fuel MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

Light
andvisibili ty................................... 150
Ext eriorl ighti ng ............ ............ ..................150
Int erior lighting ........ ......................... .......... 155
Wi ndsh ield wipe ra nd windsh ield wa sher
sy stem ........................................................ 157
Mir rors <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Oper ating thes un visor s...... ....................... 162
Ar ea perm eable toradio wav eson the
winds hield.................................................. 163
Infr ared-r eflectiv ewindshi eldfunction ........ 163 Clim
atec ontr ol......................................... 16 4
Ov ervie wo fclimat econt rols ystems ..........1 64
Oper ating thec limat econtrol system ......... 165 Dr
ivin gand parking .................................. 172
Dr iving ............ .................................... ........172
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h...... ..................... 183
Au tomatic transmiss ion.................... .......... 184
Fu nctio nof4MA TIC <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...........188
Re fuel ing...... .............................................. 189
Pa rking ........................................................ 191
Dr iving and drivi ng safety systems .............2 00
Ve hicle towing instruct ions .........................2 62 Ins
trument Displa yand on-b oard
co mp uter ...... ............................................263
Ins trument Displayove rview. .....................2 63
Ov ervie wo fthe butt ons onthes teer ing
wheel ..........................................................2 64
Oper ating theo n-boar dcom put er.............. 264
Se tting thed esign ...................................... 266
Se tting thea reaf or additional values .........2 66
Ov ervie wo fdisp lays on them ultifunc ‐
tion displa y...... ................................. ..........2 67
Ad jus ting thei nstrument lighting ................2 67
Menus andsubmenus ................................ 268
Head-up Display...... .................................... 274 Vo
ice Contr olSy stem .............................. 276
No teso no per ating safety. ................ .......... 276
Oper ation .......................................... ......... 277
Using theV oice Contr olSy stem effec‐
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Esse ntialvoice commands .........................2 79 Multimedi
asystem .................................. 291
Ov ervie wa ndoper ation .................. ............ 291
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 300 Fit
&H ealt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Na vig ation ...................... ............................. 314
Te lephon e................................................... 339
On line andI nter ne tfunctions ..................... 361
Medi a....... ....... ...........................................367
Ra dio .......................................................... 379
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re ar Seat Entertainm entSystem ................3 89 Maint
enanceand care....... ......................40 7
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice interva ld ispla y........4 07
En gine compartment .................................. 408
Cleanin gand car e....................................... 415 Br
eak down assista nc e<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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00110011> 425
Fla ttire. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Batt ery( vehicle ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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To ws tartin go rtow ing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Elec trica lfus es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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tents 3

1
Spee dometer →
263
2 ä Suspension malfunction →
550
3 003E003D Turn signal lights →
151
4 Multifunction display →
267
5 Tach ome ter →
263
6 00BB ESP®
OFF →
551
00E5 ESP®
→
551
7 0057 Highbeam →
151
0058 Lowb eam →
150
0060 Parking lam ps →
150
8 ÿ Coolan ttoo hot/c old →
545
9 Coolan ttem per atur edispla y →
263
A 00CC Electricp owe rsteer ing malfunct ion →
544
B L Distance warning →
550
C 003D Electrical malfun ction →
545
D Brak es (red) →
548 0027
USAo nly
004D Canada only
E 00E9 Seatbeltnotfas tened →
543
F Fuelleve lindic ator
G 00B6 Fuelreser vewit hfuel filler cap locat ion
indic ator →
545
H 005E Rear fogl ight →
151
I 0075 Restra int system →
543
J 00B9 CheckEngine →
545
K Electricpa rking brak ea pplied (red) →
548
0049 USAo nly
0024 Canada only
L 0077 Tire pressur emonit or →
554
M 0025 ABSm alfunc tion →
551
N 0024 Electricp arkin gb rake (yello w) →
548 At
ag lanc e–I ndicat orand warning lam ps 11

1
QRcode fora ccessi ngther escue card →
28
2 Safetyv ests →
425
3 mebutt onand SOS button →
355
4 Chec kingandadding operatingfluids →
482
5 Tow- star tin ga nd towing away →
438
6 Flat tire →
425
7 Startin ga ssis tance →
435 8
Haza rdwa rning light s →
152
9 Fuelfiller flap withinstruct ion labels fort ire
pr essu re,fuel type andQRcode fora ccessi ng
th er escue card →
189
A Tow- star tin ga nd towing away →
438
B TIREFIT kit →
427 At
ag lanc e–E mergenc iesandb reak do wns 19

