park assist 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
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 160
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‐
tiv ely <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011>...278
Esse ntialvoice commands .........................2 79 Multimedi
asystem .................................. 291
Ov ervie wa ndoper ation .................. ............ 291
Sy stem settings .............................. ............ 300 Fit
&H ealt hy<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 312
Na vig ation ...................... ............................. 314
Te lephon e................................................... 339
On line andI nter ne tfunctions ..................... 361
Medi a....... ....... ...........................................367
Ra dio .......................................................... 379
Sou nd<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 387
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
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 425
Emerg ency<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 425
Fla ttire. <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 425
Batt ery( vehicle ).<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> 431
To ws tartin go rtow ing away <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 436
Elec trica lfus es <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 442 Con
tents 3

1
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
ag lanc e–C ockpi t 7

fr.
Start .The rang ed ispl ay ed does notindicat ea
fi xe dr eduction incon sum ption. DY
NA MIC SELECT switch Fu
nction oftheD YNAMI CSELECT switch Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Use theD YNAMI CSELE CTswitc htoc hang e
be tween thef ollo wing drivep rograms:
R =(Ind ividua l):indivi dualsettings
R C(Spor t):spor tydriving style
R A (Comf ort): com fortable andeconomic al
dr ivin gstyle
R Vehicl eswith MAGIC BODY CONT ROL:
N (CURVE):comfortable drivin gw ith
cur veinc linat ionfunc tion
R ;(Eco): particular lyecon omicaldrivin g
st yle %
The drivep rogram select edappear sint he
multifunction displayofthe on-boar dcom‐
put er.
Depen dingonthed rive prog ram, thef ollo wing
sy stems chang etheir charact eristic s:
R Drive:
- Engin ea nd trans miss ionman agemen t
- ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
R ESP ®
R Electricpo we rsteer ing Selecting
thed rive prog ram #
Press DYNA MIC SELE CTswitc h1 forw ards
or bac kwards.
The drivep rogram select edappea rsinthe
multifu nctiondisplay. Dr
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#
Ifge arshif trecom mendatio nmessage1 is
sho wnonthem ultifunc tiondispla y,shif tto
th er ecom mende dgear . Using
kickdo wn Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. #
Maxi mum acceler atio n:dep ress thea ccel‐
er ator pedal beyond thep ressur epoint .
The automatic transmiss ionshiftsup tothen ext
ge ar when them aximum enginespeedis
re ac hed toprotect thee ngine from overrev ving. Glide
mode functio n Plug-i
nhybr id:obser vethen otes intheS upple‐
ment .Other wise, youm ayfailto recogni zedan‐
ge rs.
Mer cede s-AMG vehicl es:obse rvet he notesi n
th eS upplement .Other wise, youm ayfailto rec‐
ogni zedangers. Wi
th an ant icip ator yd rivin gs tyle,g lide mode
helps yout or educe fuelconsum ption.
Glide mode isch aract erize db ythe follo wing:
R The com bustion engin eisd isco nnect edfrom
th ed rive trai na nd thev ehicle continues to
ro llin neut ral.
R The transmission position005Bisdispla yedi n
gr een inthem ultifunc tiondispla y.
Glide mode isact ivat ed ifth ef ollo wing condi‐
tions arem et:
R Drivep rogram ; issel ect ed.
R The spee di sw ithi nas uitable rang e.
R The road's courseissuit able, e.g.nos teep
uphill ordownhill inclinesortight bends.
R Youd on otdepr essthea ccelera toro rb rake
peda l.
% Glide mode canalsob eactiv ated ifyo uh ave
select edtheEc ose tting fort he drivew hen
in drivep rogram =.
Glide modeisd eactiv ated again ifone ofthe
condi tions isno long erme t. Ve
hicl eswith Activ eD ista nce Assist
DI ST RO NIC :wh en ActiveD ista nce Assist
DIS TRONI Cisa ctive,the glide mode function is
re strict ed. Fu
nction of4MA TIC
4MA TICensur esthat all four wheel saredriven
when needed. Toget her withE SP®
and 4ETS,
4MA TICimprove sthe traction ofyour vehicle
whene verad rive nw hee lspins duetoinsuf fi‐
cie nttracti on.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, 4MA TICcan
neit her reduce ther isk ofan acci dent norover‐
ri de thel aw so fphysics. 4MATICcanno ttak e
acc oun tofroad, weather and traf ficc ondi tions .
4MA TICisonly anaid. Youa reresponsible espe‐
cially form aint ainingasafed ista nce from the
ve hicle infront, forv ehicle speed, forb raking in
good timeandfors taying inlane.
% Inwint ryroad con dition s,them aximum
ef fect of 4MA TICcan beachie vedo nlyi fy ou
use wint ertires (M+S tires), withs now
ch ains ifnec essar y. 18
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Driving and parking

Count
ryRadio type approval number
Unit ed
Ar ab Emi‐
ra tes ER4
1849/1 5
Deal erNo: DA35176/1 4
Unit ed
St ates FCC
ID:N ZLM UAHL5 Fu
rther information onthed eclar ation ofcon ‐
fo rm ity forw ireles svehicle component s
(/ page25). Elec
tric par king brak e Elec
tric par king brak ef unction (applying
aut omaticall y) &
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.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, fore xamp le.
In addit ion,the childr encould alsosetthe
ve hicle inmo tion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brak e.
R Changing thet ransmiss ionposition .
R Startin gt he vehicle. #
Neverlea ve childr enunat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alwayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and lockthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo utofreac ho f
ch ildr en. The
elect ricp arkin gb rake isapplied ifth et rans‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthef ollo w‐
ing condition sisf ulf illed:
R The engin eiss witc hed off.
R The seat belttongu eisn otins ertedi nt he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pulltheh andle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thef ollo wing situations, thee lectr icpar king
br ak ei sa lso applied:
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI Cisb ring ing
th ev ehicle toas tands till.
R The HOL Dfunction iske eping thev ehicle sta‐
tio nar y. Dr
iving and parking 19
7

