high beam MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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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
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Ext
erior light ing Inf
orma tion abou tlight ingsystems andyour
re sponsibility The
various lighting systems ofthev ehicle are
onl yaids. The driver ofthev ehicle isresponsible
fo rc orrect vehicle illumination inaccor dance
wit hthe preva iling light andvisibilit ycondition s,
leg alrequ iremen tsand traf fics ituation. Li
ght switch Ope
ratin gthe light switch 0047
0063 Left-ha ndstandi nglam ps
0048 0064 Right-hand standi nglam ps
0049 0060 Parking lam psand licen seplat elam p
004A 0058 Automatic driving lights(pr efer redl ight
switc hposition ) 004B
0058 Lowb eam/high beam
6 005E Switchesther ear fogl ight on/of f
When lowb eam isactiv ated, the0060 parking
lam psindicat orlam pisd eactiv ated and replaced
by the0058 lowb eam indicat orlam p. #
Alw aysp arky our vehicle safely using suffi‐
cie ntlighti ng,inacco rdanc ewitht he rele‐
va nt lega lstip ulat ions.
* NO
TEBatt eryd isch arging byoper ating
th es tandi ng light s Oper
atingthe standi nglight soverap eriod of
hour sputs astrai no nthe batt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchonthe
ri ght 0064 orleft0063 parking light. In
thee vent ofsevere batt eryd ischar ging, the
st andi nglam psorpar kinglam psarea utomat i‐
call yswit ched offt of aci litat et he next engine
st ar t.
The exterior lighting (exc ep ts tandi ng and park‐
ing lam ps) will swit choffa utomaticall ywhen the
dr iver's door isopened. 15
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R
Obser vethen otes on sur round lighting
(/ page155).
Au tomatic drivin gl ights function
The parking lam ps,lowb eam anddaytime run‐
ning lamp sw illbe switc hedonaut omatically
depending onthei gnition status andthea mbi‐
ent light. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenthe low
beam isswitc hedoffinp oor visibility
When thel ight switc hiss etto 0058 ,the low
beam maynotbe switc hedonaut omaticall y
if th er ei sfog, snoworother causes ofpoor
visibili tysuc hasspray . #
Insuc hcases, turnthe light switc hto
0058 . The
automatic driving lights areo nlya na id. You
ar er esponsibl efor vehicle lighting.
Switc hingther ear fogl ights onoroff
Re quirement s:
R The light switc hisint he 0058 or0058 posi‐
tion. #
Press the 005E button.
Please observethec ount ry-spe cificlaws onthe
use ofrear fogl am ps. Oper
ating thec ombin ation switc hfor the
ligh ts 1
High bea m
2 Turn signal light,right
3 High-beam flasher
4 Turn signal light,left #
Use thec ombin ationswitchtoa ctivat et he
desir edfunction . Light
andvisibili ty15
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High
beam #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 or0058 position. #
Push thec ombin ationswitchbeyond the
point ofresis tance inthed irect ion ofarrow
1 .
When theh igh beam isactiv ated, the0058
lo wb eam indicat orlam pwillbe deactiv ated
and replaced bythe0057 highbeam indica‐
to rlam p. #
Toswitc hoff:mo vethec ombin ationswitch
bac ktoits star tin gp osit ion.
High -beamflash er #
Pull thec ombin ationswitchint he direction
of arrow 3.
Tu rn signal light #
Toindicat ebriefl y:push thec ombin ation
switc hbrief ly to thep oint ofresis tance inthe
dir ect ion ofarrow 2or4.
The corresponding turns ignal lightwillflash
th re et imes. #
Toindicat eperma nentl y:push thec ombi‐
nation switchbeyond thep oint ofresis tance
in thed irect ion ofarrow 2or4.
Ve hicles withA ctiv eLaneC hangeA ssist:
R Indicat oroper ation activated bythed rive r
can extend fort he dur ation ofthel ane
ch ang e.
R Ifth ed rive rindicat eddirect lybef orehand
but alane chang ewasnotimmediat ely
possible ,the turns ignal indicat orma y
activ atea utomaticall y. Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe hazar dwarnin g
lig hts #
Press button1 .
The hazar dwarning lightswillswitc honauto‐
matic allyif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 15
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Cor
nering light Cor
nering light function The
corner ing light function improve sthe illumi‐
nation ofther oadw ayove raw idea nglein the
tur ning dire ction, enabling better vis ibility on
tigh tbend s,fore xamp le.Itcan beact ivat ed only
wh en thel ow beam isswitc hedon.