Pr
otection ofthee nvironmen t
Plug- inhybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gedue tooper ating condit ionsand
per sonal driving style The
pollut antemission ofthev ehicle is
dir ectl yrelat edtothew ayyouo perat ethe
ve hicle.
Oper atey our vehicle inan environment ally
re sponsible mannertohelp protect thee nvi‐
ro nment. Plea se obser vethef ollo wing rec‐
omme ndations onope rating cond itions and
pe rsonal driving style.
Oper ating conditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressur eisc or‐
re ct. #
Donotc arry anyu nnece ssar yweight
(e.g. roof lugg ager acks once youn o
lon gern eed them). #
Adher etot he ser vice interva ls.
Ar egular lyser viced vehicle willcont rib‐
ut et oe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alw aysh ave maint enance workcar ried
out ataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Donotd epr ess thea ccelera torp eda l
when star tin gt he engine. #
Donotw armu pthe engine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary. #
Drivec arefu llyand maintainas uita ble
di st anc efromt hevehicle infront. #
Avoid freq uent, sudden acceleration
and braking. #
Chang egear ingood timeanduseeach
ge ar onlyup to00C3 ofits maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine instatio narytraf‐
fi c, e.g. byusin gthe ECOs tart/s top
funct ion. #
Drivef uel-ef ficie ntly .Observe theE CO
displa yfor afuel -efficie ntdrivi ng style. En
vir onmental issuesandrecomm endations
It is recomme ndedthat your e-u seorrecy cle
mat erials ins tead ofjus tdispo singo fthem.
The releva nt environme ntal gu ideline sand regu‐
lations servetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
mus tbes trictl yobserve d. Mer
cedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENV
IRONM ENTALNOTEEnvironme ntal
da ma gecau sed bynotu sing recy cle d
re condi tionedcom pone nts Mercedes-Be
nzAG offers recy cle drecon di‐
tio ned components andpartswit hthe same
qu alit yasn ew parts.T he same entitlemen t
fr om theL imit edWarrant yisv alid asforn ew
par ts. #
Recycle drecon dition edcom ponents
and partsfrom Mer cedes-Be nzAG . Gene
raln otes 21

The
Oper ator's Manual andMaint enanc eBookle t
ar ei mp ortant docum ents andshouldb ekeptin
th ev ehicle. Ser
vice andvehicl eoper ation Ve
hicl eoper ation outside theU SAorCana da When
youa reabr oad withyour vehicle, observe
th ef ollo wing points:
R service points orreplacemen tparts ma ynot
be available immediat ely.
R unle aded fuelmaynotbe available forv ehi‐
cles withac atalytic converter .L eaded fuel
ma ycause damag etot he cat alytic converter .
R thef uel mayhavea ne xtreme lylowo ctane
num ber.Un suit able fuelcancause engine
damag e.
Some Mercedes-Benz modelsarea vailable in
Eur ope thro ugh ourEuropean DeliveryP rogram.
Fo rm orei nfor mation, pleaseconsult anauthor‐
ized Mercedes‑B enzservice center,o rw rite to
one ofthef ollo wing address:
in theU SA: Mer
cede s-Benz USA,LLC
Eur opea nDeliveryD epar tment
One Mercedes-Benz Drive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
in Canada:
Mer cedes-Benz Canada,Inc.
Eur opea nDeliveryD epar tment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ont ario M4G 4C9 Mai
nten anc e Yo
ur cus tomer advisorconf irms thes ervice in
th es ervice repor t. Ro
adside Assistan ce The
Mercedes -Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gr am offers tech nica lhelpi nt he case ofa
br eakdo wn.Your calls tothet oll-fr eeRoadside
As sis tance Hotline area nswe redb youragents
24 hour sad ay,3 65 days ay ear .
1-80 0-FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)(US A) 1-8
00-387-0 100( Canada)
Yo uc an find further information inthe
Mer cedes-Ben zRoadsi deAssis tance Progr am
br oc hu re (US A)orthe" Roadside Assistance"
secti onintheS ervice andWarrant ybook let
(Canad a).Youw illfind both inthev ehicle docu‐
ment wallet. Chang
eofadd ress orchang eofowner ship In
thee vent ofac hang eofaddr ess, please send
us the" No tification ofaddr esschang e"inthe
Ser vice andGuarant eeboo kletorsimply callthe
Mer cedes-Ben zCustomer Assis tance Center
(US A)on theh otline number
1-8 00-FOR-MER Cedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-38 7-0100. We
can then reac hy ou inat imelyf ashi on,ifnec es‐
sar y.
If yo us ellyour Mer cedes,pleas eleave all liter a‐
tur eint he vehicle sothat itis available tothe
ne xt ow ner .Ify ou have pur chased aused vehi‐
cle, please sendusthe" No tice ofPur chase of
Used Car"intheS ervice andGuar anteebookle t
or sim plyc all theM ercedes- BenzCustomer Gener
alno tes 23

