trailer MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE 2021 Owner's Manual

Fu
nction ofActiv eSpe edLimit Assist If
speed limitch ang ebe tween 12mp h
(20 km/ h)and 80mph(1 30 km/h) isde tected
and theaut omatic adoptionofspeed limitsis
activ e,itwill beaut omaticall yadop tedas the
st or ed speed (/page19 5).
The driven spee dis adju sted when theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etraf fic sig nat thelat est.In the
case ofsig ns indi cati ngentr yint oan urb anarea ,
th espeed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed
per mitt edwithin theurban area. The speed limit
displa yin theIns trument Displayis alw aysupda ‐
te dwhen theve hicle isleve lwit hth etra ffic sign .
If th er eis no speed restriction onanunlimited
st re tchof road (e.g.on afree wa y), there com‐
mend edspe edisau tomatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed speed. Thesystem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstre tchof road asthere com‐
mend edspe ed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed
speed onanunlimit edstre tchof road, there c‐
omme ndedspeedis80 mph(1 30 km/h) .
If Ac tiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cha sbe en
pu tint opa ssi ve mode bypressing theaccelera ‐to
rpeda l,onl yspee dlimi tswhi charehigh er
th an these tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson driving systems andyour
re sponsibili ty;yo uma yot her wise failto recog‐
nize dangers(/ page 153).
Sy stem limit s
The system limits ofTraf fic Sign Assistappl yto
th ede tection oftraf fic sig ns (/ page 194).
Spee dlimits below 12mp h(2 0km/h) areno t
au tomatical lyadop tedby thesy stem asthe
st or ed speed. Temp orar yspeed restrictions (e.g.
fo ra cer tain tim eor due towe ather condition s)
can notbe proper lyde tected bythesy stem. The
maximum permissible speedapplying toave hi‐
cle withatrailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad jus tth espeed inthese situation s. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto Active
Spe edLimi tAssi stadap tingth eve hicle's
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpe edLimi t
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidualcase s,su ch as: R
atspee dlimit sbelo w12 mp h(2 0km/h)
R inwe tcond itions orinfog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htraf fic re gulations. #
Adjus tth edr iving speed tosuit current
tr af fic and weather condition s. Fu
nction ofrout e-base dspee dadap tation When
ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti ‐
va ted, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor d‐
ing lyto thero uteev ent sahead. Dependingon
th edr ive pr og ram sele cted, theve hicle negoti‐
at es aro uteeve ntaheadin afue l-saving, com ‐
fo rtable ordynam icman ner.When thero ute
eve nthasbe en passe d,theve hicle acceler ates
ag ain tothestor ed speed. Thesetdis tance to
th eve hicle infront, vehicles detected aheadand
spe edrestrictions aheadar eta ke nint oacco unt.
Ro ute-based speedadap tatio ncan beconf ig‐
ur ed inthemultimedia system (/ page16 9). 16
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Driving and parking

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Drive pr ogr am A and;:
- The susp ens ion se tting iscomf ortable.
- When driving atspeeds above75 mph
(1 20 km/ h)theve hicle islowe red.
- When driving atspeeds above100mp h
(1 60 km/ h)theve hicle continues tobe
lo we red.
- When driving atspeeds below75 mph
(1 20 km/ h)theve hicle israised again.
% Oper ation withatrailer orbicy clerack :if
th eelectr icalconnect ionhas been correctly
es tablished, theve hicle remains atnor mal
le ve lir re spectiv eof speed orthedr ive pr o‐
gr am select ed.
Se tting theve hicl eleve l &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent because
ve hicle leve lis toohigh
Dr iving charact eristic sma ybe impair ed.
The vehicle candrift outw ards, forex am ple,
when steer ing orcor ner ing. #
Choose ave hicle leve lwhic his suit ed
to thedr iving style and thero ad sur face
condi tions. &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicinit yof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du eto theve hicle lowe ring
Ve hicl eswith AIRMA TICorleve lcontr ol:
when youunlo adlugg ageor lea vetheve hi‐
cle, theve hicle firs trises slightly andthen
re tur ns tothese tle ve lshor tly af te rw ards. Yo
uor anyone else inthevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody couldthus
bec ome trapped.