The func tion isactiv eint he follo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below25m ph(40 km/ h)when
th et urns ignal indicat orisswitc hedonorthe
st eer ing wheel istur ned R
Atspeeds between 25mph(40 km/h) and
45 mph(70 km/h) whenthes teer ing wheel
is tur ned
Tr af ficc ircle and intersect ionfuncti on:the
cor ner ing light willbe acti vatedo nboths ides
based onanevaluatio nofthe cur rent GP Sp osi‐
tio no fthe vehicle. Itwill remain activeuntil afte r
th ev ehicle hasleftthe traffic cir cle orthei nter‐
sect ion. Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assist Ad
aptiv eH ighb eam Assistf uncti on &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent despite
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis t
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tdoes notrecog ‐
niz ethe follo wing road user s:
R Road user swithout lights,e.g .pedes ‐
tr ians
R Road user swithp oor light ing,e.g.
cy clis ts R
Road user swhos elight ingisobs truct ed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, AdaptiveH ighbeam
As sis tm ayfailto recogni zeother road user s
wit htheir ownlighti ng, orma yrecog nize
th em tool ate.
In these orsimilar situation s,thea utomatic
high beam isno td eactiv ated orisactiv ated
despit ethe presence ofother road user s. #
Alw ayso bser vethet raffic car efull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam ingood time. Ad
aptiveH ighbeam Assis tcanno ttak ei nto
acc ount road, weather ortraf ficc ondi tions .
De tection mayberestrict ed inthef ollo wing
cases:
R Inpoor visibility,e.g. fog, hea vyrain or sno w
R Ifth er ei sd irto nthe sensor sorthe sensor s
ar eo bscur ed
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis tiso nly anaid. Youa re
re sponsible fora dju sting thev ehicle's lightingto
th ep reva iling light,visibilit yand traf ficc ondi ‐
tions . Lig
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AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tisa vailable onlyin
ve hicles withL ED high perform anc ehead‐
lam ps. The
AdaptiveH ighbeam Assis tautomat ically
swit ches between thef ollo wing types oflight :
R Low-beam headlam ps
R High- beam headlam ps At
speeds great erthan 19 mp h(30 km/h):
R Ifno other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam willbeswitc hedonaut omaticall y.
The high beam switchesoffa utomaticall yint he
fo llo wing cases :
R Atspeeds below16m ph(25 km/h).
R Ifot her road user saredetected.
R Ifstre et light ingissuf ficie nt.
At speeds great erthan appr oximat ely3 1m ph
(50 km/ h):
R The headlam prang eofthe lowb eam isregu‐
lat ed aut omatically basedonthed ista nce to
ot her road user s.
The system's optical sensor islocat edbehind
th ew indshield neartheo verhead control panel.
Switc hingAdaptiv eH ighb eam Assisto n/off #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htot he
0058 position. #
Switc honthe high beam usingthec ombin a‐
tion switc h.
When theh igh beam isswitc hedonaut omat‐
icall yint he dar k,the 00CE indicat orlam pon
th em ultifunc tiondispla ycomes on. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh igh beam
using thec ombin ationswitch. Switc
hingthed aytime running lampson/of f Multimedia
system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Daytime Run.Lights #
Activate0073 ordeacti vate 0053 thef unc tion . Se
tting thee xter ior ligh ting switc h-of fd ela y
tim e Mult
imedia system:
4 Vehicle 5
÷ LightSetting s
5 Ext.Light SwitchOff #
Setthe switc h-offdela ytime. 15
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Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
0049 Switc hOffLights *Y
ouarel eaving thev ehicle andthel ights ares tills witc hed on. #
Turn thel ight switc htot he 0058 position.
0049 Int ell. Light System Inoper-
ative *T
heIntellig entLight System isfaulty .The light ingsystem continues tofunction proper lywit hou tthe function sof
th eI ntellig entLight System. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Currently UnavailableSee
Operator's Manual *A
dap tiveH ighbeam Assistist em por arilyu navailable.
The system limits have been reac hed (/page153). #
Driveo n.
Once thec ause ofthep roblem isno long erpresent ,the system will beavailable again. TheAdap tiveH ighbeam
As sist Now Available displaymessag ew illappear .
