MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Front roof area
2 Rear roof area
3 Rear fende rs
4 Trunk lid
On vehicles withap anoramic sliding sunroof,
ins talling anant enn atot he front orrear roof
ar ea isno tp ermitt ed. On
ther ear fende rs,iti sr ecom mende dthat you
ins tallth ea ntenn aonthe side ofthev ehicle
closes ttot he cent erofther oad.
Use Tech nica lSpecifica tionISO/T S21609 (Road
Ve hicles –"EMCs fori ns tallation ofafte rm arke t
ra dio freq uency transmit tinge quipment ")when
re trof itti ng two-w ayradios. Complywiththe
leg alrequ iremen tsford etac hable parts.
If yo ur vehicle hasinstallation sfor two-w ayradio
eq uipment ,use thep owersuppl yand ant enn a
con nectors prov ided inthep re-ins tallation .
Obser vethem anuf actur er'ssupplement swhen
ins talling.
Tw o-w ayradio transmi ssion output
The maxi mum transm ission outpu t(PEAK) atthe
base ofthea ntenn amustn otexc eed thev alues
in thef ollo wing table: Fr
eq uency bandandmaxim um transm ission
out put Fr
eq uency band Maximumtransm is‐
sion output
Sho rtwa ve
3-5 4MHz 10
0W
4mf requ ency band
74 -78M Hz 30
W
2mf requ ency band
14 4-1 74MHz 50
W
tr unk edradio sys‐
te m/T etra
380 -460 MHz 10
W
70 cm freq uency
band
400 -460 MHz 35
W
Tw o-w ayradio
(2G/3G/ 4G) 10
W Te
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The
follo wing canbeused inthev ehicle without
re strictions :
R RFtransm ittersw itham aximum trans mis‐
sion output ofup to100m W
R RFtransmi tter sw itht ransmi tter freq uenci es
in the3 80 -410 MHz freq uency bandanda
maximu mtransmi ssionoutpu tofupt o2 W
(tr unk edradio system/T etra )
R mobil ephones (2G/3G /4G)
Ther eareno restrictions whenpositioning the
ant enn aonthe outside ofthev ehicle fors ome
wav ebands.
This applies tothef ollo wing wavebands:
R trunk edradio system/T etra
R 70cm freq uency band
R 2G/3G /4G Ve
hicl eiden tificati onplat e,VIN and engine
number overview
Ve hicl eiden tificati onplat e Ve
hicle identif ication plate(US Ao nly)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissible front axle load
3 Maxim umpermissible rear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er) 480
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Ve
hicle identif ication plate(Canada only)
1 Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
2 Maxim umpermissib lefront axle load
3 Maxim umpermissib lerear axle load
4 Paint code
5 VIN (vehicle identificat ion numb er)
The permissib legross vehicle weight ismade up
of thev ehicle weight ,allve hicle occupants, the
fuel andthel oad. Themaximum gross axle
we ight rating isthem aximum weight that can be
car ried on one axle (front orrear axle ). Ne
vere xceed thep ermissible gross vehicle
we ight orthem aximum gross axle weight rating
fo rt he front orrear axle .
VIN infront ofthef ront seat 1
VIN (vehic leiden tificat ion num ber) Ad
diti onalplat es 1
Platewit hinfor mat ionabout emissionstest‐
ing, including confirm atio nofemis sion s
guideli nesattheU .S.feder alleve la sw ellas
fo rC alifor nia
2 VIN (vehicl eidentif icationnumber)
3 Engine number (sta mp edintot he crankcase) Te
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Oper
ating fluids No
teso no per ating fluids Mer
cedes- AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom oper ating
fl uids harmfulto your healt h
Oper atingfluids maybep oisonous and harm‐
ful toyour healt h. #
Obs erve thet exto nthe original con‐
ta iner swhen using, stor ing ordisposing
of oper ating fluids. #
Alw ayss tore oper ating fluids seale din
th eir original container s. #
Alw aysk eep childr enaway from oper at‐
ing fluids. &
WARNIN GRisk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els areh ighly flammab le. #
Fire,open flames ,smo kinga nd creat ion
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and,ifav ailable,
th es tatio nar yheat er,b efor ea nd while
re fuel ingthev ehicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom fuels
Fu els arep oisonous andhazar dous toyour
healt h. #
Donots wa llowf uel orleti tc om einto
co ntact withs kin, eyes orclo thing. #
Donotinhale fuelvapor . #
Keep childr enaway from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclos edduring
th er efueling proces s.
If yo uo rother people comeintoc ont act with
fuel, obser vethef ollo wing: #
Immediat elyr ins efueloffyo ur skin wit h
soap andwater. #
Iffuel comes intoc ont act withyour
ey es, immediat elyr ins ethem thor‐ oughl
ywithc lean water.Seek medical
att entio nimm ediately . #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medicalatten‐
tio nimm ediat ely. Do notind uce vomit‐
ing. #
Cha ngeimmedi ately out ofclo thing that
has com eintoc ontact with fuel . +
ENVIR
ONMENT ALNOTEEnvironme ntal
po lluti on cau sed byenvironmen tallyi rre‐
sponsibl edisposa l #
Dispose ofoper ating fluids inan envi‐
ro nment ally responsible manner. Oper
ating fluids include thef ollo wing:
R Fuels
R Lubricant s
R Coolant
R Brak ef luid
R Windsh ield wa sher fluid
R Climat econtrol system refrig er ant 482
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Onl
yuseproducts approvedbyM ercedes-Ben z.
