MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Ac
tiv eL aneK eeping Assist Fu
nction ofActiv eL aneK eeping Assist Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assistmonit orst he area in
fr ont ofyour vehicle bymeans ofmultifu nction
camer a1.I tserve st op rotect youa gains tunin ‐
te ntio nallylea vingy our lane. Youw illbe warned
by vibr ation pulses inthes teer ing wheel andgui‐ ded
byac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
ba ck intoy our lane.
Yo ua rewa rned byvibr ation pulses inthes teer‐
ing wheel inthef ollo wing circums tances:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects alan e
mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rthis lane marking.
Yo uw illalso beguided backintoy our lane by
means ofac our se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion
if th ef ollo wing condition sareme t:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects lane
mar kingson both edg esofthel ane.
R Afront wheel drives over as olid lane mark‐
ing.
Yo uc an act ivat eo rdeac tivatet he ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assistwarning .
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistcan neit her reduce
th er isk ofan acci dent ifyo uf ail toadap tyour
dr iving stylen orove rride thel aws ofphysics. It
can nottak ei ntoa ccount road, weather ortraf fic
condi tions.Activ eLaneK eeping Assistiso nlya n
aid. Youa reresponsible form aint ainingasafe
dis tance tothev ehicle infront, forv ehicle speed,
forb raking ingood timeandfors taying
in lane.
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge or
Dr ivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assistcan bring thev ehicle backinto
th el ane withal ane-c orrecting brak ea pplica tion.
In thec ase ofab roke nl ane marking being
de tected, abrake applica tion willonly bemad eif
av ehicle hasbeen detected inthea djacen tlane.
Onc oming vehicles, overtakin gvehicles andvehi‐
cles inadjacent lanescanbedetected.
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistisa vailable inthe
speed rang eb etwe en 37 mph(60 km/h) and
12 4m ph(200 km/h). Dr
iving andparking 259

If
al ane-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs,d is‐
pla y1 appear sint he multifunction display.
Sensitivity ofActiv eL aneK eeping Assist
% The availabilit yofthe follo wing function is
coun try- dependen t.
Al ane-c orrecting brak ea pplica tion also occu rs
in theSens itivesetting inthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assistdetects asolid
la ne mar king.
R Afront whe eldrives ove rthis lane marking.
Sy stem limit s
No lane- correcting brak ea pplica tion occu rsin
th ef ollo wing situations:
R Youc lear ly and activel ys teer,b rake oraccel‐
er ate.
R Youh aves witc hed onthet urns ignal indica‐
to r( situ ation-dep endent).
R Adriving safetys ystemi nter ve nes, such as
ES P®
,A ctiv eBrake Assi stor ActiveB lind
Spo tAssist. R
Youh ave adop tedas portydriving stylew ith
high corner ing speeds orhigh rateso faccel‐
er ation.
R When ESP®
is deactiv ated.
R Ifal oss oftirep ressur eoraf aulty tireh as
been detected and displ aye d.
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R Ifth er ei sp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cie ntillu mina tionofther oad, ifth er ea re
highly variable shade condition sorinr ain,
sno w,fogo rheavy spr ay.
R Ifth er ei sg lare,e.g. from oncom ingtraf fic,
th es un orreflect ions.
R Ifth ew indshield inthea reao fthe multifunc‐
tion camer aisd irty ,o rift he camer aisf og‐
ge du p,damag edorcovered.
R Ifth er ea reno lane markings ,ors eve ral
unc lear lane markingsarep resen tfor one
lane, e.g.around roadw orks .
R Ifth el ane marking sarewo rn,d arko rcov‐
er ed. R
Ifth ed ista nce tothev ehicle infront istoo
shor tand thus thel ane marking scann otbe
de tected.
R Ifth el ane marking schang equickly, e.g.
lanes branc hoff,c ross one another or
mer ge.
