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

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Place them obile phone asclose tothec en‐
te ro fm at1 aspossi blewiththe displa y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thec har ging symb olissho wninthe
multime diasystem, them obile phone is
being charge d.
Malfunct ionsduring thec har ging process are
sho wninthem ultimedia system displa y.
% The mat canberemo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater. Wi
reless chargin gofam obilephone inthe
re ar comp artment Re
quirement s:
R The mobile phonemustb es uitable forw ire‐
less chargin g(Qi- com patible mobi lephon e).
Yo uc an find alisto fQ i-com patible mobile
phones at:
htt p:// www .mercedes-ben z.com/con nect Ex
am ple: vehicles withindividual rear seat s #
Place them obile phone asclose tothec en‐
te ro fm at1 aspossi blewiththe displa y
fa cing upwa rds.
When thei ndicat orlam patthe front ofthe
mobil ephone system lights up,them obile
phone isbeing charge d.
% The mat canberemo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater.
% Obser vethen otes on loading thev ehicle
(/ page125). Ins
tallinga nd remo ving the floor mats &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. Seats
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St
arting thev ehic le(Remo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment duet ou nintentio nalstar tin go fthe
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedu nint entionall yduring
ser vice ormaint enanc ework. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gb efor ec arrying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- thefta larms ystem isno ta ctiv ated.
R The panic alarmisnotactiv ated.
R The hazar dwarning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sareclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsunroof arec losed. #
Startt he vehicle using thes mar tphon e.
Af tere very vehicle star t,th ee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Yo uc an car ryout amaximum oftwoc onsec u‐
tiv es tartin ga ttem pts. The vehicle mustbes tar‐
te do ncew itht he Smar tKey bef oret rying to
st ar tt he vehicle again withthe smar tphone. you
can stop thev ehicle again atanyt ime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingthee ngine agains tstar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tcho nthe hazar dwarning light system.
or #
Unloc kthe door s.
or #
Open aside windo worthe sliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drivea tvarying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drivet he vehicle indrivep rogram A
or ;.
R Shif ttot he next highes tgear atthev eryl at‐
es tw hen then eedle reac hes thel astthir d
bef oret he reda reai nt he tach ome ter.
R Donots hift do wn agear manuall yino rder to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning thev ehicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotd epress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 000 miles(1,500 km).
This also app liesw hent he engine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Dr
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Aftern om oret han five seconds, take your
lef tfoo tq uic klyo fftheb rake ,b ut keep the
acc elerat orpedal depresse d.
The vehicle pullsaway atmax imum acceler a‐
tio n. #
Swit chon ESP ®
once thea ccelera tionproce‐
dur eisc om plete.
Endin goptim ized acceler ation #
Remo veyour foot from thea cceler ator pedal. #
React ivat et he ESP ®
.
% Aftery ou pull away wit ho ptim ized accelera‐
tio n,com ponentsofthe drivet ra in can
becom everyh ot,w hic hm eans that opti‐
miz edacc eleration values maybereac hed
ag ain onlyafter afew min utes. No
teso nd riving &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
object sint he driver's foot we ll
Obj ectsint he driver's foot we llma yimp ede
pedal trav el or bloc kad epressed pedal. This
jeopar dizestheo per ating androad
saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Stow allobj ect sint he vehicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur e
th at ther ei sa lway ss ufficie ntroom for
th ep edals. #
Donotu se loose floor mats anddonot
place floor mats ontopo fone ano ther. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet o
uns uitable foot we ar
Oper ationofthe pedals mayberestrict ed
due touns uitable foot we arsuc has:
R Shoes withp latform soles
R Shoes withh igh heels
R Slipper s #
When driving alwaysw ear suitable
shoes inorder tobe able tooper atet he
pedals safely. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenswitch‐
ing offt he ignition whendriving
If yo us wit ch offt he ignition whiledriving,
saf etyf un ction sarerestrict ed orno long er
av ailable. Thismayaffect thep owe rsteer ing
sy stem and theb rake forc eb oos ting ,for
ex am ple.
Yo uw illthen need touse consider ablym ore
fo rc et os teer and brak e. #
Donots witc hoffthei gnition whiledriv‐
ing. &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. Dr
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&
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. Use
theD IRECT SELECT leve rtos hiftthe trans‐
mission position. Thecurrent trans mis sion posi‐
tio nisd ispl ay ed inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. 005D
Park position
005E Reverseg ear 005C
Neutr al
005B Drivep ositio n
En gaging reve rseg ear R #
Depres st he brak ep edal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupw ards pas tthe firs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio nd ispl ay 005E is
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Eng aging neutralN #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andpush the
DIR ECT SELEC Tleve rupo rdow ntot he firs t
point ofresis tance.