Yo uc an iden tifyo peratin gfluids approvedby
Mer cedes-Ben zbythe follo wing inscript ions on
th ec ontainer :
R MB- Freig abe (e.g. MB-Freig abe 229. 51)
R MB- Appr oval (e. g.MB- Approva l2 29 .51)
Fu rther information onappr ovedoper ating flu‐
ids:
R intheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication sfor
Oper ating Fluids athttp:/ /bevo.mercedes-
benz.co m(byentering thed esignation )
R intheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication sfor
Oper ating Fluids intheM ercedes- BenzBeVo
app (bye nter ing thed esignation )
R ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop Fu
el No
teso nfuel grades forv ehic leswithag as‐
olin eengine
Obser vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). *
NO
TEDama gecau sed bythew rong fuel Ev
en small amounts ofthew rong fuel could
re sult indamag etot he fuel system, the
engine andthee mission control system. #
Onlyrefuel withlow -sul furunlead ed
fuel.
This fuelmaycont ain upto10%e thanol by
vo lume. Your vehicle issuit able foru se wit h
E1 0f uel .
Ne verrefuel witho neofthef ollo wing fuels:
R Diesel
R Gasoli newithm oret han 10%e thanol by
vo lume, e.g.E15, E8 5,E100
R Gasoline withm oret han 3%methano lby
vo lume, e.g.M15,M30 ,M85,M 100
R Gasoline witha dditiv escon tainin gm etal
If yo uh ave acciden tallyr efueled withthe
wr ong fuel: #
Donots wit ch on thei gnition . #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop. If
th ea vailable fuelisno ts ufficie ntly lowi ns ul‐
fur ,this can produce unpleas antodor s.
Onl yrefuel withfuel ,that has atleas tthe oct ane
number specifiedinthei nstruction labelinthe
fuel filler flap (/ page189).
If yo uw ant maxi mume ngine output:onl y
re fuel withu nleade dpremiu mg rade gasoline
wit ha tleas t91A KI/95 RON.
As atem por arym easur e,ifth er ecom mende d
fuel isno ta vailable, youm ayalso useunle aded
re gular gasoline witha no ctane number ofat
leas t87A KI/9 1RON.
* NO
TEPrema turew ear thro ugh unleaded
re gular gasoline Un
leade dregular gasoline cancause the
engine towe armor equicklya nd impair lon‐
ge vity and perform anc e.
If unle aded premium grade gasoline is
una vailable andyouh ave torefuel using
unle adedregular gasoline with8 7A KI/
91 RON: Te
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#
Onlyfillthef uel tank tohalf fullwith
unleaded regular gasoline andtopu pas
soon aspossible withu nleaded pre‐
mium grade gasoline. #
Donotd rive atthem aximum speed. #
Avoid sudden accelerationandengine
speeds over3000 rpm. This
mayreduce engine perform anc eand
inc rease fuel consum ption. Neverrefuel using
ga soline withal oweroctane number .
Fu rther information onfuel canbefound:
R atag asstatio n
R ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop
R USAo nly: at http :/ /www .mbusa. com
Inf orma tion onaddit ives ingasoline
Obser vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). *
NO
TEDama gefrom use ofunsu itabl e
add itives Ev
en smal lamou ntsofthew rong additiv e
ma ylead tomalfu nctions occurring. #
Only addc leani ng additiv es recomme n‐
ded byMer cedes-Ben ztot he fuel. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youu sefuel
br and sthat have addit ives.
In som ecoun tries, thef uel available maynot
ha ve suf ficie ntadditiv es. Residue could buildup
in thef uel injec tionsystem asaresult. Inthis
case, incon sult ation witha na uthor ized
Mer cedes -Benz Cent er,t he fuel maybem ixed
wit hthe cleaning additiverecom mende dby
Mer cedes-Ben z.Be suretoo bser vethen otes
and mixing ratio ss pecified on thec ontainer . Ta
nk cont entand fuel reser ve Model
Total cap acity
Al lm odels 21.1ga l(80. 0liter s) Model
Ofwhic hreser ve
All mod els2 .1ga l(8. 0l iter s) Engine
oil No
teso ne ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). 48
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*
NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotu se engi neoilso roilfilt er so ther
th an those whic hmeetthe specif ica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescr ibed
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. #
Have thee ngine oilchang edafte rt he
pr escr ibed interva ls. Mer
cedes -Benz recomme ndsthat youh avet he
oil chang ecarried out ataq ualif iedspec ialist
wo rkshop.