R Ifth er oadw ayisvery nar row and wind ing.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag eo rDrivi ng Ass istan cePlus Packag e:
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistuses radar sensor s
to monit orseverala reas around thev ehicle. If
th er adar senso rsinther ear bum perared irty or
co veredw iths now, thes ystemm aybe impair ed
or ma ynotfunc tion.Ifa no bstacle inthel ane in
whic hyou ared rivin gh asbeen detected, no
la ne-cor recting brak ea pplica tion occu rs. 260
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Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gActive Lan eKeeping
Assis t &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistwarning
Al ane- correcting brak ea pplica tion canno t
al wa ys bring thev ehicle backintot he origi‐
nal lane. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake oraccelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciall yifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis twarns youo rm akes alane -cor‐
re cting brak ea pplica tion. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite inter‐
ve ntio nofActiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assistdoes notd etect
tr af ficc ondi tions orroad user s.In very rare
case s,thes ystem maym akea ninappr opri‐
at eb rake application, e.g.afte ri nt entional ly
dr iving overas olidl ane marking.
The brak ea pplica tion canbeinterru pte dat
an yt ime ifyo us teer slightl yint he opposit e
dir ection. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ei ss uffi‐
cie ntdist anc etot he side foro ther traf‐
fi co robstacle s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Lane
Ke eping Assist
Lane Keeping Assistcann otalw aysc lear ly
de tect lane mar kings .
In such case s,Lane Keeping Assistcan:
R givea nu nnec essar ywarning
R notg iveaw arning #
Alw aysp aypar ticular attention tothe
tr af fics ituation and keep within the
lane, espec iallyifA ctiv eLaneK eeping
Assis taler tsyou. Be
suretoo bser vethes ystem limit ations of
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist. #
Press butt on2.
If indicat orlam p1 lights up,ActiveL ane
Ke eping Assistisa ctiv ated, thel ane mark‐
ings ares hown aslight inthea ssis tance
gr ap hic. Whe nActiv eLaneK eeping Assistis
activ e,thel ane marking saresho wningreen
in thea ssis tance grap hic.
% Dep endingonthec ount ry,y ou mayhave to
pr ess and hold theb utton todeactiv ate. Dr
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Se
tting thes ensit ivityofActive Lan eKeep‐
ing Assis t
Multi media system:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance
5 Act .Lane Keep. Assist #
Select asetting.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe warning #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 Lane Depart.
Warning.
Yo ud on otrecei veanyw arning when leaving
al ane ifth el ane keeping warning system is
deactiv ated. Ve
hicl etow ing instruct ions
The vehicle isno ts uit able fort he use oftowb ar
sy stems that areu sed forf lat towing ording hy
to wing, fore xamp le.Attach ing and using towb ar
sy stems canlead todamag eonthe vehicle.
When youa retowing avehicle withtow bar sys‐
te ms, safed riving charact eristic sc anno tb e
guar anteed fort he towing vehicle orthet owe d
ve hicle. Thevehicle-tr ailercombination may
sw erve from side toside. Complywiththe per‐ mitt
edtowing methods (/page436) and the
ins truct ions fort ow ing withb otha xleso nthe
gr ound (/page438). 262
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Ins
trum ent Disp layo verview &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oa n
ins trumen tdispla ymalfunc tion
If th eI nstrument Displayhasfailed ormal‐
func tioned,youm aynotrecog nizefunction
re strictions applyi ngtosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The oper ating safetyo fyour vehicle maybe
im pair ed. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediat ely
at aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Mer
cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Plu g-inh ybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
If th eo per ating safetyo fyour vehicle is
im pair ed,parkthe vehicle safelya ssoon aspos‐
sible. Contactaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Ins
trument Display 1
Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan ttem per atur egaug e
5 Fuelleve la nd fuel filler flap locatio nind ica‐
to r
% This displa yisa ne xamp le.Other displa ys
ar ep oss ible instead oftach ome ter3 .
