lock MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2017 Owner's Guide

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NO
TEDama gecaused bytopping up too
muc hengine oil To
pping up toom uche ngine oil can cause
damag etothe engine or thec atalytic con‐
ve rter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Turn cap 1anti-clockwise and remo veit. #
Topupt he engine oil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise as far
as it will go. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in (→ page362). Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurised,
particularly when thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc ould be scalded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe mo torc ool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wearglove sand
pr otectiv eeyewe ar. #
Slowl yturnt he cap half aturntoa llow
pressur etoescape. 364
Maintenanc eand care

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Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face. #
Chec kthe coolant temp eratur edispla yint he
instrument clus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emustbeb elow
70 °C. #
Slowl yturnc ap 1 anti-clockwise torelie ve
exc ess pressure. #
Continue turning cap 1anti-clockwise and
re mo veit.
The coolan tleve lisc orrect:
R ifth ee ngine is cold up tomar kerb ar2
R ifth ee ngine is warm upto1.5c mo ver
mar kerb ar2 #
If necessar y,topupw ithc oolant that has
been appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz.
R Further information on coolant (→ page427) To
pping up the windsc reen washer sy stem &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsf romh ot
component parts in thee ngine compart‐
ment
Cer tain component parts in thee ngine com‐
partmen tmaybe very hot, e.g. thee ngine,
th er adiator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
below: &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theb onnet
If yo uo pen thee ngine bonn etwhen the
engine has overheated or during afireint he
engine compartment, youc ould come into
contact wit hhotgases or other escaping
operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theb onnet ,allowt he
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep thee ngine bonn et
closed and cal lthe fire service. &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur ydue to
windscreen washer concentrate
Wi ndsc reen washer concentrat eishighly
fl ammable. It coul dignit eifitc omes into
con tact wi thhote ngine component parts or
th ee xhau stsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windscreen washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. Maintenance and care
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Automatic transmission: shiftthet ransmis‐
sion toposition B. #
Mak esuret hat thei gnition and all electrical
consumer sareswitched off. #
Open thee ngine bonn et.
% Right-hand-driv evehicles: thej ump-s tart‐
ing connection point smaybe on theo ppo‐
sit es ide. #
Vehicles with ear th point co ver:turn
sc rews 2 from ear thpoint co ver1anti-
clockwise and remo veear thpoint co ver1. #
Slide co ver3of positiv eclamp 4onthe
jump-s tarting connection point in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow. #
Connect positiv eclamp 4onyour vehicle to
positiv epole of thed onor batter yusing the
jum plead/ charging cable .Alway sb egin with
positiv eclamp 4onyour ow nv ehicle firs t. #
During thes tarting assistance proce‐
du re: star tt he engine of thed onor vehicle
and runati dles peed. #
Connect then egativ epole of thed onor bat‐
te ry and ear thpoint 5ofyour ow nv ehicle
by usin gthe jum plead/charging cable. Begin
wit hthe donor batter yfirst. #
During starting assi stance: star tt he
engine of your ow nv ehicle. #
During thec hargin gproce ss: star tt he
ch argin gprocess. #
During starting assi stance: lett he engines
ru nf or se veralm inutes. #
During starting assi stance: beforediscon‐
necting thej um plead, switc honanelectrical
consumer in your ow nv ehicle, e.g. ther ear
windo wheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging process
is compl ete: #
First,r emo vethej um plead/charging cable
from ear thpoint 5and negativ epole of the
donor batter y,then from positiv eclamp 4
and positiv epole of thed onor batter y.Begin 386
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eac
htime wit hthe contacts on your own
ve hicle firs t. #
Afterr emoving thej um plead/charging
cable, close co ver3of positiv eclamp 4. #
Vehicles with ear th point co ver:replace
ear thpoint co ver1and tur nscrews 2
clockwise. Yo
uc an obtain fur ther information on starting
assis tance at an yqualified specialis tworks hop. To
w- starting or towing away Pe
rm itted towing me thods Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transportin gyour
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rath er than
to wing it away. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. Pe
rm itted towing me thods Ve
hicl eequipment/ towing
me thod Bo
th axle sont heground Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hautomatic transmis‐
sion Ye
s, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No Yes, if thes teering wheel is fixe din
th ec ent reposition wit hasteering
wheel loc k.
4MATIC vehicles Yes, maximum 50 km at 50 km/h No No Breakdown assis
tance 387

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Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(→ pag e70). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay protection
(→ pag e86). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (→pag e180). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy supply or theo n-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning. When
your vehicle is then towe da way,signif‐
icantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normall yrequired. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexcessiv etracti ve
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. Loading the
vehicl efor transport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( → pag e388). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyeto
load thev ehicle. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
i.
% The automatic transmission ma ybelocked
in position jinthee vent of dama getothe
electrics. Toshif tto i,provide theo n-
boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( → pag e384). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
j. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicles with ADSP LUS(Ad aptiv eDamping
Sy stem PLUS) &
WARNING Risk of an accident when
transporting vehicles wit hAdaptive
Damping Sy stem PLUS
The reduced damping forc es on thev ehicle
being transpor tedc an cause thev ehicle/
trailer combinatio ntostart to swing.
As aresult, when transporting vehicles with
th eA daptiv eDampin gSystemP LUS,the Breakdown assis
tance 389

