light MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Repair Manual

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Press butt on1.
If indicat orlam p2 lights up,theE CO star t/
st op funct ionisactiv ated.
% Depending onthem odel andthev ehicle
eq uipment, theb utton mayalso belocat ed
at ad iffe re nt positio nint he cent erconsole. ECO
displa yfunction The
ECOd ispla ysummar izesyour drivin gchar‐
act eristics from thes tart of thej our neyt oits
com pletion andassis tsyoui na chievin gthe
mos teconomical driving style.
Yo uc an influen ceconsum ption bydoing thef ol‐
lo wing:
R driving withp artic ular care
R drivin gthe vehicle indrivep rogram ;
R obser vingtheg ear shif trecom mendatio ns The
innersegme ntwill light upand theo uter
segment willfill up when thef ollo wing driving
st ylei sa dop ted:
R 1 Moder atea ccelera tion
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Consis tent spe ed
The inne rsegment willno tlight up and theo uter
segment willemptyw hen thef ollo wing driving
st ylei sa dop ted:
R 1 Spor tyacceler ation
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Fluct uations inspeed
The ECOd ispla ywillsho wyouwhen youh ave
dr iven econ omicall y:
R The thre eo uter segment sarecom pletely fil‐
led simult aneousl y
R The ECOd ispla ylight sup
The addition alrang ea chieve da sar esult ofyour
dr ivin gstyle in comp arison withad rive rw itha
ve ry spor tydriving stylei ss hown under Bonus 18
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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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Neverlea ve thee ngine or,ifp resent ,
th ea uxiliar yheating running inan
encl osedspace without sufficie ntventi‐
la tio n. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rywhen opening
or clos ingadoor withthe garage door
opener
When youo per ateo rprogram thed oor with
th ei ntegr ated garage door opener ,people in
th er ang eofm ove ment ofthed oor may
become trapped orstru ck bythed oor . #
When usingthei ntegr ated garage door
opener ,alway sm akes uret hat nobody
is wit hin ther ang eofm ove ment ofthe
door . Onl
yoper atet he follo wing doorsusing the
ga rage door opener :
R Door swithas afet ys topa nd reve rsing fea‐
tur e
R Doorsw hichc onform tothec urrent U.S.
sa fety standar ds
Re quirement s: R
The vehicle hasbeen parkedo utside the
ga rage oroutside ther ang eofm ove ment of
th ed oor .
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The ignition isswitc hedon.
% The garage door opener function isalw ays
av ailable whenthei gnition isswitc hedon. #
Chec kifthe transmitt erfreq uency ofthe
re mo tecontr olha st he freq uency rang eo f
280 to868 MHz.
Ra dio equipment approval num ber:
R NZLM UAHL5 (USA)
R 4112 A-MU AHL5 (Canada ) #
Press and hold button1, 2or3 that you
wish toprog ram.
Indicat orlam p4 flashes yello w.
% Itcan take up to20 seconds beforet he indi‐
cat orlam pflashes yello w. #
Release thep reviou slyp ressed button.
Ind icat orlam p4 con tinues toflash yello w. #
Point remo tecontr ol5 from adista nc eo f
0. 4i n( 1c m) to3in( 8c m) towa rdsb utton
1, 2or3. #
Press and hold button6 ofremo tecontr ol
5 unti lone ofthef ollo wing signals appears:
R Indicat orlam p4 lights upgreen contin ‐
uously .Programming iscom plete.
R Indicat orlam p4 flashes green .Pro‐
gr ammi ngwassuccessful. Addition ally, Dr
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sync
hronization ofther olling codewith
th ed oor system mus talso becar ried out. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 does notlight uporflash
gr ee n: repeat thep rocedur e. #
Release alloftheb uttons.
% The remo tecontr olfort he door drivei sn ot
included inthes cope ofdeliv eryo fthe
ga rage door opener .
Sync hronizing ther olling code
Re quirement s:
R The door system uses arolling code.
R The vehicle mustbew ithin rang eo fthe
ga rage door ordoor drive.
