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

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hfour shor timp ulses. Thisattracts thed riv‐
er's attent ion toappr oachingp edes trians .
Displ ayinthea ssis tance graphic 1
Spotligh tfunction switched onbut noto per ‐
ating
2 Spotligh tfunction switched onand oper ating The
pedestria ns ymb olinthea ssis tance grap hic
ind icatest he status ofthes potlight function.If
th ep edes trian symbol isdispla yedd ark1,t he
funct ionisswitc hedon.Ifth es ymbol isdis‐
pla yedb right 2,t heconditions fort he Spo tlight
function area lso fulfilled.
Sy stem limita tions
The spotlightfun ction does notflash atanimals.
The spotlight functionisno ta ctiveo risa ctive
on lyto alimit edextent if:
R Youa redrivin ginc ityt raffic.
R Thep edestria ns are loca tedi nt he area ofan
oncoming vehicle orav ehicle infront.
Ac tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe spo tlight func ‐
tio n
Re quirement s:
R Pedes trian detection isacti ve(/ pag e254).
R The roadw ayisno tlit.
R The speed isat leas t37m ph(60 km/h).
R AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tPlus isswit ched
on. If
all ther equir ements aref ulfilled, theh eadlam p
fl ashes four sho rtpulses atap edes trian detec‐
te do nornear tother oadw ay.
Multimedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ 5
Light Setting s
5 Spot light #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Blind
SpotAssis tand Activ eB lind Spo t
As sist Fu
nction ofBlind SpotAssis tand Activ e
Bli nd Spo tAssist
Bli nd Spo tAssistuses twol ater al, rear-facin g
ra dar sensor stom onit orthea reau pto1 30 ft
(40 m)behind your vehicle and10ft(3 m)
dir ect lyne xt to your vehicle.
If av ehicle isde tected atspe eds abovea ppr ox‐
imat ely8m ph(12k m/h) andthis vehicle subse‐
qu ent lyent erst he monit oring rang ed irec tly next
to your vehicle, thew arning lampint he outside
mir rorlights upred.
If av ehicle isde tected clos etoy our vehicle in
th el ater al monit oring rang ea nd yous wit ch on 256
Driving andparking

th
et urns ignal indicat orinthec orresponding
dir ection, awarning tone sou nds once .The red
wa rning lam pint he outside mirrorf lashes. Ifth e
tur ns igna lind ica torr emain sswitc hed on,all
ot her detected vehicles arei ndicat edonlybythe
fl ashin gofthe redw arning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y, no warning is
giv en. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite Blind
Spo tAssist
Bli nd Spo tAssistdoes notreact tovehicles
appr oaching andovertakin gyou atag reatly
di ffer ent speed.
As aresult, BlindSpotAssis tcanno twarn
dr iver si nt his situa tion. #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintainas afed is‐
ta nce atthes ide ofthev ehicle. Blind
SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
ar eo nly aids. Theym ayfailto detect some vehi‐
cles andaren osubs titut efor att entiv edriving. Alw
ayse nsur ethat ther ei ss ufficie ntdist anc eto
th es ide foro ther road user sand obs tacle s.
Sy stem limita tions
The system maybelimit edinthef ollo wing situa‐
tions:
R The sensor saredir tyor covered.
R Poor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, hea vyrain,
sno worspray .
R Narrow vehicles, e.g.bicycles, arew ithin the
monit oring rang e.
Wa rnings maybeissued inerro rw hen driving
close tocrash barrier so rsimilar solidlanebor‐
der s.Wa rnings maybeinter ru pte dw hen driving
alongside longvehicles, fore xamp letruc ks,for a
pr olong edtime.
Blind SpotAssis tisn otoper ationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar iseng aged.
Fu nction ofbrak ea pplication (Activ eBlind
Spo tAssis t)
% The brak ea pplication functionisonl yavaila‐
ble forv ehicles withaD riving Assis tance
Pa ckag e. If
Ac tiveB lind Spo tAssistdetects arisk ofas ide
im pact inthem onit oring rang e, ac ourse-co r‐
re cting brak ea pplica tion iscar ried out. This is
designed tohelp youa void ac ollis ion.
The cour se-cor recting brak ea pplica tion isavaila‐
ble inthes peed rang eb etwe en approx imat ely
20 mph(30 km/h) and125m ph(200 km/h). &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
br ak ea pplication ofActiveB lind Spo t
Assi st
Ac ourse-co rrect ing brak ea pplication cannot
alw aysp reve nt ac ollisi on. #
Alw ayss teer,b rake oraccelera teyour‐
self ,espe ciall yifA ctiv eBlind Spo t
Assi stwa rnsy ou ormak esac ourse-
co rrect ing brak ea pplication. #
Alw aysm aint ainasafed ista nce atthe
sides. Dr
iving andparking 25
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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
Driving andparking

