hood open MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS 2020 Owner's Manual

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Steer ing wheel gearshif tpaddles →
186
2 Comb inationswit ch →
151
3 Instrument Display →
263
4 DIRECT SELECT leve r →
184
5 PASSENGER AIRBAGi ndicat orlam ps →
45
6 Media display →
291
7 Start/ stop butt on →
173
8 Climat econtrol systems →
165
9 Glovebox →
128
A Stow agec om par tment →
127
B Cup holder →
135
C Haza rdwa rning lam ps →
152
D Extend sthe rear seat head restra int s →
110
E Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC →
237
F Touc hpad →
292
G ActiveP arking Assist →
245
H Setsthev ehicle leve l →
228 I
DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h →
183
J ECO star t/ stop funct ion →
181
K Control pan elfort he multimedia system →
264
L Adjus tsthes teer ing wheel →
117
Swi tches thes teer ing wheel heateron/ off →
118
M Control pan elfor:
On-boar dcom put er →
264
Cr uise control →
211
Ac tiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C →
214
N Diagno stics con nection →
26
O Open sthe hood →
409
P Electr icpar king brak e →
197
Q Light switch →
150
R Control pan elfor:
Ac tiveS teer ing Assis t →
220
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assist →
261
Night View Assi st →
255 At
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St
arting thev ehic le(Remo teOnline) &
WARNIN GRisk ofcrus hing orentr ap‐
ment duet ou nintentio nalstar tin go fthe
engine
Limbs couldbecrushed ortra pped ifth e
engine isstar tedu nint entionall yduring
ser vice ormaint enanc ework. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe engine agains tunin‐
te ntio nalstar tin gb efor ec arrying out
maint enanceorrepair work. Re
quirement s:
R Park position 005Disselect ed.
R The anti- thefta larms ystem isno ta ctiv ated.
R The panic alarmisnotactiv ated.
R The hazar dwarning light system isswitc hed
of f.
R The hood isclosed.
R The door sareclosed andlocked.
R The windo wsand slidin gsunroof arec losed. #
Startt he vehicle using thes mar tphon e.
Af tere very vehicle star t,th ee ngine runs for
te nm inutes.
Yo uc an car ryout amaximum oftwoc onsec u‐
tiv es tartin ga ttem pts. The vehicle mustbes tar‐
te do ncew itht he Smar tKey bef oret rying to
st ar tt he vehicle again withthe smar tphone. you
can stop thev ehicle again atanyt ime.
% Further information canbefound inthe
smar tphone app.
Secur ingthee ngine agains tstar ting before
car rying out maintenance orrepair work: #
Swi tcho nthe hazar dwarning light system.
or #
Unloc kthe door s.
or #
Open aside windo worthe sliding sunroof. Br
eaking-in notes Mer
cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. To
preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 miles(1,500 km):
R Drivea tvarying road spee dsand engine
spee ds.
R Drivet he vehicle indrivep rogram A
or ;.
R Shif ttot he next highes tgear atthev eryl at‐
es tw hen then eedle reac hes thel astthir d
bef oret he reda reai nt he tach ome ter.
R Donots hift do wn agear manuall yino rder to
br ak e.
R Avoid overstrai ning thev ehicle, e.g.driving at
full thro ttle .
R Donotd epress thea ccelera torp eda lpast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdo wn).
R Onlyincr ease thee ngine speed gradually and
accelera tethev ehicle tofull spee dafter
1, 000 miles(1,500 km).
This also app liesw hent he engine orpar tsof the
dr ivet ra in have been replaced. Dr
iving andparking 17
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Opening/closing
theh ood &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ee ngine
hood isunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood mayopen upwhen
th ev ehicle isin mo tion andblockyour view. #
Neveru nla tcht he engine hoodwhile
dr iving. #
Beforee very trip, ensur ethat the
engine hoodislatc hed. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
when openingand closingthee ngine
hood
When opening orclosing thee ngine hood, it
ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end position.
Ther eisar iskofinju ryfora nyo neinthe
engine hood's rang eo fm ove ment. #
Onlyopen orclose thee ngine hood
when ther ea reno per sons inthe
engine hood's rang eo fm ove ment. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheat edordur ing afirei nt he engine
com partment, youc ouldcome intoc ontact
wit hh otgases orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeo pen ingtheh ood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent ofafirei nt he engine com‐
par tment, keep theh ood closed and
call thef ires ervice. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomo ving
par ts
Cer tain com pone ntsi nt he engine compart‐
ment maycontinue tomo veorsuddenly
mo veagain evenafter thei gnition hasbeen
switc hedoff,e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eofthe follo wing beforep erform ing
ta sk si nt he engine compartment : #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe dang erzone surround ‐
ing movingc om ponent parts, e.g. the
ro tatio na reao fthe fan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watche s. #
Keep items ofclo thing and hair away
fr om moving parts. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom touc hin g
co mp onent partsunder voltag e
The ignit ionsystem and thef uel injec tion
sy stem workund erhigh voltag e. Ifyo ut ouc h
com ponent partswhic hareunder voltag e,
yo uc ouldrecei vean elec tric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcom ponent partso fthe
ignition system orthef uel injec tionsys‐
te mw hen thei gnition isswitc hedon. &
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. Maint
enanc eand car e409

