heating MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Guide

Ti
re pres sur e No
teso ntirep ressur e &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oinsuf ‐
fi cie ntor excess ivet irep ress ure
Under inflate do roverinf late dt ires pose the
fo llo wing risk s:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe
load andvehicle speed increase.
R The tires ma yw ear excessiv elya nd/or
une venly, whic hmaygrea tly impair tire
traction .
R The drivin gchar acteristics, aswellas
st eer ing and braking, maybeg reatl y
im pair ed. #
Com plywiththe recomme ndedtire
pr ess urea nd checkt he tirep ressur eof
all tires including thes par ew heel regu‐
lar ly:
R atleas tonce amonth
R when thel oad chang es R
beforee mbar kingo nal ongerjour ney
R ifoper ating conditions chang e,e.g .off-
ro ad drivin g #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur easneces sary. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high ortool ow can:
R Shor tent he ser vice lifeo fthe tires.
R Cause increased tired amag e.
R Adversely affect drivi ng charact eristic sa nd
th us drivin gsafet y, e.g. due tohydroplaning. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
insuf ficie nttirep ress ure
Ti re sw ithp ressur ethat istool ow can over‐
heat andburstas aresult.
In addition ,the ya lso sufferf rome xcessiv e
and/or irre gular wear,w hic hc an sign ifican tly
im pair theb raking proper tiesand theh an‐
dling charact eristic s. #
Avoid excessiv elylowt irep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo lowc ancause:
R Tire faults asaresult ofoverheating.
R Impair edhandling charact eristic s.
R Irre gular wear.
R Incr eased fuelconsum ption. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from exces‐
siv etirep ressur e
Ti re sw ithe xcessiv elyh igh pressur ecan
bur stbecause they ared amag edmor eeasil y
by highw ayfill, po th oles etc.
In addition, they also sufferf romi rregular
we ar,w hic hc an sign ifican tlyi mp air theb rak‐
ing proper tiesand theh andling charact eris‐
tic s. #
Avoid excessiv elyhigh tirep ressur esin
all thet ires, including thes par ew heel. Ti
re pressur ewhichist oo high cancause:
R Increased brakin gdista nce
R Impaired handl ing charact eristic s
R Irre gular wear 44
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Wheels andtires

and
one-h alftim esaswellon theg ove rnment
te st trac ka sat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoftires depen dsupon
th ea ctual conditions oftheir use, howe ver,and
ma ydepar tsign ifican tlyf romt henor md ueto
va riatio nsindrivin ghabit s,ser vicep ractice sand
dif fere nces inroad charact eristic sa nd clim ate
con dition s.
Tr actio ngrade &
DANG ER Risk ofacc iden tdue toinade‐
qu atet raction
The tract ion grade assig nedtothis tirei s
based onstra ight -ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does notinclude either acceler a‐
tion, corner ing, hydroplaning orpeak traction
ch aract eristic s. #
Alw aysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
dr ivea tas peed tosuit thep reva ilin g
traf fica nd weather condition s. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nf rom
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The
traction classes, from highes ttol owe st,a re
AA ,A,Ba ndC.Tho segrad es repr esent thet ire's
ability tostop onwetpave ment asmeasu red
unde rcontrol ledc ondition sonspec ified govern‐
ment test sur faces ofasp haltand concr ete. A
tir em arke dCm ayhave poor traction perform ‐
anc e.