Adap tiveH ighbeam Assist
In oper ative *A
daptiveH ighbeam Assistism alfunc tioning. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
Adaptive Highbeam Assist
Camera ViewRestricted
See Operator's Manual *T
hecamer aviewi srestrict ed. Possible causes are:
R Dirtonthe windshield inthec amer a'sfield ofvision 500
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

H
Handbr ake
see Electr icpar king brak e
Handlin gchar acteristics (unus ual)....... 446
HANDS -FREEACCESS ................................ 76
Hazar dwarnin glight s.............................1 52
Hazar doussubstances
Inf ormatio n....... ....... ..............................24
Head restra int
At tach ing/ remo ving thes upplemen‐
ta ry cus hion. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ............112
EAS YADJUS Tluxur yhead restra int
(fr ont )..... .............................................. 110
Fr ont (adjus tingmechanicall y).............1 08
Fr ont (luxur yhead restra int )................1 09
Re ar (extend ingfrom thef ront). ..... ...... 110
Re ar (se tting thel astp osition )...... .......1 11
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin ge lectricall y).......................... 113
Re ar passe nger com partment
(adj ustin g) ............................................ 111
Re ar passe nger com partment (lowe r‐
ing from thef ront). ..... .......................... 110 Re
ar passe nger com partment (luxur y
head restra int )..................................... 112
Re ar passe nger com partment (set‐
tin ginp osit ion mec hanicall y)...............1 13
Head-up Display...... ................................273
Ad jus ting disp laye leme nts (on-bo ard
com puter) ..... ................................... .... 273
Ad jus ting theb rightn ess(on-boar d
com puter) ....................................... ..... 273
Fu nctio n.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>274
Menu (on-boar dcom put er) ............ ...... 273
Oper ating them emor yfunc tion ........... 120
Se tting thep osition (on-boar dcom‐
put er) ............................................. ...... 273
Swi tching on/of f.<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 275
Headlin er(car e)...... .................................422
Headphone s(Re ar Seat Entertain ‐
ment System)
Ad jus ting thev olume ........................ ... 394
Ov ervie w. ..... .................................... ... 393
Re placing batteries .............................. 394
Select ingther ear displ ay.............. ...... 394
Swit ching on/ off. ............................ .... 394 Hi
gh beam
Sw itch ing on/of f.......... ........................ 151
High-be amflasher ...................................151
High-be amheadlam ps
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis t................... 153
Hill star ta ssi st <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 225
HOL Dfunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 225
Fu nctio n/no tes. ..... ............................. 225
Switc hingon/of f...... ........................... 225
Hood Functio n(activ eh ood) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .408
Openi ng/closi ng....... .......................... 409
Re settin g(activ ehood) ........................ 408
Ho tspo t
Se ttin gup(Wi-Fi) ................................. 304
Hydr opneumatic suspension
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL I
Identif ication plate
Engine .................................................4 80
Re frig er ant .......................................... 488
Ve hicle ................................................ 480 Inde
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K
KEYLESS- GO
Loc kingthe vehicle ................................ 69
Pr oblem .................................................7 1
Un loc kin gsetting ............................ ...... 65
Un loc kin gthe vehicle ............................6 9
Kic kdow n......... ........................................1 88
Using .............. .....................................188
Knee airbag ...... .......................................... 40 L
Label ing(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lam p
see Interior light ing
Lam ps(Ins trum ent Displa y)
see Warning/ indic ator lam ps
Lane detection (automatic )
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist Languag
e.................................................3 06
No tes. ..... ............................................ 306
Se ttin g...... ....................................... ....3 06
LA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child seat secur‐
ing system
In stallin g................................................5 5
Le velc ontr olsystem
see AIRMA TIC
see MAGIC BODY CONTR OL
Light switch
Ov ervie w. ....... ................................ .....1 50
Lig hting
see Interior lighting
see Ligh ts
Lig hts ........................................................ 150
Ad aptiveH ighbeam Assis t............... .... 153
Ad jus ting thei nstrument lighting ......... 267
Au tomatic driving lights..... .................. 151
Comb inationswit ch<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 151
Cor nering light func tion. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 153
Haza rdwa rning light s..................... .....1 52
High beam. ........... ............ ...................151
High -beamflasher ................................ 151
Light switch.......... ......................... ......1 50 Lo
w-beam headlam ps.........................1 50
Pa rking light s....................................... 150
Re ar fogl am p. ..... ................................ 150
Re sponsibili tyforl ighting systems ...... 150
Se tting thee xter iorl ighting switch-
of fd ela ytime ...................................... 154
Se tting thes urround lighting...............1 55
St andi nglight s..................................... 150
Tu rn signals .......................................... 151
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 28
Liv eTraffic Inf orma tion
Displa yingsubscr iption information .....3 31
Dis play ing thet raffic map .................... 331
Disp laying traffici nci dents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 332
Ext endi ngasubscr iption <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 331
Issu inghazar da lerts. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 332
Lo ad inde x(tire s) .................................... 462
Load-bear ingcapacity (tires) ................. 462
Loading Definition s...... .....................................4 64
No tes. ..... ............................................. 125
Ro ofcar rier ......................................... 134
St ow ages pac eunde rthe trunk floor ...133 Inde
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