The trans mis sion positio nd ispl ay 005C is
sho wninthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Sub sequently releasing theb rake pedal will
allo wyoutomo vethev ehicle freel y,e.g. topush
it or towi tawa y.
Pr ocee dasfollo wsifyo uw ant thea utoma tic
tr ansm ission toremain inne utr al005C 005C
eve nif
th ei gnit ionisswitc hedoffo rthe driver's
doo riso pened : #
Startt he vehicle. Dr
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Press ontheb acka reao ffuel filler flap 1. #
Turn thef uel filler cap coun ter-cloc kwiseand
re mo veit. #
Insertt he fuel filler cap from aboveinto
br ac ket2 . #
Comp lete ly inse rtthep um pn ozzle intot he
ta nk filler neck,hook inplace andrefuel . #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pum pnozzle
switc hesoff. #
Replace thec ap on thef iller neckand turn
cloc kwise untilit eng ages audibl y. #
Close fuelfiller flap 1.
% Close thef uel filler flap bef orel oc kin gthe
ve hicle. Pa
rking Pa
rking thev ehic le &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
cau sed byan insufficie ntlys ecu redv ehi‐
cle rolling away.
If th ev ehicle isno ts ecur elyparkeds uffi‐
cie ntly ,itc an rollaw ay inan unc ontrolled
wa ye vena tas light downhill gradient. #
Ensur ethat thep arke dv ehicle isalw ays
pr oper lysecur edagains trolling away as
fo llo ws :
R Onuphil lord ow nhill gradients, turn
th ef ront wheels sothat thev ehicle
ro lls towa rdst he curb ifit star ts
mo ving.
R App lythep arking brak e.
R Switc hthe transmission toposition
005D. &
WARNIN GRisk offire cau sed byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc haslea ves, grass or
twigs mayignit eifthe yc ome intoc ont act
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow . #
Park thev ehicle sothat no flammab le
mat erial can com eintoc ontact with hot
ve hicle component s. #
Inpar ticular ,don otpar kond rygrass‐
land orhar vested grain fields. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftu nat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarel eftu nat tende dint he vehicle,
th ey cou ld:
R Ope ndoors,t her ebye ndang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getoutand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c. Dr
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Oper atev ehicle equipment andbecome
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle duetoit
ro lling away #
Alw ayss ecur ethe vehicle agains troll‐
ing away. #
Bring thev ehicle toas tands tillb ya ppl ying
th eb rake pedal. #
Onuphill ordownhill gradients, turnthe front
wheels sothat thev ehicle rolls towa rdst he
cur bifits tartsm oving. #
App lythee lectr icpar king brak e. #
Engage trans missi on positio n005D inas tatio n‐
ar yv ehicle withthe brak ep edal applied
(/ page186) . #
Switc hoffthee ngine andthei gnition by
pr essing button1. #
Release thes ervice brak es lowl y. #
Getoutofthev ehicle andlockit.
% When youp arkt he vehicle, youc an still
opera tethes ide windo wsand thep anor amic
sliding sunrooffora pproxima tely five
minut esifth ed rive r's door isclosed. Gar
aged oor opener Pr
og rammin gbuttonsfor theg arag ed oor
ope ner &
DANG ER Risk ofdeat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchascarbon monoxide.Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases ishaz ardou stoh ealt h
and leads topoisonin g. 19
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Driving and parking

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Driving and parking

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Push handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pappear sint he instrument cluster.
% The electr icpar king brak ei so nlys ecur ely
applied ifth ei ndicat orlam pislitcon tinu‐
ously .
Re leasing #
Swit chon thei gnition . #
Pull handle 1.
The red0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indica‐
to rlam pint he instrument clusterg oes out.
Emer gency braking #
Press and hold handle 1.
As long asthev ehicle isdriving, thePlease
Release ParkingBrak emessag eisd ispla yed.
When thev ehicle hasbeen brak ed toa
st ands till,th ee lectr icpar king brak ei s
applied. Thered0049 (USA)or0024 (Can‐
ada) indicat orlam pappear sint he instru‐
ment cluster. Inf
orma tion ondetectin gdam ageo na
pa rked vehicl e If
ac ollision isde tected whe nthe tow- aw ay
alar misarmed on aloc kedv ehicle, youw ill
re cei vean otificat ion inthem ultimedia system
when yous wit ch on thei gnition .