The vehicle canalso belowe redaf te rbeing
loc ked. #
When leaving theve hicle, makesur e
th at nobody isin thevicin ityofthe
wheel arch es ortheunderbody . *
NO
TEDama gedue tovehicle lowe ring Pa
rts of thebody could bedamag edwhen
th eve hicle islowe red. #
Mak esur eth at ther ear eno obs tacles
suc has curbs underneathor inthe
immed iatevicin ityofthebody when the
ve hicle isbeing lowe red. Mer
cedes- AMGvehicl es:obse rveth eno tesin
th eSupplement .Yo uco uld other wise failto rec‐
ogni zedangers.
Re quirement s:
R The vehicle hasbeen star ted. 17
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Driving and parking

The
system evaluat esimag esfrom thefo llo wing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcam era
R Front camer a
R Twoside camer asintheoutside mirrors
Vi ew sof thesur round viewcamer a
Yo ucan selectfrom differe nt vie ws: 1
Wide-ang levie w, front
2 Topvie wwit himag efrom thefront camer a
3 Topvie wwit himag esfrom theside camer as
in theoutside mirrors
4 Wide-ang levie w, rear 5
Topvie wwit himag efrom there ar vie wcam ‐
er a
6 Topvie wwit htrailer view(vehicles witha
tra iler hitch)
To pvie w 1
Lane indicati ngthero uteth eve hicle will
ta ke atthecur rent steer ing wheel angle
2 Yello wwa rning displa yof Parking Assist
PA RK TRONI C:obs tacles atadis tance of
ap prox imat ely3. 3ft (1.0 m) orless
3 Your vehicle from above
If th edis tance totheobjec tlessens, thecolor of
wa rning displa y2 chang es.From adis tance of ap
prox imat ely2. 0ft (0.6 m)thewa rning displa y
is sho wninorang e.From adis tance ofapprox ‐
imat ely1. 0 ft (0.3 m)thewa rning displa yis
sho wninred.
When Parking AssistPA RK TRONI Cis oper ational
and noobj ectis de tected, thesegment sof the
wa rning displa yar esho wningray . 18
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Recomme ndedtirepr ess ures 1 forcold
tir es. The recomme ndedtirepr ess ures are
va lid forth emaximum permissible loadand
up tothemaximum permissible vehicle
speed.
Please alsonote:
R Information onper missib lewe ight sand loads
on theve hicle identif ication plate
(/ page39 7).
R Information ontirepr essur ein thetir epr es‐
sur eta ble (/ page368 ).
Fu rther relat ed subje cts:
R Determ inin gth emaximum permissible load
(/ page37 3)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page366). Ste
psforDe term ining Correct Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofall manuf acturersunder Title 49,
Co de ofU.S. Feder alRe gulations, Part57 5, pur‐
sua nttothe"N ational Traf fic and MotorVe hicle
Saf etyAc tof 1966". #
(1):Locat eth est at emen t"The combined
we ight ofocc upant sand cargoshould never
exc eed XXX kgorXXX lbs." onyour vehicle's
placar d. #
(2): Determ ine thecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): Subtr actthecombin edweight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgor
XXX lbs. #
(4): The resulting figur eeq uals theav ailable
amoun tof car goand luggageload capac ity.
