engine MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2020 Workshop Manual

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NO
TEEngi nedama gecau sed byan
inc orrect oil filt er ,inc orrect oil oraddi‐
tiv es #
Donotus eengi neoilsor oil filt er s
whic hdo notcor respond tothespecif i‐
cation sex plicitl ypr escr ibed forth e
ser vice interva ls. #
Donotalt er theengine oiloroil filt er in
or der toachie velong erchang eint erva ls
th an presc ribed. #
Donotuse additiv es. #
Followtheins truction sin theser vice
int erva ldispla yre ga rding theoil
ch ang e. *
NO
TEDama gecau sed byrefilling too
muc hengine oil To
omuc hengine oilcan damag eth eengine
or thecat alytic converter . #
Have excess engineoilremo vedat a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. %
Depending ontheengine, thecap maybe
ins talled intheengine compartmen tin dif‐
fe re nt locati ons. #
Turn cap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseand remo ve
it. #
Addengin eoil. #
Replace cap1and turnit cloc kwise asfar
as itwill go. #
Chec kth eoil leve lag ain . Chec
kingthecoolant leve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine ,th e
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofscal ding from hot
cool ant
The enginecool ingsystem ispressur ized,
par ticular lywhen theengine iswa rm.If yo u
open thecap, youco uld bescalded byhot
coolant spraying out. #
Letth eengine cooldown beforeopen‐
ing thecap. Maint
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When opening thecap, wearprotect ive
gl ove sand safetygl asses . #
Open thecap slowlyto release pres‐
sur e. #
Park theve hicle onaleve lsur face. #
Checkth ecoolant temp eratur edispla yin the
ins trumen tclus ter.
The coolant temp eratur emus tbe inthebo t‐
to m quarterof thete mp eratur edispla y. #
Ifnecessar y,remo vetheco ver. #
Slowly turncap 1cou nter-cloc kwiseto
re lie ve ove rpressur e. #
Continue turning cap1count er-cloc kwise
and remo veit.
The coolan tle ve lis cor rect inthefo llo wing
cases :
R Ifth eengine iscold, uptomar kerbar 2.
R Ifth eengine iswa rm,up to0.6 in(1.5 cm)
ov er mar kerbar 2. #
Ifnecessar y,add coolant that has been
appr ovedby Mer cedes-Ben z.
R Further information oncoolant (/page433) Re
filling thewindsh ieldwasher system &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnsfrom hotcom‐
ponent partsintheengine compartmen t
Cer tain com pone ntsin theengine compart‐
ment canbevery hot,e.g. theengine, the
ra diat orand partsof theex haus tsy stem. #
Allo wtheengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedin
th efo llo wing. &
WARNIN GDang erofburnswhen open‐
ing thehood
If yo uopen thehood when theengine has
ove rheat edordur ing afire intheengine
com partmen t,yo uco uld come intoco ntact
wit hho tga ses orother escaping operating
fl uids. #
Beforeopen ingthehood, allowthe
engine tocool down. #
Intheeve ntofafire intheengine com‐
par tmen t,ke ep thehood closed and
call thefire ser vice. 360
Maintenance andcare

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WARNIN G‑Ri sk offire and injuryfrom
wind shieldwa sher concen trat e
Wi ndsh ield wa sher concen trat eis highl y
fl ammab le.Itcoul dign ite if it com esinto
con tact with hotengine component partsor
th eex haus tsy stem. #
Mak esur eth at no wind shieldwa sher
concen trat espills outnext to thefiller
open ing. #
Remo vecap 1bytheta b, place ontheedg e
of thefiller open ingand engagein place. #
Refilling washer fluid. Ke
eping theair -water duct free #
Keep thear ea between thehood andthe
winds hieldfree ofdepos its,e.g .ice, snow
and leaves. Cleani
ngand care No
teson washing theve hicl ein acar wash &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
re duced braking effect afte rwa shing the
ve hicle
The braking effect isreduced afte rwa shing
th eve hicle. #
Afterth eve hicle hasbeen washed,
br ak ecar efully whilepaying attention to
th etraf fic condi tions untilth ebr aking
ef fect hasbee nful lyrestor ed. *
NO
TEDama gedue touns uitable car
wa sh #
Beforedr iving intoacar wash mak e
sur eth at thecar wash issuit able for
th eve hicle dimensions. #
Ensur eth er eis suf ficie ntgrou nd clear‐
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. Maint
enance andcare36
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We
arsaf etygl asses . Ke
ep childr enaway. Obser
vethis Opera tor's Manua l.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo udo notint endto use
th eve hicle overan extende dpe riod oftime:
R Activatest andb ymode .