#
Allow thee ngine tocool down and only
to uc hc om ponent partsd escr ibed in
th ef ollo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hoodisopen andthew ind‐
shield wipersaresetinm otion ,you can be
tr appe dbythe wiper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition beforeo pening thee ngine
hood. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease theh ood. #
Push handle 1oftheh ood catchupwards
and liftt he hood byappr oximat ely1 5in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rthe hood andleti tf all from a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in(20 cm). #
Ifth eh ood canstill be lifte ds lightl y,open
th eh ood again and close itwit hal ittle more
fo rc eu ntil iteng ages cor rectl y. 41
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Maint enance andcare

%
Ifyo uw ould liket oleave thev ehicle whileit
is being washed, makesuret he Smar tKey is
locat edinthev ehicle. Theparkposition 005D
is other wise automaticall yengaged.
% If,afte rt he car wash, your emo vethew ax
fr om thew indshield andwiper rubber s,this
will preve ntsme aring and reduce wiper
noise. Inf
ormat iononusing apowe rwasher &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whenusing
hig h-pr essurec leani ng equipm entwith
ro und -spr ay nozzl es
The waterj et from around-spr aynozzl e(dirt
gr ind er) maycause dama getotires and sus‐
pe nsi on components that isno tv isible.
Com ponentsdamag edinthis wa ym ayfail
une xpec tedly. #
Donotu se high- press urec leani ng
eq uipme ntwith round -spr ay nozzl esto
cle an your vehicle. #
Damag edtires orsuspension compo‐
nent smustb ereplaced immediat ely. To
avo iddamag etoy ourvehicle, observethef ol‐
lo wing when usingapowerwa sher :
R keep theS mar tKey atleas t10f t(3m )awa y
fr om thev ehicle. Other wise thet runk lid
could openunintentionall y.
R maint ainadista nce ofat leas t1 1.8i n
(30 cm) tothev ehicle.
R vehicl eswith decorativ efoil: partsof your
ve hicle arec ove redw ithad ecora tivef oil.
Maint ainadista nce ofat leas t2 7.6i n
(70 cm) between thef oil-co veredp arts of the
ve hicle andthen ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r.
Mo vethep owerwa sher nozzlearound whilst
cleaning. Thewatert em per atur eofthe
po we rw ashe rmustn otexc eed 140° F
(60 °C).
R obse rvet he information onthec orrect dis‐
ta nce inthee quipment manufacturer'soper‐
ating instruction s.
R donotp oint then ozzle ofthep owe rwashe r
dir ect lyat sensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits, electr
icalcom ponents, batteries, light bulbs
and ventil ation slot s. Wa
shing thev ehic leby hand Obser
vethel eg alrequ iremen ts,e.g. inan umb er
of coun tries, washing byhand isonl ypermitt ed
in specially designatedwash bays. #
Use amildcleaning agent, e.g.carsham poo. #
Washthev ehicle withlukewa rmwateru sing
as oftc ar spong e.When doingso,donot
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight . #
Carefully hosethev ehicle offw ithw ater and
dr yu sing achamoi s.Take car enotto point
th ew ater jetd irectl ytow ards thea irinle t
gr ille belo wthe hood. 41
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Maint enance andcare