Te mp eratur eg rade &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent from tire
ove rheating andtiref ailur e
The temp eratur egrade fort his tirei se stab‐
lishe dfor atiret hat isproper lyinf lated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, orexc essiv eloading, either separ ately
or incombin ation,cancause excessiv eheat
build-up andpossible tiref ailur e. #
Obser vether ecom mende dtirep res‐
su resa nd regular lych eckt he tirep res‐ sur
eofalltir es including thes par e
wheel. #
Adjus tthe tirep ressur easneces sary. The
temp eratur egrades areA( theh ighes t),B
and C.The yrepr esent thet ire's resis tance tothe
ge ner ation ofhea tand itsability todissipat e
heat when tested under controlled conditions on
as pecif iedindoor laborator yt estw heel. Sus‐
ta ined hightemp eratur ecan cause them ater ial
of thet iret od egener atea nd reduce tirel ife, and
exc essiv etem per atur ecan lead tosudden tire
fa ilur e.Grade Ccorresponds toaleve lofp er‐
fo rm anc ewhicha llpasse nger car tires mus t
mee tunde rthe Feder alMo torS afet yS tandar d
No. 109. Grade sBa ndArepr esent higher leve ls
of per form anc eonthe labor ator yt estw heel
th an them inimum requ ired bylaw. DO
T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TIN) US
tirer egulations stipulat ethat everytire man‐
uf actu rero rretre ad er mu stimprint aTINinor
on thes ide wallof eac htirep roduced. 460
Wheels andtires

#
Thor oughly cleanoffa ny antifr eeze
fr om com ponent partsbef ores tarting
th ev ehicle. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byinc orrect cool ‐
ant #
Onlyadd cool antthat has been pre‐
mix edwiththe requ ired ant ifreeze pro‐
te ction.
Inf ormati onon cool antisavailable atthef ol‐
lo wing locations:
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication for
Oper ating Fluids 310.1
- Athttp: //be vo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheM ercedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop *
NO
TEOverhea ting athigh outsid etem‐
per atur es If
an inap propr iatec oolant isused, the
engine cooling system isno ts ufficie ntlyp ro‐ te
cted agains to verheating andcorrosion at
high outside temp eratur es. #
Alw aysu secoolant approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben z. #
Obser vethei nstruction sint he
Mer cedes-Ben zSpecif ications forO per‐
ating Fluids310.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regular lyreplaced ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop.
The propor tionofcor rosion inhibit or/antifr eeze
concen trat ei nt he engine cooling system should
be:
R am inimum of50% (antifr eezeprotect ion
do wn toappr oximat ely- 35 °F(-37° C))
R am axim umof55% (antifreeze protect ion
do wn to-49 °F(-45 °C)) Co
olant capacity Se
dan Capacity
S4 504MA TIC 13.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Long
wheelba se
ve hicl es Capaci
ty
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 13
.9 US qt
(1 3.2 lite rs)
All other models 15.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Mer
cede s‑Maybac hC apacity
S6 50Mer cedes -May‐
bac h 16
.9 US qt
(1 6.0 lite rs)
S5 604MA TIC
Mercedes -Maybach 15
.0 US qt
(1 4.2 lite rs) Te
ch nica ldata 48
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryand acciden tdue toan insufficie ntsupply offresh air
If th ec limat econtrol system ismalfunct ioning,carbon dioxide leve ls ma yinc rease inthev ehicle interior .
Br eat hing incarbon dioxide maycause dizziness. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsur ethat ther ei sas ufficie ntsupply offresh air. #
Open thew indo wtoe nsur eana deq uatesuppl yoffresh air. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely. Ve
hicl e Dis
playm essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0072 Vehicle ReadytoDrive
Switc hthe Ignit ionOff
Before Exiting *Y
ouarel eaving thev ehicle whenitis in ar eady -to-dr ives tate. #
When youl eave thev ehicle, switchoffthei gnition ,secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away and takethe Smar t‐
Ke yw ithy ou. #
Ifyo ud on otlea vethev ehicle, switchoffthee lectr icalconsumer s,e.g. thes eat heating. Other wise, the1 2V
batt erym aydisc hargeand itwill then be possible tostar tt he vehicle onlyw itht he aid ofas econ dbattery
(s ta rting assis tance) . 50
2
Disp laym essage sa nd warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Engage par kposition 005D. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Stop Vehicle LeaveEngine
Running WaitTransmission
Cooli ng *T
hetransmission isove rheating. Pullingaway ma ybetem por arilyi mp aired ornotp ossible. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions .Don otcontinu edrivi ng und eranyc ir‐
cums tances. #
Lea vethee ngine running . #
Waitunt ilth ed ispla ymessag edisappear sbefor ep ulling away.