R Alternat ivel y: con nectth ebatt eryto abat ‐
te ry charge rapp rove dby Mer cedes-Ben zor
consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop to
discon nectth ebatt ery. No
teson star ting assistance andoncharg‐
ing the12 Vbatt ery Ve
hicl eswith alithium-ion battery
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t.
* NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. All
other vehicl es
When chargin gth ebatt eryand during star tin g
assis tance, alwa ys use thejum p-start connec‐
tion pointintheengine compartmen t. *
NO
TEDama ging thebatt eryth ro ugh
ove rvolt age When
chargin gusin gabat tery charge rwit h‐
out amaximu mchargin gvo ltag e, thebatt ery
or theve hicle electr onics maybe damag ed. #
Onlyuse batterych arge rs wit hamax i‐
mum chargin gvo ltag eof 14.8 V. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge nga signiting
A batt eryge ner ates hydrog en gasdur ing the
ch argin gpr oce ss.Ifth er eis ashor tcir cuit or
spar ksstar tto form ,th er eis adang erofthe
hy drog en gasigniting. #
Mak esur eth at thepositiv ete rm inal of
th econ nect edbatt erydoes notcome
int ocon tact with vehicle parts. #
Neverpla ceme talobje ctsor tools ona
batt ery. #
When connectin gand disconn ectingth e
batt ery, yo umus tobse rveth edescr i‐
bed order forth ebatt eryclam ps. 380
Breakdo wnassis tance

#
When giving star tin gassis tance, alwa ys
mak esur eth at youon lyconnect bat‐
te ry term inals withident icalpolar ity. #
Dur ing star tin gassis tance, youmus t
obse rveth edescr ibedorder forcon‐
necting anddisconnecting thejum per
cables. #
Donotcon nect ordiscon nectthebat‐
te ry cla mp swhile theengine isrunning . &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion during
ch argin gpr oce ssand star tin gassis tance
Dur ing thech argin gpr oce ssand star tin g
assis tance, thebatt eryma yre lease anexplo‐
siv ega smixtur e. #
Avoid fire ,open flames ,cr eat ing spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esur eth at ther eis suf ficie ntventi‐
la tio ndu ring thech argin gpr oce ssand
dur ing star tin gassis tance. #
Donotle an ove ra batt ery. &
WARNIN GRisk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
A disc hargedbatt eryma yfreeze attemp era‐
tur es slightl yabo veorbelo wfreezing point.
Dur ing star tin gassis tance orbatter ych arg‐
ing ,bat tery gasma ybe released. #
Alw aysth aw afroz en bat tery out firs t
bef orech argin git or per form ing star t‐
ing assis tance. If
th eindicat or/warning lampsintheins trument
clus terdo notlig ht up atlow temp eratur es,itis
ve ry likelyth at thedisc hargedbatt eryhas fro‐
zen .In this case youma yne ither jump-start the
ve hicle norcharge thebatt ery.
The service life of abatt eryth at has been
th awe dma ybe dramaticall yshor tened .The
st ar tin gch aract eristic sma ybe impair ed,espe ‐
ciall yat low temp eratur es.
It is recomme ndedthat youha ve ath aw ed bat‐
te ry checkedat aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. All
vehicl es
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bynum erou sor
ex tende datt em ptsto star tth eengine Nu
me rous orextende datt em ptsto star tth e
engine maydamag eth ecat alytic converter
due tonon-co mbusted fuel. #
Avoid numer ousand extende datt em pts
to star tth eengine. Obser
vethefo llo wing pointsdur ing star tin g
assis tance and when chargin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse undamag edjum per cables/c harg‐
ing cables withasuf ficie ntcross -secti onand
insu late dte rm inal clam ps.
R Non-insulat edpar tsof thete rm inal clam ps
mus tno tcom eint ocon tact with other metal
par tswhile thejum per cable/c harging cable
is con nect edtothebatt ery/jum p-start con‐
nectio npoi nt.
R The jumper cable/c harging cable mustno t
com eint ocon tact with anypar tswhic hma y
mo vewhen theengine isrunning . Br
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R
Alw aysmak esur eth at nei ther youno rth e
batt eryis elect rostatic allych arge d.