Obser
vethef ollo wing points during star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gthe batt ery:
R Onlyuseundamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withas ufficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dt erminal clamps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontac twitho ther me tal
par tswhile thej um per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtotheb attery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoint.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustnot
com eintoc ontac twitha nypar tswhic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine isrunning .
R Alw aysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batt eryi se lect rostatic allyc harg ed.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overthe batt ery.
Obser vethea dditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gthe batt ery:
R Onlyusebatt eryc har gers tested and
appr oved forM ercedes-Benz.
R Read theb atteryc har ger's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforec har ging theb attery. Obser
vethea dditional follo wing pointsduring
st ar tin ga ssis tance:
R Startin ga ssis tance maybep erform ed using
onl ybatteries withan ominal voltag eo f12V .
R The vehicles mustnottouc h.
R Vehicl eswith agasoli neengi ne:Jump-
st ar tt he vehicle onlyw hen thee ngine and
ex haus tsyst em arec old. St
arting assistance andchargin gthe 12V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwiththe electr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The transmission isin position 005D.
R The ignition andallelectr icalconsumer sare
switc hedoff.
R The hood isopen. #
Slide cover3 ofposi tivec lam p4 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthed irec‐
tion ofthea rrow . #
Con nect posi tivec lam p4 onyour vehicle to
th ep ositiv epole ofthed onor batteryu sing
th ej um per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withp ositiv eclam p4 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. Br
ea kdo wnassist anc e435

R
The ignition isswitc hedoff.
The electr icalfuses arel ocat edinthef ollo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxint he engine compartment onthe
dr iver's side (/page443)
R Fuse boxo nthe driver's side ofthec ockpit
(/ page444)
R Fuse boxint he front passeng erfoot we ll
(/ page444)
R Fuse boxint he trunk onther ight- hand side
of thev ehicle, whenviewe dint he direction
of tra vel(/ pag e445) Ope
ningand clos ing the fuseboxinthe
en gine comp artment Re
quirement s:
R Obser vethen otes on electr icalfuses
(/ page442).
R Have thef ollo wing tools readil yavailable:
- Adryclo th
- Ascrew driver Opening &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hoodisopen andthew ind‐
shield wipersaresetinm otion ,you can be
trap ped bythew iper linkage. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition beforeo pening thee ngine
hood. #
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e44
3

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
Tech nica ldata

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Act ive Hood Malfunct ion
See Operator' sManual *T
heactiv ehood (pedes trian protect ion) ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeafter having already been trigg ered. #
Cons ultaqualif iedspec ialistworks hop.
0051 *A
tlea st one door isop en. #
Close alld oo rs.
0083 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ee ngine hoodisunlatc hedwhile driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood mayopen upwhen thev ehicle isin mo tion andblockyour view. #
Neveru nla tcht he engine hoodwhile driving. #
Beforee very trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hoodislatc hed. #
Stop thev ehicle immediat elyinaccor dance withthe traf ficc ondi tions . #
Close theh ood.
0084 *T
hetrunk lidisopen. &
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tgas poi son ing
Com bustione ngines emitpoisonous exhaus tgases suchascarbon monoxide.Exhaus tgases canenterthe
ve hicle interior ifth et runk lidisopen when thee ngine isrunning ,especi ally ifth ev ehicle isin mo tion. 50
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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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