Fo rex am ple: if"XXX "eq uals 1,400 lbsand
th er ear efive occupant sin your vehicle with
a we ight of150lbs eac h,themaximum
car goand luggageload capacity is650 lbs
(1 ,400 -75 0(5 x15 0) =650 lbs). #
(5):De term ine thecombin edweight oflug‐
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
The weight mayno tsaf elyexc eed theav aila‐
ble cargoand luggageload capac itycalc ula‐
te din step 4. #
(6): Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,
load from your trailer willbetrans ferred to yo
ur vehicle. Consult this manual todeter‐
mine howmuc hth is reduces theav ailable
car goand luggageload capac ityofyour vehi‐
cle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow a
trailer .To wing atrailer isonl yper mittedifa
tra iler -hit chisins talled. Please consult an
aut hor ized Mercedes -Benz dealer ifyo uha ve
an yqu estion sabout towing atrailer with
yo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve cal cul ated thetot alload care‐
full y,yo usho uld still mak esur eth at themaxi‐
mum permissible gross weight andthemaxi‐
mum gross axle weight rating ofyour vehicle are
no texc eeded. Details can befound ontheve hi‐
cle identif ication plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –including driver ,
occupants andload –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno texc eed the
maximu mper missi blevalues stat ed on the
ve hicle identif ication plate. Wheels
andtires 37
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Un
ifor m Tire Quality Grading Standar ds:a
unif orm standar dto grade thequ alit yof tires
wit hre ga rd totrea dqu alit y,tiretracti onand
te mp eratur ech aract eristic s.The qualit ygr adin g
asses smentismade bythemanuf acturerfollo w‐
ing spec ificat ions from theU. S. government. The
qu alit ygr ade ofatir eis im print ed on theside
wa llof thetir e.
Re comm endedtir epr essu re:th ere comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ureis thetir epr essur especif ied
fo rth etir es mount edtotheve hicle atthefa c‐
to ry.
The tireand information table con tains there c‐
omme ndedtirepr ess ures forcold tires, themax‐
imum permissible loadandthemaximum per‐
missible vehicle speed.
The tirepr essur eta ble con tains there comme n‐
ded tirepr ess ures forcold tires under various
oper ating condit ions,i.e.loading and/orspeed
of theve hicle.
Incr eased vehicl ewe ight duetooptiona l
eq uip ment :th ecombin edweight ofall standar d
and optio nal equipme ntavailable forth eve hicle, re
ga rdless ofwhe ther itis actually installed on
th eve hicle ornot.
Rim: thepar tof thewheel onwhic hth etir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleWe ight Ratin g):th eGA WR
is themaximum permissible axleload. The
actual loadonanaxle mustne verexc eed the
gr os saxle weight rating .The gross axlewe ight
ra ting canbefound ontheve hicle identif ication
plat eon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's side.
Speed ratin g:thespeed rating ispa rtof thetir e
identif ication .It specif iesthespeed rang efo r
whic hatir eis appr oved.
GV W(Gr oss Vehicl eWe ight ):th egr oss vehicle
we ight comprises thewe ight oftheve hicle
including fuel,tools, thespar ewheel, accesso‐
ri es installed, occupant s,lugg ageand thetrailer
dr aw bar nose weight ,if applicable. Thegros s
ve hicle weight mustno texc eed thegr oss vehicle
we ight rating GVWR asspecif iedontheve hicle
identif ication plateon theB‑pillar onthedr iver's
side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eWe ight Ratin g):th e
GV WR isthemaximum permitt edgross weight of
thefully laden vehicle (weight oftheve hicle
including allaccessor ies,occupants, fuel,lug‐
ga ge and thetrailer draw bar nose weight ifappli‐
cable). Thegros sve hicle weight rating issp eci ‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
B‑pil laron thedr iver's side.
Maxim umweight ofthelad envehicl e:the
maximu mwe ight isthesum ofthecurb weight
of theve hicle, thewe ight oftheaccessor ies,the
maximu mloa dand thewe ight ofoption aleq uip‐
men tins talled atthefa ct or y.
Kilop ascal(kP a):metric unit fortir epr essu re.
6.9 kPacor responds to1psi .Ano ther unit for
tir epr es su re isbar .10 0kilop ascal(kP a)equals
1 bar .
Lo ad inde x:inadd ition totheload-bear ing
inde x,theload indexma yalso beimprint ed on
th eside wallof thetir e. This specif iestheload-
bear ingcapacity ofthetir emor epr ecisel y.
Cur bwe ight :th ewe ight ofave hicle withstand‐
ar deq uipme ntinc ludin gth emaximum capacity
of fuel, oiland coolant .It also includes theair
con ditionin gsy stem and option aleq uipment if 382
Wheels andtires