30
minut eswit han ormal driving stylea nd eve n
long erwit ha na ctived rivin gs tyle.
On -boa rdcom puter:
4 Service5
Engine OilLevel
Yo uw illsee oneo fthe follo wing mess ages on
th em ultifunc tiondispla y:
R Measuring Engine OilLevel.. .:measur ement
of theo ille ve lisn otyetp ossibl e. #
Repeat ther eques tafter am aximu mof
30 minut esdriving.
R Engine OilLevel OKand theb ardispla yfor
indicating theo ille ve lo nt he multifunction
displa yisg reen and isbe tween "min" and
"max": theo ille ve lisc orrect.
R Engine OilLeve lAdd 1.0 land theb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isbelo w"min": #
Add1 .1US qt(1l)of engine oil.
R Red uce Engine OilLevel andtheb ardispla y
fo ri ndica tingtheo ille ve lo nt he multifunc‐
tion displa yiso rang ea nd isabo ve"max ": #
Drain offa ny excess engineoilthat has been
added. Todo so, con sult aqualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
R For Engine OilLevel Switch Ignition On: #
Switc honthe ignition tocheckt he engine oil
le ve l.
R Engine OilLeve lSyst em Inoperat ive:sensor
fa ulty ornotins erted. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
R Engine OilLevel System Currently Unavail.: #
Close theh ood.
Re filling engine oil &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsf romh otcom‐
ponent partsinthee ngine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diat orand partsof thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk offire and injuryf rom
eng ineoil
If eng ineoilcom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Mak esuret hat noengine oilisspil led
ne xt to thef iller open ing. #
Allo wthe engine tocool offa nd thor‐
oughl yclean thee ngine oilfrom com po‐
nen tparts bef ores tartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er s
whic hdonotcor respond tothes pecif i‐
cation sexpl icitly prescr ibed fort he
ser vice interva ls. #
Donota lter thee ngine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang einter va ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotu se additiv es. 41
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Maint enance andcare

No
teso nc leaning andcareA voiding vehicl edamag e
Ext erior lighting
Cleanthel enses withaw etspong eand mildcle ani ng agent,
e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yusecleaning agents orcleaning clothst hat ares uitable
fo rp last ic lens es.
Sensor s
Cleanthes ensor sint he front and rear bum perand inthe
ra diat orgrill wit has oftc loth and carsham poo. When
usingap owerwashe r,maint ainam inimum distance of
11 .8 in(30 cm).
Re ar vie wc amer a
and 360°Camer a R
Open thec amer acover wit hthe multimedia sys‐
te m(/ page243) .
R Use cleanwater andas oftc loth tocle an thec amer alens. Do
notu se ap owe rwashe r.
Ta ilpip es
Cleanwithac leaningagent recomme ndedforM ercedes-
Benz, especiallyin thew inter and afte rw ashi ngthev ehicle. Do
notu se acidic cleaning agents. No
teso nc areo fthe interior &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom plastic
par tsbreakin goffafte rt he use ofsol‐
ve nt-ba sedcareprodu cts
Ca reand cleanin gproduc tscon tainin gsol‐
ve nts can causesurfaces inthec ockpit to
become porous. When
thea irbags ared eplo yed, plas ticpar ts
ma ybreak away. #
Donotu se anyc areo rcleani ng prod ‐
ucts containing solvents tocle an the
coc kpit. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
bleac hedseat belts
Bleac hingordyeing seat belts canseverely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le,caus eseat belt sto
te ar or failin an acc ident . #
Neverb lea ch ordyes eat belts. 422
Maintenance andcare