Yo uw illrecei veinformatio nabout thef ollo wing
points:
R The area ofthev ehicle that ma yhave been
damag ed.
R The forc eo fthe impact.
The follo wing situat ionscanlead toinadv ertent
acti vatio n:
R The parked vehicle ismo ved, e.g. inat wo -
st or yg arag e.
% Deact ivat et he tow- aw ay alar mino rder to
pr eve ntina dvertent acti vatio n.Ifyo ud eac ti‐
va te thet ow -awa ya larm, damag edetecti on
will also bedeacti vated.
% Inthec ase ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging,
th ef unc tion ford etecti ngdamag eona pa
rked vehicle isaut omaticall ydeactiv ated
to facil itat et he next engine star t.
Sy stem limit s
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing sit‐
uations:
R The vehicle isdamag edwithout impact, e.g.
if an outside mirrorist orno ffor thep aint is
damag edbyaS martKe y
R Animpa ct occu rsat lows pee d
R The electric par kingb rake isno ta pplied No
teso np arking thev ehic lefora ne xtended
per iod If
yo ul eave thev ehicle parkedf or long erthan six
we eks,itma ysufferd ama gethro ugh disus e.
The 12Vb atterym ayalso beimpair edordam‐
ag ed byhea vydisc harging.
% Further information canbeobt ained ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Plug-in hybrid: obser vethen otes on theh igh-
vo ltag eb atteryi nt he Supplement. Other wise,
yo um ayfailto recogni zedangers. Dr
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Dep
endingonthec ount ry,a ts peeds below
40 mph(60 km/h) theh azar dwarning lights
switc honautomat ically.
When thev ehicle isstatio nary,thef ollo wing
actions arec arried out :
R The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cise nded
R The vehicle isunloc ked
R Ifpossib le,an emer gency callisp lace dt o
th eM ercedes- Benzemergency callcent er
The driver can cance lthe deceler ationatany
time byper form ing one ofthef ollo wing actions:
R Steer ing
R Braking oracceler ating
R Pressing asteer ing-wheel button
R Oper ating Touc hC ontrol
R Activati ng ordeacti vating ActiveD ista nce
Assi stDIS TRONI C Ov
erview ofActiv eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC displa ysinthei nstrum ent clus‐
te r The
assis tance grap hica nd thes tatus displa y
sho wthe status ofthef ollo wing function sint he
ins trument cluster:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R Route-based speedadap tatio n
R ActiveS teer ing Assis t Assis
tantdispla y 1
Route-based speedadap tatio n:typ eofrout e
eve nt
2 Vehicle infront
3 Distance indicator
4 Setspecifiedd ista nc e
5 Own vehicle Dr
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ing.
Oncethe system ispassiv e,symbol 1is
sho wnasgray inthem ultifunc tiondispla y. Fu
nction ofHill StartA ssist Hill
StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle foras hort
time when pulling away on ahillunder thef ol‐
lo wing condition s:
R The transm issionisin position 005Bor005E.
R The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased.
This gives youe nough timetom ovey our foot
fr om theb rake pedal tothea ccelera torp eda l
and depr essitbef oret he vehicle begins toroll
aw ay. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tothev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, HillStartA ssistn olon ger
holds thev ehicle anditcan rollaw ay. #
Ther efor e, swif tlym ove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea cceler ator
pedal. Nevera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle ifit is being heldbyHillStart As sis t. HOLD
functi on HOLD
functi on
The HOL Dfunction holds thev ehicle atas tand‐
st ill wit hout requ iring yout od epr ess theb rake
pedal, e.g.while waitin gint raffic.
Th eH OLD functi onisonly anaid. The responsi‐
bility fort he vehicle safely standi ngstill remains
wit hthe driver .
Sy stem limit s
The HOL Dfunction isonl yintend edtoprov ide
assis tance when drivi ng and isno tas ufficien t
mean sofsafeguar dingthev ehicle agains trolling
aw ay when statio nary.
R The incline mustnotbe great erthan 30%. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe HOL Dfuncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet ot he
HOLD function being activatedw heny ou
lea vethev ehicle
If yo ul eave thev ehicle whileonlythe HOLD
function isbraking thev ehicle, thev ehicle
can rollaw ay inthef ollo wing situations:
R Ifth er ei sam alfunct ioninthes ystemo r
in thep owersupply .
R Ifth eH OLD function isdeactiv ated by
depr essing thea cceler ator pedal orbrak e
pedal, e.g.byavehicle occupant. #
Alw aysd eactiv atet he HOLD function
and secur ethe vehicle agains trolling
aw ay bef orel eaving thev ehicle. Dr
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