R Keep away from fire and open flames .
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointswhen
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
appr ovedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc‐
tions beforech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing pointsdur ing
st ar tin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance maybe perfor med using
onl ybatt eries withanominal voltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h.
R Vehicl eswith aga soline engine: Jump-
st ar tth eve hicle onlywhen theengine and
ex haus tsy stem arecold. St
arting assistance andchargin gth e12 V
batt ery Re
quirement s:
R The vehicle issecur edwithth eelectr icpar k‐
ing brak e.
R The transmission isin position 005D.
R The ignition andallelectr icalconsumer sar e
switc hedoff.
R The hood isopen. #
Slide cover3 ofposi tiveclam p4 onthe
jum p-starting con nection point inthedir ec‐
tion ofthear row . #
Con nect posi tiveclam p4 onyour vehicle to
th epositiv epole ofthedonor batteryusing
th ejum per cable/c harging cable. Always
begin withpositiv eclam p4 onyour ow n
ve hicle firs t. 38
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Brea kdo wnassist anc e

#
Dur ing star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofthedonor vehicle andrunat idle
spe ed. #
Connect theneg ativepole ofthedonor bat‐
te ry and grou nd point 5 ofyour ow nve hicle
by usin gth ejum per cable/c harging cable.
Begin withth edonor batteryfirs t. #
During star ting assistance :st ar tth e
engine ofyour ow nve hicle. #
Dur ing thech argin gpr oc ess :st ar tth e
ch argin gpr oce ss. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :le tth eengines
ru nfo rse veralmin utes. #
Dur ing star ting assistance :bef oredis con‐
necting thejum per cable, switchon anelec‐
tr ical consumer inyour ow nve hicle, e.g.the
re ar wind owdefr osteror lighting.
When thest ar tin gassis tance/c harging proce ss
is com plet e: #
First,re mo vethejum per cable/c harging
cable from ground point 5and negative
pole ofthedonor battery, then from positiv e
clam p4 and positiv epole ofthedonor bat‐ te
ry.Begi nea ch tim ewi th thecon tacts on
yo ur ow nve hicle firs t. #
Afterre mo ving thejum per cable/c harging
cable, closecover3 ofposi tiveclam p4.
Fu rther information canbeobt ained ataqu ali‐
fi ed specialis two rkshop. Re
plac ingthe 12Vbatt ery #
Obs erve theno teson the12 Vbatt ery
(/ page37 8).
Me rcedes-B enzrecomme ndsthat youha ve the
12 Vbatt eryre placed ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop, e.g.atan aut hor ized Mercedes-Benz
Cent er.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesif yo uwa ntto
re place thebatt eryyo urself :
R Alw aysre place afa ulty battery wit habatt ery
whic hmee tsthespecif icvehicle requ ire‐
men ts.
The vehicle iseq uipped withan AGMtech nol ‐
ogy batter y(A bso rbentGlas sMa t)or alith ‐
ium-io nbatt ery. Fu llve hicle functionality is onl
yguar anteed withan AGMbatt eryor lith‐
ium-ion battery. Fo rsaf etyre ason s,
Mer cedes-Ben zre comme ndsthat youon ly
use batteries whic hha ve been tested and
appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z.
R Carryove rde tach able parts,suc has vent
hos es,elbo wfitting orterm inal covers from
th ebatt erybeing replaced.
R Mak esur eth at theve nt hos eis alwa ys con‐
nect edtotheor iginal opening ontheside of
th ebatt ery.
Ins tallan yex istin gor supplied cellcaps.
Ot her wise, gases orbatt eryacid could
escape.
R Mak esur eth at detach able partsarere con‐
nect edinthesame way. To
w star ting ortowing away Pe
rm itted towing methods Mer
cede s-Ben zre comme ndstransp orting your
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rath er than
to wing itaw ay. Br
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To
wing theve hicl ewith both axle son the
gr ound #
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page383). #
Mak esur eth at thebatt eryis con nect edand
ch arge d.