R
Fuelfiller flap
R Trunk lid
If th ev ehicle isno to pened within appr oximat ely
40 seco ndsafte ru nloc king, itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eftp rotection isactiv ated again.
Do notk eep theS mar tKey toget her withe lec‐
tr onic devices orme talo bje cts. This canaffect
th eS mar tKey 's functionality .
Do notk eep theS mar tKey inthet em per atur e-
con trolled cupholder .Other wise, theS mar tKey
will notb ereliably detected. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe aco ustic lock ing
ve rificat ion signa l Mult
imed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
î Vehicle Setting s
5 Aco ustic Lock #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe pani calarm Re
quirement s: R
The ignit ionisswitc hedoff.
% The panic alarmfunc tion isonl yavailable in
cer tain coun tries. #
Toactiv ate: press butt on1 fora pprox‐
ima tely one second.
Av isual andaudibl ealarmi strigg ered. #
Todeac tivate: brieflyp ress but ton1 again.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton onthec ockpit
(t he Smar tKey isinside thev ehicle). Changing
theu nloc king settings Po
ssible unlockingfunctions oftheS mar tKey :
R Cen tralunlo cking
R Unloc kin gthe driver's door andfuel filler flap #
Toswitc hbetwe en settings: press the
Ü andß buttonss imul taneousl yfor
appr oximat elys ixseco ndsuntilth ei ndicat or
lam pflashes twice.
Op tions ifth eu nloc king function fort he driver's
door andfuel filler flap has been selected:
R Tounlo ckthev ehic lecentr ally:press the
Ü buttontwice.
R Vehicl eswith KEYLESS-GO :if yo ut ouc h
th ei nner surface ofthed oor handle onthe
dr iver's door ,onlyt he driver's door andfuel
fi ller flap areu nlocked. Deactiv
atingtheS ma rtKe yfunctio ns If
yo ud on otuse thev ehicle oraS mar tKey for
an extende dperiodo ftime, youc an reduce the
ener gycon sum ption ofther espectiv eSmar tKey .
To do so, deactiv atet he Smar tKey functions. Openi
ngand closi ng 65

Door
s Un
loc king andopening doorsfromt heinside #
Tounlo ckand open afront door :pul ldoor
handl e2.
Loc king pin1pops upwhe nthe door is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckarear door: pullth er ear door
handle.
The locking pinpops upwhen ther ear door
is unloc ked. #
Toopen arear door: pullth er ear door han‐
dle again. Loc
king/unloc kingthev ehic lecentr allyf rom
th ei nsid e #
Tounlo ck:pr ess button 1. #
Toloc k:press butt on2.
This does notloc ko runloc kthe fuel filler flap. The
vehicle isno tu nloc ked:
R Ifyo uh ave lockedt he vehicle using the
Smar tKey .
R Ifyo uh avel oc kedt he vehicle using KEY‐
LESS -GO. Loc
king/unloc kingthev ehic lewit hK EY‐
LES S-GO Re
quirement s:
R The Smar tKey isouts idethev ehicle.
R The distance betwee nt he Smar tKey and the
ve hicle does note xceed 3ft(1m ).
R The driver's door andthed oor atwhic hthe
door handle isused arec losed. Openin
gand closin g69

#
Mak esuret hat mar keds pace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSmar tKey 1 from thek eyring. #
Place Sma rtKe y1 inmar keds pace 2.
The vehicle willstar ta fter as hor ttime.
If yo ur emo veSmar tKey 1 from mar ked
space 2thee ngine continues running .For
fur ther vehicle star ts howe ver,Smar tKey 1
mus tbelocat edinmar keds pace 2during
th ee ntirej our ney. #
Have Smar tKey 1 checkeda taq ualified
spec ialistworks hop.
If th ev ehic ledoe snotstar t: #
Lea veSmar tKey 1 inmar keds pace 2. #
Depr esstheb rake pedal andstar tt he vehi‐
cle using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep owersuppl yor
th ei gnition withthe star t/ stop butt on. St
arting thev ehic levia Remo teOnline serv‐
ices Cooling
orheating thev ehic leint erior before
comme ncingyour jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If yo us tart thev ehicle viayour smar tphon e,the
pr ev iousl yselec teda ircon dition ingadjus tment
is activ e.
En sur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estarting via
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed.
R The star terb att eryi ss ufficie ntly charge d. %
Youc an also setthe temp eratur ewithy our
smar tphone. Information onMer cedes me
connec tand other services: https://
www .mercedes.me
This funct ionisno ta vailable fora llmodel s.
Char ging theb attery bef orec ommencing
yo ur jour ney
% This function isno ta vailable inall coun tries.
If th ev ehicle batteryi sd ischar ged, your eceiv ea
messa geon your smar tphon e.Youc an then
st ar tt he vehicle withthe smar tphone tocharge
th eb attery. The vehicle isaut omaticall y
switc hedoffa fter tenm inutes.
Ensur ethe follo wing befores tartin gt he engine:
R The legalstipulation sint he area wher eyour
ve hicle ispar keda llowe ngin estartin gv ia
smar tphon e.
R Itis saf etos tartand runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle ispar ked.
R The fuel tank issu fficien tlyf illed. 17
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Driving and parking