Auxi liar yB atte ryMa lfunc-
tio n *T
heauxilia rybatt eryf or thet ransmiss ionisno long erbeing charge d. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Untilthen, alwayss elect parkposition 005Dmanually beforey ou switc hoffthee ngine. #
Beforel eaving thev ehicle, applythee lectr icpar king brak e. 51
0
Display messa gesa nd warning/ indic ator lam ps

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Tires Overheated *A
tlea st one tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires ared ispl ay ed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothel imit value, the
tir es ared ispl ay ed inyello w. #
Drivem ores lowl y.
Decre aseS peed *A
tlea st one tireisov erheating. Theaffect ed tires ared ispl ay ed inred. At temp eratur esclose tothel imit value, the
tir es ared ispl ay ed inyello w. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent from drivi ng with ove rheat edtires
Ov erheat edtires ma yburst,p artic ular lyat high speeds. #
Reduce speed sothat thet ires cool down. #
Reduce speed sothat thet ires cool down. Engine
oil Displa
ymessag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
00B3 Check Engine OilAtNext
Refueling *T
heengine oilleve lh as dropped tothem inimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsufficie ntengi neoil. 538
Displaym essages and warning/ indic ator lam ps

Op
tions ............... ........................... ...... 348
St or ing ................................................ 348
Contr oller
Oper ating ............ ................................ 293
Con venience closing featur e....... ............. 81
Con venience opening ................................ 81
Coolant (engine)
Capacit y............... ...............................4 87
Chec klevel .......................................... 413
No tes. ..... ............................................ 486
Cop yrights
License .................................................. 32
Tr ademar ks<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 32
Co rnering light function .........................1 53
Co ver
see Side windo ws
Cr oss Traf ficA lert.... ...............................2 49
Cr oss wind Ass ist
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 204
Cr osswi ndAssis t
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL Cr
uise control .......................................... 210
Butt ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>........211
Callin gupas peed................................2 11
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>210
Re quiremen ts:...................................... 211
Sel ecting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 211
Se tting aspeed <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 211
St or ing aspeed .............................. ...... 211
Swi tching off. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 211
Swi tching on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 211
Sy stem limit ations ........................... ....2 10
Cup holder................................................ 135
Ins talling/ remo ving (cent erconsole) ...135
Re ar passe nger com partment (vehi‐
cle sw ithar earbenc hseat) ............ ..... 136
Re ar passe nger com partment (vehi‐
cle sw ithe lectricall yadjus table rear
seat s).............................................. .... 136
Re mo ving/ins talling thei nser t(ve hi‐
cles withe lectr icallyadjus table rear
seat s).............................................. .....1 37
Swi tching thec ooling/ heating func‐
tion on/off. ..... .................................... 138
Cush ionba g................................................ 40
Cus tomer Assist ance Center (CAC ).........2 7 Cus
tomer Relat ions Depar tment .............2 7 D
Dam aged etection (parked vehicl e)...... .199
Dashb oard
see Cockpit
Dashb oardlighting
see Instrument clusterl ighting
Dat aacquisiti on
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Data impor t/expor t................................ 307
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 307
Im por ting/e xporting ............................3 07
Data storage
Ele ctroni ccontr oluni ts ............ .............28
Online services ...................................... 30
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Dat e
Se ttin gthe time anddateautomati‐
call y...... ............................................... 301
Da ytim erunnin glam pm ode
see Daytime running lights 56
4
Inde x

see
PRE-S AFE®
(anticipat oryo ccu‐
pant protect ion)
see PRE-S AFE®
PL US (antic ipatory
occupant protect ion plus)
see Restra int system
see Seat belt
Odome ter
see Totald ista nce
Oi l
see Engi neoil
On -bo ardc om put er<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 264
Assis tance menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ........268
Disp laying thes ervice duedate...... ..... 407
Head-up Displaymenu .........................2 73
Media menu ......... ................................ 272
Menu designs ...................................... 266