allo
wthe TPMS tocontinu etof unction prop‐
er ly. The
system checks thet irep ressur eand thet ire
te mp eratur eofthe tires installed onthev ehicle
by means ofat irep ressu resensor .
Ne wt irep ressur esensor s,e.g. inwint ertires,
ar ea utomaticall ytaught -indur ing thef irst jou r‐
ne yt heya reused.
The tirep ressur eand thet iret em per atur e
appear inthem ultifunc tiondispla y
(/ page452).
If th er ei sas ubstantia lpress urel osso rift he
tir et em per atur eise xcessiv e,youw illbe warned
in thef ollo wing ways:
R Viad ispla ymessag es(/ page535)
R Viat he 0077 warning lam pint he instrument
clus ter( /pag e554)
The tirep ressu remonit oring system isonl yan
aid. Itis thed rive r's responsibili tyto setthe tire
pr essur etot he recomme ndedcoldtirep ress ure
su itab lefort he oper ating situation. Setthe tire
pr essur efor cold tires using atirep ressu re ga
ug e. No tethat thec orrect tirep ress uref or the
cur rent operati ng situa tionm ustfirst be taught -
in to thet irep ressur emonit oring system.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonit oring sys‐
te mw illa utom atical lyupd atet he newr efer enc e
va lues afte ry ou have chang edthet irep ressur e.
Yo uc an,h ow ever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestar tin gt he tirep ressur emonit oring
sy stem manuall y(/ pag e453).
Sy stem limit s
The system maybeimp aired orma ynotfunc tion
in thef ollo wing situations:
R The tirep ressur ehasbeen setinc orrectl y
R The reisas udden pressur eloss caused, for
ex am ple, byaforeign object penetratin gthe
tir e
R Ther eisam alfu nctio ncausedb yanother
ra dio signal source
Be suretoa lso paya ttent ion tothef ollo wing
re lat ed topic:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) Che
ckingt he tirep ressur ewitht he tirep res‐
sur em onitoring system
Re quirement s:
R The ignit ionisswitc hedon.
On- boar dcom put er:
4 Service 5
Tires
One ofthef ollo wing displa ysappear s:
R Cur rent tirep ress ureo feachw heel: R
Tire pres sure willbedisplayed afterdriv inga
few minutes
R Tire Pres sure MonitorA ctive:t heteac h-in
pr oce ssofthes ystemi snotyetc omple te. 452
Wheels andtires

Obser
vethef ollo wing when selecting, installing
and replacing tires:
R Onlyusetires and wheels ofthes ame type
(summer tires, wint ertires, MOEx tende d
tir es) and thes ame make.
R Onlyins tal lw heels ofthes ame sizeonone
axle (leftand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wh eelsizei nt he eve ntofaflat tirei no rder
to drivet ot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins talltir es ofthec orrect size ontothe
whee ls.
R Vehicl eswith atirep ress urem onit oring
sy stem: Allinstalled wheels mustbee quip‐
ped withfunc tion ingsensorsfor thet ire
pr essur emonit oring system.
R Attemp eratur esbelo w45°F(7° C), use win‐
te rt ires orall-seaso ntirem arke dM +Sfora ll
whee ls.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak es ym‐
bol inaddition totheM +Smar king prov ide
th eb estp ossible grip inwintr yroad condi‐
tions. R
ForM +Stires, only usetires wit hthe same
tr ead.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speedfor
th eM +Stires installed.
If th is isbelo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindic ated byan appr opriate
label inthed rive r's field ofvision.
R Break inne wt ires atmoder ates peeds for
th ef irst 60 miles( 10 0k m).
R Replace thet ires afte rs ixyearsa tthe latest,
re ga rdless ofwe ar.
R Wh enreplac ingwith tires that donotfea‐
tu re run-flat charact eristics :ve hicles with
MOExt ended tires aren otequipped witha
TIREFIT kitatthef act ory. Eq uipt he vehicle
wit haT IREFIT kitafte rr eplacing withtires
th at do notfeatur erun- flat charact eristic s,
e.g .winter tires.
Fo rm orei nfor mation onwhee lsand tires, con‐
tac taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
Be suretoa lso obse rvet he follo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Noteso ntirep ressur e(/pag e448) R
Tire and Loadi ngInfo rm atio nplacar d
(/ page454)
R Tire size designation, load-bearing cap acity,
spe edrating andload index(/ pag e462)
R Tire pressur etable (/page449)
R Noteso nthe emer gency sparewheel
(/ page477) No
teso nrotating whee ls &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rythro ugh differ‐
ent whee lsizes
Int erch ang ingthef ront and rear wheels ifth e
wheels ortires have differe nt dimens ions
ma yseve rely im pa irth ed riving charact eris‐
tic s.
The wheel brak es orwheel suspension com ‐
pon entsm ayalso bedamag ed. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onlyifth e
wheels andtires areo fthe same dimen‐
sions. Wheels
andtires 469