R The vehicle aswellas per son sand obje cts,
ar el ocat edouts idether ang eofm ove ment
of thed oor . #
Press thep rogramming buttononthed oor
dr iveu nit.
Init iatet he next step within appr oximat ely
30 seco nds. #
Press prev iousl yprogramme dbutton 1, 2
or 3 repeat edlyuntil thed oor closes.
When thed oor closes, progr amming iscom‐
ple te. %
Please alsoread theo per ating instruction s
fo rt he door drive.
Tr oublesh ooting when prog rammin gthe
re mo tecont rol #
Chec kifthe transmitt erfreq uency ofremo te
contr ol5 issu ppo rted. #
Replace theb atteries inremo tecontr ol5. #
Holdremo tecontr ol5 atvarious angles
fr om adista nce of0.4 in(1 cm) to3in
(8 cm) infront ofthei nside rear vie wm irro r.
Yo us hould test eve ryposition fora tlea st
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Hold remo tecontr ol5 atthes ame angles
at various distances infront ofthei nside
re ar vie wm irro r.Yo us hould test eve ryposi‐
tion fora tlea st 25 seconds beforet rying
ano ther position . #
Notethat som eremo tecontr olstransm it
only foral imitedp eriod, press butt on6 on
re mo tecontr ol5 againb efor et ransm ission
ends . #
Align thea ntenn aline ofthed oor opener unit
wit hthe remo tecontr ol.
% Supportand additiona linf or mati ononpro‐
gr amm ing:
R Onthet oll free HomeLink ®
Ho tline on
1-800 -355-3515 .
R OntheI nter ne ta th ttps:/ /
www .homelin k.com/me rcedes.
Opening orclosing thed oor
Re quirement s:
R The corresponding buttonisprogr ammed to
oper atet he door . #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th ed oor opens orcloses. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes yello wa fter
appr oximat ely2 0seco nds:press and hold
th ep reviou slypress edbut tona gain unt ilth e
door opens orcloses. Clear
ingtheg arag ed ooro penerm emo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entirem emo ryhas been deleted.
Ra dio equipme ntappr oval number sfor the
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condi
tions andcanserveas aremind ertotake
ex trac arew hile drivi ng.
Sy stem limit s
R ABSisa ctivef roms peeds ofappr ox.5m ph
(8 km/ h).
R ABSm aybe impair edorma ynotfunc tion ifa
malfunc tionhasoccurreda nd they el‐
lo w 0025 ABSwarning lam plight supc ontin ‐
uousl yint he instrument clustera fter the
engine isstar ted. Fu
nction ofBA S(Brak eA ssis tSystem) &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
am alfunc tioninB AS (BrakeA ssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfuncti oning,the braking distance
in an eme rgency braking situation is
incr eased. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal withfull forc e
in emer gency braki ng situa tions. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking . BA
Ss uppo rtsy our emer gency braking situation
wit ha dditional brak ef orce.
If yo ud epr ess theb rake pedal quickl y, BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utomatic allyboos tstheb rake pres‐
sur e.
R BASc ansho rten theb raking distance.
R ABS preve nts thew heels from locking .
The brak es will func tion asusual onceyou
re lease theb rake pedal. BASisd eactiv ated. Fu
nction ofESP ®
(Electr onicStabil ityPro‐
gr am) &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
mal functi oning
If ESP ®
is mal functi oning,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabiliz ation.Inaddit ion,other
dr iving safetys ystems ares witc hed off. #
Driveo ncarefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckeda taq ualifiedspe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNIN GRisk ofskid ding ifESP ®
is
dea ctivated
If yo ud eac tivateE SP®
,E SP ®
can notc arry
out vehicle stabiliz ation. #
ESP®
shoul donly bedeactiva tedi nt he
fo llo wing situat ions. Mer
cedes‑AM Gvehic les:besur etoo bser ve
th en otes intheS upplement .Other wise, you
ma yfail torecogni zedangers.
ESP ®
can moni tora nd improve driving stabilit y
and tract ion inthef ollo wing situations, within
ph ysical limit s:
R When pulling away on aw etor slip pe ry road‐
wa y.
R When braking.