When thebatt eryis disc harged, thefo llo wing
act ions cannotbe per form ed:
R The engine cannotbe star ted
R The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R The automat ictransmissio ncan notbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Ifth eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e386). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n. *
NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distance of30 miles(50 km)
mu stnotbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle being tow- star tedor towe d
aw ay ishea vier than theper missible gross
mass ofyour vehicle, thefo llo wing situat ions
can occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nov ertur n. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed th
eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its weight mustno texc eed theper missible gross
mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page42 7). #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ,ot her wise theaut omatic
tra nsmiss ionautomatic allyshiftsto position
005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page388). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page68). Br
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R
The vehicle hasbeen loaded onto
th etra nspor tercor rectly
R The vehicle issecur edatall four
wheel swit hsuit able tensi oni ng
st ra ps
R The maximum permissible speedof
35 mph(60 km/h) isno tex ceed ed
whe ntransp orting *
NO
TEDama getotheve hicle from secur‐
ing itincor rectl y #
Afterloa ding, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheel s.Ot her wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Aminimum distance of4in (10 cm)
up wa rdsand 8in (20 cm) down wards
mus tbe kept tothetranspor tplatf orm. Tr
ans portle ve lis no tav ailable forth efo llo wing
ve hicles:
R Mer cedes- AMGvehicles
R Vehicles withMA GIC BODY CONTR OL %
Depending onthemodel, button1 isloca‐
te din thecon trol panel between thesteer ing
wheel andthedr iver's door . #
Toactiv atetranspo rtleve l:pr ess butt on
1.
Indic ator lam p2 lights up.
The vehicle israised by1.2 in (30 mm) com‐
par edtothenor mal leve l. #
Press butt on1 again and hold itforat lea st
fi ve seconds.
The vehicle israised from thera ised leve lto
th etranspor tle ve l.
The transpor tle ve lis reac hed when indicat or
lam p2 flashes andtheMax. Speed 22mph
displa ymessag eappear sin themultifunc tion
displa y.
The vehicle islowe redag ain inthefo llo wing sit‐
uation s:
R When drivin gfa ster than 22 mph(35 km/h).
R Aftersele cting adr ive pr ogr am using the
DY NA MIC SELE CTswitc h.
The vehicle isthen adjus tedto theheight of
th elas tactiv edr ive pr ogr am. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheel saf te r
loading . #
Todeac tivatetranspo rtleve l:star tth e
engine whentheve hicle isat ast ands till.
If transpo rtleve lis act ivat ed, indic ator lam p
2 flashes . Br
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NO
TEDama getotheve hicle dueto
inc orrect useof theto wing eye When
ato wing eyeis used toreco vera ve hi‐
cle, theve hicle maybe damag edinthepr oc‐
ess. #
Onlyuse theto wing eyeto tow aw ay or
to w star tth eve hicle. To
w- star ting theve hicl e(eme rgency engine
st ar t) *
NO
TEDama getotheaut omatic trans‐
mission duetotow star tin g The
automat ictransm issionma ybe damag ed
in thepr ocess oftow star tin gve hicles with
aut omatic transmission. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission
mus tno tbe tow star ted. #
Vehicles withaut omatic transmission must
no tbe tow- star ted. Electr
icalfuses No
teson electr icalfuses &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tooverloaded lines
If yo uman ipulat eor bridg eafa ulty fuse orif
yo ure place itwit hafuse withahigher
am per age, theelectr icline could beove rloa‐
ded.
This could result inafire . #
Alw aysre place faulty fuseswit hspec i‐
fi ed newfuses containin gth ecor rect
am per age. *
NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect fus es Electr
icalcom pone ntsorsystems maybe
damag edbyinc orrect fus es, ortheir func ‐
tion ality maybe signif icantlyim pair ed. #
Onlyuse fuses that have been approved
by Mer cedes-Ben zand whic hha ve the
cor rect fus era ting . Blo
wn fuse smu stbe replaced withfuses ofthe
same rating ,wh ich yo ucan recogni zeby the
colo rand fusera ting .The fuse rating sand fur‐
th er information tobe obser vedcan befound in
th efuse assignmen tdiagr am.
* NO
TEDama geormalfunct ionscaused
by mois ture Mois
turema ycause damagetotheelectr ical
sy stem orcause itto malfu nction. #
When thefuse boxis open, makesur e
th at no mois turecan enterthefuse
bo x. #
When closing thefuse box,mak esur e
th at theseal ofthelid isposition edcor‐
re ctly onthefuse box. If
th ene wlyinser tedfuse alsoblows,ha ve the
cau setrace dand rectif ied at aqu alif ied spec ial‐
is two rkshop.
Ensur eth efo llo wing beforere placing afuse:
R The vehicle issecur edagains tro lling away.
R Allelectr icalconsu mersar esw itched off. Br
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