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Malfunct ionSee Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting ismalfunct ioning. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0049 Automatic HeadlampMode
Inoperative *T
helight sensor ismalfunctionin g. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0049 Act ive Headla mpsInopera-
tive *T
heactiv eheadla mpsaremalfunctioning. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0049 Switch OnHeadla mps *Y
ouared riving without low- beam headlam ps. #
Turn thel ight switc htot he 0058 or0058 position. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 499

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes notd isappear : #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc ondi tions . #
Clea nt he windshield .
Blind SpotAssist Currently
Unavailabl eSeeOperator 's
Manual *B
lind SpotAssisti st em por arilyu navailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page256). #
Driveo n.
On ce thec ause ofthep roblem isno long erpresent ,the system will beavailable again.
or #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes notd isappear ,stopt he vehicle inaccor dance withthe traffic con dition sand restar t
th ee ngine. #
Ifneces sary,cle an ther ear bum per.Ift he bum perisespecially dirty,t he sensor sint he bum permaybem al‐
func tioning.
Blind SpotAssist Inopera-
tive *B
lind SpotAssisti sm alfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Act ive Blind SpotAssist
Currently UnavailableSee
Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBlind Spo tAssististemp orarily una vailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page256). #
Driveo n.
On ce thec ause ofthep roblem isno long erpresent ,the system will beavailable again.
or Dis
playm essag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 523

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
Active BrakeAssi stFunc-
tio ns Curre ntly LimitedS ee
Ope rator' sM anual *
Ve hicl eswith theD riving Assis tance Packag e:Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross- traf ficf uncti on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis torP RE‑S AFE®
PL US aret em por arily una vailable oronl ypartiall yavailable.
Ve hicl eswithout theD riving Assis tance Packag e:Ac tiveB rake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable oronl ypartiall y
av ailable.
The ambie ntcon dition sareout side thes ystem limits (/page205). #
Driveo n.
As soon asthea mbient conditions arew ithin thes ystem limits, thes ystemw illbecome available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes notd isappear ,stopt he vehicle inaccor dance withthe traffic con dition sand restar t
th ee ngine.
Act ive Brak eAssist Func-
tion sLimited SeeOpera-
tor' sM anual *
Ve hicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:Ac tiveB rake Assi stwit hc ross- traf ficf uncti on,Evasi ve Steer ing
Assis torP RE‑S AFE®
PL US ismalfunct ioning.
Ve hicl eswithout Drivin gAssistanc ePacka ge:Ac tiveB rake Assi stismalfun ctionin g. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Rada rSensors DirtySee
Operator's Manual *T
heradar sensor system ismalfunct ioning.Possible causes:
R Dirtonthe sensor s
R Hea vyrain or sno w
R Extende dcountr yd rivi ng without other traf fic, e.g. inthed eser t Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 53
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