R Instro ng side winds from approx .5 0m ph
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If
th ev ehicle deviat esfrom thed irect ion desir ed
by thed rive r,ES P®
can stabiliz ethe vehicle by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R One ormor ewheels areb rake d.
R The engine outputisadap teda ccor ding to
th es ituation .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontin uousl yint he instrument
clus ter:
R Driving stabilit ywillno longerb eimp rove d.
R Crosswind Assistisn olong eractiv e.
R The drivew heels could spin.
R ETS/4 ETSt raction control isstill act ive.
% When ESP®
is deact ivat ed, youa restill assis‐
te db yESP®
wh en braki ng.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes inthe
ins trumen tclus ter,one orseveralv ehicle wheels
has reac hed itsgrip limit :
R Adapty our driving stylet os uit thec urrent
ro ad and weather condition s. R
Donotd eac tivateE SP®
.
R Onlydepr essthea ccelera torp eda lasf ar as
is ne cessaryw hen pulling away.
Dea ctivateE SP®
in thef ollo wing situations to
im prov et raction :
R When usingsnowchains.
R Indeep snow.
R Onsand orgrav el.
% Spinn ingthew heels results inac utting
action, whichenhances traction.
If th e00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight supc ontin u‐
ousl y,ESP ®
is no ta vailable duetoam alfunc tion.
Obse rvet he follo wing informatio n:
R Warning and indic ator lam ps(/ page541)
R Display messa ges( / pag e492)
ET S/4ET S(Ele ctronic Tractio nSystem)
ET S/ 4ETS tracti oncontr olispa rtof ESP ®
and
mak esitpossible topull away and accelerat eon
as lippe ryroadw ay. ET
S/4ET Scanimprove thev ehicle's traction by
int erve ning inthef ollo wing ways:
R The drivew heels areb rake di ndividually if
th ey spin.
R Mor edrive torq ue istrans ferred tothew heel
or wheels withtraction .
Influenc eofdrive prog rams onESP®
The drivep rogram senableE SP®
to adap ttod if‐
fe re nt we ather and road con dition sasw ellas
th ed rive r's prefer redd riving style. Youc an
sele ctthed rive prog rams using theD YNAMI C
SELE CTswitc h(/pag e183). Dr
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ESP
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ch aract eristics perdrivep rogram Dr
ivep rogram
ESP®
mo de Ch
aract eristics
C (Spor t)
ESP®
Sp ort This
drivep rogram cont inues tooffers tabilit y
but withas portysetup whic hallows thee nthu‐
sias ticdriver am orea ctiv edriving style.
Select drivep rogram C ingoo droad condi‐
tions, fore xamp leon dryr oads andclear
st re tche so froad.
A (Comfort)
Ve hicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:N
(CUR VE)
; (Econo my) ESP
®
Co mfort The
sedrivep rograms prov ide thei deal balance
be tween traction and stabilit y.
Sel ect drivep rogram A, Nor; indif‐
fi cul troad condit ions,suchassnowo rice, or
when ther oad iswe tfromr ain. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gESP®
(E lectr onicSta‐
bil ity Prog ram) Mu
ltimed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
k Assist ance 5
ESP
Mer cedes‑AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm aynotrecog ‐
niz ed angers. #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion .
ES P®
is deactiv ated ifth e00BB ESP®
OFF warn‐
ing lam plight supc ontin uousl yint he instrument
clus ter.
Obser vethei nfor mation onwarning lam psand
displa ymessages whic hmaybe sho wninthe
ins trumen tclus ter. Fu
nction ofESP ®
Cr osswind Assist ES
P®
Cr osswind Assistdetects sudden gustsof
side wind andhelps thed rive rtok eep thev ehi‐
cle inthel ane:
R ESP®
Cr osswind Assistisa ctiv eatvehicle
speeds between appr ox.5 0m ph(80 km/h) 20
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and
125m ph(200 km/h)when drivi ng
st ra ight ahead orcor ner ing slight ly.
R The vehicle isstabiliz edbymeans ofindivi d‐
ua lb rake app lication onone side. Fu
nction ofEBD (electr onicbrak ef orce dis‐
tr ibut ion) EB
Di sc har acterized bythef ollo wing:
R Monit oring and regulating theb rake pressur e
on ther ear wheel s.
