eletedi nt he
fo llo wing situat ions,for exam ple:
R Youp arkt he vehicle andswitc hoffthei gni‐
tion .
R Youo pen thed oor s.
Af tert he engine isrestar ted, obs tacle so nthe
sides mustbed etect edagain beforean ew
wa rning can beissued. Sy
stem limit s
The system limits forP arking Assist
PA RK TRONI Capplytop assiv eside impact pro‐
te ction.
The follo wing objectsa renotd etect ed, fore xam‐
ple:
R Pedes trians who approachthe vehicle from
th es ide
R Objec tsplaced next to thev ehicle
Deactiv ating/acti vating Parking Assis t
PA RK TRONI C
* NO
TERisk ofan acci dent from objects
at clo serang e Pa
rking AssistP ARK TRON ICma ynotdetect
cer tain obje ctsa tclos erang e. #
Whenpar king ormane uvering thev ehi‐
cle, payp articular attention toany
obj ect sw hicha reabo veorbelo wthe
sensor s,e.g. flowe rpotso rdrawbar s.
The vehicle orother objects couldoth‐
er wise bedamag ed. Dr
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If
indicat orlam p2 isno tlit, Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cisa ctive. Ifth ei ndicat orlam pislit
and theé symbol appearsint he multifunc‐
tion displa y,Pa rking AssistP ARK TRON ICisno t
ac tiv e. #
Pres sb utton1 .
% Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICisau tomat ically
act ivat ed when thev ehicle isstar ted. Ad
jus tingthe warning tones ofParking
Assis tPARK TRON IC
Mul timedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Camera &Parkin g5
Set Warning Tones
Ad jus tingthe volum eofthe warning tones #
Select Warning ToneVolume. #
Setav alue.
Ad jus tingthe pitc hofthe warning tones #
Select Warning TonePitch.
Se tav alue.
Specif yingthes tar ting point fort he warning
to nes
Yo uc an spec ifywhe ther theP arking Assist
PA RK TRONI Cwarning tones shouldc omm ence
wh en thev ehicle isfur ther aw ay from anobs ta‐
cle . #
Sele ctWa rnEarl y. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gaudi ofadeout
Yo uc an spec ifywhe ther thev olume ofam edia
sour ceinthem ultimedia system isto be
re duced whenParking AssistP ARK TRON ICgive s
an audible warning. #
Selec tAudio Fadeout DuringWarning Ton es. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Re
versing camer a Fu
nction ofther ear view camer a 238
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