engine oil MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Menus
andsubmenus Call
ingupfunctio nson theS ervice menu of
th eo n-boa rdcom puter On-boar
dcom put er:
4 Service #
Toselect thef un ction: swipeupwards or
do wn wardso nthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol. #
Press thel eft-hand Touc hC ontrol.
Fu nctio nson theServ icemenu:
R Messag ememor y(/pag e492)
R Tires :
- Chec kthe tirep ressur ewitht he tirep res‐
sur em onit or(/ page452)
- Restar tt he tirep ressur emonit or
(/ page453)
R ASSYST PLUS:c allup thes ervice duedate
(/ page407)
R Engine oilleve l Callin
gupthe ass istan tdisp lay On
-bo ardc om put er:
4 DriveA ssist
% When youh ave setthe stylet oClassi c,y ou
can viewt he assis tant displ aymenu con‐
te nts inthel eft-hand area oftheI nstrument
Displa y.
The follo wing displa ysarea vailable onthea ssis‐
ta nt displ aymenu:
R Assis tant displ ay
R Attentio nleve l(/ pag e250) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thed isplays :sw ipe
up wa rdso rdow nwards on thel eft-hand
To uc hC ontrol. St
atus displa yson thea ssis tant displ ay:
R 00D7 :ATTENTION ASSISTd eactiv ated
R Light lanemarkings: ActiveL aneK eeping
Assis tenabled
R Green lane markings :Activ eLaneK eeping
Assis tactiv e
R Gray radar wavesnext to vehicle: BlindSpot
Assis tenabled 268
Instrument Displayand on-boar dcom put er

R
freq uent operation inmount ainousterrain or
on poor road sur faces
R whe nthe engine isoftenl eftidling forl ong
per iods
R oper ation inpar ticula rlyd usty cond ition s
and /orifa ir-r ec ircula tion mod eisf requ ently
used
In these orsimilar operating conditions ,havet he
int erior airfilt er ,e ngin eairclean er,e ngin eoil
and oilfilt er etc. chang edmor efrequ ent ly.T he
tir es mus tbec hec kedm oref requ entl yifthe
ve hicle isoper ated under increased loads. Fur‐
th er information canbeobt ained ataq ualif ied
spec ialistworks hop. Batt
eryd isconne ctionperiods The
ASSYSTP LUSs ervice inte rv al dis pla y
can onlycalculat ethe ser viced ue date when
th eb attery isconnect ed. #
Notedown thes ervice duedatedispla yedo n
th ei nstrument displaybefor ed iscon necting
th eb attery( /pag e407). Engine
compartment Ac
tiv eh ood( pedes trian protection) Oper
ation ofthea ctiveh ood (ped estrian pro‐
te ction )
In cer tain acc ident situations,the risk ofinjur y
to pedes trians canbereduced bythea ctuation
of thea ctiv ehood. Therear area oftheh ood is
ra ised byappr oximat ely8 0m m.
Fo rthe drivet ot he workshop, rese tthe trig‐
ge reda ctiv ehood yourself .After thea ctiv ehood
has been trigg ered, pedes trian protect ion may
be limit ed.
Aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop mustre-i nstate
th ef ull func tionality ofthea ctiv ehood.
The activ ehood isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
Re setting thea ctiveh ood &
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. #
With your han dflat, push down activeh ood
1 inthea reaa round theh ingeson both
sides (arrow s).
The hood mustengagei np osition. #
Ifth ea ctiv ehood canberaised slight lyat
th er ear inthea reao fthe hing es,repeat the
st ep until iteng ages cor rectl y. 408
Maintenanc eand car e

Engine
oil Chec
kingthee ngine oilleve lu sing theo il
dip stick &
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. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm aynotrecog nizedan‐
ge rs.
Re quirement s:
R The engin emusth ave anoildips tick.Ifno t,
th ee ngine oilleve lc an be checkedo nlyw ith
th eo n-boar dcom put er(/ page411).
Dependi ngon thee ngine, theo ildips tickm aybe
ins talled inthee ngine compartmen tind iffe re nt
lo cati ons. The
waitin gtimeb efor ec hec king theo ille ve l
when thee ngine isat nor mal oper ating temp era‐
tur eisf ivem inut es. #
Park thev ehicle onalevel sur face. #
Pulloil dips tic k1 outa nd wipe off. #
Slowly slide oildips tic k1 intot he guide
tube tothes top, and take itout again afte r
appr oximat elyt hree seconds.
R Oilleve lisc orrect:o ille ve lisb etwe en 2
and 3.
R Oilleve ltoo low: oil leve lisa t3or
belo w.
R Oilleve ltoo high: oilleve lisa bove 2 . #
Ifth eo ille ve list oo low, add 1.1U Sqt
(1 liter) ofengine oil. #
Ifth eo ille ve list oo high, have thee xcess
engi neoilremo veda ssoon aspossible ata
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop.
Chec kingthee ngine oilleve lu sing theo n-
boar dcom puter
Re quirement s:
R The engin ehaswarmed up.
R The vehicle ispar kedo nal evel sur face.
R The engineisrunning atidle spe ed.
The engineoilleve lisd eter mined during driving.
De term inin gthe engine oilleve lc an take up to Maint
enance andcare 41
1

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
2
Maint enance andcare

#
Followt he instructions inthes ervice
int erva ld ispla yregarding theo il
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
om uche ngine oilcan damag ethe engine
or thec atalytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo veda ta
qu alif ied spec ialistworks hop. %
Depending onthee ngine, thec ap maybe
ins talled inthee ngine compartmen tind if‐
fe re nt locati ons. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Adde ngin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnitc loc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kthe oilleve la ga in (/ page411). Che
cking thec oolant leve l &
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 ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen thee ngine iswa rm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ouldbe scalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letthe engine cooldown beforeo pen‐
ing thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowlyt or elease pres‐
sur e. Maint
enance andcare 41
3

#
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
4
Tech nica ldata

*
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
ch nica ldata 48
5

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
Tech nica ldata

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

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Chec kthe engine oilleve lw hen next refuel ing.
Ad de ngin eoil(/ page412).
No teso ne ngine oil(/ page484).
00B3
Check Engine OilLevel
(Add 1quart) *D
ispla ymessageo nlyf or cer taine ngines:
The engineoilleve lhas dropped tothem inimum leve l.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withinsuf ficie ntengi neoil #
Avoid long journeys wit hinsufficie ntengi neoil. #
Whe nnextrefueling, add1.1U Sqt(1l )o fengine oil(/ page412).
No teso ne ngine oil(/ page484).
00B3
Engine OilRedu ceOil Level *D
ispla ymessageo nlyf or cer tain engin es:
The engin eoille ve list oo high.
* NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed bydriving withe xcess engine oil #
Avoid long journeys wit he xcess engi neoil. #
Consul taq ualifiedspec ialistworks hop immediat elya nd have thee ngine oilleve lreduced. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 539