R
ActiveP arking Assisti sk eeping thev ehicle
st atio nary.
This isthec ase ifone ofthef ollo wing condition s
is also fulfilled:
R The engine isswitc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eisn otins ertedi nt he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
R Ther eisas ystemm alfunct ion.
R The powe rsupp lyis insuf ficie nt.
R The vehicle isstatio naryfor alengt hyper iod.
When thee lectr icpar king brak ei sa pplied, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
appear sint he instrument cluster.
The electr icpar king brak ei sn otaut omaticall y
applied ifth ee ngine isswitc hedoffb ythe ECO
st ar t/ stop funct ion. Electr
icpar king brak ef unction (releasing
aut omat ically)
The electr icpar king brak ei sr eleased whenthe
fo llo wing condition sarefulf illed:
R The driver's door isclos ed.
R The engin eisr unn ing.
R Thet rans mis sion isin po sitio n005B or005E and
yo ud epr ess thea ccelera torp eda lory ou
shif tfromt ransmission position005Dto005B or
005E when onleve lg roun dw itht he driver's
door closed.
R Ifth et ransmission isin position 005E,the
tr unk lidmus tbec losed.
R The seat belttongu eisins ertedi ntot he seat
belt buckleofthed rive r's seat.
If th es eat belt tongu eisn otins ertedi ntot he
seat beltbuckleofthed rive r's seat, thef ollo w‐
ing condition smustb efulfilled:
R Yous hiftfromt ransm issionposi tion005D.
R Youh avep reviou slydriven atspe eds great er
th an 2m ph(3km/h). When
thee lectr icpar king brak ei sr eleased, the
re d0049 (USA)or0024 (Canada) indicatorlam p
in thei nstrument clusterg oes out.
Appl ying/rele asing thee lectr icpa rking
br ak em anuall y
Appl ying 19
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Dep
endingonthev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
senso rsarei ntegr ated behind theb um per s
and/or behindther adiat orgrill. The ultrasonic
senso rsarel ocat edinthef ront and rear bum p‐
er s. Ke ep these partsfree ofdir t,ice and slush
(/ page421).The sensor smustn otbe cov‐
er ed, fore xamp leby bicy clerack s, ove rhang ing
loads, sticke rs,foil orfoils toprotect agains t
st one chipping .Addition allicense platebrack et
can like wise impair thef unc tion oftheu ltrasonic
sensor s.In thee vent ofdamag etot he bum pers
or radiat orgrill, orfollo wing acollis ionimpact ing
th eb um per sorradiat orgrill, have thef unc tion
of thes ensor schec keda taq ualifiedspec ialist
wo rkshop. Ifth es ensor saredamag ed,some
dr iving systems anddriving safetys ystems may
no long erfunc tion proper ly. Ov
ervie wo fdriving systems anddriving
saf etys ystems In
this sect ion, youw illfind informa tiona bout
th ef ollo wing driving systems anddriving safety
sy stems:
R 360° Camer a(/pag e241) R
ABS (Anti-l ockBrak ingSystem)
(/ page201)
R ActiveD ista nce AssistDIS TRONI C
(/ page 212)
R AIR BODY CONTR OL(/ page226)
R ActiveB rake Assi st(/ pag e205)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assist(/pag e259)
R ATTENTION ASSIST( / pag e250)
R BAS(Bra ke Assis tSys tem) (/ page202)
R Hill StartA ssist( / pag e225)
R EBD( Elec tron icBra keforc eDis tribution)
(/ page205)
R ESP®
(Elect ronic Stability Program)
(/ page202)
R ESP ®
Cr osswind Assist(/ pag e204)
R ActiveS peed Limi tA ssist(/ pag e216)
R HOLD function (/page225)
R STEER CONTR OL(/ page 205)
R ActiveS teer ing Assis twithr escue lanefunc‐
tion (/page219)
R MAGICB ODYC ONTR OL(/ page229) R
Night View Assi st(/ pag e254)
R ActiveE merg ency Stop Assis t(/ pag e222)
R ActiveP arking Assist( /pag e244)
R Parking AssistP ARK TRON IC(/ page 233)
R Rear vie wc amera( /pag e238)
R ActiveL aneC hangeA ssist(/ pag e221)
R Cruise control (/ page210)
R Blind SpotAssis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
( / pag e256)
R Traf ficS ign Assi st(/ pag e251) Fu
nction ofABS The
Anti-loc kBrake System (ABS )regulat esthe
br ak ep ressur einc ritical driving situation s:
R Dur ing braking, e.g.atfull brak ea pplication
or insuf ficie nttiret racti on, thew heels are
pr eve nted from lock ing.
R Vehicle steer ability whilebraking isensur ed.
If ABS interve nes when braki ng, youw illfeel a
pulsing intheb rake pedal. Thepulsating brak e
pedal canbeanindicat ionofhazar dous road Dr
ivin gand par king 20
1

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
®
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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Driving andparking

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
iving and parking 205