The segments inspee dome ter1 indica tethe
sy stem status fort he follo wing:
R Cruise control (/ page210) R
ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
Ve hicl eswith Traf ficS ign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fics igns willap pea ronthe
speedome ter( /pag e251).
* NO
TEEngi nedama gedue toexcess ively
hig he ngine spe eds The
enginewillbe damag edifyo ud rive wit h
th ee ngine intheo verrev ving rang e. #
Donotd rive with thee ngine intheo ver‐
re vving rang e. The
overrev ving rang eiss hown inredo ntach‐
ome ter3 .W hen theo verrev ving rang eis
re ac hed, thef uel suppl ywillbe interru pted to
pr otect thee ngine.
Dur ing normal oper ating conditions ,coolant
te mp eratur edispla y4 mayrise to248° F
(1 20 °C). Ins
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&
WARNIN GDang erofburnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheat edordur ing afirei nt he engine
com partment, youc ouldcome intoc ontact
wit hh otgases orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeo pen ingtheh ood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent ofafirei nt he engine com‐
par tment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice. Ov
ervie wo fthe butt ons onthes teer ing
wheel 1
P Back/Hom ebutton (press and hold),
on- boar dcom put er
2 Touc hC ontrol, on-bo ardc om puter
3 Con trol pan elforc ruisec ontr olor Active
Dis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
4 Contr olpa nel form ultimedia system:
£ Voice Cont rolS ystem
ß Displa ysfavo rite s
VO L:contr olknob, adjuststhev olume or
switc hesthes ound off0063 (press)
0061 Makes/acc epts ac all 0076
Rejects /end sacall
5 00E2 Callsu pthe home screen
6 Touc hC ontrol mult imed iasystem
7 0038 Backbutton Oper
ating theo n-boa rdcom puter
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofdist ra ction from infor‐
mati onsystems andcomm unication s
eq uipment
If yo uo per atei nfor mat ionand comm unic a‐
tio ne quipme ntintegratedi nt he vehicle
when driving, youw illbe distract ed from the
tr af fics ituation. Thiscouldalso cau seyout o
lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoper atet his equipme ntwhen the
tr af fics ituation per mits. #
Ifyo uc anno tb es ureo fthis, stop the
ve hicle whilstpaying attention toroad 26
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Instru ment Displa yand on-boar dcom put er

and
trafficc ondi tions andoperate the
eq uipment withthe vehicle statio nary. Obser
vethel eg alrequ iremen tsfort he countr y
in whic hyou arec urrently drivi ng when operat‐
ing theo n-boar dcom put er.
% The on-boar dcom put erdispla yswill appear
on them ultifunc tiondispla y(/pag e267). The
on-boar dcom put erisoper ated using left-
hand Touc hC ontrol 2 and thel eft-hand back/
home button1.
The follo wing menusarea vailable:
R Service
R DriveA ssist
R Trip
R Navi gation
R Radio
R Media
R Phon e
R Head -upDisp.
R Design s
The men uscan becalle dupfromt hemenu bar
on them ultifunc tiondispla y. #
Tocall upthem enu bar: press backbutton
on thel eft1 until them enu barisdis‐
pla yed.
% Ve
hicl eswithout Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC :pr ess the00E2 buttontocal l
up them enu baroftheo n-boar dcom put er. #
Toscr ollinthem enu bar: swipe lefto r
ri ght onleft-hand Touc hC ontrol 2. #
Tocall upam enuo rconf irmas election:
pr ess left-han dTouc hControl 2. #
Toscr ollthrough displa ysorlists on the
menu :swipe upwards ordown wardso nleft-
hand Touc hC ontrol 2. #
Tocall upasubmen uorconf irmas elec‐
tion :pr ess left-han dTouc hControl 2. #
Toexitas ubm enu: press backbutton on
th el eft1. Ins
trument Displayand on- boar dcom put er 265

Fu
ll-scr eenmenu
Yo uc an displ aythef ollo wing menus infull on
th eI nstrument Display:
R DriveA ssist
R Trip #
Onthec orresponding menu,useleft-hand
To uc hC ontrol 2 toscr olltothee nd ofthe
lis t. #
Press left-hand Touc hC ontrol 2.