R Improve ddriving stabilit ywhen brakin g,
espe ciallyonb ends. Fu
nction ofSTEER CONT ROL ST
EER CONTR OLhelpsy ou bytrans mitting a
no tice ablesteer ing forc et ot he steer ing wheel in
th ed irect ion requ ired forv ehicle stabiliz ation.
This steer ing recomme ndation isgiv en particu‐
lar lyin thef ollo wing situations:
R Both right wheels orboth leftw heels areo n
aw etor slip pe ry road sur face whe nyou
br ak e R
The vehicle star ts to skid
Sy stem limit s
ST EER CONTR OLmaybeimp aire do rm aynot
fu nctio nint he follo wing situat ions:
R ESP®
is deact ivat ed.
R ESP®
is malfun ctionin g.
R The steer ing ismalfunct ioning.
If ES P®
is malfunct ioning,youw illbe assis ted
fur ther by thee lectr icpo we rsteer ing. Fu
nction ofActiv eB rake Assist Ac
tiveB rake Assi stconsi stso fthe follo wing
func tions:
R Distance warning func tion
R Autonomo usbraki ng func tion
R Situ ation-d epend ent braki ng assist anc e
R Vehicl eswith Drivin gAssistanc ePack‐
ag e:Evasi ve Steer ing Assis t Ac
tiveB rake Assi stcan helpyou tominimize the
ri sk ofac ollision withvehicles orpedes trians or
to reduce thee ffects ofsuc hac ollision .
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas detected arisk ofcoll i‐
sion ,aw arning tone sou nds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lam plight supint he instrument
clus ter.
If yo ud on otreact tothew arning ,autono mous
br akin gcan be init iated incritic alsituat ions.
In espec iallyc ritic alsituat ions,Activ eBrake
Assi stcan initia te aut onomo usbrakin gdirect ly.
In this case, thew arning lampand warning tone
occu rsimulta ne ou sly with theb raking applica‐
tion .
If yo ua ppl ythe brak ey our self inac ritical situa‐
tio no rappl ythe brak ed uring autonomous brak‐
ing, situation -dependen tbraking assis tance
occu rs.T he brak ep ress urei ncr eases uptomax‐
imum full-sto pb raking ifnec essar y. Dr
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If
aut onomous braking orsitua tion-dependent
br aking assistance haso ccu rred, displa y1
appear sint he multifunction displayand then
aut omaticall ygoes outafte ras horttime.
If th ea utonomous braking function orthes itua‐
tion -dependen tbraking assis tance istrig ge red,
additional preve ntiv em easuresf or occup ant
pr otect ion (PRE-S AFE®
)m ayalso beinitiat ed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent caused by
limit eddetection perform anc eofActiv e
Br ak eA ssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lear ly
ident ifyobje ctsa nd com plextraf fics itua‐
tions .
In such case s,Ac tiveB rake Assi stmight :
R Giveaw arning orbrak ew ithout reason
R Notgiveaw arning ornotb rake #
Alw aysp aycar eful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; donotrely onActiveB rake
Assi stalon e.Ac tiveB rake Assi stisonl y
an aid. Thedriver isresponsible for
maint ainingasuita ble distance tothe
ve hicle infront, vehicle speed andfor
br aking ingood time. #
Beprepar edtobrak eo rswe rvei fn ec‐
essar y. %
Ifth es ystemi sunavailable, the00D4 displa y
appear sint he multifunction display.
Als oo bserve thes ysteml imits ofActiveB rake
Assi st.
The indiv idua lsub func tions area vailab lein
th ef ollo wing speed rang es:
The distance warning func tion issues awarning
in thef ollo wing situations:
R From appr oximat ely4m ph(7km/h), ifyo ur
ve hicle iscritically closetoav ehicle or
pedes trian, youw illhear anintermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lam plight supint he instrument cluster.
Br ak ei mme diat ely ortake evasiv eaction ,provi‐
ded itis saf etod osoa nd thet raffic situation
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