Fu rther information onengine oiland oilfilt er si s
av ailable atthef ollo wing locations:
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication sfor
Oper ating Fluids byent ering thed esignation
- Athttps: //bevo.mer cedes-b enz.com
- IntheM ercedes- BenzBeVoapp R
Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop
Quality andcapacity ofengine oil
MB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval Sedan
Engineoilspec ifica‐
tion s
S4 504MA TIC 229.5
229.6*
S5 604MA TIC 229.52
229.6 1* MB-F
reigabe orMB- Appr oval Lo
ng whe elbase
ve hicl es Eng
ineoilspec ifica‐
tions
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 229.5
229.6*
All other models 229.52
229. 61* MB-F
reigabe orMB- Appr oval Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachE ngine oilspecif ica‐
tions
S6 50Mer cedes- May‐
bac h 229.
5
S5 604MA TIC
Mer cedes- Maybac h 229.
52
229. 61* *R
ecom mende dfor lowe stpossible fuelcon‐
sum ption (lowe stSA Ev iscos ityclassineach
case ;observe possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSAE viscosity classe s).
To achie vethel owe stpossible fuelconsum ption,
it is recomme ndedtouse thee ngine oilspecif i‐
cation smarke di nt he table fort he lowe stSA E
viscosi tyclass .Possible restrictions ofthe
appr ovedSAE viscosity classe sm ustb e
obser ved.
S6 50 Mer cedes-Ma ybach:Onl yuseSAE
0W -40 orSA E5 W-40 eng ineoils.
The follo wing values refert oa no ilch ang e,
inc ludin gthe oilfilt er . Te
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Cap
acity Seda
nC apacity
S4 504MA TIC 6.9USqt(6.5 liter s)
S5 604MA TIC 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Lo
ng whe elbase
ve hicl es Capaci
ty
S4 50
S4 504MA TIC 6.9
USqt(6.5 liter s)
All other models 9.5USqt(9.0 liter s) Mer
cedes‑Ma ybachC apacity
S6 50Mer cedes -May‐
bac h 11
.1 US qt
(1 0.5 liter s)
S5 604MA TIC
Mer cedes-Ma ybach 9.5
USqt(9.0 liter s) No
teso nb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent duet o
va por pockets form ing intheb rake sys‐
te m
The brak ef luid cons tantly absor bsmoi stur e
fr om thea ir.T his lowe rstheb oiling pointof
th eb rake fluid. Ifth eb oiling pointistool ow ,
va por pockets ma yformi nthe brak es ystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking effect to be
im pair ed. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we da tthe
specif iedinterva ls. Ha
ve theb rake fluid regular lyreplaced ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Onl yusebrak ef luid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Ben z
accor dingtoMB-F reigabe orMB- Appr oval 33 1.0. Yo
uc an obt ain further information onbrak ef luid
in thef ollo wing places :
R IntheM ercedes- BenzSpecif ication sfor
Oper ating Fluids
- Athttps: //bevo.mercedes-b enz.com
- IntheM ercedes- BenzBeVoapp
R Ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop Cool
ant No
teso nc oolant
Obser vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). &
WARNIN G‑R isko ffirea nd injuryf rom
ant ifreez e
If ant ifreez ecom esintoc ontact with hot
com ponent partsinthee ngine compart‐
ment ,itm ayignit e. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down before
ad ding anti freeze . #
Makesur ethat noantifr eezespillsout
ne xt to thef iller open ing. 486
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#
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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No
teso nw indshield washer fluid Obser
vethen otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482). &
WARNIN G‑R isko ffirea nd injuryf rom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat ei sh ighly
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign itei fitc om esinto
con tact with hote ngine component partsor
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat nowindshi eldwasher
concen trat es pills outnext to thef iller
open ing. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzl escau sed by
mixing windshieldwashe rfluids #
Donotm ixMB Sum merFitand MBWin‐
te rFit witho ther windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do
notu se distilled orde- ionizedw ater as thef ill
le ve ls en sor maybetrigg ered erro neou sly. Re
comme ndedwindsh ield wa sher fluid:
R Abo vefreezing point:e .g. MB SummerFi t
R Belo wfreezing point:e .g. MB WinterFi t
Fo rthe cor rect mixi ngratio ,refer tothei nfor ma‐
tion onthea ntif reeze container .
Mix thew ashe rfluid withthe windshield washer
fl uid allyear round . Re
frig er ant No
teso nrefr iger ant
Obs erve then otes on oper ating fluids
(/ page482).
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect refrig er‐
ant If
an on-appr ovedrefr iger ant isused, thec li‐
mat econtrol system maybed amag ed. #
Onlyusether efr iger ant R‑134a *
NO
TEDama getothec limat econtrol
sy stem due toinc orrect refrig er ant com‐
pr essor oil #
Onlyuserefrig er ant com pressor oilthat
has been approvedbyM ercedes-Ben z. #
Donotm ixthea ppr ove drefr iger ant
com presso roilwit had iffe re nt refrig er‐
ant com pressor oil. Wo
rkon thec limat econtrol system maybec ar‐
ri ed out onlybyaq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop.
All appli cable regulations, aswellas SAEs tand‐
ar dJ 63 9,mus tbea dher edto.
The information labelonthec limat econtrol sys‐
te mf orther efr iger ant type andther efr iger ant
com presso roilis loca tedo nthe inside ofthe
hood. 488
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