The selected men uwillbe displ ayedinf ull. Se
tting thed esig n
On -bo ardc om put er:
4 Designs
% This function isavailable onlyforv ehicles
wit haW idescr eenCockpit.
The follo wing design scan be selec ted:
R Classic
R Sport
R Progres sive #
Toselect adesign: swipeupwards ordown‐
wa rdso nthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
The Instru ment Displa ywillb es hown inthe
select eddesign. Se
tting thea reaf or addit iona lvalue s G-m
eter (exa mp le)
1 Area fora dditional values
2 Indexpoint s #
Toselect displaycont ent:swipe tothe
ri ght onthel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Swip eupwards ordown wardso nthe left-
hand Touc hC ontrol to select displaycont ent.
When displaycont ent isselect ed,thea rea
fo ra dditional values 1will brief lybe high‐
light ed.
Ind expoint s2 will displa ythe select edlist
it em.
The follo wing displa ycontent can beselect edin
th eClassic andSport designs:
R Tach ome ter
R Navig ation
R ECOd isplay
R Consu mption
R G-m eter
The follo wing content can beselect edinthePro-
gressive design:
R date
R Navig ation
R ECOd isplay
R Consu mption
R G-m eter 266
Instrument Displayand on- boar dcom put er

Ov
ervie wo fdispla yson them ultif unct ion
disp lay 1
Outs idetemp eratur e
2 Drivep rogram
3 Trans miss ionposit ion
4 Time
5 Displa ysection
% Ve
hicl eswith anIns trument Displayin
th eW idescr een Cockpit:thep osition of
th ed ispla yswill differf romt hose displa yed
her e. Fu
rther displa yson them ultifunc tiondispla y:
0097 Gear
shiftrecom mendatio n(/pa ge187)
ë ActiveP arking Assista ctivat ed
(/ page245)
é Parking AssistP ARK TRON ICdeact ivat ed
(/ page 237)
h Cruise control (/ page210)
ç ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi st(/ pag e209)
è ActiveS teer ing Assis t(/ pag e219)
00B0 Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assist(/page259)
± ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist(/ pag e221)
00D9 HOLD
function (/page225)
00CE Ad
aptiveH ighbeam Assis t(/ pag e153)
Ve hicl eswith Traf ficS ign Assis t:De tected
ins tructi ons and traf fics igns (/ page 251). Ad
jus tingthe inst ru men tlighti ng #
Turn brightn esscontrol 1 upordown.
The lightin gofthe Instrument Displayand in
th ec ontrol element softhe vehicle interior is
adjus ted. Ins
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Menus
andsubmenus Call
ingupfunctio nson theS ervice menu of
th eo n-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom put er:
4 Service #
Toselect thef un ction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardso nthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(/pag e492)
R Tires :
- Chec kthe tirep ressur ewitht he tirep res‐
sur em onit or(/ page452)
- Restar tt he tirep ressur emonit or
(/ page453)
R ASSYST PLUS:c allup thes ervice duedate
(/ page407)
R Engine oilleve l Callin
gupthe ass istan tdisp lay On
-bo ardc om put er:
4 DriveA ssist
% When youh ave setthe stylet oClassi c,y ou
can viewt he assis tant displ aymenu con‐
te nts inthel eft-hand area oftheI nstrument
Displa y.
The follo wing displa ysarea vailable onthea ssis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attentio nleve l(/ pag e250) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thed isplays :sw ipe
up wa rdso rdow nwards on thel eft-hand
To uc hC ontrol. St
atus displa yson thea ssis tant displ ay:
R 00D7 :ATTENTION ASSISTd eactiv ated
R Light lanemarkings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tenabled
R Green lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactiv e
R Gray radar wavesnext to vehicle: BlindSpot
Assis tenabled 268
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom put er