Menu overview. .... ...............................2 64
Multif unction displa y....................... .... 267
Na vig ation system menu ..................... 270
Oper ating ............ ................................ 264
Ra dio menu .........................................2 71
Ser vice menu <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 268
Te lephon emenu. .................................2 72
Tr ip men u............... .......................... ...2 69 On-boa
rddiag nostics interface
see Diag nostics con nection
Online services
Dat astorage .......................................... 30
Open-sour cesof tware .............................. 32
Opening thet runk lidusing your foot
HANDS-FREE ACCES S..................... ...... 76
Oper ating fluids
Ad ditiv es(fuel) ................................ .... 484
Br ak ef luid ...................................... .....4 86
Coo lant (engi ne)....... ..................... ...... 486
Engine oil....... .....................................484
Fu el(gasoline) ................................. ....4 83
No tes. ..... ............................................ 482
Re frig er ant (airc onditio ningsystem) ...488
Wi ndsh ield wa sher fluid .................. .... 488
Ope ratin gs afet y
Decl arati on ofconf ormity (wirel ess
ve hicle component s)........................ ..... 25
Inf ormation .................................... ........ 24
Oper ating system
see On-bo ardc om put er Oper
ator' sM anual
Ve hicle equipment ................................. 22
Oper ator's Manual (digital) ......................2 0
Op timiz edacceler ation........................... 176
Ac tivati ng ........... ..................................176
Ov erhead controlpanel
Ov ervie w. ..... .......................................... 12 P
Pa int code ................................................ 480
Pa intw ork( cleaning instructions) .......... 417
Pa nel heating
Se tting .................................................1 16
Pa nic alar m................................................ 65
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ..............65
Pa nor amic sliding sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Pa rcel ne th ook s...................................... 130
Pa rk pos ition
Inser ting<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> .............186
Sel ecting automatical ly<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 186 580
Index

Re
ar comp artment Interne tfuncti ons
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ............................ ...399
Re ar displa y
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............306
Loc king (chil ds afet yl oc k) .............. .....3 06
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ............................ ....391
Se tting thea ngle ................................. 391
Re ar door (child safetyl oc k) .....................6 1
Re ar fogl am p
Switc hingon/off. ............................ .....1 51
Re ar Seat Entertai nment System
Ac tivati ng med iamod e........... ........... ..403
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thep anel
heating ............ .................................... 398
Ad jus ting thea mbient lighting ......... ....3 98
Ad jus ting ther ear seats ...................... 396
Blu-ra ydrive ........................................ 395
Blu- rayf un ction soverview. .................4 03
Blu- ray/D VDmen u..............................4 04
Clima tecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> .......396
Disp laying des tina tion informati on
(na vigation) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............399
Dyna micrang elim itati on <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 405
ENER GIZIN Gcomf ort. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..397 Ent
ertainm ent System settings ...... ..... 398
Headphones overview. .................... .... 393
In fo rm atio nabout dyna micrang e
li mit ation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011>405
Inf orma tiona bout med iamod e........... 400
Inse rting adisc .............................. ...... 402
Int erne tc onnec tivity status .................3 99
Int erne tfunctions overvie w. ..... ...... ..... 399
Oper ating safety. .................................3 89
Ov ervie w. ........................................ .... 390
Ov erview ofmass agea nd workout
pr ogr ams ............................................. 396
Ov ervie wo fthe rear displa ys............... 391
Ov ervie wo fthe sound settings ........... 405
Pla ybac koption inBlu-ra y/DVD
mode ............................................. ...... 404
Po rtso verview. ................................ .... 396
Re mo tecontr olove rview. ................ .... 391
Re settin gthe rear seat .................. ...... 396
Sel ect ing afilm ortrac ki nB lu-
ra y/D VDmod e....................................4 05
Se lec ting am assag eprogram ........ .....3 96
Selecti ngthes cen e/c hapteri nB lu-
ra y/D VDmod e....................................4 04