The
vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of thel ast
activ edrive prog ram. #
Todeactivat etranspo rtleve l:star tt he
engine when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
If transpo rtleve lisa ctivated, indicator lamp
2 flashes. #
Press and hold button 1foratl east five
seconds.
The vehicle is adjus tedtot he height of the
las tactiv edrive prog ram. Indicator lamp 2
goes out. #
Driv ethe vehicle of fthe transpor ter.
4MATIC vehicles #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tvehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tposition thev ehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. To
wing eye To
wing eye1is located wit hthe vehicle tool kit
under theb ootfloor. Installin
gthe towing eye #
Press them arkonc over 1 inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eye clockwise as farasit
willgoa nd tighten.
% Mak esuret hat co ver1engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye. Breakdown assis
tance 391

R
The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanually. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tint op osition j. #
Vehicles with AIRB ODYC ONT ROL:setthe
normal vehicle le vel(→pag e198). #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under
th ef ront and rear of thew heel that is diago‐
nall yopposit ethe wheel youw ish tochange. #
Remo vetheh ub caps if necessary
(→ pag e411). #
Raising thev ehicle (→ page412). Re
moving and fittin ghub caps Re
quirement:
R The vehicle is prepared foraw heelchange
(→ pag e408).
Pla stic hub cap #
Toremo ve: turnthe centre coveroft he hub
cap anti-clockwise and remo vetheh ub cap. #
Tofit: mak esuret hat thec ent recoveroft he
hub cap is turned anti-clockwise. #
Position theh ub cap and tur nthe centre
co verc lockwise until theh ub cap engages
ph ysicall yand audibly. Aluminium hub cap #
Toremo ve: positio nsocket 2on hu bcap
1.
% The soc ketc an be found in thet yre-change
to ol kit. #
Position wheel spanner 3on soc ket2. #
Using whee lspa nner 3,turnh ub cap 1
anti-clo ckwise and remo veit. #
Tofit: position hub cap 1and tur nuntil it is
comple tely flush wit hthe wheel. #
Position soc ket2on hu bcap 1. Wheels and tyres
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Attach wheel spanner 3tosoc ket 2and
tighten theh ub cap clockwise.
Specified tightening torq ue: 25 Nm. #
Raise thev ehicle (→ page412). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(→pag e408).
R The hub caps ha vebeen remo ved
( → pag e409).
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R onlyusethev ehicle-specific jac kthat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle.
R thej ackiso nlyd esigned forr aising and hold‐
ing thev ehicle foras horttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
thej ackm ustbep laced on afirm, flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
load-bearing, non-slip underla y.
R thef ootoft he jac kmustbep ositioned verti‐
call yunder thej acking point. Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicle is raised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under the
ve hicle.
R Do no tlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no tstar tthe engine and do no trelease
th ee lectric parking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort he boot
lid. #
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about on efull turn. Do no tunscr ewtheb olts
comple tely. 41 0
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Po
sition of jac ksuppor tpoints &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectly at
th ea ppropriat ejacking point of thev ehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropri‐
at ej acking point of thev ehicle. The
base of thej ackm ustbep ositioned ver‐
tically under thej acking point of the
ve hicle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yat
th ea ppropriat ejacks uppor tpoint of the
ve hicle, thej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehi‐
cle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. #
Take ther atche tring sp anner ou tofthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit and place it on theh exagon
nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AUF" is
visible. #
Position jack 2at jac ksuppor tpoint 1. #
Turn ratche tring sp anner 3clockwise until
jack 2sitsc omple tely on ja cksuppor tpoint
1 and theb ase of thej ackl ies evenlyon
th eg round. #
Continue totur nratche tring sp anner 3
unti lthe tyr eisraised amaximum of 3cm
of ft he ground. #
Loosen and remo vethew heel (→ page414). Wheels an
dtyres 411

#
Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen‐
tring pin and push it on. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom tightening
whee lbolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is raised, thej ackc ould tip. #
Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicle is on theg round. #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolts
whic hhaveb een appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz and fort he wheel in question. #
Tighten thew heel bolts until they aref inger-
tight. #
Unscr ew thec ent ring pin. #
Tighten thel astw heel bolt until it is finger-
tight. #
Ifth ec ollapsible emer gency spa rewheel has
been fitted ,infla tethec ollapsible emer gency
spa rewheel (→ page417). #
Lowe rthe vehicle (→ page415). Lo
weri ngthev ehicle af teraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The ne wwheel has been fitted (→ page 412).
* NO
TEDama getothee mer gency spa re
wheel when lo wering thev ehicle If
th ec ollapsible emer gency spa rewheel is
no tinflated befor ethe vehicle is lo wered, its
ri mm aybe dama ged. #
Inflat ethe collapsibl eemer gency spa re
wheel befor elowe ring thev ehicle, using
th et yrei nflation compressor. #
Place ther atche tring sp anner ont othe he xa‐
gon nut of thej acksot hatthel ette ring "AB"
is visible. #
Tolowe rthe vehicle: turnthe ratche tring
sp an ner of thej acka nti-clockwise. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenlyinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated (1 to5 ).
Specified tightening torq ue: 150N m. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct tigh tening torque
Th ew heel scould come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Have thet ightening torque checked
immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop af terc hanging awheel. Wheels and tyres
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