*
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai na nd
engin ewhen pulling away #
Donotw armu pthe engine whilethe
ve hicle isstatio nary.Pull away immed i‐
at ely. #
Avoid high engine speeds anddriving at
full thro ttle untilthe engine hasreac hed
its operatin gtem per atur e. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic converter
due tonon-com busted fuel The
engine isno trunn ings mo othly and is
misf iring.
Non-c ombus tedf uel maygetintot he cat a‐
lytic converter . #
Onlydepr ess thea ccelera torp eda l
slig htly. #
Have thec ause rectif iedi mme diat ely at
aq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. No
teso nd riving onsalt- treat edroads
The braking effect islimit edon salt-tr eated
ro ads.
Ther efor e, obse rvet he follo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-up ontheb rake discs and
br ak epads, theb raking distan cecan increase
consi derablyor result inbraking onlyono ne
side
R Maint ainam uchg reater saf ed ista nce tothe
ve hicle infront
To remo vesalt build-up:
R Brak eo ccasionall ywhile paying attention to
th et raffic con dition s
R Carefull ydepr ess theb rake pedal atthee nd
of thej our neya nd when star tin gt he next
jour ney
No teso nh ydr oplaning
Hydr oplani ngcan take place onceac ertain
amount ofwa terh as accumu lated on ther oad
sur face. Obs
erve thef ollo wing notesd uring heavyprecip‐
it ation orinconditions inwhic hhydr opla ning
ma yoccur:
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tirer uts
R Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ec areful ly
% Also obser vethen otes on regular lych ecking
wheels andtires (/ page446).
No teso nd riving through watero nthe road
sur face
Wa terw hich has entered intot he vehicle can
damag ethe engine, electricsand transmission.
Wa terc an alsoe nter thea irint akeo fthe engine
and cause engine damage.
Obser vethef ollo wing ifyo um ustd rive thro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm,mayonl yreac hthe
lo we redgeo fthe vehicle body
R Drivea tw alkin gpace atmos t,other wise
wa terc an ent erthev ehicle interior orengine
com partment Dr
iving andparking 17
9

Conf
iguringdrivep rogram I Multi
media system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT
5 Individual #
Select thei ndividual setting. Switc
hingtheo per ation feedba ckford rive
pr og ramo n/off Mu
ltim ed iasystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Switc hNotif ication forUser on0073 oroff0053.
When this func tion isact ive, ac orresponding
messag eiss hown inthem edia displa ywhen
ad rive prog rami ssele cted withthe
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h. Displa
yingvehicl edata Mul
timedi asystem:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Vehicle Data.
The vehicle dataisd ispla yed. Displa
yingengine data Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
e DYNA MICSELECT #
Select Engine Data.
% The actual (maximum) values that can be
ac hie vedf or engin eoutpu tand engine tor‐
qu em aydeviat efromt hecer tified values
wit hin thec ount ry-spe cificgu ideline sfor
per missible toler anc es(basis: UN-ECE No.
85 orcount ry-spe cificgu ideline s).
Fa ctor st hat can influence this are, fore xam‐
ple:
R Sea leve l
R Fuelgrade
R Outside temp eratur e
% The values displa yeds erve onl yaso rient a‐
tion. Thevalues fore ngine outputand
engine torq ue show nint he media display
ma ydeviat ef romt heactual values. Au
tomatic trans mis sion DI
REC TSELECT leve r Fu
nction oftheD IRECT SELECT leve r &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent duet oincor‐
re ct gearshif ting
If th ee ngine speed ishigher than thei dle
speed andyoue ngaget he transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle mayacceler ate
shar ply. #
Ifyo ue ngaget he transmission position
005B or005E when thev ehicle isat a
st ands till,alw aysd epr ess theb rake
pedal firm lyand donota cceler atea t
th es ame time. 18
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Driving and parking