Se ttin gt he languag e...... .................. ... 398
Switc hingnavig ation on......................3 99 Switc
hingofft he displa y...... ............... 398
Switc hingonther adio ........................ 405
Switc hingthed ispla yon/off. ..... ......... 392
Switc hingtoHDMI mode ............ .........405
Re ar vie wc amer a....... .............................238
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 421
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 238
Ope ning thec amer acover (360 °
Camer a).......... ..... ................................243
Se tting favo rite s( 360° Camer a)..........2 43
Re ar windo w
Ro ller sunblin d....................................... 91
Re fle ctives afet yv est.............................4 25
Re frig er ant (air conditioni ngsystem)
No tes. ..... ............................................ 488
Re frig er ator box
Re mo ving/ins talling ............................ 145
Using ................................................... 143
Re fueli ng
Re fuel ingthev ehicle ........................... 189
Re mo tecont rol(Re ar Seat Entertain‐
ment System)
Ov ervie w. .............................................3 91 In
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wha
t3wo rds
Des tinatione ntryw itha3w ord
addr ess ............................................... 320
Wheel chang e
Lo we ring thev ehicle ............................4 76
Mounting anew wheel .........................4 75
Re mo ving awhee l..... ..... ......................474
Re mo ving/ins talling hubcaps .............4 71
Wheel rotat ion .........................................4 69
Whee ls
Ca re <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 421
Ch ang inghubc aps. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 471
Chec king. .............. .............................. 446
Che cking thet irep ressur e(man‐
uall y)................................................ ... 450
Chec kingthet irep ressur e(tirep res‐
sur em onit oring system) ......................4 52
Def initio ns....... .............. ..................... .464
DO T,Tire Identif ication Number (TIN)
..... ........................................................4 60
Flat tire. ...... ....... .............. .................... 425
Ins talling ................ .............................. 475
Load index.......... ................................. 462
Load-be aring capaci ty..... ............... ..... 462
Maximu mtirel oad ...............................4 61 Maximum
tirep ressur e...... .................. 461
MOExt ended tires ................................ 426
No ise .............................................. .....4 46
No teso ninstalling ...............................4 67
Ov ervie wo ftirel abel ing ......................4 59
Re mo ving ............................................. 474
Re placing .....................................4 67,471
Re star tin gt he tirep ressur emonit or‐
ing system ...........................................4 53
Ro tating ........... ................................. ...469
Sel ecti on ........... ..................................467
Sno wchains ........................................ 447
Spee drating ........ .. ... ...... .. ... ...... .. ... .....4 62
St or ing ............................................. ....4 70
Te mp eratur egrade .............................. 459
Ti re and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
.. .. .................................................... .....4 54
Ti re charact eristic s. ........................ .....4 62
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ ... 448
Ti re pressur emonit oring system
(funct ion)............................................. 451
Ti re pressur etable .......................... .... 449
Ti re Qua lityGradi ng .......... ................... 459
Ti re size designation ........................ ....4 62
TIREFIT kit....... ....................................427
Tr act ion grade ................................ .....4 59 Tr
ead weargrade ...... ...........................4 59
Un usual handlingchar acteristics ........ 446
Wi -Fi........ .................................................303
Ov ervie w. ...... ....... ...............................303
Se tting ................................................. 303
Se tting upahotspo t....... ....... .............. 304
Wi ndo wcurtain airba g............................. 40
Wi ndo ws
see Side windo ws
Wi ndo ws(Car e).......................................4 21
Wi ndshield ....................................... 157, 158
Infr ared reflect ive. ..... .......................... 163
Ra dio wav es........................................1 63
Re placing thew iper blades .................. 157
Re placing wiperblades (MAGIC
VISI ONCONTR OL) ............................... 158
Wi ndshield
see Windsh ield
Wi ndshield heater................................... 169
Wi ndshield heating
see Windsh ield hea ter
Wi ndshield washer fluid .........................4 88
No tes. ..... ............................................ 488 596
Index